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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, JANUARY 5, 1928

NUMBER 9

Christianity Not a Foreign Religion

In some countries Christianity has to bear the reproach of
being a "foreign religion." But really Christianity is to
every people and to every individual man, no matter what
his peculiarities, the most fitting religion. Every nation and
every individual that puts on Christianity will find it fits
like a well-made garment. Other religions are indeed foreign
and unadaptable, but not so Christianity. The most super-
natural religion, it is at the same time the most natural reli-
gion. It. is unfortunate anywhere, in this country as much
as in China, when Christianity is presented in such a way as
to create the impression that it is something "foreign" to
our true life. The fact is that Christianity is needed to
make life natural and true. The un-Christian man is the
"foreigner," he is the unnatural man. Christ was perfectly
natural in the best sense of the word because he was perfectly
Christian. Christianity is not something to prepare us for a
super-mundane state of existence, though it does that. Chris-
tianity is something that prepares us to live our true lives
here. Let men understand that when they are asked to be-
come Christians they are not asked to make of themselves
monstrosities ; they are asked to come to their true selves.

»♦«

// This Were Your Last Year

We often hear people declare that if we knew this would
be our last year of life, we would live very circumspectly and
well. We would so live that we would be prepared for death
when it came.

But is not such a supposition an impeachment of the wis-
dom or goodness of God? If the supposition were true, ought
not God to reveal to us the fact that it is our last year ? Could
a man live circumspectly and well if he were constantly agi-
tated by the thought that death is near? The reasons for
right living are independent of the fact that we are approach-
ing the end of our stay here. We ought to live well if we
knew that death is a thousand years away. The kind of life
to which fear of imminent death would prompt us would not
be the best life. Regard for God, not regard for death,
gives rise to the motive that impels to a good life. If the
goodness of God does not lead us to good living, to noble lives,
surely the fear of death and judgment will not do so. God
is wise and good in withholding from us the exact day of our
death. We should thank Him that He has done so and we
should be moved by His goodness to the effort to make every
year the best we can. Then we can face death and judgment
with confidence. Doing the best we can of course includes
repentance, reformation and belief in Christ's atonement for
the pardon of our sins.

-—♦—

— Those, men who destroy a healthful constitution of body
by intemperance and an irregular life do as manifestly kill
themselves as those who hang or poison or drown themselves.
— Shakespeare.

Chinese Christians Carrying On

Report comes from missionaries who have been driven out
of central China by the war that the missionary work is still
going on, being continued by Chinese Christians. This is as
it should be. The native Christians, if real Christians, will
have in them the evangelistic spirit and will labor to spread
the good news that has meant so much to them. Persecution
scattered the early Christian workers and thus spread the
church. It seems likely that the agitation of the Chinese
people will result in giving the Gospel a better chance. If so,
that will be a great compensation for the losses of war, great
as they are.

For months our government has had marines in Nica-
ragua to help keep order, it is said. There has been strong
protest against this interference in the government of another
people, but the President and those who advise him have
tried to justify the course taken. Whether right or wrong,
the result has been bloodshed. Six American soldiers have
been killed and 28 wounded up to this time. Some months
ago there was an engagement in which there was little dam-
age done to our men and great injury to the enemy. Since
last Friday morning there have been two engagements result-
ing in the injuries stated above. Whether our part is right
or wrong in interfering with the government of Nicaragua,
let us hope that we will soon be freed from the obligation
to engage in a war to support any party in Nicaragua. Who
made us a ruler over Nicaragua? On what ground can we
justly interfere in the internal affairs of that country?

— The art of saving people is the great art to be mastered
by church members. It is the main business of church mem-
bers to help make true church members of others. And when
we say this we are thinking that there is much more involved
in being a true church member than merely being voted into
the church and having our names enrolled on the church
register. We are not true church members unless we are
members of the body of Christ, animated by the spirit of
Christ. If we are thus related to Christ, we will prize our
church membership above all other relationships, and we
can not rest until our neighbors and friends have come to
enjoy the same blessed relationship. How to make them
realize what a great thing it is to be a member of the body
of Christ and how to bring them into the same experience is
indeed a great art. Let us try to improve in this art until
we are workmen that need not be ashamed of our work and
until we can be effective workers to bring our friends and
neighbors to salvation.

"Be strong!
Say not the days are evil — who's to blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesce — 0 shame !
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God's name.
Be strong!"

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 5, 1928

It seems that there is a new interest in the true values of
worship. This closer examination of what constitutes real
worship is ruling out much haphazard, aimless digging of
the cheaper type. It is now known that true worship is not
a matter of exhibition. It is very sacred. Reverence and
even silence is basic in worship. There must be time and
opportunity for the Spirit to speak. Participating rather
than speetating is the law of worship. And so, since only a
few persons in the local church know or care anything about
the jump of notes and the duration of rests, these few have
the delight of wading through the two-page puzzles while the
larger number sit in ignorance and spiritual starvation. This
large number, therefore, come and go, try to fix themselves
into the church but find it mighty hard since there is no easy,
natural and satisfying expression of their heart's feeling.

It is impossible to develop a soul into the full love of
church worship by feeding his soul on non-church music all
the time. Often we have erected a church, employed a Meth-
odist Protestant preacher, joined the conference and sailed
under its banner, still failing to guard and cultivate the lives
of that, church for true church loyalty. One reason there are
so many who drop out from church membership is because
they found no expression there — no place to take hold. We
bring them into the Kingdom but do not give them Kingdom
food ! Of course they will not mature. Our church does not
stress an elaborate ritual. Perhaps it should not. But the
least thing we ean do is to follow some such recognized order
and hymns of worship as the hymnal gives. "We must have
some way of connecting constantly our people to the. meaning
of the church. Their spiritual interests must not lie scat-
tered over every strange and barren field of musical novelty.
So we want the congregational singing because it brings the
spirit of worship. It acquaints the soul with the richest
musical expression of the ages. Too, it binds us together in
common experience and trains for loyalty and meaning in the
great church of ours. In other words, it simply means that
when the worshipper asks for bread we must not give him
a stone. A Reader.
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EVANGELISM NOT ENOUGH

Evangelism is not enough. It does not matter how we may
interpret it, it is not enough. It does not matter how we
may operate it, it is not enough. It does not matter how
widely we may conceive it, it is not enough. It does not
matter how we may define it, it is not enough.

Evangelism is one of the words we repeat as a sweet morsel
upon our lips ; it is one of the favored concepts of the Chris-
tian believer. He speaks of it in many different ways. But it
is only a word. It is almost a bauble today. It has been
emptied of its content. We play witli it ; we use it as a deco-
ration; we fondle it as something smooth and bright. Yes,
we look upon it as crystal-gazers, expecting to find therein the
confirmation of our faith.

Evangelism is something alive. As we know it today it
is not enough. We are informed that it takes ten ministers
in Protestantism today to make one convert. We are also
assured that it takes forty members of a church working for a
year to produce one convert. What is the meaning of all
this? ^ Are we at a standstill? Have we lost our Christian
experience so that no longer we have driving power to send
us out to help men in their seeking after God ? What if we
would acknowledge the same?

We are today preaching a standardized form of Christian
experience and conversion. As a result, men weary of it.
They are not attracted by it. Standardized calico or gingham
may do for some folk, but it does not rise to the high level of
registered value. The man who gets on in making converts
for Jesus Christ is the man who has found a new experience
which has enabled him to break away from the standardized
form of conversion, which brings him something so fresh
and so new, so vital and so remarkable, that because of its
individuality, because of its distinctiveness, it becomes a
source of attraction to other people.

The church fails today because it has nothing more than
a standardized form of conversion to preach. Fit the mold
and you have the thing. The new day will come, the new
revival will lie proclaimed, and some man or woman gets a
new experience of God that breaks all standards, sends into
discard all established forms, and proclaims by its own vitality
a new discovery of the living God.

This was the reason why St. Paul carried the banner of
evangelism of the early church into all parts of the Roman
empire, making converts to the new religion of redemption.

This is the reason why St. Francis of Assisi lived his
beautiful life, discovered new depths of Christian experience,
and was used by the Holy Spirit in helping others to find
the Christian secret of a happy life.

Yes, moreover, this was the reason why Savonarola, in his
monk cell at San Marco, found himself with a burning mes-
sage upon his lips. He had lived with the old form of faith ;
he had accepted the old standard ; he had sought to press him-
self into the old mold, when suddenly he discovered a new
experience of Christ which lifted him above the level of
mediocrity; yes, beyond the walls of his monastery, until he
became the voice speaking to all the community.

Cannot the same thing be said concerning Martin Luther?
Did he not also find a new form of conversion? Did he not
find a spiritual experience for himself that was not to be
found in the confessional, neither in the monk cell, nor by
acquiescing in the standardized spiritual forms then prevail-
ing among his people?

Was this not also true of John Wesley and Charles Wes-
ley? Did they not find a new experience? Were they not
compelled to junk the old standardized forms of spiritual
conversion? Did they not give themselves to an experience
that was different from their friends and immediate asso-
ciates? Verily, the evangelism of their day was not enough.
They were under compulsion to find something new and vital.
They found another experience that proved to be so different
from the accepted form of conversion and of the spiritual
life as then known and practiced that when they went out
to proclaim their message they were attended by manifest
spiritual power, and listened to by the multitudes because
they had something new to give.

The great accomplishment of the church is the discovery
of a new experience of God by faith in Jesus Christ. — Western
Christian Advocate.

-H-

"Lord, may thy truth upon the heart
Now fall, and dwell as heavenly dew,
And flowers of grace and freshness start
Where once the weeds of error grew. ' '

—The present is only intelligible in the light of the past.
-Trench.

January 5, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Five

Denominational Enterprises

FEBRUARY TO BE CENTENNIAL GRATITUDE
GIFT MONTH

We are asking Dr. MeCulloch to publish this week the
Report of the Special Committee on Centenary Gratitude Gift
Fund found on page 48 of the new conference journal that the
matter may be fresh in our minds.

Pastors and delegates are thus reminded that the time is
almost at hand to launch this campaign, so we should be
getting our committees and other neciessary organization.
This is one of the undertakings ill which we dare not fail.
An early beginning will help to lead to success.

The Committee.

Report of Special Committee on Centenary Gratitude
Fund

(Report B)
To the North Carolina Conference.
Dear Brethren :

Your special committee on the Centennial Gratitude Gift
desires to report as follows :

The General Conference at its last session made provision
for the celebration of our hundredth anniversary at the gen-
eral conference session of next May in Baltimore. A cen-
tennial committee was appointed and has in process at this
time the preparation of a suitable program. A part of this
anniversary is the raising of a Gratitude Gift of $100,000 for
distribution among the boards of the church with a view of
starting the new century free from debts and prepared for
more extensive operations. The committee has made a dis-
tribution of this sum among the various annual conferences
and are asking our conference for $12,000 as an appropriate
sum.

Knowing that our conference would be meeting somewhat
late in the year the president of the conference in consultation
with various members of this body decided we should make
some preliminary efforts to start the movement, in North
Carolina and so invited Rev. J. II. Straughn, D. D., director
of the Gratitude Gift, to meet with our summer conference at
High Point last July. Dr. Straughn came and after discus-
sion it was decided to name a committee, which, while it was
not authoritative, might study the whole situation and come
to this conference prepared to make definite recommendations.
The committee has had two meetings, one of them with the
director.

We hail this centennial with happy hearts. We look back
over these one hundred years and, marking the way that we
have come, lift our hands in profound gratitude to our
Heavenly Father for the marvelous providence that has at-
tended us and to Him we give our deepest love and devotion.
It is in our hearts to say with the psalmist, "What shall we
render unto the Lord for all His benefits towards us."

With this in our minds we feel that it is most appropriate
that we should celebrate this great moment, that we shall
review the years and fix definitely in our minds the place
that God has called us to occupy in the great family of the
church.

We recommend therefore :

1. That we accept the apportionment of $12,000 asked of

us by the Executive Committee and commit ourselves to the
joyful task of laying this sum upon the altars of the church as
a small expression of our gratitude to God for these hundred
years.

2. We recommend that this conference raise up a com-
mittee charged with the promotion of this gift within our
conference, with the president of the conference as chairman.
That this committee shall have full authority in the premises
to follow such methods as may seem wise and expedient.

3. That we designate the month of February as the time
when our churches shall receive the gifts of our people for
this purpose. That the time between the adjournment of this
conference and December be employed in the dissemination
of literature and information, the holding of group meetings,
and the pursuit of other such methods as may be informing
and stimulating.

4. That each of our churches be requested to appoint
centennial committees who shall co-operate with the pastor in
presenting the matter to our people. That the pastors be
expected to preach centennial and denominational sermons
and in every way prepare the minds and hearts of their mem-
bers for this presentation. That all our churches shall use
this great occasion for mutual inspiration and the quickening
of love and devotion for the church.

5. That the Conference Committee have authority to
appoint the young lady who shall represent our conference at
the General Conference and shall have authority to decide
all such matters as are not specifically mentioned in this
report. Respectfully submitted,

S. W. Taylor,
J. D. Williams.

A PLEA FOR THE ANIMALS

The stable at Bethlehem plays an important part in the
story of the nativity. There were the Babe, His Mother, the
shepherds and the wise men. They offered their adoration
and their gifts to the Wonderful Child. But while for nearly
2,000 years they have been commemorated in countless ways,
the dumb animals who looked upon this matchless scene have
too often been forgotten.

Surely they were present for a purpose. For is not every
creature of God holy? And those who share with man the
mystery of sensitive life are emphatically near to him. There
is not an alley cat which should not be sacred to us all on
Christmas day; not a patient ox or burden-bearing horse and
ass and mule which should not have a warm shelter and an
extra feed of corn ; not a dog whose tail should not wag from
dawn till dark of this glorious festival. Let us see to it that
the over-driven, little-considered and frequently ill-treated
animal kingdom lifts up its head in gratitude for Yuletide.
"The righteous man is merciful to his beast." It is a poor
keeping of Christmas which does not cover with its protecting
benevolence everything that has fur and feathers in home
and on farmstead and field and in forest.— S. Parkes Cadman,
in Boston Herald.

— Until we have come to appreciate the power of Christ
in the uplift of our own lives we will not be able to impress
upon others the need they have to seek the help of Christ in
solving the moral problems of their own lives. But given in
our own consciousness a demonstration of the saving power
of Christ, we can recommend Him with such confidence that
others will be led to seek Him and put their souls into His
eare as the Great Physician.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 5, 1928

OUR STORY PAGE

BIRD 0' GOLD

Little Prince Erie sat down by the white marble fountain
in the palace court. His heart was very heavy.

He had just come from the royal presence of his aged
grandfather, the King, and had heard that the Three Cour-
tiers who had gone forth to find the whereabouts of his dear
mother, had failed. Enemies of the happy kingdom of Eu-
thalia had carried her away, and the old King, her father,
was broken-hearted lest they had done her bodily harm.

Little Prince Erie did not understand it all, but he did
grasp enough to know that everything would be all right
if the beautiful Princess Alice could but be found and brought
home.

Just then the cheerful notes of a lilting bird song attracted
his attention. Prince Eric's eyes brightened. It was the
bird o' gold which he had seen many times before. It seemed
to be watching him eagerly, but when he would approach it,
it lifted its shining yellow wings and flew straight out through
the palace gateway.

Rowdee thrust his soft, cool nose into Erie's hand as much
as to say, "I'm here, come and play with me," and away the
snow-white puppy raced in the direction which the bird o'
gold had taken.

Eric sat and thought a few minutes. He was not sup-
posed to go outside of the palace grounds alone, but he knew
where the heard gardener kept the key to the little side gate,
and slipping Rowdee's leash into the dog's collar, he and the
puppy were soon on the roadway beyond. Perhaps he could
succeed where others had failed.

Rowdee raced straight ahead, then sniffed here and there,
and pulled his master to the left. The roadway grew nar-
rower and narrower. There was grass farther on and only a
few tracks of cart-wheels. "Let's go back," cried Prince
Eric. "We'll never find my mother off this way, I am sure!
We must go to the big city and search where fine ladies are
to be found." Just then Rowdee jumped and barked ex-
citedly, and even Prince Eric stopped to listen, for there
swaying as merrily as you please on the branch of a wild
rose bush, was the bird o' gold.

' ' Come on ! Come on ! Come on ! " he whistled.

How pleased Erie was to see him. It was like meeting an
old friend in an unknown land.

The bird o' gold flew low to the ground, across the old
roadway and to a tangle of bushes, every few minutes stop-
ping to repeat his cry, ' ' Come on ! Come on ! Come on ! " —
and Eric, overjoyed, dashed gaily after, still holding the
slender, but stout, chain.

When the little boy reached the bushes, bird o' gold had
disappeared, but he was beginning to be hungry, and he
found himself face to face with a hedge of blackberry bushes
laden with luscious fruit. Oh, how good they tasted! They
were food and drink both, aud right under the edge of the
biggest bush, were some pieces of bread and meat, as though
someone had eaten a lunch there and had thrown away what
they didn't want. Rowdee feasted on these with pleasure.

The little prince and his dog now pressed on more slowly.
Nightfall was approaching, and beyond they could see the
shadows of a deep, dark wood. Prince Eric was a brave little

chap, but he began to wonder where he and Rowdee would
sleep when it came bedtime.

It was very cool and pleasant, and there were deligtful
woodsy smells as the two travelers plunged into the forest
path which now became a little more plainly marked, as if
traveled now and again, and soon Prince Eric noticed foot-
steps in the moist earth — the tracks of bare little feet about
the size of his own. He hurried on, and in a few minutes came
to a small cabin.

He came near and knocked timidly. The door was opened
by a little girl with the loveliest blue eyes he had ever seen,
and a bright, flower-like little face framed in yellow curls.
She had been crying.

"Oh, come in," she begged, "my grammy is so siek, and
there is no one to get help for her."

Prince Eric stepped into a bare little room. The old
woman on a pallet of straw in the corner eyed him anxiously.

"Who be ye?" she quavered.

"Prince Eric," he answered softly, "and I've set out to
find my mother. If you'll tell me where to go for help, I'll
do my best." He laid his hand upon her hot foreheard and
stroked her hand gently.

"Give him Dobbin," gasped the old crone, "and hurry,
lad, hurry."

Eric knew that he could not take Rowdee, so he fastened
the chain around the latch of the cabin door.

The little girl led him to the enclosure back of the cabin
where Dobbin was kept. And how glad Eric was that he
had learned to ride in the palace parks!

"Dobbin most knows the way his own self," the little
girl told him. "When you come to the village, ask for the
old doctor, tell him that Hilda's grammy is terribly sick an'
he must come as quick as ever he can."

As Eric started off, he was sure he saw the flesh of golden
wings ahead, and he was comforted. There were times when
the branches scratched his face; times when his heart stood
still because of the sounds of strange animals in the wood;
and once when he saw a pair of shining green eyes watching
him from the velvet dark, he could hear distinctly the singing
of a little bird somewhere near, and then he was afraid no
more.

He didn't try to guide Dobbin. He just let the old mare
find her own way, and as the dawn began to streak the sky,
they stumbled into a quaint village street. A peasant going
early to work, pointed out where the old doctor lived, and
Eric soon told his story.

"I have no money," said the lad, "but this chain about
my neck is of fine gold. Take it and buy food and medicine."

The old doctor did so and they were soon on the return
journey.

"I've heard of a short cut," muttered the old doctor —
"miles less than the wood road. Perhaps I can find it."

On and on rode the travelers.

"I'm afraid we're lost," the old doctor mumbled at
length, stopping as if to turn back.

"No, no," protested the Prince. "I can hear a dog bark.
It is Rowdee. Please go on."

At first the sound was very faint like a far-away echo, but
it became louder until the two of them saw a little wisp of
thin, blue smoke curling over the tree-tops. Hilda was at the
door of the cabin to meet them.

"Hurry," was all she said.

January 5, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Seven

The doctor gave medicine to the ailing one and food to
Hilda. Soon the old woman was able to speak.

"I have only a little time to live," she whispered, "hut
I want someone to take word to the King, that his daughter,
the Princess Alice, is held a prisoner in the dungeon of the
old fort in this very forest. She is not harmed. The mes-
sage is my gift to the brave— little — Prince."

"Come," said Prince Eric, taking Hilda by the hand
and unfastening Rowdee's chain. "Come, we'll go to the
palace, and soon my mother will be with us again, and I am
sure my grandfather, the King, will always let you stay
there, too."

Hilda slipped her little brown hand trustingly into Eric's,
and as the children set forth, a bird o' gold fluttered across
their path and poured forth a joyous burst of melody. —
Selected.

A NEWSBOY PREACHER

A bright-eyed, shabby little fellow was working his way
through a crowded ear. offering his papers in every direc-
tion, in a way that showed him well used to the business and
of a temperament, not easily daunted.

The car started while he was making change, and the
conductor, passing him, laughed.

"Caught tli is time, Joe!" he said. "You'll have to run
to Fourteenth street."

"Don't care," laughed -Joe, in return. "I can sell all
the way back again."

A white-haired old gentleman seemed interested in the
boy, and questioned him concerning his way of living and
his earnings. There was a younger brother to lie supported,
it appeared. "Jimmy" was lame, and "couldn't earn much
himself."

"Ah, I see. That makes it hard; you could do better
alone. ' '

The shabby little figure was erect in a moment and the
denial was prompt and somewhat indignant.

"No, I couldn't! Jim's somebody to go home to; he's lots
of help. What would lie the good of bavin' luck if nobody
was glad? Or of gettin' things if there was nobody to divide
it with?"

"Fourteenth Street!" called the conductor, and as the
newsboy jumped out into the gathering dusk the old gentle-
man remarked to nobody in particular : " I Ve heard many a
poorer sermon than that." — Forward Magazine.

THE MAN JOSEPH

And Joseph, with huge wonder in his eyes,
Flung in the doorway bis torn cloak to ward

The chill from them, and whispered to the skies,
"I. Joseph, first, doorkeeper to the Lord!"

Then when the shepherds and the kings had gone,
And they were sleeping quietly inside,

He watched the Star fade palely in the dawn:
"My wife! My Mary! She who is my bride."

"Jehovah! Father! Keep this hand from harm,

' These eyes from dimming. All skill now be mine !
Thy help, 0 great One, who chose me to warm
And clothe and feed this body Child of Thine."

— Louva Crane.

IF PREACHERS DISAPPEARED

No one can pretend that, as a class, parsons are popular.
When a dramatist presents a clergyman on the stage he is
nearly always a grotesque; figure of fun — timid, eccentric and
incompetent. Fiction writers take him more seriously, but
even in the best novels he shows up none too well. A very
clever woman novelist, trying desperately to be fair, has writ-
ten two books about clergymen — in one he is a selfish, worldly,
heartless egotist, and in the other he is almost too good to
live ; indeed, at the end he dies while writing a sermon. One
distinguished novelist, who, seeing that be is the son of a
bishop, may be trusted to know his subject, has written a
story of the clergy in a cathedral town that is as repellant
and disquieting as it is brilliant and authentic. Yet if all
preachers and missionaries disappeared from the earth, man-
kind would not lie long in finding its way back into the
jungle. It came very near it in 11)14, under the temporary
eclipse of Christianity. The churches, more than any other
institution, cleanse and sweeten the life of the country and
save us from sinking into a deadening, brutal and despairing
materialism. — British Weekly.

NO EXCUSE FOR WARS

A letter signed by 138,770 citizens of Great Britain, who
pledged themselves never to serve or aid any government in
conducting war, was presented by Arthur Ponsonby, former
Labor undersecretary for foreign affairs, to Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin recently. The signatories said they signed
the letter "not from fear of death or suffering, but because
of a rooted objection to and a heartfelt loathing of the idea
of inflicting, by new and diabolical methods, suffering, tor-
ture, and death on innocent populations" with whom they
had no quarrel. As war would be impossible unless the people
co-operated, the letter said, it would be possible for the ordi-
nary citizen to force settlement of international disputes by
arbitration.

— The old year is dead, the new year is born. Humbly,
fearfully, we sink on our knees, and slowly, in answer to our
prayers, comes back something of the old faith of our child-
hood, and we rejoice that we are granted one more New Year's
Day on which to begin again — not in our childish way, with
utter disregard of the past, but trustingly, patiently, knowing
that we must ever carry with us our past, and rejoicing that
with God's help, we may make the future better because of
the past. Then, as we rise from our knees, we look bravely
forward to the veiled future that stands at our threshold; we
know nothing of what it brings, we know only that it is
God's new year. May He bless it to us all! — Golden Rule.

0, tender Christ, bless Thou this year !

Bless Thou its dawn, and bless
Its noontide and its evening. Lord ;

And let each heart confess,
As days and weeks and months go by

To help the year grow old,
That of Thy glory, King of Kings,
The half not yet is told.

— Mary D. Brine.

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What I have done is due to patient thought. — Isaac.

Newton.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 5, 1928

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

THE POSTAL CARD, W. F. Kennett, Editor
Christmas Cheer

Again our friends were very good to us at
Christmas.

Granville Ct.

We had been away for a year and did not
expect the people to remember us at Christ-
mas. So many nice cards and good wishes
came to us from Granville people that we are
assured they have not forgotten us. Thanks,
good people. We appreciate your good wishes.
You were very nice to us while we were with
you and you really paid us the best salary
we ever received.

Poundings

From Mrs. W. C. York, of Giles Chapel,
there came a nice lot of fresh meat. All of
it was good; but the souse, or pressed meat,
was par excellent. Mrs. Yrork knows how to
compound it like our mothers made it. It
is almost a lost art. Thanks, Mrs. York. We
appreciate your kind thoughtfulness and gen-
erosity.

From Maple Grove.

Then there came to us from Mr. and Mrs.
Earle Bulla, of Maple Grove, a fine lot of
fresh meat and a very generous pounding
with the very best of pork sausage. Many
thanks, Brother and Sister Bulla. We had
thought poundings were things of the past
with us, but you show us that it is not so.
Billie and Hellen also brought us nice pres-
ents. Many other friends remembered us.
We will not ask space to tabulate them all.

A Rich Gift

Last Christmas Bro. L. F. Eoss, of Asheboro,
sent us a very rich gift. With care and
economy we made this rich gift last until
now. It was a gift which made it much
easier to get out of bed in the morning and
start a fire in a cold room. We used it,
some of it every cold morning. We really
got the habit and feared that Mr. Eoss might
forget us and the habit would have to be
subdued; but on December 22nd there came
riding on the top of a large truck load of
lumber a new and increased supply of this
morning cheer. Three men carried the gift
to the back lot where we keep it "under lock
and key." The truck did not come just to
bring this rich gift to us. Mr. Eoss often
sends trucks to our city loaded with home
building material. If you are going to build
a home with the Home Building, Inc., Ashe-
boro, you can't do better, and then we are
particularly concerned that trucks may con-
tinue to come and especially at Christinas
time. What was this gift, did you say? Well,
there is no infringement on the Volstead act.
Mr. Eoss and I are both staunch prohibition-
ists. Next Christmas, if we live and Mr. Eoss
does not forget us, we will tell you just what
(he rich gift is— it is and it is a really rich
gift and appreciated on every cold morn-
ing. Thanks to you. my brother, and thanks
1.] those who sent shirts — three of them — ties,
four of them, and handkerchiefs and gloves
and books, etc., etc. Thanks to each and a

happy New Year to all our friends and to
everybody.
417 N. Elm St., Greensboro, Dec. 29th.

Reidsville. — We are small in numbers over
in this "neck of the woods;" but that does
not argue that we are inactive. You may
have observed that some of the most active
tilings are small. What is more active than
a flea? Do you know of anything as small
that can make a lazy dog, or a lazy man
for that matter, shake off a spell of ennui,
whatever that is, so quickly as a flea? I do
not. Now, -wait a minute! I am not insinu-
ating that we are like a flea except in just
one particular, namely, activity. Now- that I
have saved my hide, I shall proceed to relate
a few of the activities of our church here.

The Philathea class, the class that does
things, held an enjoyable Christmas social
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Dixon a
few nights ago. Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. Louise
Smith were hostesses. At the close of the
devotional and business session a delightful
social hour was enjoyed. Santa Claus came
in and presented gifts to each one present,
and the hostesses served refreshments.

On Thursday night before Christmas the
annual treat was given to the children. A
short program was rendered, consisting of
Christmas carols, readings, etc. Following
the example of its Big Sister, the Junior
Philatea class took an active part in the
program. The Primary Department, under
the direction of Mrs. L. C. Y'ount, added to
the enjoyment of the occasion. The pastor
and his wife were presented with a package
containing green and yellow and white —
greenback, gold and silver. The greenback
matched the. complexion of the pastor, and
the gold and silver represented the sterling
qualities to be found in all pastors' good
wives. We hereby express our sincere grati-
tude to the friends contributing to this gift.
May a kind Heavenly Father bless them, and
give them abundant happiness and success in
the New Y7ear !

Our Woman's Home Missionary Society re-
cently contributed ten pairs of pillow cases
to the Children's Home.

On Monday after Christmas the pastor and
his wife enjoyed a turkey dinner at the
home of Bev. and Mrs. C. W. Bates, Greens-
boro. This is the reason we are able to
"gobble" through the columns of the Herald
this week.

GEOBGE E. BEOWN.

end of the house, and a number of the mem-
bers of the church and the neighbors came
to see us and each had a package containing
something for the pantry, so they fixed that
end of the jiouse.

Our congregations have been good and our
Sunday school has been holding up good so
far this winter and we so far as we could
see had a fine outlook for this conference
year, but on last Thursday night our church
caught fire and was burned down. We saved
nothing. We had insurance to cover less than
half of our loss. The building caught fire
from the furnace just after the committee
on the Christmas program had left the church.

We watched, and some of us through tears,
the last thing we had in the way of a church
go up in smoke and then turned away won-
dering what we were to do. We could not
think of disbanding even for a little while,
for we felt that would be fatal to our Sunday
school, and a great loss of our congregation.
There seemed to be no way out; just at the
time that things looked the darkest our good
friend D. J. Hatley again showed how big
his heart is; he cleared out a big brick ware-
house and said go in and use that till we
can build, so we never lost a service. Even
our faithful program committee was on hand
with the children and put on a splendid pro-
gram although they had but one day to get
ready and all the fixtures to make again; they
deserve much credit for their splendid work.

Our sister churches came to our rescue in
such a splendid way, with seats, song books,
pulpit, Bible and other things that were so
much needed, for which we are very grateful.

We are to have a call meeting this week
and make plans to begin a new church as
soon as possible. We expect our new plant
to cost between fifteen and eighteen thousand
dollars.

Pray for us that in all things we may do
the will of the Master.

J. E. ANDEESON, Pastor.

Albemarle.— The stationing committee saw
fit to comply with request of the delegate
of this charge and send me back to this
charge for the second year, for which I am
truly grateful.

The work started off in a very pleasant
way. First, Mr. D. J. Hatley called me down
to see a new wdiite brick bungalow that he
had just finished. After we had gone through
and admired it he said, I want to present
this place to you as long as you live here
and preach for us, and we are not expecting
that to be less than fifteen years and it's
without cost to you or the church.

After we had recovered somewhat from our
surprise and stammered our thanks, he said:
I will have my trucks and a crew of men
up and move you right in. So we were soon
in our new home, and then the ladies' aid
sent up a new parlor suit and fixed up that

First Church, Thomasville. — Christmas with
its happiness has come and gone, and in its
wake can be found many who have felt the
quickening of the Christmas spirit. Out
Christmases have all been happy ones, and
especially so since we entered the" ministry
of this great old church, which soon will be
one hundred years young. Our lot has been
cast in pleasant places, and it seems that
each year those places and experiences are
more pleasant.

Our children — 50 in number — gave their an-
nual Christmas program on Friday night, De-
cember 23rd. The church was filled, and
the people seemed to enjoy the service from
start to finish. The large congregation gave
the best attention we have ever seen. Not
only were the children made happy when the
treat and gifts were delivered, but the par-
sonage family were made exceedingly happy.
The first Christmas we were with these good
people there were a number of gifts, then last
year there were more, but this year there
were as much as the two former years com-
bined.

Three weeks before Christmas, Prof. E. E.
Teague gave us our pork ham, wife wanted
so badly, then during the week prior to
Christmas day, Mrs. .1. W. Baity gave us a
lien, Brother Joe Hundley gave us two friers,
Brother W. P. Carmichael gave another hen,

January 5, 192S

and we thought m had enough for one time.
Then came the Christmas tree at the church.
At the conclusion of the program, Brother
D. K. Council came out on the platform with
two big Kingan hams. He said one was for
Mrs. Trollinger and the other was mine. One
weighed nearly 12 pounds, the other weighed
over ten, and woman-like, she took the biggest,
and on Christmas morning — woman-like — she
cut mine. Then Mr. and Mrs. Jason Hedrick
gave us another hen. This one came off the
Christmas tree, dressed, ready for the pot,
and 'mother' put it in the pot Sunday morning.
The pageant. "At the Door of the Inn," was
given on Sunday night to an audience that
was too large for the house, several persons
being turned away for lack of room. The
music, the acting, the response of the people
were second to none. This is the second
pageant we have put on here, and I believe
that the people were more co-operative in
this one than they were in the one a year
ago, and when I say that it is saying "a
mouthful." And when the offering was taken
they responded very liberally. This will be
sent to the treasurer for the G. C. B.

I must say that I have never seen a people
who, as a whole, were quite so loyal, and
seemed that they wanted to do just what
was the best, and what should be done. Times
were hard last year, and yet they went after
the thing like Trojans, and even though we
did not get on the honor roll we have some-
thing to show for what was done. We are
hoping that we will come out on top, and go
over the top this year, and get rid of some
debts and pay all claims as well.

We are facing the new year feeling that
we are doing the Master's work, and since
Christ is our partner, we must make our plans
large, and in so doing we will reach higher
heights, and conquer broader fields. Pray for
ns, brethren, for this church has had the
hardest struggle in her history for the last
four years, and if we can but keep faith a
little longer, we will mount the battlements
and declare the victory to the world.

J. L. TROLLINGEB, Pastor.

First Church, Concord. — Owing to an epi-
demic of measles in our city, the attendance
at our church was off considerably on Sun-
day. This disease has spread so rapidly dur-
ing the past week that the city board of
health in special session advised against chil-
dren under twelve years of age congregating
anywhere.

The opening of the city and county schools
has been postponed.

At the morning service Sunday our pastor
brought a very helpful message appropriate
to the New Year, on -the subject "Looking
Backward and Looking Forward or Between
the Years."

On Friday evening, Dec. 23rd, the Young
People's Christian Endeavor Society held a
Christmas exercise in the S. S. Assembly room
of the church for the poor and needy children
of our city, and several small children were
made happy, who doubtless would not have
had a visit from Santa Claus.

On Monday night, Dec. 26th, a young peo-
ple's rally was held in our church, at which
time Eevs. F. L. Gibbs and Lawrence Little
made addresses. Rev. N. G. Bethea, of Lex-
ington, was also present and spoke for a
few minutes, adding much to the meeting.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

On last Friday evening, at the home of
the bride on Fink Street, Miss Berniee Nash,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Nash, became
the bride of Mr. Hoyt McEaehern. The cere-
mony was witnessed only by members of the
immediate families, and was performed by
Eev. Lawrence Little, former pastor of the
bride and a schoolmate of the groom, they
having attended Davidson College together.
Mrs. McEaehern is a valued member of our
church, a teacher in our Sunday School and
for the past few years was our church re-
porter. She has been an efficient teacher in
Rocky River school, this county, for the past
three years. Mr. McEaehern is a member of
Eocky River Presbyterian Church and holds
a position with the Civil Service Department
in this county. Both are popular with a wide
circle of friends who wish them much happi-
ness in life together.

On Christmas night Eev. D. A. Braswell
peacefully passed away at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. F. C. Garmond, on Kerr Street.
We are grieved at his going but we rejoice
in the fact that the long nights of waiting
and suffering are over, for "There is no night
there." The news of his death did not come
as a surprise to those who had been privileged
to visit him and be with him, for they knew
that the end was near, as did Brother Bras-
well, for he talked of going home. Funeral
services were held in our church and were
in charge of Eev. W. F. Ashburn, assisted by
Eevs. G. H. Hendry, N. G. Bethea, Lawrence,
Little, Dr. A. G. Dixon and Pres. S. W. Taylor.
Other ministers attending were Bevs. J. H.
Moton, J. E. Hutton, H. F. Surrat, J. E.
Anderson, Fred Furr, C. H. Hill, F. L. Gibbs.
Eobt. Short and N. Britain. Brother Bras-
well is survived by his second wife, who be-
fore marriage was Miss Minnie Rollins, of
Cheraw, S. C, and the following children:
J. T. Braswell, of Hamlet: Mrs. D. M. Eudy,
of Hamlet; Sheriff John Braswell, of Bock-
ingham ; Mrs. S O. Bundy, Mrs. F. C. Gar-
mond and Mrs. B. F. Waddell, of Concord.

Miss Dora Elza Bundy and Mrs. Bay Sides,
who have both undergone operations at the
Concord hospital, have greatly improved and
have returned to their homes.

MBS. D. A. M'LAUBIN, Reporter.

Randlcman Charge. — Two Christmas services
were held on this charge, one at Worthville,
the other at New Salem. Both were well
attended and everybody enjoyed the splendid
programs. The tree at each place was well
loaded and very attractive.

On Friday night before starting for Worth-
ville, Bros. W. F. Ivey and Burton Brook-
shire conveyed to us from Mt. Lebanon
friends a generous pounding, consisting of a
variety of pantry supplies. Miss Euth Brook-
shire, Bros. W. F. Matthews and W. L. Ward
also pounded us with cash donations. Mt.
Lebanon Philatheas presented to Mrs. Neese a
pair of kid gloves. Friends from the same
church, headed by Miss Nora Hughes, did the
same for the writer. Bro. Julius Banner's lat-
est donations were meat for the body and
wheat for the chickens. Various edibles and
dry goods were donated by the following:
Mrs. Belle Smith, Mrs. J. B. Lamb, Mrs. Bom
Ward, Mrs. Ad Brown, Mrs. Chas. Hayes and
Miss Eoselle Smith. Our entire family has
enjoyed an unprecedented good and glorious
Christmas. May we be more worthy.

W. II. NEESE.

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Henderson. — During the holiday season we
have had many extra and special services,
from which we have also received many extra
and special blessings.

Our first quarterly conference was held on
Wednesday night, November 30th, and plans
for the coming year were made, many re-
ports given, and all committees appointed for
carrying out the goals set by the conference.
If every member will co-operate with the
plans and strive to reach each goal, we will
indeed have a most fruitful and progressive
year.

On Sunday evening, December 11th, Rev.
S. W. Taylor, president of the conference,
spoke to a well filled church here. He was
pastor here some years ago and still holds a
warm place in the heart of each member of
this congregation. lie was also present the
following afternoon at the Ladies' Aid So-
ciety meeting, which was held at the home
of Sirs. F. E. Harris. In his ever pleasing
manner he commended the Ladies' Aid on
their untiring efforts and willingness to
serve in that capacity. He also spoke en-
couragingly of the different organizations of
the women of the church and yet expressed
Ids belief that in future years they would
all lie united in one great organization, hav-
ing all interests combined and serving each
need as required. Mrs. S. R. Harris presided
in the absence of the president, Mrs. S. R.
Watson. The general business of the society
was then discussed, dues paid and reports
giveji in. The program committee gave its
report, which was a Christmas story read by
Mrs. Clyde L. Finch, "The Candle in a Tree,"
after which the hostess served refreshments.

The Young Ladies' League met December
15th in the Sunday School rooms of the
church, Sirs. H. A. Jordan, president, presid-
ing. The business of the society was trans-
acted and various reports given. The parson-
age committee reported a new suite of furni-
ture sent to the parsonage, and much appre-
ciated by both our pastor and his wife. The
program for the evening was a short Christ-
mas poem, which was enjoyed by all present.
The Missionary Society met Dec. 19th at
the home of Mrs. L. R. Gooch. The meeting
was called to order by the president, Mrs.
Gooch. Mrs. E. A. Hunter conducted the
devotionals, using for the topic "The Christ-
mas Madonna," taken from "The Jewel Box."
Stewardship discussion was held by Mrs. John
Edwards, using the Nov. Record. Mrs.
Henry T. Powell gave a most interesting out-
line and comment on the second chapter of
the study book. The question box was con-
ducted by Mrs. Walter Grissom. The business
period was then opened and many plans were
worked out and voted on by the society. In
closing the meeting, special praper was of-
fered for those mentioned on the prayer cal-
endar of the Record.

Sunday, Dec. 25, being Christmas day, the
birthday of our Lord, there was a special
sermon very appropriate in its sweet and
simple meaning preached by our pastor, Rev.
R. A. Hunter. A very beautiful anthem was
also enjoyed by those present. Our Sunday
School leaders and other members of the
church decided to celebrate Christ's birthday
by giving our gifts to others, instead of hav-
ing the usual Christmas tree and treat. So the
White Christmas was observed and a collec-
tion taken for the G. C. B. Two of our Sun-
day School classes, the Baracea and Philathea,

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January 53 192S

took needy families to help for the Christmas.
That afternoon at five o'clock a union Christ-
mas service was held at our church with
quite a goodly attendance.

Many Christmas hymns and carols were
sung by the choir and congregation, after
which Rev. H. A. Ellis, pastor of First Baptist
Church, told a most interesting Christmas
story of the "Birth of Christ" and the "Three
Wise Men." The parts of the wise men were
taken by Messrs. J. Cooper, Alvin T. Barns,
Win. B. Harrison, who sang "We Three Kings
of the Orient Are," after which the congrega-
tion was dismissed.

The eleven o'clock services January 1st
were held by Rev. F. L. Gibbs, assistant of
the Board of Young People's Work. A most
inspiring and uplifting talk was enjoyed and
many were made members of the Y. P. con-
vention at the close of the service.

Among the college students who have come
and gone again we mention Miss Martha
Gooch, of Converse College; Miss Helen Hight,
of N. C. C. W.; Miss Helen Hayes, of High
Point College; Mr. Henry T. Powell, of David-
son ; Mrs. Richard Gooch, of Fishburne M.
Academy.

Wishing the editor and staff and all the
readers a most prosperous and happy New
Year. REPORTER.

Asheboro. — Our reporter has covered the
ground so thoroughly in her reports that it
has not seemed necessary for me to write
very often so far since conference. While
we are not going by leaps and bounds, yet
things are moving. The weather has been so
very irregular that it has interfered with
Sunday School attendance. On the afternoon
of Christmas Day the choir of the church
rendered a beautiful musical program. This
took the place of the usual entertainment by
the children. An offering for the general
conference budget was taken which amounted
to nearly twenty dollars. The Sunday after-
noon before Christmas Supt. Allman and the
children from the Home were here and ren-
dered a beautiful program.

During the month of December we had ves-
per services at five o'clock in the afternoon
instead of the evening service. The people
liked the hour so well that we are continuing
through next Sunday anyway, and possibly
longer.

On Tuesday evening, December 27, a rally
was held in our church under the auspices of
the Board of Young People's Work with Rev.
F. L. Gibbs as the speaker. The purpose of
the rally was to secure registrations for the
Young People's Convention which meets in
Baltimore next May. Thirty-four registrations
have been secured here with more to follow.

Every few days some one here says, "I
want the annual conference to come to Ashe-
boro next year. You know I enjoyed the
annual conference more than anything I ever
attended before."

Mrs. T. F. Bulla, who has been sick for
about three weeks, is considerably improved
now. Billie Bulla, young son of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl F. Bulla, who fell and broke his
leg at Thanksgiving, is able to be out again.

It has been a great pleasure to have so
many of our young people home during the
holidays after being away at college and
other places.

With all good wishes for a happy New

Year to the editor and all the readers of
the Herald, I am

J. E. PRITCHARD.

Hollister, Halifax Charge. — Our pastor, Rev.
C. L. Spencer, brought another one of his
good sermons at the eleven o'clock service
Sunday. As this was Christ's birthday, he
preached a sermon for this occasion. Bro.
Spencer based his sermon on two texts, one
found in the Old Testament and the other
one in the New Testament. We were very
glad to have with us Sunday at the eleven
o'clock service one of our boys, Mr. Willie
Wood, who is a student of High Point Col-
lege. He is one of our young ministers. We
are always glad to have him worship with us.

Tuesday evening the pageant, "Christ, the
Light of the World," was presented to a
large and appreciative congregation. Much
credit is due Misses Bell and Sallie Wood
for preparing the program. A treat was given
to all the members of the Sabbath school.
Old Santa Claus was present and presented
the presents. REPORTER,

Pleasant Hill, Why Not Circuit.— We feel
very fortunate in having Bro. Joel B. Trog-
don as our pastor for the coming year. Bro.
Trogdon preached for us yesterday and gave
us an interesting and helpful sermon.

We were also glad to have with us Mrs.
Trogdon and daughter and son.

Our Sunday School is progressing nicely
under the leadership of our efficient superin-
tendent, Win, Staley. It is not among the
largest Sunday Schools, but we know that
we have a band of faithful workers who never
grow weary in well doing.

The old officers for the church and Sunday
School have been re-elected. We wish for
these officers a bright year, and they will
have it, with God's help, if we as a church
and Sunday School give them our best sup-
port.

We have painted our church inside and out
and bought new matting and placed on the
floor and made some other improvements that
were very badly needed.

Bro. J. 0. Lowdermilk had the misfortune
to stick a nail in his foot one day last week,
which has caused him much pain. We trust
that, he will soon recover from this injury.

Will close, wishing the editor and every-
body a happy and prosperous New Year.
FLONIE COX, Reporter.

Mt. Zion, Pinnacle Charge. — Our Christmas
entertainment was attended by a full house.

Our children did their little part in great
style. An offering of $8.75 was taken, after
which old Santa Claus himself appeared on
the scene and of course things became very
lively among the children.

We had $39.20 to buy Christmas treat for
Sunday School. Everybody seemed to have
been well pleased with the entire program of
entertainment.

"Granny" Mikels continues very sick at the
home of her son, J. D. Mikels.

Mr. Roy Hunt and Miss Carrie Owens were
happily married during the holidays. Mr.
Hunt is the son of Mr. G. W. Hunt, of Sea-
grove, N. C, and Mrs. Hunt is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Owens, of Shoals, N. C.

Mrs. G. W. Hunt, of Seagrove, has returned
to her home after spending the holidays with

relatives and friends at Pinehurst and
Shoals, N. C.

Here's a little poem I read I think should
be read by every man that thinks anything
about New Year's resolutions:

MY CREED
"To live as gently as I can,
To be, no matter where, a man ;
To take what comes of good or ill,
And cling to faith and honor still;
To do my best and let that stand
The record of my brain and hand;
And then, shall failure come to me,
To work and hope for victory.

"To have no secret place wherein
I stoop unseen to shame or sin ;
To be the same when I'm alone
As when my every deed is known ;
To live undaunted, unafraid
Of any step that I have made;
To be without pretense or sham,
Exactly what men think I am.

"To leave some simple mark behind
That will inspire some other mind;
If opposition I must show,
To be an honest, generous foe;
To play my little part, nor whine
That greater honors are not mine;
This, I believe, is all I need
To put within my New Year's creed."

May this be the very best year for the
Herald family. "What I am not, but aspire
to be, comforts me." Let's work harder.
C. W. ALLEN,

Mebane Charge. — We wish to express
through the Herald our appreciation to the
good people of this charge for the many
tokens of kindness we have received. Hardly
a week has passed since conference that we
have not received some substantial evidence
of their kindness. And on Friday evening,
Dec. 16th, they pressed into service Bro.
Dunn's truck and sent a good supply of
good things. Some did not make connection
with the truck and came later. When we
looked over the nice things we found we had
enough things, too numerous to mention, to
last us quite a while. We wish to thank
each one who took part in this. We appre-
ciate your kindness more than words can
express.

The work here is going along fine. We
have some fine workers and we are looking
forward for great things for this church this
year. EDWARD SUITS.

Enfield. — The Christmas season was recog-
nied by the Enfield church by having a
Christmas service Sundaj' night and a Christ-
mas tree for the children at the Hut Monday
night.

On Saturday before Christmas our hearts
were saddened by the sudden passing of Mr.
Frank H. Whitaker, which took place at the
old home here in Enfield. He was the only
living son of the late Dr. B. F. Whitaker.
He had never married. He had lived alone
most of his life since the old home had been
broken up. A few days previous to his death
he had spent a few days in the home of his
sister, Mrs. C. E. McGwigan. Fearing that
he might mar the happiness of some member
of the McGwigans during the Christmas, he

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had returned to the old home just two days
before he passed on into the beyond.

The funeral was conducted by the writer
and the body laid to rest in the Enfield ceme-
tery. For those who are grieved by the pass-
ing of this loved one our hearts are full of
sympathy.

The pastor and his family continue to re-
ceive many expressions of good will from the
people here. Our good brother, Mr. F. W.
White, who in name is not exactly one of
our folks here, being a member of the Eden
M. P. Church, supplied the preacher's table
with Christmas pork. Misses Susie and Mary
Whitaker, eggs and chicken for the Christmas
dinner. And Miss Mary Collins and mother
played Santa Christmas morning by leaving
a basket of many good things at the preach-
er's door. And finally, to make sure nothing
was lacking, Bro. John Davis added a few
pounds of nice country sausage. For these
and all other kind remembrances we are truly
grateful and hope to show our appreciation
by the service we can render.

Sunday night Rev. F. L. Gibbs was with us
and presented in a splendid and impressive
way our young people's work. Although cold
weather kept many from attending, yet those
who were there gave a hearty response. Suf-
ficient to say that Enfield will be there with
her 'fifty registration fees' for the coming
Young People's Conference in Baltimore.
J. CLYDE AUMAN.

High Point. — Prefacing his inspiring New
Y'ear message to the congregation, the text
of which was taken from the beautiful 21st
chapter of Revelation, Dr. S. K. Spahr called
attention to the fact that New Year's Day
fell on the Sabbath, which was most fitting
and happy. Standing at the portiil, we are
on the threshold of a great task and these
days that are opening to us are full of mys-
tery and full of joyous hope; we know not
what awaits us, what blessings and what sor-
rows. Let us forget the errors and disap-
pointments, the failures and heartaches, for
"Behold! I make all things new." It is easy
for us to despair in these days which have
fallen on evil ; the nations of the earth seem
ready to spring at each other's throats ; homes
and families are being disrupted in divorce
courts; individuals seem to have forgotten
God and His laws in murder, drunken revelry,
and riotous living; but how is it with the
church? Thank God it is the best influence
of all. There has never been a New Year
Day when men were more generous and ready
to make greater sacrifice for their fellows
than today. If God makes all things new,
He must have the whole-hearted co-operation
of all those who have pledged their lives
to His service. Will you help Him ? Will
you pledge yourselves anew to glorify Him
during the coming days of 1928'?

At this service Mrs. J. H. Allred sang
"Repent Ye" very beautifully with organ ac-
companiment by Miss Mae Kirkman, and the
choir rendered "Hear Thou in Love, O Lord"
with fine effect. Mrs. John C. Whitesell is
now the efficient choir director.

At the evening service the message was
delivered by Rev. P. E. Lindley, who is ex-
tremely popular with our people, and they
always listen to his messages most gladly.
A mixed quartette sang "Now the Day Is
Over" very beautifully, and the anthem by
the choir was "Sing, 0 Daughter of Zion!"

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

On Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock the
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary So-
cieties met in joint session at the church.
Mrs. E. L. Ballard read a very interesting
leaflet by a worker. Miss Helen Marie Edick,
which emphasized the conditions of living
among the foreign peoples of our large cities,
and more particularly in Pittsburgh, Pa., the
seat of one of our missions. In our Home
Society one phase of our work is stressed
each month, and January is designated as the
month for Pittsburgh mission. The sum of
$6.40 was contributed for this cause.

Mrs. Ballard introduced as the speaker of
the afternoon Mrs. W. C. Hammond, executive
secretary of Board of Public Welfare of our
city, and one of our own members, of whom
we are justly proud. Mrs. Hammond in a
very informal mauner told us many inter-
esting things of the great work which she is
doing in High Point. She referred especially
to the juvenile court, which is accomplishing
splendid results for delinquent boys and girls
of the teen age, of mothers' aid which is
contributed by the state and county, of ma-
terial relief, all of which cases are thoroughly
examined and found to be worthy of help.
At the recent Christmas time citizens of the
city donated the sum of $1,400 for the worthy
poor, and more than 250 baskets of meats,
provisions, groceries and a present for each
member were distributed to as many families.
This great aud splendid work of public wel-
fare is one of the most worth-while institu-
tions of our city, and surely redounds to the
credit and generosity of its citizenry. There
was an attendance of 22 members at this
meeting, which was unusually good for so
cold a day, and we can but feel that it is a
most auspicious beginning for the tasks of
the New Y'ear. We were delighted to gain
two new members, Mrs. J. T. Foister and
Miss Elizabeth Welch, daughters of the late
ilr. J. C. Welch, who meant so much to the
First Church in its earlier days.

A social will follow the regular monthly
meeting of the Sunday School Workers' Coun-
cil this (Tuesday) evening.

We are pained to announce the serious
illness of Mr. C. L. Gray, Sr„ at his home on
Lindsay street, but he is resting more com-
fortably today. A large number of friends
are hoping for his early recovery. Much sym-
pathy is expresed for Mrs. Gray, whose
mother, Mrs. Jackson, of Groometown, is also
quite ill.

Miss Lucille Pickens is spending this week
with friends in Toccoa, Ga.

Classes at High Point College will resume
work tomorrow' morning (Wednesday) after
a recess of two weeks. Students and faculty
members are already returning.

South Lexington Church. — We have had so
much to be grateful for during the past
year. As the new year comes to us, it brings
with it many opportunities, and may we each
determine to take advantage of each oppor-
tunity. May the Lord be our guide, as to just
how and when to grasp these opportunities.
May. we resolve to make this a better year
than last. We can do it by the help of God.
May our Sunday school take oil new life. May
eaeh member make a new resolution, that he
or she will try to win someone for Christ
this year. We can do it, so why not do our
best for the Master?

Our Sunday School is doing good work.

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There was a slight decrease in attendance
last Sunday. We are looking forward to a
good year, and may the Lord crown every
effort with success.

The Christmas exercise was a success. The
"Mothers' Class," with Bro. W. C. Gibson as
teacher, presented a nice basket to each aged
person in the community. This is a good
work. It is like Christ.

The Sunday School had many who received
gifts for perfect attendance. May the Lord
bless every effort that is put forth for good,
is the prayer of his servant.

REPORTER.

Charlotte, First.— Our reporter has been fur-
nishing the press with the news from our
church in a splendid way. However, there
are some things which ought to be said by
the pastor.

The membership in general received us
cordially on our return from conference.
Many expressions of kindness and co-opera-
tion have been given us. The new year has
started exceptionally well. And our people
are planning to make this the best year yet.

The holiday seasons have been observed
with appropriate programs. Various causes
were remembered with contributions. Local
as well as denominational interests have
claimed our attention. Thanksgiving afforded
an opportunity to remember the Children's
Home, while Christmas gave us another privi-
lege to do so. White gifts to the King, a
service presented by the church sehool. A
Christmas cantata, "King All Glorious," by
the choir was rendered on Sunday evening
before Christmas day. The annual tree and
treat came on Friday evening before Christ-
mas. Christmas baskets of groceries, toys,
etc., were distributed by the various organi-
zations of the city and our church took some
part in this special feature. Too, we are
endeavoring to carry out the conference
recommendations of observing certain months
for specific undertakings. We desire here to
make mention of the fact that all these spe-
cial programs were well presented and we
commend those who were responsible for
them.

Our pounding has come in relay this time.
Beginning on Wednesday evening before
Christmas it has been coming in ever since.
Many gifts most useful have reached us aud
we are profoundly grateful for them. Out-
side of the ordinary way of gifts of groceries
and so forth, a radio came from Mr. B. W.
Little, who is not a member of our church.
Every expression, whether by word of mouth,
by card or by gift, we deeply appreciate
and wish for all a happy and prosperous
life this year.

H. FREO SUEBATT.

Haw River Ct. — Who said that folks always
forgot the ex-pastor? It is not true with the
Haw River people. We have been remem-
bered continuously through the holidays with
fresh meats, fruits, nuts and vegetables. It
almost makes us forget that we are on our
vacation, and feel that we are still pastor of
Haw River Ct. Some good people, they are.
God bless them.

Bro. Curry, busy as a bee, is getting the
work well in hand. He is introducing up-
'to-now business methods that will insure the
future success of the work. He is already
getting things done. My opinion is that he

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January 5, 192S

is the hardest worker in our conference. The
people admire his push. We regret that Dr.
.Johnson and his fine family are soon to go to
Mt. Airy. We will all miss them. Great big
folks, they are.

With kind greetings to the M. P. family,
I am truly W. D. REED.

English Street. — Christmas day passed quiet-
ly here, as many of our people were out of
town visiting; they are returning now, re-
porting a good time. But they could not have
enjoyed Sunday services any better than the
ones who heard our pastor, Rev. D. I. Gamer,
who preached two sermons that morning, first
to the children on "Next Year's Life," which
was simple and interesting; then he told "us"
older folks how we ought to do.

New Year's Sunday School was fairly good
for such cold weather, 116 present. The
superintendent, M. L. Boswell, lias set the goal
for an average of 200 per Sunday before the
close of the year. We can if everyone does
his bit.

The Christian Endeavor elected their new
officers Sunday night for the coming year.

The Ladies' Aid treasurer opened the birth-
day box for last year Sunday night after
service and found $8.85.

MRS. J. A. LEE.

Bethel, Flat Rock Circuit. — We had a nice
Christmas program and tree which I think all
enjoyed. We were very sorry to have Mr.
Trogdon and family leave this work ; our
prayers and best wishes go with them and
we hope they will come back to visit us. Our
new pastor, Mr. Pegg, has preached for us
twice and was with us at the Christmas en-
tertainment. We were very glad to have him
with us. He seems to be a very promising
young man ; we welcome him in our midst
and hope this will be the most prosperous
year the church has ever had. There have
been quite a number of weddings among the
younger members of our church during the
holidays, viz.: Mr. Troy Pegram and Miss
Edna Brown, Mr. Melvin Jones and Miss Da
Parker, Mr. Donald Combs and Miss Roxie
Alley, and Mr. Carl Pope and Miss Lillie
Anthony. We wish for these young people a
long, prosperous, happy Christian life to-
gether. The attendance at Sunday School is
good though could be better, find I think
will continue through the winter. Prayer
meeting each Sunday night. There seems to
lie quite an epidemic of colds in the neigh-
borhood.

Best wishes to all the Herald readers for a
happy, prosperous new year and may we all
do more good than ever before.

REPORTER.

Asheville. — A good audience enjoyed Pro.
Paschall's sermon Sunday morning. At night
there was ;i snowstorm, and yet a few heard
his helpful message.

He has seen most of our members, and will
carry a full list with him as he returns to
Westminster this Tuesday. A miniature an-
nual conference is being held in Asheville
today (Monday). President Taylor and Pas-
tor Paseliall and Bros. Casto and Granford
and Bell are having luncheon with Chaplain
and Mrs. J. S. Williams.

In spite of the cold, a good attendance is-
expected at the quarterly conference and get-
tO'gether meeting tonight at the church. The

affair will be in the form of a reception to
Bros. Paschall and Taylor.

Two happy Christmas features were not
reported last week. The primary department
in our Sunday School was given a delightful
party in the afternoon of the 23rd. The chil-
dren were perfectly happy. The parents and
teachers were just as happy to see the little
folks enjoy themselves.

Prayer meeting in Christmas week was
led by Bro. E. C. Fawcett. His talk was most
illuminating.

Bro. L. E. Neville spent the holidays visit-
ing relatives near Enfield, N. C.

Our church will miss Misses Elizabeth Car-
ter and Novella Mclntyre and Eudura Y7oun-
giner, who have returned respectively to
Duke university, High Point College and the
schools of High Point.

Every one here keenly feels the loss of
Bro. D. A. Braswell. His faith and efforts
and prayers greatly blessed our church in
Asheville and vicinity.

REPORTER.

Pine Bluff. — The old year is gone and an-
other has come to replace it in our lives. The
past has now in its bosom the sorrows and
joys of bygone days. The experiences of the
past can only benefit us to the extent that
we are willing to profit by them.

Christmas was very peaceably observed in
this community. A short program, appropriate
for the season, was given at Pine Bluff.

Our church and community has been made
to feel the hand of Providence in the death
of two of our people. Brother Jack Barbee
departed this life December 24, 1927. He
leaves to mourn his loss a wife and a large
family of children; one preceded him to the
Glory World. Also there is a host of friends
that will miss his presence here. Brother
Barbee was a charter member of Pine Bluff
Methodist Protestant Church, and remained a
faithful member until his death. During his
active life he was an inspiration to the
church ; especially did he enjoy and help out
so much in the singing. He has now gone
to join the angels in the Heavenly Choir, and
our loss is Heaven's gain.

Jessie Turner, wife of J. S. Turner, died
suddenly at her home here on December 28,
1927. She assisted in getting her small child
safely in lied only a few hours before she
died that night. She was a mother of twelve
children, all of which are living. One son,
who had for some years made his home in
Texas, did not get to see her remains before
burial. He wrote his mother only a few days
previous to her death that he would be home
to spend Christmas with her. He arrived two
days too late to see his mother. Her body
was laid to rest at Lane's Chapel M. E.
Church. The funeral was conducted by Rev.
J. W. Hulin, of the Midland charge of the
M. P. Church. This good lady will be missed
by her family and a host of friends. She
always had a word of cheer for all- with
whom she met.

Men and brethren, let's make this year the
best yet in Kingdom service for our Master.
Time can only tell when we will be called
into eternity; let's be prepared for that
time, and meet God -in peace!

L. E. MABRY.

weeks, I have watched the Herald for news
but there has not been much from there to
satisfy a homesick body.

Our conference family might infer that we
are "resting "on our oars," but such is not the
case. We have a very live Sunday School
under the superintendership of H. L. Johnson.
Prayer meeting is held on Sunday night. The
church is active and is responding spiritually
to the earnest preaching of our pastor, Rev.
J. P. Pegg. He expects to move into the
parsonage first of February.

We felt sure our president would not let
our old mother church be superannuated for
long. We heartily welcome Bro. Pegg and
hope we can work together for the advance-
ment of the Lord's Kingdom.

Plans for our new church are in the hands
of the committee and as soon as the weather
will permit the laying of the stone we hope
to begin work.

The children, under the training of Mrs.
II. L. Johnson, Misses Ruby and Joy Friddle
rendered a nice program for Christmas, after
which they received presents and a treat from
a nicely arranged tree.

In the death of our good Brother Wm. N,
Parish the church has sustained a great loss.
Bro. Parish went to Asheboro to visit his son
and to attend conference and contracted pneu-
monia and died before getting home. He
was so interested in the church work and
would tell me every time he saw me how much
he wanted to live to see our new church built,
but the Lord called him, and left the work
to be taken up by someone else. He helped
me so faithfully this fall in cleaning up the
cemetery. As he worked he would tell me
how he wanted to see the church prosper and
how much he wanted to do for the Lord and
how little he felt like he was doing. But he
did what lie could, and we believe the Lord
knew what was in his heart to do and has
already said "Well done" and given him a
Crown of Life.

Six of our oldest members have gone home
this year: John Tharpe, B. W. Johnson, Robt.
Wray, John Simpson, Wm. Parish and Dinah
Parish.

Mr. and Mrs. George Friddle gave a sump-
tious turkey dinner December 27 in honor
of their grandson, Mr. Percy Friddle, -who
was married December 24 to Miss Frances
McCollum. Mr. Friddle is a member of Flat
Rock. We heartily welcome his bride into
our midst, and wish them all happiness.

Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Blackburn spent Christ-
mas day with Mrs. John Ogburn, who has
been very sick with sciatica. R. L. Ogburn
spent the holidays with friends in Maryland.
Mr. Cary Friddle was slightly injured in an
auto accident, recently. We are glad ho is
not hurt seriously. The little granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Williams is slowly im-
proving after a very serious operation about
Thanksgiving. The friends here are sorry to
learn of the illness of Early Williams, son of
the late W. J. Williams.

I do not know who the Flat Rock reporter
is, but I offer my apologies and I'll promise
not to come again till I have some sure
enough good news.

MRS. JOHN B. OGBURN.

Flat Rock, Flat Rock Ct. — Having been un-
able to attend my home church for several

Halifax. — On Christmas day we had our
regular services at Hollister and Ringwood
churches. We had a good congregation at
each place.

January 5, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

We had our Christmas services at Bethesda
church on Sunday at 11 a. m. Eev. N. M.
Harrison gave a lecture here on the birth
and life of Christ and what it meant to the
world. On Sunday night Eev. Willie Wood,
one of our young preachers who is in High
Point College, preached for us at Bethesda
church. We were not able to attend either
of these services on account of services at
other places, but the people here were highly
pleased with both messages. Mr. Wood
preached on the visit of the wise men and
shepherds. it was the first time that the
people here had had the privilege to hear
Willie Wood. There was a big congregation
present to hear him. Several from his own
community, and Prof. Matthews and a number
of the faculty of Aurelian Springs high school
where he graduated, and a number of his
school mates, all were well pleased with his
message.

On Sunday night we held our Christmas
service at. Eden church, and on Tuesday night
we held the Christmas service at Hollister.
The program was just fine at each place, and
the Sunday School children received a treat.
All were highly pleased with the services at
both places.

The pastor of Halifax and his family have
been well remembered by the members of the
charge during Christmas time. We want to
thank the following for nice Christmas pres-
ents: Mrs. W. E. Neville, E. V. Neville, J. H.
Vinsou, Mrs. E. G. Glenn, Mrs. E. A. Perry,
Mrs. J. T. Aycock, Mrs. N. M. Harrison, Mr.
and Mrs. E. T. Ellington, Mrs. W. A. Elling-
ton and Mr. and Mrs. Galloway.

Mrs. L. B. Street remembered us with her
part of the Bethesda pounding after we sent
our report last week.

We were pleasantly surprised on the after-
noon of Christmas day. After we had
preached at Eiugwood church and returned to
our car we found it loaded with many good
things to eat. Those who had a part in this
were Mi-, and Mrs. Spivey, Mr. and Mrs. E. V.
Neville, D. W. Aycock and family, and E. H.
Aycock, W. N. Aycock, I. M. Phelps and Mr.
Porter.

On Christmas night we were remembered
by Eden church. After the exercises were
over we found that we had been remembered
by a big pounding. Those who had a part in
this pounding were Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Hardee, Miss Blanch Hardee, Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Rives, Mrs. J. R. Dickens, Miss Winnie
and Miss Nannie Burt, John Burt, Mr. and
Mrs. Phil Harlow, Mrs. Mary Ponds, Mr. and
Mrs. D. D. Hammil, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Willey,
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Willey, Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Williams, Mrs. S. A. Whitley, Mrs. Savannah
Martin, Miss Lula Neville, Theodore Bennett,
Mrs. Mamie McDaniel and Eugene Hammill.
We want to thank every one who has so
kindly remembered us during the Christmas
holidays. C. L. SPENCER, Pastor.

Friday night before Christmas our Sunday
School gave a tree and treated the entire
school. The house was almost filled, and each
little fellow enjoyed his bag of treat as well
as the larger ones. The treat included 112
bags.

Did not have a program; after singing some
songs, Supt. J. C. Tucker made a brief talk
after which he gave out the honor pins to
those that didn't miss a Sunday during the
entire year. They were Supt. J. C. Tucker,
Jem Payne, Bible class; Nannie Payne, Senior
No. 1; Johnic Payne, Senior No. 2; Irene
Payne, Cephus Payne, Ruby Albert, Leo
Thacker, Junior elass. We are real proud of
thee and hope more will win honor pins next
year. Sunday School going to run all winter.
Friday afternoon, December 30, the first quar-
terly conference met at Palestine. Our pas-
tor had with him President S. W. Taylor. Wo
were all glad to have him with us and hope
he will come again during the year. The
meeting was held in love and harmony. All
the churches on the charge were represented
except Bethany. The pastor's salary reports
were very good, while the other budgets were
behind. Conference adjourned to meet in
their next meeting at Gideon's Grove.

Mrs. Dolly Sharron, our Bible teacher, was
sick Christmas Sunday. Mrs. Haily Anne
Tucker is feeble. Mrs. L. A. Tucker, mother
of the reporter, has been indisposed with
colds. GRACE E. TUCKEB, Reporter.

-f—

Palestine, Flat Rock Charge. — Our new pas-
tor, Eev. J. P. Pegg, filled his first appoint-
ment at Palestine third Sunday. The reporter
was absent, but the following Sunday morning
at Sunday School the Bible teacher said to
me. "Why didn't you come to hear the new
preacher? We have got the best young
preacher you ever heard. I just love him al-
ready." The reporter had heard him preach
his first sermon at Flat Bock and enjoyed
his message.

REMOVE WET GARMENTS

All of us at some time or other get caught
in a rainstorm, fall into water, get our feet
wet in falling weather, etc. These occasional
"soakings" are harmless if the right thing is
done afterward. Dr. R. S. Copeland says
getting wet does no more harm than taking
a bath if you do not stay in the wet gar-
ments. This, he points out, is particularly
true of wet shoes. His advice is: Don't stay
in wet garments. Get out of them into dry
clothing. If you feel chilled after exposure
it is a sign you have suffered from it and
it is important to restore the circulation.
The best way to do that is to take a good
hot bath and go to bed.

THE PAPER CLEW.

A strange minister was about to preach as
a candidate for a vacancy in a Scottish
church, and the beadle asked him, "Are you
a 'paper' minister?"

The candidate replied that he usually read
his discourse.

"Oh, that's a' richt, then! When a man
has a paper, we ken that he'll end where the
paper ends; but when he has no paper, Heaven
only knows when he'll stop."

Employer — So you didn't close that sale
with Ohandle's?

Salesman — No, sir.

Employer — What good did it do for you
to take that course in 'The Power of Mind?"

Salesman— Well, you see. Chandlers had
taken that coures too.

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THE EASTERN POPE

At the time when the pope of Rome is nego-
tiating for a papal state absolutely independ-
ent from the Italian government the patriarch
of the Orthodox church— the pope of Eastern
Catholics — is fallen on evil days.

Vassilios III still has his spiritual authority
but his political power has been completely
shorn from him by the new Turkish repub-
lic. Bent with age and cares he still conducts
solemn masses in the little church of St.
George at Phanar, suburb of Constantinople.
After many centuries of Turkish toleration
the head of the Greek, or Orthodox, church
has been removed from the place it was first
established — Byzantium, now Constantinople.

A painting in the patriarch's residence com-
memorates an event of great importance in
the history of the church. It shows Sultan
Mohammed, the Conqueror, giving to the
patriarch of the time, and to all patriarchs
to come, the right of continued leadership
over the church. Not only that but the sul-
tan made large money grants to the patri-
archs, whose political influence was appre-
ciated. Thus it came about that Constanti-
nople was for centuries the head seat of the
Orthodox Christian and of the Mohammedan
churches.

But the young republic expelled both the
Moslem kaliph and the Greek patriarch.

Yet Vassilios manages to maintain some
appearance of state in his small church at
Phanar. After solemn mass at Easter the
gospel is read in 10 languages to symbolize
the universality of the church. The patriarch
then gives out, with his own hands, painted
Easter eggs. The number of eggs last time
was 30,000.— The Pathfinder.

Man (to photographer)— Have I the pleas-
ant expression you require?
Photographer — Perfectly, sir.
Man — Then shoot quick ; it hurts my face.

"Hello, Bastus. How's yo' hawgs?''
"Dey's all right. How's yo' folks?"

—Dr. J. I. Foust, head of N. C. C. W., is in
ill health and has been granted leave of
absence. Prof. Jackson takes his place tem-
porarily.

—Rev. E. J. Tamblyn spoke to the Minis-
ters' Association in favor of a broader fellow-
ship among ministers. We regret our in-
ability to lie present.

—Rev. F. L. Gibbs was at Calvary church
last Thursday night aiid made an effective
appeal for the Young People's Convention to
be held in Baltimore next May. He received
quite a number of registrations. The fee of
fifty cents will secure lodging and breakfast
for five days if you go; if you don't go, it
will help pay the expenses of the convention.

— A number of new uses for wild animals
have been found. At Hillsdale, Michigan, a
mud turtle was used to burrow through a
drainpipe that had become clogged with silt ;
the Indians of Guerrero, Mexico, train boa
constrictors sixteen to twenty feet long to
kill rats, play with the children and guard
the house; and in Venezuela a species of
crane is used to guard sheep.

— Thermometers registered zero in Greens-
boro on January 2nd. In the western part
of the state several degrees below zero was
indicated. It. was a freezing time for radi-
ators and water pipes.

— A memorial church to commemorate the
life and work of the late Wayne B. Wheeler,
general counsel for the Anti-Saloon League,
will be built at Little Point Sable, near
Shelby, Mich., where he had his summer home
and where Mrs. Wheeler was fatally burned
last summer.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 5, 1928

SttcthooUt .protcstant TKerald

J. F. McCULLOCH, Editor and Publisher

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Offerings by Churches and Individuals
Salem, Saxapahaw Charge, $2.15; Macedonia,
Fallston Circuit, $1.50; Salem, Saxapahaw
Charge, $2.70; Mrs. Eubie Dickinson, Hender-
son, $5.00.

Offerings by Sunday Schools

Pleasant Hill, West Forsyth Circuit, $6.00;
Efland, Orange Circuit, $5.02; Asheboro,
$35.00; Bay Bible Class, Graham, $10.25;
Pleasant Hill, birthday offering, Spring
Church Charge, $6.54; Bethel, Alamance Cir-
cuit, $4.00 ; New Hope, Why Not Circuit, $4.14 ;
Moriah, $2.00; Fountain Place, $5.12; Union
Chapel, Granville Circuit, $15.40; Baraca
Class, Grace Church, Greensboro, $21.00:
Grace, Greensboro, $12.17; Lawndale Union,
$7.93.

Christmas Offerings

Gibsonville Hosiery Mills Co., $10.00;
Mebane Church, $5.65; Hobbs Chapel, Green-
ville Circuit, $4.25; Adrian Sunday School,
of Union Town, Pa., .Miss Pauline O. Haw-
kins, teacher, $14.00.

The folks of Haw Hiver Circuit remem-
bered us a few days ago with seven bushels
of potatoes.

The church folks of First Church, Charlotte,
recently donated us a nice box of groceries.

The Sunday School of the First Church,
High Point, remembered the children with
their usual nice treat of fruit and candy.

For all of the above contributions we are
truly grateful and wish to thank all who had
a part in them.

In my last report I mentioned the fact
that the Rotary Club of High Point had given
each child in the Home two dollars in cash.
Now I must tell you how they spent it:
In the first place practically every child in
the Home obligates themselves to pay the
pastor so much during the year; five or ten
cents per month, or whatever amount they
think they can raise ; so I am glad to tell
the readers of this report that this is the
way they used it, by paying their church
dues for the entire year. I have commended
them in doing this, and feel like they could
not have done anything deserving greater
praise, in fact it is a good example for some
of us older ones.

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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, JANUARY 12, 1928

NUMBER 10

Is One's Relation to the Church an
Arbitrary Matter?

Religion is a voluntary matter and church membership is
a voluntary matter. It is commonly agreed that the church
membership should be made up of people who are voluntarily
religious. If a man does not choose to be religious, he is not
qualified for church membership. No one would blame a
man for not joining the church if that man does not purpose
to live a religious life. But still the question remains whether
a man has a right to be irreligious and remain out of and
apart from the church. Does it make it right to be irreligious
because a man voluntarily chooses to be irreligious? Does it
make it right to ignore the church because a man voluntarily
chooses to ignore the church ? Are right and wrong dependent
on the human will or independent of the human will? Is it
the end of the matter when a man arbitrarily decides that
he will not join a church or will not live a religious life?
What part or lot has God in human life?

We believe many people confuse the terms voluntary and
arbitrary. Because religion and church membership are
voluntary matters, it by no means follows that they are arbi-
trary matters. No man can absolve himself from the obliga-
tion to be religious and to join and support the church by
any decision of his own mind. He may decide that he will not
be religious, but he cannot decide that he ought not to be
religious. We may set up our own wills as an authority equal
to that of the wills of our fellowmen, but there is a Will that
is above all human wills, and nothing we can do can free us
from obligation to that divine Will. Does God will that men
be religious? Does God will that men shall join and support
the church? That settles it.

Men may try to persuade themselves that the church is
only a human institution and therefore to be honored or not
as we please, but if they will study the history of the church,
if they will discern the true spirit of the church in our own
generation, they will see that a man will ignore the church
to his own great loss and infinite peril.
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— The weather is never bad, but sometimes it is unpleasant
and even disagreeable. Some winters have a long series of
rainy or snowy or very cold Sundays. But this winter so
far has been an open one for the most part. Since people
have learned to ride in cars and learned to warm their
churches, there is very little excuse for not going to church
nearly every Sunday. The weather does not interfere with
eating and not very much with sleeping. Why should it be
allowed to interfere with worship ? Gathered together in a
warm church on a cold Sunday, the people should especially
feel the goodness of God and rejoice together in the mani-
festations of His goodness which they rnay behold.

— Those who never retract their opinions love themselves
more than they love truth. — Joubert.

Why Men Love the God of Nature and Do
Not Love the God of the Church

There are people who never enter a church to worship who
tell us that they worship God in the forests and fields. They
are moved to worship by the sunshine and the flowers and the
clouds of heaven. The beauties of nature awaken their souls
to pleasant emotion and lead their thoughts to the Author of
all. They love to worship the God of the fields and forests,
but do not love to worship the God that is proclaimed from
the pulpits of the churches.

We cannot doubt that these men are telling the truth. In

the fields they find peace, whereas in the church their souls

are disquieted. And we see the reason for the difference. We

understand why they shun the church and flee to the forest

or the field. In the church God is presented as a Moral Being

displeased with human character and human conduct. In the

church men are shown to be under obligation to repent and

reform and live good and righteous lives. In the fields and

the forests men do not hear the call to repentance ; they do not

hear predictions of the wrath to come upon the children of

disobedience. These worshipers of the outer court delude

themselves with the belief that they are acceptable worshipers.

They realize not that they must "wash their robes and make

them white in the blood of the Lamb."
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Bethel Home a House of Prayer

High up on the mountain side in the town of Weaverville,
N. G, is the institution known as Bethel Home. You know
that it is a home for invalids, those afflicted with tuberculosis.
Have you been thinking of this home as merely a house of
invalids, a collection of people who spend their time in suffer-
ing and sighing and maybe complaining because of their hard
lot ? Then you must change your picture. You are alto-
gether wrong. It is true these people are out of health, but
they are not out of heart and hope. Nor are they given up
to self-pity or complaint. On the contrary, they are active
in sympathy for others in the world of labor as well as in the
world of suffering. And they have a very active faith in
God. They believe that God is trying to bless them through
their afflictions and they believe that God is ready to bless
the labors of men to the good of themselves and others.
Hence these people of Bethel Home are much given to prayer,
especially for Christian workers. They have a prayer-list
of those for whom they pray daily and repeatedly. You may
be surprised to learn later that they have been praying for
you, that God will make your labors for Christ and the church
more and more fruitful. Mrs. C. W. Bates, formerly of
Weaverville, found out about this practice of prayer in Bethel
Home and told about it in a Christian Endeavor prayer meet-
ing she was leading last Sunday evening.

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— Obedience and resignation are our personal offerings
on the altar of duty. — Hosea Ballon.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 12, 1928

AN ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
By A. N. Ward, D. D.

A resolution, embodying the ideas contained in the follow-
ing observations, will be introduced at the next session of
the General Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church,
to be held in Baltimore in May, 1928 :

1. The Methodist Protestant Church, within its far-flung
lines, has many interests and many, oft-times, differing view-
points. This is to be expected, and cannot be entirely over-
come. The church serves the people of many sections of our
country, and reaches over, in its missionary activities, into
foreign lands. It. looks upon life and its service to mankind
from many angles, and is fixed in its relationships into the
traditional heritages established by the first settlers. It has
a North and a South, and an East and a West, and it conforms
naturally to the developed and developing traditions of the
various sections where its service is given. Once there was
a breach in the church, caused by the political and other
causes that brought about the Civil War. Happily that
breach was healed, and the two became one again. But no
permanent policy of general church obligations and activities
can be successfully arrived at without better understandings
and a mutual give and take among the sectional divisions into
which the church is necessarily divided. Nationally, in the
realm of politics, there are dangers ahead which will tax the
wisdom of our statesmen, and which never will lie solved
without good feeling and a sincere desire to understand the
underlying motives which prompt the action that often comes,
ill-advised, from conflicting economic and political interests.
There are dangers ahead of us, in the Methodist Protestant
Church, unless we can find a way to a better understanding
and a greater love among our people from whatever section
of the church they come.

2. As is the ease among all denominations, the Methodist
Protestant Church in its General Conference, held once in
four years, makes a survey of its field of operations and
approximates its responsibilities and its obligations to the
furtherance of the Kingdom of God in the world. Its con-
clusions are arrived at after careful examination into all the
elements that enter into the problems considered, and its
findings are embodied in a program covering a period of four
years, and to which it commits itself, often without a dissent-
ing vote in the final roll-call, and which it presents to the
church at large to carry out. This program, alas, often meets
with indifference from many quarters ; and we seem to think
we have done well when we have half done our duty and
when we pay out, in general benevolences, fifty cents on
the dollar.

3. I venture the opinion that often the cause for our
failure is to be found in our lack of understanding of our
obligations to our denominational interests, and in a lack of a
better understanding among ourselves as to the way of
approach to our problems and to ourselves. We need educa-
tion along all lines of denominational obligations and church
activities. We need to be taught, through educational
processes, just what our obligations are and just how to
approach them.

4. Prom a financial standpoint, the conclusions of the
General Conference are embodied in a General Conference
Budget, which lays upon the church an assessment of $500,000
for the general work of the church and divides the same
among the various boards of the church for the general work

of the denomination. There are those who think that our
budget is too high, and who think that a smaller budget, say
of $250,000 or $300,000, would more likely be secured. Per-
sonally, I do not think the budget is too large. We are
getting that much now, and it is impossible for us to do our
work as efficiently as we can or ought to do it. With a
better understanding among our people and with the appli-
cation of more modern methods, I am strongly of the opinion
that not only the entire budget of $500,000 could be raised
annually, but that much more could be raised. Our budget
is small enough when we think of the wealth of our people and
the obligations laid upon us by Almighty God. A penny a
day from all of us would bring in annually a total of
$678,900, or $178,900 more each year than our entire budget
calls for. Certainly, when we think of our obligations to
missions, home and foreign ; to education, for the training
of our young men and young women for the ministry and
for the foreign field, and for the education of our youth in
Christian colleges, and for all the other fields where our
responsibilities lie ; certainly, when we think of what we
actually give, as a denomination, to these highly important
enterprises upon which the very life of the church depends, we
have more reason to be ashamed than we have to be proud.
May God help us to find the way to do our duty in the fields
where churches rise or fall as they do or do not do what their
responsibilities demand!

5. I would like to see the Methodist Protestant Church,
when it celebrates its Centenary in May, make a most careful
examination into its problems and into its obligations, and
then, by the help of God, map out a program for the first
four years of its second century that would really be a
measure of our responsibilities to the day in which we live;
and then put the forces at work that would bring to pass
what we started out to do. We have the men, the field, the
financial ability to more nearly approximate the programs
we propose than we have ever done. As the General Con-
ference approaches, I find myself thinking more of what the
future demands of us than of what we have accomplished in
our first century of denominational history. I am grateful
for what has been accomplished, but I am more grateful for
our chance to do more in the second century than we have
been able to do in the first.

6. We meet once in four years in a General Conference.
This is the legislative body of the church, and the most
important of all our denominational meetings. In the General
Conference matters of legislation take up our time and our
thought, and we devise a financial budget to take care of our
denominational interests.

But this legislative assembly, the highest body of the
church, meets only once in four years. I would like to see
come into being an annual assembly of the church for the
remaining three years of the quadrennium. The assembly I
have in mind would meet annually, except for the fourth year
when the General Conference holds its sessions, and would
be held in the interest of educating and inspiring the church
in the program as outlined by the General Conference. It
should meet in May, immediately following the annual meet-
ings of the general boards of the church, and should continue
in session for at least two full days. If the boards met on
Monday evening and continued their sessions throughout the
morning and afternoon of Tuesday, this annual assembly
could begin Tuesday evening and continue its sessions through
Wednesday and Thursday. The program provided for this

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assembly or conference should be the strongest and most
comprehensive that the Methodist Protestant Church could
provide, and there should be called in others from the outside
to add emphasis to the importance of the program we have
adopted. This assembly would not be legislative in character,
but educational and inspirational ; and should be open to all
who would want to attend. I have one denomination in mind
which holds such an assembly, and where fifteen to twenty
thousand people, representing all the churches of the denom-
ination who desire to participate, meet annually for inspira-
tional and educational guidance. I would not restrict the
attendance. Any member of the Methodist Protestant Church
would be welcome at this meeting. A church could send
none, or one, or all of its members. 'Each person attending
would pay his own expenses, unless his local church should
choose to provide otherwise. Reduced fares on the railroads
and reduced rates for entertainment in private homes would
make it possible for a great number to attend. A local
committee, composed from the nearby Methodist Protestant
churches, could attend to all matters of local entertainment,
and a small registration fee would take care of the expenses
of the program. The program should be in charge of a
committee appointed by the president of the General Con-
ference, or by the General Conference itself. This assembly
should meet in the largest and most convenient centers, such
as Washington, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Indian-
apolis, Kansas City, and even as far west as Seattle. The
largest assembly hall in the assembly city should be secured.
I believe we could fill the largest hall in any of the big cities
after we once got started on such an enterprise. Thousands
would go, and they would catch a vision of the largeness of
our denominational enterprises, and the Methodist Protestant
Church would fall into step with movements that would
greatly increase her power and her influence.

Such an assembly would not interfere with our other
conferences and conventions. Indeed, our Christian Endeavor
and Sunday School conventions could meet at the time and
make a full week of it. Our annual conferences would not
suffer, for we might be able to go back to them with renewed
faith and energy and do better in half the time what it takes
us a week to do. To bring our people, young and old, rich
and poor, preacher and layman, men and women, into such
an assembly once a year would, in my opinion, solve many of
our problems. At any rate we would have a chance of getting
better acquainted with one another, and that would be worth
everything it might cost. Friendship and understanding,
along with the love that never fails, are the foundations upon
which the Methodist Protestant Church can best and most
successfully build.

Happy the heart that keeps its twilight hour,
And, in the depths of heavenly peace inclined,
Loves to commune with thoughts of tender power-
Thoughts that ascend, like angels beautiful,
A shining Jacob's ladder of the mind!

— Paul H. Hayne.

— The North Carolina Christian Advocate comes out in a
new and more modern style of dress. This improves her
appearance and she may be pardoned if for s little while
she seems a little self-conscious. We congratulate the Plyler
brothers upon this advance step.

AGAINST WAR

First, I do not propose to bless war again, or support it,
or expect from it any valuable thing. It is an unmitigated
curse, and with each change in modern life it becomes more
unqualifiedly disastrous. So far as physical and moral devas-
tation is concerned, it makes little difference who wins the
war — victors and vanquished alike are involved in a common
and monstrous ruin. War's motives, methods and results are
essentially anti-Christian ; no device of argument or trick
of phrase can make war and Christian principles harmonious
— I ought to know for I have tried hard enough to achieve
that impossible task. The time to say this kind of thing is
now. Let a man earn his right to refuse support to another
war by explicitly dissociating himself in advance from any
faith in war's methods or any willingness to compromise
with them.

Second, while this attitude is important to the individual
— may at any time become very unpleasantly important — it
is not highly significant to the question of war as a whole.
Refusing even to pay his poll tax because of the Mexican war,
as Henry D. Thoreau once did, is not a very impressive act.
Wars will not be stopped by individual conscientious objec-
tors. So long as war continues at all, it will commandeer the
sources of propaganda so overwhelmingly, will play on the
emotions and motives of the populace so skillfully, will lie,
as in the last war, so shamelessly and ingeniously that armies
will be assembled and the conflict waged to the bitter end,
though Leavenworth prison be filled to the garret.

The towering necessity is the creation of substitutes for
war. ... I believe in the league of nations, not because
I think it ideal but because I think it the most promising
nucleus of organized internationalism in the world. I believe
in the world court, not because I think it a glorious flnalit}'
leaping full statured from the head of the league, but because
it is the most hopeful beginning we have around which to
build up a codification of international law. I believe in the
outlawry of war, not because I think that all the juridical
agreements of all the governments on earth to outlaw war are
in themselves sufficient to stop it. but because the outlawing
of war is the very gist of what we are after and any approach
which does not envisage outlawry as a goal and an important
part of the method is in so far paltering with the issue.

Unless we can by established confidence in one another, by
an intelligent organization of mutual interests, by an accepted
codification of international law, and by consequet disarma-
ment build up an assurance of security which the peoples of
the world will trust, we will have another war. And then
precisely how many conscientious objectors there are does not
matter much. Civilization will go to pieces anyway.

Third, this question of war with its implied problems of
nationalism, racial prejudice, and economic imperialism, pre-
sents the most crucial collision with Christianity that we are
facing today. This generation, as history looks back on it,
will be known chiefly by what we do about war, its causes
and its prevention. Moreover, our present Christian churches
will be judged by our children on this basis, as we ourselves
judge the churches of two generations ago by their attitude
toward slavery. — Harry Emerson Fosdick in the Christian
Century.

— I pray God that I may never find my will again. 0 that
Christ would subject my will to His, and trample it under
His feet, — Rutherford.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 12, 1928

FROM THE FIELD

KEY-WORDS
Optimism — Evangelism

Our mission as a church is not yet accomplished, and we
may he assured that the God who has led us for 100 years
will still lead on. Surely this is ground for OPTIMISM. The
paramount need of the church is the spirit of evangelism.
"With only two converts per year as the average of all the
churches of the country (I am told that this is according to
statistics) surely no one can think that we are very earnest
and active in the matter of soul-saving. And, with soul-saving
as the one and only purpose' for which Jesus came, certainly
no one can doubt that evangelism should stand first in all the
programs of the church.

OPTIMISM, then, and EVANGELISM are our key-words
for 1928.

Zero

Zero, and below, is cold weather, even for the top of
North Carolina; but this is what we found ahead of us upon
our arrival at Asheville 8 p. m. Saturday, Dec. 31. The
thermometer was down to four below zero at "Weaverville
this (Monday) morning. Despite the cold and the snow, we
preached three times yesterday to attentive, though small,
congregations. However, the attendance at Weaverville was
very good. We were there with Bro. Cranford at Sunday
School and the 11 o'clock preaching service. At 3 p. m. we
were with Bro. Bell at Democrat, and at 7 :30 with Bro.
Cranford at Clark's Chapel. Tonight we are to be with Bro.
Paschall and the Asheville church in their first quarterly
conference. Tomorrow (Tuesday) we go back to Weaverville
to be with Bro. Cranford and the Weaverville charge in their
first quarterly conference. A part or all of Wednesday will
be spent with the Weaverville charge in an effort to help
with some matters that are vital to their work. We have been
very kindly received by these people, and feel greatly indebted
to them for their generous hospitality and their efforts to
protect us from the cold. Bro. Cranford and his good wife
have had us in charge at Weaverville, and today we are happy
in the home of Brother and Sister J. S. Williams, with Bros.
Paschall, Bell and Cranford as companion guests. After
Sunday dinner, which was enjoyed in company with Bro.
Cranford, at the Bethel Home, Bro. Casto wrapped me up in
a fur coat, from heel to head, and with Bro. Cranford 's cap
to shield the tiptop of my pate, zero weather had but little
bite for me. I have enjoyed my visit here, despite its cold,
and for the concern of the- people for my comfort, I am
exceedingly grateful. In my report next week I shall have
more to say about the work in this part of the state. I was
glad to have Bro. Paschall as a travelling companion on my
way up. He leaves tomorrow for Westminster.

Flat Rock

On Friday, Dec. 30, we were with Bro. Pegg and the Flat
Rock people in their first quarterly conference, held at
Palestine Church. The conference was well attended and
the business transacted in harmony and with promptness.
The pastor's salary is paid in full to date, and a small amount,
we believe, on the G. C. B. A committee on finance was
created which will apportion the financial obligations of the
charge to each church, and also assist the pastor during the

year in raising the budgets. We urged the spiritual needs of
the church, and we expect that this, along with all of the
other conference programs, will receive the earnest attention
of this old and well-known charge. Bro. Pegg is entering
upon his work thoughtfully and earnestly, and is liked by his
people. We expect a good year on Flat Rock.

Herald

January is Herald month, and the goal for the conference
is 3,000 subscribers. This is easily within the reach of our
231 churches, and is, in fact, a small expectation. The goal
for each charge will be published this week. Please, brethren,
push this, and let's make the undertaking complete.

A. C. B.

The first three months of the calendar year are the months
for raising the A. C. B. We are very anxious that this be
done because we are confident that it will mean more money
for the budgets in the end. Every dollar raised now will
make the closing up of the year much easier in effort and
much more satisfactory in results. We need the inspiration
of a few charges that will lead in this matter. What charge
will be the first to help us by paying this budget in full?

College

We hope to have in our next report from Treasurer Idol
a large number of charges that have paid the college assess-
ment in full. December was the month set apart for this
purpose; if your charge has not yet paid this claim, please,
Bro. Pastor, make an earnest effort to get it now. The college
must have the money, and there will be no better time in
the year in which to raise it.

Budget Report

Because of absence from home we cannot run the budget
receipts for November and December as we had hoped to do
this week. This will appear next week.

Children's Home

We are urging churches everywhere to make monthly
contributions to the Children's Home. About 180 of our
Sunday Schools are now doing this. This number should be
largely increased. The Home needs the money and our
Sunday Schools need the blessing that comes from giving it.
Bro. Pastor and Superintendents, get your Sunday Schools
enrolled as regular contributing schools to this splendid
institution.

Spiritual

In all of our thinking, and planning, and working, we
must not forget that one thing is needful. If the spiritual
life of the church can be intensified, all other needs will be
more easily and more largely met. We are calling upon
our people everywhere to pray that personal consecration, and
love, and good will may abound throughout the conference,
and that a pronounced spirit of evangelism may come upon
the church. Surely this is God's will.

Announcements

Jan. 3. In committee meeting at Weaverville with Bro.
Cranford and people of his charge.

Jan. 7 and 8. With Bro. Burgess, as announced last week.

Jan. 10. With Bro. Furr and the North Charlotte people
— at night.

Jan. 11 and 12. We hope to be at Kannapolis and
Spencer. Definite plans yet to be made.

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Jan. 14 and 15. With Bro. Whitaker on West Forsyth,
as follows: Union Hill, Jan. 14, 7 p. m. ; Pleasant Hill, Sun-
day, 11 a. in. ; Tabernacle, quarterly conference, 2 p. m. ;
Harmony Grove, 7 p. m. Monday, January 15, Stony Knoll,
2:30 p. m. ; Baltimore, 7 p. m.

Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.

WAR AND CRIME

Much has been written about "How to Prevent War."
Nobody seems much interested, however. The fact is people
want war, because war makes big fortunes. Let a law be
passed requiring all men to fare alike; and war will end
immediately. What. sensible reason can there be in requiring
young men to risk their lives, for a dollar a day, to protect
some other man's money, when the other man does nothing
but grow rich by the young man's slavery, called sacrifice.
The instigators of war ought to lie put in the front line of
battle — property ought to be conscripted as surely as human
life — all profit of war ought to be confiscated to public use
— all legislators who think war is essential ought to lead the
battle line. American holders of property in Nicaragua
ought to be on the battle line. With such requirement all
America, within a week, would be as peaceful as a zephyr
in June.

Crime waves are just as unreasonable. When a man
commits a crime, he ought to be dealt with very gently, but
very firmly. He ought to know that he must obey the laws;
or the laws will hold him. After a second conviction, he
should never be turned loose to prey on an innocent public
again. No politician ought to have the power to turn him
loose.

A pardoning board, with all political parties represented
on it, might be given power to parole a prisoner or criminal,
on condition of some one assuming the responsibility of his
future action ; but not otherwise. It would cost no more to
keep them under restraint than it does to run our courts, our
jails, our bootleggers with their fine automobiles, and to
furnish our locks and police and sheriffs and deputies with-
out number. In fact such a system would be self-sustaining,
to say the least of it.

Of course some one will say that Jesus recommended for-
giveness, seventy times seven. He has not read it properly.
Matthew 18:21-22: "Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord,
how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him1?
till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee,
until seven times; but, until seventy times seven." Peter's
question was concerning one of a family — not one who was
destroying family ties — not one who wanted no restraint —
not a menace to society — not one who has no respect for law
or order or decency. Forgiveness "has gone to seed," in
church and family and state, until there is left little respect
for law, divine or secular. S. R. II.

A GOOD PRAYER

THE GRATITUDE GIFT— HOW GOES IT?

We are far enough along now to begin to get a fairly
good idea of things:

1 . It has been presented to every conference in the denom-
ination and so far as I know has not received a single negative
vote. How could any one vote against such a proposition
anyhow ! Every conference accepted its apportionment.

2. Tw-elve conferences, the smaller ones, where we expected
to encounter the most uncertainty, have been the very first to
subscribe their amounts. Here they are ; it .was done right
in the conference session and with such a joyous outpouring
of love : Alabama, Arkansas, Col.-Texas, Ft. Smith-Oklahoma,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Mississippi,
Tennessee, Virginia, Texas. Others are studiously at it.

3. I was particularly anxious for these six southern con-
ferences which are my special work. They all made good
with the exception of South Carolina, which closed its session
very early and before I could get there. But they will meet
their part. But I wish you could have seen Kentucky, and
Georgia and Florida. Down in Florida a layman said, "If
the churches don't pay it I will," and he can be depended on.

4. But the main dependence is on the seven larger con-
ferences. They are the most heavily loaded with other things
to be sure, but here is one proposition wherein no conference
can afford to fail. The Gratitude Gift wins with Maryland,
Pittsburgh, West Virginia, North Carolina, Eastern, Indiana
and Ohio coming through in full. And they are hard at it
and are determined to win. Maryland is well on the way;
so is Eastern. West Virginia has been putting a fine enthu-
siasm into their effort with a splendid committee. Pittsburgh,
according to Dr. Bromfield, will surely meet their quota.
Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio are well set for their
appeal beginning in February.

5. Several conferences, like Michigan, have the Gift in
the regular budget.

6. I have discovered two things: (a) That one of the
most fertile fields for gifts is in memory of those who have
gone, memorial gifts. The Eastern conference proposes to
publish with pictures where available all such gifts in their
conference minutes, (b) That the status of the gifts is the
measure of the enthusiasm of our pastors for it. This is the
time to "bubble over." No such opportunity has or ever
will come to us preachers to set our church before the world
and to square ourselves with our own household. Oh, ministers
of the church, get after this thing and by handsomely doing
it make possible that first night of the General Conference
the supreme moment of our history.

7. Now Kansas is going like a prairie fire. Each charge
has its apportionment and the charge that raises the largest
percentage will be permitted to name "Miss Kansas." One
charge (I will mention it later on) has raised over 200 per
cent. It is coming strong.

But what a. picture when after twenty-six of these Misses
step forward with full hands at the Lyric that wonderful
night the whole great audience rises and sings the Gloria !
James H. Straughn, Director MPCCG.

Recently I heard a minister, leading the devotions of a
great reform convention, include this petition in his prayer :

"Give us the sublime faith that what should be will he
some day."

Let. us patiently wait, and earnestly work, and set our
houses in order for the coming of that day. — L. K. L.

— Gifts of a million dollars each from the Rockefeller
Foundation and the estate of Dr. Charles M. Hall have been
made to American colleges in the Near East. The Rockefeller
gift is for medical facilities at the American University at
Beirut, Syria ; and the American College at Athens benefits
by the other.

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Denominational Enterprises

FOREIGN MISSIONS
The Detroit Student Volunteer Convention

It was ray privilege to attend the Tenth Quadrennial
Convention of the Student Volunteer Convention held in
Detroit, Michigan, December 28, 1927, to January 1, 1928.
Much time would be required and much space would need
to be given if all were told that might be told of this great
convention. I can only hope to touch the "high spots" and
that but briefly.

The Personnel

There they were from all parts of the world beginning
at Detroit and extending even unto the uttermost parts of
the earth. There they were representing every class and
practically every race upon the globe. There they were
representing the leaders of the great missionary enterprise
and those destined soon to become the leaders. There they
were, the old, the middle aged and the young; the teachers
and the pupils; those on the firing line — the missionaries —
those in training — the student volunteers — those on the home
base — the officers, the board secretaries and members of the
boards. There they were with one purpose — world evangeliza-
tion; one vision — world need and the churches' unfinished
task; one determination — to. meet that world need and to
help finish the churches' task.

And what a sight met us at every service, morning, after-
noon and evening. In that spacious auditorium of that mag-
nificent seven million dollar Masonic Temple, at every session,
we were met by that large group of sprightly, enthusiastic,
zealous young people, from twenty-five hundred to three
thousand strong, with the set purpose of carrying out that
last great injunction of the Master — go, preach, win — for
they too had the world vision, they too had heard the Mace-
donian call, they too were there to answer that call. Truly
was one made to feel that here was a part of that great army
which is even now getting ready to carry out the marching
orders of our Christ in the next generation and thus propagate
the church of the living God. Not with a gun-boat program
or other armaments of destructive warfare but with the
"shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of
the Spirit, which is the word of God."

Christ Exalted

In practically every message delivered strong emphasis
was laid upon the pre-eminence of the Christ. Never have I
attended a religious convention in which Christ was more
exalted from the platform than He was at this convention.
It seemed to be the key-note of the convention. In none of
the speakers was this more noticeable than in those from the
foreign lands. Much, they would say, have we that is good
and true In our religions, but they fall short of the full, the
supreme, the essential truth; they are not good enough. To
all that is good and true in any or all other religions must be
added the additional good and truth that is found in Christ.

It seemed like the approach to a rediscovery of the Christ,
in this day of infidelity and unscriptural teaching. As one
of the foreign speakers, born a Mohammedan, so well put it :
"Once Christ is born within, no one can doubt that He is
the Son of God. Once Christ is horn within, no one can doubt
the Resurrection but that Jesus, though dead, is living

living right here among us today. No missionary, man or
woman, ought ever to leave this country for the great foreign
mission field unless he or she is born anew."

And Mrs. Kim, a Korean, so enthusiastically and impres-
sively declared : ' ' Christ is nothing but my life, my joy, my
all. ' ' She accepted Christ when she was but five and one-half
years old. Soon afterward her father and all her brothers
died. Her mother took her to church. When old enough she
dressed her in boys' clothes that she might have the advan-
tages of school and secure an education. She acted the part of
a boy well and went through school. Grown, she was impris-
oned for five and one-half years, six months of which was
in solitary confinement. She got so lonesome there that she
began to pray and there she found Him. And to her He is
now her life, her joy, her all.

Yes, Christ was exalted. Again and again it was made
manifest in the convention that the foreigner, born of the
Christ, is equally as good, if not a better, interpreter of the
Christ than those who have been born and raised in a Christian
environment. Many a so-called Christian might well go to
the foreign Christian to have the Christ rediscovered to him.
S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.
(To be continued)

-H-

THE HIDDEN TREASURE

Roy and Rae were delighted when their father and mother
decided to take a cottage at Mirror Lake.

Mirror Lake is round and reflects the trees and banks just
as though it were a looking-glass.

In front of the cottage, there was a fine, sandy beach
where the children loved to play. Rae had lots of fun rolling
her hoop, but Roy was more interested in building forts and
houses in the sand. He had a little flag to stick in the top
of the fort when it was done, and a small, stuffed dog which
Aunt Susan had just made, answered splendidly for a sentinel
on guard.

Rae could not see any sense if there was nothing inside
of the forts or back of them, to defend.

"What's the use of having a fort," she protested, "if
there are no Indians or enemies to keep away? And besides,
we haven 't any guns to put in the fort ! ' '

Koy looked troubled.

"There are treasures inside this fort," he defended
stoutly. "Way down so deep you can't see 'em. And—
wait ! ' '

He ran back on the shore and returned with some round
sticks which he thrust into the sides of the little mound.

"There," he said, "those are guns, and if anybody comes
around here trying to take this fort, I'll shoot 'em."

"You couldn't shoot very hard with a stick," scoffed Rae.
"Let's dig a well and bring some water from the lake in our
little sand-pails and fill it up."

"All right," agreed Roy, "the people in the fort might
need a drink."

The children went busily to work.

"Oh, see," cried Roy, "the water is coming into our well
of its own self!"

Sure enough, the sand at the bottom of the hole they were
digging was getting damp.

"I wonder where it comes from," asked Roy.

Rae thought a minute.

"It comes from the lake, of course. It soaks through the
sand. 1 know because the .sand is like a sponge and takes

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the water up. It comes creeping, creeping along either on top
or underneath. ' '

The children waited, thinking that a lot of water would
run into their well, but it didn't. So they took their pails
and filled up the hole with water.

"There," said Roy, "now the people in the fort can drink
all they want to."

"Oh," squealed Rae, "just look! The water is going
down fast."

Sure enough, soon there was only a little puddle at the
bottom.

"I know what's happening," Rae declared. "The water
is soaking into the sand at the sides of the well. It runs out
just as we thought it would run in."

Roy was frowning.

"If we could put some cement and stones inside the well
like the one over at the farmhouse, the saud wouldn't tumble
in, and the water wouldn't run out. I'll tell you what," con-
tinued Roy, his eyes sparkling. "I'll go and ask Muvver
for that little piece of stove-pipe under the edge of the cot-
tage. Then we'll put a lot of little stones in the bottom, and
the water can't get away."

"Let's have the well right in the middle of the pile of
sand where the fort is," urged Rae, for it is softer to dig
there. ' '

Roy looked disapproving, but be knew that Rae would
have her owu way, and it was going to lie fun to see if the
new well would really hold water.

Rae kept on digging. After awhile she stopped to rest as
it was warm working in the stm. As she peered into the hole
she had made, something sparkled and threw out tiny rain-
bows which made her blink.

She put her fingers down cautiously and picked up a
handful of the fine, clean, white sand, and there lay a ring
with a sparkling stone in the back of it, held by two little
green-gold dragons.

Rae slipped the ring over her thumb but it was much too
large. Perhaps it would make a bracelet for her doll. The
sand was embedded iu the prongs which held the stone, as
Rae went down to the edge of the lake and washed it and
rubbed it. on her little checked gingham romper suit. The
stone sparkled more than ever. She went back and polished
it again on the fuzzy back of Ponto, the little canton flannel
dog. Then she dropped it into her pocket.

The twins worked very busily, and after the piece of pipe
was in place, they brought stones from Mirror Point where
there were a lot of nice round ones. They stopped to throw
some of them into the water. Whenever they found an espe-
cialy pretty stone, they put it in their pockets, for the little
ones with white bands on them, they liked to play were money.
The water stood in the new well as they had hoped it
would, and they were much pleased. By this time they began
to feel hungry, and were glad to hear the lunch bell.

When they got back to the cottage, they found company,
for their Auntie May had surprised them by arriving unex-
pectedly. They were overjoyed to see her, and were for taking
her right down to the beach to see their well at once. But
their mother said, "No, you must get cleaned up, for Auntie
May is not used to eating with children who have been making
mud pies."

"My," said Mrs. Poster as she slipped off Rae's dress,
"what makes this so heavy!"

"It's my money," giggled Rae; "let me show you."

She tumbled out the stones on a chair, and there lay the
ring.

"Where did you get that?" inquired Mrs. Foster, picking
up the beautiful jewel.

"I found it wheu I digged the well," said Rae.

Mr. Foster came iu at that minute.

"I believe," he said, "that it's the valuable diamond that
was lost three years ago when we were down here. I'll get
in touch with the Chief of Police at Mirrorville. "

He went to the telephone at once.

"Whew!" he said at last, turning to the family circle.
"You kids have done a good morning's work. This is the ring
all right, for it has the twTo dragons at either side, and there
is a reward of $200 for it."

' ' Two hundred dollars ! ' ' echoed the twins.

' ' How many ice cream cones and chocolate bars will that
buy?" demand Roy.

"Enough to give you a lot of stomach aches," said his
daddy. "But how about putting one hundred dollars in
the bank for each of you?"

"I'd rather spend it now," pouted Roy.

Auntie May laughed and took out her pocket-book and
gave each of the children a bright new dime.

"There," she said, "that ought to be enough for the
present. ' '

"It was a real fort, Roy," she nodded admiringly, "for
there was a treasure hidden there after all."

"Of course there was," boasted Roy, "and that's why I
took Ponto this morning when you wanted to leave him home. ' '

"Roy Foster," accused Rae, "you didn't know anything
about the treasure, and I was the one who carried Ponto.
Now' there ! ' '

But Roy was taking his place at the table and didn't
bother to reply to his sister.

"One hundred dollars isn't much good in the bank," he
was saying.

"Not if it's a sand bank, young man," laughed his father.
— Selected.

I WOULD, DEAR JESUS

I would, dear Jesus, I could break
The hedge that creeds and heresy make,
And, like the first disciples, be
In person led and taught by Thee.

I read thy words, so str-ong and sweet;
I seek the footprints of thy feet ;
But men so mystify the trace,
I long to see thee, face to face,

Wouldst thou not let me at thy side,
In thee, in thee so sure confide ?
Like John, upon thy breast recline,
And feel thy heart make mine divine ?

— Selected.

— In the matter of personal character, the things to be most
highly valued are Christ-likeness, spiritual power and whole-
hearted devotion to the service of Christ. When these things
characterize the people of God we shall take the world for
Christ. The failures and defeats that have been suffered by the
Lord's people have come from their failure to be out and out
for Christ. An out and out Christianity, utterly committed to
Christ and His cause, will go from victor3r to victory. Half-
hearted Christianity will go from defeat to defeat. — Selected.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 12, 192S

LFROM PASTORS j
and PEOPLE

Corinth, Littleton Circuit. — There "were no
services at Corinth yesterday as Rev. Mr.
Crutchfield was away on a visit to his parents.
He will preach for us Sunday at 2:30 p. m.

The first quarterly conference was held at
Littleton on Dec. 13th with Rev. S. W. Taylor
in charge; also our expastor, Rev. O'Briant,
and Rev. N. M. Harrison and Rev. Shelton
were present.

Yesterday right after Sunday School the
stewards of this church met to make out the
assessments for this year.

We are sorry to lose one of our most faith-
ful Sunday School and church workers, Miss
Fannie Barns, but she saw where she could
be of better service somewhere else. Our
very best wishes go with her and we hope
to hear good reports from her at Winston-
Salem.

Those visiting at Mr. M. J. Morris's during
the Christmas holidays were Mr. and Mrs.
C. T. Hardy and children, of Lynchburg, Va. ;
Mrs. G. F. Price and children, of Levi, Ky. ;
Mrs. J. L. Doxey and children, of Norfolk,
Va. ; Clifton Morris, of Lynchburg, Va., and
Bonney Morris, of Davis Wagner College,
Norfolk, Va.

Since our last report one of our Sunday
School pupils, Sidney Walker, had the mis-
fortune to fall from a school truck and break
his hip. He was in hospital for three weeks,
but has returned to his home and is getting
along nicely.

We wish for the Herald and its readers
a very happy and prosperous new year.
Mrs. B. F. MORRIS, Reporter.

Jan. 2nd, 1928.

State Street, Lexington. — Our Christmas
entertainment was splendid and the offering
was also good — $37.76. All expressed them-
selves as being pleased with the way the chil-
dren acquitted themselves.

Our services have been well attended since
conference notwithstanding the cold weather.
In the services last Sunday we were glad to
receive Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Way into our
church here. They came from the Jerusalem
Church where Bro. Way served last year.
This gives us a good start for the new year
and we are hoping that others who could be
of real service to the Kingdom by uniting
with the church here will see their way to
join us soon.

We were delighted with the many kind re-
membrances received from old friends during
the holidays. Cards to the number of 121
came all the way from Texas, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Illinois, and many in between
these distances. Fruits and useful articles
from California, and a number of useful
articles from friends that we love inside our
dear old State. We thank you every one.

The church here remembered us with a
beautiful silver flower basket filled with pink
carnations. Each Christmas since we came
except the first they have remembered us
with a silver gift which will last to be handed
down to future generations if not destroyed
in any way. We appreciate these lasting

tokens, for in after years they will be with
us to remind us of the unfailing kindness
which has been manifest in so many ways.

Individual gifts came from Mr. and Mrs.
F. J. Cox, Mrs. H. C. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Walser,
and from Yadkin College a nice box filled
with good things from Mrs. E. L. Owen. All
these gifts either helped to appease the appe-
tite or warm the body. We thank you hearti-
ly, friends.

We are planning now for an early revival
in our church and in our next Workers'
jGouneil, whiqh meets this coming second
Sunday night, will decide on a date for this.
We have the promise of that veteran re-
vivalist, G. F. Millaway, "to assist us. Will
all who read these lines please pray for us?

We are planning now for a better year in
every way and we are hoping soon to have
our church finances clear up in such a way
the budgets of the conference that we may
get in some good work on our church debt.

If all the strong churches could see the
opportunity here and the manful way our
folks are working to get out from under the
burden that is upon us I am sure that there
would be greater effort to pay the annual
conference budget so that not only this but
other places that are struggling could have
the help they deserve to have to make such
churches self-supporting. If this church had
its debt off they could support a pastor the
way they are paying now.

If all our people could have heard the
address of Dr. Dixon at conference I am sure
that many would be moved to give to this
cause as they have never been before and
many of the pressing claims that are on us
now would be relieved.

With prayers for a prosperous new year
to all our workers,

Sincerely,

N. G. BETHEA.

Lineberry, Davidson Charge. — Rev. C. E.
Ridge filled his regular appointment at Line-
berry Christmas day with a good crowd pres-
ent. There was also a large crowd at Chris-
tion Endeavor. After a portion of the pro-
gram was presented, Mr. Winburn Hulin,
brother of Rev. J. W. Hulin, of Midland, was
with us an d gave us a very splendid talk,
which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Despite the severe cold last Sunday, Brother
Ridge preached a fine sermon to a nice con-
gregation.

Having with us Rev. J. W. Frank, our Chris-
tian Endeavor program was postponed. Rev.
Mr. Frank lectured on the methods and living
of the Japanese people. Rev. Mr. Frank, a
missionary, has been stationed in Japan for
several years.

Mrs. C. E. Ridge has been sick for several
days but is improving, we are glad to know.
Also Miss Inez Ridge, her daughter, has been
sick, but is able to be out again.

Miss Maggie Reid, teacher of the Interme-
diate S. S. class, was taken sick Sunday after-
noon, and is thought to have pneumonia. We
hope for her a speedy recovery.

As we are on the threshold of another new
year, we should be thankful that our lives
have been spared, and that we have had the
privileges and opportunities that we have
through the past year, although no doubt
there are some things we would like to be
erased from our lives that have happened in

the past, but now it is history; we can press
forward and try to make the coming year a
brighter and better year than ever before.
May God help us to continue to scatter sun-
shine in the pathways of those who are
broken-hearted, sick or distressed.

Christian people, we ask an interest in your
prayers in behalf of the sick ones of the com-
munity. May we all work together in love,
friendship and truth during the coming year.

Best wishes to the Herald.

ROBERT LANIER, Reporter.

Tabernacle Charge. — Christmas was ob-
served by both churches on this charge with
appropriate exercises. On Saturday afternoon,
December 24, a pleasing pageant was given
at Tabernacle church by the children of the
primary classes. The children, attired in dif-
ferent costumes, carried out their parts well.
At the conclusion of the pageant a beauti-
ful tree was undressed, pastor and wife re-
ceiving a number of valuable presents.

Sunday afternoon, December 25, a splen-
did Christmas program was rendered at the
Julian church. Here, also, the pastor and
wife received several valuable presents. The
people of Tabernacle and Julian have the sin-
cere thanks of both of us for these gifts. It
is really a pleasure to serve such people.

We were glad to have President Taylor
with us in our first quarterly conference. Be-
fore transacting the business he made a very
helpful talk, stressing the importance of co-
operation on the part of every official mem-
ber. His visit was an inspiration. Some for-
ward steps were made at this conference, and
we are working and praying for a good year
in kingdom service.

The pastor went to Greensboro recently to
visit Brother D. H. Hunter and Miss Angeline
Causey, the oldest members of Tabernacle
church, both being mare than 90 years old.
They are loyal to their church and to their
Christ. May the Lord smile upon them as
they face the sunset of life.

Miss Elsie Deviney, who is1 teaching in
Florida, and Miss Elizabeth Hanner, who is
attending High Point College, spent the holi-
days with their parents at Julian.

Rev. T. F. McCulloch will preach at Taber-
nable the fifth Sunday in this month at 11
a. m. H. L. ISLEY.

Gibsonville. — The attendance morning and
evening on the second Sunday of the new
year gave evidence of having thawed out
from the freeze-up of the Sunday before, also
evidence of recovery from the demoralized
attendance the last Sunday of the old year
on Christmas day.

As the Christmas season approached, we, in
our church services, sang about Christmas,
talked about Christmas, and prayed that we
might imbibe the real Christmas spirit and
also exemplify it.

The numerous expressions of good wishes
though cards and substantial gifts from
friends elsewhere and here, including a nice
check from one of the local manufacturing
plants, enabled the pastor and family to
realize that it was Santa Clans time, giving
a thrill, an abiding thrill, not inferior to that
of childhood and boyhood days. Yet, some
people say, "There is no Santa Claus."

Our real presentation of the Christmas idea
was on Friday evening before Christmas in
the giving of the pageant, "White Gifts for

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the King." This was so interesting and so
impressive that for a time it was hoped we
might have it repeated, but finally had to
abandon the idea and content ourselves with
what we had already received in the way of
impression. A treat was given to the pupils
of the Sunday school from the Juniors down.

A hopeful indication is that our young
people are desirous, almost restless, to en-
large their activities through Christian En-
deavor, and are planning to do so in the
near future.

Our church is this week engaged with the
other churches of the town in a series of
union week-of -prayer services, in which we
are praying for and discussing Evangelism,
The Part of the Laity in Church "Work, Chris-
tian Education, Missions, Benevolence and
Welfare, Sabbath Observance, closing on
Sunday night, the 15th, with a grand temper-
ance rally celebrating the eighth anniversary
of the adoption of the Eighteenth Amend-
ment.

Our community has in store a treat sched-
uled for the 17th in the way of a religious
service conducted in the school auditorium
by "The Students' League of Many Nations,"
from a Training School in New York State.
This is given under the auspices of the local
churches.

Our people and pastor were glad to have
as visitors in our congregation Sunday morn-
ing, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Summers, of Greens-
boro, and Mr. and Mrs. Chamblis Davidson,
of Roxboro. Mr. Davidson occupied the chil-
dren's period in the morning service, giving
the little folks such things as will help to
meet their needs. I wish to express apprecia-
tion of valuable suggestions made through
the paper and by letter in response to my
inquiry for help to find something worth while
for the children who attend church. Any time
anyone else has something to offer, I shall
be glad to have it.

T. M. JOHNSON.

Siler City. — On Thursday evening, January
5th, the members of the Senior Christian En-
deavor Society and a number of invited
friends enjoyed a brief business meeting and
a social hour at the home of Miss Sallie Smith,
tendered under the auspices of Miss Minnie
Cooper and Mr. Marvin Phillips. The Chris-
tian Endeavor Society was reorganized, the
following officers being elected: President,
Miss Pearlie Moore; vice-president, Mr. Mar-
vin Phillips ; secretary-treasurer, Miss Clata
Andrew; pianist, Miss Minnie Cooper; assist-
ant pianist, Miss Lebus Stone.

During last year the Senior C. E. Society
raised in various ways $138.72. On the heat-
ing system they paid $70; for paving walk
and repairing steps, $43; for outside people
who assisted in entertainments, etc., $5; and
Christmas treat for children, $5. For the
future they have planned to raise a sufficient
found to paint the church, and with the newly-
elected officers we feel sure they will be able
to accomplish this.

Not only has the Christian Endeavor Soci-
ety been active, but the Ladies' Aid Society,
Missionary Society, church and Sunday school
have been wide awake as well. The Ladies*
Aid and Missionary Societies have for the
past year painted and papered the church
auditorium, placed electrical fixtures in the
auditorium and papered the windows. The
Sunday school rooms have been papered and

painted also, and a new rug placed in the
pulpit. The church has been under-pinned
and a new heatrola added (which probably
has been reported previously).

The financial condition of our church is
very good at this time. The Annual Confer-
ence Budget has been paid in full. The Col-
lege Assessment has been paid in full. Our
pastor has been paid for two months, and
there is enough money on hand to pay him
for the next half month. On the General
Conference Budget we have paid $35.00.

We are very sorry to report at this time
that our pastor is sick again. Last Sunday
Mrs. Dixon filled his appointment at Liberty,
thereby being unable to fill her appointment
here. REPORTER.

Pinnacle and Mt. Zion. — We are now in
the beginning of our nineteenth year as pas-
tor of this charge, and these good people have
as cordially received us as ever in the past
years, if not even more so. For this we are
very thankful, as it seems to make it much
easier for us to serve them, and we trust that
we may be able to do greater . things for
the upbuilding and progress of the church at
large than ever before.

Many of our members, friends and neigh-
bors have remembered us with lots of good
things to eat, such as fresh meats, etc., also
many nice presents from the different Christ-
mas trees, etc. Three of our churches gave
little entertainments, which we think did well
considering the cold weather and the time
we had to give to preparing the programs.
We appreciate all the efforts put forth by
the parents and children, and all these favors
make us feel that we should try to give more
and better service.

Our work seems to be starting off with
the usual interest, and a part of the work
seems to be taking a greater interest than in
the past. The extreme weather has hindered
some, but we are hoping and praying for
the most successful year yet on this charge.
May pastor and people have a broader vision
of what should be done and be willing to give
of their time and talent to carry out this
vision. Let us all pray for each other, that
we may live such lives as to be a grCit influ-
ence for good, and that many of the unsaved
may be brought into the Kingdom.

We again say we are very thankful for
all kindnesses shown us.

A. L. HUNTER.

Kannapolis. — With the beginning of a new
year we are having a good attendance regard-
less of the measles epidemic in our commu-
nity. So many of our children and older
folks are being kept at home. We had a very
good attendance at Sunday school on last
Sundajr, 4(5 being present. Our pastor, Rev.
E. G. Cowan, was at his other charge at Fair-
field. We have service every Sunday except
the second Sunday.

We have a real lively Ladies' Aid Society
here and are doing splendid work. We are
finishing a name quilt and have collected
about $40.00, and have several squares which
have not been turned in yet. We are selling
silverware polish ; $9.00 was turned in on
that last month. We are paying for a piano
for our church and also furniture for the
parsunage, a dining table and 100-piece set
of chinaware, shades for all windows, and a
bed outfit ; with the furniture our pastor
brought they have a very comfortable home.

Mr. Lawson Henderson was burned right
bad; he struck a match about his ear and
it exploded. He was burned in his face, but
I don't think it is serious.

Our president, Rev. S. W. Taylor, will be
with us Wednesday night, January 11. We
are expecting a good crowd.

REPORTER.

Richland Ct., Charlotte Church.— We began

the new year with preaching and Sunday
School. We always have Sunday School
through the winter months unless the weather
is real bad. It snowed us out the first Sunday
in December.

We have preaching service only once a
month. Mr. Love preached a good sermon
Sunday morning. Among those kept away
from church on account of colds were Mrs.
W. S. Crowson and Mrs. Love, the pastor's
wife.

New stewards were elected Sundaj-. They
are D. T. McCain, T. T. Redding and Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Bulla. The other church
officers were re-elected. The stewards and
all other church officers are requested to
meet at the parsonage Wednesday night, Jan-
uary 4th, for a business meeting.

We are hoping for a better year in 192S
than we have ever had before and we know
if we will co -operate and live as we ought
we will have it. REPORTER.

Harris Chapel, Vance. — Rev. M. P. Cham-
bliss preached at the 11 o'clock hour Sunday
and also held the communion service. We
held our C. E. meeting at 7 o'clock, Miss Nel-
lie McSwain being our leader. She gave us
a fine talk, her subject being prayer. Miss
Fannie Smith also favored us with a good
solo. Our Christian Endeavor is quite small
in number yet, but we hope others will join.
Miss McSwain invited all the members to
her home next Wednesday night for a little
social. I think it was understood that Miss
Warren will be our leader for next Sunday
night.

We are sorry to report that Mrs. J. E. Bur-
roughs, one of Harris Chapel's oldest mem-
bers, has been confined to her room for quite
a while. We hope for her a speedy recovery.

With best wishes to the. Herald and all
its readers, A S. S. MEMBER.

Davidson Charge. — It is indeed a pleasure
to lie returned to the pastorate here for the
fourth year. Our accomplishments and our
failures are written in the pages of past his-
tory. While we are in the same field of
labor we have entered upon the threshold of
the new year 1928. The first quarterly con-
ference was held at Pine Hill church on De-
cember 17th. Brother M. K. Surratt was
elected secretary. The business of the con-
ference was transacted in a spirit of brother-
ly love. Plans were made for raising finances
on the charge. These people are to be com-
mended for the splendid progress made last
year in meeting their financial obligations,
as the new Journal will show. I believe that
this will inspire them to do fully as well this
year or better.

I am convinced more and more that a
church or a charge that is doing worth-while
work in the Kingdom service is a church or
charge that meets its financial obligations.
You find a church where liberality and un-

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selfishness prevail, and I think you will find
a church where Christianity and spirituality
prevail. It is not so much a question of how
much we are able to do in Kingdom service.
The real question is, "How much are you
willing to do?" Selfishness with much can
do little, but love with little can do much.

Well, the folks have not come to the par-
sonage in great droves to pound the preacher
severely, neither have groceries come in by
truck loads; but we have been the receivers
of many useful articles since the Annual
Conference. During the holidays the pastor
and family have received quite a number of
useful presents from the people here. We
greatly appreciate every token of appreciation
shown us in word or deed since our return,
and pray God's richest blessings upon all the
flock. Every charge has its problems. They
should stimulate us and cause us to go forth
to conquer with Him who loved us and gave
His life for us.

Now that our plans are made, we must do
our best to work our plans, knowing that our
records of 1928 will soon be on the pages of
eternal history.

Bishop McDowell had been traveling over
the country for many years. One day he
shared his seat in the railway train with a
bright-looking young man who soon opened
conversation.

After a few general remarks the young
man said, "I am a traveling man." The
Bishop thought of the thousands of miles he
had traveled Jn his ministry and said, "So
am I." "My line is jewelry," pursued the
young man. The Bishop thought of Mai. 3:17,
"And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of
hosts, in that day when I make up my jew-
els," and answered, "So is mine." "This is
my first trip," said the young man. The
Bishop replied, "I have been traveling for
the same firm fifty years." "I represent my
own house, for I travel for my father," con-
tinued the young man. "So do I," said the
Bishop. Then the young man said, "I am
determined to make good, for when I go home
I want to carry father a good report." "So
do I," replied the Bishop, prayerfully.

C. E. RIDGE.

mistaken in this particular case. The writer
deeply appreciates and wishes for all a harjpy
and prosperous newr year.

M. P. CHAMBLISS.

Vance Charge. — I wish through the Herald
to express my appreciation to the people of
this charge for the good things received.
Some one has said, "The message of Easter
is 'Think of heaven,' the message of Thanks-
giving Day is 'Think of your blessings,' the
message of New Year's Day is 'Think on the
passing of time,' but the message of Christ-
mas says, 'Think of others.' " Yes, the spirit
of Christmas is the spirit of good will. It is
the spirit of service. This is at least a part
of its message, — think of others.

While thinking of others many of them
did not forget to think of their pastor. I
wish to thank Mrs. II. G. Ellington for shirt.
Master Seth Glover for necktie, Mrs. Lucy
Basket's Sunday school class for stationery
and two pair of hose, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Basket for scarf, Mr. Stephen Greenway $1,
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Reavis $5, Mildred Jones
necktie, and the writer has been informed
that Mrs. J. B. Wiggins has a gift stored
away to be delivered on his next round. I
rather think this is a box of dry goods and
notions. Of course a minister is subject to
mistakes just like other men and may be

State Street. — An unusually large attend-
ance at the services Sunday marked the wel-
come contrast in the weather from that of
the Sunday before. Mr. Lindsey, our super-
intendent, said he was so grateful to see
almost the assembly room full when only a
short while ago we organized with about 13
members.

Mr. Bethea began a series of sermons on
the childhood and boyhood of Jesus. The
beautiful and inspiring subject was presented
in a very helpful and uplifting manner by
Mr. Bethea. Many were heard to express their
appreciation of it.

Sunday night the W. E. M. S. held their
regular monthly meeting at the hour for the
preaching service. The program was given
at this time instead of on Thursday after-
noon as usual, for the honorary members,
almost all of whom are kept away from the
afternoon meeting because of their business.
A large crowd enjoyed this meeting.

Among the new members joining our Sun-
day school lately a very valuable one is Miss
Cleo Spain hour, who is opening a class iu
music and expression at the home of Mr.
P. J. Cox. REPORTER.

Denton. — Due to the fact that the heating
system was not sufficient to heat the church,
a new up-to-date air blast heater has been
installed.

The Christmas pageant entitled, "At the
Door of the Inn," which was given here on
Christmas eve, was pronounced a decided suc-
cess. The children also did their part to
make the program interesting, a very short
program of songs and recitations being given
by them.

There were 120 present at Sunday school
January 8. We have prayer service every
Wednesday evening, Christian Endeavor every
Sunday evening, preaching service every first
and third Sunday at 11 o'clock in the morn-
ing and 7:45 o'clock in the evening.

REPORTER,

Denton Charge. — Some of the churches
failed to elect their reporters before confer-
ence, therefore we have not had as much
news from Denton charge as as should have
had. But the work in general is moving along
fine, and we are expecting each church to re-
port what it is doing.

So far we have not been able to arrange
the appointments satisfactorily for Jerusa-
lem church. We hope some arrangement may
be made to take care of our Methodist Prot-
estants at this union church. As most of the
readers may know, this church was added to
Denton charge at last conference. At pres-
ent we can only offer them night appoint-
ments and fifth Sundays.

The first, quarterly conference granted a
raise of $200 on pastor's salary and propor-
tioned it among the churches. This makes
the present salary $1100, aside from Jerusa-
lem church. The charge also paid for the
moving expenses of the pastor and family.
We thank all these good people for their
support and co-operation.

Many from the different churches have re-

membered us with good things to eat as we
pass among them, but on Christmas afternoon
the Piney Grove members loaded down our
car while wc were in the church. It was a
glad surprise to us. We will not try to men-
tion all the articles or give all the names,
but it was a good pounding for this little
group of loyal workers. We thank each one
of them for their gifts, and pray God's bless-
ings upon them.

E. A. BINGHAM.

Roberta. — Rev. Mr. Short preached a fine
sermon Sunday on "The I Will of the Lord."
Almost everybody enjoyed it. There was no
6:30 o'clock service owing to the light being
down.

Our Sunday school has started to growing
now ; it has been small ou account of the
measles.

The men at Roberta are causing things to
happen. You would not know our church on
the inside; we have four class rooms, ladies'
rest room, and also have put up a gallery
and beaver boarded all over inside. We are
still planning to paint, put new carpet, and
chairs for the choir, before work is stopped.
If you don't believe Mr. Short can work, just
come and see where you will catch him.

Louis, the 14-months-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Calvin Helms, died of double pneu-
monia at its home in Belmont and was bur-
ied Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
Roberta M. P. church, the funeral preached
by Mr. Short.

Our community was saddened by the death
of Brother Braswell, as he was the founder
of our church.

The first quarterly conference will be held
at Roberta next Saturday evening at 6:30
o'clock.

The school has not started yet since it
stopped for Christmas holidays, on account
of the measles.

Wish all of our readers a very successful
year as never before.

MRS. C. W. W.

Pleasant Grove. — Yesterday was a good day
for us in church and Sunday school. While
the attendance was not perfect, yet it was
good. We were pleased to note in the con-
gregation some who are not regular attend-
ants, yet their membership is with us. It is
strange that some people are so hard to under-
stand that when they join any church they
promise allegiance to that church and not
another church. This pastor has had his own
members to speak to him of how they often
attended a church of another denomination
because it was a little nearer to their home
and say, "Is not that just as good as to go
to my own church?" His reply was, "When
you joined the M. P. church, did you promise
to support with your means and presence
this church you attend of another denomina-
tion, or the church you joined?" Strong-mind-
ed men and women of fine character often do
silly things in their church relationships.

While none of our members are very sick
at this time, yet some were kept from church
yesterday because of colds and perhaps other
ailments. Mrs. B. E. Kennedy, Brother R, J.
Kennedy, and others were away from church
yesterday because of sickness. Mrs. Ethel
Newby has also been in several weeks, but is
now getting better. Mrs. J. R. Meredith's

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father "who lives in Concord has been in "bad
health for quite a while. Mrs. Meredith spent
the Christmas holidays and part of the time
since then "with him. We miss her from
church and Sundajr school, as she is one of
our teachers. We trust the condition of her
father may change for the better.

The Ladies' Aid Society held its regular
monthly meeting last week in the home of
Mrs. Vivian Cecil. The attendance was not
as large as usual because of the cold weather,
yet the interest was good. Mrs. Cecil served
delightful refreshments at the close of the
meeting. Three visitors were present — Bro:
G. L. Hilton and Mrs. Cecil's two sisters. This
society has done and is doing fine work. Our
Sunday school rooms upstairs are now com-
pleted and paid for because this society took
the lead in the matter. This preacher would
hardly know how to carry out a real ag-
gressive church program without the help of
a Ladies' Aid Society.

For the last two years we have been hav-
ing no night services at the church on Sunday
nights during the rough winter months.
Last Sunday it was decided to have our reg-
ular services right on through the winter,
same as in summer. This was a wise decision
as there are always a faithful few w-ho keep
the church going "both in and out of season."

Mrs. O. W. Cecil, Mrs. R, J. Kennedy, Mrs.
Clyde Payne, and Mrs. S. L. Murphrey have
been appointed to canvass the membershixi
of the church for subscriptions to the Meth-
odist Protestant Herald. At this church we
have some who read our church paper all the
time, but there are many who seem quite
indifferent along this line. These ladies — like
all other ladies — know how to talk, and we
are expecting a successful canvass.

The new high school building which is to
be erected this summer has been located about
two miles from our church. The church has
voted unanimously to sell our parsonage in
Higli Point and move it to this community.
This will place the pastor in the midst of
his members and near one of the best high
schools in Davidson county.

GEO. L. REYNOLDS.

Rockingham. — We are getting along fine
with our work. We have an excellent Sun-
day school, even though it is not as large as
we would like to see. Our attendance record
for Sunday, January 8, was good. We had
116 on roll and 115 present.

Our prayer meetings on Wednesday night
are still having joint meetings with Evan-
gelistic club. We have very helpful meetings
in this way. Each is a help to the other.

Our pastor has given us excellent service
since his return. He has delivered some of
the finest sermons I have ever heard. He
makes his message so very clear and plain
that any one can understand. We appreciate
our pastor and wife in the highest.

We are very sorry to say that one of our
faithful members, Brother R. F. Gardner, has
moved away and left us. We regret to give
him up. He was a very faithful member and
meant much to us as a churc-h. Brother Gard-
ner, we extend to you a hearty invitation to
come back and visit us at any time.

We heTd our, first quarterly conference on
Saturday night, December 31. The different
officers gave good reports. At this meeting
the secretary of the conference for another

year was elected. The writer was elected to

this office, with Miss Myrtle McCaskill as
assistant.

At the end of the quarterly conference we
held a night watch meeting. We had an ex-
cellent congregation and a fine service. The
meeting closed ten minutes after 12 o'clock.

The same teachers of the Sunday school
were re-appointed for another year. A new
one had to be appointed for Brother Gard-
ner's Bible class as he has moved away. Miss
Evie Gillis takes Brother Gardner's place and
Mrs. Sam Covington is teacher of the Bible
class.

We were glad to have an old brother and
wife, Brother W. T. Collins, back with us on
Sunday, January S. Brother Collins, a wel-
come awaits you at our church at any time.

We have our furnace in and it is doing
fine work. We also have a nice room in
the basement part of the church. The furnace
is giving complete satisfaction. Brother C. E.
Phillips, we are looking for you now. We
have a nice warm place to welcome you. We
also extend a welcome to any of the other
brethren that would like to visit us.

With best regards to the Herald and all
of its readers,

(Miss) BIRDIE CONNELL, Rep.

Gideon Grove, Flat Rock Circuit. — Our re-
porter has been sick and did not meet our
new pastor when he was with us, but am
sure he gave us a good sermon. If I did not
get my part of it, that was my bad luck;
for it is always bad luck for us to miss, even
if we are not able to go. We may read our
Bible in the home and pray God's blessings
on all the conditions of humanity. But there
is something in meeting the congregation and
listening to a good, consecrated sermon that
lifts upward and onward.

We had a splendid Christmas service pre-
pared by our own talent. Quite a number
of grown-up young people took part as well
as the smaller ones, and did well. It is in-
deed encouraging to see our young people
taking rjart in such services.

While we were loath to give up our pas-
tor of the: last three years, we can welcome
our new one, and may we co-operate with
him to the extent that he feels at ease and
that he may be glad to be one of us, and
may we have a great year. Pray for us.

F. J. L., Reporter.

Loves Grove, Midland Circuit. — First, we
want to thank the Conference for sending
Brother Hulin back. We would have been
very much disappointed if he had not come
back. We don't want to boast about him,
but we think he is one of the best men in
the N. C. Conference. He was with us yes-
terday, and his message was a soul-lifter. We
are always glad to have Brother Hulin visit
our home, for it makes me think Papa has
come back to see us.

Our Sunday school is moving on nicely
with our new superintendent. I want us all
to stand by him, for in unity there is strength.

A new year has come with great privileges
for us all to work for our dear Master. If
we will only open our eyes and look around
we may see what our Master wants us to do.

We had a Christmas tree at Loves Grove
church on Saturday night before Christmas,
and it was fine. There was a present on the
tree for every one there was in the house,

old and young alike, and many presents for
people not present. We sent them as a token
of love for our folks.

Yours in His name,

JOHN N. SMITH.

Greensville Circuit, Hobbs Chapel. — Pastor
Powell gave us his best last Sunday on "The
Open and Closed Book." He said that this
book should contain these three things, —
Bible study, prayer, and duty; or the life that
practiced these daily would have an open
book of clean pages. I wish it had been
possible for this sermon to be broadcasted
all over this land of ours.

The first quarterly conference will be held
at Philadelphia Saturday before the fourth
Sunday in this month. All officials are re-
quested to be present; all others are invited
to come.

May the New Year bells ring in much hap-
piness to the Herald readers.

REPORTER.

Greenville Circuit. — Happy New Year to all!
Christmas lias come again and gone. Old
Santa came with smiles and toys. The first
of our Christmas programs was rendered on
Christmas morning at Hobbs Chapel. A beau-
tiful little exercise by the children, in charge
of Miss Dora and Mrs. Willie Pair. The pas-
tor was called upon to render his little part.
A collection for the children in our Home at
High Point was taken. Old Santa had ar-
ranged a beautiful little Christmas tree back
in the pulpit and had spread toys and pres-
ents to gladden the hearts of little folks and
some of us older ones too, for the pastor, the
largest one of all, was not forgotten. A nice
substantial gift came to him.

The second was at Wesley's Chapel on
Christmas night. The ladies had gotten up a
Christmas pageant. The wise men from tho
East and shepherdmen led by the star came
to Bethlehem to see the child Jesus born in
the manger. This was the most impressive,
the most fitting Christmas service I ever at-
tended. Old Santa had beautifully decorated
and put a large Christmas tree to the right
of the pulpit. A knock at the door, in
stepped old Santa, a jolly old soul; this niadf
the children all laugh. Old Santa commenced
to unload. It seemed he had presents for
every one; the pastor's name was called sev-
eral times ; for an hour and a half Santa
was busy giving out his presents. When
the tree was unloaded he commenced to pull
out baskets, boxes from under the tree and
pile down by side of pastor, things of many
varieties, a real pounding for the pastor and
family. The ladies said this was a slight
token of their appreciation of their pastor's
return to them for the fifth year. This made
us very happy and thankful to serve so kind
a people.

The third was at Philadelphia on Monday
night. A nice exercise was given by the
children. A beautifully decorated tree stood
just behind the pulpit loaded with presents.
Old Santa was on time but very tired ; lie
showed much fatigue. I think he had been
nut with some of the boys hunting during
the day. He unloaded his pack and dis-
tributed many presents to gladden old and
young. The pastor came in for a share.
Among the pastor's presents was a beautiful
shiny five dollar gold piece from R. M., S. E.

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and G. G. Pearson with the good wishes of
the three brothers to change the pastor's luck
for another year.

The fourth entertainment was at Mathews
Chapel on Tuesday night. An interesting
program was rendered by the children. A
beautifully decorated tree was loaded with
presents. Old Santa came in covered with.
snow. He must have come from the north,
for we had had no snow here. He showed
age and seemed somewhat crippled. He man-
aged to unload and jollied the crowd, giving
out many presents.

The fifth was at Ebenezer. The pastor was
delayed by auto trouble and when I arrived
the exercise was well over. I was told the
exercise was very fine. A nice tree loaded
with presents. Old Santa came in fully re-
covered and went to his job making happy
hearts all over the large crowd. Here the
pastor was not forgotten and came in for a
share. Fine order at all the churches. I
hope we will not forget the Christ and will
make him real in all of our lives throughout
the year. For us it has been a good Christ-
mas. We have been kindly remembered by
hundreds of our friends in many states. For
ten days before Christmas the mail man
brought us cards and presents, sometimes ten
to fifteen a day. Some packages said, "Don't
open till the 25th." For 26 years of mar-
ried life stockings were hung for Santa to
fill till this time there were no stockings
hung on account of the little absent stocking
of our baby. We could not look upon, the
absent stocking. Somehow somebody must
have thought by so many remembrances com-
ing to us.

We truly thank every one who so kindly
remembered us at this Christmas time. May
God bless every one. H. L. POWELL.

To the officials of Greenville Ct.: Our first
quarterly conference will convene at Phila-
delphia on Saturday before the fourth Sunday
in January. Preaching at 11 o'clock, lunch,
business session at 1 o'clock p. m.

H. L. POWELL.

Halifax. — On the first Sunday we preached
at Eden church at 11 a. m. A very good con-
gregation for the beginning of the new year.
We had with us Mr. Lee S. Neville, of Ashe-
ville, and his sister, Pearl Neville, of N. C.
C. W., Greensboro, N. C, and some others
who were visiting in the community. In the
afternoon we preached at Union. After the
services here at Union, we found our car
loaded with sugar, dried fruit, canned fruit,
corn flakes, eggs, etc., and instructions to call
at a certain home in a few days and get my
chickens. We decided that it was another
real Methodist pounding.

We want to thank the following for this
pleasant surprise: Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Neville,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis, Mr. and Mrs.
N. W. Cousin, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Lewis, Mrs.
W. T. Smith, and probably some others whose
names were not found on the packages.

Wc want to thank every one on the charge
for the many Christmas cards and rjresents
and poundings we have received. It has
been a real Christmas for the pastor and
family, but we had better be careful what
we say, or some other preacher will be want-
ing my charge next fall, or even the editor
will be tempted to quit his job and come
down here and serve these good people.
C. L. SPENCER, Pastor.

Asheville. — Sunday was another good day
for us here. Bro. Casto gave us a most help-
ful message in the forenoon. He told us
hew to forget the unnecessary things — how
to "leave them behind.' Our hates and hurts
and dislikes and prejudices and sorrows and
failures and evil habits and sins; how that
God will take all these from us, if we let
Him; that the high calling in Christ Jesus
should be our only goal. Sunday night Dr.
A. F. Purkiss, of the Christian Layman's
movement, Pittsburgh, gave us a heart-search-
ing message on "confessing sin.' He espe-
cially interested our young people, inviting
their questions and giving instances of joyous
service by young people, who have given up
sin for Jesus. Prof. VanMeter added much
td tlie enjoyment of the occasion. He will
conduct the prayer meeting this Wednesday
night, and will continue to teach us in soul-
winning and in personal living. On Thursday
night of last week he led us in a delightful
meeting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. L.
Meriwether, Lake View Park. There were 25
present, and every one was blessed.

Pastor Paschall left us Tuesday, January 3.
He carried with him the confidence and
grateful blessings of all our people. It is
the regret of all that he must be away from
us until May, but every one is determined
to do his best for the church in the absence
of our pastor. President Taylor presided over
our quarterly conference on January 2. He
gave us many timely suggestions. Bro. Pas-
chall set a worthy goal in each department.
Our Christian Endeavor Society gave a de-
lightful social after the quarterly conference
adjourned. Miss Flossie Stout was the chair-
man in charge, and was supported by the
entire society. We regret the illness of Mrs.
C. C. McNeil. She has been in the French
Broad Hospital for ten days. She is improv-
ing, and hopes to be at home soon. Mrs.
Thad Carter is also in the French Broad
Hospital. Today Mrs. S. V. Pickens' funeral
is being held in the M. E. Church in Hen-
dersonville. She and her late husband are
remembered as loyal friends of our denomina-
tion. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sidireyer have a
now member for our Cradle Roll. Our church
here is much indebted to Bros. Hiatt and
Hanner and Charnock for overhauling the
furnace, and thus insuring comfortable Sun-
days for our worshipers.

There were several new members in Sunday
School last Sunday. The C. E. meeting was
very interesting and helpful. Mrs. McNeil
has appointed Mrs. J. S. Williams to act as
president of the Missionary Societies during
Mrs. McNeil's illness. REPORTER.

this union two sons were born, G. Lawrence i

and Jerome. /

In early womanhood she professed religion
and joined Hebron M. P. Church, and re-
mained a consistent member till death. She
A\as a regular attendant at church as long as
her health would permit, and was always
interested in church work. She was a good
woman, liked by every one.

The funeral services were conducted by her
pastor in the home January 5, in the presence
of a large crowd, and the remains were then
taken to the cemetery at Hebron and placed
beside her husband who preceded her a little
more than one year ago.

The large concourse of people gave testi-
mony to the esteem in which she was held
by the community.

She has come to the end of her journey.
Her sickness and sorrow are o'er.
She has entered the beautiful city.
She dwells on the golden shore.

Her spirit is hovering o'er us.

Her memory dwells in our hearts.

For I know that some day we shall meet her,

Never, no never, to part.

MRS. LELIA GILL, Reporter.

Hebron, Orange Circuit. — We had a nice

Christmas rjrogram and tree and I think it
was enjoyed by all. Much credit is due Mrs.
W. B. Jones and Misses Nannie McAdams
and Velma Sykes for training the children.

Our pastor preached Christmas Sunday. The
congregation was small, and the ones absent
missed a good sermon.

There seems to be an epidemic of colds
in the community. Hope it will soon pass
over.

Mrs. Jerome Steele has been sick, but is
improving.

On January 4, 1928, Hebron lost one of her
charter members in the death of Mrs. J. A.
Steele, aged 73 years, three months and 13
days. She was married March 29, 1877. To

Tabernacle. — Our Sunday School is doing
well considering the weather, but we are not
having as large attendance as we would like.

A good audience enjoyed Brother Isley's
sermon Sunday morning. His subject was
"A Walk With God." Enoch was used as an
example.

A banquet is to be given at the home of
Mr. E. T. Coble Friday evening, January 13,
at 6 o'clock, for the fathers and sons of
Tabernacle Church. It is hoped all fathers
and sons will be present. REPORTER.

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REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $181,601.99

Mrs. Ella J. Mitchell 10.00

C. C. Bobbins 1,000.00

R. L. Allred 25.00

$182,636.99
Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported, $$9,012.21. No
receipts since last report.

The handsome amount credited to C. C.
Robbins is a payment on one of the new
pledges secured by Messrs. Penny and Milli-
kan. Our best thanks are tendered to Bro.
Robbins and to others for their aid.

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Correction. — Last week we made S. R. H.
say, "The activity of the young people is the
topic of the church," whereas he wished to
say, "The activity of the young people is the
activity of the church." The only excuse we
have is that Bro. S. R. H. does not write with
the typewriter degree of legibility. We beg

his pardon.

— • —

—On January 1, 1928, the 65th anniversary
of President Abraham Lincoln's emancipation
proclamation (January 1, 1863), slavery was
abolished in the British Protectorate of Sierra
Leone, in West Africa. On that date a quar-
ter of a million natives of "Darkest Africa"
were given their freedom. Many of the slaves
that were brought to America in colonial
times came from Sierra Leone.

January 13, 1938

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR NOVEMBER AND

DECEMBER

A. C. B.

Spring Church $137.50

Liberty-Siler 70.00

Alamance 40.00

Pleasant Grove 25.00

Bandolph ". 12.00

Lebanon 14.03

Glen Raven 13.00

Mt. Hermon 2.56

G. C. B.

Henderson $ 20.00

Spring Church 6.69

Liberty-Siler 35.00

Orange 7.00

Asheboro 17.58

Alamance 5.00

State Street 37.76

West End 20.00

Tabernacle 11.32

North Davidson 18.90

Randolph 4.00

Pinnacle and Mt. Zion 8.S0

Chase City 3.26

Mecklenburg 2.50

Draper 2.35

College

Henderson $115.00

Spring Church 12.50

Burlington 125.00

Liberty-Siler 26.00

Orange 80.00

Granville 84.00

Aalmance 6.00

English Street 40.00

West End 8.00

Vanee 22.00

Tabernacle 14.25

Randolph 5.00

Spencer 10.00

"Union Grove 10.00

Haw River Mis 10.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Superannuates

Vance $ 4.00

W. H. M. S.

Henderson $101.90

High Point 105.30

Grace 50.00

Orange 23.10

Granville 3.00

Mebane '. 66.50

Forsyth 43.57

Enfleld 36.00

Calvary 30.00

Winston 24.45

Gibsonville 30.00

Bess Chapel 19.50

Pinnacle and Mt. Zion 6.82

Welch Memorial 10.00

Thomasville, Com 2.00

Fountain Place 10.00

West Forsyth '. 10.00

Randleman 7.53

Why Not 3.30

Asheville 1.60

Yadkin College 5.75

W. F. M. S.

Henderson $ 16.88

High Point 79.00

Burlington 11.25

Grace 76.00

Granville 4.00

Asheboro 61.60

Mebane ' 2.55

Alamance 14.70

State Street 2.50

West End H-25

Winston 1.90

North Davidson , 3.75

Charlotte 21.45

Reidsville 15.00

Welch Memorial 2.60

Thomasville, Com 9.00

Whitaker's 9.00

Why Not 3.65

Graham 6.80

Asheville 4.S0

This report is made by charges and not by
individual churches. It seems impracticable
to make it otherwise. However, in case of
Liberty and Siler City, according to an ar-
rangement that these two churches have
among themselves, it should be noted that
the credits given to this charge go to the
Siler church.

In the number of charges listed for budget
credits up to this time, this report is highly
gratifying. Out of a total of 92 charges, 49
have credits on the budgets. This is certainly
an encouraging beginning, and if we can rely
on this as an index to what is to follow, there
is a good year ahead. Thirty-one charges
report Christmas offerings, though only 14
are included in this report. We expect that
others will yet report, and this number, we
hope, will be considerably increased.

Henderson leads the list by a good margin,
and Spencer, Union Grove, Haw River Mis-
sion, Fountain Place, and West Forsyth tie.
High Point, Spring Church, Burlington, Lib-
erty-Siler City, Grace and Orange are all
beyond the one hundred mark, and Granville,
Asheboro, Mebane and Alamance are close to
it. We wonder which one will be the first to
reach it, and how long Henderson will hold
the lead, and which one of the tying charges
will break the tie. We predict some inter-
esting happenings in this list during the next
three months, and we certainly feel very
grateful for what seems to us a splendid
beginning.

Let us urge again, brethren, that you push
collections now. A failure to do this can not
but result in hurt to our budget interests.
And let us remember always that a praying
church is a paying church. The Lord make
grace abound toward us that we may respond
to the financial needs of His kingdom.
Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR.

Jan. S, 1927.

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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

Topic for January 15. — What Difference

Does Reading the Bible Make? Ps. 1:1-6.
Topic for January 22. — What Difference

Does It Make What We Do on Sunday? Matt.

2:23-28; 3:1-6.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Lesson for January 15. — Jesus and Sinners.
Mark 2:1-17.

Lesson for January 22. — Jesus and the Law.
Mark 2:18; 3:6.

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—Yale University's drive for $20,000,000 ad-
ditional endowment has passed the goal, ac-
cording to a report by the chairman of the
fund, the total subscriptions amounting to
$210,578 more than the sum asked, with
pledges still coming in. This makes Yale,
at least on paper, the richest university in
the United States.

THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONVENTION

To every Methodist Protestant the year
1928 has a blessed meaning. Every year
brings sublime privileges and golden oppor-
tunities for kingdom service, but this year
brings a peculiar blessing to our people. Our
thoughts go back through the years and we
think of the adversities, the hardships, the
persecutions of our forefathers. We think of
their courage, their heroism, their faithful-
ness. As such thoughts as these flood our
souls, our hearts fill with joy and in our
musing there seems to be a great cloud of
witnesses who hover about us. These wit-
nesses bid us go forward iu kingdom service
with the same spirit, with the same courage,
with the same faithfulness that characterized
their service. In the midst of the group is
Jesus, the great head of the church, and He
too bids us go forward.

Of course we will raise the Centennial
Gratitude Gift ; we will bring more money
than ever to the church ; we will strive to
grow daily in the grace and knowledge of
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and the
deepest desire, the great passion of our souls
will be to win souls for Him. We are also
looking forward with great earnestness and
delight to the Young People's Convention and
the General Conference to be held in Balti-
more next May. May these two meetings re-
ceive such splendid co-operation from every
member of our church that they will be a
glorious success and prove to be a mountain
top experience, where we shall get a broader
vision of kingdom service, where we shall
realize more keenly the world's needs, and
where we shall receive power for our tasks.

But this article is to deal only with the
Young People's Convention. This convention
will be held iu Baltimore, Md., St. John's
Church, next May 10-16. Some of the most
prominent speakers of Ameriea have been
secured for this convention. The program is
most worthwhile and vital and you can not
afford to miss it. Let the slogan of every
Methodist Protestant be: On to Baltimore
in May.

We are conducting a pre-convention regis-
tration campaign. Have you registered? If
not, now is your opportunity to do so. If
you register and attend the convention, you
will get free lodging and breakfast. If you
register and do not attend, you will get a
detailed report of the work done in the con-
vention and more than that you will be aid-
ing a great and most worthy cause. The
registration fee is 50 cents. The registration
agent for the North Carolina Conference is
Rev. J. Elwood Carroll, High Point College,
High Point, N. C. Let him have your regis-
tration at once ! Thank you !

Rev. Lawrence Little, the general secretary
of the Young People's Board, asked that
North Carolina be responsible for 300 regis-
trations. Let's get a thousand! We can
easily do it. It will be of interest to note
that about 200 people have already registered.
Rev. F. L. Gibbs visited several of our
churches the week following Christmas and
met with great success. He did a splendid
work and the board is sincerely grateful to
him for his earnest efforts.

May every one have a very prosperous and
happy year and you will lie more so if you
register for the Young People's Convention.
FRED W. PASCHALL, President of Board.

Page Fourteen

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 12, 1928

Woman's Missionary
Department

Miss Esther Ross, Editor
Miss Mary C. McCulloch, Assistant

Address matter for immediate publication
in this department to Miss Mary C. McCul-
loch, 170S Asheboro Street, Greensboro, N. C

NOTICE TO MISSIONARY RECORD
AGENTS

The missionary year is rapidly passing by,
and we have just three months in which to
finish up all parts of the work before the
next branch meeting. As your Missionary
"Record agent of the branches, I am request-
ing each auxiliary Record agent to do her
very best to secure just as many new sub-
scribers as she can from now until March
1st. Also collect from those whose subscrip-
tions have expired and send in. Mrs. Amos,
the editor of our splendid Missionary Record,
is in need of funds, and is calling on me to
present this matter to the auxiliaries, and I
trust you will respond as quickly as you can.
If I can assist you in any way in this work,
let me know.

MRS. J. E. PRITCHARD, Record Agent.

351 N. Fayetteville St.,
Asheboro, N. C.

Notice to Executive Committee of the
W. H. and F. M. S.

The Executive Committee will meet Thurs-
day. January 19, at 10 o'clock, with Miss
Velna McCulloch on Broad Avenue, Greens-
boro, N. C, instead of with Mrs. C. W.
Bates, as previously announced.
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GOOD FOR THE WASHINGTON STAR

Daily papers are now, and probably will be
for some time to come, well supplied with
gruesome details and guesses concerning the
crimes of Hickman, the confessed murderer
of two persons in California. The Washing-
ton Evening Star, using material on this sub-
ject sent out by the Associated Press, places
a sensible note at the head of the dispatches.
This is the statement:

"Certain details of the Hickman confes-
sion which today have been made public are
omitted from the report as printed in The
Star. This policy will be continued on the
basis that with the criminal in the hands of
justice, the obligations of a family news-
paper are fully discharged when it prints the
legitimate news and omits the revolting inci-
dents to an unspeakable crime."

There are other dailies of the type repre-
sented by the Washington Star. Such papers
should be bought and read. L. K. L.
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— Representative Charles Manly Stedman, of
Greensboro, N. C, the oldest member of Con-
gress, will be S7 on January 29. He has been
a member of the House since 1911. George II.
Combs, Jr., of Kansas City, Mo., the youngest
member of Congress, is only 2S. He is serv-
ing his first term.

— The floods in this year of floods have
shifted to England. Londoners have been
much alarmed and inconvenienced by the ris-
ing and overflow of the Thames,

QUOTA FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR METH-
ODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Ree'd Since
Charge Goal Nov. 1

Alamance 56 1

Albemarle 15 2

Anderson 35

Asheboro 35 28

Asheville 20

Bess Chapel 25

Bessemer City ,.11

Bethesda 10

Burlington 75 20

Caroleen 15

Charlotte 20 8

Chase City 11

Chatham 22 1

Cleveland 00 1

Concord 30 1

Connelly Springs 10

Creswell 40

Davidson 54 9

Democrat 20 1

Denton 42 4

Draper 11 2

P.nfield 19 3

Pairview 30

Fallston 95 4

Flat Rock SO

Friendship 25 1G

Forsyth 48 1

Fountain Place 10

Gibsonville 28 4

Glen Haven 33

Graham 26 S

Granville 62 6

Greensboro, Calvary 16 3

Greensboro, Grace 30 1

Greensboro, St. Paul 16

Greensboro, West End 25 3

Greenville 47 3

Guilford 37 2

Halifax 50 4

Haw River 4S IS

Henderson 40 ** 3

High Point, Eng. Street 14 4

High Point, First 65 6

High Point, Lebanon 22 1

High Point, Welch Memorial.. 30 1

Jerusalem 10

Kannapolis 5

Kernersville 37 11

Lexington, State Street 10 16

Lexington, South 20

Lincolnton 20 1

Littleton 54 8

Mebane 23 5

Mecklenburg 30 5

Melton's Grove 5

Midland 60 4

Mt. Carmel 10

Mocksville 45 4

Moriah 8

Mt. Hermon 85 1

Mt. Pleasant 65

Orange 75 27

North Davidson 85 6

Pageland 30

Pleasant Grove 15 2

Pinacle 51 .8

Porter 4

Randleman 43 6

Randolph '.85

Reidsville 14 5

Richland 36

Roberta 26

Rockingham 7 2

Roseneath 6

Saxapahaw 58 4

Shelby 7

Siler City 25 1

South Winston 10 1

Spencer 12 2

Spring Church 33 2

Tabernacle ., 65 2

Thomasville, Com 12

Thomasville, First 12 2

Union Grove 13

Vance 54 26

Weavervillc 25 2

West Forsyth 60 5

West Thomasville 42

Whitakers 13

Why Not 58

Winston, First 35 4

Yarborough 17

Fairfield 8

Yadkinville College 8

The publisher regrets that he cannot give
the number of subscribers by charges. We
classify by postoflices with a view to mailing.
Perhaps pastors aided by their congregations
can ascertain how many current subscriptions
there are. Those just expiring, of course,
should not be counted. Those running six
mouths yet should be counted as halves. To
the current number and number of renewals
add the new ones. We will gladly correct any
errors pointed out to us.

State Street church, Lexington, goes beyond
its goal this week, thanks to Brother Bethea
and some lay brethren there.

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HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. G. R. Brown, $1.50; Rev. H. W. Bell,
$1.50; Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk, $3.50; Rev. J.
D. Cranford, $1.50 ; Eev. B. M. Williams, $8.25 ;
Rev. W. F. Ashburn, $3.00; Rev. O. C. Loy,
$3.00; Rev. W. C, Hall, $3.00; Rev. C. L.
Spencer, $1.50; Rev. N. G. Bethea, $10.50; Rev.
H. F. Fogleman, $3.00; Rev. W. H. Neese,
$1.00; Rev. H. L. Powell, $1.50; Rev. H. F.
Surratt, $6.00; Rev. L. W. Gerringer, $1.50;
Rev. R, S. Troxler, $4.50; Miss Lizzie Hardin,
$3.00; D. T. Gaster, $3.00; Rev. A. L. Hunter,
$1.50; Rev. Geo. R. Brown, $3.00; Rev. J. B.
Trogdon, $4.50; Rev. Geo. R. Curry, $3.00;
Eev. J. T. Sisk, $6.00; Rev. J. R. Anderson,
$1.50.

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— President Coolidge is doing something this
week that is very unusual for a President —
he is leaving the Hnited States. His trip —
to Havana, Cuba, and back — will keep him
away from Washington about a week. He is
traveling from Washington to Key West, Fla.,
by train ; from Key West to Havana on a
battleship. He will arrive in Havana in time
to attend the opening of the Sixth Pan-
American Congress next Monday, January 16^
He will make a speech before the Congress,
remain in Havana two days, and then return
to Washington over the same route. He is
the first President ever to attend a Pan-
American Congress. — Current Events.

— President Coolidge is not going to Cuba
on a pleasure trip. Pie is going because he
considers the Sixth Congress the most impor-
tant Pan-American Congress that has ever
been held. The chief purpose of these con-
gresses is to increase good feeling between
the 21 American republics. — Current Events.

— Leading statesmen of all nations are
agreed that the outstanding world question
is this: How can permanent peace be attained
among nations?

January 12, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

MARRIED

Payne-Riddle

On the night of the 24th of December, Mr.
Sherman D. Riddle and Miss Iola Payne were
united in marriage by the writer, who is a
former pastor of the bride. The ceremony
was performed in the presence of only the
necessary witnesses.

Mrs. Riddle is the accomplished daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Payne, of near Saxa-
pahaw. She is a loyal member of Salem
M. P. Church. For some time she has held
a position in Burlington.

Mr. Riddle is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Adolphus Riddle, of Burlington, and is a
young man of sterling character.

Mr. and Mrs. Riddle will reside in Bur-
lington. II . L. ISLEY.

Williams-Teague.

On Thursday afternoon, December 22nd, at
the home of the bride, and in the presence
of the family, Miss Mildred Ella Teague be-
came the bride of Motte Andrew Williams.
The ring ceremony of the Methodist Prot-
estant Church was used by the writer, pastor
of both bride and groom.

Mrs. Williams is the youngest daughter of
Prof. E. E. Teague and wife, of this city. She
is one of the outstanding young people of the
Pirst Church, Thomasville, and is president
of the C. E. Society. For about two years
Mrs. Williams has been employed as stenogra-
pher in the office of H. R. Kyser, prominent
attorney of this city.

Mr. Williams is a native of Montgomery
county, and has lived in this city for about
two years. He is at present employed by
the Maurice Mills Co.. manufacturers of high-
grade hosiery.

It was the pleasure of the writer to receive
both of these young people into our church,
and they carry with them the good wishes of
both pastor and people.

J. L. TROLLINGER.

Harris-Ballard

At five o'clock on Friday afternoon, Decem-
ber 23rd, Miss Sally Ballard became the happy
bride of Grant Harris, the ring ceremony of
the church being used by the writer. This
ceremony was performed at the parsonage of
the First Church, of Thomasville, in the pres-
ence of only a few friends.

Mrs. Harris is the daughter of Mrs. Blanche
Ballard, of this city, and a member of our
church, having united since the writer be-
came pastor. Mr. Harris is the son of Mr.
nammett Harris, one of the charter members
of the First Methodist Protestant Church in
Thomasville, of which church Grant is a
member. They will make their home at the
old Harris home place, on Warner and Wood
street. J. L. TROLLINGER.

Gordon-Dorsett
A wedding, which came more or less as a
surprise, was that wherein Raymond Gordon
took Miss Corrie Dorsett, our Junior C. E.
superintendent and teacher in the Beginners
Department, as his bride. Of course we
thought they would marry, but never did we
think it would happen just when it did.
Coming to the parsonage about 4:30 in the

afternoon of, December 24th, and in the
presence of only a few friends we used the
ring ceremony, and pronounced them hus-
band and wife.

Mrs. Gordon is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Fletcher Dorsett, and a grand- daughter
of the late Hammett Harris, of our church
and city. She is loved and respected by all
who know her.

Mr. Gordon is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ivey Gordon, of Fullers, N. C, and for some
time has been holding a position with the
Thomasville Chair Co. of this city. They
will make their home with the bride's parents
on Julian Avenue.

J. L. TROLLINGER.

Butts-Fuller.

In the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. O'Briant,
Rosemary, N. C, Dec. 31st, 1927, Mr. Edward
F. Butts, of Littleton, N. C, and Miss Addie
Pauline Fuller, of Rocky Mount, N. C, were
united in marriage, Rev. J. B. O'Briant offi-
ciating. J. B. O'BRIANT.

THE M. P. C. G. G.

A case of "flu" has kept me in the bed for
the last three days, and I am writing this
sitting up in the bed. I am doing it that
the matter of our share in the M. P. C. G. G.
may be kept before our attention.

The time is almost upon us to put the
actual campaign on in our local churches.

See report of special committee on page 4S
of nevr conference journal; or see same report
on page 5 of the Methodist Protestant Herald.

In that report the conference said: "We
designate February as the time when our
churches shall receive the gifts of our people
for this purpose." The conference also said:
"We recommend that each of our churches be
requested to appoint centennial committees
who shall co-operate with the pastor in pre-
senting the matter to our people. That the
pastors be expected to preach centennial and
denominational sermons, and in every way
prepare the minds and hearts of their mem-
bers for this presentation."

Pastors and Delegates Please Note.

Pastors and delegates will please note thia
conference action and proceed to appoint the
committees in local churches and to get their
people in readiness for this appeal.

It is an appeal for a gratitude gift to God
for His blessings and His leadings upon the
Methodist Protestant Church for 100 years.
February the Month.

We are directed to put on this campaign
in February, and we are hoping it will be
finished in February.

All stations should finish it on the first
Sunday in February.

And all larger circuits should plan to finish
the campaign on that Sunday in February
when your pastor visits your church.

Surely this is one cause to which every
member will contribute.

The child, the youth, the middle-aged and
the aged surely will all bring their gifts, be
they small or large, and lay them upon the
altars of our beloved church in gratitude to
God.

Take Pledges?

Yes, take pledges, but take them with the
understanding that they are to be paid by
April 1. 1928. Mr. J. D. Ross, Asheboro, N. C,
is campaign director for the North Carolina

conference. So as soon as your church has
subscribed its quota, get word to Mr. Ross,
and we will keep the matter in the Herald
in the order reports are received in his office.

Send all money for this fund to Mr. J. D.
Ross, Asheboro, N. C.

Let's make a record job of this. We can
do this during February, 1928, if we will.
Come on, let's say, "We can do it during
February, and we will." To do this every
pastor, every Sunday School superintendent,
every steward, every delegate, and every
Methodist Protestant who loves the Lord, and
who is loyal to his church will have to get
busy.

The Methodist Protestant Church was or-
ganized in Saint John's Church, Baltimore,
Maryland, in May, 1828, and will celebrate
the centennial of its organization at its Gen-
eral Conference session to be held in Saint
John's Church, Baltimore, in May, 1928.

OUR CENTENNIAL

At Saint John's Church in Baltimore
By old Atlantic's stormy shore,
'Twas eighteen- twenty- eight in May,
When a band of freemen Knelt to pray
For guidance in a cause most dear.
For wisdom and a vision clear,
To Him who sacrificed and gave
A perfect life a world to save.

And while they thus our King adorn
Our dear old M. P. Church was born,
And we, with all our joys and cares

Are living answers to those prayers;
How thankful then we all should be
That by God's love we were made free;
Then shall we not this very day
Even as they just kneel and pray —

Dear Father, thru thy loving grace,

Our fathers' prayers gave us a place

Where we can serve and worship thee

In a land by sacrifice made free;

0 keep us faithful since they've gone

As we thy will still carry on

'Til that grand time in glory when

By thy great love we meet again.

For all the blessings of these years,
Dear Lord, we thank thee thru our tears;
With gratitude our gifts weTl bring
And place them at thy feet, O King!
When once again we kneel and pray
In nineteen-twenty-eight in May
At Saint John's Church in Baltimore
By old Atlantic's peaceful shore.

F. E. STOTTLEMIRE.
Cambridge, Ohio.

Knowing Bro. Stottlemire at Cambridge,
Ohio, and knowing his purpose in writing
the above poem for our Sunday School litera-
ture, I have taken the liberty of quoting his
splendid poem in this connection.

May God bless in this worthy undertaking
while 2S.000 Methodist Protestants in North
Carolina, co-operate in doing this one thing
during February.

"They Presented Unto Him Gifts"

"Give and it shall be giveu unto you ; good
measure, pressed down, and shaken together,
and running over, shall men give into your
bosom."

God bless and direct all of us.
Faithfully yours,

A. G. DIXON.

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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, JANUARY 19, 1928

NUMBER 11

"Evolution Disproved"

Many people have become sick and tired of the evolution
discussion. They have no great interest in the question as to
how God produced the world. However it was, they feel that
it was all right, and they are not curious to know the precise
way, and have a feeling that they could not understand the
way even if it were explained to them. It is one of the deep
tilings of God which they are willing shall remain unknown
throughout the present life. But the chief reason for a revul-
sion of feeling against the discussion is in the spirit and
temper of those engaging in the discussion. So-called scien-
tists show anything but a scientific spirit in their utterances
on this subject. They show a temper which utterly disqualifies
for the discovery or perception of the truth. And many of
those who oppose the evolutionists do so in a similar spirit.
Because of the unfairness of the "scientists" who are propa-
gandists and not scientists and because of the spirit and
temper shown by many who oppose the doctrine of evolution,
many people have turned a deaf ear to the whole discussion.
They do not want to read or hear about it further.

The editor confesses that he sympathizes thoroughly with
those who have become disgusted with the discussion of evo-
lution. The thought of descent from inferior beings is not
so repulsive as the spirit shown by members of the human
race in their controversy with each other. We heard of two
old people in Michigan who quarreled with each other as to
which was better prepared to die ; the old man insisted that he
was, the old woman that she was. This quarrel over evolution
seems similarly out of place.

Yet it is a subject that will not down because some people
become tired of it. It has moral implications if it has no-
bearing on any practical art of civilization. There is a vague
notion that evolution displaces design and therefore tends to
atheism. This is false, of course; but people must be guarded
against the fallacy, and somebody must face the question and
speak the truth.

We have received a new book, entitled "Evolution Dis-
proved," which gives us a new interest in the controversy.
Heretofore it has been thought sufficient to say the burden of
proof is on the evolutionist' Until he proves his hypothesis,
the hypothesis can be ignored. Logically that is correct, but
psychologically it fails. An unproved hypothesis may do
much of the work of a proved one because many will accept
it as proved and proceed to draw the consequences. The vast
harm done by the corollaries of evolution demands that some-
thing be done to overthrow the hypothesis. The author of
this new book. Rev. W. A. Williams, D.D., former president
of Franklin College, Ohio, has thought it incumbent on the
friends of truth to show the falsity of evolution as applied
to man, and in this book he has produced a series of argu-
ments the force of which it will be hard to evade. We

heartily recommend this new book to all interested in the
question. It is a live book from beginning to end. Send one
dollar to the author, 1202 Atlantic Ave., Camden, N. J., and
he will mail you a copy, or two copies if you will agree to
become agent for the sale of the book. It is a book of 125
pages with not a dull page in it.

The Sabbath Was Made for Man

Yes, it was! Made for man's use, not his abuse. It is not
an extra day given to man to be used as he pleases, but an
extra day to serve a purpose in the Creator's mind that the
other six days can not serve so well. We may say the Sabbath
was given to man to serve a higher purpose than the six days
of toil can serve. The six days of labor contribute to man's
material support and are sufficient for that. But God saw in
man a need greater and higher than his need of food and
raiment. This greater and higher need of man's nature
demands for itself a special day and God gave it in instituting
the Sabbath. The purpose of God in instituting the Sabbath
determines the proper use of the day. No man can prostitute
the Sabbath to selfish personal uses and justify himself by
quoting Jesus' statement that the Sabbath was made for man.
God's special purpose in making the day must be recognized
in accepting and using the day. The Sabbath was a great
gift of God to man, we realize when we come to appreciate
the spiritual purpose of the gift. If we regard the Sabbath
as simply so much time thrown in for the kinds of labor we
are accustomed to perform on the other days of the week, it
does not appear to be a very great gift.

The divine purpose of the day it is that sanctifies the day
and makes it holy. If we forget God and His thought and
purpose for us, we cannot remember the Sabbath da}' to keep
it holj'. The Sabbath is a sanctuary, it is a spiritual refuge,
it is a realm of growth for the soul. If the Sabbath is not
promoting the moral life, it is not being properly kept. It
must be not only a day of physical rest but a da}' of spiritual
exercise and growth. If we will walk true to God's purpose
in giving us the day, we will find ourselves developing keener
spiritual insight and more active sympathies for those who
need our help.

Let us beware of desecrating this holy day by using it as
we use the other days of the week — merely to minister to our
bodily needs. Instead of desecrating the Sabbath, let us
rather consecrate part of every day to the same noble uses
that God had in mind when He gave us the Sabbath.

— Instead of the usual sermon last Sunday night Calvary
Church had a service of song. This was conducted by Pastor
Bates who gave some account of the songs used, all of which
were written by Charles Wesley. Some were sung by the
choir only or members of the choir; in the ease of others the
congregation was asked to join in the singing. The service
called together more people than does the usual service.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 19, 1928

ROBBERS OF OUR COUNTRY'S GREATEST ASSET!
By Georgia Robertson

Have yon heard the story of the man who had been a
helpless invalid for twenty long years, his food even having
to be plaeed in his month for him. In mild weather friends
wheeled his bed out under the trees before going to work,
and there he would lie all day. He was horrified one day to
see a snake eoiled on the topmost branch directly above him.
Slowly it uncoiled and dropped to the next lower branch, then
to the next lower, until it hung by the tip of its tail right
over him. In an instant had dropped where he had been
lying! But he was running down the road! He had received
such a powerful incentive to act that new strength went
surging through those flabby, paralyzed muscles and he
sprang in terror and fled to safety.

"Nothing is ever accomplished without an adequate incen-
tive." We may not be conscious of the incentive without
careful search ; nevertheless it is the motive power which
prompts, or stays, our every act.

Recall what you did yesterday. The incentive may have
been provision for the necessities, comforts, or luxuries of
life ; love of friends or humanity ; sense of duty ; or force of
habit which "binds us with cords of steel for woe or weal";
love of power or position; fear; hatred; vanity; jealousy;
anger; selfishness. Deeper down there was a more powerful
incentive that had laid the foundation of your character, de-
veloping these better traits and curbing the baser ones. That
power is belief in God and in a hereafter.

This same powerful incentive sustained our country
through many dark days when nothing else could have suf-
ficed, and enabled the founders of our nation and their suc-
cessors to carry on. That incentive, a firm belief in God and
in a hereafter, is the greatest asset of our nation.

C'an_your imagination paint, or even your mind grasp,
what the result if successful would be of that regularly char-
tered organization in New York whose purpose is said to lie
to "put over" atheism in the United States, and to undermine
the churches? This society is the "American Association for
the Advancement of Atheism," or "The 4 A's, " as they call
themselves. It was only chartered in November, 1925. An
earlier effort to secure a charter had been unsuccessful: but
power and influence, according to reports (World's Work,
May. 1927, page IS), were brought to bear on the judges until
at last they yielded and granted the charter, unnoticed by
the public. Already it is said to have branches organized in
20 of our colleges and universities all the way from the Atlan-
tic to the Pacific and from Canada to the Gulf! They are
also working in the high schools and in the Canal Zone, in
Alaska, and on the United States steamships (the U. S. S.
Whitney, a destroyer tender) in the Navy. (World's Work,
May, 1927, page 19). Those at the head of the organization
are surprised at their success and say it is going to be much
easier than they supposed.

No church is tolerated by them, whether Protestant, Cath-
olic, Jewish or Christian Science.

They are constantly agitating through their literature the
following: to do away with chaplains in the Army and Navy,
in Congress, and in state legislatures; to prevent the Bible
being read in the public schools, also its use in administering
an oath; to do away with the Christian Sabbath, and Christian
morality, and to put natural morality, as they rail it, in its-

place with "equal rights and impartial liberty"; and take
"In (led we trust" off our coins.

They publish their own large, flourishing weekly paper,
The Truth Seeker. They work quietly. They find a person
who does not believe in God and who is willing to work against
the churches, and give him special, training to help carry on
the work of organizing societies, and influencing others to
become atheists ; or get him to distribute their literature of
which they have an enormous variety, for both young and
eld, with illustrations ridiculing God and sacred things.

There have been a very few outstanding persons in the
history of our country who claimed disbelief in God and in
immortality; but never before has there been as much interest
manifested in the spread of atheism. They claim in this
country they have no connection with politics but accept per-
sons of every political belief in order not to hamper the spread
of atheism. There are and have been for some time, we are
told, regular Bolshevist Sunday Schools teaching Bolshevism
to our little children.

Many of the young people of today present a fertile field
for this kind of propaganda. The lack of parental super-
vision; freedom to do as they please; their jazz; their motor
errs; their cigarettes; their contempt for modesty and con-
ventionality; their restlessness and desire for self-expression,
and to shock their elders; and for some new sensation, some
new thrill, certainly make them susceptible to the teaching of
this organization. In the Junior Atheist Leagues they have
debates on various subjects, such as marriage, which some ■
already scoff at and would abolish. The boys and girls dis-
cuss marriage relations freely with each other.

They are encouraged in selecting such names for their
societies as "God 's Black Sheep, " "The Damned Souls, " " The
Circle of the Godless," "The Legion of the Damned," "His
Satanic Majesty."

These Junior Leagues are for those from 7 to 17. They
have picnics, outings and entertainments. Those over 12
re/eive instruction in oratory from their orator.

There is also an Anti-Bible Society organized in New York
City. Its object is to discredit the Bible. They plan this
year to spend ^83,000.00 in tracts and literature that is
anti-Biblical.

In less than ten years from now the boys and girls in our
high schools and colleges will, to a very great extent, influence
the policies and make the laws governing our country. What
will the trend of those policies and laws lie if those making
them have no belief in God and a hereafter, and declare that
"this life holds all there is, so get all you can out of it."

Would you like to live in such a country? Would you
feel that life and property were safe ? Would you like to
luing up your children in such an atmosphere? Would you
feel public officials who had no belief in God or in a hereafter
would be true to their trust if pressure were brought to bear
on them ? Would you feel that justice and fair dealing would
prevail in our courts?

We are told that the people have a right to protest against
the formation or continuation of charters for atheistic, bolshe-
vistic, or radical organizations which will undermine the
government.

The list of the colleges and universities in which the

"4 A's" are said to have regular organized societies for the

advancement of atheism contain names of those that were

founded by various church denominations, and also names of,

'many state universities for which the funds for building and

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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maintaining were, and are, raised by public taxation. What
right have state legislatures to allow atheism to be propagated
in institutions of learning supported by public taxation?

We are also told that the atheists have quietly "planted''
atheistic teachers and professors in our public schools and
higher institutions of learning. It is also said that student
atheistic clubs sometimes meet in the homes of the professors.

Miss Christine Walker is represented in the Herald Tribune
of September 18 to have said, "We shall make a poll of the
schools and institutions in the country to determine how many
atheists and agnostics there already are, and then send litera-
ture to them, showing what religion really is. Of course, we
work secretly in many cases, because if we didn't we'd be
stopped off short."

How much thought and attention are people of great
wealth giving to finding out just what the trend of teaching
is in those colleges and universities to which they are con-
tributing such magnificent gifts? Might they not discover
that they are "financing their own ruin"" in many cases, if
instructors in those very institutions are teaching atheistic
and bolshevistic principles. Would it not be worth while for
those who help support these institutions of learning either
directly by their gifts or indirectly by state taxation to inves-
tigate the matter and find out. Should not the trustees of
institutions of learning be informed in no uncertain tone that
atheistic and bolshevistic teachings among the students would
not be tolerated, and also should not a movement be started
for weeding out the teachers and professors who have a
baneful effect on the youth in these institutions. Will you
call this to the attention of the church organizations and
clubs to which you belong?

It is quite enlightening to see a chart showing the inter-
locking directorates of many nationally known organizations
with those of pronounced destructive socialistic organizations !
This interlocking should be rectified by those organizations
themselves if they hope to retain the confidence and financial
support of Christian and patriotic persons.

Belief in God and in a hereafter was, and is, the very
foundation stone of our government.

Will you sit idly by and do nothing, or will you tell
others who may not know of these conditions and try to arouse
them? Let every one of us do our part to stop this fight
against our God and our country.

CALL TO WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
February 24, 1928

There is something very inspiring in the thought that on
February 24, 1928, we may have fellowship with those of
virtually every country under the sun, who love Christ and
whose dominating purpose is to establish His Kingdom
throughout all the earth. For many years the women and
girls of the United States and Canada have had this annual
fellowship of prayer, but a year ago for the first time was the
circle widened to include the whole world, and the invitation
sent to other lands was accepted with keen joy.

In 1927 the day was observed in rural, town, and city
communities of every state in our country. Women and girl's
of many races joined in these union meetings. Some com-
munities held special meetings for children to pray for the
children of the world.

From Kob.e, Japan, where one of the many meetings in
Japan was held, came the word, "Praying for the needs of
the whole world brought a new vision of the privilege and

power of prayer to our women." From far off Tenghsien,
China, they wrote: "I imagine we were the first to start the
Day of Prayer. Japan and Korea got the sun before us, but
we began long before the sun. When 1 entered the church
at 5:00 a. in. the pastor was already there upon his knees on
the brick floor in a cold church. About 100 attended this
service." Pastor Ding-Li-Mei, China's great man of prayer,
led one of the many meetings held in that country. Fine
publicity was given to the day by the Chinese press.

Many groups met under the hot tropical sun of Africa —
not only in coast towns but in interior villages where little
or nothing has been known of the outside world.

The women of Syria, India, Burma, South America,
Mexico, Europe, and many other lands "joined the hosts of
those who fellowshipped around one common mercy seat,
praying that the Kingdom of God might come in fullness.

If you have not yet secured your supplies, lose no time in
doing so. Program, $1.75 per 100; "Call to Prayer," free;
retreat, 10 cents; seal, $1.75 per 1,000, 25 cents per 100. All
should be ordered from your denominational mission board
headquarters.

"Hurryitis"

In some verses written by Mi-. Grenville Kleiser which
we print elsewhere we have an impressive warning against
the disease known as "lmrryitis." But it is a disease that
rarely yields to warning and reason. It is a sort of dis-
temper that seems to have to run its course and it usually
leads to disaster if not death before its course is run. But
if it is an incurable disease, there is the greater reason for
warning men against contracting it. It is a preventable
disease, fortunately. But in order to ward it off, we must be
on our guard and avoid the course that leads to the disease.

This disease fully developed is a great fever, burning out
the life. The man afflicted with it cannot rest. He may try
to take a vacation and relax his nerves and his brain, but
the habit is too strong ; the over-excited nerves drive back to
work and on to death. The victim all too late realizes his
danger. He sees the falls before him and is horrified, but
he can find no deliverance from the destruction just ahead.

How do men get into this dreadful state of unrest ? They
do it in pursuit of something they deem of great value. Often
it is in a race for wealth. They have an exaggerated concep-
tion of the value of riches. They do not see the truth Jesus
declared, that a man's life con.sisteth not in the abundance
of things he possesseth. Other goals that stimulate men to
mad pursuit are fame and position. Every mad chaser after
unworthy ends has the disease. O if men would only stop
and think before they clash away in pursuit ! Reason, the
great guide, is ignored and men yield to passion which leads
on to disaster and death.

— President Coolidge in his speech in Havana, Cuba, last
Monday stressed two points especially : First, that the Ameri-
can republics are free and should be careful to preserve their
freedom, their democracy ; second, that they are dwelling in
peace and should maintain their peaceful relations. Evidently
the President does not regard our part in Nicaragua troubles
as a violation of peace. There are two opinions about that,
however. We are reminded of wiiat an old writer said
regarding the Roman conquest of some parts of England :
"They lay a country desolate and call it making peace."

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 19, 1928

OPTIMISM

FROM THE
FIELD

EVANGELISM

Our report of the work beyond the Blue Ridge was only
partial, as our visit there had not been completed when the
report was sent in.

On Monday night, January 2, we were with the Asheville
church in their first quarterly conference. A goodly number
were present, and the business of the conference was promptly
and harmoniously transacted. The trustees were instructed
to either repair the old furnace or install a new one. Pastor
Pasehall was present, and outlined in his report a splendid
program for the year's work, all of which the conference
heartily adopted. He has already won his way to the hearts
of the people, and will, no doubt, have their earnest support
when he returns in the spring to take up the work. His zeal
and optimism for the work is running high. Rev. J. S. "Wil-
liams, the Good Samaritan of Asheville, and one of the best
known citizens of the city, is deeply interested in the church,
and is doing all possible to keep the work going until Bro.
Pasehall can come to the held. A Pulpit Committee is making
arrangements for services twice each Sunday. Perhaps the
one thing that is being stressed most in the church at this time
is evangelism. This is a hopeful sign. We expect a year of
earnest endeavor and gratifyiug results at Asheville.

On Tuesday we returned to Weaverville and met with this
charge in their first quarterly conference at Mt. Zion Church.
Despite the cold weather, the conference was well attended,
and full of interest, both from the standpoint of spirit and
of business. Monthly offerings are to be made by all of the
churches to the Children's Home, and the assessment for col-
lege is to lie promptly paid. The budget was apportioned to
the different churches, and a committee on finance created.
The conference agreed, also, to make an earnest effort to pay
the pastor at least three-fourths of his salary each month.
The spiritual needs of the church were emphasized, and this,
along with all of the conference programs, will have the
earnest attention of this charge.

On Wednesday night a meeting was held at the parsonage
in Weaverville to discuss consolidating Weaverville church
and Clark's Chapel. Each church was well represented, and
after an earnest and prayerful consideration of the matter the
committee decided to recommend the merging of the two
churches. Each congregation will vote on the matter, and if
it is approved, a new building will be erected midway between
the two churches. In that ease Clark's Chapel will be retained
as a funeral chapel and burying ground. This seems to us a
necessary and a hopeful movement ; we feel deep concern for
the outcome. Pastor Cranford and his family are popular
with the people, and if this merger carries, we believe that it
will mark the beginning of a new era for our church beyond
the ridge.

Bethel Home

It was our privilege, while on this trip, to visit Bethel
Home. Bro. Casto is doing a splendid and commendable
humanitarian work here, and doing it in the name and the
spirit of Jesus. We most earnestly commend this institution
to the hearty support of our people.

Alamance

On Saturday and Sunday, January 6-7, we had a very
delightful visit with Bro. Burgess and the people of his
charge. At 11a. m. Saturday we preached at Center Church,
and after dinner, which was served on the church grounds, the
first quarterly conference convened. Bro. Whitehead — I am
sorry that I do not have his initials — was elected secretary for
the thirty-fourth consecutive year — a very worthy tribute to
his worthiness and efficiency. This was decidedly one of the
best quarterly conferences that we have ever attended. Each
of the four churches was represented, and some of them
largely so. The business that was transacted, and the spirit
in which it was done, bespeaks a year of gratifying progress
for this charge. The budget was apportioned to each church,
and readily accepted. The per capita assessment for all pur-
poses was found to be but $5.00. Plans were made to dis-
tribute this to the membership of the different churches. We
are highly hopeful that every dollar will be raised. The
expense of the delegate to the annual conference was ordered
paid. On Sunday morning we attended Sunday School at
Center and preached again at 11. a. m. At the close of this
service the people were given an opportunity to contribute
to the college assessment, and in a few minutes it was
overpaid.

In the afternoon we were at Bethel for preaching service
at 3 o'clock. Here the balance on the college assessment was
raised, and also amount for representatives' expenses to gen-
eral conference. Bro. Herbert Foust, the efficient steward at
this church, announced that most of their A. C. B. was in
sight. The charge is considerably behind on pastor's salary,
but the brethren assured us tiiat they would not let their
pastor get much thinner. We suggested a motto for this
charge — FIRST. They bead the counties of fhe state; they
are first in the list of conference charges; and we are confident
that they can be first in all conference programs. Our eye is
on Alamance. Pastor Burgess is popular with his people, and
we expect" this to be a banner year for this charge.

Fountain Place

It was our good pleasure to be with this church Sunday
night, and to renew the pleasant fellowships of recent .years.
The congregation was gratifying in numbers and pleasing in
interest. This is a faithful and heroic band, and Pastor Loy
has their earnest support in his wise and zealous leadership.
They had a very encouraging growth last year, and we are
hopeful of another year of steady progress. Burlington is
regarded by outsiders as one of the best of the small cities of
the state. It is a growing community, and our church must
keep pace with the progress. It should be easy for us to
expand here. Over a hundred Methodist Protestants are
living in Burlington, and holding their membership elsewhere.
Every year increases this number. Surely we can have two
strong churches in a community like this, full of our people,
and surrounded by Methodist Protestant territory. But we
must help Fountain Place. The people there have incurred
heavy financial obligations in their efforts to go forward, and
the conference must help them wtih this obligation for a few
years. This church is destined to become a leader in our
conference.

Herald

All of the charges now have the allotment for subscription
increase to Herald, and we trust that earnest attention is

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being given to this matter. A reading o&irreh will be an inter-
ested and a responsive church. Circulating the Herald is
big business. Push it, brethren. And report to the editor as
your allotment is raised. It will be interesting to have the
list published. Urge our people to take the Methodist Proles-
taut also. This is a great paper, and our conference should
give it larger support.

Gratitude Gift

This matter is soon to be before us. The committee is
maturing plans for raising the amount allotted to our con-
ference— $12,000. Every one. of course, will want a share in
this, not as an obligation, but rather as a privilege. When
the committee is ready with the plans for raising this allot-
ment, let's let them know that 28,000 Methodist Protestants
are ready with heart, hand, and pocketbook.
Conference Maps

Several subscribers have not yet gotten the conference map.
Let us attend to this, brethren. Unless these maps can lie
delivered to the subscribers, the balance due the printers will
have to be paid out of the budget. But we subscribed for
them, and of course we expect to take the number that we
ordered. We are asking Bro. J. L. Trollinger to continue to
handle 'the map. Please address him at Thomasville. N. C.

Report Blanks

These will be in the hands of the pastors by the 25th of
this month. They should be returned not later than the 5th
of February. The brethren will help us by being prompt.

Music Committee

This committee will find an important recommendation on
page 56 of the Journal, paragraph 5. We shall no doubt hear
from them very soon. Music is an important factor in wor-
ship, and all help given in this direction will serve a most
necessary and worthy purpose. We trust that this committee
may be able to render valuable service.

A. C. B.

Please, brethren, press this during these three months,
January, February and March. To get this out of our way
will mean much for the remaining months in budget receipts.
Every dollar paid now will mean more money at the end of
the year. And this is the secret of doing it : Plans made, and
plans worked.

Appreciation

The comments of "Reader" on goals for the year, an-
nounced recently through the Herald, were cheering. We
hope that his attitude may be shared by a great host of our
people ; and we believe it is. It is just this kind of endorse-
ment that will make these goals possible. Thank you,
"Reader."

Assignment

On January 13, Rev. J. B. O'Briant was assigned as pastor
of Onaoo City charge. This was done by his endorsement and
that of the peuPio We believe that this is a happy arrange-
ment and that it will v.* fully justified by the results of the
year's work.

Key Words — Optimfsm, Evangelism

Let no one be faint-hearted. We are wen j»je f0 g0 up
and take our spiritual and ecclesiastical heritage. a,_.i ]et
us not forget that the heart and life of the church is

evangelism. Pray earnestly and constantly that God will till
the church with that spirit.

Appointments

Jan. IS. — Pittsburgh, to attend meeting of Gratitude Gift
Committee.

Jan. 22. — Glen Raven and Fairview.
Jan. 28-30. — With Yarborough charge. We hope to visit
the churches on Anderson charge during this week also.
Definite announcement will be made later.

S. W. Taylor.

THE CENTENNIAL GRATITUDE GIFT

Because the committee has asked me to do it, because I
like to do such work, and because it is a glorious undertaking
into which we are pushing, I am again writing to call your
attention to the fact that February is almost here. And that
we ourselves, in annual conference assembled, said that we
would appoint our committees, inform our people, and get
ourselves all set to receive the Gratitude Gifts of our people
during February.

Why a Gratitude Gift?

Well, just because we are 100 years old. That wouldn't
lie much, if that was all, but it is something to have lived a
hundred years. That within itself would not merit any great
gift. It would simply call for a remembrance. But through
one hundred .years God has permitted us to live and prosper
as a church, in service for Him. From a small beginning,
with just a few people scattered over several states, He has
led us on until we have conferences in twenty-six states, and
number nearly 200.000 people. He has wonderfully led us
and blessed us. For this we are grateful. And for this our
28,000 members in the North Carolina Conference are asked
to say ' ' Thank you ' ' to God with their gifts during February.
We believe our "Thank you" will be a worthy one. Let us
plan to reach every member. Every member, from the chil-
dren to the grandparents, should be given the opportunity
to give. Let no one be overlooked.

Memorial Gifts

Some of us have loved ones who gave their lives to the
Methodist Protestant Church in its earlier days. It will be a
fine thing to honor them by making our gifts in their memory.
At any rate, wheu we make our gifts to this worthy cause we
will be doing honor to the memory of our fathers and mothers,
who builded better than they knew.

By April First

We are asking that all money for the Centennial Gratitude
Gift be paid on or before April 1. It is to be a quick, rapid-
fire campaign, and is to be completed during February, if
possible — and it is possible — with the understanding that all
money is to be sent to Mr. J. I). Koss, Asheboro, N. G, by
the first of April.

As soon as your charge has pledged its quota, please notify
Mr. Ross, and we will report that fact through the Herald.
Then as soon as your charge has paid its quota, notify him,
and we will give credit in the Herald.

Here's wishing everybody a real, genuine happy time in
making this Gratitude Gift. Surely there is no burden in
this. It is just a joy to give because we are thankful. Yours
■u His blessed service, A. G. Dixon.

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Denominational ENTERPRISES

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FOREIGN MISSIONS

THE DETROIT STUDENT VOLUNTEER

CONVENTION— (Concluded)

The Worth and Value of Missionary Effort

Much is being said these days that the money spent and
the effort put forth in the great missionary enterprise do
not pay. Some are loudly acclaiming that missionaries are
despised and are no longer wanted on the foreign fields, espe-
cially in China. This is not what the missionaries and those
from those lands, save the anti-Christians, are saying.

But recently I heard Mrs. C. G. Soderbom make the state-
ment that one of the last things that the Chinese said to her
and Rev. Soderbom on their last trip to Kalgan before leaving
on their furlough was that they should be sure and tell the
people of America how much they appreciated what had
been done for them and their country, and that we should
send them just as many missionaries as we could. And then
to Rev. and Mrs. Soderbom they said, "And you come back
to us just as soon as you can, for we need you."

Now in the Detroit convention not a single foreign voice
was raised against the missionary and the great missionary
enterprise. Instead, each and every foreign speaker had the
finest word for the missionary enterprise and considered its
worth and value to their nations inestimable and could by
no means lie dispensed with. And each one, in turn, repeatedly
stated that the time had not yet come when the foreigners
could get along without the missionary.

Dr. Robert E. Speer said, "I cannot give a single instance
of any of the mission churches where such a sentiment has
been expressed. On the other hand, from every land still
comes the Macedonian call. Not all the unoccupied fields are
in Asia and Europe. There are still vast unoccupied fields
of Jesus Christ. Great areas are waiting for you and me
today in Jesus Christ."

So the missionary with his invaluable gospel and work is
still not only wanted but is needed — needed because of the
worth and value of his work in the past and its import for the
growth and development of the foreign Christian church of
the future.

The Need of Inter-Racial Betterment

No such convention could be held without having to deal
with the race question, looking toward inter-racial betterment.
This was not only brought out in the different addresses but
were acted out in the attitudes of one naionality toward
another in this convention. The Red, the Yellow, the Black,
the White sat together, thought together, conversed together,
ate together, worshipped together.

Over and over again was sung that beautiful missionary
hymn,

"In Christ there is no East nor West,
In Him no South nor North:
But one great fellowship of love
Throughout the whole wide earth.

"In Him shall true hearts everywhere
Their high communion find;

His service i= Hie golden cord
Close binding all mankind."

One of the most striking and impressive numbers of the
entire program was the pageant entitled, "The Color Line."
It can be secured from the Missionary Education Movement,
150 Fifth Ave., New York City. It makes a splendid
missionary entertainment.

Intertlenominationalism and the Indigenous Church

The foreigner never has and, I suppose, never will under-
stand denominationalism. They are not caring for it. And
this was very definitely shown at this convention. But they
are wanting an indigenous church — a church that they can
think of as their own, with native customs and forms of wor-
ship, suitable to them and their tastes, as we have in America.
They want it to be Christian but are not concerned about it
being Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, etc.,
etc. And this is what all denominations must face in the
building of the church in the foreign lands for the future.
And this certainly will not be difficult for any to accept if we
have the Father's vision and conception of the world's salva-
tion. It may not be denominational, as such, but it must be
Christian. And yet I believe that all are agreed that this
indigenous church is not one that can be instituted over-
night but will take time, patience and much prayer, coupled
with the Spirit of the Christ to come to completion.

S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.

STOP ABNORMAL HASTE AND STRAIN

Learn to relax, to let go, to do things quietly and con-
fidently. Cultivate cool-headedness, prudence, deliberateness,
and self-control. Stop abnormal haste and strain. Take the
tension off your body by dropping it from your mind. View
things in right perspective. Put a proper estimate upon your
work and interests, but do not overestimate their value and
importance. Do everything with an inner sense of peace and
poise. If you have a fault in your character or method of
working, which is retarding your best progress or holding
you back from success, resolve at once to examine such fault,
to face it fearlessly, and to take special means to eradicate it.
Growth in character depends upon intelligent elimination and
correction. — From Inspiration and Ideals by Grenvillc Kleiser
(Funk and Wagnalls Co., New York).

-f-

LET YOUR GOOD HABITS SERVE YOU

Work with enthusiasm. Cultivate laughter and good
cheer. Be tolerant of other people's opinions. Constantly
apply the Golden Rule. Have a daily play-time. Breathe
deeply. Be systematic and orderly in the details of your
work. Avoid the desire to set other people right and to
reform the entire world. Aim to influence other lives for
good by the force of your example. Have a definite daily
program. Avoid waste movements, such as foot and finger
tapping, rocking, and nervous clearing of the throat. K"<«p'
your mind constantly filled with wholesome, uplift;"S> health-
ful thoughts. Be ready to adapt yourse1* <-0 the unexpected
and uncongenial. Form good ha-W'8 and let them work for
you automatically.— From inspiration and Ideals, by Gren-
ville Kleiser (Funk ■'•'jCl Wagnalls Co., New York).
—*—

_ r nave always been a quarter of an hour before my time,
and it has made a man of me. — Nelson.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OUR STORY PAGE

THE DELAYED TRAIN

"How long do we stop here, conductor?"

"About an hour, I'm afraid, sir; the freight ahead is
pretty badly wrecked, and it will take some time to clear the
tracks. ' '

The passengers grumbled and swore, as passengers mostly
do, but John Pendleton thought it was fun to stay out in
the deep woods for an hour. John, being a city boy, thought
the woods a fine place.

"Please let me go out, father," said John. "I want to
play wild Indian awhile."

"Don't get out of the sound of my warwhoop, then," said
his father; "mind, now, keep close to the ear."

It was more fun because it was getting dark rapidly, and
it was easier to pretend that Indians were hidden behind the
trees and panthers and wolves lurked in the shadows. But
in a few minutes John was back at the car window.

"Father," he said, "I can see a little cabin through the
trees ; they have just lighted the lamp in it ; may I run over
to it? I want to see who lives there."

His father -bonsai ted his watch. "I can give you thirty
minutes," he said; "here, take '"my watch along and don't
be a minute later than half an hour in getting back."

John dropped the watch in his pocket and. sped away
through the trees. When he reached the deor of the log cabin,
he stopped for a minute. What excuse had he for knocking
at the door?

"I'm thirsty," said the breathless runner to himself. "I'll
ask for a drink of water." He rapped loudly.

"Come in," said a voice in tones of surprise, and he
opened the door. There was only one person in the cabin, a
black boy about John's size, and he was laid up in bed.

It did not take our young traveler long to get a drink,
nor to find out that the boy's name was "Jake," that his
father was a wood chopper and that he himself had his leg
broken by a falling tree some weeks before.

"Daddy generally gits home by this time," said Jake, "but
I reckon he's gone to de sto' to get some victuals. Mammy
she cooks for de Herrisons, 'bout mile from here, and she
don't git home till arter supper."

' ' You must be lonely, ' ' said John.

"I don't mind it so much in daytime," said Jake, "but
that one hour arter it gits dark is wus' an all de rest."

John felt his heart swell with pity for the poor, bedridden
boy. What could he do for him? He had only a few minutes
to spend. He had no money in his pockets, but he took out
a handsome knife and silk poeket handkerchief.

"Here, Jake," he said, "keep these to remember me by."

As he passed them over the bed the shadow from the little
lamp Jake had lighted threw a great picture on the wall.

"Oh, look here!" cried John, "do you know how to make
a wolf's head? Put, your two hands together, so, thumbs
up; now curl the three first fingers of your left hand a little,
and stretch your fourth finger wide; now move it up and
down— see ? ' '

The. lame boy burst into a merry laugh as the shadow of
a wolf's head with moving jaws fell upon the white wall. -

"Here's another," said John, eagerly, "but it is harder
to do. Put your right hand over the left, leaving the first

and fourth fingers bent this way for a snout, two fingers off the
left baud for lower paw, thumb and other fingers for the
legs — there ! ' '

Another peal of laughter greeted the shadow of a pig
sitting upright.

"Now I must run," said John. "I wish I had some
money to give you."

Jake's father came in just then and looked ready to cry
with pleasure; and as John bounded away he left the lame
boy eagerly showing him his new amusement.

"I envy you the chance, my boy," said John's father, as
the train moved on, "of lightening that poor creature's weary
load."

"Father," said John, softly, "maybe that is just what
God stopped the train for. ' '

"It would be just like Him," answered his father in the
same tone. — Selected.

DRINKING AT HOME AND ABROAD

Tin Saturday Evening Post remarks that while bootlegging
in this country is bad enough, it makes a small showing when
contrasted with the drink bill of Great Britain. This drink
bill last year was in round figures three hundred million
pounds, or one billion, five hundred thousand dollars.- Great
Britain, of course, does not have half the population of the
United States. The economist is quoted as saying in regard to
the maintenance of brewery prosperity during 1926, despite
strikes and unemployment, "It seems as though many house-
holds which were forced to economize in 1326 preferred to
maintain their spending on drink and to reduce expenditures
in other directions."

The Saturday Evi ning L'ust calls attention to the fact that
in 1!J26 we are supposed to have purchased goods under
installment buying to the extent of some six billion dollars,
on which our population owed three billion dollars at the end
of the year. In Great Britain with a population less than
half ours, there had been spent nearly half that much for
diink. The many millions of Americans, who feel the sin-
cerest and deepest friendship for Great Britain, which is in a
very vital sense our mother country, cannot help but feel
pain at the contemplation of such drink expenditure in a coun-
try which is facing so many difficulties. At least we are
confirmed in our determination not to pay tribute at such an
enormous cost to a licensed drink trade.

WITH GOD

To talk with God no breath is lost ;
Talk on !

To walk with God no strength is lost;
Walk on !

To toil with God no time is lost;
Toil on !

Little is much, if God is in it;
Mau's busiest day not worth God's minute.
Much is little everywhere,
If God the business does not share.
So work with God — then nothing's lost;
Who works with Him does best and most.
— Old English Verse.

—No man was ever truly great without divine inspiration.
—Socrates.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 19, 1928

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Macedonia, Fallston Charge. — Our pastor.
Rev. J. M. Morgan, brought another one of
his good sermons Sunday; he always brings
a good one but this one was a little extra.
Our Sunday School is improving, if it is
cold weather. The attendance is better and
the interest seems to grow. One eause I
think is our study is in the New Testament
and also our superintendent, Ero. Huss, is so
faithful. He lives about four miles from the
church, but he comes every Sunday.

Another thing, we have our church painted
now at a cost of $150 and almost paid for.

Pray for us that we may have a prosperous
year in the Lord's service.

MRS. EMMA HOYLE, Reporter.

Concord, Saxapahaw. — The children gave a
good program Christmas Eve. Quarterly
meeting was held at Orange Chapel with a
majority of our church officials present. Bro.
Loy filled his appointment Sunday, bringing
a wonderful message to a good audience.
Some of our people are afflicted now. Miss
Julia Piekard hasn't been able to attend in
some time. Miss Josie Ferguson, Mr. C. W.
Johnson, Mrs. Rosa Lewris, Mrs. Roxie Rober-
son ; and Mrs. M. W. Curl swallowed iodine
last Friday night for cough syrup, which was
a very painful mistake. Mrs. T. II. Moore
still has to take treatment at Wesley Long
Hospital.

Mr. Lewis Madden has moved his family
from this community. We are sorry to have
them go ; they are members of our church.

Death entered the home of Mrs. W. M.
Lewis and claimed her oldest son. Let us
not forget our suffering and bereaved mem-
bers, but ever remember them at the throne
of grace. REPORTER.

Anderson Charge, Liberty Hill Church. — The
people of Liberty Hill Church are very much
pleased with their new preacher, Rev. Gumey
Ferree. There have been many statements
made like this, "We have a preacher now
that can't be beat."

Sunday morning and evening, January 8,
good congregations enjoyed the sermons very
much.

Bro. Ferree came down on this charge
Thursday evening, January 5. He visited in
16 homes before Sunday and had prayer in
most all the homes.

MISS RUTH PEARSON.

Kernersville. — The following churches on
this charge had Christmas exercises: Kerners-
ville, Sandy Ridge and Pine Grove. The two
first named made a small offering for the
General Conference Budget. Church regis-
ters have been ordered for each church on
this charge. Some of our good members have
been bringing us fresh meats, fruits, milk,
butter and other good things, all of which
is much appreciated. Many of our good
friends during the holidays remembered us
with nice letters, booklets, and cards, each of
whom has our many thanks.

Mrs. Mode Barrow, a good, faithful member,

has been quite sick for a number of days.
Mr. Tom MeCuiston, whose voice came back
to him after being speechless seven years,
recently conducted prayer meeting for us.
His many friends enjoy hearing him talk
utter being deprived of so great a privilege
so long. He is a member of the Baptist
Church of this place.

E. G. LOWDERMILK.

High Point. — We are pained to announce
the death of one of our members, Mrs. Joseph
C. Johnson, which occurred on January 3. She
had been ill for several months. Born Miss
Daisy Hicks, daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Hicks, of Randolph county, she was
united in marriage to Mr. Johnson in August,
1919, and soon after tame to High Point to
make her home. Death at all times and
under an circumstances is sad and leaves
grief and loneliness in its wake, but it is
particularly sad for the young in the heyday
of hope and promise, for Mrs. Johnson was
but 33 years of age. She is survived by her
husband, for whom the hearty sympathy of
the congregation is expressed. Three brothers,
three sisters and two half -slaters are also
left to mourn her passing. Funeral services
were conducted in the First Church by Rev.
E. Lester Ballard, and the body was interred
in Oakwood Memorial Park cemetery.

The Ladies' Aid Society held an unusually
pleasant meetting at the church on Monday
afternoon with the following ladies acting as
hostesses: Mrs. S. D. Shelton, Mrs. W. C.
Lyndon, Misses Pearl Leonard, Mary Hough,
Xannie Stowc, and Mary Lyndon. After the
business session, delicious refreshments were
served.

Dr. S. K. Spahr filled the pulpit in his
usual acceptable manner on Sunday morning
last, and chose for his subject "A Glorious
Church." An interesting feature of this
service was a beautiful violin solo, rendered
by Miss St. Claire, of the faculty of High
Point College. Rev. J. D. Hardy, of the
college, brought the message on Sunday eve-
ning, and his subject was "The Greatest
Power in the Universe." During January we
shall be pleased to listen with interest to the
evening messages by Prof. Hardy, who is the
popular teacher of the Baraca class.

The Denominational Young People's con-
vention will be held next May in Baltimore,
and a large number of registrations is de-
sired from every church. Mr. Earl Bulla is
trying to obtain 100 from this church at 50
cents each. Every member is requested to
see him and help out the young people.

We were delighted to receive Mrs. R. S.
Russell, nee Miss Mabel Williams, her son,
Robert, Jr., and little daughter, Anna, as
additions to our membership on Sunday, Jan-
uary 1. and we welcome them most cordially to
our' fellowship. Mrs. Russell was one of the
founders of our Children's Home, is a sister
of Rev. J. S. Williams, of Asheville, and is
well known to many of our people.

Dr. and Mrs. A. A. York have returned
from a trip to Florida and we are pleased
to know that the former's health is much
improved.

Everybody was delighted to see Capt. A. M.
Rankin at church Sunday morning.

We are pleased to announce that Mr. C. L.
Grny is improving, and also Mrs. W. P.
Pickett says she is gaining slowly.

Friendship Station. — It has been some time
since we have been heard from but we have
enjoyed reading the others' letters so much
that we believe no one has missed our report.
Especially do we enjoy the letters from our
former pastors, and we were very much im-
pressed with the greatness of those people
who were so thoughtful of Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Reed. He was one of our good shepherds.
Our church work is moving on smoothly. Mr.
and Mr.s Hill are growing dearer to this com-
munity every day. Surely their examples of
light living can safely be followed. We have
right much sickness: Miss Myrtle Almond,
Mr. J. A. Herlocker and Mrs. W. A. Hatley
are all in serious conditions. Mrs. Hatley
undergoes an operation this morning at the
Yadkin Hospital. We earnestly ask the
prayers fo'r our sick ones.

MRS. D. W. SIDES.

Denton Charge, Canaan Church. — We are
getting along fine. We are very much
pleased with our new pastor, Bro. Bingham,
and family ; are fine people. We have al-
ready learned to love them. His sermons
are always interesting and uplifting to all.
If we do not have a good year and serve
our Master better this year it will be our own
fault.

We hope that this may be the year that
we will break the record in the history of our
church in bringing boys and girls into the
service of our Lord and Master. Our Sunday
School is about average for this time of year.
We have good teachers for all classes — Jeff
Ward, Otis Ridge, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Mattie
Garner, Mrs. Dora Harris; secretary, Wesley
Sexton; superintendent, J. M. Galimore; class
leader, J. S. Harris.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
GRACE GALIMORE, Reporter.

Liberty-Siler City. — It seems awfully late
to be saying so, but I can only plead physical
inability as cause for the lateness. So, even
though it is late, we wish to thank our many
friends on the charge, and throughout the
conference for the many kind remembrances
at Christmas. It cheers our hearts to be
thus thought of, and to be so kindly remem-
bered by such a multitude of friends. From
Democrat to Creswell, and from Pinnacle to
Cross Anchor, and from Baltimore, Mary-
land, to Tehucana, Texas, the cards came,
beautiful cards, cards with Christmas cheer
and New Year's greetings, and cards with
friendship's deep meaning. We were made
happy, and were encouraged to carry on anew
for the uplift of our fellowmen. God bless
everyone who thus contributed to our happi-
ness and good cheer. Like Edgar A. Guest —

"I would somehow my influence could be
So fraught writh help and comfort and
delight,
As that of friends who have encouraged me
And sent me brave and smlTing to the
fight."

The New Year

The new year with all of its privileges, its
opportunities, and its possibilities, is now
getting well on its way, and our churches
here seem to be eager to make tho very best
of all these for the advancement of God's
kingdom during the year. The Sunday school
attendance at both places was fine on yes-

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terday. Our goal for the year is an average
attendance in the Siler City school of 100
for the year, and an average attendance of
125 in the Liberty school for the year. That
may seem small to some larger schools,
but it has never been done before, and we
are struggling to do better in every -way,
as churches, than has been done before. Yes-
terday we had 103 in Siler City and 111 in
Liberty. Other departments of the church
life are just as encouraging, we think.
The Parsonage

The parsonage is shaped up now so it be-
gins to look very much like a preacher's
home. It is a seven-room, one-story house,
with a good basement where the furnace is
to be placed so that each room will be heated
by steam. The study is on the east end of
the front porch with a door opening off the
porch into the study. Within about a month
now, if all goes well, we will be living in
this new home, so come to see us and look
it over.

The Centennial Gratitude Gift

We have our committees appointed for the
Centennial Gratitude Gift, and plan taking
that gift at an early date. We are confi-
dently expecting each church to do well in
this splendid undertaking.

Good Reports

It does us good to see so many good re-
ports from the charges in the Herald. It all
indicates that our people have a mind to
work, and that great tilings will be done for
the Master this year. Let every charge earn-
estly endeavor to keep President Taylor's
heart glad by responding to his every call
for greater evangelistic efforts and for
prompt payment of budgets, and other finan-
cial obligations.

Yours in His blessed service,

A. G. DIXON.

High Point. — It is with keenest sorrow that
we announce the death of Mr. J. Clyde Cox
on January 16th at 5:30 o'clock at High Point
Hospital. He was one of the most popular
and well known of High Point's younger citi-
zens, and numbered his friends by the hun-
dreds. He underwent an operation for appen-
dicitis about ten days ago, and gangrene and
peritonitis set in, and his condition had been
critical for several days.

A son of the late Mr. O. R. Cox and Mrs.
Sarah Whitely Cox, he was born in Cedar
Falls, Randolph County, 29 years ago. The
family moved to Asheboro, where Clyde grew
up. He attended State College, Raleigh, and
came to High Point to engage in business in
1919. In October, 1920, he was happily mar-
ried to Miss Juanita Moftitt, the pretty and
attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Moftitt, and they have one little daughter,
Sarah, aged three years. For the past five
years he has served as secretary for the Mof-
titt Underwear Company.- Besides his young
wife and daughter, he is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Sarah W. Cox, of Asheboro; one
brother, Tagg Cox, of Asheboro, and four sis-
ters, Mrs. T. V. Roehelle, High Point; Mrs.
J. O. Walker, of Charlotte; Mrs. Tom Wiles
and Mrs. Clarence Cranford, of Asheboro.
Funeral services will be held either at the
home on Parkway or the First Methodist Prot-
estant church of this city on Wednesday aft-
ernoon at 2 o'clock, and Dr. George R. Brown,
of Reidsville, and Rev. E. Lester Ballard, as-
sociate pastor here, will be the officiating

ministers. Mr. Cox was a member of Ashe-
boro Methodist Protestant church from boy-
hood. A large circle of friends and family
connections extend cordial and loving sym-
pathy to the sorrowing relatives, and espe-
cially to the heart-brokeu young wife.

First Church, Concord. — The attendance at
Sunday school and church is getting back
nearly to normal again. The children who
have been banned from church and school
were allowed to attend Sunday. School
opened this (Monday) morning after being
closed for four weeks.

The pastor preached a very impressive ser-
mon at the morning hour Sunday from the
subject, "The Lure of the False."

The monthly meeting and supper of the
Men's Brotherhood was held on last Thurs-
day night in the dining hall of the new Sun-
day school building. Rev. J. R. Anderson,
of Albemarle, was the visiting speaker for
the evening and his message was thoroughly
enjoyed by all.

The Christian Endeavor Society held its
monthly meeting at the County Home Sun-
day afternoon and a splendid program was
given.

On next Friday night Rev. N. G. Bethea, of
Lexington, will give a lecture in our church
on his trip to the Holy Land. We are ex-
pecting a large crowd to hear him.

We are very fortunate in having Miss Bet-
tie Brittingham, formerly of Salisbury, Md.,
in our midst. She is secretary to Rev. Law-
rence Little, and aside from her duties in
the office finds time to help in our church
work and is a valuable addition to our ranks.
MRS. McLAURIN, Reporter.

Spencer. — We gave our Christmas program
December 21 at 7 o'clock. The program was
a delightful one and was enjoyed by a large
congregation. The offering went for general
conference budget.

President S. W. Taylor made us a visit
Thursday evening; he made a splendid talk
and gave us some new ideas on building a
church. Rev. T. Glenn Madison filled his ap-
pointment Sunday and gave two helpful ser-
mons. A large congregation was present at
the evening services.

The Christian Endeavor meets every Sun-
day at regular hours. Sunday school every
Sunday morning at "9 M5.

Our members who have "bet* real sick were
able to be out at services Sunday.

There will be preaching the fifth Sunday
morning at 11 a. m. REPORTER.

Enfield. — For the last two Sundays our con-
gregations have b.een the largest since com-
ing to this work. We can make plans but it
is almost next to the impossible to carry
them out until you ge*t your people to attend
church.

Our Sunday school is doing well. The sec-
ond Sunday in this month the enrollment
was S4. Our superintendent, Mrs. H. C. Whit-
aker, last Sunday askeiH each person present
to try to bring some absentee of his respec-
tive class with him next Sunday.

The first Sunday was our first time to be
with the Whitakers Chapel people, the first
Sunday appointment in December having been
rained out. We had a good congregation and
a splendid service.

The Sunday school attendance has been

rather small, yet it is the hope to continue it,
trusting with the coming of good weather
the attendance will improve.

Our people at Whitakers Chapel have been
very kind to the pastor's family. From the
Misses Susie and Lizzie Whitaker we have
received gifts of eggs and chickens. Also by
Brothers Stanley and Lawrence Whitaker we
have been kindly remembered.

We are very sorry to report the serious
illness of Mrs. Alice Whitehead, a member
of the Whitakers Chapel church. She had
the misfortune to be seriously injured by a
fall a few weeks ago. She is now in the Park-
view Hospital at Rocky Mount. We shall
hope and pray for her recovery.

J. CLYDE AITMAN.

Shiloh, North Davidson Charge. — Rev. R. S.

Troxler filled his appointment January 15 with
a large crowd present. He preached a very
appropriate sermon for the new year. His
appeals were fine.

Our people and pastor were glad to have
as visitors in our Sunday school and preach-
ing services Sunday morning the Erlanger
Quartet. They rendered several selections,
which were enjoyed by all.

The Workers' Council meets with our Sun-
day school superintendent, Mr. H. A. Leon-
ard, every Monday night after the third Sun-
day. These meetings are helpful to our Sun-
day school and church.

Brother Ed Leonard, who has been suffer-
ing for eight or more months with cancer,
continues quite ill. He is gradually growing
weaker. Our prayer is, "God's will, not ours,
be done."

Mr. Baxter Leonard has been in the David-
son Hospital for a week or more taking treat-
ment. We hope his condition will not prove
serious, and that he may soon be back in
Sunday school and church with us again.

We were glad to have Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Sink with us again in Sunday school and
church after being out several Sundays with
measles. MRS. N. L. EVANS, Reporter.

English Street.— Our Sunday school is pro-
gressing nicely for the time of the year. It
is not among the largest in number, but we
know that we have some faithful workers
who never grow weary in well-doing.

We feel more encouraged with the outlook
for the coming year. Our pastor preaches
forceful sermons, and every time you hear
him you have a great desire to hear him again.
The congregation is growing in interest and
number.

Last Sunday night the pastor preached to
a well filled house one of his wonderful ser-
mons, from the subject "The Value of Little
Things." A special message to the young folks,
and those who heard could not help but real-
ize if they overlooked the little things they
would not be able to see the big things.

The Christian Endeavor met with Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Little last Tuesday night for a
business meeting, after which a social hour
of games and good things to eat was en-
joyed by all present.

On Tuesday night after each second Sun-
day the Ladies' Aid meets each month for the
purpose of paying dues and making plans
and, of course, some work, too. The last
meeting was at the home of Mrs. John Rob-
bins. The devotional part was led by our

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pastor; then the ladies looked after the busi-
ness and then — well, you folks weren't there,
and I can't tell you how well Mrs. Bobbins
knows how to serve. But it was mighty good.

Mr. P. M. Caudle returned to his work at
Greenville, S. C, Sunday night after a visit
home with his family and to see his new
son, who had arrived since he was at home.

We are glad to announce that Mrs. Ring,
who has been sick for more than three
months, and was not expected to live, is able
to be up in her room. Praise the Lord for
answered prayer!

With best wishes to the Herald and its
many readers for a prosperous year in the
Master's work.

MRS. J. A. LEE, Reporter.

First Church, Burlington.— The reporter
tells me that lie has been working IS hours
a day and that he has had little time to
report, but he further tells me that he is
hoping and expecting shorter hours soon.
Meanwhile, I suppose the pastor will have to
keep the readers of the Herald informed us
to what is happening here.

A large group of our young people enjoyed
the young people's conference that was held
here last week in the First Christian church;
also a goodly number of our Sunday school
workers enjoyed the Sunday school institute
that was held at the First Baptist church.

On last evening at the hut our women-
folks together with a good size delegation
from Fountain Place church had the pleas-
ure of hearing Mrs. W. C. Hammer and Miss
Esther Ross make two good addresses on
Missions, Mrs. Hammer speaking on Home
Missions and Miss Ross on Foreign Missions.
We were delighted to have these visitors as
guests at the parsonage.

A week ago a new 1928 model Chevrolet
sedan was left standing in front of the par-
sonage. Since then the preacher has been
trying to "limber it up" a bit. All who had
any part in making it possible for us to have
this ear have our sincere thanks. Of course
we can be of greater service to the church
with the car than without it, and it shall
he our endeavor to show our appreciation
of this and all other favors by rendering
the best possible service.

And still there is more to report. The
"preacher woman1' — and preacher man and
children, too — all of us, are delighted with
a beautiful overstuffed four-piece living room
suite that has recently found its way into
the parsonage. Thank you, good ladies,
thank you! We arc always under obligation
to do our best, but when you are so care-
ful to look after the comfort and convenience
of your pastor and family, that obligation
is emphasized.

The six -hundred mark has been passed in
S. S. enrollment. Four hundred and eighteen
were present Sunday. Large congregations
were present for both preaching services. The
work seems hopeful.

L. W. GERRINGER, Pastor.

Asheboro.— We had a very good attendance
at both the Sunday school and the 11 o'clock
service. The pastor preached an interesting
sermon, his subject being, "Go home to thy
friends and tell them how great things the1
Lord hath done for thee."

The vesper services have been well at-
tended and people have enjoyed them ; how-

ever, as it seems to be more difficult for peo-
ple to remain for Christian Endeavor after
the church services, it has been thought best
to return to the evening hour.

Thursday evening at 7 :30 in the social
room of the church there will be a meeting
for the purpose of organizing a Boy Scout
troop for the church. We are sure the boys
will be delighted to belong to such an or-
ganization.

We are beginning to make plans for the
Annual Daily Vacation Bible School which
will be held again this summer. The one
last year was such a success we must have
another.

We are sorry to report that one of our
members, Miss Annie Gilbert Ross, has been
very ill, but at this writing she is improving.
We wish her speedy recovery, as we miss
her smiling face in tlie Junior Department
of our Sunday school, of which the writer
is superintendent.

MISS EXIE CALICOTT, Reporter.

January 16, 1928.

Henderson.— The Philathea class held its
business meeting at the home of Miss Katie
Cook December 29th. In the absence of the
president, Mrs. C. F. Tankersley, Jr., pre-
sided. The devotionals were conducted by
Mrs. Clyde L. Finch. During the period of
old business many reports from special com-
mittees were given in, and showed much
work being done by the class. The period
of new business was taken up, at which time
the new officers were elected. It was also
voted by the class to serve no refreshments
the next three months and have all class
meetings in the class room at the church.
After other plans and discussions the meet-
ing was dismissed by the class platform.
Fruit was then served by the hostess.

January 5th, the Christian Endeavor So-
ciety held a business meeting with the presi-
dent, Miss Katie Cook. This was a most
interesting meeting, and many important
plans were made for the coming year. One
of the main features of the Endeavor meet-
ing was to put on a six weeks' program of
missionary work, one to be given on each
Wednesday night at the usual prayer meet-
ing services. One other important plan was
to observe denominational day. A special
program is being arranged to be given one
Sunday night, s«on. A campaign for new
members is also on and much interest is be-
ing shown toward this important work of
training our young people. After the meet-
ing the hostess served refreshments.

Wednesday night, January 11th, the first
missionary program was given by Mrs. L. R.
Gooch. She used for her topic "Our Work
in Japan." In a most interesting and en-
lightening manner she Jf<5ld of the origin of
our foreign missionary board, of its early
works, and struggles, the pioneer mission-
aries, and the gradual growth, giving at the
close of her talk the present number and
names of our missionaries, the fields o f labor
and the colleges and churches now at work
in Japan. Mrs. F. R. Harris then read an in-
teresting article from the Record, on "Does
It Pay?" speaking about the profits from
our work, and the great privileges to serve
over there. Mrs. Harris also told the story
of a certain Japanese girl who wanted a
Christian education and because the school

was then crowded and no funds to be had
for more, a special appeal was made to our
local Missionary Society. Mrs. Harris pro-
vided for this girl's education. Mrs. Har-
ris had with her a beautiful painting done by
the Japanese girl; also her graduation essay,
which she had sent Mrs. Harris as a tokeu
of her appreciation for the kindnesses she
had received. At the close of this, special
prayers were offered for our work in Japan.
Mr. George B. Harris then read a very in-
teresting letter from Mr. J. Baxter Coghill,
a former member of this church, now a resi-
dent of Charleston, W. Va. Mr. Coghill en-
closed in his letter a gift of $500.00 to be
used to beautify the church. This was in-
deed much appreciated and tlie pastor, Rev.
R. A. Hunter, was selected to appoint a com-
mitter to make such improvements that will
add beauty to our church.

The Sunday school was much better in at-
tendance yesterday than it has been for the
j>ast few Sundays. We are hoping this not
only continues, but that it improves and will
giow, both in attendance and in spirit. The
11 o'clock services were well attended. A
splendid sermon, as usual, was enjoyed. Rev.
R. A. Hunter preached about the Christ-like
spirit, and gave us indeed much food for
thought. The music of the service was in-
deed beautiful, a special anthem by the choir
and an organ selection, accompanied by the
piano and violin. Rev. Mr. Hunter announced
at this service the committee he had appoint-
ed for the J. Baxter Coghill gift. They are
Messrs. B. Frank Harris, Clyde L. Finch, Dr.
F. R. Harris, Mesdames Henry T. Powell and
O. O. Young.

Tlie Christian Endeavor had. a denomina-
tional program at their regular meeting Sun-
day night, January 15. The ...services were
opened by a hymn, followed by prayer. The
different departments were represented by
the following: Jasper T. Hicks, superinten-
dent of the S. S./ gave a talk on that special
work; Mr. E. C. Kittrell gave a talk repre-
senting the church. Mr. Hunter then spoke
of "How We May Serve Our Church Better."
Several musical selections were then given
and greatly enjoyed. A vocal solo by Mrs.
W. B. Hight, accompanied by Mrs. F. R. Har-
ris; a violin solo by Lawrence Harris, ac-
companied by Mrs. Harris. A special offer-
ing was taken to be used for payment on the
new piano. The meeting was then dismissed
by prayer by Rev. R. A. Hunter.

' MRS. CLYDE L. FINCH, Reporter.

Randleman Charge. — A new church at
Worthville is now a certainty. Mr. W. L.
Ward and his business associates have do-
nated the most ideal site in .town.. It was
the church's original plan to build a brick.
structure, but funds in the treasury did not
seem to justify carrying out that plan, and
necessarily incur a heavy debt. A wooden
structure will be built having in addition to
auditorium several Sunday school rooms.

A splendid audience worshipped at Mount
Lebanon last Sunday. A number of visitors
were present. A special feature of the" hour
was a solo by Miss Grace Brown, member
of Randleman high school faculty.

Since our last report Mrs. J. F. Dosier
and Mrs. C. L. Harden supplemented the re-
cently reported pounding. Bro. W. A. Wood,
delegate to last conference, gave us potatoes

January 19, 192S

and a bag of flour a few days ago. Good in
them and good for us.

W. Ii. NEESE.
Randleinan, January 17, 1928.

West Forsyth. — Since conference we have
been more or less busy. Pastor has met all
appointments except the snowy first Sunday
in December. Nearly all the Sunday school
observed the birthday of the Savior with ap-
propriate services. The pastor attended
three, and all comments heard by me were
favorable.

Four of the Sunday schools are still hav-
ing regular sessions, with very good atten-
dance.

President Taylor has just been with us for
a 30-hour visit. All of this time except a
few hours spent in sleep and a few minutes
in eating the good things the good house-
wives had prepared. He visited four church-
es. His earnest preaching of the Word and
his eloquent presentation of the program of
the church through the General and Annual
Conferences ought to, and no doubt will,
bear fruit. He presided over the first quar-
terly conference, which was more largely
represented than any on this charge since
I have been here. And the members pres-
ent seemed more interested and more enthu-
siastic.

Brother Taylor insisted that the High
Point College fund and the- A. C. B. be paid
at once. Union Hill and Pleasant Hill paid
the former in full, and Pleasant Hill paid
nearly half of A. C. B.

This is "fresh meat season" over here and
the parson's table has been kept supplied
since soon after conference until this good
day. Not only so, but a number of other
things have found their way in. Both sides
of the river have shared. If I mentioned all
it would sound like the calling of the Long
roll in more senses than one; the number
of families represented and the number of
times the name of the Long family appeared.
Besides that name there were Hunters,
Speases, Doubs, Whitmans, and perhaps some
that at the moment I have overlooked. For
the present, Brother Henry Doub has topped
it off with a load of dry wood all ready for
the heater. May the Giver of all good re-
ward each once. C. H. WHITAKEE.

West End, Greensboro. — Just a few words
to let the readers of the Herald know we
are not asleep. The Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society held a very interesting meet-
ing yesterday, (January 16). We had a very
good attendance and Mrs. S. E. Eatlege ex-
plained the fourth chapter in our study h^>K'>
entitled "Adventures of the Clu"-^1-" This
is a Tte.ry hi tnrp<=*;«s~ TjuoR. Dr. Williams
BTJ.V6 us some very helpful suggestions from
time to time.

Our finances were not so good as should
be at this time, but we expect to have all
claims paid ere the Branch meeting.

As I am recording secretary for the La-
dies' Aid also, I will give a little praise to
this work. We are still busy trying to help
with the little needs of the church and hop-
ing to make this new year one of the best
in our history.

With all good wishes to our Herald
readers. REPORTER.

Asheville. — Another good day at the Ashe-

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ville church. Rev. Homer Casto gave us a
fine inspirational message Sunday morning,
his subject being Psalm 51: "Restore unto
me the joy of thy salvation." The congrega-
tion increases each Sunday. There were 15
new members at Sunday school Sunday; nine
last Sunday. We feel very much encouraged
at our increased attendance. Those who at-
tended the service Sunday night, conducted
by Rev. Van Meter, reported that it is the
"best yet." Our community and church have
been blessed by the messages of this group
of spiritual men : J. Sprole Lyons, J. O.
Van Meter, of the Asheville School, and Mr.
Purkiss, of Pittsburgh.

Miss Xannie Stowe, of High Point, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. C. C. McNeal,
has returned home.

Mrs. McNeil, president of the Missionary
Society, who has been in the hospital, con-
tinues to improve and we hope will soon re-
turn home.

Rev. J. S. Williams, who is in the hospital,
is recovering nicely from an operation and
will return to him home on Saturday.

REPORTER.

Shiloh. — The Sunday school here is pro-
gressing nicely. There was an attendance of
79 last Sunday. New officers and teachers
were elected, as follows: Superintendent,
W. H. Hemphill; assistant, J. S. Pickett; sec-
retary and treasurer, Grace Garrett; assistant,
Charlie Hemphill; teachers: Adult, Mrs. J. II.
Hinshaw; assistant, Mrs. Grady Hemphill;
Senior, A. L..Kime; assistant, W. R. Hemp-
hill; Intermediate, Mrs. Wade Payne; assis-
tant, Mae York; Junior, Mrs. Charlie Hemp-
hill; assistant, Mrs. J. S. Pickett; Primary,
Mrs. A. L. Kime; assistant, Mrs. G. L. Whit-
aker ; Beginners, Mrs. Clyde Jones; assistant,
Margaret Pickett.

The pastor, Rev. A. O. Lindlcy, preached
an excellent sermon last Sunday.

Inez Burrows was appointed to canvass
the church for subscriptions to the Meth-
odist Protestant Herald.

We were very glady to have Miss Gladys
Pickett out again after being confined to her
room for some time with measles.

We are very sorry to note that one of our
most active members, Mrs. W. P. Pickett,
has been confined to her room for some time.
We wish for her a speedy recovery.

Little Frank Brown is seriousV I]I with
pneumonia at this writing. '

The next regular appointment will, be the
fourth Sunder evening at two-thirty o'clock.

Be** wishes to the Herald and its readers.
REPORTER.

Midway, Haw River Circuit. — Lumber and
brick are being placed on the ground for our
new church, and in tlie near future we are
expecting to see the foundation laid, and
work begin in earnest. We ask all who are
interested in this church to remember us in
your prayers ; and also remember us with
your money; we will need both.

Our new pastor, Brother Curry, has filled
all his appointments and has filled them
well. 'Everybody seems to lie well pleased,
and if the people on Haw River Circuit will
co-operate with him we are sure this will be
a successful year.

Our Sunday school is still moving along
nicely. We have good attendance and the

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interest is good, though there are some in
our community who should go to Sunday
school who do not go. Can someone suggest
a way to get them interested'?

Our Christian Endeavor is still doing nice-
ly, not. as many attend these meetings as
should, but we have a faithful few and we
hope there is much good being done.

Pray for us.

MRS. G. W. APPLE, Reporter.

Pine Hill, Davidson.— Brother Ridge
preached a good soul-stirring sermon the sec-
ond Sunday. Wo are glad to have Brother
Ridge back on our work. We are having
good prayer meeting every Saturday night
and good Sunday school every Sunday. There
is some sickness in our community. Mr. I. R.
Ooggin's little girl is very sick with tonsi-
litis. W. D. Smith is sick; hope they will
soon recover. F. L. SMITH.

Moriah Church. — Our pastor, Mr. II. C.
Carmichael. delivered his Christmas address
at the 11 o'clock service on Christmas Sun-
day. At the close of the service the mem-
bers of the Sunday school were treated to
fruit and the children were given an extra
treat of candy. The members of the Sun-
day school aod church presented Mr. Car-
michael with a suit of clothes as their Christ-
mas gift to him. Mr. J. 0. Coe, the retiring
superintendent, was given a set of cuff links.

At the evening service a special Christmas
program was rendered. It was chiefly com-
posed of scenes representing the Christinas
story and the singing of Christmas carols
by the choir. During the service Miss Lor-
raine Keller, pianist, and J. 0. Coe, Jr., vio-
linist, rendered several special selections.

On Sunday, January 1, Rev. H. Grady Daw-
son, who is now a student at Duke Univer-
sity, delivered the evening message. His
subject was "Friends," and although the cold
weather kept many from attending, those
Who were present enjoyed his talk very1
much.

We have enjoyed having a full-time pas-
tor with us during the past year very much
and feel that we have bfc'en much benefited
by his work wiili us. Our church seems to
l:e getting along fine and we are looking
forward to a prosperous new year.

REPORTER.

Friendship, Chase City Charge.— We were
very glad indeed to have with us Sunday,
January 8, 1928, Rev. J. B. O'Briant, who
preached a wonderful sermon at 11 and S
o'clock, which all seemed to enjoy very much.

We are glad to know that he will be our
pastor for this year. We welcome him in
our midst and hope this will be the most
prosperous year the church has ever had.

The attendance at Sunday school is good
and prayer meeting each Sunday night is well
attended.

Everyone here keenly feels the loss of
Rev. C. W. Saunders. His faith, efforts and
prayers greatly blessed our church and vi-
cinity. J. F. G.

Pleasant Grove. — Brother Reynolds deliv-
ered a fine sermon Sunday morning from St.
Mark 1:18: "And straightway they forsook
their nets and followed him." No doubt
many of us church folks lose many blessings

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by not forsaking everything that hinders
our work for the Master. He also preached
another good sermon Sunday night on "The
Curse of Uselessness." In this was brought
out that the greatest sin in most of our lives
is doing nothing or neglecting so many
things we should do. I fear we all expect
too much of the work to be done by someone
else. May wc all realize no one else is re-
sponsible for the work intended for us to
do and discharge our full duty.

The attendance at church is still held up
some on account of sickness. Mrs. W. S.
Cecil and others have been kept away for
some time.

We hope the attendance at the mid-week
prayer meeting will be better this week.

MRS. E. J. KENNEDY, Reporter.

Democrat Charge, Pleasant Gap Church. —

As this is our first report this year, we are
glad to say that we have our same pastor
back with us again, Rev. H. W. Bell.

We are hoving some bad weather, but our
faithful pastor filled his appointment Sun-
day and the few who were out heard a won-
derful sermon. We are hoping that this
year will be a great year, and much good
accomplished.

On the night before Christmas a number
of people gathered at the parsonage and
pounded the preacher. Before they left the
pastor read and had prayers. All enjoyed
the night. REPORTER.

Saxapahaw Charge.— We have held our
first quarterly conference, and now have our
plans very well fixed for the year's work.
The business was carried on very peaceably,
each member appearing to have an aspira-
tion for a greater year's service than ever
before. It is pleasant to work with a peo-
ple who are not satisfied with present condi-
tions, however good, but are aspiring to no-
bler things.

Some of the results of the conference are
inevitably remote, however, it was not with-
out its immediate results. The quarterly con-
ference instructed the parsonage trustees to
put a nice living room suite in the parsonage.
This has been done and the pastor and his
wife are now greatly enjoying tho use of it.
Also, the parsonage is to be painted "on the
inside and the well cleaned out. The pastor
and his wife feel very grateful toward the
big-hearted people of Saxapahaw Circuit for
these acts of generosity. They mean pleas-
ure to our home.

We have received many other tokens of
love and good will from various individuals
on the circuit since we have been living in
the parsonage, such as fire-wood, canned
fruit, fresh meat, chickens, honey, etc. I
would like to name the givers but it would
take too much space. Our prayer is that. God
may help us to so live before these splendid
people that they may never regret what they
have done for us.

God has blessed us with good people since
I first began to preach ; I found them on Den-
ton charge; I found them on Guilford charge,
and I have found them on Saxapahaw. May
God ever strengthen the cord of love that
binds us to them. 0. C. LOY, Pastor.

Mt. Hermon Charge.— The work is begin-
ning to move along nicely. The four
churches are using the envelope system in

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

collecting finances. So far, Mt. Hermon
church is leading the group.

The churches got a surprise off on their
pastor when they raised the expenses for
his trip to Detroit during the Christmas holi-
days. Many thinks to those big-hearted
folks. • Rev. P. E. Lindley filled two appoint-
ments, and Rev. H^L. Isley one appointment
in the absence of the pastor.

Miss Marie Hargin, Miss Nannie Coble, Mr.
Lee Moser, and Mr. Herman Coble attended
the Alamance County Sunday School Con-
vention which was held in Burlington Jan-
uary 12-14. The three former delegates gave
very fine reports of the convention.

The Albright Township Sunday School
Convention will convene at Bellemont church
January 29, at 2 p. m. The name of a High
Point College professor will most likely ap-
pear on the list of speakers for the occasion.
The Mount Hermon charge C. E. Union will
meet at Bellemont church January 27, at 7
p. m. This will be the third quarterly meet-
ing since this organization was formed.

J. ELWOOD CARROLL, Pastor.

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Shiloh C. E. Re-organized
The Christian Endeavor Society of Shiloh
Methodist Protestant Church held its first
meeting January 8, 1928, at the home of Mt.
and Mrs. Ray Leatherman. A very large
crowd was present, and much interest was
shown.

Officers for the new year are as follows:
President, Mrs. Protus Koontz; vice-president,
Miss Rena Sink; secretary, Mrs. Ray Leather-
man; treasurer, Mr. Ray Leatherman; pianist,
Mrs. Ray Leatherman ; reporter. Miss Lena
Hedrick; program committee, Miss Emma
Bender, chairman, Mr. Protus Koontz, Miss
Lena Hedrick, Miss Mary Mize; flower com-
mittee, Mr. Lyman Troxler, Miss Louise Mize,
Miss Ruth Sink; critic. Ora Koontz; social
committee, Mrs. Protus Koontz, chairman, Mrs.
Ray Leatherman, Mr. R. S. Troxler; look-
out committee, Mrs. Ora Koontz, chairman,
Mr. Kyle Sink, Mrs. Cleno Koontz, Mr. Hugh
Lanning, Mrs. Jim Kepley, Mr. Floyd Leather-

LENA HEDRICK.

ATTENTION! METHODIST PROTESTANT

YOUNG PEOPLE!

Steward Essay Contest

In order to interest our young people in
stewardship, the stewardship department of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society is
planning an essay contest The following
mles will govern the contest:

1. Any Methodist Protestant young man or
woman 16, 17, or 18 years of age is eligible
to enter this contest.

2. The essays submitted shall not exceed
2,500 words in length.

3. All essays shall be in the hands of Mrs.
F. W. Stephenson, 91 N. Jackson St., Bellevue,
Pennsylvania, not later than March 1, 1928.

-1. Each contestant shall make three type-
written copies of his or her essay. The names
of the writer shall be omitted from the copies
of the essay and placed upon a separate slip
of paper enclosed with the essay.

5. The judges of the contest shall be ap-
pointed by the Executive Committee of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society.

C. A prize of five dollars in gold shall be
awarded the winner of this contest.

MRS. F. W. STEPHENSON.

January 19, 1928

FROM ANDERSON TO LITTLETON

This scribe has not been all the time from
the close of the Annual Conference until
now getting to his new work and getting
located. It is always hard to leave a group
of friends with wdiom we have been privileged
to work and whom we have learned to know
and love. The year was very pleasant for me
on the Anderson work with many hardships
and problems. However, in leaving I feel
confident of a large group of faithful friends
and regretted to leave the faithful people on
that field of increasing progress. It was the
best year I think in many ways, if not every
way, I have witnessed since entering the
ministry. I trust that it will continue to
press on toward the goal and I am sure that
the good people there will do their best.

Arriving on my new work for the third
Sunday in November, preaching three times
the first Sunday on the work, I found a kind-
hearted people. I am and have been well
received at all the churches and have finished
the second round on the work. Five churches
are a lot of work for a little preacher but
with good help nearby I am hoping to have a
good year. The work has started off well
and the prospects are good for the future.

The first Quarterly Conference was held in
the Littleton M. P. Church early in December
and I have been expecting a report from
someone, but the secretary took unto herself
a helpmate the day of conference and has
not reported the results of our meeting.

Bio. Taylor was present and presided over
a very interesting and enthusiastic confer-
ence. The reports were very good, but
showed that only two of the five churches
have Sunday School running now. The
churches are not very well organized and a
great deal of work in perfecting the various
organizations is to be done. A fine spirit
was manifested during the conference and
from the discussion forward steps were taken
that we hope will mean a great deal to the
work and the Kingdom. The conference
voted to raise the A. C. B., college assess-
ment and assessment for representatives' ex-
penses to the General Conference by April 1.
Some has been subscribed and a small amount
paid in. It is the earnest desire of the pastor
that these claims be paid by that time and
he requests the interest of every member of
the charge to that end. Fifteen officials
representing the five churches were present
for the conference and every one showed that
they were vitally interested in the work.
More will appear later from the writer.

wfi were indeed glad to have our new
Presidenr -».ith us to preside over the con-
ference. We hope i»e ™vn come again soon
and as often as he can. We are always sua
to have Bro. Taylor witli us. We were glad
to have with us Rev. J. B. O'Briant, of Rose-
mary, who is not serving as an active pastor,
but from his report he is still bu;,y and al-
ways interested in the work. The writer is
indeed fortunate in having a man like Bro.
O'Briant nearby. Rev. N. M. Harrison, Jr.,
and Rev A D. Shelton were both present;
we were glad to have them. To all these
brethren a cordial welcome to Littleton is
jxtended. Come when you can.
Yours for the best year in His Service,
M. IVEY CRUTCHFIELD, Pastor.

January 19, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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CHURCH EXTENSION REPORT

The report which follows did not reach the
Journal in time to be published, owing to
the fact the usual meeting was not held dur-
ing the sitting of conference, and owing to
the further fact that after conference a pres-
sure of business and other matters delayed
the report. It is, therefore, submitted here.

REPORT OF TREASURER BOARD OF
CHURCH EXTENSION

Receipts

Jan. 1, 1027, bal. on hand $ .00

Jan. 25, 1927, loan Atlantic Bank &

Trust Co 1,000.00

Mar. 26, 1927, V. W. Idol, Treas 409.00

Apr. 13, 1927, V. W. Idol, Treas 500.00

May 23, 1927, V. W. Idol, Treas 75.00

Sept. 10, 1927, V. W. Idol, Treas 100.00

Oct. 4, 1927, V. W. Idol, Treas 400.00

Oct. 20, 1927, V. W. Idol, Treas 150.00

Nov. 5, 1927, V. W. Idol, Treas.

(Special) 281.00

Nov. 5, 1927, V. W. Idol, Treas 1,934.40

Nov. 16, 1927, V. W. Idol, Treas 34.53

Dec. 15, 1927, M. A. Coble advanced 52.35

$4,936.28
Disbursements
Jan. 25, 1927, Fountain PI. Church . .$ 990.00
Jan. 25, 1927, Atlantic Bank and

Trust Co., int. on loan 10.00

Mar. 26, 1927, Atlantic Bank and

Trust Co., int. on loan 9.00

Mar. 26, 1927, Atlantic Bank and

Trust Co., credit on loan 400.00

Apr. 13, 1927, Miss Esper Bullard,

Treas., Haw River 150.00

Apr. 13, 1927, H. B. Furr, int. on Stall-

ings debt 51.00

Apr. 13, 1927, F. R. Stout for Rev.

E. G. Cowan 3S.00

Apr. 13, 1927. J. W. Walser, int. on

loan to Apr. 13, 1927 94.33

May 26, 1927, Rev. T. Glenn Madi-
son, on salary 100.00

May 26, 1927, Rev. W. M. Loy. on

salary 100.00

June 24, 1927, Atlantic Bank and

Trust Co., int. on loan 12.00

Sept. 17, 1027, Eev. J. D. Cranford,

on salary 100.00

Oct. 4, 1027, Atlantic Bank and Trust

Co., credit on loan 400.00

Oct. 20, 1027, J. W. Walser, int. on

loan to Oct. 13, 1927 60.00

Oct. 31, 1927, T. A. Smith, int. on

loan one year 90.00

Nov. 5, 1927, Atlantic Bank and Trust

Co., balance on loan 200.00

Nov. 5, 1927, Rev. W. M. Loy, on

salary 200.00

Nov. 5, 1027, Rev. A. G. Dixon, C. B.

Way settlement 46.95

Nov. 5, 1927, Miss Esper Bullard,

Treas., Haw River 150.00

Nov. 5, 1927, Rev. N. G. Bethea, on

salary 500.00

Nov. 16, 1927, Rev. T. Glenn Madison,

on salary 150.00

Nov. 16, 1927, Rev. G. W. Andrews,

int. on West Thomasville debt for

two years 360.00

Nov. 16, '1927, Miss Velna McCulloch,

Treas 300.00

Nov. 25, 1027, Rev. H. W. Bell, on

salary 100.00

Dec. 5, 1027, Rev. H. W. Bell, on

salary 100.00

Dec. 5, 1927, Rev. N. G. Bethea, on

salary 100.00

Dee. 5, 1927, Rev. W. M. Loy, on

salary 100.00

Dec. 15, 1927, Rev. J. T. Trollinger,

salary 25.00

$4,036.28
Outstanding Notes of Board

T. A. Smith, Burlington, N. C $1,500.00

J. L. Brinkley, Thomasville, N. C... 1,000.00

J. \Y. Walser, Lexington, N. C 2,000.00

$4,500.00

Unpaid appropriations $ 250.00

M. A. COBLE, Treas.
Dec. 17, 1927.

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QUOTA FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR METH-
ODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Rec'd Since
Charge Goal Nov. 1

Alamance 56 3

Albemarle 15 2

Anderson 35

Asheboro 35 29

Asheville 20

Bess Chapel 25

Bessemer City 11

Bethesda 10

Burlington 75 21

Caroleen 15

Charlotte 20 8

Chase City 11

Chatham 22 1

Cleveland 60 3

Concord 30 1

Connelly Springs 10

Creswell 40

Davidson 54 9

Democrat 20 1

Denton 42 4

Draper 11 2

Enfield 19 3

Fairview 30

Fallston 95 4

Flat Rock 80

Friendship 25 16

Forsyth 4S 1

Fountain Place 10

Gibsonville 28 4

Glen Raven 33

Graham 26 8

Granville 62 6

Greensboro, Calvary 16 4

Greensboro, Grace 30 1

Greensboro, St. Paul 16

Greensboro, West End 25 3

Greenville 47 3

Guilford 37 2

Halifax 50 5

Haw River 48 18

Henderson 40 6

High Point, Eng. Street 14 4

High Point, First 65 6

High Point, Lebanon 22 2

High Point, Welch Memorial.. 30 4

Jerusalem 10

Kannapolis 5

Kernersville 37 11

Lexington, State Street 10 16

Lexington, South 20

Lincolnton 20 1

Littleton 54 8

Mebane 23 9

Mecklenburg 30 5

Melton's Grove 5

Midland 60 i

Mt. Carmel 10

Mocksville 45 4

Moriah 8

Mt. Hermon 85 3

Mt. Pleasant 65

Orange 75 31

North Davidson 85 6

Pageland 30

Pleasant Grove 15 7

Pinnacle 51 15

Porter 4

Randleman 43 6

Randolph 85

Reidsville 14 5

Richland 36

Roberta 26

Rockingham 7 2

Roseneath 6

Saxapahaw 58 6

Shelby 7

Siler City 25 1

South Winston 10 1

Spencer 12 3

Spring Church 33 2

Tabernacle 65 2

Thomasville, Com 12

Thomasville, First 12 2

Union Grove 13 12

Vance 54 37

Weaverville 25 2

West Forsyth 60 6

West Thomasville 42

Whitakers 13

Why Not 58

Winston, First 35 4

Yarborough 17

Fairfield 8

Vadkinville College 8

Union Grove, Rev. Glen Madison, pastor,
almost reaches the goal at one leap!

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BUDGET RECEIPTS

Churches Paying in Full — A. C. B.

Spring Church, Spring Church Ch. ...$ 90.00

Siler City, Siler City-Lib. Charge . . 70.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.50

Spring Valley, Vance Charge 10.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tadkiu College 5.00

Siler City 26.00

Burlington 125.00

Superannuates
Spring Valley $ 4.00

This was all carried in the report last week
for November and December, but these
charges were not singled out for having met
the above obligations iu full. They are en-
titled to this recognition, and we most
heartily commend them for having met these
obligations with promptness and gladness.
We know of other charges that are ready for
this list, though their official report has not
yet reached us. We hope to run this list
regularly in the Herald, and there will be
delight and inspiration in watching it grow.
NEXT! S. W. TAYLOR,

Jan. 14, 192S.

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— Mr. Grenville Kleiser, American man of
letters, has returned from Europe and is now
sojourning in Battle Creek, Mich.

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.METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 19, 192S

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

\

Royal

Miss Sarah Ella Royal was born September
Hi, 1879, and passed from this life Decem-
ber 23, 11)27. She was converted and united
with Tabernacle Methodist Protestant church
when a young girl and remained a faithful
member until death. Those who knew her
well say that she was a good woman. For
several months she was greatly afflicted. It
was a relief when her spirit was released from
her frail body.

One brother and one sister survive: Eli
C. Royal and Mrs. John MeMaster.

The funeral was conducted at Tabernacle
church on Christmas day by the writer, as-
sisted by Rev. T. F. McCulloch. Her body
was then laid to rest in the church cemetery.
H. L. ISLEY.

Steele

Mary Elizabeth Thompson was born Sep-
tember 21, 1854. Married Jacob Steele March
29, 1879. Died January 4, 192S.

Sister Steele lived to be more than 73
years of age. Her husband preceded her to
the glory world about IS months. She was
the mother of two sons, W. G. and Lawrence
Steele. These, with four grandchildren and
one brother, constitute her nearest relatives
who survive.

In early life she confessed Christ and
joined Hebron M.; P, Church, where she
remained a consistent member until death.

Notwithstanding the severe cold weather, a
large company of her relatives and friends
assembled at the home January 5, where the
writer conducted funeral services, after which
the remains were placed in Hebron cemetery
to await the Resurrection morn.

May God comfort the bereaved ones.
Sincerely,

B. M. WILLIAMS.

Hauser

Addis Ray, infant son of Oliver F. and
Lucy Allen Hauser, died November 9, 1927,
aged 15 months and nine days. Besides the
father and mother, he leaves three brothers,
one sister, and a host of relatives and
friends to mourn their loss; but we feel that
our loss is Heaven's gain, for he was a
j-irecious flower which budded on earth, to
bloom in Heaven.

May this dispensation of providence serve
to draw all of his friends nearer the blessed
Saviour, in whose arms he is now safely
resting, and may Heaven seem dearer to us
when we remember that little Addis is one
of its inmates.

"Rest on, little one, with thy head upon His

breast;
We loved thee well, but Jesus loved thee best."

Funeral services were conducted by the
writer, after which the remains were laid to
rest beneath a mound of beautiful flowers
in Shoals M. P. cemetery. The bereaved have
our deepest sympathy in this sad hour.
A. L. HUNTER.

Barbee

Adam Jackson Barbee was born Jan. 9, 1862,
and died Dec. 24, 1927.

He was twice married; first to Virginia Cox
on Dee. 1, 1887, with whom he lived happily
till her death, July 3, 1901. The second mar-
riage was to Laura Coley, on March 8, 1906.
From the first union there were born six
children and from the second were born three
children.

He leaves a faithful wife, six children and
IS grandchildren, to whom, we believe, if he
were aide to speak, he would tell not to
grieve for him because he is now enjoying
perfect rest and happiness. He was a charter
member of Pine Bluff M. P. Church and was
faithful until death. He was laid to rest in
the presence of a large congregation at Center
Grove M. P. Church. J. W. HULIN.

Beam

John Polcy Beam departed this life January
2, 192S, having reached the age of 75 years
and 28 days.

In the year 1S73 he was married to Julia
A. Bess. To this union were born eight chil-
dren, three of whom are living, namely: J. Lee
Beam, Thomas L. Beam, and Austin A. Beam.
Five children and their mother, Julia A. Beam,
preceded him to the grave.

In the year 1917 he was united in marriage
with Mrs. Julia Hudson.

In early manhood Mr. Beam professed faith
in Jesus as his Savior and became a member
of the Lutheran Church at Bethpage. About
35 years ago he moved his membership to
Bess's Chapel Methodist ProTestant Church,
where he became a faithful and active mem-
ber with others of his family.

He kept the faith to the end. Only a few
days before his last he called one of his boys
to his bedside and said, "I'm prepared to go.
Meet me in Heaven."

lie leaves to mourn their loss a devoted
wife, three children, 34 living grandchildren,
16 great-grandchildren, and a host of rela-
tives and friends.

Cranford

William Murphy Cranford departed this
life January 3, 1928, aged 62 years, four
months and seven days. Brother Cranford
was converted in 1916 and joined Liberty
Methodist Protestant Church on Davidson
charge during the pastorate of Rev. J. W.
Hulin. He was faithful to his church as
long as he was able to attend.

During the last few months he had been
very feeble in body and mind, and on Janu-
ary 3 God called him home.

He leaves a wife, two daughters, three
grandchildren, a large circle of friends and
relatives. The funeral was conducted by the
writer, assisted by Bro. Charlie Cranford, at
Liberty Church, on Wednesday, January 4,
at 2 o'clock. The congregation was not large
because of the extremely cold weather.

Our hearts go out in sympathy to the be-
reaved ones and may they trust in the dear
Heavenly Father who doeth all things well,
and who alone can give the so much needed
comfort in this hour of sore bereavement.
C. E. RIDGE, Pastor.

Winfrey

Mary Virginia Jones Winfrey died January
3, 1928, aged 58 years, four mouths and

seven days. Some 37 or more years ago she
was married to James Winfrey, who survives.
The latter part of last September, during her
sickness, she was happily converted, and in a
few minutes looked up into the face, of the
writer and said, "You put my name on your
church book." which I did with great pleasure.
She was voted a full member of the Kerners-
ville M. P. Church on the night of September
28. She told her visiting friends about her
conversion and asked them to pray for her
husband. She suffered much, but was patient
and faithful unto the end. Her funeral was
conducted by the writer in the Kernersville
church on January 4, after which she was
laid to rest in the Kernersville cemetery in
the presence of a number of friends and
relatives to await the resurrection morn.

May God greatly bless the bereaved hus-
band and all relatives and friends.

E. G. LOWDERMILK.

Lewis

Alfred, the oldest son of Mrs. W. M.
Lewis, died in Watts Hospital, Durham, N. C,
January 4, 1928, after an illness of only six
days. He is survived by his mother, three
sisters and two brothers.

Alfred was a friend to every one and he
was loved by all who knew him. He had
only reached the 3Sth milestone. He was laid
to rest Friday, the 5th, in the cemetery at
Concord Church. Services were conducted by
Rev. H. L. Isley, assisted by the pastor.

Alfred, you have gone and left us,
How our hearts are bruised and torn,
And the anguish shows in faces
That were bright, now sad and worn.

You were always kind and gentle.
Speakings words of hope and cheer
To a sad, discouraged brother,
Struggling on his journey here.

Long
John McKendree Long was born February
26, 1846, and in the stillness of the night on
November 30, 1927, he departed this life. As
the poet says, He liveth long who liveth well.
The soul of man was never built to stay
here, so God's finger touched him and he
slept. He professed faith in Christ at the
age of 17 years. He told me in the evening
before he passed away at night, that hour
was still sweet in his memory. In later years
he joined with the M. E. Church at Elm
Grove. He loved his church. In last May
his companion fell and painfully hurt herself,
so they could not keep house by themselves
and they came in our community to live with
their daughter, Mrs. J. H. Snotherly. He
would come to church every time he was
able. He said he had learned to love our
church as his own. One Sunday he was at
church service, and I took my text Psalms
23 :2. After I had finished my discourse he
said the fourth verse was his favorite. So I
asked him to give us a talk on that verse;
before he finished I don't think there was a
dry eye in the house. Time after time our
souls would be lighted in conversation with
this servant of God. On November 4, 1869,
he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Jane
Doub. To this union were born five children,
three sons and two daughters. One son and
one daughter preceded him to the grave some
years ago. He leaves his companion with his

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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daughter, Mrs. J. H. Snotherly, of Friendship,
Stanly county. Two sons, Mr. Arthur Long,
of the home place in Forsyth county; Dr.
Everett, of High Point; ten grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren to mourn the de-
parture of one that was so true to them, and
to his Heavenly Master. My prayers to the
bereaved is to invite them to look upon him
as being in the land of the living. His life
is not ended but ,iust begun.

When the word came to my ears that while
alone God had called him away, the thoughts
that arose in my mind were, Servant of God,
well done!

Thy glorious warfare's past. The battle's
fought, the race is won, and thou art crowned
at last.

We peacefully laid his body to rest beneath
a mound of beautiful flowers, in the ceme-
tery at Elm Grove Church, to await the Resur-.
rection morn.

C. H. HILL.

Trolinger
James Henry Trolinger departed this life
December 4, 1927, aged SO years, eight months
and 17 days. Pie was the father of 'Rev.
James H. Trolinger, Jr. He leaves eight
children and widow to mourn his loss. He
was a kind and I think a good man. I have
visited his home many times. He was always
kind to me; a good husband and father is
gone. May the Lord comfort sad and lonely
hearts The funeral was conducted in Haw
River M. P. Church by the writer in the
presence of a large congregation. He is gone
but not forgotten. T. A. WILLIAMS.

Turner
Mrs. R. A. Turner was born Jan. 13, 1878,
and departed this life Dec. 27, 1927. She
leaves a husband, 12 children (7 girls and
5 boys) to mourn their loss. She was a good
mother and a faithful wife, was loved by all
who knew her; those who knew her best
loved her most. J. W. HULIN.

Hartsell

Jecerson Davis Hartsell was born July 4,

- 1861, and died Dec. 12, 1927. He leaves to

mourn their loss a wife, 9 children (5 girls

and 4 boys), 32 grandchildren and 3 sisters.

J. W. HULIN.

— Brother J. C. Andrew was kept from
church last Sunday by a throat ailment. He
is a faithful attendant when he is well and
is missed when he is absent.

— Preparations in Los Angeles for the
10th convention of the World's Sunday School
Association, which will be held in that city
July 11-18, 1928, are going steadily forward.

— The beekeepers of North Carolina will
meet at State College for their annual short
course on January 26 and 27.

— The sixth annual short course for prac-
tical poultry growers will be held at State
College during the week of January 23 to 28.

— Peach trees give best returns when large
limbs are thinned out to admit sunlight and
air and the small branches are slightly tipped.

— In pruning young apple trees, remember
that severe pruning reduces the size of the
tree and delays bearing.

IT IS NOT TOO LATE

To give something toward the purchase of
those hymn books for the Children's Home
boys and girls. We still need ten contribu-
tions of from three to five dollars apiece.
Will you be among those ten? Respond
promptly, now, so that we may make this
the last appeal.

Already we have delivered to the Home
25 copies of the hymn book, and have placed
the names of every one who contributed
enough to purchase one or more in the front
of each of the books. The boys and girls are
proud of them, and are grateful to their
donors.

How fine ! We have received gifts from
Philadelphia, Pa., and Newark, N. J.! Aren't
we happy that folks so far from us are in-
terested in these children? These two are
Rev. C. C. Day, pastor of our St. Luke's
Church, Philadelphia, and Mrs. J. Smith, a
member of our First Church, Newark, N. J.
Thank you, folks!

The list now stands: Rev. and Mrs. Little
vnd family, $3.75; Mrs. R. T. Pickens, 50
cents; Miss Emily Floyd, $2.00; Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Douglas and family, $4.50; Mr. and
Mrs. D. A. Neese and daughter, $2.25; C. E._
Bulla, $1.00; Mrs. J. J. Crawford, $1.00; Mrs.
Lizzie Jones, $1.50; Rev. C. C. Day, $1.00;
Mrs. J. Smith, $3.00.

E. LESTER BALLARD.

High Point, N. C.

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— The crime of Hickman has been dupli-
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HE HADN'T TIME

(Commended to Persons Afflicted With
Hurryitis)
He hadn't time to greet the day,
He hadn't time to laugh or play;
He hadn't time to wait a while,
He hadn't time to give a smile;
He hadn't time to glean the news,
He hadn't time to dream or muse;
He hadn't time to train his mind,
He hadn't time to be just kind ;
He hadn't time to see a joke,
He hadn't time to write his folk;
He hadn't time to eat a meal,
He hadn't time to deeply feel;
He hadn't time to take a rest,
He hadn't time to act his best;
He hadn't time to help a' cause,
He hadn't time to make a pause;
He hadn't time to pen a note,
He hadn't time to cast a vote ;
He hadn't time to sing a song,
He hadn't time to right a wrong;
He hadn't time to send a gift,
He hadn't time to practice thrift.
He hadn't time to exercise,
He hadn't time to scan the skies;
He hadn't time to heed a cry,
He hadn't time to say good-bye ;
He hadn't time to study poise,
He hadn't time to repress noise;
He hadn't time to go abroad,
He hadn't time to serve his God;
He hadn't time to lend or give,
He hadn't time to really live ;
He hadn't time to read this verse,
He hadn't time — he's in a hearse —
He's dead !

— GRENYILLE KLEISER.

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—J. Clyde Cox, of High Point, is dead
and his death brings a painful shock to many
friends. He was a son of the late O. R. Cox
and the son-in-law of Bro. H. A. Mo frit.

— Bro. D. H. Hunter, aged over 95, walked
to Calvary church last Sunday morning and
was an attentive hearer of the sermon and
songs. It is one of his regrets that he cannot
find spectacles with which he can read as he
has done heretofore. Fortunatelv he can hear
well.

— President Coolidge created a great sensa-
tion in Cuba. The inhabitants struggled with
each other to get a glimpse of him. We are
reminded of the crowd that gathered about
President Hayes in Michigan and of one
woman's remark: "Why, he has on coat and
pants just like any other man."

—Rev. R. A. Hunter was recently elected
president of the Henderson Ministers' Asso-
ciation.

— We are shocked this morning to hear of
the death of Paul Rawlins, of Grace Church.
Peritonitis was the cause. This was pre-
ceded by 'appendicitis which was not thought
dangerous. Bro. Rawlins was the husband of
a daughter of Bro. W. S. Jones. He was
circulation agent of the Greensboro Daily
News.

— Our venerable brother, J. S. Speas, of
Pfafftnwn, is one of the Herald's most appre-
ciative subscribers. He does not like for
his subscription to expire. He sends by
President Taylor his renewal before his time
had expired. We thank him for his interest
in the church paper.

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Spring Church, Spring Church Charge,
birthday offering, $11.38: A cheek from Hen-
derson, do not know where to place, $4.00;
Mt. Moriah, Cleveland Circuit, $2.46; Mrs.
H. G. Ellington, Henderson, $5.00 ; Mrs. D. T.
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Sunday eggs, $1.00 ; New Hope, Vance Cir-
cuit, $3.50 ; Harris Chapel, Vance Circuit,
$3.83; J. A. Allen, Pinnacle, $2.00.
Sunday School Offerings
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Lexington, South Davidson Circuit, $5.62;
Haw Biver Mission, $4.64; Shoals, Piunacle
Circuit, $2.26; Bethany, Randolph Circuit,
$1.50; Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Circuit, $6.54;
Lebanon, High Point, $5.83; Bay Bible Class,
Graham, $2.30; Junior and Primary Depart-
ments, Steubeuville, Ohio, $3.19; Mitchells
Grove, Guilford Circuit, $1.25; Fairgrove,
Haw Eiver Circuit, $3.50; Enfield, Enfield
Circuit, December and January, $14.40 ; Whit-
akers, $8.00; Shiloh, Bandolph Circuit, $1.89;
Beidsville, $9.00 ; Perseverance Class, Mount
Vernon, Ohio, $25.00; Calvary, Greensboro,
$12.21; Denton, Denton Circuit, $4.15.
Thank-Offerings
Spring Church, Spring Church Charge,
$1.50; Beidsville, $32.00.

Christmas Offering
Browers Chapel, Bichland Charge, $3.25.
Correction of error of last week: The box
of Christmas candy sent to the Home by
Mrs. J. C. Guthrie was from the Intermediate,
Junior and Primary classes of Concord Sun;
day school, Saxapahaw Circuit, instead of
personal.

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of our sincere appreciation and gratitude.

We are glad to report that our big family
is enjoying good health at this writing.
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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, JANUARY 26, 1928

NUMBER 12

Progress in Sin

All sins are not equally culpable. There are no small sins,
but some sins are smaller than others. Adam's first sin was
greater than Eve's first sin because he was more clearly con-
scious that lie was doing wrong. Our earliest sins seem to be
of the same variety as Eve's. Our moral perceptions are weak
and confused. Our consciousness is taken up with a sense of
curiosity or an anticipation of a new pleasure rather than
with a regard for the moral relations involved. We do not
much tlynk of God's interest in our conduct, so taken up are
we with the thought of our own supposed interest. We sin
and become morally sensitive afterward. This is the lowest
grade of sin, a mere missing of the mark, a moral transgres-
sion with no clear conception of moral lines. There are some
who try to reduce all sins to this first and least culpable va-
riety.

But there are sins that are far more than mere failure to
recognize moral principles. Adam was not deceived in the
first transgression and could not offer the excuse that Eve
offered. He sinned because Eve led the way and asked him
to follow her. He yielded to the enticement of another. Social
influence drew him into the terrible vortex. Many sin
against light and knowledge todaj' because they are socially
led. This is puttting the creaturee before the Creator and
is more culpable than the sin of the variety illustrated by
Eve's case. Eve ignored the Creattor in her confusion, but
Adam did not ignore the Creator; he chose to do Eve's will
rather than God's will. Social enticement is a great force
leading to evil. Many a drunkard has taken his first drink
because socially enticed. Many a boy smokes his first cigar-
ette because associates lead him into it.

A third grade of sin is the sin of rebellion against God.
This sin repudiates the authority and rule of God. It en-
thrones self, one's own will. This is a most offensive sin.
There is no excuse for it and it calls forth the severe condem-
nation of Heaven. The nearest approach to an excuse for
it is in the consideration that it originates in recklessness,
want of thought. Men who know God cannot disregard His
right to rule unless they have lost all right feeling, unless
they are morally insane.

Still more advanced in the course of evil is the monstrous
sin of apostasy, a deliberate turning away from the way of
salvation after having experienced its helps and its joys. This
is sinning against the light of Christian experience. This is
an insult to Christ and to God of the most offensive kind.
And yet so great is the mercy of God that He is willing to
save even the worst of sinners that will come unto Him through
Christ. Even the apostate may repent and find salvation.
Wondrous grace of Heaven !

But 'Jesus- taught that there is one sin that hath no for-
giveness, either in this world or the world to come ; the dread-
ful sin of blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. The thought
of such a sin should make us tremble at the thought of any

sin, even the least and most inoffensive. Just think of the
heinousness of any kind of sin against such a Being as God is!

Are You a Millionaire?

Millionaires are thought to lie very highly favored. This
is the thought of many who are far from being millionaires
themselves. By this thought they reveal themselves to them-
selves as mammon worshipers. Yes, you are a mammon
worshiper if you have great respect for the man of wealth
because he is a man of wealth. Millionaires themselves do not
think of wealth as the covetous poor do. They know by
experience that the mere possession of wealth, even great-
wealth, is not sufficient to satisfy. Their souls have longings
that are not met and cannot be met with riches. More than
that, they not only realize the insufficiency of wealth, but
they also realize that wealth is a hindrance to the pursuit of
better things. They understand what Jesus meant when he
said, "With what great difficulty shall they that are rich
enter into the Kingdom of Heaven!"

If you are not a millionaire in the ordinary sense, you
may rejoice in the fact and thank God that you have not the
millstone of great wealth hung on your neck.

But perhaps you are a millionaire in a better sense. What
did Jesus mean (Mark 10:29) when He said: "There is no
man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father,
or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, (one of these), for
my sake, and the gospel's, but he shall receive a hundredfold
now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and
mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions ; and in
the world to come eternal life" (all these).

Does He npt mean that to the man who is a devoted servant
of Christ this material world and this social world will con-
tribute more than it would have contributed if he had held
on to the world and turned his back on Christ '. It is true
that He lists persecutions among the things gained by the
devotee of Christ, but this is immediately offset by the greatest
possible gain, "in the world to come eternal life." Is not
this parade of wealth enough to constitute you a millionaire
and more than a millionaire ? And the promise of eternal life
is not an empty promise, simply an assurance of continued
existence. It is a life rich in all the fullness of God. You
are to lie joint heir with Jesus Christ, even sharing His throne
with Him. Yes, if you are Christ's and He is yours, you are
more than a millionaire.

— The Ohio Conference lias on a campaign for The Meth-
odist Recorder. This general organ of our church has always
been popular among those who read it, but it should have
had many more readers all the years. We wonder whether
the masses of our people in the west realize how good a
general organ they have. It has been specially good under the
editorial management of the present, editor, Dr. Lyman E.
Davis. Few editors wield a more facile pen than does he.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 26, 1928

LEE'S AND JACKSON'S ABHORRENCE OF WAR

By H. H. Smith

As the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson

come only two days apart— January 19th and 21st-they may

he celebrated at the same time. Suppose we commemorate

their anniversaries this year by considering their attitude

toward war.

If Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were with lis
today with the same spirit that possessed them when their
names were on the lips of multitudes and extolled as mighty
masters of warfare, there is one thing of winch we are quite
certain: they would not be on the side of those who glorify
war Both of these great masters of warfare were peace-
loving men, and did all in their power to prevent war.

General Hunt says that, while in Mexico, Lee earnestly
strove "to heal the differences between General Scott and
some of his subordinate officers. He was a peacemaker by

nature." .

"War, of which he was so supreme a master, was to him
abhorrent' only possible as a dire necessity, in defense of home
and fireside," says a writer. When the Federal hosts were
driven' back from the heights of Fredericksburg, an officer
said to him: "Isn't it splendid?" He replied, "Yes, but it
is well that war is so terrible, or we might become too fond

of it." ,

In one of his letters during the war. he said: 'The loss
of our gallant officers and men throughout the army causes
me to weep tears of blood, and causes me to wish that 1 could
never hear the sound of a gun again."

On Christinas day, 1862, just after his great victory over
Burnside, at Fredericksburg, lie wrote to bis wife: "But
what a cruel thing is war to separate and destroy families
and friends and mar the purest joys and happiness God has
granted us in this world, to fill our hearts with hatred instead
of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of
this beautiful world! I pray that on this day when only
peace and good will are preached to mankind, better thoughts
may fill the hearts of our enemies and turn them to peace."
Stonewall Jackson's abhorrence of war is well known to
all students of his" life. When the war clouds were gathering
he was anxious for the maintenance of peace. "He held,
however, that the responsibility for peace or war rested upon
the administration at Washington. He believed in the right
of the states to secede. During his period he signed his name
to an 'Appeal' that was sent out to the Christians of the
country, urging them to pray and work for peace. In this
paper it was proposed to ask the North . . . 'whether she
would yield to us a generous and fair construction of our
equal rights, and in the future punctually observe it. or
whether she would force us to an unwilling but necessary
self-defense outside the Union.' "

When all compromises were rejected, and it "became more
evident that Lincoln's administration intended to use force
against the Southern commonwealths, Jackson said that if
the Federal government at Washington 'should persist in the
measures now threatened, there must be war. It is painful
to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and
threaten it. They seem not to know what its horrors are.
I have bad an opportunity of knowing enough of the subject
to make me fear war as the sum of all evils. Should the step
be taken which is now threatened, we shall have no other
alternative; we must fight. But do you not think that all
Christian people of the land could be induced to unite in a

concert of prayer to avert so great an evil ? It seems to me
that if Ihey would unite thus in prayer, war might be pre-
vented and peace preserved.' '

Jackson's wife says: "However it may surprise those who
knew him only as a soldier, yet it is true that I never heard
am- man express such utter abhorrence of war. I shall never
forget how he once exclaimed to me, with all the intensity of
his nature, 'Oh, how 1 do deprecate war!' '

Writing to his wil'e during the war, he said: "To destroy
so many fine locomotives, cars and railroad property was a
sad work, but I had my orders and my duty was to obey. If
the cost of the property could only have been expended in
disseminating the gospel of the Prince of Peace, how much
more good might have been expected!"

While others were excited when war appeared inevitable,
Jackson was undisturbed. Says a friend who visited him a
few days before he was called into the field of war: "'Walking
with God in prayer and holy obedience, he reposed upon His
promises and providence with a calm and unflinching reliance
beyond any man 1 ever knew."

When called to Richmond with his cadets at the breaking
out of the war, he first went to his home and held worship.
"There," in the presence of his wife only, he read the fifth
chapter of Second Corinthians, beginning thus : ' For we know
that if our earthly house of this tabernacle be dissolved, we
have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal
in the heavens.' He then knelt, and with a voice almost
choked with tears, prayed that 'if consistent with His will,
God would still avert the threatening danger and grant us
peace.' '

Ashland, Va.

WHY STRENGTHEN THE VOLSTEAD LAW

Much is being said these days by the noisy wet minority in
Congress about modifying or weakening the Volstead law.
More than 50 such bills have already been introduced in Con-
gress, most of which are absurd or unconstitutional. Their
purpose is to keep the temperance forces on the defensive.

The noisy one-fourth wets in Congress, well organized, with
able leadership and plenty of money for publicity, are trying
to confuse and stampede the three-fourths who are dry into
voting for their vicious bills to weaken the Volstead law, and
nullify the Constitution.

It is time for the drys of the nation, who are in an over-
whelming majority, to speak in thunder tones by letters, peti-
tions and telegrams to their Congressmen and U. S. Senators,
demanding the prompt passage of some important amend-
ments to strengthen the Volstead law, making it easier to
enforce.

When the Volstead law was introduced in Congress in
1919 a mighty howl went up from the wets all over the nation
that this was tlie most drastic and unreasonable bill ever
introduced in any session of Congress, and they have been
clamoring ever since for weakening modifications of that law
and have thus been able to keep the prohibition forces on the
defensive and under the delusion that all they can hope for is
to hold what they have now. This gives the "wets" time to
find more loopholes in the law or to create new holes through
which the law may be evaded, violated or nullified. This of
course is tiie object of the wets.

We were assured by the temperance leaders of the country
while the Volstead bill was pending in Congress that all the
best provisions of the state prohibition enforcement laws were

January 36, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Three

being incorporated in that bill, and when passed it would be
as easy to enforce as the splendid state prohibition laws of
Iowa, Kansas, Indiana and other such states. But the people
have been bitterly disappointed in this law, as many of the
best provisions of the state prohibition laws were shamefully
mutilated or omitted altogether.

Even the two best provisions of the Volstead law are much
weaker than similar laws of most prohibition states and have
fallen far short of our expectations; that is, (1) the Search
and Seizure provision, and (2) the Injunction and Abatement
provision.

The section providing for the search and seizure of liquor
as evidence of law violations was a great advance over the old
method of having to send men into saloons to get evidence and
prove the whole case by the testimony of witnesses who some-
times could produce a bottle of liquor in court as evidence and
sometimes could not. Under the old laws where they did not
have any such Search and Seizure provision, it was necessary
to have two witnesses go into a saloon together and make a buy
of liquor, in order to get sufficient evidence for conviction.
Even then sometimes the liquor man would produce several
persons in court to swear they saw one of the two liquor
detectives in another city at the very hour they claimed they
bought liquor at the defendant's saloon, and thus would lose
the ease.

Further, many saloon keepers would not sell to two
strangers who came in together, and hence it was hard to get
sufficient evidence to convict. But under the Search and
Seizure provision of the Volstead law one person can go into
a saloon and buy a drink or a bottle of liquor and on that
purchase a search warrant can be issued and the place raided,
and often a large quantity of liquor is seized and brought into
court as evidence against the law violator, which evidence,-
together with the testimony of the officers who raided the
saloon, makes a strong ease, and it is thus usually easy to
convict him even before a jury.

Another failure of the Volstead law is in not making it
mandatory on the court to abate the nuisance and padlock the
building for one year. As it is the whole matter is discre-
tionary with the court, and he may padlock the place for any
short length of time, but not more than one year, or not pad-
lock it at all.

Unfortunately both of these two best provisions of the
Volstead law are very much weaker than similar provisions
in many state prohibition laws, as shown by Mr. John B.
Hammond. Mr. Hammond spent a whole year studying very
carefully the Volstead law and every state prohibition enforce-
ment law in the country, and the facts which he presents, when
generally known, we believe will arouse and startle the tem-
perance people of the nation, and explain why they have
been so disappointed in the operations of the Volstead law,
that is, why it has been so hard to enforce.

After a long war and many' hard fought battles between
the wets and the drys, covering many years, in which the wets
mustered every last resource at their command, they were
overwhelmingly defeaed by the drys in the last great battle
— the battle for the adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment,
But when they came to draw up the terms of capitulation for
the defeated enemy — the Volstead law — the wets outgeneraled
the drys and, in defeat accomplished to a considerable degree
by their legislative strategy in Congress what they had utterly
failed to accomplish in the past on the field of battle. This
fact is clearly proven by Mr. Hammond, In saying this we do

not mean to reflect upon our dry leaders at that time. Their
opponents were lawyers skilled in nullifying state laws and
knew how to insert jokers in the Volstead law which the dry
leaders had not had experience enough in actual law enforce-
ment work to detect or suspect.

We are encamped at. the border of the promised land of
splendid prohibition enforcement. Shall we go up at once
and possess the land by demanding and securing passage of
various amendments needed to strengthen the Volstead law,
making honest, efficient prohibition enforcement easy to
secure? Or, shall we take counsel with our fears, as did ten
of the twelve spies sent by Moses to spy out the land of
Canaan, and say with "them ;

' ' The land surely floweth with milk and honey. Neverthe-
less we are not able to go up against the people, for they are
stronger than we, and the cities are walled and very great.
All the people that we saw are men of great stature. We saw
giants, the sons of Anak : we were in our own sight as grass-
hoppers, and so we were in their sight."

Or, shall we say as did the two faithful and courageous
spies, Caleb and Joshua :

"The land is an exceeding good land, a land which flows
with milk and honey. If the Lord delight in us, then He will
bring us into this land and give it to us. Pear ye not the
people of the land, for their defense is departed from them
and the Lord is with us. Let us go up at once and possess the .
land, for we are well able to overcome it."

Let us humbly confess our sins, our cowardice and our
lack of faith in the past, and pray God's forgiveness for the
same, and ask His help that we may "quit us like men" and
go forth to our servants, not our masters — the United States
Congress — and demand what we need, and then in the name
of the God of hosts and the churches of the land, insist that
the Volstead law shall be promptly amended in every particu-
lar just as it should lie, and make no concessions whatever to
the wets.

The National Civic League was organized and incorporated
in 1922 for the purpose of securing the enactment and enforce-
ment of laws along all lines of moral reforms — especially
against bootleggers, vice promoters, gamblers and Sabbath
desecration. The league co-operates with all other organiza-
tions doing similar work. Mr. John B. Hammond, the splendid
legislative superintendent of the National Civic League, for-
merly of Des Moines, Iowa, one of the greatest legislative
experts in this country, is devoting his whole time, day and
night, to the limit of his ability, drafting bills for introduction
in Congress, interviewing as many as possible of the more
than 600 members of Congress and doing everything he can
to secure passage of the bills and to expose and defeat bad
bills. — The Civic Forum.

-f-

— By the way, we must do for High Point College the
same thing the western conferences are doing for Adrian
College — raise an adequate endowment. The institution will
not be safe, to say nothing about the greatest efficiency, until
this is done. Colleges are like banks; they must have a
head of capital or they will fail in some emergency. This
matter ought not to be long delayed.

— Prof. Paul S. Kennett. of High Point College, preached
to Calvary congregation last Sunday morning while Rev.
C. W. Bates preached to the Winston congregation. We heard
one of the two sermons and found it good.

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OPTIMISM

'ROM THE
FIELD

EVANGELISM

Charlotte, Kannapolis, Spencer
January 10th, 11th and 12th was given to these three
charges. Our impressions on this first visit are favorable.
At each point we were with the pastor and people in devo-
tional service and business meeting, and found them deeply
interested and much in earnest. A lot in a splendid growing
section, unchurched, has been secured in North Charlotte;
at Spencer a lot has been purchased and paid for, and the lo-
cation appears well; at Kannapolis a lot and parsonage have
been bought since last June and a tabernacle erected on the
lot for temporary purposes. At neither place is there a large
membership, though we are confident of its growth, if churches
can be built. Kannapolis may need to be relocated. This
matter is now under consideration, and a decision will probably
be reached very soon. The conference committee on Church
Extension and Survey is to visit these three places on Friday,
January 27. Their visit will be of value, we believe, in de-
termining the policy to lie pursued at these points. We enjoy-
ed seeing our old friends,, the Thompsons and Kirkmans at
Spencer, and also being in the home of Brother and Sister
Surratt at the First Church, Charlotte. We shall watch with
deep interest and earnest prayers, our work at these points.
The pastors. Brother Furr, Brother Cowan and Brother Madi-
son, are zealous and hopeful, and we trust that they may have
the great joy of seeing the work in these three iinportaant
fields go forward.

Greer's

Just off the hard .surface road, on the left, going south. 1
observed a church in process of construction — a brick build-
ing of creditable size and appearance, and nearing comple-
tion on the outside. Upon enquiry I was told that it is Greer's
church — one of our newest enterprises. We congratulate Pas-
tor Troxler and the people upon their good beginning, and
at an early date we hope to meet the people and to see the
church at close range.

West Forsyth

January 11-16 were to be given to this charge, but our
visit was interrupted by a call to a committee meeting in Pitts-
burgh. However, we were with them Saturday night and Sun-
day— four appointments — during which we enjoyed the kind-
ness and fellowship of the pastor and that of his people." On
Saturday night, January 14, we were at Union Hill and
preached to an attentive congregation.

At the close of the devotional service the conference in-
terests were presented and the people were asked to pay their
assessment for college maintenance. The total amount. +5.0(1,
was all in hand in a short time. We are grateful to the people
for this response. And may (he Lord abundantly bless them
in all of their church activities during the year.

On Sunday, January 15, it was our good pleasure to
worship with the people at Pleasant Hill. Another "Hill"
and both good names — Union Hill and Pleasant Hill. The
Pleasant Hill church is located in a prosperous little com-
munity known as "Dosier, " named in honor, I understand,
of our good brother, Rev. J. F. Dosier. We had a delightful
winter morning for this service, and it was indeed pleasant
to be there. The people wen- worshipful, and their interest

in the service was pleasing and helpful. The college assess-
ment was presented at the close of the service, and promptly
paid. The amount, 1 believe, was +2(1. This is the church
of Bro. C. G. Hunter, who so frequently represents his charge
at the annual conference. We were pleased to see him again.
It was a pleasure, too, to see Brother and Sister Wesley
Speas in the service and to find Bro. Speas superintendent of
the Sunday school. We served them as pastor several years
ago. and have remembered them pleasantly during the inter-
vening years. Our visit to this church brought back fond
memories of bygone days — memories pleasant, but mixed with
sadness. Sleeping in the burying ground of this church are
the mortal remains of Louie Speas (Mrs. Holloway) and Will
Speas. We speak of them in the familiar terms of school-
days, because it was then that we first knew them and learned
to love them. Blest be their memory! Their aged father,
Mr. John Speas,, lives near the church. It was our privilege
to be entertained in his home for supper, Sunday evening, in
company with Pastor Whitaker.

After the morning service we had a delicious dinner with
friends on the church grounds/and then went to Tabernacle
church for the adjourned session of the first quarterly con-
ference. A large delegation was present, with all the
churches represented by two. Much business came before the
conference, and for more than two hours we gave earnest,
and we trust, well-guided attention to these matters. This
charge is made up of splendid people, and we doubt if they
have discovered themselves. They are "capable of larger local
programs, and of a more generous response to the work of
the conference. When they become alive to their strength,
the charge will begin to have the growth of which it is worthy.
An itemized budget statement was given to each church, and
adopted by the conference. The total financial budget is only
$3.30 per member, certainly not a large amount for a charge
so able as this one. Pastor Whitaker has been making repairs
( n the parsonage, and the trustees were ordered. to make still
other repairs, and prorate the expense to the different
churches. Special days, monthly offerings for Children's
Home, and other conference interests were stressed before
the conference. We trust that earnest attention will be given
by the officials to all of these interests.

Sunday night we were at Harmony Grove, and enjoyed
worshiping with the congregation there. Only a little could
lie seen of this church, as we were there at night, and only for
a short time. After the sermon the conference interests were
stressed, and one subscription secured to The Herald. This
church is on a public highway, and a marker on the roadside
tells the passer-by what church it is — a good example to other
churches.

Pastor Whitaker is alive to the interests of his charge, and
is anxious to serve in the most helpful way. We hope and
pray for him and his people a fruitful year in Kingdom
service.

Journals

According to act of conference, pastors are to remit for
Journals in 3(1 days after receiving them. (See Journal, page
25). Send check to Rev. C. W. Bates, Greensboro, 1113
Bellevue Street. Ami, brethren, please attend to this
promptly, so Bro. Bates may pay whatever hills are to be
met out of this money.

Stewardship

By order of the conference, February is Stewardship
month. We are calling on pastors to stress this from every

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pulpit. Nothing can be more important than for our people
to have a scriptural understanding of their obligation to God,
as his stewards. He expects of us, Self, Service, Substance.
Our religious happiness and success can be realized only when
we render to God our dues. The standing committee on
Stewardship will be found on page 79 of Journal. We hope
that this committee will be active in keeping this matter before
the church during February.

Herald

Asheboro is the only charge reported so far as receiving
the allotment of Herald increase subscriptions. Other charges
say that they can be counted on for their totals. We trust that
the report this week may show a gratifying increase. The
Herald should be in every M. P. home in our conference, and
surely more copies of the Methodist Protestant, should come to
North Carolina. Push the work, brethren, until you secure
your allotment.

Budgets

Is it necessary to put off until the end of the year the
paying of church obligations? Is it good business? Is it
good religion? Why, then, do we do it? I suppose it is just
because we have gotten in the habit of doing it, and habits
are hard to break. But it is not impossible to break them —
even one as long standing as this. Won't some charge prove
it to us, several charges, let us say, that the proof and the
inspiration may be all the greater, by paying the A. C. B.
during these three months, January, February and March?
We are not going to neglect the G. C. B. It is just as impor-
tant as the other. But our idea is to get the A. C. B. out of the
way, and then we will have all the remaining part of the year
to collect the General Budget. Brethren, please let us urge
that you help in this matter. Get your collections now, if you
want large returns at the end.

Pastors' Salaries

We have been surprised at the small amount some of our
pastors have received to date on salaries. We do not believe
that this is a lack of appreciation, on the part of the people,
of the pastor. A poor program of church finance, I think,
explains it. The people have just gotten into the habit of
doing this way, and the pastor is the unfortunate victim.
Bro. Steward, won't you see to it that your charge gets out
of this habit? You will be happier, and your charge will
be more progressive when you do. Try it, won't you, please.

Gratitude Gift

We have just returned from Pittsburgh where we attended
a meeting of the Gratitude Gift Committee. Dr. Straughn
reports that several of the smaller conferences have already
paid their allotments, and a general feeling of hopefulness
prevails regarding all the conferences. Of course this does
not mean that there are no difficulties, but rather that the
difficulties will be surmounted. The allotment for North
Carolina is $12,000 — less than 50 cents per member. Surely
we shall not stagger at this! Love does not stop to count the
cost; and this is love's gift that we are asked to make. When
the committee is ready to give us an opportunity to show our
love, let us be ready with open minds, hearts, and pocket
books. .Dr. Straughn, the campaign manager, will be with us
during the first of February for some group meetings and
larger inspirational meeting's. All of the conferences through-

out the connection are setting up their campaigns, and there
is no place for doubt about the outcome. It must be done,
and some of the conferences have already done it. In due
time we must be in that list.

Appointments

Jail. 27. Willi committee on chinch extension and survey
at Spencer, Kannapolis and Charlotte.
Jan. 28-29. Yarborough.
Pel). 1-5. With Dr. Straughn.
Feb. 3. With Young People's Board in meeting at High
Point.

Feb. 9. With Concord Church Brotherhood.
Pcli. 12. With Connelly Springs charge.
Willi an abounding interest in every pastor and every
charge, and with earnest prayers for the guidance and power
of our Great. Head, I am,

Fraternally,
January 25. S. W. Taylor.

MY MOTHER'S GOD

At a fashionable party a young physician present spoke
of one of his patients whose ease he considered a very critical
one. He said that he was very sorry to lose him, for he was
a noble young man, but very unnecessarily concerned about
his soul, and that the Christians increased his agitation by
talking with him and praying witli him. He wished Chris-
tians would let his patients alone. Death was but an endless
sleep, the religion of Christ a delusion, and its followers were
not persons of the highest culture and intelligence.

A young lady sitting near, and one of the gayest of the
company, said, "Pardon me, doctor, but I cannot hear you
talk thus, aud remain silent. I am not a professor of religion ;
I never knew anything about it experimentally; but my
mother was a Christian. Times without number she has taken
me to her room, and with her hand upon my head she has
prayed that God would give her grace to train me for the
skies. Two years ago my precious mother died, and the
religion she so loved during life sustained her in her dying
hour. She called us to the bedside and, with her face shining
with glory, asked us to meet her in Heaven; and I promised
lo do so. And now," said the young lady, displaying deep
emotion, "can I believe that this is all a delusion? that my
mother sleeps an eternal sleep? that she will never waken
again in the morning of the resurrection, and that I shall
see her no more? No, 1 cannot, I will not, believe it." Her
brother tried to quiet her, for by this time she had the atten-
tion of all present. "No," said she, "brother, let me alone;
I must defend my mother's God, my mother's religion."

The physician made no reply, and soon left the room.
Be was found shortly afterwards pacing the floor of an
adjoining room, in great agitation and distress of spirits.
"What is the matter?" a friend inquired. "Oh," said he,
"that young lady is right. Her words have pierced my soul."
And the results of the conviction thus awakened were that
loth the young lady and physician were converted to Christ,
and are useful and influential members of the Church of God.

Readers, stand up for Jesus at all times and in all places
wherever you hear His name reviled, or His counsel set at
naught. Rather let the language of your heart be, "God
forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord
Jesus Christ." C. W. Saunders.

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Denominational Enterprises

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FOREIGN MISSIONS
Letter From China

The following' letter was sent to Rev. C. 0. Soderbom,
shin- his arrival in America, to be given to the Union Board
of Foreign Missionary Administration. I pass it on down
to the whole constituency of the Methodist Protestant Church.
This is just as it was written. No correction of words or

phrases.

Tung Shih Pu of the
Board of the Methodist Protestant Mission.

.Methodist Protestant Mission Kalgan, China.

U. S. A. August 23, '27.

Dear gentlemen and ladies:

We have not written you directly during these years, lint
we never forget in prayers. Heartily thank you for having
planned and spent much money and thought to make our
China Church hotter.

We regret to say that our Civil war continues for several
years and we although had some suffering directly and indi-
rectly hut we can stand still among such had influence. For-
tunately we still have this working opportunity for Christ,
Beside Civil war we also have earthquake and flood. Is the
end of the world coming soon .' Does Jesus Christ come again

s i .' We should urge each other and prepare to wait our

Christ.

Nowadays as the influence of society, the tendency of the
human mind, the development id' the material ami the progress
of the science some young men are mistaking that religion is
not suitable and the hindrance of science. Therefore they
begin to oppose religion. But we are sure such troublsome
comes from the mistaking of the oppositionists. It will come
out clearly at the end. We also believe that God wish make
China Church purer by such influence. In some of the
southern provinces of China they had greater suffering but
they also had many new members at the same time. Once

two thousand ] pie were baptized. We just make you know

much clearer the true condition of China Church. It is not
as had as the paper told. We hope you don't be discouraged
in thi' Holy work in China and ask' you earnestly to help us
upon the want we have in China.

Rev. Soderbom has been in China more than thirty years
and he knows the Chinese very well and has had a good record
already. By the way of his return to America he will report
the particulars of the China Church. Mrs. Soderbom came
to China not as long as her husband but she helps the women
and girls much and every one loves her. We hope that they
two come again as soon as they can.

Now we are more enthusiastic in our duties in order to

lead the oppositionists to come to Jesus. We do hope you

send more men and ladies to come over to help us as it needs.

We were safe during this summer. Hoping (tod he with

you. Sincerely yours,

Tung Sinn Pr.

As explained in the articles containing the reports from
the various fields, the Tung Shih Pu is a sort of Executive
Committee which has been selected by our missionaries and
the workers on the held to look after the interests and to carry
on the work in the absence of the missionaries from the field

duiing the war. They are very attentive to and faithful in
these responsibilities thus thrust upon them.

Certainly the above letter is a Macedonian call for help
on the part of those who see the situation and have the great
work of saving China at heart. It goes to show that the need
is still there and, though there will he more or less change in
the carrying on of the work after the war and even in the
years to come, yet there is still the cry and the need for foreign
missionaries in this populous country with its millions still
unsaved.

No, let us not get discouraged, or feel that there is no
more need lor missionaries or money, but let us rather prepare
now for more men and money that when the added opportunity

, i,.s for real service at the close of this dreadful Civil war

we may he ready to respond to their clarion call to "send more
men and ladies to come over to help us as it needs."

S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.

ATLANTIC CITY GLEANINGS

The annual sessions of the Council of Church Boards of
Education and of the Association of American Colleges pro-
vide an opportunity for those interested in Christian educa-
tion to come in touch with the leaders of other denominations
and to consider together problems common to all. The meet-
ings this year were held at Atlantic City and proved very
helpful. It is next to impossible to survey adequately con-
ferences of this character in a brief article. Possibly some of
the more striking things which were said may lie of interest.

Dr. R. L. Kelly. The colleges are giving what we believe
are the fundamentals of a libera] education. In a certain
great state institution 84 per cent of the students are in the
freshman and sophomore classes. Of the 16 per cent found
in the junior and senior classes 40 per cent came from some
liberal arts college.

Dr. W. C. Covert. The Christian college is the only edu-
cational institution meeting the modern educational needs.
Its atmosphere is more favorable to the unique service of the
small Christian college.

Miss Mary B. Brady, director of the Harmon Foundation.
Seventy-five per cent of the correspondence with college stu-
dents shows carelessness. Defective grammar and sloppiness
are universal. Our return payments are on the average better
from the students coming from the smaller colleges.

.Mr. Trevor Arnett. State institutions have increased their
fees 100 per cent while privately supported institutions (which
includes church schools) increased heirs 69 per cent. These
facts were found in a survey of 149 institutions.

Dr. Floyd W. Reaves. A survey of 32 schools in the North
Central Association reveals some such facts as the following:
First, a college should have $5,000 endowment for each student
enrolled. Second, the average annual cost of educating a
student is $266. Third, the student tuition and fees provide
for 62 per cent of his education. Fourth, the average salary
paid in the accredited institutions is $2,464. Fifth, the cost
of educating a student during his junior and senior years is
70 per cent greater than during the freshman and sophomore
years. Sixth, it appears that the present financial require-
ments of the standardizing agencies do not guarantee an
adequate expenditure for the education of the student. Neither
do these requirements result in a satisfactory salary scale for
the teachers.

Dr. Gilbert Lovell. Many Christian students are actuated

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by other than Christian motives in the choice of their life
work.

Dr. Thomas J. Jones. Our theological seminaries are
among the most ineffective of airy of our educational agencies.
We are not close enough to realities in our educational pro-
gram. The missionary goes to the foreign field to share his
experience with his brothers and sisters of other lands.

Dr. R. L. Kelly. One of America's leading college presi-
dents said to me, "I am discouraged about getting the right
kind of men and women for my faculty." He seeks the
highest type of Christian character for all places, whether they
are to teach chemistry, language, mathematics or religion.

President Murray Bartlett. The problem is not to make
a student study but to make him want to study.

Dean H. E. Hawkes. The ideal college course is the one
that fits the student 's needs.

Professor Mark A. May. Personality is the first funda-
mental factor in character education. Children who go to
private schools seem more honest than those who go to the
public school. Investigations reveal that 40 per cent in the
latter were dishonest and only 11 per cent in the former. The
school of high morale shows a high per cent of honesty. When
there is a conflict between school authorities and students
there is a high per cent of cheating.

Prank W. Stephenson.

THE GRATITUDE GIFT— WHY MAKE IT?

Because We Are 100 Years Old

It is a great thing to have lived and served for a hundred
years, so just because we are 100 years old something should
be done about it, but that within itself would not call for any
very great gifts of gratitude. It would simply call for a
remembrance. We should celebrate because we are 100 years
old, even if there were no other reasons; but there are greater
and deeper reasons for our gifts of gratitude to God.
Because We Believe in the Methodist Protestant Church

We should make our gifts because we believe in the Meth-
odist Protestant Church. The Pilgrim Fathers sought
religions freedom, as well as political freedom, when they
came to America. That same spirit actuated our Revolution-
ary Fathers. John WTesley, the father of Methodism, came
to this country jireaehing and teaching justification by faith,
experimental religion, and church government by the people.
When Methodists drifted away from this one teaching of
church government by the people, our fathers sought to bring
the church back into freedom of action and freedom of
thought. Because of their struggles the Methodist Protestant
Church was formed, and for a hundred years it has stead-
fastly stood for the mutual rights of the ministry and the laity
in the government of the church.

It is not too much to say, I think, that the principles of
church government, set forth by our fathers and fostered by
the Methodist Protestant Church are permeating every Protes-
tant ecclesiastical body in America; for when the spirit of
America gets hold of individuals they must have freedom in
church government as well as in state and national govern-
ment. So with all our hearts we believe in the Methodist
Protestant Church, and we want our children and other young
people 'about, us to have the privilege of living, worshipping
and serving in such a church, so We gladly make our gifts for
her perpetuation.

So We May Begin the Second Century Unhampered

We should make our gifts so that we may begin our second
century of service unhampered. We have truly been blessed
of God in the splendid development and progress of a century.
From a small beginning with a few people scattered over sev-
eial states, God has led on under the smilings of His provi-
dence until today we number nearly 200,000 strong in
America, with a constituency of certainly 300,000 people.
And also with missions in Japan, China and India, and with
our splendid institutions at home and abroad which are caring
for hundreds of young people in their preparation for larger
things in life. Under our rapid progress, and facing a lack of
liberality on the part, of many of our people, our boards have
become hampered with their obligations. By the grace of
(tod the next century must be a hundred fold greater century
for our democratic church in a democratic country, so we are
to make our gratitude gifts that we may be free in the opening
years of the second century to do greater things for God and
for humanity.

Because We Are Glad and Happy

We should make our gifts of gratitude because we are
glad and happy in service for Him who has so wonderfully
and so beautifully led us during one hundred golden years of
sei vice. We praise God today for our church with its prin-
ciples of freedom. We praise God for our fathers and mothers,
wlin, amidst the hardships, and privations, and heartaches of
the early days of our church, stood fast in the liberty where-
with Christ had made them free, and who thus gave to us so
splendid a heritage. We praise God for the promise of the
future, and in our gratitude gifts we pledge Him anew, that
our lives shall lie given with new zeal to the promotion of His
Kingdom through the Methodist Protestant Church. We thus
gladly and joyfully bring our gifts of gratitude to Him
because of His goodness, and because we love Him. May God
bless the gifts and the givers.

Make Pledges Early

Since February has been designated by our conference
as the time to make our gifts, every church in the conference
should be planning to secure cash and subscriptions early in
February.

When you have pledged your quota please notify Mr.
• I. D. Ross, Asheboro, N. C, and we will report same in the
The Herald. Then just as soon as you have collected all the
money notify him again and yours will be changed from the
"pledged" column to the "paid" column.

Send all money for this fund to Mr. J. D. Ross, Asheboro,
N. C. Faithfully yours,

A. G. Dixon.

WHAT A SMILE OR TOUCH MAY DO

A smile, a word, a touch,
And each is easily given ;
Yet one may win
A soul from sin

Or smooth the way to heaven.
A smile may lighten a falling heart,
A word may soften pain's keenest smart,
A touch may lead us- from sin apart —
How easily each is given.

—Selected.

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OUR STORY PAGE

JOLLY JACKIE

red fun. He was nearly always laughing

name was Jolly, but
Jolly Jackie, and he

Jackie dearly
and frequently in mischief. His last
Jackie's playmates loved to call him
didn't mind it at all.

Sometimes Papa Jolly would say to his small son, "Jackie,
it's all right to have fun, but you must use your head and
think in advance whether you are going to hurt anyone's feel-
ings or injure anyone's property."

And Mamma Jolly would say, "Oh, Jackie Jolly, when
will you learn thai whal may seem like a good joke to you
may he very distressing to someone else? Real fun, my dear,
means that everyone must he able to enjoy it and no one
be annoyed in any way."

Jackie would listen, and to do him justice he really meant
to he thoughtful and to act like a grown-up person, but he
often forgot,

A nice new bungalow had just been finished across the
street from where Jackie lived, and a new family with a
little girl about his own age had come to live there. Her
name was Verna, and she was rather a timid little thing,
as she had no brothers and never had played with boys
before.

She looked with a great deal of admiration upon Jollj
Jackie, and Jackie just loved to show off. It pleased him
immensely to see Verna throw out her hands and to hear her
say, "Ob, Oh! You just better watch out," at the same time
opening her blue eyes very wide while the dimple deepened
in her cheek and the pink flush mounted to the edge of her
curly yellow hair.

This particular afternoon, Mamma Jolly was giving a little
party and she had invited Verna 's mother to come over and
meet the neighbors. It was agreed that the children should
stay at Verna Reed's home, and Mrs. Reed assured Mrs. Jolly
that Martha, the cook, would keep an eye on them.
Jackie was in his element.

"See what a big man I am," he exclaimed as soon as he
arrived, and promptly turned a somersault, almost upsetting
the little table near the window with the bowl of gold fish on
it. Verna ran to get her new box of paints so he wouldn't
turn any more somersaults, and Jackie was all ready for the
paints.

"I'm one fine artist!" he boasted. "Want to see me
do it?" •

Martha looked in at the door and smiled at the children.
"Have a nice time," she said, "and if you are good and
will let me finish my ironing, I'll make some nice frosted
cakes for supper, and you children shall have some."

"Get some water," ordered Jackie. "We's got to have
water to paint with."

So Verna May went and got a cupful, and Jackie poured
far more than he needed into the little water cups.

"I've got to have lots of colors," be said, and suiting
the action to the word, he began to soften up a lot of the
different little cakes of paint,

"This," said Jackie with a flourish of his band, "will
be very nice to paint on, and everything I make will look
lovely. 1 think ill paint a house first," and without waiting
for any remarks from Verna, he climbed upon a chair, and

soon the smooth, white wall of the bungalow was decorated
with a bright green house, with a pink roof, with orange
colored smoke coming out of a red chimney.

"I don't think that's nice at all," Verna pouted. "Who-
ever saw a pink roof? You better rub it out!"

"Rub it out!" frowned Jackie. "I should say not!" and
he leaned his paint-covered hand against the wall right at
the corner of the house.

It was so funny that Verna laughed and laughed, although
she was wondering whether her father and mother would
like that kind of a picture on the wall or not.

The laugh was enough applause for Jolly Jackie. He
hopped down off the chair and pushed it out of the way.

"I'll paint a man next," he said. "This is the man who
lives in the house, and he has his pockets full of money and
can buy whatever he likes. He lives mostly on ice cream
cones."

The man was soon finished.

"What has he got his arms stuck out like that for?"
inquired Verna. "I never saw a man go around like that,"
and she hopped up and down with glee.

' ' Oh, that 's easy, ' ' grinned Jackie. " He is trying to catch
a greased pig, and here's the pig."

Sure enough, a purple pig with a fat body and very
slender legs and a curly, orange-colored tail appeared. Jackie
touched up the man's hat with some light blue paint.
"There," he beamed, "what do you think of that?"
"I don't believe I think much of it," remarked a man's
size voice.

The two children turned to see Mr. Reed standing in the
doar and eyeirg the working of the young artist with
disapproval.

"Young man," demanded Verna's father, "if you are
going to cut up such didoes as that, I don't believe we will
let you come over to play with Verna any more. I'm surprised
at you ! ' '

"Oh! Oh! Oh!" cried Martha, coming in from the
kitchen with the frosted cakes. "Did anybody ever see the
like of that — and I thinkin' what quiet little angels they were.
It's no frosted cakes they'll be gettin'. I'll take them right
back."

Jackie burst into a loud wail. He loved frosted cakes, and
if he couldn't play with Verna any more, he would never
have another ride behind her Shetland pony. And then" an
idea struck Jackie. Poor little Verna was being punished by
not being allowed to have frosted cakes, or to play with him
— and he had done all of the mischief! The world seemed
like a very desolate place, and it was entirely possible that if
his mother learned of it, he would have nothing but bread
and milk and be sent to bed at once.

There were steps in the hall and Papa Jolly came in.
"I've come for Jackie," he said. "The party is nearly
over. ' '

lie looked from one to the other and then at the wall.
Jackie still had the box of paints in his hands. A ver}' stern
look came over Papa Jolly's face.

"Did you do that, Jackie?" he demanded, but before
Jackie could reply, Verna had run across the floor and clasped
him about the knees.

"Please don't be cross," she pleaded, "he's an artist," and
acting on a sudden impulse, Jackie put the box of paints
over on a chair and ran and seized Mr. Reed's hand.

"Please don't be cross with Verna," he begged. "She

January 36, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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didn't do a thing wrong, and I didn't think about spoiling
the wall. If you'll just let us play together, I'll give you
every penny I've got in my bank, and I'll try never to do
another wrong thing if I can help it as long as I live."

"That's quite a big promise," remarked Mr. Reed, wink-
ing at Papa Jolty, "and if you think you can keep that
promise, we'll see about letting you have some more rides
behind the pony."

"That's very generous of .you," said Papa Jolly, "hut I
am very, very much ashamed that my son has done such a
thing as that. Of course I'll pay "

Mr. Reed drew a paper out of his pocket.

"Read that, and have a comfortable chair," he invited.
"The party is just beginning to come out of your house now.
You'll notice that the paper I have handed you is a contract
to have every room in this bungalow redecorated. It was
signed about an hour ago. Neither my wife nor I like plain
white walls — it looks much like a hospital. So I thought I
would surprise her by telling her tonight that all she had to
do was to pick out the kind of decorations she wants, for I
have found a man who will do the work at a very reasonable
figure."

Jackie didn't quite understand why it was that both men
laughed just as though they were boys themselves, but some-
how or other the children knew that the storm had blown
over, and everything was all right once more. The relief
was great, to Jackie at least. He returned to Mr. Reed.

"I'll be a really and truly good boy after this," he
promised earnestly.

"I believe you mean it," nodded Mr. Reed, and Jackie
surely did. — Selected.

to lose Christ? "What shall it profit a man if he shall gain
the whole word and lose his own soul?" Make sure you are
saved. — Selected.

"I CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE"

It was evening, the time when the offices and stores closed
and an army of people flood the streets. Newsboys were
busy calling their papers on every street corner. On one
corner a man was seen searching his pocket for the proper
coin with which to buy the latest news, while a small salesman
held a paper in outstretched hand. The man, still fingering
his pennies, suddenly said, "Sonny, I'll toss you whether I'll
give you five cents or nothing for your paper."

The little fellow, as if not quite understanding, only stared.

"Say," continued the man, "I'll toss you to see whether
I am to give you ten cents or nothing for the paper."

The boy withdrew the proffered paper, as if half afraid
of the stranger and his unusual offer, and remained silent.

"What do you say, my boy? I'll toss you whether I give
you a dollar for your paper, or nothing. Will you do it?"

By this time there was a crowd gathered around. The
interest was intense, and the silence unusual for a city street
corner. At last the boy spoke, ' ' I cannot afford to lose, sir. ' '
And he turned away.

He was tempted ; all could see that. But his thin cheeks,
tattered coat, and perhaps a vision of his toiling, widowed
mother who depended on his meager earnings, restrained him.
He dare not risk his scant possessions even to the extent of
three cents.

The man was deeply moved, and quickly reaching his
side, thrust a generous bill into a cold little hand. Others
did the same.

"I cannot afford to lose," the small boy had said. But
how truly wise he was! And what boy or girl can afford

THE PERIL OF CARD PLAYING

The late Dr. Wilbur Chapman used to relate an incident
which shows the danger of trying to mix worldly things with
religion. It is as follows:

A tramp once entered an evangelistic meeting. At the
close it was thrown open for any one to speak. The tramp
arose and said: "This is the chapel I used to attend when I
was a little boy. My father was an officer of this church.
He used to sit in that pew. There were seven of us boys in a
Sunday school class, and we loved and respected our teacher
very much. She used to take us to her home on Saturday
afternoons, where we had music and refreshments and then
a look over the lessons for the next day. After a bit, in order
to keep us interested, she introduced us to cards. She taught
us how to play them, and showed us a number of tricks with
the cards. We soon began to ask her to show us a few more
tricks, and to give us a little less of the lesson and a little
more of the cards. Shortly after that we stopped going to
her house, and we took to cards and cigarettes at other places.
Then we learned to gamble, and as a matter of course we left
the Sunday school and her evening class altogether.

"1 want to tell you what has become of those boys. Two
of those seven have been hanged; three others are in state
prisons for life; the sixth one, if the police knew where he is,
would he there, too; I am the seventh, and if the police knew
I was here. I would lie behind the bars in double quick time.
All 1 have got to say is that I do wish my Sunday school
teacher had never taught us how to play cards." — The Boy's
World.

— Typograpiclial errors are easily made and easily over-
looked by the proof-reader, but we never expected Dr.
Broomfield to appear in The Methodist Recorder as Dr.
Brown field.

—Gipsy Smith, Jr.. preached for ten days in Greensboro
under the auspices of the First Presbyterian Church, closing
last Sunday night. He is a very earnest preacher with a
dramatic manner and does not fail to get attention.

— Adrian College, the editor's alma mater, has been
engaged for some months in an effort to raise an endowment
fund of $500,000. We are glad to read that over four-fifths
of this amount has already been pledged and that there is
good hope that the entire amount will he subscribed.
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—Senator Borah expresses the judgment of many when
he declares that the program for the construction of a big
navy is an insane policy leading probably to war and certainly
to increased taxes. He calls on those opposed to it to make
their opposition known before it is too late.
• * ■

—"The Victorious Christ" was the theme of a Christian
Endeavor convention held recently ' in India. Excellent
speakers brought tine messages of victory, such as "Victory
Over Money, " " Victory Over Pride, " " Victory Over Unclean-
ness," "Victory Over Satan," "Victory Over Temper," and
"Victory Over Death." The average attendance at the
sessions was three hundred and fifty.

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Sunday School Lessons

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

pealing. He had a power that excelled all
others, and when He touched their afflicted
bodies, He likewise spoke peace to their sinful
souls, and they went on their way rejoicing
in the new knowledge of the God of Love.

January 26, 1928

Lesson for January 29, 1928
THE GROWING FAME OF JESUS
Scripture Basis.— Mark 3:7-12; 0:53-56.
Golden Text. — "The common people heard
Him gladly." Mark 12:37.
THE PLACE
As we study New Testament history, we
need to get a clear conception of the land
where the various and varied events occurred.
Tn our childhood, and many of us have the
same idea since we have become men and
women, we obtained the erroneous concep-
tion that Palestine is as large as the United
States. This is probably due to the many
places where important events happened be-
ing mentioned in the Bible, and to the large-
sized maps used in our Sunday schools to
show clearly the places of sacred memory.

As a matter of fact, New Hampshire or
Vermont, with a little more than 9,000 square
miles, would cover the extent of this coun-
try. A glance at a map of ttie world, el-
even of Asia, will reveal its insignificance
geographically. Dr. Fosdick, in his book, "A
Pilgrimage to Palestine," says, "From Dan
to Beersheba has come to sound like a long
way; as a matter of fact, it is about 150
miles; and as one moves north the distance
narrows until the Sea of Galilee is a little
over 25 miles from the Bay of Acre."

Hence, when the lesson tells us that the
people came to Jesus at the Sea of Galilee
from Jerusalem and Judea, Idumaea (south
of Judea), beyond (or east of) Jordan, and
about Tyre and Sidon (in Phoenicia on the
coast of the Mediterranean), we may con-
clude that the distances are not far. Not
far? Not to us today, who travel hundreds
of miles in a day by means of automobile,
train or even aeroplane. But what must it
have been to the weak and diseased people,
who had to travel on donkeys, or camels, but
mostly on foot? Do you think they wanted
to see Jesus very badly? Did they have very
much faith to believe that He was able to
heal their afflicted bodies, or those of their
relatives and friends, whom they brought to
the Christ? How much faith do we exercise
today in the power of Jesus, of whom it is
said, "He is the same yesterday, today, and
forever?" These questions are worthy of
serious consideration.

The Popularity
That Jesus became popular is without ques-
tion. Who isn't popular who exerts healing
power over physical diseases? Let a faith
healer, as they are called, whose reputation
precedes him, come to town ; people will flock
to see and hear him for miles around, and
will permit him to experiment on them and
their loved ones in an effort to cure them of
their diseases. Let a medical doctor get a
reputation of being aide to effect permanent
cures for various stubborn and dangerous
diseases, and folks in all walks of life and
from all places will seek him. How precious
has health been to humanity all through the
ages!

Jesus was a Healer of bodily ills, 'tis true,
but He was more than that. He had a win-
someness that was different from any other
man. He had a message far above that of the
Scribes and Pharisees— so different, so ap-

"Jesus! the -name high over all.

In hell, or earth, or sky;

Angels and men before it fall.

And devils fear and fly."

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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
Topic for January 29. — How Our Church
Does Its Work. Eph. 4:7-16.

Topic for February 5.— What Are the
Values of Christian Endeavor? Rom. 12:3-11.

SUNDAY SCHOOL
Lesson for January 29.— The Growing Fame
of Jesus. Mark 3:7-12; 6:53-56.

Lesson for February 5. — Jesus Misunder-
stood and Opposed. Mark 3:10-35; 6:1-6.

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WHERE DO YOU FIT?
Where do you fit in f His world of ours,

With its hustle and bustle and work;
Are you one of the throng that helps it
along —
Or are you with those who shirk?

Do you hit the job with a smile or frown;

Do you carry a grouch all day;
Are you one of the flock that watches the
' clock ;

Are you workin' for more than pay?

Is your job man-sized and worth the while,
When you've tallied up your score;

Are you keepiu' fit and doin' your bit,
And perhaps a wee bit more?

Are you one of the average just drifting
along;

Are you listed as Profit or Loss;
Are you stallin' for time or startin' to climb;

How much are you puttin' across?

Just pull in ^vour slack and count up your
score,

Locate what you're aimin' to hit —
Don't waste ammunition and all your ambition

But find out, just where you fit.

—FRANK A. COLLINS, in Forbes Magazine.

Woman's Missionary
Department

Ml.ss Esther Ross, Etli/ur
Miss Mary C. McCulloch, Assistant

Address matter for immediate publication
in this department to Miss Mary C. McCul-
Ioch, 1 70 S Asheboro Street, Greensboro, N. C.

YOU WILL NEVER BE SORRY

For living a pure life.
For doing your level best.
For being kind to the poor.
For looking before leaping.
For hearing before judging.
For thinking before speaking.
For harboring clean thoughts.
For being generous to an enemy.
For stopping your ears to gossip.
For standing by your principles.
For asking pardon when in an error.
For being square in business dealings.
For giving an unfortunate person a lift.
For promptness in keeping your promises.
For putting the best construction on the
acts of others. R- L- L-

Chinese laundry shop sign— We most cleanly
and carefully wash our customers with cheap
prices as under— Ladies $2 a hundred; Gen-
tlemen $1.75 a hundred.

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO MISSIONARY
WORKERS

A leaflet on "Books and Graded Material
for Missionary Education" (1928-1929) can
be obtained for the asking from our own
Methodist Protestant book concern, 516 N.
Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. Just ask for
"Preliminary Announcement Books and
Graded Material for Missionary Education,
1928-1929." This folder is issued by the Mis-
sionary Education movement and Council of
Women for Home Missions and the central
committee on the United Study of Foreign
Missions.

If you don't know what to do with any
group of young people from the beginners
through the adult and young people's depart-
ment', this folder will give you valuable sug-
gestions.

Those people who are on the lookout for a
good play to give in connection with their
thank-offering program will not go wrong if
they get "The Color Line," by Irene Taylor
MacNair. This is a remarkably strong play
of present-day China. Characters are:, presi-
dent of an American college, three college
girls, two college boys (one a Chinese). Sim-
ple setting (president's office), and no special
costumes except one military uniform. Time,
30 minutes. Price, 25 cents. Three books are
all any group would want and the play could
lie given with one book.

I saw this play given at the Student Volun-
teer Conference in Detroit during the Christ-
mas holidays and know it is not only easy
to give but extremely effective. This also
can be obtained from our own book concern
but it might be quicker to order directly
from Missionary Education Movement of
U. S. and Canada, 150 Fifth Avenue, New
York City.

MARY E. YOUNG,
Sec. Y. P. W. for W. F. M. S.

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NOTICE— ATTENTION

$500, $300, and $200 in cash, and gold, silver
and bronze medals are offered as prizes by
the Committee in charge of the "National
Oratorical Contest on Outlaw-War Treaties."

The contests may lie held at any time until
World Goodwill Day, May 18, 1928. Contest-
ants must be of high school age. Nearly a
hundred outstanding educational and church
leaders in all parts of the country constitute
the sponsoring committee. Full particulars
may be secured from the secretaries, A. C.
Watkins 532 17th Street Northwest, Washing-
ton. D. C, or S. L. Gulick, 105 East 22 Street,
New Y'ork City.

A teacher was giving his class a lecture on
charity. "Willie," he said, "if I saw a boy
beating a donkey, and stopped him from doing
so, what virtue would I be showing?"

Willie (promptly)— "Brotherly love."

January 26, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

i FROM PASTORS
I and PEOPLE

State Street Church. — At the 11 o'clock hour
last Sunday morning the sacrament was ad-
ministered. At the opening of the service
Mrs. Bethea presented the church the second
section of the communion service. Each sec-
tion holds 37 glasses. Mrs. Bethea gave the
first section some time ago and as this had
become too small she gave the additional one
Sunday. Mr. Curtis Koonts, as spokesman
for the congregation and entire membership,
expressed our gratitude in beautiful and well
chosen words.

On Wednesday night of last week the
Christian Endeavor Society gave a social that
was much enjoyed by all who attended. A
pleasing feature of this was a reading given
by Miss Cleo Spainhour. Refreshments were
served in the basement.

Mrs. Harkey's Sunday school class of young
ladies met with her at her home last Tuesday
night for the discussion of plans for enlarg-
ing and the general betterment of the class.
Combined with business was a delightful so-
cial hour of games, music and fun. Mrs.
Harkey served delicious refreshments which
were highly praised by all who partook.

The Missionary Society will serve an
oyster supper next Friday night in the church
basement.

Mrs. Wilcox and her children are visiting
at the parsonage. REPORTER.

Reidsville. — Pastor Brown brings us splen-
did messages every Sunday. Our congrega-
tions are not as large as we would like to
have. Several of our regular attendants are
sick and we miss them. At yesterday morn-
ing's service the Lord's Supper was observed.

We have good attendance at the Inter-
mediate Christian Endeavor services and a
Senior Christian Endeavor has been organized
and will hold its first meeting tonight (Janu-
ary 23) at the parsonage.

Our Foreign Missionary Society is planning
to hold a thank-offering service in February.
.Our Home Misionary Society recently sent
some pillow cases to the Children's Home at
High Point. The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs.
E. L. Somers last week and made plans for a
chicken pie dinner.

Our Sunday school is doing nicely with
C. R. Reed as superintendent.

Dr. and Mrs. G. R. Brown and Mrs. J. H.
Allen attended the Executive Committee
meeting of the missionary societies in Greens-
boro last week.

Mrs. S. J. Kernodle is still confined to her
room, and Mr. C. H. Rogers is also on the
sick list. Mrs. G. M. Reed is in Long's hos-
pital, Greensboro, for treatment. We wish for
them speedy recovery. REPORTER.

High Point. — Examinations were finished at
High Point College last Saturday, and regis-
trations for the new semester were made on
Monday, January 23. A number of students
went to th'eir homes to spend the week-end
and to visit friends.

On Sunday morning at 1 o'clock the pulpit
was occupied by Dr. S. K. Spahr, who brought

us a beautiful and comforting message on
"The God of All Grace," from I Peter 5:10.
Dr. Spahr said that he has never preached
a sermon from this text before, but one of
the things that he has coveted in his long
ministry is that he might comfort men and
women in their hours of sorrow, and bring
to their burdened hearts the God of all grace,
turning their faces to the morning.

"Every day is a fresh beginning.
Every ;morn is the world made new;
You who are weary of sorrow and sinning.
Here's a beautiful hope for you,
A hope for me and a hope for you.1'

At this service the choir rendered the
anthem, "Like As a Hart," Miss St. Claire, of
the college, played a lovely violin solo for
the offertory, and Mrs. John Whitesell and
Mr. Clarence Sehultheiss sang an unusually
beautiful duet, "Rose of Sharon," with fine
effect, their voices blending beautifully. At
the evening service Prof. J. D. Hardy brought
an interesting message on "Present Proofs
That Life Is Eternal."

The Junior Mission Circle held its usual
monthly meeting on Monday afternoon at the
church. Mrs. R. M. Andrews and Mrs. J. C.
Whitesell are the fine and efficient leaders for
this group of bright, interesting boys and
girls from six to twelve years of age. There
was an attendance of 19 at this meeting.
These children sing, draw birds and flowers,
make scrap books for the sick, and Mrs.
Whitesell tells them stories from "Brave Ad-
ventures" and other books. Their dues of 10
cents per month are divided between the
Home and Foreign Missionary work. These
children are being taught to lead in prayer
and to preside at any kind of a meeting. This
is indeed a live organization and worthy of
the support of the grown-ups. Miss Dorothea
Andrews is the president of this interesting
circle, and Miss Julia Elizabeth Coe is secre-
tary-treasurer.

A Boy Scout Rally will be held at the
church this (Tuesday) evening, when Mr.
Hackney, Scout executive for this city, is ex-
pected to make an address.

We are very sorry to announce the illness
of Mrs. S. S. Coe, who is suffering from sinus
trouble. A great many friends join in the
hope that she may have an early recovery.

Congratulations are being extended to Mr.
and Mrs. Ross H. Davis on the arrival of a
little daughter in their home on January 22.

Mr. J. W. Hiukle and family have moved
into their handsome new home on Woodrow
Avenue.

Mrs. Lewis Teague has as her guest for a
week Mrs. Hilda Long Adkins, of Salisbury,
Md., who was a school friend at Western
Maryland College.

Mrs. D. A. Neese has been going to Greens-
boro nearly every day to see her niece, Mrs.
Sockwell, who is ill in Wesley Long hospital.
She is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Bowman.

We are much pleased to see Mr. C. L. Gray
out again after his recent illness.

Orange Chapel, SaxapaJjaw Charge. — Christ-
mas with its joy and song has come and gone,
and with it have gone for a while happy faces
and familiar voices; while that January feel-
ing that every one experiences and no one
can express has settled down upon us. We

are planning, hoping and praying for the
best year in the history of our little church
at Orange Chapel.

Our pastor. Rev. 0. C. Loy, filled his ap-
pointment third Sunday, and as usual gave
us a very good sermon. The communion serv-
ice was also observed at this time.

Our Sunday school is not what it should
be through the winter months, though a faith-
ful few keep it going.

Our church «and community have been made
sad by the passing of one of our oldest and
best members, Mrs. John A. Thompson, who
quietly passed away last Sunday night, being
70 years old. Her funeral was conducted at
Orange Chapel on Tuesday by the pastor,
O. C. Loy, and former pastor, II. L. Isley. We
feel very keenly the loss of this good woman
and extend our sympathy to her children;
may they follow in mother's footsteps, for
we feel and know that in her passing a good
woman has gone. M. J. F.

Maple Springs, Forsyth Charge. — Our pas-
tor. Rev. R. C. Stubbins, filled his appoint-
ment Sunday night at 7:30. He preached a
most helpful sermon from the subject, "Back-
yard Religion." We all enjoy Brother Stub-
bins' sermons very much.

We have a very good Sunday school. It is
not as large as we would like to see it, but
our regular attendance is good.

Since coming to this charge Mrs. Stubbins
has been elected teacher of the Mothers' Bible
Class. They all appreciate having her as
teacher very much.

The Woman's Home and Foreign Mission-
ary Societies met at the church Thursday,
January 10, at 2:30, with Mesdames Long,
Hine and Baity as joint hostesses. After an
interesting program was rendered, delicious
refreshments were served by the hostesses.
Our next meeting will be held witli Mrs. I. W.
Baity, February 23.

Our Ladies' Aid is planning to give a sup-
per on Valentine night, proceeds to go to
the church.

Pray for us that our church may make prog-
ress and that we may work together for God
and the Kingdom this year.

IDA M. LONG.

Pleasant Grove. — The fifth Sunday we ex-
pect to be with Bin. Trogdon at Love joy
Church on Why Not circuit. We appreciate
the kindness of the people at the Grove in
allowing us this privilege. Last summer the
Love joy people had the misfortune to lose
their church by fire. The new pastor, Rev.
J. B. Trogdon, has planned an all day service
for the fifth Sunday, at which time it is
hoped that enough enthusiasm will be aroused
to insure the erection of a new modern
church building. Under the shadow of this
old church and among the hills that surround
it. Rev. J. W. Hulin, now pastor of Midland
circuit, and this preacher first saw the light
of life. It was here amidst the shouts of her
godly members, many of whom are now in
heaven, that we were born into His Kingdom.

We are pleased to say that Prof. Paul S.
Kennett, of High Point College, will preach
for our people at the Grove at the 11 o'clock
hour Sunday. Our people there will be de-
lighted to hear him. There will be no services
at night.

Our first quarterly conference will be held
on Tuesday night, January 31, at 7:30. Re-

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port blanks have already been given to all
official members who will make written
reports to the conference.

The Church Brotherhood will hold its
January meet in the home of Bro. S. L.
Murphrey Saturday night, January 28. The
pastor regrets his inability to attend because
of his going to Lovejoy Church, but feels
sure the Brotherhood will have its usual good
time. Bro. I. W. Burton has been the Brother-
hood's president since its organisation over a
year ago and has worked hard for its success.

In closing we want to thank Mrs. S. L.
Murphrey for a fine lot of fresh meat which
she placed in our ear Sunday.

GEO. L. REYNOLDS.

Forsyth Charge. — All five of our churches
rendered excellent Christmas programs. Those
who made them possible deserve much credit.
Christmas brought us greetings of cheer from
many places. From our good friends on the
Enfield charge; from a number of other-
charges we have heard, and from friends
on our present field.

We have not been pounded after the
fashion of some, but have been the recipients
of a number of gifts of different kinds from
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and Mr. and Mrs.
Gid Smith, of Oak Grove Church; Mr. E. M.
Cox and family and "Grandma" Mary Cox,
of Hickory Eidge Church; Mrs. Dicie Shamel,
Miss Ida Long, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Long,
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Baity, Mrs. T. L. Speas, Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Kiger, Mrs. J. F. Baity, Mrs.
W. G. Henning, of Maple Springs Church.

The Mt. Carmel Church has recently placed
a very beautiful walnut bedroom suite and
rug in the parsonage. Of course we deeply
appreciate the thoughtfulness and kindness
of such people — what pastor would not.

The Sunday schools are doing fine at all
the churches except in extreme weather. Cold
churches are not inviting. We all like a warm
welcome in the winter time. The Christian
Endeavor Societies at Mt. Carmel are among
the best we have seen and they offer their
services to the pastor in any capacity they
can possibly serve. The missionary societies
of the charge seem to be a little slow at
present, but we see signs of new life. We are
expecting Eev. Mr. Ballard, of High Point,
to give his illustrated 1c. dure on the Holy
Land next fifth Sunday night, January 20,
at Maple Springs Church.

We are busy now with our church paper,
College Special, Journal selling, Anti-Saloon
League— we believe that's all we are expected
to emphasize this month. When you preach
at some churches once a month you can see
what happens— four "specials" in one day.
But why worry? We will doubtless have four
brand new ones next month and perhaps still
more interesting. E. C. STUBBLNS.

Enfield.— On January 22 the attendance was
good considering the extremely cold day. We
had two good, practical and profitable ser-
mons. In the evening service Mr. Auman
brought us a message about prohibition and
the advancements made in industry, com-
merce, social and moral conditions since the
passage of the 18th amendment eight years
ago.

Mr. Auman brings us splendid and useful
messages each time he comes before us. Let's
more of us take advantage of hearing him.

It is a pleasure and inspiration to see at

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

every service Mr. Clay Matthews and Mr.
B. E. Kimball. These two men are nearing
four score years, yet are in their places every
Sunday for Sunday school and for church.

We are sorry a number of our members
have been on the sick list and hope each will
soon lie well.

We have missed Mr. and Mrs. Spivy from
Sunday school and church. We are glad Mrs.
Spivy is back from the hospital and is bet-
'ter. Mrs. Julian Gray has been siek for quito
a while. We hope she can soon be back with
us in our services.

We had a nice group of people from
Whitakers to worship with us on January 15.
We are always glad to have the Whitakers
folks, as well as any and all visitors to our
services.

MRS. E. I. BELLAMY, Reporter.

Davidson, Pine Hill Church.— Eubie May
Coggin, daughter of Robie Coggin, departed
this life January 18, 1028, age 10 years. She
leaves a father and a mother, five brothers
and one sister and a host of friends. A little
flower budded on earth to bloom in heaven.
She was one of our little collectors in Sun-
day school. She was loved by all who knew
her. Bro. Ridge and Bro. Abram Hill con-
ducted her funeral.

Our prayer meeting and Sabbath school are
good. May we all work together in love and
friendship and truth during the coming year.
F. L. SMITH.

January 2G, 1928

Gladys South, at her home on the Randleman
road, where she is convalescing from a recent
operation. Plans were discussed for an
oyster supper to be held in February, the
proceeds to be used for our new Sunday school
building now being erected. Approximately
two hundred dollars have already been raised
by them for this purpose. Following an
amusing social hour, ice cream and cake were
served. MRS. S. II. STAPLETON.

Pleasant Hill, West Forsyth Charge.— Our

Sunday school is progressing nicely ; the at-
tendance is very good. New officers and
teachers were elected the second Sunday as
"ollows: Superintendent, Prof. W. B. Speas;
assistant, Mr. R. G. Holder; secretary and
treasurer, Mr. A. R. Long; teachers— senior,
Mr. J. D. Anderson ; intermediate, Mr. R. G.
Holder; assistant, Mrs. W. B. Speas; junior,
Miss Lucille Sprinkle; assistant, Miss Lillie
Whitman ; beginners, Mrs. J. F. Hunter.

We gave our Christmas program December
25. It was heard by a large number of people.
President S. W. Taylor was with us the
third Sunday; he preached a splendid ser-
mon. I am sure all present enjoyed the
service.

At the Christian Endeavor meeting Sunday
night the topic discussed was, "What differ-
ence does it make what we do on Sunday?"
We had a very interesting meeting. The
meetings are held every Sunday night. We
have very good attendance but we are hoping
to get more members this year. We are
planning for a successful year.

The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary
Societies will meet Tuesday evening, February
C at the home of Mrs. C. G. Hunter.

MRS. ARZIA DAVIS, Reporter.

West End.— The Senior C. E. Society held
a business and social meeting Monday eve-
ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. C.
Stockard. A good number were present and
plans were made with enthusiasm for future
work. A membership campaign will be put
on and a committee was appointed to get
subscriptions to the M. P. Herald. Following
the business discussion, fruit was served by
little Miss Marjorie Stockard.

On Thursday evening, January 10, the
Philathea class held a most interesting busi-
ness and social meeting with its teacher. Miss

Hollister, Halifax Charge.— Brother Spencer
delivered a fine sermon Sunday morning. It
seems that his sermons are better every
time he preaches. The congregation was
very small at the morning service Sunday,
owing to the extremely cold weather and
sickness in our community.

On the fourth Sunday morning in February
we are going to receive the gifts for the
centennial campaign. We are hoping to se-
cure a large sum for this gift.

Our Missionary Society met at the parson-
age with Rev. and Mrs. Spencer on January 10.
A very good meeting.

KATHLEEN SHEARIN, Reporter.

Flat Rock, Vance. — Our pastor, Eev. M. P.
Chambliss, continues to give us good soul-
stirring sermons. Last Sunday, using as a
text "As ye go, preach," he gave some splen-
did points and much food for thought. After
service an effort was made to raise remainder
of college assessment, about $3.00 being real-
ized, making total amount raised about $8.00.
There is now on a campaign for subscrip-
tions to the M. P. Herald. We hope to go
beyond our conference quota.

As we have sent no report since December,
will say the Christmas program was good and
very much enjoyed. Offering was over $7.00,
which has been forwarded to conference treas-
urer. A treat of fruit and candy was given
each member of the Sunday school.

The interior of the Sunday school rooms
has not been completed and attendance has
not been as good as before it was so bitter
cold.

The weekly prayer meeting met last eve-
ning in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. White,
with Miss Mary V. White as leader. Miss
White used as her subject, "God, the Owner;
Youth, the Steward." A splendid paper pre-
pared by Mrs. A. II. Davis on "Ye are not
your own ; ye are bought with a price," was
read at the meeting. Among other things
stressed at the meeting was the M. P. Herald.
Our pastor greatly urged that it be read -as
-well as subscribed for, calling attention to
several articles of interest to all.

Plans are being made to organize Christian
Endeavor. We hope to have both senior and
intermediate societies.

The Ladies' Aid Society held its January
meeting at the church the first Sunday in
January. Very few members were present,
owing to zero weather.

The Woman's Home Missionary Society
held its January meeting with Mrs. B. W.
Jones. Work of society is progressing nicely.
Treasurer reported only 75 cents due branch
treasurer on this year's apportionment.

Death has again invaded our membership
and called from work to reward Mrs. Peter
Hester. Mrs. Hester was a member of Flat
Rock Church for many years. She had been
unable to attend often in recent years, hav-

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

ing been ill more than three years. She leaves
her husband and two sons, members of our
church. They have been and will continue to
carry on the work for God and His Kingdom
that she began years ago.

It is also with regret we recall the passing
of Mrs. Tom Parham. Although an Episco-
palian, Mrs. Parham was interested in our
church, having at one time taught in our
Sunday school.

There has been much sickness among our
membership, but most of the sick are on the
road to recovery.

M. V. W., Reporter.

a communion set which was greatly appre-
ciated by all. Brethren, pray for me that I
may lead this people on to greater usefulness
in Kingdom service.

MARION C. HENDERSON, Pastor.

First Church, Concord. — The usual services
were held Sunday with good attendance. The
pastor preached impressive sermons.

The interest in all departments of the Sun-
day School is increasing. The Young People's
class has purchased a piano for their depart-
ment which adds much to heir worship pro-
gram. The Intermediate department held
its opening program with the Young People
Sunday. Misses Ethel Blackwelder and Met-
tie Brittingham had charge and a splendid
program was carried out. We are planning
to have instruments in all departments soon.

One of the most interesting and enjoyable
meetings was the lecture on last Friday eve-
ning by Rev. N. G. Bethea, of Lexington, on
his trip to the Holy Land. Mr. Bethea is a
most interesting speaker and gave a thrilling
description of the entire tour, much to the
delight of his entire audience. The lecture
covered about an hour and a half, but he did
not allow the interest to weaken. He carried
also a fine sense of humor which gave suf-
ficient pleasantly to tide over the more dry
and informatory ranks of his address. Many
who have heard other travelers of the Holy
Land said this was the best yet. Mr. Bethea
has been heard often by our congregation
but never with more relish than Friday eve-
ning. A Tithers' League -was organized at the
parsonage Sunday afternoon and a campaign
will be launched for new members.

A Young People's banquet, sponsored by
the Young Penple's class which has 82 mem-
bers on roll, is planned for Thursday evening,
February 2. They are hoping to have 200
young people present, and a fine program of
fun and fellowship has been arranged. The
Cowell-Ramsay evangelistic party will begin
a meeting in our church on Sunday, Feb-
ruary 12.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pinion, a
(laughter, on January 13, 1928.

MRS. D. A. M'LAURIN.

Bessemer City. — As this is the pastor's first
report from Bessemer City church, we feel
like we have many good things to say about
our people. I think we have as good a Sun-
day School as there is in the conference, ac-
cording to our membership, and we also have
a splendid congregation for our preaching
services. Since conference we have received
15 members into our church at Bessemer and
we have prospects of several more. On De-
cember 24 the children gave a splendid
Christmas program which was enjoyed by all;
after the program the entire Sunday School
was treated and they did not forget their
pastor and family. They loaded our car
with many good things to eat. On the first
Sunday night in January one of our good
sisters, Mrs. Annie Stert, gave to our church

Tabernacle Charge. — Our father and son
banquet for Tabernacle Church was held at
the delightful and hospitable home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. T. Coble Friday evening, January
13. Although it was something new to us
all, it was a decided success, there being 39
present. After partaking of a sumptuous
six o'clock dinner, Mr. W. T. Hanner spoke
from the topic, "The Biggest Needs of the
Home," and Mr. Worth Trogdon on "The
Value of the Church to the Community."
Rev. W. M. Loy, pastor of Fountain Place
M. P. Church, Burlington, was the visiting
speaker. "Fellowship and Service" was his
subject. These addresses were interesting and
instructive. Appropriate songs were furnished
by members of the Tabernacle choir. We are
all grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Coble for their
hospitality.

A large congregation was present the third
Sunday afternoon at Tabernacle for the
preaching service. Among the visitors were
Misses Anna and Elizabeth Hardin, of Julian,
and Rev. H. C. Carmichael, pastor of Moriah
Church. We hope they will come again.

Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hanner were among
the recent callers at the pastor's home, and
agreeably surprised us by leaving a fine
quantity of home-raised pecans.

A number of our faithful members are
kept from church because of sickness. We
trust that they will soon be restored to normal
health. H. L ISLEY.

Lincolnton. — We are having good attend-
ance at both Sunday School and preaching.
We are having a smallpox epidemic and this
is keeping some away frooi church. Some
seem to be as afraid of zero weather as they
are of smallpox; this is keeping others
away. With all this handicap the attendance
in Sunday school will average over a hun-
dred and twenty-five. The Sunday school of-
ferings will average more than eight dollars.
When the weather warms up a bit and the
smallpox scare is gone and the different in-
dustries start running on full time, we are
.expecting to have a- much better report for
the Sunday school. The people seem to be
more interested in the Sunday school work
than thy have been for some time.

The attendance at preaching is very good
and Pastor Carson at each preaching service
brings us some splendid gospel message.

After the sermon this morning we had a
class meeting. There were several testi-
monials and a reconsecration service wdiich
seemed very uplifting and beneficial to all.

We are planning to have a revival in the
spring and request the prayers of the people
that it might start in Lincolnton and go out
blessing the world.

Our Christian Endeavor is also growing in
both attendance and interest.

Success to the Herald and its readers.
REPORTER.

sage so very clear and plain that any one can
understand. He has delivered some of the
finest sermons I have ever heard.

The Sunday school was much better in at-
tendance yesterday than it has been this year.
We are hoping this not only continues, but
that it improves and will grow, both in at-
tendance and in spirit. The same teachers of
the Sunday school were re-elected for another
year.

Our prayer meetings on the first, third and
fifth Sundays are a great help. We are glad
to say that most of the people take some part.

With best wishes to the Herald and its
readers for a prosperous year in the Master's
work. VIRGINIA MASSEY, Reporter.

Spring Church. — As this is our first report
this year, we are glad to say that we have
our same pastor back again, Rev. A. D. Shel-
ton. He has preached some wonderful ser-
mons since his return. He makes his mes-

LOVE
By Robert Lanier

As this great subject has been on my mind
for some time, I feel impressed to write a
few 'lines to the Herald. As I am no writer,
however, I feel very weak and unworthy to
write such a worthy paper, but I feel that
my ignorance and weakness do not seem to
take this great subject off my mind.

For the past seventeen months the love of
Jesus has been on my mind. In a revival
meeting on Davidson charge this great love
came into my heart as some of my friends
and my pastor came to me and asked me if
I didn't want to be a Christian. TheiT seemed
to be so much interested in me. It was not
until then that I saw myself as a sinner. As
the tears trickled down my cheeks and my
body trembled like a leaf, I soon found myself
down on my knees asking God to have mercy
on me, a poor sinner. Then that Godly love
entered into my heart which has followed me
from that day until this, and I have never
found words to express this love, for it is
greater than I can tell. It has caused me to
realize and know what the love of my dear
friends has meant to me. It has caused me
to know the love of father and mother as
I didn't realize what friends and father and
mother meant to me until this Godly love
entered into my heart, which I trust will ever
remain through the few remaining days that
I have to stay here.

May we be more determined to try to get
this great love into those that do not have it
manifested in their hearts. May we never be
ashamed to own this love regardless of where
we are.

Where did love start from? "For God so
loved the world that he gave his only begot-
ten Son, that whosoever beieveth in him
should not perish, but have eternal life."
(John 3:16.) I have wondered sometimes how
He could love me, as wretched and indifferent
as I have been, but that love is for all that
believe in him.

Time is but a brief space in eternity, and
as we count its cycles in days, months and
years Ave are reminded that time with us will
soon be no more. So may our speech be
always with grace. Time is important with
us and we should so consider it.

All that read this, please pray that this great
love may always have right-of-way in my
heart.

May God ever remember us in much love
and tender mercy, and may Ave all hold up
the banner of Jesus who loved us and gave
His life for us.

From a Weak and Unworthy Being
but Trusting in the Lord.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

January 26, 192S

QUOTA FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR METH-
ODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Eec'd Since
Charge Goal Nov. 1

Alamance 56 3

Albemarle 15 2

Anderson 35

Asheboro 35 35

Ashevillo 20

Bess Chapel 25

Bessemer City .11

Bethesda 10

Burlington 75 21

Caroleen 15

Charlotte 20 '.)

Chase City 11

Chatham 22 1

Cleveland 60 3

Concord 30 2

Connelly Springs 10

Creswell 10

Davidson 51 9

Democrat 20 1

Denton 12 1

Draper 11 2

Enfield 1° -1

Fairview 30

Fallston 95 4

Flat Bock 80 1

Friendship 25 16

Forsyth 48 5

Fountain Place 10

Gibsonville 28 4

Glen Raven 33

Graham 26 10

Granville 62 6

Greensboro, Calvary 10 6

Greensboro, Grace .30 1

Greensboro, St. Paul 16

Greensboro, West End 25 3

Greenville 4V 3

Guilford 37 2

Halifax 50 7

Haw River 48 21

Henderson 40 7

High Point, Eng. Street 14 4

High Point, First 65 9

High Point, Lebanon 22

High Point, Welch Memorial.. 30 4

Jerusalem 10

Kannapolis 5

Kernersville 37 11

Lexington, State Street 10 16

Lexington, South 20

Lineolnton 20 1

Littleton 54 8

Mebane ■ 23 12

Mecklenburg 30 6

Melton's Grove 5

Midland 60 4

Mt. Carmel 10

Mocksville 45 7

Moriah 8

Mt. Hermon 85 3

Mt. Pleasant 65

Orange 75 33

North Davidson 85 10

Pageland 30

Pleasant Grove 15 7

Pinnacle 51 15

Porter 4

Bandleman 43 9

Randolph S5

Beidsville 14 5

Richland 36

Roberta 26

Rockingham 7 2

Boseneath 6

Saxapahaw 58 7

Shelby 7

Siler City 25 25

South Winston 10 1

Spencer 12 3

Spring Church 33 3

Tabernacle G^i 5

Thomasville, Com 12

Thomasville, First 12 2

Union Grove 13 13

Vance 54 55

Weaverville 25 2

West Forsyth 60 6

West Thomasville 42 1

Whitakers 13 1

Why Not 5S

Winston, First 35 4

Yarborough 17

Fairfield 8

Yadkinville College 8

Asheboro, Siler City, Union Grove and
Vance reach their goals with new subscrip-
tions and renewals. To these numbers are to
be added subscriptions not yet expired. Really
these charges are beyond their goals. We
thank those wrho have labored for the result.
Every charge that passes its goal has a more
reading people than the average.

BUDGET RECEIPTS
A. C. B.

Spring Church $159.50

Burlington 100.00

Liberty-Siler (Siler) 70.00

Alamance 52.00

Grace 50.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Granville 25.00

West Forsyth 24.00

Lebanon 19.57

Friendship 17.35

Yadkin College 15.00

Orange 15.00

Glen Raven 13.00

Randolph 12.00

Flat Rock 11.86

Davidson 11.27

Littleton 7.00

Rockingham 6.90

Mt. Hermon 2.56

Denton 1-75

Total *642.98

Number of charges paying, 20.

New charges listed in this report, 13.
G. C. B.

Henderson $ 20.00

Spring Church 16.88

Liberty-Siler (Siler) 35.00

Asheboro 17.58

Alamance 5-00

State Street 37.76

West End 20.00

North Davidson 18.90

Randolph 4-00

Pleasant Grove 6.75

Pinnacle and Mt. Zion 8.80

Chase City 3.26

Randleman 2.25

Mecklenburg 2.50

Fairview — Glen Raven 8.00

Draper 2.35

Vance 5-°0

Davidson " 7.00

Why Not 5-00

Forsyth 12-00

Charlotte 12-12

Mebane 4'70

Mocksville 6.01

Kernersville 7.85

St. Paul 4.42

Halifax 5.00

Winston 7.50

Flat Rock .' 19.60

Tabernacle 16.55

Liberty-Siler (Liberty) 12.38

Graham 21.00

Bess Chapel 7.42

Union Grove 2.29

Spencer 5.71

Cleveland 5.42

Orange 17.00

Fallston 7.17

Denton 10.26

Mt. Pleasant 7.00

English Street 3.18

Friendship 12.00

Chatham 3.66

Total $436.28

Number of charges paying, 42.

Number of new charges in this report, 23.
College

Henderson $115.00

Spring Church 12.50

Burlington 125.00

Liberty-Siler (Siler) 26.00

Orange 80.00

Granville 84.00

Alamance 6.00

English Street 40.00

West End 8.00

Vance 22.00

Tabernacle 14-25

Randolph 5-°0

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10-00

' Haw River Mis 10.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Charlotte, First 29.25

Lebanon 41.00

Pleasant Grove 19.50

St. Paul 17.00

Mt. Pleasant 50.00

Fallston 16-42

Alamance 9-00

Mebane 45.00

Forsyth 20.00

Total $819.92

Number of charges paying, 25.

New charges listed in this report, 9.
Churches Paying in Full — A. C. B.

Spring Church * 90-00

Liberty-Siler (Siler) 70.00

Yadkin College 15-00

Lebanon (Sp. Ch. Chg.) 47.00

Two new charges are added to the list in
this report.

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley 10-00

Spencer 10-00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Haw River Mis 1°-00

Yadkin College 5.00

Siler City 26-00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Efland, Orange Chg.; Union Grove, Orange

Chg., and Hebron, Orange Chg., amount not

given.

Number of churches paying in full, 14.

New churches added in this report, 4,

January 26, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

Superannuates

Spring Valley $ 4.00

Orange 37.00

Payments through missionary societies are
not given this week. We hope to give that in
full for first quarter in our next report.

This report is encouraging in the number
of charges paying to date, 53. It is noticeable,
however, that the number paying on the an-
nual conference budget is very small — only 20.
The larger number on the G. C. E. is due to
Christmas offerings. This should be a sug-
gestion of the value of our special days.

The total amount received for all purposes
to date is $1,940.18. This is not a very large
shoeing on a budget of $70,000. The brethren,
we trust, will push collections, and very rap-
idly increase our receipts. It is our earnest
hope that every charge may soon have credit
in this report.

We are very grateful to both pastor and
people for their help in this necessary part
of our conference work.

S. W. TAYLOR,

Jan. 25, 192S.

DOES YOUR CHURCH USE THE METH-
ODIST PROTESTANT HYMNAL?

In a recent edition of the Herald, President
Taylor suggests that the Music Committee
appointed last conference should be heard
from soon. Doubtless evidence of its activity
should have been observed ere this, but the
old plea, lack of time, may be offered as an
alibi.

The committee has not been unmindful of
its duties, nor has it been entirely inactive.
Some effort has already been made to inaugu-
rate a campaign to interest pastors and
church members in placing Methodist Protes-
tant hymnals in our churches, in accordance
with the action of the Asheboro Conference
in adopting the recommendations of the com-
mittee of the preceding year.

To declare that our church hymnal should
be the one in use above all others is to make
a statement of which all of us are aware.
Yet, we may ask, have we made any attempt
to practicalize our conviction on this matter?
Have we been content to purchase any song
book that makes its appeal because of its
cheapness in price? To do the latter is even-
tually an expensive proposition.

In the first place, cheap books — or cheap
anything else, for that matter — do not last
as long as the more expensive. Usually two
ox three lots of the former have to be bought
during the life and usefulness of the other.
In the second place, cheap books contain
cheap songs, which have a detrimental effect
upon the singers and worshipers, whether
they realize it or not.

Why not equip your church with Methodist
Protestant hymnals? You say the church
cannot afford it? Let us ask, could you afford
to buy a more expensive food product for
your child, when the cheaper thing you have
been using keeps him delicate, or makes him
sick? What is implied in this crude illustra-
tion regarding the physical being is analogous
with what occurs in the spiritual life of those
who feast upon cheap songs in some of the
popular song books. It would be better to
buy ten or fifteen or twenty-five of our
hymnals to start with, than to have twice
or three times that number of other books.
Yes, they can be used in the Sunday school,
too;, for they contain hymns that children arid

young people like to sing, as well as those
precious to the saints of God of advanced
years.

Write a brief article for publication in this
paper, stating your reasons for believing that
the Methodist Protestant hymnal should be
used in all of our churches, and declaring
that the churches you serve, or of which you
are a member, are using, or will soon pur-
chase a quantity of this hymn book. If our
accommodating editor can spare the space, he
will )>e glad to publish your article for the
inspiration it will give to others to become
interested in this matter.

E. LESTER. BALLARD,

A. L. HUNTER,

N. G. BETHEA,

R. S. TROXLER,

T. O. PENDER,

J. L. TKOLLINGER,

II. FREO SURRATT,

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COLORED METHODIST PROTESTANT
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The Department of Commerce announces
that, according to the returns received, there
were in the United States three churches of
the Colored Methodist Protestant Chucrh in
1926, with 533 members. All of these churches
were located in urban territory.

The total expenditures, as reported by the
three churches, amounted to $6,685, including
$5,660 for current expenses and improvements
and $1,025 for benevolences, missions, etc.

The value of church property (church edi-
fices, furniture, etc.) as reported by the three
churches, was $36,000.

Sunday schools were reported by the three
churches of this denomination, with 18 officers
and teachers and 98 scholars.

All figures for 1926 are preliminary and sub-
ject to correction.

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$1.50; Rev. B. M. Williams, $2.75; Rev. J. E.
Pritchard, $9.00; Rev. T. G. Madison, $1.50;
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$3.00; Rev. E. Suits, $1.50; Miss Espa Bullard,
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"I desire to regard the Monroe Doctrine as
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of the United States who prevented the re-
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Alliance. The Monroe Doctrine was, and
ought to remain, the common defensive policy
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—Newton Medearis, brother of W. F. Me-
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his home in Winston last Saturday night,
aged 72,

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SMITHSONIAN SECRETARY

The famous Smithsonian Institution, at
Washington, D. C, has a new secretary. He
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Walcott, last February. The appointment was
matte by the board of regents of the Smith-
sonian, of which Chief Justice William How-
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old and is a graduate of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. He is an eminent
scientist who is recognized as an authority on
the sun's radiation.

What the Smithsonian Is

Curiously enough, it was through the gen-
erosity of an Englishman — James Sinithson —
that the SmitHisonian Institution was founded.
When he died, in 1829, his will provided that
his fortune of about $50,000 should go to "the
United States of America to found at Wash-
ington under the name of Smithsonian Insti-
tution an establishment for the increase and
diffusion of knowledge among men." It was
not until 1S46, however, that Congress passed
a law accepting the gift and providing for
the founding and development of the Smith-
sonian Institution.

A Private Institution

Many persons think that the Smithsonian
is a government institution. It is not. As a
statement issued by the board of regents
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government bureau. It was privately founded
and privately endowed ; it is privatelj7, directed
and privately finairced. The government has
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in every possible way. In short, the Smith-
sonian Institution is a big scientific labora-
tory for the benefit of the people.
Only Five Secretaries

Since the Smithsonian Institution was es-
tablished, more than 80 years ago, it has had
only four secretaries, besides Dr. Abbot. The
first was Joseph Henry, the outstanding
American physicist of his time, who has a
place in the Hall of Fame for Great Ameri-
cans. The second secretary was Spencer F.
Baird, a great naturalist. He was succeeded
by Samuel P. Langley, noted astronomer,
physicist, and pioneer in the airplane field.
The fourth secretary was the late Dr. Wal-
cott, an eminent, naturalist who specialized in
geology. — Current Events.

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— Bro. J. W. Dixon, superintendent of Cal-
vary Sunday school, is much interested in
the work of the school and consequently the
school is looking up. It has its mind set on
a goal of 200 in attendance each Sunday.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, FEBRUARY 2, 1928

NUMBER 13

Who Wrote the Book of Ecclesiastes?

The casual Bible reader will at once answer:

"Solomon, of course. The first verse of the book reads:
'The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Jerusa-
lem.' Solomon was the only son of David who was king in
Jerusalem. ' '

But this answer of the casual reader does not convince
or satisfy the great Bible scholars, men who can read the
book in the original and who are versed in Hebrew literature.
They have reached a very different conclusion, or at least
many of them have.

They call attention to the fact that the word "son" in
the Bible often has the more general meaning of " descendant. "
Thus in Jesus' account of the rich man and Lazarus, Jesus
makes Abraham address the rich man in torment as "son,"
whereas he was only a remote descendant of Abraham. The
writer of Ecclesiastes may have meant to claim only descent
from David.

In the 12th verse of the first chapter, the writer says : "I
was king over Israel in Jerusalem. ' ' Solomon would not have
written that, for he was king up to the day of his death.

In the 15th verse the writer claims to have gained more
wisdom than all (the kings) that had been before him in
Jerusalem ; but only David had been king in Jerusalem before
Solomon, and had Solomon been the writer he would not
have used the word "all."

Then the scholars point out that the social conditions
described in the book do not agree with those that prevailed
under the reign of Solomon. In I Kings -1:25 we read: "And
Judah and Israel dwelt safely every man under his vine and
under his fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of
Solomon." But in the Book of Ecclesiastes we see injustice
and oppression prevailing.

But the argument of perhaps greatest weight with the
scholars is one that the mere English reader cannot appreciate
at all except on the testimony of others. The scholars tell
us that in the original of the book appear many words and
expressions borrowed from foreign languages, the languages
of the people among whom the Jews mingled in the days of
their captivity. As Solomon does not employ foreign words
and phrases in the two books to which his name is attached
(Proverbs and Song of Solomon) it is difficult to understand
why he would do so in the Book of Ecclesiastes, even if his
linguistic acquirements had qualified him for the task. A
more probable supposition, say the scholars, is that the book
was written after the captivity or during the captivity, several
hundred years after the time of Solomon. Scholars see in the
book a poem written for the encouragement of a people under
misrule and oppression. The writer for the sake of effect
represents himself as a king, wealthy and powerful. He was
evidently a man of extraordinary wisdom, a real sage. It is
remarkable that in the Book of Ecclesiastes we find the clearest

intimation of a future life to be found in all the Old Testa-
ment. The conclusion reached after a survey so wide and so
prolonged is a most wholesome one: Reverence and obey God,
this is the great thing. Nothing else matters much.

Evils That Never Come and Evils That
Never Fail to Come

There are two great classes of evils. One class are the
products of our own imaginations, a very large and formidable
class. The sky is dark and threatening with them. They fill
us with dread of a coming storm. They alarm us by day and
give us troubled dreams by night. And yet there is never any
real danger from them because they are unreal, only figments
of fancy. They are hatched out by the mind in our evil
moods. Some people are more given than others to the pro-
duction of imaginary fears, but all of us are more or less
guilty. Like snakes that bite and poison themselves, we inject
into our own minds the poison gas of evil suspicion. We
make ourselves really unhappy by anticipating evils that
cannot come.

On the other hand, we go on in stupid indifference to evils
that are inevitable, the real consequences of our evil conduct.
We use the same power of imagination that fills the air with
illusory and unreal evils to clear the air of the real evils that
are certain to come in the train of our own deeds. We say
to our own souls, Peace, when there is no peace.

How much wiser and better it would be to see things as
they are, to recognize dangers that exist and see the unreality
of the others. We may find the world harmless and pass
through it unhurt, or we may give to the world a mighty
advantage over us which it will use to our great hurt if not
our utter undoing.

— George Bernard Shaw's view of religion, according to
an interview by George Sylvester Viereck in an issue of the
Liberty is as follows: "This much I know, looking at life at
70 ; men without religion are moral cowards, and most physical
cowards too, when sober. Civilization cannot survive without
religion. Without religion, life becomes a meaningless con-
catenation of accidents. I cannot conceive of salvation without
a religion."

— Darwin, the scientist, could never master any language,
his father accused him of being interested only in dogs,
shooting, and rat catching and he said he would be a disgrace
to the family.

— Reporters may help us by studying brevity in expres-
sion. So man}' other people want space that no one should
spread his matter out over unnecessary space.

— Jesus said : Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
for goodness, they will be satisfied !

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD
LIBERAL CHRISTIANITY

February 2, 1928

Tli

'here is no such thing as liberal Christianity. The term
is a misnomer: There is only one Christianity; tin' so-called
liberal Christianity is an adulteration, or counierfeti. It is a
case of '•stealing the livery of heaven to serve the devil in."
In the very nature i I' the ease there can lie but one Chris-
tianity. Like its Founder, it is the "same yesterday, and
today', and forever." So-railed progressive Christianity is
another misleading term. Tie more "progressive" it is the
more un-Christian it is. When il becomes "progressive" it
becomes human, robbed of its supernaturalness and its divine-
ness. The only way to be progressive in the true sense, in
religion, is to lie reactionary, (lo back to tiist principles.
"Inquire for the old paths and walk therein." But this is
very offensive to the "liberalist." With him, everything must
be in a flux, in religion. Nothing ever settled. They are the
crowd that is "ever learning and never able to come to the
knowledge of the truth." There is a statement of one of
their prominent writers, in a book. Liberal Christianity, in
which he says that a "liberalist never considers anything
settled." Any one can see that his statement is true, from
their writings; but the above quotation is his positive unquali-
fied statement. And then call such a conglomeration of
uncertainty Christianity is an absurdity. Christianity is
composed of certainties. Deals in certainties — the eternal
verities. The idea of a cult, creed, or whatever we choose to
call it. that never considers anything "settled," calling itself
Christianity, and also "liberal," "progressive," and all such
high sounding nonsense, is an offense to the true saints of
■ God. The real facts and doctrines of Christianity are as
unchangeable as God himself. And this crowd that never
considers anything "settled," wanting to, and doing all they
can, to supplant real, traditional, orthodox Christianity, with
this adulteration of the devil, is a situation that demands
the most earnest, uncompromising, fearless treatment from
those "who do know their God." The attitude of this "liberal"
crowd is sickening to the last degree. Claiming that they
are "ahead" of everybody else, even of Jesus Christ himself,
and yet, with them, nothing is ever "settled." "Professing
themselves to be wise, they become fools."

Claiming ' that traditional, orthodox Christianity is a
failure, but that their adulteration, or counterfeit, of the real
and the only Christianity, is the Eureka of the ages!

The term, "liberal Christianity," is a camouflage and
smoke-screen to try to hide their real infidelity. A people
wlio reject all the supernatural in the Bible have no right to
call themselves Christian. Reduce the Bible to a merely
human book, and Jesus Christ to a mere man. Deny the fall
of man, the awful and fearful fact of original sin, the need
of the new birth, the divine inspiration of the Bible, the
Deity of Christ, the personality of the Holy Spirit, the resur-
rection of the body, the second, personal coming of Jesus
Christ, and, of course, the blood atonement, etc., etc. Such
persons have no right to call themselves Christians; as they
deny, reject, and repudiate everything vital in Christianity.
They make a great noise about the "young people." That
orthodox Christianity has been a failure. That it does not
appeal to the "young people," but that their counterfeit,
adulteration humbug does. The whole effort is to prejudice
the young people against real Christianity. Carries the impli-
cation and insinuation that children and young people have
never had any attention shown them by the real orthodox
church, which is wholly untrue. The older deinominations

have "brought their children up in the church," instructing
and catechizing them in the doctrines of Christianity, While
the Methodisms have endeavored, as well as some others, to
get their children "converted," brought to repentance, and
to the experience of regeneration or the New Birth. So this
whole (hatter by the liberalist that orthodoxy has neglected
the children and young people, is absolutely false. It is a
vile slander on real Christianity and deserves sharp rebuke.
This thing called liberal Christianity is a "refuge of lies,"
for, as has already been seen, it repudiates everything vital and
fundamental in Christianity, from the fall of man to the
resurrection of the dead. No fall, no sin in the real original
sense, and, of course, no blood atonement, no redemption, no
propitiation, no regeneration, no miracles, no supernatural,
divine inspiration of the Bible, no personal, divine Holy
Spirit, no eternal, omnipotent, pre-existent, divine Christ,
co-equal and co-eternal with the Father. Time and space
would fail to go further into details. To call this aggregation
of denials, repudiation and unbelief Christianity is the
blackest falsehood conceivable. It is a tissue of falsehood
from beginning to end. How any set of persons, otherwise
intelligent, can have the hardihood to call such an aggregation
of unbelief Christianity is a mystery. It is not Christianity,
but a gigantic humbug of the devil, in which to eatcli fools.
And this kind of counterfeit, adulteration, and humbug, is
being industriously and persistently, in some of its forms
and phases, peddled all over the country, from some pious,
harmless looking type of modernism, all the way into and
through Unitarianism to downright rationalism and infidelity.
Beware ! Look sharp, lest you be caught in some of its snares !
We repeat, there is no such thing as "liberal Christianity."
Whenever it becomes "liberal" it ceases to be Christian.

The term "liberal," what can it mean? It can only mean
that the believers in this kind of thing take the "liberty" to
reject anything and everything in the Bible that does not
suit. them. And, of course, that is precisely what they do.
And the term "liberal," as used by them, seems to carry the
insinuation that real, orthodox Christianity is illiberal, hard
and exacting, which is false. Jesus said, "My yoke is easy
and my burden is light." So-called liberal Christianity is so
constructed as to be well-pleasing to the carnal, fleshly mind
— the unregenerate. Gives "liberty" to "love the world,"
enjoy the world, have a "good time," as it requires no con-
trition, godly sorrow for sin — no real evangelical repentance.
Like those of whom the apostle speaks: "While they promise
them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption."
True, orthodox Christianity gives liberty from sin, but not
liberty to sin. There is a world of difference in the two
liberties. The first is a real freedom, the latter a real slavery.
They call it liberty, but it is liberty to "do as you please,"
recognizing no authority but their own selves. Any and all of
the Bible is eliminated that does not agree with their own
theory of religion. As has already been stated, miracles do
not happen, sin is just a lack of growth, or development, the
Bible is not inspired different from other books, the blood of
Jesus is no more than the blood of another man, no regenera-
tion is needed, and, of course, according to their notion, does
not occur; and no resurrection of the body, nor personal return
of Jesus Christ, and such like things. That is a part of what
its propagators are pleased to call liberal Christianity. A
sweet, soft-sounding euphemism calculated to "take" with a
certain type of mind. Their purpose is to make the impres-
sion that this brazen counterfeit is Christianity, and that of

February 2, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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an improved type. In fact they do not hesitate to assert
this very positively, and with quite a degree of bumptiousness.
This is the crowd that is "worming" themselves — or
endeavoring to — into our schools and colleges, Sunday
Schools, young people's societies, and the entire young peo-
ple's movement. Much "boring from within" — honey-comb-
ing the entire educational movement with their falsehoods,
often dressed in nice plausibilities that take with the super-
ficial, unthinking and poorly informed. Their purpose is to
capture the entire educational outfit, pulpit and all, and if
the real, true, orthodox Christianity does not get its eyes
and ears open — wake up and shake itself — put on its fighting
clothes, and use a little old-fashioned common sense and "stem
this tide of hell." as our boys did at the Hindenburg line, they
are going to succeed. Much damage has been done already.
Inroads have been made. They begin, .generally, in a negative
way, by failing to teach the most vital truths of Christianity,
such as original sin, repentance, regeneration, etc., leaving the
soul to starve in spiritual darkness. Later, when it is thought
to be safe, they will deny and denounce these, and all doctrines
of real Christianity. At first it's

"Walk into my parlor, said the spider to the fly,
'Tis the prettiest little parlor that you ever did spy. ' '

And we all know the result to the silly fly if he heeded the
siren voice of the spider. And so it will be with our young
people, and older ones, too, as to that matter, if they heed the
voice of these religious charmers — these shrewd, educated,
well-trained deceivers. We hear at Sunday School conven-
tions something about "accepting Christ," but little or
nothing about the conditions that must precede and accompany
this acceptance.. We do not remember ever having heard
repentance so much as named at a Sunday School convention,
or any Young People's convention. We remember attending
two Christian Endeavor conventions in Baltimore. One was
an interdenominational convention, the other an international
— a world convention — but I do not remember hearing
repentance or the New Birth named. There were many fine
addresses, by famous speakers, some of national, and some
of international, reputation. But the great fact of the fall,
and the resultant condition, known as original sin, repentance
and regeneration, I do not remember hearing so much as
named. These great basic, fundamental facts seem to be
ignored in these great gatherings, or touched very lightly or
indifferently. More waving of handkerchiefs, a kind of brag-
gadocio of noise and of salutes, than of emphasizing the real
absolute conditi&ns of salvation. "O," you say, "in these
large conventions it is taken for granted that every one has
already passed the kindergarten experiences of repentance
and regeneration, rendering it useless to emphasize them."
Granting all this to be true, still, I don't remember ever to
have heard these basic, absolutely fundamental things of the
Christian experience and life named, much less emphasized,
in any young people's convention of the smallest type, such
as township and county Sunday School conventions. I do not
know what others have heard. I only speak of my own observa-
tion. Neither have I ever seen these things emphasized in the
literatures of the different phases of young people's work. We
would not go so far as to say that these first principles are
never insisted on in Sunday School class work, nor in Chris-
tian Endeavor meetings ; but we do not remember ever to have
heard them insisted on. But what we have in mind mainly is
our large Sunday School, Christian Endeavor, and other com-

bined mass conventions, conferences, and assemblies, where a
great deal of spread-eagle, sky-scraping oratory is indulged
in. In these great assemblies, so far as our observation
extends, these great, basic, fundamentals of Christianity —
without which, Christianity is but an empty name — such as
original sin, repentance, and regeneration, are not insisted on
to say the least, and so far as our hearing has gone, not even
named. Why is this? "Liberal Christianity" (?) is doing
its deadly work. It's as imperceivable by the masses of our
people as the deadly monoxide gas that kills without warning.
The influence of this deadly, lifeless counterfeit of Chris-
tianity is in the very air as a deadly miasma, or gas, that
comparatively few persons perceive, but it's doing its deadly
work just the same. But men, women, boys and girls are
falling all over the country from its deadly effects. As the
most deadly gas may be carried on the most spice-laden
zephyrs through our doors and windows into our rooms, and
we are dead, so this false Christianity — Satan's counterfeit —
is stealing into schools, colleges, universities, Sunday Schools,
young people's meetings, the pulpit, and everywhere. And if
we do no put on the "gas masks" of Cod's truth we will go
down under its deadly influence.

Repentance is a fundamental running all through the law
and the prophets, the burden of John the Baptist 's preaching ;
and the beginning of Jesus' ministry was a clear, clarion call
to repentance, and it rang through His entire ministry; and
when He sent out His disciples to preach, it was that "men
should repent." And after his resurrection, the commission
was that "repentance . . . should be preached in His name,
among all nations;" and "except ye repent ye shall all like-
wise perish." And this call to repentance was not to any
special class or classes, but to all, young and old, wise and
unwise, moral and immoral alike — to every one capable of
repentance. But God is the one to draw the line between the
capable and the incapable. But it is man's duty to "cry
aloud and spare not ' ' — sow the seed and leave the result with
the hearer and his God. John M. Mead was a clear ease of
conversion at three years of age. So it is not for us to judge
or decide at just what age, in any given case, that a child is
capable of repenting. Of course, repentance does not mean
just the same in every sense to a young child that it does to a
youth or an adult ; but in essence it is the same : a definite
turning from all known sin, and turning wholly unto God.

Repentance is the sub-stratum, bed-rock foundation of the
whole Christian superstructure, so far as man's agency is con-
cerned, and to build on anything else is to build on the sand.
This absolute, all-essential condition of salvation — there being
no salvation without it — is being largely ignored in our popu-
lar young people's movements today, and in the church at
large. The idea seems to be to "round them up." as we
would a herd of calves and colts, and "break them in," and
"put them to work," and somehow they'll be Christians. But
repentance, regeneration, and saving faith are not insisted on.
These should be the initial steps, and then work afterward.
We do not become Christians bj' working, but by repenting
and believing. W.e believe the custom of having unsaved
persons to sing in choirs, and putting them to doing that which
Christians only are supposed to do, and never reminding
them that they are sinners, and that unless they repent they
will surely be lost, is a hardening process, and does more
harm than good, especially to the young. Treating them as
if they were Christians when they are not has a tendency to
cause these same unsaved persons to try to persuade them-

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selves that they are Christians when they are not. And they
thus become hardened, and it becomes very difficult to bring
such persons to repentance. Salvation, or -'religion," does
not soak in through the pores. Not absorbed by association
with those who are saved. It comes through the mind, will
and heart. When Jesus shall tell some in that day, "I know
you not," these same persons will express surprise by saying,
"We have eaten ami drunk in thy presence, and thou hast
taught in our streets. Loid, we have been associated with
thee, and heard thee teach, why is this.' Going to turn us
away, Lord.' We've not only been closely associated with
thee, but we've even -prophesied in thy name, and in thy
name have east out devils, and in thy name done many won-
derful works.' " "But he shall say, 1 tell you, 1 know you
not whence you are; depart from me, all ye workers of
iniquity." This shows that mere religious association, and
doing religious works, let them be ever so great and wonderful,
are not a passport into the kingdom. It's through the "strait
gate" of repentance, faith, and the New Birth. There is no
other way, and this so-called "liberal Christianity" that
ignores, repudiates, and even denounces these necessary, fun-
damental things, is a delusion and a snare. In dealing with
the young, begin at the beginning — repentance; and do not
stop short of regeneration and the witness of the Spirit, and
then "go on unto perfection," and do all the "good works"
you can, not to secure salvation, but to glorify Ood and receive
a "full reward."

To sum up: this so-called -'liberal Christianity" denies
every fundamental of the Bible : the fall of man, original sin,
the inspiration of the Bible, miracles, the Deity of Christ,
his blood atonement, the personality and Deity of the Holy
Spirit, the resurreeion of the body, the second coming of
Christ, and by necessary implication, the judgment, and an
eternal hell.

Eliminate all this from the Bible and Christianity, and all
that remains is "sounding brass and tinkling cymbals."

J. F. Dosier.

"GENTLE"

By Elizabeth II. Emerson

Sometimes a single word is sufficient to describe a person.
With the thought of "Aunt Sarah" who "went home" not
long ago, there always comes to my mind the one word,
"gentle."

There is in the family an old tin-type which shows Aunt
Sarah as a girl with long curls and a rarely sweet smile. I am
sure she was gentle then. But it was in her home on the
Illinois prairie that I first knew her. With her family about
her and the care of an aged invalid added to her responsi-
bility, in my childhood memory, she was gentleness itself.

In the little country meeting where she taught her "little
class" and served as elder, even those who suffered "eldering"
at her hands would say that she was gentle about it. In her
neighborhood service where there was sickness or trouble or
death her soft voice brought comfort, and there are motherless
children who to this day will tell you how like a gentle mother
she was to them.

In the changing fortunes of middle life, the removal to a
city home, the yearning for the far views and wide spaces of
the country, and watchful care over her boys grown to man-
hood— always gentle. Through the long periods of illness
when she nursed a son and husband to their deaths, how
gentle were her ministrations! In her own great affliction,

extending over months of time, to her family and friends who
tenderly cared for her, gentle, gentle, always gentle.^

1 remember reading one of Edgar Guest's essays on "Don't
Be a Door Mat. ' ' Perhaps there is such a thing as too great
gentleness, but surely in this day it is a rare fault. How many
there are to be efficient and self-reliant and successful and
cock-sure; and how few to be "gentle unto all men, apt to
teach, patient." Aunt Sarah left it to others in the large
family of which she was a part to acquire a little name and
fame, and she was only gentle.

This gentle soul knew and loved poetry. Stored in her
memory were many complete selections from McGuffey's and
other books of her- childhood. Though during her life-time
few knew it, often her poet's tendency found expression in
verses of her own. The following of her composition, dated
nine months before her death, was read at her funeral service:

GATHERING THE CHILDREN IN
In a visit to memory's garden,
Through a long life nearing its close,
There are bright little flashes stand outward
Like the morning dew on the rose;
To my mother heart the most precious,
In a world so tarnished by sin,
The dearest and best of all the rest,
Was gathering the children in.

Through the busy cares of the morning,

And the hurry and rush of the day,

They were left to their own devices,

To roam at will in their play;

But when the day's toil was over,

And the wanderers were gathered in,

There was plenty of noise and confusion;

There was plenty of tumult and din;

There was racket and clatter, but that didn't matter

To me, when the children were in.

There were often wrongs to be righted;
There were scratches and bruises that hurt;
There was vigorous rubbing and scrubbing,
To remove the grime and the dirt ;
But when the rush was over
And darkness o'ershadowed the night,
To get them all fed and tucked into bed
Was to me a mother's delight.

When lured by the love of pleasure",

They often were tempted to roam ;

And sometimes there were thrilling adventures

Encountered before they reached home ;

Yet, to me it didn't matter,

The purpose, or where they had been,

I would linger and wait till the click of the gate

Assured me the last one was in.

And now while I'm waiting my summons,
My loved ones, I'm hoping that you
Will forget the mistakes and failures,
And cherish the worthy and true ;
When the portals of glory are opened
And my triumphant victory I win,
Just inside the gate, perhaps, I shall wait,
Till the children are all gathered in.

— Sarah L. Cook.

February 2, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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REPORT OF CHAS. M. FILLMORE

General Secretary of the No-Tobaceo League

of America

To the Officers and Directors of the Xo-Tobaeeo League:

Seven years ago you honored me by electing me general
secretary of the No-Tobacco League of America. We all
realized then that we were engaged in a stupendous task.
Seven years have not materially changed the fundamental
character of the situation. They have rather emphasized it.
Our task is bigger and harder today. The growth of the
tobacco habit and the tobacco business since the beginning of
the present century has been phenomenal. It has been espe-
cially notable in the development of one of the ways of using
tobacco, i. e., in the form of the cigarette, of which we are
now consuming more than one hundred billion annually.

Press dispatches a few days ago reported what they called
"one of the largest tobacco deals on record." And such it
was. We must not overlook its significance. In this deal,
we are told, "The newly organized Union Tobacco Company
acquired from the American Tobacco Company several of
its brands. " We are further informed that the Union Tobacco
Company "controls some five thousand stores and agencies in
the United Cigar Stores and the Sehulte chains." Also, we
learn, "There is a floating consumption of approximately
thirty-four million cigarettes a day that can be concentrated
into a few of the brands." Yet again, "It is proposed to
spend $10,000,000 in an advertising campaign in the next
year or two."

Perhaps the most significant part of the story will be
overlooked by most readers. It is generally thought that
there is intense rivalry among tobacco companies exploiting
different brands of tobacco. Don't be fooled. The negotia-
tions between these two "rival" (?) organizations were car-
ried out in a most amicable way. The report tells us that
the Union Tobacco Company "by relieving the American
Tobacco Company of these brands makes it possible for the
American to concentrate on its present leaders." So the
Union Tobacco Company will not spend its $10,000,000
fighting the American Tobacco Company. The new deal was
put over to "relieve" the American so that it may lie able
to do a bigger business by consecrating "on its present lead-
ers." Behold how beautifully these tobacco dealers work
together to deceive and despoil their victims!

The organized opposition to tobacco seems, by compari-
son, so insignificant that many friends, as well as foes, con-
sider it inconsequential if not actually contemptible. Tobac-
conists caricature us, cartoon us, curse us. Many good, sin-
cere people, who do not approve of the use of tobacco, hold
aloof from us because they believe we are engaged in a
hopeless task.

Quitters

Shall we give up the struggle ? Shall we quit ? Shall we
dissolve the No-Tobacco League 1

If the tobacco plant is a noxious weed ; if the tobacco
habit is a bad one ; if nicotine is a habit-forming drug in the
same category as alcohol, opium, morphine, cocaine and other
narcotics ; if an overwhelming majority of those using tobacco
are doing so because they are victims of a dope — slavish
addicts to a narcotic drug; if the tremendous growth of the
traffic in tobacco is largely due to the annual expenditure of
millions of dollars in a widespread propaganda, psychologi-
cally and artistically prepared to deceive and mislead the

public — if any considerable number of these indictments can
be proved before an unprejudiced tribunal (and we believe
that all of them can), we dare not quit our task because it is
big and hard and apparently impossible.

Seven years of diligent study of the problem ; seven years
of close observation along various lines of investigation ; seven
years of laborious experience in many phases of work in
connection with the practical features of the question, have
but strengthened our conviction that the problem not only
can be solved, it must be solved to prevent national deteriora-
tion and racial degeneration. What patriot or lover of
humanity can quit such a task because it is big and hard ?
We must not think of quitting. The fight must go on to a
finish.

And it will go on and on and on till righteousness prevails.
The tobacco problem is no fictitious figment of a perfervid
fancy. It is no chimera of a cracked cranium. It is a serious
reality. Whether we like it or not, we are forced many times
a day to feel its poisonous sting upon our eyeballs ; we are
compelled to choke and cough over its unpleasant irritation
of our throats and lungs. Willy-nilly we might take it second-
hand with our meals even though it gags us and turns our
stomachs.

The tobacco problem is inescapable, unavoidable, inevi-
table. It cannot be evaded. It is a perennial, persistent,
perpetual problem. It will exist so long as tobacco is raised
and exploited as a commercial commodity.

You and I may play the coward and quit. That will not
end the matter. Others will keep up the agitation, and still
others and others and others will espouse it until the truth
about tobacco prevails and is ineradieably established in the
minds and hearts and consciences of the race. Whether you
and I live or die, surrender or keep up the fight, this righteous
cause can neither be shunned nor shunted. It will demand
the right of way till it reaches its proper destination. The
Schoolmaster of Destiny will keep us working at the problem
until the correct solution is found. Our task may be incal-
culably difficult. It is not insurmountable. It is unsuppres-
sible. We must master it, not yield to it.

The solution of the problem, according to the idea of the
tobacconists, seems to be: universal nieotinization, tobacco
habitually in the mouths of every one. The solution of the
problem according to our organization is: TOBACCO
HABITUALLY IN NO ONE'S MOUTH. Which idea will
ultimately prevail ?

In reviewing the work of the past, it is but just to express,
in the first place, my personal appreciation of the loyalty and
fidelity of the officers and directors. During my seven years
of service, three men have been president : Judge U. Z. Wiley,
J. Knox Montgomery and F. M. Gregg. Each has proved
eminently fitted for the position and has reflected honor upon
our cause. Others deserve credit but time forbids mentioning
them in detail. I count it one of the choicest experiences of
my life to have had the honor and distinction of being asso-
ciated with the select spirits who have sacrificed so much to
give counsel and direction to this cause. May posterity crown
their memory with the laurels they deserve.

— Men are never wise and select in the exercise of a new
power. — William EUcry Charming.

— Nature is too thin a screen ; the glory of the One breaks
in everywhere. — Emerson.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

February 2, 1928

Denominational Enterprises

FOREIGN MISSIONS
The Foreign Missions Conference of North America

The annual session of the Foreign Missions Conference of
North America was held in Atlantic City January 10-13. The
chief topics of discussion were: "The future of missionary
work in China ; the backgrounds of thought in churches of
the United States and Canada that affect the presentation of
foreign missions; administrative problems; consideration of
conditions on the foreign mission fields ; and the forthcoming
enlarged meeting of International Missionary Council at
Jerusalem in April."

One of the most encouraging features of the conference
was the announcement by Dr. A. L. Warnshuis, secretary of
the eonfeernce, that "It is quite possible that active negotia-
tions for the revision of treaties between the United States
and China will be under way at Washington within the next
three months. In fact." Dr. Warnshuis added, "I am in-
formed that at. least three leading Chinese have been named
by a Chinese government to take part in the negotiations."
This announcement was regarded by missionary leaders of all
denominations as one of the most important that has been
made on the epiestion of the relationship of China to the United
States government.

The conference adopted a motion expressing "gratification
at the declarations of the British and American governments
of their readiness to consider a revision of the existing treaties
with China whenever the Chinese agree to a commission repre-
sentative of China as a whole." The resolution also expressed
the hope that advantage would lie taken at the earliest oppor-
tunity to begin negotiations.

The council instructed its Committee of Reference and
Counsel to appoint a commission of twenty-five members to be
known as a Commission on Missionary Policy and Methods in
China to study the conditions affecting Christian work in
China and questions of policy and method on which mission
boards are now seeking light and guidance. The commission
will ask the National Christian Council of China to recom-
mend representative members of the Chinese delegation to the
Jerusalem Conference, who will return to China by way of
America, to meet with the commission.

Much in tin' conference was said about indemnities and
missionary protection by the governments in China.

Of the former, Dr. Hodgkin, out of years of experience in
China, said: "As missionaries or mission societies, we should
make no claims for indemnities of any kind. But if the Chinese
government freely offers compensation, such offer should be
considered upon its merits."

Of the latter, missionary after missionary, in open con-
ference and in group meetings, stated that they did not want
government protection. They felt that it was a real hin-
drance to them in their work. So much was this proposition
before the conference that at the business session on the
morning of January 13, after a prolonged discussion, the
following resolution was adopted:

"Resolved, that in the judgment of this conference the
use or threat of foreign military force for the protection of
missionaries is in general a serious hindrance to missionary
work and that the effort should be made to secure for those

missionaries desiring it the privilege of waiving their right
to such protection."

It was pointed out that the missionary enterprise is and
will be one of the great builders of good-will and understand-
ing between the Orient and the Occident. It therefore should
be as unhampered as possible for carrying forward the gospel
that will create a better understanding and a closer fellow-
ship between the east and the west, and this cannot be done
by a gun-boat program.

The whole missionary program is going through a great
reconstruction period, it is true, but the hope and even pros-
pects are that following the reconstruction the borders of
Christianity will be extended farther and more rapidly than
ever. Even in China, with everything so apparently unfavor-
able to missionary enterprise, a new day is dawning and with
a new China will come a new day for the Church of the living
God. S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Sec'y.

• * •

EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS

The enrollment at High Point has reached a total of 325,
a thirty per cent increase over last year.

There are more than twice as many college students enrolled
at Westminster College, Tehuacana, Texas, this year as com-
pared with last.

Under the directorship of Bishop Theodore S. Henderson,
the Methodist Episcopal Churches of Ohio will raise one mil-
lion dollars for Ohio Wesleyan University.

Those located in the Publishing House at Pittsburgh are
collecting books to be sent to Westminster College, making
the selections from their own libraries.

Albion College, Michigan, has the unique distinction of
enrolling triplets in its freshman class this year.

Each of our colleges reports a substantial increase in the
number of ministerial students enrolled, the number at West-
minster College being double that of last year.

The Board of Education is giving financial assistance to
the largest number of students in its history, 37 through the
Ministerial Fund and 21 through the Student Loan Fund.
This places an obligation upon the board of nearly $11,0.00.

Adrian College is now engaged in a campaign to raise
$200,000 in the city of Adrian and Lenawee County. This
money is to be used for new buildings, the first of which will
be the physical education building. By erecting this first it
will release space in the science building for the enlargement
of the science department.

There has been a 20 per cent increase in student enrollment
at Westminster College, Tehuacana, Texas, for the second
quarter. Dr. G. O. McMillan considers the prospects for
another year very bright. The attitude toward the college
has improved not only among our own people, but especially
in the surrounding communities. He looks for two hundred
students next year.

The success of the denominational campaign for the endow-
ment of Adrian College has given impetus to the effort now
being made in the city of Adrian and surrounding territory.
The failure of the church five or six years ago brought a
similar campaign to an abrupt and disappointing end.

'I'hc income of the general boards this year has been dis-
tressingly inadequate, being the smallest of any year during
tli is quadrennium. The Board of Education has been par-,
ticularly hard hit, the receipts from the Undesignated Budget
being hut $4,300 and from Rally Day only $11,000. And
$1.(K)0 of the latter was from offerings received by the churches

February

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15 months or more ago. Our income for 1924-25 was $40,0Q0,
for 1925-26 $29,000, and last year $31,000. We have been
compelled to notify our schools that they will receive but half
of the proposed appropriations unless the General Conference
Budget receives better support during the next three months.

Judge Florence E. Allen, of the Ohio Supreme Court, gave
the address on Pounder's Day at Baldwin-Wallace College.
She commented upon the changeless character of ethical ideals
that conserve the social and personal values of the past and
make possible a new and worthy achievement in the present
and future. "In the long run," she said, "just as in the days
of our fathers, honor and success will come to men and women
just in proportion as our work is good, as our heart is kind,
and as our ideals are high."

Offerings from Rally Day received by Treasurer H. C.
Staley to January 1, 1928, were as follows :

Ohio $2,731.38 Illinois $ 181

Maryland 2,712.80 Iowa-Missouri 164

Pittsburgh 1,413.02 Texas 50

Eastern 829.12 Onondaga 40,

Indiana 764.41 Mississippi 22

Michigan 679.78 Louisiana 10

West Virginia 652.82 Colorado-Texas 6

North Carolina . . . 565.98 Florida 2

Kansas 299.35

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00
96
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75
57
55

$11,127.
F. W. Stephenson,
Executive Sec'y Board of Education.

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Unworthy Objectives

The lives of many people seem devoid of any high and
worthy purpose. If they were confronted with the question,
For what are you living ? they could scarcely name any higher
purpose than that of finding their own pleasure. It has never
entered into their minds that ,this is an ignoble life. It seems
to them the natural life. And it is "natural" in the sense
that an instinct of nature leads them to such a life. Self-
preservation is said to be an instinct of nature, and it seems
that self-satisfaction, self-gratification, is equally so.

But this human nature of ours has other impulses and
instincts, and among them we find the impulse to act and
live for others, for their happiness and well-being. Those
under the sway of this power of our being realize that they
are living a nobler and better life than they were when they
were living unto themselves and for themselves. They now
have a more worthy objective and a feeling that life is higher.
They have entered upon the noble life of the philanthropist.

And our human nature under the grace of God is capable
of still higher things. We may rise from the degree of philan-
thropist to the high station of men of God. We may live unto
God, to do His will, to please Him, and find in Hi's approval
the highest joy. Without ceasing to live for men, but really
living for them as we could not before, we hold as the great
object of our living to accomplish that which God has given
to us to do. We become sons of God and servants of God and
can conceive of no higher rank, or better life.

— The crowded condition of our columns has put us behind
in the piiblication of death notices. We ask the forbearance
of those who have written. We would also ask those who
write death notices hereafter to avoid extending them to an
inordinate length.

M. P. HYMNS— AN ACROSTIC

M-ethod. Each church led by the pastor or some wise lay-
man secure the co-operation of the church folk, and
purchase enough of hymn books for the church services.
This should be done as soon as possible.

P-rice. Within the bounds of the pocketbood of our mem-
bership, and they have a better appearance. Does not
cost any more than two or three cheap books and lasts
just, as long. Cheap books have cheap music. You get.
what you pay for.

H-ymnal of the Methodist Protestant Church, carefully
selected hymns, compiled and printed by our own people
and for our own use. Why ask our church to go to the
trouble and expense of doing this and not support this
action ?

Y-ears of testing have revealed to us that these hymns are
still living, that they are worthy of our consideration and
are capable of moving untold numbers into a closer rela-
tionship with God. Why discard the tried for the untried?

M-'ethodist experience, born out of a wonderful religious
awakening, a heart-felt emotion under the supervision of
the glorious Spirit, from above, and expressed by the
human tongue or pen in witnessing to it. A real Christian
experience has produced our hymns.

N-ecessary then for true spiritual worship. There is a need
today for cultivating more and more this sadly neglected
feature of song in our public worship. Each person ought
to express in some way this heretofore restrained, spiritual
emotion of praise to Ilim who has done so much for us.
Sing, therefore, you people.

S-uitable for the various services conducted within the church.
These hymns are properly indexed, setting forth to the
person desirous of doing so, an opportunity to select hymns
carrying out the trend of thought in sermon or subject
discussed. Too, a very valuable feature is included for
congregational participation, as to responsive reading and
Hie proper observance of the ordinances required of us as
a Christian people and denomination. Use M. P. Hymnals
in your- church. H. pRE0 Surratt.

CHEER THEM ON

You have heard the story of the child who was rescued
from the (ire that was raging way up in the fourth story.
The child came to the window, and as the flames were shooting
up higher and higher it. cried for help.

A fireman started up the ladder of the fire escape to rescue
the child. The wind swept the flames near him, and it was
getting so hot that he wavered, and it looked as though he
would have to return without, the child. Thousands looked
on, and having their hearts quaked at the thought of the
child having to perish in the fire, as it must do, if the fireman
did not reach it. Some one in the crowd cried:

"Give him a cheer ! "

Cheer after cheer went up, and as the man heard them he
gathered fresh courage. Up he went into the midst of the
smoke and the fire, and brought down the child in safety.

If you cannot go and rescue the perishing yourself, you
can at least pray for those who do, and cheer them on. ' If
you do, the Lord will bless the effort.— Moody Bible Institute
Bulletin.

-Him who reforms, God assists. — Cervantes.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

February 2, 1928

OUR STORY PAGE

ONLY A LITTLE GIRL

By J. L. Glover

The library of Judge Gordon's handsome house was warm
and comfortable ; the whole house, beautifully furnished, and
warm as summer, despite the bitter cold outside, seemed an
abode of happiness; but there was no happiness written on
the stern, dark face of its owner, as he sat in the luxurious
room, heavy lines of trouble on his brow, and read over once
more the letter which had reached him that afternoon. It
was dated from a far western city, and was written in a faint,
trembling hand, as if the writer bad had scarcely strength
to hold the pen. As he read he seemed to see, between him
and the paper, a sweet, childish face whose dark, tender eyes
smiled into his, and the words seemed spoken instead of
written.

"Dear Father," the letter ran, "You were angry with
me when I went away from you, and I deserved it, for I
deceived and disobeyed you. But I never repented marrying
Tom, for we loved each other, and he was good to me always.
And now you must forgive him, father — forgive us both,
for he is dead, and I am very desolate. I shall follow him
soon ; the doctor says I cannot live much longer ; but I cannot
bear to go without your forgiveness. Yo>u will come to me,
dear father, as soon as you get this, will you not? And you
will not be angry any longer when you see the legacy I am
leaving you — my little daughter, my only one.

"Before this reaches you, perhaps, I shall not be here,
for my time is very short. If I die, she will be sent to you
at once, for there is no one here to take care of her. The
landlady is kind, and she has promised to see to everything
for me.

"Dear father, take my little girl and let her be to you
all that I should have been, and was not. She has not sinned ;
you will not visit my sin on her innocent head. I am not
afraid to go. God is very merciful. I have asked His mercy
for the sake of Christ, and found it.

' ' Dear father, goodbye ! Your Helena. ' '

Below in another hand, less educated, was writen :

"Mrs. Maynard died today. At her own request, she will
be buried by her husband's side in the cemetery here. The
litle girl is on her way to you. Sarah Smith."

He looked at the date. It was three days earlier. He
could not possibly have reached the place in time. All was
over — and the child was on her way to him. He must be at
home to receive her.

He turned again to the letter in his hand. What a letter
for a man to receive on Christmas Eve ! His head bent low,
the luxurious room vanished, and before his closed eyes
floated a vision of a long ago Eve. A little gold-haired child
clasped his knee with soft dimpled arms, looking up into his
face and laughing — his little Helena, who had just died, far
away from him, among strangers — who lay now in her grave,
thousands of miles away. She would never laugh again. The
child-vision changed as he gazed at it into a lovely girl,
slender and fair, with smiling eyes and lips. One picture
. followed another, so swiftly and lightly that the room seemed
filled with floating, airy shapes, misty as cloud- wreaths, clasp-

ing him, touching him, yet always dissolving as he tried to
clasp them.

He would have gone to her, on the bare chance of finding
her living, but for that postscript written by the landlady of
the poor boarding house where she had died : and but for the
message about the child, who was even now on her way to him.

It was too late — too late for his love and forgiveness to
solace Helena's last hours on earth, when she had reached a
trembling hand to him across the years and the miles, with
piteous plea. And there was the child, coming to him even
now.

A child ! What a mockery it seemed ! A little happy
child in that great, empty, echoing house; in his empty life.

Suddenly he realized the time. Why, the train from the
west was nearly due now. The child might be at the station,
waiting for him; alone and frightened, in the great crowded
station.

He rose and rang the bell. His housekeeper came; a
kind-faced, middle-aged woman who had kept his house for
years. She stood awaiting his orders, a little puzzled at the
summons.

In a few brief words he told her what had happened. She
clasped her hands, and the tears flooded her kind, motherly
eyes, and ran down her cheeks.

"Miss Helena! Our little Miss Helena ! Dead!"

He waited a moment for her grief to spend itself ; then he
went on. ' ' There is more, Mrs. Markham. Her child — a little
girl — 1is coming. She will probably be here directly. I am
going now to meet the train she should be on. I sent for you
to ask you to prepare for her. A bed ; some clothes — I do not
know how she may be provided.. You will see that she is
comfortable. ' '

He moved to get his hat and coat, and the housekeeper
returned to her own quarters, weeping with joy and sorrow
blended.

"A child in this house! Miss Helena's little girl! Will
the master love her? No one can tell, he's that cold and
hard-seeming. But maybe, underneath it, he's sorry, and
glad, as I am this night. ' See that she is comfortable, ' indeed !
Miss Helena's child!"

And she hurried to open a long-unused nursery, to look
out tiny .garments, to air little sheets and blankets, and prepare
for the coming of a little child.

The storm blew fiercely outside. The wind whistled, the
sleet tinkled sharply against the windows, Judge Gordon
shivered in anticipation, as he buttoned his fur-lined overcoat
and prepared to set forth. His hand was on the door, when
the bell rang sharply. A visitor ! On such a night ! And the
train due now !

He frowned with annoyance as he opened the door, words
of apology and excuse on his lips. He must not be delayed.

A tall figure stood there, with a bundle in his arms.

"Is this Judge Gordon's?" the indistinguishable figure
inquired.

"Yes; but I am just going out. It is important, I must
meet the train — "

"Yes? Oh, I am glad we caught you in time. Is this
the young lady you were going to meet? I thought so. She
had the address in her little bag, all right. No one was there
to meet her. We were fellow-travelers on a long journey, and
we made friends. So I thought I'd see her safe to its end.
No — no thanks are needed. It's been a pleasure. Goodbye,
my dear."

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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The stranger kissed the bundle, transferred it to the
Judge's arms, and vanished into the darkness; and the Judge
was left standing in his hall with his daughter's legacy in his
arras. A pair of small arms came forth from the bundle and
clasped themselves around his neck.

"Grandfather," said a small, sweet voice, and suddenly
the swathed object in his arms assumed a personality of its
own. It could talk — and walk. He carried it into the library
and placed it on the rug before the fire; then, turning it
round and round, unwound the long shawl that enveloped it,
chrysalis-wise, and revealed a little gold-haired, blue-frocked
girl, standing before him. A lovely child-face smiled con-
fidently into his.

"Grandfather, mother sent you her love — and a kiss — I'm
to give it to you. And me. I 'm come to live wif you. She
told me to come. And a happy — kissmas. And — I'm so —
sleepy."

The golden head drooped. Overcome with weariness and
the sudden warmth, she seemed to crumple before him. The
Judge stooped and drew the little figure into his arms. Uncon-
sciously the dimpled arms went once more around his neck,
and she whispered — "happy kissmas."

He bent his proud head and kissed the drooping eyes, the
rosy lips, more than once — for her mother and herself. Then,
still holding her close to him, soft and warm and sleepy, he
carried her up to bed, the ice melting more and more about
his heart, and the Christinas joy entering in.

A MAN WHO DOES NOT LIKE CATS

Fred Cornelius

Ten miles straight out into the desert from Deming, New
Mexico, stands a lonely cabin, in which lives an old man,
Mr. Tom Crosby, better known as "Old Tom." Old Tom
makes his living by panning gold and doing odd jobs about
ranches and mining camps. Save for another prospector's
cabin, six miles north of him, the nearest house is at Deming,
ten miles away.

Tom Crosby has no pets, nor does he want any. He says
that if he takes care of his saddle horse and two pack burros,
he has done a plenty. He does not care for dogs; and as for
cats, well, he just can't stand their presence. Yet the old
man is a kind-hearted fellow. He has been known to risk
his own life in climbing to the top of a telegraph pole to
rescue a black cat that had kittens under a ranch house.

The old man does not go to town any more than is neces-
sary; and when he goes it takes the best part of a day for
him to ride his horse there and back.

One morning he awoke to find a nice black and white cat
scratching at his front door. He tried to drive her away, but
the eat had definitely decided to make this her home; so she
went out to the barn and made her a bed in the hay-loft. The
old man found her there when he went out to feed his stock.
He tried again to run her off, but she only ran back to the
cabin.

The next day she was again in the hay-loft. Tom Crosby
could stand no more of her, so he caught her and put her
into an oat sack. "I'll take you to Sally Gray's in Deming,"
he said, "she is foolish about eats, and will be glad to give
you a home. ' '

Twenty minutes later he was riding his horse toward
Deming with the sack hanging across his shoulder. It was a
hard trip, for the weather was hot and the sand was deep,

making it hard going for the horse. Just the same, Pussy had
to have a home, and that was the only way to get her one.

Now Sally Gray owns the boarding-house, and she was badly
in need of a good cat, for the rats, as she said, were about to
eat her out of house and home. So when Tom Crosby rode
up and presented Sally with a fine black and white cat, she
was very happy. She gave old Tom a hearty hand-shake
and said that he was the best old desert rat in the desert, and
for him to come right in and have dinner with her before
starting back' Gladly the old man accepted her invitation, for
he knew that she was the best cook in the state, and, too, he
was very hungry.

For two hours after dinner the man and woman talked,
but when the shadows began to lengthen, old Tom bade Sally
good-bye and mounted his horse for the long ride home. The
return trip was made more quickly, for it was not so hot now,
and the horse wanted to get to his comfortable quarters where
he could rest.

When they arrived at the cabin, old Tom unsaddled the
horse and put him in the stable, then went up in the hay-loft
to get some hay. As he stooped over to get the hay, he heard
a sound that almost caused him to tumble out of the loft. It
was the meow of a kitten. Looking under one side of the
hay-mow, he saw three kittens not yet old enough to open
their eyes.

"Well, what do you know about that?" the old man said
in a loud voice. "Three kittens and ten miles away from
their mother. Sure wisli old Pussy had a-told me she fetched
kittens up here. It sure would have saved me a long, hard
trip."

It was almost sunset when old Tom mounted his tired
horse to make a second trip to Sally Gray's that day. "I sure
hate to make you do this," he told his horse, "but these here
kittens must get to their mother, and this is the only way to
get them there."

It was two hours after dark when the horse stopped at
Sally Gray's boarding-house. You should have seen that
lady's face when old Tom handed her the three kittens!

"I still say you are the best old desert rat in this part of
the country," she said, laughingly, "and now get right down
and put up that tired horse, for you must not go back before
morning. ' '

The old man gladly accepted her hospitality for he, too,
was tired. — Our Dumb Animals.

A MOTHER'S LOVE

Truly, a mother's love never dies. The animal loves its
offspring till it is able to care for itself, but the human
mother's love grows with increasing years, because it is
immortal.

One of Admiral Dewey's sailors at the battle of Manila
accidentally dropped his coat overboard. It contained a
photograph of his mother. He was forbidden to rescue it.
But he jumped overboard and saved it. After he had been
put in irons for disobedience, the admiral asked him why he
risked his life to save his coat. When told about his mother's
photograph, the eyes of the admiral filled with tears and he
clasped the boy in his arms. Orders were immediately given
for his release. The great Dewey said, "A boy who loves
his mother enough to risk his life for her picture, cannot be
kept in irons on this fleet."— From The Bible Champion,
Beading, Pa.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

Senior Topic for February 12.— Ideals for
Choosing a Life Partner. Prov. 31:10-31.

I
Plans for the Meeting

A. Have some father and mother who have
lived together and maintained a Christian
home to sit in front of the society's meeting
with the leader. In the discussion period
let the younger members ask questions re-
garding "Choosing a Life Partner." The two
who have been successful in meeting the
problem may be called upon to answer the
questions.

B. Plan your music to suit the topic.

C. Have the various members to name char-
acteristics of an ideal life partner.

II
Hints for Leader

1. One's success or failure in life depends
largely upon how one makes decisions. Young
people must make decisions regarding re-
ligion, associations, a life's work, friendship,
etc.

2. Name some of the chief characteristics
that you think a companion in life should
possess, such as health, beauty of character,
patience and tolerance, good judgment, econ-
omy, Christian ideals, compatibility, pleas-
ing personality, etc.

3. Name ways of discovering these ideals,
such as associating together under proper con-
ditions; exercising proper respect for each
other, and in other ways.

Ill

Correlation With Sunday School Lesson

The home plays a large part in advancing
the "Kingdom of God" or in retarding its
progress. To have a home in which the
Kingdom of God finds a place is conditioned
upon the right kind of companions in the
home. The parents should be Christian. The
way to have this arrangement is to be Chris-
tian and to choose a Christian for a partner
in life.

IV

Have these read and comments made:

Fidelity — Ephesians 5:33.

True-Hearted— Prov. 4 :23.

Good Sense— Prov. 11:22.

fieputation— Prov. 22:1.

Love— Eph. 5:25.

Diligence — Prov. 10:5.

Kindness — Prov. 19:22.

Obedience— Eph. 5:22,23.

V
Discussion

The topic is of much importance and inter-
est. Important because the choosing of a
life's partner is one of the greatest decisions
one has to make. Interesting because every
young man and young woman in our country
makes the decision.

One should choose wisely and slowly. An
unwise choice leads to unhnppiness in the
home and a too hasty choice often brings
dissatisfaction. Wide acquaintanceship should
be encouraged. In school and college, in sem-
inaries and universities, and in travel, etc.,
one learns people and is more aide then to

choose a partner. Unwise and too hasty
choices lead to separation. In some states
there is a separation for every three mar-
riages. In Chicago alone, there is a divorce
for every ten marriages.

This subject demands serious study. Too
often we hear light remarks about young
peoples' associating together. Good common
sense words should be employed and young
men and women should lie directed to asso-
ciate under the most wholesome circum-
stances.

Many qualifications go to make an ideal
partner. A Christ-like personality should be
required. From this comes all the other
ideals, such as a clean record, unselfishness,
love, kindness, industry, economy, thought-
fulness.

Of course it is -difficult, one will say, to
find such a partner. That is true since every
partner is human whether one thinks so or
not. Love in the real meaning of the word
should be the dominant factor in the decision.
Because it is love that covers a multitude o f
human defects.

VI
Questions for Discussion

1. How does a Christian home promote the
Kingdom of God?

2. Why would a Christian make a better
life partner than a non-Christian?

3. What ideals should one possess to be a
good life partner?

4. Would you require more in the person-
ality of your partner than you possessed in
your own ?

5. Give some of the reasons for choosing
wisely and slowdy.

VII
Have pastor or some experienced person to
speak five minutes on "A happy home condi-
tioned upon choosing wisely and well the life
partner."

VIII

Poetry to the Point

Somewhere she waits to make you win, your

soul in her firm, white hands —
Somewhere the gods have made for you, the
Woman Who Understands!

As the tide went out she found him

Lashed to a spar of Despair,
The wreck of his Ship around him —

The wreck of his Dreams in the air;
Found him and loved him and gathered

The soul of him close to her heart —
The soul that had sailed an uncharted sea,
The soul that had sought to win and be free —

The soul of which she was part!
And there in the dusk she cried to the man,
"Win your battle— you can, you can!"

Helping anil loving and guiding.

Urging when that were best,
Holding her fears in hiding

Deep in her quiet breast;
This is the woman who kept him

True to his standards lost,
When, tossed in the storm and stress of strife,
He thought himself through with the game of
life

And ready to pay the cost.
Watching and guarding, whispering still.
"Win you can — and you will, you will!"

February 2, 1928

This is the story of ages,

This is the Woman's way;
Wiser than seers or sages,
• Lifting us day by day;
Facing all things with a courage

Nothing can- daunt or dim,
Treading Life's path, wherever it leads —
Lined with flowers or choked with weeds,

But ever with him — with him ;
Guide on — comrade — golden spur —
Then men who win are helped by her!

Somewhere she waits, strong in belief, your
soul in her firm white hands;

Thank well the gods, when she comes to you —
the Woman Who Understands!

— Everard Jack Appleton.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS

Feb. 5: Jesus Misunderstood and Opposed

Scripture Basis— Mark 3:19-35; 6:1-0.
Golden Text — "He came unto His own, and
they that were His own received Him not.
But as many as received Him, to them He gave
the right to become the children of God, even
to them that believe on His name." John
1:11, 12.

What People Thought of Jesus
His Friends— "He is crazy." (3:19-21). To
come right to the points of the lesson, first,
Jesus' friends endeavored to reach Him and
take Him out of the throng of people that
pressed upon Him to see Him, hear His mes-
sage, experience His healing. We may imag-
ine we hear them consulting among them-
selves: "Come," says one, "let us get Him
out of this crowd and talk sense to Him."
"Yes," says another, "let us show Him what
a fool He is making of Himself, for the peo-
ple are come to see Him out of curiosity, or
for the purpose of ridicule." And a third,
"We don't want Him to be classed with the
other impostors who have sprung up for a
little while, and when the people found them
out, either drove them out of their midst, or
stoned them to death."

What kind friends! O yes, they meant
well, but they didn't understond. So do the
friends of those today mean well, who try
to discourage young men and women, who
have heard and felt the call of Christ to enter
into His harvest fields, from going, believing
that their talents may be put to better use
in the business or professional world. We
whose visions are much wider, and whose de-
votion is much deeper, may well pray the
prayer Jesus used as He looked down upon
His persecutors, "Father, forgive them, for
they know not what they do."

The Scribes — "He is an emissary of Satan."
(3:22). How this group of know-it-alls, with
some others, learned to hate Him! Of course,
"for He taught them as one having authority,
and not as the Scribes." They were losing
their popularity, and that was more than they
could stand.

But notice what absurd arguments they use
against Him. (You and I do the same, my
Christian friend, toward those whom we dis-
like or think have offended us.) And see how
logically and completely he overthrows their
unreasonableness. "How can Satan cast out
his own emissaries, and thus establish his
kingdom?" Jesus asked. "Or how can a fam-
ily maintain peace and harmony and influ-
ence if the members are divided against
themselves?" For example, how strong was

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

our country during the Civil War ? Had
another nation attacked us during that strug-
gle, doubtless we would have succumbed. Or
how strong are those families where the de-
mon Divorce has assumed control ? Their
prestige, influence, power, has departed. Fur-
thermore, Jesus implied that Satan would have
to be conquered before his residence in hu-
man hearts could be destroyed. The Scribes
were embittered; the people were enlightened.

His Townsfolk — "He is impertinent."
(6:1-6). Jesus went into His home town, hop-
ing He would be graciously received and
could help them. The synagogue into which
He entered on the Sabbath day still stands,
according to natives there today. But they
knew Him too well — nothing evil of Him,
mind you; only that He worked in the car-
penter shop with his father during his ado-
lescence. He was too ordinary a fellow in
their estimation to be preaching a new gos-
pel and doing wonderful works. And so they
were the losers thereby.

Was it not a pity that He was not as well
received by all as was our great General
Pershing recently, when he went back to the
town of his boyhood days? And it is indeed
a pity that we do not appreciate our own
more than we do — our own parents and kin-
folk, our own friends, our oivu musicians and
orators, our own ministers. It has been com-
monly said, "Distance lends enchantment,"
and this is true in more ways than one. The
members of the families of others are more
devoted than ours. Artists from other states
and countries are more attractive. The pas-
tors of churches of other denominations are
more capable than those serving us. And we
always have to send out of our church and
conference to get speakers for Young Peo-
ple's Conferences and the like. These facts,
though true, are not usually fair. Let us
appreciate our own most of alb and we will
profit thereby.

Space only permits a short paragraph on
the unpardonable sin. In fact, not much need
be said, for this is a simpler matter than
most of us make of it. It is simple because
those who fear that they will commit this
sin show by that fear that they will not. Jesus
was talking to His opponents, those hard-
hearted Scribes and Pharisees, whose deter-
mined rejection of Him and the influence of
the Spirit of God was the unpardonable sin.
The men today who continue to turn a deaf
ear to the pleadings of the Spirit will even-
tually discover to their horror that God has
finally withdrawn His Spirit and .they are
without hope.

Serve Jesus faithfully. Implore the Divine
Spirit that Pie may reveal His truths to you,
so that you may understand Jesus; and your
love for Him will grow stronger and stronger
as the days come and go.

Next Sunday's Lesson
Feb. 12 — Jesus Pictures the Kingdom of God.
Mark 1:14, 15; 4:1-34.

Golden Text— Matt. 6:10.

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NOTICE

Any church having copies of the M. P.
Hymnal that they will give or sell reasonably
will please communicate with the pastor of
Littleton Charge, naming number of copies,
and price desired in first letter.

M. IVEY CRUTCHFIELD.

Littleton, N. C.

j Woman's Missionary I

Department t

? •

i Miss Esther Ross, Editor f

• Miss Mary C. McCulloch, Assistant ?

• Address matter for immediate publication i
i in this department to Miss Mary C. McCul- j'
: loch, 170S Asheboro Street, Greensboro, N. C. ?

REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEETING, W. F. M. S.

The executive committee of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Soeiety held a delightful
meeting at the home of Rev. and Mrs. T. F.
McCulloch, Greensboro, N. C, Thursday, Jan-
uary 19. 1928, with Misses Pearl and Velna
McCulloch and Mrs. C. W. Bates as hostesses.

The meeting opened at 10 o'clock in the
morning with Mrs. George R. Brown, presi-
dent, in the chair. Those answering to roll
call were Mrs. George R. Brown, Mrs. J. W.
Boyles, Mrs. E. Lester Ballard, Mrs. M. P.
Harrell, Mrs. S. W. Taylor, Mrs. J. E. Pritch-
ard, Miss Mary Young, Mrs. M. H. Waynick,
Misses Velna and Pearl McCulloch, Dr. Joy
Harris Glascock, Mrs. 0. L. Whitaker, and
Miss Mary C. McCulloch.

Mrs. C. W. Bates led the devotionals, read-
ing a part of the 17th chapter of Exodus, and
likening the hands of Moses to those of our
missionaries. She urged that we hold up the
hands of our missionaries just as Aaron and
Hur held up the hands of Moses. Rev. T. F.
McCulloch offered a beautiful prayer.

Our faithful and efficient corresponding
secretary, Mrs. M. P. Harrell, gave a splendid
report from the blanks that had been filled
and returned to her. It was encouraging to
note that more auxiliaries than usual re-
sponded to Mrs. Harrell's request to report
the work they were doing, but still a number
did not heed. With two exceptions all the
societies reporting are doing good work. Dur-
ing the quarter 27 new members have been
added to our ranks, and one Sunshine Circle
has been organied at Bethesda, North David-
son Charge. These children meet with the
adult society and are given some part of the
program each month. A Young People's So-
ciety was organized at Gibson ville in May,
1927, but no report of the organization was
sent to the corresponding secretary. We hope
to hear from them later, when they give a
full report of all the work they are doing.

Mrs. M. H. Waynick, secretary of native
workers, read a letter from Mrs. W. E. Pet-
titt and showed the pictures of two native
workers, one in Japan and one in India.
In her report, Dr. Harris Glascock, secretary
of Tithers and Intercessors, urged the people
to teach stewardship to the young people in
our churches.

A committee, appointed at the Branch meet-
ing in _ April to review the field in regard to
the young people's work, reported that it met
and decided that the young people needed a
set of standards by which to award the ban-
ners each year. A copy of the Efficiency
Standard was submitted and adopted, and
the secretaries of young people's work in
both the Home and Foreign Missionary So-
cieties were requested to mail one to every

young people's missionary society in the state,
and to also put them into the hands of every
Sunday school superintendent and Christian
Endeavor president with the urgent request
that they report the work being done in mis-
sions by the young people. We hope that
prompt attention will be given to this im-
portant matter and the young people will
be aided in their work.

The Jubilee program was presented and
Miss Mary C. McCulloch showed a banner she
had made for her local society. Plans for
Thank Offering services were also exchanged
and a number of good programs suggested.

The meeting adjourned with prayer by Mrs.
A. G. Dixon. A delicious luncheon was served
by the hostesses, assisted by Mrs. Coble and
Mrs. II. A. Garrett.

MRS. E. LESTER BALLARD.

HOME MISSIONS

Notice to All Pastors and Sunday School
Superintendents

Sample copies of the program for the Eas-
ter service are being sent out this week to
all of our pastors and Sunday school super-
intendents, as far as we have their names and
addresses. An earnest effort has been made
to get a complete list of these. This has
been found a difficult task as so many fail
to reply to letters of inquiry sent them. Then
changes take place after the Annual Confer-
ence Minutes are printed and confusion is
the result. If any pastors or superintendents
fail to receive a copy of our Easter service
kindly notify me at once.

After receiving the sample copy please send
your order for a full supply at once. They
are furnished free of charge. Many delay
sending their orders until the last hour and
are disappointed in not getting the supply
in time.

The paper on which the sample copies are
printed is a thinner and cheaper grade than
the regular supply will be. This is done to
lessen the postage charge.

I will write more concerning the Easter
service later. This is to inform you that the
sample copies are being sent and to urge those
who may not receive copies to communicate
with me without delay.

J. M. SHERIDAN,
516 N. Charles St.,
Baltimore, Md.

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WAS YOURS THE FIRST?

Who organized the first Christian Endeavor
Soeiety in the Methodist Protestant denomi-
nation ? This would be of real interest to our
church at large. Several churches have
claimed the honor of having the first soeiety.
Of course, there could be only one real first!

Any church having claim to this priority
will please send information concerning date
of organization, names of any leaders and
any further information concerning the work
and activities of the society, to the following
address:

REV. LAWRENCE LITTLE, Exec.
Board of Young People's Work,
193 Odell Street, Concord, N. C.

Sec'y

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— Mr. John Holder, pressman in the office
of the Methodist Protestant Herald, was called
last Saturday to the bedside of his mother.
She died on Monday and was buried on Tues-
day of this week. She lived in Durham, N. C.

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FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Grace M. P. Church. — The IIunter-Kimball
Memorial Class has something to be proud of.
We have pledged $5.00 a month toward music,
lessons for one of the girls at the High Point
Children's Home. We were told that this
girl was very talented in music and although
we don't know her yet, we are glad to help
her by pledging this amount.

There has been much sickness this year
in the class. Miss Pauline Haltom, who lias
been sick since August, is now a patient at
St. Leo's Hospital.

Mrs. A. Wills Staley, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the Clinic Hos-
pital, is now at her home on Wright Avenue
and will soon be able to be out.

Mrs. Warren McCulloch, who had a slight
operation at the Clinic Hospital, has been
removed to her home at 1705 Asheboro Street.

Miss Wilsie Jobe has been ill at her home
on Tate Street for a few days.

We hope they all will soon be able to come
back to us. » F. T.

St. Paul Church. — The attendance for Jan-
uary 22 gives evidence that a number of peo-
ple are abiding by their New Year resolu-
tions. There were 140 present, including ten
new scholars, which we added to our roll. We
have set as our goal 200, and with the aid
of the Supreme Being we feel assured of
success.

Prayer meeting is held each Wednesday
evening, and a new plan has been devised by
means of which our number may be in-
creased. Those attending regularly were di-
vided into two teams— the white and gold,
with captains at their heads. At our last
service the gold side won by a score of 24 to
16, there being 40 present in all. But the
gold had better be careful because the whites
have resolved to strive harder.

The "Willing Workers," composed of the
young ladies and gentlemen of our ehurrh,
held their monthly class meeting Thursday
night, January 12, at the home of Miss Opal
Kennett. The meeting was called to order
by the president, Miss Lillian Wade, and a
motion was made, seconded, and carried out,
that a scheme was to be adopted whereby in-
terest in our class might be increased. Plans
for a play were discussed; it will be brought
up before the class at its next meeting the
first Thursday night in February.

St. Paul extends to all within the confer-
ence a hearty greeting, and we hope that this
year is to be the greatest in your history for
the advancement of God's kingdom. We ask
an interest in your prayers, and good-bye, un-
til the next edition of the Herald.

LEONARD LINEBEREY, Reporter.

West End, Greensboro. — The Foust Bible
Class met in its monthly business session on
Thursday night of last week at Mr. and Mrs.
0. A. Cooper's new home on Walker Avenue.
There was a splendid attendance of the active
members with honorary members and visitors
present. After the business was transacted
officers for the next six months were elected,
as follows: Mrs. Lee Rice, president; Mr.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

J. S. Ferree, vice-president; Mrs. M. H. Way-
nick, secretary; Mrs. R. M. Johnson, assistant
secretary; Mrs. Florence Watt, treasurer, and
Messrs. Foust, Ratledge, and Stafford were
elected teachers.

The hour of fun and frolic, directed by
Dr. Joy Glascock and Mr. Pinchback, was very
enjoyable. From this feature of the monthly
meeting the class expects as much inspiration
as it does from the business session. The
hostess served Neapolitan cream and cake.

Work on the Sunday school annex of the
church is going on quietly and before long
the children's division expects to move in.
There will be departmental rooms, and an
assembly room for general Sunday school
use, witli a nice stage where the special day
programs may be rendered. The Senior and
Young People's departmental rooms will be
in the church basement with the Adult division
in the church auditorium. A room for the
central heating plant is being built between
the two main buildings, and over it a nice
kitchen for the Ladies' Aid. After that comes
a remodeling of the pulpit and the choir loft.

All of you come to West End! We already
have the best a church can crave — a beloved
pastor. REPORTER.

Lincolnton.— A fine Christmas program was
rendered by the children and young people
on Saturday evening before Christmas. We
have as fine a young people here as you will
find under the stars and stripes.

Many thanks to Miss Daily Hartman and
Miss Hester Johnson far lending their efforts
in training children to give us such a fine
program. Many thanks to Bro. E. E. Eury
and wife for the fine table for the pastor.
Also for $5 Christmas present by Brother
"Dutch" Deitz, of Gastonia. Brother Deitz
is one of the finest young men who walk the
black dirt of North Carolina. He is a loyal
member of the church. Wc would not forget
Brother Ward, whose wife and daughter are
members of our church, but he is not. Y'et he
lov.es us as well as his children, because every
time we go to see him he and wife give us
something; and he (gave pastor $5 as a
present.

Something new in 1928 in Lincolnton! On
the first, hour of the first day of the first
week of the first month of 1928 there was
1 orn in the home of Brother E. E. Eury a
fine girl by the name of Joyce Elliott Eury —
a fine little girl because she partakes of the
genial disposition of her father and mother,
for Brother Eury and wife are very loyal
members of our church and very much of
our success for the last two years has been
due to their energetic efforts.

Wait one minute! Pastor and wife would
not forget the nice purse presented as a
Christmas gift. W. L. CARSON.

High Point. — At the 11 o'clock service last
Sunday morning Dr. Spahr delivered a very
forceful sermon on "Life's Triangle, or The
Great Scheme of God's Purpose in Every
Life." In view of the fact that February
will be Stewardship Month, this sermon was
timely and appropriate. Dr. Spahr empha-
sized the duties that a man owes himself, his
neighbor, and his God. How great a respon-
sibility rests today upon the leaders of the
great army of young people in tour public
schools, our colleges and our universities!
May God's richest blessings rest upon the

Fehruanj 2, 1928

teachers of youth in our land. We cannot,
if we would, shirk our duty to our neighbors;
we cannot separate ourselves from other peo-
ples. We cannot get away from the fact
that we are all brothers, and God loves the
black man, -the Chinaman, the Hindu, Ital-
ian and Esquimaux, and we owe duties to
all of them. We do not yet know just what
a man owes to himself, but to God he owes
gratitude, worship, and adoration throughout
life. At this service the^ choir sang the beau-
tiful anthem, "More Love to Thee, O Christ,"
and "Night Sinks on the Wave" was sung by
a trio of ladies, Mrs. John C. Whitesell, Mrs.
J. H. Allred, and Miss Elizabeth Welch, with
splendid effect. At the evening service the
message was brought by Prof. J. D. Hardy,
on The Business of a Church in a Commun-
ity.

At the Christian Endeavor meeting Mon-
day evening Mr. Ralph Vance was the leader
for the topic, "How Our Church Does Its
Work." These young people are studying the
history of the denomination, how and why
it was organized, and who were the first lead-
ers, its different interests and the heads of
each one. This would be a profitable study
for some of the grown-ups for several months.
The second quarterly conference is called
fo'r Wednesday evening, February 8, and this
will be the time for nominations for delegates
to annual conference next fall.

Last Wednesday afternoon Mrs. E. T. Pick-
ens entertained the Theta Phi Society, which
is composed of girls of the college. This is
an honor society, and membership therein
is elective. No girl is asked to join unless
she maintains an average grade of 85 or more
on all studies. The following members were
present: Mrs. W. B. Street of the faculty,
Misses Vista Dixon, Helen Hayes, Lillian
Buckner, Spencer Cutchin, Leona Wood, Dor-
othy Haskins, Virginia Pickens and Pauline
Elkins. After games and a business session,
the hostess served fruit salad in jello, coffee
with whipped cream, saltines, and stuffed
dates.

Wyatt A. Pickens, who has been to New
Orleans, will stop off here to see his mother
Tuesday night en route to Cambridge, Massa-
chusetts.

Charlotte, First Church. — A number of our
church people have been sick, some seriously
ill with pneumonia and measles in almost ev-
ery home. We are glad to report they are
all on the road to recovery and we have
much to be thankful for.

The second quarterly conference will be
held Thursday evening, February 9, at 7:30
o'clock.

The W. F. H. S. and the W. H. M. S. are
moving along nicely and quietly, also the
Ladies' Aid Society.

The Interdenominational Missionary Union
met Monday afternoon in the new First
Methodist Episcopal Church.

A pageant was given by about 50 ladies of
the First Baptist Church.

Mr. Surratt is giving us some splendid ser-
mons. Last Sunday morning his subject was
"A Righteous Man." We are glad to have
Mrs. Hunter sing in the choir.

Mr. Link is not so well. He has been
indisposed for some time at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. R. C. Millaway.

The mid-week prayer services are interest-
ing, studying the outstanding Bible charac-

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ters. This week the discussion will be on
'Moses," led by Mr. J. M. Muse.

Mr. and Mrs. George Ross and sons, of
Jackson Springs, were recent visitors in our
congregation. We are always glad to wel-
come all visitors and friends of the church.
REPORTER.

Stallings, Mecklenburg Charge. — We lilte
our new pastor, Rev. W. C. Hall, and his
family just fine. They are taking a lively
interest in the different organizations of the
church, and each one is glad to have their
help.

Our Christmas program was fairly suecwess-
ful. The children enjoyed the tree, old San-
ta, and the treat.

Our C. E. society is holding on with de-
termination and even though we are few in
number we feel confident of growth.

The Ladies' Aid Society has accomplished
much, but is still working and praying that
it may be a great benefit to the church and
community.

Brother Hall is very enthusiastic over mid-
week prayer meetings. We are holding them
in the homes during the winter months, and
even though the interest is fairly good we are
anxious for more^ Pray for us.

REPORTER.

Piney Grove, Denton Charge. — As there has
not been a reporter elected from Piney Grove
for some time, no one takes the responsibility
of reporting. Not that we are sleeping, but
we have a band of faithful ones, although
not so large in number ; but we have the
promise of Jesus being with us: "If twro or
three meet and agree together in my name
I will be in the midst to own and bless," and
we hope we have that number.

I think our Sunday school is growing, but
we hope to see it much larger and more in-
terest taken.

This world would have no charm for this
writer if there were no Sunday school or
preaching, where we may meet and study
more about Jesus and His love for us.

Our pastor, Brother Bingham, brought us
a very interesting and uplifting sermon the
fourth Sunday. We believe Brother Bing-
ham feels and practices what he preaches
and is a peace-maker, and we hope that we
may all taken the words to our hearts and
may we make this year the best year of our
lives.

Yours in His service,

REPORTER.

State Street Church.— Rev. C. B. Way filled
the pulpit Sunday morning and gave us a
good sermon. There was no service at night.

The chicken and oyster supper given by the
ladies of the church Friday night was a most
enjoyable occasion as well as a success finan-
cially. Miss Cleo Spainhour gave two read-
ings in her very pleasing way and an original
play and song was given by the Junior C. E.
Society directed by their leader, Miss Pauline
Low. Miss Low gave a humorous reading
that was much enjoyed by all present.

The Junior Society is doing fine work and
growing rapidly under Miss Low's very effi-
cient leadership. About $46 was cleared at
the supper. This will go toward buying
equipment for the kitchen and dining room
of the church.

We are all very grateful to the Piedmont

Furniture Company for the gift of an oil
stove and to the Kirkman and Penniger Fur-
niture Company for two tables.

Dr. Straughn will be with us Wednesday
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock to falk to us about
the Gratitude Gift and other interests of the
denomination.

Master Vance Bethea, young son of our
pastor, is confined to his home with measles.
REPORTER.

Chase City Charge.— Being appointed by
Rev. S. W. Taylor, our president, to serve
this charge, we have entered the field and
begun work. We feel that we were never
received more kindly by any people. We
find here a splendid people who are working
hard to keep a Methodist Protestant church
alive in their community. They hold prayer
meetings Sunday nights when they have no
preaching. Sunday school is held every Sun-
day. Many of these people moved here from
North Carolina and were Methodist Protes-
tants without a church home. They desired
a church home according to their liking. This
is why this M. P. church stands away so far
from any other M. P. church. We feel that
there is a good field here in which to work.
These people seem now to be taking new
courage. They are planning now to paint
their church building.

We met with them the second and fourth
Sundays in January and held our first quar-
terly conference, preached four times and
visited several families. We are praying that
God may use us in helping these people in
their effort to maintain an M. P. church
for their home where they can raise their
children under the influence of the Meth-
odist Protestant church. They are proud of
their church and justly so. People who have
religion and church pride will succeed.

May the good Lord greatly bless these
people. J. B. O'BRIANT.

Jan. 25, 1928.

Democrat Charge. — I was very glad to be
sent back to the Democrat charge. Our peo-
ple remembered us with many useful articles
Saturday before Christmas. We also received
many cards from friends. I feel like saying
with the psalmist, "The Lord has cast our
lot in pleasant places."

Our first quarterly conference was held at
Democrat church in December. Brother Da-
vid Carter was elected by the conference as
a committee to canvass the work and take
pledges to repair the parsonage. We want
to get this done as soon .as weather will per-
mit. We also want to get our mid-week
prayer meeting started as soon as spring
opens. We want to organize our Sunday
school at Pleasant Gap church.

President Taylor came over and preached
for us at Democrat. As the weather was very
cold there were not many out. His sermon
was very much enjoyed by all present. We
hope we will have the pleasure of having him
with us again when the people can get out
to hear his messages.

As we have entered a new year let us all
be new in spirit, in hope and faith, looking
ever to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of
our salvation. REPORTER.

progress are noted there in that a new metal
shingle roof has been put on the church.
Painters are at work giving the outside a
new coat and making the building look much
better. The writer was told by those who do
things that electric lights are going to be
installed there soon. All these improvements
will add a great deal to our church building
and help make our work move with greater
progress.

A good-sized congregation greeted the pas-
tor at the evening service hour and it is a
pleasure and inspiration to preach to the peo-
ple there. The people of the Baptist church
attend our services regularly at night and are
a great help in our work.

The people at Weavers Chapel have taken
a forward step in that they have purchased
some new pews for their church. I have
heard that they are contemplating laying a
new floor soon, both of which will add a
great deal to the appearance of the church
building.

Plans are in the making whereby the pas-
tor hopes to be able to be among the people
more soon and the work is, without any big
things being done, moving on very well. Some
has been paid and more pledged on the A.
C. B. We hope to secure and hold a good
standing in the amount paid on A. C. B. and
other claims in the Herald soon.

. M. LVEY CRUTCHFIELD, Pastor.

Vaughan, Littleton Circuit. — We are very
glad that we have gotten our church covered
after a long time.

Sunday was our regular preaching Sunday.
Mr. Crutchfield delivered very good sermons
He announced that on the nest fourth Sunday
we will observe the Lord's Supper, and would
like for all the members to be present.

We are very glad to have with us at our
church Mrs. W. C. Porter, mother, and other
visitors. REPORTER.

Littleton Charge. — Our work is moving on.
The writer filled the appointments at
Vaughan on the fourth Sunday. Marks of

Love Joy, Why Not Charge.— There was an
all-day service here Sunday, January 29.
Owing to the severity of the weather, there
were not as many present as was expected.
Services were opened by the singing of the
hymn, "How Sweet the Name of Jesus
Sounds."

The following ministers were present and
participated in the day's exercises: Rev. Joel
Trogdon, Rev. J. W. Hulin, Rev. George L.
Reynolds, and Rev. C. W. Saunder.

At the morning service, "Uncle John," as
Rev. Mr. Hulin is known, read the first Psalm.
His message was delivered to an attentive
congregation of old friends and relatives.
At the noon hour, lunch was served on the
campus. At the afternoon service Rev. George
L. Reynolds, of High Point, another home boy,
compared the story of Nehemiah rebuilding
the walls of Jerusalem with the rebuilding of
the church at this place. He said the work
of rebuilding was great because it is God's
work and not man's. We are rebuilding for
God and not for our pastor. If God's glory
was involved in rebuilding the walls of Je-
rusalem, His glory is, therefore, involved in
rebuilding Love Joy church. As in the days
of Nehemiah, there is a reward expected from
the enterprise, a reward from God, not in
dollars and cents, but a spiritual reward. The
rearing of boys and girls into Christian man-
hood and womanhood — reared to be future

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leaders of the church — this reward is the
greatest.

The great work of rebuilding needs a lead-
er— a person who puts his wnole heart and
soul iuto leadership, and one who does not
know the meaning of the word, tail. There
will he discouragements and opposition to
meet and overcome. Nehemiah had many
discouragements and much opposition, but he
overcame them all and the walls were safely
rebuilt. In building the church, there will
be opposition ; probably some will quit if it
is built so that it will serve the people many,
many years.

After these helpful and inspiring thoughts,
the afternoon was spent in discussing the
plan, structure, and the financial part con-
nected with building the church. A modern
brick structure was decided upon, one that
will serve the present as well as the future
needs of the people. Work will begin at an
early date.

We were glad to have witli us Sunday Miss
Mae Hulin, who has just returned from a
six months' stay in the Johns Hopkins hos-
pital in Baltimore. While there she under-
went a serious operation for goitre.

We have been having a very good attend-
ance in Sunday school but it could easily be
much larger. We hope to see our Sunday
school grow by leaps and bounds when the
cold winter days are over and sickness has
vanished from our midst.

Our pastor filled his regular appointment
the second Sunday. We were glad to have
Mr. and Mrs. Trogdon, their son and his wife
.and children worship with us. Come again.
We are always glad to have visitors.

Best wishes to the Herald and its many
readers. BEPORTER,

Kernersville. — .January 29 our Sunday school
attendance was good, considering the ex-
tremely cold weather. Mr. Lowdermilk
preached an interesting sermon. He brings
us splendid and useful messages.

We certainly enjoy having Mr. and Mrs.
Lowdermilk back with us another year; she
is such a good help in our Sunday school.

Why Not Circuit. — Perhaps the readers have
been wondering if Why Not circuit is still
on the map. Yes, they are still doing busi-
ness in the good old way and many of them
are moved to say amen ; like saints of other
days wdien they hear the glad tidings of the
gospel. Each church runs an evergreen Sun-
day school and most of them weekly prayer
meetings, and perhaps all. I do not know
about one or two, as I have not got to go
there but one time since conference. So
things look fairly good for a successful year.
We had the pleasure of attending one Christ-
mas entertainment. This was at New Hope
church.

We have just returned from Lovejoy church
where we spent the day in service and en-
joyed a good dinner on the ground in one of
■the tents. The day has been cold and some
suow on the ground, yet we had a fairly good
congregation and all enjoyed the preaching
of Bros. J. W. Hulin and G. L. Reynolds.
Brother Hulin preached at 11 o'clock. Both
delivered their messages with power ; each
heart felt that the gospel has not lost its
power when delivered by Spirit-filled men. At
the close of the afternoon service an appeal
was made for pledges for the new church.

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They hope to start when spring opens up.
Twenty thousand bricks were pledged and
some money. The secretary, Brother Frank
Hulin, reported that something over $1,000
had been pledged on the building fund. They
propose building a modern brick church with
Sunday school rooms that will be in keeping
with the times, perhaps for 50 years. If any-
one wdio reads this wants to put a thousand
brick into Love Joy church, send your pledge
to Mi'. J. F. Russell, Troy, N. C.

<> Lord, strengthen the people's faith in
this, harmonize their wills with Thy will, then
there will be unity of purpose, then they shall
have strength to perform the task thou hast
given them to do.

Things are getting right critical when a
preacher can't leave his car on the church
ground without the people filling it full of
things too numerous to mention. That thing
happened to this preacher today at Love Joy,
and I haven't a name of the intruders; but
may the Lord reward every one according to
his work. JOEL B. TROGDON.

Efland, Orange Charge. — Owing to the ex-
themely cold weather we did not have so
many out for Sunday school Sunday.

Brother Williams continues to fill all of
his appointments regardless of the weather.

Plans for a new church at Efland are being
discussed and much work has already been
done towards raising funds. We are anxious
to see the work of construction begin as we
are badly in need of Sunday school rooms.
Friends of our church as well as our mem-
bers show their interest in many ways. The
Baptists have offered the use of their church
while ours is under construction. We ap-
preciate this very much and also any help
towards the finances received from friends.
Pray for our success in this undertaking.
MRS. E. S. TAYLOR, Reporter.

Friendship, Chase City Charge. — Our pastor
Rev. J. B. O'Briant, filled his appointment
Sunday, January 22. He preached a most
helful sermon at 11 and 7:30 o'clock. We
all enjoy Brother O'Briant's sermons very
much.

Immediately after services we held our
first quarterly conference. The same board
of officers was re-elected for another year.

The Ladies' Aid is planning to give a box
supper. The proceeds will go to the painting
of our church.

Pray for us that our church may make
progress and that we may work together for
God and the kingdom this year.

J. F. G.

February 3, 192S

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Grace Church Reception. — Grace people, led
by the Ladies' Aid Society, gave a most en-
joyable reception to their new pastor, Rev.
R. J. Tamblyn, on Tuesday night in the Hut.
In t lie receiving line were Mrs. Terry Sharp,
president of the Ladies' Aid Society, Rev. and
Mrs. Tamblyn, Rev. and Mrs. S. W. Taylor,
Rev. and Mrs. Bates, Rev. and Mrs'. Spahr,
Rev. and Mrs. Stubbins, Rev. J. D. "Williams,
and J. F. MeCulloch. Brother J. Norman
Wills was master of ceremonies. There was
music and there were speeches. There were
also refreshments. The spirit of the occasion
was nil that could be desired, and Pastor
Tamblyn must have been confirmed in his
impression that he is heartily welcomed.

Rash

Thomas A., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F.
Rasli, of Jennings, N. C, was born February
20, 1927, and died November 21, of the same
year.

Gathering buds, gathering buds,
Some must be young and ungrown,

Jesus is gathering, day after day,
Buds for the heavenly throne.

Why was he born? we humbly ask,
As we think of the little child;

He never lived to know a friend,
Or do a deed worth while.

Into th,e world he came and the world he left

Both in the salf-same year,
He never knew a joy on earth,

Nor did he know a care.

Then why it was we cannot say,

That he ever lived at all,
To never know a mother's love,

Nor the name of father call.

But we should not ask the cause of a thing,
Which the All-Wise Being said should be;

For all our knowledge comes from Him,
And He can rule better than we.

We cannot see the cause,

Nor the purpose understand;
But still if we are true to God,

There will be a day when we can.

In spite of the cause and purpose,

We miss the darling dear,
And jvhen he died he left behind

Many and many a tear.

We think of him in his mother's arms,
His little blue eyes shining bright,

Filling the room with brightness,
As a lamp in the dark of night.

As we look at his little cradle,
We sadly miss his smiling face,

Which was so pure that not a ramble
Of sin upon it could you trace.

His heart was pure and innocent,

His face was sweet and true,
And a little squeeze from his little arms

Would make your heart melt within you.

But, ah, as we sit in sadness,

That same small voice speaks again;

Our eyes are open to another vision,
We feel as if we were another man.

We see in a far-off country

A city of shining gold,
And the scenes of endless grandeur,

The half has never been told.

Ah! There is a little child,

A little boy at play;
And then at a sudden glance

We recognize Thomas A.

Look at his smiling face!

As happy as can be;
Ah. I know no one on earth

Could be so happy as he!

February 2, 1928

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Though we miss liini here on earth,
We can't wish him back again ;

To leave that world of happiness,
To live a life in a world of sin.

Though he has gone from us,

And to wish him back we can't afford;
Let us so live that when we die

We will go to meet, both him and our
Lord.

CLAY MADISON,
Member of ITnion Grove M. P. Church and
Student at High Point College.

Holt

Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Holt, the oldest mem-
ber of Mt. Hermon Church, died January 10,
1928, at the ripe age of 95 years, nine months
and 22 days. The funeral was conducted
January 11 by her pastor, in the presence of
a congregation that taxed the capacity of the
church, and the body was interred in the
church cemetery. The pallbearers were
grandsons.

Mrs. Holt is survived by the following sons
and daughters: Gilbert M. Holt, J. H. B. Holt,
J. Lee Holt, Mrs. Betty Robinson, and Mrs.
Mary Jane Isley, of the Mt. Hermon section,
William H. Holt and Mrs. Betty Neese, of
Greensboro. Besides the seven children there
axe surviving 45 grandchildren, 119 great-
grandchildren, and 24 great-great-grandchil-
dren, most of whom were present for the
funeral.

In the passing of Mrs. Holt, Mt. Hermon
loses its oldest and one of its finest members.
Her influence for righteousness is expressing
itself "even unto the fourth generation."

J. ELWOOD CARROLL, Pastor.

Yarborough

Funeral services for Lewis E. Yarborough,
one of the prominent young farmers of
Cross Anchor, S. C, who has killed Tuesday,
January 10, were held at 3 o'clock Wednes-
day, January 11th, from the Yarborough
home near Cross Anchor. The services were
conducted by his pastor, Rev. W. B. Surratt,
assisted by Rev. C. B. Prince, of Union, Rev.
W. B. Garrett and Rev. J. P. Patton, of Green-
wood. Interment followed in the Yarborough
Chapel cemetery.

Mr. Yarborough was in the woods with sev-
eral men, looking after the cutting of some
large trees. A large tree having been sawed
to fall down the hill, fell in a different direc-
tion from that planned, struck another large
tree and rebounded up the hill. The butt
of the tree struck Mr. Yarborough on the
chest, knocked him to the ground and killed
him instantly.

Mr. Yarborough was seemingly well out of
danger and was looking out for the sofety
of three other men who were apparently in
more danger than he.

Mr. Yarborough was 42 years of age. He
was born at Cross Anchor, the son of the
late Dan and Evely Snead Yarborough, and
had lived all his life in the home where he
was born.

He was a member of the Yarborough Chapel
Methodist Protestant church, having joined
in early childhood. He was interested in all
phases of church and community work, always
taking an active part in these.

Besides his widow, Mrs. Pearl Ezell Yarbor-
ough, he is survived by the following broth-
ers: John Yarborough, Enoree, S. C; Hiram

Yarborough, Hendersonville, N. C; L. Yarbor-
ough, Enoree, S. C. ; C. D. Yarborough, Clin-
ton, S. C, and one sister, Miss Lily Yarbor-
ough, of Clinton, S. C, and several nieces
and nephews.

The pallbearers were N. P. Yarborough,
D. A. Yarborough, P. B. Ezell, B. F. Ezell,
W. C. Ezell and J. K. Ezell.

It is a privilege to one who knew Lewis
Yarborough to render a testimonial to his
high character and true worth as a real gen-
tleman and noble citizen. Having been the
possessor of a happy and cheerful disposi-
tion, he seemed to spread sunshine and good
cheer upon all those whom his life touched.
He was truly unselfish and scores of people
in his community and elsewhere can testify
to the many kindnesses that he has rendered
to both white and colored. Well may it be
said of him:

"So when a good man dies
For years beyond his ken,
The light he leaves behind him lies
Upon the paths of men."

Hester

Mrs. Julia A Hester, daughter of the late
R. W. Jones, was born in Person County,
N. C.j June 2, 1806, and died at her home
in Henderson, December 28, 1927. She was
united in marriage to P. L. D. Hester July
27, 1887. To this union five children were
born ; three still survive : J. T. and F. G.
Hester, of Vance County, and J. R. Hester, of
Palm Beach, Fla. Surviving are also three
sisters, three brothers, her husband, and
seven grandchildren.

She professed faith in Christ in early life
and joined the Baptist, church but later had
her membership transferred to Flat Rock
M. P. church with her husband, of which she
was a consistent member till the day of her
death. Mrs. Hester lived a beautiful Chris-
tian life. She had been in declining health
for several years, yet she bore her pain pa-
tinently, and although she loved life, she ex-
pressed a willingness to go. I think I have
never known a person more cheerful and more
resigned than she.

She was very retiring in disposition. She
lived the beautiful home life, content to find
her pleasure in the family circle where she
was loved and honored. The funeral service
was held at Flat Rock church where inter-
ment was made. The service was largely
attended and as we beheld the beautiful
flowers that were deposited on the grave we
were made to feel that her friends were many.
May the grace of our Heavenly Father whom
she loved and served comfort and sustain the
bereaved ones, and may they cling more close-
ly to Him who bringest life out of death.

There is a world above
Where parting is unknown ;
A whole eternity of love
Form'd for the good alone;
And faith beholds the dying here
Translated to that happier sphere.''

M. P. CHAMBLISS.

Teague

Charlie Teague, who departed this life Jan-
uary 19, 1928, was laid to rest Sunday after-
noon in Bethel cemetery. The funeral serv-
ice was conducted by Rev. J. W. Autry, of
Swepsonville, a former pastor of the family.

Appropriate music, was rendered by the choir
of the Bethel M. P. church, assisted by the
quartet from Burlington First M. P. church.

The deceased, a young man of 31 years,
four months, seven days, is survived by his
father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. P. G.
Teague, of Carboro, N. C, and the following
brothers and sisters: Mrs. L. D. Pe/tty,
Pittsboro, N. C.; M. D. and Floyd Teague, of
Pittsboro, N. C. ; Mrs. H. L. Weaver, of Car-
boro, N. C; Mrs. G. E. Hackney, of Carboro,
N. C; Mrs. J. E. Hackney, of Carboro, N. C. ;
Taft, Laura and Christine Teague, of Car-
boro, N. C.

Charlie was a young man of sterling char-
acter and a pleasant and cheerful disposi-
tion, making friends wherever he went, and
speaking kind words to all with whom he
came in contact. Surely he will be missed,
not only by father, mother, sisters and
brothers, but by a host of friends.

May the Lord comfort and cheer those who
feel the loss most keenly.

I
Charlie, you have gone and left us,
And our hearts are very sad,
But we hope some day to meet you
In a land that's free from tears.

A COUSIN.

Gray

John Gray, aged 7S, passed away January
]S, and was buried at Level Cross the fol-
lowing day. Mr. Gray had made his home
with Mrs. Emma Gray for some time. For
several weeks prior to his passing he was
confined to his room, growing worse to the
end. The writer conducted the funeral
service. W. H. NEESE.
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Rev. J. R. Hutton, $41.50; Rev. H. W. Bell,
$4.50; Rev. D. I. Garner, $3.00; Rev. H. L.
Powell, $1.50; Rev. W. H. Neese, $7.50; Rev.
W. F. Ashburn, $1.50; Rev. A. O. Liudley,
$1.50; Rev. R. S. Troxler, $0.00; Rev. N. G.
Bethea, $1.50; Rev. C. G. Isley, $2.25; Rev.
T. E. Pierce, $9.00; Rev. C. E. Ridge, $2.25;
Rev. J. B. O'Briant, $1.50; Rev. E. A. Bing-
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E. Suits, $1.50; Rev. T. A. Williams, $18.75;
Rev. H. W. Maier, $7.50; Rev. H. F. Surratt,
$4.50; Rev. J. C. Auman, $1.50; Rev. A. G.
DLxon, $16.50; Mrs. H. C. Nicholson, $12.00.

These remittances push several charges wrell
on toward their goals. Brother Dixon this
week goes beyond his goal quite a distance.
Next week we will publish the list of goals
again.

— Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, American am-
bassador to Germany, has started a subscrip-
tion to raise $400,000 for the reconstruction
of Heidelberg University buildings and has
already secured more than half that sum.
His action has been enthusiastically acclaimed
by the college authorities, the city adminis-
tration, and the entire population. It is look-
ed upon as a godsend by the famous .school,
in which Dr. Schurman himself was a student
fifty years ago.

-♦—

—Rev. G. F. Millaway fell on the ice Tues-
day and broke his left arm near the shoulder.
He had the arm bound up and came to Greens-
boro to have Dr. Herbert Ogburn set it. He
has our sympathy. We hope the healing will
be rapid and as painless as may be.

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penses connected with the winter season, in
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— The Coble Township S. S. Institute met at
Bellemont Church Sunday, January 29, at 2:30
o'clock. The principal speakers were Rev.
P. E. Lindley, of High Point College; Mr.
E. S. W. Dameron, Burlington, and Mrs. P. S.
Dixon, Graham. The church was loosely filled
with delegates from the various Sunday
schools. Many visitors were present. The
Sunday school work is steadily improving un-
der the able leadership of Herman Coble,
who has recently been elected president.

—Brother J. C. Causey, of Guilford county,
is listed among 24 "master farmers of North
Carolina." He is not simply a successful
farmer; he is a good churchman and all-
around citizen.

— Rev. N. G. Bethca last Sunday spoke in
Mt. Pleasant church, in Pleasant Union
church, and in Liberty i hureh, giving his in-
teresting account of his visit to Palestine,
Egypt, and other countries.

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—Brother John C. Andrew, aged 82, a mem-
ber of Calvary M. P. Church, died last Mon-
day morning after an illness of a few weeks.
His funeral was held in the church Tuesday
at 11 o'clock, conducted by Pastor Bates, as-
sisted by former Pastor Gerringer. Brother
Andrew was formerly a faithful member of
Grace Church, but became one of the charter
members of the new Calvary church, and
showed a devotion that was beautiful to be-
hold. He served as one of the building com-
mittee and has been from the beginning a
member of the Board of Trustees. He was
interested intensely in the success of the
church and gave himself and his means to
promote its success. We shall miss him, but
we feel that he had finished his course and
that he has entered into his rest. Days before
the end came he told those about his bed
that it was his last sickness. After lying for
days in a state of weakness, he rallied a few
hours before death came and gave directions .
as to his coffin, his burying place and his
funeral. He was taken to Moriah Cemetery
for burial.

— Secretary of Labor Davis when he came
to broadcast a speech last Saturday night
said: "My father, aged 76, is listening in to-
night and before I begin my speech I will
address a few words to him," which he pro-
ceeded to do in a filial way.

— Railway Engineer Gafney walked off a
porch roof while asleep in Spencer and was
severely injured.

— Mrs. Kate Hutton, mother of Rev. J. E.
Hutton, celebrated her 93rd birthday last
week. She is remarkably well preserved.

— Bchoboth, Granville, has an unusually
sad funeral, that of Charles Cauthorn, aged
17, who was accidentally shot while rabbit-
hunting.

—The death of General Haig, distinguished
English commander in the World War, is re-
ported this week. He died suddenly, his
heart having been weakened by the strain
of war time.

— We recently heard by radio addresses by
President Coolidge and by Secretary Davis
of the Department of Labor in the Presi-
dent's Cabinet. Both used the word "congrat-
ulate." The President pronounced it as we
are accustomed to hearing it pronounced
(congratchulate), but Mr. Davis made a clear
separation between syllables and said con-
grat-u-late.

—Lindbergh is now visiting South Ameri-
can countries. The weather made him one
hour late in one arrival. He is usually
punctual to the minute.

—The ministers of the city were pleasantly
entertained at a supper by the Lions' Club
in the King Cotton Hotel last Thursday eve-
ning. They responded to calls for speeches
which proved to be very entertaining to their
hosts. In these humorous speeches the Meth-
odist Protestant Church was represented by
Dr. Spain- and Rev. E. J. Tamblyn.

— Mrs. J. M. Hamilton, a grandmother aged
65, has entered the University of Arkansas
as a student. She wishes to prepare for
journalism. It is never too late to learn —
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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, FEBRUARY 9, 1928

NUMBER 11

The Pastor and the Gratitude Gift

It is impossible to distinguish between observing the cen-
tennial of our church and making the Gratitude Gift. They
are synonymous. Whatever of desire there may be to remem-
ber these hundred years of honorable history, with all the
attendant emotions, will inevitably express itself in visible
tokens. There is much philosophy in the slogan : "Say it with
flowers;" for say it with something other than words is the
natural impulse. Not to say it with something is a practical
admission that there is nothing to say.

One can understand a bit of lassitude with some members
of the church ; those who are not deeply stirred by anything,
those who are unfamiliar with the personalities of other years
and know nothing of the great impulses of the church ; those
whose only interest is one of convenience., and other such
reasons. No one expects the entire rank and file to enthuse
over this anniversary or be happy over anything that appears
like added burdens. These, however, are a minority. Most
people have the root of the matter in them awaiting only the
stirring call and inspiration of proper leadership. That a
church may have no interest in this matter is largely due to
the lack of some one to issue the challenge. To a very great
extent they get their cue from the pastor. And it is quite
difficult to think of an indifferent pastor, for he is supposedly
the incarnation of the church principle.

The Gratitude Gift, as has often been expressed, is not a
campaign "or drive for money. It is simply an outlet for
loyalty; an opportunity to visualize something, providing a
way for all who want to celebrate the centennial. One hundred
thousand dollars as a financial expression of one hundred
years is apparently inadequate. There is no disposition to
make a financial appraisement of our history. The Gratitude
Gift is what it says it is, nothing more. We may or may
not enjoy paying debts or simply doing our duty. A gift,
however,"is a joyous thing, or it isn't likely to be made at all.

So that the response to the Gratitude Gift will reveal the
spontaneous loyalty of the church and more particularly of
the clergy.

The government of the church is anti-Episcopal, wherein
both pastor and people are exempt from the compelling
authority resident in officialdom ; but not exempt from the
authority of duty. It is practically an assertion that for the
things that ought to be done the whip is unnecessary ; pastors
and people will do them out of love and loyalty. This Grati-
tude Gift and the observance of this centennial, identical in
spirit, cannot be spoken against. There is no voice to say it
ought not to be done. But the keeping of it has been made
voluntary. And the gift ought to be made. What is one to
do in such a case ! Shall we or shall we not go up to the feast !
And if we go, shall it be empty-handed ! The preachers of a
church are its voice. Is it possible for them at this time to be

silent or issue an uncertain sound? The preacher stands at
the door; it is difficult to get to the church for a hearing
except through him. The picture they see is the one he paints.
Issues like the Gratitude Gift live or die with him. Behold
this is our day of remembrance, and the pastor in meditation
may well say : This is the church wherein I have found
spiritual rest and the vast opportunity of a pulpit ; a place
where I may speak for God, a free man to declare a saving
grace ; this indeed is my life and all my expectancy of eternal
rewards. And it is also my place of earthly rewards (shame
even to think of it as a motive), that places a roof over my
head and provides me with the boon of earthly substance. Yea,
it is this church which literally mothers me, body and soul.
It has come to this great moment, and the Gratitude Gift, its
voice, will search me out and discover if there be in me the
soul of gratitude.

And, more than mirroring the leadership of the church,
the Gratitude Gift will have its inevitable reflex of confidence
or incompetency ; we cannot escape this conclusion. The size
of the Gratitude Gift is not large but as an offering in addition
to the budgets and drives of large proportion alreadj' on the
books of the church, it represents a fair sum of money. Can
we do it, granting the willingness to do it ? The Million Dollar
Campaign was a great awakening and more than any other
single effort quickened the confidence of the church in itself.
All who are familiar with the church will soon dismiss any
suggestion of our inability to give th6 amount asked for the
centennial. Our people are not poor; and I quite agree with a
speaker who recently said that the preachers alone could make
this, gift, do it with comparative ease, out of money they have
received from the church, if it were necessary that they
should do so. No, it is not poverty, nor budgets, nor hard
times, nor church debts, nor church construction, nor any of
these tilings; it is a case of confidence in ourselves, whether
or not we have sufficient church spirit, and we need to know
the thrill of accomplishment. We set out to do this thing.
and we did it. We started to build and we completed the
house.

This is our birthday; let us make an offering unto the
Lord; hail to the brightness of our Zion's glad morning!

These are then the important issues the Gratitude Gift
will make clear : First, that our pastors with whole hearts are
in love with their church ; and, second, that when once we
determine on a schedule we have the courage to see it through.

To go to the General Conference with either the Gratitude
Gift not raised in its entirety or a single conference doing less
than its full share is unthinkable. The gratitude is there, the
loyalty is there, and we can do whatever our hands find to do.

•James H. Straughn.

We owe God for everything we havt
we are.— Q, E. World.

and everything

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

February 9, 1928

"METHODIST PROTESTANT CENTENNIAL
GRATITUDE GIFT"

Symposium

Letters From Prominent Ministers and Laymen
With Good Words

Judge Wiiitaker, Lynchburg. "Glorious Heritage"

The history of the Methodist Protestant Church is a
glorious heritage since it was founded one hundred years ago.
While the denomination is still weak from a numerical stand-
point, yet it has made its impression on other church govern-
ments which will last throughout all time.

The church was organized to break the grip of ecelesiastieal
hierarchy and give the laymen equal voice in the manage-
ment of its affairs. The democratic influence of its govern-
ment soon made its impression on other denominations, its
liberalizing influence was felt, and the ecclesiastical hierarchy
was broken. The Methodist Protestant Church should be
profoundly grateful for the influence this church government
has exerted, as well as the good work it has been able to do
along lines other than denominational. While the members
of the Methodist Protestant Church should be grateful for
the work it has been able to do, other denominations should
be equally grateful as it has liberalized their governments
and brought the influence of laymen into the affairs of the
church. P. W. Wiiitaker.

J. Norman Wills, Greensboro, "Worth ^Y]lile"

For what are we grateful? If Ave maintain our church
for ourselves only, for the pleasure of worship, and to save
our souls, it were 1 letter that our denomination had not been
horn. But if we have the larger view, and are seeking to do
the will of Christ by extending His Kingdom, we will find
opportunities to serve for which we may truly give thanks.
The work of our boards projected a few years ago has had
to be sealed down, for financial reasons. The gratitude gift
is to remove the handicap. It is well worth while.

J. Norman Wills.

W. 0. Atwood, Baltimore. "Generous Response''

The Methodist Protestant Centennial Gratitude Gift ! What
a splendid idea, what a spontaneous appeal it makes to us,
and what a generous response springs from every true Meth-
odist Protestant heart as we think of what it means. How-
insignificant the $100,000 seems when we place it beside the
wonderful blessings we have as members of our church.

Come, fellow laymen, ami ministers too, sit down and try
to realize the blessings the church means and lias meant to
us and our children, then, with enthusiastic gratitude let us
put our shoulders behind the project and push it across to a
glorious success. W. O. Atwood.

Treasprer Cook, Kansas City, "Confident"

The Kansas Conference accepted the quota of +1,000.
With the approval of each pastor and delegate present, we
established a quota for each charge. Four charges to date
have sent more than their quota. So far there lias been paid
to the conference treasurer $709.12. With a number of
charges that have not sent in their gift, yet to lie heard from,
I am confident Kansas will lie more than Km per cent.

A. L. Cook.

President Garrison. Kansas, "Names Miss Kansas".

A great many Methodist Protestant people and friends
would like to lie at the centennial celebration of the Methodist

Protestant Church when he General Conference meets in the
old St. Johns Church of Baltimore, where it was organized one
hundred years ago, but many will not be able to go. Yet
everybody can take part in that great celebration by giving
to the Gratitude Gift. Almost one hundred per cent of the
Centerville Charge, where I am serving as pastor, gave and
the charge went 202.5 per cent, and therefore had the selection
of Miss Kansas, to bring the gift from Kansas to the General
Conference. Kansas will go 100 per cent and more.

T. L. Garrison.

J. F. Baylis, Illinois, "Why This Gift.'" Because —

Methodical in all we do. our church has been called
"Methodism in earnest." This gift proves the statement.

"Ideal government, Christ the only Head, and all elders
equal." Our church is worthy of the best.

"If God be for us, who can be against us?" One hundred
years of glorious achievements prove His watchful care.

So, with unbounded thanksfulness this great privilege
comes to us. Knowing that many pray, but never pay, we
are going to seize this opportunity to prove to the world that
paying and praying is the fruit unto holiness.

Because dollars and sense go together, it's a sensible thing
to start another hundred years with a clean sheet and debts
cancelled. J. F. Baylis.

J. A. Selby, West Virginia, "Happy Event"

The Centennial Gratitude Gift is a happy suggestion.
Happy because reminiscent in character. Past generations,
it may be, dreamed of such a happy event, but did not, could
not, name it. But this generation is to both see and feel the
thrill of its fulfillment. This Gralitude Gift is retrospective.
It goes back to the fathers and mothers of other days, but the
full realization is to be shared in by the sons and daughters
of this generation. Less than the full amount of this gift
would be a spurious ingratitude. This is unthinkable, it must
not be. I cannot give my consent for the West Virginia
Conference to do less than her full apportionment. Every
member of every church should be represented in this our
first centennial birthday. So make it be.

J. A. Selby.

John F. Cappel, Ohio, "Joy and Delight"

As Methodist Protestants, we should deem it a great
blessing and privilege to live in a day that witnesses the
completion of one hundred years of noble, honorable, and
useful history of our esteemed and beloved denomination.

Gratitude is one of the noblest attributes of a beautiful
and Christ-like character.

At least one of the ways by which every loyal Methodist
Protestant can give expression to a real gratitude of heart
and life is to contribute to the best of his or her ability to
this worthy and practical enterprise, the $100,000 Methodist
Protestant Centennial Gratitude Gift.

To do less than- our best would be base ingratitude. And
would certainly give us cause to have grave apprehensions of
our own loyalty and fidelity to the church that under God
ought to be the joy and delight of our lives and the object
of our best gifts. John F. Cappel.

W. L. Ward, North Carolina, "Only a Beginning"

T am looking forward with a great deal of interest and
enthusiasm to the meeting of the General Conference. I feel
confident that our people are going to respond 100 per cent to
the Centennial Gratitude Gift and I trust this will be onlv

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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the beginning of a great wave of interest on the part of the
membership of the Mehodist Protestant Church that will
carry us on to a greater and more useful organization in
God's Kingdom. W. L. Ward.

J. C. Leonard, Iowa, "Love Measured"

Some belong to the Methodist Protestant Church because
it is convenient, some because parents or friends belong, but
there are others who are courageous enough to think for
themselves, so they belong because they love the church. They
love its methods, its government, its fellowship. So on this
one hundredth anniversary of our beloved Zion, a concerted
movement is on whereby each may discover for himself just
why he belongs to this particular organization. Each will
have the privilege of saying how much. Remembering our
love will be measured, not by the amount given, but by the
ability of the giver. -J. C. Leonard.

Treasurer Hemingway, Michigan, "Lapeer Over"

I am heartily in favor of the Methodist Protestant Cen-
tennial Gratitude Gift, but feel there are many who are
better able to produce the articles than myself.
' Our Methodist Protestant Centennial Gratitude Gift is
all raised at Lapeer, and ten per cent over. Gash all in hotel.
Several Michigan charges are paid in full on the M. P.
C. G. G. P. J. Hemingway.

A. G.Dixon, North, Carolina, "Thank You"

It is especially pleasing to know that all of us are asked
to. make our gifts, not because we must, but, because we want
to. It is a great thing to have lived a hundred years. It is a
long time in the life of a human being, and not many of us
will ever reach it. But it is a short period of time in the
hsitory of a church or a nation. The Methodist Protestant
Church, our church, has lived a hundred years, and we are
rapidly approaching its one hundredth birthday. Plans are
maturing to celebrate that event with fitting ceremonies on
May' 16, 1928, in Baltimore, Md, Thousands of Methodist
Protestants will be there that evening with glad hearts and
happy faces. Thousands more will be represented there in
their Gifts of- Gratitude to God for His blessings upon us for
our first century and with fond anticipations for a greater
second century. The heart of the entire Methodist Protestant
Church will be turned toward Baltimore that day.

Our gifts which are to be made between now and then,
which will accumulate into one great gift of $100,000, is our
"Thank You" to God for leading us and blessing us and
making us a power among men for Him. Common decency
and pride and denominational loyalty will certainly lead us
to say this thank you in a very worthy way.

A. G. Dixon.

Pi. L. Shipley, Newark, N. J., "Only Chance"

This is our only chance to contribute to a centennial gift.
Not one of us will lie alive in the flesh upon the earth when
the next centenary of our church comes. Our only existence
will be in the institutions which we have made better and
passed on to our successors. The gift we now make "ill enter
into (he legacy we leave those who come after us. It should
not be a memory of failure but of a holy obligation, gratefully
assumed and splendidly performed.

Richard L. Shipley.

J. F. Kenney, Chicago. "Illinois Will"

It is now 100 years since the founding of the Methodist
Protestant denomination. We are now asked to multiply

these years by 100 dollars as a material expression of our
gratitude to God for the far-sightedness and fearless convic-
tions of those Godly pioneers in religious effort. I doubt if
they were in the flesh today that they would be satisfied to
thus limit the gift but would use 1,000 as a multiple for
dollars and with no limit on souls. With the comparatively
small ratio decided upon, let there he no fall downs. Avalon
Park Community M. P. Church will go over the top and
so will the Illinois Conference. J. P. Kenney.

0. II. Miller, Cambridge, "A Challenge"

The Centennial Gratitude Gift should be and will he raised
because it is a challenge to the spirit of loyalty on the part of
the whole membership of the Methodist Protestant Church.
Failure at the point of loyalty is fatal, either in the life of a
nation or the life of a church. It should lie and will be raised
for the good that it will do in helping to meet the financial
necessities of boards and institutions. It should be and will
be raised for the good it will do our denominations as well.
It is just one more way in which we are realizing the joy of
working together and by which we are developing a sense of
denominational solidarity. All together now for the joy of a
common victory. George H. Miller.

President Brown, Ohio, "Arise, Buckeyes"

"In everything give thanks," said the Apostle. Inclusive
in that "everything" for Methodist Protestants at this time
is the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding
of our denominaion.

Inclusive in that "everything" is the opportunity which
we have at this time to place graciously upon the altars of
mil' church our part of the Gratitude Gift.

Surely there is no organization. Sabbath school class, nor
individual in Ohio who will deliberately show the spirit of
ingratitude at this time.

Can any afford to let future generations read on printed
page his name or the name of his church as having failed at
this special occasion ?

Then up. Buckeyes! In His name, accept the challenge
and honor the privilege which is yours. Let sentiment at
this time have her proper place. Demonstrate your love for
your denomination and church by being loyal at this time,
when she speaks in a language sufficiently plain and clear
that the wayfaring man, though a fool, cannot mistake it.

Let us all gladly lay upon our Zion's altars $15,000 as
our birthday gift, as a concrete expression of our love and
gratitude for what our church has been, is, and shall be.

Frank Lawrence Brown.

W. H. Litsinger, Baltimore. "Thanh You"

An opportunity to say "Thank you" is always welcome.
Such an opportunity is the first, simple idea of the Gratitude
Gift. One really fine thing about it is the fact that it comes
to every Mehodist Protestant, young and old, rich and p lor.
Each one may share in the joy of its privilege, share in it
whatever may be the size of his gift. Considering all the
church has been and is, both to us and to the world, we are
glad "to thank God." Wm. H. Litsinger.

-I. W. Hawley, Pittsburgh. "Enthusiastic"

Our local church is very enthusiastic over the Centennial
Gratitude Gift. We count it a great privilege to share in
this benevolent ministry.

As a denomination we have a history of which wc may
well be proud. Our church represents ideals which are worthy
of perpetuation. The causes benefited by this gift are of

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vital interest to the Kingdom. The goal is well within our
ability.

To pass the 100-year mark with no effort to worthily com-
memorate its achievements is unthinkable, and could not
happen unless we failed to appreciate our past or were
ashamed of it.

To fail in raising this +100,000 Gratitude Gift will prove
our unworthiness of the religious and ecclesiastical liberties
so heroically provided for us by our sacrificing fathers. We
cannot fail, we must not fail, we shall not fail.

J. W. Hawley.

W. II. Betz, Iowa-Missouri

Not more is a hoary bead "a crown of glory" among
the righteous, than is long and honored life, in the family
of churches, worthy of reverential thanksgiving.

Hats off to our noble mother, who, though a fruitful pro-
cession of years has passed over her head, is still young and
enthusiastic in heart ! Oh, Mother of Millions, we exult in
thy victorious years !

Let no child, conference or church, which loves its mother,
fail in its full share in the agreed gift to her — earnest of our
purpose, she shall have winged feet to move on in perennial
youth of motherhood yet other hundreds of years, to other
millions, who shall know her blessed ministry !

W. H. Betz.

J. E. Pritchard, North Carolina

In contributing to the Centennial Gratitude Gift, Meth-
odist Protestants do two tilings, namely, they honor the
founders of our church and at the same time they lay the
foundation for a greater church in the next century. Surely
every one who has at all familiarized himself with the condi-
tions under which our forefathers labored and endured and
then founded a new denomination will want to honor their
memory.

Since they suffered so much for us and founded for us
the finest church government in the world, we ought to pass
this on to the next generation unhampered by debt. It is
true that the amount we are asking for is not large, but just
at this time it will enable the boards of the church and the
institutions of the church to start out on a new century of
progress with new hope and new faith and new determina-
tion. Surely anything less than the full amount asked for
will be entirely too small. J. E. Pritchard.

J. S. Eddins, Alabama

The Methodist Protestant Centennial Gratitude Gift is:

(1) A memorial. To us from failing hands the Fathers
threw the torch of a representative Methodism. The church
they founded has lived and flourished a hundred years. We
are thus permitted to "raise our Ebenezer, hither by Thy
help we've come."

(2) It is a holy covenant. We plight our troth anew —
that these "shall not have wrought and died in vain." Let us
keep faith with the founders of our spiritual Mother. We
reaffirm our faith in the doctrine of mutual rights. We are
hopeful of the future. We are ready to meet the challenge of
the new century, that democratic Methodism might not perish
from the earth ! J. S. Eddins.

J. C. Coons, Indiana

Every member of the Methodist Protestant Church should
have a great appreciation of the heritage bequeathed unto us
by our church fathers.

As a spiritual child of this splendid church I want the
great birthday celebration of her one hundredth anniversary
at our next General Conference to be complete in every way.

It is such a great opportunity to show my devotion to my
church and display my church pride that I cannot neglect the
splendid privilege of sharing in the Gratitude Gift and cer-
tainly I would be disappointed if either my church or my
conference would fail to do its full share.

J. C. Coons.

General Conference Representative, West Virginia

It was my privilege, as well as pleasure, to attend our
annual conference which convened in Parsons, W. Va., and
after hearing about the Gratitude Gift was very much
enthused and will say that our quota has already been pledged
and will be paid in full.

My prayer is that each minister, and layman as well, will
get behind this movement and put the Gratitude Gift over
100 per cent, not only for West Virginia, but for the entire
denomination. Lewis A. Batten.

General Conference Representative, Michigan

I am glad there is a Methodist Protestant denomination
and that we are about to celebrate our centennial. Am
heartily in sympathy with the Gratitude Gift movement, and
shall do all within my power to make it a success.

Surely every one who realizes the blessings God has given
us through the church will be glad to co-operate in this great
movement. God loves the cheerful giver and I believe the
presenting of this gift will lift the church to a higher spiritual
plane.

My prayer is that every conference will come up with its
full quota. Roy C. Moore.

I. M. McVey, Ohio

Ever since the first mention of the Gratitude Gift, I have
been turning it over in my mind and find that more and more
the conviction is growing upon me that we dare not fail to
thus exhibit our gratitude to Him who watches over all the
centuries and wdio has given Himself for the church and
washed it in His own precious blood. There are pivotal
moments in the history of churches as well as in the history
of nations and of men. The moment when this gift is offered
will be one of them. We must all get ready for it, not only
by our Gift of Gratitude but by a whole-hearted consecration
of ourselves to the cause for which He gave the last full
measure of devotion ! I. M. McVey.

B. M. Mitchell, West Virginia

What will West Virginia do about the Gratitude Gift? is
the question I am asked almost every day and without any
hesitancy I answer, "Give it." We are face to face with a
real challenge, with our mountain roads and winter winds
and so short a time to do the work, but most of our men are
working with a determination that knows no defeat. They
will win. There was not much enthusiasm in the district of
which I am chairman, but we let everything else go until we
had the promise of every dollar apportioned to our district.
We could not do much, but we had pastors and laymen who
could and we gave them a chance. It would have taken a
stronger man than I am to have prevented my church from
going over. Wc have a great happy, loyal, courageous group
of men and women, who just took it for granted that this
Gratitude Gift had to be raised, and that it was the oppor-
tunity of a lifetime. Well, I didn't do much to discourage

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them in their good intentions, so I guess they will do the
thing. B. M. Mitchell.

J. C. Williams, Ohio

It is impossible to express in terms of money any deep
feeling of gratitude, But objectively gratitude can be
expressed in terms of money as well as in terms of any other
kind. The heart as well as the pocketbook determines the
amount. True gratitude is a jewel born of heaven. Just a
little reflection on the meaning of the church we love will
cause the heart and pocketbook alike to bring jubilant grati-
tude into the courts of the Lord on the coming centennial
morning.

The Methodist Protestant Church — mother of our spiritual
selves; agency of the grace of Christ; servant of God and
man, onward ! John Clark Williams.

Professor W. E. Thompson, Tennessee

A happy thought in some mind found expression in the
suggestion of a Centennial Gratitude Gift. May we not call
this a debt of gratitude? Yes, and we will certainly pay it.
Let us honor the heroes who fought so valiantly and success-
fully for the principles held dear by them, and still fondly
cherished by their posterity. May they not be looking down
to see what we will do in this important matter?

W. E. Thompson.

J. A. Wade, Arkansas

I cannot conceive of a more beautiful sight than the repre-
sentatives of each annual conference marching down to the
altar on the night of our great Lyric meeting and placing
thereon the Gratitude Gifts representing every church, and I
trust every individual, in our denomination ! And I cannot
conceive of a more embarrassing thing than for our confereee
to be less than 100 per cent in its gift !

We do not mean for Arkansas to have less than its full
part in this great event. The full amount has been pledged,
and we are expecting to have it all in hand in time for the
great occasion. Miss Arkansas will be there with the money
in hand. J. A. Wade.

J. A. Richardson, Colorado-Texas

I think it altogether fitting that, in some way, the achieve-
ments of a century of a democratic Methodism lie brought to
the attention of all lovers of mutual rights and freedom. The
leaders of our beloved church were wise and far-seeing to
inaugurate the plan of the Gratitude Gift. I know of no
better way to prove our loyalty and appreciation for the
eternal principles of right and liberty, of which the Methodist
Protestant Church has been the champion for one hundred
years, than to lay on her altars a golden offering.

J. A. Richardson.

T. R. Woodford, Kentucky

Recently I said to our young folks here, ' ' The finest things
in my life, and the richest part of my life experience have
come to me through the fellowship and privileges of the Meth-
odist Protestant Church. Other communions may be as good,
but this one is good enough for me. This is a mature opinion,
after an experience in this fellowship, covering just about
the entire second half of our church's history with an
acquaintance of a large percentage of our people.

Of course I like the idea of the Centennial Gratitude Gift.
When the matter was presented to our Kentucky conference
I was glad to lead in an immediate response, which resulted

in more than covering the amount asked for. We are now
planning, at Pine Ridge, to raise in addition as much as was
originally asked of the eutire conference.

I believe that aside from the benefit which the money
gift will bring to our various boards, this celebration will
give a great thrill and impetus to every part of our church
life. So mav it be ! Thomas R. Woodford.

CENTENNIAL PROGRAM

The full details of our centennial program are not yet
ready for publication but two great meetings may lie
announced.

The wonderful Lyric meeting on the opening night of
the conference. The building is the largest to be had in
Baltimore, accommodating about three thousand people. Prom
the interest already manifest there will be a great throng
attending. This is the night when we actually celebrate.

Nationally known speakers, religious leaders of four great
denominations will be present to offer felicitations. A great
chorus choir of three hundred voices, led by Rev. E. D. Stone,
of Baltimore, will lie on the platform, concluding with that
mighty religious anthem, "The Hallelujah Chorus."

The concluding feature of this meeting will be the roll
call when twenty-seven young women selected by their own
conferences will present the Centennial Gratitude Gift of
.+100,000, and when every minister and layman shall get a
great thrill of joy for his church.

A second great meeting at St. John's Church is proposed
for Thursday night. Historical papers of large import will
be read by President Peeman, of Adrian College ; by Presi-
dent Ward, of Western Maryland College; by Editor F. T.
Benson, of The Methodist Protestant, and the reading of the
centennial hymn, written by Editor Lyman E. Davis, of The
Methodist Recorder.

There will be many other interesting features, but all our
joy will be conditioned upon raising the Gratitude Gift in its
entirety, and every conference paid in full. We can't be
happy unless we get it.

The Two Great Goals of the Gratitude Gift

One hundred thousand dollars. That is the first objective.
That is the size of the Gratitude Gift. Not that it measures
our gratitude, not that it is the estimate of our ability, nor
the indication of our willingness. But it is a worthy figure
and raised in full will make it possible for the boards of the
church which are now debt-encumbered to start the new
century with balanced books, in a position to do larger work.
These debts roughly aggregate the sum of the Gratitude Gift.
We shall know them no more. This amount, however, must
be raised and we do not intend to say to ourselves, to the world,
to the dear people gone Home, to God — we knew thou wert
austere, thou didst ask too largely, lo here is but a part of
thine asking. Nay, this we shall not say nor shall it lie
said of us.

And, every conference meeting its obligation in its entirety.
This is the second great objective. Small and great, each
conference shall have the satisfaction of knowing it did its
full share. It is not enough to raise the full Gratitude Gift,
but that each conference shall raise its entire amount. To
every one has been assigned, and all have accepted, definite
amounts, without a single negative vote in twenty-seven con-
ferences. A remarkable fact! At the beginning of this
movement it was felt that the very small conferences would
lie the most uncertain. They lacked organization and until

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recent years have not been the concern of the general church.
But they were the very first to subscribe their full amounts,
thirteen. of them. The larger conferences which bear the
burden of the gift already have large undertakings; their
problem is perhaps more difficult.

But when the roll is called at the great Lyric meeting in
Baltimore next May it will lie our joy to know that we have
the full amount and that no conference is embarrassed with
an incomplete offering. Every child is at the table.

James H. Straughn.

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CENTENNIAL GRATITUDE GIFTS

Maryland Conference: In Maryland, by mutual agreement
of those having charge of the raising of the local conference
gift and those working for the General Conference gift, the
two were merged. Tins was done to save confusion in the
minds of the people and also to prevent duplication of effort.

The campaign is progressing favorably and we fully
expect to raise our quota.

To date about thirteen thousand of the thirty thousand
dollars of our quota are provided by subscriptions, with only a
portion of our conference district reporting.

Miss Maryland will be at the Lyric meeting next May
among the other young ladies representing their conferences,
unashamed, with grateful acknowledgment of God's blessings
and mercy to us during a hundred years of conference history.

E. C. MakoskYj President.

THE CENTURY CHORUS

The keynote of the great demonstration of the Methodist
Protestant Church which is to lie held in Baltimore in May, is
thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God for His goodness
to us as a church through these 100 years of devotion and
service. The Centennial Chorus has been organized to sing
this note of praise. We trust that "The Hallelujah Chorus"
with other anthems of praise will lift our hearts and send us
out to do greater things for Him who is indeed "the King of
kings and Lord of lords. ' '

Yours for a great centennial,

James H Straughn.

LET ME GROW IN GRACE

Deepen all Thy work, 0 Master,
Strengthen every downward root ;

Only do Thou ripen faster —

More and more — Thy pleasant fruit;

Purge me, prune me, self abase ;

( )nly let me grow in grace.

Let me grow by sun and shower.
Every moment water me ;
. Make me really, hour by hour,

More and more conformed to Thee,
That Thy loving eye may trace
Day by day my growth in grace.

— Francis Ridley Havergal.

"Have faith in God, for He who reigns on high
Hath borne thy grief, and hears the suppliant's sigh :
Still to His arms, thine only refuge, fly —
Have faith in God!"'

OPTIMISM

FROM THE
FIELD

EVANGELISM i

THE GRATITUDE GIFT

All will agree that this is paramount with us just now,
and we are, therefore, asking every charge to give it priority
until our allotment of $12,000 is subscribed. This is a very
conservative amount for our conference — about 46 cents per
member — and surely we shall realize but little difficulty in
getting it promptly and fully provided. We are not to think
of it as an assessment, but as an opportunity to express grati-
lule — gratitude to God ; gratitude to our church Fathers ; and
gratitude for one hundred years of denominational life and
service. Surely we could not let an event like this pass
unnoticed, and surely every one will want some part in this
Gratitude Gift as one of the features in the program by
which we are to commemorate this, the first hundred years in
our denominational existence. Rev. J. H. Straughn, D.D.,
the centenary campaign director, was with us last week in
group meetings at Lexington, High Point, and Burlington,
and closing Sunday at Henderson and the nearby fields. His
addresses were informing and inspiring and helped us much
in getting our campaign under way. Mr. J. D. Ross, of Ashe-
lioro, the chairman of our conference committee, is zealous,
busy, and hopeful. He has no thought of any failure in this
matter on the part of North Carolina. Nor do any of us.
It just must be done; and what must be done, will be done.
Bro. Ross has sent out literature, which we frust pastors have
already passed on to their people. The fourth Sunday in
February has been designated by the conference committee
as Gratitude Sunday. On this day the people will be asked to
make their gratitude gifts. Let every pastor and every mem-
ber work, pay, and pray that the entire amount may be
subscribed by that time.

Fairview-Glen Raven
On Sunday, January 22, we were with these churches,
preaching at Fairview in the morning and Glen Raven at
night. The people at Fairview are going ahead with their
Sunday school rooms, which will be ready for use soon, if
the work continues. We were heard at night by another
attentive congregation, that very well filled the church. At
both points the conference programs were presented, and the
people urged to give to them liberal support. Pastor Williams
is zealous and his people interested. We trust that the com-
bined interest and zeal of pastor and people may result in a
year of spiritual and financial development for the charge.

Committee on Church Extension and Survey

1 Friday. January 27. was spent with this committee on a
visit to Spencer, Kannapolis, and North Charlotte. Of course
the time was limited, but it was sufficient to give the committee
some first-hand information that will be valuable to the con-
ference and to the enterprises at these points. The outlook
at all three places gave the committee pleasing impressions,
and I think that they would have no difficulty in recommend-
ing each point to the favorable consideration of the Board of
Church Extension. We may have to move a bit slow because
of a lack of money ; however, we must keep the work going
until, in no remote future, we can begin the erection of
churches at each place.

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Yarborough's Chapel and Harmony

Saturday and Sunday, January 28-29, were given to this
charge. We found Pastor Surratt and his interesting family
comfortable, housed in the parsonage at Cross Anchor, and'
gradually getting acquainted with the people and adjusting
themselves to their new environment. It had been nearly
twenty years since we visited this charge, as a "beginner"
preacher, and, of course, many changes have taken place in
these two decades. However, we found some people still there
whom we learned to highly esteem in those days, and whose
friendship we have cherished during the intervening years.
Some as faithful and interested Methodist Protestants as we
have in the church anywhere are on this charge. We were
glad to see them again, and to renew the fellowships of other
days.

At 11 a. m. Sunday we preached at Yarborough's and at
night we were at Harmony. The quarterly conference was
held at the latter place, preceding the preaching service. The
conference programs were stressed at each point, and most of
assessment for college raised. The balance, we think, will be
provided. Pastor Surratt is anxious to give himself in full
measure to the work. He is greatly handicapped by not
having some way to travel. We trust that the charge may be
able to make some provision for him in this matter. The
church and community at Yarborough's Chapel were greatly
shocked and saddened recently by the tragic death of Bro.
Lewis Yarborough, who was killed by a falling tree. Our
tenderest sympathies are extended to the bereaved family.
We shall watch with deep interest and earnest prayers the
progress of the charge during the year, and we trust that
happiness and growth may be in evidence all along the way.

Stewardship

Along with the Gratitude Gift program we are to empha-
size Stewardship. February is the month set apart by the
conference when our people are to have their attention called
particularly to this Christian duty. Pastors are, therefore,
urged to preach on the subject, or in some other way bring it
to the attention of their churches. Some pastors distribute
tithing literature, which is a good way of teaching the steward-
ship of money. We trust that pastors will find some time
and some way, in their crowded programs, to give emphasis
to this all-important matter of Stewardship — Stewardship of
Self, of Service, of Substance.

Herald

We do not find the report of subscriptions in last week's
Herald. It will probably appear this week. We are anxious
to see how many charges have secured their allotment, and
how many others are heading toward the goal. Every pastor
does an important work when he increases the circulation of
the Herald. And along with the Herald, solicit subscriptions
for the oldest Methodist paper in the United States — The
Methodist Protestant.

Music

The music committee is still active. Bro. Surratt has a
good article in the Herald of last week, in which he urges the
use of the M. P. Hymnal. The collection of hymns in this
book is everything that the church could desire, and the book
should be more widely used by our churches. I trust that this
committee will continue to work until a greater interest is
created for church music. By all means, the people should be
taught and encouraged to sing. A suggestion : A revival song
book, bearing the imprint of our own church. I wonder if

our committee on church music could not get the next General
Conference to order the publication of such a book?

Evangelism

Judging from reports received to date, it is the consensus
of opinion on the part of pastors that evangelism is an out-
standing need in the church today. I wonder if it occurs to
us, as ministers, that the meeting of that need is in us .' Surely
"Like priest, like people" is true. The people will never be
more spiritual than are their spiritual leaders. How these
words of the great hymn writer should ring in the ears of
every pastor :

"Plow careful then ought I to live,
With what religious care!"

Brethren of the ministry, let us see to it that the church
shall not lack in us what is necessary to give to it the largest
measure of spiritual life and power.

Appointments

February 8. Chapel service High Point College.

February 9. With Brotherhood meeting, Concord church.

February 10. With North Charlotte congregation in
business meeting.

February 11-12. Connelly Springs.

February 19. With Bro. Lowdermilk and the Kernersville
charge.

May grace, mercy and peace abound toward every pastor
and every charge. Fraternally,

' S. W. Taylor.
February 7, 1928.

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KNOW YOUR BIBLE

' ' The Bible is our tool-chest, and we must know what
tool is needed for a certain work and where to find it. We
must study or rightly divide the word of truth, to know how
to show men their need of a Saviour, to show Him, and to
answer excuses and objections." Do not read the first chapter
of Genesis to the man who wants to know how to be saved, nor
the Twenty-third Psalm to the man who does not believe that
he is a sinner. Not a day should be permitted to pass without
our Bible being opened and perused, and if we were thus
attentive to what God says, how much more peaceful would be
our experience, and how much more successful our Tinder-
takings. — Selected.

CHRIST THE CENTER

Every life must have a center. . Some lives center in
wealth ; hence mammon has its devotees. Some lives center
in pleasure ; hence we have the giddy circles of the gay.
Some lives center in fame; hence they cater to popular whim
and trim their sails to suit the breezes that blow.

But any life that i.s self-centered or world-centered is
wrong. The only true center for any life is Christ. Happily
we can focus our eyes upon Him and derive our powers from
Him and converge our energies toward Him, and confidently
expect to abide with Him forevermore.

Make Christ, therefore, the center of your life. — Baptist
S. S. Builder.

— Rev. C. W. Bates, church statistician, finds that the
Methodist Protestant Church has gained about two thousand
members in the last year, carrying the aggregate beyond all
precedent. The total number of members is now over 190,000.

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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

Senior Topic for Feb. 19: "Are the Teach-
ings of Jesus Up-to-Date?"

I
Plans for the Meeting

At least a week before the meeting the
loader should appoint three committees, de-
pending upon them to make a special study
of the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of Jesus'
teachings in the various phases of civilization.
One committee limited to the study of the
home community; another to national condi-
tions; another to international, etc.

II
Hints for the Leader

1. Our topic, "Are the Teachings of Jesus
Up-to-Date?" is one of much concern as we
look about us in our community life, our
national life, and our international life.

2. Would Jesus think His teachings up-to-
date in the world today if He were to visit
our industrial centers; our plaees of recrea-
tion and amusements? Raise the question in
regard to our political life, and our home
life, etc.

3. Tell what you think the conditions would
be if the commandments which Jesus gave
were lived arid practiced in our present civ-
ilization. "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind. . . . Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself." Matt. 22:
37; 39. l

III
Pertaining to the Topic
Are the teachings of Jesus up-to-date? This
question rises in our minds and we regret
that many decide in the negative. This isn't
because the teachings are not up-to-date, but
because we have failed to apply His teachings
to the whole of life. One writer holds that
the fault is with the world and not with the
teachings of Jesus. This is true, for the na-
tion that applies the teachings of Jesus is
the most up-to-date nation. The community
that applies the teachings of Jesus, which were
given almost two thousand years ago, is the
most desirable community in which to live.
The home that accepts the teachings of Jesus
and has Him as "the Unseen Guest at every
meal and the Silent Listener to every conver-
sation" is the happy home. The individual
who opens his hearts to Jesus and lives for
Him certainly is the up-to-date citizen.

IV
Correlation With S. S. Lesson
The Sunday school lesson treats two of the
notable miracles of Jesus. One over "Na-
ture," Mark 4:35-41; another, "the casting
out of the unclean spirit of a person," Mark
5:1-20. In the natural world today miracles
continue to take place. Who can explain
the growth of the little flower or the mystery
of the universe? Only God knows and con-
trols. In the realm of unclean personalities
miracles continue to happen. Lives which
were unclean are now clean. Only God knows
fully this miracle. Just so far as our civ-
ilization accepts and practices the teachings
of Jesus will our civilization be Christian.

To Be Read and Commented On

Principles of Prayer — Matt. 0:5-15.

Economy— Matt. 6:19-21.

Golden Rule— Matt. 7:12.

The Strength of the Church— Matt. 16:18.

Love of God — John 3:10.

Up-to-Date Commandments— Matt. 22:37-39.

VI
Questions for Discussion

1. Would you prefer a community that
failed to teach Jesus? Why not?

2. Tell where you have observed the effec-
tiveness of Jesus' teachings.

3. How could we make Jesus' teachings more
effective in our church life?

4. Is the world, behind the teachings of
Jesus or ahead of them?

VII

Five-Minute Talk

Have some business or professional man to

tell "How applicable the teachings of Jesus

are to the business and professional world of

today."

VIII
Poetry to the Point

ABOU BEN ADHEM
About Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An angel writing in a book of gold.
Exeeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the -presence in the room he said,
"What writest thou?" — The vision raised its

head,
And with a look made of all sweet accord,
Answered, "The names of those who love the

Lord."
"And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so,"
Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low,
But cheerily still : and said, "I pray thee, then,
Write me as one that loves his fellow-men."

The angle wrote, and vanished. The next

night
It came again with a great wakening light,
And showed the names whom love of God had

blessed,
And, lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.
— Leigh Hunt.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

Feb. 12. — Jesus Pictures the Kingdom of God.

Scripture Basis— Mark 1:14, 15; 4:1-34.

Golden Text — Thy kingdom come. Thy will
ho done, as in heaven, so on earth. Matt.
0:10.

The Gospel of the Kingdom

The first two verses of the lesson (not
printed in the quarterlies) give Jesus' simple
burning message to a dying people. We find:
1, The fulfilment of time ; 2, The presence
of the kingdom; 3, The imperative require-
ment.

The great Apostle stated (Gal. 4:4): "When
the fulness of time was come, God sent forth
His Son." Thus Jesus came in fulfilment of
prophecy and when the time was right. He
came as a light in a dark world. He brought

the kingdom of God to "the people that
walked in darkness." It was not an earthly
kingdom, but of the spiritual realm, for, said
He later in His ministry, "The kingdom of
God cometh not with observation * * * *
for behold, . the kingdom of God is within
you." (Luke 17:20, 21). The way to receive
the kingdom, or to become citizens thereof,
was, and still is, to repent and believe. That
is the message of the gospel today.

The Ground of the Kingdom
The first picture that Jesus paints in this
lesson (also not printed in the quarterlies)
is the parable commonly known as that of
The Sower. The application is obvious, for
upon the request of His disciples, Jesus gladly
explains the parable to them, who, He said,
should know the mysteries of the kingdom.
Spiritual things are spiritually discerned.
That is a partial reason, though an important
one, why the people of the world misunder-
stand the children of God. The former have
not become spiritually minded. What an
honor and a blessing Jesus thus bestows upon

us

Three important factors are observed in
this parable: The Sower, the seed, and the
soil or ground. At this time, Jesus was the
Sower. Since His ascension, evangelists, pas-
tors, and other disyjenscrs of the Word are
the sowers. What a responsibility is ours!
The seed has not changed since His day. It
is still the blessed gospel of salvation, found
in His Word. It still has life eternal within
its covers. Perse veringly and zealously
spread it broadcast, Christian friend, as Je-
sus had seen, and as you have doubtless seen
in this country, the farmer do with the
natural seed in his garden or on his farm.
Nor has the ground changed since the day of
Jesus. In this we find the kernel of the
parable, for it is from the different kinds
of ground that Jesus draws His lessons.

The wayside hearts are those which cannot
permanently retain the Word. They hear it in
Sunday school, during the church services of
worship, at prayer meeting, when revivals are
in progress. It fits their condition, but, as
we say, it goes in one ear and out the other.
The stony hearts are those that receive the
Word, but they do not possess the stamina,
the grit, the faith, to keep it against the days
of opposition and ridicule. The thorny hearts
are those who have been so attracted to ma-
terial things that they surrender them for
Christ's sake for only a brief period, then
they give up the Word rather than the world.
(See Matt. 10:26). But the fertile hearts are
those who have received and retained the
Word, and reaped abundant harvest.

Since there always will be these four va-
rieties of ground, let us not concern our-
selves about where the seed is falling, but be
absolutely sure that we are not lax in the
sowing.

The Growth of the Kingdom

We may be certain that the seed will germi-
nate and grow. As faithful sowers, we may
go to bed at night and sleep peacefully, know-
ing that God will use all of the natural
forces, as well as the spiritual if necessary,
to complete the growth. (See Isa. 55:10, 11).
Sometimes it has taken years, as with' the
pioneers in the' foreign fields, to witness this
growth, but it is bound to come. And when
it does, often it almost takes us off of our
feet, so abundant is the harvest.

February 9, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

The mustard seed, as we know, is very
small — not the smallest of seeds known to
botanists, but as Jesus probably meant, the
smallest which a farmer or gardener would
sow. "The quantity of a grain of mustard"
is recognized by the rabbis as the smallest
possible quantity. In Palestine the plant
grows to be an immense bush of ten or
twelve feet. It forms a protection for the
birds, as well as a feeding-place, for they
are fond of the seeds. Is not Christ's king-
dom so? It has grown and spread until it
has practically filled the whole earth, and
men, women and children find protection,
peace and provision among its branches. Nor
has it reached maturity yet, for there are still
thousands who have not experienced its joy
and contentment. Shall we not labor more
earnestly and faithfully than ever to extend
its branches over the whole earth?
Lesson for February 19

Two Miracles of Power — Mark 4:35 to 5:20.

Golden Text — Mark 4:41.

Note: That the Christian Endeavor helps
and Sunday school lesson on this page may
appear for the same Sunday hereafter, we
expect to discuss two of the latter next
week.— The Editor.

— Brother David Hunter, aged over 95 years,
died suddenly last Thursday evening. He was
walking across the floor when the end came.
He fell and life was extinct before anyone
could reach him. This termination of his life
was expected by his physician, as his heart
had shown signs of failure. The funeral was
held at Tabernacle church, of which he had
long been a member, on Saturday at 11
o'clock. Bev. T. M. Johnson conducted the
service and was assisted by Rev. C. E. Hodgin,
by Brother Hunter's special request. Other
ministers present were Eev. S. W. Taylor,
Dr. J. D. Williams, Dr. S. K. Spahr, and Bev.
T. P. McCulloch, and the editor of the Herald..
Brother Hunter was an extraordinary man.
Physically he was a man of unusual strength.
This was shown not only in his physique but
also in his long life. By reason of strength his
years were almost five score. He had a sound
mind in a sound body. He was a man of
good judgment, with his good common sense.
He thought for himself and was not swept
away by the hurrah of the crowd. Against
his protest he served in the Confederate army
in the war between the States. He looked
upon the war, as many people look upon it
now, as uncalled for and wrong. For per-
haps 70 years Brother Hunter has been one
of the pillars of Tabernacle church. He loved
the church and was grieved whenever anyone
showed a want of regard for the church. His
home was the preacher's home and he could
he counted on to be the pastor's friend. Near
the close of his life, after he had been inca-
pacitated by age to do any work, he gave
hundreds of dollars to High Point College.
Truly he was an extraordinary man, and we
can join with Dr. T. M. Johnson in wishing
that his mantle will fall upon others who will
continue the good works that distinguished
his life. His grandsons, though living far
away, were all in attendance at the funeral,
four stalwart young men, Guy, Speight, Wills,
and Harold Hunter, sons of his only son,
Brother J. S. Hunter, distinguished business
man, who was called hence in 1904.

Woman's Missionary I
Department

Miss Esther Ross, Editor

Miss Mary C. McCulloch, Assistant *

Address matter for immediate publication i

in this department to Miss Mary C. McCul- :

loch, 1705 Asheboro Street, Greensboro, N. C. ?

SPECIAL MEETINGS FOR FEBRUARY

I am sure I do not have to remind our
auxiliaries that the time is at hand for hold-
ing the public service authorized by our Gen-
eral Conference. This is the only public
meeting held during the year in which we
may appeal to our church for an offering to
help finance the building program of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society.

The North Carolina Branch depends upon
good offerings at the Thank-Offering meet-
ings to raise its Branch Budget, and our pas-
tors depend on them to help in raising their
General Conference Budgets. For both these
reasons our women must make every effort
Ipossible to hold successful meetings in
churches that have a W. F. M. S. The women
in churches that do not have missionary so-
cieties can render a real service by holding
Thank-Offering services for this purpose.

The other special meeting is to be held on
Friday, February 24, and is the day of prayer
for the women of the whole world. You may
find the program for this meeting in the
January Missionary Beeord. The Christian
women of the world will on that day 'unite
in praying for missions We must not neg-
lect the privilege of being of this great num-
ber of interceders at a throne of divine
grace. If several auxiliaries can unite in ob-
serving this day, the meeting will be more
inspiring, but even the shut-ins of our auxili-
aries may enter most heartily into the service.

The title of the book I promised you is,
"Missionary Methods for Church and Home,"
by Katherine Scherer Cronk, and it may be
obtained from our Publishing House at Balti-
more. MBS. GEO. B. BROWN.

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W. F. M. S. NOTICE
Miss Annie Forrest is ready to come to
North Carolina and help us with our Thank-
Offering services. Please notify me at once
if you want her help, and what time would
suit you best.

MBS. GEO. B, BBOWN.
Beidsville, N. C.

MARRIED

i....,

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NOTICE AUXILIARIES OF W. F. M. S.

Please remember that the treasurer's book
must close March 31st. Half of our budget
is yet to be raised and what we do must be
done quickly. In order to meet our Brauch
budget in full, each auxiliary must raise its
full assessment and go a little beyond. Har-
mony and Bock Creek have done this and wo
hope to hear from them again. Who'll be the
next?

MBS. S. W. TAYLOR, Treas.

—Mr. W. N. Everett, our Secretary of State,
has succumbed to angina pectoris after four
years of suffering.

Campbell- Webster

On Saturday afternoon at three o'clock in
the First Methodist Protestant parsonage on
Davis street, Burlington, Mr. Van Duley
Campbell and Miss Alta Webster were united
in marriage in the presence of only a few of
their friends and the pastor's family. The
pastor of the church officiated. These young
people are members of the Sapling Bidgo
Methodist Protestant Church but both have
been employed in Burlington for some time.
They will make their home in Burlington.
The good wishes of their many friends go
willi them in their new and happy venture.
- — • —

Wood-Aycock

January 30, at 5 o'clock p. m., in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. O'Briant, Bosemary,
N. G, Mr. Joe Wood, of Littleton, N. G, and
Miss Ethel Ayeock, of Enfield, N. C, were
quietly married, Bev. J. B. O'Briant offi-
ciating.

Maxwell-Troxler

On January 19 in the Friendship Methodist
Protestant church, Haw Biver charge, Mr.
George S. Maxwell and Miss Annie Troxler
were happily married, the pastor, Bev. George
L. Curry, officiating. There was present a
number of relatives and friends to witness
this beautiful marriage and to extend greet-
ings, best wishes and congratulations to this
interesting and very popular young couple.
Mr. Maxwell is a successful farmer and
stands high in the religious work of his
church and community. He is the very effi-
cient superintendent of the Friendship Sun-
day school. He received his educational
tarining at Monticello high school and High
Point college. Mrs. Maxwell is the beautiful
and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bobert F. Troxler. She is very popular among
a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
Among other church activities she is the effi-
cient pianist at Friendship church. She was
educated at Monticello high school and at
F.lon college.

Immediately after the ceremony the happy
couple left for an extended motoring trip
north, which will include Washington city
and other points of interest. Mr. and Mrs.
Maxwell will make their home near Brown
Summit, N. C.

We join the many friends of these inter-
esting young people in extending congratu-
lations and best wishes.

GEO. L. CUBBY.
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— A. C. Pickett, who married a sister of
Brother Otis Campbell, of Calvary church, was
buried last Monday at Bethany M. E. church,
near Liberty. Cancer caused his death after
three months of suffering. He is spoken of
as a successful farmer, good church worker
and citizen. He was 6S years old and leaves
four sons and five daughters.

—The Ministers Association of Greensboro
has put itself on record as opposing large
naval expansion. Telegrams were sent to
President Coolidge and Congressman Stedman
asking them to lead in opposition to proposed
expansion 'measures.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

February 9, 1928

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

L

South Winston Charge. — We had com-
munion service fourth Sunday morning; a
large number communed that day.

Preached that night at the Southside Meth-
odist Protestant. A very nice congregation
for that church.

The attendance and offerings are on the
increase. We feel encouraged in these.

We had with us Sunday, January 29, Brother
and Sister E. F. Allman from the Children's
Home, with 19 of the children. They ren-
dered us a fine program at Union Ridge at
11 o'clock.

The weather being so very bad we did not
have very many out, but all there enjoyed
the service. After the program we took an
offering for the Children's Home of $26.00.
Our people have not been giving regularly,
but 1 think this service will get hold of them
in a new way. After the service we served
dinner to all who stayed. After dinner we
went over to Southside church and they gave
us the same program there, not many out,
but what were enjoyed it.- The offering was
$7.08, making a total of $33.08. I trust this
is just a foretaste of what we may be able
to do in the near future.

I trust the Herald family will pray for us
as we strive to go forward in the name and
service of Jesus, trying in my weak way to
preach the gospel in its power and purity,
that God may use me to the saving fo souls.
P. L. KINNAMAN, P. C.

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Asheboro — Sunday being the first Sunday
of the month the entire Sunday school came
together for the closing in order to hear the
report of the previous month. We were very
proud of the January report. As we very
well remember, we had some cold Sundays
during the month of January, which of course
hurt the attendance, but the average atten-
dance for the month was 161.

The Workers' Council will hold its regular
monthly meeting Monday evening, the 13th,
and the entire Sunday school is invited to be
present, as a social will follow the business
meeting. The menu will be "milk and corn-
much," or "corn-mush and milk." This is an
unusual menu to be served at a social, but
feel sure everyone is going to enjoy the occa-
sion.

A very good congregation was present at
the morning service. The pastor preached on
"Some Things Which Jesus Emphasized,"
which was interesting.

A meeting was held at 3 o'clock in the in-'
terest of a Young People's Convention to be
held for the young people in Randolph Coun-
ty, March 21-22, 192S. Miss Alberson, of Ra-
leigh, a worker of the North Carolina Sunday
School Association, was the speaker. The
church was nearly full of interested people
which represented the different churches of
the county. At the evening hour she made
an interesting talk on the "Asheboro Baby,"
or the "Human Baby," She says the baby is
ripe at the age of 24.

Monday evening the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society meets with Miss Lollie Jones
for the monthly business meeting.

Tuesday evening Mi-. Hackney, of High
Point, will meet with the Boy Scouts in the
social room of the church at 7:30 o'clock.
These meetings will continue each Tuesday
evening for a few weeks to help the boys.
Two troops have been organized recently and
he will meet with both troops at the same
hour.

Miss Esther Ross has been very ill and had
to stay in for a week but glad to report she
is out again and able to be back in the office.
MISS EXIE CALICOTT, Reporter.

Feb. 6. 1928.

West Forsyth Circuit. — The past Sunday
was another unfavorable Sunday. The clouds
were lowering, sprinkling often enough to
make one apprehensive of a downpour. The
mud was deep enough to make driving risky
and walking almost impossible. However,
the pastor was at Baltimore in the morning
and at Stony Knoll in the afternoon. At
each place a small but seemingly interested
number of worshipers heard with such good
attention that preaching to them was a real
pleasure. Then to Pleasant Hill for the eve-
ning hour to meet with the C. E. Society.
A band of earnest young people these are,
whose growing interest in the work presages
much for the future. The impression of be-
ing with them made a tired pastor forget the
weariness of contending with the mud and
dampness for so many hours.

The parsonage is still supplied with fresh
meat. The Hunters have hunted us; Brother
Clinton Sprinkle sprinkled us and the Long
roll has grown longer. May God bless their
material things, and give them rich supplies
of His grace. C. II. WHITAKER.

Calvary, Greensboro. — Brother A. C. Dixon,
the efficient reporter from this church for the
past three years, has accepted the position
for another year, and it may be possible, will
have a report in this issue of the Herald.
But there are some things I should like to
say as the pastor. Some of them may be a
bit stale now, for they go back to the Christ-
mas season.

The pageant, "At the Door of the Inn," was
presented twice, both times splendidly done,
and greatly appreciated by those who saw and
heard it. A great deal of credit is due those
who took part in it, and those who helped
get it up. Some of the folks worked until
after midnight getting the "properties" ready.
The parsonage family acknowledge with
thanks numerous Christmas cards and tokens
of good will from members of the church here
and friends throughout the conference.

huring the Christmas season, the Ladies'
Aid placed a suit of sitting room furniture
in the parsonage, Mrs. J. A. Cox donated a
rocker,, and Brother Cox made a table for the
telephone. All add to our comfort and con-
venience.

Brothers Sullivan and Wagoner have placed
shelves in the pastor's study at the church,
and Brother Cox has put in "pigeon holes"
and stationery racks. The Sunday school has
had a telephone installed. So the preacher
is all ready for study — if he can only find the
time to do it.

These same brethren, particularly Brother
S., have been busy in the church hut, and have
added two more classrooms, besides making a
number of other improvements. Brother
Waugh has given a cabinet for the literature.

In celebration of Christian Endeavor week,
last Friday night a supper was held in the
hut. Some 30 sat down to a good meal, and
greatly enjoyed the evening of songs and
speeches and games. One result of the ban-
quet was shown last night in the largest at-
tendance at the Christian Endeavor Society
meeting that the society has had since it was
organized.

And that word largest can be applied to the
attendance at Sunday school last Sunday
morning. For months those in charge have
been trying to get 200 out. Yesterday the at-
tendance reached 205.

There has been a good increase in the
church membership so far this year, with in-
dications that the record for increase will
be broken before the year closes. This
church has a great field, and there is no rea-
son why it should not grow into one of the
largest churches in the Conference. This
preacher is delighted with the opportunity for
service that the church affords.

C. W. BATES, Pastor.

Bess Chapel Charge.— At the 11 o'clock
service last Sunday morning our pastor, Rev.
M. C. Henderson, delivered a very interest-
ing and helpful sermon. The good-sized con-
gregation Sunday gave evidence that our peo-
ple are taking a deep interest in the church
work. Our pastor and his family are taking
a lively interest in the different organiza-
tions of the church and we are indeed glad
to have their help.

Our Sunday school is growing in spite of
the cold weather, and we hope to see it much
larger as spring approaches. Let's all try
to attend regularly and bring someone with
us.

Our second quarterly conference will be
held at Bessemer City Friday, February 10.

Rev. and Mrs. Henderson took dinner at
the home of Mr. F. W. Baxter Sunday.

We are glad to know that Mrs. Ida Baxter
is able to be out again. REPORTER.

Asheville. — Sunday was a good day for us.
Brother Casto's message in the morning and
Brother Van Meter's at night were both most
helpful.

Brother E. C. Fawcett has blessed us 'with
stirring talks recently. We are most fortu-
nate to have these spiritual men on Sundays
and Wednesdays.

Miss Mclntyre entertained our Christian
Endeavor members last Tuesday night.

Next Sunday Brother Casto will hold a
communion service in connection with the
morning service.

The heads of the departments will meet
this, Wednesday, night after prayer meeting

Little Bettie Jane, daughter of Brother and
Mrs. E. H. Pratt, is quite ill. We are pray-
ing for her recovery.

Mrs. C. C. McNeil is still improving.

Rev. J. S. Williams is almost well from a
minor operation three weeks ago.

Our second quarterly conference is an-
nounced for February 15. REPORTER.

Concord. — One of the most interesting and
enjoyable features of the church's activities
was the Young People's Banquet last Thurs-
day night. A large crowd was present and
everyone enjoyed the program, which was un-
der the leadership of Rev. Lawrence Little.
Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Anderson, of Albemarle,

February 9, 1923

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

and IS of their fine young people were pres-
ent, besides several other out-of-town visitors,
which we were delighted to have.

Since our last report the following young
ladies have been received into the church:
Misses Annie Lee and Mary Aycock and Pau-
line Furr, coming from' Epworth M. E.
church, and Grace Beaver from the Presby-
terian church. We are glad to have these
splendid girls unite with us.

Mr. N. J. Miles, of Enfield, spent a few days
here and sang at both services at our church
last Sunday to the delight of the large con-
gregations.

Our .pastor, Rev. G. H. Hendry, is under-
going an operation on his eyes this (Mon-
day) afternoon. We trust it will be success-
ful!. MRS. D. A. McLAUEIN.

Liberty-Siler City.— Nothing startling has
been happening here, but the work is going
steadily on. Bad weather and deep colds
have hindered a bit, but in every way the
work seems hopeful at both churches.
Herald Subscriptions
The Christian Endeavorers at each church
gave, splendid help in canvassing for sub-
scriptions and renewals for the Methodist
Protestant Herald. We have already sent in
subscriptions enough to put us far beyond
our quota, and we hope to send in a few
more.

Rev. N. G. Bethea With Us
On Sunday evening, January 29, Rev. N. Q.
Bethea, of Loxington, was with us in Lib-
erty and told in a most interesting way of his
recent trip through) the Holy Land. He
spoke for more than an hour, and there was
not a dull moment during the entire message.
Some parts of the message were amusing, all
of it was instructive, and much of it was
genuinely inspiring. We took an offering.
I am sorry it was not larger, and gave it to
him for State Street church. Brother Bethea
has been going out and delivering this mes-
sage for the benefit of the State Street
church building fund. He pays his own ex-
penses and turns over what he collects thereon
to his church treasurer for the church.

I am taking the liberty to suggest that if
a Ladies' Aid Society, or a Missionary So-
ciety, wishes to make some money for their
local society and will arrange a date with
Brother Bethea, I feel sure he will be glad
to visit your church and give this splendid
message for one-half the receipts, and then
he will give his share to State Street church.
You arrange the meeting, sell the tickets, and
he will give your audience an hour of thrill
and uplift. Tou will thus lieip your own
society and State Street church.
Our Parsonage
The parsonage for this charge is looking
very much like a house fit for a preacher to
live in, though it is far from finished. The
rains and sleets have kept the contractor
from making the progress he would like, but
ere long we will be living in it.
Gratitude Gift
We are not yet ready to make any definite
report on the Gratitude Gift, but we have
our committees at work, and hope to be
ready with an encouraging report at the
proper time.

In the group meetings, held by Brother
Taylor and Dr. Straughn, agent, a motion
was made to make the fourth Sunday in Feb-

ruary "Gratitude Gift Sunday" in the North
Carolina conference. I wish all our pastors
and laymen could have heard Dr. Straughn's
message, as delivered in Burlington, for then
I feel sure we would speedily say with our
gifts just how grateful we are to God for
His smiling providence upon our church for
one hundred years.

Our Sick
Two weeks ago yesterday, Mr. J. W. Curtis,
of Liberty, was operated upon for appendi-
citis, in the Wesley Long Hospital in Greens-
boro. Yesterday he came home, and is well
on the way to recovery. Three days later
Mrs. J. Wade Siler underwent a similar op-
eration in the same hospital. She is ex-
pected home in the early part of this week.
Miss McLaughin and Mr. Pierce, of Siler City,
are both in St. Leo's Hospital in Greensboro,
having undergone operations for appendicitis.
They were both doing well last Thursday and
will soon return home. We thank the dear
Father for His goodness to these dear people.
Yours in His blessed service,

A. G. DIXON.

Grace Church, Greensboro. — January 31 the
Ladies' Aid Society gave a reception in honor
of Eev. and Mrs. E. J. Tamblyn in the Hut.
The receiving line was composed of Mrs. T. D.
Sharpe, president of the society, Dr. S. K.
Spahr, Eev. and Mrs. C. W. Bates, Eev. and
Mrs. B. C. Stubbing, Eev. J. D. Williams, and
Eev. and Mrs. S. W. Taylor, president of
the N. C. Conference.

The address of welcome was given by Mr.
J. Norman Wills. Mr. Tamblyn responded.
Dr. Taylor then spoke concerning the con-
ference. Dr. Spahr, Mr. Bates and Mr. Stub-
bins were then heard from.

Ice cream and cake were then served by
members of the society.

After the refreshments, the company was
delightfully entertained with several musical
selections by Mrs. K. C. Benbow and Mr.
Bynuni Clapp.

The Ladies' Air Society presented Mrs. Tam-
blyn with a basket of beautiful pink roses.

The audience, and especially Mr. Tamblyn,
was delighted to have the presence of Dr.
J. F. MeCulloch, a former member of Grace
church.

Despite the bitter cold weather many peo-
ple were present to greet the new pastor and
his wife.

Wednesday evening, February 15. at 7:30.
the Woman's Missionary Society will present
the play, "The Color Line," at the Hut.

This play received much favorable comment
at the Student Volunteer Movement recently
held in Detroit. It deals with modern China
and her trials of war. It shows vary plainly
the way Americans treat the Chinese.

C. J. J.

Siler City. — Last Sunday morning our pas-
tor brought to us some very interesting facts
about the Methodist Protestant Church, which
was very appropriate because of the Grati-
tude Gifts which are continually coming in at
the present time. We have never heard a
more inspiring sermon than that delivered
by our pastor Sunday evening on the subject,
"Our Heavenly Home."

Our Sunday school is making rapid progress
toward the attendance goal made at the be-
ginning of the year, which was an average of
100. Last Sunday there were 99 present. Only

a few Sundays ago the attendance went above
the hundred mark, and with the nice spring
weather approaching, we are quite certain we
will reach our goal and probably go beyond.

"The Trip Around the World" will be given
at our church Thursday, February 10, by the
Senior Christian Endeavorers. This program
has been carefully planned by Mrs. Dixon,
who is well informed along this line, and a
number of other committees: and it will be
very educational to all those who attend. The
proceeds will go for beautifying the interior
of the church.

Mrs. Dixon left last Monday for Baltimore
where she will attend a 'missionary meeting.
EEPORTEE.

Friendship, North Davidson Charge.— Eev.

R. S. Troxler filled his appointment February
5, giving a very impressive sermon.

Due to an epidemic of measles in this com-
munity, the attendance in Sunday school has
not been so good for the past month. We
had only 75 present February 5th.

Brother Troxler explained the Methodist
Protestant Centennial Gratitude Gift to us
Sunday, and in connection with this plans
are being made for a pageant, "The Church
of Our Fathers." to be presented at our
church on Sunday, March 4. Our church
is one among the oldest in North Carolina,
having been organized in 1S34.

LONA WALSEE, Reporter.

State Street Church.— Because of the epi-
demic of measles our Sunday school atten-
dance was a little below normal Sunday morn-
ing.

The address by Dr. Straughn Wednesday
afternoon was interesting and instructive.
Many things not quite clear to some of us
concerning the Gratitude Gift were clearly
explained.

The city C. E. Union met at the Second Re-
formed church last Thursday evening. All
the societies of the city were well repre-
sented. Dacotah Presbyterian Society was
the only one having a hundred percent at-
tendance, however, and therefore carried the
banner from the Second Reformed Society
where it had been for the past quarter.

The Missionary Society met at the parson-
age last Thursday afternoon ; a good program
was given and all present were helped by it.

Plans are being discussed by Mrs. Harkey
and her Sunday school class of young ladies
for a social to be given some time soon. This
affair promises to be an evening of clean
fun and enjoyment. Everything is to be
entirely original and as the young ladies say,
"something different."

Dr. Brannock has divided his class of men
into two sections and put on a contest to see
which side will get the most new members
in a certain length of time. Just what for-
feit the losing side will have to pay has not
been made public. EEPORTEE.

Community Church. Thomasville.— Even
though the night was damp and rainy, 800
people assembled in Community church Sun-
day night, February 5th, for the pageant-
play, "The Dream That Came True," with 50
participants.

"The Dream That Came True" is both Bib-
Heal and modern, in three parts. The first
part was in the Walden home with Mr. and
Mrs. Walden played by Mr. J. C. Lloyd and

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Mrs. J. W. Boyles, Alice and Tommy played
by Kathryn Welborn and Dale Tysinger and
Bobby and Teddy played by Edward Hall and
Zelda Home. Mr. Walden is disturbed with
the unusual amount of family bills; Mis.
Walden lias just purchased a tea gown and
a party dress; Alice displays her new party
gown and Tommy goes out for the evening,
using the family ear and appeals to his father
for money. Bobby has saved a few pennies
in a bank which is all that he has to give
for the missionary. Teddy touches her
father's cold heart a bit by reminding him
that God was glad to give His Son. Mr. and
Mrs. Morgan call in the Walden home to ask .
Mrs. Walden to teach a Sunday school class
and to try to shaw Mr. Walden his steward-
ship. Mrs. Walden thinks she hasn't time to
teach a class although she has time for every-
thing else; Mr. Walden thinks that tithing
would be unreasonable, preposterous. How-
ever, after Teddy's good-night talk with her
daddy, Mr. Walden falls to thinkiug; he picks
up his Bible to read, but falls asleep and
and dreams a dream or sees a vision, he hard-
ly knows which.

The second part of the pageant-play is the
vision which Mr. Walden has. Here, the Spir-
it of Stewardship, played by Mrs. Max
Moore, appears under the white spotlight and
in eight Biblical episodes speaks to Mr. Wal-
den, trying to show him his stewardship. The
first episode is the Cain and Abel story pre-
sented in costume and dialogue under the
colored spotlight, the Voice behind the scene,
Rev. H. W. Maier, representing the Voice of
God, speaks at intervals. The second epi-
sode depicts in like manner the story of Naa-
' man, Elisha and Gehazi ; the third episode
the story of the Foolish Farmer; the fourth
episode, the Eich Young Euler; the fifth, the
Lord of Talents and the three servants ; sixth,
the Widow's Mite; the seventh, the Ten Vir-
gins; and the eighth, the final day of judg-
ment. In the eighth episode, Teddy, seeing
her father on the side with the unrighteous,
calls out, "Come over to our side, daddy."
The pageant dies away and Teddy is on her
father's knee receiving her father's promise
that he will go to Sunday school with her
next Sunday. Mr. Walden reappears and to-
gether Mr. and Mrs. Walden pledge to each
other to live the life of the righteous stew-
ard.

The third part closes with Mr. Walden on
Ids knees in a prayer of consecration when
the soloist, Mrs. C. F. Finch, sings, "Take My
Life and Let It Be Consecrated, Lord, to
Thee."

Immediately following the pageant-play,
different size candles were lighted to repre-
sent different amounts given. The thank-of-
fering totaled $106.10 and will be sent as
thank-offering, to the W. H. M. S. and the
W F M. S. from Community church.

M.

Pleasant Grove— We were very glad indeed
to have Hev. Paul S. Kennett preach for us
the fifth Sunday in the absence of our pas-
tor. He preached a very interesting and
helpful sermon.

Owing to the weather and roads the quar-
terly conference was postponed to next Tues-
day night. We hope to have a goodly num-
ber present.

The superintendent, Mr. Teague, seemed
very much encouraged with the attendance

Sunday. He said he felt that there was some
real interest shown where so many came to
Sunday school and preaching when the weath-
er was so unfavorable.

The Lord's Supper was administered to a
large number. Brother Reynolds used the
order of service from the M. P. Hymnal.

The Ladies' Aid Society will hold its Feb-
ruary meeting Wednesday afternoon in the
home of Mrs. O. W. Cecil in High Point.

MRS. R. J. KENNEDY, Reporter.

Cid, Denton Charge.— The reporter has had
heart-rending sickness. First, my daughter,
Mrs. Hal Harris, for nearly four weeks before
Christmas was real sick and went to a hos-
pital for treatment; glad to say she has im-
proved very much; and on Christmas night
the reporter was taken real sick and nearly
had pneumonia; then in about 10 days took
an acute attack of sciatica, which left her
in room for over three weeks. But, thankful
to say I am now able to do some work. Have
not been able to get to my church for the
Sunday school, which I cherish so much. I
am like the Piney Grove correspondent said
last week: "This world would have no charm
if it were not for the church to which we
love to go and worship" sweet Jesus, the
one that keeps us day by day. I wish to
thank all my friends for their aid and assis-
tance during my illness, for they were faith-
ful.

Rev. E. A. Bingham, accompanied by Rev.
S. W. Taylor, our president, filled their ap-
pointment Sunday at Cid and Rev. Mr. Taylor
delivered a fine message to a faithful few.
The weather and roads accounted for the ab-
sence of many.

I am glad to see so many encouraging re-
ports in the dear old Herald ; for through this
paper we keep in touch with each other.
For an old, old friend's name is better in
print than none at all.

Our cottage prayer meetings are still going
on. It was at Mr. Ben Parrish's home last
Saturday night ; had a good spiritual meeting.
It goes to the home of Mr. Isaac Black next
Saturday night-
Miss Sadie Kindley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Kindley, and Mr. Clyde Hughes, son
of the late Frank Hughes, were married on
the 29th of January- Our best wishes go
with them through life.

Mrs. Delia Wright is spending the winter
in Thomasville with her children.

Mr. Bert Byerly, of Thomasville, was buried
at Walter's Grove last Friday.

The four months' old child of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Gallimore was buried at Piney Grove
last Thursday. Much sympathy to all the
bereaved ones.

Our superintendent, Mr. C. 0. Leonard, is
faithful and brings us some good messages.
Mrs. C. M. Craver is sick.
We have been listening to hear from our
ex-minister, Rev. M. C. Henderson, and fam-
ily. REPORTER.

February 9, 1928

of a closer relationship with God. How this
and this alone would make the church go
forward as it should. It was indeed a great
sermon, and was presented with much foree
and zeal. I am sure no one except one with
a heart full- of the love of God and a great
amount of experience and study could ever
have preached it. The large crowd that al-
most filled the church seemed to be charmed
by his great message.

After the preaching service Brother Taylor
asked if the people here would not like to
pay their college assessment. In just a few
minutes it was raised and over paid about
six dollars. It seem that the people had
caught the spirit of "Go Forward."

There was a good attendance at Sunday
school Sunday, there being 109 present.
Brother Bingham and his family are certainly
very dear to the people here. Just to see Mr.
Bingham's smiling face makes one feel a
thrill run through their soul and know that
he lives close to his Master. May we all try
to make our lives more pure and useful
by their being among us.

A MEMBER.

Denton.— Sunday was a great day for our
church here. President Taylor was with us
and preached at the 11 o'clock hour. He
spoke of how God expected us as a church
today to "go forward." He made it very plain
that he felt it his duty and privilege to see
that the Methodist Protestant Church as a
whole "goes forward" in his field of work
here in North Carolina. He stressed the need

High Point.— A solemn and impressive com-
munion service was held at the First church
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, in which prac-
tically the entire large congregation partici-
pated. Dr. Spahr made a brief talk on
"Showing the Lord's Death," and was assisted
in the celebration by Rev. E. Lester Ballard,
associate pastor, and Rev. Fred W. Paschal,
student in Theological Seminary. A large "
number of children from the Junior church
and many young people joined in this de-
lightful service.

At the evening service Professor P. E.
Lindley delivered a forceful message on
"Hearing the Word of God." Mr. Lindley
is very popular with the congregation, and
is always heard most gladly. At the morn-
ing service the solo parts of the anthem, "Let
All the Earth Their Voices Raise," were ren-
dered by Rev. E. L. Ballard in a pleasing
manner,' and Mrs. J. Hobart Allred sang a
pretty solo. At the evening service Messrs.
Ballard, Schultheiss, Koonce, and Davis sang
n quartette.

Last Friday evening the executive commit-
tee of the Senior Christian Endeavor Society
was entertained by Miss Mary Koonce and
Mr. and Mrs. Carey Davis at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Koonce.

On Monday afternoon the two missionary
societies met in monthly session at the church
with the two presidents, Mrs. C. L. Whitaker
and Mrs. E. L. Ballard, acting as presiding
officers. There was an attendance of 21 mem-
bers. Circle No. 1, Mrs. Diffee, chairman,
had charge of the program and the Question
Box for December and also January was con-
ducted. In the Home Society the sum of
$20.00 was contributed to Bethel Home. It
was decided to hold a prayer meeting on
February 24th, the Day of Prayer to be ob-
served throughout the country, and a com-
mittee was appointed to make plans for it.
A nominating committee for officers for next
year was appointed as follows: Mrs. J. A.
Gray, chairman, Mrs. L. J. Diffee and Mrs.
P. T. Crawford. A motion to divide the
Home Society into circles was carried. Both
societies are working diligently to collect
dues and pledges in order to close the year's
work in March.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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At the Workers' Council meeting on Tues-
day evening an interesting debate on the
question, "Resolved, That the Worship Pro-
gram is more important than the Lesson
Study," will be held.

A most interesting survey was made last
Sunday by Prof. T. C. Johnson's class of
journalism in the college which revealed the
fact that approximately 4,500 persons attend-
ed divine worship in the various churches
of High Point on that day, which is not a
bad showing in a population of 25,000 and
weather conditions were not ideal. Green
Street Baptist church made the best atten-
dance record of 600 with Wesley Memorial
M. E. church following with 500 present. The
longest sermon occupied 50 minutes and the
shortest 20 minutes with an average of 31
minutes.

We are sorry to note the illness of Mrs.
M.. E. W. Green and Mrs. D. E. White, who
are missed from services.

Mrs. J. A. Tussey, who has been confined
to High Point Hospital for four months on
. account of a broken hip, has recovered suffi-
ciently to be removed to her home.

We are sorry to hear that Miss Dorothy
Rankin is suffering from tonsilitis.

Mr. E. L. Douglas is away from home on
a business trip of several weeks for McEwen
Lumber Company.

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gray and children went
to Charlotte Saturday to attend the golden
wedding celebration of Mrs. Gray's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hutchison.

Lineberry, Davidson Charge. — The usual
services were held last Sunday with very good
attendance. Pastor Ridge preached a very
impressive sermon which was food to our
hungry souls.

On Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock a
Sunday school convention was held at our
church. The splendid talks and songs from
members of various churches were greatly en-
joyed by all present.

Our Sunday school superintendent, A. H.
Eeid, has been absent for several Sundays on
account of sickness; we hope he will soon
be with us again. Also our choir leader,
Brother Grady Burkhead, is sick.

Brother Reid and Brother Burkhead are
always present unless sickness prevents.

On account of bad weather and the service
at Denton, only a small number were pres-
ent at Christian Endeavor Sunday night. But
still we felt the Lord was with us and our
program was not a complete failure.

When the weather opens up we hope our
Sunday school and Christian Endeavor at-
tendance will greatly increase.

REPORTER,

Denton Charge. — Last Saturday afternoon
we were glad to have Eev. S. W. Taylor with
us in a conference with the Jerusalem mem-
bers. On Sunday President Taylor filled my
regular appointments at Denton and Cid. All
of his messages were encouraging and help-
ful. The congregation was very good Sunday
morning, but in the afternoon and night the
rain hindered many from coming. We had
hoped to get more of the members from the
country churches to Denton if the weather
had been good. We were glad to have Eev.
C. E. Ridge and family with us at the eve-
ning service at Denton. Brother Taylor se-
cured $36.00 in pledges for the running ex-

penses of High Point College from the church
at Denton. Of this amount $25 was paid Sun-
day. We have also arranged with Jerusalem
and Cid a joint committee to meet at N. W.
Lanear's store Saturday afternoon, February
11, for the purpose of trying to unite the
two churches in an effort to build a new
church on the Denton and Lexington road
near where the Thomas vil I e road meets the
Lexington road. We feel that this would be
a better location for Cid church, and would
be moving it in "the direction of Jerusalem
church. All speak very highly of our new
president, and we wish to extend the invita-
tion to him to come again any time it is
convenient.

The Denton church has secured 25 copies
pf primary song books for the Junior choir.
We fell this will mean much to the children
and to the church. Mr. S. C. Bristow was
received into Denton church Sunday morning.
E. A. BINGHAM.

Henderson.— Although silent for some
weeks, we are nevertheless active. I will try
to be brief in the reports of some of our
numerous organizations and their progress.

On January 12th, the Young Ladies' League
held their business meeting with Miss Eliz-
abeth Fox. Mrs. Annie Mae Mcintosh pre-
sided in the absence of the president. The
devotionals were conducted by Mrs. Mcintosh.
Miss Lucy Taylor, assistant secretary, acted
in the absence of Mrs. Tal Beckham, secre-
tary. The general routine of business was
conducted, followed by committee reports.
During the period of new business the society
voted to send a box of linens to the Bethel
Home. A committee for collecting these was
appointed. Rev. R, A. Hunter had charge of
the program and told of the splendid work
being done at Bethel Home by Eev. Homer
Casto. The meeting was closed by prayer. A
tempting salad course was then served.

A most interesting meeting of the W. H.
M. S. was held Monday afternoon, January
16th, with Mrs. Clyde L. Finch. This being
the first meeting of the new calendar year,
it was indeed encouraging to have 20 mem-
bers present. The necessary busines of the
societies was transacted. At the close of the
business the program committee took charge,
the main topic being "Our Work in India.''
Miss Myra Hight gave a most interesting ac-
count of the work in that field, using sev-
eral references from our missionaries who
are laboring there. Mrs. O. O. Young also
told of the great needs and results of our
work there. The meeting closed with a spe-
cial prayer for our missionaries and work
in India, offered by Mrs. R. A. Hunter.

The prayer meetings are still in charge of
the Christian Endeavorers and Wednesday
night, January 18th, the subject of "India"
was discussed by Mrs. Clyde L. Finch. Dur-
ing the evening, Charlie Hight, Jr., played
a violin solo, accompanied by Mrs. Finch.

On Wednesday night, January 25th, Miss
Katherine Hight discussed our Home Mission-
ary work. This was very interesting indeed
and the leader gave, in a most attractive man-
ner, the various works being carried on in
our land by the Methodist Protestants. A
vocal solo by Mr. Clyde L. Finch, accom-
panied by Mrs. C. S. Finch, was greatly en-
joyed.

January 29th, being the fifth Sunday, Rally
Day was held at the M. P. church here. A

splendid program had been prepared and din-
ner served in the basement, but owing to
the snow and bad weather the attendance
was not as large as it would have been. At
the 11 o'clock session, Dr. E. H. Broughton,
of Raleigh, N. C, delivered a most wonder-
ful address on "Reformation versus Regen-
eration." There were two special anthems
by the choir, and a duet, by Miss Maxine
Taylor and W. P. Garrett, which were very
enjoyable. Lunch was served at 1 o'clock.
The afternoon session was opened by an or-
gan selection by Mrs. Hattie Harris Perkins,
of Raleigh. "Holy City" was then beautifully
rendered by Mrs. S. E. Watson at the organ,
Mrs. F. R. Harris, piano, Lawrence Harris,
violin. C. B-. Baskett, of Spring Valley
church, read a very interesting paper from
the "Methodist Protestant." After a few re-
marks by the president, and general business
discusions the services were closed by Eev.
E. A. Hunter. We are very sorry that so
many people were unable to be with us for
this service. There is always an inspiration
to be had by such fellowship and a great joy
experienced when we learn that so many
are striving for so great a common interest,
that of advancing the work of our Master.

February 1st, Miss Elizabeth Fox had
charge of the missionary talk at prayer meet-
ing. Her topic was "China." This was very
interesting and Miss Fox told of the growth
of our work there, and of the hindrances
now, due to the civil war in China. There
has been much interest shown in these meet-
ings, and a wider and clearer knowledge of
the real workings of our missionary forces
brought to the minds of our people in gen-
eral. The High Point College will be dis-
cussed by Miss Maxine Taylor this Wednes-
day night.

Sunday morning, February 5th, Eev. James
H. Straughn, of Washington, D. C, spoke at
the 11 o'clock service in the interest of the
Centennial which is to be held in Baltimore
May 16th, 1928. A good congregation was
present and by a pleasing manner and de-
scriptive narrative we were carried into that
great occasion which is to be one of the out-
standing events of our Methodist Protestant
history. Eev. Mr. Straughn is indeed a cap-
able speaker and one suited to his task. We
were glad to have him, also Rev. M. Ivey
Crutchfield, of Littleton, who was with us
for this service.

There is a great deal of sickness among our
membership and yet we are going on in our
Master's labors. The Sunday school is doing
good work and we feel the presence of His
mighty hand. Pray for us that we may con-
tinue to go forward. REPORTER.

Enfield. — Last Sunday was our regular ap-
pointment at VVhitakerJs Chapel. It was
communion Sunday and a fair crowd came
notwithstanding the weather was unlikely.
We have some fine people in the community
who are very much interested in the future
of this church. Among these are a number
of young people who are wide-awake and
capable of giving their church a lift.

In the afternoon the writer conducted the
funeral of Miss Harriet D. Lewis in the neigh-
borhood of Roseneath church. She had lived
to a ripe old age, being SI. Although not a
member of our Roseneath church, yet she had
been a faithful attendant at all services. She
was laid to rest in the family cemetery in a

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February' 9, 19^8

tVw hundred yards of the church.

On account of the funeral services the aft-
ernoon appointment was called off. However,
there will lie the regular appointment next
firsl Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

We continue to be showered with many
kindnesses from our people here. We repeat
our -loop gratitude for their gifts.

One of our oldest members of the Whitakers
Chapel church, Mrs. Alice Whitehead, is still
in the Rocky Mount Hospital. We trust that
those of her acquaintance will make it a
point to call in and see her. On account of
her age she will have to stay there some lit-
tle time. If we cannot go to see her we
can at least pray for her.

J. CLYDE ATJMAN.

S. S. Report, Mt. Lebanon. — The Sunday

school at Mount Lebanon church, Eandleman,
is not as large as some schools, but I think
\vc are doing as good work as many, and our
collections will compare favorably with others
of larger enrollment. Last year the collec-
tion from the eight classes amounted to
$269.26; $101.95 of this amount was sent to
our Children's Home.

A Christmas treat was given to each mem-
ber of the Sunday school and some of the
poor and sick in town were remembered also.

Mr. Ed Jarrett has been re-elected super-
intendent of the school for 1928. He is al-
ways at his post and faithfully discharges
his duty.

Miss Ruth. White was elected pianist and
renders acceptable service.

It is encouraging to see so many old men
and old holies in our school, but there are
stilt others who should come.

During the month of January our average
attendance has been 72.2 and our collections
have amounted to $16.58. Every first Sun-
day our collection goes to our Children's
Home.

The old ladies' class presented the writer
a beautiful silk muffler as Christmas gift in
appreciation of her services as teacher of
their class. This was duly appreciated and
we feel encouraged to give them our very
best service.

We are glad to have two of the high school
teachers join our Sunday school this year.

Mrs. W. II. Neese will entertain the young
ladies' class at the parsonage next Tuesday
night. They have a large class of young
ladies.

We are hoping this will be the best year
yet for our Sunday school.

MRS. J. F. DOSIER, S. S. Reporter.

PASTORS. PLEASE NOTICE

Conference voted that the pastors should
remit money for Conference Journals within
30 days after they were received. The thirty
days are up. I have received something like
one hundred dollars. I am anxious to pay
the printer. Won't you please send me your
Journal money? And make your check pay-
able to C. W. Lutes, See'y. Thank you. My
address is 1113 Bellevue St., Greensboro, X." C.
•♦*

—Brother W. L. Ward has been elected
president of Asheboro Chamber of Commerce.
Members of our last annual conference will
remember him as the lay member of the sta-
tioning committee,

— Mrs, George R. Sockwell lias returned to
her home from Wesley Long Hospital.

QUOTA FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR METH-
ODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Rec'd Since
Charge Goal . Nov. 1

Alamance .56 3

Albemarle 15 2

Anderson 35

Asheboro 35 35

Asheville 20

Bess Chapel 25

Bessemer City 11

Bethesda 10

Burlington 75 29

Caroleen 15

Charlotte 20 14

Chase City 11 1

Chatham 22 3

Cleveland 00 3

Concord 30 2

Connelly Springs 10

Creswell 40

Davidson 54 11

Democrat 20 4

Denton 42 23

Draper 11 2

Enfield 19 8

Fairview 30 4

Fallston 95 4

Flat Rock 80 3

Friendship 25 16

Forsyth 48 5

Fountain Place 10

Gibsonville 28 4

Glen Raven 33 9

Graham 26 28

Granville 62 6

Greenbsoro, Calvary 16 8

Greensboro, Grace 30 1

Greensboro, St. Paul 16

Greensboro, West End 25 3

Greenville 47 4

Guilford 37 5

Halifax 50 10

Haw River 48 21

Henderson 40 8

High Point, Eng. St 14 6

High Point, First 65 9

High Point, Lebanon 22 3

High Point, Welch Mem 30 10

Jerusalem 10

Kannapolis 5

Kemersville 37 12

Lexington, State St 10 18

Lexington, South 20 1

Lincolnton 20 1

Littleton 54 9

Mebane 23 23

Mecklenburg 30 7

Melton's Grove 5

Midland 60 4

Mt. Carmel 10

Mocksville 45 7

Moriah 8

Mt. Ilermon 85 3

Mt. Pleasant 65

Orange 75 37

North Davidson 85 15

Pageland 30

Pleasant Grove 15 7

Pinnacle 51 15

Porter 4

Randleman 43 14

Randolph 85 1

Reidsville 14 9

Richland 36

Roberta 26

Rockingham 7 2

Roseneath 6

Saxapahaw 58 9

Shelby 7

Siler City :. 25 36

South Winston 10 1

Spencer 12 3

Spring Church 33 - 4

Tabernacle 65 6

Thomasville,, Com 12 5

Thomasville, First 12 2

Union Grove 13 13"

Vance 54 55

Weaverville 25 2

West Forsyth 60 7

West Thomasville 42 , 1

Whitakers 13 1

Why Not 58

Winston, First 35 4

Varborough 17

Fairfield 8

Yadkinville College 8

Several charges have reached or passed their
goals with new subscriptions. But old sub-
scribers are to be added to make up the total
number of subscribers. The goals set by the
Annual Conference committee were based >ou
membership and were just half as large as the
committee thought they really might to be.
They left a large margin for passing the goal
and several charges have passed it. Mainy
charges make up in old subscribers what: they
lack in new. This canvass has greatly helped,
and we thank pastors and people who have
kindly lent a hand. State Street church, Lex-
ington, was the first to reach the goal.

-♦"•

LINDBERGH AND THE BULL-FIGHT

A great multitude of people both in this
country and in Europe who had come to
hold this young aviator in the highest regard
because of his splendid courage, his skill- in
his chosen field, and his rare good sense in
circumstances where the majority of young
men would have fallen down, learned with
deep regret that he had been a spectator- ;at
a Mexican bull -fight.

If he could refuse the common drink of
France, and the wine offered him by his hosttf
in Mexico, a beverage that is accepted as part
of their social habits, why, without any of1
fense, might he not have declined in kindly
and gracious manner to be present at one of
the most brutal and demoralizing, exhibitions
of modern times? The Prince of -Wales could
do it.

What must lie the effect upon those -thou-
sands of boys and girls of the schools- . of
Mexico who, in the summer of 1926, signed- a
petition to the Minister of Education demand-
ing that, "since Mexico has reached a higher
degree of culture and enlightenment, the bar-
barity of the bull-fight, which is an affront to
civilization, be abolished." The. petition
urged the Minister to "obtain the assistance, of
other high government officials, to put an end
to bull-fights, or at least to - prevent the
slaughter of the horses wIiuJl now take- such
a leading part in it. "These wretched horses,
gored, disemboweled, by the enraged bulls,
are one of the saddest features of the bull-
fight. Alas for the children in Mexico's
schools! We can only regret that anything
has been permitted to cloud an otherwise so
stainless a shield. — Our Dumb Animals.
~f-

— Insurance company statistics indicate that
1927 will show the lowest death rate in the
historyof the United States and Canada. Only
cameer and violence took increased toll of life.

February 0, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

BUDGETS RECEIPTS TO DATE

Alamance

Asheboro

Asheville

Bess Chapel

Burlington, First

Charlotte, First

Chase City

Chatham

Cleveland

Concord

Davidson

Denton .*....

Draper

Enfield

Fallston

Fairview-GIen Raven

Flat Rock

Forsyth

Fountain Place

Friendship

Gibsonville

Graham

Granville

Greensboro — Calvary

Grace

St. Paul

West End

Guilford

Halifax

Haw River Mission

Henderson

High Point— English Street

First

Lebanon

Welch Memorial

Kernersville

Lexington — State Street

Liberty and Siler City (Liberty)

(Siler City)

Littleton

Mebane

Mecklenburg

Mocksville

Moriah Charge

Mount Hermon

Mount Pleasant

North Davidson

Orange

Pinnacle and Mount Zion

Pleasant Grove

Randleman

Randolph

Reidsville

Rockingham

Saxapahaw

Spencer Mission

Spring Church

Tabernacle Charge

Thomasville Community

Cnion Grove

Vance

West Forsyth

Whitakers

Why Not

Winston, First

Yadkin College

Yarborough

A.C.B.

G.C.B.

College

W.H.M.S.

W.F.M.S.

$ 52.00

$ 5.00

$ 29.00

$ 22.00

$ 41.7(1

17.58

17.50
7.40

77.60
7.40

7.42

25.00

100.00

125.00

23.85

14.40

12.12
3.26
3.66

29.25

5.20

25.95

3.20

5.42

15.00
85.00

11.27

7.00

1.75

10.26
2.35

7.17

16.42

36.00

13.00

8.00

11.86

19.60

12.00

78.25

86.30

10.00

8.25

17.35

12.00
21.00

30.00

15.45

25.00

84.00

33.33

37.17

15.85

50.00

4.42

17.00

100.00

152.00

20.00

8.00

65.90

10.10

11.25

27.00

5.00

30.00

10.00

20.00

115.00

101.90

27.96

3. IS

40.00

135.75

S6.75

24.61

44.00

19.57

7.85

28.50

2.60

32.75

37.76
12.38

20.00

15.07

5.75

70.00

35.00

26.00

7.00

7.00

4.70

45.00

97.00

30.S5

2.50

6.01

8.25

2.56

7.00

50.00

24.50

18.90

16.S0

15.00

17.00
S.80
6.75
2.25

80.00
19.50

192.6L
6.82

10.53

12.00

4.00

5.00

1.40
10.42

15.00

6.90

5.71

10.00

9.00

159.50

16.88

12.50

16.55

3S.78

57.16
6.00

27.00

2.29

10.00

7.25

19.25

30.50

24.50

24.00

2.57

11.05

18.30
11.20

5.00

3.30

3.6.3

7.50

59.63

26.70

15.00

5.00

5.75

5.00

$752.19 $461.35 $1,048.23 $1,179.79

690.66

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Spring Church $ 90.00

Liberty-Siler City (Siler) 70.00

Yadkin College 15 00

Lebanon (Sp. Cli. Clig.) 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley 10.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Siler City 26.00

Burlington 125.00

Meban e < 45.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg.; Union Grove, Oronge

Chg., and Hebron, Orange Chg., amount not

given.

Number of churches paying in full, 17.

New churches added in this report, 3.
Superannuates

Spring Valley $ 4.00

Orange 37.00

Three new charges — Guilford, Yarborough,
and Saxapahaw are added to the list this week.
The charges that now have credits number 64,
leaving 28 charges without payments on either
budget. Brother pastor, and church officials,
won't you please examine this list and see in
which group your charge is found; We
should not go another month without being
able to show budget credit for every charge.
There should be 28 "aniens" to this. Let's
see!

I know that raising money is not an easy
matter, but it is a necessary matter, and we
MUST urge it. Let us pray that grace may
be given to us to see our duty in this, as in
all other things that concern the Kingdom,
and to believe that God will make all grace
abound toward us so that we. "having all suf-
ficiency in all things may abound unto every
good work." 8. W. TAYLOR.

February 8, 1928.

M~»

HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk, $1.50; Rev. R. A.
Hunter. $1.50; Rev. O. C. Loy, $3.00; Rev.
II. L. Powell, $1.50; Rev. N. G. Bethea, $1.50;
Rev. C. L. Spencer, $4.50 ; Rev. J.' B. O'Briant,
$1.50; Rev. A. D. Shelton, $1,50; Rev. A.
Ridge, $1.50; Rev. B. M. Williams, $5.00; Rev.
G. R. Brown, $6.00; Rev. C. H. Whitaker,
$1.50; Rev. D. R. Williams, $24.00; Rev. E. A.
Bingham, $8.25; Rev. H. L. Isley, $1.50; Rev.
L. W. Gerringer, $9.00; Rev. H. F. Surratt,
$3.00 ; Rev. J. 'P. Pegg. $3.00 ; Rev. E. Suits.
$1.50; Rev. W. C. Hall, $1.50; Rev. J. C.
Auman, $3.50; Rev. W. F. Ashburn, $3.00;
W. P. Payne. $1.50; Mrs. H. C. Nicholson,
$1.50.

-i-

— Charles Branch, of Morganton, picked a
splinter from his hand with a knife, started
blood poisoning and died from the effects.
How easy it is to bring on death. Surely the
thread of lif,e is a brittle one.

— East Guilford C. E. Union will meet in
our church in Gibsonville tonight. Rev. L, W.
Gerringer will be the chief speaker.

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Palestine, Flat Bock Circuit, $1.50; Liberty,
Davidson Circuit, $3.10; Chapel Hill, David-
son Circuit, $2.25; Mrs. Bedie Lax, Davidson
Circuit, 50c ; Foreign Missionary Society, Tay-
lor Memorial, Philadelphia, $3.00; N. C.
Branch, W. H. M. S. (By Mrs. H. A. Garrett),
$470.72; C. E. Society, M. P., Tiffin, Ohio,
$8.00; Southside M. P., Winston-Salem, Chil-
dren's Becital, $7.03; Union Ridge, South
Winston-Salem, Children's Becital, $21.00;
Union Bidge, Men's Bible Class, Children's
Becital, $5.00.

Offerings by Sunday Schools
Charlotte, First Church, $6.77; Midway,
Haw River Circuit, Dec. and Jan., $7.80; Con-
cord, $25.00 ; Union Chapel, Granville Cir-
cuit, $8.00 ; Mt. Pleasant, North Davidson Cir-
cuit. $11.00; Bellemont, Mt. Hermon Circuit,
$7.35; Welch Memorial, High Point, $8.90;
Welch Memorial, Young Ladies' Bible Class,
$5.00.

For the many contributions of this week,
along with the Woman's Home Missionary
Society, we are indeed thankful.

We are happy to report other churches and
classes, having become interested in giving
more of our girls music in the Jamestown
High School ; the Ladies' Sunday School Class
of Friendship, Haw Biver Circuit, led off by
assuming the tuition of Elouise Beam for
the entire school year; the W. H. M. S. of
Asheboro, Siler City-Liberty, Hunter-Kimball
Memorial Class, Grace Church, Greensboro,
has assumed the responsibility of one each,
for the spring term. We are truly thankful
for this, and the girls are unable to express
their deep appreciation, and they are all work-
ing hard to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity.

We wish to express our deep appreciation
to Bev. E. L. Ballard for his untiring interest
and efforts in securing new song books for
the Home, and to all who contributed toward
these, as they were much needed. May al1
who contributed receive a great blessing in so

<loing- . , • i,

We regret to report one of our girls in the

Guilford General Hospital, she having under-
gone an operation for appendicitis Saturday.
Dr. S. S. Coc. our big family physician, re-
ports her condition very favorable.

E. F, ALLMAN, Supt.

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Kistlor

Mrs. Lucinda Kistler, wife of J. J. Kistler,
departed this life December 18, 1927, aged 88
years, 8 months and 23 days.

Mrs. Kistler joined Pleasant Hill M. P.
church early in life. She was faithful in
attending church services while she was physi-
cally able*. She and husband loved the pas-
tors, be who they may, and gladly made their
home, his home. They also believed and prac-
ticed paying liberally, and always did this
early in the conference year.

The writer never knew a person who lived
a more resigned and satisfied life. She said
just a short while before she died, "I am
not afraid to die, because there is nothing
between me and my Savior."

Her remains were tenderly laid to rest in
Pleasant Hill cemetery, in the presence of a
large crowd of friends and sorrowing rela-
tives.

She has left behind an aged father, J. J.
Kistler, two brothers, Zimri, of Shelby, and
Albert, at home, and Mrs. Alice Schroeder of
Charlotte. J- D- MOEBIS.

Thompson

Death recently visited our community near
Orange Chapel and took Sister Margaret
Thompson home to heaven. We know her
rest is sweet, because her toils on earth were
great; we know she enjoys that healthful
clime, because she was sorely afflicted while
staying here.

We can but rejoice because of her heavenly
gain, but amidst our rejoicing is a dark
shadow of sorrow because we miss her so
much. For she was a noble wife, a loving
mother and an ideal neighbor. She loved
her church, and weather nor distance kept
her away as long as health would permit.

She was laid away in Orange Chapel ceme-
tery, the pastor, O. C. Loy, with the assistance
of Bev. H. I. Isley, conducting the funeral
servic.e O. C. LOT, Pastor.
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who has been at Kelly Field, Texas, for some
time, has been chosen at Washington, D. C,
as one of five men to go to Havana, Cuba, to
open an aviation field there. He is now there
on duty.

—Rev. C. W. Bates officiated yesterday in
the funeral of Mrs. Robert Laughlin. A
daughter died about a year ago.

—Dr. Eobert King, of Pulaski, Va., is the
preacher in evangelistic meetings in progress
in Westminster Presbyterian Church.

—The United States last year produced
1,186 airplanes, as against 789 in 1926.
Eighty-four manufacturers are now engaged
in the production of aircraft as against 37 a
year ago.

—Bev. Dr. James Shera Montgomery, pastor
of Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church, Washington, D. C, has again been
elected chaplain of the United States House
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reporters to study brevity. A very good sug-
gestion. Why take time and ask for space
for an article that few, if any, will read?
This hangs in a certain business man's
office: "If you have nothing to do, don't do
it here." :

I have read the Herald since Vol. 1, No. 1.
A long article must be "snappy" if I read it
through and I suppose there are others.

Pastors might stick a pin here. Not many
laymen have room for a long one. Try giv-
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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, FEBRUARY 16, 192

NUMBER 15

When Is a Man Not a Man?

I have just been reading what the president of the Uni-
versity of North Carolina says about college athletics in his
last report. He says among other things: "What we need is
not athletes playing at being students, but student athletes.
In student athletics I believe firmly and wholly; in profes-
sional athletics within our colleges and universities, not at
all. . . . We will not go so very far wrong, it seems to me,
if we keep in mind certain general principles. First, any
athletic team ought to be made up of genuine students. I
mean of men attracted to a given institution in a normal
way, and not altogether or primarily because it offers a satis-
factory arena for the display of athletic prowess, or because
of any special inducement for the same. I mean also of stu-
dents genuine in the sense that they are concerned about
getting an education, not viewing the reasonable demands of
classroom ad campus as unwelcome interruptions between
opportunities for their real mission in life. Second, any ath-
letic program should be one which, as its ideal, involves every
member of the student body in wholesome physical activity,
and so finds in the teams which represent the institution in
intercollegiate contests a natural outgrowth of its life."

President Chase says he does not believe in professional
athletics in our colleges and universities. We wonder whether
he believes in professional athletes at all. Can a man realize
the true purpose of his human existence by developing his
muscular system to fullest extent and devoting his life to the
exhibition of feats of physical strength? Can we look upon
such a man and say, Here is a true man ? Does not the attain-
ment of true manhood involve at least the normal development
of the powers of mind and heart that belong to humanity?
Can one who neglects the cultivation of his mental and moral
powers in favor of the extraordinary development of his
bodily powers claim to have grown into true manhood?

Man has certain powers in common with the brute and
certain other powers that distinguish him from the brute.
If a man cultivates only those powers that he has in common
with the brute, does he become a true man 1

Evidently he does not. The value of education and train-
ing is to be judged by what it makes out of its subject. A
man in his maturity in order to be entitled to the name of a
man must have developed human qualities. If he has become
a monstrosity, interesting chiefly as a matter of curiosity, he
is to be profoundly pitied.

*+-.

— This week in Raleigh is being held North Carolina's first
institute for the instruction of parents in the care of children.
Of course only a few parents, comparatively, can be present
and hear the instructive addresses delivered. It is to lie hoped
that the valuable hints and information given will be pub-
lished in order that parents generally may avail themselves
of it. The care of the child's health is a problem in which
the parent needs all the help of science.

Surprise Spencer Church

We have a most loyal little band of Methodist Protestants
in the great railroad town of Spencer, N. C. There are per-
haps thirty of them. They bravely tackled the problem of
building a Methodist Protestant church in that town. They
could not be discouraged or intimidated. They felt the need
and had faith. They went forward in the face of all opposi-
tion and efforts at discouragement. They conducted a Sunday
school and called for the service of a pastor, which call was
honored by the President of the Annual Conference and by
the Annual Conference itself. Our earnest young brother,
T. C Madison, is the pastor now and has been for over a
year. They want a house of their own. They have bought a
lot for a church and have paid for it. Now they want to build
a church or at least Sunday school rooms. They need and
must have help. They realize it and are asking for help.
This is a condition through which nearly every one of our
strong churches has passed. To build for future needs and
future growth requires more than the local membership can
do. The denomination as a whole or the annual conference
district must lend a hand. The local church might be too
proud to ask for help and might proceed to build within their
means, but what they could build would not be a credit to the
denomination and would not serve the true purpose of the
denomination in that place. It is the duty of the brethren of
the locality to appeal for the help that the situation justly
demands and it is equally the duty of the church at large to
respond. None of our churches lives to itself. All are mem-
bers one of another. The new born infant church appeals for
the love and help of the older and stronger churches of the
family.

Our brethren and sisters at Spencer are asking each of
our Sunday schools to send them an offering. We do not
know how much they expect to receive in this way, but there
are two ways in which we might surprise them : we might
give less than they expect and so surprise and disappoint
them, or we might give them more than they expect and
agreeably surprise them. Would it not be better in every
way to surprise them by exceeding their expectations by the
number and the aggregate amount of our offerings 1 We trust
pastors, Sunday school superintendents and church members
generally will interest themselves in seeing that their Sunday
schools are given the opportunity to help the struggling,
devoted band at Spencer. Give them help in money and then
give them your prayers for complete success in their great
task as a church.

— Bro. Oerringer calls attention to group insurance. We
wonder why the brethren are holding back. Is it because the
Conference voted to ask the charges to contribute 40 per cent
of the aggregate premiums? Some thought that a mistake.
I have sent in my card, expecting to pay all the premium.
Others can do likewise, and any charge that wishes can help
its pastor pay his premium.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

February 16, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT CENTENNIAL

GRATITUDE GIFT

Symposium

(Continued from Last Issue)

Chas. O. Apple, Indiana, "Posterity"

We twice born people have a spiritual line of ancestors
and we have learned to love the organization that performed
the function of a Mother.

It is very natural to express our love by means of gifts.
My Spiritual Mother is going to have an outstanding birthday,
her one hundredth birthday: posterity will recall how we
made the day prominent.

Therefore, feeling that what we do will not only show
our love for the church but will be a challenge to posterity,
let us push on to the goal knowing that those who have died
at her altars would join in saying, God bless the men and
women of this day who are of the household of faith.

Chas. 0. Apple.

Treasurer Rogers, Alabama. "Happy Time"

What a happy time it was for the Alabama conference
on November 10, when after hearing aboul the Gratitude
Gift, to be allowed a part in this great remembrance. We
actually fell over each other trying to see who could be the
first to subscribe. Our people are 100 per cent in sympathy
with this great cause, and Alabama will be there on the night
of May 16, not only with her cheek in full, but with one of our
most representative young ladies to bear it.

A. C. Rogers.

C. W. Bates, North Carolina, "Show It"

"Blow, blow, thou winter wind!
Thou art not half so rude
As base ingratitude."

So sang the poet. And we say, Amen. After the mother
has nursed us, comforted us. helped us to grow in grace
toward the measure of the fullness of Christ. Then not to be
grateful, and not to show our gratitude in some way that
measures a bit of sacrifice for us. . This is unthinkable.

I want to bear testimony to what this mother has meant
to me: She took me in my boyhood, called me into her min-
istry, helped to give me an education to better fit me for
that task, and has honored me these years with a place to
preach, and with positions of responsibility. I am grateful,
profoundly grateful. I hope to show it by my Gift of
Gratitude.' C. W. Bates.

President Matthews, Ft. Smith, Okla., "We Wilt"

While I do not have the exact figures as to how much of
the Gratitude Gift has been already raised, I can say it is
going strong.

One church in our conference took a fifth of our appor-
tionment and has already raised it.

Nearly all of our stronger churches have raised their
quotas. "We will go over the top."

M. L. Matthews.

M. L. McCandless, Texas, "Nothing Less"

Dear Brethren : As the time is now at hand and as mem-
bers of the Methodist Protestant Church we each one indi-
vidually are called upon to meditate upon principles involved,
results brought about and progress to be made in regard to
our beloved church. It would seem that we should all ask
ourselves the question that David asked, "What shall I render

unto the Lord for all his benefits unto me?" unto our church,
and unto this Christian nation in advocating, preaching and
helping in church practices to establish mutual-rights
principles.

As we come to the 100th birthday we cannot and must not
be satisfied with ourselves with anything less than the $100,000
Gratitude Gift. M. L. McCandless.

President Phipps, Texas, "Household Expression"

M. P. C. G. G. has become a household expression through-
out the Texas conference. Some of our churches will not
find it possible to make large gifts. However, we are making
a heroic effort to have every church and every individual
member and many sympathetic friends represented in this
very worthy cause. The outlook is encouraging. We hope to
double our quota. One of our most faithful pastors will be
represented by $100, and I think his church will lay an
additional $150 on the altar. J. A. Phipps.

L. B. Smith, Wilmington, Del., "Still Bethel"

God spoke to Jacob asleep on a pillow of stones at Luz.
He arose and made of them a pillar, called it Bethel, and
promised of all God gave Mm a tenth.

A century ago our fathers came to Luz (almond tree-
bitter) and of its stones erected our Bethel of worship. Shall
these sacred stones be for us pillows, and we "at ease in
Zion?" Shall we not rather, by our Centennial Gratitude
Gift, make of them a more glorious pillar, pointing future
generations to the "gate of Heaven?" Let's not return to
Luz, but call it Bethel still. L. B. Smith.

President Hunton, Georgia, "Blessed"

"It is more blessed to give than to receive. ' ' It is blessed
to give to any cause or for any right purpose, it is a blessing
to give to the cause of charity, it is a blessing to give to the
cause of education, it is a blessing to give to the cause of
patriotism. Many a mother has given her son to this great
cause, many a father has given his life for this cause and many
a son has given his all.

The greatest gift of all gifts is a gift out of the gratitude
of the heart and the greatest kind of gratitude is that which
we hvae to God for the gift of His Son and of His church.

Do not give because of a duty, do not give because of a
feeling of necessity, but out of the gratitude of a full heart ;
let us make this not only a Gratitude Gift, but an offering
of Gratitude.

The Georgia conference, though small, we believe is going
over the top with her quota — and we are planning a centennial
celebration in every one of our churches in the district.

Walter M. Hunton.

T. W. Leonard, Pittsburgh, "Easiest"

I know some folks in my own church who have recently
subscribed towards the Centennial Gratitude Gift and they
are so happy over it they have gotten several others to sub-
scribe. And I know some who have felt so good over it they
have subscribed twice. I want to say to you "Leading Lay-
men," if you have not done so, get in the push and help your
pastor put it over. You will say with me that it was the
easiest, money you ever raised in your church. To make the
birthday party a big success in a financial way, we should
endeavor to interest all the members of our church and
Sunday school and be careful not to deprive any one of giving.
If we can get 25 per cent of our people interested, we will
go way "over the top." The time to act is now. We should

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all forget for the time being our own local church financial
problems, or at least, we should not build a wall out of them
so high that we cannot see larger and greater tilings just
ahead. Your people will get a greater joy out of participating
in this great birthday party than they have had for many
a day. T. W. Leonard.

G. W. Haddaway, Maryland, "Gome on, Everybody"

Real gratitude is the pinnacle of virtues with genuine
human beings and especially sincere Christians, yet, possibly,
is practiced the least of them all the world over. Have we
improved in this regard since the days of Jesus and the ten
lepers. Our response to the Gratitude Gift fund as a church
and individuals will answer the question. Let us answer in
the affirmative by laying on the altar of our church $100,000
as a thank-offering for 100 years of denominational life and
prosperity and do so at once. Come on, everybody !

G. W. Haddaway.

A. M. Rankin, North Carolina, "One Hundred Per Cent"
There are 26 conferences and one mission conference in
the Methodist Protestant General Conference and it would
be unthinkable to have a single conference eome up without
the full 100 per cent paid. I anticipate the pleasure of
seeing the 27 young ladies seated on the stage and as their
conference is called out come gladly to the front with 100
per cent.

Surely no conference will have the unpleasant task of
coming forth and saying my conference failed. Let us not
think of failure. I have too much faith in the loyal member-
ship of our great church to think of failure. Let every
conference come to Baltimore in May 100 per cent strong.

A. M. Rankin.

G. D. Jones, Eastern, "Golden Opportunity"

One hundred years of splendid achievement ! What an
occasion for rejoicing and thanksgiving ! What a golden
opportunity this centennial celebration will afford every loyal
Methodist Protestant to give substantial and generous expres-
sion to the gratitude he feels, as he thinks of the debt he
owes his spiritual mother.

We can never fully repay the debt we owe our beloved
church, but certainly we cannot afford to miss this oppor-
tunity to give expression to the extent of our ability, to the
affection and gratitude of our hears. We can also make his
birthday celebration an inspiration to greater loyalty and
achievement, to our sons and daughters. Here's for a bigger
and better Methodist Protestant Church.

Rev. George D. Jones.
Atlantic City, N. C.

H. M. Thompson, Texas, "Double Quota"

I do not occupy any strategic or other commanding posi-
tion in these parts, but a word with our president a few days
since said that we— the Texas conference— would double our
quota. For my part, out here on a small country circuit, we
mean to double ours.

These Texas folks seem rather to pay a "gratitude" than
a common debt. We are much in sympathy with the Grati-
tude Gift and wonder at any threatened failure.

We move slowly in these parts for reasnos better known
to us. We have opposing factors that are hard to cope with,
but we who are older have more of hope since we seen so
much that is not present now. I will burden you no further

except to type my humble prayer that God shall bless you in
this directorate and finally bring the Methodist Protestant
Church to its own along with every other blessing of freedom
in Christ Jesus.

A fellow servant,

H. M. Thompson.
Lake Creek, Texas.

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THE LEGACY OF PEACE

I quote at length from the strong, earnest, eloquent, fine
comments on "Peace I leave with you: my peace I give unto
you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you," by the late
James Martineau. "This is a strange benediction to proceed
from the Man of Sorrows at the dreariest moment of His
life; strange at least to those who look only to His outward
career, His incessant contact with misery and sin, His abso-
lute solitude of purpose, His lot stricken with sadness- ever
new from temptation to the cross; but not strange perhaps
to those who heard the deep and quiet tones in which this
oracle of promise went forth — the divinest music from the
center of the darkest fate. ' ' The same author holds that the
Christian's peace, like that of the "Prince of Peace," comes
from two sources, namely, virtuous toil and holy trust. Such
peace is more than the absence of jar and conflict; a condi-
tion free from the restlessness of fruitles desire, the fore-
bodings of anxiety, the sting of enmity; yea, it is the com-
plete removal of discord from the heart and soul of the
Christian, accomplished through the death of Christ.

In these modern days of philanthropy when some one has
wittingly remarked that the rich men of America "go around
seeking that which they may endow," the giving of Jesus,
the world's greatest philanthropist, may be taken as a model
for all giving. The records of His life show that He gave
that which was most needed and most fitting. I fail to note
a single exception during His entire life of "going about
and doing good." He gave freedom to those in bondage, food
to the hungry, the water of life to the thirsty; sight to the
blind, strength to the weak and enfeebled, healing to the
afflicted, companionship to the lonely, peace to the troubled
and fearful of heart, and life to the dead, salvation to the
lost. With His unsearchable, unfathomable, unexplorable
riches many poor ones of the earth have been made rich.
As the late Dr. J. H. Jowett expressed it, "He supplies all
our lacks."

The same records which show that Jesus gave that which
was most needed and appropriate, prove that He gave also
that which was the most desirable. These troubled-hearted
disciples would rather have peace of mind, heart and soul
than the treasures of Egypt. The real hungry man would
rather have the bread of life than anything that could be
given him. Most blind men, like Bartimaeus, would prefer
their sight to anything else. It is said that the parting words
of Benedict Arnold, dying lonely in a foreign country, were,
"I want a friend. I want a friend." The world gives its
best gifts first, while Jesus gives gifts that grow in power and
fullness of blessings. Christ gives sincerely, substantially,
and eternally. We are not urprised that Paul, who knew
the peace of His Lord so well, exhorted the Colossians to
"Let the peace of Christ rule" (arbitrate, umpire) in their
hearts. It's for all disciples of Christ. This priceless bequest
is within the reach of all here below. If one does not have
it, it is his fault that he has not yet entered into his heritage.

Rev. W. A- Ledford.

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OPTIMISM

FROM THE
FIELD

EVANGELISM i

Trafalgar

When Admiral Nelson engaged the combined French and
Spanish fleet at Trafalgar he signalled from his flagship.
"England expeets every man to do his duty." That signal
is, we trust, being raised from every pulpit in the North
Carolina conference. This Gratitude Gift is the call of God
and the call of the church to every Methodist Protestant to do
his duty. Surely none will fail. Reports will lie coming in
very soon, and we are anxious to see what ten charges will
be first to raise allotments assigned them, and what charge
will lead this list.

Denton
February 4-5 were spent on this charge. A business
meeting was held on Saturday with the brethren at Jerusalem
in an effort to arrange a schedule of appointments for them.
We found them discouraged and ready to quit. If the merger
with Cid (which we will speak of presently) can be consum-
mated, we think our work at Jerusalem should be abandoned.
Until that merger can be completed, Pastor Bingham will
give the Jerusalem church fifth Sunday services and Sunday
night appointments, according to the order of the quarterly
conference. This seems the very best that can lie done at
present.

Sunday morning and night we were at the Denton church.
Each service was well attended, and the attitude of the people
was highly encouraging. The conference programs were pre-
sented at the night service, and we found pleasing evidences of
sympathy and co-operation. The Denton church has a bright
outlook, and is destined to become one of our strong and
influential churches. The college assessment for this church,
of $30.00, was overpaid by $5.00. The balance will lie paid
later, we expect, by the other churches.

In the afternoon, on Sunday, we were at Cid. The
weather was disagreeable, and only a small congregation was
present. However, those who were able to get there seemed
to hear our message gladly. We trust that good was done.
The Cid church needs to be relocated. A very desirable
site can be had at the conjunction of the Lexington and
Thomasville roads. This is not quite midway between Cid
and Jerusalem, but close enough to each to make it a desirable
location for both. A merger was proposed to the Cid people
and promptly endorsed by the congregation and pastor. Com-
mittees were at once appointed by the pastor for each church,
and a meeting called for Saturday, February 11. If this
merger can be consummated, we are confident that it will be
the solution of the problems at these two points, and a decided
forward step for our cause in that section. A church is very
much needed at the point named, the location seems a very
desirable one, and by all means the matter should be pressed,
and at the earliest date a church erected. Pastor Bingham
has his hands on the situation. He and his family are popular
with the people, and the work is being zealously and wisely
directed. Denton charge will, no doubt, reveal a year of
progress when the reports are in next fall. We expect to
visit the other churches on the charge during the year.
College
Thursday, February 8, we spoke to the students, in the
chapel exercise, at High Point College, and had the further

pleasure of shaking hands with a number of the faculty and
being guest of President Andrews and the students at luncheon
in the spacious college dining hall. The student enrollment
this year is over three hundred. The institution has had
marked progress, and is destined to become not only a great
factor in building the conference, lint in the educational
programs of the state, as well. We thoroughly enjoyed our
visit.

Brotherhood

Thursday night, February 0, it was our privilege to be in
a Brotherhood meeting of the Concord church. This is one of
the few churches in the conference that has a Brotherhood
organization. We enjoyed speaking to them, and our impres-
sions are that they will render increasing service ot the church.
This church has been helped much by the new Sunday school
annex; and now they have in contemplation a new church
auditorium. Concord is one of our progressive churches, and
we rejoice in their courage and devotion. Bro. Hendry is
popular with the people, and under his zealous leadership
the church is going forward. The Cowell-Ramsay evangelistic
party are there for a three weeks' meeting. Blessings en
their work.

Connelly Springs
Saturday night and Sunday, February 11-12, were given
to this charge. Bro. D. M. Dew, who has been serving this
work for some time, met us at the railroad station, and con-
veyed us at once twenty miles across the mountains to Shiloh
church where we had an appointment at 7 o'clock. The
people were there when we arrived, and we enjoyed meeting
them and preaching to them. The attendance was not large,
bul very good we thought for a winter night congregation.
Sunday we were at Shady Grove and Burk's chapel. The
attendance was very good at each place, and the people very
responsive to the services. The college assessment of five
dollars was raised-in full by these two churches. At Burk's
the church building had recently been moved from its old
position to one several feet backr and considerably higher. The
change is an improvement. They now need to paint inside
and out, and this, we think, they will do. The weakness and
the remoteness of this charge makes it difficult to take care
of it in keeping with the needs and the opportunities. How-
ever, we must do our best for them. The services that the
churches are rendering, and can render, are too much needed
not to give them every possible assistance. The work will
grow if we can properly care for it. The people speak well
of Bro. Dew, and we are sure that his service is helpful. But
this is something of an uncertain pastoral arrangement. Bro.
Dew expects to graduate from Rutherford College in the
spring, and may not continue to live within reach of the
charge. However, we must, and will, do all possible for these
churches.

Bro. II. D. Gannon, who served this charge for many
years, is living near Shady Grove. We had the privilege of
seeing him and of eating dinner in his home. Bro. C. E.
Silvers is active, also, in the work of the charge. We were
glad to see him and Bro. J. L. Love during the day. Bro.
W. P. Martin, one of our superannuated ministers, lives near
Shiloh church. But for our limited time, we would have
visited him. We were sorry to learn that he is not so well,
and it is a matter of regret to us that we were not able to
see him. He has our love and prayers.

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Annual Conference Programs

January, February, March, raising A. C. B. ; February,
Stewardship; Week of Prayer, last week in February. The
brethren, we are sure, will co-operate with these programs as
far as possible.

Herald
Only seven charges have secured the allotted quota of
new subscribers. State Street secured ten over, Graham two
over, Siler City and Vance each one over. A number of other
charges, while not up to the quota, have secured several addi-
tions. Twenty-six charges are blank. The time for this cam-
paign has expired, but we hope the work may continue until
all quotas are reached.

Books

We have a need for books in first and second year confer-
ence course ; if any one will lend these books, please communi-
cate with us.

Harmony

I am told that a certain prominent minister, when asked
the secret of his long and useful pastorate of a certain church,
replied, ''Harmony." This is a Christian grace of far-reach-
ing power, and one that every minister should studiously and
prayerfully cultivate. The Lord fill us with love that "suffers
long, and is kind."

Appointments

Feb. 16— With Ministerial Club at College, 1 :30 p. m.

Feb. 17 — With Bro. Kinnaman, South Winston.

Feb. 19 — With Bro. Lowdermilk on the Kernersvillc
charge.

Feb. 26— With Welch Memorial Church, 11 a. m.

Feb. 28 — With Board of Church Extension, Burlington
Church, 2 p. m.

CHURCH HISTORY

Dear Doctor McCulloch :

Having occasion for my own personal advantage to do
some research upon the subject of the Methodist Protestant
Church in North Carolina, I am reading with great interest
the manuscript copies of early Journals of the conference.

It has occurred to me that readers of The Herald might
find some interest in occasional sketches of these early days;
and also that some of the older and better informed members
of the conference may be able to give me valuable informa-
tion. I, therefore, venture to enclose what may be the first
of a series of articles. I do this out of no disregard for the
position of our excellent conference historian. Rev. J. E.
Pritchard, but largely from the selfish motive of seeking in
this way help from the public for my own task.

May I add the request that any one having either books
or records which they are willing to dispose of inform me of
that fact. I should like to buy a copy of the History of the
M. P. Church by Rev. John Paris for my personal library.
I should like also, as custodian of the Journal of the con-
ference, to have the records of the Union Societies and other
valuable materials to hold for the conference.
Sincerely yours,

Paul S. Kennett.

High Point, N. C,

♦

The First N. C. Conference of the M. P. Church

The first annual conference of the "Associated Methodist
Churches for North Carolina" began on December 19, 1828,

"at Whitaker's Meeting House in Halafax County." At
that conference, Dr. Paris says, there were "eight ministers,
five licensed preachers, and twelve lay delegates," and this
statement has been followed by later historians. The record
before me says: "Present, James Hunter, Elder; William
Bellamy, Elder; Miles Nash, Elder; William W. Hill, Wil-
liam Price, Elder-elect; Eli B. Whitaker and Albriton Jones,
Deacons; Eli B. Whitaker, Pres. pro tern, and Miles Nash,
Secretary. ' ' Five licensed preachers and eleven lay delegates
are then named. Later in the conference a twelfth layman
was seated as were two preachers, Rev. Henry Bradford, who
is among the eight ministers listed by Paris, and Rev. Thomas
Moor, who is not mentioned b}' him.

If will be noticed that the name of William W. Hill
appears without any statement as to his order, though Paris
names him as one of the "eight ministers." In this con-
nection an interesting statement appears as follows: "Whereas
our Bro. Wm. W. Hill was on a former occasion elected to
elders orders in the Methodist Episcopal Church, so-called,
by the Virginia annual conference, which election was not
consummated, he not having applied to the Bishops, so-
called, for that purpose. He now applies to this conference
for ordination, which on motion was unanimously carried
by rising up." There is no record of the ordination service
but no doubt it was held.

There seems to have been an abundance of presidential
timber in this meeting. It will be observed that Rev. Eli B.
Whitaker is mentioned as president pro tern. No statement
is made of his election. Whether this is an omission (there
seem to be several in this brief record) or whether he served
by virtue of having held office in the Roanoke Union Society,
I do not know. On the second day of the conference a motion
was carried that: "Rev. James Hunter be appointed Presi-
dent of this conference in place of Rev. Eli B. Whitaker."
A little later it was. "Resolved, that the Rev. William W.
Hill be appointed our president until our next conference,
his term of office to commence on the 22nd of December,
1828." Regardless of all this, electing, however, the minutes
are signed by Mr. Whitaker. Our difficulties with officers do
not end here for the Journal of the second conference, April,
1829, lists Rev. Henry Bradford as president but later records
the re-election of Rev. W. W. Hill and signs his name at the
end of the minutes. From that time there seems to be no
question of the leadership of Mr. Hill for some years.

Much time was spent upon financial problems. The only
committee whose report is given in full is that on ways and
means. "Agents" w"ere appointed for each circuit. Rev.
W. W. Hill was chosen agent "for this body," and Rev. Miles
Nash, "agent to act in conjunction with Bro. Hill." Mr.
Wilson C. Whitaker was selected as conference treasurer.

Three circuits received appointments of "preacher in
charge." These were: Roanoke, Rev. Eli B. Whitaker;
Greenville, Rev. I. B. Hutchins; Albemarle, Rev. Aquilla
Norman. It is interesting to note that the two latter were
"licensed preachers." Evidently several preachers lived and
worked within the bounds of each circuit.

The conference also adopted "the articles of association
and resolutions as adopted by the convention held at Balti-
more," appointed a committee of correspondence, and voted
"that they would not receive any person as a preacher of the
gospel unless he should say he thinks he is called of God to
preach." pALTL g_ Kennett.

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Denominational Enterprises

FOREIGN MISSIONS
The Foreign Missions Conference

In last week's article I only told a part of the story of
the Foreign Missions Conference held at Atlantic City January
10-13. I finish the story this week.

Dr. Henry T. Hodgkin, one of the secretaries of the
National Christian Council of China, strikingly pointed out
that "Increasingly the missionaries are eager to take the
risks involved in adjusting procedure and institutions to
.meet the demands of Chinese Christians and Chinese Nationals,
and we, as church people, must appreciate and approve this
attitude of the missionaries. They are anxious to get to
their posts of service, but they are eager also to conserve
those gains which have come by Chinese Christians assuming
places of responsibility— a responsibility which is giving the
church in China a new lease of life."

He also gave the Chinese side of the important question
of missionary workers by saying that "The Chinese church
and Chinese Christians are eager for a continued stream of
missionaries from America and Europe, if they have a voice
in the kind of missionaries and in the training of those mis-
sionaries. We ought to be wiling to concede this voice to the
Chinese — the right to select the kind of men and women who
are to come to their churches and schools, the attitude of
mind these men and women are to have toward China, the
training they are to have before leaving for foreign service,
the relationship they are to have to the Chinese church."
Dr. Rufus M. Jones, professor of philosophy in Haverford
College, in his own characteristic way said, "We, as inter-
preters of Christ, must -be forever done with gunboat Chris-
tianity, with aeroplane bombing Christianity, and with
poison-gas Christianity. We must either stop talking about
Christ's ideals of life, or go on talking about them in both
word and deed in the fell-clutch of hard facts that may spell
death to us as he did and as they did in whose train- we want
to follow. There is no other way to build a Christian world
— no other way except to be Christ-like. We must meet this
secular world — its prosperity, its smugness, its hard-boiled
philosophy, its utilitarian aims — with a settled conviction
that we are going all the way through with Christ and with
a burning passion to be like him in life and in spirit."

And so well did Dr. W. A. Beaven say, "We dare not let
this great missionary enterprise lapse or languish. People
are questioning whether we can afford to keep it up. The
one thing that is clear is that we cannot afford to let it go.
In fact, it grows clearer that it is the best all around inves-
ment we can make from every point of view. From the purely
financial background this is true. The policy of greed and
ill-will will bind upon our shoulders burdens of armament.
It will involve great masses of men thrown into non-produc-
tion, if not destructive military units. It will involve increas-
ing fortifications and great investment in non-producing
material. The policy of good-will looks toward conserving
man power and money for constructive efforts in world build-
ing. The only possible hope for the Orient is to lie freed
from the necessity of expending what resources it has upon
military defense and aggrandizement, and our attitude will
largely determine the policy they will have to pursue."

And, in this connection, I cannot refrain from quoting
from the address given by Mr. William Boyd, advertising
manager of the Curtis publications in Philadelphia. He was
one of the commission sent out by the Methodist Episcopal
church to make a survey of ■ its missionary work. After
spending eight months in this survey he emphatically says,
"I believe that every dollar invested in foreign missions has
produced greater returns than any dollar invested in any
human enterprise. There is no incompetency in the carrying
on of the mission work or in the management of its funds;
and there is not so much wasteful competition in the work
as is found anywhere in business."

Much more of good and of real benefit might be said of
this conference. Let me say in a word, it ivas worth-while.
I have only pointed out the most important items considered
and could touch upon them but briefly. The great missionary
cause is certainly passing through a crucial period. Readjust-
ment and change is upon every hand. In this conference
the privilege was brought to come in contact with and to get
the very latest facts concerning the real conditions on the
mission fields. Only those whose privilege it was to be there
nm know of the worth and the value of this great gathering.
In unity of spirit we were working together to unify and to
promote the work of the missionary enterprise in the Orient.
S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.

HOME MISSIONS
A Great Gathering in Cleveland, Ohio

The National Church Comity Council, under the auspices
of the Home Missions Council, Council of Women for Home
Missions and the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in
America, was held in Cleveland Friday and Saturday, Jan-
uary 20-21. The daily sessions were held in the Old Stone
Presbyterian Church. On Sunday afternoon a great mass
meeting was held in Euclid Avenue Baptist Church, when
addresses were made by Bishop McDowell, of Washington,
and others.

This conference numbered approximately five hundred
delegates. They came from Canada on the north to Florida
on the south and from Maine to the Pacific coast. It was
composed of church officials, secretaries of various boards and
representative pastors and leaders of the Protestant denomina-
tions. The purpose of the conference was to consider ques-
tions of comity and co-operation between Protestant denomina-
tions of America and prevent overlapping in the extension of
our Lord's Kingdom in communities where several denomina-
tions are functioning.

The keynote of the conference was co-operation rather than
competition. This seemed to strike a responsive cord in all
hearts and brought forth many expressions of approval. It
was publicly stated more than once that comity means courtesy,
kindness. If this is its meaning as it applies to the relation
we sustain toward each other in the experiences of everyday
life, how much more important that it be manifested by
religious bodies in the great cause in which we are all engaged
and where instead of competition there should be unity of
spirit and oneness of purpose.

None will deny that there has been, at least to a degree
and in many instances a large degree, ■ existing among the
denominations workig in the same territory the lack of Chris-
tian fellowship and fraternity. As the representatives of
these denominations sat together for two full days and dis-
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better understanding and closer affiliation of the great religious
organizaions, one could not fail to be impressed with the fact
that a new day is dawning for Protestant Christianity in
this and other countries.

There was no expression relative to church union. They
had not assembled for that purpose. They had assembled to
create a closer fellowship among Christians and more con-
certed action in the great objective of extending Christ's
Kingdom in the world. There were in some instances extreme
views expressed. This might be expected in a great gathering
of men and women coming from such a wide area and having
lived and labored under different environments. During the
early part of the conference a number of carefully prepared
addresses were delivered on various phases of this subject
of comity in which a way was sought to eliminate competition
and overlapping in church work, and with the further view
of preventing waste as well as having better facilities for
promoting religious welfare in the community.

These addresses were delivered mostly by what might lie
termed young men, and they were largely, if not entirely,
from the north and northwestern part of the country. These
were the speakers who were inclined to be extreme in pre-
senting their views with remedies for the difficulties confront-
ing the general church. The trend of their thought and
expression was a depreciation of the denominational idea.
They were for federation without consideration of the value
or need of the denomination. They favored the community
church independent of any denominational authority or
control.

Their plan was to go into a community or town where
several denominations were established and they thought
overehurched and proceed to unite those churches into one
organization ; in fact, gather all the people into one society
without regard to creed or any special religious requirements.
It would be union without due consideration as to how it
might be accomplished or results to follow, theory without
any well denned plan- for harmony and effective service. They
would proceed very much as a school board in uniting the
schools of one district and concentrate them at one given point,
or as farmers would combine in one association in disposing
of their farm products.

These speakers seemed to have their innings but when the
time for general discussion came and the great body of "the
assembly was heard, it was with no uncertain sound, not only
as to the advisability of retaining the denominational feature,
but the absolute necessity of the denominational control of
the whole situation, that no effective and permanent work can
be carried on in an independent way. Bishop Moore, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, the presiding officer, was
very happy in his remarks holding the council to the question
under consideration. Pie very aptly remarked that uniting
farmers in selling corn and cotton is altogether a different
proposition to uniting church people into one organization
where there are deep convictions in doctrine and usages. We
were, however, convinced that the general results of the two
days' discussion and association were most helpful and should
be felt in all of our churches.

A plan was inaugurated extending through a period of
five years in which an earnest effort will be made to carry
the spirit and principles of comity into every state of the
union with the view of eliminating competition and bringing
the various denominations into closer relation with one
another, thus preventing over-churching limited fields, or

readjusting conditions reducing the cost of maintaining
religious services and having better organization and equip-
ment for the work to be done. It will be well for those pre-
senting this plan to bear in mind at least two things. First,
the masses of people have not studied this great problem as
these leaders have, and have not yet the open mind, and the
other is in their approach to the denominations they are with-
out authority and can sustain only an advisory relation in
dealing with the problems to be solved. Much education will
lie necessary to prepare the people for adjustments sought.
The understanding of the writer is that those who com-
posed the comity conference were not there to speak with
authority. The Home Missions Council and the Council of
that those present understood they were there with any such
authoriy. The Home Missoins Council and the Council of
Women for Home Missions held their meetings on Monday
and Tuesday following. These will be considered in another
letter. J. M. Sheridan.

THE CHURCH A MEANS TO A GREATER END

At a church meeting which I recently attended, most of
the talks made had for their principal theme the Methodist
Protestant Church. Almost without exception the speakers'
line of thought was,- What can we do to increase the prestige
of the Methodist Protestant Church? The suggestion I
received was that the church is an end rather than a means
to an end. It seemed to me that the matter was approached
from the wrong end — in homely phrase, the cart was placed
before the horse. Instead of devoting our thought and effort
to making of the denomination a church, to satisfy our ambi-
tions and give it a "place in the sun," should we not consider
how to make the church contribute more to Christianity, to
better the community which it serves, and generally to aid in
the elevation of mankind?

It may be argued that these things can be accomplished by
building up the church, but that would be to approach the
subject indirectly. One who devotes his time and effort to a
search for happiness does not find it. Happiness comes as
the natural result of making others happy — of forgetting
oneself in the interest of others. In the same way the church
will grow and prosper as a sequence of doing the work within
its sphere without thought as to how the church will be
affected.

Instead of thinking, How will this movement contribute
to the church's growth? should we not think, How can the
church help this movement? For instance, missions, com-
munity elevation, education, alleviation of suffering, pro-
moting righteous living. Should we not, instead of seeking
to serve the church, use the church in the service of humanity?
By doing this, the church will inevitably grow strong and
be a power for good. The prestige of the church should
come as a result of its service to the world ; and, only in ratio
to its contributions to the need of the world has it a right
to exist. The question is sometimes asked, What is the matter
with the church? Is not the answer found in the foregoing?

E. S. Wills.

—The selfish life is the life that is wasted and lost. The
unselfish life lived as the Master lived is the life that is
preserved and saved. We must never forget that the
service of Christ means the death of self. — Christian Endeavor
World.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

February 16, 1928

OUR STORY PAGE

THE CAVE

There were very few people at Rock Beach because it was
too early in the season, but Donald and Dorothy did not mind
that. In fact, they thought it was a good thing. In the first
place, they were just getting over whooping cough and if
there had been a lot of people around, they would have had to
stay away from them. In the second place, they did not have
to dress up when there was nobody to see how they looked.
Miss Jordan, an old school teacher, very deaf and absent-
minded, came with them and, of course, their old nurse, Mary
Casey. Dad and mother and the baby stayed behind in the
city.

Every day when it was nice, the children were allowed,
on the beach to play, and Miss Jordan would sit down with a
book, or Mary Casey would bring her grape-vine edging which
she had been making for years, and keep an eye on the children
while they played.

One day a stranger came to where Donald and Dorothy
were. He was a boy about nine years old, and he stood watch-
ing their play with a little smile on his- face, as if he were
saying: "Very nice but childish!"

"Why don't you go away and make your own sand
castles?" said Donald at last. "It's rude to stare."

"Oh, I've made so many sand castles I don't get any fun
out of it any more," replied the strange boy.

"Well, if you haven't had whooping cough, you'd better
go away from us," said Dorothy.

"I've had it," said the boy. "I've had everything—
measles, mumps, diphtheria, scarlet fever, chicken-pox, water-
on-the-knee. ' '

"Well, then," said Donald, "come on and play with us."
. "I never play here," said the strange boy.
"Why not?" asked Dorothy.

"It's not exciting enough," replied the boy with a yawn.
Of course the children wanted to know where he did play,
and when he replied: "In the cave," they were filled with
curiosity. They had not known there was a cave.

"We'll ask Miss Jordan can you take us to it," said
Donald, racing up the beach to where his old friend sat with
her favorite book.

Donald talked very loudly, but the moaning of the sea, or
maybe the wind, made Miss Jordan's hearing duller than
usual. She thought he said: "May we go paddling in the
waves?" But what he said was: "May we go exploring in
the cave?" So she said "yes," because it was quite a nice
balmy day with a land breeze.

Off ran Donald and Dorothy with thek new companion,
who said his name was Fisher.

They soon came to a big pile of rocks towering above their
heads, which at high tide was partly covered with water. Up
among the rocks was a small hole into which the new boy led
them. When they got clear inside, they found quite a large
cave, very dark and mysterious with a pool in the middle.

"The exciting part," explained Fisher, "is not getting
caught in here when the tide comes in, because if you do get
caught in here, you would either get drowned, or else you
would have to hang yourself up on the roof until the water
ebbed."

"Maybe we better go out now," said Dorothy, nervously.

"Oh, you needn't be in a hurry," said Fisher. "You get
a warning. First you hear the water hissing outside. That's
the first warning. Then there are several waves come in.
The first one is usually real little and only covers your feet.
You can easily get out before the Trig ones get in. ' '

"I don't like it," said Dorothy. "I guess I'll stay outside
and watch. When I see the waves coming, I'll call you."
"You see there's a house on top of this rock," said Fisher.
"There's a cross old man lives in the house, and he carries a
cane with a gold knob, and one time when I stayed on the
rock too long and got chased up by the tide, he hit me with
the cane."

"Well, I certainly don't like it here," said Dorothy.
"Let's go back, Don."

But Donald had no notion of going back yet. He liked
excitement, caves and adventure. He almost wished the old
man with the cane would chase him over the rocks. That's
the way Donald was — afraid of nothing. Dorothy was differ-
ent. She went and sat on a rock outside the cave and worried.
"The tide is coming in," she called every once in a while,
but the boys paid no attention to her.

Pretty soon she heard the water hiss and a wave unrolled
itself at her feet like a long carpet, one end of which slid into
the mouth of the cave. She jumped up with a little cry and
putting her head into the cave she called : "Donald ! Donald !"
There was no reply. At first Dorothy felt like running
into the cave to warn the boys, then she thought, "Fisher
said they could hang from the roof. Donald is a good climber
and I'm not. If I go in they might drown trying to save me."
So instead of going in, she ran as fast as she could to
Miss Jordan and shouted in her ear that the boys were
trapped in the cave. Of course, the poor lady was very much
frightened. There was nobody on the beach, but Dorothy
said: "There's an old gentleman in the house on top with a
cane and he chases people, but maybe he would know what
to do." So they hurried to the big house on top of the pile
of rocks.

Meanwhile the boys were having plenty of excitement.
They had not heard Dorothy call them, because Donald had
coaxed Fisher to explore the cave with him and they had gone
deeper and deeper, squirming along a very small passage and
coming out into another cavern, very black and dark. Fisher
struck matches and they found themselves in a glistening
weird place fit for a pirate den. Just then, Fisher cried:
"Gee, listen to that! Look!"

He had heard the water hissing along the small passage

by which they had come, and now he pointed to the floor

which had suddenly become covered with cold sea water.

"We can't go back," he said, "we'll have to find a place

to hang ourselves up."

"Maybe we can go on," said Donald, in a scared voice.
They found another opening in the cave hither than the
one they had crept through, so they stumbled along it, feeling
real scared now.

"I oughtn't to have let you come in here," said Fisher.
"We may get drowned and what '11 your sister say?"

Donald cried a little, but he did not let Fisher know, and
Fisher cried too, but he was careful not to let Donald find
it out.

Meanwhile there was great excitement above the ground.
Miss Jordan had told the old gentleman about the boys, and
he had telephoned for the Coast Guard at the Lighthouse.
Then he had come out with his hired man and a long rope
to try to do what he could to rescue the boys.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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They were hurrying out of the house when suddenly a
head appeared under the porch steps.

"Fisher!" cried Dorothy.

Fisher ducked back hastily when he saw his old enemy,
the gentleman with the cane, but the old gentleman hastened
down and called: "Come out, you scalawag!" so fiercely that
out came Fisher's head again.

"What are you doing under my porch?" shouted the old
gentleman, shaking his cane.

"I don't know, sir," replied the boy. •

He came out very unwillingly, and when he was asked
where Donald was he shook his head.

"He does know!" cried Dorothy. "Oh, please, tell us,
Fisher!"

Fisher made no reply, but just then another head came
out from under the porch steps. You see, Fisher was sure
the old man was going to use his eane, and he thought he had
better not tell on Donald.

When they had explained their adventures and Donald
had said:

"We just went on and on until we saw a bit of light. Then
we shoved away some rocks and earth and found ourselves in
a place with boards over our heads. When we heard voices,
we crept along and here we are ! ' '

"I've lived here eighteen years and never knew there was
a cave down under me !" exclaimed the old gentleman.

He did not use his cane, and seemed on the whole rather
pleased with the boys. They all went into his house, which
was full of curious and interesting objects of every kind
which the old gentleman had been collecting all his life.

"You may use the cave all you like," he said, "but only at
low tide. In fact, I think I'd like to go through it myself."

Later Fisher said to Donald :

"Now, isn't that queer! He's quite jolly and acts like a
kid himself. Maybe he was chasing me for fun that day!"

"Well, anyhow, he's given Miss Jordan his grandfather's
old ear-trumpet, so I guess she'll know where we are after
this!" said Dorothy.— Selected.

SIX YOUNG "REBEKAHS"

"Let's hold out and not go when the invitation is given."
Such were the rallying words of a half-dozen 16-year-old girls
as they met and sat together, many years ago, in a country
meeting-house. The evangelist had been giving himself in
earnest appeals for more than a week without any response
from the unconverted. It seemed that Satan held them fast.
The six girls who had banded themselves together to with-
stand every offer of salvation were blocking the way.

One evening the preacher spoke from the text: "Wilt thou
go with this man ? And she said, I will go. ' ' He pictured the
appeal to Rebekah to leave the delightful associations of her
parental home and to go far away to meet Isaac, the noble
son of the greatest man of that age. He praised Rebekah 's
quick, firm choice, and described the joyful meeting of these
two young people and the establishment of their happy home,
founded on the purest love. Then he made an appeal which
deeply stirred the hearts of the six girls. He showed that
God is calling every unsaved one to a new life of divine love,
filled with holy service and sustained by indescribable joy.
The attractions of this new life, he said, make one willing to
give up, if necessary, any human association.

One of the girls followed the preacher's vivid description
so intently and felt the force of his appeal so deeply that,

without looking round at her companions, she stepped out and
went to the front during the invitation hymn, saying in her
heart, "I'll give up all to go to meet my Saviour and to share
with Him a life of love, and service, and joy." When she
reached the front she found, to her surprise, that all her five
companions had followed her down the aisle to surrender
themselves also to Jesus! The grip of Satan on the uncon-
verted ones was broken that evening and many others came
to take Jesus as their Lord.

The girl who stepped out first and answered the call was
my mother. Now she is past 80 years of age and is waiting to
hear the final call; and she is ready to answer, "I will go."
Her constant advice is, "Accept the Lord Jesus in your youth,
and service Him all your days. "—Eenry D. Allen.

— »~

A MISSIONARY'S PLEA

Will you pray for us? Each day we need your prayers,
for the way is rough and long, and our lips falter and forget
.their song, as we proclaim the Word men will not heed. Pray
for us! We are but vessels frail; the world's appalling need
would crush us down, save that iu vision we behold the crown,
upon His brow Who shall at length prevail! Not yet, the
crowning fields must first be won, lives freely yielded, martyr
blood be spilt, love east out fear, redemption blot out guilt,
ere we behold the kingdom of God's Son. We shall behold it !
Lo, His Word stands sure ; our King shall triumph in a world
set free. With joy His chosen ones His reign shall see ! Pray
for us, friends, that we may still endure.— The Missionary
Review of the World.

LEADERS OBEY FIRST

"If you two girls were boys," said Uncle Frank, "I think
Marian would stand the better chance of becoming the general
of an army." His 12-year-old niece, Margery, turned ques-
tioning eyes on him. Her twin sister, Marian, had just run
upstairs in answer to mother's "Come up here, girls."

"Yes," continued Uncle Frank, "people who are advanced
to positions of command are those who have learned first to
obey. Marian went at once in response to Mother's call, and
mother is still waiting for Margery. ' '

Margery was off like an arrow.

Perhaps the girl who drops into slack habits of obedience
hardly realizes how much she is limiting her own future. If
we cannot make ourselves obey a call, how can we lead others ?
Positions requiring leadership and control have to be given
to those who themselves have first learned to obey. Be a
general in your own heart. Make yourself drop at once the
thing you are doing to do the thing which you are asked to do.
— Queen's Gardens.

— Ur of Chaldea, the first home of Abraham, is the scene
of excavations carried on by the University of Pennsylvania,
in collaboration with an English company of antiquarians.'
Some important recent finds are reported. The tomb of a
queen who lived before the days of Abraham has been
unearthed. In it are the bones of the queen and the metal
remains (gold and silver) of articles of woman's apparel
Some of the interesting relics found will be placed in the
museum of the University of Pennsylvania. Others will go
to England for preservation there. Brick and stone arches are
found, proving that men understood the principle of the arch
in that remote period.

Page Ten

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Asheville. — Brother Casto's message at tlie
communion service Sunday morning was in-
structive and inspiring. The occasion was en-
joyed by all present. Nearly every one com-
muned.

Brother Van Meter gave us another one of
his delightful messages at the evening serv-
ice.

There is a plan on foot to focus the inter-
est of the church on the Wednesday night
prayer meeting. This Wednesday night will
he taken up with the second quarterly con-
ference.

On Tuesday night of this week our Chris-
tian Endeavor Society will give a Valentine
party to the adults and their friends.

Our young people have improved some of
the Sunday school rooms. Calcimine and
paint have been used freely. A new rug has
been placed in one class room. The commit-
tee worked until almost midnight the most
of last week and were happy for the privi-
lege.

Mrs. M. F. Taylor and Mrs. Martha Bates
are confined at home with illness.

Mrs. Everhart will entertain our missionary
societies this Thursday afternoon.

Mrs. E. C. Fawcett was missed at the serv-
ices Sunday because of a slight illness.

KEPOBTEB.

English Street.— There has been no report
from this church for some weeks, but we are
not sleeping. We haven't such a large num-
ber, but they are a band of faithful workers.
I think our Sunday school is growing, but
we hope to see it much larger and more in-
terest taken. We have many little folks in
Sunday school to train for the Master's work,
and we pray that the teachers may be in-
spired with wisdom from God to prepare their
minds for good seeds.

Last Sunday morning Bev. C. B. Way, of
Lexington, filled the pulpit in the absence of
our pastor and gave us a good sermon from
the subject of "Abiding in Christ." On Sun-
day afternoon they had an old-time singing
and every one seemed to sing praises from
the depths of their souls.

Our church seems to be well protected as
far as the law is concerned, as three of our
city policemen are active members of the
church, including the chief, who believes in
carrying his part and more in the church's
activities; but we are sorry to report that
Chief Boy Gibson is in the Guilford General
Hospital suffering from a flesh wound in the
hip and elbow, received Sunday afternoon
when he and Patrolman Bobbins and a man
under the influence of whisltey were in a
gun battle. All were able to leave the hos-
pital after having their wounds dressed with
the exception of the chief; he is reported to
be resting nicely.

The Christian Endeavor met in its monthly
business session on Friday night of last week
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lee. Much
interest was aroused and several new vows
were made to lie more active in the Endeavor
work. After the business was over the young
people were invited into the living room and

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

an hour of fun and frolic directed by Mrs.
Lee and Miss Iris Caudle was enjoyed by all.
Then "Cupid" with a bow and arrow directed
•them into the dining room where a fruit sup-
per was served.

From these monthly meetings the Endeav-
orers expect as much inspiration as they do
from anything else. The Valentine scheme
was carried throughout.

We ask an interest in your prayers. Good-
bye until the next edition of the Herald.

MES. J. A. LEE, Eeporter.

High Point. — At the Sunday school hour last
Sunday the opening program in the assembly
room was in charge of the Junior Philathea
Class, Miss Gertrude Hughes, teacher.

At the 11 o'clock service, for the offertory
Miss St. Clair of the college faculty rendered
"La Cygne," by Saint-Saens, on the violin in
a charming manner, and Mesdames John C.
Whitesell and C. E. Hinshaw sang a beautiful
duet, "Still With Thee, O My God," Mars-
ton. Dr. S. K. Spahr delivered a very timely
and forceful sermon on "A Challenge and a
Promise." The great challenge is "Bring ye
all the tithes into the store-house, that there
may be meat in mine house," and the promise
is, "I will open you the windows of heaven,
and pour you out a blessing that there shall
not be room enough to receive it." The
church of God is His store-house, and in it
must be provision for all needs of the world,
material, intellectual, and spiritual. All the
great movements of the world have come out.
of the church: but it is dependent upon the
people to bring gifts to it. Its needs cannot
be met by the ministry alone, the sweet sing-
ers, or dignitaries, but all the people must
bring their tithes and offerings, and lay them
upon the altars. Dr. Spahr related an inci-
dent of his young manhood when a theo-
logical student at Adrian College, Mich. He
was asked to go out and preach on- Sunday
afternoons in the country during the sum-
mer vacation. After delivering eight sermons
the brethren "passed the hat" and found it
contained the magnificent sum of SG cents!
Whereupon an old brother arose and ex-
claimed: "Thank God salvation is free!" As
to the promise, "The blessing of God maketh
rich and addeth no sorrow."

A number of friends from West End church,
Greensboro, came over last. Tuesday to give
Mrs. E. L. Ballard a surprise party on her
birthday, February 7th.

The Ladies' Aid Society held its monthly
meeting Monday afternoon at the church. The
vice-president, Mrs. S. S. Coe, was in the
chair. Announcement of a play to be given
in March was made. After the business ses-
sion, refreshments of cream and cake adorned
with hearts suggestive of the Valentine sea-
son were served.

A very interesting and harmonious quar-
terly conference was held last Wednesday eve-
ning, February 8. A committee was appointed
to make plans for the Centennial Gratitude
Gift.

The Brotherhood will hold its monthly
meeting next Thursday evening, and supper
will be served to them by Mrs. II. U. Oakes'
circle at 6:15 p. m.

The C. E. Society gave a Valentine social
Monday evening, when "A Trip Around the
World" was made. There was a good atten-
dance.

Dean P. E. Lindley of the college is eon-

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ducting the Sunday evening services during /J
February. His sermons are always greatly
enjoyed and appreciated.

We are pleased to see Mrs. W. P. Pickett,
Mrs. A. A. York and Mrs. D. E. White out
again after being ill for several weeks.

Dr. and Mrs. S. S. Coe went to Madison
Sunday afternoon to visit Mr. and Mrs. Vic-
tor H. Idol. Mrs. Idol's father, Mr. C. B.
Pratt, a prominent and well known citizen of
Madison, died quite suddenly Sunday morn-
ing, and the funeral was conducted Monday
afternoon.

Enfield. — The following is a simple quota-
tion, yet has a big truth or moral for any in-
dividual or organization:

"Good, better, best,
Never let it rest,
Until the good is better
And the better best."
I believe our church has caught the spirit
of this verse; for better results are visible.

We had services morning and evening the
fifth Sunday in January. The services were
good and worshipful although the attendance
was not very large, due to the extremely cold
day. We did not have preaching the first Sun-
day as our pastor was at Whitakers Chapel.
Last Sunday was a good day, both at church
and Sunday school. There was good atten-
dance at each service and two fine sermons.

We were glad to have some visitors present.
Come again, your presence helps us!

Our pastor has been instrumental in or-
ganizing a Senior Christian Endeavor. We
have had some splendid meetings. Last week
it met at the "Hut," with Mrs. Powers as
leader. More were present than at any meet-
ing yet.

I observed the note by the editor, and also
by a layman asking for brevity of reporcs.
"A hint to the wise should be sufficient."

MES. ELI S. BELLAMY, Eeporter.

Union Chapel, Granville Charge.— Our mis-
sionary societies met with Mrs. Cappie Ed-
wards January 27th. We had a large num-
ber of our members present and several vis-
itors. Mrs. W. A. Perdue, chairman of Circle
No. 2, had charge of the program. Mr. Fogle-
man gave the chapter in the study book which
took up literature and pictures. Mrs.' Nor-
wood White conducted the question box.

We were very glad to have Dr. Straughan,
of Washington, D. C, with us the first Sun-
day afternoon. He presented to us the Cen-
tennial Gratitude Gift, which has been pre-
sented to all the conferences.

The ladies of the missionary societies gave
their annual thank-offering service the sec-
ond Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Cappie Edwards
told us about the work at Pine Eidge, Ky.
Miss Leah Davis made a talk on what our
duty is in the missionary enterprise. Mr.
Fogleman told us about the work at Bethel
Home. Miss Emily Floyd gave a brief report
of the work in Japan, China and India. Mrs.
E. M. Edwards read an article on stewardship.
Mildred Edwards, in her usual charming man-
ner, sang, "Give Me Thy Heart." Miss Eu-
nice Huff told the story of Mrs. Pickett's
thank-offering box. Christine Edwards gave
a reading, "The Point of View," and Mrs.
L. E. Barnes told us the value of the Mission-
ary Eecord and urged the members to take it.
The offering was $20.20.
We are glad to report that we are going to

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

have electric lights in our church within a
few weeks. REPORTER.

P. S. : Something has been said about be-
ing brief, and I am glad, as I do not think
we should take up too much space with these
reports. I will try to be brief next time.

Piney Grove, Denton Charge. — Brother
Bingham preached yesterday afternoon to a
very large congregation of attentive hearers.
He spoke of our Centennial Gratitude Gift,
which he made very plain.

Of course we're very proud of the progress
that our church has made, and to show our
gratitude to our forefathers and mothers who
have stood by the church and made it what
it is today and what many of us are, we owe
to them for their faithfulness to God and
church. We raised our quota yesterday, which
was $24.00, some given in honor of fathers
and mothers who have gone on to receive their
crown of glory for their faithfulness.

We are proud of our church and our Sun-
day school to raise their quota the first Sun-
day it was presented, and am sure if we think
of God's goodness to us, although we think
we did well, we still are far behind in grati-
tude and thankfulness to God for our bless-
ings day by day.

May we try harder to do more each day
and week as opportunities come to us to show
our gratitude for His goodness.

Our Sunday school is moving along very
well, with good interest, and we hope as the
weather opens up that we may have many
more at Sunday school.

Pray for us at Piney Grove that we may do
something worth while.

Very glad to have some visitors yesterday
Mr. and Mrs. Van Wood were with us. This
is Mrs. Wood's home church. We appreciate
her donation for the Gratitude Gift.

REPORTER.

Calvary. — Brother Bates asked me to serve
as reporter this year and I have agreed to do
so. Brother Bates is giving us some fine ser-
mons. There have already been several addi-
tions to the church this conference year. We
were please to have Brother and Sister R. W.
Crowder and family, who have recently moved
here from Apex, N. C., join us a few Sun-
days ago.

Brother and Mrs. Bates are doing some
fine work here and have already endeared
themselves to the entire membership of the
church.

The Sunday school under the leadership of
John W. Dixon and his corps of teachers and
workers is growing rapidly. On February 5
the Sunday school passed the 200 mark for
the first time. On that Sunday there were
205 present. On last Sunday there were 212
present.

The Senior C. E. Society, through the faith-
fulness of Miss Josie Causey, Miss Ila Bur-
row, Brother Wagoner and others, is doing
nicely. They are having 50 young people
present each Sunday evening and they are
making the meetings worth while.

On Monday night the boys in Miss Josie
Causey's Sunday school class, their dads and
a few invited guests met in the church hut
and iielcl a father and son banquet. They
spent a very enjoyable evening. Brother
Robert Crowder and his string band furnished
fine music for the occasion. There was a fine
address given by our pastor. Some of the

boys gave recitations. Various games were
played during the evening.

I could fill columns with an account of the
activities of the various organizations of the
church, but we will not ask Dr. McCulloch for
any more space at this time.

With one of the best preachers in the N. C.
conference, with a faithful, active member-
ship and an unlimited field in which to work,
we are expecting great things of Calvary.
Watch these columns. We are doing things
and will let you hear from us from time to
time. Pray for us.

A. C. DIXON, Reporter.

Denton Charge, Canaan Church. — Pastor
Bingham's sermon was just fine Sunda3r. He
can make things plain and simple. He told
us many things about our church and its
organizations. We love our church because
of its loyalty, and we as Methodist Protestants
should take advantage of the Gratitude Gift
as a token of our love to our church and its
hundredth year. Brother Bingham after his
fine sermon Sunday gave our people a chance
to show their love to our church, and in just
a few minutes we raised our portion pledged
as a Gratitude Gift. Everybody seems to re-
joice over this gift.

May God bless our church and our charge.

May we do our best in our Sunday school.

People at Canaan, let's wake up to the sense

of our duty and be what God wants us to be.

REPORTER.

Hope, Chatham Charge. — Sunday was a good
day for us. We had a good attendance at
Sunday school and some new members, which
now makes an enrollment of 101. We are
glad to have Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Andrew
back in Sunday school again. They have
been unable to attend since Christmas on ac-
count of sickness. We were sorry that our
superintendent, Mr. J. L. Fields, was kept
away Sunday on account of cold.

We are. glad that Mrs. Isley is out again
She has been suffering from cold and a bruised
arm.

At 11 o'clock, Rev. D. I. Garner, pastor of
English Street M. P. church, preached to a
large and appreciative audience. He brought
us a stirring message on the subject of
prayer. We certainly enjoyed having Brother
Garner with us and hope he will come again
At the close of the service two new members
were received into the church by our pastor.
Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Burkhad joined by letter
from the Methodist Episcopal church, San-
ford, N. C. Communion was also observed
at this service.

The Christian Endeavor from the M. P
church, Siler City, came down at 6:30 and
rendered a splendid program, which was thor-
oughly enjoyed by a large crowd. At the
close of the program the president turned
the meeting over to Mrs. A. G. Dixon, who
organized a Christian Endeavor Society for
our church. The following officers were
elected: President, Miss Willard Boyd; sec-
retary, Miss Gladys White; treasurer, Mr. W.
J. Moore. These officers, with Rev. C. G
Isley, were made a committee to appoint othe-
officers or committees that might be needed
Mrs. Dixon then talked very interestingly for
a while on missionary work. Her talk was
indeed instructive as well as entertaining. At
the close of this service she enlisted 15 mem-
bers in a missionary society. Mrs. Dixon

promised to meet with us the fourth Sunday
afternoon for the purpose of organizing a
Woman's Missionary Society. He hope that
you may hear from us later in regard to
these new societies. REPORTER.

Notice. — I am domiciled in the M. E. par
sonage at Aurelian Springs. It seems very
much like home to me as I have lived many
of my wandering days in parsonages. I may
not stay the term of four years. The people
were very kind to us and furnished hands
and trucks to move us.

We are near one of the best schools in
the state.

If the Herald, of any person, desires to
reach us by mail, Littleton, N. C, Route 2,
is our address. H. S. B. THOMPSON.

Bessemer City Church. — We are doing very
well at present. We had services Sunday eve-
ning. Our pastor, Rev. Mr. Henderson, was
with us for C. E. Society services and also
preached a very interesting sermon.

We have a very good Sunday school. We
have been having contests between the Ba-
raca and Philathea classes which keep them
interested and are sometimes very amusing.

Our C. E. Society is a great help to the
church. We hope to have a very successful
year and to be at our best for the Master.
Pray for us that we may continue to press
onward to the mark of the high calling which
is in Christ Jesus.

"Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove,

In all Thy quickening powers.
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours."
We feel a deep interest in our pastor, Bro.
Henderson, as he is one of our boys. We wish
to extend a hearty welcome to pastor and
family.

The Ladies' Aid Society is planning to pre-
sent a play some time in the future. Title,
"Old-Fashioned Mother." We hope it will be
a success. LUCY BLANTON, Reporter.

Harmony Church, Yarhorough Charge. — Our
pastor filled his apx>ointment the fourth Sun-
day morning and Sunday night, delivering
two good sermons.

We were glad to have our president with
us the fifth Sunday night, at which time our
quarterly meeting was held.

Our Sunday school is progressing very
nicely.

The Woman's Missionary Society met with
Mrs. G. B. Taylor the fourth Saturday after-
noon after which cake and hot chocolate were
served. REPORTER,

Corinth, Littleton Circuit. — Yesterday was
our regular preaching day, but it seems that
we have gotten out of the habit of having
services on first Sundays. Our pastor was
not present yesterday as he was attending
the conference drive at Henderson. But two
of our ex-pastors were present — Rev. H. S. B.
Thompson gave us a fine lecture on Sunday
school work. While he was talking, Rev.
O'Briant came in. It seemed natural for
Mr. O'Briant to be there. He was asked to
preach, but he said he would preach some
other time. We extend to them both a hearty
welcome, and want them to come again. Rev.
Thompson has recently moved into this com-
munity. We would be glad to have him and

Page Twelve METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

him family come to our Sunday school. of our little band of faithful workers and we

Bonney McCoy Morris has finished his are proud of our pastor and we pledge to

stenographic course at Norfolk, Va., and has him our full co-operation.

returned home. We are glad to have him As I think of our neighbor church, Love

back at Sunday school. Joy, I want to congratulate them for their

We were glad to see Miss Bettie Mae resolution of building a new church of brick.

Walker at church yesterday. She has recently This church is noted for great revivals for

had a tonsil operation at Bocky Mount hos- many years, and I feel has been a great help

ital to me. I want a little part in rebuilding this

Mr and Mrs M. J. Morris visited their church and if some of the managers will

daughter at Farmville recently. write me the price of 1,000 brick I will send

Mr and Mrs. Tommie Pepper have moved cheek at once. About 16 years ago I was a

from Norfolk, Va., and are living with his penitent at the altar there, the most miserable

mother near here. man in all the world and one of the most

MRS. B. P. MOBBIS, Beporter. dangerous men. It was at that time a boot-

— • — legger and the people of Love Joy took a

West Forsyth Charge, Total Budget.— Ap- great interest in trying to get me to stop.

portioned by Bev. S. W. Taylor, president, I begged the people to pray, I begged God

and adopted" by the first quarterly conference: to forgive, and now I am one of the happiest

A c B $ 1S5.00 men in all the world and one of the worst

G C B ...:. G05.00 enemies the bootlegger has and, strange to

H P College 65-00 saJ'. some Pe0Ple saV * am sti" in tne busi"

BepsGenT Conf. ....' 10-00 ness. God has been so good to me I want

Superannuates . .... 18-00 all the readers of this paper to rejoice with

pastor 1,000.00 me. As the year 1927 passed out, I commenced

to look back and count; I found I paid out

Total $1,8S3.00 $7.50 for doctor bills in a family of 12; as

Total number members, 571. I looked at my family Bible I had 10 births
Apportionment per member, $3.30. recorded all in good health; three marriages
Apportionment and on the death sheet not a single one re-
Church No. Members Per Member corded. Haven't I got something to praise

Baltimore 156 $2-60 God for?

Harmony Grove .. 49 4.41 With best wishes to the editor and all

Pleasant Hill .... 130 4.64 Herald readers.

Stony Knoll 109 3.00 Yours in His name,

stonj alio MOORE.

Tabernacle <3 z.io

Union Hill 54 2.80 — ♦—

Baltimore- A C. B., $40; G. C. B. $130; Burlington, First Church.— Our reports to
H P College $14; Beps. GenT Conf. $2.15; ;he Herald have not been very regular, but
Superannuates, $3.90; pastor, $215; total, this does not, by any means, say that we
$405 05 have been asleep on the job. The attendance
Harmony Grove: A. C. B„ $23; G. C. B.. at the Sunday school services yesterday, Feb-
$73- H P College, $8; Beps. Gen'l Conf., ruary 12, was very good. A glance at the
*120- Superannuates, $2.20; pastor, $120; register showed the following: Number on
total ' $227 ro11. 59S ; attendance today, 283 ; attendance
Pleasant Hill- A C B, $60; G. C. B. $194; a year ago, 153, making an increase over last
H P College $20- Beps. Gen'l Conf., $3.20; year of 130. Offering, $20.49 as compared with
Superannuates, $5.75; pastor, $320; total, that of one year ago, $11.44. Brother J. G.
»fl0o95 Rogers, the new superintendent, is seeing to
Stony Knoll ■ A. C. B., $32 ; G. C. B., $103 ; it that we have the best of music in the
H P College $11- Beps. Gen'l Conf., $1.70; Sunday school. The orchestra is fine indeed.
Superannuates, $3; pastor, $170; total, The morning preaching service was well at-
$3„070 tended. Our pastor, Brother Gernnger,
Tabernacle- A C B., $20; G. C. B., $64; preached a good sermon, as usual. His sub-
H P College $7- Reps. Gen'l Conf., $1.05; ject for the 11 o'clock service was, "The Stew-
Superannuates, $1.90; pastor, $105; total, ardship of Life." The attendance at the eye-
ing 8 95 lung service was not as good as that in the
Union Hill- A C B, $15; G. C. B., $49; morning. We believe this decrease in at-
H P College $5; Beps. Gen'l Conf., $1; su- tendance was due to the fact that the revival
perannuates, $1.50; pastor, $80; total, $151. at the First Presbyterian church was coming
— • — to a close last night.
Macedonia Why Not Circuit.-I had the The Christian Endeavor Society, with Miss
pleasure to go to Macedonia and heard our Bertha Isley as president, is moving on very
iiew pastor preach a great sermon. Those well, it seems. The attendance last night was
who know Brother Trogdon know he is a great good and we are hoping to build up a large,
man He may see this and wonder why we working society during the coming weeks
c hi."t and he may not feel great, but The Baraca Class, with Mr. W. E. Smith as
[ feel any man that has been called of God president, and Mr. C. C. Branson, as teacher,
to preach the gospel is a great man. As we is making some progress, we trust The goa
sit and listen to him we can surely believe for each Sunday this year is "A Hundred
he is a great man sent from God. Strong." Attendance yesterday was 80; offer-

We built an addition to our church last year ing. $8.78, and enrollment of 178.

that cost us about $1,200 and now we are pre- The regular monthly business noting of

paring to paint same as soon as spring opens the church was held Wednesday, February 8,

up; think while this is done we will paint the following a brief devotional service by the

old part again. We are not rich people here pastor at 7:30 p. m. Many things of interest

,,„t all of this material is paid for. We do for the church were discussed at this time

not boast, but praise God. We are proud and we are looking forward to a good con-

February 16, 1928

ference year.

We are sorry to hear of Bro. John Quaken-
bush falling and meeting with perhaps seri-
ous injury. We are praying for his recovery.

Best wishes to the Herald and readers.

L. A. Braxton, Assistant Reporter.

February 13, 1928.

Graham.— Due to the fact that the reporter
has been very busy, a report has not been
sent in since conference; so I should like to
say that it was indeed a pleasure for us to
have our beloved pastor, Bev. D. E. Williams,
back with us for another year. He and his
wife have been a great help to our church
and community and we should feel lost with-
out them.

Our Sunday school is doing fine under the
splendid leadership of Supt. J. L. Amick. An
intermediate class of boys has grown so much
recently that it became necessary to devise
means for the enlargement of a class room
for them. This is very encouraging and we
feel that Brother C. E. Core, teacher of this
class, deserves some credit for the growth of
the class.

The choir has been doing some good work
recently. Mr. P. S. Dixon has proved to be
a very efficient choir leader and the several
special selections he has been arranging have
been very good and enjoyed by all.

A few of the young ladies of the church
met at the parsonage the third Monday eve-
ning in January and organied a Home Mis-
sionary Society. The society is sponsored by
Mrs. D. E. Williams. We hope to see these
young people do some splendid work in mis-
sions.

The Ladies' Aid Society and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society met in their regular monthly
meeting Monday, February 6, with Mrs. Nor-
man E. Sykes. There was a good attendance,
the program was splendid, and the ladies
spent a very pleasant afternoon.

EEPOETEE.

Concord.— The Cowell-Bamsey meeting got
under way here Sunday. The church was
packed at both services. Mr. JKendry preached
at the morning hour from the subject, "What
Then?" He pointed out some of the great
things that have happened after prayer. At
this service the altar was filled with those
desiring reconsecration. Mr. Cowell filled the
pulpit at the night service, preaching a splen-
did sermon on "God's Eeeipe for a Revival."
Mr. Bamsey will arrive today (Monday) and
direct the singing. We are hope for a great
in-gathering of souls during this meeting.

The Brotherhood meeting and supper was
held last Thursday night. President Taylor
was present and brought a wonderful message
on brotherhood and what it stands for.

The Intermediate department of the Sunday
school held a social on last Friday night in
the dining hall of the new Sunday school
building. Many interesting games were
played, after which refreshments were served.
MES. D. A. McLAUEIN.

Liberty Hill, Anderson Charge.— Today be
ing our regular preaching day, our pastor,
Eev. G. B. Feree, preached to a good con-
gregation; his subject was "The Crucifixion
of Christ." Such messages should stir us to
deeper consecration. Brother Ferree spoke
to us for a few minutes on the Centennial
Gratitude Gift. We also raised $32 in pledges

February 16, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

on A. C. B. We hope to raise the full amount
by the last of the month.

There was no preaching service at night
on account of sickness in the pastor's family.

Sickness has greatly hindered us in our
work this winter. Mrs. B. A. McClimon, who
underwent a very serious operation some time
ago, and Misses Ethel and Kate Compton,
who have been sick, were able to be back in
church services today.

On January 30th our community was sad-
dened by the death of Mrs. Emma Fowler.
She was a sister of our Sunday school su-
perintendent, Mr. B. A. McCliman.

REPORTER.

Alleghany, Davidson Charge. — We were glad
to see as many out at Sunday school as were
present.

Brother Ridge preached a good sermon, as
always. He told us that money is not all that
we have to give. We should give our love. We
should try to encourage all. We can speak
a kind word to all; a kind word when we are
sick does us a lot of good.

We* will have preaching the second Sunday
in March at 2 o'clock. After that time wc
will have morning preaching again. Let us
all try to do our best.

ABIGAIL COGGIN, Reporter.

Pleasant Grove. — Our congregations Sun-
day were reasonably good, but some were out
because of sickness.

Mrs. B. E. Kennedy has taken her bed
again with flu. Mrs. J. R. Meredith has been
right sick, but is improving. Bro. J. Mayna-rd
Kennedy has been suffering for several days
with an ulcer in one of his eyes. At this
writing he is better. Miss Margaret Cecil and
Mrs. Lawrence Cecil are rapidly recovering
from an operation for appendicitis. We hope
soon to have all these at their usual places
in church.

Our C. G. G. committee is now at work and
we expect to make a creditable showing the
fourth Sunday. The pastor expects to ex-
change pulpits with Rev. N. G. Bethea on
that date. Brother Bethea has been here be-
fore and our people will be delighted to have
him come again. GEO. L. REYNOLDS.

Charlotte Church, Richland Circuit. — Our

pastor, Mr. Love, filled his appointment the
first Sunday in February at 11 o'clock. His
text was Romans 13 chapter and 1st verse.

Our first quarterly conference will be held
at the parsonage on Saturday afternoon be-
fore the fourth Sunday in February.

Mr. and 'Mrs. J. W. Wright and children,
of High Point, were present at church Sun-
day.

Mr. R. E. Mabe and family, of Asheboro,
were also present.

Mr. Glenn McCain, of this community, and
Mill Fleta Briles, of Asheboro, were mar-
ried, February 4th, 1928.

Since our last report Mrs. Frank Prevost,
of Randleman, was buried at our church.
Mrs. Prevost, with her husband, were keepers
of the county home for several years and
had many friends in this community.

REPORTER.

Grace Church, Greensboro. — The Ladies' Aid
Society met in the church parlor Monday aft-
ernoon, February 13.
• The devotionals were conducted by Mrs.

J. M. Millikan. The report of the treasurer
showed the society in good financial condi-
tion. The question of placing a bulletin
board on the church grounds was taken up
and a committee was appointed to look after
the purchasing of same. The society is di-
vided this year into four circles, which seems
to work well as each circle brought in new
members at this meeting, six new members
being added.

The Home Missionary Society met Tues-
day evening with Mrs. T. D. Sharpe at her
home on Percy street. Mrs. J. M. Millikan,
president, presided.; The devotional exer-
cise was conducted by the pastor's wife. The
book telling the story of the life of our own
mountain people is being studied and two
chapters were read and discussed. The dis-
cussion was led by Mrs. J. C. Penny.

A splendid musical program given by Misses
Boyles and McQueen was very much appreci-
ated.

The Ladies' Aid Society entertained the
Junior Christian Endeavor Society at a Val-
entine party Monday evening in the hut.

About 40 boys and girls were present and
from the beginning fun and frolic held forth.
Under the direction of Miss Grace Thomas,
superintendent of the Junior Society, inter-
esting games were played.

Ice cream in the shape of hearts was served.
Our church is realizing more and more the
good work Miss Thomas is doing among our
boys and girls in thes Junior Society.

C. J. J.

M-

MORE ABOUT CONFERENCE GROUP

INSURANCE

There are to my way of thinking two good

and sufficient reasons why we ministers of

the North Carolina Conference should take

the conference group insurance:

First, because this is the cheapest protec-
tion that any of us can secure. The yearly
premiums will be approximately twenty dol-
lars, sixty per cent to be paid by the insured
and the other forty per cent by the Annual
Conference. The insured has the privilege
of paying the entire amount of his premium
but the forty per cent will have to be paid
through the Annual Conference.

Second, because this is the only form of
insurance that a number of our men, espe-
cially the older men, can secure.

The men who have declined so far to sub-
scribe for this insurance doubtless think they
have a valid reason for not doing so. How-
ever, I have failed to see any good reason
for declining this proposition. The insurance
company met every condition we contended
for. No better proposition, it seems to me,
will ever be made us. All of our ministers,
including professors, missionaries, and super-
annuates are eligible. No medical examina-
tion is required. We only have to state that
we are in good health or something to that
.effect.

The Annual Conference approved this in-
surance and voted to lay an assessment upon
the charges to take care of the forty per
cent premiums. The only thing that is now
holding this matter up is the fact that a suf-
ficient number of our men have not returned
their application or information cards. When
this is done the insurance can be put in force
and the budget council can meet and levy the
necessary amount to provide for the forty
per cent of premiums.

I had thought I would say nothing more
about this matter but because I think we are
about to let a fine opportunity get away
from us I am breaking into print again about
it. Please mail your information cards to
Dr. J. Emmett Sebrell, Charlotte, N. C, Box
S09: Or if you have misplaced the card,
write him, stating that you want the insur-
ance and he will send another card.
L. W. GERRINGER,
-M

NOTICE

Rev. J. Clyde Auman, Enfield, N. C, was

elected by the Annual Conference to serve

as treasurer of the following special funds:

Fund for Delegates' expenses to the General

Conference.

Fund for Church Extension pledged at Con-
ference and to be pledged in response to the
President's appeals.

-♦-

ANOTHER PLEA FOR BREVITY
"Plea for Brevity," by "Layman," in last
week's Herald is timely. Like him, "I have
read the Herald since Vol. 1, No. 1," and I
have -to know the writer personally if I ever
read a long drawn out article; even then it
must be very interesting. "Pastors might
stick a pin here." I would say "ought" in-
stead of "might."

People don't have to read a long article
in any paper, but often have to hear (or stay
away from church, as some do) a long drawn
out sermon. After 10 or 15 minutes' prelimi-
naries, and in the wind-up all that has been
said worth listening to could have bee)n
boiled down and said in 30 minutes. Let
some of our pastors try this and I am sure
they will have larger congregations, more
attentive hearers, and more real good accom-
plished. There are few, if any, laymen that
have room for a long one.

EASTERN LAYMAN.

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REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount, previously reported $1S2,636.99

C. F. Fox 5.00

Total $182,641.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,012.21

Mrs. J. J. Crawford 10.00

Total $9,022.21

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.

: M-

— In the list of goals for Herald subscrip-
tions Liberty-Siler City has appeared as Siler
City. This was the way the committee wrote
it for brevity. But Liberty has had its part
in making up the fine total reported by
Brother Dixon from these twin churches. It
is with Liberty as with some other churches:
not many new subscriptions can be obtained
because nearly every family is already taking
the paper.

— Bro. D. H. Hunter disposed of his estate
by will. Six hundred dollars form a trust
fund for Tabernacle church for the care of
certain graves; Angeline Causey will receive
$400, Abram McMasters, $100, and the residue
will be divided among the four grandsons,
Guy Hunter, the oldest grandson, to be
executor.

—Mrs. Pritchard, of Mt. Pleasant charge.
was among the visitors at Calvary church last
Sunday.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

February 16, 1928

BUDGETS RECEIPTS TO DATE

Alamance

Asheboro

Asheville

Bess Chapel

Burlington, First

Charlotte, First

Chase City

Chatham

Cleveland

Concord

Davidson

Denton

Draper

Enfield

Fallston

Fairview-Glen Raven

Flat. Rock

Forsyth

Fountain Place

Friendship

Gibsonville

Graham

Granville

Greensboro — Calvary

Grace

St. Paul

West End

Guilford

Halifax

Maw River Circuit

Haw River Mission

Henderson

High Point — English Street ....

First

Lebanon

- Welch Memorial

KerneTsville

Lexington — State Street

Liberty and Siler City (Liberty)
(Siler City)

Littleton

Mebane

Mecklenburg

Mocksville

Moriah Charge

Mount Hermon

Mount Pleasant

North Davidson

Orange

Pinnacle and Mount Zion

Pleasant Grove

Randleman

Randolph

Reidsville

Rockingham

Saxapahaw

Spencer Mission

Spring Church

Tabernacle Charge

Thomasville Community

Hnion Grove

Vance

West. Forsyth"

Wlntakers

Why Not

Winston, First

Yadkin College

Yarborough

A.C.B.

$ 52.00

100.00
14.40

11.2

1.7

13.00
11.86

17

25.00
50.00

27.00
30.00

24.61

19.57

32.75

70.00
7.00

2.56

34.33

6.U0

150.50

7.25
24.00

15.00

G.C.B.

$ 5.00

17.5S

7.42

12.12

3.26

3.GG

5.42

36.24

7.00

10.26

2.35

7.17

8.00

19.60

12.00

12.00
21.00

College W.H.M.S. W.F.M.S.

1.12
20.00

5.00

20.00
- 3.1S

$ 41.00 $ 22.00

17.50

7.40

25.00

7.85
37.76
12.38
35.00

4.70
2.50
6.01
S.25

7.00

18.90

22.00

8.80

6.75

125.00
29.25

5.20

15.00
85.00

25.00
5.00

16.42

36.00

S4.00

S6.30
10.00

30.00

17.00

8.00

44.17

33.33

37.17

100.00

65.90
10.10

12.72

10.00

115.00

40.00

44.00

20.00
26.00
45.00

101.90

135.75

28.50

15.07

7.00

97.00

50.00
80.00
19.50

192.61
6.82

41.70
77.60
' 7.40

23.85
25.95

S.25

15.45
15.85

152.00
11.25

27.96

86.75

2.60

5.75

30.85

24.50
16.80

2 25

10.53

6.47

10.00

1.40

10.42

15.00
9.00

5.71

10.00

16.88

12.50

16.55

38.78

57.16

6.00

27.00

2.29

10.00

19.25

40.65

24.50

2.57

20.00

11.05

18.30
11.20

5.00

3.30

3.65

7.50

59.63

26.70

5.00

5.75

j.00

$755.73 $505.05 $1,162.24 $1,260.29 $690.36

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

,Spring Church $ 90.00

Liberty-Siler City (Siler) 70.00

Yadkin College 15 00

Lebanon (Sp. Cli. Clig.) 47.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley 10.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10-00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Haw Biver Mission 10.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Siler City 26.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45-00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth Chg ,. 20.00

Efland, Orange Charge 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Charge 17.00

Hebron, Orange Charge 27.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley $ 4.00

Orange 37.00

Haw Biver Circuit 5.00

Number of churches paying in full, 18.
New churches added in this report, 1.
One new charge is added to the list this
week. The charges that now have credit are
65, leaving 27 charges -without payment on
cither budget. One-quarter of the year gone,
and 27 charges have made no response to that
part of the conference program necessary to
carry on the work of the church — the Budgets.
They are going to, we are sure, but it would
help so much if they could do something
NOW. Church Extension obligations are press-
ing, and there are no funds. And besides, the
inspiration of having every charge rallying
to the Budgets would be of great value. Pas-
tors and officials of the church, PLEASE give
us this inspiration by quickly putting your
charge in this list. This week we are glad to
enroll Haw Biver Circuit, Brother Curry, pas-
tor. Before the month is over we are very
confident several new charges will be added.
Whose?

"The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness
thereof, and they that dwell therein."

S. W. TAYLOB.
February 14, 1928.

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HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS
Bev. G. L. Reynolds, $6.75; Eev. F. B. Love,
$1.50; Bev. H. F. Fogleman, $2.25; Bev. T. A.
Williams, $3.00; Bev. D. B. Williams, $3.00;
Bev. A. G. Dixon, $5.25; Bev. W. F. Ashburn,
$3.00; Rev. B. M. Williams, $3.00; Bev. A. L,
Hunter, $1.50; Rev. W. T. Totten, $1.50; Rev.
C. L. Spencer, $3.00; Bev. R. C. Stubbins,
$3.00; Rev. E. A. Bingham, $9.00; Rev. E. G.
Lowdermilk, $13.00; Bev. W. C. Hall, 75c;
Bev. B. A. Hunter, $3.00; Miss Espa Bullard,
$1.50; L. L. Wrenn, $6.00; J. G. Sogers, $4.50.

— Bev. E. A. Bingham gave his people at
Canaan- and Piney Grove last Sunday an op-
portunity to contribute to the Centennial
Gratitude Gift. At both places the quota was
made up. Bro. Bingham was pleased with
this good start and expects to find his other
churches like-minded.

February 16, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

Senior Topic for February 26: "How Much
Does the World Want Christ?"

I
Plans for the Meeting

Plans are necessary for a good meeting.
Plan a week ahead, not five minutes before
the meeting. The five minutes before the
meeting should be given to prayer. Have
some members give the need of strengthening
the missionary work by means of money,
prayers, workers. Or have one or two dis-
cuss briefly, yet stimulatingly, "The World's
Greatest Need— Jesus." This discussion to
create interest and enthusiasm from the very
beginning. Or as suggested by the C. E.
Quarterly, "Have representatives of different
countries appear in costume and present the
appeal of each land for Christ."
II
Hints for the Leader

1. Many have the spirit of the man of
Macedonia: "Come over and help us." They
want peace. They want real, true success.
They know that the world does not satisfy,
but they believe that Jesus gives the "peace
of God which passeth all understanding."
They believe Him to be the the "Light of the
world." They believe Him to be "the way,
the truth, the life."

2. There are those who scoff Him. "He
came to His own and His own received Him
not." They scoff and reject Him because
they will not see His beauty and experience,
His transforming power.

3. Others say, "We will hear thee again
of this matter." Not scoffers, nor entirely
indifferent; but not convinced. Kind, gentle
words, embued with the Holy Spirit of God
plus a Christlike life will lead them to ac-
cept Christ as a personal Savior.

Ill
Pertaining to the Topic

"How Much Does the World Want Christ?"
A more fitting question would be, "How
Much Does the World Need Christ?" With
the Secretary of the Navy asking for an
appropriation large enough to have the "big-
gest yet" Navy; with military training in a
largo number of our schools and colleges and
the militaristic spirit getting such a strong
hold in our national life; with companionate
marriage; with hatred and prejudice and the
oppression of smaller nations; with a cold,
indifferent religion which depends upon or-
ganization to carry forward the kingdom of
God; with thousands in the slum districts,
who do not even know about Jesus, the Savior
of men; with millions across the seas who
still bow down to gods of wood and stone,
surely the paramount, most pertinent ques-
tion is, "How Much Does the World Need
Christ?" In fact, it isn't a question — it is
a literal fact. Oh, World, with all your
strife and problems, Christ is your greatest
need. For He alone can calm your strife
and solve your problems.
TV
Correlation With the S. S. Lesson
In today's S. S. Lesson you studied about
another marvelous cure wrought by Jesus. A
woman diseased for 12 years pressed through

the crowd and touched the hem of His gar-
ment and was made whole because of her
faith.

"The Great Physician now is near,

The sympathizing Jesus;
He speaks the drooping heart to cheer,
O hear the voice of Jesus!"

Have someone tell a story depicting the
transforming power of Christ.
V
To Be Read and Commented On

The desire of the nations. John 12:20, 21.
Sought by the poor. Luke 2:15.
Eager seekers. Acts 17:11, 12.
Not wanted. Matt. 8:28-34.
Sought by the wise. Matt. 2: 1, 2.
Rejected for envy. Matt. 27: IS.
Sought by the religious. Luke 2:25-32.
VI
Questions for Discussion

1. Do all church members manifest the
Jesus way of living to the world?

2. Through what avenues may Jesus be
given to the world?

3. How can you lead the world to realize its
need of Jesus?

vn

Five-Minute Talk

Give the pastor five minutes in which to
sum up all that has been said and to give his
own thoughts on "Jesus, the World's Greatest
Need."

vni

Poetry to the Point

THE GOD WHO IS ENOUGH
The world keeps seeking for a way

To gain release
From war and strife and bitterness —
T have His peace.

The world goans 'neath its .burdens,

Its eyes are dim ;
It cannot find the rest it craves —

I rest in Him.

The world is hunting happiness,

Without alloy;
But happiness cannot be found —

He gives me joy.

—Amy E. Thomas.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS
Feb. 19: Two Miracles of Power.
Scripture Basis: Mark 4:35 — 5:20.
Golden Text: Mark 4:41.

The Storm Subdued

The story of Jesus and His disciples on the
Sea of Galilee during a storm is a familiar
one, and, though briefly recorded, contains
important lessons. The incident is also re-
corded by the other two synoptics, Matthew
and Luke.

The first thing we observe is that Jesus
commanded that they should go to the other
side. He wanted to get away from the multi-
tude, and He had business in the country
of the Gadarenes. It is often upon Jesus'
bidding that we launch out on the sea of life,
not knowing what we shall encounter. Some-
times we run into storms — fierce storms — and
our frail Barks are tossed to and fro by mer-

ciless adversity.

The second thing is that Jesus lay asleep
in the storm-tossed boat. He feared not the
angry elements. His Father in heaven was
ruler over all, and they were safe. Our
faith is more human and susceptible of waver-
ing with life's vicissitudes. Yet, is it not true
that with Jesus in our lives, though His pres-
ence may not always manifest itself in phe-
nomenal ways, though He seems to be asleep,
as it were, we are safe from the storms of
life? When we know He is with us, what
need we fear?

The third observation is the rude awaken-
ing He received and His calm action. Mark
records that they said, "Master, earest thou
not that we perish?" inferring that He did
not care. Perhaps we are sometimes rude
ui addressing God, under the strain of try-
ing circumstances and of wavering faith.
Jesus seemed not to rebuke them for this but
for their lack of faith. Calmly and in 'sim-
ple language He spoke to the sea and the
angry waves subsided. If we will but listen,
He will speak peace to our troubled souls in
distress, and there shall be "a great calm."
The Demoniac Delivered
Across the sea from Capernaum, on the
wooded slopes of the hills, lived this fierce
Gadarene. who possessed super-human
strength and beast-like passions. No man was
able to bind him. Children were warned to
Seep away from his haunts In the caves. He
met Jesus when He stepped from the boat,
and fell down and worshiped Him, acknowl-
ediiig Him as the Son of God. Strange that
devils recognized Jesus, when men of His
day and this have renounced Him.

Jesus cast the demons out of the man and
they were permitted to enter into the swine,
which were destroyed by their wild plunge
into the sea. The owners thereof, having
heard of the arrival of Jesus and seen this
miracle, were anxious for Him to depart, for
He might destroy more of their possessions.
To them, as to men today, worldly possessions
were worth more than heavenly treasures.
The pigs were more valuable than the man's
soul. Jesus did depart. He doesn't remain
where He is not wanted. But He left a dis-
ciple there who went about telling what great
things the Lord had done for him. And men
marvelled. Are we as zealous to tell what
Jesus has done for us, as was this man who
was delivered from the power of Satan?

Fell. 26: Other Mighty Works of Jesus.
Scripture Basis: Mark 5:22-43.
Golden Text: Mark 5:34.

The Powerful Physician

"The Great Physician now is near,
The sympathizing Jesus."

Passing over to the other side, a multitude
met Him, among whom was a ruler of the
synagogue, Jairus by name. This big man
in religious circles condescended to ask Jesus
to come to his home to heal his dying daugh-
ter. Sickness and death often drive the
haughty to humble themselves before the God
whom they have previously ignored. Jesus
consented and followed the distressed father.

Suddenly He stopped. "Who touched me?"
He demanded. What a foolish question, His
disciples thought, and imparted their opinion
to Him. How could He tell that any one
person touched Him, when the crowd was
pressing against Him on every hand? But

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tlio touch was different, for, like contact with
a charged wire, it completed a circuit and
power left Him. "I am guilty," said a trem-
bling woman, as His searching eyes looked
over the crowd and fell upon her. Confess-
ing all to Him, she was made whole of an in-
curable disease, and the peace of Christ was
implanted in her heart. She believed, and
many in the crowd believed, that He had
power to heal all infirmities.

The Life-Giving Lord
No doubt the delay increased the anxiety
of the ruler, but we do not read of any im-
patience he displayed. The healing miracle
was hardly performed when one came from
his home to abruptly announce to him that
Jesus was not needed now, since the child
was dead. Jesus' sympathetic look met the
fallen countenance of the father, and to
strengthen his faith He said, "Fear not,
only believe." That was all the tonic that
was needed as they continued their journey.
Coming into the house, Jesus put aside the
professional mourners, saying, "The child is
not dead, but sleepeth." How quickly mourn-
ing turned to ridicule! And how we despise
such hypocrisy! Then, taking the father and
mother and His three favorite disciples, He
entered the room and commanded the spirit
to return to its tenement of clay. To the
amazement of all, the child breathed again
and arose. "What sort of a man is this that
the sea, the demons, disease and death are
subject unto Him?" This is none other than
our Jesus, the Christ of the living God!

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—Do not be deceived by the report of new
Herald subscriptions credited in the list. As
already stated, old subscriptions count in mak-
ing up the goal as well as new or renewed
subscriptions. Only two pastors have as yet
reported the number of old ones. We are
hoping to publish the first week in March the
list including subscriptions paid before the
first of November as well as those received
since November 1. Pastors will have to help
us in this, if we do it, as we have not the
data. A number of charges are past the goal
fixed by the Annual Conference committee
that appear to be far behind because the list
gives only the number received since No-
' vember 1. For instance, Grace church and
Calvary church, Greensboro, seem far in ar-
rears, whereas we believe both have passed
their goals. We know personally the sub-
scribers that belong to these churches, but
this is not true of any other church probably.

Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Concord, Saxapahaw Charge, $3.70 ; Stallings,
Mecklenburg Circuit, $1.40; Gillburg, Vance
Circuit, $2.50; Eehoboth, Granville Circuit,
$17.20; New Hope, Vance Circuit, $2.G0; Cla-
rice Mae Henley, Asheboro, $5.00 ; Efland Sun
day Egg Club, Orange Charge, $1.50.
Offerings by Sunday Schools
Gibsonville, Jan. and Feb., $13.92; West
Thomasville, West Thomasville Circuit,
$6.57 ; Spring Hill, West Thomasville Circuit,
$2.61 ; Mt. Pleasant, West Thomasville Circuit,
81c; Bay Bible Class, Graham, $6.25; Glen
Baven, Glen Baven Charge, $3.25; Mt. Pleas-
ant, Mt. Pleasant Circuit, $6.00; Bethel, Ban-
dolph Circuit, $1.88; Beidsville Station, $12.05;
Keidsville Philathea Class, $2.95; Mt. Leba-
non, Eandleman Circuit, $4.25; New Salem,
Bandleman Circuit, $1.50; Friendship, North
Davidson Circuit, $5.00; Friendship Station,
$6.28; South Lexington, $2.92; C. E. Society,
First Church, High Point, $5.00; Graham,
$9.25; High Point, First, $9.28; High Point,
First Church, Baraca Class, $25.00 ; Friendship,
Mt. Hermon Circuit, $4.21; Fairfield, Guil-
ford Circuit, $1.50 Grace, Greensboro, $7.5S;
Grace, Baraca Class, Greensboro, $20.00;
Mebane, Jan. and Feb., $11.51; Worthville,
Bandleman Circuit, $4.15; Pleasant Grove Sta-
tion, $9.55; English Street, High Point, $7.71;
Sapling Ridge, Alamance Charge, $2.86; St.
Paul's, Greensboro, $7.22; West End, Greens-
boro, $17.00.

Many thinks to all who have contributed to
the support of the Home during the past
week.

We are glad to report Annie Mae Dawkins,
who' was operated on a few days ago, is getting
along fine, and we hope to have her home
within the next few days.

E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.

Eev. E. G. Cowan was in Greensboro

Wednesday and took his oldest son homo
with him for treatment. Several years ago
the son fell from a tree and sustained inju-
ries in his chest. He is suffering a return
of that trouble, and may have to undergo
an operation. Our sympathy and prayers are
extended to the son and to the other members
of the family. Bro. Cowan told us while here
of a fire in Fairfield church last Sunday. The
roof caught during the service, but the prompt
work of the congregation kept the building
from burning. A new roof, which was "badly
needed, is to be put on at once. A fire is
sometimes a blessing. We do not know, but
perhaps it was in this case. We commend the
brethren for their promptness in making re-
pairs so the Work may go right on.

S. W. TAYLOB.

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him with Washington and Grant as great gen-
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though he has respectable ability as a
speaker.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, FEBRUARY 23, 1928

NUMBER 16

Say It With Money

"Say it with flowers" is appropriate sometimes, but it
may be greatly overdone. Sometimes it is better to say it
otherwise and many times the best way to say it is with
money. A Greensboro brother sent his check for ten dollars
at the time of a funeral, saying, "Others will send flowers
and doubtless there will be flowers enough. The deceased was
so much interested in foreign missions, and I think it better
to send money to be used in carrying on the work in which
the deceased was so much interested." There died this week
in this city a prominent member of the Friends church. He
had long been interested in the support of aged ministers
of his church. Before his death he requested his friends who
might be disposed to send flowers for his funeral to send money
instead to be used in the support of superannuated ministers.

There are many occasions when the best offering that can
be made is an offering of money. Flowers have one value,
money is many-valued; it can be transmuted into the best
purchasable service.

Our Centennial Gratitude Gift is a case in point. We
might have agreed to celebrate our hundredth anniversary by
meeting in our churches gorgeously decorated with flowers
and holding a laudatory service. We might appropriately
do that, too, after the wild flowers come; but that would
not accomplish the good to come from the addition of $100,-
000 in money to the treasuries of our struggling church
boards. Yes, say it with money.

Treaties of Peace, Not Engines of War

Congress is being besieged by men whose minds have been
inflamed with the military spirit, demanding huge and costly
preparations for war. They repeat that old less than half a
truth, "The way to prevent war is to prepare for war." The
rational way to prevent war is to prepare for peace, and at
this stage of civilization one of the best ways to prepare for
peace is to make treaties of peace with the civilized nations.
It is with nations as with individuals, "According to your
faith be it unto you." If we have no faith in other nations
and show that we have not by preparing for war against
them, they in turn will lose faith in us and will arm against
us. Thus a war will be brought on by the very means repre-
sented to be a preventive of war. The American people
should wake up and make Congress understand that the na-
tion is in no mood to finance an unnecessary war brought on
by inflamed military leaders.

Who is going to make war upon us? Let them show. If
any nation refuses to join with us in a reasonable treaty of
peace, we might suspect designs upon us. But what nation
has refused to make such a treaty? Let Bryan's plan be
pursued. Let treaties be made with all the powerful nations
binding them and us to keep the peace. Let there be goodwill
among the nations instead of mutual distrust and fear. The

money asked for for war preparations is needed for more
rational and humane purposes. Let us have no more unneces-
sary war. Let us outlaw war. Let us cease to think of war.

Conan Doyle's Evidence

When Edison expressed the opinion that it is a 50-50
chance that man survives death, Sir Conan Doyle replied
by citing the experience of one of his sons with a spirit
medium. What the medium told the young man it would
seem might have been told* him out of the medium's own
knowledge so far as it was indubitably true, and the rest of
it might have been fabricated by the medium. Mediums who
are not what they pretend to be doubtless make it their busi-
ness to inform themselves regarding people who are likely
to become their clients, and know so surprisingly much that
it is easy to makes the impression that they are in receipt of
information from the dead. Necromany, pretended commun-
ication with the dead, is a very ancient fraud ; Moses forbade
the children of Israel resorting to necromancers.

Mr. Doyle is a great writer of detective stories. Perhaps
he is because he is endowed with a fruitful imagination. The
same endowment may somewhat unfit him to judge correctly
evidence offered him. At any rate we do not feel that he is
adding much force to the argument for immortality. Since
Christ came and brought life and immortality to light, we do
not much feel the need of evidence that Mr. Doyle and his
spirit mediums have to offer. As to Mr. Edison, he seems to
be spiritually blind. His absorption in physical phenomena
has perhaps prevented his receiving the more important reve-
lations of the spirit world.

— Hon. Newton D. Baker, secretary of war in President
Wilson's cabinet, has been invited, as a representative states-
man, to lead a "Parley on War," at Wesleyan University,
March 29-31, and has accepted, according to an announcement
made at Middletown, Ohio, last week. The joint committee
of faculty and students which is arranging this parley to
promote study of the war question in its various aspects plans
to secure also as leaders a historian, a pacifist, and a militarist.

— The pastor of Spencer church writes thanking us for
calling attention to the church enterprise of the members and
their need of help. We trust their situation will continue
to appeal to our Sunday schools until a favorable response is
elicited. It is a privilege and a pleasure to help such people
as our loyal members at Spencer are.

— Winston church has no pastor yet, but President Taylor
has succeeded in securing a preacher for each Sunday morn-
ing service. The congregations are good, the Sunday school
is much alive, and the future is brightening.

— The concrete road and the automobile should be great
promoters of church attendance. How times have changed !
And some of our readers may yet go to church in airplanes.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

February 23, 192S

DO YOU LIKE YOUR PASTOR— WHY?

Rev. Luther K. Long

An old lady, so it was related, was very enthusiastic in
her love for and devotion to her pastor. Pressed for her
reason, she was slow in finding one that seemed to her adequate
to meet the situation. Finally, her judgment settled on this
one: "He is a wonderful preacher; the way he pronounces
'Mesopotamia' always brings tears to my eyes."

The present writer, in common with many another minis-
ter, has often been surprised at the things in his sermons,
or in himself, that have proved attractive and interesting,
or otherwise, to members of his congregation, and occasionally
the thing hit upon by the hearer does not seem to him to be
significant, either one way or the other.

Sometimes one has to wait a long while for evidence that
certain ideas or courses of action have reached the inner con-
sciousness of his people and aw-akened a response, favorable
or unfavorable. In some eases the weary worker would have
benefited greatly had the outspoken words of appreciation, or
criticism, come earlier.

No doubt every minister would be sometimes warned,
sometimes surprised, sometimes cast down, and occasionally
greatly delighted and encouraged, did he know by what
means and to what extent he was interesting, holding, and
helping the varied individuals and classes to whom he desires
to be of real service ; and it is entirely possible that an occa-
sional well considered and well aimed adverse criticism would
do as much good as honest praise.

An enterprising editor has recently drawn out letters
from a number of people who have expressed themselves
concerning their ministerial likes and dislikes — mostly their
"likes." I am giving here copious extracts from most of
these letters. They may help some ministers to see them-
selves as others see them ; and they may aid some lay people
to better appreciate the worthy qualities in their own pastors
— and to speak out in commendation of those qualities and
ministers.

She likes a manly minister:

I am a woman. Our present pastor is one of the most
popular we have ever had in town. He doesn't have a special
manner reserved for women. He doesn't cultivate the habit
of hanging around the edges of women's meetings. I am not
saying that he won't stop in at a woman's session for a few
minutes, but he never looks as if that was his final ambition
in life. I like him the better for it. Our last pastor simply
throve on teacups, and seemed more at home at an afternoon
meeting of women than at the monthly meeting of the men's
club. After all, the women of a church don't want to be
ignored, but they don't want a pastor who seems to think
that the church is primarily women's business.

<$7ie wants to be called by name:

I am twelve years old and in the eighth grade. I like our
pastor because he always knows my name. Our last pastor
never knew whether my name was Emma or Mary, and it
really is much nicer to be called by one's right name. Don't
you think so?

Yelling versus tailing:

I like my pastor. He always has something worth listening
to. One of the best things about his preaching is that he does
not yell. He just talks straight ahead, man to man, as if he

had something which was so important that every last one of
us ought to. know it. "We had a yelling parson last year and
it is a great relief to have one who just talks.

Does this pastor soft-pedal?

Our minister has been here four years and every one likes
him, except perhaps some of the cranks who are always
trying to get the church mixed up in polities and what-not
that's none of the church's business. But he doesn't pay any
attention to them, and goes straight on preaching the gospel.
There is always something soothing about his sermons. I
don't mean that they aren't interesting; but be doesn't try
to get us all stirred up talking about those people over in
Europe who are always starting wars, and he doesn't spend
his time talking about passing laws to keep boys and girls
from working in our factory. When all these reds began to
agitate about those Italian anarchists in Boston, he simply
told us that we should have faith in the courts, and not allow
violent agitators to get us all upset. One can go home and
sleep at night after that kind of a sermon. I would vote
to have him stay here for life.

Hasn't this writer the better attitude?

My pastor has a habit of preaching sermons with which I
heartily disagree. He stirs me up and makes me mad, but I
like him all the better for it. He makes us think; and what
is the church for if not to make men think? He is what I
suppose is called a preacher of the social gospel. He has
traveled a great deal in Europe and in Latin-America, and he
has much to say about the duty of America towards the
building of world brotherhood and peace. He preached a
sermon last winter, at the time of a threatened break with
Mexico, on "Let him that is without sin cast the first stone."
He said a good many things about American imperialism.
I didn't quite agree with him, but I am glad he said them.
Then, again, he has rather liberal views on labor. He believes
that no employer has the right to limit the freedom of men
to organize as they please. I am inclined to part company
with him on that, too. But this is always where he wins me
— he does not dogmatize, and he does not attempt to exclude
the other man's opinion. He is always fair and honest in
attempting to see the other point of view. So, no matter how
much I may disagree with what he says, I shall stick up for
his right to say what he thinks. A free pulpit is the only one
worth having in America.

A mighty good reason:

My liking for the pastor of our church began at the time
of the last illness of my wife. I had never been especially
appealed to by his preaching. He isn't a good preacher. But
when my wife was taken seriously ill last summer, and was
taken to the hospital, he was there; and when the end came
he was the one man in the city wdiose sympathy was certain
and understanding. I don't know much about pastors, or
what they are supposed to do, but this man was a friend, and
I suppose that is the finest kind of pastor after all.

This pastor is a good Scout:

I am a Boy Scout, and our troop meets in the basement
of the church. Last month we got rough-housing after meet-
ing and broke a window. The official board men were very
sore, and they said we couldn't use the room any more; but
our pastor asked to let him talk to us. He did. And we wron 't
break any more windows.

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This one understands young people:

I ana seventeen years old, and sing in the choir. There are
twelve girls of about my age in the choir, and we all feel
much the same way about the pastor of the church. We like
him for many reasons. He preaches very good sermons, and
interests us; but we always feel that he understands the way
young people feel about life and religion. He seems to expect
a good deal from us, and yet he seems to understand our ques-
tions and our point of view. He seems to respect us and our
opinions. We are never afraid to go to him with our ques-
tions, and he always makes us feel that he has learned as much
from us as we have learned from him. I don't have to tell
you that there is nothing we would not do to help him make
the church a success.

A good one for the last:

I am a teacher in the High School. I go to this church
because of the intellectual and spiritual culture of the pastor.
He knows the poets, and he possesses the ability to use them
to open up larger and larger areas of spiritual understanding.
I like him because he spends much time with his books. He
belongs to a larger world than I have either the capacity or
the time to explore as I would. There is scarcely a sermon
which does not take one out into fresh fileds of insight and
sympathy. As I listen, I feel myself meeting the best and
the greatest men of the ages. He has a feeling for history,
and the power to transmit it. There is nothing dead in the
world ; he brings it all into living terms. I leave the church
with the feeling that I have been introduced anew to the heroic
spirits of the centuries and to the God who has moved
through all. I scarcely know the pastor, but I am constantly
in his debt.

Working over these letters, I am impressed anew with the
variety in taste and disposition to be found among the people
of our churches. Each and every one of them should be con-
sidered when the call or assigning of a pastor is up for de-
cision. I am glad there is in the bounds of the ministry so
much variety in personality and talent. God's treasuries are
wide and deep and rich. Here's wishing that every minister
may increase in ability to draw out. and in wisdom to dis-
tribute to needy and waiting souls, the sort of riches that will
meet their requirements.

THE CHURCH IN A CHANGING WORLD

Reviewed by Rev. Joseph Fort Newton, Litt. D.

Dr. Speight recently gave up the pulpit of King's Chapel
— one of the oldest and most famous churches of Boston, built
of stone brought over from England — to take the chair of
philosophy in Dartmouth College. For years he has made
the old chapel a shrine of broad-minded Christianity, inviting
men of all faiths to its pulpit, and his influence and example
will not be forgotten. In the sermon here reviewed he reminds
us that while the church seems to be slow and staid, it is in
fact changing rapidly, in three significant ways.

First, the church is changing in its relation to its wor-
shippers. Hitherto there have been two types of church and
worship, the liturgical and the informal, the sacramental and
the evangelical, each noble and useful after its kind, and
ministering to different needs. Today, under the challenge of
a changing world, we are discovering that these two types
of church and worship belong together, as the two hemi-
spheres of one complete spiritual life.

"To minister to a man's mind," says Dr. Speight, "per-
plexed and distracted by a thousand problems, and also to
his heart, which yearns for assurances of faith ; to speak to
the consciences of men, compelling them to measure their
personal inclinations against the well-being of the whole com-
munity, and at the same time, through the same institution,
to foster the meditative, mystical, undistracted communion
with God — that is indeed a complex task."

Attempts to meet it are seen in the richer forms of worship
and the use of Gothic architecture now used, increasingly, by
the non-liturgical churches ; and on the other hand by a
greater flexibility of ritual in the liturgical communions. The
church is not driven to this larger ministry, but drawn to it
by its sense of responsibility to bring the inspirations of
religious faith to an age which, if left without a spiritual
vision, is at the mercy of nameless fears, bafflng perplexities,
and a sinister cynicism.

Second, as Dr. Speight points out, the churches are chang-
ing radically in their relation to each other. Dogmas which
separated them in other days seem less and less significant,
and the common inheritance of faith is found to be vitally
important, if the world is not to lose its way. There is a
tide running in the hearts of men moving toward a larger,
deeper unity — not a dead uniformity, but a living unity of
fellowship in which all can serve in their different ways with
mutual respect and brotherly goodwill.

"All forward-look'ing men," says Dr. Speight, "will seek
to hasten the breaking down of barriers and the day of under-
standing. There is a grander church than all particular ones,
however extensive — the church universal — and into this
church all who partake of the Spirit of Christ are admitted,
and no one can be excluded from it but by himself. It is
this larger vision that more anS more engages the attention
of thoughtful men of all churches, each serving in his place
and busy doing his part, yet realizing the fellowship
and essential unity which make many men comrades and
co-workers. ' '

Also, there is a new sense of duty of the church in a
changing world, in dealing with the moral issues that are
raised by our social, national and international relations.
Here a prophetic pulpit will find its opportunity and its
obligation, the more so in a day when material prosperity
tends to obscure moral insight. The wealthier and more
powerful we become in America, Dr. Speight sees, the more
difficult it will be to keep our corporate life on a high level.

"The pulpit," says Dr. Speight, "will attract men who
see this situation and feel its seriousness only if they are
not merely permitted but expected to speak their convictions
'with malice toward none, with charity for all, but with firm-
ness for the right as God gives them to see the right. ' ' ' Tims
a philosopher, who is also a prophet, looks at the church in a
changing world, and finds that it too is changing, even when
it denies the fact and denounces the changes. — McCall's
Magazine.

-M-

— Have you been accustomed to think of George Washing-
ton as a perfect man? The biographers have succeeded in
finding some flaws, though the most unfriendly ones cannot
cover the splendid virtues. In fact, there has never been
but one man in whom men could find no fault, and to Him
the unfriendly attributed the greatest sins.

— Rev. R. J. Tamblyn addressed a meeting of the Greens-
boro Advertising Club on "The Ethics of Modern Business,"

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Denominational Enterprises

FOREIGN MISSIONS
Blight Outlook for the Church in China

The following extracts are taken from a letter by Dr. C. Y.
Cheng, general secretary of the National Christian Council of
China, which come as a great encouragement to the cause of
the missionary enterprise in China at the present time.

' ' You will be happy to know that, at a time when mission-
aries have evacuated from their posts and much of the work
of the church has come to a standstill, the Chinese Home Mis-
sionary Society is planning to send out a new band of mis-
sionaries to the Yunan Province. The secretary of the society,
Rev. C. K. Li, is going to accompany four or five new-
missionaries to start for Yunan after visiting such centers as
Foochow, Amoy, Swatow, Canton and Hongkong, visiting
the churches and meeting church leaders in these centers in
the hope to rouse up a greater measure of zeal for this mis-
sionary outreach. We hope to have two medical workers, two
teachers and one evangelistic worker amongst those who go
to the field. It is very gratifying to know that these people
have decided to serve Christ and their fellow-men in that
distant place, well knowing that political upheaval and open
banditry are awaiting their coming. It is very inspiring to
read the letters these people wrote to us offering their services
for the evangelization of the southwest.

' ' The Christian Church in China has been greatly affected
by the advent of the Nationalist movement. Patriotism is a
subject of timely importance and the Christian Church has
frequently been accused of being unpatriotic and being
classed as running dogs of imperialism. Prompted by a
desire to show to the non-Christian world that Christian
people are, in no sense, less patriotic than their fellow-
countrymen, many Christian unions have been formed in
various cities with the object to deal with the current problems
facing the Christian Church. A number of statements and
manifestos have been issued and resolutions passed, slating
the position of the Christians in regard to matters such as
the so-called unequal treaties, Christian education, etc. In
such attempts, Christians have shown to the non-Christians
that they have as much welfare of the country at heart as any
other Chinese citizen. But, of course, sometimes such declara-
tions and resolutions have somewhat gone astray, not quite in
keeping with the principles of the Christian religion. This
is indeed a difficult time, a time that each one of us must
"watc hand pray" so that we may do the right thing both
in the e3res of the nation as well as of God.

"The Christian Church is undergoing a time of severe
testing. There is a strong element in the Nationalist move-
ment opposed to the Christian religion, also a strong element
again foreignism. As the Christian Church is both religious
and has also connection with foreigners, it has suffered a
good deal of misunderstanding and ill-treatment. Then the
evacuation of missionaries has somewhat added to the diffi-
culty of the church. In that, much responsibility and
unfamiliar responsibility has been left over to the native
workers. Yet we are thankful to say that many stand firm
and proved to be faithful to their trust, This time of testing
will, in my opinion, lead the church to a higher plane of their
spiritual life. The church in the future may have to go with

less financial support and intellectual assistance from outside,
but the church will still have the Christian truth and message
'o deliver to the people of China. The church will still have
Christ to present to the people of the Far East who is the
essential value of the Christian religion. We shall forever
thank God, if the church, in passing through this time of
testing, will find itself in this new path of development in
the days to come. ' '

S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.

JESUS AND THE HUNGER FOR WEALTH

(Matt. 6:19-21)

It is because I so love the words of Jesus, that I have
decided to base wdiat I have to say upon what He said.
Another reason why I have taken a text is that you may hear
His words, if you forget mine.

It is rather strange that around one lone figure there
should center all of the hunger of the human heart. We
have been a long time in discovering the fact that Jesus gave
His religion not only for spiritual need, but that it is the
central force for every other need.

Society, law, customs, politics are wrong without Him.
With Him, it is right. Whenever and wherever His thought
is the controlling factor in the affairs of men, in whatever
sphere of life they may move, there is rest and peace. Without
it there is always unrest and discord.

His coming into the world worked a revelation and He is
still working it.' Not only is it true that He made more
history than any other man but He is still making it. He is
still the center of all discovery and the basis of all science
worthy the name . He still has to do with the great hunger
of human hearts. What builds our great system of railroads?
I answer, Hunger. What mighty power is it that builds our
great cities? I answer, Hunger. What has built up the
mighty commerce of the world and linked the nations of the
earth together? I answer, Hunger. I conceive that there
are just six of these great human hungers which are all
inclusive as follows, the hunger for wealth, for health, for
knowledge, for sociability, for the beautiful and for righteous-
ness. I shall treat each of them briefly and in the order
named.

Jesus and the hunger for wealth. I have placed this one
first, because men seem to regard this as the all-important
thing in life. The wealth of any nation lies in an inborn
desire of every man to outdo his fellow men. In the final
analysis, it is found to be based upon a selfish ambition. All
wish to be rich, for the idea is general that riches will bring
happiness. That the more a man has of worldly goods, the
happier he becomes. Now, it is a fact that riches bring
luxury, but in themselves they never bring happiness worthy
the name. The definition of true riches is found in the
statement of St. Paul, I Timothy, 6:6, " Godliness with con-
tentment is great gain." Literally, "great riches." Jesus'
definition of wealth was not in what a man had, but in what
a man was and is in himself.

Jesus was the richest Man the world ever saw, even though
He had no place to lay His head, because the riches were
Himself. This is a natural hunger and, because it is, Jesus
has something to say about it. He said that it was a sad
sight to see a .man who had gathered riches here upon earth,
where it was a known fact that they could have no enduring
quality; and had not laid up for himself any treasure in
heaven. Hence His command, "Lay up for yourselves treas-

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ure in heaven, where moth and rust do not corrupt nor thieves
break through and steal."

I believe this is just as much a command as, "Thou shalt
not kill." It is right for a man to have money, if he obtain
it in, a lawful manner; and the rich blessing of God falls
upon him who uses it for His glory. But woe to him who
lays up the treasure for himself with no thought of the
future, passing out of this life "not rich toward God." It is
possible for you to be immensely rich, even though poor
upon earth. In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus,
Jesus teaches that the sin of the rich man was not the mere
fact of his riches, but because he found in them his highest
good. He spent his wealth on himself. He made a god of
his riches. He was guilty of the sin of omission, which, in
Matt. 25 :31-46, Jesus declared condemned men to everlasting
punishment.

"Fire," says the proverb, "is a good servant but a bad
master." So are the riches of this world. As a servant,
riches may minister to every good, both temporal and spiritual.
As a master, fire itself cannot burn the heart as riches burn
and destroy the soul. Because men have left Jesus out of
their business, we have strikes, boycotts, lockouts, violence
and all sorts of crime. We have an almost constant clash
between so-called capital and labor. There is neither reason
nor excuse we can give to God for the existence of these
things. They should work smoothly and together. Just as
capital cannot live without labor, neither can labor exist
without capital . I think Jesus insists that men ought to have
money, but at the same time He warns against its awful power
to ruin the soul. So many persons slave themselves to death
for money as though it were the chief aim and end of life.
Such persons get no real joy out of life. Everything is
measured by the sign of the dollar mark. This awful greed
for gain burns out the life of many a person, dulls his vision,
and the finer sensibilities of his soul, and hardens his heart
toward God.

How can we satisfy this hunger of our hearts ? I answer,
first, by cultivating an actual ability to play.

More and more the world is learning that the play hours
are the greatest hours of a child's life. In them he is laying
the foundation for a strong body that will help him to start
out in the battle of life without handicap. This idea is being
emphasized in all Y. M. C. A. and kindred organizations the
world over. The development of the body brings out the
better qualities of the man. It is not time lost to play, to be
able for the time being to throw away the rush and care of
the business world. If men would play more, they would
live longer.

It should not, therefore, cause us any surprise to read of
Jesus in the market place with the children, at the wedding
in Cana of Galilee nor to find that He was invited out to dine
and always accepted the invitation; the people rejoiced to
have Him with them. "Come ye yourselves apart and rest
a while" would send you back to work with more vigor and
you could enter into it with a real joy. A man is a wealthy
man who has a strong body. Away with the idea that religion
makes a man a weakling! He is a stronger, better man
because he has it. He is better able to lay up for himself
treasure in heaven because he has not wasted his substance
in riotous -living. You have a vast store house of nervous
energy. Save it. Do not throw it away. It is precious to
you and all that prolongs life is precious to God.

And, finally, have Jesus' view of wealth. There is nothing

permanent about it here on earth. He said it could not
endure. They contain no enduring qualities. It is foolish
for you not to have it. Because moths eat costly clothes, and
money is worn away in circulation and even thieves come
and steal it and carry it away. What if there is no treasure
laid up in heaven for you? What then? Would you be
really wealthy? Then make yourself rich in the blessed
friendship and love of Jesus. These cannot pass away nor
grow less. They have great sustaining power. They support
when all else fails. Any one who has Jesus with him is a
truly rich man, for all He has and is belongs to you. Believ-
ing on Him, all things are yours and He is God's. Now as
you finish reading this article, may 1 come real close to you
ami whisper in your ear the secret that will satisfy this real
hunger of your heart? Then listen, "Lay up for yourselves
treasure in heaven." May God bless you and help you to
become immensely rich. Amen.

C. Morgan Compiier.
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KEEP UP THE SONG OF FAITH

Keep up the song of faith

However dark the night;
And, as you praise, the Lord will work

To change your faith to sight.

Keep up the song of faith

And let your heart be strong.
For God delights when faith can praise

Though dark the night and long.

Keep up the song of faith,

The foe will hear and flee;
0 let not Satan hush your song,

For praise is victory.

Keep up the song of faith,

The dawn will break ere long;
And we shall go to meet the Lord

And join the endless song.
— M. G. Barber, in The King's Business.
•-♦-•

BABSON APPEALS TO LAYMEN

Roger Babson, the noted linancial adviser, addressing the
Congregational National Council at Omaha, had this message
to his fellow laymen:

"I want to say one word to you laymen — namely, that we
must give our preachers something besides money and criti-
cism. We must give them our hearty support. The three
greatest institution." c.r the three greatest forces in the world's
history have been i. church, Sabbath observance, and family
prayers. For these three things the churches have stood
throughout the ages. The future of America is wrapped up
with the future of the churches. Your children are safe, not
because of policemen or judges, but because of preachers' and
churches. Sweep away the duiiiehes and the preachers, and
America crumbles. Only as long as you back the churches
and the preachers will America continue to progress along
the pathway of her destiny — Selected

—On a recent Sunday Rev. C. M. Compiler preached morn-
ing and night in First M. P. Church, Thomasville. The same
day Rev. J. L. Trolinger preached in Winston at the morning
hour.

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OUR STORY PAGE

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ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD

He heard her singing it as be carne along the country
road. The strains of the song reached him clearly. What a
beautiful voice it was ! He stopped to listen. He could hear
every word.

"Why should I my cross a burden deem?

Jesus is my life, my song.
Why should I my cross a burden deem ?

Jesus is my life, my song.
All my way is marked by love divine,
Round my cross the rays of glory shine,
Christ himself companion is of mine.

Jesus is my life, my song."

He stood there listening to the golden voice, which suddenly
became silent.

"All my way is marked by love divine,
Kound my cross the rays of glory shine."

He whispered the words slowly. "I wish I could
believe it."

He sighed a little, and buttoned his old coat closer, for
the wind was cold.

"It's a fine Thanksgiving," he murmured bitterly.

He started on slowly, for his shoes were broken, and one
foot was sore. He coughed a little, too, for his last job had
been on an irrigating ditch, and he had taken cold, and he
hadn't gotten over it yet. He wished he could hear that
voice again, and then suddenly it began:

"All my way is marked by love divine,
Round my cross the rays of glory shine,
Christ himself companion is of mine.
Jesus is my life, my song."

He came nearer, and as he did so a little woman came
down the walk from the little house toward him. She wore
a clean gingham dress, and he noticed that her hair was
quite gray.

"Good morning," she said.

The lad touched his hat. "Good morning," he replied.

She looked at him. "Were you going far?"

"As far as the road will take me."

She smiled. "That might be a long way."

"Perhaps—"

She looked at him again with her motherly eyes. "Did
you know it was Thanksgiving?" she asked gently.

He nodded. "I did think of it; but with nothing with
which to be thankful for, it hasn't made the impression on
me it might. I'm not wasting much time thinking of my
mercies. I'm hunting a job."

She was silent a moment. "Suppose you stop and eat
Thanksgiving dinner with me, and see about the job after-
ward. There'll be other days, but there won't be another
Thanksgiving for a whole year." She paused. "I haven't
any guests; but I promised myself I'd get up a dinner any-
way, hoping the Lord would send somebody my way."

She looked at him again, and the boy noticed what a
motherly face she had.

tired, but no one

"I lost my only son two years ago," she went on,
I'm trying to go on without him."

The boy started. "That's too bad, ma'am," he cried.
The little, gray-haired woman nodded. "Yes; isn't it?"
She replied with lips that suddenly quivered. She paused
again. "I'm fighting hard not to give up to the grief of it
on Thanksgiving Day." Her voice broke. "So you're hunting
a job?"

"Yes, ma'am. I've tramped till I'm
seems to want anything I can do."
"Come in."

She led the way up the path through the open door into a
clean little living-room, where a canary sang in a cage, and
there were a great many house plants in the window. She
drew up a chair and handed him a magazine.

"I'll have to ask you to excuse me while I baste the
turkey," she smiled.

He sat there and watched her as she bustled back and
forth, thinking what a comfortable little home it was, and
what a mother she had been.

"Too bad he couldn't have lived," he thought.
He got up suddenly and took the water bucket from her
hands and went out into the yard to an old-fashioned well,
and drew up some.

He went to the cellar, too, for cream and butter, and cut
up some kindling.

Dinner was ready promptly by two, and, sitting across
from him, she asked the blessing.

It seemed to him, hungry and discouraged as he was, that
never in his life had he tasted a dinner like that. Such turkey
and dressing and cranberry sauce and hot rolls and jellies
and preserves, and oh, the mince pie ! How wonderful it
was!

"It's the finest dinner I ever sat down to in my life,"
he told her, "and so unexpected. All I saw was a long country
road, when suddenly a door opens, I hear a beautiful voice
singing, and you came. I never believed in angels before,
but I do now."

"Even in blue gingham?" she asked.
"Even in blue gingham," he replied. He sighed. "I
don't believe even you realize what it means to a homeless,
motherless boy to be taken in like this and fed and warmed
and welcomed." He was silent a moment. "What was the
song you were singing as I came by this morning?"

She smiled. "Oh, that," she replied, and then she began
to sing again :

"All my way is marked by love divine,
Round my cross the rays of glory shine,
Christ himself companion is of mine.
Jesus is my life, my song."

She ceased to sing, and he looked at her.
"Do you believe that?" he asked.
"What, my boy?"
' ' The words you have just been singing :

" 'All my way is marked by love divine,
Round my cross the rays of glory shine."

"Certainly I believe it. And so do you when you stop
to think about it."

He arose. "Well, anyway, I thank you for your beautiful
song — it makes one feel better, at least." He smiled at her.
"I've so many things to thank you for, I hardly know where

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to begin — the dinner when I didn't expect any, the kind
words you surprised me with, the homelike feeling you gave
me, as if I wasn't a waif of the road with no place to lay my
head." He smiled again. "Life already looks cheerier and
brighter, and the road before me less dull and lonely, because
of you — "

She nodded gravely. "I've been wondering how I'd get
through the winter," she went on. "I need someone to bring
in the wood and the water and take care of the cow. My son
did all these things for me. " She paused. "Would you stay
with me this winter?" she asked. "I'll be glad to pay you."

The lad threw back his head and laughed with the sheer
joy of it. "Pay me?" he cried. "It is I who should pay
you. This is a regular Thanksgiving Day, isn't it? Here,
give me that bucket."

He swung out to the well again, but as he did so he found
himself lmmming part of the old hymn he had heard her
singing that morning as, sad and discouraged, he was walking
on that country road.

"All my way is marked by love divine,
Round my cross the rays of glory shine,
Christ himself companion is of mine.
Jesus is my life, my song."

He lifted his face to the sky that glowed rosy red from
the rays of the setting sun. And the road no longer stretched
before him cold and lonely, for there just ahead of him were
light and warmth and welcome.

"I believe it." He whispered the words reverentlv. — Boy
Life.

JIMMY'S RIDE

Mary Ruth Clemens

Jimmy and John Jacob were making castles in the sand.
At least John Jacob thought he was helping, but since he was
only a dog he was a bit in the way.

"There now, John Jacob," cried Jfmmy, "you've knocked
down that perfectly splendid tower. I do wish you wouldn 't
be so frisky."

But John Jacob wagged his tail, and ran around in a
circle. He was really inviting Jimmy to come and play down
nearer the waves.

Jimmy paid no attention, so John Jacob came and sat
beside him with his head on one side, and one ear cocked high,
as if to say, "Well, what do you want me to do?"

"Sit there like a good dog, John Jacob, until I get this
tower fixed. There ! Now I must have a drawbridge, and a
wall around it so the enemy cannot get inside." So he patted
and patted and patched and carried wet sand until at last
it was finished, a beautiful big castle.

Suddenly John Jacob began running after a large shadow
on the sand, and Jimmy looked up. He knew from the
whirring noise that the shadow was made by an aeroplane.
He sat back on his heels and watched. John Jacob was
barking furiously.

"Why, I do believe he is going to land," cried Jimmy
excitedly as he watched the aeroplane circling around. "My,
I hope he doesn't go in the water. Oh, he is coming this
way."

The aeroplane made a wide swoop and came to land on
the beach some distance from Jimmy. Then it sped rapidly
toward him on its wheels, for it couldn't stop all at once.

"Run! John Jacob, run!" cried Jimmy, and he ran as
hard as he could to get out of the path of the aeroplane.

"There! He's gone right over our castle, and he's made
it look worse than you did, John Jacob." But John Jacob
wasn't caring much about the sand castle; he was busy bark-
ing at that mysterious bird that had swooped down so
suddenly.

Then a man jumped out, pulled off his big goggles and
leather helmet and looked first at John Jacob and then at
Jimmy.

"Sorry, young man," he said to Jimmy. "I guess I
knocked your building flat. I could see it was a fine one,
even if I was coming fast, but I couldn't help hitting it.
Suppose I help you build another."

Jimmy came closer. "Oh, that's all right," he said. "John
Jacob smashed it a while ago, too. But I was through
anyway. ' '

"Who's John Jacob?" asked the man.

"He's my dog. Every one thinks that's a funny name,
but I like it."

"So do I; let's shake on it," and the man held out his
hand and gave Jimmy's a friendly shake.

Jimmy began asking questions about the aeroplane so fast
that the man couldn't answer them all.

"Wait a minute," he said. "Let's get acquainted. First,
what's your name?"

"Jimmy."

"Pine, and mine's Peter."

And they shook hands again.

"Now, how would you like to climb inside my boat and
see how it feels to sit on the driver's seat?"

Jimmy felt so excited he could hardly breathe. To be
sitting in a real aeroplane! Why, he'd never dreamed it was
so big.

"Makes a lot of noise when it starts, doesn't it?" he asked.

"So loud you can't think."

"Will it go very high?"

"Yes, indeed it will. Say, Jimmy, how would you like a
ride to pay damages for the building I destroyed? I have a
few minutes to spare, and if you would like it we could take
a short ride before I leave."

Jimmy's eyes grew most too big for their sockets.

"I surely would like it," he said. "But I'll have to ask
mother. I think she'll let me go. Mother's awfully nice, you
know."

"I don't doubt it. All mothers are. I'll go along when
you ask her and tell her I'll take good care of you."

So that is how Jimmy got his aeroplane ride, though he
never dreamed when he began to build a sand castle that it
would bring about such a wonderful thing. — Our Little Ones.

— We wonder how Brother Millaway is getting on with
his broken arm. If we mistake not, he has already occupied
his pulpit. He does not seem to mind a little thing like
breaking an arm.

—Rev. T. M. Johnson and Rev. A. 0. Lindley aided in the
funeral service of Rufus Neece. .

— How fast time is flying! About one-third of our Con-
ference year has sped by.

— A remarkable record for Sunday school attendance has
been set by a class of boys at Grace Church, Greensboro. The
entire membership has been present for 20 consecutive Sun-
days. Mr. P. R. Stout is the teacher.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

Senior topic for March 4: "What is it in
Jesus that attracts young people?"

Scripture: John 12:20-32.
I
Plans for the Meeting

A week in advance give each member a slip
of paper with the following question at the
top: "What is there in Jesus that appeals to
me?" Have these papers read in the meet-
ing. Then place on the blackboard the char-
acteristics of Jesus that the members decide
are the most appealing to youth.

n

Hints for the Leader

Our topic, "What is it in Jesus that at-
tracts young people," is one which appeals to
a group of young people. Jesus was young.
He grew physically, religiously, mentally and
socially. "He grew in wisdom and in stature
and in favor with God and man."

2. Jesus is the Hero of youth. This is a day
of heroes. Youth eagerly chooses "Babe"
Kuth, Charles Lindbergh, etc., but when Jesus
is seen by youth, youth immediately exclaims,
"Here is my hero, for He is youthful, He
lived as I desire to live, He died as I would
like to die."

3. Now have the papers read and see if
some of the following characteristics of Jesus
may be brought out: Love, kindness, thought-
fulness, sympathy, optimistic, courageous, at-
tractive, open-mindedness, consecrated, active,
heroic, forgiving, altruistic, intelligent, rev-
erent, leadership, etc.
Ill
Pertaining to the Topic, by Bruce Barton
Have you really known Him? Let ms in-
troduce you to the most attractive, most
delightful man in the world. You have never
known Him as he really is; all the pictures
ever drawn misrepresent Him. They have
made Him out a weakling, a woman's fea-
tures with beard — He who for thirty years
swung an adz and drove a saw through heavy
timber, who for long days tramped the bor-
ders of His beloved lake, and would not
sleep indoors if He could slip away into His
garden.

An outdoor man he was, a man's man
who could stand watch when all His friends
deserted Him in sleep, and eonld face the
tempest in a little boat calm-eyed and
unafraid.

They have called Him a pacifist. How
could they forget the 'day, I wonder, when
in the midst of the hard-faced crowd He
stood, and braiding a little whip, drove them
out before Him?

Think you it was only the glance of
righteous anger in His eyes that sent them
scurrying? I tell you that behind that little
whip were muscles of iron, made strong by
years of labor and a spirit that never once
knew fear, not even in the presence of the
cross.

They killed Him, of course, in the end, and
sometimes I am almost glad — glad that He
died at thirty-three, with youth still athrob
in His veins, and never an illusion lost or an
ideal dimmed by age.
Claim Him, you who are young and love

life; let no man dispute your claim. For He
too was young, and is; He too loved laughter
and life.

Old age and the creeds have had Him too
long. I offer Him now to you — not in deed
but in truth— Jesus of Nazareth, the joyous
companion, the young man whom young men
can love.

V
To Be Read and Commented on

Christ, His character:

Holy, Luke 1:35.

Righteous, Isaiah 53:11; Matt. 13:16.

Faithful, I Thes. 5:24.

Harmless, Heb. 7:2(3.

Obedient to God, Ps. 40:8; John 4:34; 15:10.

Subject to parents, Luke 2:51.

Zealous, Luke 2:40; John 2:17.

Lowly in heart, Matt. 11:29.

Loving, John 13:1; 15:13.

Unselfishness, Matt. 8:20.
VI
Questions for Discussion

1. What appeals to you most in the life of
Jesus?

2. Name some great hero with whom you
are acquainted and love. How many of
Jesus' characteristics do you observe in his
life?

3. Does Jesus really appeal to the youth
of today as he did to youth of former days?

4. Do you think young people are attracted
by Jesus when they see Him as He really is?

5. Name characteristics that youth possesses
that Jesus possessed as a young man.
VII
Debate
Resolved: "That the youth of today is
appealed to by Jesus more than in former
days."

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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
March 4: Jesus and the Twelve. Mark 1:16-

20; 3:13, 14; 3:13-19; 6:7-13, 30.
Golden Text: Go ye into all the world, and

preach the gospel to the whole creation.

Mark 16:15.

Christ's Cabinet

SIMON PETER, seems to head the list of
the disciples, and was one of the three who
composed "the inner circle." His father's
name was Jonas, and his brother's, Andrew,
they being fishermen of Bethsaida. Subse-
quent to his call, he resided with his family
in Capernaum. "He was hopeful, bold, confi-
dent, courageous, frank, impulsive, energetic,
vigorous, strong, and loving, and faithful to
his Master notwithstanding his defection prior
to the crucifixion."

ANDREW, "manly," or "mighty one,"
brother of Simon, fisherman by trade, who
became a disciple of John the Baptist. He
possessed keennees of perception of spiritual
truths. "Andrew was not one of the greatest
of the apostles, yet he is typical of those men
of broad sympathies and sound sommon sense,
without whom the success of any great move-
ment cannot be assured."

JAMES, the son of Zebedee, who was called
Boanerges, "son of thunder." He was a fish-
erman in the Sea of Galilee, and was prob-
ably of a family of means, having hired serv-

February 23, 1928

ants (Mark 1:20). James was another of
the favored disciples, in whom Jesus placed
special confidence. He was the first martyr
of the Christian Church.

JOHN, the brother of James, another "son
of thunder." These two brothers may have
been cousins of the Master on their mother's
side. John was the third member of the
Master's inner circle. He was the disciple
of love, yet of vehemence, but was rebuked
by Jesus when the latter trait asserted itself
too strongly.

PHILIP was also of Bethsaida. He was of
Greek blood, as his Greek name implies. He
did not possess as strong a personality as
some of the others, owing to his lack of self-
confidence, but he was a faithful disciple.

BARTHOLOMEW, "son of Tolmai or Tal-
mai." There is no other reference to him
in the New Testament, save his calling to
discipleship, but there is much tradition con-
cerning his life, work, and death.

THOMAS, called Didymus or "Twin," was
one of the most interesting characters of the
twelve. He was pessimistically inclined, which
led to his doubting of things unseen. Yet he
was a man of courage, sincerity and unselfish-
ness. His declaration after seeing and hear-
ing his risen Lord was one of spiritual tri-
umph.

MATTHEW, "gift of Jehovah," or Levi, was
the son of Alphaeus. He was a customs officer
when discovered by Jesus, and doubtless a
man of some education. Unlike six of the
chosen ones, he was not a pupil of John the
Baptist.

JAMES, the less, son of Alphaeus, may have
been the brother of Matthew, but this is con-
troversial. But little is known of him.

SIMON, the Cananaean, which denotes po-
litical position rather than plaeo of residence.
"Zelotes," as he is sometimes designated, sig-
nifies one of the officials of the political party
which raised vigorous protest against Roman
dominance. By some Bible scholars, he is
identical with Nathanael.

JUDE, or Thaddaeus Lebbaeus, by some is
considered to be the brother of James, the
less. Tradition gives it that Jude was mar-
tyred in Persia.

JUDAS ISCARIOT, or "man of Kerioth,"
son of Simon. He was a man of mean, grasp-
ing, selfish characteristics, and was unsus-
ceptible to'jesus' teachings, though at times
they applied directly to his case. He is the
only one who is not a Galilean.

Anointed Apostles

After selecting His cabinet of men of vari-
ous positions and temperaments, Jesus called
them up into a moutnain — a high place, a
holy place — to ordain them, or anoint them
with spiritual power. He preached the first
ordination sermon of Christianity, and they
went forth, timid, inexperienced, wondering,
yet with zeal and power imparted to them by
their great Master.

The last verse of the lesson gives us an in-
teresting picture, if we will but use some
imagination. "The apostles gathered them-
selves unto Jesus." We may imagine how
eager they were to tell the joyous experi-
ences they had; how one could hardly wait
for another. Jesus listened patiently and at-
tentively, as a parent does when his child
tells of an unusual experience he has had. He
was glad for their sakes that such was their

February 23, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

experiences, for their faith iu Him and in
His power was thus greatly increased.

Jesus bids us go forth into the harvest
field. He makes us to know that all will not
be delightful; hardships will come; obstacles
will be met; but He gives us power to over-
come. Do we go with the faith and eourage
of the Twelve? If all did, crime, divorce,
hatred, and other lusts and devices of Satan
would be practically obliterated, and peace,
love, and happiness would replace these evils
so horrible to us as individuals and as a na-
tion. God speed the day!

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LETTER TO ALL PASTORS IN RE THE

M. P. C. G. G. BY THE CONFER.

ENCE COMMITTEE

Dear Brother Pastor:

The Gatitude Gift Campaign is now on and
growing in interest every day. "We trust
that you have received the literature sent
several days ago, and that it has been passed
on to your people. The large posters will
help if put in conspicuous places in the
church.

For the next month we trust that you can
find it possible to give the Gratitude Gift
program right-of-way, and that all' the driv-
ing power of every local church may be
brought to bear upon this effort. We not
only want to raise our allotment, but we want
every charge and every church to share gen-
erously in the results.

This is a splendid opportunity for our peo-
ple to get a great blessing by showing grati-
tude to God for preserving our church and
using it for a HUNDRED YEARS to His
glory. It is GRATITUE money that we are
asked to give,' and surely every one will want
to share in this gift.

The FOURTH SUNDAY in February has
been designated as GRATITUDE DAY. At
this time we are to make our gifts to this
worthy undertaking. It is to be a great
day with us, and one in which every pastor
and every member is expected to share en-
thusiastically, both in the giving and in the
joy that will come from the results. We are
hoping that, as nearly as possible, every dol-
lar of our allotment, $12,000, will be pro-
vided on this day.

Pastors will please make reports of their
efforts to Mr. J. D. Ross, Asheboro, N. C.
These reports should be made promptly after
pledges have been received.

Now, for a glad, prayerful, and united
effort to do this worthy and necessary thing.
— • —

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $182,641.99

No receipts since last report.

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,022.21

C. N. Lindley 5.00

Mrs. C. N. Lindley 5.00

O. N. Hornady 15.00

Total $9,047.21

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treas.

CENTENNIAL GRATITUDE GIFT

The following are reported as pledging the
full assigned quota:
Liberty-Siler City Charge.
Julian Church.
Denton and Mt. Ebal churches.

PRESIDENT'S LETTER

Some months ago a very unusual thing hap-
pened at Elon College, and along -with a host
of others I had the rare privilege of wit-
nessing it. No one present will, in all prob-
ability, ever attend such an occasion again ;
they are extremely rare. It was a birthday —
the one hundredth anniversary of the birth
of "Uncle" Wellons, a distinguished minister
of the Christian Church. It seemed most
fitting that on his one hundredth birthday he
should go back to the institution that was so
close to his heart, and for which he had
done so much, and do what he had been doing,
with great joy, for seventy-five years — preach.
Certainly his friends and his church could
not let the centenary of this man of God pas's
without giving it recognition, and nothing
could have been more pleasing to him than
to preach on the day when he was one hun-
dred years old.

But that was not sufficient; his friends
must have some other outlet by which to ex-
press their gratitude to God for the long life
of His servant and their appreciation, also,
of his extended and efficient ministry. And
so they placed into his hands one hundred
dollars in gold. This was not an effort, of
course, to pay him anything; but just an ex-
pression of golden gratitude and apprecia-
tion.

As a church, we are approaching a similar
event. Next May, we will be one hundred
years old, and certainly we can not let this
event pass unnoticed. To do so we would
stand condemned in our own souls, and like-
wise before the court of public opinion. We
must commemorate this event, and the com-
pulsion that moves us to do it not that of
conscience or of public opinion, but rather
the compulsion of Gratitude. We are going
to do it simply because we want to do it.
One hundred years of useful and honorable
denominational life stirs within us emotions
of gratefulness and appreciation — apprecia-
tion of the intelligence, courage, and sacri-
fice of our fathers, which is the purchase price
of our rich- ecclesiastical heritage, and pro-
found gratitude to God for His good hand
upon us these hundred years.

Now, how shall we do this worthy, and
needful, and joyful thing? Of course, befit-
ting recognition will be given to it in the
program of the coming General Conference.
The committee charged with this part of the
celebration is working out an elaborate pro-
gram, and all that could be asked in this
particular will be done. But this is not
enough. Most of the church will not be
there, and yet the entire church must have
a share in this historic event. Our wise and
noble leaders have, therefore, conceived the
idea of a money offering as an outlet for
gratitude, on the part of the entire church.
All can't joint in person in the happy cele-
bration at the Lyric Theater in Baltimore, but
all can have some part in the celebration,
represented by the One Hundred Thousand
Gratitude Gift — not as an assessment, but
purely as a gift by which to express grati-
tude. And surely no loyal Methodist Prot-
estant will want to fail in this part of our
commemoration of this glorious achievement
—ONE HUNDRED YEARS of honorable
Kingdom service.

The amount of this Gratitude Gift allotted
to our conference is $12,000 — about 46 cents

per member. This is an easy undertaking for
us, and one in which we should find much
joy in accomplishing. The charge allotments
are now in the hands of the pastors. During
this month the matter will be presented from
all of our pulpits, and on the fourth Sunday
the subscriptions of the people are to be re-
ceived. The North Carolina Conference ex-
pects that every pastor and every member
will stand in his place, and see this thing
through to a happy and an honorable finish.
We are able to do it; and gratitude and loy-
alty demand that we do do it. Let none
fail us now.

Week of Prayer

We call attention again that this is our
Week of Prayer — the last week in February —
for a deepening of the spiritual life of the
church and a quickening of the concern of
the church for Evangelism. We trust that
pastors will call attention to this Sunday
from their pulpits, and that all of our peo-
ple may be much in prayer during this week.

Appointments

Feb. 26— Welch Memorial 11 a. m.; Midway,
Guilford Charge, 7 p. m.

Feb. 28— Meeting of Conference Trustees,
office Odell's, Greensboro, 11 a. m. ; 2 p. m.
meeting of Board of Church Extension, Bur-
lington, First church.
March 18— South Winston, 11 a. m.
Fraternally,
S. W. TAYLOR.

STATEMENT FROM CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR,

DR. J. H. STRAUGHN

Recognition

A special! (centennial certificate- will be
given to all who make contributions of one
dollar or more. It will read that So and So
contributed one hundred (pennies, nickels,
dimes, quarters, etc.)

There is a special award for those who
contribute $100 or multiple thereof, listed
among the Founders Club. This is a fine op-
portunity for a Memorial Gift in recognition
of a Father or Mother, Superintendent, Pas-
tor, etc.

A Debt of Honor

This Centennial giving is the opportunity of
a life-time and has in it every element of
loyalty. It. lays upon us all a high obliga-
tion as well as privilege. In deepest rever-
ence for the church, in profound gratitude to
God, let us bring our gifts.

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HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. J. C. Auman, $2.50; Eev. E. G. Lowder-
milk, $2.25; Rev. W. L. Carson, $2.00; Rev.
H. F. Surratt, $1.50; Rev. C. G. Madison,
$1.50; Rev. D. R, Williams, $1.50; Rev. H. L.
Isley, $1.50; Rev. A. G. Dixon, $1.50; Rev.
E. S. Troxler, $4.50.

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— The Department of Commerce announces
that, according to the returns received, there
were in the United States 39 Liberal Catholic
churches in 1926, with 1,799 members. This
denomination was not reported in 1916 and
there are therefore no comparative figures.
The total expenditures, as reported by 32
churches, amounted to $47,287, including
$43,070 for current expenses and improve-1
ments and $4,217 for benevolences, missions,
etc.

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! FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Asheboro. — While we are not burning the
woods and sifting the ashes in these parts,
neither are we turning the world upside down,
yet there is something going on at our church
most of the time. A fine Boy Scout troop
has recently been organized and gives prom-
ise of great good. Quite a number of the
classes and various organizations have held
social gatherings recently and have taken
steps to enlarge the work.

A week ago the past Sunday while the pas-
tor was at Gray's Chapel assisting in the
funeral service of Mr. Charles W. AUred,
Prof. Paul S. Kennett filled the appointment
at 11 o'clock. Our people always appreciate
his sermons.

Last evening the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society had charge of the service and
put on a missionary program including the
pageant, "The Color Line." The service was
splendid and the offering fairly good, it being
above $40.

Yesterday morning the pastor preached on
the Gratitude Gift and on Wednesday eve-
ning of this week we will have a meeting to
launch the campaign and make plans for
raising our part, which part, the conference
says, is $500.

We have had quite a lot of siekness among
our members this winter and some of them
are still sick. Mrs. J. A. Way, who has been
shut in for six weeks or more, is slowly im-
proving. The little girl of Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Rich is seriously ill with pneumonia. Miss
Esther Ross has had a relapse and is confined
to her room. Mrs. W. E. Luck, who has been
seriously ill does not improve very rapidly.
Mrs. Ernest Hughes is still in the hospital,
but is improving. Then this preacher, who
has been somewhat indisposed most of the
winter and who has been on a diet, is com-
ing back to normal again. But for the sake
of brevity I must stop.

J. E. PRITCHARD.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

showing as possible on A. C. B. at all the
churches in next month.

We were pleased to receive Mrs E. B.
Goodwin as a member of our Efland church
yesterday. Mrs. Goodwin came to us from
the First Baptist church, Durham, prior to
her marriage a short time ago to Prof. E. B.
Goodwin. She was Miss Virginia Alice
Frazier, of Durham, N. C. Mr. and Mrs.
Goodwin have been for the past two years
teachers in Efland high school.

B. M. WILLIAMS.

Orange Charge. — Measles, bad weather and
roads are interfering with our work consid-
erably. However, we are trying to present
everything that comes up as best we can.

Union Grove church is striving to complete
its amount of A. C. B. by the first Sunday
in April.

The Gratitude Gift was presented yesterday
at Efland and Union Grove. Some response,
but not what we had hoped for. It is our
purpose to present this next Sunday at Hebron
and Chestnut Ridge.

Hebron church is beautifying her audi-
torium, and planning to finish the Sunday
school rooms. Efland church has a building
and remodeling proposition on. This will
cost from $6,000 to $7,000. The member-
ship has pledged about $6,000 for doing this
work. We had hoped to have the work going
before now; but owing to the rough weather
it has been decided to wait until about
March 15 and then push the work through
to completion.

We hope to secure college assessment at
Chestnut Ridge soon and make as good

Rehobeth Church, Granville Ct. — Our com-
munity has been recently saddened by the
death of one of its members, Charlie Caw-
thorne, a youth of 15 years, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. G. Cawthorne. Charlie with several
friends was out hunting, when l:e was acci-
dentally shot by a member of the hunting
party. He was rushed to a local hospital at
Henderson where everything possible was
done for him, but after lingering for several
days he passed into eternity.

During the brief days of intense suffering
Charlie bravely smiled and with patience sub-
mitted to operations and blood transfusions.

The funeral services were conducted at Re-
hobeth church by the pastor, Rev H. F. Fogle-
man, who spoke in fitting words of the young
life that had been permitted to dwell among
us. The interment was in the nearby ceme-
tery where friends gathered and placed
many floral offerings as a last tribute to him
who has preceded us into the country beyond.

He leaves to mourn a host of friends and
kinsmen besides the immediate family, Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Cawthorne, two sisters, Misses
Inez and Evelyn Cawthorne; Mr. Vincent
Cawthorne, of Henderson, and Master Ed
Britt Cawthorne.

The entire sympathy of the community
goes out to those who are saddened by this
tragical death. REPORTER.

Siler City.— At a meeting of the church
membership, which was held Sunday, Febru-
ary 12, it was decided there would be all-time
preaching service since Mrs. Dixon has gladly
offered her assistance. That is, Mrs. Dixon
will preach for us twice a month on the two
Sundays that Dr. Dixon is at Liberty. How-
ever, we will not have an evening service
on the second and fourth Sundays.

Our pastor delivered a very good message
last Sunday morning on "Tithing" or "Liberal
Giving." On Sunday evening there was a
very interesting pageant given. In this
pageant, which was written by Dorothy Elder-
dice, our pastor and a number of members
participated, and in which four of our num-
ber took each 25 years- and briefly told the
history of the M. P. Church up to the present
time.

Last Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Dixon
visited Grace Church at Bonlee, and while
there Mrs. Dixon completed the organization
of a Woman's Missionary Society and a Sen-
ior Christian Endeavor Society. Both of
these were started two weeks ago at the time
the Senior C. E. Society of this church held
their Sunday evening service at Grace Church.
Those who have received their Sunday
school certificates and pins- for perfect atten-
dance during the last 12 months since our
last report was made are; Messrs. Ora Pick-
et, Marvin Phillips and Master D. G. Fox.

February 23, 192S

Our regular Wednesday evening prayer
services are becoming more interesting each
week. Last Wednesday evening the Senior
Philatheas conducted the services with Mrs.
D. L. Johnson as leader; topic, "Women and
Their Part in the Kingdom of God." The
Young Men's Bible class will conduct the
services this coming Wednesday night with
Mrs. E. D. Woody as leader.

"The Trip Around the World," which was
to have been given last Thursday evening by
the Senior Christian Endeavorers, has been
postponed because of sickness. Miss Minnie
Cooper is now in St. Leo's Hospital where
she underwent an operation for appendicitis.
Miss Colie Siler has had an attack of influ-
enza. Little Fannie Florence Forrester has
been very sick with pneumonia. However,
we are glad to say all the above are improv-
ing rapidly. REPORTER.

English Street.— Pastor Garner's sermons
Sunday were just fine, morning and eve-
ning. He told us many things about the way
we must live if we have a clear record above.
He can make, things so plain and simple that
even the children can understand.

On Tuesday night of last week the Ladies'
Aid held their monthly meeting with Mrs.
Ridge on English street. Fifteen members
were present and when the dues were col-
lected there was $3.10 in the treasurer's hands.
Some of the members brought different kinds
of fancy-work with them and we priced all
pieces and sold most of them before we ad-
journed. We decided to do the same thing
at the next meeting. Mrs. Ridge knows how
to make a cocoanut cake, for we all enjoyed
that and other things.

The Junior Philathea Class which has named
itself the Sunshine Band, met with Miss Iris
Caudle on last Thursday night. The member-
ship contest with the Baraea Class was dis-
cussed and these girls have planned to work
real hard. The boys would better look out.

We are glad to report that Chief Gibson
was back at church Sunday night walking
with a cane and a broad smile on his face.

We have reorganized the Junior Endeavor
Society under the leadership of Mrs. J. A.
Bowers; there seems to be an unlimited field
in which to work.

With best wishes to the editor and all
Herald readers. MRS. J. A. LEE.

Pine Grove, Kernersville Charge. — We were
very glad to have with us last Sunday at the
3 o'clock service Rev. S. W. Taylor, president.
He delivered an inspirational message. In
the beginning ne spoke directly to the young
people. Several illustrations were given em-
phasizing the fact that the young people can
really be somebody that will be of great help
to the world, or a hindrance, which ever way
we may choose. We feel that the young peo-
ple of today ought to take an active part in
church work, for they will have to be the
leaders some day.

He forcibly brought out that all inanimate
objects of the earth are GIVING: the sun
gives up heat and light; the flowers give us
beauty and fragrance. Such as we have there-
fore are we expected -to give ; such as we do
give either helps people upward or downward.
If we have hatred, jealousy, stinginess, self-
ishness, malice, or impurity in our hearts,
such do we give. On the other hand, if we

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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have love, kindness, courage, loyalty, bravery,
honesty, and uprightness, such do we give to
help people on to higher and nobler things.

We are very sorry that sickness kept sev-
eral of our members from service Sunday.

The parsonage for this charge is already
beginning to look like a preacher's home. We
hope that it will soon be completed.

BESSIE COOKE, Reporter.

High Point. — At the junior church service
the associate pastor, Rev. E. L. Ballard, gave
the children some interesting facts about the
formation and early history of the church.
He has been asked to repeat this talk at the
mid-week prayer service on Wednesday eve-
ning. The founders of the denomination and
its early history should be of great interest
to our people of all ages.

At the 11 o'clock service Dr. Spahr delivered
an appealing message on Love. He said that
he felt it his boundeu duty to set forth to
his hearers the beauties and possibilities of
the Christian life. It is a great thing to know
that there is something that will never fail;
greater than faith that can remove mountains,
and greater than hope, without which men
are of all creatures the most miserable — love.
Nothing is more beautiful than Jesus' forbear-
ance with Judas, with Peter, and with us, His
poor, erring children. There is not as much
kindness in the home, the church, and the
world as there might be. We should not be
content till we reach the Christian ideal in
our attitude toward others.

At the evening service, Rev. P. E. Lindley
brought a splendid and effective message.

The Missionary Circles met Monday after-
noon.

Friday, February 24th, will be observed by
our women with a prayer service at the church
at 3 o'clock, p. m. This is a world-wide day
of prayer for missions.

A shower for Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tussey was
held at their home on her birthday, last Thurs-
day, February 16th (Mr. Tussey's coming Mon-
day, February 20th). Rev. and Mrs. E. L.
Ballard and a number of friends met at the
home, held a brief prayer service and pre-
sented her with a number of gifts, all of
which made her very happy. Mrs. Tussey is
an invalid, having recently returned home
from a stay of 17 weeks in High Point Hos-
pital.

Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Auman are receiving
the congratulations of many friends upon
the arrival of a little daughter, Betty Doris,
en February 17th. Mr. and Mrs. Auman have
recently moved to their attractive new home
on Montlieu Avenue, near the college.

A little son arrived on February 16th at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gorrell Payne, and
he will bear the name of Charles William
Payne.

We are grieved to announce that Mrs. W. C.
Hammond, the efficient and popular secretary
of the Board of Public Welfare, is in Guil-
ford General Hospital for treatment and rest
after a breakdown as the result of diphtheria
and over-work. Her physician says she must
stay a month or more.

Mrs. George Sockwell, who has been spend-
ing a few days with her aunt, Mrs. D. A.
Neese, has returned to her home near Gib-
sonville.

Mrs. George R. Brown, of Reidsville, came
over Thursday afternoon to attend a meeting

of the Executive Board of Missionary Socie-
ties with Mrs. E. L. Ballard at the parsonage.

Dr. J. H. Straughn, of Washington, D. C,
will occupy the pulpit next Sunday morning,
when the interest of the Centennial Gratitude
Gift will be presented.

Miss Emma Lewis Whitaker, of class of
1927, High Point College,, who is teaching at
Liberty, N. C., spent the week-end with her
aunt, Mrs. C. L. Whitaker.

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Auman are building a
home on Montlieu Avenue, which will soon
be ready for occupancy.

Upon invitation, Mrs. R. M. Andrews will
go to Asheboro next Friday and give a sum-
mary of the Mission Study book, "A Straight
Way Toward Tomorrow," before the Mission-
ary Societies.

Miss Pearl Leonard will be hostess to Circle
No. 4 of the Foreign Missionary Society on
Thursday evening at her home. Mrs. Lester
Peacock will be the leader.

Miss Martin, who has been librarian at the
public library since the opening in Septem-
ber, 1926, has resigned the position on ac-
count of her health, and Miss Lucille Pickens
has been elected acting librarian for a few
months. Miss Pickens has been Miss Mar-
tin's assistant.

Fairview. — Due to measles we have had very
small numbers for Sunday school and preach-
ing service. Our pastor, Rev. T. A. Williams,
gave us two splendid sermons February 12.
We always enjoy his sermons.

Our Sunday school rooms are now com-
pleted. We are very proud of them and feel
that they are going to be a great help in
our Sunday school work.

The Baracas are planning a dedication serv-
ice for their first Sunday in their new room.
They want every member of the class pres-
ent on that day and those that have been
members and are not a permanent member
of another Sunday school. The time will be
nppointed soon.

Our former Sunday school superintendent,
Mr. E. H. Somers, was severely burned a few
weeks ago while filling his tractor with gaso-
line. May God comfort him in his affliction.

Pray fgr us in our work for the Master.
PAULINE TROXLER, Reporter.

Laurel Hill. — Bro. J. M. Morgan brought us
an impressive sermon Sunday, February 12.
He gave us some splendid thoughts.
, Sickness in out community is keeping some
from church.

We have a good Sunday school. It is not
as large as we could make it, but the attend-
ance is good. The people seem more inter-
ested in the Sunday school work now than
for some time. REPORTER.

Salem, Saxapahaw Charge. — Last Sunday
Rev. O. C. Loy brought to us another one of
his splendid sermons.

Our Sunday school is moving along very
nicely, and we are looking for it to be much
better in the spring. We are going to build
Sunday school rooms in the early spring. A
donation of $25 by Mr. B. W. Durham, of
Kannapolis, was appreciated very much.

Born to Rev. and Mrs. 0. C. Loy last
Thursday a daughter.

Miss Ossie Overman lias been sick with
measles. REPORTER.

Grace Church. — Wednesday evening, .Febru-
ary 15, "The Color Line," a modern play, was
given by the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society. The play deals with the struggles
of a Chinese student in one of our American
colleges. He is not treated as a Christian,
and is not taken in by any of the students.
He renounces Christianity, but, when he hears
that troops, led by his father, have killed
the man that was responsible for his conver-
sion, he changes his mind. He goes back to
instill the Christian principles into the hearts
of his countrymen.

The play was given under the direction of
Mrs. J. M. Stone. Those taking part were
Misses Irene Hester, Lucille Sharpe and Ruth
Simpson. Mr. R. F. Williams, Lindsay Moore,
and Carl Jones, Jr. A freewill offering was
taken amounting to $51. Before the play
Misses Mitchell and Richards entertained the
audience with vocal and violin selections, ac-
companied by Mrs. J. Norman Wills.

Our Sunday school continues to grow un-
der the efficient superintendency of Mr. R. C.
Millikan and his splendid assistants.

One of the outstanding classes of this Sun-
day school is the "Jinx" Class, or Class No. 13,
taught by Mr. F. R. Stout. Last Sunday this
class reached its goal of 20 consecutive star
classes. This does not mean that it will
stop there, but will strive to have 26 Sundays
of perfect attendance. The class started
out with eight members, and now has an
enrollment of 22. A banquet will be given
Thursday evening to celebrate this event.

Another added feature of the Sunday school
is the newly-formed orchestra, composed of
six pieces. The playing of the orchestra adds
much to the musical program of the Sunday
school. C. J. J.

Mt. Ebal.— We have presented the M. P.
C. G. G. at all the churches except Cid and
Jerusalem. All the churches have responded,
doing their part well. I promised to report
for Mt. Ebal this week. The other churches
are reporting these special services. Mt. Ebal
is one of our weak country churches so far
as membership is concerned, but we have
some loyal Methodist Protestants at thi3
church. When the Gratitude Gift was pre-
sented last Sunday afternoon, they gladly did
their part. They have a little over-subscribed
their proportional part of the $200 appor-
tioned to this church. We will have no trou-
ble going over the top on this charge.

E. A. BINGHAM, Pastor.

Denton. — Sunday was Methodist Protestant
Day here. The weather was extremely cold
and there were not as many present as usual.
Brother Bingham explained the M. P. C. G. G.
and made an interesting service. The quota
for this church was $107.SS. Brother Bing-
ham presented the situation so clearly and
forcefully that there was but very little trou-
ble to get the required amount pledged and
over-pledged about $20. Everyone that
pledged seemed to do so gladly an.d freely.
We certainly commend the spirit in which
the people here go about financial matters.
Sunday night there was a reading of the his-
tory of the M. P. Church. The pastor took
one of the leading parts. Others taking parts
were Misses Blanche Hoover, Ruth Lanier and
Inza Hill, Messrs. Arthur Lanier and Clay
Loflin. This program was real interesting

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and enjoyed by all present. I think every
Methodist Protestant should certainly love
and appreciate their church better after these
services.

There were five new members received into
the church Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock
service. These were Mrs. B. T. Atkins, Miss
Esther Atkins, William S. Atkins, Mrs. Mar-
garet Curry and J. U. Lanier. We cordially
welcome these members into our midst.

There will be a union meeting in our church
beginning at night, February 28. This meet-
ing is to be conducted by the M. E. South,
Baptist, and M. P. churches. The pastors ef
the different churches will do the preaching.
We hope and pray that this may be a great
revival.

The Ladies' Aid Society has finished a nice
woolen quilt. This quilt is a name quilt and
has somewhere near 200 names on it at ten
cents a name. The quilt is to go to the Chil-
dren's Home at High Point.

A MEMBEB.

Hollister.— We haven't a large Sunday
school, but we have a few faithful members
who are always present unless they are hin-
dered by sickness.

Pastor Spencer delivered a splendid mes-
sage last Sunday night. There were lots of
compliments, but all of his sermons are good.

Brother Spencer is busy soliciting sub-
scriptions to the Herald. He hopes to reach
the goal now soon. I think the Herald should
be in every Methodist Protestant home; in
fact, I don't see how it can be a real M. P.
home unless they have the Herald in it. It
should be read in every M. P. home. To me
the Herald is next to the Bible. It read it
from page to page every week and I think it
is well worth, its cost. May God bless the
Herald and its readers.

KATHLEEN SHEABIN, Eeporter.

Flat Rock, Vance. — Yesterday was a good
day at Flat Bock. Pastor Chambliss gave us
the best sermon yet. Many of his remarks
were directly to the young people. After the
service our pastor talked of the Gratitude
Gift and said He thought we might arrange
a special service for some Sunday afternoon
or evening to arouse and stimulate interest.
The attendance at Sunday school was not
quite so good as usual, but think it due
largely to bitter cold weather.

The Ladies' Aid gave a very enjoyable Val-
entine party on the evening of the 14th at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beavis. After
games and fun of various kinds, Mrs. Beavis
brought out a lovely fortune cake. Then the
cutting up began. Eats were sold to the
amount of about $25.

On the evening of February 11th Mrs. B. W.
Jones entertained her Sunday school class of
boys and girls at her home. The evening was
spent in games and fun, everyone having a
jolly good time and declaring Mrs. Jones a
grand hostess. Delicious refreshments were
s g r v g d. .

The W. H. M. S. will hold its February
meeting on Thursday afternoon of this week
with Mrs. U. J. Parrott as hostess. In addi-
tion to the work and regular program plans
will be made for another effort to organize
the young people of our church in missionary

work.

M. V. W., Eeporter.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Bellemont, Mt. Herman Charge.— Much in-
terest is shown in our Sunday school. We
have 144 on our roll. We hope when spring
comes that we will have a better attendance.
Owing to the weather January 27th, Belle-
mont was the only Christian Endeavor So-
ciety represented at the union meeting held
at Bellemont schoolhouse. We had about 30
young and old people present. Several very
helpful talks were made on Christian En-
deavor work. After the social hour, refresh-
ments were served. All reported a nice time.
On February 5th Coble township Sunday
school institute was held at. Bellemont. We
were very fortunate in having Mr. P. E.
Lindley, dean of High Point College; Mr. E.
S. W. Dameron, of Burlington, and Mr. P. S.
Dixon, of Graham, as speakers. A large
crowd attended this service. It was very in-
teresting and helpful to all Sunday school
workers. All the Sunday schools of the town-
ship were represented except St. Paul's Luth-
eran church.

Mrs. Paul Lowder, who is music teacher in
the Edwin M. Holt High School, had the mis-
fortune of breaking her ankle and has been
confined to her home for quite a while. We
are missing her at the church services and
hope that she will soon be able to worship
with us.

Mrs. Lacy Sharpe, who had a stroke of
paralysis some time ago, continues in feeble
health.

Mrs. Will Bunton, of Burlington, was laid
to rest in Bellemont cemetery Monday, Feb-
ruary Cth. Quite a large crowd attended the
funeral services, which showed the esteem
with which she was held in her community.
Our sympathy goes out to the bereaved fam-
ily-

Our pastor, Bev. J. Elwood Carroll, gave
us another one of his splendid sermons this
afternoon. We have three sermons a month,
the second Sunday afternoon, third Sunday
evening, and the fourth Sunday morning.
With all good wishes to our Herald readers.

MARIE HAEGIS, Eeporter.
February 12, 1928.

February 23, 1928

Bethesda, Halifax Charge.— Mr. Spencer
gave us a good talk yesterday on the subject
of stewardship. The congregation was smaller
than usual, however, on account of measles in
the community.

After much discussion, the regular fourth
Sunday night appointment has been changed,
tentatively, to the first Sunday night.

Bev. N. M. Harrison has agreed to give us,
at least temporarily, an 11 o'clock appoint-
ment for the third Sundays. Let us see to
it that more preaching makes us better.

The Ladies' Aid will dispense with their
usual monthly meeting; this time, since
measles has the "right of way." (We don't
dare to hint that it is a "measley" arrange-
ment. No indeed!)

They have taken in a further small amount
of money from a sale and hope soon to have
some repairs made on the church building.
MES. L. S. B., Eeporter.
~t-

—French exports to Eussia have almost
tripled within the year.

The American flax seed crop is 400,000

bushels larger than that of last year.

— Elephants in captivity have been known
to remain on their feet for five years.

Woman's Missionary
Department

Miss Esther Ross, Editor
Miss Mary C. McCuxloch, Mmtant
Address matter for immediate publication
in this department to Miss Mary C. McCul-
loch, 170S Asheboro Street, Greensboro, N. C.

A CALL TO PRAYER

If radio's slim fingers

Can pluck a melody
From night and toss it over

A continent or sea;

If the petaled white notes

Of a violin
Are blown across a mountain,

Or a city's din;

If songs, like crimson roses,

Are culled from thin blue air,
Why should mortals wonder
If God hears prayer?

—Edith B. Fuller.

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HOME AND FOREIGN AUXIAL1ARIES AND
CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES
At the joint session of the Home and For-
eign Missionary Societies at the Branch meet-
ing in Henderson last year, the Committee on
Education with its report made some recom-
mendations and offered three awards for edu-
cational work during the year 1927-28.

If I am not mistaken the report was adopted
and referred to the Education Committee of
the two Branches. Lacking a permanent sec-
retary of the joint session, the report which
was turned over to the temporary secretary
was lost and has never been presented to the
auxiliaries unless by delegates with unusually
good memories. Since the last Executive
Committee meeting Mrs. Ballard, who was ap-
pointed reporter for the Branch meeting, has
given me a copy of the part of the report
which she had in her notes, so I am writing
this to urge any or all auxiliaries which have
at the end of the year (March 31) become eli-
gible for either of the three Education
Awards to state this fact in the fourth quar-
terly reports to the Corresponding Secretary
of your Branch, who will please notify the
Education Committee not later than one week
before Branch meeting. Any later than this
you can readily see would leave too little time
for your committee to decide on and prepare
suitable rewards.
Following are the conditions of the awards:
Award No. 1 — To the Home and Foreign
Auxiliaries meeting jointly and holding 12
inspirational programs during the year, and
completing the two study-books, "Our Tem-
pled Hills" and "A Straight Way Toward To-
morrow."

Award No. 2— To the Home Missionary
Auxiliary which holds 12 programs as out-
lined by the Program Committee of the Exec-
utive Board, and completes the study book,
"Our Templed Hills."

Award No. 3— To the Foreign Auxiliary
holding 12 inspirational programs a year and
completing the study-book, "A Straight Way

February

1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Toward Tomorrow." Also at least one-half the
members of the auxiliary must have found
answers to all the questions in the Question
Box during the year.

I hope there will be a large number of
auxiliaries who have met all these conditions.
Yours sincerely,

MKS. E. M. ANDEEWS.

A BIRTHDAY PARTY

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of Calvary church will hold their Thank-Offer-
ing service Wednesday night, February 29th,
in the church hut. At this time they will
celebrate three birthdays with real cakes and
candles. Miss Annie L. Forrest will be the
guest of honor.

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FOREIGN MISSIONS
A Letter From Rev. J. F. Minnis

Dhulia, India, Jan. 6, 1928.
Dear Dr. Bosenberger:

I wish to thank you for the check you sent
for Christmas. I wish it were possible for
you and all those who sent it to know how
much we and the whole community appreci-
ate your efforts. It saved the day for us and
gave us a good feeling while we would have
spent a wretched Christmas without it. I think
I am safe in saying that this has been the
best Christmas we have ever had in the mis-
sion.

On the 23rd of December the fun began
and it lasted until Monday, the 2nd of Jan-
uary. Before the holidays we appointed a
committee to make a program for the week.
On Christmas eve we gave out the gifts, as
Christmas was on Sunday. Everyone seemed
happy and no one complained that there was
not enough. I feel like we gave the boys
very nice presents of toys, pencils, pens, belts
and so on. We try to give a little extra and
never count, the clothing as gifts. The teach-
ers all were given Es. 5-0 each and all the
laborers received Es. 2.8. The women were
given cloth for jackets or sardis. Besides the
regular gifts we were able to have some
sweets for the boys. They received sweets
on three occasions and were given special food
a time or two. This year Mr. and Mrs. Cas-
sen, Dr. Lacy, Mrs. Minnis and I went out on
Monday, the 26th, to shoot deer for the
Christmas dinner. But there were no deer in
the jungle we hunted in, so we were forced
to take the second best and buy three sheep.
While we had a plain meal yet it was very
well prepared and tasted exceedingly well.
All the people from the district, all those at
the settlement farm, all those connected with
the Boys' School, and all the Christian com-
munity living near the mission, ate of this
dinner. The only ones left out were the girls
of the Girls' School. They had their own
special dinner. Were I to tell you how little
this meal cost I fear that you would get the
impression that it was not expensive to live
in India. But on the other hand, if I were to
tell you we had meat and butter and rice you
might think that we had a cheap dinner in
two respects. However, though it was not
fancy, yet it was filling and in the end that
is what pleases a lot of people. I have never
seen a more pleasant crowd than we had this
year. Were you able to have seen us all
sitting on our feet, no one sitting at tables,
and seen the long rows of boys and happy
groups of women and the lanterns here and

there you would never be able to erase the
picture from your mind. It is a sight never
to be forgotten. Everyone eating with fingers
and yet no one with faces covered with food.
When we come home we shall try to give you
an Indian dinner and see if you can eat soup
with your fingers.

The program for the week was like this —
Saturday morning, 24th, was gift-giving morn-
ing. I received two Indian hats and another
Indian cloth while Mrs. Minnis received a
piece of cloth for some kind of Indian dress.
Saturday night was a night of song. Sunday
morning we had English service for the mis-
sionaries. Sunday afternoon we had a joint
service. Another night of song by the com-
munity Sunday night. Monday night the
teachers of the Boys' School entertained us
with funny plays. Tuesday night we had the
dinner and after the play there was a re-
ligious service for the Hindu people living
near the mission. Wednesday evening the
women, directed by our wives, gave a play.
Thursday night the preachers entertained.
Friday evening the girls gave a play in their
compound. Saturday night the farm hands
made us all laugh with their foolishness in
the form of a play. Sunday being the first
Sunday in the new year, we had the Lord's
Supper and babies baptized. Monday after-
noon the Settlement Farm men gave a show
of special acting, and on Tuesday night the
boys in the school wanted to give a play, so
we allowed them to give the last play. The
school opened on Wednesday and we all went
to our work feeling glad that we had a good
time and hoping that the next year will bring
another just like it.

J. F. MINNIS.

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HOME MISSIONS
The Home Missions Council
In my recent article on the Comity Confer-
ence, the Home Missions Council, the Council
of Women for Home Missions and the Fed-
eral Council of the Churches of Christ in
America, held in Cleveland during January, I
dwelt particularly on the Comity Conference
which included the members of the other
three organizations. In this article I shall
endeavor to give some impressions concern-
ing the Home Missions Council in which I
was specially interested.

There was one joint session of this Council
held with the Council of Women for Home
Missions when matters of mutual interest to
the two Councils were considered. The Presi-
dent of the Home Missions Council is Dr.
C. L. White, a Baptist minister, of New York,
and the Secretary is Dr. W. E. King, a Presby-
terian minister, who was recently elected to
the office. This Council is a self-constituted
and self-perpetuating body composed of min-
isters, Secretaries of General Boards and rep-
resentatives of various Protestant denomina-
tions, to eliminate competition and institute
plans whereby waste may be avoided and bet-
ter results accomplished in advancing our
Lord's Kingdom.

The program, as outlined in the Secretary's
report, is a very ambitious one extending
through a period of five years. It has a wide
range and includes many departments operat-
ing on a national scale. First, a survey of the
whole field of inter-denominational comity
in Home Missions. Second, an intensive and
sustained effort to secure the indicated ad-
justments by the various denominational

groups. Third, the elimination of all compe-
tition between denominations whose Boards
are constituent to the Home Missions Council
and the Council of Women for Home Missions.
Fourth, the allocation of responsibility on a
now competitive basis for the needed exten-
sion of Christian work and the securing of the
acceptance of such allocations by the bodies
concerned. That all Protestant denomina-
tional Home Mission and Church Extension
Boards, national and regional Executives and
Superintendents, pastors and local congrega-
tions becalled upon to give this movement cor-
dial and whole-hearted co-operation to the end
that comity may be quickly and completely
realized. Again, that the program be given
wide publicity that the whole church may be
informed of the effort to bring the Protestant
denominations into closer fellowship and more
Christian co-operation in the common task of
making America Christian.

Surely no one can object to, or be out of
sympathy with this movement so ideal and
lofty in its motive and end, nor do I think
we need to have fear as to the spirit and
purpose of those who are endeavoring to unite
the Christian forces of our country in one
common cause. However, such a far-reaching
campaign as is here outlined will necessarily
require much education of the great masses
of our people who are bound by denomina-
tional ties and traditions, extending through
generations and in many instances having
deep-rooted convictions as to usages, doctrines
and church polities.

The policy is to proceed on the basis that
there shall be one church to approximately
one thousand persons in a given community,
this to be accomplished by a combination of
all the Christian forces of such a community.
The plan would be to retain the denomination
best adapted in meeting the needs of that
community. This would, as a rule, give what
Dr. King in his report is pleased to call "the
major denomination" the advantage. It would
not be difficult to see the dissatisfaction, L£
not the injustice of an effort to carry forward
such a program as expressed in the resolu-
tions from which I have quoted that such an -
end "may be quickly and completely realized."
As I listened attentively to the discussion
in Cleveland and have since studied the report
of the Secretary and the recommendations, I
have been profoundly impressed with the aim
and purpose of the Council but have been just
as deeply impressed with the fact that the
whole scheme needs to be executed with the
greatest possible wisdom and sagacity. While
the purpose of the movement outlined is com-
mendable and should receive the careful and
prayerful consideration of Protestant chureh-
es, I do not think it can be carried forward
with the expectation that the end sought "may
be quickly and completely realized." There
will be less difficulties to overcome in the
section of our country more recently settled,
and where the people have been separated
from their own denominational churches, than
in the east and south where the denomina-
tional ties are stronger and the local churches
have been functioning for a long period of
time. J. M. SHEEIDAN.

— The children of Mrs. S. F. Coe honor her
every year in a celebration of her birthday,
which comes February 21. This brought Eev.
H. F. Surratt, Charlotte pastor, one of her
sons-in-law, to Greensboro this week.

Page Fourteen

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

BUDGETS RECEIPTS TO DATE |

Alamance '■

Ashcboro

Asheville

Bess Chapel

Burlington, First

Charlotte. First

Chase City

Chatham

Cleveland

Concord

Connelly Springs

Davidson

Denton

Draper

Enfield

Fallston

Fairview-Glen Raven

Flat Bock

Forsyth

Fountain Place

Friendship

Gibsonville

Graham

Granville

Greensboro— Calvary

Grace ■"

St. Paul

West End

Guilford

Halifax

Haw River Circuit

Haw Biver Mission

Henderson

High Point— English Street

First

Lebanon

Welch Memorial

Kernersville

Lexington— State Street

Liberty and Siler City (Liberty)

(Siler City)

Littleton

Mebane

Mecklenburg

Mocksville '

Moriah Charge

Mount Hermon

Mount Pleasant

North Davidson

Orange

Pinnacle and Mount Zion

Pleasant Grove

Bandleman

Randolph

Eeidsville

Eockingham

Saxapahaw

Spencer Mission

Spring Church

Tabernacle Charge

Thomasville Community

Union Grove

Vance

West Forsyth

West Thomasville

Whitakers

Why Not

Winston, First

Yadkin College

Yarborough

A.C.B.

$ 87.00

100.00
25.3!)

33.58 '
1.75

13.00
11.86

40.00

17.35

30.00
75.00

5.00
27.00

30.00

24.63
19.57

32.75

15.00

70.00

7.00

G.C.B. College W.H.M.S. W.F.M.S.

2.56

15.00
30.00
37.50

$ 5.00
17.58

34.33
6.90

159.50
50.00

14.25
24.00

$ 41.00

15.00

7.42

10.12
3.26
3.66
5.42

36.24

7.00

10.26

2.35

7.17
8.00
19.60
12.00

12.00

21.00
20.00

4.42
20.00

12.00

20.00
3.18

7.85
37.76
12.38
35.00

4.70
2.50
6.01
8.25

7.00

18.90

22.00

8.80

6.75

$ 22.00

17.50

7.40

25.00

125.00
29.25

5.20

15.00

85.00

2.00

25.00
5.00

16.42

58.25

36.00

S4.40

86.30
10.00

30.00

17.00

S.00

44.17

33.33

37.17

100.00

65.90
10.10

12.72

10.00

115.00

40.00

44.00

20.00
39.00
26.00

101.90

,135.75

28.50

15.07
7.00

45.00

97.00

50.00

80.00

192.61
6.82

41.70
77.60

7.40

23.85
29.95

15.45
15.85

152.00
11.25

27.96

86.75

2.60

5.75

30.85

24.50
16.80

2.25

10.53

6.47

10.00

1.40

10.42

15.00
'9.00

5.71

10.00

16.88

12.50

16.55

45.03

57.16

6.00

27.00

2.29

10.00

14 25

51.01

24.50

2.57

20.00

11.05

18.30

13.50

1.25

11.20

5.00

3.30

3.65

7.50

59.63

26.70

5.00

5.75

7.00

5.00

$1,018.46 $535.55 $1,208.50 $1,260.29 $690.36

February 23, 1928

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Spring Church $ 90-0°

Lihcrtv-Siler City (Siler) 70.00

Lebanon (Sp.. Ch. Chg.) 47.00

Yadkin College I5-00

Haw River Mission 30-00

College

Spring Church $ 12-00

Spring Valley 10-00

Center, Alamance Chg 14-00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 20.00

Efland, Orange Charge 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Charge 17-00

Hebron, Orange Charge 27.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw Biver Mission 10,00

Tabernacle 45-03

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10-00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115-00

Burlington 125-00

Mebane *5-OT

Concord 85-°0

State Street 20.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley * 4.00

Orange 37.00

Haw Biver Circuit 5-00

Brother Stubbing writes that Hickory Bidge
has paid $30 college assessment and Maple
Spring $40. This is in full for each of these
churches, he says. We trust that every charge
will make a strenuous effort to secure the
college assessment. The college can't run
without money, and it MUST run.

Two new charges are added to our list this
Week— Connelly Springs, Bev. D. M. Dew,
pastor, and West Thomasville, Bev. G. W.
Andrews, pastor. This gives us a total of 67
charges enrolled to date. Twenty-five charges
have no credits. We trust that this number
may be reduced by at least five in our next
report. Let's hurry until this 25 vanishes.
Thank you, brethren.

We know that the winter months make
the work seem very slow on many of the
fields; but we must not lose heart. Spring
is nearly here, and with it will come new
life and new endeavor. We can only do our
best, and when that is done there will be
no occasion to worry about results.

The blessings of the great Head of the
Church upon you all. Amen.

S. W. TAYLOR.
February 22, 1928.

Moody Bible Institute Dedicates Enlarged
Radio Station

Much interest centered in the dedication of
the new super-power Moody Bible Institute
radio station, WMBI, on Friday evening,
January 20. The increase of power from 500
watts to 5,000 was permitted by the Federal
Radio Commission on condition that the aerial
towers and transmitter be located outside
the Chicago city limits.

Six and one-half acres of ground were se-
cured at Addison, 21 miles northwest, and a
brick structure for the housing of the most
effective and modern radio apparatus has
been completed. The building provides liv-
ing apartments for ,the operators, reception
rooms for visitors, and every convenience for
efficient service.

February 23, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Resolutions of Respect

It is with hearts full of sadness that we,
the members of the Missionary Society of Flat
Rock church, record the death of Mrs. Julia
A.j Hester, whose faithfulness and patience
through long years of illness should be an
example for us.

In her death the" husband has lost a true
wife, the children a devoted mother, the
church a faithful member; although unable
to. attend service for several years she was
always interested in its progress.

•Therefore, be it resolved:

First, that we be submissive to the divine
Will.

"Second, that we would remember always
her sweet and gracious disposition, her gen-
tleness and willingness to serve.
. Third, that we extend our deepest sympa-
thy to the bereaved family and commend
them to the Heavenly Father, who doeth all
things well.

Fourth, that a copy of these resolutions
be sent to the bereaved family, a copy spread
upon the minutes of the Missionary Society,
and a copy be sent the Methodist Protestant
Herald for publication.

MAB.Y V. WHITE,
MRS. U. J. PARROTT,
MRS. T. P. HESTER.

Porter

Fred N. Porter, the son of the late "William
and Eliza Porter, of near Rocky Swamp, was
born in September, 1834. In 1871 he was
married to Annie E. Benton. To this union
15 children were born, nine of whom lived
to be grown and married. Six preceded their
father to the glory world during childhood
and early life. Brother Porter gave us a
picture of his loyalty and patriotism by
serving with the 18-year-old boys in the war
between the states for a period of two years.
Untrained in the use of implements of war
and military tactics, but ready and willing
to do his bit for his country, he served and
did mostly guard duty while in the great
conflict of the '60's. Because of his age he
was never in the battles and came through
without injuries. He served with John Allen
and Bill Sanders, of near Louisburg, N. C.
Young though a brave soldier willing to do
his part to save his country and protect his
home and native land which was made to run
red with human blood, later to flourish with
growing crops which gave comfort and
strength to those who labored and suffered
hardships while he was in the conflict. The
deceased lived and made his place in the
world by honest dealings and faithful service.
He owned and operated a large farm near
Hollister, N. C, until stricken with typhoid
fever some five years ago. The disease leav-
ing him physically unable to do the work
required on the farm, he moved to Hollister,
N. C, where he made his home until his death.

Brother Porter was a member of the Meth-
odist Protestant Church. During his early
life he chose as his churcvh Eden M. P.
Church near Enfield, N. C. Later in life and
after making his home at Hollister, he moved

his membership there and was a liberal con-
tributor and active in the erection of the
present M. P. Church where he labored faith-
fully until he was called to his reward. He
will be missed in the activities of his church
as well as in the community in which he
lived.

Surviving besides his widow, Mrs. Annie E.
Porter, his faithful and devoted companion
for nearly 57 years, are the following rela-
tives: Mrs. J. R. Powers and' Mrs. W. F.
White, of Enfield, N. C; Exum, Ivey, Laddy
and Miss Annie May Torter, of near Hollis-
ter; Mrs. J. W. Warren and Curtis Porter,
of Littleton, and W. C. Porter, of Vaughan,
N. C. ; also 27 grandchildren and four great-
grandchildren.

The funeral service was conducted by his
pastor, Rev. C. L. Spencer, of Enfield, N. C,
assisted by Bev. J. Clyde Auman, also of
Enfield, and Rev. M. Ivey Crutehfleld, of Lit-
tleton, N. C. Willing and ready, he laid
down his work here and slipped away to be
with Him who calls his children to be with
Him. Truly a good man has gone from
among us. A place has been made vacant
here, but one has been filled in the Mansion
above. In His wisdom God calls his servants
from this into fuller and more noble service;
thus our brother was called. Hearts are sad
and eyes are filled with tears when we think
of his going to a better land, but we should
rejoice and strive to follow in his footsteps,
and be willing to say with Wesley,

"Servant of God, well done!
Thy glorious warfare's past;
The battle's fought, the race is won,
And thou art crowned at last."

A FRIEND.

Ridge

On July 4, 1927, there was born into the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam F. Ridge, of High
Point, a son, a rosebud, sent from God. A
babe who always had a smile for every one,
that made you have pleasant thoughts. A
babe with bright eyes, round face, a very
picture of health. But God only loaned Carl
for seven months and four days to this earth,
for the pleasure of the young parents, grand-
fathers, grandmothers, uncles, and aunts; for
on February 9, 1928, about 4 o'clock in the
morning he was called back. He was sick for
three weeks; at first he was not considered
seriously ill, but when he developed pneu-
monia his loved ones began to realize his
small voice was soon to be stilled. Although
all was done that watchful care and loving
hands could do to restore his life, God's baud
stopped the pain forever in his body and he
went to sleep. Asleep in Jesus. Oh! how-
sweet !

The young father and mother cannot bring
little Carl back, but by living the true life
to Him who understands it, all they can go
to Carl.

May they cling more closely to Him who
bringeth life out of death.

As we look into his little bed
From which a pure spirit has fled,
We cannot the purpose all understand.
But if true, there'll be a day we can.
MRS. J. A. LEE.

Holder

In the early morning of February 5, 1928,
the spirit of our beloved brother, Mr. W. H.

Holder, passed through the vale and shadow
of death to dwell in that home for which he
had been making preparation for a good
many years.

Brother Holder was 67 years of age when
God called him home. He was a good man
and a loyal member of the First M. P. Church
of Winston-Salem. He professed faith in
Christ early in life and had given the greater
part of his life to the service of God. He
was twice married. His first marriage was
to Miss Susan Jane Dawson. To this mar-
riage four children were born, who survive:
Mrs. E. M. Arington, Mrs. F. L. Speas, L. M.
Holder and J. A. Holder. His second mar-
riage was to Mrs. Sadie Bamsey, who survives.
The funeral was held in Mt. Tabor M. E.
Church, conducted by the writer, assisted by
Brothers Staley Myers and R. C. Stubbing.

Brother Holder was a great sufferer for
12 months or more and he bore it all with
that Christian fortitude that characterized his
life as a Christian citizen. When the call
came he was ready and we believe his spirit
is resting with his Saviour where there is no
suffering.

May the Lord abundantly bless and com-
fort those who are bereaved in the passing
of this servant of God.

J. D. WILLIAMS.

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MARRIED

Luck-Henson

January 20, 1928.
At my house in the presence of my wife
and Mr. and Mrs. R, E. Hare, while the clock
was striking 4 p. m., the writer was speaking
the words that made Roden T. Luck, of Cedar
Falls, N. ('., and Sarah E. Henson, of Giles
Chapel, husband and wife. We wish for them
much happiness. C. A. LAUGHLIN.
M-

HISTORICAL EXHIBIT

During the month of May two great bodies
of the Methodist Protestant Church, the
Young Peoples' Convention and the General
Conference, are to meet in Baltimore, Mary-
land, the cradle of Methodist Protestantism,
during which time the Drinkhouse Memorial
Boom at the Headquarters Building, No. 516
North Charles Street, will be converted into
a historical museum where will be placed on
exhibition relics, manuscripts, photographs
of prominent men and places in the history
of the Methodist Protestant Church, which
should prove both interesting and instructive.
In order that this exhibit may be as compete
as possible the request is being sent out
through our church papers, asking that any-
one having articles of real historical value,
and who will loan them for this exhibition,
will please get in touch with the undersigned
at as early date as possible.

LOUIS RANDALL,

Linthicum Heights, Md.
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"Name your own salary, my good fellow."

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

February 23, 1928

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Our Children's Home j

WHY THE METHODIST PROTESTANT

HYMNAL SHOULD BE USED IN

OUR CHURCHES

Some of the reasons why Ave should use
our own hymnal in our church services are:
First, because it is prepared for Methodist
Protestants. Although it contains hymns
sung by all denominations, it has been
edited, compiled and published by and for
Methodist Protestants. The Order of Public
Worship, adopted by our General Conference
for use in our own churches, may be found
in the front of the book. The various cere-
monies, marriage, baptism, reception of mem-
bers, Lord's Supper, etc., are contained there-
in. No other such hymnal is published for
the churches of our denomination!

Second, it contains the precious old hymns
that have been sung for centuries by Chris-
tians. For those who are averse to over-
emphasizing denominationalism in this day of
federation and union, this hymnal is entirely
suitable. It could be used in a mixed con-
gregation of Presbyterians, Methodist Epis-
copals, Friends, and others, and a large suf-
ficiency of hymns found which all could sing.
Third, it is useful in all services. Not only
may it be used in the regular Sunday preach-
ing' services, but prayer meeting, Sunday
school and Christian Endeavor as well. It
contains hymns of praise, thanksgiving, ado-
ration, activity, etc., which children and
young people love to sing. Likewise hymns
"of prayer, justification, trial, trust, heaven,
etc., are found within its covers for use of
the more mature Christians.

Fourth, it is reasonable in price. One copy
may be bought for 85 cents, while a quantity
of 'five or more may be purchased for 75
cents each with delivery charges extra. Con-
sidering the wealth of material for worship,
the substantial and high-class workmanship,
which will assure its lasting qualities far
beyond many of those of cheaper grades,
it is indeed very reasonable. Send your
order to Methodist Protestant Book Concern,
516 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Md.
E. LESTER. BALLARD.

Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Charlotte, Richland Circuit, $3.71; Union
Grove Station, $2.65; Salem, Saxapahaw
Charge, $2.70; Mount Hermon, Creswell Cir-
cuit, $2.21 ; Pine Hill, Davidson Circuit, $2.60 ;
Miss Mamie ' Johnston, Sunday eggs, $1.00;
Mrs. D. T. Gaster, Sunday eggs, $2.54.
Offerings by Sunday Schools
State Street, Lexington, $5.41; Bethel, Flat
Rock Charge, $3.24; Haw River Mission, $4.00;
Whitakers, $7.25; Pleasant Union, Mount
Pleasant Circuit, $1.00; Lebanon, High Point,
$6.21 ; Bethany, Randolph Circuit, $3.51 ; Fair-
view, Fairview Circuit, $2.70; Bethesda, North
Davidson Circuit, $6.05 ; Winston-Salem, First,
$8.50; Siler City, $4.54; Canaan, Denton Cir-
cuit, $2.53; Shoals, Pinnacle Circuit, $3.26;
Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Circuit, $7.53; Whit-
aker's Chapel, Enfield Charge, $5.61; Fair-
grove, Haw River Circuit, $3.50;. Calvary,
Greensboro, $13.11; Ashcville, Dec, Jan. and
Feb., $15.00; Harris Chapel, Vance Circuit,
$4.00; Fountain Place, $10.32; Mt. Moriah,
Cleveland Circuit, $2.00.

We beg to acknowledge with thanks each
contribution received.

We wish every Methodist Protestant could
fully realize the many needs of the Home;
could they do this we would not need to men-
tion them.

We now have four cases of measles, but all
are doing nicely.

E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.

M-

SPEAKERS WANTED

In carrying forward the work of the Anti-
Saloon League the writer, as superintendent,
has found that there are scores of invitations
which he cannot fill. The liquorites are bo-
coming more and more active. The foes of
liquor are also very much alive.

For some weeks I have been arranging a
list of volunteer speakers, both men and
women, representatives of all churches and
all parties, who— like the Four-Minute Speak-
ers and other volunteers during the World
War, when we were fighting a foreign foe-
propose to speak to schools, clubs, churches
and other gatherings in the interest of our
prohibition cause and against the return of
the outlawed liquor traffic.

I shall bo glad to hear from such volunteers
who would give one or more Sundays in this
campaign work during the year. We are
hoping to have at least one hundred such
speakers. Our list now contains something
over twenty. In order to get out our printed
matter and to get ready for action, it is neces-
sary that the names of the volunteers be in
this office on or before the first day of March
Who will help us?

Sincerely yours,

C. A. UPCHURCH, Supt.
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 26, 1928.

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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, MARCH 1, 1928

NUMBER 17

What Is Spirituality?

Perhaps no religious term is more misused than the word
spirituality. The term is applied to persons and to special
acts and to the entire life. It is to be expected that a spiri-
tual person will perform spiritual acts and live a spiritual
life. But what is a spiritual person? Conceptions differ,
hence the diversity in the application of the term.

To some, spirituality is synonymous with emotionality.
To them, the emotional man is the spiritual man. But it is
obvious from observation of different types of people that
emotionality is a matter of natural temperament. Some peo-
ple are more emotional than others because the}' were born
so — in their first birth. But spirituality is derived in the
second birth, conferred by the Spirit of God in the new birth
that Jesus referred to in his conversation with Nicodemus.
It is a quality or power not possessed by souls that have never
come under the power of the Holy Spirit. Such persons may
be in a high degree emotional, but they are not spiritually-
minded.

Spirituality may stir the emotions, doubtless will do so,
but the fact that the emotions are stirred is not evidence that
the nature has been made spiritual. The carnal mind may
play upon the emotions. Tears are not necessarily the result
of real contrition or godly sorrow. Shouts may be heard from
those who are still carnal.

Spirituality produces results in the life that emotionality
can only simulate. We doubt whether any better definition
of spirituality can be framed than we find in the New Testa-
ment in describing the operation or the fruits of the Spirit.
Jesus spoke of the fact that the Holy Spirit will bring to our
minds the truths He had declared. In the parable of the
sower we see that Satan makes it his business to take away the
word of truth, make us forget it, but the Holy Spirit makes
us remember and helps us to recall the truth that Jesus spoke.
He thus fashions the content of our consciousness, helping
us to keep our thought on the things that are high and holy
and inspiring, the revealed truth of God.

Further than this, the Holy Spirit helps us to realize the
meaning of the truth for us, helps us to apply the truth to
our own consciences and life. He shows us the way of duty
for us and awakens in us a desire to live the right kind of a
life.

The influence of this new spirituality begotten by the
Spirit of God within us passes over into the domain of our
feelings and produces peace and hope and happiness. In the
last chapter of his letter to the Galatians Paul contrasts the
products of the carnal mind with the products of the spiritual
mind, saying hat "the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temper-
ance." A tree is known by its fruit, so is a human soul.
Spirituality in the soul will exhibit itself in the life.

Jesus' Other Sheep

Jesus said to the Canaanitish woman, "I am not sent save
to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." He felt that his
earthly ministry was to be limited to his own people, the Jews.
Yet when outsiders (Gentiles) appealed to him for help he
never refused to give it so far as we know. His heart was
not bound by race prejudice. His special concern was for
his own people, but in his heart was a craving for the uplift
and salvation of all the people of the world. Near the end
of his life he said : ' ' Other sheep I have which are not of this
(Jewish) fold: them also I must bring that there may be one
fold and one shepherd." Who were the other sheep? And
what did Jesus mean by bringing them and forming of the
whole one fold ?

It seems clear that the other sheep were people of the
Gentile world, such as would accept Him when they knew
about Him, and that by bringing them Jesus meant evan-
gelizing them so that they could intelligently accept Jesus
as their Good Shepherd. All who accept Jesus Christ as the
great Shepherd of the sheep are in the one fold. It matters
not into how many denominations they may be divided, the
acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Savior puts them into the
fold of Christ. If all were brought into one ecclesiastical
organization, they would not be in the fold of Christ any
more truly than they are now.

"The Bible cannot be used in the public schools," but
twelve states do it.

— In October we printed a parable entitled "A Man from
Maine." We have received inquiries from Maryland and
from Pennsylvania as to the meaning of it. This week we
received an interpretation of it from North Carolina. We do
not recall what suggested the writing of the article, but we
recall that our purpose was only to set forth the narrowness
and foolishness of our early prejudices against that with
which we are not familiar. We meant no rebuke for anybody
except those who cling to and fondle their prejudices when
they ought to have outgrown and discarded them.

— According to our findings, the following charges have
reached their quotas in the number of Herald subscriptions:
Asheboro, Charlotte, Graham, Calvary, Grace, State Street,
Mebane, Moriah, Orange, Liberty-Siler City, Rockingham,
Union Grove, and Vance. Orange heads the list in numbers
with 81 ; Vance comes next with 65, and Liberty-Siler City
follows with 49. There may be small errors in our count, as
in a few cases we could not determine from what charge
subscriptions came.

— Some of our contributors could help us by contributing
earlier in the week. There must be a last day for receiving
matter for publication each week, but if all wait till the last
day, it becomes impossible to get all matter in. Please send
in as early as the nature of your subject-matter will permit.

— Brother Hendry writes from Concord that there have
been about 25 conversions in his meeting conducted by Rev.
J. C. Cowell. The meeting will continue through this week.
Nine united with the church last Sunday.

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JESUS AND THE HUNGER FOR HEALTH

(Luke 8:43-44)

One of the great surprises to the world is the fact that
Jesus is not the Saviour of men 's souls alone, but their bodies
as well. To be in sound health was a strong feature of His
religion. To emphasize this part of His work, most of the
records of His life tell of His sympathy for the sick and give
the history of their wonderful cures. In this incident of the
text we have a concrete example of the human hunger for
health. A common but sad sight to watch the pitiful struggle
for health. Of what use is wealth in comparison 1 I know of
nothing more abused than health. None of us value it as we
should. We should keep in mind that God can do more with
a healthy body than with a sickly one. The three-fold ministry
of Jesus is being more emphasized than ever before — teaching,
healing, preaching. To the appeal of the sick, He responded
quickly. Even now, He is interested in and wants to help
us. Outside of the salvation of our souls there is nothing, I
think, in which He is more interested than in our health.
He is anxious for us to keep well not only for our own sake
but for His also. It is a shame that we have been so long in
discovering the place of Jesus in all things that concern
human life. He is still deeply interested in all things that
affect the body as well as the soul. He was not too busy to
pause when the helpless woman, summoning all her strength,
reached forth her hand to touch Him. All had been spent
in her search for health ; ready to grasp at anything, she
found her cure in Jesus. Did you ever notice as you read the
history of His life how many times it is recorded that "He
healed the sick." The Holy Man of Sorrows was, and still
is, "touched with a feeling of our infirmities." His holy
human body knew the pains and suffering that yours and
mine feel. I would not have you think that. I believe for a
moment in the so-called Christian Science, which upon inves-
tigation is found to be neither Christian nor Science. Neither
would I have you substitute Mrs. Eddy's "Science and
Health ' ' for the teachings of Jesus. But I would call your
attention to what Jesus did and is still doing for the sick and
suffering. "Greater works than these shall ye do," said He,
and when I think of the Christian hospitals and faithful
Christian nurses and physicians ; of the wonderful surgical
operations, of the many persons recovering from dreadful
sickness, I wonder if these are not some of the things He had
in mind when He spoke. Through the skillful fingers of the
surgeon, He touches the body and it lives. I repeat that human
life is a most precious thing to Jesus and anything that con-
serves and prolongs it is richly blessed of Him. I wish to
call your attention to two great elements that enter into life
and in more or less degree affect it in every way.

And the first is food. People must eat. They must eat
to live. Not only so, but they must have wholesome food. I
do not mean luxuries, but nourishing food, that which will
build up the system and strengthen the body. What did
Jesus eat ? Being of Jewish family, He no doubt conformed
to the Mosaic bill of fare. Of meats, only that which had the
cloven hoof and chewed the cud. This would eliminate pork.
It would produce dyspepsia and indigestion. He could not
afford to eat anything that would injure His body. Vege-
tables, fruits and all fish that had fins and scales and swam in
the sea. Bread. Such was His bill of fare. As a sequence,
His body was strong. He was well. He practiced what He
preached. His was really "the simple life." He loved the
great out of doors, fresh air, warm sunshine, fresh good

water and plenty of refreshing sleep. It has not been so many
years since a great change came, and now the same treatment
which Jesus used is being prescribed by all our best doctors.
In the mad rush for money some years ago, a few meat packers
and canners caused the death of thousands through impure
food. So that there arose a great cry for reform and the Son
of God through legislation gave us the. Pure Pood law. The
law-makers came to recognize the fact that if the nation is to
be strong they must have pure food to eat.

Jesus needs live, well people in His vineyards. As a rule
they do the best work and prove to be the best servants who
have strong bodies in which to work. "Know ye not. that
your bodies are the temple of the Holy Ghost? Who so
defiles the temple of God, him shall God destroy, for the
temple of God is holy, which temple ye are." Pretty strong
words these are. More men were driven to the saloon for
drink through dirty kitchens and half-cooked food or over-
done, than anything else. Some of us spend a great deal of
time in cleaning the parlor and front of the house, but if you
want to see how the family live, look in the kitchen and pantry.
We often trust the health of the family to a colored woman
in the kitchen who has plenty of opportunity to put whatever
she pleases in our food, and we ask no question as to the
cleanliness of the kitchen, or cook either, for that matter.
I thank God with all my soul that the nation is waking up
to the truth that it is more important to teach our daughters
how to make good bread and cook a decent meal than to learn
the latest stitch in fancy work or the last steps in a modern
dance. The health of the nation lies in the kitchen and when
the pans are clean and the meals well-cooked and served, a
great many doctors will seek other professions.

If we boiled more and fried less, there would be less need
of the doctor and less suffering from indigestion. The doctors
and hospitals live and grow fat on the frying pan and lard
can. A certain business man whom I knew real well was
asked whom he had for his cook, and he proudly answered :
"Gentlemen, I married her." Blessed indeed is the wife and
mother who knows how to care for the health of her family.
"The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her."

And the second element is activity.

1 have not time to diseuss this part of our subject as I
would like and keep within the limits of this paper. But
again, I refer to the life and example of Jesus. Always busy.
He went about, not aimlessly, but doing good. Now, I submit
to you that if it is a religious duty to pray, it is also a
religious duty to clean up. From the parlor to the kitchen, or
if you please, begin at the kitchen. If it pleases God for you
to read the Bible, it also pleases Him for you to clean up
and stay clean.

There is never any shame attached to good wholesome,
hard work, whatever it is. Jesus was a carpenter and I am
sure whatever He made was made good. It was a long time
coming back to the shop for repairs. It is not sufficient that
we "be something," we must also "do something." Had
you ever thought what a busy life Jesus led, all day long and
often far into the night, day after day.

"This is the gospel of labor,
Ring it, ye bells of the kirk;
The Lord of love came down from above
To live with the fellows who work."

What a change has taken place in a few years. I can
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birth the Employers Liability law and compelled the great
manufacturers to give a good, decent, clean, safe place in
which to work. The germ-laden garment can no longer be
placed on the market with the prison staring the manufacturer
in the face. I am old-fashioned enough to believe that there
is more virtue in soap and hot water and towel than many a
prescription which is taken to the drug store. The spirit of
the mighty Son of God is still abroad in the land and we
must work while it is day.

The closing word of this article is just this. Jesus wants
to work through your body. He asks you to give it to Him.
Let Him take possession of it and use it for His glory, that
He may bring out of it the sweetness and beauty that He
knows is there. Jesus asks of you, your life, not alone that
you may spend it for Him, but for others as well. Give it
to Him. Give in the conscious fact that in strict obedience
to the simple laws of health which He followed, He will make
you stronger and better; better able to battle with life and
conquer; better able to lay down the body at the close of
earthly life in the blessed consciousness that you have fought
a good fight. May God help you to win for Jesus' sake.
Amen. G. M. Compheb.

THE CHRIST OF THE INDIAN ROAD

The Christ of the Indian Road, by E. Stanley Jones, is
quite a readable, fascinating book. But "the Christ of the
Indian Road ' ' is not the Christ of Calvary ; not the suffering,
dying Christ who gave His blood as an atonement for the sins
of the world. The Christ of the Indian Road is a Christ
of the imagination. Beautiful to look at, but powerless to
save, a rationalistic, man-conceived Christ that does not offend
the high caste Hindu, but powerless to save. There is only
one Christ, not an Indian Christ, nor a Chinese Christ, nor
a Japanese Christ, nor any other Christ but the Christ of
Calvary. All others are false Christs.

W. K. Norton, born and reared in India, his father, Albert
Norton, a missionary before him, does not picture India in
the beautiful, glowing colors that E. Stanley Jones does. But
W. K. Norton, and his father before him, have moved among
the low castes of the most abject poverty and sin, for half a
century or more, preaching and teaching the Christ of Cal-
vary, and they have found resistance, not a human triumph,
by catering to the Hindu religion, by offering an aesthetic
human Christ, with the Divine left out. No blood sacrifice
nor atonement. A Christ not mighty to save. E. Stanley
Jones' Christ takes the "way of least resistance."

The Christ of the Indian Road is the Christ of modernism,
not the Christ of the ages, suffering, dying — "mighty to
save." We have to meet with the first sound, orthodox
writer, speaker, or paper that endorses the book as a whole.
Beware ! J. F. Dosier.
*+.

Considerable resentment has been expressed against al-
leged attempts on the part of religious groups to impose their
will upon legislative bodies and government officials. For
years manufacturers' associations and similar commercial
groups have maintained their lobbies and expended vast sums
upon propaganda designed to secure governmental action
favorable to their interests. It is strange that intelligent citi-
zens should become alarmed when those whose only aim is the
betterment of the conditions of life exercise such influence
as they can legitimately command to secure needed legislative
action. — The American Child,

"BESIDE ALL WATERS"

Her assignment was to hospital visitation. Yes, she was
a Moody student, having surrendered a fine position in the
city to meet the terms of her consecration, and to prepare for
Christian service.

As she passed down the ward that day, speaking her kind
word, handing out a helpful tract here and there, she was
about to pass by a bed whereupon was a young woman whose
sister was visiting her. It seemed an inopportune time for a
mission errand. But as the student visitor was about to pass
along the invalid asked :

"Won't you give me a tract, too?"

Gladly the visitor paused and gave not only a tract, but
a kind, definite explanation of the way of salvation. The
sisters listened with increasing interest, that merged into
conviction and concern, and before the Spirit-filled visitor
left each sister claimed to have found the Lord.

The beauty of this incident is in the aftermath. The
ministrant of mercy followed up her work, kept in touch with
the sisters who had been converted that day, gave that sweet
and sincere encouragement to them that their circumstances
required, and now the sister who was not married has become
a devoted student at the Institute, with the purpose of giving
her life in Christian service in either home or foreign fields.
But, of course, the crowded aisles of a great city store
would not be supposed to afford an opportunity for gospel
service, would they? However, a student of M. B. I., whose
help-along task was to handle trays in the crowded tea room
at the noon hour, could not forget his privilege of service
even there. A number of times he handed interesting gospel
tracts to two young women who were also employed there.
Nearly as many times as he handed the tracts they handed
him a patronizing smile. But God's Spirit watched over the
planting and interest grew.

Though these young women were Catholics, they finally
accepted the invitation of the earnest Christian student to
attend a church service. On the Sunday morning agreed
upon he escorted them to the church where he had himself
found salvation.

It is the holy habit of the pastor of that church to press
the claims of Christ each Lord's Day. Like a sun-burst of
sweetness and glory came the message of salvation to these
girls. They afterward asserted that it was the first time they
had heard the Gospel in its simplicity and beauty.

To the invitation of that morning these two girls responded
and were saved. Again, the aftermath is remarkable. Of
course there was persecution, and the need of much prayer
and much encouragement. One of these young women has
become an evening school student at the Institute, and con-
tinues her task at the down-town store with a new joy and
blessing upon her life.

Thus does the good Father watch over the seed that is scat-
tered "beside all waters. "—Moody Bible Institute Bulletin.

*+-•

— Gambling has undoubtedly increased, and to an alarm-
ing extent. The war was the real cause. Life itself became a
gamble, uneconomic wages and profits destroyed the sense of
economic equity, and crude and unnatural excitement para-
lysed the imagination. Only when life regains "atmosphere"
will this stupid and soul-deadening practice abate. — The Scots
Observer.

— Mormonism teaches the supreme rule of Adam, Chris-
tianity of Christ.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

March 1, 1928

Denominational Enterprises

CENTENNIAL GRATITUDE GIFT
An Expression of Our Pride and Our Gratitude

We Methodist Protestants should answer every call of the
church the very best we can. Therefore, on this 100th birth-
day of ours we should put forth every effort possible to raise
a Gratitude Gift that we will be proud of. We are proud we
are Methodist Protestants for many reasons. Now let us
prove it by our gift.

From my earliest recollections I was taught to love, honor,
and obey the Methodist Protestant Church. In memory of
the dear ones who taught me thus, my Gift of Gratitude shall
be. This is a wonderful opportunity to show our love and
appreciation of our church and what it means to us. I feel
sure no real Methodist Protestant will think of anything less
than North Carolina being on the honor roll. Let's each of
us bend our efforts to the making of our local church 100 per
cent and thus North Carolina will be so.

Mrs. H. C. Nicholson.
Our Opportunity Alone
The Gratitude Gift is the opportunity of a life time to
show our appreciation for the existence of the Methodist
Protestant Church.

This was the church home of my father and mother. This
church received the writer as a member in early life; nurtured
him with spiritual food ; sent him forth to preach the word,
and has given him a place to labor.

The amount of money which he will be able to give to
this fund will not express his gratitude.
Sincerely,

B. M. Williams.
An Adopted Son's Appreciation
From a boy 1 liked Methodist doctrines. My parents were
Presbyterians, and I learned the catechism at my mother's
knee or across it. Think now it was providential that I
joined the church of my parents, for there was no Methodist
Protestant Church in my home town at that time.

I came in contact with Methodist Protestant folks, loved
them — especially Rev. W. A. Bunch, who was pastor of the
Burlington work at that time. He was one of the best friends
I ever had.

One of the things that bothered me when I joined the
Methodist Protestant Church was the fact that so many of
them paid so little. Some of them still bother me along that
line. I had been taught to be liberal, mighty glad of it now,
for there is nothing better to teach a child.

In answer to God's call and mother's prayers I gave myself
to the gospel ministry of this new spiritual mother I had
adopted and that had adopted me. No son ever loved an
adopted mother more, neither did any mother ever treat an
adopted son better. My parents followed me into the Meth-
odist Protestant Church, a happj' day for me. They are in
glory now. A memorial gift for each of them in this M. P.
C G. G. Do you blame me?

Surely this should be a time of hilarious giving on the
part of all Methodist Protestants, especially all who have been
born and bred therein, It seems to nie that if those who have

come in as adopted children are happy to present their
adopted mother a gift, how joyfully those who have never
known anything else but free grace and mutual rights should
do so.

North Carolina, we are told, is the most talked of state in
the union just now, and we know that she will not be talked
of less because we fail to show up full in Baltimore next
May. Let us rejoice now in the fact that we have the oppor-
tunity to make this gift. We will rejoice then that it is done.

N. G. Bethea.

Why Should I Be Grateful?

When I let my thinking get to the bottom of this Gratitude
Gift business, I find it has been divested of all other relation-
ships except my own relationship to my own church.

What has the Methodist Protestant Church meant to my
life? Has it made a distinct contribution to it? Did the
founders of our church after all render a real service to us
when they established the Methodist Protestant Church?

I must answer that the Methodist Protestant Church did
make a distinct contribution to my life. The genius of its
government with its theological tenets somehow enabled me
to find myself religiously. And without guessing what I
might have done in some other church, I know that it ren-
dered to me a great service in the opportunity for service
which has enabled me to develop along lines which might not
have ever come to me outside its communion. But let that be
a guess, if you will ; it is no guess that I have enjoyed richly
the contributions my church has made to me.

Again, I find myself asking this question about what we
ought to do as to the Gratitude Gift. If we are unable to
appreciate what our church fathers have done for us, are we
able to reproduce their deeds? For to be unable to appreciate
their worth seems to me to indicate our lack of ability to do
the great things of which we today are proud. Therefore, a
refusal to respond to the appeal may be construed as evidence
that we are in the wrong church and are without the ability
both to appreciate our forefathers' greatness or to do a great
deed ourselves. R. M. Andrews.

The M. P. C. G. G.

It is ideal, pactical and essential. We have a thousand
men who can give a hundred dollars each and thus raise a
hundred thousand dollars; but a thousand men cannot express
gratitude for two hundred thousand men. Twenty thousand
might give five dollars each and raise the money; but Jesus
would say, Where are the nine, were not ten cleansed? Jesus
could make bread out of the stony hearts of a thousand; but
it is a devilish suggestion. He does not make bread that way.
Natural processes bring Him bread, or He does not eat. What
a man sows, he reaps. If he sows nothing, he reaps nothing.
It will be a crime against our members if we do not induce
every one to sow a little grain or two for a possible harvest.
Gratitude is a personal matter. One cannot be proxy for
another. We may be poor and hungry or hard put to it to
keep up with the styles ; but if God had deserted us, what
would we have ! I want to hear of the churches whose every
member made a gift. I don't care who gives a thousand.
I shall be much ashamed of our church if fifty thousand of
them are too sordid to give a week's supply of chewing gum,
or cigarettes or cigars or tobacco or cream or candy or coca-
cola and simple enough to think they can go to heaven.

S. R. Harris.

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Everybody Contributing

We have subscribed our quota at both churches on the
Liberty-Siler City charge, and some of the money is in hand
at both places. The most pleasing feature about it to me is
that the people have done it so cheerfully, and that so many
have made contributions. Both our Sunday schools, and both
our Christian Endeavor societies have made contributions.

In that way we have endeavored to give each church
member and each Sunday school member, and each C. E.
member a chance to give. And most of them have been
grateful enough to respond.

It will be fine if every Methodist Protestant in the North
Carolina Conference makes an offering to this Gratitude Gift.
Why should it not be so?

Surely no churches in the conference will fail to make
its gift.

Make all reports, and send all checks for this fund to
Mr. J. D. Ross, Asheboro, N. C.

Faithfully yours,

A. G. Dixon.

BEAUTIFUL HANDS

Such beautiful, beautiful hands !

They're neither white nor small,
And you, I know, would scarcely think

That they are fair at all;
I've looked on hands in form and hue

A sculptor's dream might be,
Yet are these aged, wrinkled hands

More beautiful to me.

Such beautiful, beautiful hands !

Tho' heart was weary and sad,
These patient hands kept toiling on

That the children might be glad ;
I often weep, as looking back,

To childhood's distant day,
I think how these hands rested not

When mine were at their play.

Such beautiful, beautiful hands!

They're growing feeble now,
And time and toil have left their mark

On hand, and heart, and brow;
Alas, alas ! the nearing time,

The sad, sad day to me,
When 'neath the daisies, cold and. white,

These hands will folded be.

But 0 beyond these shadowy lands,

Where all is bright and fair,
I know full well these dear old hands

Will palms of victory bear;
Where crystal streams thro' endless years

Flow over golden sands,
And where the old grow young again,

I '11 clasp my mother 's .hands.

— Mrs. Ellen H.
•-*-•

Gates.

GOVERNMENT IN THE OPEN THE ONLY
ADEQUATE SAFEGUARD

The following deliverance by the late President Woodrow
Wilson, which may be found in. his- book, The New Freedom,
and which is as applicable to church government as it is to
civil government, is strikingly clear in its logic and impressive
in its conclusions:

"The concern of patriotic men is to put our government
again on its right basis by substituting the popular will for
the rule of guardians, the processes of common counsel for
those of private arrangement. _ In order to do this a first
necessity is to open the doors and let in the light on all affairs
which the people have a right to know about.

"If there is nothing to conceal, then why conceal it? If
it is a public game, why play it in private? If it is a public
game, then why not come out into the open and play it in
public ? You have got to cure diseased politics as we nowadays
cure tuberculosis, by making all the people who suffer from it
live out of doors; not only spend their days out of doors and
walk around, but sleep out of doors; always remain in the
open, where they will be accessible to fresh, nourishing, and
revivifying influences.

" . . .1, for one, have the conviction that government
ought to be all outside and no inside. I, for my part, believe
that there ought to be no secret place where anything can
be done . . . Everybody knows that corruption thrives in
secret places, and we believe it a fair presumption that secrecy
means impropriety. . . . Publicity is one of the purifying
elements of politics. The best thing you can do with anything
that is crooked is to lift it up where people can see that it is
crooked, and then it will either straighten itself out or dis-
appear. Nothing checks all the bad practices of politics like
public exposure. You can't be crooked in the light. I don't
know whether you have ever tried it or not ; but I venture to
say, purely from observation, that it can't be done." — Selected.

A PRAYER

"Not more of light I ask, 0 God,
But eyes to see what is.
Not sweeter songs, but ears to hear

The present melodies.
Not more of strength, but how to use
The power that I possess.
Not more of love, but skill to turn
A frown to a caress.

' ' Not more of joy, but how to feel
Its kindly presence near,
To give to others all I have
Of courage and of cheer.
No other gifts, dear God, I ask,
But only sense to see
How best those precious gifts to use
Thou hast bestowed on me."

— Selected.

Dr. John F. Cowan has written a book entitled New Youth
Evangelism. Revell is the publisher. It is expected to be on
sale in a few days.

Nowhere in our land are the priests of Moloch persecuted.'
The armament boosters, the scaremongers, the sowers of dis-
trust among nations, the big-navy champions, the compulsory-
military-training advocates are never denied a hearing. It is
only the friends of peace and international good understand-
ing that are hounded. — -The World Tomorrow.

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OPTIMISM

The

President's
Letter

EVANGELISM

The program is
reports are coining

M. P. C. G. G.

on now in full swing, and encouraging
in from various charges. Liberty-Siler
charge is the first to report in full. Denton church is a close
second, with a plus of about twenty dollars. Welch, First
Church, High Point, English Street and Midway, on Guilford
charge, all subscribed in full Sunday. Graham is half out,
with the work still going. Orange reports $52.00, with more
to follow. The outlook at South Winston is encouraging.
Kannapolis is out in full, also Spencer. Yarborough's Chapel
is busj' and hopeful of results. Pleasant Grove subscribed
$47.35, with nearly half paid in. Encouraging attitude on
Davidson, with $40.00 subscribed at two churches. Mt.
Pleasant church subscribed $186, with good prospects for
nearly $100 more. Pleasant Union is working but report not
in yet. Charlotte reports $114, with prospects of more. Gib-
son ville subscribed more than half their quota, and will go
right on with their efforts until the entire amount is pledged.
Kandleman reports one-fourth of allotment raised. Denton
charge has over-paid with one church yet to subscribe. .

This is highly encouraging. Chairman Ross can not but
be happy over the hearty response that the churches are
making to his splendid and untiring efforts. The work, we
are sure, will be continued until every dollar is provided. The
oldest conference in the connection will not fail the church
now, at her high noon. Thank you, brethren, thank you !

Ministerial Club

It was our privilege and delight to address this club at High
Point College February 16. We found a large and earnest
group of young men, out of which will no doubt come effec-
tive future workers for the conference. The college is serv-
ing well in helping to meet the demand of the church for
well-trained leaders. We bespeak for these young men con-
tinued earnestness, and a future of usefulness.

South Winston

On February 17, we were with Bro. Kinnaman, looking
over this new field. A lot has been secured and paid for.
We did not have the privilege of meeting the people on this
visit, but Bro. Kinnaman speaks well of them. The field is
unchurched, and appears promising. We are to visit them
again in March.

Kernersville

On Sunday, the 19th, we were with Bro. Lowdermilk and
the people of this charge, visiting, however, only two churches.
In the morning we were at the Kernersville church, and in
the afternoon at Pine Grove. It was a pleasure to preach and
to meet the people at both points. Kernersville provided the
college assessment in full. Pine Grove raised a part of theirs.
We trust that the balance may be provided soon. In a
short time Bro. and Sister Lowdermilk will be the happy occu-
pants of a new seven-room bungalow parsonage, which is
being built hard by the Kernersville church. This is a for-
ward step by this charge and we most heartily commend
them. Since our visit to Pine Grove several years ago, they
have erected a new house of worship. The building seems
well constructed, and is ample in size. Sunday school rooms

are provided on each side at the rear of the building. The
exterior is painted, and the interior will be painted soon, we
think. This church appears to us to have a splendid oppor-
tunity. We trust that the spirit of consecration, progress
and liberality may lead them on to larger results in Kingdom
service that are possible for them.

There are encouraging signs on the Kernersville charge,
and we trust it is starting on an era of steady and increasing
growth. Pastor Lowdermilk is prayerfully and earnestly
facing his tasks, and is splendidly supported by his capable
wife. We enjoyed our visit to this field.

Welch and Midway

February 26 was given to these two points — Welch in the
morning and Midway (Guilford charge) at night. We
enjoyed preaching at each place, and meeting the people and
renewing the fellowships of other years. The M. P. C. G. G.
was presented both morning and night, and the people at
each place had open minds, hearts and purses. In a very
short time both congregations subscribed the amounts allotted
to them. Pastor Ashburn could not be with us at Midway.
He is pressing the work on his field. Pastor Pierce and his
people are praying and working for a year of progress. We
trust that their desires may be fully realized. Our deep
interest and prayers will attend all of these charges during
the year.

Group Meeting

In the afternoon we had a few minutes with Doctor
Straughn and a group of workers at First Church, High
Point. Dr. Straughn spoke there in -the morning and was
greatly cheered by the generous response of this church.
Nearly $1,000.00 was pledged to the Gratitude Gift. At
night he spoke in the Community church, Thomasville, but
with what results we have not learned.

Easter Programs

Doctor Sheridan has already mailed to pastors sample
copies of the splendid Easter prgoram prepared by his board.
It is highly fitting that all of our churches hold this Easter
service. The program will prove a blessing to the church and
is worth while from that standpoint. Besides, it is a means
of raising much of our finances for establishing home mission
churches. Some of the strongest and most progressive
churches in our own conference have received aid in this way.
So please see to it, Pastor and Sunday School Superintendent,
that every church on your charge holds this service, and
takes an offering for the G. C. B.

Pastors' Reports

Nearly all pastors have their reports in now. We will
give a digest of these reports next week.

Commended

In a recent number of the Herald, Bro. C. H. Whitaker
gives an itemized statement for his charge, and the appor-
tionment to each church; also the per capita assessment for
the charge, and for each church. This is a splendid idea, and
we heartily recommend his plan to other charges.

Group Insurance

Recently I made casual inquiry about a home in a certain
community, and was told that it was the home of the wife
of a deceased Methodist minister. When asked about her
means of support for her family of five children, I was told
that her husband left her $10,000 life insurance, and that he

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had died after paying only one premium. It will be a very
unfortunate thing, it would seem, for us to fail in our group
insurance undertaking. Let's not lose this opportunity.

Evangelism

By the time this reaches the reader, our week of prayer
for evangelism will have passed. We trust, however, that
the praying may not cease. Pastors are asked to preach dur-
ing the month of March on this subject. An "Evangelism"
edition of the Herald will be published during the month
also.

A Man

In his introductory remarks at a public service, a minister
recently said that the sole business of a minister is to magnify
Jesus. With this statement, we most heartily agree. And it
must be said that this mission is not fulfilled when the sermon
is over and the benediction pronounced. Always, the biggest
thing about a sermon is the man back of it. The most effec-
tive way — the only way — by which a minister can fulfill his
mission is to lie a man. Terence, a heathen, said, "I am a
man, and nothing that belongs to a man shall be foreign to
me." This, every minister of Jesus must say, or fail in his
mission.

Assignment

Pebruar.y 22, Rev. D. M. Dew was assigned pastor of
Connelly Springs charge.

Appointments

March 4. With Bro. Totten at Draper, 11 a. m.

March 10. With Bro. Ashburn in second quarterly con-
ference.

March 18. With Bro. Kinnaman in South Winston, 11
a. m., and Union Grove 7 :30 p. m.

March 25. With Bro. Love on the Richland charge.

April 1. With Bro. Anderson at Albemarle.

April 21-22. With Bro. C. E. Ridge, on Davidson
charge.

April 28-29. With Bro. Powell on Greenville charge.

S. W. Taylor.

February 28, 1928.

THE N. C. CONFERENCE IN 1829

On April 2, 1829, "a conference" was begun "at Sampson
Meetinghouse in Roanoke circuit." This must have been
considered an annual conference, though not so designated,
for Rev. W. W. Hill was elected "President for the state"
and "shall officiate in that capacity till the next annual con-
ference.'-' The next one, by the way, met at Union Chapel.
October 1, 1829, and Bro. Hill was again elected "for the
ensuing year.'' It will be remembered that the first confer-
ence met December 19, 1828.

Eighteen members were present at the opening of the
April meeting, seven of whom were laymen. Among the
other eleven there were elders, elders-elect, deacons, and dea-
cons-elect. A group of eight rules of order was adopted.

Consideration of the character of ministers was held behind
closed doors and even so early in the history of reform one
was found wanting. Little information is given, but "it
appearing to the satisfaction of the conference from his own
statements, that matters of importance at a distance pertaining
to the same (his characer) were undecided, therefore he was
permitted to surrender his license and beg leave peaceably

to withdraw from this bod.y. " No hint is given as to the
charges and I have thought best not to use the name.

Four circuits were formed and appointments made as
follows : Roanoke, Rev. Miles Nash ; Liberty Circuit, Rev.
Wm. Bellamy and Rev. James Hunter ; Warrenton, Rev.
Caswell Drake and Rev. Richard Davison ; Oxford, Rev. I. H.
Cobb. The wording of these appointments is interesting,
they "are destine to travel with discretionary powers to make
such assignments in the appointments as they think best," etc.

Woman suffrage now makes its appearance, for a motion
was carried that "white females of our societies should vote
in the choice or election of their respective class leaders."

An order is recorded that "E. B. Whitaker. C. Drake,
Albriton Jones, Henry Bradford, and Wm. Price receive their
ordination tomorrow. ' ' It will be noticed that the' first presi-
dent of the conference is included in this list (he, was a
deacon when so chosen), and that others named in the list
of "eight ministers" given last week are also included. There
were both elders and deacons among the ministry at that
time.

The one other item of interest in this meeting was the
appointment of a standing committee whose sole duty it was
to hear trial of the president of the conference if need arose
during the recess of conference. Let us give thanks that the
need did not arise.

At the October meeting held at Union Chapel (also called
Hunt's Meeting House) three of the four circuits reported
present with good delegations. Later in the conference repre-
sentatives from the fourth arrived. Several ministers were
received, among them John Coe from Guilford County.

The session is of interest, chiefly for the growth noticed in
the conference and the spirit of growth observable. In addi-
tion to the four circuits above named assignments are here
made to Guilford, Hillsborough, and a third circuit whose
name is not familiar to me and is not easy to read. It first
appears as "the New Contemplated circuit," but it is evident
that some later editor has been taking liberties with the manu-
script, for the last letters of the word have been marked out
and "plated" written above the line in another hand.- On
the page the name appears without the new and seems to be
"Conteartarey" or "Contentary." Rev. Seth Speight was
"in charge" of it. Ten preachers were assigned to Guilford
circuit and smaller numbers to the others, but- in each case
some one was to "have charge."

Local churches are not named in these minutes but:Di\
Paris tells us that Moriah, .Bethel, and a church called Liberty,
which he says was organized in 1829 by Rev.; Alsoh- Gray;
Rev. John Wilburn, and Mr. Alexander, formed the nucleus
of Guilford circuit. The names of Alson Gray, John Wilburn^
John Gray, Travis Jones and others are among the ten who
under the leadership of John Coe had charge of Guilford
circuit as assigned by the conference of October, 1829. I have
visited both Moriah and Bethel and would appreciate informa-
tion as to the Liberty church here mentioned.

This confeernce re-elected Rev. W. W. Hill- president,
fixed his salary at $200 and traveling expenses, gave him
power to appoint traveling preachers, who in concert with
the president were to "preach and organize societies,"' and
elected Willis R. Harris vice-president, to serve in case of
emergency. The first reference to the "Mutual. Rights "is
found in the appointment of a committee to have such parts
of this Journal published therein as they think proper.

P. S. Kennett.

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March 1, 1928

OUR STORY PAGE

FRED'S KITE

What's this windy weather good for anyway?" snapped
Fred, standing disconsolate at the window one day, as he
ruefully surveyed the dun-eolored landscape. Everything
outside was hrown and dejected and winter-soaked.

"What's it good for, I'd like to know? You get stuck in
the mud and every other thing, and you lose your rubbers
off, and then the wind blows your hat away, and aw, I wish
it would come summer. ' '

"Maybe it'll come summer pretty soon," said little sister
Sue, pleasantly. "What's the matter, Fred, did the naughty
wind blow your hat off?"

Sue's friendliness was only a partial cure for Fred's sour-
ness, if indeed it was any cure at all. And a moment later
when Fred's big brother Robert broke in, it was too much.
Robert's cruel thrust was this, "It makes freckles, too, don't
it, Fred?"

Fred was furious by this time. As if it wasn't enough to
have his rubbers pulled off in the mud, and his hat blown
away by the wind over and over, and to have to run after it
in the sticky mud ! And then to be told about freckles. It was
too much. Fred was very sensitive about his freckles.

"Aw shut — , " began he, and he was going to say some-
thing very spiteful and unkind to his older brother. But then
something outside the window caught his attention.

Bill Williams was going by, and Bill was carrying some-
thing under his arm. It was a kite.

' ' Hey, hold on there ! Where yer goin ', Bill ? ' ' forgetting
that the window was closed. He rushed out of the house
and after Bill.

"What yer got there, Bill?" he asked. "Aw, ain't she a
dandy!"

Bill's kite was a dandy, if ever there was one, for Bill
could make kites. In fact Bill was one of those good handy
fellows that can do a whole lot of things. They used to have a
lot of fun with him in school over it.

"Bill will, won't the Bill?" they used to say, and then
somebody else would chime in: "William will, will Bill?"
And everybody would laugh. If it was in school time, the
teacher would hush them up and say sweetly, "Of course,
William will, if you ask him."

If there was anything Bill could do, it was make kites.
He would rather make kites than eat. He would rather make
them than wade in the brook. He would even rather make
kites than fly them — round and square, diamond-shaped —
any old way, he could make them and they would always fly.

This kite was no exception. Bill had made it out of some
old stuff he found lying around, and it was covered with
bundle paper. It wasn't so much to look at, but it would fly.
"I had all my string out on it this morning," said Bill. "I
don't know how much there was of it. 'Bout a mile, I guess."

"Want to help me make one," asked Fred.

"Sure," said William, always willing to do anything, as
the teacher said.

Now if ever the sunshine came out after a storm, it was
that Saturday morning, when Fred came back into the house,
with Bill after him, and asked his mother if he could make
a kite.

"I don't know," she answered, "you might try."

"Sure, he c'n make one," said Bill.

Scissors and paste, and sticks and everything else flew
around that kitchen for the next half hour, and that kite
ought to have been a success, if it could only have flown half
as well as things did there. String and wrapping paper from
bundles furnished the covering, and out of the rag bag came
strips of cloth for the tail.

"Can I have a dime to buy some string," Fred asked of
his mother.

"Give yer half o' mine," volunteered Bill.

"No, don't do that," said Fred's mother, "here is your
dime, Fred."

And Fred went off to the store for the string, so cheerful
that he even asked his mother if there wasn't something she
needed at the same trip.

Anybody who was ever a boy, and had a new kite all done
on the kitchen floor, waiting only for the string, and that ball
of string in his pocket, knows how Fred hustled home from
the store after that brief errand. And then he and Bill sped
down the street for the big open lot to try it.

"Give it a boost, will you?" he asked Bill — "no' let's pull
yours up first."

It took Bill's practiced fingers only a minute to adjust the
"belly band" and measure out the tail they had made from
the rag bag. And up she went — the kite, I mean.

And any boy who ever stood with the string of his first
successful kite mounting higher and higher, knows a thrill
such as only comes to a great inventor, and not very often at
that. Any boy can tell you who remembers the first kite he
ever had that would fly.

Billy's kite was soon up, too, and it wasn't long before
half a dozen others were at the field, kites in air.

Some of the kites began to pitch and dive, but not Fred's.
"See how steady she holds," he cried, "and it's blowing a
gale up there."

"Bet it's more'n 'tis down here," agreed Bill.

Then Fred spoke up again. "Say, Bill," he asked, "why
don 't we fly kites all the year 'round ? ' '

' ' Dunno, ' ' answered Bill. ' ' They say they do in China, but
we don't here. "Guess it must be because the wind's best in
the spring. See how that kite pulls, will ye."

"She does pull, doesn't she?"

Fred seemed to stop a minute, and then he said, "Say,
Bill, the mud's dryin' up, and it's just a bully day for flyin'
kites."

"Gee," he added, "I like the spring. I like these windy
days. They're great for kite flyin'."

THREE KINDS OF GIVERS

Some one has said that there are three kinds of givers—
"the flint, the sponge and the honeycomb."

To get anything out of a flint you must hammer it, and
then you ean only get chips and sparks.

To get water out of a sponge you must squeeze it, and
the more that you squeeze the more you get.

But the honeycomb just overflows with its own sweetness.

Some people are stingy and hard. They give nothing
away if they can help it.

Others are good-natured ; they yield to pressure, and the
more they are pressed the more they will give.

A few delight in giving without being asked at all; and
of these the Bible says, "The Lord loveth a cheerful giver."
— Wesleyan Methodist.

March 1, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

THE FALSE ALARM

Jack heard a whistle outside his window. He was a
yellow-haired boy about nine. He put his head out of the
window, only to see Allen, his black-headed friend, looking up.

"Let's go fishing," said Allen. "I'll ask mother." A
moment later he put his head out of the window. "I'll be
right down, Allen. Just wait until I get bacon and some
bread. We can have lunch in the woods."

In a few minutes he reappeared. The two boys sauntered
slowly toward the river. The day was hot, so they did not
want to hurry. Their way led down a steep gravel road,
through a green, dewy pasture, along the railroad track'
across the golf course, and then into the woods.

The woods trail was damp and fragrant. They walked
silently, enjoying the green beauty on every hand. The birds
were warbling with full throats.

At last the pair emerged from the woods upon a shaded
river. Here they set up some small sticks, lighted a fire and
toasted the bacon and bread which they had brought with
them. After this lunch, as they called it, they wandered
along the stream bank.

Jack threw in his line. Before long he felt a bite. He
jerked his line, felt a sudden pull, and drew out a struggling
trout.

"I got the first one," he shouted to Allen.
"I'll get the next two," replied the other boy.
It was a long time before either of them got another bite ;
perhaps Jack's shout had frightened the fish. After a while
Allen got a trout, and then another. Then they began fishing
in earnest.

Jack did not like to feel that his friend was a better
fisherman than he was. There was quite a lot of excitement
between them as to who would catch the next fish.

So busy were the two boys that they were not aware of
the approach of two bears behind them. Suddenly Allen
heard a rustle of paper at his back. He looked around. There
stood a bear busily nosing the fish wdiich they had wrapped
up in paper.

Allen shouted. Jack looked around; then he, too, saw
the bears. There was but one tree close, a very thin maple.
But both boys immediately flew to this tree.

In their excitement neither one of them could get up the
trunk of that small tree. They were both crowding each
other. At last Jack shinnied his way to the branches. He
reached down to help the now nervous Allen up into safety.
"That was a narrow escape," panted Allen. "They
weren't chasing us," replied Jack, noticing the bears carefully
for the first time.

Allen looked. There the two animals were eating the fish
they had caught. There was no excitement whatever about
the mother bear or her cub. They finally finished the fish
and licked the paper until it was clean.

Neither animal seemed to have noticed their presence.
"They'll go away," shivered Jack. "I'd hate to have
them get me. They'd eat me alive."

But the bears were in no hurry to leave. After sniffing
around for a few moments, the mother curled up in the shade
of the tree and fell asleep. The cub nosed about for a few
minutes longer until he, too, curled up by his mother to fall
asleep.

"Now we're in a fine fix," said Jack. "We've got to
stay up here until that fool bear wakes up again."

"Don't you suppose it would be safe to go down?"
inquired Allen. "We might not awaken her."

"You can go down if you want to," declared Jack. "But
I know when I'm safe."

"Then we can awaken her."
"With these maple buds."

"Allen began to pick off the maple buds and hurl them
at the sleeping bears, but did not seem to disturb the sleeping
creatures. Jack began picking the buds, too; and he tried
to do his share towards awakening the bears.

At last the mother bear rolled over sleepily, for a maple
bud had hit her on the nose. But she did not appear to be
angry in the least. The cub sat up as well.

The boys began throwing more and more buds, in the
hope of driving the animals away. The buds were becoming
scarcer and scarcer. They had to lean farther and farther
out on the slim limbs of the tree to pluck them.

All at onee the limb that he was stripping of buds bent
downwards, and Jack almost fell out of the tree. He clung
tightly to the bending limb, hanging up in the air like a
bird-house.

Finally the limb cracked and then broke.
The bear had approached in evident curiosity. Jack
landed with a bang, almost on the creature's back. " He was
so frightened at the bear's closeness that he could not move
The bear's nose was close to his. Then of a sudden the bear
stuck out her tongue and licked Jack's nose. The boy was
too alarmed to even scream.

Then the animal backed away.
A voice sounded, "Come here, Flossie."
The boys looked in the direction of the voice. There stood
a man calling the bears. They approached him eagerlv. They
must be tame bears, the boys decided.

"I'm glad you didn't hurt my pets," the man said and
immediately left with the two bears following him.

"Now what do you know about that?" demanded Allen
after he had climbed down the tree, and stood beside his
friend watching the disappearing trio.— The Presbyterian

• ♦ •

TWO VIEWS

Recently two men were discussing a certain preacher and
one of them said: "I sure do like him; he never stirs up any
trouble; he never hurts anybody's feelings ; the meanest man
in the world can listen to him and think that he is somebody "
The other man replied: "That is just the reason I don't like ■
him. He lets people go to hell unmolested, and a dancer
card-player, Sabbath-desecrater, can sing in his choir or teach
m his Sunday school, and even hold official positions in his
church. He sugarcoats when he ought to unmask the evil
within his own ranks."— W. W. Hamilton.

AN AGNOSTIC SILENCED

The agnostic says: "I don't know." Judge L Q C
Lamar, of the United States Supreme Bench, was traveling
in Ohio. Just before him was a widely advertised agnostic
talking like a perpetual motion, reeling off the odds and ends
of infidelity written by infidels during the past hundred years
A group of men stood round listening. Judge Lamar reached
over and touched the talker, introduced himself, and said-
"I believe you are an agnostic?" "Yes," said the talker"
"Well," said the great judge, "you talk a great deal not to
know anything." The talk ceased.

Page Ten

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Let's everybody remember that the Stokes
County Sunday school convention will be
held at Pinnacle M. P. Church this coming
summer. Let's work to have a decent report
for our township officers to read to that
convention. C. W. ALLEN.

Zoar, Mecklenburg Circuit.— Our pastor last
Sunday night delivered two good sermons.
We are always glad to have him with us.

When spring opens we hope there will be
more that will come to Sunday school and
preaching.

There has been a change made in the time
of preaching services: On the first Sunday
in next month there will be service at 3
o'clock. EEPOETEE.

Asheville. — Two wonderful messages blessed
us last Sunday by Brothers Casto and Van-
Meter.

The second quarterly conference was well
attended and the business was done in a verj
fine spirit. Brother E. H. Pratt and Miss
Eula Taylor were elected nominees to repre-
sent us in the next Annual Conference.

A committee from the Christian Endeavor
Society wilt canvass for church paper sub-
scriptions. Miss Verdie Mclntyre will can-
vass for registrations for the Young People's
Conference in Baltimore. Miss Wenonah
Joyner, our new secretary, gave a very fine
account of our first quarterly conference.
Hearty thanks were voted to the volunteer
workers for repairing the furnace and beau-
tifying the class rooms in our Sunday school.
A special Sunday will be set apart for Gen-
eral Conference Gratitude Gift offering. Miss
Gladys Boling, one of most faithful young
ladies, left Sunday for New York City, where
she will make her home indefinitely. The
prayers and good wishes of all go witli her.
EEPOETEE.

Mt. Zion, Pinnacle Charge.— Measles is
winding up just about the cleanest sweep
that any epidemic could make: almost every
family had it. This greately interfered with
Sunday school work.

Brother Hunter has served us without fail;
the third Sunday in January he preached a
very helpful sermon, and today, an unusually
cold day, he was there. There were just a
few present, so Brother Hunter talked on the
Sunday school lesson today.

How many of us have a favorite home
mountain and have dearly loved to see that
mountain every morning and evening? The
Pilot Mountain, which we have here, I think
is one of the most beautiful. Did you ever
wonder just how it looked when there were
several days of cloudy, foggy weather, and
during a severe storm didn't you wonder if
it was still there? Then when the clouds
lifted and the sunlight flooded the skies again
the Pilot is still there! That's Brother
Hunter; he is still there, full of the same
story.

Mrs. H. P. Loftis was a victim of measles
and pneumonia and departed this life last
Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock. She was
buried at Pinnacle M. P. Church.
Granny Mickle remains very sick.
Mr. Walter M. Collins recently had a stroke
of paralysis; he is suffering from high blood
pressure and Bright's disease.

Mr. Eay Hunt is planning to build a new
home on his land at Shoals.

West Forsyth. — In spite of the biting wind
there was almost an average attendance at
Sunday school at Pleasant Hill February 19,
and a surprising congregation considering the
cold. But they are people who do not let
the weather decide their actions.

At Tabernacle in the afternoon Billy Sun-
day team No. 15 came out from Winston-
Salem. This is known as the "singing team."
There were over 20 of them along, and they
sang old songs and new, testified, exhorted
and persuaded; two young ladies reconse-
crated; three other ladies confessed and de-
cided to give their hearts to God. The Billy
Sunday men are from every walk in ■ life,
most of them daily wage-earners. They are
"dead in earnest." Have consecrated their
power of song, their time, and means to the
Master. They somtimes go over 100 miles
after a day's work to help in a meeting.

C. H. WHITAKEE.

Spencer Church.— First, we want to thank
our editor for his kind appeal for Spencer,
and also all who will help us. All contribu-
tions will be acknowledged through the M. P.
Herald.

We have some as true-hearted M. P.'s here
as anywhere. We organized our W. H. M. S.
July 9, 1925; our church the following Sep-
tember; our Sunday school December 0th,
1925. Since we have gained, W. H. M. S., 12
members, now 22 members; church organized
with 15, now 33 members, nine men, 24 wom-
en and children; Sunday school, now on roll,
50. Have paid all claims each year ; have paid
for piano and lot. We wish we could build
a church without asking help, but this we
could not do soon. We are thankful for our
pastor. Rev. T. Glen Madison ; he has done
splendid work here, and we thank all who
have come and preached the Gospel to us.
We will ever remember Rev. D. A. Braswell,
who organized our church, and his work
among us ; and we are glad we could rent the
little chapel to hold our services in. Hope
we can have a building of our own soon.

Sunday evening our pastor and Miss Jose-
phine Cable gave the pageant of the M. P.
C. G. G., and am glad Spencer and Union
Grove went over the top with our quotas
for our beloved M. P. church.

MES. A. L. MOOEE.

March 1, 1928

ing it by bringing many good things to eat.
The good people of Caroleen hit us with
a hundred pounds of flour and other articles
of merchandise too numerous to mention ; for
all these we are thankful and pray God's
blessings upon the givers. Shelby has re-
membered us in a substantial way.

We have been devoting our time this month
to raising our college assessment.

We put on a drive to raise our quota for
the church paper; the committee is at work
and hope to send in in full soon.

Our Sunday school and church services are
very well attended. Caroleen has an enroll-
ment of 125 and average attendance of 115;
this, we think, is a very good average for
the year.

Shelby Sunday school is growing by leaps
and bounds; today's report showed 63 pres-
ent, most of whom were adults. Measles
kept many of the children away. We are
looking to the 100 mark in the near future.
One of the hopeful signs is the Shelby Mill
Quartet, and many of the good singers of
that section are furnishing music for Sunday
school and church. This adds much to the
church services.

Our community has been saddened by three
deaths in the past week: Mrs. Pearl Sisk
died suddenly on last Tuesday. She was a
faithful member of our church and was a
good woman. She left five children. On
Sunday, Romeo Conner was laid to rest in the
cemetery at Caroleen. He was a good boy;
he leaves one sister. Brother Auto Gerin,
after a long illness, was laid to rest the fol-
lowing Wednesday. He left a wife. May
God's blessings rest upon the bereaved and
may they find comfort in Him who has said,
"Let not your hearts be troubled."

We ask all the readers of this paper to
pray for us; we have problems to solve;
your prayers will help us solve them.

L. S. HELMS, Pastor.
February 26, 1928,

Spring Church.— Since last report our com-
munity has been saddened by the death of
three of its members— Mrs. Mary Smith, Mr.
Peter Porch, and Mr. Major Thompson. ■

The fifth Sunday of January Brother Shel-
ton gave us a good talk.

He delivered a splendid message yesterday
at communion service.

Some repairs have been made on the par-
sonage building.

We were glad to have some visitors pres-
ent February 12.

VIEGINIA MASSEY.

Caroleen and Shelby.— The work has
started off well ; the people received us foil
the third year kindly, and have been prov-

Mizpah, Haw River Circuit. — We're learn-
ing to love our new pastor, and with co-opera-
tion I'm sure we shall have a successful year.
The third Sunday afternoon he preached
an excellent sermon. The main thought was
witnessing for God in the world court.

A revival will begin at our church Mon-
day night, March 12th. I understand our
pastor is to conduct the services.

Pastor and people meet at our church
Thursday night before the first Sunday in
each month. Object, business matter of
church, religious and social. As time passes
on we hope to make it an important factor
in our church work.

We are planning to hold an Easter service.

As the year advances we hope to have
many interesting things to report.

MRS. ROY STEWART.

February 27th.

Asheville.— Two good messages Sunday by
Dr. VanMeter. Brother Casto was ill with
a cold and could not come to us.

Led by Brother Foster, the church is now
comfortable for every service. Brother Fos-
ter has a loyal band of supporters who stand
by him for any emergency repairs at any
time.

Miss Verdie Mclntyre was called to High
Point Friday of last week on account of the
illness of her sister, Miss Norvella. She re-

March 1, 1928

turned home with her sister this Moinlay.Miss
Norvella's friends thought it best for her to
recuperate at home.

Brother H. L. Hanner will "lead off" in
our prayer meeting this Wednesday night
with Bible verses on "Walking With God."
Other members and groups will treat spe-
cial topics from time to time.

Our church will take the Gratitude Gift
offering on March 11. The fund has already
started with $5 from Pastor Paschall and
$2 from Miss Jennie Buc-kner.

Our Bible class can surely boast of one
of the best teachers anywhere. Brother E. C.
Fawcett has an inspiring message every Sun-
day. His interpretation of the Scriptures
shows a first hand experience of the truth.
We only wish that the church could be filled
each Sunday morning with listeners to be
blessed by his teaching. REPORTER.

Kannapolis. — Kannapolis went over the top
with the pledges and cash yesterday on the
M. P. C. G. Gift. We are having splendid at-
tendance at all services.

The Ladies' Aid gave a chicken and oyster
supper on Saturday night. I did not get to
attend as I was in the hospital in Charlotte
with my son, Prank, who underwent a very
serious operation on last Saturday evening.

For some time he has been suffering a great
deal from some ribs that were broken several
years ago and were growing crooked, thereby
pressing down on the heart and lung, as a
result of which he had for some time been
spitting blood and fainting from the least bit
of exertion. Last Saturday morning Drs.
A. G. Brenizer and T. H. Sparrow performed
an operation on the chest, cutting off the
ends of the ribs, and straightening them out
and lifting them up off the heart and lung,
thus enabled the lung to expand and to
function properly again and the heart to
beat regularly without, so much fluttering
and skipping. Frank is getting along just
as well as could be expected, and the doctors
are very hopeful of him. He is suffering a
great deal, but we feel that he is doing splen-
didly. He was carried to the Charlotte Sana-
torium on last Friday morning and doctors
say he will have to stay for quite a while so
that they may keep him under observation.

We shall let you hear more from Kanna-
polis later on.

E. G. COWAN, Pastor.

Caroleen. — I will state some things our
Christian Endeavor Society is doing. The
Juniors meet every Friday night and Seniors
meet every Saturday night. We have splen-
did meetings and some good discussions on
the topics. We have some good leaders and
it seems that the future will lie better for
the Endeavor work. We are hoping to see
better attendance, better collections and more
interest manifested.

We are planning to have a social in the
near future for the benefit of the society to
get the entire membership together.

REPORTER.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

has been greatly revived, backsliders re-
claimed and sinners converted at every serv-
ice. Nine new members were received into
the church yesterday. The meeting will con-
tinue all this week and perhaps longer.

A cement walk has been laid from the en-
trance of the new Sunday school building to
the street, which was badly needed, and im-
provements made on the church grounds.

Mr. H. D. Eudy, father of Mrs. Carl Lefler
and Messrs. James and Charles Eudy of our
church, died yesterday after a lingering ill-
ness, and will be buried today (Monday). The
bereaved ones have our sympathy.

MRS. D. A. McLAURIN.

Concord. — We have started into the third
week of our special meeting. The interest is .
increasing with each service. The evangelist,
Mr. Cowell, preached three great sermons yes-
terday to the largest congregations of the en-
tire meeting. Every seat was taken and chairs
placed in every available place. The church

Burlington. — Circle No. 1 of the Ladies' Aid
Society entertained Circle No. 2 at the home
of Mrs. Ed Moore, February 23rd. The guests
^-gvq received at the door by Martha and
George Washington. Each guest was given
a number. Three numbers were grouped to-
gether and called upon to do funny "stunts."
Tiny red hatchets were hidden around over
the rooms ; each was asked to find them. Mrs.
L. W. Gerringer found 22 and was awarded
a hatchet. A cherry tree was drawn on card-
board with a hack out of the body. We were
blindfolded and asked to pin the hatchet
in the hack. Mrs. G. G. Stafford came almost
to the place and was given a pretty box of
candy. We had several good readings by
Miss Margaret Rogers and Miss Mattie Black-
wood. We also enjoyed good piano selections
by Miss Lula Riddle. Another game was
played: Two bottles were placed and the
guests were given ten peas to be held at nose
height and dropped into the bottle. Mrs.
J. M. Crawford dropped six out of ten into
the bottle and was given a can of peas.

The evening was filled with good duets by
Miss Lula Riddle and Mrs. Flay Rogers, piano
selections and games.

The house was beautiful with flags, red
roses, Christmas cactus and red hatchets
everywhere.

In the dining room Mrs. Moore had for a
centerpice a Japanees cherry tree laden with
red cherries. The ladies of Circle 1 assisted
Mrs. Moore and her daughter in serving
dainty refreshments.

Grace Church, Greensboro. — The Jinx class
celebrated last Thursday evening at 6 o'clock
in the hut. 'Members of the Sutton Philathea
class served a delightful supper. Afterwards
the members of the class and visitors were
entertained with some selections by Mr.
Frank Warner. Mr. A. S. Meyers gave a
chalk talk, followed by talks by Mr. Tamblyn,
Mr. J. Norman Wills, Mr. R. C. Millikan, Dr.
A. H. Johnson, Mr. L. F. Barnard, and Mrs.
D. S. Coletrane.

All members were present. Mr. Victor
Stout, teacher in a rival class, made us a
challenge. His class, composed of boys about
10 years old, has six consecutive star classes.
It started with two members and now has 11.
Last Sunday the Intermediate and Junior
Departments had perfect attendance, every .
class having a star. The Sunday school is
growing and we hope to have more stars.

Pleasant Grove. — Brother Reynolds and Rev.
N. G. Bethea exchanged pulpits Sunday morn-
ing. Mr. Bethea brought us a message on the
C. G. G. which was enjoyed. Pledges were
taken but since there were so many absent

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Sunday the work was left in the hands of a
committee, who are: Mr. I. A. Teague, Mr.
I. W. Burton, and Mr. Homer Veach.

The Workers' Conference meets Wednes-
day evening at 7:30 at the church.

There are still some of our number absent
on account of sickness.

The attendance at Sunday school and
church is not as good as we would like, but
we feel sure there will be an increase when
the weather gets a little warmer.

REPORTER.

Kernersville.— The Ladies' Aid Society is
still alive if you have not heard from us, nor
have we been idle, for our president, Mrs.
Lucian Kepler, and other leaders of our so-
ciety are not going to let us lounge on the
job.

On February 22nd we had a birthday offer-
ing and church social at the church. Invita-
tions were sent to the entire membership and
despite the rain" a goodly number came. The
children our our Sunday school entertained
by rendering a program commemorating the
birthday of the "Father of our Country."
After this a social hour was spent very
profitably during which the ladies served sand-
wiches, coffee, cake and pickles. A nice sum
was realized which I presume the ladies will
use in helping to "dress up" our new par-
sonage. Yes, our parsonage is beginning to
look quite home-like, and the contractor
thinks that the pastor of this charge may
wake up in this quaint nice new home about
April 1.

On last Thursday afternoon the society held
their regular monthly meeting with Mrs. Lu-
cian Hepler. Eleven members were present.
We were indeed glad to add to our list one
new member, also to have one visitor with
us. See, we are no longer an "unlucky thir-
teen," since we now have 14 members. At
this meeting the ladies contributed a nice
lot of bed linens, towels, soap, etc., to be sent
to the Bethel Home.

I trust that ere the close of this year we
shall do many things to brighten the lives of
others. MRS. E. G. LOWDERMILK, Sec'y.
— • —

Roberta. — We have our church completed
now and started in for business.

Our Sunday school is growing rapidly with
Mr. Z. D. Cochrane as superintendent. At-
tendance Sunday was 89; offering $16.38. Not
many present owing to sickness.

Mr. Ed Alexander is in the Presbyterian
Hospital in Charlotte in a very serious condi-
tion, with little hope of recovery.

Mr. Andrew Cochrane and Miss Donnie
Smuggs, also Mr. Lester Johnson and Miss
Violet Smith, were married Saturday after-
noon- REPORTER.

Shiloh, North Davidson. — Surely no church
has more cause for gratitude than has our
M. P. Church; and we feel that Shiloh has
much for which to give thanks. We are
thankful for the history her growth from a
small church at the beginning to the beauti-
ful structure which now has a large audi-
torium and ten five Sunday school rooms.
We remember with reverence the servants of
God who have gone in and out among their
flock here and led many souls to Christ by
way of the altar. And today we are proud
of the young people going out from this
church and becoming religious leaders hither

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and yon. Surely, we shall be glad for an
opportunity to express our gratitude for these
wonderful expressions of God's love by lay-
ing a bountiful gift upon the altar on the
third Sunday in March. Yes, we believe Shi-
loh will cheerfully do her best, and "The
Lord loveth a cheerful giver."

MRS. WILEY SHOAP,
For Centennial Committee.

Chapel Hill, Davidson Circuit. — Brother
Eidge preached a good sermon last Sunday.
He took up the Gratitude Gift and raised
some money. I think we should all love our
church.

\Ye were pleased to have Mr. Lee Surratt
and wife join our church. Mr. Surratt is our
Sunday school teacher. We have 60 on roll.
LIZZIE CEAWFOBD.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

daughter is a member of our church. It is
interesting to know that the first religious
meeting of the Methodist Protestant Church
of the state was held at the home of his
father, who was a minister, and who gave
his denomination four sons to the ministry.
On Sunday morning sketches of the lives
of the two were read before the congrega-
tion. Dr. Williams preached two powerful
sermons on the Gratitude Gift.

CHURCH REPORTEE.

West End, Greensboro. — The annual thank-
offering service of the W. F. M. S. was held
Sunday night with a large number of women
taking part. The thank-offering box conven-
tion, candle-light service, Spot Without Blem-
ish, and a women's quartette composed the
program.

The W. H. M. S. met Monday in regular
business session with 17 present. The devo-
tional service was led by Mrs. Carl Boutzen,
with invocation by Dr. Williams. A reading
on our Baltimore Home for business girls
was given by Mrs. Stapleton and "Our Y'oung
People," by Mrs. Burns. Several items of
business were transacted and plans discussed
for successful closing of the books in March.
Mrs. Bonkermeyer led the closing prayer.

On Monday night the Senior Chrisian En-
deavor Society met in . business session with
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bouth. About three-
fourths of the active members were present.
The treasurer reported all back pledges paid.
Plans for future work were discussed aud a
pledge made to C. E. work. The Interme-
diate superintendent, Miss Glayds Eouth, re-
ports the work of the girls and boys during
her absence while in the hospital, during
which time Miss Anabel Thompson acted as
superintendent, directing the work in both
spiritual and social development. Martha
Meroney is president, with Douglas Kime
secretary. The Junior Society meets each
Sunday morning immediately after the close
of Sunday school with a membership of near-
ly all the Junior Sunday school children. Mil-
dred Stack is president, Sarah Foust, secre-
tary, and M. H. Waynick, Jr., treasurer. The
treasurer reported its state pledge paid.

The Foust Bible Class held its monthly
meeting at the church Thursday night. It
decided to beautify the church lot: Mr. B, M.
Johnson, of the Lindley Nurseries, was elect-
ed chairman of the committee. An attendance
contest between the men and women is to be
put on. The side having largest average at
the end of a year will be winner.

Miss May Dixon and Scoutmasters Summers
and Campbell gave the Scout girls and boys
a weinie roast at the Battleground Friday
night with 53 present.

In the Gratitude Gift, West End will
memorialize two people— a layman and a min-
ister. It seems fitting to choose Mrs. Ada
Wright Bosher, our only charter member who
has passed over, and Dr. Cicero Harris, a
pioneer minister, who was known and loved
by some of the West End members, and whose

Mebane. — Our attendance at Sunday school
and church services has been off, due to sick-
ness.

The Ladies' Aid and Missionary Societies
are still quite active. The Ladies' Aid Society
met in February with Mrs. Highfill Jobe with
very good attendance. After the business
meeting the hostess served delicious refresh-
ments suggestive of the Valentine season.

The Missionary Societies held their meet-
ing in February wdth Mrs. H. C. Nicholson.
The attendance was fairly good. During the
social hour Mrs. Nicholson served pink lem-
onade and sandwiches.

A committee has been appointed to look
after the raising the Gratitude Gift. The
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society gave a
pageant Sunday evening, this being their
thank-offering program. This was a very
impressive service. The pageant was under
the direction of Miss Pauline Nicholson, pres-
ident of the Foreign Society.

On the evening of February 14th, from 7:30
to 10 o'clock, the Young Ladies Class enter-
tained the Young Men's Class at a Valentine
party at the home of Mr. Hubert Sykes, with
about 40 in attendance. Various games and
contests furnished the entertainment for the
evening. Delicious refreshments were served.
REPORTER.
February 2S.

State Street.— Brother Eeynolds came over
Sunday morning and preached for us while
Mr. Bethea talked to Mr. Reynolds' congrega-
tion at Pleasant Grove about the Gratitude
Gift. After a brief outline of the organiza-
tion and progress of the denomination, Mr.
Reynolds gave a splendid talk on the im-
portance of faith and simple, unquestioning
trust. All present were helped and interested.
Sunday night the service was conducted by
the ladies of the Missionary Society, this
being the time for the regular thankoffering
service, wdiieh is held annually. A good pro-
gram was rendered, almost all the members
of the society taking part. The monthly
* meeting of the society will be held Thursday
afternoon in the home of Mrs. A. H. Evans.
Rev. and Mrs. Bethea left early Monday
morning for Halifax county, where Mr. Be-
thea'will give his lecture on the Holy Land
Tuesday night at Enfield; Wednesday night
at Whitakers, and Thursday night at Au-
relian Spring. They are expecting to return
Friday.

Measles is still holding back our Sunday
school attendance, but the average is good
considering the condition. EEPOETEE.

North Davidson Charge. — Our work is mov-
ing along, even though it is slow an account
of bad roads, measles, flu, and other things.
Our Sunday school and preaching services
have not been as well attended as usual, but
we are hoping that the March winds will dry

March 1, 1928

up the mud and that other conditions will
be better so our cangregations will pick up
again.

Our new church on No. 10 will be ready for
service in a few weeks. We may hold service
there next Sunday. Women, as well as men,
are working faithfully to get it ready. We
have a working band of folks down there. We
took in four new members there the first and
fifth Sundays. We have about 60 members
now.

Since our last report we have been remem-
bered by several substantial gifts. Mr. Rich-
ard Berrier, of Jacksonville, Fla., sent us a
check for $100 as a Christmas present. I
tell you that check certainly did look good.
We appreciate the Berrier boys in Florida.
Though there are many miles between us
they never forget the old home church nor
pastor. Thy give, and the reason they can
give because they take the Lord in partner-
ship with them and give Him a tenth.

Brother Jeff Berrier brought us half a hog,
so you see we have been enjoying fresh meat.
He has also given us straw for the cow. Mrs.
Jeff Berrier, Mrs. F. L. Koonts, Mrs. John
Brinkley, and Mrs. Perryman have sent sup-
plies for our table. We thank these good
people for these tokens of appreciation and
pray God's richest blessings upon them.

E. S. TEOXLER, Pastor.

Vaughn, Littleton Circuit.— We held our
regular preaching service Sunday. We have
had our church covered and painted and
light put in, which add much to our services.

We had a very large congregation present.
One joined the church. Pastor Crutchfield
preached on the M. P. C. G. G., which was
enjoyed by all, in the evening service. In
the morning we observed the Lord's Supper.
REPORTEE.

Moriah. — We are a country church and we
are and have been having Sunday school at
10 o'clock and preaching at 11 o'clock, a. m.,
and Christian Endeavor — Senior, Intermedi-
ate and Junior— at 6:30, and preaching at
7:15 p. m. We mean by this that we have
not gone into winter quarters.

Our attendance has been very good con-
sidering the amount of sickness we have
among our membership. Besides a lot of
measles and severe colds, the following are
very sick and we are much concerned about
them: Mrs. John C. Sharpe, Sr., Mrs. Cecil
Moser, Mrs. Lillian Kirkman Coltrane and
Mrs. Date Gladstone. We are praying that
if it is God's will they may be restored to
health.

The regular union monthly meeting of the
Home and Foreign Missionary Societies will
be held in the home of Mrs. E. P. Sharpe
Thursday of this week at 3 p. m.

The old part of our church, which contains
six Sunday school class rooms, is to have a
new metal roof this week.

Our pastor is dividing his time between
visiting the sick and grubbing a portion of
new ground which he intends to use for a
garden. We suppose he is preaching sermons
he prepared in days gone by. If so, he seems
to have a good memory. Just as Brother
Carmichael was about to take his text Sun-
day night, February 19th, President Taylor,
his wife and son, came in. And after being
invited and persuaded by the pastor, he con-
sented to preach to us, and he gave us a very

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inspiring and helpful message. Come again,
Brother Taylor.

We have a committee to secure subscrip-
tions to the Herald, and we hope to send in

a list of new subscribers soon.

Best wishes to the Herald and all its read-
ers. REPORTER.

Hollister, Halifax Charge. — Pastor Spencer
brought us an impressive sermon Sunday
morning on "Stewardship." He impressed
the importance of liberal giving of our money
to God's work — not only our money, but our
service and time. The congregation was very
small owing to sickness. We have postponed
our Centennial Gratitude Gift service until
the fourth Sunday in March as we want to
boost it more among our members. Misses
Bell Wood and Kathleen Sheariu have been
appointed as a committee to boost. We hope
to make the fourth Sunday in March a red-
letter for our church.

Our Sunday school is planning to give the
pageant, "Signs of Easter," on Easter Sun-
day evening. A committee consisting of Mrs.
Fletcher, Mrs. Ellington and Miss Kathleen
Sheariu, have been appointed to get up the
program.

Our Missionary Society is planning to give
a play, "Old-Fashioned Mother," soon.

REPORTER.

Gibsonville. — The most interesting fact
with us just now is the Centenary Gratitude
Gift. Our committee presented the matter
to the congregation in the absence of the
pastor on the third Sunday. On the fourth
Sunday a group of our young people gave
"Church of Our Fathers" in a very impres-
sive manner at the 11 o'clock hour, and the
committee received the offering, amounting to
considerably more than half our our quota.
(It is fine to sit back and look at the folks
work.) The committee has no thought but
to get the balance of our quota from the
members who were not present.

Our Juniors Christian Endeavorers gave a
demonstration during the "Children's
Period," in the 11 o'clock service on a recent
Sunday of the memory work they are doing
under splendid leadership.

The Young People's Christian Endeavor
Society is holding a social and business meet-
ing this week, preparatory to their spring ac-
tivities. They- have decided to hold a sun-
rise service Easter morning.

The East Guilford Christian Endeavor
Union held recently its annual banquet and
business meeting in our church hut. This
union is composed of Reformed, Presby-
terian, Methodist Protestant societies, and a
union society of Whitsett composed of mem-
bers of practically all denominations in that
community. The banquet was a very enjoy-
able and inspiring occasion.

Sunday, March 4th, our Sunday school will
join in the township convention in the Bap-
tist church here.

The four pastors here are planning for a
week of union pre-Easter services.

Our Woman'te Home Missionary Society
at the monthly meeting recently held made
plans for raising the balance of our quota
before time for the branch meeting.

T. M. JOHNSON.

— Your life influences others. They jud;^e

Christianity by you.

Woman's Missionary
Department

Miss Esther Ross, Editor
Miss Mary C. McCulloch, Assistant

Address matter for immediate publication
in this department to Miss Mary C. McCul-

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loch, 170 5 Asheboro Street, Greensboro, N. C.

REHOBOTH AUXILIARIES

The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary
Society met for their regular monthly meet-
ing at the home of Mrs. Willis Kittrell on
Wednesday afternoon, February 22. The
meeting was called to order by Miss Sue Har-
ris. The subject of the meeting was "Self-
Sacrifice." The Scripture lesson was read by
Miss Doris Cheatham, followed by prayer,
led by Mrs. Willis Kittrell. Also a very in-
teresting paper was read by Mrs. Kittrell
pertaining to the Business Girls' Home at
Baltimore. Mrs. J. W. Wrenn, in a very
pleasing manner, explained the Golden Jubi-
less, it being the 50th anniversary of our
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society.

Minutes of the last meeting were read by
the secretary. Members answered the roll
t-all with a verse from the Bible. We also
had three associate members. Mrs. B. W.
Harris read the program for March.

The hostess, assisted by Miss Lucy Sogers,
served delicious refreshments.

The Children's Missionary Society met with
Mrs. A. A. Currin Saturday, February 25th.
The little members brought their thank-offer-
ing boxes. Mrs. Currin served refreshments.
We are planning to hold our annual thank-
offering service the first Sunday in March.
There will be a short program and Miss An-
nie L. Forrest will be with us.

MBS. CABY CHEATHAM. ■
Boute No. 3.

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FLAT ROCK W. H. M. S.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of
Flat Bock church (Vance) held its February
meeting at the home of Mrs. N. J. Parrott.
The meeting was called to order by the presi-
dent, after which Mrs. Parrott conducted de-
votionals.

Only one active member was absent. Be-
ports of all committees were good. Several
new interests were taken up. First, the presi-
dent gave out letters to each member to be
mailed in behalf of the finances of the so-
ciety. The motion was carried that as it
was impossible for the society to meet to-
gether again on Friday for a day of prayer
service that each member would offer prayer
in her home at 8 o'clock on Friday evening,
thus uniting their prayers for missions. Miss
Mary V. White gave a talk on the Gratitude
Gift and urged each member of our society
to help in every way to make it successful
in our church.

After much discussion of the organization
of the young people, and the realization that
we can accomplish nothing without the co-
operation of the parents, two committees
were appointed to make a house-to-house can-
vass and learn who would join and their
ages so we might organize the societies in
standard with Branch societies.

A vote of thanks was given Bev. M. P.
Chambliss for typing letters and envelopes
for the society.

As next month is time for election of
officers, the following nominating committee
was appointed: Mrs. N. J. Parrott, chairman,
Mrs. B. F. Wade, Mrs. T. P. Hester.

A motion prevailed that a report of the
year's work be read by the secretary at the
church service in March, as so few of our
members are members of the Missionary So-
ciety.

Mrs. U. J. Parrott gave a reading of the
Business Girls' Home in Baltimore. Miss
Mary V. White gave a reading on the im-
portance of interesting the men of the church
in missions.

We were very glad to have with us in our
meeting Mr. Spainhour, of Winston-Salem, he
being the father of Mrs. T. P. Hester. Dur-
ing the social hour Mrs. Parrott served de-
licious refreshments.

MBS. T. P. HESTEB, Secretary.

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FOR FOREIGN AUXILIARIES
Miss Annie L. Forrest spoke in two churches
on the Haw Biver Charge last Sunday, and at
Beidsville at night. We had a good thank-
offering service at Beidsville. The women
of the W. F. M. S. gave the little play en-
titled "Missionary Arithmetic," and Miss For-
rest spoke in her usual forceful way. The
offering amounted to $30. I am hoping to
hear good news about the thank-offering
services from all our auxiliaries.

Miss Forrest will speak at the following
places on the dates named:

March 4, Granville Circuit, morning and
afternoon.
March 4, Henderson, at night.
March 11, Burlington, in the evening.
March 18, Charlotte, probably.
I should like to make appointments for her
during the week, if possible.

MBS. GEO. B. BBOWN.
Beidsville, N. C.

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EIGHTH DISTRICT MEETING

The eighth district will hold their district
missionary meeting at Pinnacle church the
fourth Sunday in March, beginning at 11
o'clock. Every one in this district please keep
the date in mind and plan to be there with
lunch. Program will appear later.

MBS. T. L. SPEAS.

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HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Bev. E. Suits, $1.50; Bev. J. A. Burgess,
$1.50; Bev. G. L. Beynolds, $2.25; Bev. W. F.
Ashburn, $1.50; Bev. H. C. Carmichael, $3.00;
Bev. W. B. Surratt, $1.50; Bev. E. G. Lowder-
milk, $3.50; Bev. B. M. Williams, $4.50; Bev.
L. W. Gerringer, $1.50; Bev. B. S. Troxler,
$3.00; Bev. G. H. Hendry, $19.50; Bev. J. B.
O'Briant, $3.00; Bev. D. B. Williams, $1.50;
Bichard Haniier, $6.00.

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— The Southern had a great wreck at the
Hawr Biver crossing north of Greensboro last
Tuesday. Twenty-two freight cars were tum-
bled from the tracks and demolished. Of
course there was delay of all trains.

— Mrs. H. W. Maier, of Thomasville, was
called to Adrian, Mich., to help in a local
campaign to raise an endowment for Adrian
College. The first day $30,000 was sub-
scribed.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

Senior Topic for March 11: "How Can I
Help Others to Follow Jesus?" Scripture,
I Peter 3:8-16.

I
Plans for the Meeting

Have each active member to invite at least
two who have not been attending the meet-
ings. Be sure to bring one of those invited.
Make the service devotional and inspiring.
Try the following program :

1. Prelude ending with "I'll go where you
want me to go, etc." To be sung prayerfully.

2. Scripture followed by silent prayer, clos-
ing with prayer by the leader.

3. Special music (appropriate).

4. Discuss the following questions: Why
lead others to follow Jesus? How can we
lead others to follow Jesus? What can our
society do to help others follow Jesus?

5. Prayers — sentence prayers of consecra-
tion.

6. General discussion, comments, etc.

7. Hymn (appropriate).

8. Announcements.

9. Benediction.

II
Hints for Leader

The greatest thing we remember about any
life is the way the life was lived. The ex-
ample we set or the life we live speaks louder
than any word we utter. Jesus' life is an ex-
ample and speaks more forcefully than any
words He gave us. We can help others to
follow Him by the life we live. There are
other ways : Love, kindness, encouragement,
prayer and service. Try them !
Ill
Pertaining to the Topic

To lead those about us to follow Christ re-
quires that we first be Christ-like. Unless
our lives ring true the invitation extended
will lie emptiness and repulsive: therefore,
no response. Secondly, one must know Christ
and enthrone Him pre-eminent in one's life.
One can not expect to make Christ pre-emi-
nent in the life of those one meets daily un-
less that one knows Christ in a vital rela-
tionship. Thirdly, one must know the Bible
to a certain degree. Study to show thyself
approved unto God, a workman that needeth
not to lie ashamed, rightly dividing the word
of truth. II Tim. 2:15. The Word is the
light of those endeavoring to follow Christ.
IV
Correlation With S. S. Lesson

The lesson for March 11th, "Jesus Feeds
the Multitudes," is interesting as we con-
sider this topic. Have someone to tell of this
multitude following Christ. Why they fol-
lowed and what Jesus desirel most of all to
teach them.

V

To be read and commented upon.
Why help others follow Christ?

1. Commanded by Christ. Matt. 10:5-7.

2. Gratitude requires it. Mark 5:19, 20.

3. Humanity needs it. Luke 10:2.

4. Our churches need it. Acts 2:38:42,

5. We grow by it. Eph. 4:11-15,

VI

1. Why lead others to follow Jesus?

2. How can we lead others to follow Jesus?

3. What can our young people's society do
to help others follow Jesus?

4. What are we willing to do about it?

vn

Pastor : "The various methods of helping
others to follow Jesus."
VIII
Poetry to the Point
I would lie true, for there are those who

trust me;
I would lie pure for there are those who care ;
I would be strong, for there is much to suffer ;
I would be brave, for there is much to dare.

I would be friend of all — the foe, the friend-
less;

I would lie giving, and forget the gift;

I would be humble, for I know my weakness;

I would look up, and laugh, and love, and
lift. —Selected.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
March 11 — Jesus Feeds the Multitudes. Mark
6:31-44; 8:1-10.

Golden Text — I am the bread of life: ha
that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he
that believth on me shall never thirst. John
6:35.

The Compassionate Christ

At the time of this lesson, the people were
moving toward the Passover Feast, and nearly
all of them, no doubt, were anxious to at
least see the Man of miracles and Teacher
of truth. To escape them, He, with His faith-
ful baud of disciples, took boat to the other
side. They were at the head of the Sea of
Galilee, so it was not difficult for the people
to observe their course. Following on foot,
they met them on the opposite shore. Jesus
was moved with compassion for them. They
were as shepherdless sheep, which has strik-
ing significance to those acquainted with the
raising and pasturing of sheep. Did this emo-
tion come and go as a passing thought? Not
at all. "He began to teach them many
things."

Many times we see the throngs: as they
surge from shop and factory; as they push
their way in and out of the busy marts; as
they pour into places of amusement. Do we
ever feel compassion rising in our bosoms
as we see them trying to satisfy human crav-
ings? And if we do, how do we meet their
needs? Jesus taught them the wonders of
His gospel in His day. So may we — may I
say, so should we? Yes, not only because
of their needs, but because He has given us
command.

The Hungry Host

A wayside preacher would do well to have
half as many in his audience in this day as
Jesus had on that day. Just think, five thou-
sand men, besides women and children! And
they were hungry, not only for the bread of
life, which was the more important, but for
physical food. Jesus could hardly stop teach-
ing as He observed their insatiable thirst
for more. But the slowly descending sun re-
minded Him and the disciples that it was

March 1, 1928

time for the evening meal. Wisely, thought i
the twelve, they advised Him to dismiss the
crowd that they might go find food. To their
astonishment, He ordered them, "Give them
to eat!" How could it be done? The only
food they could find anywhere near to that
hillside was in the possession of a wise lad
who brought his supper with him, a mere
morsel for a dozen men, much less five thou-
sand.

The Marvelous Miracle
The lad surrendered his lunch of five loaves
and two fish to the Master, a very commenda-
ble thing for a hungry boy to do. The peo-
ple were ordered to sit in an orderly arrange-
ment on the grassy slope. The food was
blessed of Jesus, broken into fragments, and
passed out to the multitude. Imagine the
disciples' wonderment as they saw the par-
ticles multiply in their own hands. Imagine
the marvel of the crowd as they ate their
fill of that blessed food that was passed to
them. The twelve forgot their own hunger
as they observed' what had taken place, but
Jesus was mindful of them too, for a basket-
ful apiece was gathered after all had eaten,
Jesus satisfied all.

Leading Lessons
First, Jesus was mindful of the physical
as well as the spiritual needs of the people.
He made practical His teachings by making
provision for their weakened bodies. Second,
He taught His disciples that they had a part
in applying His gospel. He could have done
it all, but no, His followers must learn to do
their part. Third, here as elsewhere in the
Bible is recorded an unselfish act by an un-
identified child. We find that children had
a part in the experiences of our Lord. Fourth,
His laborers or assistants were not forgotten.
The fragments were enough for all of them.
Sweet is the reward of the faithful after the
multitude is fed and is satisfied. Fifth, that
which Christ blesses will multiply. Our tal-
ents may be few, our equipment may be in-
adequate, our confidence iu ourselves may be
small, but submitted to Him they will en-
large to meet all occasions.

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— The Methodist Recorder reports success
in the endowment campaign for Adrian Col-
lege. Already an aggregate of $430,000 has
been pledged.

— Brother A. S. Lindley, who has been at
Fortmyer, Fla., for his health, finds himself
somewhat improved and expects to return to
North Carolina about April 1st. His friends
here will be glad to see him return in better
health.

— John Barker passed away in this city last
week at the age of 77. He was the oldest
son of Brother Isaac Barker, a loyal member
of our church who lived near Providence,
Randolph county. Brother Barker, of Ran-
dleman, is another son.

— A special writer living in California
looked over the Methodist Protestant Herald
for February 16 and found a number of
news-letters that interested him very much.
He selected four for a publishing house that
desires a write-up of Sunday schools and
classes that are doing things worth while.
The four selected were Graham, First Church,
Burlington, Calvary Church, Greensboro, and
Piney Grove. Denton Charge. He has writ-
ten to the reporters of these churches for
fuller information,

March 1, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

CENTENARY PROJECT FOR JUNIORS

"Our Methodist Protestant Family in
Baltimore"

(In Ten Lessons)

The Board of Young People's Work is
presenting for the next ten weeks, through
the church papers, ten Centenary lessons
for Junior boys and girls which are pre-
sented as a Centenary Project. It is hoped
that the boys and girls all through the
church will be studying the principles and
program of the Methodist Protestant
Church during the next ten weeks. The
lessons may be used by Junior Sunday
School classes, Junior Christian Endeavor
Societies, Junior churches, special Cente-
nary groups, or by Church-night groups.
The important thing is that they be used.
The ten lessons are -as follows:

1. Our big Methodist Protestant Family
and how it was started.

2. The part of our family which lives in
the Kentucky mountains.

3. Some of our family live in big "love-
homes.1'

4. Some of our big Methodist Protestant
Family are New Americans.

5. Many would not have churches if it
were not for our big family.

6. A part of our family lire in India.

7. Our Chinese Methodist Protestants.

8. Our family in Japan.

9. Our family is being educated.

10. The Birthday Party.

LESSON ONE

"Our Big: Methodist Protestant Family and

How It Was Started"

Approaching the project with the children:
The first step in introducing this series of
Centenary Project lessons is to lead the chil-
dren into wanting to know more about their
church. The project must be made the project
of your particular group. Interest in the
project may be aroused by the leader telling
of the one-hundredth birthday celebration in
Baltimore in May; that our Methodist Prot-
estant family is one hundred years old; that
we have a form of government just like that
of the United States. When sufficient interest
has been aroused, ask if they would like to
be "Centenary Discoverers" to find out just
why our church was started one hundred
years ago, and what it stands for, and what
it is doing in the world.
Some Facts for the Centenary Discoverers

1. Our big Methodist Protestant Family is
scattered over a large portion of the world —
many of them live in the United States; some
live in Japan ; others in India ; and. still
others live in Chiua. We have Methodist
Protestant Churches in all these countries.

2. Our big family made up of 200,000 peo-
ple started 100 years ago with just a few.

3. We were once a part of the Methodist
Episcopal Church which was started in 1784
with 80 ministers and 15,000 people. This
was just eight years after the Declaration of
Independence was signed. Before the Meth-
odist Episcopal church was organized its min-
isters and members were all a part of the
Church of England.

4. In the organization plan of the Meth-
odist Episcopal church in 1784, only the min-

isters had a vote; the members of the church
were not given the privilege of making any
of the rules or laws. A small group of the
ministers and some of the people of the
church objected to this from the very begin-
ning in 1784; they wanted the ministers and
church members to share in the making of
the laws and the rules governing the
church. These people were called reformers.

5. In 1821, one of the reformers, a lay mem-
ber of the Methodist Episcopal church, started
to publish a paper for which he wrote articles
in which he explained why both ministers and
church members should be given the right to
make the laws and rules for the church. His
name was William Stockton.

6. Every year there were more people read-
ing the paper, and the number of reformers
grew quite rapidly. In 1827 the Eeformers
again asked the Methodist Episcopal church
to allow layman the right to vote. The
church asked the Eeformers to withdraw, but
the Eeformers assured the church of their loy-
alty and desire to remain therein; they con-
tinued, however, to publish their paper.

7. The Reformers were active; their paper
was causing their number to increase; in 1827
they were expelled from the church.

8. There was but one thing for the Ee-
formers to do — they organized their own
church in 1828 and called it the Associated
Methodist Churches until in 1830 when the
organization of the church was completed,
they named it the Methodist Protestant
Church.

9. About the only difference between the
Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protest-
ant churches is the form of government. Dur-
ing the years since 1828 the Methodist Epis-
copal church has more and more given the
church members a part in making the laws
of the church, and we are hoping that the
time will soon come when the two churches
will be reunited.

10. In May, hundreds of Methodist Prot-
estants will go to Baltimore, Md., the place
where our church was first organized, to cele-
brate the one hundredth birthday of our
church.

Suggested Activity: Photograph Album —
Each child may start to make a photograph
album in which he may paste pictures of
those who make up our Methodist Protestant
Family. Construction paper may be used
for the cover pages and either white or brown
wrapping paper for the inside pages. Pic-
tures may be found in the four church pa-
pers, old and new issues. Let the children
choose what they will write under or over
the pictures; they should be given freedom
of expression. New pictures may be added
during the ten-week period.

Map of the World — Let three or four chil-
dren make a large map of the world which
will lie used by the entire group. Map may
be made on either muslin or cardboard, but
should be at least 3x5 feet. Locate Baltimore
by using a large gold seal. The map will
be needed during the ten weeks.

Birthday Cake Poster — Let another group
of children (three or four) prepare a large
poster, using a large sheet of cardboard in a
soft shade of green. Cut from white paper
or cardboard a large birthday cake which may
be pasted about three inches from the lower
edge of the cardboard. Cut from pink paper
one hundred tiny candles; paste these to the
birthday cake on the poster. As the children

learn facts about the Methodist Protestant
church during the next ten weeks, draw pen-
cil lines out from the candles, in fan shape,
making some lines longer than the others,
at the end of which write the facts which
the children learn about the big Methodist
Protestant Family, such as:

"The Methodist Protestant Church is one
hundred years old;" or "Our Methodist Prot-
estant Family lives in the United States, in
India, China and Japan."

My Church's Birthday Book — Let each child
make a "My Church's Birthday Book." As he
learns facts about his church, let him either
draw or paste a small candle in his book and
under the candle write the fact which the
candle represents. When the ten lessons are
completed, it is hoped that each child will
have one hundred candles in his book and
one hundred facts about his church.
Worship Service

Theme : Thanksgiving for Our Church.

Call to Worship: Leader — O come, let ua
bow down; lot us kneel before the Lord our
Maker.

Children — Let us come before His presence
with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise
unto Him with psalms.

One Hundredth Psalm in unison.

Praise Hymn — "For the Beauty of the
Earth." No. 3S in Hymnal for American
Y'outh. (E-epeat last verse).

Discussion Before Prayer — Through conver-
sation with the children lead them to sug-
gest reasons for thanksgiving for our church.
By skillful questioning and suggesting the
following expressions may develop:

1. The one great universal church was or-
ganized to help us to live like Christ— we
are thankful for the Christian church in the
world.

2. The Eeformers in the Methodist Epis-
copal church who started the Methodist Prot-
estant church fought hard for what they be-
lieved to be right — we are thankful for their
courage; that they were true to a great prin-
ciple.

3. We love our own church and are loyal
to it; but we see good in all churches and
wish them to grow and prosper — may we be
as loyal as were our early church fathers.

Prayer by the children.

Hymn— "Faith of Our Fathers."

Memory Work — Memorize the ten facts
about our big Methodist Protestant Family
and way it was organized. Memorize the
hymn, "Faith of Our Fathers."

Suggestions for Leaders

1. Explain the meaning of words, "Expel,"
"layman," "reformers," "principle."

2. The children may form themselves into
a "Centenary Discoverers" Club for the ten
weeks.

3. Place your major emphasis upon the ac-
tivity of the group.

4. This lesson divides itself into three pe-
riods, the work period, the instruction period
and the worship period; they may come in
the order named.

5. We would like to have you send all the
things which the children make to the "Meth-
odist Protestant Family in Baltimore" Exhibit
in Baltimore for the Young People's Conven-
tion and General Conference.

6. A story which portrays the work of a
church may be used in the worship service
just before the discussion.

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friends who help support this work. We
also express our deep appreciation to the
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We still have some measles, and have now
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Report to Mr. J. D. Ross, of Asheboro, N.C.,
when your charge has pledge its quota in
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— We regret that we cannot publish an
anonymous communication mailed at Bur-
lington, N. C, last Saturday. We will hold
the money sent to pay for publication sub-
ject to the order of the writer of the com-
munication. But he must furnish indubita-
ble evidence of his identity. We have just
read about two swindlers getting $5,100 from
a poor Jewish rabbi in Durham. We are de-
termined that they or any of their ilk shall
not have this money.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK
A. C. B.

Henderson $100.00

Why Not 21.14

Midland 16.00

Orange 13.50

College

Asheboro $ S5.00

Enfield 55.00

Community Church 50.00

Denton 10.00

Kemersville 5.00

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission ~. 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45-00

Concord 85.00

State Street , 20.00

Superannuates

Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Haw River 5.00

We are glad to welcome Midland, Rev. J. W.
Hulin, pastor, as the new charge to be added
to our list this week. This gives a total of
68 charges paying to date. Twenty-four (24)
charges sire without credits. Whose are these
charges? We are grateful for all that is
being done toward meeting this part of con-
ference obligations: And we are appreciative
of the help that these 24 charges are going
to give — but HOW we would appreciate that
help NOW!

In order to release Herald space for mat-
ter that is being crowded out we will run
hereafter just the weekly report that we
receive from Brother Idol. At the end of
each month a report will be published cover-
ing total receipts for all purposes up to that
time. We trust that this change may be sat-
isfactory to every one.

We appreciate the fact, brethren, that there
is much to be done, and that there are many
adversaries. But let us not yield to discour-
agement, nor be deterred by any obstacle.
If God be for us who or what can be against
us? S. W, TAYLOR,

February 29, 1928,

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GREENSBORO, N. C, MARCH 8, 192

NUMBER 18

What Kind of Disciples Does Jesus Want?

When Jesus was a teacher on earth He of course wanted
disciples; otherwise He could not have been a teacher. But
did He invite all men indiscriminately to become His dis-
ciples ? The reports of His life in the Gospels seem to indicate
that He selected His disciples and discouraged some who
offered themselves for discipleship. The conditions of dis-
cipleship as stated by Him seem quite severe. "If a man
forsake not all that he hath, he cannot be nry disciple." It is
clear that Jesus wanted whole-hearted disciples, men and
women who were interested in spiritual things above all else.
A man might reduce himself to poverty by giving away all
that he had and still not meet the conditions. The multitude
who followed Jesus for a little while after He fed them with
loaves and fishes were poor enough, but they were not true
disciples because they followed Him for the sake of the loaves
and fishes. The "rice Christians" of China are not true
disciples. The. cravings of physical nature, not those of the
spiritual nature, move them in their discipleship. Jesus came
to minister to the spiritual man. It is true that He healed the
sick and fed the hungry, but this was not His main business.
He did that that He might do the other, the spiritual service.
It is clear that Jesus wants as His disciples those who hunger
and thirst after righteousness and are willing to make the
necessary sacrifices to attain this high purpose. He came to
save people from unrighteousness, from sin. But He is help-
less to save except as men become willing and desirous to be
saved. He can only cry across the gulf to those on the other
side and weep because they will not come unto Him for
salvation. The unwilling man offers a tremendous problem
to Jesus and those who represent Jesus in the world today.
We may not succeed in all cases, but it is the business of the
church and its ministers to try to "make disciples" of all men.
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A New Voice This Week

Many of our church names have become familiar to us
through their frequent reporting in the course of the years.
But this week we hear a voice that we have not heard before
— that of Greer's church. We welcome this new church to
our circle and hope for it a prosperous career. It has had a
good beginning. The devotion manifested by its members
gives ground for high hope. Such consecration will attract
others and the work and the membership will grow. A few
words in the report indicate, that this field was left vacant by
the consolidation of churches. Two days ago we were in
conversation with Editor Plyler of the North Carolina Chris-
tian Advocate, and he remarked that consolidation of churches
is much advocated these days, but sometimes it is overdone.
It may be that it was overdone by our M. E. brethren in this
case. At' any rate the desire of the people for a church in
their own community is commendable and they have proved
their faith by their works. Hay they long live and prosper
ever !

Better Since Amended, Mr. Reed

Senator J. A. Reed, of Missouri, has favored us with a
copy of a recent speech of his delivered in Washington. One
of his paragraphs is:

"If I am capable of understanding the spirit of the
Declaration of Independence or - realizing the soul of the
Constitution, this Government was established to insure to the
citizen the exercise of his natural liberties as an individual,
and to preserve to him inviolate the enjoyment of all his
faculties of brain and heart and soul."

After trial for over a hundred years it was found that the
Constitution failed to secure to men the enjoyment of all the
faculties of brain and heart and soul. For that reason an
amendment was added, known as the Eighteenth Amendment.
Since this addition was made, the Constitution better serves
its original purpose. Yet you, Mr. Reed, are charged with
being opposed to this amendment. And you are a candidate
for the high office of President of the United States. Do you
think that you are qualified for that office, entertaining such a
feeling toward part of the Constitution, the fundamental law
of the land?

In the Greensboro Ministers' meeting on Monday, Rev.
Murphy Williams protested against, extravagance in funeral
expenses. In their grief people go beyond their ability and
beyond reason in expenses. The dead are not bettered by it
and harm is done to the living. He also referred to the neglect
of those who would really be benefited by a gift of flowers.
He would have more attention to the living if not less to
the dead.

— Swiftly comes May 16 when our church is to make its
Gratitude offering. We are all interested and none of us
would feel otherwise than disappointed if there should be
failure in any part of the church to measure up to reasonable
expectations. Let not North Carolina fail !

— Calvary church, on the recommendation of Pastor
Bates, recently introduced the practice of asking general
questions about the Bible. These are printed and given for
home study. The answers are written and graded. The
object is to bring about a greater familiarity with the Bible
as a whole. Those who read only the Sunday school lesson
texts have a very imperfect knowledge of the Book. In our
earlier Sunday schools, when there were no lesson helps, the
Bible was taken into class and chapter after chapter was
read. That practice made some fine Bible scholars in the
sense that they knew what the Bible says. To get at the
meaning of the Scriptures it is necessary to know what the
Scriptures say.

— We would call attention to the request of Rev. I. A.
Barnes for information about old Methodist Protestant
churches.

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CENTENNIAL GRATITUDE GIFT

Our Gratitude to God

We want to thank God For what He and the founders of
our church have done for the Kingdom and for us. We
want to thank God for what He and we shall do for the
Kingdom and for posterity.

We should begin by raising $100. 000 and then sing
"Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow" as Ave go
to the next task. T. M. Johnson.

My Debt of Gratitude

Of course 1 owe a debt of gratitude to the Methodist
Protestant Church. It has been my church from childhood.
I am grateful for the sheltering care given me and the doors
of opportunity opened to me wherein I might serve the King-
dom of our Lord.

Surely, 1 would not forget my own church on its one
hundredth birthday. Roland C. Stdbbins.

The Greatest Debt of Gratitude

Our greatest gratitude should be to our Heavenly Father
for the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, and
for the church where this life is generated, fostered and
perfected. The church is the only institution where the
various agencies function. Our church, born one hundred
years ago out of the travail of a sacred passion for religious
freedom, and dedicated to its high mission, deserves our
truest loyalty and most earnest devotion. Its traditions and
history are hallowed by the cherished memories of the untiring
zeal and efforts and the unquenchable love of our fathers
and mothers who wrought so nobly, and who have left it as a
priceless heritage from God to our keeping.

We shall not disappoint their hope. Let us be eager and
quick to give to promote the interests of our church, thereby
keeping ourselves, helping others and helping generations yet
unborn.

"God loveth a cheerful giver."

G. W. Holmes.

A Blessed Privilege

In subscribing to the Gratitude Gift, we should certainly
not regard it as an obligation upon any of us as Methodist
Protestants, but rather as a splendid opportunity and blessed
privilege of expressing our sinoerest love and appreciation
for the church that means most to us and for what it has
stood all these years. Blanche Hardee.

What the Methodist Protestant Church Has Meant
to One Woman

I feel that it has been a great help and safeguard in
rearing and training my two boys and three girls, and I shall
have no greater joy than to know that these children always
"walk in truth" and uprightness.

Then the church appeals to my better nature, representing
as it does all the finer tilings of life, and I am glad to be
aligned with Christian people, whose fellowship I enjoy.

Again, it has been a channel through which I have had a
small share in the work of the local church, contributing my
mite to the building of a college, the First church, and
through the Home and Foreign Missionary Societies to the
support and education of children and young people other
than my own. I count, this privilege a happy one.

I am sure that we cannot express our gratitude in dollars
and cents, but I am delighted to say that the First church,

High Point, enjoyed a real lovefeast last Sunday morning
when Dr. J. II. Straughn so eloquently and forcefully pre-
sented the Centennial Gratitude Gift plan to us, and out of
grateful and spontaneous hearts approximately $1,000 was
contributed. Blanche A. Pickens (Mrs. R. T.).

704 W. Broad St., High Point, N. C.

In Gratitude for My Church

In thinking of what the Methodist Protestant Church has
meant to me, I find that there are so many things that I
hardly know where to begin.

Years ago when a child, I found peace with God at the
altar of our beloved church and there took the vows of the
church. During all these years I have communed at her
altars, have heard her ministers proclaim the truth from her
pulpits. She has raised me as a mother does her offspring,
cared for me and should I not show my gratitude to God
on this her one hundredth birthday, by bringing my gift to
her? I do not feel that I would be worthy to be her child
should I fail her at this time.

If mother were living, I would count it my greatest privi-
lege to remember her on her birthday with a gratitude gift,
even though I had to sacrifice to do so. Let us not fail our
spiritual mother at this time.

Mrs. D. A. McLaurin.

Concord, N. C.

M-

MY GRATITUDE GIFT

P. E. LlNDLEY

Mine shall be a gift of joy. Not to measure my love for
our church, but to express it, am I eager to offer some tribute
in the form of a gratitude gift. The offering can only be a
token, symbolic of my love. Yet I would be unworthy to
share the blessings and name of Methodist Protestantism
should I withhold my present on this glorious anniversary.
Money is no equivalent for love, but it expresses it. So the
gift must come ; not as an attempt to gauge my affection ;
not that it will even begin to repay my church for its precious
services to me, but purely because my heart overflows in
thankfulness this season for all His benefits towards me.

These priceless "benefits" of grace have come to my heart
and life directly through our church. Whatever others may
say for the church, my position remains the same, simple
truth ; the church has done far more for me than I have
ever done for the church ! In fact the church has done about
all, while I am the recipient. Under its light and love my
humble home was founded. Its holy influences sustained and
fashioned my unconscious years, and early crept into my
timid soul, there to be the lamp of my inner life. By the
torch of the church my parents lighted our childish pathway,
and on reaching their last milestone, passed it on that we
might hold it high. My inheritance of grace, like yours, is
precious beyond measure. And with the passing of this
church century we want to praise our Heavenly Father for
His goodness. To Joshua it was given that a certain daj' be
extended that the will of the Lord be done. And we well
know that a day next May, even of double duration, will
prove insufficient to gather the testimonies of praise from
the thousands of rejoicing hearts!

Yes, I want to join these thousands whs have found nur-
ture and peace in the Methodist Protestant Church as they
bring rich gifts of love. Let us be glad that we live at this
particular time. We behold the turning of an epoch; we

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see the first century close. We must close it with all the'
solemnity of our being, in reverence, in magnanimity and in
prayer. It is the closing scene of the first great drama. And
soberly the players are taking, each his role, to ring down the
curtain in a glorious climax, befitting the noble pageant of
our first century.

So I am happy to bring a little gift. I am constrained to
do my best because (1) the church loved me ere I knew it;
(2) this church provided me spiritual sustenance as the
riper years advanced. Then (3) since my parents found
refuge in the Methodist Protestant Church, they bequeathed
to me their wholehearted devotion to its doctrines. And now
(4) I enjoy the increasing fellowship and larger rewards as I
labor in the employ of the denomination. (5) Through the
agency of the church my talents, though frail, find expres-
sion. The church magnifies my efforts in the lives of
hundreds of young men and women, thus honoring and util-
izing my little endeavors for the expanding kingdom of God.
Pially (6) I am determined to make this gift for it is the
last such event I will ever see. Let our successors celebrate
the close of the second century as they please. And I doubt
not they will rise most gloriously to the occasion. But it
must not be said that the membership of the first centennial
marred the saered records with their cold and stony hearts of
chilling ingratitude !

CELEBRATING ONE HUNDRED YEARS
OF EXISTENCE

As May approaches, every loyal and thoughtful Methodist
Protestant has foremost and uppermost in his mind concern-
ing his church, the centennial celebration.

As I have meditated over the idea, my thought has wan-
dered into the following channels; namely, should we make
some recognition of the fact of our 100 years of existence?
If the foregoing be true, why should we and how should we
let it be known that we are 100 years old. The answer to
the first question was so clearly in the affirmative that the"
wise leaders of our beloved church have not waited for the
rank and file to say yes to this question, but have gone ahead
and made plans for the observance of our 100th birthday in a
way that ought to have the hearty approval of every Methodist
Protestant.

When I began to think of some of the reasons why this
event in our history should be properly recognized, I preferred
to make it personal, thinking what is true in my case is also
true in the case of 'most every member of the church. It
would be hard for me to estimate what I owe to the Methodist
Protestant Church, for it was through the ministry of this
church I first found Christ, to whom I owe everything which
I have been able to undertake that has been worth while.
It was through this church I got my early farming as to the
requirements of the Christian life.

As my thought ran on I began to think of the high standard
of moral living in my community due almost wholly to the
influence of the local Methodist Protestant Church. The
ideals of clean and upright living were instilled into the
heart largely by the preaching of the Word from the sacred
desk of this church. When I think of the clean young men
and women who have gone out from this community to bless
the nation, and the world, what a thing to be grateful for,
and for those that can see the church in her magnanimity a
reason for being grateful for the history of a church that
has so well represented the cause of Christ in the world,

Since it is unanimously conceded that our 100th birthday
should be properly and fittingly observed, the question of
how this might be done was a natural conclusion reached by
me and every one who has thought the thing through. Here
again the leaders of our church, instead of trying to get the
opinion of every member of the Methodist Protestant Church,
which would have been an impossible task, have in innumerable
conferences reached the conclusion that we can best express
our gratitude in the same old way, namely by giving. Hence
the Gratitude Gift. We may think a lifetime but we could
not think of a better way to make real our spirit of gratitude.
Then let us be thankful for those leaders who have thus led
us, by doing our duty to God who has so wonderfully blessed
us and the church which has given us our Christian training.

J. Clyde Auman.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION WANTED

The editor of the Methodist Protestant has requested me
to prepare a brief sketch of all the Methodist Protestant
churches that are 100 years old. This sketch will be pub-
lished in the Centennial Number of the paper which is to be
issued during the Centennial week, celebrating the 100th
anniversary of the organization of the Methodist Protestant
Church.

1 hereby appeal to every minister and layman who may
know of an organization that dates in 1828, to please give
me any facts or dates, names of charter members and minister
who organized it. Also any one knowing a building that was
erected in 1828, or before, please give me its original name,
location — state and county — and if it is possible send me a
picture of the building. A good kodak picture will answer.
We know of a few of these old mother organizations, and
it would be very unfortunate if any one should be left out
of the picture of our great celebration. So, brother minister
and layman, won't you please help with any information
that you may be able to find. Any expense that you may
incur in securing picture or data will be refunded to you.

There must be some of these old churches in Ohio, North
Carolina, Maryland and Pittsburgh conferences.

Thanking you for any help that you may give me,
I am yours for service,

I. A. Barnes.

Fairmont, West Va.

PALESTINE

Edward W. Blatchford, who for the past five years has
been in charge of the Near East Relief orphanages in
Palestine, has seen 1,500 children outplaced or graduated
from these orphanages into self-support. In order to give the
boys who have gone from the orphanages the assistance they
need while endeavoring to fit themselves into the economic
life of Palestine, Mr. Blatchford has organized four Working
Boys' Clubs; two in -Jerusalem, one in Nazareth, and one in
Jaffa. The four clubs have a membership of 90 boys. By
living in such clubs the boys not only have a home and good
food but are able to save from 20 to 35 per cent of their
wages. The boys work at all sorts of trades. There are
tailors, shoemakers, blacksmiths, carpenters, photographers,
surveyors, pharmacists, marble-cutters and coopers.

By study and service, we come to understand Jesus and
God.— C, E, World.

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Denominational Enterprises

FOREIGN MISSIONS
Union Board Meeting

The Union Board met in Baltimore February 22. This
was the regular semi-annual meeting. All members were
present except Mrs. Andrew Lester, Mrs. S. W. Rosenberger,
and Rev. B. M. Mitchell.

The reports coming from the three different fields were,
for the most part, very encouraging. Especially was this
true of our work in Japan and India. The war still rages in
China, so it is still impossible to do any advance work in
that field. Our lone missionary there, Mr. Horace S. Williams,
at the time of his report was in Kalgan. He had been there
since one week before Christmas and was planning to remain
just as long as possible.

This was a very strenuous board meeting. We met at
9 a. m. and remained in constant session, except a short
recess for luncheon, until 9:30 p. m. Even while we were
at our luncheon we gathered around one table and talked
business while we were eating.

This was the meeting in which we had to consider and
determine the budget for each field for the coming year. This
part of our work was very seriously and prayerfully con-
sidered. Each of our three missions made an earnest request
for an increased budget. : Japan, to make some greatly needed
improvements upon Nagoya College and for special religious
work among the students; India, to provide another needed
evangelist and extension of the work, constantly looking
forward to the overcoming of the crowded conditions in our
Boys' School; China, to add a little to the already meager
salaries of our native workers owing to the increased cost of
living due to war conditions. Certainly the requests for
increase are reasonable. Not a single request came from any
of our missions for an increase in salary for our missionaries.
While facing these reasonable requests for an increased
budget from each field, the board was also face to face with
an overdraft for our work and a constant falling off of the
budget. During January the Board of Foreign Missions
received $522.67 with which to meet a budget of $47621.08.
The offerings to the W. F. M. S. have been much less than
ordinarily this year also. Consequently we were forced to
make the following reductions in last year's budget: Japan,
|1,000; India, $754.50; China, $500.

To reduce the budget for our missions was a heart-
breaking experience for the board and will be a great dis-
appointment to our missionaries and native workers. But
we can only carry on and promote the work as the necessary
funds come to us from our constituency. We thus appeal to
the church for more liberal contributions. If any Sunday
school treasurers or annual conference treasurers have not
yet sent in all the Children's Day offerings that have come
into their hands, will you not please do so at once ? We are
greatly in need of these funds. They ought to have been in
our hands months ago. The need is pressing and the call most
urgent.

While your Union Board regrets very keenly the step
that we felt forced to take, yet we have not lost faith. We
still believe in our church, we trust our constituency, we know
that God will bring His cause to a successful and glorious
end. In the fulness of time the "kingdoms of this earth

will become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ."
Mut when that glorious day comes will we, as Methodist
Protestants, have invested our full share in bringing it to
pass? Dare we do less than we are doing? Your board sees
the need, we know the heart-yearnings of our missionaries
to see the work go forward and the willing sacrifices they are
making to see it advance, and we hear the Macedonian call
to come over into the places still without the gospel. We
would go forward and not backward, advance and not
retrench. Will not we, oh Methodist Protestants, make this
possible through our monetary contributions?

S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.

EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS

President Ward is making heroic efforts to secure the
last of the pledges for the endowment of Western Maryland
College. The General Education Board extended the time
to March 15. Of the $375,000 pledged, $32,000 was lacking.
This must be paid or the $125,000 promised by the foundation
will be forfeited.

The enrollment figures for four of our schools for this
year are as follows: Adrian, 292; High Point, 335; Western
Maryland, 522, and the Seminary, 41. Westminster com-
pletes her records at the beginning of the third quarter when
definite figures will be available. The total will be the largest
in the history of" our educational activities.

The campaign in Adrian and Lenawee county for
$155,000 for new buildings, repairs and equipment is still
under way with nearly $90,000 secured. Of this amount
approximately $15,000 was pledged by the college students.
This will go into the endowment, the income to be used for
the benefit of the library.

Thirteen students comprised the first class graduating
from High Point College last year. There will be over forty
in this year's class.

Depauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, does not permit
students to own or operate automobiles except during the
first five and the last five days of the school year. Exceptions
to this rule are made where an automobile is necessary for
the student in his work, juniors and seniors of high standing,
and those who live at home and drive to and from school.
Albion College, Albion, Michigan, has received a gift of
$200,000 to be used toward the endowment of the office of
the president.

The Board of Education is giving financial assistance to
61 young men and women this year through its loan funds.
Of this number 41 are ministerial and 20 non-ministerial
students. Over $9,500 is required to meet these obligations.
These students are found in each of our schools.

The number of students in our schools preparing for. the
ministry of the Methodist Protestant Church totals this year
84. as compared with 70 last year. They are distributed as
follows: Adrian, 12; High Point, 14; Westminster College, 11;
Western Maryland, 15; Seminary, 32. At least 100 young
men are preparing for the ministry of the Methodist
Protestant Church.

The offerings for last fall's Rally Day service begin to
come in soon after September 1. The amounts sent in by the
annual conference treasurers since that time are as follows:
Maryland, $3,782.64; Ohio, $3,124.39; Pittsburgh, $1,466.62;
Eastern, $929.61; West Virginia, $808.80; Indiana, $700.00;
North Carolina, $565.98 ; Onondaga, $340.03 ; Illinois, $338.46 ;
Kansas, $299.35; Iowa-Missouri, $164.28; Michigan, $78.00;

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Washington Mission, $50.00 ; Texas, $50.00 ; Mississippi,
$22.15; Missouri, $13.50; Louisiana, $10.75; Colorado-Texas,
$6.57; Florida, $2.55.

Only the amounts received by Mr. Staley before April 30
will count on this year's records. It is very important that
these offerings be sent forward as soon as possible as the
needs of the Board of Education are very great.

Frank W. Stephenson,
Exec. Sec'y Board of Education.

OUR CONFERENCE IN 1830-1831

The conference of 1830 met August 5 at Whitaker 's
Chapel. The 1829 meeting convened October 1 and the 1831
session^ March 17, so they are not in a very true sense annual.
The minutes of this meeting and succeeding ones are much
longer and more filled with detail than are the former ones.
Only matters which seem to be of particular interest are,
therefore, noticed here.

Two items in connection with the seating of riiembers
deserve attention. The lay members "gave in their certifi-
cates" and an effort was made "to make the lay delegation
equal to the ministerial." No order has been recorded for
certificates to be issued and no former journal has stated
that they were. How the custom began is not clear but it
continued. Nothing has been said heretofore about equal
representation.

That the movement from the M. E. Church was still going
on is shown by the resolution, "That Joseph B. Hinton be
received in the communion of the Associated Methodist
Churches in the same official standing as he held as a minister
of the gospel, at the time he withdrew from the M. E.
Church." We find here, too, the first record of an ordination
service, that of Rev. Richard Davison.

The president presented a bill for $23.07 expense money
in addition to his salary of $200. He had received $111.00,
so the conference was much concerned about the $112.07
deficit. Several motions were referred to aspecial com-
mittee, but its report is not recorded. Among these sugges-
tions for the solution of financial problems is one for a form
of every member canvass in which the steward was "to
.ascertain from the members and heads of families the mini-
mum amount they are willing to give." Rev. W. W. Hill
accepted re-election, so some provision must have been made
for payment.

The ministerial delegates to the general convention were
Revs. W. W. Hill, Willis Harris, and J. R. Horn; the laymen,
Spier Whitaker, John F. Bellamy, and Ivey Harris. Bros.
Hill, Willis Harris, and Whitaker attended the meeting. The
others were absent. The following record appears: "The
delegates to the convention at Baltimore are instructed to
insist upon equal rights of all members of churches being
represented, and their characters and conduct tried by their
own churches. That they shall not concede' any other test of
membership than the general rules of Mr. Wesley. That
they shall insist upon the government being formed upon
simple, liberal and scriptural principles."

The appointments were made by a separate motion for
each circuit as to the "preacher in charge." The preachers
who were to labor with them are not named in the Journal.

It was ordered that "the papers belonging to the Union
Societies within the State of North Carolina be handed over
to John F. Bellamy to be recorded in a book and referred
to the animal conference for inspection." The next con-

ference had a committee to inspect this book and upon its
report ordered that the book be kept by John F. Bellamy
and the originals be returned to Wilson C. Whitaker. Dr.
Paris evidently had access to these papers about 1849, for he
quotes freely from them. I have not been able to locate them.
If they have not been destroyed, their discovery should be of
great concern to all who love the history of the church.

The session of 1831 was held at Rehobeth in Granville
county. Among its most important actions was the adoption
of the constitution as drawn up by the general convention
in Baltimore (November, 1S30). Only one vote was cast in
opposition but the Rev. Richard Davison presented a formal
protest which was filed with the secretary for future inspec-
tion. Unfortunately it was not recorded in the volume
before me.

The conference is noteworthy for the proportion of work
done by committees. We find the first boundary committee,
the first stationing committee and others on the mode of
election of members of the next annual conference and on
"ways and means to raise funds for the support of our
itinerant preachers, their wives, widows, and children."

The entire conference was divided into two circuits, Guil-
ford and Roanoke, and one station, Cook's Station. Alson
Gray became superintendent of Guilford and John F.
Speight of Roanoke. Each of a large group of preachers is
assigned certain churches and in the case of many the words
"and wherever he may choose" are added.

For the first time we are dealing with the "minutes of
the annual conference of the Methodist Protestant Church."
A committee is also to prepare material for publication in The
Methodist Protestant, no longer called The Mutual Rights.

I have been interested in the fact that two days, "the
first Fridays in April and October are set apart as days of
fasting and prayer for the prosperity of Zion."

Paul S. Kennett.

WHAT SHALL WE DO ABOUT GROUP
INSURANCE?

A letter from Dr. Sebrell, the agent for the insurance
company with whom our conference voted to insure, brings
the information that we are still short 15 men for the required
number to take group insurance. Insurance regulations
require 75 per cent of the conference to go into it before it
becomes effective. Sixty-eight have signed up for it while
83 are required. In glancing over the list of those who have
not signed, I see that with just a few exceptions most of the
men are among the younger men of the conference. Perhaps
they feel that they do not need insurance ; however, perhaps
this is the last chance that many of our older men will ever
have to get insurance. Because of their age many of them
could not take ordinary insurance as the rates would be
prohibitive. And then, too, many of them could not stand a
medical examination. It seems to me that here is a splendid
opportunity that the younger men have of helping the older
men and especially the families of many of our older men.
If we do not put the proposition across this time, I doubt
seriously whether it is put across at all or not. If there are
those who will sign up for it yet, mail your signature to Dr
J. E. Sebrell, Box 809, Charlotte, N. C.

J. E. Pritchard.

Asheboro, N. C, March 5.

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OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM *

THE NEXT CONFERENCE

The standing district committee, Rev. C. II. Whitaker,
chairman, reports that the Winston church has extended a
cordial invitation to the conference to meet there in its next
session. The committee has gladly and unanimously accepted
the invitation and their action, we are sure, will have the
hearty approval of the entire conference. Thank you.
Winston. We shall all be glad to meet there in our next
annual session.

Meeting of Two Boards

Tuesday, February 28, the board of conference trustees
met at Grace church for the purpose of reorganizing the
board and securing a new charter, the old charter having
expired. The board learned, through Mr. J. Norman Wills,
that a bequest had been left to the church by Mrs. S. V.
Pickens, of Hendersonville, who died recently. Mr. Wills
was instructed to engage Mr. J. Ed Swain to look after the
church's interest in the matter. One thousand dollars was
left for ministerial education, and the conference will probably
receive from four to five thousand dollars for other purposes.

In the afternoon of the same day the board of church
extension met in the First church. Burlington. The board
faced many calls from various parts of the conference, and
faced, also, a meager amount with which to meet these calls.
The church should provide $10,000 a year for this board.
Numbers of promising fields are open to us, and we could
enter, with encouraging prospects of useful churches in the
near future, if only we had the money with which to do it.
The conference should find a way of greatly increasing our
church extension fund.

The board made tentative appropriations, covering antici-
pated receipts.

Draper

Sunday, March 4, we were with Pastor Totten and his
faithful band at Draper, preaching at 11 a. m. and 3 p. m.
The congregations were not large, but appreciative. The
communion service was observed at the morning hour, and
after preaching in the afternoon, we talked to the people
about the Gratitude Gift, and met a response that was
inspiring. In a very few minutes their total allotment of
$50.00 was pledged.

This was our first visit to Draper, and our impressions
are favorable. Our church there has a field. The community
is not over-churched, and with patience and proper direction
our cause here should prosper. We believe that a change of
location would add very much to our usefulness and growth.
Our present site is too far to one side and away from the
people. We need to get down into the town where the folks
are. Some steps were taken last year to relocate; we hope
that this may be renewed and that a better location may soon
lie found. Pastor Totten and his wife are zealously prosecut-
ing the work, and we are hoping and praying for them a year
of happiness and success. We enjoyed our Draper visit.
Specials

Send money for representative's expenses to general con-
ference, and "Special" for church extension, pledged at the

Asheboro conference, to Rev. J. Clyde Auman, Enfield, N. C. /
He was appointed by the conference to handle these funds.
The money for conference maps is also to be paid to him, and
up to the time of adjournment of conference, this was done.
Pro. J. L. Trollinger is now trying to deliver the remainder
of the maps, and those who subscribed for them will pay to
him, and he will make final settlement with Bro. Auman.

Gratitude Gift

We will not attempt to enumerate this week the charges
reporting on Gratitude Gift, as we presume Chairman Ross
will have plans for handling that through the Herald in due
time. We must say, though, that the signs are encouraging.
Strong charges and weak charges are responding most
admirably to this appeal, and we are confident of ultimate
success.

Please send all collections for Gratitude Gift to Mr. J. D.
Ross, Asheboro, N. C.

Key Man

By common consent, this designation goes to the pastor.
The very fact that he is chosen of God and assigned by the
church as leader of his charge makes him the "Key Man."
This gives to him a challenging opportunity, and at the same
time entails upon him a tremendous responsibility. As he
is spiritually, so will be his charge ; likewise, his liberality,
his faith, his progressiveness will be contagious. The "Key
Man" must live close to Christ, and in the forefront of all
that gives power and progress to the church.

Pastors' Reports

. Reports for all charges except four are in, and the follow-
ing facts have been taken from these reports :

Seventy-eight charges report Sunday school running all
the year.

Sixteen charges report other than M. P. Sunday school
literature used.

Seven charges report parsonages being built or bought.

Eighteen charges are building churches, or contemplating
building. But in most cases the building is in progress.

Ten charges are adding Sunday school rooms.

Fifty-three charges have no satisfactory plan for raising
budget.

Fifty -six charges report stewards "active."

Many charges report no activities by class leaders. The
need for this office in the early church seems to have been
met by other forms of church activities in these modern days.
Is that true, or not?

Forty-seven charges are not able to pay pastors monthly.

Forty-two churches report "adequately supplied with
standard song books," which means, of course, that the con-
gregation is supplied with books. A church recently bought
some M. P. Hymnals, but only enough for the choir, which
is to say, "The other folks are not expected to sing." And
they don't. The Psalmist said: "Let the people praise thee,
O God; let all the people praise thee. Would that his voice
might ring in the churches today, through pastor and song
leaders, until the people learn to praise Him by singing in
the church service.

Seventy-seven charges report $16,562 paid to pastors dur-
ing the first quarter, an average of $215 per pastor for three
months, or $72 per pastor per month. This means that many
pastors have received but little to date. The total for more
than half is under the $200 mark. Several range between

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Seven

$60 and $100, as the total received for the quarter. The
lowest is $39.

The reports show that about 62 per cent of church officials
attend quarterly conferences.

One hundred and eighty new members have been added
by 34 charges. First church, Burlington, leads off with 22 ;
Bess Chapel follows, with 17 ; Denton is next, with 15 ; Con-
cord reports 12; Calvai'y and Fallston tie with 10.

Twenty-three charges report church officers inducted into
office by installation service. We are sure that this practice
should grow. A man was late at a church meeting recently
because he had to go to his lodge to be installed as an officer.
Why should he not be inducted into his office in the church
by an installation service?

Almost without a single exception the reports indicate a
sense of the need of an intensified spirit of evangelism in the
church. The old forms of evangelism are being relied upon
very largely, and in addition some pastors are trying to
organize their churches for evangelism.

These reports are helpful, both from the standpoint of the
encouragement that they bring and the problems that they
reveal. We are grateful to pastors for their response, and we
wish to assure them and their people that we rejoice with
them in all of their successes, and their problems are sources
of our concern and objects of our earnest prayers.

Appointments

March 10, with Bro. Ashburn in second quarterly con-
ference at Mitchell's Grove.

March 14 — With Pastor Totten in quarterly conference
at Draper at 7 :30 p. m.

March 16, with the Father and Son Banquet at the Ashe-
horo church.

March 17, with Bro. Suits in quarterly confeernce. This
is to be confirmed by rBo. Suits.

March 18, with Bro. Kinnaman in South Winston, A.
and P. M. at Union Grove.

March 25, with Bro. Love on the Richland charge.

April 1, with Bro. Anderson at Albemarle.

April 21-22, with Bro. C. E. Ridgeon, Davidson.

April 28-29, with Bro. Powell on Greenville charge.

S. W. Taylor.

March 6, 1928.

M..

SONG BOOKS

I wonder if the editor and music committee will permit
an expression from the organist of a rural church in regard
to the use of the M. P. hymnals.

The M. P. hymnals are a great hymnal, filled with songs
we love so well, songs that help to a worshipful attitude that
is so needed in the rural church, songs that fit our minds
and hearts for the reception of the divine message.

I think every M. P. church should use the hymnal in all
its services, unless it is a special day service like Easter,
Children's Day, etc., when the boards furnish the programs.
Our church owns about 35 hymnals. Do we use them ? No !
Why? First, because our people don't want to. They think
the songs hard to sing. They have never used them enough
to learn them. The more 3Tou sing these dear old hymns the
more you love them. The more you love them the better you
like to sing them. Our older people do not sing them, therefore
our young folks never learn them. I hope all will pardon me
if I relate some of our experience. In our church and in a

good many rural churches we do not find an organized or
trained choir. Very few really know music, either vocal or
instrumental. Ofttimes the organist leads the singing, and
this is hard in using the hymnals unless one is very familiar
with both the words and music of the song. Then too all
pastors do not urge the use of the hymnal. I believe any
church would try to use the hymnal, especially where they
already have them, if the pastor would insist, and assist.

When we have a pastor who wants us to use the hymnal
in the church service, we do so. He often selects the hymns
and gives the numbers to the organist a few days in advance
that she might familiarize herself with them.

I do not say the singing at the church service was alto-
gether as good as at the Sunday school and prayer meeting
when we used other song books, but the fault lays in us. Fewer
persons sat in the choir when we used the hymnals, and
scarcely any of the young people or children tried to sing.

We never use our hymnals anymore. This morning I
noticed them all lying in a heap on the floor in the back of the
church. That was the spur that caused this letter.

I do hope the music committee may arouse enough feeling
of denominational pride and loyalty that no M. P. church in
North Carolina will dare use any hymn book save our own.

Best wishes for the work of the music committee.

X. Y. Z.

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A VERY PROBABLE SOLUTION

I would suggest that the undecipherable name of which
Bro. Kennett speaks, in his article, "The N. C. Conference in
1829," is Contentnea, as there is such a name in Greene
county, being the name of a stream, a stream larger than
Deep or Haw rivers, the lower part being navigable. The
said stream is known as Contentnea creek, or Moccasin river,
generally going by the name of Contentnea. Also, in that
section, Speight is a prominent name. We used to visit, in
1890, Capt. James P. Speight, a leading man in the county,
and also a leading Methodist Protestant of Tabernacle church,
a part of LaGrange circuit. As Rev. Seth Speight was
assigned to this charge — whatever its name — it being on the
Contentnea section, and the Speight section also, they being
one, makes it almost certain that the seemingly undecipherable
name was Contentnea.

I remember seeing a small Bible, in a case, at Capt.
Speight's that had been the property of a Rev. Speight. I'm
not sure of the name, but think it was Rev. Seth Speight. This
section is 20 miles north of LaGrange, N. C, and about 16
east, or south, of Wilson, in Greene county. It is a good
farming section, and quite a number of wealthy families of
the old school southern people. That we had churches in this
section early in our history is certain, as we remember hearing-
Rev. J. L. Michaux, D.D., say more than once that his first
circuit, as a young preacher, extended from Gaston on the
west, in Halifax county, to Columbia on the east, in Tyrrell
county, and to Tabernacle on the south, in Greene county,
this being in the Contentnea-Speight section. Bro. Michaux
died in 1898, around 70 or 75 years of age. So it is likely
that he traveled in this section in the '40 's.

•J. F. Dosier.

We have a family relationship to God, to Jesus, to each
other. As we fail or succeed, so does God's work fail or
succeed. — G. E. World.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

Senior Topic for March IS: "What Are the
Real Values of Church Membership?" Scrip-
ture Lesson Col. 3:8-17.

Plans for the Meeting
Perhaps one of the outstanding needs of
church members everywhere is a deeper de-
votional life. Worship, "the lifting of the
heart to God," a waiting upon Him to reveal
His will and speak the word of comfort and
inspiration, is not emphasized in the preach-
ing hour, the Sunday school nor the Chris-
tian Endeavor meeting as it should be. Give
the first ten minutes of this meeting to wor-
ship. Head devotional passages of Scripture,
sing hymns of worship and praise and strive
to get each member to pray at least a sen-
tence prayer— prayers of thanksgiving, ado-
ration, praise, confession, submission, conse-
cration.

II
Hints for the Leader

1. Emphasize the place and position of the
church. The church is the greatest institu-
tion. As the topmost peak of a mountain
range towers above the other peaks of that
particular range, so the church towers high
above all other institutions. The church is a
beacon light beckoning and leading people
to the higher life, leading them from dark-
ness into the sunlight of God's eternal love.

2. Make a very keen distinction between a
church member and a Christian. To be a
member of the church does not necessarily
mean that an individual is a Christian. Dur-
ing a revival meeting, a minister said to a
young man, "Are you a Christian?" The
young man replied, "No." Yet that young man
was a member of the church and also a mem-
ber of the Board of Stewards. Bring out the
awful tragedy and pathos of misrepresenting
Christianity, of living a hypocritical life.

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Pertaining to the Topic

The list given here by no means exhausts
the real values of church membership. Others
will be named and discussed by the members
of the society.

1. Salvation from sin. The church does not
save. But church membership is confessing
Christ before the world and an evidence of
the fact that an individual has accepted Him
as a personal Saviour.

2. Christian fellowship. This fellowship is
sorely needed. It strengthens, encourages,
lifts, inspires.

3. Christian nurture and growth. The chief
business of an individual is to be a Chris-
tian. He is to grow in grace and in the
knowledge of Christ. He is to grow up into
the fullness of the stature of Christ. The
church is a great and invaluable aid in this
growth.

4. Service. "Whosoever would save his life
shall lose it; but whosoever will lose his life
for my sake shall find it." The church offers
opportunities for service. The church p re-
sents a great challenge.

IT
Correlation With S. S. Lesson
Today's topic, for the Sunday school lesson
is "Jesus Teaches Sincerity." Bring out in a
clear and forceful way the teachings of Je-
sus concerning hypocrisy.

To Be Read and Commented Upon

1. Fellowship. Acts 2:42.

2. Help. Acts 11:27-30.

3. Brotherliness. Bom. 12:9-16.

4. Comfort. II Cor. 1:3-5.

5. Fruit of the Spirit. Gal. 5:22, 23.
G. Citizenship. Eph. 2:19.

7. Peace. Phil. 4:6, 7.
VI
At the Point of a Question

1. How may a church member make known
the real values of church membership to the
non-believer?

2. What is meant by "Ye are the salt of the
earth?"

3. What is meant by, "Ye are the light of
the world?"

4. Are the majority of church members as
enthusiastic in Kingdom service as they
should be? Why?

VII
Suitable Poetry
I love thy kingdom, Lord,
The house of thine abode,
The church our blest Redeemer saved
With His own precious blood.

For her my tears shall fall.

For her my prayers ascend;

To her my cares and toils lie given,

Till toils and cares shall end.

Beyond my highest joy

I prize her heavenly ways,

Her sweet communion, solemn vows.

Her hymns of love and praise.

Sure as thy truth shall last,

To Zion shall be given

The brightest glories earth can yield

And brighter bliss of heaven.

—Timothy Dwight.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
March 18 — Jesus Teaches Sincerity
Scripture Basis— Mark 7:1-23.
Golden Text— "Keep thy heart with all dili-
gence ; for out of it are the issues of life."
Prov. 4:23.

Ceremonial Conflict
To learn some of the ceremonial require-
ments of the old Jewish law, one may read
parts of the Book of Leviticus, especially the
14th and 15th chapter concerning defilement.
And to more fully realize the effect of the
attempt to abide by these laws, let us imagine
ourselves to be strict adherents to such a
code, as the Scribes and Pharisees claimed
to be. The very heart of the gospel would
be removed, and nothing but empty forms
would remain.

Trying to trap the Master, some of the
Scribes and Pharisees, coming from the feast

March 8, 192S

of the Passover at Jerusalem, inquired of
Him the reason His disciples did not adhere
to the tradition of the elders and wash their
hands for ceremonial purification before eat-
ing. Jesus was always ready to answer them
conclusively' and in no uncertain language.
To support His answer, He quoted from the
prophecy of Isiah (29:13), condemning them
for their hypocrisy.

"In vain do they worship me," saith Je-
hovah by the mouth of the prophet. Rather
severe denunciation, we may say. But does
it not apply to many of God's children today?
What does our worship amount to, wherever
we may be — at home, in church, in the wood-
land? So vital is worship to our spiritual
growth that we cannot afford to neglect it to
any extent.

Truthless Traditions
Rejecting the commandment of God to keep
tradition was the accusation of Jesus to these
Jewish leaders. Not only did they make their
own laws of conduct and worship, but they
substituted these laws for those of God. In-
stead of expanding and explaining the laws
of Moses as they claimed to do, they violated
them and made them ineffective. Their tra-
ditions were lifeless and truthless.

By way of illustration, Jesus cited "the
first commandment with a promise." (Exod.
20:12; Eph. 6:2). The law of Moses required
that a man who disobeyed was worthy of
death. (Exod. 21:17). God provided this
law and its penalty. The Scribes and Phari-
sees added a clause which weakened the ef-
fectiveness and made a loop-hole for unwor-
thy sons and daughters to dishonor their par-
ents. "Just say 'Corban,'" said they, "and
your responsibility to them is at an end."

"Corban" originally meant a sacrifice or
gift to God, but in the New Testament the
Jews used it merely as a word of vowing.
Should a man use this word regarding his
property, he would thus relieve himself of
providing for his parents, since his property
was considered sacred unto God. Still, he
could keep it and use it for himself.

When tradition or anything else provides
excuses for us to fail to keep the command-
ments of God and of Jesus Christ; or gives
us a way of escape from the practice of true
love and regard for parents and others; we
are doing what Jesus accused those false
teachers of practicing, "making void the word
of God by your tradition." "If ye love me,
keep my commandments." "Love one
another." "Love thy neighbor as thy self."
These are some of our Lord's teachings. Car-
rying them out in our everyday life is the
way to make the Word of God effective.
Real Religion
Upon casual reading of the 15th verse of
the lesson, we may disagree with the Master.
Much that goes into a man defiles him. Men
who imbibe intoxicants, narcotics, etc., in
various forms defile their bodies, which are
the temples of God. (I Cor. 3:16; 6:19). But
Jesus was speaking of the petty things which
the Scribes and Pharisees considered of a de-
filing nature. An insect lighting upon them
or contact with the heathen in a crowd, or
eating meat that was forbidden were sources
of defilement. Men need not be greatly con-
cerned about these things.

What did really defile? "That which com-
elli out of a man defileth him," Jesus de-

March 8, 192S

elared. Then he enumerated to His disciples
a number of unclean products of our inner
selves. (Verses 21, 22). Had these staunch
adherers to the ceremonial law and traditions
been more careful about their inner lives,
their teachings and influence would have been
far more uplifting.

Eeal religion, then, is a matter of purity of
heart which prompts right conduct. "Create
in me a elean heart, O God," we may humbly
pray, should defilement of any sort be found
therein. It is a ruse of the devil to lay to
the charge of circumstances, companions, en-
vironment, natural depravity, and the like,
the sins that are conceived in our hearts and
minds. Jesus has all power in heaven and
earth. He has power to cleanse and purify
the human heart. He has power to keep
clean those who put their faith in Him. Are
we willing to let Him have His way with us?
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HOME MISSIONS
Easter Celebration

Never in the history of the Methodist Prot-
estant Church was there the great interest
manifested in the celebration of Easter as
this present year. The denomination at large
has come to realize that in the services of the
sanctuary we should give emphasis to the
victory we have over sin and death in the
resurrection of our Lord from the tomb. Paul
well said "if Christ be not risen then is our
preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
If in this life only we have hope we are of
all men most miserable. But now is Christ
risen from the dead and become the first
fruits of them that slept."

It is appropriate that every church, how-
ever small, should hold a service some time
during Easter. The General Conference has
authorized the Board of Home Missions to
prepare a program suitable and flexible
enough to meet the needs of all the churches.
This has been done and sample copies sent
to every pastor and Sunday school superin-
tendent whose names and addresses could be
secured.

The offering is to be given to Home Mis-
sions and, as we have many times stated,
counts on the General Conference Budget.
The churches are requested to join in a great
concerted effort with a pre-Easter service
looking to members of the Sunday school and
congregation confessing Christ and uniting
with the church.

The orders for the service to date exceed
those of last year. If you have not sent your
order, please do so at once.

Easter Offering

Rev. W. A. Melvin, 1412 William Street,
Baltimore, Maryland, pastor of Lowe Memo-
rial Methodist Protestant Church, has a plan
for raising funds for the Easter offering for
Home Missions which is unique and could be
used very effectively in many of our churches.
By this means he increases the offering in his
own church at least five times what it would
otherwise be.

He will cheerfully furnish the plan to any-
one in the entire Methodist Protestant
Church who will write him. I commend his
plan to those who may wish assistance with
their offering for the coming Easter. He
will be glad to hear from anyone.

J. M. SHERIDAN.

516 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

EDWARD P. GATES

General Secretary of the International Society

of Christian Endeavor, and one of the

speakers of the Centennial Young People's

Convention, Baltimore, Md., May 10-15, 1928.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONVENTION

One of the features of the Methodist Prot-
estant Young People's Convention in Hamp-
den Methodist Protestant Church, Baltimore,
May 10-15, will be the organization of the
"Crusade with Christ." campaign for the
young peorde of our denomination. This cru-
sade was launched by Daniel A. Poling, presi-
dent of the International Society of Chris-
tian Endeavor at the International Conven-
tion held in Cleveland, Ohia, last July. It
will include the young people of most of the
evangelical denominations of North America,
having already been endorsed by the Ep-
worth League, the Baptist Young People's
Union of America, the International Coun-
cil of Religious Education, and other organ-
izations in the field of youug people's work.
The major emphases of the Crucade are
Evangelism, Christian Citizenship, and
World Peace.

Edward P. Gates, of Boston, General Sec-
retary of the International Society of Chris-
tian Endeavor, has assumed the active lead-
ership of the Crusade for the Christian En-
deavor Societies of North America. His time
will lie given over for the next several
months very largely to the promotion of the
Crusade in state conventions, denominational
conventions, ets. His outstanding leadership
in many phase sof young people's work fits
him eminently for this important task. Mr.
Gates was trained in law and spent a num-
ber of years in that profession, giving of his
volunteer time very generously to church
work with youth. Because of his remarkable
hold on the youth of the church, he was
called out of his chosen profession to that of
Christian leadership. For a number of years
he served as Field Secretary of the Illinois
Christian Endeavor Union, one of the strong-
est state unions in the country. As the Gen-
eral Secretary of the International Society
for the past several years, he has dis-
tinguished himself anil the Christian En-
deavor movement by his untiring zeal and

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enthusiasm for the cause of "Christ and the
Church." He was one of the most intimate
friends of Dr. Francis E. Clark, the beloved
founder of the Christian Endeavor movement.
Mr. Gates will address our Young People's
Convention at Hampden Church on Friday
morning, May 11th, and will lead a confer-
ence on Christian Endeavor principles, pro-
gram and methods.

REDUCED RAILROAD FARES TO
CONVENTION

Special excursion fares for the round trip
of one and one-half times the one-way rate
have been granted by most of the railroads
of the country to Baltimore for the Young
People's Convention and General Conference,
May 10-2(5. The following conditions upon
which these rates will be granted are given
for geiieral information.

At the time of the purchase of the going
ticket, delegates must request "Certificate
Plan" certificates from their home station to
Baltimore. These certificates will be fur-
nished ONLY UPON REQUEST. These tick-
ets may be purchased between May 7th and
May 12th. The certificates will be validated
at the Young People's Convention by Rev.
Lawrence Little and may be used in the pur-
chase of a return ticket at one-half the re-
turn fare at any time up to May 30th.

Representatives to the General Conference
and to other special meetings held in Balti-
more and Washington near the dates of the
Young People's Convention will save con-
siderable railroad fare if they purchase tick-
ets during the dates given above and attend
part of the Young People's Convention.

Arrangements have been made for two spe-
cial trains for Methodist Protestant dele-
gates to these meetings, one leaving New York
City on the early afternoon of Thursday,
May 10th, and arriving in Baltimore in time
for supper. The other will leave Pittsburgh,
Pa., on Thursday morning, May 10th, and
will arrive in Baltimore at 6 p. m. Arrange-
ments are being made whereby delegates from
points west of Pittsburgh may make connec-
tion with this special train.

Complete information concerning fares, ac-
commodations, and special trains will be
gladly furnished by Rev. Lawrence Little,
193 Odell Street, Concord, N. C, who has
charge of arrangements for the convention
program.

M-

HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. E. A. Bingham, $1.50 ; Rev. O. C.
Loy, $1.50; Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk, $4.00; Rev.
H. C. Carmiehael, $3.00; Rev. G. L. Curry,
$2.50; Rev. A. G. Dixon, 75c; Rev. T. E. Pierce,
$1.50; Rev. L. S. Helms, $2.50; Rev. J. E.
Pritchard, $1.50; Rev. W. T. Totten, $1.50;
Rev. N. G. Bethea, $3.00; Rev. N. Brittain,
$15.75; Rev. Ivy Crutchfield, $3.00; Rev. J. B.
Trogdon, $1.50; Rev. J. C. Auman, $4.50; Rev.
R. S. Troxler, $6.00; Miss Ollie Sink, $6.00;
Miss Flonie Cox, $3.00; Miss Kate Medlock,
$3.75; Mrs. B. F. Morris, $1.50.

— Bro. J. D. Ross reports that Liberty and
Julian have paid their quotas of Centennial

Gratitude Gift.

— Pity the poor Japanese! An epidemic of

influenza is carrying them off by the hun-
dreds.

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CENTENARY PROJECT LESSONS
FOR JUNIORS

LESSON II

"The Part of Our Methodist Protestant Fam-
ily That Lives in the Kentucky Hills"

Facts for the Centenary Discoverers

1. The new Methodist Protestant Church,
when it was organized in 1828, was made up
of 14 Annual Conferences. In later years,
the Kentucky Annual Conference was formed,
but did not grow rapidly because of the need
of trained leaders. There were a number of
small and scattered Methodist Protestant
Churches dotting the hills and valleys of the
Blue Eidge mountains in Kentucky, some of
which were struggling and others closed be-
cause of untrained leadership.

2. Nineteen years ago, the report came to
Mrs. M. O. Everett, of Washington, D. C,
of the conditions of our Methodist Protestant
churches and people in Kentucky. Mrs. Ev-
erett longed with all her heart to go to the
state of Kentucky to help teach and train
the people hidden away from the rest of the
people of the United States behind the hills.
That same year, she went to Kentucky to lie-
gin her work there. The women of the
Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Protestant
Church, Washington, D. C, of which she was
a member, gave her ten dollars per month
for her work.

3. When Mrs. Everett organized her first
Sunday school in an abandoned Methodist
Protestant church, only the women and chil-
dren would attend; the men rode around the
building shooting off their guns, and threat-
ened to kill their mothers, sisters and wives
for attending the services. But, in a little
while, Mrs. Everett had so won the hearts of
the people that she was a welcome guest in
almost all the homes.

4. Three years later, when Mrs. Everett, to-
gether with the Woman's Home Missionary
Society, started our school in Pine Eidge,
Ky., the people of Wolfe County contributed
one thousand dollars for the school building.
A woman in Ohio loaned the W. II. M. S.
two thousand dollars to help build the build-
ing, and was given the privilege of naming
the school. She named it Alvan Drew after
her father. This first building is still in
use; it contains a chapel, four class rooms, a
library, and a basement for manual training.

5. Mrs. Everett gave herself to the people
of Kentucky for nine years; broken in
health, she left the hills, but gave as a part-
ing gift a cottage and twolve acres of land.
About eight years ago. Dr. and Mrs. T. R.
Woodford left their happy and comfortable
home in Columbus, Ohio,, and, sending their
two children away from home to school, went
into Kentucky to give the fruits of their
lives to the work so splendidly started by
Mrs. Everett. The work grew so rapidly un-
der Dr. and Mrs. Woodford that new build-
ings had to lie erected. Mrs. Everett, learn-
ing of the need, sent $000 toward the build-
ing of a girls' dormitory, a home for the
girls who were attending the school. Be-
cause of her generosity, the girls' dormitory,
the joy and delight of so many girls, was
named Everett Hall in memory of our first
missionary to the .mountains.

0. The work started by Mrs. Everett and
now being cairied forward by Dr. and Mrs.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Woodford has grown until it has become a
real community. We call it our Pine Ridge
Community. There in Wolfe County in Ken-
tucky at Pine Ridge, we have, along a new-
state road which is now being hard-surfaced,
a Graded School, a High School, three large
dormitories, a big farm, a store, some barns,
and several homes. Here a part of our big
Methodist Protestant family is living and
getting their education. They have come
from the small mountain homes to our big
Methodist Protestant School-home.

7. Some of the boys and girls who attend
our Pine Ridge school work on the School
farm, others work in the dormitories; the
girls weave rugs. This they do to help sup-
port themselves while they are in school.
This, however, does not hinder their school
work. They do splendid work in school and
have about all the privileges of one attend-
ing public school, including music, dramatics,
and manual arts; in addition to this, they
have the joy and privilege of a fine, Chris-
tian, wholesome environment.

S. Some of the boys and girls who finish
at Alvan Drew in Pine Eidge go back into
their own home communities to teach school
or to improve farming conditions there;
others go away to college when they can se-
cure financial support. Wherever they go,
they carry the fine Christian ideals of the
School.

P. Every boy and girl going to school at
Alvan Drew takes this pledge: "To think
out of a clear mind, to read helpful books and
to destroy all unclean literature that may
fall into my hands. To speak as pure Eng-
lish as possible and to avoid the use of slang
and impure language. To avoid extremes in
my dress and in the use of cosmetics. To
avoid the use of cigarettes and other forms
of tobacco. To refrain from questionable or
harmful amusements of any kind. To be
true to myself and honest in my class room
work as well as in my examinations. To so
conduct my deportment as to invite the best
in friendships— to be a worthy member of
our school, and an honor to my home and na-
tion."

10. New improvements are being made at
Pine Eidge all the time; just now the water
system is being improved. Dr. Woodford is
expecting to have very soon a fish pond, a
chicken house and a dairy to furnish food for
the students in the school.

Suggested Activity

Use of Map: Locate Kentucky on your
large muslin map; paste on the map at Pine
Eidge, Wolfe County, some pictures • of our
Pine Eidge Community, of Mrs. Everett, Dr.
and Mrs. Woodford, and the rest of the work-
ers there.

Pictures in Photograph Album: Name one
of the pages in the Photograph Alums "Pine
Eidge Community." Let each child collect
pictures of our workers and buildings at Pine
Eidge to paste in his individual Album. Be-
sides Dr. and Mrs. Woodford, there are the
nurse, the community worker, the supervisor
of the farm, and the teachers.

Use of Birthday Cake Poster: Last week
you made your poster with the one -hundred
candles; now begin drawing your lines out
from the candles and write on the poster at
1he end of the lines some of the facts which
the Centenary Discoverers have collected.

March 8, 1938

Use of "My Church's Birthday Book": Let
each child add his tiny candles and the fact
for each candle; by this time each child will
have gathered a great many facts about that
part of our family living in Pine Eidge.

Eeports of Centenary Discoverers: All
members of the group have become Centenary
Discoverers; let each tell what new things
he has discovered about the beginnings of
our big Church Family and that part of our
family that lives in the Kentucky hills.
These reports should be given before the facts
have been added to the poster and booklets.

Worship Service

Theme: The Joy of Helping.

Quiet Music: "Fairest Lord Jesus," No.
122 in Hymnal for American Youth, played
softly and quietly.

Call to Worship — Leader: Look up and
not down ; look forward and not back ; look
out and not in; and lend a hand.

Children: How beautiful upon the moun-
tains are the feet of him that bringeth good
tidings.

Praise Hymn : When the Morning Gilds the
Sky, No. 2, Hymnal for American Youth.

Story: "Jesus, the Teacher who helped."
(Make your own story from the following
facts:

1. Jesus had been with the crowd until He
was tired; He called His disciples to a quiet
place for rest. Multitudes followed.

2. After he had taught them all the after-
noon, seeing they were hungry, He fed them.

3. First, He taught them; second, He gave
them to eat.

4. Jesus used a small boy, who wanted to
be helpful, to show kindness to the multitude.

Hymn: "I Would Be True," 170, Hymnal
for American Youth (Last verse.)

Conversation: Do you know of any one
from our big Methodist Protestant Family
who, even when they were tired, found joy
in helping; who went far away from home
to teach boys and girls; who, like Jesus,
taught on the hillsides? How can we help
the members of our big family who live in
the hills of Kentucky? How can we help to
teach these members of our family?

Prayer: 1. That we may learn the lesson
of finding joy through helping. 2. That
strength might be given to those who are
bringing good tidings. 3. That the gifts
of the rest of our big family might make it
possible for us to 'reach more of the boys and
girls of Kentucky.

Prayer Hymn: "Lord, Speak to Me, That
I May Speai," Verses 2 and 4, No. 208
in Hymnal for American Youth.

Memory Work

Have the boys and girls to memorize the
pledge which every Pine Eidge student must
take when he enters Alvan Drew School as
found in No. 9 under "Facts for Centenary
Discoverers."

Suggestions for Leaders

1. Send fifty cents to Dr. T. E. Woodford,
Pine Eidge, Ky., Wolfe County, with the re--
quest that he send you some pictures of the
Pine Eidge work.

Collect pictures of our Pine Eidge work,
cutting them from back numbers of church
papers or from literature sent out by the
Woman's Home Missionary Society.

3. Story material for this lesson may be
found in Lessons 2, 5, and 7 of Missionary

March 8, 192S

Programs for Juniors published by the Wom-
an's Home Missionary Society. If some rep-
resentative woman in your church does not
have a copy, write to your Branch Secretary
of Literature or Young People's Work of the
W. H. M. S. for a copy. You will want it for
the iiext two lessons in this series.

4. Announce your next week's lesson to the
Centenary Discoverers so that they may be
collecting facts about our Children's Home at
High Point, N. C, and our Bethel Home, at
Weaverville, N. C. Lesson for next week will
be, "Some of Our Family in Big Love-
Homes." Begin collecting pictures for the
lesson next week.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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1 Woman's Missionary \

Department !

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i Miss Esther Ross, Editor

I Miss Mary C. McCulloch, Assistant f

• Address matter for immediate publication i

i in this department to Miss Mary C. McCul- I

T loch, 1 70 S Asheboro Street, Greensboro, N. C. f

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Burris

Miss Martha Burris died February 18, 1928,
aged 77 years, five months and eight days. She
was the only daughter of Joshua and Mary
Burris. She leaves to mourn their loss two
brothers, Noah T., and Joshua, the latter with
■whom she made her home. Three brothers
preceded her to the grave.

She was laid to rest in the cemetery at
Love's Grove, the funeral conducted by Eev.
G. Hendry of Concord, assisted by Eev. J. W.
Hulin. A FRIEND.

Shatterly

John M. Shatterly died February 18, 1928,
being 89 years, three months and seven days
old. His wife, Martha Shatterly, died July
31, 1890. His son, William Henry Shatterly,
had already passed on. The following survive
him: T. M. Shatterly, R. N. Shatterly, S. A.
Shatterly, Lem Shatterly, J. W. Shatterly, Mrs.
W. M. Meachem, Mrs. P. B. Core, Mrs. Jessie
Alexander.

For many years he was a faithful member
of Rock Creek M. P. church. His funeral was
conducted by the writer, assisted by Revs.
Dean, Baptist minister, of Burlington, and
Offman, of the Lutheran church. His remains
were laid to rest in Friendship cemetery.

J. A. BURGESS.

Hunt

Roena Hunt, wife of James Hunt, departed
this life February 21st, 1928, aged 77 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt had lived together longer
than the usual average — 61 years. Mrs. Hunt
was a good woman and was held in high es-
teem by all who knew her. She is survived
by her faithful companion, five sons, and six
daughters.

The funeral service was held from St.
Paul's M. E. Church February 23rd, with Rev.
J. H. Brendall and the writer in charge. The
large congregation attending the final rites
and the beautiful floral offerings attested the
high esteem in which she was held.

WM. H. NEESE.
+++

— The present government of Russia con-
tinues to use the old czaristic policy of send-
ing into exile political enemies. Trotzky,
once so powerful, is now banished to a remote
point.

FOREIGN MISSIONARY HONOR ROLL

Auxiliaries of the W. F. M. S. that have
gone "over the top" with their budgets: Har-
mony, Hickory Ridge, Reidsville, Rock Creek,
Thomasville Community, West End.

Please help us to have a long list next
week. Only 26 days more in which to work.
MRS. S. W. TAYLOR, Treas.

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In another week each auxiliary will receive
from the Foreign Missionary Society's Cor-
responding Secretary, Mrs. Minnie P. Harrell,
a report blank to be filled out and returned
to her so that she can make up her report
for the Branch meeting. It may not be amiss
to make some suggestions as to how these
blanks should be filled out, and how to re-
port to the various Branch secretaries.

The President of each auxiliary should see
that all of her officers report to the proper
officers of the Branch. The Corresponding
Secretary shall, with the help of the Presi-
dent and Treasurer, fill out and send at once
the report black to Mrs. Harrell.

The Treasurer shall send all money to the
Branch Treasurer, Mrs. S. W. Taylor, 126
Tate Street, Greensboro, in time for it to
reach her before March 30th. She will have
to send the money to Mrs. East on the 31st
as no check dated later than that will count
on this year's work. Last year one Branch
failed to receive credit for most of its budget
because the treasurer failed to send the money
soon enough.

In addition to filling out your blank for
Mrs. Harrell report also to the following sec-
retaries:

To Mrs. J. E. Pritehard, Asheboro, the num-
ber of Missionary Records taken by your
auxiliary.

To Miss Mary Young, High Point College,
nil work done by children and young peo-
ple, meetings held and money raised.

To Mrs. M. H. Waynick, 214 Northridge
Street, Greensboro, all scholarships, Bible
women or native workers supported by your
auxiliary.

To Mrs. S. R. Harris, Henderson, the names
of all life, memorial and perpetual members
received since March, 1927, and notify her if
any life members have died during the 3'ear
so that their names may be put on the memo-
rial list.

To Miss Velna McCulloch, Greensboro, your
Thank-Offering meeting, what kind of pro-
gram you had, and amount of money raised
for this purpose.

To Dr. Harris Glascock, Greensboro, the
number of fathers and intercessors in your
auxiliary, and whether you have used any
literature on these subjects or not.

To Mrs. C. L. Whitaker, High Point College,
the amount of Student Loan fund raised,
whether you have used the Question Box in

Page Eleven

your meetings, and what method you employ
in using it. I suppose each member of the
W. F. M. S. who reads the Record noticed on
page 21 of last year's Annual Report that
two girls preparing to become missionaries
were assisted with money from the Student
Loan Fund. Nearly one thousand dollars was
taken from this fund and added to a legacy
to establish a permanent scholarship in
Adrian College for girls preparing to go as
missionaries for our church. That gift was
the initial step towards a similar scholarship
in each of our colleges, but this money must
come from the women of our auxiliaries. You
are asked to give ten cents a year per mem-
ber to go to this fund. The Board would
appreciate ten dollars or a hundred dollars
if some woman should be moved by the Spirit
to give that much. If you can not go your-
self, help prepare someone else to go and
preach, or teach, the gospel.

The committee to prepare the program for
Branch meeting will meet next week. Please
send the names of your delegates to Mrs.
Harrell at once so we may be able to use
some of them for the Branch meeting pro-
gram and on committees.

If you would like to have Miss Forrest the
latter part of March, notify me as soon as
possible.

The work of the W. F. M. S. in North
Carolina has had a steady growth since its
organization in 1909. Each year the atten-
dance at Branch meeting, and the interest in
our work in the foreign field, has increased.
Let us spare no time or trouble to make all
reports this year just as complete as possible,
so that the report of our work as a whole
may surpass any previous year. Then let us
go to Branch meeting with a consciousness
of the fact that we have done, not our bit,
but our BEST, praying that God will bless
our work and increase the "loaves and fishes"
that we bring to Him until multitudes may
receive the Bread of Life.

MRS. GEORGE R. BROWN.

■«♦»

MARRIED

Lambert-Smiles
In Brunswick County, Virginia, on the 21st
of February, Mr. Eugene Lambert, of Little-
ton, N. C, were united in matrimony by the
ton, N. C, were united i nmatrimony by the
writer. J. B. O'BRIANT.

Cawthorne-Ferguson

On Monday evening at 10 o'clock in the
First Methodist Protestant parsonage in Bur-
lington, Mr. J. R. Cawthorne and Miss Mabel
Frances Ferguson were united in marriage by
the pastor of the church. Only the necessary
witnesses were present for the marriage. Mr.
Cawthorne is the son of Mrs. Emma Caw-
thorne, of Henderson, while Mrs. Cawthorne
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Fergu-
son, of Gibsonville. Both of these young peo-
ple are members of the Methodist Protestant
church, Mr. Cawthorne at Henderson and Mrs.
Cawthorne at Gibsonville. It is understood
that they will make their home in Henderson.
The good wishes of their many friends go
with them. L. \Y. GERRTNGER.

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FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Enfield.— Our Sunday school and church

services have been splendid for the past two
Sundays. Our superintendent is always right
on the job, on time, and that certainly helps
in keeping a wide-awake school.

Our pastor, Rev. J. Cylde Auman, is deliv-
ering to the people in Enfield some fine gos-
pel sermons. I have heard a number of his
hearers say, "That certainly was a good ser-
mon. I believe he gets better and better each
time."

Last Sunday we enjoyed having with us
Rev. C. J. Edwards and Mrs. Edwards. Mr.
Edwards favored us with a sermon at the
morning sevriee. We hope to have both of
them with us again sometime.

The Ladies' Aid has secured Rev. N. G. Be-
thea to lecture the night of February 28th.
We are looking forward with pleasure to his
coming.

To each and every worker, let's fall in line
and make this a year of real service in each
department of our church work!

MRS. ELI I. BELLAMY, Reporter.

Mt. Carmel, Forsyth.— February 10th.— Rev.
R. C. Stubbins delivered an excellent sermon
from the subject, "The Empty Purse."

The Sunday school is far better than it was
for the first quarter of last year. The Bible
class will have charge of the opening exer-
cises the first Sunday in March. The young
people have organized themselves into a
"Willing Workers' Class" with the motto,
"Watch and pray lest ye enter into tempta-
tion." The class colors are blue and white,
representing Truth and Purity.

The Christian Endeavor continues to be
more and more interesting. The Intermedi-
ates entertained the Juniors at a Valentine
party at the home of the writer. The young
people held a social at the home of their su-
perintendent, Mr. C. L. Stringer. Both were
successes. The Seniors will have charge of
the devotional exercises the first Sunday
night in March.

A box supper was held at the home of Miss
Esther Shepherd and the sum of $51 was
realized. A contest was held in which Misi
Jennie Mast was selected as the prettiest girl
and Mr. Russell Spaugh as the ugliest man.
REPORTER.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

their prayers did not reach God. We must
do as David of old, who searched his heart
and found nothing wrong; but was not satis-
fied with his inspection and asked to search
him and try him. If we expect a revival it
must start in our hearts.

Prayer accomplishes wonders, but if we do
not get communication with God it accom-
plishes nothing. If we go to the telephone
and can't get the message through, we say
that the line is wrong. If we can't get a mes-
sage to God and a response from Him, there
is something wrong. The Holy Spirit is the
center of the line and God is the rewarder
of all those who worship him.

In order that we might know how to pray,
God has given us directions, such as, "Ask
and it shall lie given you, seek and ye shall
find, knock and it shall be opened unto you."
"Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name that
will I do, that the Father may be glorified
in the Son." "And all things, whatsoever ye
shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall re-
ceive." These ought to be sufficient directions
of prayer for anyone.

In conclusion, he asked that each of us hold
family prayer in our home that night.

Let each of us work and pray to make
this the most successful year in the history
of our church. BLANCHE STAFFORD.

Ai, Kernersville Charge.— The C. E. Society
met with me last Saturday night and was en-
tertained with a Leap Year party. After a
number of games and contests, refreshments
were served.

Our pastor. Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk, met with
us last Sunday and gave us an inspiring mes-
sage on prayer. He took his text from Prov.
1:3:23, "The Lord is far from the wicked: but
he heareth the prayer of the righteous."

There are two classes of people; the right-
eous who can pray, and the sinner who can-
not. When we say that a sinner cannot pray,
we mean that he can get no communication
with God. unless he is really sorry for his
sins.

There were many churches last year which
added not a single soul to their roll because

Pleasant Grove Brotherhood. — The Brother-
hood met in the home of B. E. Payne Satur-
day evening, March 3, with 16 members
present.

Bro. Z. B. Morris conducted the devotional
exercise, and then turned the meeting over
to Brother Reynolds. He spoke to the Broth-
erhood on sacrifice. He explained how the
church would be benefited if we would only
do our part. Possibly some of the boys who
are being trained in our Sunday school
would be called into the ministry. Without
some sacrifice we could not expect to be
blessed either as a church or individuals.

It was decided in our meeting to spend
$2.50 to beautify the church cemetery; $100
was subscribed at the meeting, with over $60
in the church treasury to be added to this.
A committee has been appointed to raise
money from the ones who have friends and
loved ones buried in the cemetery.

After the meeting, all met in the dining
room where supper was served.

Brother J. M. Kennedy has been confined
to his home for some time, but was able to
be with us at our meeting.

BROTHERHOOD REPORTER,

Greer's Chapel.— The little church of
Greer's Chapel was organized in January of
1027 with the very small membership of 18
earnest workers. The diligent laborers have
increased its enrollment to 56.

This section has not been without a tem-
ple of worship, as Wesley's Chapel flourished
under the direction of the M. E. denomina-
tion from 1903 until its removal to Tyro in
1027. The M. P. denomination then came to
the rescue of Christ's Kingdom and quickly
filled in the gap made by the departure of
the M. E. Church. The little wooden build-
ing was soon replaced by a comfortable brick
edifice. The structure is now Hearing com-
pletion and the small group of co-laborers
are exultant with pride and praise, for it
stands as a memorial of their own handiwork.
Each one has donated generously of his time

March 8, 1928

and means, and these efforts are being
crowned with success. The ladies, as well
as the men, have sacrificed days at the church,
laying the brick and erecting the wood-work
by their own manual labor and the sweat
of their brow.

Mr. C. F. Fitzgerald has been the great mov-
ing spirit in the problem and has been the
most worthy guide and pilot from its very
beginning. He has not allowed interest to
lag and neither has he held back anything
from the cause of the Lord's work.

The most able pastor, Rev. R. S. Troxler,
has graciously bent every nerve and sinew
to aid his members in the task they have un-
dertaken. His deep consecration has rendered
him a most beloved shepherd who at all times
watches anxiously over his tender flock.

The Sunday school, too, has increased from
a small corps of 25 to 100. This is certainly
most gratifying as the Sabbath school is the ]
staff and backbone of the church. With high
hopes and cheerful hearts God's children are
pressing on for the glorification of their Lord
and Master.

The Heavenly Father, looking down upon
his children and seeing their great faith as
they build their house upon the solid founda-
tion of love and hope, is sure to bless their
efforts and to reserve a place for them in
that house not made with hands.

The community was saddened by the death
of one of our most faithful and beloved mem-
bers, Mr. A. O. Moore.

While this was our great loss, it was his
gain, as he has gone to reap the reward that
is waiting for those whose privilege it is to
hear the words of the great Master, "Well
done, good and faithful servant, enter thou
into the joys of the Lord."

LOUISE COATES, Reporter.

Burlington, First Church.— Sunday a fairly
good day for us. Attendance for the Sunday,
school was 2S4, an increase of 43 over the pre'
vious Sunday; offering was $24.20, which goes
to the Children's Home at High Point, as the
custom is to send the entire offering each
first Sunday to the Home. We are still hav-
ing excellent music in the school furnished
by our orchestra under the direction of Mr.
W. T. Way.

The attendance at the morning preaching
service was gratifying and at this time the
ordinance of the Lord's Supper was observed
with right many taking part. The congrega-
tion at the evening service was not as large
as that at the morning hour. At this time
Brother Gerringer preached a powerful ser-
mon especially to young people, having a
number of the younger members of the church
take some part.

The second quarterly conference and busi-
ness meeting of the church will be held
Wednesday at the church at 7:30 and a full
attendance of the officers and members of
the church is greatly desired. At this meet-
ing nominees for delegate to the Annual
Conference will be selected. A committee of
12, consisting of ladies and men of the church,
to look into the matter of a new church build-
ing will meet at the parsonage Tuesday eve-
ning, March 6, to discuss matters under the
head of new church in order that they may
have something to recommend to the quar-
terly conference Wednesday evening March 7.
Three of our beloved members have been
called to their eternal reward within the past

March 8. 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

few weeks, as follows: Mrs. R. A. Laughlin,
of Greensboro, N. C. ; Mrs. Lorena Garrett
Lindsey, of Florida; and yesterday at 5:30,
Brother Z. V. Coble, of this city, passed away.
We bow in humble submission to our Heaven-
ly Father's will in our sorrow and realize
that our loss is Heaven's gain and we pray
God's blessing on each of the relatives of
these departed members.

Many of our members are on the sick list.
Brother John Quakenbush is still confined at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. A. R. Davis,
and his condition remains about the same, it
seems. Brother Quakenbush is one of our
loyal members and is missed at the services
very greatly and we hope it will be so he
may soon be able to attend services again.
The measles situation is some better, it seems,
but still many cases as yet, and we are hoping
it will not belong until the health of the
people will be normal.

Next Sunday at the evening service, Miss
Annie Forrest, a returned missionary, will
address the congregation on the subject of
"Missions," under the auspices of the Mis-
sionary Societies of the church .

We were pleased to have Rev. C. B. Way,
of Lexington, N. C, as a visitor with us Sun-
day. It makes us think of past years to have
Brother Way with us, as he went out from
our church into the ministry.

L. A. BRAXTON.

Midway, Haw River Circuit. — Last fourth
Sunday Miss Annie Forrest was with us and
gave as an interesting talk on foreign mis-
sions, which was enjoyed by all present. After
the talk she took up a collection which
amounted to $18.

Brother Curry is doing some good preach-
ing, and we are learning to love him very
much. He meets with us once a month in
the different homes in congregational meet-
ings and we are sure if we will attend these
meetings that we will get much help from
him.

Some time ago Brother Curry organized a
Woman's Home Missionary Society. We have
held two meetings and we hope to do much
good through this Society.

We are planning to have an Easter pro-
grom.

Sunday school is moving along nicely, and
much interest is being shown in all parts of
our church work.

The new church is going up in fine shape.
It will be of brick veneer with Sunday school
rooms. It is the dream come true of many
who are gone and will be an honor to those
who are living.

Pray for us in this work. Any help we
can get will be appreciated.

MRS. G. W. APPLE, Reporter.

West End, Greensboro. — The oyster supper
on .Tuesday night of last week for the benefit
of the Sunday school annex was given by the
■Senior Philathea and Baraca classes. A neat
sum had already been paid on the building
fund through bazaars and suppers by the
same group of young people. The Ladies' Aid
is now at work raising funds with which to
buy furniture for the future parsonage. At
a meeting yesterday of this society there were
present 23 members and guests, and a very
enthusiastic business session was held. The
social hour was enjoyed. The hostess, Mrs.
Bonkermeyer, West Green Court, was assisted

by her daughter, Mrs. Fcrree, in serving re-
freshments.

The choir, directed by Mr. Foust, is at
work on a beautiful cantata for the Easter
service on Sunday night.

Evangelistic services will begin the fourth
Sunday in March and continue until Easter
morning. Rev. H. F. Surratt, of Charlotte,
will aid JDr. Williams in conducting the
services. REPORTER.

Corinth, Littleton Circuit. — At the 11 o'clock
service yesterday, Pastor Crutchfield delivered
a very interesting and helpful serman, after
which the Lord's Supper was observed.

There has been lots of measles in our com-
munity and it has caused our Sunday school
to run below normal. Yesterday Rev. Thomp-
son said he wanted to organize a class for
the men ; we hope he can be successful ant]
get more of the men-folks interested in the
Sunday school.

. The committee composed of M. J. Morris,
B. F. Morris and W. E. Carter, is at work on
the Gratitude Gift and we hope to have en-
couraging reports from it.

Quite a number of our people went to Au-
relian Springs last Thursday night to hear
Rev. Bethea lecture on his recent trip through
the Holy Land.

On February 13th, Mrs. Hettie Carter, Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Morris, Mr. Bonney Morris
and Miss Virginia Insco attended the funeral
of Mr. Hunter Winborne at Purvis, Va. He
was the youngest brother of Mrs. Carter. Our
deepest sympathy goes out to her in the loss ■
of a dear brother.

On February 21st, Mr. Eugene Lambert,
one of our members, and Miss Lucy Smiles,
of Warrenton, were married iu Virginia. This
is a very young couple and we wish for them
much happiness.

MRS. B. F. MORRIS, Reporter.
March 5th, 1928.

Shiloh, North Davidson. — Sunday, March 18,
will be M. P. C. G. G. Day. May every one
who feels that they have anything for which
to be thankful bring -a liberal gratitude gift.
We don't expect an offering as big as your
blessing ■ — no one can do that; but let your
gratitude overflow onto God's altar. Think,
without the Christian religion and the church,
where would you be; and without God's will-
ing servants who serve and give, where would
the church be? We are counting on you.
MRS. WILEY SHOAF,

M. P. C. G. G. Chmn.

Pleasant Grove. — Our Sunday school has
been hit rather hard for the last few Sun-
days because of sickness. Mrs. S. L. Murphy,
one of our primary teachers, has been out for
three Sundays because of measels in her
home. The children are better now and we
hope soon to have her back in school. Mrs.
J. R. Meredith, teacher of the Philathea class,
has also been sick. Besides her own sickness
her father, who lives in Concord, has been
sick for several months. This has caused her
absence for several Sundays. Brother May-
nard Kennedy and Brother Hubert Robbins
have been out for several Sundays because
of sickness. Brother Kennedy has been suf-
fering from an ulcer in one of his eyes.
Brother Robbins lias also been suffering from
the effects of a nail that accidentally found
its way to one of his eyes. Both are improv-

ing and we hope soon to have these brethren
back in our church services.

The Brotherhood decided last Saturday
night to spend $250 in beautifying our church
cemetery. The shrubbery and trees will be
placed in the cemetery during Mareh. This
comes as good news, not only to the church,
but to many others who have loved ones
buried in the cemetery. Pleasant Grove is 98
years old this April and the first burial here
was in 1847. G. L. REYNOLDS.

Friendship, North Davidson Circuit. — The

attendance of our Sunday school has im-
proved since our last report, and we hope
by the first Sunday in April to be back to
standard in attendance and interest.

We were sorry that Reverend Troxler was
sick the third Sunday in February and unable
to be with us, but he filled his regular ap-
pointment Sunday, March 4th, and gave us
a good sermon. We were sorry that Mrs.
Troxler was unable to be with us.

On the third Sunday, March 18th, at 7 p. m.,
a pageant, "The Church of Our Fathers," will
be given by the Intermediate and Senior
classes at Friendship. We hope to have a
large crowd present and a good service.

We cannot yet make any definite report on
the Gratitude Gift, but hope to be able to do
so at an early date. REPORTER.

Siler City. — The Ladies' Aid and Missionary
Societies served a dainty luncheon to the
Rotary Club at the M. E. Church last Mon-
day, March 5th, also the Monday preceding.
The net proceeds from the two luncheons
amounted to $41.70.

Our hearts reach out in sympathy to Mr.
and Mrs. Los Wrenn, who have recently been
made sad because of the death of Mrs. Wrenn's
mother, Mrs. M. Foley, of Aberdeen.

REPORTER.

High Point.— February 26th, Dr. J. H.
Straughan presented the Centennial Gratitude
Gift very eloquently and forcefully, and the
sum of approximately $1,000 was subscribed
spontaneously and from grateful hearts. To
the Sabbath school belongs the credit of
contributing $38.50 to this cause. Mr. Joe
Ross, of Asheboro, chairman of the co.mmit-
tee for North Carolina, was present, and
seemed very happy over the result.

A supper, which proved to be highly suc-
cessful, was given March 1st, jointly by. Circle
No. 4 of the Woman's Foreign Missionary So-
ciety, and the Ladies' Aid Society. A deli-
cious menu was served at 75 cents per plate,
and the sum of $140 was realized, which will
be divided ecpually between the societies.

On last Sunday morning, Dr. S. K. Spahr
occupied the pulpit and delivered a beautiful
and comforting message.

The general meeting of the Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Societies convened
at the church on Monday afternoon with an
attendance of 33. Both societies will raise
their budgets before Branch Meeting at
Grace church, Greensboro, in April. Officers
for the coming year wrere elected as follows:
in the Home Society, President, Mrs. Ben T.
Moore; Vice-President, Mrs. H. A. Moffitt;
Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. R. T. Pickens; Sec-
retary "Buds of Hope," Mrs. H. G. Ferree;
Secretary Student Loan Fund, Mrs. E. L.
Douglas; Secretary Tithers and Intercessors,
Mrs. S. D. Shelton; Secretary Young People's

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Work, Mrs. R. M. Andrews; Secretary Litera-
ture. Mrs. .f. II. Pritehard; Secretary Bless-
ing Boxes, Mrs. S. C. Vuncannon ; Secretary
Life, Memorial, and Perpetual Members, Mrs.
Junes Burns; Delegates to Branch Meeting
at Greensboro in April are the following: Mrs.
Ben Moore and Mrs. R. T. Pickens, by virtue
of their office as President and Secretary ;
Mrs. II. U. Oakes and Mrs. J. H. Walker, Jr.,
alternates; Mrs. J. H. Pritehard and Miss
Elizabeth Welch. The Junior Missionary Cir-
cle, Mrs. R. M. Andrews, Superintendent, and
Mrs. J. C. Whitesell, assistant, contributed
$12.00 to the Home work, but this will not be
counted in the Society's budget.

In the Foreign Society officers for 192S-29
were elected as follows: President, Mrs. C. L.
Whitaker; Vice-President, Mrs. C. F. Barton;
Recording Secretary, Mrs. J. H. Allred; Cor-
responding Secretary, Mrs. P. S. Kennett;
Treasurer, Mrs. J. S. Pickett; Secretary Life,
Memorial, and Perpetual Members, Mrs. J. A.
Gray; Secretary Education, Mrs. R. M. An-
drews; Secretary Tithers and Intercessors,
Mrs. J. H. Pritehard; Secretary Thank-Off er-
ing. Mrs. S. S. Coe ; Secretary "Precious
Jewels," Mrs. H. U. Oakes; Secretary Young
People's Work, Mrs. R. M. Andrews. The
annual Thank-Offering service for the For-
eign Society will be held next Sunday eve-
ning in the church, and the Secretary, Mrs.
S. S. Coe, is making plans for a program of
much interest.

The Senior C. E. Society held a very in-
teresting meeting Monday evening at 7:30
o'clock, and the topic discussed was "What Is
It in Jesus That Attracts Young People?"
with Misses Irene and Inez Reynolds as
leaders.

Rev. E. L. Ballard is giving some entertain-
ing talks on the history and polity of the
denomination at the mid-week prayer services.
This series will be continued this week.

We are pained to announced the illness of
one of our faithful and beloved workers, Mrs.
H. A. Moffitt, who will undergo a serious op-
eration in two weeks. Her daughter, Mrs.
Clyde Cox, with her little daughter, Sarah,
and infant son, Clyde, Jr., have returned to
their own home after spending a few weeks
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moffitt.

Vance Circuit. — The second quarterly con-
ference will convene at Flat Rock church on
Friday evening before the third Sunday,
March 16th, and this will be the time for
nominations for delegates to Annual Confer-
ence. A special program is being arranged
and it is hoped that all the churches will be
represented.

M. P. CHAMBLISS, Pastor.

Lincolnton. — Our meeting will begin Mon-
day evening, March 12th. Rev. N. G. Bethea,
of Lexington, will be our pulpit help.

In spite of the epidemics, our Sunday school
has held up reasonably well, while the C. E.
society is doing better work than at any time
since I have been here, and the attendance
at preaching services has greatly increased.

Move people are attending the socials.
There was a fine gathering of young people
at Mrs. Bertha Dellinger's on Saturday night
before the fifth Sunday in January.

If we can breathe into our young people
social endeavor one of the problems of Lin-
colnton church will be solved.

Sunday school classes are doing much to

bring about these social activities by class
contests formulated by Rev. D. B. Johnson,
superintendent of the Sunday school.

You perhaps are aware of the fact that
very little has been done on Conference
claims; the reason for this deficiency is that
the mills have been shut down so much this
winter.

Bros. R. G. Wood, D. B. Johnson, James
Gardner have been appointed by the pastor
to serve as a committee for the Centennial
Gratitude Gift.

Helen Wood, Ruth Johnson, Mrs. Norman
and Mrs. Nora Lingerfelt have been appointed
as Herald agents. W. L. CARSON.

Enfield. — Sunday the writer filled the regu-
lar appointments at Whitaker's Chapel, Rose-
neath, and Whitakers. The two last named
places the writer has been asked to serve un-
til the president can supply them with a pas-
tor. The congregations were good at all three
places. Roseneath is not at the present in the
stationing list of the Conference, but if what
I saw last. Sunday is the average, it should
by all means be. We had a good congrega-
tion, being one of the largest of the day.
They need encouragement. At Whitaker's
Chapel there was a fair audience, being large
enough, I suppose, to say good. This is our
oldest church in the Conference and has abil-
ity to do things if applied. They have been
very thoughtful of the pastor and his family.
The Misses Whitaker have recently remem-
bered us with table supplies. Also Br. and
Mrs. Staley Whitaker. For these and all other
kind remembrances we are grateful.

Although Whitakers has no regular pastor,
yet this brave little church is holding its own
in a remarkable way. They are making plans
to get the people as a whole to respond to
the Gratitude Gift.

J. CLYDE AUMAN.

Cid, Denton Charge. — Rev. E. A. Bingham
filled his appointment Sunday and delivered a
very good descriptive sermon on the M. P.
C. G. G., something that every Methodist
Protestant should be interested about. Rev.
Bingham spoke well to a right good sized con-
gregation. Cid's quota was partly made up.

The people like Rev. Bingham real well.

Our prayer meetings are still in progress.
It will be at Mr. Leminie Lambeth's next Sat-
urday night.

We had several visitors Sunday from High
Point and Thomasville and Fullers, R. F. D.
Mrs. Delia Wright, who is spending the win-
ter in Thomasville, came down home Thurs-
day to be at her church Sunday. She is a
good helper. REPORTER.

and selling different kinds of fancy-work, /
and they have had several suppers, for which
they have realized quite a neat sum of
money which they are using to purchase some
furniture for the parsonage, and to pay for
the piano in the church. They have also
just about completed a name quilt which they
hope to sell in the near future, and we are
hoping to realize quite a bit from this source.

Our people here arc behind on finances ow-
ing to the fact that the mills have been
running on short time for quite a while now,
but we hope that these conditions will soon
be better. Our pastor is paid to date, and we
are glad to report that Kannapolis over-sub-
scribed its quota of the M. P. C. G. G.

We are planning to re-locate our church.
It has been decided that unfortunately we
located in the wrong section of the city, and
we think it best to re-locate in some section
of the city which is at present unchurched,
and we feel that we should do this as soon as
possible.

Our faithful pastor and his good wife have
been working very hard among us and we
feel that they are doing a very constructive
piece of work. We extend to them our deep-
est sympathy in the illness of their son, Rob-
ert. He is getting along very nicely and we
hope for him a very speedy recovery. Our
pastor lost a niece on last Friday morning and
he was called to Mount Mourne, his old home,
for the funeral on Saturday, but was with
us again for all services on Sunday. Brother
Cowan preaches splendid gospel sermons. His
messages are always interesting and inspiring,
and full of good spiritual food for thought.
We are glad indeed to have him in our midst
this year and we pray God's blessings upon
our laboring together here.

We feel that our work is going along very
nicely, though not as fast as we might wish
for, but we think that when we re-locate we
shall grow faster than at present. We ask
the readers of the Herald to pray for us that
we may continue to grow, and that we may
be able to do a good work for the Master in
Kannapolis this year and that we may have a
good report to send in to the Annual Confer-
ence. Best wishes to the Herald and all its
readers. MRS. C. B. MeCOMMONS,

Reporter.

Kannapolis. — We have been working very
hard and are moving along slowly, ye we
think, surely. We have been having good
attendance at the church services, and our
attendance at Sunday school is better than
the church attendance, and the offerings from
the Sunday school are unusually good. The
interest in all services is very good.

We are glad to report several new mem-
bers since the beginning of the year, all com-
ing by letter from other churches. We have
also just recently organized two new classes
in our Sunday school, which gives us seven
large classes and all are well attended.

The Ladies' Aid Society has been, and is,
working very hard; they have been making

Henderson. — Following the splendid and in-
teresting sermon by Pastor Hunter on "Oppor-
tunity"' February 26th, subscriptions and col-
lections were received for our quota on the
Centennial Gratitude Gift. Over half the
quota was pledged and paid and we are earn-
estly hoping that the remainder will be on
hand on or before May 1st. Surely we are
not willing that our local church should fail
in this great privilege and opportunity, which
comes to us only once in a life-time.

During the past month a number of boys
of our church have been organized into a
Boy Scouts group. Each church appointed a
Scoutmaster and training is done once each
week at their respective churches and a class
meet held once a month in the armory build-
ing. Vnder the leadership of Scoutmaster
Clyde L. Finch, we are expecting a well-
trained group of Boy Scouts soon.

The Philathea Class held its business meet-
ing in the classroom, Thursday night, March
1st. The president, Mrs. A. B. Young, pre-
sided. Following the general routine of re-
ports, etc., the class voted to assist the Mis.'

March S, 192S .

siouary Society in giving Miss Annie Forrest
a birthday surprise party on Friday evening,
March 2nd. Other plans were discussed and
voted on, after which the meeting closed
with prayer.

Sunday morning, March 4th, we were given
a touching and impressive sermon by our
pastor. It was Holy Communion services and
a large congregation entered into the wor-
ship. The evening services were given over
to the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
and the annual Thank-Offering program was
as follows:

Beading, "The Gift of Gold," by Mrs. C.
Finch. Another reading by Mrs. John Lee
Wester, "Prayer," was greatly enjoyed. Miss
Annie Forrest's talk was the main feature of
the program and was indeed most interesting
and touching in every respect. We are so
glad to have had Miss Forrest with us and
feel very grateful to her for her help in
bringing before us the great need and call for
the gospel in the foreign lands today. A
trio was then given by Mrs. S. R. Watson at
the organ, Mrs. F. E. Harris at the piano,
and Lawrence Harris, violin. The total
amount of the Thank-Offering was $70.50.

We regret to report that Miss Katie Cook
is again confined to her bed; also that Mr.
George B. Harris is improving slowly from
an attack of La Grippe.

A new roof has been put on the parsonage
and wall papering is to begin there soon. We
are also expecting to begin some repairs and
improvements on the church soon, with the
J. Baxter Coghill gift of $500.

REPORTER.

Bess Chapel.— The attendance last Sunday
was unusually good. Our secretary took note
of the last year's record and found that we
had over twice as many in Sunday school last
Sunday as we did the same date a year ago.
On February 26, 1928, 140 enrolled, 104 pres-
ent, $3.36 collection. The same date a year
ago, 102 enrolled, 47 present, $1.11 collection.

We are glad to see the young men of our
community take an interest in Sunday school.
Our pastor is working to keep up interest in
our Sunday school. Let's try to help him.

Mrs. Dora Beam is confined to her room
with measles.

Wayne Beam, the little son of Mrs. W. R.
Beam, was accidentally struck by the car of
Wilford Bess last Wednesday and seriously
injured, but it is thought now that his in-
juries will not prove fatal.

Our community was saddened by the death
of little Ruth Hoyle. She was a member of
our Sunday school.

Our Woman's Home Missionary Society met
at the home of Mrs. T. L. Beam last Satur-
day. They are planning a great work for
this year. REPORTER.

Grace Church.— The Sutton Philathea Class,
one of- the livest in our Sunday school, held
its regular monthly meeting last Friday eve-
ning at the home of Mrs. A. S. Pettit on Mc-
Adoo Avenue. The usual monthly business
was transacted. The class voted to give $50
on the quota of Grace church for the Cen-
tennial. Gratitude Gift. This class can al-
ways be depended .upon to do its part in any-
thing Grace church undertakes. The meet-
ing was largely attended.

Since coming to our church, our minister,
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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

demand as a speaker among the civic organi-
zations, schools, and meetings at other
churches. Recently he spoke to the Workers'
Council of West Market M. E. church on "Re-
ligious Education."

He said at the beginning of Ins talk that
Protestant religious teaching should not be
compulsory in state schools. The Jewish,
Catholic, and Protestant tax-payers support
the schools, so why should one religion be
preferred.' He stressed the need of some
form of religious education, not necessarily
along sectarian lines. He made it clear that
the home is the best place to give religious
instruction. The church and Sunday school
may accomplish much, but it is in the home
where the most is done. "The realities of
religion need continued emphasis," he de-
clared.

His splendid sermons attract crowds each
Sunday. They are inspiring and helpful, for
he gives us much food for thought.

C. J. J.

Ashcville.— Sunday morning Herbert Cas-
key gave us a wonderful message. Mr. Cas-
key was for 12 years engaged in Y. M. C. A.
work in China. He is thoroughly consecrated
and a gifted speaker. Sunday night Bro.
Van Meter blessed us again with a most
helpful message.

Our Ladies' Aid made $15 on a rummage
sale Saturday.

Miss Nan Clause led the C. E. meeting and
had the support of every one present. On
Thursday night of this week the monthly
C. E. business meeting will be held iu the
home of Bro. and Mrs E. H. Pratt.

Bro. E. L. Hanner gave a fine Bible read-
ing on "Walking With God" last Wednesday
night. He will continue the study this
Wednesday night, Bro. Van Meter following
with his usual delightful interpretation of the
Scriptures.

Next Sunday night our Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society will hold its annual
Thank-Offering service. Dr. Louise Ingersoll,
a returned missionary, will be the principal
speaker. A good meeting is expected, and
a good offering.

Our offering for the C. G. G. will be taken
Sunday morning, March 18th, being postponed
from March 11th.

We regret the continued illness of Miss
Florence Johnson. Mrs. J. S. Williams is
recovering from an illness of three weeks.
Miss Norvella Mclntyre hopes to return to
her duties at High Point College in a few
days. Brother E. L. Hanner has been indis-
posed the last week.

Our members are reading the Fellowship
of Prayer.

A pre-Easter evangelistic campaign will be
conducted. REPORTER.

Ashehoro.— It is riot our purpose to have
something in the Herald every week, however,
several things of importance have taken place
here recently. The women of the Foreign
Missionary Society observed the Day of
Prayer on February 24. Mrs. W. C. Hammer
had charge of the morning program, which
consisted of readings, prayers, and medita-
tion. At the noon hour luncheon was served
in the social room of the church. In the aft-
ernoon, Mrs. R. M. Andrews, of High Point,
gave a resume of the mission study book,
"A Straight Way Toward Tomorrow." The

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entire service was of a very high order and
all those who attended were greatly im-
pressed. This was the first time a day of
prayer has been observed here but the re-
sults exceeded our expectations.

On the fourth Sunday in February we
launched the drive for our part of the Grat-
itude Gift. At the morning service we se-
cured pledges to the amount of $315.50. The
committee, of which Brother W. F. Redding
is chairman, is working on the list of those
who were not present. We expect to reach
our quota of $500.

Yesterday we had 176 in Sunday school and
a large congregation at the morning service.
The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was ob-
served and almost the entire audieuee par-
took.

Next Sunday morning while the pastor will
be preaching at Winston-Salem, Brother Rob-
ert Lloyd will preach here. The pastor will
return in time for the evening service.

Those folks who have been saying that the
Sundays this winter have been colder than
the other days of the week are very good at
guessing, for by the official records' here the
mean minimum temperature for the 13 Sun-
days of December, January and February has
been 26 1-13 degrees, while the mean mini-
mum temperature for Wednesdays of the
same months has been 32 and 9-13 degrees.
The bad weather has been hard on Sunday
congregations, but we have come through it
in fairly good condition.

J. E. PRITCHARD.

A PROBLEM OF IMPORTANCE

I have been wondering for a long time why
it is that so many Methodist Protestants who
move from one section to another, and es-
pecially those younger people moving into
the towns where we have churches and fail
or refuse to connect themselves with our
church in town, but go to other churches.
There must be some cause for it.
One person stated recently that if they are
real Methodist Protestants they will look up
their own church and attend it when we have
one in the town, but I found a man once a
member of one of our country churches who
did not know it was Methodist Protestant.

If a survey should lie made we would find
a great many young people in the towns from
our country churches who might have been
gotten into our own church had someone
known of them before they connected them-
selves with another denomination.

This is a great loss, and has been for years.
Many people of means and influence in other
churches were once obscure young folks in
the Methodist Protestant Church.

I sometimes wonder if they are ashamed
of the church from which they came, or is it
our church in the town? Why should we not
find out what the causes are and make an
effort at least to remedy them. If we are
really a united church, let's work together.
R. F. WILLIAMS.

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— Mayor Walker of New York City recently
presented a medal to Miss Aida Bearden, a
nine-year-old negro schoolgirl of New York
City, who was adjudged to have written the
best composition on fire prevention in a con-
test among grammar school students of the
city. Three other negro students also re-
ceived medals in connection with the same
contest.

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Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Gillburg, Vance Charge, $1.25; Friendship,
Fallston Charge, $4.00; Salem, Saxapahaw
Charge, $1.40; Nora B. Hughes, Randleman,
Chain Letter, $1.00; Mrs. Betty Cruthis, High
Point, $1.00.

Offerings by Sunday Schools

"Union Chapel, Granville Circuit, $15.50 ;
Hickory Grove, Guilford Circuit, $1.20; Ashe-
boro Station, $35.00 ; Draper, $1.00 ; New Hope,
Why Not Circuit, $3.62; Maple Spring, For-
syth Circuit, $4.10; Mitchell's Grove, Guil-
ford Circuit, $1.25; Spring Church, Spring
Church Charge, $1.97 ; Seagrove Union,
$4.34 ; Weaverville, Weaverville Circuit,
$6.00.

For the above contributions we are truly
thankful.

We still have a few cases of mumps in the
home, however not of a serious nature. We
have had four new cases to develop today.
E. F. ALLMAN. Supt.

SPLENDID YOUNG WOMAN PASSES

Mrs. Lorena Garrett Lindsey died in St.
Augustine, Fla., February 26th. The funeral
was held Monday afternoon at the Mt. Her-
mon Methodist Protestant church. Rev. J. A.
Burgess had charge of the services, being as-
sisted by President W. A. Harper, of Elon
College, Dr. T. C. Amick, and her pastor.
Rev. L. W. Gerringer.

Mrs. Lindsey was the daughter of the late
James Garrett and Elmina Garrett, her moth-
er still surviving. She was born and reared
in Alamance County but had been away about
six years. She still retained her membership
in the First Methodist Protestant church of
Burlington.

Rev. Mr. Burgess, Dr. Harper and Dr. Amick
all spoke in the highest terms of the many
fine qualities and virtues of this splendid
young wife and mother. She leaves a hus-
band and an infant son, and a number of
brothers and sisters besides the mother to
mourn her going.

May divine comfort sustain those who are
bereaved.

L. W, GERRINGER, Pastor,

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK

A. C. B.

Asheboro $25.00

Halifax 21.00

Pleasant Grove 12.50

Bess Chapel 6.02

G. C. B.

Lincolnton $ 2.00

College

.Mt. Pleasant $35.00

Yarborough 12.50

Alamance 12.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL

A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Superannuates
Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING .IN FULL

A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Haw River 5.00

Lincolnton, W. L. Carson, pastor, is the
only new charge added this week. Our stand-
ing now is, 69 charges with credits; 23 blank.
We are glad to add Lincolnton this week, and
shall be equally glad to add other charges
next week. We must hope that NO charge
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GREENSBORO, N. C, MARCH 15, 1928

NUMBER 19

The Problem of Feeding the Multitudes People Who Prefer Dogmatic Theology

The problem of feeding the five thousand men and women
and children that confronted Jesus on the lake shore was a
small one compared with that of feeding the multitudes that
Jesus sees scattered or congregated on the earth today. The
millions of New York or London — where will they get their
dinners a month from today? All will gather hungry around
tallies. What an immense amount of food will it require to
feed them all. A million dollars would not be enough that
each might receive a little. Yet all will eat and be filled and
great quantities of fragments will lie gathered up. Where
wiU the food come from to feed these mighty hosts? God
knows and God will provide. And how God does it is nothing
short of a miracle. Some of the food comes from distant parts
of the world, but it comes and comes in time to prevent suffer-
ing. Supposethe forces of supply should fall a month behind
the forces of demand. What hunger, what distress and death
would ensue. But God keeps up with the demand. He feeds
not only men, but all living creatures. All receive their food
in season. To supply with so little friction and so little
waste the world's ever insistent demand for food is a miracle
daily enacted. We pray, ' ' Give us this day our daily bread, ' '
and our mouths are filled.

We know not how Jesus multiplied or magnified the loaves
and fishes, and we know not how God converts the stones or
the earth into bread, but He does it. All is miracle, and
the greatest miracle is that He keeps on doing it for men so
ungrateful and so unworthy.

The Miracle of the Spring Time

Was it a miracle when Lazarus came forth from the tomb ?■
Did those who saw it realize that they were witnessing a
striking manifestation of the power of God? Don't we behold
a miracle in the spring time when we see the dull, dead earth
cover itself with verdure and beauty? How can we account
for this except by the power of God? The same voice that
said to Lazarus, ' ' Come forth ! ' ' now calls forth the beauty
and life of the spring time. Each returning spring is a new
demonstration of the existence and power and goodness of
God. We are so accustomed to this miracle that it has ceased
to impress us as it should. The heavens declare the greatness
of God, reveal His mighty power, but the earth in spring-
time reveals to us the fineness, the delicacy of God's feelings.
Some one has said that it is easy to love and believe in a God
that made the flowers. Every bursting bud of spring time
speaks to us of the goodness of the Divine Artist and displays
His marvelous skill.

— Our Annual Conference will now look forward with
pleasure to meeting with our Winston brethren next Novem-
ber. All will appreciate the kind invitation, and expect a
good time. Winston has entertained us before.

There are more of them than we think, probably. Not
only among Roman Catholics but among Protestants. It is
easier to exercise faith than to exercise reason. Hence most
people prefer to take their theology on faith. It is the minis-
ter's business, they think, to tell them what is true and their
business to believe it without asking why. When the young
minister comes out of the theological seminary where the air
is charged with the spirit of controversy and begins to rehash
the controversies of the schools, they are not interested. In
fact, they are repelled. They want something else. They
don't want to be taught to think. They want positive, em-
phatic assertion of the doctrines they have been accustomed to
hear all their lives. "It was good enough for my fathers,
and it is good enough for me."

We may not admire this attitude, but it is the attitude of
many, and we must adjust ourselves to it the best we can.
Blind faith is better than blind unbelief, better than no faith
at all. Many people are guided through life by a child-like
faith, living lives of piety and full consecration. In fact,
there is a great sphere in which this faith is our only guide ;
reason has no light for us there. Our Savior referred to this
faith "as of a little child." We all must exercise it in its
sphere. Yet we recognize the fact that the exercise of reason
is called for in other realms of the religious life. How to
minister to both classes, the reasoning and the unreasoning,
is a difficult problem that every Protestant minister must solve.

A Pitiable Multitude

Representative Stephen G. Porter has introduced in Con-
gress a bill to establish two "narcotic farms" for the care
and treatment of drug addicts. These nerve-wrecked men and
women form a great multitude scattered over the country.
More than two thousand of them have committed crimes which
have landed them in federal prisons at Atlanta and Leaven-
worth. In fact, these prisons are overcrowded to twice their
proper capacity. Either the prisons must be enlarged or the
drug addicts must be otherwise provided for. It is the object
of Mr. Porter's bill to provide two institutions in which drug
addiction may be treated and cured. Many addicts are intelli-
gent, honest people in their normal condition. But such is
the power of the drugs to which they are addicted that they
cannot resist the temptation to commit crime in order to
obtain the drug and appease the terrible gnawing appetite.
If the bill passes and the two federal institutions are provided,
it is the expectation that some of the states will establish
similar institutions for their own population.

But is there not some way to stop the formation of the
terrible narcotic habit? There are laws against the sale of
narcotics, but they could be improved, perhaps, and it seems
that the schools and churches should do more teaching against
this great evil. And let it not be forgotten that tobacco is a
very hurtful narcotic, though not so bad as some others.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

March 15, 1928

N. C. CONFERENCE 1832-1835

The sessions of conference are now becoming truly annual.
In 1832 the meeting opened on March 1 in the city of Raleigh ;
in 1833, on February 14, at Whitaker's Chapel; in 1834, on
February 27, at Mt. Hermon, and in 1835, on February 25,
at Rehobeth.

The Raleigh conference heard an enlightening reporl from
the retiring president, Rev. W. W. Hill. He speaks of having
now completed a "full eonstitutional term," but yet says,
"The spirit of our system invites me to retire and. as prece-
dents are important. 1 shall do so." He rejoiced at the fact
that hundreds of conversions had occurred during the past
year. Two ministers had died. Of one of these. Rev. James
Hunter, an interesting sketch is given, he having been a pre-
siding elder in the M. E. Church and one of the early reform-
ers expelled from that church Eor his activity. The other
death was that of Rev. Swain Swift. Mr. Hill expressed
pleasure in the fact that "the machinations of those who
would divide us whether by persecution or by flattering and
fawning have failed."

For the first time a report of membership is recorded.
There were 507 members on Roanoke charge and 303 on
Guilford, a total of 810. The number of ministers was 24.

The financial report shows that the three traveling preach-
ers in the eastern part of the state had received a total of
$237, which was to be divided among them, making $79 for
each. They were Revs. Win, II. Wills. Samuel Harris and
John F. Speight, and had been allotted .+100 each. The
allowance for Rev. Alson Gray on Guilford circuit was
$281.60, and he had received $93.25. A surplus fund of
unnamed amount was ordered divided among the four.

Other items worthy of notice are the fact that the question
and answer method of transacting business in use by the
M. E. Church was followed to some degree ; a communication
from John J. Harrod, of Baltimore, about the work of a
recently organized book committee; and the election of Rev.
Willis Harris as president and Rev. Wm. II. Wills, secretary.

A resolution of thanks was passed to "the Baptist brethren
for the friendly manner in which they have opened their
church to us." Does that mean there was no M. P. Church
in the city '!

The ministerial membership reported in 1833 was 27.
The total membership was then given at 1,415 as against 810
one year earlier. Of this number there had been a net gain
of 513 members on Guilford circuit under the pastorate of
Rev. Alson Gray. However, his salary of $280 lacked just
$160 of having been paid. The president had received $22.50
for his year's work, but two pastors had received their salary
in full, $100 each.

Rev. Wm. Price had died during the preceding year. He
was a revolutionary soldier and, being captured by the
British, was for some time a prisoner of war. We are told
that he "repelled with indignation the seducing charms of
British gold when offered with a view to detach him from
the cause of liberty and his country."

At Mt. Hermon the session was stormy. There had been
a superabundance of ministers in all the early Methodist
period. Drinkhouse states that there were so many young
men coming into the M. E. pastorate about 1809 that prac-
tically all the married men located, the itinerants being almost
altogether single men. It was about the status of the located
or local preachers as much as lay representation that the con-

troversy of Mutual Rights was waged. Now at the Raleigh
conference just discussed there were 24 ministerial members.
There were, on the oilier hand, only three circuits. Two of
these had an assistant. All had a superintendent. In other
words, there were live ministers who had official duties and
received a salary. The others are stationed as extra minis-
terial aid. The constitution, however, said that the Annual
Conference should he composed of all "ordained itinerant
ministers" and an equal number of laymen. The next year a
committee was appointed to take "into consideration the past
and probable operation of the constitution," and as part of
its report said in regard to this action, "apportioned their
labor ami services under the term of 'extra ministerial aid';
which term is nol found in the constitution and if persevered
in. will vacate their seats in this conference." A resolution
was then passed by a close vote to interpret the clause in
the constitution to mean: "That every ordained minister of
the district who shall consent to receive from the stationing
power of this body any amount of official labor is thereby
made an itinerant minister in the constitutional sense." When
conference met at Mt. Hermon charges were brought against
Revs. Wm. Bellamy, W. W. Hill, and J. H. Cobb for neglect
of official duty. The details are not given and in no case
were the charges sustained but the vote was close. The reso-
lution intended to interpret the constitution was then repealed
and after long discussion another was passed recommending
certain changes in the constitution.

This conference gave its assent to the establishment of
Sunday schools by the agents of the S. S. Union who were
welcomed among Methodist Protestants. It also elected Rev.
Alex Albright president ; chose Rev. Willis Harris and Spier
Whitaker representatives to the Generail Conference, and
reported a membership of 1,852.

The conference of 1835 showed a total membership of
1.964. Mr. Albright reported that he had received $57 on
salary. He was re-elected president. We note here for the
first time a committee to examine candidates for itineracy
and orders; the seed of our modern conference faculty.'

P. S. Kennett.

MY RESOLVE

"I will start anew this morning with a higher, fairer creed;
I will cease to stand complaining of my ruthless neighbor's

greed.
I will cease to sit repining while my duty's call is clear;
1 will waste no moments whining and my heart shall know

no fear.

I will look sometimes about me for the things that merit

praise;
I will search for hidden beauties that elude the grumbler's

gaze ;
1 will try to find contentment in the paths that I must tread;
I »ill cease to have resentment when another moves ahead.

J will not be swayed by envy when my rival's strength is

shown ;
I will not deny his merit, but I'll try to prove my own;
I will try to see the beauty spread before me, rain or shine;
I will cease to preach 'your' duty and be more concerned

with mine."

■ — British Weekly.

March 15, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Denominational Enterprises

I

FOREIGN MISSIONS
Items of Interest Fresh From Japan

The third quarterly report of the Japan Mission has recently
come to hand. The note of optimism and hopeful outlook
was sounded from every department.

All of the superintendents of the six kindergartens gave
very satisfactory reports and were greatly encouraged over
the progress being made. This success is due to the faith-
fulness of those in charge of this important work. Six hun-
dred and seventy calls were made by the teachers during the
quarter. Earnest work of this type is destined to reap a
fruitful harvest in the future. There were 88 meetings for
children.

Of the High and Primary School work in Yokohama, Miss
Hodges writes :

"The regular school work has been particularly satisfactory
during this quarter. Both teachers and students have been
well and there has been little absence from classes.

''The circle room of the Honmoku kindergarten, no longer
needed there as the Sunday School room of the church is now
used for a circle room, lias been removed to Maita and made
into the much needed assembly room for the Primary
Department.

"Two organs, one sent by Miss Hempstead and the other
by Mrs. Aldrich, of Kendallville, bid., are now at the customs
and will soon be available for use at the school, thus helping
out in our music.

"Our hearts were gladdened by the baptism of two of the
graduates of the school. One of these girls is a teacher in a
high school for girls and the other one is a student in the
Normal School, which is now located near our Yokohama
First Church. Two other girls from that school were baptized
at the same time and a number of others attend the church
services regularly.

"Friends of our school have formed an association to aid
the school. One of the first things they propose to do is to
raise an endowment fund for the school, as it seems probable
that soon the government will require all private schools to
have such a fund. It is already required of new schools.

"Rev. E. I. Obee informs us that an additional gift of
$125 has been made to the Tokyo School for the Blind for
school apparatus. This gift was made by Baron Hirayama,
a friend of our school. This is the second gift that has been
made to this school just recently, the other being $317.50
given by Count Mutsu for models, as reported in last quarter's
report. But certainly this school is worthy of such gifts. It
is estimated that there are more than a million uncared-for
blind in the world. One hundred thousand are to be found in
the United Province of Northern India alone. Not a few of
these blind people are to be found in Japan. No religion has
ever done anything for these blind people until the Christian
folk began to gather a few of them under their care. Our
school in Tokyo is making manifest, in varied ways, the Spirit
of the Master as those in charge thus care for the blind of
Japan. This is one of the greatest agencies for the spread of
the Gospel of Christ in this Sunrise Kingdom."

The following incident in the experience of the principal
of the school. Rev. Wada, is highly interesting as well as
depicting great faith and courage:

"Principal Wada recently had a rather strange encounter
with a highway robber. Returning home late one night on a
dark street he was held up suddenly by a man who made
terrible threats and demanded his money. Bro. Wada, how-
ever, being good, brave, and clever, was not to be frightened.
He consented to the demand for money and presenting his
change purse gave the rogue about twenty-five sen and at
the same time opened on him a severe lecture. The thief
being surprised at such nerve gazed at Bro. Wada in astonish-
ment and then slunk away and disappeared. The teachers
and pupils are now prouder than ever of their principal, who
is an old man past 73 years of age. He is very thankful for
the way the Lord has protected him and wishes still to live
and labor in the vineyard of his Master."

Not all the banditry of the world is to be found in the
United States.

S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.

THE EASTER SERVICE

The effort Rev. J. M. Sheridan, D.D., executive secretary
of the Board of Home Missions, is putting forth to make
Easter one of the greatest days in the history of the Methodist
Protestant Church deserves our heartiest support. Easter is
the day of days in the Christian calendar and may be used
to the spiritual benefit of every disciple. As an important
part of the Church of Christ we cannot afford to neglect the
opportunities it offers. If Dr. Sheridan's program is followed
it is certain to result in great good to all and a large in-gather-
ing of members and funds.

The special days are the one opportunity the boards have
of making a direct appeal for the support of the work com-
mitted to their care. The offerings received then make up
the main source of our income. If these fail, it is a serious
matter. Dr. Sheridan needs the generous support of our
people. They can show their appreciation of him and his
work in no better way than to make a special effort in behalf
of the Easter offering. If you believe in the cause of Home
Missions as it is being promoted by our denominational board,
you can show your faith by helping your local church observe
the day fittingly and by helping to make the offering larger
than ever.

Frank W. Stephenson,
Exec. Sec'y, Board of Education.

DO OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHOLARS KNOW
THE TRUTH?

A grave fear sometimes comes that many of the scholars
in our schools are ignorant concerning the simple, yet pro-
found fundamental, facts and doctrines and duties of the
Christian religion. They know, at least appear to know, little
or nothing about sin, their own personal sinfulness before
God ; their need of a perfect righteousness ; their utter inability
to provide such a righteousness for themselves ; the facts
concerning the provision made by Christ to supply such a
righteousness, both imputed and actual; the consequent need
of faith in Him and of repentance; the consequent need of
a diligent use of the means of grace in order to growth in
knowledge and piety. All these things need to be taught, and
hence expounded; that is, explained, illustrated, made clear,
in order that the duties of faith and repentance may be
learned and performed, and the means of grace made use of,
— Selected.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

March 15, 1928

OPTIMISM

The

President's
Letter

EVANGELISM

Evangelism

It is said that 60,000 churches out of 200,000 of four
leading Protestant denominations in the United States did
not report a conversion during 1926. If these churches
average a membership of 100, their total membership would
be 6,000,000. Think of it! Six million church members in
twelve months' time not winning one convert to Christ!
What is the trouble? Has the gospel lost its pwoer? Is
God's arm shortened that it ean not save? "Thou dying
Lamb, thy precious blood shall never lose its power." The
trouble is not with God nor the Gospel, but with the church.
We are not thinking, working, planning, nor praying in terms
of evangelism, and the result is the church is shorn of its
power to save. O Church of God, how long before these dry
bones shall live ?

-Pastors will not forget, we trust, that March is Evangelism
month, during which time special stress is to be laid on this
matter from the pulpit. Here again the minister is the "Key
Man." If the church becomes evangelistic, it will do so
because the pulpit is afire with this spirit.

Our Evangelism Herald number is being prepared, and
will appear next week.

Worship Programs

One of the noticeable things about a great railroad station
is the order in which everything is done. The crowds may
be large, but there is never confusion. The explanation is
easy: everything moves according to a well arranged program.
This should be true of every church service. Next to the
preparation of his sermon should be the pastor's planning
for the orderly arangement of the service. His preaching is
important — highly so — but the way the service is conducted
is also important. The order in which worship is conducted
plays an important part in the effect that the service has upon
the people, and it is further important 'u the training that it
gives to them in public worship. If order is God's law in the
universe, it is also His law in worship. The pastor of an
important church said some time ago: "I spent thirty minutes
this week selecting my hymns for the Sunday services."
With him, the fitness of things is evidently an important
factor in public worship. Another pastor, in a recent com-
ment on a Sunday service, said that one of the auditors
remarked on the helpfulness of the service, and one of the
special features that helped her was the harmony between the
hymns and the sermon. All of which means that there is
worship-value in an orderly arranged service. The pastor,
who is the leader in worship, standing before the congrega-
tion, and, with book in hand, announcing the hymns, and
calling on the people to sing, is certainly a fitting and helpful
part of the order. The manner of receiving the offering is
important. A very brief prayer by the pastor before passing
the plates to the collectors is timely and impressive. Direct-
ing the congregation when to kneel, to stand, to remain seated,
is necessary to a well-ordered worship program. Worship
services should never be made stiff and formal, but always
orderly. We most heartily commend the order of worship in
our hymnal. With, perhaps, some modifications this order
of worship should be acceptable to all of our churches.

We believe that our services can be improved by following
orderly arranged programs of worship.

Mitchel's Grove

This is one of our churches- that has recently provided a
marker for the church. The church is located at the conjunc-
tion of two prominent highways, and every traveler who passes
will know what church that is, nestling back there among the
trees. Why shouldn't they know?

We were there Saturday in quarterly conference of the
charge, and also Sunday at the eleven o'clock preaching
service.

The quarterly conference was well attended, with every
church represented. Delegates were nominated, as required
by the conference law, and other business promptly and har-
moniously transacted. The confeernce instructed the trustees
to sell the parsonage property located at Jamestown. The
Sunday schools of the charge are all running and doing helpful
work. We found the school at Mitchel's in session on our
arrival Sunday morning, and were pleased with wdiat we saw
of their work. The finances of the charge are considerably
behind, but we are confident that the months ahead will show
progress along this, and every other line. Mitchel's is planning
to be an honor roll church, and we bespeak this for other
churches on the charge. We are still saying that Guilford
circuit should be one of our choice fields.

We enjoyed worshiping at Mitchel's Grove Sunday. The
people were attentive to the service, and a splendid spirit
was in evidence. The communion service was a pleasing and
helpful feature of the program. We found the people inter-
ested in the Gratitude Gift, and ready to respond. Only a
few minutes were required to secure their allotment of $36.00.
Midway, on this charge, has also subscribed in full. Guilford,
with one of the oldest churches in the conference, will make a
good showing on this call. Pastor Ashburn is popular with
his people and zealous for the work.

St. Paul

Sunday night we had the privilege of worshiping with
the congregation at this place. The attendance was not large,
but this was made up in large measure by the deep interest
and appreciation on the part of those who were present.
They were helpful listeners, as we tried to preach. ■ The
Gratitude Gift was presented, and $71.00 secured. A part
of this, $28.00, had already been provided through the pastor's
plans. It should be said that $10.00 of this amount is a
conditional subscription, ratification of which has not yet
been reported to us. We are sure that St. Paul means to do
her part in this matter. Pastor Brittain speaks hopefully of
the work, and indications point to a good year. We are deeply
interested in each of these charges and shall pray earnestly
for their success.

M. P. C. G. G.

The outlook is still good for securing our full allotment
— $12,000. Only a small per cent of our charges have reported
here ; we do not know how many Bro. Ross has heard from.
But the showing, as we have it, is highly encouraging, and
we are confident that the reports yet to come in will give us
the great joy of having reached our goal. We can not afford
to be callous now, and unresponsive to a great and timety
call like this, and ive will not be.

Send all Gratitude Gift money to Mr. J. D. Ross,
Asheboro, N. C.

March 15, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Centennial Day

Early in the year we discussed with the committee advisory
to the president, a plan for holding a denominational day
sometime during the early spring. For quite a while we have
been trying to keep this before the church as one of the parts
of our eonferenee program of the year. In view of our ap-
proaching centennial it seems altogether fitting that such a
day should be observed in our conference. We are, therefore,
designating the fifth Sunday in April as Centennial Day. On
this day we hope to have thousands of our people coming
together in great inspirational meetings for the purpose of
quickening anew our love and loyalty to the church, and,
above all, our devotion to Christ, our great Head. We trust
that pastors and people will begin now to make this a great
day in our eonferenee program.

And may the peace of God, which passeth all understand-
ing, keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Amen.

Appointments

March 17, with Bro. Sisk in quarterly eonferenee.

March 18, with Bro. Kinnaman, South Winston, 11 a. m.';
Union Ridge at night. At 3 p. m. we are to be with Bro'
Ashburn at Fairfield.

March 20, meeting of Board of Church Extension, Grace
Church, Greensboro.

March 25, with Bro. Love on Richland charge.

March 29, with Bro. Ilutton, of Lebanon, in second quar-
terly conference.

April 1, with Bro. Anderson at Albemarle. In the after-
noon we will lie with Bro. Hill at Porter, and Friendship at
night.

April 8, with Bro. Ashburn at Vickory, 11 a. m.
_ April 15, at Siler, 11 a. m.: Liberty at night. Bro. Dixon
will be at Whitakers at, this time, assisting them with their
M. P. C. G. G.

April 21-22, with Bro. C. S. Ridge, Davidson charge.

April 28-29— Centennial Sunday— with Bro. Powell on
Greenville charge.

May 6, with Bro. Ferree on Anderson charge.

S. W. Taylor.

SOME FACTS ABOUT WHITAKERS CHAPEL

(For some time I have been wishing that some one would
give us some of the leading facts about the early history of
Whitakers Chapel, the church just east of Enfield in which
the first sessions of the North Carolina Annual Conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church were held. In a personal
letter to me Rev. C. IT. Whitaker, who was born and reared in
that community, has given the facts about as well as they can
be gathered now, I suppose. I read his letter with a great-
deal of interest. And, believing that the readers of the
Herald will be glad to have this brief history of that church,
I pass it on. Bro. Whitaker, I am sure, will not mind —
A. G. D.)

Dear Bro. Dixon :

Emma Lewis writes me that you wanted me to give you
some data about our old church. I am afraid I can not help,
because nobody thought to write it down. Or if there were
writings, they were not preserved.

Tradition is that my great-great-grandfather settled in the
old neighborhood between 1740 and 1750. That date could
be verified, I supose, by searching the old records in Tarboro.
He built his own dwelling about two miles south of the spot

where the church is, and is supposed to have immediately
erected a chapel on the higher -ground in the middle of the
tract consisting of several thousand acres which he had by
grant from England. He gave no deed for the ground, nor
did his son. The first legal title was conveyed by his youngest
grandson (grandfather of the W. C. Whitaker whom you
knew), who died in 1852. The first building was of logs, of
course. There is a tradition that a second log house took the
place of the first; followed by a frame building that was
moved down to the farm now occupied by my nephew, Law-
rence H. Whitaker, having been replaced by the present
building, which was erected about 1845. It stood on the
opposite side of the Enfield to Scotland Neck road.

1 have never seen Bishop Asbury's diary, but I have been
told that he mentions stopping at my great-grandfather's
home and I think preached in the church. If you could get
hold of the above mentioned book, you could get the date from
that.

In conversation with my uncle, the late J. S. Whitaker,
the talk turned on the age of the "Chapel," as we always
called it. He said he had seen an old deed or plot that
was more than one hundred years old at the time of our con-
versation, which was about forty years ago. This plot or deed
called for the Whitaker Chapel Church lot as one of boundary
marks. Here is where I failed. I did not ask him who had
the paper, or whether it was recorded.

The first Annual Conference was held there, which is
proof that the house was older than the M. P. Church.

It was probably used by the Church of England first;
then by the M. E.'s until the organization of the Union Socie-
ties; ever since by our church.

Wish I could refer .you to some records. There is not a
thing anywhere that I know of.

CENTENNIAL GRATITUDE GIFT

The Methodist Protestant Church is rounding out 100
years as a harbinger of peace and good will to men. May we
stop a while amid the bustle and confusion of the times, and
with introspective thought be enabled to catch a vision of the
wonderful opportunities that have been ours. Possessing a
heritage surpassed by no other church, we ought not to be
satisfied until the Gratitude Gift is raised in full. It is a
birthday present to the church we love.

My parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents were
members of this church. This church cradled the writer in
her arms and taught his young heart and mind reverence
for all things sacred. The small gift that I shall make will
not express my love and gratitude. H. L. Isley.
♦-

Giving For Gratitude Ancient Custom

In enumerating reasons for the Centennial Gratitude Gift,
besides personally I know of no conference having greater
reason for gratitude than our own North Carolina conference.
A few years ago there was no Children's Home, no college,
and no Bethel Home, but today we look upon all of these
splendid institutions with pride and pleasure. It is indeed
fitting that we express our gratitude by the laying of onr
worldly goods upon the altar from which greatest good may
be accomplished. The memorial plan (payment of $50.0o')
is ideal for those who have blazed the trail to a larger and
more prosperous denomination. Memorial certificates may be
secured later and would most fittingly honor our early heroes,
among whom were the pioneers in our great church— espe-

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March 15, 1928

eially those to whom we affectionately refer as "circuit riders."
These certificates would adorn the walls of our most beautiful
churches, and would pay tribute to those to whom honor is
due. Methodist Protestants in North Carolina more than in
any other conference have cause for gratitude and to them
is extended an opportunity of "Giving for Gratitude," an
ancient custom. Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer.

Asheboro, N. G.

My Church by Choice

It is with a bit of regret that I cannot claim the Methodist
Protestant Church as my mother church, and sometimes I am
inclined to be envious of those who have been nurtured in it.
Yet I am reminded of the words of Jesus, ' ' A prophet is not
without honor save in his own country," and I wonder if this
is not applicable to some members of our denomination con-
cerning the Methodist Protestant Church. Since I have
known something of another denomination, I can probably
appreciate the merits of the Methodist Protestant Church
more than if I had been born and bred in it.

The Methodist Protestant Church is my church by choice,
and I love it. Moving from home to another town, I had an
opportunity of joining any one of a dozen other churches, but
I chose the Methodist Protestant Church. In the ten years I
have been affiliated with it, it has done so much for me that I
could not estimate it in dollars and cents. When I think of
the opportunities for joyous service it has afforded me, I can
sincerely sing with the poet:

"For her my tears shall fall,
■ For her my prayers ascend ;

To her my cares and toils be given

Till toils and cares shall end."

And when I consider how I have been blessed through
the small service I have been permitted to render, I want
to pay tribute to her and show my gratitude. This Centennial
provides the opportunity to give and give until it hurts, and
I am eager to grasp it.

If an adopted child loves the Methodist Protestant Church
thus, how much more should her own children love her !

Mrs. E. Lester Ballard.

HAVE FAITH IN GOD

Have faith in God ; for He who reigns on high
Hath borne thy grief, and hears the suppliant's sigh:
Still to His arms, thine only refuge, fly.
Have faith in God.

Fear not to call on Him, 0 soul distress'd;
Thy sorrow's whisper woos thee to His breast;
He who is oftenest there is oftenest blest.
Have faith in God.

Lean not on Egypt's reeds; slake not thy thirst
At earthly cisterns. Seek the Kingdom first.
Though man and Satan fright thee with their worst,
Have faith in God.

Go, tell Him all. The sigh thy bosom heaves
Is heard in heaven. Strength and grace He gives.
Who gave Himself for thee. Our Jesus lives.
Have faith in God.

MEETING THE TEST

Before the World War, the editor of The British Weekly
received some poems, obviously from the hand of a young girl.
"They showed real feeling, and- were the work of a fresh and
upright heart," he says. "Then came the war. Thereafter
the poems which this young person sent me, whose name I
do not know, and whom I have never seen, became, as was
natural, more sententious.

"Reading between the lines, it seemed to me that some
one very dear to herself was facing death daily in some battle
area. Still later her verses became more poignant. Her first
natural faith had obviously foundered on some horrid rock.
It seemed to me, indeed, still reading between the lines, that
this one who was dear to her had fallen on the battlefield.
For a time the poems persisted in an exalted mood, the young
heart beating against the silence, seeking to comfort itself in
the hope of reunion beyond this stricken life.

' ' One day a letter reached me from her, short, sudden, and
hard. The light that was in her had become darkness ! She
asked me to burn all her verses ! She wrote in a short, sharp
way that she recalled and regretted them all ! That she saw
nothing in life but a field of senseless incident ! I wrote to
her as I could, but have heard nothing since.

"Such is the effect which experience might have upon any
bright and -eager spirit unfortified by a personal faith,"
declares this distinguished editor in concluding an article
based upon the parable of the Ten Virgins, which lie calls
"A Story of Ten Young Girls."

The point of this story which was uttered by our Lord is
that five young girls went to the bridal feast with an extra
supply of oil in their lamps, while five young girls took with
them only the oil in their lamps. Those five made no provision
for any unusual demand. They did not think of life as some-
thing which calls for precautions.

Those five said to themselves, "If things turn out all right,
then we shall be all right." They had enough oil for the
occasion should the occasion take place exactly as they hoped
it would. If the bride and bridegroom arrived at the likely
moment, they had enough oil to keep their lamps burning
until they should meet them. But what made them foolish
was that they had nothing to fall back upon in ease they found
circumstances turning out differently from what they expected.

When the bloom of youth is in the cheek and vitality oozes
from every pore, one is inclined to conclude that all of life
will lie easy. But experience teaches that there are hard days
ahead. We may as well face the fact. Jesus faced it, and in
sympathy and in love He tried to tell His hearers that those
who fail to make provision for the time of disappointment and
disillusion are indeed foolish.

Jesus had great concern for young people, as is shown in
the story of the ten young girls. He surveyed life in its
entirety and declared that the mere exuberance of physical
vigor would not avail for the dark tragedies. Only with a
strong faith in God can we meet the test. — Forward.

— There is a curious kind of mental hysteria abroad today
which vibrates between the false extremes of megalomania
and melancholia. Now, you find a man who deifies himself
and denies any other god. He regards history as bosh, reli-
gion as blarney, the Ten Commandments as a stale taboo, and
his own personal prejudices and passions as the only infallible
rule of faith and practice. His ignorance is matched by his
impudence and he has a hilarious time. — Henry Van Dyke.

March 15, 1.93S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Seven

OUR STORY PAGE

AN UNEXPECTED HOLIDAY

Edwin Baxter lived in Greenwood, a town in the southern
part of the United States. He had never seen any snow, for
it was seldom eold enough to snow in Greenwood.

The older people told of snow that they had seen years
ago. But during Edwin's six years there had never been
as much as one snowflake in this part of the country.

One day the newspapers reported that very eold weather
was coming. The boys hurried home from school, for the
wind was already cold and biting.

"It's going to snow," said Jack Spaulding, "and I'm
going to get out my sled.''

"Your sled!" cried all the other boys. "Have you a
sled?"

"Of course I have; haven't you?" asked Jack in surprise.
"Where I used to live in Boston all the boys had sleds."

The Spaulding back yard was a busy place that afternoon.
Every boy of the neighborhood was there, eager to see Jack's
sled. How they polished the red wood and ran their hands
along the eold runners to see how sharp they were. The
sled was a beauty ! At dusk Edwin went home for Ids supper,
But he was so excited lie could hardly eat. All through the
evening he kept shading his eyes and looking out of the
window. Just before going to lied he looked for the last
time, but there was no sign of snow. He began to lie
discouraged.

But during the night little white snowflakes began to
collect in the corners of the hedge where the wind blew them.
They came faster and spread out over the grass. All night
long they fell, until by morning, when Edwin looked out,
the snow was a foot deep and every branch and twig was
outlined in white.

But Edwin was not as pleased as he expected to be.
"School!" he complained to himself. "To have -to go to
school on a day like this!"

After breakfast he helped his father shovel the sidewalk.
The snow was so light it was just like shoveling feathers.
This was not work at all, but play. So they went right along
and cleared the walk next door.

"I'll finish this snow," said father. "You'd better get
your books and run along to school."

But Edwin kept on shoveling. He worked away silently
for a few minutes. Then he heard the biggest commotion.
It sounded like a band of Indians coming down the street,
whooping and calling.

"No school today!" they shouted. "It's a holiday no

school !"

The boys soon collected in the commons, where they rolled
huge snowballs and built a fort. Jack had his sled and they
took turns coming down the hill as far as the mill.

Edwin liked the coasting best of all. But there were so
many boys that his turn to ride came only twice during the
whole morning.

When' the twelve o'clock whistle blew Edwin started home
for dinner. Just as he reached his own house he saw a man
coasting in the middle of the street. The man came to a
stop right in front of him— it was his father on a brand-new
sled!

"That's the quickest time I ever made coming from the
office. I've coasted all the way from High Street," he said
to the surprised boy. "Well, how do you like your new
sled?"

Edwin was more pleased than he could say. He forgot
about his dinner for a long time and coasted until he was
hungry.

After dinner the boys were all out on the hill again.
Coasting was more popular than ever, because now there were
three sleds. Jack was there with his, and Harry Thompson
had a new one almost like Edwin's. Each boy's turn to
ride came very often now.

It was almost dark when Edwin had his last ride on his
new sled.

"See you tomorrow!" the boys called as they parted.
But the next morning the sun came out bright and warm
and by eight o'clock there was not a sign of snow. — Selected.
-♦_

HOW DID YOU SAY IT?

"I'll go, mother."

So you said when she spoke about having some errand
done; and yet mother did not permit you to do the thing
you said you would do. No. This is what she said:

"Never mind now, daughter. We'll get along some way."

And did you wonder why it was? It may lie you felt a
sense of relief when mother told you it was not necessary
for you to go on the mission of which she spoke. You really
did not want to go. Now, did you?

And do you not suppose something of the feeling in your
heart found its way out when you were saying, "I'll go,
mother"? She was quick to understand. If you . said
cheerily, "Sure, I'll go, mother dear!" her heart would' have
leaped to respond: "It is good of you, my daughter, I will
thank you very much!"

For so much shines out through the sound of the voice.
It may lie love, it may be hate; possibly your words do not
indicate it. but something of indifference or doubt or positive
dislike may show in every word you speak.

And think of this. The world loves the girl with the
ring of love in her voice. How often we see the injunction,
"Watch your step!" Why not add this new one to the list?
"Watch your voice."

Often we make a misstep; down we go flat! A sore arm
or a bruised shoulder, just because we did not watch our step
carefully. Well for us if we do not come out of it with a
broken limb that will shut us up for many a day, and perhaps
never be just as strong as it was before.

But when we suffer a slip of the voice, ah ! how much more
that does hurt ! Sore hearts, broken hopes, good resolves, all
ruined, good friends alienated— all these troubles and many
another come from not watching the voice.

Why not begin just now to do that very thing? The
moment we detect the slightest ring of impatience or indif-
ference in our voice— check it up before it belies our words.
— Exchange.

• ♦ »

Companionate, yes, but we oldsters may lie excused if we
question whether the word marriage is just the proper term
in this context. Certainly much of the real meaning of the
word is being overlooked or has never been fully understood
by those using it so glibly.— Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

March 15, 1938

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC

March 25 — "What is my share in the Mis-
sionary enterprise?"

Scripture Text: I Thess. 1:1-10.

I
Plans for the Meeting

This meeting should be opened by a sin-
cere worship service — a service of consecra-
tion. Truly the missionary field and work
has too few thoroughly consecrated enthusi-
asts or even followers. Devote ten minutes to
earnest worship. Set an aim for this meeting
and work to it. You may aim to inaugurate
some project of home or foreign mission
nature. You may work to build up a per-
manent interest iu missions in your society
by starting a scrap-book or library of useful
interesting information. You may strive for
a more vital effort in the individual lives of
your own members to carry out the command,
"Go ye into all the world and preach the
Gospel to every creature." Whatever your
aim, be sure to make your plans tend to
realize that end.

n

Hints for the Leader
Here is the time and opportunity to give
to each person present a right concept of
missionary work, be it foreign, home, or, may
we say, "local?" Emphasize "MY" as related
in the topic. Help each to see that he has a
definite share. Giving and praying are ex-
cellent but not enough. Before results are
had we must have both knowledge and atti-
tudes. Encourage a deeper study of the mis-
sion work, giving inspiring reasons for study
and get each one to feel a growing sense of
responsibility. Then, we must not only ex-
pand our energies and capacities to the ut-
most, but we must be missionary mission-
aries— getting other interested also. Don't
forget to cause each one to look at his own
community, his own "estate" from the back
door — not the front.

Ill
Pertaining to the Topic
Paul, writing to the church at Thessalonica,
devotes a whole chapter expressing his grati-
tude for the fine spirit with which the newly
founded church was taking hold of the new
enterprise. Remember, Paul, has been doing
pure foreign missionary work and had every
obstacle of idolatry and low-living to over-
come against which our present-day workers
have to contend.

For the accomplishment of such commenda-
ble work, Paul notes several factors which are
pertinent today. Paul and his associates, Sil-
vanus and Timothy, are thankful — thankful
for those with whom they worked and for
those souls reclaimed. He commends them
for having those necessary Christian virtues:
"work, faith, labor, love, patience, hope." We
have the same power of the Holy Ghost to
carry the word and to live the example as
did Paul. And as then, those whom we win
become examples in turn and our influence
is perpetuated. Today we, as Paul, can do
much by bringing about the proper contact
between the man of the world and the Chris-
tian influence — the Holy Spirit.

IV
Correlation With S. S. Lesson
The Sunday school lesson for today is a
review: "Jesus Proclaims the Kingdom of
God." Here is a splendid chance to tie up
the present missionary work with that of John
the Baptist and Jesus.

V
To Be Read and Commented On

Scope of work. Acts 1:8.
Backed by Church. Acts 13:1-3.
For distant lands. Rom. 15:19-21, 28.
Regular support. I Cor. 10:1, 2.
For all people. Gal. 3:28.
Fellowship. Phil. 1:3-5.

VI
Think About This

1. What is my church's share in the mis-
sionary program?

2. What is my society's share in the mis-
sionary program?

3. What is MY share in the missionary pro-
gram ?

4. Is preaching the essence of missionary
work?

5. What are the missionary needs of my
own community?

VII
Pertinent Poetry
If I had a talent for service,

I would count it a talent rare.
For she who bathed the Master's feet

And dried them with her hair
Did but a simple service,

But service expresses love ;
And inasmuch as ye serve the least

Of these, ye serve the God above.

If I had a talent God-given,

Which had lain at the altar's fire
Till it had burned away the canker

Of all selfish desire,
Then I might give with simplicity,

Or serve with an humble heart,
And, forgetful of self and earthly gain

Become of God's plan a part.

— Anonymous.
-♦-.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS FOR THE
FIRST QUARTER, 1928
March 25: Jesus Proclaims the Kingdom of
God. — Review Lesson.
Golden Text: And Jesus went about all the
cities and the villages, teaching in their syna-
gogues, and preaching the gospel of the king-
dom, and healing all manner of disease and
all manner of sickness. Matt. 9:35.

1. John the Baptist and Jesus. Mark
1:1-11. Golden Text, John 3:30.

2. Jesus and the Sick. Mark 1:21-45.
Golden Text, Mark 7:37.

3. Jesus and Sinners. Mark 2:1-17. Golden
Text. Mark 2:17.

4. Jesus and the Law. Mark 2 :18, 3-6.
Golden Text, Matt. 4:17.

5. The Growing Fame of Jesus. Mark
3:7-12; 6:53-56. Golden Text, Mark 12:37.

6. Jesus Misunderstood and Opposed. Mark
3:19-35; G:L6. Golden Text, John 1: 11, 12.

7. Jesus Pictures the Kingdom of God. Mark
1:14, 15; 4:1-34. Golden Text, Matt. 6:10.

8. Two Miracles of Power. Mark 4:35-5:20.
Golden Text, Mark 4:41.

9. Other Mighty Works of Jesus. Mark
5:22-43. Golden Text, Mark 5:34.

10. Josus and the Twelve. Mark 1:16-20;
2:13, 14; 3:13-19; 6:7-13, 30. Golden Text,
Mark 16:15.

11. Jesus Feeds the Multitudes. Mark 6:31-
44; 8:1-10. Golden Text, John 6:35.

12. Jesus Teaches Sincerity. Mark 7:1-23.
Golden Text, Prov. 4:23.

Summary
So many important events and lessons are
found in these first seven chapters of the
gospel of Mark that it is impossible to enum-
erate and discuss them. Among other things
we find: God's seal of approval upon His Son
as He begins His public ministry; Jesus
proved Himself to be a friend of the out-
cast, the down-trodden, the sinner; none suf-
fering with physical or spiritual disease were
ever disappointed in His power; as He in-
creased in popularity, opposition to Him grew
in proportion ; He pictured the kingdom of
God in parables that could only be under-
stood by the spiritually minded. He was the
Teacher with authority, and the Physician
with powTer.

Next Sunday's Lesson
April 1 — Jesus the Suffering Messiah. Mark
8:27-9:1; 9:30-32; 10:32-34.

++.

ANOTHER PROBLEM OF IMPORTANCE

In last week's issue of the Herald, Brother
R. F. Williams, one of the finest men among
our laity, gave us a question to think about,
using a heading, "A Problem of Importance."
In reading it, I feel that I can give at least
one reason why the country people moving
to town fail to join the town churches, es-
pecially of our denomination and conference.

In the city where the writer is serving one
of the best small town churches of the con-
ference, there are to his knowledge, more
than a dozen Methodist Protestant families
living within a radius of one mile of the
church, and not attending church anywhere.
Upon inquiring after the membership the

writer was informed, "We belong at ,"

naming a rural church 15 or 20 miles from
town. "Why don't you people come out and
line up with us and go to work?" — and the
tragedy of a lack of unified effort on the part
of the pastors of the conference was revealed
in the answer: "My pastor down home doesn't
want us to move our membership, and we
just don't feel at home here."

I think, Brother Williams, this situation
has something to do with it. If some of these
overgrown rural charges whose members are
living in town, near one of our churches,
would do some work for the safeguardof the
souls of those people, and for the strengthen-
ing of the Methodist Protestant Church in our
industrial centers, they would have greater
blessings. These people belonging in the
country and living in this and other towns
not attending church anywhere, and refuse
to come because they do not feel at home, and
can't feel at home because pastors don't
want them to move their membership to
town, need to feel that their souls belong to
themselves. They are no good to their pas-
tor nor his church, no good to God, and their
own souls are becoming shriveled.

A TOWN PASTOR.

March 15, 192S

CENTENARY PROJECT LESSONS
FOR JUNIORS

LESSON THEEE

"Some of Our Methodist Protestant Family
Live in Big Love-Homes"

Facts for the Centenary Discoverers

1. Our Big Methodist Protestant Family has
three big Love-Homes. We learned about the
one at Pine Eidge, Kentucky, last week. This
is a love-home where the boys and girls of
our Pine Eidge School live while they are
going to our graded school and high school.
If you could just see how happy they are
when they all come into the big dining room,
then if you could sec the members of our
family all over the United States working to
keep up this school and home, you would
think that it was a real love-home.

2. We have another love-home at High
Point, N. C. ; it, too, is a love-home for chil-
dren. Our Pine Eidge love-home is for chil-
dren in the Kentucky mountains who do not
have the privileges in their homes that you
and I do ; they go to our love-home to get an
education. Our love-home at High Point is
for boys and girls whose father or mother is
dead ; it is for orphans ; some have neither
father nor mother. This big love-home is
being supported by our big Methodist Prot-
estant Family of which you and I are a part.

3. Our Children'^ Home was started in
1910 by the North Carolina Branch of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society in an old
schoolhouse in Denton, N. C, with less than
$50 in the treasury. At that time there were
eight thousand orphans in North Carolina
who were not being cared for in North Caro-
lina' orphanages.

4. In a few months, the old building be-
came so crowded that a new and permanent
location was secured. A farm of 3S acres,
two miles from High Point, was purchased
and a modern brick building, large enough
for 50 boys and girls, was erected at a cost
of $30,000.

5. A few years ago the second large brick
building was erected and is being used as a
home for the boys, the girls living in the first
building which was erected. All around both
buildings there are large yards with shade
trees where the boys and girls enjoy some
of the very games which we play.

6. During the years, additional land has
been purchased until the home now has 130
acres, 90 of which are being cultivated to pro-
vide food for the boys and girls and for the
stock on the farm.

7. The boys work on the farm, raising the
food and caring for the 12 Holstein cows
which provide the large family with milk and
butter, and the pigs which supply them with
meat. Besides doing the work in the home,
the girls do all of the laundry work by means
of their modern steam laundry. They are
also taught to sew and to make many of their
own clothes.

8. All of the boys and girls who are old
enough go to school; those in the grades
attend the orphanage school, but the high
school students attend the Jamestown High
School. Iii struction in the Bible is given to
all the boys and girls in the home. On Sun-
days, the children attend Sunday school and
church at the Methodist Protestant church at
High Point.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

9. Our big Family is helping to support an-
other big love-home. This one is for sick
people — for sick people with tuberculosis. It
is located on the side of Hamburg Mountain
at Weaverville, near Asheville, N. C. Mr.
Homer Casto started this love-home and is
still in charge of it.

10. Mr. Casto wanted to be a preacher, but
took sick soon after leaving school. He went
to the mountains, where the air is the purest
and freshest, to make his fight for health.
His health, making it necessary for him to
remain in the mountains, he purchased a cot-
tage on Hamburg Mountain and opened a
home for tubercular men ; here he began his
ministry of healing.

11. He started with just a few dollars ami
great faith. His Bethel Home has been en-
larged until it now contains 12 beds. There
are two lovely porches for the sick. Patients
lying on the "cure porch" can look off in the
distance westward and see some of our tallest
mountains— Mt. Pisgah, The Eat, The Three
Sisters, and others. A home-mother went to-
live at Bethel Home a little while ago, so
that now, not only men, but women also may
go to ours and Mr. Casto's Bethel Home,
which is owned by Mr. Casto, but which our
big Methodist Protestant family is helping
to maintain.

Suggested Activity

Map Work: Locate on your map of the
world High Point, N. C, and Weaverville,
N. C. Paste pictures of the Children's Home
on map at High Point and pictures of Mr.
Casto and his Bethel Home at Weaverville.
Pictures may be secured from back issues
of church papers.

Your Photograph Allium: Let each child
paste pictures of the Children's Home and of
Bethel Home in their individual alliums.

Facts on Birthday Cake Posters: Add as
many facts about Bethel Home and the Chil-
dren's Home as possible to your Birthday
Cake poster.

My Church's Birthday Book: Let each
child write in his, "My Church's Birthday
Book" facts which he has discovered about
the Children's Home and Bethel Home.

Centenary Discoverers at Work: Let each
child start collecting his facts and pictures
for next week's lesson which is on our Amer-
icanization work at Empire, Ohio, and Pitts-
burgh, Pa.

Getting Eeady for Baltimore: Let us all
keep in mind that there is to be in Balti-
more a demonstration of all the work which
our big family is doing. All the things which
we make will be sent to Baltimore in May,
and after General Conference will be mailed
back to us.

Worship Service

Theme: God's Care for LTs; Our Care for
Others.

Quiet Music: "Just As I Am Thine Own
to Be." No. 131 played softly and quietly
on piano.

Quiet Unison Eecitation : Twenty-third
Psalm.

Hymn: "How Strong and Sweet My Father's
Care." (First verse.) Page 17, back of
Hymnal for American Youth.

Unison Bible Beading: One hundred and
twenty-first Psalm.

Hymn: "How Strong and Sweet My Fath-
er's Care." (Second verse used as a prayer.)

Page Nine

Pre-prayer Conversation: Our Father is
so strong and He cares for us. How does He
take care of us? (Let children answer). Do
we really and truly need His care? What
might happen if He didn't take care of us?
Is there anyone in the world who needs our
care? Who are they? Does God use other
people to help Him care for us? (Lead the
children to remember what father and mother
do for us, what the policeman does, the post-
man, the milk man, the farmer, the manufac-
turer, etc). Does God need us to help Him
take care of folks? How can we help? How
is our big Methodist Protestant Family help-
ing:

Prayer: (Let the prayer be the children's
own expresion ; encourage sincere praying by
the pupils.)

Hymn : "I Would Be True." No. 170 in
Hymnal for American Y'outh.

Memory Work
Have the hoys and girls memorize the 121st
Psalm and the facts suggested for Centenary
Discoverers.

Suggestions for Leaders

1. Story material for this lesson may be
found in "Missionary Program fur Juniors,"
lessons 1, 4, and 7.

2. Keep before the boys and girls the idea
that they ai« Centenary Discoverers, finding
out. what the denomination has done in a
hundred years.

3. Make large use of pictures ; clip." them
from denominational papers.

4. Send a card to Mrs. H. W. Maier, Thom-
asville, N. 0, telling her that you are using
the Centenary lessons; this is to be done by
the leader of each group using the lessons.

5. Notice that in these lessons the major
emphasis is placed upon the activity of the
pupils; watch your opportunity to teach such
lessons as sharing, kindness, respect for the
rights of others, respect for rules and cour-
tesy while the boys and girls are doing their
handwork together. Notice the different
methods which are employed in teaching any
one of the lessons, manual method, discussion
method, report method and the story-telling
method. We speak of the project method, but
it is rather a principle underlying all mod-
ern methods. The project method is simply
teaching through activity.

0. Notice, also, that the lessons are all cor-
related, the facts for Centenary Discoverers,
memory work, activity, and worship are all
correlated for a given lesson and each lesson
is correlated with all the other lessons

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HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Eev. E. G. Lowdermilk, $6.00; Eev. L. W.
Gerringer, $3.00; Eev. T. G. Madison, $1.50;
Eev. E. Suits, $1.50 ; Eev. G. L. Reynolds, $1.50 ;
Eev. D. I. Garner, $1.50; Eev. C. E. Eidge,
$7.50; Eev. J. C. Auman, $3.75; Eev. E. L. Bal-
lard, $1.50; Eev. J. E. Carroll, $1.50; Eev.
C. II. Hill, $1.50; Eev. B. L. Hethcox, $3.00-
Eev. H. W. Bell, $1.50; W. D. Payne, $3.00;
J. J. Phoenix, $1.00.

—Mr. J. B. Holden, a faithful member of
West End, Greensboro, who some time ago
sustained a crushed ankle while employed
by the Southern Eailway, is going to Wash-
ington this week for an amputation. It is
our sincerest hope and prayer that the opera-
tion will prove to be successful and beneficial.
— Reporter.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

March 15, 1928

Woman's Missionary
Department

Miss Esther Ross, Editor
Miss Mary C. McCulloch, Assistant

Address matter for immediate publication
in this department to Miss Mary C. McCul-
loch, 170S Asheboro Street, Greensboro, N. C.

PROGRAM FOR EIGHTH DISTRICT RALLY

This meeting wiU be held at Pinnacle
church the fourth Sunday in March, begin-
ning at 11 o'clock. Everybody is invited.

Hymn No. 398, M. P. Hymnal.

Devotional, Rev. A. L. Hunter.

Roll call of churches, and reports.

Words of welcome, Rev. A. L. Hunter.

Response.

Minutes of last meeting.

"Our Foreign Work," Miss Annie Forrest.

Special music, Pleasant Hill church.

Lunch.

Song No. 240, M. P. Hymnal.

Prayer for our rural churches.

Duet, from Hickory Ridge church.

"Stewardship," Rev. C. H. Whitaker.

"Our Foreign Work at Present," Mrs. Geo.
R. Brown.

"Our Home Work and the Future," Mrs.
W. C. Hammer.

"Missionary Education," Rev. R. C. Stub-
bins.

Male quartette, from Pinnacle church.

Demonstration of a Y. P. Monthly Pro-
gram—Home Circle, Winston church.

"Our Young People," Mrs. R. C. Stubbing.

"Do Missions Pay?" Miss Ruth Hill.

Round Table Discussion, Mrs. H. G. Pas-
chal.

Election of District Chairman and Secre-
tary.

Adjournment.

MISSIONARY YEAR NEARING THE END

As the work of our Home Missionary year
approaches the close we have many reasons
for gratitude for the manifold successes
which have crowned our efforts. At the same
time, we are reminded that if we had had a
larger enrollment and we had been more ac-
tive the results would have been much more
satisfactory. The treasurer's books close
March 31st and every effort should be made
to meet the budget in full. Reports indicate
that some of the auxiliaries are considerably
behind, but with persistent "last minute" en-
deavor, it is possible for every society to
meet its quota. The demands are heavy
upon every institution in which we are inter-
ested, and unless eaeh society meets her ap-
portionment the work will suffer. It is im-
portant that each auxiliary secretary make
a detailed account of her work in the auxil-
iary in order that the reports of the Branch
and Board officers may be complete.

The Branch meetings will be held in Greens-
boro April 17-19 and prospects are that there
will lie the largest attendance in the history
of the organizations. The Home Missionary
Society in North Carolina was organized in
1908 and it has grown from year to year.
May we not adopt the aim, "Every Woman

in Every Society Working for Every Phase
of Work in the Church" next year?

Names of delegates should be sent in at
once to Mrs. J. M. Stone, 514 Fifth Avenue.
Greensboro, for two reason: First, that they
may be assigned homes, and, second, that
committees may be named in order to expe-
dite work at the meeting.

All money should be sent to the treasurer,
Mrs. H. A. Garrett, Burlington, R. F. D., and
reports of work in general to Mrs. H. C. Nich-
olson, corresponding secretary, Mebane.

The Greensboro ladies assure all Methodist
Protestant women, whether members of so-
cieties or not, that entertainment will be
provided. MRS. W. C. HAMMER,

Pres. N. C. Branch, W. H. M. S.

WEST END W. F. M. S.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society

of West End M. P. Church held its March

meeting at the home of Mrs. J. R. Bull. A

good number were present and an enthusias-

. tic business session was held.

Officers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows : President, Mrs. J. R. Holden ;
vice-president, Mrs. M. H. Wayniek; treasurer,
Mrs. R. L. Rice; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
S. H. Stapleton; recording secretary, Mrs. P.
A. Burns.

Secretaries for the new year were: Record
agent, Mrs. J. K. Osborne; Young People's.
Mrs. Bonkemeyer; Thank-Offering, Mrs. A. L.
Pleasants; literature, Mrs. C. A. Cooper;
tithers, Mrs. S. E. Ratledge ; Golden Jubilee,
Mrs. M. H. Wayniek.

We are very proud that the end of the
year finds us with our assessment paid up
and a clean sheet to start the new year on.
MRS. S. H. STAPLETON,

Corresponding Sec'y-

NOTICE OF BRANCH MEETING

April 17-19, Greensboro

The Woman's Foreign and Home Mission-
ary branches will convene at Grace church,
Greensboro, at 2 o'clock, P. M.( of April 17,
instead of the 10th, as was formerly expected.

As soon as delegates are elected send names
to Mrs. J. M. Stone, 514 Fifth Ave., Greens-
boro.

SALUTATION

(Recollections of 1927)
Superb Switzerland
Land of loveliness
Delicate dawns
Fragrant flowers
Limpid lakes
Blissful birds
Graceful glens
Alpine air
Harmonious ills
Silvery streams
Towering trees
Majestic mountains
Smiling skies
Colorful clouds
Splendid sunsets
Hospitable hotels
Mellifluous music
Pleasant people

I salute you!

— GRENVILLE KLEISER.
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— The best teachers of humanity are the
lives of great men. — C. H. Fowler.

HEARD BEHIND THE PREACHER'S BACK

It may be rather late to be telling things
that happened about conference time, but
somehow it keeps on my mind, so I will try
and get it off. And then again it may not
be polite to talk about a preacher just be-
cause one happens to be on the back seat and
can't help hearing what he says to one of his
good lay members.

I had often wondered, and was bold enough
once to ask him how he managed to be so
successful in raising the conference claims.
It seemed that he hardly knew, but I have
found out for myself.

Why, that man did not wait till he got
home but actually talked and planned his
church work and his methods of raising the
budgets and his pastoral help for the revivals
all the way home from conference.

And I see from the reports in the Herald
that his plans are working.

He goes at it just like it had to be done,
and doesn't wait till the year is half gone
and then make a feeble, half-hearted effort to
raise a few dollars on the different claims.
I found that his success came from his head,
which was brim full of ideas. But don't all
our preachers have heads?

And again I find that he is not afraid to
talk to his members about the money they
must raise for this and that. And the funny
part of it is his people are not trying to run
him off the charge, but think they have the
best pastor going. (I am not saying he is
not.)

He is not extra good looking, but averages
up pretty well with the rest of the bunch.
He makes no big display in the pulpit and
you migth have to look at him twice to tell
that he was a preacher, if you met him in
the road.

But somehow lie has learned how to do
some things that all of our preachers have
not learned. The only reason that I can see
is that he gets to work and uses his brain as
well as his tongue. Perhaps some one may
say all our preachers don't have brains. If
they don't, they deceive their looks and I
am sorry for them, for they surely need them
when they go to handling people.

I had better not tell this preacher's name,
for fear he might deny some of the charges
against him, but I will say there are nearly a
half dozen of the same name but they are all
such good men it will lie hard to pick him
out.

And I had better not tell my name either,
for I may want to go to his church sometime
and hear him preach. A READER.
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— The Department of Commerce announces
that, according to the returns received, there
were in the United States 16 churches of the
Apostolic Over-Coming Holy Church of God
in 1926, with 1,047 members. Of the 10
churches reporting, 13 were located in the
state of Alabama. This denomination was not
reported in 1916 and there are therefore no
comparative figures.

— Speaking of marriage fees, a minister
tells this story: He had just married a cou-
ple and was asked to name his fee. Before
he had named any amount, the bridegroom,
perhaps with a view of reducing the fee to a
minimum, said: "We have talked it over and
agrped that if we ever have any children, we
will send them to your Sunday school."

March 15, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK

A. C. B.

West Forsyth $13.05

Saxapahaw 6.50

Orange 5.00

College

Kernersville $21.00

Saxapahaw 15.00

West Forsyth 0.00

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord S5.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Superannuates
Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL

A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg. 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg -. 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.8S

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Haw River 5.00

No new charges are added this week, we
regret to note, though the report is not with-
out encouragement. Concord church on Saxa-
pahaw, O. C. Loy, pastor, and Union Hill
church, West Forsyth charge, C. H. Whitaker,
pastor, pay college assessment in full. These
churches now have this claim out of their
way, and they can turn their attention to
other obligations. Just as early as possible
these financial claims that are so important
to our conference programs and to Kingdom
interests, should be met. Let us pray very
much while we press these matters, and see
if the monpy needs of our Lord are not more
easily met. He is able to make all grace
abound toward us, so that we, having all suffi-
ciency in all things, may abound unto every
good work. Nothing that we are for God, or
do for Him has to lie stinted. It is our priv-

ilege, and obligation, too, to abound in what
we are and what we do for him.

Our standing is unchanged from last week
in the number of charges reporting. Sixty-
nine (69) have credits; twenty-three (23) are
blank. Whose charge is in the blank list?
We are sure that no charge wants to be in
the blank list. Local problems, no doubt, have
deterred. Let's try a little more work and a
little more prayer. The Lord bless you and
give you zeal and success in your labors for
Him. S. W. TAYLOR.

March 12, 1928.

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TREASURER OF SPECIAL FUNDS

Financial Statement
General Conference Delegate, reported

last time $1S.00

Received since from Bethel Church,

Alamance Circuit 3.50

Received since from Mebane Church,
Received since from Mebane Church.... 12.00

Total $33.50

Special for Church Extension, reported

last time $626.00

Received since 3.00

Total $020.00

Disbursements

Paid to Mr. M. A. Coble in two checks $026.00

Balance on hand $ 3.00

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treas.

LAUGH IT OFF

If the weather's bleak and cold,

Laugh it off!
If the wind begins to scold,

Laugh it off !
Let it blow away your fears,
Smooth your frowns, dry your tears,
Put your faith in smiles and cheers,

Laugh it off!

If friends say that you look ill,

Laugh it off !
Should they urge a harmless pill.

Laugh it off!
Doctors, druggists and disease
Like to do just as they please,
You can save their costly fees,

Laugh it off!

If life seems to go all wrong.

Laugh it off!
Drown your worry in a song,

Laugh it off!
Do your work with smiling face,
Look ahead and keep the pace,
Be a winner in the race,

Laugh it off !

— GEENVILLE KLEISER.

— For the first time in 16 years no money
was borrowed on an eastern Carolina farm
because of a home garden and the resulting
sales on the local curb market.

— The Southern Railway System has just
placed the largest order for motive power
and rolling stock ever given by it, having
purchased 68 locomotives, 3,000 coal cars, 2,250
automobile box ears, 250 ballast cars, 200
caboose cars, and 25 all-steel mail and bag-
gage cars for delivery during the spring and
early summer of this year.

BE KIND TO THE AGED

A man was very busy cutting a tree when
his little boy said: "What are you doing,
father?" But his father seemed not to hear.
The boy then said with a loud voice, "I say,
what are you doing?" Then his father replied,
"I am making your grandfather a trough to
cat out of." "How nice," replied the little
boy. "When you get old I will make you a
trough so you won't spill your coffee and
drop your bread on mother's white table-
cloth."

Older people get some good lessons from
their children. This is one of the great rea-
sons that parents ought to walk straight be-
fore their children. "Whatsoever a man sow-
eth that shall he also reap."

I believe the aged are not cherished as they
should be. The rising generation should
realize that our parents have borne the heat
of the day, some have fought for our coun-
try, some falling by the American flag.

I never like to hear boys and girls calling
their parents "mam" and "dad," or "old man"
and "old woman." It pierces my heart to
"hear such language. My father always taught
me to respect old people and if I should catch
a chance to help them along the pathway of
life to do so. I have great respect for the
aged. The first reason, I was taught in my
father's home to speak kind words to the aged
people. The next reason is that a man can-
not be a true follower of Jesus Christ unless
he loves and honors the aged people. We are
having some of the very heart of our North
Carolina Conference dropping over on the
superannuated list and this only means that
the young preachers will have to do lots of
studying and lose lots of sleep if the Confer-
ence stays in a maximum condition. I believe
that our parents prayed much. I can recall
when I would go in some homes to spend the
night the father of that home would bring
or take down his old Bible, read a chapter
and probably call on some of the boys to
pray, and you could hear them talking to
Jesus as if they were . face to face. I love
that old-time religion that makes people pray
and praise the Lord. I am inclined to be-
lieve that the Christians will have to get back
in an attitude of prayer and erect a family
altar in their homes, and quit going to the
hellish dances and indorsing notes for the
sinners to go to hell on.

Our General Conference is drawing near,
and we should get our hearts and pocketbooks
together and lie ready to lay our quota in
the hands of the committee, and realize that
God is pleased with our efforts. It seems
that every member of the Methodist Prot-
estant church should feel glad to have a part
and parcel in this Gratitude Gift. Surely no
one could deny showing his appreciation of
those old veterans of the Methodist Protestant
Church, such as Nicholas Snethen, and others.

In conclusion I will say that I have a warm
place in my heart for the aged, their advice
is worth lots to me, and my door stands open
for them any time they come my way.

May God's richest blessing abide and be
with you all. Amen.

C. W. SAUNDERS.

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— The total assets of the building and loan
associations of the country in wet 1917 were
$1,769,142,175, and in dry 1926 they had in-
creased to $6,280,000,000.

Page Twelve

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

March 15, 192S

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Yarborough Chapel. — On account of rain
our crowd at Yarborough Chapel Sunday was
small. We have not had reports from here,
but have a faithful little crowd of Christian
workers. Our crowds have been increasing
from time to time.

We have had an epidemic of measles and
mumps which has hindered us greatly. How-
ever, now with springtime just at hand we
are looking for great success.

Yarborough Chapel has paid pastor's salary
ahead, so you see they are an active little
band.

Harmony : I preached at Harmony the
fourth Sunday at 11 o'clock and night with
the largest congregation of the year. This
is a very live church, a happy band of Chris-
tian workers who love their pastor and do not
forget to minister unto his needs. We have
received many nice things from both churches
during our stay here. Wish to thank each
and every one who has ministered unto us.

We hope to raise our Gratitude Gift and
our subscriptions to the Herald.

On February 14 at 5:30 we received a tele-
gram from Lexington, N. C, stating to come
home at once. Mrs. Surratt's father was
paralyzed, not expected to live. We left Cross
Anchor at 6:30, arriving at Lexington at 4
o'clock next morning. We stayed with him
for a few days and ministered unto him the
very best we could. We left him improved
in some ways, but he will be an invalid the
rest of his life. Pray for us in this sadness.

My little boy, Walter, Jr., is in bed with
the worst case of measles I have ever seen.
Mrs. Surratt is in bed with "flu" and taking
measles. My two younger children have high
temperatures and guess they are taking it.

Our first quarterly conference was held at
Harmony on the fifth Sunday in January at
6:30 o'clock. Rev. S. W. Taylor was present
and held the conference. Business transacted
in a spirit of love and harmony. The charge
is hopeful of raising all claims. We were
glad to have our beloved president with us
and to have him in our home.

What has become of our reporters? Wake
up; we are expecting to hear from you.

Pray for us. W. B. SURRATT.

Randleman Charge. — A goodly number of
the brethren and sisters have remembered us
in a kindly and generous way since our last
report. Their names follow: Mesdames Will
Wood, B. F. Hendley, Rom Ward, C. D. and
C. M. Hardin, G. P. Snyder and Pearl Trog-
don ; Misses Myrtle Causey, Nora R. Hughes
and Kate Parsons, and Mr. J. H. Skein. For
all these givers and gifts we are grateful.

The young ladies' class of Mount Lebanon
Sunday school has taken the initiative in a
drive for funds for painting the church.

A new church at Worthville is a reality.
It is a wood structure, but will be second to
none of like construction in a small village.
The storm sheeting and roof are on. The
window frames are in. The weather boarding
is inside the building ready to be put on.
Much free labor has been given. Mr. A. R.
Groce is chairman of the board of trustees.

He is a big man far in excess of two huu-
dred pounds, but all his weight is being used
in pushing the project. The Leward Manu-
facturing Company, of Worthville, gave the
splendid site, and are hauling the building
material free. Mr. W. L. Ward, secretary
of the above named company, is also back
of our building project, and has rendered
valuable service as planner, adviser and con-
tributor.

At present Sunday school and regular
preaching services are held in the public
school auditorium.

If you would like to help a worthy cause
and a worthy people, send your check to
Colon Allred, treasurer, Worthville, N. C.

Watch the Herald for further reports of
our progress. WM. H. NEESE.

Randleman, N. C, March 12, '28.

State Street. — Yesterday was a great day for
State Street church. Hon. Zeb Vance Wal-
ser, once attorney general of North Carolina,
made our Centennial address. Mr. Walser
was brought up a Methodist Protestant, and
still claims to be one, though at present a
member of the Presbyterian church. He,
like a great many others, went into another
church because we had no church convenient,
raised a family in that church and, of course,
does not care to change back and leave his
family where they have not known anything
but the church where they belong.

The thing that touched all our hearts was
when he told us about our opening hymn,
number 58, written by Alexander Clark. He
had with him on his watch chain the last
medal that Yadkin College gave as a college,
and that medal was delivered to him by the
author of that hymn; stirred his emotions,
of course, and it was an experience that only
those who were present and heard him ex-
press himself could realize.

Mr. Walser dealt with history of the past
right here in Davidson County, and it was
very encouraging to those of us who are strug-
gling to establish a church right here in our
county center that has meant so much to
the county. Why it has been delayed so long
we do not understand. But perhaps "we have
come to the kingdom for a time like this."

Our little band went beyond the amount
we were supposed to raise for our M. P.
C. G. G. and we indeed felt like singing the
doxology at the close of the services.

We had an unusually large congregation
to hear and see the pageant, "Church of Our
Fathers," which was so well rendered by our
young people at the evening hour.

If all our established churches will do as
well accordingly as this struggling little band
our part and over will be forthcoming. May
the Lord give us interest and liberality
enough that this may be so.

N. G. BETHEA.

First Church, Concord. — Our evangelistic
meeting came to a close last Wednesday eve-
ning. The meeting was a great success. Rev.
John C. Cowell, Jr., was to have been assisted
by Mr. W. J. Ramsay as choir director, but
Mr. Ramsay was held longer than he expected
in another field and did not come. Mr. Cow-
ell .did a fine work. He is a safe and sane
preacher. There were a great many reconse-
erations and conversions during the meeting.
The following have been received into full
membership of the church: Miss Eula Bur-

ris, Mrs. J. T. Blackwelder, Miss Ruby Griff en, /
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Holland, Miss Ethel How-
ard, Evelyn Jenkins, Miss M. Jenkins, Mrs.
Corum Lillie Bell Johnson, Oscar Little, Mrs.
Daniel Little, Loretha Lowder, Mrs. Viney
Teeter Morgan, Miss Carona Maulden, Bertie
Mauhlen, Mr. Woodly Thompson, Mr. Edgar
Lee Wensil, and Mearle Wylie. A pastor
wanting to secure the assistance of an evan-
gelist will do well to secure Mr. Cowell. We
have thus far received 31 members into the
church this year and are expecting many more
before the year closes.

Owing to the meeting which has been in
progress we could not hold our Centennial
Gratitude Gift service when others were hold-
ing theirs the last Sunday in February. But
yesterday we created the committee and be-
fore night they had secured the entire quota
of $450. It is not all paid in but will be in
ample time.

We have just completed laying sidewalks
about our church where needed. The Moore
Street side of our property and the approach
to our new building is now completed and
when grading is done, for it is now going on,
our grounds will present a much better ap-
pearance.

We had a good day yesterday. It was
rainy, but the people attended the Sunday
school and the preaching services in large
numbers. Our Senior Christian Endeavor
Society is outdoing itself. Last night the
weekly prayer meeting was well attended and
had a good program. There were more than
50 young people present.

We are now trying out a special sort of
service directed at "Carry-On-Evangelism." A
large chorus, a prayer league, and a group of
personal workers are joining the pastor in an
effort at winning the lost in larger numbers.

Our reporter covers the ground so thor-
oughly and so well that I am not careful to
remember all that ought to be reported.

This church is planning a delegation both
to the Young People's National Convention
and the General Conference both meeting in
Baltimore in May. We have decided that if
we can secure enough people who will attend
the YToung People's Convention that we will
charter a bus. There is not enough in our
own local church to make that possible, but,
listen, if you are going, we will take you in;
it will cost $17.00 round trip; that will in-
clude a full day in Washington, sight-seeing,
etc. If you are interested, write me about it
and I will give you particulars,

G. H. HENDRY.

Fountain Place. — The work here has been
handicapped recently on account of an epi-
demic of measles, whooping-cough, mumps,
and smallpox in our section of town. It is
now clearing up some and we are expecting
the usual attendance at all services soon. The
attendance is now on the increase.

Regardless of the small attendance at the
meetings of the different organizations the
work has gone along very nicely. The La-
dies' Aid is very much alive, while the C. E.
societies, W. H. M. S. and S. S. are moving
along in fair order. The W. H. M. S. meets
tonight (Monday), with Mrs. G. L. Amiek for
the purpose of electing new officers.

The church was favored with a visit by
Rev. C. B. Way, of Lexington, at the morn-
ing service last Sunday. After some persua-
sion on the part of the pastor, Mr. Way re-

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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luctantly consented to preach, and gave us
a very splendid message -which was enjoyed
I ery much. Come again, "C. B."

Special services scheduled here for near
future dates are as follows: Miss Annie Tor-
rest will speak to the congregation on
Wednesday evening of this week at 7:30
o'clock. Rev. Lawrence Little will speak to
the young people on the first Sunday evening
in April, at 7:30 o'clock. The Sunday school
will hold a banquet at some date between
now and Easter. The date is not yet set.
Our revival will begin, probably, the first
Sunday in April. The date will be set next
Sunday. Pulpit help has not yet been se-
cured.

Since his last report the pastor has been
favored with many nice gifts from the
church, which were appreciated very much.
The moral and material support from this
church to the pastor is very fine. This small
congregation of 117 members is carrying a
larger financial burden than some charges
with a membership of a thousand.

W. M. LOY.

Liberty Hill, Anderson Charge. — The

Juniors had charge of the C. E. meeting this
evening. A good program was rendered. Mrs.
W. E. Harrison was the leader. Our pastor
brought us two splendid messages today. The
congregations were good for rainy weather.
There were only 50 present for Sunday school.
We are hoping when the weather gets better
that more of our people will come in time
for Sunday school.

We are planning to have an old-time sing-
ing next fourth Sunday night, so come and
bring your songbooks.

Mebane. — The attendance at preaching and
Sunday school has been very good consider-
ing the weather and sickness. Our people are
just now recovering from the worst epidemic
of measles this writer has ever witnessed.
This, coupled with sickness of other nature,
and bad weather, has kept several from the
services. We are glad to note that there are
signs of improvement.

Yesterday we started our drive for Grati-
tude Gift and think we made a good start.
We hope we will be able to secure a pledge
from every member in our church.

The pastor wishes to join Mrs. Suits in
thanking the members of the Ladies' Aid So-
ciety for a number of nice, as well as valua-
ble, gifts, which they brought to the parson-
age at their last meeting. These ladies are
a great help to the church in many ways.
When wc say we appreciate their kindness
and their efforts to help the church along
we speak the sentiment of every member of
the church. EDW. SUITS.

High Point.— At the 11 o'clock service last
Sunday Dr. S. K. Spahr delivered a message
on "Royal Virtues," after which he announced
that he would be absent from the pulpit for
two Sabbaths.

The Sunday evening service was given over
to the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
for their annual Thank-Offering service. The
music at this service was unusually beautiful.
Mrs. C. L. 'Whitaker, president of the local
social, gave an interesting address portraying
the early history of the Foreign work, and
telling of the struggles of the founding of the
Society in North Carolina in 1900. It was

not until 1906 that the women of First church,
High Point, were successful in organizing a
permanent Society during the pastorate of
the late Dr. C. L. Whitaker. Today we have
a membership of 117 with 70 "Precious Jew-
els," or little folks under six years of age, a
list of the latter being read by Mrs. S. S.
Coe, which proved quite interesting to the
congregation. We have also a Junior Mis-
sion Circle of 18 boys and girls from 6 to 12
years of age, who meet monthly with Mrs,
R. M. Andrews, superintendent, and Mrs.
John C. Whitesell, assistant. This circle con-
tributed $30 this past year to the Foreign and
Home Societies. The Mission Band is being
revived and a most promising Young Wom-
en's Auxiliary is being formed under the
leadership of Miss Mary E. Young. Mr. E. L.
Ballard then made an entertaining talk on
"What and Why the Thank-Offering," ex-
plaining that this offering is used for new
buildings in our foreign fields in China, Ja-
pan and India. A delightful play, "The Color
Line," was then presented by the C. E. So-
ciety of the college under the leadership of
Miss Mary E. Young. This play dealt with
the racial problems of the Chinese in Amer-
ica, and was given in a bright, snappy man-
ner by Misses Annie Livengood, Blanche In-
gram and Lucy Nunnery, and Messrs. Jabus
Braxton, Monroe Bennett, and T. J. White-
head. The congregation enjoyed the presen-
tation of this play, and the members of the
Foreign Missionary Society extend many
thanks to the young actors. The collection
amounted to $86.85.

The Ladies' Aid Society held its monthly
meeting Monday afternoon at the church.

As a compliment to the Board of Stewards,
one of their number is serving a supper this
(Tuesday) evening at the church to this band
of faithful workers. The S. S. Workers' Coun-
cil, which was postponed, will be held this
evening at 8 o'clock, when Principal L. R.
Johnston, of the high school, will deliver an
address.

At the C. E. weekly meeting Monday eve-
ning Miss Mary Koonce was leader of the
topic, "How Can I Help Others to Follow
Jesus."

The Brotherhood, or Men's Club, will hold
a meeting Thursday evening and supper will
be served to them by members of the Ladies'
Aid Society.

We are pleased to announce that Mrs. W. C.
Hammond, the efficient secretary of the Board
of Public. Welfare of our city, has been
chosen a delegate to a world-wide convention
of welfare workers to assemble in Paris next
June. Mrs. Hammond is not sure that she
can attend, but has the question under con-
sideration. This is a well-earned compliment
to a faithful worker.

We are pleased to learn that Mrs. Johnsie
Oakes Jackson, who has been a patient in
Guilford General Hospital following an oper-
ation for appendicitis, has recovered suffi-
ciently to return home.

Mr. C. E. Bulla, who has been suffering
from influenza, has gone to Asheboro to
spend a week recuperating.

Mrs. H. G. Perry, of Thomasville, who is
taking treatment at Guilford General Hos-
pital and has been dangerously ill, is improv-
ing, to the gratification of a large circle of
relatives and friends. She is the mother of
Mrs. J. Hobart Allred, Miss Margaret Perry

and Mr. John Perry, well known by our
church people and students of the college.

Booth Tarkington's clever play, "Tweedles,"
depicting the frivolity of trying to live on
the rank and station of our ancestors, was
given by the Dramatic Workshop of the col-
lege Monday evening to an appreciative au-
dience. This presentation was directed by
Miss Mary Todd, and the young actors show
great talent and promise.

Kernersville. — The secodn quarterly confer-
ence will convene at Sandy Ridge church at
2 P. M. Saturday before the fourth Sunday
in March. All official members, both men
and women, are especially requested to be
present. The people of this charge are glad
that the next Annual Conference is to meet
in Winston-Salem, N. C.

E. G. LOWDERMILK, Pastor.

Spring Hill, West Thomasville Circuit. —

Rev. G. W. Andrews delivered an excellent
sermon March 4. We all enjoy hearing Bro.
Andrews. Rev. Carroll will fill the next ap-
pointment.

On March 4th a number of relatives and
friends of Aunt Ann W'estmoreland gathered
at her home where a nice dinner was served
in honor of her 85th birthday. All seemed
to enjoy the occasion very much despite the
disagreeable weather.

Sickness has been hindering our church at-
tendance. Mrs. G. E. Glascoe has been siek
for some time and does not improve. Mr.
A. D. Sink is improving after a serious illness.

Mrs. I. I. York is able to be out after hav-
ing the flu.

Some work is being done on our new
church, wiring for lights and ceiling being
done the past week. REPORTER.

Pleasant Grove. — Brother Reynolds gave us
an inspiring sermon Sunday morning, using
as a subject, "Let Us Lay Aside Every
Weight," from Hebrews 12:1..

This Christian race compared to the Olym-
pian game, a foot race. So like the foot
race, in order to run successfully we must
lay aside every weight that hinders and keep
our eyes on the goal at the end of the race.

We are planning to have an Easter pro-
gram to be given by the Beginner and Pri-
mary departments.

The Junior Christian Endeavor Society will
also give a pageant under the supervision of
their efficient leader, Mrs. L. F. Honeycutt.

The Ladies' Aid Society held its monthly
meeting Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. F. H. Clark. After the devotional
and business session, Mrs. Clark served deli-
cious refreshments to the largest number
that had been present for some time. There
were 24 of the 27 members present.

REPORTER.

Mebane. — Sunday at the morning service
pledge cards for the Centennial Gratitude
Gift were given out and some pledges secured
while other are expected to respond, and we
feel confident our quota will be raised.

The Ladies' Aid Society held their March
meeting at the parsonage with Mrs. Suits.
Twenty-three were present. .At this meeting
a miscellaneous shower was given Mrs. Suits,
each lady taking some useful article for Mrs.
Suits instead of taking something for the
basket. This was a very interesting meet-

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

March IS, 192S

ing. After the business session a social hour
was enjoyed.

Monday evening at 7:30 the Home and
Foreign Missionary Societies met at the home
of Mrs. J. W. Nicholson with good attendance.
Officers were elected for another year in both
societies. Delegates to the Branch Meeting
were elected as follows: Mrs. George Wyatt
and Mrs. A. IT. Jobe from the Home Society;
Mrs. Jack Smith and Mrs. Edward Suits from
the Foreign Society. Both societies have done
splendid work the past year. The Home
Society has raised its budget in full. The
Foreign Society is somewhat behind on its
budget, but are hoping to raise the amount
before the Branch Meeting.

The William Nicholson Mission Band will
give a program showing training they are re-
ceiving along the line of Home Missions on
the fourth Sunday night in this month.

HEPOKTEK.

CENTENNIAL SPEAKER

"1 •

Bethesda Church. North Davidson Charge.—
Hurrah for Bethesda! You know when I got
up Sunday morning and looked and saw that
it was raining, I said, "We will not get the
Centennial Gratitude Gift today." I was just
a bit blue, not that I did not have faith in
the folks, but I knew we would have a small
congregation, and I did not know just how
they would respond. Five girls and the writer
gave the pageant, "Faith of Our Fathers,"
then we began to take pladges and, my! you
never saw folks take hold of anything so
well. It was only a few minutes until we
were in ten dollars of the top. Bethesda
will go over the top. Bros E. E. Leonard, Lee
Wagner and J. B. Wagner are our committee,
and they are doing faithful work. It was
really the easiest money I ever tried to raise.
At the last we all stood and sang praise to
God from whom all blessings flow, and every-
body went home happy.

Next Sunday we expect to raise our quota
at Shiloh and Friendship; Shiloh at 11 a. m„
Friendship at 7:30 p. m, We are expecting to
go over the top at these two places.

Yours for the Centennial Gratitude Gift.
K. 8. TEOXLEE, Pastor.

State Street.— At 0 o'clock this (Tuesday)
morning, Miss Virginia Walser and Mr.
Helms, of Charlotte, were united in marriage
at the parsonage by Mr. Bethea. Miss Walser
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Walser
of this city, and has been secretary of the
Sunday school almost ever since its organi-
zation. We will all regret very much to lose
Virginia, for she is a loyal member of all the
branches of work of the church. Mr. Helms
was at one time manager of the A. & P.
store here, but has been transferred to the
store of the same company at Charlotte, and
he and his bride will make their home there.
Both are popular young people and their
hosts of friends wish for them a prosperous
and happy life.

Mr. Bethea leaves today for Lineolnton to
conduct a revival meeting and will be away
until next week. Brother Way will preach
for us next Sunday.

Sunday night the pageant suggested by the
Gratitude Gift committee was given. Mr.
Bethea opened the pageant with Miss Pauline
Falkner representing the child of the church.
Mrs. C. L. Koontz the first quarter century,
Miss Lila Aron the second, Mrs. Harold La-

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

FRANK D. GETTY
Director of Young People's Work, Presby-
terian Church, I!. S. A.

Those of our readers who attended the
Methodist Protestant Denominational Young
People's Convention, held in High Point,
N. C, in 1920, will remember with a great
deal of appreciation the very splendid ad-
dresses made by Rev. Frank D. Getty, of
Philadelphia. The Convention Committee is
very fortunate in being able to secure Mr.
Getty for the Centennial Convention to be
held in Hampden Methodist Protestant
Church, Baltimore, May 10-15.

Mr. Getty is Director of Young People's
Work of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A.,
with headquarters in Philadelphia, and has
under his direction the leaders of more than
a million Presbyterian young people. He is
recognized as one of the most outstanding
leaders in the field of young people's work
in the entire country. His wide knowledge
of this work, his effective leadership quali-
ties, and his deep consecration to the whole
program of Christian Education make his
coming to our Centennial Convention a mat-
ter of general interest and appreciation.

The Departmental Conferences on Senior
Work, to be held on the mornings and after-
noons of the convention will be in charge of
Mr. Getty. He will outline the latest and
best methods of department organization and
administration, the development of an ade-
quate worship program for youth, and the
organization of service activities that will
enlist the interest and co-operation of young
people. As a part of this outline, he will
present the "Christian Quest'' program which
is becoming recognized by the leaders of Re-
ligious Education throughout the United
States and Canada as one of the finest collec-
tions of leadership materials ever assembled.

nier the third, and Mrs. Rodgers the fourth.
All parts were beautifully rendered and much
enjoyed by a large congregation.

REPORTER.

Resolutions of Respect

It is with hearts full of sadness that we.
the members of Orange Chapel Missionary So-
ciety, record the death of one of our most
consecrated and faithful members, Mrs. W. J.
O'Daniel, whose death occurred February 25,
1928,

In her passing the husband has lost a true
wife, the children a devoted mother, and the
church a loyal member. She was willing to
do what she could to help others, especially in
time of sickness. She was a regular atten-
dant at church and Sunday school. Mrs.
O'Daniel 's life should be an example to us.
Therefore, be it resolved:

First, that we cherish her memory, appreci-
ating what she has done for us by her un-
failing love and faithfulness;

Second, that we shall strive to follow her
beautiful example of helpfulness rendered at
all times and under all circumstances;

Third,' that we extend our deepest sympa-
thy to the bereaved family and commend
them to the Heavenly Father, who doeth all
things well.

Fourth, that a copy of these resolutions be
sent to the family, a copy be spread upon the
minutes of the Missionary Society, a copy be
sent to the Missionary Record, and also to
the Methodist Protestant Herald for publi-
cation.

O city of infinite beauty,
Your glory and bliss we would share;
But strongest of all it is this longing,
We want to meet Mrs. O'Daniel up there.
MRS. J. L. MAYNARD,
MRS. II. L. ISLEY.

Leonard

As the sun sends her rays over the western
horizon and makes the close of the day the
most beautiful, so the closing years of the
life of Brother Ed Leonard shone with most
brilliant radiance. After having spent most
of his manhood in the far West, his heart
again yearned for the old familiar " scenes
and beloved faces; so he, with his wife, came
back home to pass the closing years of his
life with those he loved most.

Soon after coming back to the old home he
came into the fold of the Master, at which
time there was great rejoicing in the hearts
of his sisters and brothers and of the old,
sainted mother and father.

He was 58 years of age when God called
him home. "U/ncle Ed" was a great sufferer
for eight months or more and he bore it all
with patience. When the call came he was
ready and we believe his spirit is resting
with his Saviour where there is no suffering.

In all of our church there was no more
devoted and faithful Christian than was
"Uncle Ed." Fie never sought praise, yet he
was an inspiration to his pastor and his Sun-
day school teacher, always interested in
orphans and a great help in the foreign work
— in fact, he was glad to support every de-
partment of the Lord's work.

He will be missed by his church and every
one that knew him. The smiling face we
all loved to look upon is gone, and the voice

March 15, 1928

i loved to hear is still. A place is vacant
the home and church which can never be
led. Yes, he is gone, but not forgotten,
d never will his memory fade, for we all
red him so much and our thoughts will al-
lys linger around the grave where he was
id,

Even the little children loved him and miss
in in our community and church. We can't
derstond just why he was called from us,
t God knows best and doeth all things
ill, and we, too, must lay down our lives
st as this dear brother has, and may there
a grand reunion around the great white
rone when our life on earth is ended and
t have gained our home.

MBS. WILEY SHOAF,
MRS. ISA KOONTZ,
MRS. N. L. EVANS,

Committee.

Stephens

Sister Elizabeth Stephens, of Connelly
rings Circuit, died Harch 5th, 192S. She
s 82 years, 10 months and 24 days old. She
s the mother of 10 children, nine living,
e dead; 76 grandchildren, 64 living, 12
id; 08 great-grandchildren, S8 living, 10
id; three great-great-grandchildren, two
bag, one dead.

5he joined the Methodist Protestant
urch in her early girlhood, lived a con-
tent Christian life, and died in the faith,
ter Stephens was a Miss Martin before her
rriage, a sister to Rev. L. P. Martin.

D. M. PEW, Pastor.

Coble
Jrother Zebulon Vance Coble died Sunday,
rch 4th, at his home in Burlington. He
1 been in failing health for three years
: did not take his bed until about a week
ore his death. Brother Coble joined the
. Pleasant Methodist Protestant Church
:n a 12 or 13-year-old boy, where lie re-
ined a member until 1916 when he trans-
red his membership to the First M. P.
ireh o'f Burlington. He was a faithful
aiber of this church until his death. The
tor had learned to look for his presence
the services. He had a regular pew, I
lk, and when sickness kept him away he

missed,
he funeral was conducted from the First
ireh Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the
tor. We regretted that Brother Taylor,
i was his pastor for seven years, did not

word in time to be present. Many beau-
.1 floral designs and a large congregation
friends and fellow church members gave
iniony to the high esteem in which he

held.

e is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sarah
le, seven sons and five daughters, two-
thers, and a number of grandchildren and
5r relatives. Most of his children are
libers of the First Methodist Protestant
rch of Burlington, and are among our
stantial members.
s another has said of him: "Mr. Coble

a quiet, unassuming man, who attended
lis business, looking after his family, and
■iended his fellowman whenever he could,
was a substantial citizen, and will be
led in his home, his church, and com-
lity."

:ie relatives have our deepest sympathy
his time of great loss. May the God of

METPIODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

comfort make His grace abound to you in
this time of need.

L. W. GEBRINGEE, Pastor.

Moss

On Thursday morning about 3 o'clock, Jan-
uary 25, 1928, Mr. Leonard A. Moss died at
the age of 48 years, one month and 17 days.
He was a well known citizen of Vance Coun-
ty and lived near Henderson, N. C.

He united with Gillburg Church in early
life, to which he always remained a good
member. He was also a good man iu his
home.

He leaves to mourn their loss his wife and
11 chilrdren besides many relatives and
friends. May God's richest blessing rest,
upon them and lead them in the straight
way, that they may meet him in a more
beautiful world where sorrow is unknown.

The funeral services were held at Gillburg
Church, conducted by Rev. M. P. Chambliss,
pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. H. F.
Fogleman. His body was then taken to the
residence of Mr. G. M. Stainback and laid to
rest in the family cemetery under a beautiful
mound of flowers. A very large crowd was
present to show their last tribute of love and
respect for him.

The family has the heartfelt sympathy of
all for the loss of one so dear in the homo
as father. A NIECE.

Jones

In the passing of Brother Alfred Jones on
February 21, Tabernacle Church has lost,
another of her oldest members, he being 79
year old. On February 7, 1874, he was mar-
ried to Miss Ellen Hanner, and to this union
seven children were born, all of whom are
living. Early in life he was converted and
joined Tabernacle Methodist Protestant
Church. He was faithful to this church until
death. He said to his loved ones just be-
fore passing, "I love Jesus and am going to
heaven."

Rev. W. F. Ashburn and the writer con-
ducted the funeral at Tabernacle February
22. His body was then laid to rest in the
nearby cemetery.

May grace be multiplied to his widow and
children who are left behind.

H. L. ISLEY.

Eller

Mrs. Sabria Eller, of near Weaverville,
died February 20, and her body was laid to
rest in Clark's Chapel cemetery the follow-
ing day. She was the wife of Uncle Ab Eller,
who preceded her to the glory world 16
years. She was the mother of seven children.
The living are: Mrs. L. B. Hackey, of Canton,
N. C, and Mrs. Cornelia Sams, of Weaver-
ville; besides these she leaves 13 grandchil-
dren, 18 great-grandchildren, four great-great-
grandchildren.

She professed faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ at an early age and united with the
Weaverville M. E. Church, South, later mov-
ing her membership to Clark's Chapel M. P.
church, remaining there until the end came.

God blessed her with a great number of
years, she having reached the age of 98
years and eight days at me time of her
death. The writer is confident from the
wonderful testimony that she left behind
her that all these years were spent in the
service of the Master.

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Funeral services were conducted by the
writer assisted by Rev. H. B. Dandy.

Hearts are sad when we think of her going,
but we should rejoice and strive to follow
her footsteps to the better land.

J. D. CRANFOED.

Brown

Our Gibsonville church was permitted to go
through the last conference year without a
death among its members. But since confer-
ence one of our oldest members passed, W. A.
Brown.

Brother Brown was born in Mecklenburgh
County, Virginia, seventy-one years ago, came
to North Carolina forty-four years ago, and
to Gibsonville twenty-one years ago. On mov-
ing to this community he joined our church.
Because of declining health, he was unable
to attend church regularly.

He was industrious, deeply interested in his
family and their welfare, performing such
work as his strength would permit.

During an acquaintance of a year he im-
pressed me as possessing those trait? of char-
acter that constitute a true man and real
Christian gentleman. He bore his suffering
uncomplainingly.and gave evidence of being
prepared to make the change, feeling that for
him it was better to depart and be with
Christ and his life companion, who preceded
him to the glory world nearly three years
ago. T. M. JOHNSON.

~M

RECORD OF LYNCHINGS KEPT BY
TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE
I send you the following concerning lynch-
ings for the past year as compiled by Tuske-
gee Institute in the Department of Records
and Research. I find there were 16 persons
lynched in 1927. This is 14 less than the
number 30 for 1926, 1 less than the number
17 for 1925, the same number 16 as for 1924,
and 17 less than the number 33 for 1923. 12
of the persons lynched were taken from the
hands of the law, 6 from jails and 6 from
officers of the law outside of jails. 4 of the
persons were burned to death, 2 were put to
death and then their bodies burned.

There were 42 instances in which officers
of the law prevented lynchings. 8 of these
were in northern states and 34 in southern
states. In 24 of the cases the prisoners were
removed or the guards augmented or other
precautions taken. In 18 other instances,
armed force was used to repel the would-be
lynchers. 68 persons, 15 white and 53 negroes,
were thus saved from death at the hands of
mobs.

All of the persons lynched were Negroes.
The offenses charged were : murder, 7 ; at-
tempted murder, 2; rape, 2; attempted rape,
3; improper conduct, 1; charge not reported, 1.
The states in which lynchings occurred and
the number in each state are as follows: Ar-
kansas, 3 ; Kentucky, 1 ; Louisiana, 1 ; Missis-
sippi, 7; Missouri, 1; Tennessee, 2; Texas, 1.
R. R. MOTON, Principal.
^+-

— During the last fiscal year of the govern-
ment, closing June 30, 1927, there were manu-
factured and sold in our country more than
ninety-three billion cigarettes. During the
six months from June to November, inclusive,
the total was 51,982,136,717. This indicates
that the total for the current year will lie
more than one hundred billion.

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cuit. $7.05; Spring Hill, West Thomasville
Circuit, $1.84; Mt. Pleasant, West Thomas-
villc Circuit, 81 cents; Welch Memorial, High
Point, $!).00; Young Ladies' Class, Welch Me-
morial, High Point, $5.00; Pleasant Grove
Station, $8.30; Gibsonville, a part on last
year, $37.81; Beidsville. $9.03; Friendship
Station, $5.64; Porter Church, $1.00; Bethel,
Randolph Circuit, $1.50; Worthville, Randle-
man Circuit, $2.56; Fairfield, Guilford Cir-
cuit, $2.10; Bethel, Mocksville Circuit, $1.88;
Concord, Saxapahaw Charge, $1.16; Mount
Pleasant, Mount Pleasant Circuit, $5.30; Si-
ler City, $5.30; Graham, $8.84; Friendship,
North Davidson Circuit, $2.00; State Street,
Lexington, $7.32; Cedar Falls, Richland Cir-
cuit, Jan., Feb. and March, $5.55; Mizpah,
Haw River Circuit, $5.00; First M. P., Win-
ston-Salem, $9.30; First M. P., High Point,
$12.76; Baraca Class, First M. P., High Point,
$25; South Lexington, South Davidson Circuit,
$4.29; St. Paul, Greensboro, $6.05; Creswell,
Creswell Circuit, $3.27; Grace M. P., Greens-
boro, $8.17; Friendship, Mt. Hermon Circuit,
$3.90 ; Sapling Ridge, Alamance Charge,
$3.71.

We wish to thank each contributor for the
above offerings, during the past week.

We have already had 25 cases of mumps"
in the Home, and are continuing to have
new cases each day.

Mr. E. O. Peeler and Mrs. Allman arc
both suffering from mumps at present, how-
ever we hope by our next report every one
will be much improved.

E. F ALLMAN, Supt.

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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, MARCH 29, 1928

NUMBER 21

The Measuring Units of Life

The fortunes of men are very diverse. There is an element
of ehanee entering in which helps to account for the diversity
of fortune, but this cannot fully explain. A larger factor is
found in a man's own will and determination. Arnold Bennett
asserts that very few men succeed because very few really
wish to succeed. There is much truth in the statement. We
choose our destiny by choosing the course that determines
destiny. According to our effort, so shall it be unto us. This
is one of the measuring units of life — our volition, our effort.
Persistent determination and putting forth of effort is bound
to tell in the course of the years. The man who is too weak
or too lazy to put forth effort is fatally handicapped.

Another measuring rod is our faith. "According to your
faith be it unto you," said Jesus to the blind men who had
said that they believed He was able to give them sight. Faith
is a marvelous power that can move heaven and earth. The
person of faith, even the little child, has a mighty hold on
God and men. God honors faith and so do men. God likes
to be trusted and men like to be trusted. Both God and men
are averse to disappointing a trusting soul. The scope of your
faith measures the scope of your acquisitions and achieve-
ments. You may not have much power to put forth effort.
but if you have faith, you may accomplish great things
through the power that others may lay at your feet. The
man of faith becomes a man of power.

Will and faith are both subjective powers by which we
determine objective facts. But these are not all. There is
another even greater and mightier. It is the power of love.
The soul that loves has already made its fortune. The soul
that continues to love will make a record of most desirable
achievements. He that showeth himself friendly will have
friends. He that loves will be loved in return.

By some of these units every one can measure his way
to enduring success. An invalid confined to bed for years
may by faith and love expressed in prayer change many lives
for good and advance to the heights of grace and glory. The
shining way of success stretches away from your feet to the
hills of God. Whatever your earthly fortune, your prospects
are so bright that they could not well be brighter. But all
depends on your will, your faith, your love. Will you go
on and possess?

—A grandson of Rev. W. W. Hill, who was one of the
founders of our church in North Carolina and then moved to
Alabama, lives in Alabama and is interested in everything
pertaining to his distinguished grandfather. If you have any
addresses, made by Rev. W. W. Hill or if you can give any
information about his life in North Carolina, you will greatly
please the-grandson by sending him your information. Address
Dr. T. B. Hill, Hill Building, Montgomery, Ala.

—We thank the kind Enfield brother who sends anony-
mously words of commendation.

Glad He Broke His Arm

Rev. G. P. Millaway fell on ice about two months ago and
broke his arm between the elbow and the shoulder. He had it
set twice and suffered considerably with it. It is now about
well again, and he surprised us by saying that he did not
regret the accident. In fact, he said that he would not swap
back, though he presumed that no one would voluntarily
have his arm broken. He did not explain this surprising
remark, but we judge that he had gotten out of the experience
something that he felt more than compensated him for all the
suffering and inconvenience and loss of time involved. What
could it have been ? We would be glad to have him explain
when he has time. It might help many to reach a more satis-
factory view regarding the great problem of human suffering.
If he can read the meaning of his pains, it may help others to
read the meaning of theirs. Paul was convinced that our
light, afflictions in this world may work out for us a far more
exceeding and eternal weight of glory. Can Bro. Millaway
point out the distinct benefits of having a bone broken? We
think we can surmise what some of them are, but would
prefer to hear him tell out of his recent experience. We
hope he will.

Our Childish Vocabulary

The child's vocabulary is limited to terms adapted to his
degree of intelligence. Many words intelligible to the adult
are unintelligible to him and he never uses them. They are
not in his vocabulary. I am persuaded that man's vocabu-
lary in this world is a childish thing to men in the future
life. The labored explanations of earth's philosophers are
but childish prattle to the man that has passed over and
come to know as he is known. Paul was caught up into the
third heaven and heard unspeakable words. These words of
the heavenly vocabulary will become intelligible to us wdien
we have risen to the heavenly state and outgrown the childish
vocabulary of earth. Unthinkable thoughts now will become
thinkable then. What we cannot understand now will become
clear then, and we will laugh at the absurd explanations of
some of earth's ambitious philosophers.
— — — —*-.

—Bro. Pritchard writes of the appreciation that fails to
measure up. Often this failure is only seeming. It exists in
the minds of the people, as you will find by talking with
them. It expresses itself to others, but it might be better if
it expressed itself more freely to the people appreciated. Yet
there is a natural reticence that restrains from speaking words
of praise to those we approve, especially to those engaged in
the service of the church. We feel that they have a reward
in their own consciousness in comparison with which our
approval would be weak indeed. But when you realize a
distinct beuefit from a sermon or speech, it certainly would
not be amiss to tell the speaker that he has helped you. It
will help you if it does not please him. And most preachers are
human enough to appreciate sincere words of commendation.

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OUR CONFERENCE 1836-1844

It is my intention in this paper to cover briefly ten con-
ferences, though not ten years. They met as follows: March,
1836, at Sandy Ridge; December, 1836. Bradford's Chapel;
Shiloh, December, 1837 ; Rehobeth, December, 1838 ; Salem,
December, 1839; Fair Grove. December, 1840; Whitaker's
Chapel, February. 1842; Rehobeth, December, 1842; Mt.
Hermon, November, 1843; Fairfield, November, 1844.

Membership at these ten meetings is reported as follows:
1,772, 1,812, 1,858, 1,937, 2,155, 2,261, 2,367, 2,758. 3,008,
3.403. A notable increase during the latter .years! The list
of presidents includes Alexander Albright. Alson Gray, two
terms, Alexander Albright again, John F. Speight, John Coe,
Caswell Drake, Wm. Lineberry, and Alson Gray, two years.

At the Sandy Ridge meeting is found the first reference
to superannuates in the question if there are any asking such
a relationship. The answer was none. However, the station-
ing committee reported Travis Jones as superannuated. The
next year six circuits and two stations appear in the report,
and in 1844 a mission was started in the city of Wilmington
with Rev. John Paris (the historian) as pastor. He had
been received as a deacon two .vtears earlier. It is of interest
to note that in 1837 the stationing committee was entirely
composed of laymen.

Evidently it was not good form to engage in politics, for
in 1836 a resolution was passed to the effect that: "Whereas,
Bro. T. L. Cook has virtually (if not officially) renounced his
official standing in our church as a minister by becoming a
candidate for the legislature; therefore, Resolved, That Bro.

Cook be left without an appointment the present year

and that he be requested to inform the president on the next
conference whether he considers himself a minister of the
M. P. Church." No report was made to the next conference
but two years later a satisfactory letter was received and he
continued in tbe work.

A. M. Thompson, as agent, presented to the conference of
1837 a "proposition from the Virginia conference to establish
a Manual Laboring College." He was informed "that the
N. C. district feel deeply interested in the success of the
enterprise but are unable to afford any financial aid." It
will be remembered that this was the year of the first and one
of the worst financial panics the United States has experi-
enced, and the financial reports indicate that the conference
felt it keenly. The president received in salary the sum of
$11.00, while one pastor, Rev. John Speight, received only
$6.25. Others were somewdiat better paid, and there must
have been a spirit of hopefulness for a liberal salary for the
time was promised the president for the next year and plans
were laid to pay the expenses of the two representatives, Rev.
Alex Albright and S. H. B. Whitaker. to the general con-
ference which met the next May at Pittsburgh. Rev. S. B.
Harris attended as an alternate and he and Mr. Whitaker
presented an expense account of $160.12, which was still in
process of collection in 1841, when the time had arrived to
discuss the need for new- expense money for the next meeting.
The president received only $52.13 in 1838 and less than
$100 any year during this period.

The age of controversy had not passed. In 1837 and in
February, 1842, it was ordered "that if the subject of a
general superintendency is recommended in the general con-
ference our delegates are instructed to vote against it in every
shape it may assume." However, the problem of slavery was
of most concern. "If the subject of slavery is broached in
the general conference our delegates are instructed to inform

that body that the N. C. district does not consider that a
debatable subject," is the wording of the instruction given
in 1837. In 1842 the wording is, "That if the abolition of
slavery or the advocacy of temperance societies or Sunday
schools be proposed as a test of membership our delegates be
instructed to oppose it." Note that this is merely "a test of
membership" — a temperance resolution was passed in 1838,
the only one on record so far, and Sunday school workers
had been welcomed some years before. So far as slavery is
concerned, however, the tone is much more positive. In 1839 a
series of vigorous resolutions was posted, going so far as to
threaten to "withdraw from the connection" if the general
conference should implicate "the Christian character of
southern slave holders." In December, 1842, a resolution was
passed in favor of the establishment of "a paper devoted to
the interests of the southern conferences." and a committee
of correspondence was appointed to care for the matter. The
letter which they wrote and which is recorded in full in the
Journal of LSI:! shows that anti-slavery agitation in the
Methodist Protestant was the occasion for this action. The
Maryland, Tennessee and Alabama conferences declined to
assist and while the president of the Georgia conference wrote
a very encouraging letter, nothing was done officially by his
conference and the matter dropped.

In 1840 a committee from the Christian church attended
our conference to discuss church union. We in turn named a
committee to go to their conference at Apple's Chapel. I am
unable to find any report from this committee.

P. S. Kennett.

JESUS AND THE HUNGER FOR SOCIABILITY

John 6 :67

Having discovered the position which Jesus occupies in
the financial and scientific world, it should not be surprising
to find Him dominating our social life. Such indeed is the
fact. Jesus was fond of the people. He loved society as a
mass and individuals as an integral part. He recognized the
important place each individual had in making up the whole
of society. None could lie overlooked. And so we find that
He was no ascetic. Wherever people were, He was. He
thought it not beneath Him to play with the children in the
market place. He mingled with the business men of His day.
It stirred Him whenever He saw or heard of oppression and
fraud. He longed for human friendship, even as you and I.
He knew what it meant not to have it. Despised and rejected
of men, still He loved them and longed to help them to bear
the burden and heat of the day. He was glad and happy
when with those who understood Him, and wanted to follow
Him. He grew at times very lonely and heartsick.

Society is bound together by indissoluble ties. The mer-
chant cannot say to the farmer, I have no need of thee; nor
the farmer to the manufacturer, I have no need of thee. All
are dependent upon each other. Let us take the home for an
example. Each member while alone is bound up with every
other member of the family circle. None suffers alone, they all
suffer and also rejoice together. If you touch one, you hurt
all. This is a unit of what we call society. Longing for each
other's company and happy while in it. This is one of the
great laws of Jesus, that men must toil, suffer, plan and love
each other. The fact is that men ought to do these things.
It is the law that holds society together, "that ye love one
another." Love alone will cure the ills that menace our
society life. It will break down all wrong. Whenever any
question is settled by this law, it will be settled right. More

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than that, we should recognize the fact that society is no
stronger than its weakest link, no matter what it appears to
be on the surface. We must look deeper.

Now notice some things as they were for a while. I can
only hope to call your attention to this part of our subject.
Do you remember the "greed of our great corporations,"
how they crushed out competition? In this way the great
Standard Oil Company was built. By crushing out the smaller
producers, going into his territory and selling the product
cheaper than he could produce it, until he was forced to sell
out to them. This is only an example. Many others did their
work in exactly the same way, amassing great fortunes, hoard-
ing up money until great panics resulted. Banks as well as
homes and lives were wrecked by these unlawful operations.
Even worse conditions than these existed. While I was pastor
in Newark, N. J., a great factory caught fire, causing the death
of thirty girls who worked there. All because the owner
would not make it safe or provide adequate fire escapes. Train
wrecks were frequent. Human life seemed no more than so
many cogs in a gigantic wheel which must go round, leaving
as it turned, death and destruction, and all this for mere
money. Life was valuable only as it produced money. Going
literally a mad pace. It looked as though nothing could stop
I it. A wide gap existed between employer and employee. It
j seemed as though this great chasm could not be bridged.
Employees driven as the employer wished, no cordial relations.
They hated the employer and this hatred was heartily reeipro-
j cated in every way. Most work for the least money. And
still, in the face of this deep-rooted plan, a new order was
born. The age in which we are living is an age of transforma-
tion. The greatest transformations of the ages are taking
place in our day. Every day sees a new valuation placed upon
life. More and more are men and women being counted for
their true values. Employers have recognized the truth that
you cannot place a money value upon men and women. The
| increase of the value of the man is with himself and not his
employer in any sense. I can see in it all the majestic figure
of the Christ of God moving slowly but surely to a great end.
As He moves in legislative halls, there is given to the people
a new system of law that recognizes as its basic principle the
value of the individual as a man and not as a piece of
machinery whose supreme value used to be to wear itself out
making money for another. So we also have our brotherhoods
and fraternal orders which have been a great factor in
bringing all this about.

There has been a great change in industry. We have
working successfully a system of profit sharing with the em-
ployees. Co-operative plans in the great factories, where
those who toil feel that it is worth while. We have our rest
rooms and libraries for our young women. I hope to live to
see the day when all stores and factories shall have them. The
abolishment of the sweat shops and child labor, these have
been relegated to the past. Savings banks and kindred insti-
tutions are doing no little to bring about this wonderful
change.

There has been a great change in religion. Sectarianism
has been one of the great crimes of the age. There is no
reason that we shall be ever able to give to God for this con-
dition of affairs. , It took our church leaders a long time to
wake up, but they finally did so, and now in every church
gathering there is an earnest discussion, and movements
started to further the cause of the great Kingdom of our Lord
which at last has been seen to be greater than any denomina-

tion on earth. It is true that many things that once were
thought necessary to the very life of a denomination have
been given up and many more will be abandoned if it is seen
that it will hasten the coming of Christ's Kingdom in its
fullness and glory. It is not my purpose to discuss any of
these things. I am simply calling your attention to some of
the marvelous things that have taken place in our day as we
come to the realization of the truth that the Spirit of Jesus
is abroad in the land and demands recognition everywhere.
This change is also being wrought out in political life. The
grafter and crook and ward boss do not control the political
life of the nation as they used to. There may be exceptions
but those gentlemen are seeking cover and finding none. The
cry of the people is for honest men in public office and we
are getting them as fast as it is possible. Many instances
have recently come to the front, notably the Smith and Vare
cases in the U. S. Senate. The Sun of Righteousness has
arisen and is shining clearer than ever. Those who are our
leaders are taking notice of the drift of things and governing
themselves accordingly.

And finally in our social life. There is an awakened pity
and desire to help the fallen woman. We must face the
truth that no nation is stronger than its womanhood. The
tremendous disclosure of the white slave traffic worked a revo-
lution and will bring still further changes. While men demand
purity of womanhood, the women have the same right to
demand purity of manhood. Away with the double standard
of morals. What is wrong for one is evil for both. We must
have the same standard that Jesus gave for all. Jesus insists
that we all must recognize what men and women may become
regardless of what they are. It is for this He asks that we
help Him, to hasten the time when all shall recognize His
authority and bow in submission to His will. In the face of
these awful yet beautiful transformations which Jesus is
bringing to pass. He asks, "Will ye also go away?" May
God help us to meet the crisis and do it without fear.

C. Morgan Comphek.

THE CONFESSION OF A MODERNIST

A modernist confession comes from the Rev. Dr. Richard
Roberts, of Montreal, says Ernest Gordon in the Sunday
School Times of March 17, and flatly repudiates the optimism
that is the dominant trait of the sect of Modernists. In the
Student World he speaks of the "widespread frustration and
general moral insolvency among men of good will. Certain
situations confront us and we ought to do something about
them, but we have neither the wit nor the skill nor the courage
to do anything. So we call them problems and talk about
them. Talking about problems is the best way to multiply
them, and our life today has become a wild litter of problems.
And while we are talking about them the world is going to
the devil. This spawn of problems that is filling the world
with talk is not a display of our wisdom but our impotence
and our cowardice." After remarking that the preaching
which he has been doing the last ten years has been little
more than fiddling while Rome is burning, Dr. Roberts con-
fesses that he does not know what to do. But he knows why
we are held up. "Action requires conviction, and we are
without convictions. We have opinions, cart loads of them,
but only convictions discharge themselves in acts." He de-
scribes himself and his colleagues as holding provisional
opinion, tentative theologies, as nomads of the spiritual life
with no continuing city. Then he confesses that the men who

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March 29, 1928

have done anything have been men with positive convictions.
The men who put through negro emancipation in the British
Empire were the members of the much ridiculed Clapham
seet. The lender of the great fight for factory legislation in
England was the great and good Earl of Shaftesbury, a man
who lived his days in the light of immortality.

The futility and purposelessness of the so-called modern
theologians he illustrates in this little parable: "Looking
from a hotel window you will notice that while every automo-
bile is going somewhere, the whole mass of them seem to be
getting nowhere. It is a figure of modern life, always on the
move but getting nowhere; talking, talking, talking, and
getting no further."

In an installation address in New York the other day,
when a Unitarian was being inducted into a Universalis!
pulpit, Dr. Fosdiek remarked that "we liberalists know what
we are revolting from, but the question for us is what are we
revolting to." Dr. Roberts has answered the question. The
terminus ml quam of liberalism is impotent and sterile talk.
We wish to add a few words: Did Paul and the early
Christians talk about "problems?" No. They simply went
ahead and did. We never did have any taste for symposiums.
We've never had the patience to read many. It to us is much
like trying to read a batch of patent medicine testimonials. It
is said of Napoleon Bonaparte, that while the enemy — his
enemy — was holding councils of war, he took the initiative,
crossed the national boundary, and thrashed the enemy on
his own territory. It hasn't been many years since, at a cer-
tain conference, a certain, supposed-to-be big man was on the
program to enlighten the conference as to how to manage
certain problems (?). And it was whispered around in no
uncertain words, by those who were supposed to know, that
this identical man had been a failure at about everything he
had undertaken, and especially at the very thing he came to
talk about.

We are tired of problems and programs, as if we had
never had any problems until yesterday. We've had sub-
stantially the same problems all down the past — the problem
of sin and the devil. And God has given us the weapons with
which to overcome them, but we will not use them. We've lost
faith in God's weapons, and so we try to substitute some of
our own — and fail. So we begin to import talkers from col-
leges and universities and other conferences to talk, as Dr.
Roberts says. And we confess that these talks have always
been disappointing. We need to remember the fable of the
farmer, the wheat-held, the old quail and the young ones.
The old bird knew that there was no danger as long as the
farmer talked and depended on some one else ; but when the
little birds heard the farmer get out his scythe and begin to
whet it, and tell the boys that they could not depend on their
neighbors to cut the wheat, the old bird told the young ones,
"It's time to move out." So when Ave quit programs and
talking problems, and get down to business, carrying out the
great commission, as was formerly done, we'll not lie talking
problems, hut saving souls. The only way to capture a
"machine gun nest" is to just rush up and take it. That was
the way our boys captured the Hindenburg line — and, there
is no other way. And all this modernistic talk about prob-
lems doesn't scare the devil a bit; hut if we will get on our
knees enough, and long enough, and go gunning for the devil
with an inspired message from an inspired Bible, something
will be done. But we must stop. Study Dr. Roberts' con-
fession. They say that "an honest confession is good for
the soul."

We've been seeing for quite a while that modernists "ge
nowhere," and now that Dr. Roberts confesses it, it seems t
me that the honorable thing to do is for them to get out o
the way and stop hindering others, or become settled, "fa
in line," and stop hatching problems and talking.

J. P. Dosier.

DO METHODIST PROTESTANTS APPRECIATE
THEIR PASTORS?

Sometimes I feel that Methodist Protestants are lackin
in appreciation of their church and the pastors who serv
the churches. Just three incidents that have come under m
observation have convinced me that we have some men wh
are as big as any denomination can produce. The firs
occurred during our revival services here in Asheboro lasj
June. The morning services were union services with all
the churches in town co-operating. These services were heh
in the M. E. Church. The first union service was larger!
attended and the preacher was Rev. T. M. Johnson, D.D., o
our own church, and the text was Ex. 33:11: "And the Lor<
talked with Moses face to face as a man speaketh unto hi
friend.' ' Very few times in my lifetime have I ever witnessei
such an impression as was made. Somehow we just felt tha
a man was speaking who knew God and that God was honorini
the man with his presence. At the close of the service almos
the entire audience came forward, some with tears in the?
eyes, to tell the preacher how much the sermon meant to them

The second observation took place in February of thi
year and was in the same church as the first. This timi
was a meeting of the Randolph County Ministerial Association
The speaker was Rev. A. G. Dixon, D.D. As he spoke to u
(if the work of the minister the message got hold of the men
Some of the men got out their handkerchiefs, not to wipj
away the perspiration but the tears that were in their eyes
At the close of the address we three threw the meeting ope:
for a general discussion and almost every man present fron
the various denominations said that it was one of the tines
addresses he had ever heard on the subject.

The third observation was in the Asheboro Methodis
Protestant Church at the Father and Son banquet on Marel:
16. Rev. S. W. Taylor was the speaker. As he spoke the eyei
of every boy in the audience were upon him. I sat and listened
and this thought came to me, that though I had heard ;
number of addresses on occasions like that, some of th
addresses given by V. M. C. A. secretaries, some by preacher,
and some by laymen, but in all my lifetime I never heard ai
fine an address for an occasion of that kind as the one I wai
listening to then.

1 wonder sometimes if the laymen do not make it har«
for Methodist Protestant preachers by not being boosters
Some time ago a certain man who seldom ever goes to churcl
went with his wife to a Methodist Protestant Church an«
heard the sermon by Mr. Blank, When they reached homi
the husband said to his wife, Well, why is it that I have neve
heard you praise the sermons of you rpastor? Then he said
Was that sermon today about his average? and she said sh
did not think it was quite up to his average, and the maj
replied that if that were his average he considered the mai
an extra good preacher, and the wife replied, Well, I hea
him so often I never think much about it. And yet all th
time we can hear other denominations talking about thei:
good preachers and some of folks just feel that they must gi
and hear occasionally those big men that they hear so mucl
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Denominational Enterprises

OPTIMISM

FOREIGN MISSIONS
India

When this article reaches you, Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Minnis
and their two little daughters, and Miss Mildred Miskimen,
will just be starting on their well-earned furloughs. Many
will be anxious to follow them on their homeward journey
so I will give you their trip schedule as given by Rev. Minnis :
March 31 leave Bombay; April 9th arrive in Port Said;
April 10 we shall arrive in Jerusalem. With a visit in Pales-
tine and Egypt we shall sail from Alexandria on April 19th
and arrive in Naples the 23rd. We are booked to sail from
Southampton on May 5th for New York. As the steamer
from Southampton is one of the largest, I take it for granted
that it will require but six or eight days to make the journey
across the Atlantic. I shall write you later and let you know
exactly when we expect to arrive in New York. 1 hope that it
will be convenient for you to meet us at that time and possibly
you had better bring along a little money to get us through
Hie customs, as we have too many places to visit to have any-
thing but a few post card pictures left in our pockets. Besides
Miss Miskimen and Mrs. Minnis frighten me with their talk
of shopping in Paris. We are buying our tickets through the
American Express Co., so if you wish to catch us at any place
on the journey you can use the American Express as our
address while in any town. I think that there is an office in
all towns we shall visit."

There are a number of items of real interest in the annua]
reports from India.

In reporting for the Boys' School, Rev. Minnis says: The
school is in a most flourishing condition. Our classrooms are
full. We have the best equipment now since the school began.
The staff of teachers are all normal school graduates and four
hold government certificates. The health of the boys has been
especially good and their behavior lias been the best since we
Same to the work. The prospects are very bright. During the
year eight new desks, four cupboards, map stands, new pic-
tures, enough hockey sticks for two teams to play have been
bought, and a gymnasium lias been started.

The school has been inspected by the government inspector,
ilso by the Dhulia municipal inspector. Both inspectors
seemed pleased witii what they found in the school. Since
the new furniture for the school has been secured we have
ione about all we can until we get more room. The year has
seen a splendid one with about a 33 per cent increase in
ittendance.

This is the first year that boys who do not remain on the
iompound have been admitted. The experiment seems to be
vorking well. From coming in contact with the people on
;he compound one of the Mohammedan bovs passed up the
valk some weeks ago singing "Jesus Christ is My Savior."

During the school year four boys were enrolled from a
leighboring mission.

I In October the final examinations were held in the Training
--ollege in Poona and all three of our girls passed. The Girls'
school was inspected and Miss Miskimen writes:

"The inspector seemed quite pleased with our work and
us remarks were very complimentary. We have a fine staff
if teachers now."

S. W. Rosenbebger, Executive Secretary.

The

President's
Letter

EVANGELISM

Easter

We regret that more of our churches are not making plans
for an Easter service. Doctor Sheridan writes that only 58
orders for programs have been received, against 118 last year.
It is too late now to order and prepare a program ; but it is
not too late to take an Easter offering for the Board of Home
Missions. Pastors and superintendents, please see that this is
done. Half of all the money that the church has for this
purpose comes through the Easter offering. Whatever is
raised will count on the budget of the local church.

Some pastors will, no doubt, be planning for Easter evan-
gelistic efforts. We hope and pray that these efforts may be
greatly blessed. Dr. Sheridan will supply decision cards
where they are desired.

Centennial Day

The fifth Sunday in April has been so designated as a
part of our spring conference program. This was agreed
upon by the committee advisory to the president in the early
part of the year. From time to time we have been calling
attention to it. The whole church is thinking now of our 100
years of denominational existence, and it is but fitting that
we should come together in large central groups, where this
can be done, to rejoice in this God-blessed achievement of our
church, and to dedicate ourselves anew to our Zion, and to
Him who is our great Head.

The details of the program are to be worked out by pastors
and district chairmen. The idea is to get our people" together
and to give due recognition to this event. However, what can
best be done will be worked out by the leaders in the respec-
tive districts. We believe that this should be a great day in
our conference, and we most earnestly call upon all of our
people to help make it such.

Draper

March 14.— Wednesday night we were with this church
m their second quarterly conference. An encouraging num-
ber were present, and the interest all that could be asked.
Nominees for conference delegate were chosen, and all of the
other business transacted. The finances of the charge were
not up to standard, but plans were made that will result in
prompt improvement, we believe. Bro. Totten is earnestly
leading in the work, and it is our opinion that Draper will
report a year of progress at the next annual conference.
Asheboro

March 16.— Friday night it was our pleasure to be with
Bro. Pritchard and his people in a Father and Son banquet
held m the banquet room of the Asheboro church. Fathers'
sons and sponsors were present— about 75 in number— some
up toward the three score and ten mark, some in middle life
and some just starting the journey. Fathers, sons and spon-
sons and sponsors— all together for a good time, and we had
it— good fellowship, good inspiration, and good eats We
thoroughly enjoyed this occasion. Every church should have
a Father and Son banquet. Bro. Bates attended the banquet
also, and gave us the pleasure of having him as a traveling
companion.

Mocksville

March 17.— Saturday was given to Mocksville charge in
quarterly conference at Uniun Chapel. Dulins, Byerly and

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March 29, 192S

Elbaville were not represented, owing to rain, we presume.
The other churches, being close by, were well represented.
Delegates were nominated, as required by the conference
law. and other business of the conference was transacted. The
pastor recommended that a better parsonage be provided by
the charge. No action was taken by the conference, but we shall
not be surprised if this improvement is made in the near
future. It should be done. The finances of the charge are
behind, particularly the budgets. The illness of the pastor
for most of the year accounts for this. We were glad to find
him in better health, and now as soon as he can get out more
among his people, we are sure the financial reports will be
better. Pastor Sink is serving his fifth year on this charge,
and is popular witli his people. This charge holds for us par-
ticular interest because the memories of our earliest childhood
days are connected with it. We have very vivid recollections
of the straw on the ground floor of the arbor at Dulin's and
the revivals held there when we were but a child. It was a
pleasure to us to find, as faithful members of this quarterly
conference, some that we knew in those childhood days. The
progress of this charge in recent years has been highly grati-
fying to us, and we hope for it an ever enlarging growth.

South Winston and Fairfield

Sunday, March 18, was given to these churches. At 11
a. m. we preached at South Winston, and enjoyed worshipping
with our faithful band there. They are in a growing section
of the city, and the prospects are good for establishing a
church there. They have a lot already paid for, but it is our
opinion that they should consider a change of location. We
have visited the field in company with the committee on
church extension and survey, and discussed the matter of
location with the pastor and members there. They will give
it due consideration. We are confident that future growth
will justify all that we can do in establishing a church in
South Winston.

I u the afternoon at 3 o'clock we preached for Bro. Ashburn
at, Fairfield. The house was well filled and the response to
the service was good. Fifty dollars was raised for the Grati-
tude Gift. Bro. Pierce was present, and assisted in I lie
service.

At night we returned to Winston for a service at Union
Ridge. This church is now within the city limits of Winston-
Salmi. Considerable additions have been made recently to
the church building, which greatly facilitates the work of
the Sunday school. This church is well located, and should
have a steady growth. Thirty dollars was raised here on the
Gratitude Gift. Bro. Kinnaman is faithfully pressing the
work, and the prospects for growth are encouraging. We
enjoyed this day of work and worship at all of these points.
Better Roads

Many of our churches are in the country. The mode of
travel has changed altogether since these churches were built.
Everybody now goes in an automobile. This necessitates
better roads. Bad weather makes it impossible to get to
many of our churches. This should not lie so. Every rural
church is entitled to a good road. Brethren, go after (his
until you get it.

M. P. C. G. G.

Chairman Ross will make his report next week. We want
every charge in mi this report. Many churches have more
than subscribed their allotment. The response at many places
has been all that could lie asked. But the success of the under-
taking is to have every charge listed with credits in this

worthy undertaking. Not to respond now is to suffer regret
later. By all means, brethren, get in on this, and have your
reports in the bauds of Chairman J. 1). Ross, Asheboro, N. G,
not later than Tuesday of next week. Thank you! Thank

■vou ' Appointments

March 2!), with Bro, Hutton in second quarterly conference
at Lebanon.

April 1, with Bro. Anderson at Albemarle, 11 a. m. In
the afternoon with Bro. Hill at Porter, and Friendship at
night.

April 8, with Bro. Ashburn at Viekory, 11 a, m.

April 15, Siler, 11 a. in.; Liberty at night.

April 21-22, with Bro. Ridge, Davidson charge.

April 28-29, Centennial Sunday with Bro. Powell m
Greenville charge.

May 6, with Bro. Ferree on Anderson charge.

With loving concern for every minister, and an abiding
interest in the success of every charge, I am,

S. W. Taylor.

EVANGELISM

Evangelism is an oft-repeated word. To Protestant Chris-
tians it has a very definite meaning — that of the conversion
of sinners to a belief in and the acceptance of Jesus Christ as
their personal Saviour. The evangelist is the one engaged in
this definite work and we have become accustomed to think of
the revival or protracted meeting as the lime when the evan-
gelist comes and the church expects recruits.

I suppose the object of these discussions now offered the
readers of the Herald is to stir up their pure minds by way
of remembering their duty and their privilege in this great
work. For in these days of high speed, fast living and material
thinking it is quite easy for us to forget both the church's
and the claims of God upon us. And that is what too often
happens to us. How few there are who are really concerned
over bringing people to Christ. We have our daily work, are
eager to get on in the world, but are not greatly concerned
about the unsaved. I mean to say too large a percentage of
the church members are like that.

And, too, the churches are all busy over raising their quotas
in money for so many causes that the unsaved are forgotten.
But money cannot make a church great or good. . Money
cannot bring one soul to Christ. Yet money does render a
service to the church. But it takes more than money to make
a church an evangelistic church. And it takes more than an
educated membership to make a church a soul-saving church.
Likewise, it takes more than social standing to make the mem-
bers of a church the people of God. It takes consecration-
people who are devoted to Christ; people who think more of
Christ than of themselves; who enjoy his daily presence more
than they do the presence of worldly men and women. They
must be willing to pay the price of personal work, ready to
endure hardship and self-denial in order to bring to pass
the revival in the church.

I believe our church still has devoted souls who seek to do
the will of Christ more than their own will. That there are
men and women here and there who are ready to pay what-
ever the price may be to have a revival of religion in their
communities. As in the days of Elijah there are more who
have not bowed the knee to Baal than the leaders in the church
think. Therefore, let us be encouraged, let us unite in prayer-
ful effort to make this the greatest year in all the history of
our church for the ingathering of souls. R. M. Andrews.

March 29, 19 2S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OUR STORY PAGE

THE LOST VERSES

It was a wintry night, and the frost was already beginning
to whiten the outside of the windows. John and Jeanne Ross
sat before an open fireplace in the big family living-room
watching the flames leap and fall. Suddenly a heavy log
which was on top cracked and split open.

"Look at the big hole in the middle of the log," cried
Jeanne. ' ' It must have been a hollow tree ! ' '

"And look at what's in the hole," added her brother,
pointing to something that was wedged tightly in place.

Jeanne clapped her hands.

"Maybe it's treasure," she said.

"Maybe," said John. "But I doubt it. I think it's just
an empty tin box."

Jeanne, however, was sure that it might contain some-
thing of value.

"Whoever hid it away," she said, "wouldn't have taken
so much trouble with it if it was just an empty box."

She reached into the fire with a poker and rescued the box

from the flames. When it was cool enough to touch, she

opened it and looked inside. What a surprise ! And what a

disappointment ! The box was filled with faded yellow papers.

"Just full of old paper," said John.

''But there's some writing on the paper," cried Jeanne.
"And it must be very, very old because the paper is very,
very yellow."

John was interested for a moment, "Let's see the writ-
ing," he requested. Then, when lie looked at it, he returned
the papers to Jeanne and said in disgust:
"Poems."

"What shall we do with them?" asked Jeanne.
"Put them in the fire," answered her brother.
"No," decided Jeanne. "I'm going to keep them, and
if they are good I'll recite some of them at the entertainment
next week."

Jeanne read all the poems, which were written in now
faded ink, and liked some of them so much that she learned
them by heart and decided to give them at the party. The
night came around, and the auditorium was filled with" people.
John was in a play and after his part was finished he came
down to where his sister was seated.

" Going to give the lost verses?" he queried, laughing.
"Yes, I am," retorted Jeanne. "I think some of them
are very good."

"Well, you and I have different ideas on the same things "
John said. "I think they are very poor. Some milkman
must have written them."

"I'm going to recite them just the same," said Jeanne
When it came her turn, she walked up the steps to the
platform and said :

"More than fifty years ago, some poems were written by
an unknown poet and placed in a tin box for safekeeping
The tin box was later hidden in a hollow tree where it
remained until Seven short days ago. Even then it was dis-
covered only by chance— while a log from the tree was being
burned m an open fireplace. The paper upon which the
poems were written was faded and yellow, but the poems

themselves were still fresh and beautiful. As a tribute to
the unknown poet, I shall recite some of them."
And she began :

"Have you ever waked at night to the call
Of a dear forbidden name?
Has some perfume sweet on the dusty street
Turned your body and mind to flame?

"Have you sometimes slipped from the hum-drum rush
Of a workday afternoon.
And followed the gleam of a long lost dream
At the lilt of a passing tune?"

Here she stopped. Not because the poem was ended or
because she had forgotten the rest of it, but because an old
gentleman with white hair had stood up in the audience and
was speaking to her.

"I wonder if the young lady would excuse me," he said,
smiling kindly, "if I recited the rest of that poem?"

Jeanne was too surprised to say anything.

"I may not know it exactly," went on the old gentleman,
"but doesn't it end like this:

; 'Then look with a tolerant heart, my friend,
On others who hear the call —
When we take the trail at adventure's hail
It is easy indeed to fall !

'And Ave who but loiter to dream awhile

Are brothers to those who sin.
By the cries which start in each human heart
We may know we are gypsy kin.'

"That's it, isn't it?" he asked.

Jeaen nodded her head. Two gentleman had recited the
last two verses almost, as they had been written.

"Then it isn't— an unknown poem?" she faltered, with
tears of disappointment in her eyes.

"Not to me," replied the old man, "because, you see, I
am the author."

What a surprise that was to everybody!

"I wrote the poems of which the young lady speaks when
I was a boy, living here in Youngstown, and when I left home
for the west, I hid them away as she has described. The
purpose of my visit here this winter was to find my lost verses
and have them published. I have found them, as' you see, in
a very remarkable way."

Then he asked Jeanne to recite the other poems she had
chosen. He listened carefully to the ones she gave, and nodded
his head pleasantly as they recalled some pleasant incident of
his boyhood life. After the dramatics were over, he came to
where Jeanne was standing with her brother.

"When may I come and claim the tin box?" he asked
smilingly.

"Well, you can come tomorrow," answered Jeanne. "I
shall be sorry to lose the verses, but I am glad to have found
their author."

"You shan't lose them," promised the old gentleman.
"I have already decided that you may keep the originals.
I just want a copy for the publishers."

Then he noticed John, and Jeanne told him that John
was her brother and helped to take the box out of the fire.

"And what did you think of them?" queried the poet.

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"Well," said John, a little uneasily,
just — just poems."

"Well, they are!"

"I mean like the teacher makes us read," explained John.
"But when Jeanne recited them with everybody listening so
quietly, I could see that they were different. I liked them.
Honest, I did."

"I'm glad you did," answered the old gentleman.

Four months later, Jeanne received a flat parcel through
the mail. She eagerly opened it and took out a beautiful
new book — a book of poems. She read the title, "The Lost
Verses, ' ' and inside on the flyleaf she saw :

"Dedicated to Miss Jeanne Ross, who loved these poems
even before she knew they had been written by a famous
author. ' ' — Selected.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD
I thought they were

March 29, 1928
Could I

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RUTH'S FAMILY

"It's all very well to talk about life's being rich and full,"
said Sara Crandall, "but if you had no family at all — no
relative in the world nearer than a second cousin — you
wouldn't like it much yourself."

Ruth Lawton looked at her friend thoughtfully. "I
haven't," she said at last.

Sara stared incredulously. "Ruth Lawton, what do you
mean?" she cried. "Why, ever since I've known you you've
been talking about your grandmother and your little brother.
I can't tell you how homesick you made me feel when you
invited me to share the good things your grandmother sent
you. And your little brother — "

"I am adopting a family," Ruth interrupted, smiling in
a half-merry, half-wistful way. "Grandmother and Billy are
the only ones I've acquired so far; of course no one expects
families to grow in a minute. But I have in mind one or two
other persons whom I hope to have as relatives soon. I
understand how you feel, Sara. I spent a miserable, wasted
year pitying myself; then I suddenly realized that if it were
a new gown or a new position I wanted I'd go to work and
get it; and I asked myself why I should not also go to work
and get a new family. I 'd been sitting there crying when all
the while there were thousands of other lonely people in the
world, and many of them were worse off than I, who am
young and strong and able to make friends."

Sara's eyes were wide open.

"As soon as 1 realized that there were other lonely per-
sons," Ruth continued, "I realized that I had missed a whole
year of having a grandmother. I had known Grandmother
Barrett all my life at home and used to run in to see her a
dozen times a week. She had three children then. Now
they're all dead except one son, who is in the navy. So grand-
mother and I adopted each other. As for Billy, he was in my
Sunday school class. He is an ambitious little fellow, but
there is no one at home to help him; his people can't appre-
ciate the value of an education. But Billy is working for one.
I'm going to be mighty proud of him one of these days."

' ' And who is to be your next relative ? ' ' Sara asked.

Ruth hesitated. "Next I want a — a sister," she said. "If
I had a sister I think she and I could adopt Poncita, the most
adorable three-year-old Spanish baby that you ever saw. She
is in the day nursery at the mission, for her mother has to
work. Some one should make clothes for the child, and teach
her things that her mother has neither time nor knowledge
for, and — " Ruth's voice faltered.

Sara saw the pleading look in her friend's eyes and leaned

forward. "0 Ruth," she exclaimed, "would I do
be your sister ? Would you teach me how ? ' '

"Would I?" Ruth cried. "0, Sara, would II"— Youth
Companion.

• ♦ •

MISS HARRIET'S CORNERS

Round the restaurant table sat a little company. The

waiter upset a

-the

meal was proceeding pleasantly, until
cup of chocolate in the girl's lap!

"My dear Harriet, your pretty suit is ruined."

"Oh, there are more in the shops," was the gay rejoinder.

The waiter, having got a smile from the heroine of the
accident, went off in a dazed condition.

"Now, look here, Miss Harriet," began the man with the
white hair, "tell us how you did it!"

"Did what?" mischievously.

"Kept your equanimity, when most women would have —
well, no matter! I was looking right at. you when it hap-
pened, and the corners of your mouth went back instantly
in a smile, and — "

"Oh, you did notice that?" asked the girl, suddenly inter-
ested. Then, she checked herself, coloring; but the others
scented a story, and insisted, until Miss Harriet yielded,
laughing.

"Well, I had a new hat sent home onee, the night before
Easter. I was to sing in church, and that hat was the prettiest
thing! AVhen 1 left my room a moment, my puppy found it
and had a personal interview with it.

"No, I didn't, shake the puppy — he was a dear. I just
dropped into a chair and contemplated the ruins.

"But presently I caught sight of my face in the dressing
table mirror, and I forgot even the ruins ! I was so shocked
that I said right out, 'Is that you, Harriet Corey?' Why, it
was the most woebegone, forbidding countenance — my mouth
made a perfect capital U, turned upside down.

"It came to me that that was how I probably looked when
things went wrong.

"Well, I experimented immediately. I made the corners
of my mouth move back up, and I decided that a presentable
face was better than an Easter hat. And I concluded right
there that when things went wrong, I'd at least see that the
corners of my mouth stayed up.

"Really, you've no idea how it helps when horrid things
happen. You just can't feel cross and blue if you keep your
corners right. ' '

Miss Harriet, absorbed in her narrative, had been unaware
of admiring eyes. Now her cheeks began to redden.

" It 's better than controlling corners in wheat ! ' ' murmured
Mr. Pierce. — Exchange.

M—

Do Methodist Protestants Appreciate Their Pastors?

(Continued from Page Four)
about. I believe we have the finest, church government in
1h,' world. I believe that we have just as good preachers as
any denomination, and when we think of the handicaps under
which a great many of our preachers labor, it seems to me
that .Methodist Protestant ministers have accomplished some
things that other folks could not do.

J. E. Pritchard.
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— Rev. W. A. Ledford is now pastor of Sexton M. E.
Church in Baltimore, having been transferred from the Curtis
Bay church. He is now in a nice growing section of the city.

March 29, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC
April 8: (Easter Sunday) "Why We Believe in
Immortality"
I
Plans for the Meeting
Have a number of members to prepare
papers on the subject, "Immortality." Have
these read and discussed as a part of the
discussion. Be sure to have the music com-
mittee to select appropriate Easter songs bear-
ing on the topic. Have them sung joyfully
since it is really a happy Easter-time.
II
Hints for the Leader
This is a topic that has been discussed for
ages. The philosophers of the centuries have
come to the conclusion that there is an after-
life.

When one views nature there one finds the
resurrection in the natural world. The grain
of corn, the wheat seed, etc., come forth from
mother earth. The Easter flowers and the
bursting forth of the spring plants tell us
that miracles happen every day.

After death comes life. Jesus was cruci-
fied in a garden. He was buried there. He
arose there and gave us assurance of im-
mortality.

Ill
Scripture References on Immortality
Job 19:23-27. '

Mark 10:1-10.
Luke 24:1325.
John 12:24-25.
John 20:26-29.
Romans S :35-39.
Revelations 22:1-5.

IV
Poetry to the Point
I saw a tree once leafless, bleak and bare
Pour out its rich flowered fragrance on the

air,
And swift-winged came the thought,
"He is not dead; He is risen as He said."

I saw a torn and blackened battlefield,
Once more its golden bounteous harvest yield;
Quick flashed the truth, transcending law

and creed.
The Lord is risen indeed.

I saw a soul, low-fallen, scarred with sin,
Rise strong, triumphant, nobler goals to win;
Out rang the glorious message o'er and o'er,
"He lives to die no more!"

F. L. GIBBS.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
April 8: The Resurrection (Easter Lesson)

Scripture Basis: Mark 16:1-20.

Golden Text: Because I live, ye shall live
also. John 14:19.

Facts of the Resurrection

Repeatedly have most of us heard the story
of our Lord's triumph over death and the
tomb, but each time its presents new mean-
ing and renewed inspiration. After having
lain in the,, sealed .tomb for three days (ac-
cording to Jewish reckoning"), the Lord of
life manifested conclusively His power over
death in His own body, as He had shown it
over death in the bodies of others during
His three years' ministry, by bursting the

bands that held Him, leaving the fast-closed
sepulchre, and defying the Roman guard.

"Without the Damascus gate of the city, on
a hillside, may be observed from a distance
the likeness of a large skull. Nearby is a
cave like unto an unused sepulchre. These
are called "Gordon's Calvary'' and the "Gar-
den Tomb." Since this place corresponds to
Golgotha, the place of the skull (Mark 15:22),
and as no victim was crucified within the
walls of the Holy City, Protestants believe
that, evidences point to this as the true Cal-
vary and Aramathean sepulchre, and not that?
held by Roman Catholics under cover of the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Faithfulness of the Women

Last at the cross and first at the sepulchre —
such is the record given of the faithful
Marys. Mary of Magdala of Galilee hail
never forgotten her new Master who had re-
lieved her of the seven demons with which
she had been possessed. Her love and grati
tude impelled her to be loyal to Him even
in a lifeless state. The other Mary, the
mother of James the less and Joses (Mark
15 :40), may have been a sister of Jesus'
mother. It was the custom of the Jews to
wrap preservative spices mingled with oint-
ments about the dead body, since they were
not as thorough in their embalming as the
Egyptians. This they came to do with the
body of our Lord, very early in the morning,
even at the break of dawn.

Although Christianity had not as a religion
begun to honor and respect woman, yet Jesus
in His ministrations had set the example in
His attitude toward the gentler sex. Among
His most faithful disciples and cherished
friends were women. Into no home was He
more welcome than that of His three Bethany
friends, Martha, Mary and Lazarus. And
even in His agony on the cross, He made
provision for His mother, a woman. So to-
day no religion honors womanhood as much
as the Christian religion, and womanhood is
faithful to the trust that has been hers
throughout the ages.

First Appearances

Jesus' first appearance was to Mary Mag-
dalene, which seems to have been in apprecia-
tion of her faithfulness. (See John, Chap-
ter 20). The two disciples on their way to
Emmaus, as they disappointedly discussed the
events of the cross, were the next to whom
He made His appearance. (Luke, Chapter
24). The next time Jesus showed Himself to
the ten, Thomas being absent. In the same
chapter above stated, Luke gives us a fuller
account of this than Mark. About a week
after this, (according to John 20th chapter),
Thomas with the others witnessed His ap-
pearance in their midst, and his doubting was
changed to honest confession of his Lord. In
fact, Jesus spent His last 40 days on earth
confirming His resurrection by communing
with His many disciples, in groups as well
as individually.

Forth-Telling Commanded

Jesus did not leave the 11 faithful ones
without instructions. We have no idea how
many things He may have said to them about
the formation of His church. But He did

leave a command that has pierced the cen-
turies since His day and has come down to
us in equally as imperative language as then.
Read it: Go ye into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature. This has been
the driving shaft of the machinery of the
Christian Church, the steam, as it were, be-
ing the impelling love of Christ. In obedi-
ence to that command, men and women have
braved the adverse elements, faced the sword
and the cannon, smiled peaceably in the faces
of the hungry lions, and been true to their
Captain's orders whatever their fate.
Final Triumph

Leading them out of Jerusalem to the
Mount of Olives, He left their midst and
ascended on high to occupy the royal position
which He had with the Father before He took
upon Himself the form of a man, even before
the world began. His discpies stood in be-
wilderment until He was lost to their view.
It required the services of two messangers
of God to remind them that there was work
to lie done, so in obedience to one of their
Lord's last commands, they returned to Jeru-
salem to be endued with power to go forth
and preach. The Acts of the Apostles and
the history of the Christian Church record
subsequent events.

.Along with the many other triumphs of
His life — the virgin birth, the transfiguration,
the triumphal entry, the resurrection — ranks
that of His ascension, for by it "He ever liv-
eth to make intercession for them" who are
His.

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TRANSITION

Life to me

Was a great gaunt tree

With branches stark and bare;

No leaves were rustling overhead,

No robins nestling there.

The roots were dead,

For love had fled.

My heart was full of care;

Life to me

Was a great gaunt tree

With branches gnarled and bare.

Life to me

Is a great green tree

With blossoms rare and bright,

For love is there

And binds her hair

With petals pure and white.

Life to me

Is a great green tree

With blossoms rare and bright.

That shine with radiant beauty

In love's soft golden light.

—Elizabeth Kleiser.

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DAFFODILS
Bowl of daffodils on my sill.
Bringing sunshine closer still,
From your shrine of "crackle" gray.
Nodding as the light winds play,
Freshly picked from Nature's sod,
Nurtured by the hand of God,
Spreading gladness everywhere, —
Tell me, is that why you wear
A crown of gold?

— Elizabeth Kleiser.

+++>

— Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk told one of his
congregations that if they had nothing to be
grateful for, they need not contribute to the
Gratitude Gift.

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METHODIST" PROTESTANT HERALD

March 29, 1938

CENTENARY PROJECT FOR JUNIORS

"Our Big Methodist Protestant Family in

Baltimore"

LESSON FIVE

"Some Would Not Have Churches If It Were

Not for Our Big Family"

Facts for Centenary Discoverers

1. We will remember that the laws for the
Methodist Protestant Church are made by
both the minister and layman. Each church
has soon.' laws and these arc made by the
pastor anil the members of his church. All
the Methodist Protestant churches in a cer-
tain state are organized together in a confer-
ence, so we have the Maryland Conference,
the Illinois Conference, the West Virginia
Conference, etc Each Conference makes some
of the laws for all the churches in the Con-
ference. All the Methodist Protestant
churches in all the Conferences are organized
together, and we call this the General Con-
ference. Our General Conference, like our
Annual Conference, is made up of an equal
number of ministers and laymen. The Gen-
eral Conference meets ever four years to
make laws and plan program for all the
Methodist Protestant Churches. The General
Conference holds its next session in Balti-
more, Mel,, in May when we will observe our
100th birthday.

2. Our General Conference has a number
of Boards through which it does its work.
We call them Boards, but they are just a
group of people organized to do a certain,
part of the church's work. We have two
Boards which are directing our foreign mis-
sionary work ; one is called the Board of
Foreign Missions, which carries forward the
missionary work for all the church; then the
women of the church have what we call the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. These
! wo Boards work together to do missionary
work in India, China and Japan. We also
have two Boards for carrying forward the
Home Missionary work, the Woman's Home
Missionary Society and the Board of Home
Missions. The school work at Pine Ridge,
the Americanization work at Empire, Ohio,
and Pittsburgh, Pa., the Children's Home and
Bethel Home are being supported by the
Woman's Home Missionary Society. The
Board of Home Missions is doing even a
larger piece of work ; it is helping to build
churches for people who can't afford to build
for themselves.

3. Fifty years ago, people didn't think they
needed beautiful mud attractive cjiurehes;
they thought that a small building with one
room was sufficient. But the more we have
learned about boys and girls, the more we
know that the church must contain many
rooms if we are to give them the kind of re-
ligious training they need. It requires a
great deal of money to build the kind of
church we need today. When churches want
to build new ehurch buildings and can't af-
ford to do it all themselves, our Board of
Home Missions sends them some money tn
help build their church. Of course, the Board
of Home Missions can't help all churches,
but it helps as many as it can, and it tries to
pick out churches which need help the most.
Sometimes it just loans the money to the
church, but with some churches it gives it to
them.

4. Our Board of Home Missions has built
a great many churches in some of our great

American cities. Many years ago, some of
oiii- log Methodist Protestant Family, when
they moved from the country to the city, had
to join churches of other denominations be-
cause there were no Methodist Protestant
churches in but a few of the cities. Our
Board of Home Missions started to build
Methodist Protestant churches in many of
our cities ; in most cases, they started with
just a few people, some of which were Meth-
odist Protestants, the rest being neighbor-
hood people. It. took a great deal of money
to build these churches; many thousands of
dollars for some of them. In most cities one
is not allowed to build a church unless it is
a vovy good building. Then these new
churches had to have pastors and pastors had
In have homes in which to live. So the Board
of Home Missions has built churches and par-
sonages and helped to pay the salaries of
ministers.

5. The following is a list of churches which
have received help from the Board of Home
Missions: Birmingham and Montgomery,
Alabama ; Macedonia and Magnolia, Arkan-
sas; Kearney, Millville, Moorestown, and
Ventnor City, New Jersey; Tarrytown and
White Plains, New York; Jacksonville, Flor-
ida; Comanche, Eagletown, Enterprise, Hugo,
Idabel, Quinton, Tipton, Luna, Haworth, Red-
lands, and Social Circle, Oklahoma; Lincoln
and Mansfield, Arkansas ; Canton, 111. ; three
churches in Chicago, 111. ; Frankford, Ind. ;
seven churches in Indianapolis, Ind. ; four
churches in Kahoka, Mo. ; Keokuk, Iowa ;
three in Kansas City, Kan.; Winnfield, La.;
five churches in Baltimore, Md. ; Cumberland,
Md.; Hover, Del.; Newark, N. J.; three in
Philadelphia, Pa.; two in Washington, D. C. ;
Wilmington, Del/; Hfradley, Adirian, EfLint,
Lansing, and two in Detroit, Mich.; Meridian,
Miss. ; Asheville, Charlotte, Lexington, two
in Greensboro, and two in High Point, N. C. ;
Coshocton, Middletown, Mt. Vernon, Zanes-
ville, Mc( 'onnellville, two in Cincinnati, and
three in Columbus, Ohio ; Arkport, N. Y. ;
two churches in Pittsburgh, Pa. ; Corsicana,
Coolidge, Fort Worth and Paris, Texas; three
churches in Seattle, Wash.; Buckhannon,
Clarksburg, Grafton, Morgan town, Parkers-
burg, Rowlcsburg, Spencer and Weston, West
Virginia.

li. Thousands of boys and girls and men
and women have had better religious train-
ing and better equipped churches because of
the work of the Board of Home Missions.
Suggested Activity

Map Work : If you have not drawn a
large map of the United States on muslin,
do that this week. One and one-half yards of
sheetings will be about the right size. Pur-
chase a box of colored seals. Locate on mus-
lin map all Home Mission churches as listed
under "5" in "Facts for Centenary Discov-
erers" with a seal. Where there are more
than one Home Mission church in a given
city, write the number of churches in the city
on the seal. After the seals have been' pasted
on the map, and the name of the city has
been written on the map in ink, draw lines
from the seals to a point in the middle o^
the piece of muslin 12 inches above the lower
edge of the muslin. There should be 22
inches between the lower part of your map
and the lower edge of the muslin. In this
space, around the point where all lines unite,
group as many of the pictures of Home Mis-

sion churches as can be secured. Nine-quar- ,'
ter sheeting will be sufficient for the map.

Your Photograph Album : Let each Cen-
tenary Discoverer paste in his photograph
album pictures of as many of the Home
Mission churches as can be found.

Birthday Cake Poster: Add facts regard-
ing the work which is being done by the
Board of Home Missions to your Birthday
Cake Poster.

My Church's Birthday Book : Let each
Centenary Discoverer add as many facts to
his "My Church's Birthday Book" as he can
discover regarding the work which is being
done by the Board of Home Missions.

Essay Contest: Have the Centenary Dis-
coverers to each write a 150-word essay on
"What kind of churches shall the Board of
Home Missions build? How shall they be
equipped; ami can (he money be secured?"
Send the best essay to Baltimore in May.

New Work for Centenary Discoverers:
Next week, we will study about our work in
India. Begin collecting pictures from the
Missionary Record of our work in India.
Worship Service

Theme: "Sharing Our Blessings."

Quiet Music : "Holy, Holy, Holy," played
softly and quietly.

Call to Worship: Leader— I will extol Thee,
my God, O King; and I will bless thy name
forever and ever.

Children— Every day will I bless Thee; and
1 will praise thy name forever and ever.

Praise Hymn: Doxology.

Leader: Today as we study of the people
who are without churches we ought to be
thankful for our own churches and for those
who have worked and sacrificed to build the
temples in which we worship each week.

Second Praise Hymn : No. 38, Hymnal for
American Yout h (last verse).

Leader: For our own church, for our Home
Mission churches and for all the churches in
nui- land, we thank Thee and bless Thee.

Third Praise Hymn: Repeat the Doxology.

Memory Pictures : Let us close our eyes
for a few minutes and see some memory pic-
tures. (Leader will describe some pictures
while eyes are closed.)

First Picture: In one of our great cities
there is a community of 3,500 people who
would have been without a church if our
Board of Home Missions had not helped them
to build their church. Now they have a lovely
brick building with Sunday school rooms for
every age group and a piano in each room.
After the Board of Home Missions had given
them a start, they were able to do a great
many things for themselves.

Second Picture: In a town of about 2,500
people, the Methodist Protestant church was
a small red brick building which had been
built more than 50 j'ears ago. All the other
denominations had well-built and equipped
churches. People were going to the better
churches and we were losing some of our
big family. The Board of Home Missions
helped these people to build their church and
now they are worshiping in a beautiful tern-
pie.

Third Picture: Down in a Southern indus-
trial town, there were people without vi
church. The Board of Home Missions helped
them and now they are growing and increas-
ing in membership.

Leader: How do you think these churches
have been built? By all the Methodist Prot-

March 29, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

estants sharing what they have with others.
If we have a lovely church, then certainly
we should share what we have to help others
have a church they can enjoy.

Hymn: "I Would Be True," No. 170, Hym-
nal for American Youth. (Last verse.)

Prayer —

1. Of thanksgiving for our church.

2. That the Home Mission Board might be
able to build a great many churches for a
great many people.

3. That I might share what I have that
others might enjoy a lovely church.

Prayer Hymn: No. 141, Hymnal for Amer-
ican Youth. (First and fourth verses.)

AN INVITATION

You are cordially invited to attend the
sessions of the Methodist Protestant Centen-
nial Convention of leaders and young people
in Hampden Methodist Protestant Church,
Baltimore, Md., May 10-14, 192S. We would
like to have you with hundreds of our other
leaders enjoy its challenging program.
JOHN N. LINK, Baltimore, Md.,

Chairman Central Committee.

LAWRENCE LITTLE, Concord, N. C,

Executive Secretary.

■ -*+-

—Brother J. F. Dixon, father of Dr. A. G.
Dixon, passed out of life last week at the age
of 83 years. He was a man of unusual vigor
of mind and body and was active up to al-
most the end of his life. He lived on a farm
near Eeidsville. The funeral was largely at-
tended. The interment was a Midway near
which church he formerly lived when he was
rearing his large family. He served for years
as Sunday school superintendent and, as a
local preacher, if we are not misinformed.

— Methodist Protestant colleges have no
smoking among their women students-
Frank W. Stephenson.

—Fertilizing fruit trees in the home orchard
is not generally practiced in North Carolina,
but better yields of quality fruit would be
secured if this plan were followed.

—The North Carolina hen will be honored
during the week of May 1 to 7, which has
been designated as "National Egg Week."

—Fifteen farmers of the Costlier commun-
ity in Gaston county have decided to grow
the same strain of Cleveland cotton this sea-
son in an effort to standardize the varieties
of cotton grown in the community.

— One of the reasons why cancer is so fre-
quently fatal lies in the fact that those who
are attacked are at first inclined to temporize
with it.

— The testimony which people offer to prove
that cancers have been cured by home reme-
dies and the recipes of old Indians and gyp-
sies is utterly unreliable. Often the condi-
tion treated was not cancer at all.

— The family doctor is the key man in
the control of cancer. It is to him that
a person .should go for diagnosis and treat-
ment. If the family physician is not certain
of the diagnosis, he should not wait, but re-
fer the patient to some other physician or
to a hospital or clinic where special facilities
exist for the examinations which are required.

CENTENNIAL SPEAKER

Our Children's Home

L

DANIEL A POLING

President of the International Society of

Christian Endeavor, Editor of The Christian

Herald, and one of the speakers at the

Centennial Convention, Baltimore, Md.

Among the speakers who will address the
Methodist Protestant Centennial Convention
for Leaders and Young People which will be
held in Hampden Methodist Protestant
Church. Baltimore, Maryland, May 10-15, 1928,
will be Daniel A. Poling, president of the
International Society of Christian Endeavor,
president of the Greater New York Federation
of Churches, and editor of the Christian Her-
ald.

Dr. Poling is recognized as one of the out-
standing leaders of young people of this con-
tinent and always has a message of vital in-
terest to age as well as youth. His message
on "Crusade with Christ" was one of the
most important messages delivered at the In-
ternational Christian Endeavor Convention in
Cleveland last July. This crusade has been
officially adopted by the leaders of most of
the youth organiations of this country and,
beginning with Easter Sunday, all Christian
Endeavor societies and other similar agencies
of most of the evangelical denominations of
North America will begin a concerted effort
for evangelism, Christian citizenship, and
world peace. Features of this crusade will be
presented in Dr. Poling's address at our Yroung
People's Convention.

The session of the convention which will be
addressed by this great leader will be held in
the auditorium of the Lyric Theater on Friday
night, May 11th. The Christian Endeavorers
of the other denominations in Baltimore will
be invited to attend this meeting.

Among the other leaders of the Christian
Endeavor movement who will take part on
the convention program will be Edward P.
Gates, general secretary of the International
Society, and Carroll M. Wright, director of
the Department of Recreation and Travel.

Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Flat Rock, Vance Circuit, $2.55; Mrs. T. F.
Humphreys, Sunday eggs, $3.75; Mr. S. M.
Adkins, Fort Mill, S. C<, personal, $1.00;
N. C. Branch W. II. M. S., by Mrs. H. A. Gar-
rett, $345.24.

Offerings by Sunday Schools

Flat Rock, Flat Rock Circuit, $2.50; Den-
ton, Denton Circuit, $3.96; Shiloh, North Da-
vidson Circuit, $4.05; Friendship, Haw River
Circuit, $5.00; Union Grove, Orange Circuit,
$4.45; Bethesda, Halifax Circuit, $2.15; Whit-
akers Chapel, Enfield Charge, $17.62; Shiloh,
Randolph Charge, $2.00; Mitchell's Grove,
Guilford Circuit, $1.50; Yarborough's Chapel,
Cross Anchor, S. C, $1.61.

We are sincerely thankful for the continued
support of all contributors, also the Woman's
Home Missionary Society (N. C. Branch),
who so earnestly labor to help maintain this
worthy enterprise of our denomination ; their
handsome check always appears at a time
when we are wondering how we are to meet
all obligations.

Other nice donations recently received in
the way of fruit and clothing: Mrs. Wm. C.
Hammer, Asheboro, fruit ; Mrs. Mendenhall
and Miss Meroney, Winston-Salem, half crate
oranges; Asheville W. II. M. S„ some nice
garments, and Mrs. C. D. Harden, Randleman,
some children's clothing.

We are glad to report all who are siek in
the Home are convalescing.

E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.

A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY DINNER

Friends and relatives gathered at the home
of Mr. A. G. Laughlin March 11th to give
him a surprise birthday dinner in honor of
his 78th birthday. Knowing that Mr. Laugh-
lin would be at church, the folks began to
come in early with boxes and baskets filled
with good things to eat, and presents for the
host. His pastor, Fred R. Love, and his wife
came home with him and he was expecting
no one else. Imagine his surprise when he
began to realize what had happened. His
heart was filled with joy and gladness. As he
expressed himself, he felt like he wanted to
sit down and cry. We feel these occasions
are invaluable as they not only bring joy to
the person so honored, but new acquaintances
are made an old ones renewed, and a gen-
eral feeling of good fellowship and brotherly
love prevails.

The host's brother, Rev. G. A. Laughlin,
was master of ceremonies and pronounced
the benediction.

After the dinner was served the people
gathered around wherever they could find
standing room and spent a very pleasant
social hour. We are sure that all who were
present will join in wishing Mr. Laughlin
many happy returns of the day.

C. F. LAUGHLIN.

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— Rev. W. M. Pike preached in Winston
last Sunday.

— Grace church had its annual congrega-
tonal dinner last night.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

March 29, 1928

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Asheville. — Sunday was a joyous day with
us. Brother C'asto, in his gracious manner,
presented the Gratitude Gift cause. The offer-
ing amounted to $103.80, cash and pledges.
After the evening service was over, a young
man requested to be received into the church.
He will be formally elected to full member-
ship next Sunday. Brother Van Meter had
given us a wonderful message on the power
of the Holy Spirit.

Mrs. Frears, who recently returned from
Kentucky, is seriously ill in the home of her
daughter at 20 Vermont Ave., West Ashe-
ville.

Mrs. James Moore continues ill.

The Ladies' Aid Society on Friday afternoon
of last week was well attended. Mrs. F. R.
Mclntyre, the hostess, was showered with lov-
ing tokens in memory of her birthday. She
was completely surprised. There were sev-
eral visitors.

We are praying for a large ingathering in
nil our churches at Easter-time, and at all
other churches as well. We are expecting to
win many in Asheville. A small group is be-
ing faithfully taught to do personal work.
The prayer meeting last Wednesday night
was opened by Brother Younginer with a
Bible reading on witnessing for Christ.

REPORTER.

Anderson Charge. — I filled my appointment
at Liberty Hill March 25 at 11 a. m. It was
raining and the roads were bad, but this did
not stop the people from coming to church.
We found a good congregation as usual, f
do not think we should let rainy weather keep
us from going to church, as we do not let
it interfere with our e very-day work. Why
should we let it interfere with us in the Mas-
ter's work? When the people get the love of
Christ supremely in their hearts it will be a
joy to them to serve Him and not a drudgery.

At the evening hour we had an old-time
singing which was enjoyed by all. The church
was well filled. After a good program we
were dismissed by Brother Lee Poole with
prayer. W'e have a good Sunday school at
this church and also at Fairview.

There will be an old-time singing at Fair-
view the first Sunday in April at 2:30 p. m.
Come and join us.

Christian brothers and sisters, pray for us
that we may progress in the work of our
Lord. We are very thankful for the many
good things that have been given us by the
members of both churches.

Many good wishes to the Herald and its
readers. G. B. FERREE, Pastor.

Philadelphia, Greensville Circuit. — We
haven't sent in a report in some time, but
we're still on the job. At present we're work-
ing on the M. P. C. G. G., and hope we will be
aide to secure pledges from every member
of our church. Five of the girls and the pas-
tor will give the pageant, "Faith of Our
Fathers," at our church on fifth Sunday in
April. It seems that every member of the
Methodist Protestant church should feel glad

to take a part in this gratitude gift — for if
anything deserves a big birthday gift it is
certainly the Methodist Protestant Church
which has lived one hundred years. Don't
neglect the Centennial Gratitude Gift! Let
us remember that "It's more blessed to give
than receive."

The second quarterly conference will be
held at Matthews Chapel Saturday, April 30th.
We're looking forward for the president's
visit with us that day and also the follow-
ing Sunday.

Our Sunday school has been handicapped
recently on account of an epidemic of meas-
les. However, spring-time is here, and we're
expecting the usual attendance at all serv-
ices soon.

Best wishes to the Herald.

BERNICE PEARSON, Reporter.

Concord. — The services Sunday were all well
attended, though the weather was very un-
favorable. There were 242 present in Sun-
day school. The pastor preached a very im-
pressive sermon at the morning hour on "Liv-
ing Love.*' At the evening hour the service
was in charge of the Woman's Missionary
Society. A splendid missionary program was
given by the women, with the chief address
by Miss Bettie Brittingham. Our missionary
societies have raised $200 during the year
which will be sent to the Branch treasurer at
once.

Our people enjoyed a visit from Miss Annie
Forrest on the third Sunday.

The children are practicing for the Easter
exercises. The 'program is in charge of Mrs.
Robert Cline and Mrs. Hendry.

Committees from our church and other
churches of the city are busy now with plans
for the State Sunday School convention, also
the Gypsy Smith evangelistic meeting, which
will be held in the city in April.

We were fortunate in having Rev. A. R.
Corn, of Adrian, Mich., visit our church on
Monday, March 1ft. Mr. Corn showed mov-
ing pictures of our schools, colleges, and some
of our workers, also some views from the
Holy Land.

Mrs. Grover Honeycutt, of Albemarle,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Sides, under-
went a very serious operation at the Albe-
marle hospital last week.

MRS. D. A. MeLAURIN.

Browcr's Chapel, Richland Circuit. — Our

Sunday school is moving on very nicely. We
are planning for an Easter exercise.

Sunday was Pastor Love's regular appoint-
ment. He brought with him President Taylor,
who delivered a wonderful sermon. Every
one present enjoyed it very much. Owing to
sickness in the community, and the unfavor-
able weather, there were not as many out to
hear him as otherwise would have been. We
are hoping with the coming of spring that
our church will take on new life, and that our
number at Sunday school and preaching will
be greatly increased.

MRS. M. C. HENLEY.

by Miss Dorothy Causey. On last Tuesday /
evening, March 20th, Mr. and Mrs. R. C.
Causey entertained the Senior Bible Class at
their home. One of the most interesting fea-
tures of the evening was a Bible baseball game,
which was enjoyed by all present. Delicious
refreshments were served.

Recently our church has been repainted,
both inside and outside, and the class rooms
re-curtained. We are glad the annual town-
ship Sunday school convention is to be held
at Pleasant Union the fifth Sunday in April.
Everybody is cordially invited to come.

A few weeks ago Brother Millaway had the
misfortune to fall and break his arm. We
were very sorry for him to meet with such
an accident and to be disabled from his work,
but his pulpit was filled by Brother Pike. At
11 a. m. Sunday morning Brother Millaway
preached a very aide sermon on "The Sin
Against the Holy Ghost."

When the call for the Centennial Gratitude
Gift was made, Pleasant Union gladly and
readily sailed over the top with her amount.
We are glad we are living at this time when
the Methodist Protestant Church is celebrat-
ing its hundredth anniversary, and that we
have a part in this work.

Pleasant Union recently lost one of her
oldest and most faithful members, H. H. Lay-
ton. MRS. J. T. BOWMAN.

Pleasant Union Church, Mt. Pleasant Cir-
cuit.— Our Sunday school is moving along
nicely and making steady progress. We have
had Sunday school all winter with good at-
tendance considering the bad weather and
sickness. Sometime ago the Baraca and
Ptiilathea classes were delightfully entertained

Vaughn, Littleton Circuit. — We had a very
good crowd for a rainy Sunday. Pastor
Crutchfield brought us a very helpful ser-
mon Sunday morning, using as his subject,
"Heaven." Sunday evening he used as his
subject, "Faith."

We are going to have mid-week prayer serv-
ice beginning on Wednesday night.

The second quarterly conference will be
held at Littleton on Wednesday, April 18. All
official members are especially requested to
be present. REPORTER.

Union Chapel, Granville Charge. — We were
fortunate in having Miss Annie Forrest with
us the first Sunday afternoon. She told us
of the needs in the foreign lands, and es-
pecially of the need of a building in India.
An offering was taken at the close of the
service which amounted to $27.35, and this
money will be used in erecting this building.

The Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
met with Mrs. R. M. Edwards Tuesday night,
March 20. Miss Nellie Hedgepeth, chairman
of Circle No. 4, had charge of the program.
Miss Emily Floyd conducted the devotional
service. Mrs. L. E. Barnes gave a chapter
in the Missionary Study Book, and Mrs. Cap-
pie Edwards read an article on missions. We
also used the question box. The treasurer's
reports were good. The Foreign budget had
been paid in full and the Home society was
only a few dollars behind, and this has been
paid since that date; and reports have been
sent in to the corresponding secretaries. The
delegates to Branch Meeting are : Misses
Clellie Hedgepeth, Emily Floyd and Leah
Davis.

The Mission Band, which has been recently
organized, met with Arabel Briggs Friday
night with 22 members and a number of vis-
itors present. About ten of the children took
part in the service other than singing. Mary
Eliza Floyd presided. Lewis E. Barnes led in
prayer and the others read poems and told
stories along the line of missions. After the

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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business meeting the hostess served fruit and
candy and the children played a number of
games.

Rev. H. F. Fogleman filled his regular ap-
pointment Sunday morning and we had a
large number present in spite of the unfa-
vorable weather. Our offering for the Chil
dren's Home was $11.

The attendance at Sunday school has not
been as good as it should have been ; but
we think since the weather has opened up the
attendance will increase. Instead of having
the superintendent take charge of the serv-
ice each Sunday we are going to have some
member of the Sunday school take ediarge or
act as superintendent each Sunday and they
will make any changes or put on any pro-
gram that they see fit to give.

Miss Pattie Coghill, a member of the Chris-
tian church, entertained our C. E. Society
at a social Thursday evening, March 15. There
were 35 or 40 young people present to enjoy
the many games that Miss Coghill had ready,
and everybody thoroughly enjoyed the eve-
ning. REPORTER.

Mt. Pleasant, N. Davidson Charge.— Hurrah
for Mt. Pleasant! C. S. Welborn, Roy Hilton,
Mr. Kennedy, Vista Troxler and the writer
gave the pageant, "Church of Our Fathers."
Then we began to take pladges, and it was
only a few minutes until they went over
the top, even though it was raining, as usual.
We wished for fair Sundays, but we have
nothing to do with that part of it. It has
really been a pleasure to work for the C.
G. G. I don't know whether the Lord smiles
upon all our church work, or not, but I do
believe that He has been working in the
hearts of the members of the church ; for
it has been pleasant all the way through. I
have enjoyed it. So you may count on Da-
vidson charge paying her full quota, and
more.

Our committee, C. F. Green, C. S. Welborn,
L. H. Hilton and Mrs. Perryman, of Mt.
Pleasant, have done good work. We are ex-
pecting them to keep the good work going.
Yours for the C. G. G.,

R. S. TROXLER, Pastor.

State Street, Lexington.— Our pastor was
with us again Sunday after having spent about
ten days in Lincolnton conducting a revival
meeting. Preaching and Sunday school were
both well attended considering the rainy
weather.

Immediately after the preaching service
Sunday morning a delegation was sent out
from each denomination in town to get the
religious census of the town. Every house
was visited and their church or church pref-
erence taken. The ministers of the town are
expecting this movement to be of much ben-
efit in their work, as it will give them a
perspective they could get in no other way.

The pageant given in our church a few
Sunday nights ago was given at Yadkin Col-
lege Sunday afternoon by Mr. Bethea and
the ladies who gave it for us.

Last Wednesday night the C. E. Society
gave a .social which was greatly enjoyed by
all present. The regular service was held
before the social and the very interesting
subject, "The Value of Church Membership,"
was ably discussed by members of the society.
Miss Cleo Spainhour was the leader both of

the topic and of the merriment that followed.
Our Gratitude Gift fund has been over-
subscribed and there are some who are going
to give that have not made their pledges yet.
REPORTER.

Hollister, Halifax Charge. — Last Sunday
morning Brother Spencer gave us an inspir-
ing message on "Religion in the Home and
Community." Wish more of our people could
have heard this message.

The Gratitude Gift was presented by the
pastor, and several pledges were made. We
hope to reach our quota soon.

The Halifax County Sunday School Con-
vention will meet at our church on May 12
and 13 instead of April 28 and 20, as re-
ported last week.

The second quarterly conference will con-
vene at Eden church on Friday afternoon,
April 13, at 2 p. m. We want all the churches
on the charge to lie represented, as this will
be the time for nominations for delegates to
Annual Conference.

KATHLEEN SHEARIN, Reporter.

Pleasant Hill, West Forsyth Charge.— The
attendance at Sunday school has been very
good during this month considering the
weather and roads. Several visitors were
present Sunday. We were very glad to have
them with us.

Dr. Brown was with us the third Sunday in
the interest of the M. P. C. G. G.

The Woman's Home and Foreign Mission-
ary Societies met with Mr. and Mrs. Whitaker
March 6. The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. lT. W. Long, April 3.

Miss Annie L. Forrest was with us last
Sunday night and gave an interesting talk
on Foreign Missions.

The Sunday school is planning to give an
Easter service Easter Sunday night.

The Christian Endeavor Society is progress-
ing nicely. The monthly business meeting
was held last Tuesday night at the home of
Miss Lucille Sprinkle.

MRS. ARZIA DAVIS, Reporter.

English Street. — Mr. C. B. Rollins came an
March 4 and began teaching singing at our
church, and those interested have had a
splendid opportunity to learn about singing,
for Mr. Rollins is a patient teacher, and knows
his business. He will continue each night
next week and then on Sunday afternoon
will have different classes to sing.

Our Year Book and Directory has been com-
pleted and many copies have been handed
out, with some left yet. It is very interesting.
Cn pagL- 3 i^ tlic picture of our pactor, Rev.
D. I. Garner.

The Senior Christian Endeavor is doing
very well and is looking forward to the reg-
ular monthly business and social meeting
which is enjoyed /so much.

The Junior Endeavorcrs' Superintendent,
Mrs. J. A. Bowers, lias been sick for several
weeks and the Juniors seem to be lost with-
out their beloved leader. We hope for her
a speedy recovery.

Our pastor always preaches excellent ser-
mons and those who hear him regularly are
re reiving spiritual instructions that cannot
lie destroyed. Last Sunday night he force-
fully preached from Rev. 3:16, and those who
listened to this message with "spiritual ears"

could not help but feel it a terrible tragedy
to be a cold Christian, and resolve in their
hearts that they would not be a lukewarm
Christian. We trust there was not a person
who heard who remained entirely unimpressed
by the warning from the Lord through the
mouth of His servant.

Our revival meeting starts April 15 and we
are asking all readers of the Herald to pray
for a great awakening in all classes of peo-
ple. MRS. J. A. LEE, Reporter.

Guilford Circuit. — We are not doing all we
ought, but are doing some work. We have
collected all our college assessment and have
gotten most of our Gratitude Gift quota sub-
scribed. We expect to get it all.. We have
gotten a start on our Annual Conference
budget.

We expect to hold Easter services at sev-
eral churches. Sunday schools have been good
considering the weather.

After preaching at Mitchell's Grove last
Sunday night I went out to my car to start
home, and found it filled with good things.
This was an old-fashioned pounding. I shall
not mention articles nor givers, but there
were many. The good Lord knows who they
are and I pray His blessings on every one of
tli em. Others have given us nice gifts, for
which we are also grateful.

I believe the spiritual condition of the
work is good. W. F. ASHBURN.
M-

Kernersvillo Circuit. — We have had Sunday
school nearly every Sunday during the win-
ter and have had good attendance most of
the time. Our second quarterly conference
was held at Sandy Ridge on March 24 with
every church represented. The business was
transacted and nominees for delegate to An-
nual Conference were named, they being Mr.
Ad Linville, of Kernersville, and Mr. Rufus
Anderson, of Sandy Ridge church.

Our parsonage is soon to be done and the
quarterly conference voted to partially fur-
nish it. We are all very proud that we are
going to soon have a good home for our
preacher.

The ladies of our church are to meet Tues-
day afternoon to organize a Ladies' Aid So-
ciety. Our hearts go out in sympathy to
Mr. and Mrs. Will Burgess, whose little baby
was taken to lie with Jesus just recently. May
the great Comforter bind up their hearts and
help them to live the kind of life that will
enable them to meet baby, and all the dear
ones gone before.

With best wishes to all.

REPORTER.

NOTICE

The Board of Trustees of Mt. Pleasant
Church, Mount Pleasant Circuit, will on Sat-
urday, April 7th, at 2:30 p. m., sell lots in
the new cemetery. All who desire to pur-
chase lots, please come.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
-^

HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. J. C. Auman, $1.50; Rev. G. L. Curry,
.$2.50; Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk. $3.00; Rev.
H. C. Carmichael, $3.00; Rev. H. F. Surratt,
$4.50; Rev. J. R. Anderson, $1.50; Rev. C. L.
Spencer, $4.50; Rev. J. A. Burgess, $3.00; Rev.
A. L. Hunter, 75c; Rev. A. O. Lindley, $1.50;
Rev. Fred R. Love, $1.50; Rev. O. C. Loy,
$1.50; Mrs. J. M. Cutchin, Jr., $12.75.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

March 09, 192S

Woman's Missionary
Department

Miss Esther Ross, Editor
Miss Mary C. McCulloch, Assistant

Address ma iter for immediate public.it ion
in this department to Miss Mary C. McCul-
loch, 170 S Ashcboro Street, Greensboro, N. C.

PROGRAM OF WOMAN'S HOME AND
FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETIES

In Grace Methodist Protestant Church
Greensboro, April 17-19

The following tentative program has been
arranged for the annual meetings of the
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary So-
cieties in Grace Methodist Protestant Church,
Greensboro, April 17-19, inclusive:
Tuesday, 2 P. M.

Joint sessions Home and Foreign Mission-
ary Societies and Young People's Conference.

Vice-presidents presiding, Mrs. J. Norman
Wills, W. F. M. S.; Mrs. G. W. Bates, W. H.
M. S.

Devotions — Rev. S. W. Taylor, president.

Organization.

Greetings — Mrs. J. Norman Wills.

Response — Mrs. R. C. Stubbins, Winston-
Salem.

Reports — Chairmen of Districts, Mrs. W. T.
Hanner, Julian; Secretary Literature, Miss
Pearl McCulloch, Greensboro; Secretary
Tithers and Intercessors, Dr. Harris Glascock;
Record Agent, Mrs. J. E. Pritchard, Asheboro ;
Chairman Committee on Education, Mrs. C. L.
Whitaker, High Point College.

Conference of Young People

Reports of Young People's Secretaries.

Foreipn Missions, Miss Mary Young, High
Point Coljege.

Home Misions, Mrs. T. L. Speas, Winston-
Salem.

Efficiency Standards for Young People's
Work, Mrs. H. W. Maier, Thomasville.

Announcement— Registrar.

Announcement of Committees.

Tuesday Evening S O'clock

Young People's Program — Directed by Sec-
retaries, Mrs. T. L. Speas, Miss Mary Y'oung.

Hymn — No. 473.

Devotions — Annie Livengood.

Solo — Dot Hoskins.

Ten-minute talk on ''What Y'oung People
Expect of the Church."

Address: "Christian Leadership — Its
Prices and Its Rewards,'' Creola Hall.

Violin solo — Miss Sinclair.

"What Our ChuTches Ought to Be Doing
for Young People," Mary Young.

"What Our Church Expects of Its Young
People," Rev. A. G. Dixon.

Hymn — No. 477.

Benediction.

Mrs. Speas presiding.
N. C. Branch W. F. M. S. Wednesday, April 18,
9 A. M., Mrs. George R. Brown Presiding

Devotions — Rev. C. W. Bates.

Organization.

Minutes of Executive Sessions.

Reports of Officers and Secretaries.

11:30 o'clock — Address, Rev. J. Clyde Au-
man. Missionary from Japan.

12 :30 — Luncheon.

Wednesday, 2 P. M.

Devotions — Rev. J. D. Williams, Greens-
boro.

Minutes.

Reports from (1) Japan; (2) China; (3) In-
dia.

Reports of Committees.

Plans for Golden Jubilee; election of Jubi-
lee Secretary.

Election of Officers.

Announcement of Delegates to Board Meet-
ing.

Adjournment.
N. C. Branch W. II. M. S., Thursday, April 19,
9 A. M., Mrs. W. C. Hammer, Presiding

Devotions— Dr. S. K. Spahr, Greensboro.

Minutes Executive Sessions.

Reports of Officers and Secretaries.

11 A. M. — Report of work at Children's
Home. High Point, Supt, E. F. Allman.

11:30 A. M.— Report of Bethel Tubercular
Home, Rev. Homer Casto.

Missions at Pine Ridge, Pittsburgh, Ohio
River Valley and Business Girls' Home, by
Mrs. A. G. Dixon.

12 :30 — Luncheon.

Afternoon Session — 1:30 P. M.
Devotions — Rev. N. Brittain, Greensboro.
Minutes.

Reports of Committees.
Election of Officers.

Election of Delegates to Annual Board
Meeting in Washington, N. C.
Adjournment.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S NIGHT AT
BRANCH MEETING

The Branch Meeting will be held at Grace
Church, Greensboro, April 17-19. Tuesday
night, will be young people's night. The
Branch has turned the evening over to the
young people. We are very anxious that
every Young People's Auxiliary send dele-
gates and also the churches that do not have
young people's societies. This is a great op-
portunity for young people, so let's do our
best. Report blanks have been sent out; if
there is a society that does not get one, please
send me j'our report at once.

MRS. T. L. SPEAS.
Sec. Y. P. W., H. M. S.

FLAT ROCK W. H. M. S.

The society met in the home of Mrs. T. P.
Hester March 20. The society was called to
order by the president, Miss Mary V. White.
Devotions were conducted by Mrs. T. P. Hes-
ter, after which the secretary called the roll
and read the minutes of the past year, be-
ginning with the April, 1927, meeting.

Then came the reports. The treasurer, Mrs.
A. J. Parrott, reported $65.25 collected for
the year. Disbursements totaled $61.75, leav-
ing $3.50 in the treasury for the new year.

With Mrs. B. W. Jones in the chair, the
nominating committee's report was read by
Mrs. O. J. Parrott an dadopted, as follows:

President, Miss Mary V. White; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. W. B. Reavis; secretary, Mrs. T. P.
Hester; treasurer, Mrs. O. J. Parrott; Record
agent, Mrs. F. B. Wade; secretary Buds of
Hope, Mrs. A. E. White; secretary young
people's work, Mrs. F. M. White. Delegates
to Branch Meeting, Mrs. W. B. Reavis, Mrs.
F. M. White, Miss Mary V. White.

Plans were then made for the coming year,
including programs, place of meetings, and a

ways and means committee, with appoint-
ments to be made at the next meeting.

The society then decided to have an All-
Fools' party at the home of Mr. A. E. White
Saturday night, March 31.

The program was then taken up. Mrs.
W. B. Reavis gave a reading on Ohio Mis-
sions. Mrs. A. E. White then read "How to —
Not How Not to." The society then ad-
journed, after which the hostess served gela-
tine with whipped cream and cake.

We were glad to have with us a visitor,
Mrs. Lillie Davis.

MRS. T. P. HESTER, Cor. Sec.

— •+•

TO W. F. M. S. AUXILIARY PRESIDENTS

The by-laws of the Executive Board of the
W. F. M. S. say that "Upon the death of a
life member, the name shall be taken from
the list."

I am writing this to ask each of you to
look over tin1 list of life members on page
68 of the July Missionary Record and if you
find there names of people who have died, to
notify me to that effect at the close of the
missionary year. I am sorry the corrections
cannot wait until Branch Meeting, but as the
Executive Secretary must have them before
that time, you will confer a favor on me by
giving this matter your immediate attention.

If you find names of people who have mar-
ried and will send me the maiden and mar-
ried names I will be glad to have these cor-
rections made.

It would be a splendid tribute if each
auxiliary would secure Memorial Memberships
for all its members who pass on to the Great
Beyond. MRS. SAMUEL R. HARRIS.

Henderson, N. C, March 21, 1928.

ANNUAL MEETING OF COMMUNITY
CHURCH WOMAN'S AUXILIARY

The Woman's Auxiliary of Community
Church, Thomasville, held its annual meeting
in the church parlors Thursday evening,
March 22nd, with a very good attendance. At
7 o'clock we enjoyed an indoor picnic sup-
per to which the husbands and the young
people of the church had been invited. Im-
mediately following the supper the annual
business session was conducted, the devo-
tionals having been conducted before, the
picnic supper. Reports covering the year's
work were read by all officers and chairmen
of both standing and special committees.

The treasurer's report revealed that we
had paid $125 for foreign missions, $72 for
home missions, and $285 for local church ex-
pense and had remaining in the terasury
$205.35, $100 of which has been placed in a"
carpet fund. The amount raised by the
Woman's Auxiliary during the year was
$617.48. This is more than twice the amount
which was raised last year by both the La-
dies' Aid Society and the W. F. M. S.

The report of the membership committee
revealed that 12 new members had been added
and none had been dropped during the year.

The Record agent reported 16 subscribers
to the Missionary Record as compared with
eight the preceding year. All but three mem-
bers have access to the Missionary Record.

The parsonage committee reported that new
breakfast room furniture, dining room furni-
ture and living room rug had been added
to the parsonage during the year.

The kitchen committee reported that care-

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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ful supervision had been given the kitchen
and a careful check-up had been made upon
all dishes and silverware.

Secretaries of literature and thank-offering
made very interesting reports.

The three circles reported a grand total of
13,000 points covering their activity for the
year.

The president reported that the leadership
efficiency of the women had increased 200
per cent during the year and pointed the or-
ganization to bigger things for another year.
Twelve auxiliary meetings, two public serv-
ices, and 35 circle meetings were held during
the year, at which time missionary education
was given which included a very definite
study of our own home and foreign work.

We sincerely commend our unified program
for women and feel that we arc able to do
larger kingdom service through the unified
organization. MRS. II. W. MAIEE,

President.

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

was loved and honored. The funeral serv-
ices were held at Clark's Chapel, where in-
terment was made, conducted by the wrriter,
assisted by Rev. H. B. Dendy, pastor of the
Presbyterian church. J. D. CRANFORD.
~H>

FOR AUXILIARY STEWARDSHIP
SECRETARIES

The secretaries of stewardship in all the
auxiliaries should make their reports to me.
Have as many cards filled out at once as you
can and return to me. More cards can be
had by writing for them. I shall soon make
my report both for the Home and Foreign
Missionary societies.

Let's try and have good reports from the
North Carolina Branch to our general secre-
taries, Mrs. Stephenson and Mrs. Stroupei
What my report shall be will depend on the
work done in the auxiliaries by the secre-
taries of stewardship. So, secretaries of
stewardship, get busy now. Stewardship is
one of the most important departments of
our work, stewardship for all of life.

DR. J. H. GLASCOCK,
Sec. for Home and Foreign Missionary
Societies.

M-

TO SECRETARIES OF LIFE, MEMORIAL
AND PERPETUAL MEMBERS, W. H. M. S.

Please send me a revised list of Life, Me-
morial and Perpetual Members along with
any new members you may have recently en-
rolled. Unless you do this I cannot report
to the secretary of the Board as I have been
asked to do.

MRS. J. H. ALLEN.

Reidsville, N. C.

— Six flocks of poultry in Lincoln County
have been blood-tested for diarrhea. Gra-
ham Morrison, the county agent, says there
is a greater loss of baby chicks from this
disease than from all other troubles put to-
gether.

— Mrs. Mary Lyons, of Chester, W. Va., was
speechless for four years. Specialists had
told her she would never regain the use of
her voice. One night she attended a theater
and witnssed a daring act by an aerial per-
former. She was so terrified that she started
to talk and she has been talking ever since.

— To get the strongest Irish potato plants,
the seed piece should weigh approximately
one and one-half ounces. Many growers econ-
omize on seed at the expense of the crop.

—Jews and Christians expressed their com-
mon brotherhood at a dinner sponsored by
the Philadelphia Federation of Churches and
the Jewish Board of Ministers.

A TRIBUTE OF LOVE

It is with sorrow that we, the members of
the W. F. M. S. of Bethel M. P. church, wish
to offeT our tribute of love and respect to
our dear sister, Mrs. -Joseph Stockard, who
passed to her heavenly home February G,
J92S, at the age of S2 years and eight months.
She was converted in her girlhood and united
witli Bethel M. P. church. Just 22 years ago,
when our W. F. M. S. was organized, she be-
came one of our charter members and re-
mained faithful till God called her home.
She was a noble Christian woman and we
loved her. No one can take her place in
our society and in our hearts. We shall in-
deed miss her loving rn'esence and pleasant
smile. She was ever faithful in the Master's
service and gave of her means wrherewith
God had blessed her to carry His message to
those who know it not. She has gone to be
with Jesus; therefore, be it

Resolved, that, whereas God in His infinite
wisdom has called her from labor to reward,
we bow in humble submission to His will,
knowing that He doeth all things well;

Resolved, that we extend our sincere sym-
pathy to the bereaved family, and commend
them to our Father, who is the Comforter of
all who sorrow ;

Resolved, that we try to emulate her splen-
did Christian example and become more ac-
tive Christian -workers because she has lived
and labored with us;

Resolved, that as we think of her as the
12th member who has passed from our auxil-
iary to a larger, fairer field of labor, also of
the others who preceded her, that while we
weep for we loved them all; we also rejoice
to think how our society is growing jin
heaven. While their influence lives among
us, they have entered more fully into the
Master's service, and are awaiting our com-
ing. Some sweet day we'll meet again.
MRS. J. M. FOUST,
MISS MARCIA FOUST,
MRS. R. W. LINDLEY.

Phillips

Mrs. Delnora Phillips, daughter of Andrew
and Elizabeth Roberts, born near Weaver-
ville. N. C, March 19, 1S77, died at her home
in Winston-Salem, February 24, 1028. She
is survived by her father, two sons, Ralph
E.nd Carl, both o2 Winston -Salem ; three sis-
ters, Itaska Kirk and Miss Hattie Roberts,
both of Weaverville, and Mrs. Sue Carter, of
Asheville. One brother, Ellis O. Roberts,
lives in California.

She professed faith in Christ, at an early
life and joined Mount Zion M. P. church, of
which she was a consistent member till the
day of her death. Mrs. Phillips lived a beau-
tiful Christian life. She had been in de-
clining health for several years, yet she bore
her pain patiently, and although she loved
life, she expressed a willingness to go. I
think I have never known a person more
cheerful and more resigned than she. She
lived a beautiful home life, content to find
her pleasure in the family circle, where she

Braswell

Mary Elizabeth Braswell (Cousin Mollie)
died February 25, 192S, aged 76 years, 11
months and 21 days. She was the daughter
of Archelous and Margaret Cutchin Braswell.
Her days in this world no doubt were les-
sened by an injury which she had sustained
some few months before her death. She was
a good 'woman in the truest sense of the
word. She was of such a nature that on short
acquaintance one would not be apt to rec-
ognize her depth of character from which
her goodness flowed and blessed all those with
whom she came in contact. She truly lived
her life for others, thus reminding us anew
of the nobles purpose of a life in the words
of our Master, who said: "The son of man
came not to be ministered unto, but to min-
ister, and to give his life a ransom for
many."

She leaves behind her in this world sad-
dened by her passing, Dr. J. C. Braswell, Mr.
W. T. Braswell, and Mrs. H. A. Hyman, of
Whitakcrs ; and Mrs. Andrew Joyner, of
Raleigh.

The funeral services were conducted by the
writer, "who was one time her pastor, and her
body laid to rest in the cemetery of the
Speight's Chapel Methodist Protestant Church.

"I know well
That they who love their friends most ten-
derly
Still bear their loss the best. There is in love
A consecrated power that seems to wake
Only at the touch of death from its repose
In the profoundest depth of thinking souls.
J. CLYDE AUMAN.

Rice

At 11 o'clock Tuesday evening, February
21, 192S, the spirit of our beloved Bro. John
Henry Rice passed through the vale and
shadow of death to dwell in that home for
"which he had been making preparation for
a good many years.

Brother Rice wras 79 years of age when God
called him home. He was a good man and a
member of Clark's Chapel M. P. church. He
professed faith in Christ early in life, and
had given the greater part of his life to the
service of God. Brother Ric,e leaves behind
him a host of relatives and friends. The
funeral was held at Clark's Chapel by the
writer.

Brother Rice wras a great sufferer for sev-
eral years, but he bore it all with that Chris-
tian fortitude that characterized his life as
;i Christian citizen. When the call came he
was ready and we believe his spirit is rest-
ing with his Saviour where there is no suf-
fering.

May the Lord abundantly bless and com-
fort those who are bereaved in the passing
of this servant of God.

J. D. CRANFORD.

— A California lawyer has bequeathed $40,-
000 to clients who lost on his advice. It is
not so easy for doctors and clergymen to
make amends for bad advice.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, APRIL 5, 1928

NUMBER 22

Taking the Devil as a Joke

The time was when men generally believed firmly in the
existence of Satan and in his baleful power. This was true
in Judea in the days of Jesus. It was also true in other
countries of that time. Men believed in and feared the Devil.
Demons were thought of as invisible beings that had power
over the minds and bodies of men. Diseases and mental dis-
orders were attributed to the possession of devils or demons.

Since that time the thought of the world has greatly
changed regarding this matter. Men became skeptical regard-
ing the existence of Satan, much more regarding his power
to do harm to men. What had to former generations been a
dreadful reality became a doubtful hypothesis. More time
passed and Satan's existence became a ludicrous fancy. Men
began to laugh about it and make jokes about it.

The question arises whether human thought in this matter
has pursued a logical or illogical course. Have we grown
wiser or less wise? Should Satan have been allowed to
become less real? Should he not rather have been made more
real to us?

The fashions of human thought, like the fashions of human
dress, change without reason and sometimes against reason.
The fact that men do not today believe in the existence of a
personal devil, the fact that they make a jest of the matter,
is really no evidence that Satan does not live and do his
destructive work among us. It is simply evidence that men
have closed their eyes to danger. Men have opened their eyes
to other dangers. The danger of disease germs, for instance.
What fear possesses us regarding the enemies that attack us
within our own bodies from the food we eat or the water we
drink. We never saw these enemies. We probably never will
see them. Yet we fear them and take precaution against
them. Still there are some men that are skeptical about them,
that laugh at them, that defy them — until they find hemselves
on their backs with typhoid fever or smallpox.

Does human life today afford no evidence of the presence
and power of invisible spirits of evil ? What community does
not have some souls infatuated with some sort of evil life?
What of the man whose days are given to planning and his
nights to executing criminal actions? Where is the man who
can positively assert that he has never been approached with
an evil suggestion of the Devil? The fact that Satan works
now in the dark rather than openly is no conclusive evidence
that he does not. work at all. It may be wiser from his point
of view to keep himself concealed. It would defeat his pur-
pose with, men if he should appear in his true person. His
reputation is bad, and men have suspicion of his honesty.
They are aware of his wiles. His character is known to be
bad even by those that doubt his existence. No one now
wishes to.be consciously led by the Devil.

If Satan was a reality in the days of Jesus and Paul, there
is nothing whatever to lead us to believe that he is not a

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A n Interrupted Editorial

We had just taken our seat in front of the typewriter and
turned on the current for the electric motor when the door
bell rang. We keep no liveried or unliveried servant to stand
between us and the public. We had to go to the door or
pretend that we were not at home, which we never do. We
found a genial countryman who asked whether we needed any
sweet potatoes, turnip salad, buttermilk, sauerkraut, or home-
made cheese. We gently informed him that we felt no need
of any of those articles, and he passed on. We had not much
more than taken our seat by the typewriter when the bell
rang again. This time it was the grocer's boy. He asked
what we needed in the grocery line and we tried to assure him
that we needed nothing at all. But in his kindness of heart
he was afraid we might overlook some need of ours, and he
began to go over the list. "Got plenty of butter, breakfast
bacon, eggs, salt and matches?" "Yes." "Need any canned
tomatoes, pineapple, or asparagus?" "No." "How about
bananas, corn syrup, canned beans, macaroni, and chipped
beef?" "Fully supplied." "Couldn't we sell you some
potted ham, Bre'r Rabbit molasses, or corn syrup?" "Not
today." "We have just received a crate of new strawberries.
May I send you some of those ? " " No, we cannot afford early
strawberries." "May we send you a crate of oranges or grape
fruit?" "No." "Do you need—" '.'I think I left the
motor running. Excuse me, if I find that I need anything
I will telephone you."

We had left the motor running, but the typewriter had
not recorded a word. Then there came a rap at the back door.
A colored man was there who wished to know whether we
had any work for him to do. Again seated at the typewriter,
the front door bell rang again. We found there a little girl
■who wanted to sell us two all-day suckers for a nickel. We
tried to dispose of her by telling her that we did not have
time to suck them, but she said, "Please, please, Mr. McCulIoch,
our Sunday school teacher told us to sell them and bring the
money to her and she would send it to the missionaries." We
gave her a nickel and asked her to keep the all-day suckers and
sell them to somebody else.

The next caller at the front door was a well-dressed lady.
We asked, "Will you come in?" She said, "I left my baby
in his carriage on the sidewalk and cannot come in. I am
selling face powders and paints. Do you want to buy some?"
We told her that we had never in the whole course of life
used such things. She started to argue the question and prove
to me how much my appearance would be improved, but at
that juncture that blessed baby out in the carriage lifted up
his wailing voice and I was delivered.

Then there was a knock at the back door and I found a
neighbor boy who wanted to borrow some garden tools. "Yes,
help yourself. ' '

An insurance agent was our next front door caller. We
soon disposed of him, sooner than most people can, and that

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

April 5, 1928

JESUS AND THE HUNGER FOR THE BEAUTIFUL

The intense humanity of Jesus shows itself on many occa-
sions and in none more strongly than this. The trees, flowers
and birds were beautiful to Him. In fact it was His Father's
world He lived in and all that He had made was not only
perfect but beautiful. Not even Solomon in all his glory was
arrayed like one of the lilies, which, perchance, was growing
wild upon the side of the hill where lie Was sitting. His
deep sympathy is for all in their craving for the beautiful.
In His Kingdom, there is small place for the pessimist or
faultfinder. In fact there is no place to be found for such.
Such cannot enter. The earth is as much like Heaven as we
choose to make it. Every bush will still flame with the
presence of God if we look long enough to see it. No artist
can place the fragrance in the rose, no matter how perfect the
likeness; yet, it only needed the touch of God, and there it is.
What is still more wonderful is that both flower and fragrance
came from a thorny stem. And the beauty of the lily was
born out of the fetid marsh. The world is beautiful because
God is in it. Every footprint of Jesus was beautiful because
made by a beautiful life. There is an inborn longing in us
all for the pretty things in the world. It is not sinful. It
is right. God is the Author of Beauty. He lives in it. He
is anxious that His children share with Him the beauty of the
world He has made. If we do not iind or enjoy it here, I
seriously question if we shall ever get close enough to catch a
glimpse of the place where He dwells, whose gates are of
precious stones and where angels delight to praise Him.

Beauty is not fashion, neither are all fashions beautiful.
A sad sight to see one made in the image of God whose mind
and heart is set upon the mad, silly fashions of the day. The
merchants of the country grow rich on the silly changes in
dress which we call the fashions. It is true with both sexes
but more pronounced in women's apparel. Some of the
dresses that are worn seem to be as near nothing as possible.
It seems certain that the prime object of the designer is to
show as much of the figure of the wearer as possible. I often
think that our mothers are often to blame, for this condition
of affairs. I am sure that if our young ladies could heal'
what the men say about them for wearing such ridiculous
things on the street, it would bring a blush to their cheek.
I once heard George Stewart say in commenting on the subject
of dress, "I do not care what you wear, but for God's sake
wear something." To many who may still be inclined to be
"old-fashioned" these sights are not beautiful, even if they
are fashionable.

Not only in dress do we seem to have lost a great deal of
beauty, but what is Still worse, our manners have suffered.
We have lost the courtly grace and dainty ways of our fore-
bears. We hear a young woman, for instance, speak of her
mother as "the old woman" and young man sneeringly call
his father "the old man." There are many things that could
be said but had better be left to the mind of the reader. It
is very painful to speak of such things. The first command-
ment with promise is that which calls upon young people to
"honor" their parents. In many cases.our young folks do not
seem to care very much about them so long as their own
silly whims are gratified.

Here Jesus lays down some great principles concerning
the beautiful. First, we are to look for it. While all the
world may be aflame with God, only those who look for it
ever see. "The rest sit around and pluck blackberries."
Jesus saw in the common field lily of His day a glory greater

than that of Solomon, because it was the direct work of His
Father. Only God can make a blade of grass. How strange
are the imitations, and how feeble are our efforts compared to
what God does. We are to look for the beautiful in nature.
It is here. The waking up of the trees in the spring time
may stand as an illustration. There is plenty of God outside
of the Bible, so that there is no excuse for any one not knowing
and serving Him. If there were only the written Word, it
might be different; but as it is, all men everywhere can find
Him if they want to. He. is not outside of His world ; He is
the very heart and center of it. He still sustains and keeps it.

Especially are we to look for beauty in people. To Jesus
they were the most beautiful of His Father's work. Jesus
saw in every one, no matter how low they had fallen, the
likeness of His Father, and He knew what they might become,
how people who were steeped in sin could be made to be
beautiful and to reflect the glory of His Father, and Jesus
loved them. AJiove all else, this will take the spirit of fault-
finding and harsh judgment. Some folks take a keen delight
in seeing the faults of others and holding them up for others
to see besides themselves, and gradually grow to be like, or
even worse, than those whom they criticise.

I do sincerely wish that all of us could have the same
habit of Jesus, that of looking for the beautiful in the people
wre know and meet. How our lives would grow more beau-
tiful and reflect the sweet image of Jesus who saw in every
one the image of His Father. Let us cultivate the habit of
looking for it. I assure you that our lives will be happier
as well as more beautiful. I have known some people in
whose presence I delighted to stay, not because they were
beautiful to look upon, I mean of form, but whose spirit was
so sweet that it made them lovely. I have in mind now as I
write one whose face is wrinkled and worn with care and
toil of many a year, yet I think she is beautiful. She is nearer
heaven than she is to earth and has been so for many years.
The secret is that she has looked for the beautiful all her life
and now she sees it all around her, in everything and every-
body. This, I think, is one of the great lessons that Jesus
wanted us to learn in the consideration of the lily. The lily
was beautiful. It was meant to be so. So ought we to be.
So can we be if we try. Our very presence will reflect the
beauty that we see in those we meet. And what is the more
remarkable, unconsciously to ourselves makes others more
like us. I cannot believe that all the .saints are in heaven.
I like to think that there are plenty of them here on earth,
just to give us a taste of what Heaven is really like and make
us want to go there. These people are the "salt" of the earth.
They preserve it and keep it from going to decay. The
carping critical spirit is of the devil, hot that of Jesus. He
wanted men to be like He was, beautiful in life, words and
character. It is not impossible for us to reach this; indeed it
is already within our reach. We can be beautiful if we will.
The material is in our own hands. Let us use it.

On the other hand, why do we have our window gardens,
our public parks with blooming flowers, our playgrounds for
the children, if not to satisfy this craving for the beautiful.
No one ean.be wholly evil who loves flowers, nor is ever likely
to become a criminal. The sight of the beautiful has a refining
influence, silent, but none the less real, upon the lives of men
and women. Painters and sculptors have both tried to bring
it closer to us. Some of us have seen and thanked God and
taken courage afresh for life's battles. To cultivate the habit
of looking for the beautiful will bring out the best there is
in us and make us more like the Great Teacher who lifted up

April 5, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Three

to our gaze a flower of the field and said, "Consider the
lilies." And now in closing, may I remind you that the
beautiful comes to perfection in Jesus. He is called "The
Lily of the Valley" and "The Rose of Sharon." He is "a
diadem of beauty" and "altogether lovely." Our greatest
joy is found in Him, and the closer we are to Him the more
beautiful we become. Will you not come to Him now 1 Permit
Him to make you what you want to be, and really pray for.
Do you really want to be beautiful? Well, now you know
how. May God help you to reach your ideal. Amen.

C. M. COMPHER.

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OUR GRATITUDE GIFT

In thinking of the things that we should be especially
thankful for in this centennial year, it seems to me that the
ideals of our grandparents who founded the Methodist Protes-
tant Church are worthy of our deepest gratitude. Their ideal
church was the church that might do the greatest service, and
the church that might offer the greatest opportunity for work
and development to its members. One has only to look back
over its one hundred years of existence to see, through the
things it has accomplished and the men and women who have
grown up in its arms, that the church has fully lived up to
these ideals of its founders. It is impossible to repay the
church with dollars and cents for this heritage; but we of
today can, in a small part, show our gratitude and love
through our gifts.

Personally, the little mite that I am able to give to my
church as a birthday offering cannot in the smallest way
express my appreciation of what the church has meant and
has done for me. For the hundred years of its life my family
has been in the Methodist Protestant Church ; doing its little
bit and receiving its immeasurable reward from the church.
For my ancestor who was among those noble men in the
establishment of the church, for the influence of a Christian
Methodist Protestant home, for the inestimable privilege of
doing my own little service, for the value of the church to my
children in their young lives, for these and countless other
blessings I am individually grateful at this centennial time.

We are blessed only as we give of ourselves and our means ;
and the greater the sacrifice in giving, so much greater is the
blessing we receive. Not for the blessing, but for the sheer
joy of giving may we all give to the limit in the celebration
of the one-hundredth birthday of our mother church.

S. S. Coe.

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without making him our lifetime enemy. Then we hoped to
be left to manipulate the typewriter for a little while, but it
was not to be. The front door bell rang violently and
repeatedly. We hastened to the door and found that same
little girl with the two all-day suckers. She said: "I could
not sell them to anybody else, so I brought them to you."
"You may have them and suck them yourself," we ventured
to say. ' ' I have already sucked them all I want to, ' ' she said,
and thrusting them into our hand she departed.

Next there was a call from the back door. It was from
the printer boy asking for more copy. "Here it is," we said,
"though it is not what we hoped it would be."
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— The courage of the early Christians must be matched
in us today,

THE VITALITY OF WORDS

The English language is marvelously rich and varied in
its vocabulary. Infinite shades of thought and feeling can be
expressed by means of words of comparatively simple charac-
ter. It is interesting and instructive to study such words and
to note their vital effect upon our everyday life.

Some words transport us to the skies, others plunge us
into abysmal gloom ; some hold undisputed sway like absolute
sovereigns, others do only menial service; some stab as with
a rapier, others soothe like a mother's caress; some have the
ingratiating modesty of a high-born maiden, others intrude
like an unbfdden guest ; some sing in the memory like the
lingering notes of a nightingale, others haunt the mind like an
ominous decree ; some are like living personalities, others like
dim memories of bygone days; some are like the dance of
animated sunbeams, others like the sigh of mournful pines;
some are like a beacon light, others like a flickering candle ;
some are like a quivering image on water, others set as a face
of flint; some are like a symphony of the stars, others like
jangling notes out of tune; some are hot as a fiery volcano,
others cold as a winter blast ; some are as soft as a whispering
breeze, others loud as a cannon-peal; some are as gay as a
troubadour, others somber as a starless night; some are as
lustrous as a jewel, others dull as a brooding sky; some are as
nimble as dancing water, others heavy as a weary footstep ;
some are as beautiful as the rosy flush of dawn, others ugly
as a. venomous toad ; some are as definite as the. glance of a
child, others vague as a fitful dream ; some are as picturesque
as a fairy pageant, others plain as a desolate moor; some are
as sonorous as organ notes, others faint as a dying wind ; some
are as leisurely as an aristocrat, others impulsive as youth ;
some -are as pompous as a court official, others humble as a
penitent ; some are as joyous as the trill of a lark, others
sad as a tender requiem; some are as quiet as the hush of
night, others turbulent as a mountain torrent; some are as
ethereal as moonbeams, others heavy as the tramp of armed
men ; some are as swift as a winged arrow, others slow as a
funeral dirge ; some are as frank as the call of a bird, others
subtle as a creeping tiger ; some are as gentle as falling dew,
others harsh as avenging fate; some are as efficacious as a
healing balm, others fatal as a. serpent's sting; some are as
refreshing as a summer shower, others oppressive as desert
heat; some are as majestic as the mountains, others insignifi-
cant as dust; some are as exquisite as celestial music, others
raucous as a vendor's cry; some are as delicate as a spider's
web, others firm as adamant; some are as enduring as the
everlasting hills, others evanescent as air-built castles ; some
are as mellow as a cathedral chime, others ominous as a
doomsday knell. Grenville Kleiser.

Dr. Gray Lectures at Moody Bible Institute

The public is invited to hear two series of lectures to be
delivered during the summer term by Rev. James M. Gray,
D.D., president of the Moody Bible Institute. These fifteen or
twenty lectures will be heard in the Institute auditorium on
Thursdays at 9 :30 a. m. and Saturdays at 10 :00 a. m., begin-
ning May 24. One series will deal with Angelology and will
treat of both holy and evil angels, with special emphasis on
Satan and Satanism, Spiritism and Demoniacal Possession.
The other series will treat of the inspiration of the Scriptures
and will deal with the nature of inspiration, its limitations,
extent and proofs, and the difficulties and objections that have
been raised against it.

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Denominational Enterprises

FOREIGN MISSIONS— INDIA
Evangelism

During the first week of last November Rev. I. B. Bawa,
of Poona, conducted an evangelistic meeting on the Boys'
Compound. Each missionary has some good word about these
meetings. Rev. Bawa was converted Erom the Moslem faith
in his youth and has spent his entire life preaching the gospel.
He is now an old man and almost blind, but, says Rev. Cassen,
"he presented the message with a freshness that made each
meeting a joy." Twice each day he preached in the Boys'
School and once each day in the Girls' School.

November 28, 1927, Rev. and Mrs. Cassen started out on
their district work. They follow largely the method of the
Apostle Paul, except it is done in modern methods of travel.
Starting out in their Pord, they visited about 25 villages,
some twice, and preached the gospel. Their daily schedule
follows: "Every morning, except Saturday, we spent in one
or more villages, preaching to the people before they started
out to work in their fields. Every other afternoon, from
5 to 7, we spent in preaching in the nearer villages, and every
other night we used the magic lantern in presenting the
message, Sunday afternoon and night being excluded. We
found the schedule very satisfactory, and well balanced."
In rlosing his report. Rev. Cassen tells us that his report
would not be complete without mentioning that it was his
privilege to baptize Betty Jean Minnis, along with three little
Indian babies.

Miss Frank, in reporting evangelistic work among the
women, says, "We feel that a great deal has been accom-
plished the past year. The greatest work has been in getting
the Bible women to recognize the need and to give their
message to the people in a way they will understand.

That we may see something more of the status of woman-
hood in India and the need of the Christian message and the
difficulty of leading them to Christ, I quote from her report
of the last quarter of 1927 :

"This has been a quarter of more intensive work in the
evangelistic department. As mentioned in my annual report,
the Bible women are improving in their method of giving
forth the gospel, and we have been covering more villages
than in the past, owing to our improved travelling facilities.

"I wish, however, that our praying friends realized a
little of the difficulties under which this women's department
must necessarily work. Although we must be patient and
faithful in giving out the Word of Life from day to day, and
month to month, and year to year, yet, because of woman's
'inferiority' (?), and her subjection to her husband, we
cannot expect the women of the Indian villages to openly take
their stand for Christ, and consent to be baptized. If this
were to happen, we should have to be prepared to support
these women entirely, as there would lie no longer a place
for them in their homes. The Indian women witli whom we
come in contact in the villages are so afraid of their husbands
that if they think the husbands are anywhere around at the
time we are preaching, they will not show themselves outside
of their doors. They are taught that they are of less value
than the sacred cow that they worship, and that they have
no souls. Is it any wonder, then, that it is difficult to get
them to realize their need of salvation? Many times, when

we are telling the story of salvation from the very fullness
of our hearts, at the close we say, 'Do you understand this
story of love?' and some man sitting nearby will speak up,
'She is only a woman. How do jrou expect her to understand
anything?'

"I am not writing this because I am discouraged, but
because I want the people at home to pray more definitely
about these definite hindrances to the saving of souls. More
and more 1 have been coming to realize that unless one is
thirsty, he will not come to the waters to drink. I feel our
biggest work in the villages these days is to present the gospel
in such a way that they will get hungry, and thirsty, for only
then will they be interested in the Bread of Life and the
Well of Water springing up into everlasting life! Please
help us pray to this end.

"There are parts of our field of labor to which we have
not as yet been able to go, because we have no knowledge of
the Urdu language. This is to the Moslems, of whom there
are quite a number in Dhulia, and some in the surrounding
villages. Therefore I feel that it is quite to the advantage
of the work to study Urdu, and have already begun my les-
sons. I am not taking time from my regular duties for this,
nor am I asking to have, my expenses paid."

S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.

CORRELATION OF OUR EDUCATIONAL
INTERESTS

Practically every religious denomination has felt for a
number of years that there should be a close correlation and
integration of its denominational program of religious edu-
cation as promoted through its Church School literature, its
leadership training agencies, its colleges and seminaries, and
its agencies in the various fields of young people's work. The
Methodist Protestant Church has similarly faced its own
problems in this field.

With the thought that a study of this entire problem should
be made by the agencies engaged in these activities, com-
mittees were appointed by our Denominational Boards of
Publication and of Young People's Work for a thorough
study. These committees met in joint session in the Drink-
house Memorial Room at 516 North Charles St., Baltimore,
Md., March 6. Representatives of the Board of Education
were also invited and were in attendance. Those attending
the meeting were Crates S. Johnson, D.D., editor of the
Sunday School Publications; G. W. Haddaway, president of
the Board of Publication; F. Lawrence Brown, D.D., presi-
dent of the Ohio Conferecne; Robert Rawsthorne, member of
the Board of Publication; A. G. Dixon, D.D., president of
the Board of Young People's Work; Leonard B. Smith, D.D.,
member of the Board of Young People's Work; E. A. Sex-
smith, D.D., former executive secretary of the Board of Young
People's Work; Frank W. Stephenson, D.D., executive sec-
retary of the Board of Education ; and Lawrence Little,
executive secretary of the Board of Young People's Work.

G. W. Haddaway, D. D., was elected chairman of the
joint committee and Lawrence Little was elected secretary.
Three sessions were held, morning, afternoon, and night.
The spirit of earnestness was very evident as was the spirit
of unity of purpose and of heart. There was a general feeling
that we were facing tremendous responsibilities and oppor-
tunities as a denomination and that our several boards should
be willing and anxious to make any adjustment that might
enable our work in religious education to make progress
toward our common goal. A frank study was made of our

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aims as- a denomination, our agencies engaged in the realiza-
tion of these aims, our overlapping in certain phases of our
work, our lack of common understanding of the entire task,
etc., etc. Two possibilities of a closer co-operation were sug-
gested and discussed at length, namely, (1) an entire re-
organization of our boards engaged in religious education
and an integration of the entire program under one board,
and (2) a correlation of the activities of the three boards
engaged in this work through a council or commission com-
posed of representatives selected by the three boards. After
a serious and prayerful study of the entire problem and the
possibilities of the two plans, it was decided that the latter
plan was the most feasible one for the present moment in our
educational development. The report of the Committee on
Findings, after amendment, was adopted and referred to the
three interested boards for recommendation to the General
Conference. This report was as follows:

Report of Committee on Findings

We, the Committee on Findings, of the Joint Committee
on Correlation of Educational Interests, appointed by the
Boards of Education and of Young People's Work, make the
following report :

1. We express our satisfaction in the spirit of unanimity
evidenced in all the papers read and the discussions made.

2. We have been encouraged by the presence and helpful
participation of Rev. Frank W. Stephenson, D.D., executive
secretary of the Board of Education, who had been invited by
the above named groups to attend this meeting by virtue of
the relationship of his board to the denominational program
of religious education.

3. We recognize that while there has been a degree of
sympathetic co-operation among our several agencies engaged
in the field of religious education, we believe that a closer
correlation is not only possible but desirable and necessary.

4. We, therefore, recommend that overtures be made to
the General Conference by our respective boards, severally
and collectively, to authorize a plan for the eloser co-ordination
and higher efficiency of the religious educational activities of
the denomination.

5. In harmony with the above recommendation, we
recommend further that the following items be proposed for
adoption by the General Conference :

(a) That the objective in religious education be defined.
(As a suggestion, we propose the following definition of
objective, as adopted by the International Council of Religious
Education and various co-operating denominations: "The
aim of religious education is complete Christian living which
includes belief in God as revealed in Jesus Christ and vital
fellowship with Him, personal acceptance of Jesus Christ as
Savior and His way of life, and membership in a Christian
church ; the Christian motive in making of all life choices,
and whole-hearted participation in and constructive contribu-
tion to the progressive realization of a social order controlled
by Christian principles.")

(h) That there be created an Educational Council whose
duties shall lie to correlate and integrate the denominational
program of religious education with the understanding that
such correlation and integration shall not interfere with the
autonomy of any of the component boards.

(e) That this Educational Council be composed of nine
members, three of whom shall be the executive secretaries of
the Boards of Education and of Young People's Work and
the editor of the Sunday school publications, and six others

who shall be elected two each by the Board of Education, the
Board of Publication, and the Board of Young People's Work,
because of their especial fitness for this task and irrespective
of their membership on any of these boards.

(d) That each board elect its representatives on this
council at its first meeting after the rise of the General Con-
ference and that the council, so elected, shall meet for organi-
zation within thirty days after election at the call of the
editor of the Sunday school publications.

(e) That the expenses of this Educational Council, not
to exceed the sum of .tSOO per. annum, be paid out of the
contingent fund of the General Conference, and that any
necessary additional expense, if any, be met proportionately
by the several participating boards.

It was the general feeling of all who attended the meeting
of the Joint Committee that the authorization of these plans
by the General Conference would be a great advance step in
our educational practice.

Lawrence Little,
Secertary of the Joint Committee.

Taking the Devil as a Joke

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reality now. Men have ceased to believe in Satan, not because
anybody has demonstrated his non-existeene, for nobody has,
but because of the mental habit men have of believing only
in what they see, what is impressed on the senses. "Out of
sight, out of mind." The same evidence that men accept to
prove the unreality of Satan would prove the unreality of
the dead of the human race. Our fathers and mothers, our
ancestors of all generations — where are they today ? We have
had no token from one of them since they passed awa3r. Have
they ceased to exist? We cannot tell where they exist nor in
what form they exist, lint our 'highest hopes are bound up
with the thought of their continued existence.

It would be very difficult to construct a reasonable argu-
ment to prove that Jesus did not believe in the existence of
personal devils. It has been attempted, but never successfully
that we have heard of. If Jesus believed in devils, then there
were devils. If there were devils, how shall we escape the
belief that there are devils?

The thought of a personal devil is so ugly that men do not
like to entertain it. They think it should not be mentioned in
polite society. Unfortunately our safety requires that we
sometimes speak of the ugly things about us, the disease
germs, the sources of infection and pollution. Next to the
man that tries to laugh the devil away, is the man who hopes
to drive him away by ignoring him. Satan laughs at the
laughter of the skeptic, probably, and it will be easy for him
to ignore the attitude of the man that ignores him. If Satan
is true to his reputation, he does not care how much men may
ignore him or laugh about him, so long as he can induce men
to do his bidding.

Peter did not take the devil as a joke. He said: "Be
sober, lie vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a
roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
whom resist steadfast in the faith."

— The first duty of the Christian is "to learn Christ,"
that is to say, to study Him. We can never become like Him
if we do not know Him ; we can never follow in His steps unless
we see His steps and where they lead. Pray that we may read
about Him more intently and with greater care than ever.

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OPTIMISM

The

President's
Letter

EVANGELISM

Once More

The Easter offering: please, pastors and superintendents,
see that it is taken. The Board of Home Missions is much in
need of funds, and half of all that the board hopes to get
comes through the. Easter offering. Whether you do or do
not have the Easter program, don't fail to take the Easter
offering at every church, and urge the people to make it
liberal. Take credit on the G. C. B. of the local church for
what is received and forward the amount promptly to Mr.
V. W. Idol, treasurer, High Point, N. C.

"We also hope and pray for the largest measure of success
for the churches that are stressing evangelism at the Easter
season.

M. P. C. G. G.

Chairman Ross will report the full standing of all charges
this week. It has been a great delight to see the way that
many of our churches have responded to this gift. Others
have not done as well as it seems they should have done.
However, the report will lie heartening, and the matter will
be pressed until our entire allotment of $12,000 is in hand.
Failure in this would leave with us an everlasting regret.

Why Not

March 24. — Saturday we were on this charge, but with
opportunity to visit only one church, New Zion. At different
times we had passed this church on the highway near Sea-
grove, but had no idea that it was one of our churches. A
marker would have told us.

We preached here at 11 a. m. and held the second quar-
terly conference at 1 :30. Lovejoy and Macedonia were not
represented in the conference. The other four churches were
well represented, and the business of the conference transacted
with zeal. The finances were found to be considerably in
arrears, but no doubt the winter weather and bad roads, in
some measure, account for this. New Hope church is on the
honor roll of last conference; we trust that the entire charge
may be there this next conference. Why not, "Why Not?"
This charge has entirely too many churches for one pastor
to develop. If some of the churches could be merged, or the
charge divided, better service could be given, and more
satisfactory growth assured.

Pastor Trogdon is deeply interested in the work, and will
press all the conference programs for the best possible results.
We expect to visit the other churches on the charge during
the year.

Richland

Sunday, March 25, we were at Brower's Chapel for the
11 o'clock service. The congregation was not large, but the
people evidenced an encouraging interest. We found them
practicing for an Easter service — a fact that pleased us. We
trust that Easter may be happier for them because of this
program, and that their offering may be liberal. The Grati-
tude Gift was presented at this point, and the entire quota
of the church — $35 — provided, part of which had already been
pledged.

We found the finances of the charge considerably behind,
but we hope for better results in the months ahead. We
should like to see Richland rich in good works. The charge

has recently built an attractive parsonage on the highway
just east of Asheboro, and Pastor Love and his wife are
comfortably housed there. The charge has done well in pro-
viding this home. Pastor Love is young and earnest, and we
hope that this is going to be one of the most fruitful years in
his early ministry. We are to be with him soon in his second
quarterly conference, and expect to visit the other churches
of his charge during the year.

College Maintenance Fund

We trust that each charge will make the collection for
this fund at the earliest possible date so the college may have
the money with which to meet the closing expenses of the
college year. If we can do this, the college will be saved con-
siderable embarrassment. Several charges have made special
effort and paid this assessment already. Bro. Pastor, please
get your charge in this list very soon. Let us see that no
charge fails in this.

Evangelism Number

We are grateful to the editor for space, to Bro. Bates for
special work, and to all contributors who helped toward the
success of this number of the Herald. All articles could not
be run in the special number for lack of space. They will
appear from time to time until all have been published. We,
of course, do not expect that this one effort will key the church
up to its full measure of evangelism responsibility. Nor
would many other like efforts. However, we believe that it
will not be unattended with good results, The paramount
need of the church is the quickening of the spirit of evan-
gelism, and anything that tends in that direction is worth
while. We urge that pastors continue to emphasize it from
the pulpit.

Centennial Day

The fifth Sunday in April. Brethren, let us make it a
great day. The first century birthday of our denomination
justifies the effort. Let us bring our people together in various
groups all over the conference that we may rejoice together
in this great achievement of our church to which God has
brought us, and dedicate ourselves anew to Democratic
Methodism, and anew to Him whose we are and whom we
delight to serve. Put your best into it, brethren, and make
this day memorable in the programs of this conference year !

Budgets

It has been fittingly said, "The kingdom can never be
established by raising money; but it can never be extended
without raising money." Press the budgets, brethren. This
is an important way by which the church serves God. He
wants His kingdom extended. That was the last charge that
Jesus gave to His disciples. Money is a necessary means of
doing it. Let us insist, then, earnestly, persistently, and
prayerfully upon the budgets. With half of the year nearly
gone, there are still a few charges that have no budget credits.
Surely these charges will not allow this to continue.

Appointments

April 3, with our work at Kannapolis.

April 4, committee meeting of pastors' summer conference
and Young People's Training School officers.

April 8, with Bro. Ashburn at Vickory, 11a. m.

April 14, with Bro. Neese in quarterly conference at Ran-
dleman. Hour, 2 :30 p. m.

April 15, Siler, 11 a. m. ; Liberty, 7:30 p. m.

April 21-22, with Bro. Ridge on Davidson.

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April 28-29, Centennial Day, with Bro. Powell on
Greenville.

Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and Jesus
Christ our Lord, abound toward you all.
Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.
April 2, 1928.

IS THERE ANOTHER SIDE?

It is said that there are two sides to every question.
What is the other side of the tobacco question ? The No-
Tobacco League distributes among school children thousands
of copies of the following about the tobacco habit :

"Why smoke anyway? (1) It takes time. This is the
most precious tiling in the world. (2) It befouls the air.
Pure ail' is God's first and best gift to man. (3) It burns
up money. Money is the circulating life-blood of commerce
and society. (4) It hinders work. By work we win in this
world. ' (5) It weakens the heart. The time is coming when
you will need every bit of its strength. (6) It endangers
health. Grant and Mark Twain both died of tobacco poison.
(7) It is a habit-forming drug. You become its slave. (8) It
is not recommended by your mother. The boy's best friend is
his mother. (9) It is unclean. Paul says, "Keep thyself
clean." (10) All smoke is waste and impairs health. Tobacco
smoke is doubly so. He who abates it is a benefactor. ' '

That is one side of the question as seen by the No-Tobacco
League. The league does not believe there is "the other side."
If there is, it wants to know it and will pay for the informa-
tion. A prize of $10 will be paid for ten valid reasons in
favor of a boy or girl in the adolescent, habit-forming age
acquiring the tobacco habit. A second prize of $5 will be
given for five good reasons. Is there another side ! Prove
it and take the reward. Address No-Tobacco League of
America, Chas. M. Fillmore, General Secretary, 820 Occidental
Bldg., Indianapolis, Indiana.

THE EXPLANATION OF IT

A colored servant of a wealthy man complained to his
master of having constantly to fight the temptations of the
devil. The master, an irreligious man, told the servant that
he was never bothered by the devil, and tried to show the
religious negro that the position of the one not tempted was
the best. Later, on a hunting trip the man shot two ducks,
killing one and wounding another, which fluttered away as
fast as it could. He shouted to the servant to let the dead
one alone and to catch the one getting away. Bringing back
the wounded duck the servant said: "I see it now! I see it
now!" "What do you see?" asked the man. "I see," said
the servant, "why I'm tempted and you are not. I am the
duck trying to get away, but the devil don't need to bother
about a dead duck; one that he has already caught." Many,
many men and women of today occupy the position of the
dead duck, and the devil will not disturb them as long as
they lie still and do not try to escape. — Selected.

SMALL SINS DANGEROUS
The dangerous sins are small sins. A man who would
shrink from a great transgression allows himself a small one
without fear. Thus the breach in his moral defenses is made,
and soon widens, so that larger temptations can enter. "It is
the first step that' counts." — Young People.

YOUR BROTHER

A ship was wrecked on the northwest coast of Ireland ; and
a mother tried in vain to persuade her son, who had volun-
teered to go to the rescue of the last man on board the burning
ship, to give up the perilous task. She pleaded that his father
and brother had never come back from the sea, and that she
would be left alone if he were lost. He resisted her entreaties
and put out to the sinking vessel. When the boat came back
through the surf the crowds on the shore shouted, "Have you
got your man?" The reply came, "Yes, and tell mother it's
Brother William!" Are we sure that the imperiled souls
around us are not our brothers ?

' 'A friend in need,' my neighbor said to me —
'A friend indeed, is what I mean to be:
In time of trouble I will come to you.
And in the hour of need you'll find me true.'
I thought a bit and took him by the hand :
'My friend,' said I, 'you do not understand
The inner meaning of that simple rhyme —
A friend is what the heart needs all the time.' "

— Dr. Henry van Dyke.

-♦-

LAYING ASIDE EVERY WEIGHT

Charles' A. Lindbergh is the hero of the hour. Experts
in air service said when he started on his daring flight that
the chances to succeed were only one in fifty. When he landed
in Paris two hours ahead of schedule, every one was singing
his praises.

Many lessons will be drawn from his luck, his courage,
from the thoroughness of his preparations, from the kind of
life he lived and so on. There was none of the happy-go-lucky
spirit of bravado about him. His plane was built with utmost
precision and care. He chose the most direct route. He flew
strictly by the compass.

One outstanding fact will long be remembered. He
carried no excessive luggage. He discarded everything that
was non-essential. His food supply consisted of two ham
sandwiches, two roast beef sandwiches, one hard boiled egg
sandwich, two cakes of concentrated food, two canteens of
water, no coffee, no liquor of any kind. He carried no life
preservers, no parachutes. There will be those who will
censure his elimination of some of these things. Yet how
loudly his method emphasizes the apostle's words, "Laying
aside every weight ... let us run with patience the race
set before us." — Selected.

WORK ON

The story is told of a woman who had a rare rosebush.
She watched and worked over it for weeks, but saw no results
of her labor. One day she found a crevice in the wall near
the bush, and running through the crevice was a shoot of her
rosebush. She went to the other side of the wall, and there
she found her roses blooming in all their splendid beauty.
Some of us have to work on, year after year, seeing no results
of our labor. To such comes this message: "Work on. Do
not be discouraged. Your work is blooming on the other side
of the wall." There is no such thing as wasted time or labor
if we are serving Christ. — Great Thoughts.
M-

— Suppose that this springtime the grass should fail 1o
grow and the flowers should fail to bloom and the birds should
fail to sing. You would think that God had forsaken us.

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YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

SENIOR CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC
April 15 — The Dangers of Slang and Cheap

Talk. Matt. 12:33-37.
I
Peptograph: "Thirty days! Condemned for
murdering the King's English!"

rr

Plans for Meeting

1. Have some of the members select all
the slang in daily use by their associates
and bring this information to the society
meeting. Take these and in a serious way
endeavor to place the proper word before the
group.

2. Have appropriate songs and special
music. "Wonderful Words of Life," "Lord,
Speak to Me That I May Speak," etc.

3. Have some one who loves beautiful lan-
guage and appreciates good English to write
a paper on "Clean Speech an Index to Clean
Character."

4. Consult the Methodist Protestant, the
Christian Endeavor World and the Standard
Christian Endeavor Quarterly for further
plans.

Ill
Hints for Leader

This is a very interesting topic since it is
one that touches each individual. All of us
like to talk, but we do not always say some-
thing worth while when we talk. "Let the
words of my mouth and the meditations of
my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord,
my strength and my redeemer," should be
the prayer of each individual. If so, many
feelings would go unhurt, many misunder-
standings avoided, and many friendships
unbroken.

Good speech is an education of thoughtful-

n ess, kindness, good training, Christlikeness,

clean habits and good sport, plus everything

that goes to make a real man or woman.

IV

Pertaining to Topic

Once upon a time a king sent forth his
attendants to have prepared a meal for a
great occasion. Only the best meat was to
be used. "Tongue" was the food chosen. At
a later meal the same attendants were sent
forth to prepare another banquet and the
worst meat was to be used. "Tongue" again
was selected as the chief food. The king,
noting this, called the attendants and in-
quired why "tongue" was chosen for both
meals when the "best" was to be used in the
first, and the "worst" in the second. Those
called before the king replied:

"O king, 'tongue* is the best of all when
used to speak beautiful words, but the worst
of all when uttering slang and cheap talk."
V

Correlation With Sunday School Lesson

Our lesson in the S. S. session for today
is Transfiguration and Service." Have some
one connected with the school speak of the
relation of "Clean Speech and Christian
Service."

VI

Comment on These Passages of Scripture

Words acceptable. Ps. 19:14.

Clean and unclean. Prov. 12:18.

Tree of life. Prov. 15:4.
Unruly evil. Jas. 3:3-13.

. VII
Poetry to the Point — "Her Words"

My mother has the prettiest tricks
Of words and words and words.

Her talk comes out as smooth and sleek
As breasts of singing birds.

She shapes her speech all silver fine

Because she loves it so.
And her own eyes begin to shine

To hear her stories grow.

And if she goes to make a call,

Or out to take a walk,
We leave our work when she returns,

And run to hear her talk.

God wove a web of loveliness,

Of clouds and stars and birds,
But made not anything at all
So beautiful as words!

— C. E. W.
"Whatsoever things are true, honest, just,
pure, lovely, good report; if there be any
virtue, and if there be any praise, speak and
think of these things. Phil. 4:8.

F. L. GIBBS.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

April 15: Transfiguration and Service

Scripture Basis: Mark 9:2-29.

Golden Text: He that abideth in me, and

I in him, the same beareth much fruit; for

apart from me ye can do nothing. — John 15:5.

Jesus Transfigured

Because Luke gives indications that the
transfiguration occurred during the night
(9:32, 37), we may express preference to his
account. He not only tells us that the three
favored disciples were heavy with sleep, but
that the healing of the demoniac boy took
place the next day. If this be true, we may
picture in our minds, imperfect though it
must be, the glory of the scene enacted upon
one of the lofty Mt. Herman's spurs during
the night. It must have been as if the peak
was aglow with transcendent splendor, as the
Son of God for a brief period donned the
heavenly robe of superior whiteness and
brightness in the presence of the immortal
representatives of the Old Testament, Moses
and Elijah, and the awe-stricken disciples,
Peter, James and John. No wonder that
they wanted to abide there in such a com-
pany as this. That was not best for them,
for God's purpose in revealing His Son to
them in a glorified state was to seal Peter's
confession of Him more firmly, and strengthen
their faith in His Messiahship just prior to
His passion and death.

Disciples Troubled

Being charged with the secret of the trans
figuration until after the resurrection, these
three questioned among themselves concern-
ing the latter. They were babes in under-
standing when it came to this. But how could
they understand? They had never seen such
a Man as Jesus rise from the dead. In fact,
they had never been acquainted with such a

Man before. Naturally they would be puzzled i
and be inclined to ask the Master certain
questions relative to the coming of a fore-
runner in the personage, as the Scribes
claimed, of Elijah. Jesus declared that John
the Baptist' was he. Well did Jesus say when
He exalted humble service by washing the
disciples' feet, "What I do thou knowest not
now; but thou shalt know hereafter," for
they had much to learn.

Faith Tried

The faith of a group and of a father were
tried in the valley, after Jesus and the trio
descended the mountain. The group was that
of some of the other disciples of our Lord.
In the presence of a multitude of people,
they had attempted to cast the demon out of
an only son of one of the scribes. Their
faith was not strong enough; they had failed.
Upon hearing the story of the failure of His
disciples to perform this miracle, the Mas-
ter's heart must have sunk in disappoint-
ment. After rebuking them for their lack of
faith, He appealed to the faith of the dis-
tressed father. In substance He inquired,
"Do you believe?" With tears of anguish
the father replied, "Lord, I believe; help
thou my unbelief." The compassion of the
Master was too great to ignore that, so He
restored the loved one to the parent. His
faith was victorious. The inference of Jesus'
explanation to His disciples when they were
alone as to the cause of their impotency was
that they depended too much upon their own
power and not enough upon the divine.

Lessons Taught
Among the many lessons taught by these
incidents in the life of our Lord are these:

1. It is well, yea, imperative, that we go
to the mountain top with Jesus now and then.
In these days there are so many attractions
that we are loathe to tear ourselves away
from them to spend a while with Him. "Take
time to be holy" applies to this day as much
as, if not more than, it did at the time it
was written. And we will see and learn
things there that are beyond our fondest
dream. Jesus never disappoints those who
meet Him on the heights.

2. To abide on the mountain top with our
Lord, away from the cares and disappoint-
ments of the daily routine, is a natural de-
sire, but it is not feasible or beneficial. With
Jesus on the peaks of ascetic experiences
strengthens our faith in Him, gives us a taste
of His glory, and fits us for service in the
valley. It is a selfish spirit that prompts us
to desire separation from our fellowmen in
their need of sympathy, fellowship and love.
Jesus led the three of the inner circle back
to the valley of service.

"Without faith it is impossible to please
Him," and with faith it is possible to do all
things. How we struggle to accomplish things
in the service of Christ in our own power.
We think we know how. Maybe experience
strengthens our self-confidence. But we fail
because we did not take Him into our part-
nership. But having the simple faith of the
father of the demoniac boy, and humbly
seeking a stronger supply, we may easily
achieve the seeming impossible.

"Oh, for a faith that will not shrink,
Though pressed by every foe;
That will not tremble* on the brink,
Of any earthly woe."

April J, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

CENTENARY PROJECT FOR JUNIORS

"Our Big Methodist Protestant Family in
Baltimore"

LESSON SIX
"A Part of Our Family Live in India"

Facts for Centenary Discoverers

1. The Centenary Discoverers will remember
that we have two Church Boards doing Home
Missionary work and two doing Foreign Mis-
sionary work. Our two Foreign Boards are
called, "The Board of Foreign Missions" and
"The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society."
The Board of Foreign Missions carries for-
ward a work which is supported by the whole
church — men, women and children: The
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society carries
on a work which is supported mostly by
women. When representatives of these two
boards meet together, they call themselves
"The Union Board of Missions."

2. These two Foreign Mission Boards have
charge of all the Foreign Missionary work
of our Big Church Family. These men and
women on these two Boards look after our
Methodist Protestant churches in Japan, our
Methodist Protestant churches in China, and
our Methodist Protestant churches in India;
they secure our missionaries and see that
money is given for their salaries; they build
and maintain hospitals and schools in India,
China and Japan. The Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society organizes Missionaries socie-
ties in as many Methodist Protestant churches
as they can.

3. This week we are to discover all we can
about the people of India, how they live, how
they worship, and how they are educated. We
are to find out particularly about our Meth-
odist Protestants in India and what our Big
Family in America is doing for that part of
our Big Family in India. We have eight mis-
sionaries in India and one Mission Center
which is located at Dhulia. You will want to
remember the names of our Missionaries:

(a) Miss Mildred Miskimen, a young woman
who went to India the»year she graduated
from college; we would all love Miss Miski-
men if we all knew her.

(b) Miss Grace Perley, a trained nurse in
our hospital in India.

(c) Miss Thesesa Frank, an evangelistic
worker in India.

(d) Dr. Edith Lacey, our medical missionary
to India.

(e) Eev. and Mrs. J. F. Minnis, a young
minister and wife who are giving themselves
for the education and evangelistic work of
India.

(f) Rev. and Mrs. Paul M. Cassen, two
young people who are devoting their lives to
India and the Indian people.

4. Our Missionaries in India carry on three
kinds of work: Evangelistic, educational, and
medical. The evangelistic department tries to
win the Indian people for Christ and His
way of living; it organizes churches and Sun-
day Schools; it sends native Bible women out
from the Mission Center into the Indian
homes to teach them about Jesus and His way
of life. Our educational department in In-
dia builds -and maintains schools; it employs
native and foreign teachers and while the In-
dian children are learning many of the things
we learn in school, they are also being taught
how to live the Christian life. Our medical

department in India has built and is main-
taining a hospital. Both our doctor and our
nurse not only treat the sick people who come
to the hospital, but go out into the towns far
and near from Dhulia to heal the sick. While
they are healing bodies, they are also teach-
ing about Jesus, the Great Physician.

5. We have a Boys' School in Dhulia, India,
with an enrollment of 66, and a Girls' School
with an enrollment of S3.

6. We have a hospital at Dhulia, India, with
a doctor and a trained nurse in charge. Last
year, when the nurse was working alone with-
out a doctor, 116 were cared for in the hos-
pital and 555 patients were treated outside
the hospital.

Suggested Activity

Map Work: If a large muslin map of the
world has been made, you will want to locate
on it Dhulia, India. Draw a colored line out
from Dhulia to a blank space on the muslin ;
here paste as many pictures of our work in
India as you can secure. Pictures of our
buildings and workers will be most helpful
and can be found in the November, 1924,
issue of the Missionary Record, as well as
other issues of this same publication. If you
have not prepared your world map, you may
prefer making just a map of Asia on which
you will locate Dhulia, India.

Birthday Cake Poster: Add your facts
about our India work to your Birthday Cake
poster. Keep your poster hung before the
group so they may watch it as it nears com-
pletion.

My Church's Birthday Book: Add facts
about our work in India and any facts which
the Centenary Discoverers may have found
about the life and customs of the people of
India.

Your Photograph Album: It ought not to
be difficult to secure pictures on our India
work ; the Missionary Record contains many
of these pictures and there are several copies
going into every church every month. Paste
your pictures of our work in India and any
which portray Indian life in your Photograph
Album.

The Organization of My Church Poster: Se-
cure a large piece of cardboard in some at-
tractive color. Cut from another piece of
white cardboard the same size a large ring,
three inches deep, twenty inches in diameter;
this will represent the tire of a wheel. Paste
this on your poster. Draw a line all the way
around the tire one and one-half inches from
the outer edge. Around the outer edge of
this line print, "All the Methodist Protestant
Churches— in All the World." Around the
inner edge of this line print as many of the
names of Annual Conferences -as there are
room for, Ohio Annual Conference, West Vir-
ginia Annual Conference, etc. Abbreviate
whenever you can. Leave space for "Japan
Mission Conference," "China Mission Confer-
ence," and "India Mission Conference." This
may be abbreviated as "J. M. C," etc. Cut a
sphere, four inches in diameter, from white
cardboard; paste this in the middle of the
poster to represent the hub of the wheel.
Print on the hub, "General Conference." Pre-
pare seven spokes for the wheel cut from
white cardboard; this will represent the
Church Boards. Let the children put four
spokes in this week; print on one, "Board of
Home Missions;" on another, "Board of For-
eign Missions;" on the third, "Woman's Home

Missionary Society;" -and on the fourth,
"Woman's Foreign Missionary Society." The
rest of the spokes will be added later in the
project.

Centenary Discoverers At Work

Learn all you can about how the Indian
people live, their customs, their forms of
worship, etc. Begin to collect pictures and
facts about China.

Worship Service

Theme : World Friendship.

Quiet Music: "This Is My Father's World,"
played softly on piano. No. 46 in Hymnal for
American Youth.

Call to Worship: Leader — "The earth is the
Lord's and the fullness thereof; the world
and they that dwell therein."

Children — "For he hath founded it upon
the seas and established it upon the floods."

Conversation: This is our Father's world;
He has made everything in it; He made the
trees and the flowers and the grass to grow;
He maketh every living thing; He is the Cre-
ator of the peoples of the great world family.
Even as He made the American, so also has
he made the boys and girls of India, China
and Japan.

Hymn: This Is My Father's World. No.
46 in Hymnal for American Youth.

Conversation: Not all of the world's chil-
dren have learned of Jesus, the perfect man ;
not all of them are trying to follow His way
of living; many are still worshiping idols or
a grand-parent who has been dead a long
time. We want to tell the story of Jesus
to the whole wide world, don't we? To be
sure, we can't do it alone, but we can all help
to do it. We have a story to tell to the na-
tions of the world; it is the story of Jesus.

Hymn : "We've a Story to Tell to the Na-
tions." No. 260 in Hymnal for American
Youth.

Conversation: Other nations have some-
thing to give to us; we can learn lessons in
politeness from Japan; we can learn lessons
from China about respect for parents. After
Mil, we are a big world-family and should
share w^hat we have one with the other. We
are not superior to others just because we are
born in our lovely America; we are all in one
big friendship circle.

Prayer: That we might have a friendly
feeling for the peoples of every race and na-
tion ; that we might share what we have with
other nations; and be willing to receive their
gifts to us.

For our work in India; for the people at
home that they might help support our work
in India; for our missionaries.
Memory Work

Memorize the words of the hymn, "We've a
Story to Tell to the Nations."

Suggestions for Leaders

1. Story material for this lesson may be
found in Missionary Records. Select a story
which will portray something of Indian life.
The story on "The Spirit of World Friend-
ship" as found on page 43 in "Missionary Pro-
grams for Juniors" will be a very fine story
to use in your worship program for this
week.

2. Keep in mind the fact that all the things
which are made in this project should be sent
to the Baltimore convention in May. Write
to Mrs. H. W. Maier, Thomasville, N. C, tell-
ing her that you are using these project les-
sons; please do not neglect this as it is very
important.

Page Ten

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

April 5, 1928

BUDGETS RECEIP-TS TO DATE

Alamance

Anderson

Asheboro

Asheville

Bess Chapel

Burlington, First-

Charlotte, First

Chase City

Chatham

Cleveland

Concord

ConnelGjy Springs

Davidson

Denton

Draper

Enfield

Fallston

Fairview-Glen Raven

Flat Rock

Forsyth

Fountain Place

Friendship

Gibsonville

Graham

Granville

Greensboro — Calvary

Grace

St. Paul

West End

Guilford

Halifax

Haw River Circuit

Haw River Mission

Henderson

High Point — English Street

First

Lebanon

Welch Memorial

Kernersville

Lexington — State Street

Liberty and Siler City (Liberty)

(Siler City)

Lincolnton

Littleton

Mebane

Mecklenburg

Midland

Mocksville

Moriah Charge

Mount Hermon

Mount Pleasant

North Davidson

Orange

Pinnacle and Mount Zion

Pleasant Grove

Randleman

Randolph

Reidsville

Rockingham

Saxapahaw

Spencer Mission

Spring Church

Tabernacle Charge

Thomasville Community .

Union Grove

Vance

Weaverville

West Forsyth

West Thomasville

Whitakers

Why Not

Winston, First

Yadkin College

Yarborough

17.35

30
100

30.63

7.00

1(3.00

J.56
1.00

34.33

;.90

J.50

159
5

50

18.70

44.15

21.14

15.00

21.00
20.00

4.42
20.00

20.00
3.18

4.70
2.50

C.01

7.00
18.90
22.00
8.80
6.75
2.25
6.47

5.71
16.88
16.55

2.29

20.49

2.57

13.50

5.00

7.50

20.00

7.85

26.00

32.75

37.76

20.00

15.00

12.38

39.00

70.00

35.00
2.00

26.00

45.00

85.00
80.00
19.50
10.00

23.88
10.00
18.75
45.03
50.00
10.00
51.01

26.00
1.25

221.70
37.80

7.00

117.00

1.38
63.28
55.99

213.00

17.57

15.98
12.55
52.10

4.00
12.50

72.99
138.90

39.95
10.75
17.30

9.70

221.58

5.00 5.75

19.50

A.C.B.

G.C.B.

College

W.H.M.S.

W.F.M.S.

67.00

$ 5.00

$ 53.00

$ 34.00

$101.75

56.00

1.00

25.00

17.58

85.00

31.10
25.65

175.44
79.35

6.92

7.42

25.00

100.00

125.00

164.00

297.30

55.40

10.12
3.26
3.66

29.25

15.32

104.87

3.20

5.42
36.24

15.00

85.00

2.00

33.58

7.00

1.75

10.26
2.35

7.17

35.00

5.00

55.00

16.42

63.20

44.50

8.00

16.86

29.60

10.00

40.00

12.00

58.25

117.20

40.76

30.00

60.00

25.00
38.35

84.40

69.10

152.55

114.52

99.80

300.00

522.60

17.00

32.00

111.95

42.05

60.00

10.10

12.72

24.33

10.00

115.00

174.54

306.18

40.00

151.10
117.00
28.98

20.45

80.16

55.00
7.00
79.90
38.60
46.85
16.60

6.00
60.00
14.00

65.50
84.20

5.00
35.45

75.40
14.70
91.62

15.00

$1,464.15 $553.79 $1,612.46 $2,691.5 1 $3,124.84

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00'

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Superannuates
Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg ,. 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Haw River 5.00

The report this week is in full to date for
all charges that have credits. One new
charge, Weaverville, Bro. Cranford pastor, is
added this week. The number of charges
that have credits now is 74. Eighteen (18)
charges are still on the blank list. Guilford
joins the charges paying college assessment
in full, and Denton church is listed with
the churches paying college assessment in
full. We are glad to see this list growing,
and we trust that it may go on rapidly until
every charge is in it. The college needs, and
must have, the money to meet running
expenses.

We will not have time to study the full
report now before it goes to press. If any
errors are found in it — we try to avoid them
— call our attention to them, and we shall be
glad to correct them.

We are approaching, now, that part of the
year that brings us good weather, and along
with it we are hoping for better results in
our church work along all lines. God is with
us, and He will reward our labors to establish
His Kingdom.

With full appreciation of what has been
done thus far, and a strong faith that better
things await us, I am,

S. W. TAY'LOR.

April 5, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Pleasant Grove Brotherhood. — The Brother-
hood met in the home of our pastor, Rev.
G. L. Reynolds, Saturday evening. After the
devotional service a business meeting was
held. The Brotherhood voted to buy 50
church disciplines to be given to new mem-
bers as they are taken into the church.

Since our last report shrubbery has been
set in the cemetery. We are very proud of
this and we hope in the near future that we
will be able to sow it in grass. We are very
thankful to the ones who have contributed
for this cause.

Bro. Ballard, associate pastor of First
Church, High Point, and Bro. Leach, of
Thomasville, were visitors. Bro. Ballard made
a splendid talk which was enjoyed by all
present. We hope that he may be able to
be with us again. Visitors are welcome at
our meetings, either to come and see the
works we are doing or give some helpful ideas
that we may do more towards the upbuilding
of our church.

After the meeting refreshments were served
by Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. B. E. Payne and Mr.
and Mrs. L. F. Honeycutt.

Winston-Salem. — Mrs. B. M. King delight-
fully entertained the Philathea class of the
First Methodist Protestant church, Winston-
Salem, having as joint hostess Miss Maggie
Snipes.

The devotional exercises were conducted by
Mrs. F, D. Voss, with Miss Nanny Watson
leading in prayer.

Minutes were read and approved, and
splendid committee reports were given.

A contest was enjoyed during the social
hour. Mrs. B. K. Milloway won the prize,
after which members of the class having a
birthday this month were delightfully show-
ered. Delicious refreshments were served by
the hostess.

Corinth, Littleton Charge. — Rev. Mr. Crutch-
field brought us a splendid message yester-
day. At this service an Easter offering was
taken. As we were not able to have an
Easter program on account of so much sick-
ness in the community, Rev. H. S. B. Thomp-
son and M. J. Morris suggested that we clean
up our church yard and plant flowers. Rev.
H. L. Powell, of Triplet, Va., spent Tuesday
night at M. J. Morris'.

Mrs. A. S^ Glasgow, of Winston-Salem
(formerly Miss Fannie Barnes), has been
visiting in our community recently. We re-
gret not seeing her while here.

The second quarterly conference will be
held at Littleton church Wednesday, April 18,
at 2:30 p. m.

Rev. Mr. Crutchfield and Eev. H. S. B.
Thompson and family were visitors at M. J.
Morris' Sunday.

REPORTER.

and carried to the French Broad hospital,
but did not rally. Once or twice there was
some indication of improvement, but the
promise was only for a moment.

Mrs. Edwards came to Asheville in the fall
of 1927 and was keeping house with her
daughters, Miss Leonora and Miss Blanche.
We were all hoping that she might be spared
to them and the other children for many
years. Although she and her daughters lived
just opposite our church here, Miss Leonora
and Miss Blanche having joined this church
in 1927, Mrs. Edwards was able to attend
the service only a few times. Our hearts go
out in deep sympathy to these young ladies
and their brothers and other relatives.

Mrs. Fears continues critically ill. Mrs.
F. R. Mclntyre has been ill for two weeks.
Mrs. J. D. Cranford (wife of the Weaverville
pastor) is in the French Broad hospital re-
covering from an operation.

Last Sunday was in many respects the very
best day for us in a long time. Walter
Bevans was received into full membership.
The messages at both services were of the
very best. Brothers Casto and VanMeter are
beloved by us and love us as our very own.
There were a number of visitors at both
services Sunday. REPORTER.

Asheville. — The many friends of Mrs. Annie
R. Edwards were shocked to know of her
sudden illness and passing Friday afternoon.
She was stricken early Thursday morning

Friendship, North Davidson Charge. — Rev.
R. S. Troxler filled his appointment Sunday,
April 1, with a very inspiring sermon. We
had much better attendance than we hav*
had for several Sundays, but there is still
quite a little sickness in the community. Our
Sunday school is working, and we hope to do
better work this year than we have ever
done before.

It has been stated that prayer meeting once
a week will be continued this spring since
weather and road conditions have improved.
We have not had prayer meeting during the
winter months.

On Easter Sunday night, April 8, there will
be an Easter service at Friendship, consisting
of readings, special songs, etc. Our pastor
will be with us, he announced last Sunday,
and we hope to have a good service. Every-
body is cordially invited to attend.

We were glad to have Miss Virginia Byerly,
student of N. C. C. W., who is at home for
the Easter holidays, worship with us Sunday.
REPOPvTER.

Randleman Charge. — The new church at
Worthville is going good. We hope to move
in by the middle of May. We are working
out plans for a big day.

A supper sale was conducted by the ladies
of the church recently and netted about $50.
In this was included the proceeds from the
sale of a ten-cerit-a-name quilt w^hieh was
auctioned off at $25. Mr. W. L. Ward, the
final bidder, turned the quilt over to the
parsonage. The quilt, all told, netted $103.

A finer spirit of co-operation among mem-
bers has never been exceeded. A more worthy
appeal for a little help has never been made.

Mt. Lebanon is being painted, and other
improvements contemplated.

Our second quarterly conference will be
held at Mt. Lebanon Saturday, April 14, 2:30
p. m. President Taylor will preside.

Miss May Parsons, our efficient church
pianist, has been sick several weeks, having
had influenza. She has been greatly missed.
Mrs. A. S. Barker is also sick.

At a supper sale in Randleman last Satur-
day night the Ladies' Aid netted around $50.
Our general attendance at Randleman and

Worthville is very satisfactory.

WM. H. NEESE.

Greer's Chapel. — The first service held in
our new church was the first Sunday in April,
192S, at 3 o'clock. We had Sunday school at
2 o'clock. The male choir of Lexington met
with us and sang several beautiful songs,
which were enjoyed by all.

Mr. John Leonard, who was with us Sunday
for service, taught the Intermediate Sunday
school class and made a splendid talk, which
was enjoyed by all.

The preacher delivered a most able ser-
mon Sunday afternoon. His text was taken
from the fourth chapter of St. Mark. It
was thoroughly explained and delivered.

Mrs. R. E. Smith, who has been a faithful
worker during the building of our church of
worship, but yet was no member of this church
until Sunday afternoon, when she and two
others joined our church. But we thank our
good Heavenly Father for sending them to
the rescue and having them join our little
band of co-laborers.

God looking down upon us and seeing our
need, has sent unto us a church in which we
may worship. REPORTER.

Bess Chapel. — Rev. Mr. Henderson gave us
a good sermon Sunday.

We have an excellent Sunday school ; it
is increasing every Sunday. Our attendance
record for last Sunday, April 1st, was extra
good. Enrolled, 187; present, 133; collection,
$23.81. The same date one year ago: Enrolled,
134; present, 55; collection, $1.42.

Let us continue to work together to make
our Sunday school bigger and better, for in
unity there is strength.

Natra Childres, the 19-year-old daughter of
the "late Calvin Childres, died at her home
last Thursday night. Natra was sick only a
short time. She was buried last Saturday
morning at 11 o'clock at Bess Chapel. Funeral
services were held by Rev. Mr. Henderson.

Our Sunday school will give an Easter pro-
gram next Sunday evening at S o'clock. The
public is invited to come. REPORTER.

Enfield. — Last week at the regular meeting
of the Christian Endeavor Society Mrs. E. I.
Bellamy was elected superintendent of the
Intermediate Christian Endeavor Society. Mrs.
Bellamy is an experienced worker and leader
among young people and I am sure this so-
ciety will prosper under her guidance. Miss
Annie May Lillian Bellamy is the president,
and Mr. Luther Parker is the secretary. Our
senior society has become one of the very
live institutions of our church here. Mr.
George Parker is its president. Mrs. P. S.
Bellamy has been elected as vice-president to
take the place of Miss Myrtie Johnson, who
has recently gone to High Point.

An Easter program is in preparation under
the direction of Mrs. Hubert Whitaker and
Mrs. E. I. Bellamy. The prospects are that
we will have a most- splendid program. There
is a considerable amount of measles in En-
field but we are sincerely hoping that it will
not effect our program to any great extent.

Last week the writer was called on to con-
duct the funeral of Mr. Brinkley Brown, a
young man just in the prime of life. Al-

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April 5, 1928

though not a member of my church, yet I
was told that he lived a good life. He had
been suffering a good many years. He had
given up hope of ever regaining his health,
and hence was expecting the end when it
came. His last words were that he was "going
home to be with Jesus." He leaves a wife
and four children without a husband and
father to give them comfort and protection
over life's stormy road.

His body was laid to rest in the cemetery
at Tarboro, his home town.

Last Sunday the writer conducted the regu-
lar services at Whitakers Chapel, Rosemeath,
and Whitakers. All services were well
attended. J. CLYDE AUMAN.

Randolph. — The weather and roads have
been yery much against our services of all
kinds during this past winter. We expect a
greater interest to be shown as the weather
improves.

There have been many deaths on our
work. Recently we have lost some of our
best. For the second time since I have been
pastor of Randolph charge, we have had to
give up the superintendent of our Sunday
school. The first was Ero. M. Brown. The
last was Walter K. Hemphill, who died on
March 19. Then Mrs. Arthur Staley on
March 20; then Millard Filmore Pugh, on
March 26, left us. Yes, many are joining
the triumphant throng above.

May their mantles fall upon worthy shoul-
ders which shall carry on the work of the
Master. A. O. LINDLEY, Pastor.

Bethany, Randolph Charge. — Sunday was a
good day for us. Pastor Lindley brought
us an able sermon. Are we thankful as we
should be for what we have? for what we
are, and all we have, however little, comes
through our blessed Savior.

Now to the Gratitude Gift cause. It seems
every one would like to have a part in this
great gift, and I hope our church will reach
its quota. It is just a free will offering.
I for one don't want to be left out.

The W. H. M. S. has finished up the year's
work. Prayer by Mrs. J. T. Brown. We are
beginning the new year with blessing boxes.
Pray for this small band of workers, that
we may do more the coming year for His
Kingdom. With the coming of spring we
want to see all who attend this church back
in their places, helping us make it the best
year we have had.

Best wishes to all,

MRS. C. E. JULIAN.

Yarborough Chapel. — Preached at Yarbor-
ough Sunday at 11 o'clock to a good congre-
gation. Administered the Lord's Supper after
the close of this service. Preached at the
evening service to the largest congregation
of the year.

This church to date is ahead on pastor's
salary. We have a willing band of Chris-
tians who do not forget their pastor.

Mrs. Surratt has been confined to her. bed,
very sick with measles, for four weeks.
She is now able to be up in her room.

The people here have been so good to us
and have given us so many nice things. We
wish to thank each of you. May God bless
you.

Harmony:

Preached at Harmony on the fourth Sunday

to a good attentive congregation. This is a
true, loyal band of Methodist Protestants.
They too minister to their pastor.

This church has a large Sunday school.

We hope to meet all of our claims this
year.

Brethren, pray for us that we may do great
good on Yarborough charge.

Yours in His service,

W. B. SURRATT.

Flat Rock Circuit. — The work has gone for-
ward in a pleasing and inspiring manner in
the past three months. In spite of inclement
weather and sickness among old and young,
our four active Sunday schools have con-
tinued without interrux>tion. Of course, at-
tendance has been small at times, yet interest
has been sustained. We expect to gain those
that have been lost plus many others soon.
Bethany church has been without a Sunday
school for the past year, but plans are now
under way for organization, and work will
be started in the near future.

Our second quarterly conference was held
at Gideon's Grove church on the afternoon of
March 31. Attendance and interest were ex-
cellent, all churches being ably represented.
Business was transacted in a spirit of earnest-
ness and order. Reports were good, and plans
for future work were discussed. Bros. J. B.
Ogburn, of Flat Rock, and Thomas Humphrey,
of Bethany, were nominated as delegates to
the conference.

On the evening of the 26th, the parsonage
was invaded by a large number of our friends
bearing gifts. Our pantry was more than
filled with excellent things. We were glad
to have these good people assemble with us
and talk for a while. Wife and I are indeed
grateful to all for this kindness. We appre-
ciate the spirit of friendliness and good will
shown to us by every one.

J. P. PEGG, Pastor.

Rockingham. — We had a full day here on
Sunday, April 1. We had our regular Sunday
school at 10 o'clock with fine attendance, and
interest seemed to come with the attendance.
At 1 o'clock our pastor delivered a very in-
spiring sermon on "The Blood of Jesus." I
think every one present was touched very
deeply. In the afternoon the singing con-
vention met at our church. We always enjoy
having the convention with us. At 4 o'clock
in the afternoon our pastor, Rev. J. H. Trolin-
ger, and some of the members of our church
visited the convict camp. The pastor gave
them a helpful talk. On Sunday night at
7:30 o'clock our pastor delivered another
beautiful sermon. We appreciate our good
pastor and dear wife's efforts in the good
community work and the time they are giving
in the works.

We expect to have another good day next
Sunday. We are going to have another sun-
rise meeting. We hope to have as good a
time this Easter Sunday morning at the sun-
rise meeting as we did last Easter. We will
then have Sunday school at the regular hour,
and preaching at 11 o'clock. The pastor ex-
pects to take some of the members of the
church and visit the jail in the afternoon of
the day. At night at 7:30 we are expecting
to have a very interesting Easter program.

Last Saturday night, March 31, our pastor,
Rev. J. H. Trolinger, and wife gave the

teachers and official members of the church ,
a good supper. Every one present fully en-
joyed themselves. The evening was spent very
happily.

Thursday night, April 5, the Lord's Supper
will be observed at our church in memory of
the night that Jesus instituted it to His
disciples.

May the Lord bless all in His service,
(MISS) BIRDIE CONNELL, Reporter.

Halifax Circuit. — We have been very busy
for the last few weeks. We are doing some
repair work on every church on the work
except one. We have put a new top on
Ring wood church and we are putting three
coats of paint on it now. We are trying to
raise our Gratitude Gift, Delegates' expenses
to general conference, offering for Home Mis-
sions, our college assessment, and A. C. B.,
all during the month of April. Well, we
wish we could do more.

Our people are still pounding us. Since our
last report Mr. Jessup, Mr. Boseman and
Mrs. Lock have given us a ham. Others have
given us chickens and eggs and other things.
We have a big circuit down here and some
big-hearted people.

We will have our Easter services at
Bethesda next Sunday morning and at Hol-
Hster next Sunday night.

Our second quarterly conference will meet
with Eden church on Friday, April 13, at 2
p. m. We want all of the official members
to be present.

G. L. SPENCER, Pastor.

Henderson. — Painting our church outside
and inside is being carried on most satisfac-
torily, and much improvement is being done
by many of the individual classes to their
class rooms. We have on an attendance con-
test among six of our adult classes in the
Sunday school and splendid work is being
done for the improvement of membership and
increased interest.

On March 15 the Young Ladies' League held
its regular business meeting at the home of
Mrs. Annie Mae Mcintosh, Mrs. T. D. Beck-
ham, assistant hostess. The president, Mrs.
H. A. Jordan, presided. Devotionals were
conducted by Mrs. T. B. Burchett. .The re-
ports from treasurer, secretary, and other
special committees were given and showed
much work had been accomplished by the
society during the year. It was planned to
have a rummage sale and raise the necessary
balance to clear the indebtedness of the so-
ciety up to date. At the close of the business
session, Mrs. Finch having charge of the
program, gave a very interesting and instruc-
tive talk on the origin and progress of the
missionary work in Japan. After adjourn-
ment the hostess served a pretty salad course.

The Philathea class held its business meet-
ing in the class room March 29. The presi-
dent, Mrs. A. B. Young, presided. Devo-
tionals were conducted by the president. The
various reports were given in and the treas-
urer reported a total of $148.00 on hand.
During the period of new business the class
voted to purchase four round tables for the
primary department of the Sunday school. It
was also decided if possible to arrange to
bring the children out of the basement, and
give them the Philathea room. The class
voted to have their room chairs painted as

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soon as possible. 'There being no program,
the meeting was dismissed by prayer.

The missionary societies of the church met
with Mrs. S. V. Ellington March 19. A splen-
did attendance was had and a very interest-
ing meeting resulted. This being the last
meeting of the missionary year, there was
much business and many plans were marie.

The delegates for the branch meeting were
elected, Mrs. E. A. Hunter and Mrs. E. Faulk-
ner from the home, and Mrs. J. B. Fox and
Mrs. C. L. Finch from the foreign. Much to
the regret of the society it seemed impossible
to raise the entire assessment for the year.
The president, Mrs. L. E. Gooch, appointed a
nominating committee to prepare a slate of
officers to be voted on at the next meeting.
The meeting closed by special prayer for
those mentioned on the prayer calendar, of-
fered by Mrs. S. E. Harris. The hostess then
served ice cream and cake.

Several of our girls have arrived for the
Easter holidays. Others will come in the
latter part of the week.

We regret to report Mr. Geo. B. Harris is
still at Watts hospital in Durham.

EEPOETEE.

High Point. — The pulpit Sunday morning
was filled most acceptably by Dr. E. M. An-
dres, of the college, who presented a thought-
ful message from Nehemiah 6:11. Dr. An-
drews said that Nehemiah was called on to
oppose many evils that are still prevalent in
our day, desecration of the Sabbath, the so-
cial evil, and the economic question when
corrupt men are entrenched in power. No
monument has ever been erected to a coward.
It takes a strong man to stand out against
the tendencies of his times. Oliver Cromwell,
who stemmed the tide of licentiousness at the
Court of Charles, was very unpopular and
had few friends; Patrick Henry, Washington,
"Light Horse" Harry Lee, Ulysses S. Grant,
who saved the Union, were all men of cour-
age and fearlessness, and not afraid to ex-
press their convictions contrary to public
sentiment. Gen. Eobert E. Lee, when broken
in fortune after the Civil War, the Louisiana
State Lottery offered him what at that time
was considered a fabulous sum, replied em-
phatically, "No, gentlemen ; my name is not
for sale." It is in all of us to like pleasant
things and to hear compliments and congrat-
ulations, but we cannot get the best of life
unless he subjects himself to hard things. Let
a man denounce graft and corruption in
high places, and he will not be well liked.
Let us appreciate the man or woman who has
the courage to take a stand for unpopular
convictions. At this service the music was
of a very high order; the choir rendered a
beautiful and appropriate anthem, "The Palm
Trees;" Mrs. J. Hobart Allred sang, "Consider
the Lilies" in very splendid voice, and Mrs.
Walter Hester played Eaff's "Cavatina" on
the violin with great skill and fine effect.
Mrs. Kester, who is a bride and new-comer'
to High Point, having taught violin in Salem
College as Miss Edith Yost, possesses great
talent, and is very generous with it. Our
congregation appreciates greatly her rendi-
tion of Sunday morning. There was no eve-
ning service owing1 to the opening of the
handsome new Presbyterian church on North
Main street. Many of our people worshiped
with them in this magnificent edifice, and

we rejoice with our sister congregation in
the completion of their elegant church, the
most beautiful in the city.

The C. E. Society held an interesting meet-
ing Monday evening, when Miss Marjorie Wel-
born was leader for the topic, "What Hap-
pens When Young People Dare to Follow
Christ?" The usual monthly social followed,
and proved very enjoyable.

The Sunday School Workers' Council will
be held this (Tuesday) evening, at which im-
portant business is to be transacted.

The date of meeting of the Missionary Cir-
cles has been changed to the first Monday
of each month, and the general meeting will
be held each third Monday.

Delegates to Branch Meeting will go to
Greensboro with splendid reports, and budgets
in both Home and Foreign Societies paid in
full. The women of these two societies have
raised more than $1,000 last year in addition
to the work of the Aid Society, whose mem-
bers are practically the same. Some new
subscriptions to the Missionary Eecord, as
well as a number of renewals have been se-
cured.

The new catalogue of High Point College
is just off the press, and presents a pleas-
ing appearance. A summary of the student
body shows a total enrollment of 344 with
a senior class of 45. The faculty numbers 23
members, an addition to which is Ernest B.
Stimson, head of the Music department, who
has diplomas in voice, piano, and organ from
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and who
has been for four years head of the voice
department of Meridian School of Music, Me-
ridian, Miss. Miss Mary Louise McDearman,
B. S. of N. C. College for Women, is to be
the librarian next year. An A-grade rating
has been received by the college, which en-
titles the graduates of the session 1927-28 to
Class A certificates under prescribed rules and
regulations. This is signed by Messrs. A. T.
Allen, J. Henry Highsmith, and James E.
Hillman.

Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Neese went to Charlotte
Monday to attend the funeral of a nephew of
the former.

We are pleased to learn that Prof. Paul
Kennett has recovered from an attack of
chicken-pox. He and small son, Stanwood,
were victims at the same time.

Mr. and Mrs. George T. Penny are moving
into their magnificent new residence near
Jamestown on the Greensboro highway.

We are sorry to note the illness of Mr.
John Eller, of Davidson County, father of
Mrs. W. P. Pickett, who is 97 years of age.
Mrs. Pickett has been with him for a week.

Eden, Halifax Charge. — We wish you all a
happy Easter. We are looking forward, to
a very happy one as we expect to have bar-
becue at Bellamy's Mill Easter Monday. Come
and join us.

We are glad to report that our Sunday
school is still in existence and now that
spring is here we hope to see renewed in-
terest. The Township Sunday School Con-
vention was held with us on Sunday, March
10. Eev. J. D. Kirk delivered an address on
increasing Sunday school efficiency. Mr. T. A.
Chappell spoke on plans for increasing Sun-
day school attendance. Eev. J. Clyde Auman
talked on how teachers and officers may in-
crease their efficiency. There were five-min-

ute talks by several others, followed by busi-
ness session and election of officers. We feel
that these meetings are quite beneficial.

Our pastor continus to "deliver the goods"
in the form of excellent sermons on first
and third Sundays. We are considering

changing the preaching hour on third Sun-
days from 3 o'clock to 7:30 o'clock. Wednes-
day, April 4, has been named as repair day
and we are expecting to have the roof and
ceiling repaired that day. We are looking
forward to our revival. Our pastor has se-
cured very efficient help and we hope that
much lasting good may be accomplished.

EEPOETEE.

Fairview, Anderson Circuit. — We have had
measles through this section and our atten-
dance at church and Sunday school has not
been very large, but we have had service
most every time.

We enjoyed a good sermon today by our
pastor, Eev. G^B. Ferree. We feel sure we
will have a good" year together with as good
a leader as we have.

Today our congregation was very good,
though the church was not full, but we raised
money enough to buy paint and oil to paint
the church, to be done by the first Sunday
in May for our annual home-coming day. We
also raised $51.50 for pastor.

On March 18 we subscribed and paid togeth-
er our Annual Conference budget; $45.00 has
been paid in. We feel very much encour-
aged now and hope that we may be able
to meet all of our assessments in full by the
end of the year.

Our Sunday school is doing fairly well,
with very good attendance and a very good
interest.

We have had a great deal of sickness in
our community, but glad to report all better.

N. F.

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Circuit.— We have
been moving along, though our reports have
been few. We hope to do better in the
future. Mr. Stubbins and family are in the
parsonage. He has been giving us some splen-
did sermons since coming to our work. We
hope, when the weather opens and contagious
diseases decrease to all get busy and have a
splendid year. The Sunday school has held
up nicely during the winter.

The Woman's Missionary Society met with
Mrs. Eobert Cox and sisters the fourth Sun-
day afternoon. We have a very interesting
society and we hope it continues to grow.

Perhaps our next reports will be more in-
teresting.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
MBS. W. B. MEEEITT.

April 2, 1928.

Spring Hill, West Thomasville Circuit. — Our

hearts were made heavy on March 18 by the
death of our Sunday school superintendent,
Mr. Herman Haynes. It seems it could not
be that one so faithful in the Lorcis work
should be called away. Mr. Haynes was 44
years of age and was sick only a few days,
pneumonia causing his death. He was faith-
ful and ever ready for the work of the Lord.
He seldom missed a service. He was a good
neighbor, one that was ready to help in time
of need. The funeral was conducted at Spring
Hill March 21 by the pastor, Eev. G. W. An-
drews, and former pastor, Eev. W, M. Loy.

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The large gathering of friends showed the
esteem in which he was held. We believe our
loss is Heaven's gain. REPORTER.

Burlington, First Church. — A number of
tilings that have been of interest and profit
to the members and pastor of First Church,
Burlington, have been happening in recent
weeks. And since Brother Braxton's little
boy has been quite ill he doubtless will not
write, so I will mention a few things that
have taken place.

On March 11th at the evening hour Miss
Annie L. Forrest spoke in the interest of
missions. It was the occasion of the Thank-
Offering service of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. Miss Forrest's address was
enjoyed by a fair sized congregation, and the
response to her appeal for a thank-offering
was gratifying. Miss Forrest was the inter-
esting and enjoyable guest of the parsonage
for a week. In this connection I might state
that I understand the missionary societies
have both raised their entire budgets and
that they will have a good report for the
Branch Meeting.

On Friday evening, March 30th, the Chris-
tian Endeavorers gave a banquet at the hut
for the young people of the church. This
was a delightful occasion. Besides a good
bit of fun and lots of good things to eat, we
had a splendid address by Rev. C. W. Bates,
of Calvary church, Greensboro. Brother
Bates told us in a unique way what Christian
Endeavor has meant to him. Wo are glad to
note an increase of interest in Christian En-
deavor.

Last Sunday was one of the best days we
have had at Burlington since I came here.
At the close of the Sunday school hour Rev.
Lawrence Little conducted a decision service
for us. There were something like 30 or
more of the Sunday school boys and girls
who made decisions for Christ. Then at the
11 o'clock hour Brother Little preached to a
large, attentive congregation. Both of his
messages were greatly enjoyed. The preacher
folks were delighted to have Brother and Sis-
ter Little and Little Betty Little as visitors
at the parsonage over Sunday.

Next. Sunday we will have the reception of
members at the 11 o'clock hour and the Eas-
ter program at the evening hour — eight
o'clock.

The work is moving along nicely. No mar-
velous things are being done, I suppose, but
there is no room for complaint. We are
hoping to have something of very great in-
terest to First Church and her friends to an-
nounce before a great while. Watch the
Herald.

Many of our people have been ill this win-
ter. I would not attempt, to mention all wdio
have been ill with measles or something else.
We are glad, however, to report that all, as
far as we know, have recovered or are on the
way to recovery.

L. W. GERRINGER, Pastor.

Pleasant Grove. — Our congregations at
church and Sunday school were much better
yesterday because of improved weather condi-
tions.

Our janitor, Brother Charlie Kennedy, is
able to be out again after being confined to
the house for several days, suffering from an
attack of influenza. Brother Hubert Bobbins
is still suffering with his eye, but is jmprov-

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

ing some. We hope that the sight may be
restored. Mrs. J. R. Meredith has returned
from Concord where she has spent several
weeks by the bedside of her father, who died
about a week ago. Mrs. F. H. Clark has been
absent from church for several Sundays on
account of sickness. We hope soon to have
her back in Sunday school and church
services.

Our Easter program will be rendered next
Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock hour. Mrs.
Honeycutt has been busy for some time train-
ing the Juniors, also the Beginners and Pri-
maries, to take part in the program.

The pastor and his family had the privi-
lege of entertaining the Church Brotherhood
last Saturday night. The attendance was
large and we enjoyed having these brethren
in our home. Upon request, Rev. and Mrs.
E. L. Ballard were present and Brother Bal-
lard addressed the Brotherhood in a very
acceptable manner. The Brotherhood has re-
cently placed $250 worth of shrubbery in the
cemetery, which will soon add much beauty
to the place.

The Ladies' Aid Society meets this week
in the home of Mrs. J. E. Cecil on English
street in High Point.

G. L. REYNOLDS.

Cid, Denton Charge. — The prayer meeting
comes to Cid church Saturday night.

Rev. E. A. Bingham, with wife and children,
filled his appointment at Cid Sunday at 2:30
and delivered an inspiring sermon. He also
spoke on the resurrection of Jesus.

Sunday school at 9:45. Come and bring
someone.

Rev. Bingham and family spent a little
while in the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. Wright Sunday evening.

Mrs. Hayes Harris' many friends will be
glad to learn that she will return home
Thursday from High Point Hospital.

The second quarterly conference will con-
vene at Canaan church on Saturday before
the third Sunday in April at 2 p. m.

REPORTER,

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $182,736.99

Tolk Garrett 5.00

Total $182,741.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,122.21

C. A. Sykes 10.00

Total $9,132.21

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treas.

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NOTICE! NOTICE!
Owing to the fact that so many pastors
have not sent in final reports, it seems best
not to publish statement this week of the
standing of charges on the Gratitude Gift.
This does not mean that the response to this
undertaking has been weak. That is not the
case at all. The fact is, the response has
been highly encouraging. The only reason for
not publishing the standing now is that we
do not have full and accurate reports from
all the charges. We want this, as nearly as
possible, before we make our statement. We
hope to have it by next week.

J. D. ROSS, Chairman.
Asheboro, N. C.

April 3,- 1928

BUDGET FOR RICHLAND CHARGE

Pastor's salary, $9.00; A. C. B., $150.00;
G. C. B„ $560.00; College, $60.00; Superannu-
ates, $16.00 ; expense representatives to gen-
eral conference, $12.00; total, $1,698.00; per
member, -$4.12.

Allotment by Churches

Giles Chapel— Pastor's salary, $275.00; A.
C. B., $45.00; G. C. B., $168.00; College, $18.00;
Superannuates, $4.80; expense representative
to General Conference, $3.60; total, $514.40;
per member, $4.00.

Brower's Chapel — Pastor's salary, $200.00;
A. C. B., $35.00; G. C. B., $130.00; College,
$13.00; Superannuates, $3.56; representative
to General Conference, $2.70; total, $384.26;
per member, $5.30.

Charlotte— Pastor's salary, $200.00; A. C. B.,
$35.00; G. C. B., $130.00; College, $13.00; Su-
perannuates, $3.56; representative to General
Conference, $2.70; total, $384.26; per mem-
ber, $5.30.

Cedar Falls— Pastor's salary, $180.00; A. C.
B., $30.00; G. C. B., $112.00; College, $12.00;
Superannuates, $3.20; representative to Gen-
eral Conference, $2.40; total, $259.60; per
member, $2.60.

BUDGET FOR WHY NOT CHARGE

Pastor, $1,200.00; A. C. B., $210.00; G. C. B.,
$725.00; College, $85.00; representatives' ex-
penses, $12.00; Superannuates, $22.00; total,
$2,254.00; total per member, $4.15. Gratitude
Gift, $200.

Apportionment to Churches

Fair Grove— Pastor, $236.00; A. C. B., $41.56;
G. C. B., $143.80; College, $16.88; Superannu-
ates, $4.38; Representatives' expenses, $2.35;
total, $444.97; total per member, $11.12. Grat-
itude Gift, $39.66; per member, 99 cents.

Macedonia— Pastor, $60.00; A. C. B., $10.50;
G. C. B., $36.25; College, $4.25; Superannu-
ates, $1.10; Delegates, 60 cents; total, $112.70.
Gratitude Gift, $10.00.

New Hope— Pastor, $210.00; A. C. B., $36.75;
G. C. B., $126.78; College, $14.88; Superannu-
ates, $3.85; Representatives' expenses, $2.10;
total, $394.36; per member, $4.93. Gratitude
Gift, $35.00 ; per member, 44 cents.

Flag Springs— Pastor, $172.00; A. C. B.,
$30.10; G. C. B„ $104.00; College, $12.18; Su-
perannuates, $3.16; Representatives' expenses,
$1.72; total, $323.16; per member, $4.04. Grat-
itude Gift, $29.00; per member, 37 cents.

Love Joy— Pastor, $293.00; A. C. B., $51.28;
G. C. B., $177.00; College, $27.75; Superannu-
ates, $5.48; Representatives' expenses, $2.93;
total, $557.44; per member, $4.94. Gratitude
Gift, $48.84; per member, 44 cents.

New Zion— Pastor, $90.00; A. C. B., $18.90;
G. C. B„ $65.25; College, $7.65; Superannu-
ates, $2.00 ; Representatives' expenses, $1.00 ;
total, $184.80; per member, $6.00. Gratitude
Gift, $18.00; per member, 60 cents.

Pleasant Hill— Pastor, $110.00; A. C. B.,
$19.25 G. C. B., $66.45; College, $7.80; Super-
annuates, $2.00; Representatives' expenses,
$1.10; total, $206.60. Gratitude Gift, $18.00;
per member, 36 cents.

JOEL B. TROGDEN, Pastor.
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— Rev. J. F. Minnis and wife expect to j
arrive in New York on May 11 on their way
from India, where they have served a term
as missionaries. Friends wishing to write
them should address them at Whiteford, Md.,
care J. Harold Stokes.

April, 5, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Haynes

Herman Haynes passed from this life Sun-
day, March 18, 1028, at the age of 44 years,
six months and three days.

Mr. Haynes was married to Miss Mae Ken-
nedy May 3, 1003. To this union were born
nine children ; three girls and six boys. He
leaves a wife, seven children, a father and
mother, three sisters and a host of relatives
and friends to mourn his departure.

Some time ago he professed faith in Christ
and joined the Spring Hill Methodist Prot-
estant church, where he has been a faithful
member and willing worker since.

To know Mr. Haynes was to know a man of
high ideals, noble character and sterling quili-
ties. He set for us a high standard of Chris-
tion citizenship, and was nightly esteemed
by all who knew him. He was a man who
made friends wherever he went and met every
one with a smile. One of his friends said he
was a man you could always depend on for
truth and honesty. The church has lost a
Christian workers, the community a compe-
tent and useful citizen, and the home a de-
voted husband and father.

The sudden removal of such a life from
our midst leaves a vacancy and a shadow
that will be realized by all. Yet while there
is a vacant place in the home, church, com-
munity, and other organizations in which he
labored, there is a mansion filled in Heaven
above.

He has gone from his dear ones, his children,

his wife,
Whom he willingly toiled for, and loved as

his life;
Oh, God! how mysterious and how strange are

thy ways,
To take from us this loved one in the best of

his days.

The funeral was conducted at the Spring
Hill Methodist Protestant church by Rev.
G. W. Andrew and Rev. W. M. Loy, assisted
by members of the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics. Interment was made in
the Spring Hill cemetery.

Johnson

On March 22, Mrs. E. W. Johnson, oue of
saintliest and best beloved of -women, passed
to her heavenly reward in the 75th year of
her life. Those who knew Mrs. Johnson, and
they were many, grieve the loss of one who
loved her heavenly Father and her earthly
neighbor. She had been a faithful member
of the church for more than .50 years. The
Johnson home has always been graciously
open to ministers of the gospel, and scores
of preachers know of the hopitality and
friendliness that made the home one of pleas-
ure and peace to them.

Mr. Johnson preceded her to the glory
world on December 13, 1026. Nine children,
dutiful, faithful, and honored, mourn the
death of a beloved mother.

Interment was made in Flat Rock cemetery
on the afternoon of the twenty-third. The
funeral service was directed by Rev, J. R.

Hut ton, of Greensboro, who for many years
was Mrs. Johnson's beloved pastor. Rev.
W. F. Kennett and the present pastor at Flat
Rock assisted Brother Hutton. There was an
etremely large audience of friends and rela-
tives present for the funeral service. The
tributes of love and respect paid the deceased
and her family were of the highest, but were
only our sincere and heart-felt expressions.
The best that could be thought and expressed
was appropriate. The floral presentation con-
sisted of many beautiful and gorgeous
wreaths. These flowers were the symbolic
expressions of many loving and saddened
hearts.

Flat Rock church has lost one of its most
honored and faithful members; the Stokesdale
community has lost a friend and neighbor of
the sincerest and noblest nature; the family
has lost a mother who was near and dear
to them. Yet her passing was a victory for
the Christian faith. We know our loss, too,
we know heaven's gain. In her victorious
passing there is a noble example of endur-
ing faith that moves one with a new hope
and a higher inspiration.

J. P. PEGG, Pastor.

Faucett

Mrs. Harriet C. Faucett passed away March
28th in her home near Littleton, N. C„ aged
70 years and 10 days. Her husband preceded
her to the glory world. Mrs. Faucett was a
member of Littleton M. P. church and was
a good Christian woman. It was the writer's
privilege to visit her home often while we
wrere serving Littleton charge. It was always
pleasant because of the hearty welcome that
she gave us. She was a sweet-spirited woman
and had many friends.

She leaves behind three sons and two
daughters ; 25 grandchildren and 18 great-
grandchildren. These have the sympathy of
the church and community. Funeral services
were held in the home March 29 by the writer
and her pastor, Rev. M. I. Crutchfield, after
which her body was carried to Littleton ceme-
tery and laid to rest.

J. B. O'BRIANT.
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STREET PAVED WITH EGGS

You have heard of people walking on eggs.
Last Friday morning we saw a street paved
with eggs, broken eggs, much scrambled eggs.
This happened near the Herald office. Bro.
J. A. Stout, of Climax, was coming into the
city in a car containing many eggs. Going
in the opposite direction was a car contain-
ing Mr. Ray and Mr. Sauls, printers in the
Herald office, with a son of Mr. Sauls, on his
way to school, standing on the running-board.
It was raining hard. The printer's car turned
to the left to enter a side street. Mr. Stout
failed to see it in the blinding rain and drove
into it, injuring both cars, hurting the young
man on the running-board, and covering the
"street for quite a distance with broken eggs.
The worst result was the injury to the young
man, but no bones were broken and it is
hoped that he will be over his bruises before
many days. That side street entrance is a
danger point in the road and we believe the
highway commission should put up a warn-
ing sign. There is a bend in the street just
before reaching it, and there have been many
narrow escapes frgm collision there,

SURPRISE BIRTHDAYS

Several years ago I remember that one of
our most noted preachers said: "More people
are born on Sunday than any other day."
Now, he was judging from the number of
"birthday dinners" on Sunday. I have just
read an account of Rev. A. G. Laughlin's
friends and relatives giving him a surprise
birthday dinner a few Sundays ago. But one
thing that struck me so forcibly was that
Brother Laughlin, though 78 years old, (and
in March), went to church. I thought what
a splendid example he was living before us
who . are mu(\h younger. God bless you,
Brother Laughlin, and may you have many
more happy birthdays.

But I want to tell about two of the oldest
members of the Ladies' Aid Society of Ker-
nersville church who have recently celebrated
their birthdays.

On the afternoon of Friday, March 30, the
members of the Aid Society, accompanied by
a few invited guests, gathered at the home
of Mrs. Lucian Hepler to celebrate the 80th
birthday of her mother, Mrs. Fannie Wad-
kins. After each one had bestowed upon her
a shower of good wishes and gratitude for
her long life of usefulness in our midst, some
of her favorite hymns were sung and prayer
was offered by the pastor. Then all -were
ushered into the dining room where we be-
held the birthday cake, which was aglow
with numerous golden candles. The cake
had been baked and decorated by Mrs. Walter
Linville. Cake, cream and salted nuts were
served. The living and dining rooms were
decorated with lovely jonquils and hyacinths.

Then on Saturday afternoon, March 31st,
this same Aid Society gathered at the home
of Mrs. Cora Ann Ballard to celebrate with
her her 85th birthday. She was given a
miscellaneous shower of good things. This
beloved sister has been blind for more than
two years. She is a dear mother in Israel;
so patient, gentle and sweet. She, too, seemed
to enjoy very much the singing and devo-
tional program. It cheered our hearts to
hear her talk so freely of how she is just
waiting for the Master to summons her to
come up higher.

I am sure it should be a great inspiration to
each of us to have these two saints of God
as members of our Aid Society, and may we
ever honor and be more thoughtful of those
who are more advanced in years.

MRS. E. G. LOWDERMILK.

GRATITUDE GIFT OVER-SUBSCRIBED BY
EASTERN CONFERENCE

One thousand dollars more than the appor-
tionment has been subscribed by the churches
of the Eastern Conference. This was revealed
in the report of President Day at the South
Jersey District meeting in Second Church
Millville on Tuesday, March 27th. Two
churches in the South Jersey District and one
in the Metropolitan have not yet reported —
Glassboro, Christ Church, Atlantic City, and
Beulah Church, Kearny.

The Eastern Conference pastors entered
with commendable enthusiasm and hopeful-
ness into the proposition of making a worthy
Centennial Gratitude Gift at the General Con-
ference in May, and the churches responded
even beyond the expectations of the most san-
guine.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

April 5, 1D:2S

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Church Charge, $6.00.

We wish to express our deep appreciation
for each contribution of the week, and assure
you all we receive, and much more, is badly
needed.

Besides our cash contributions of the week,
we received two lovely quilts from the Phila-
thea Class, Concord church, Saxapahaw
Charge, also 55 pencils, from a Junior Class,
(Mrs. Eva K. Logue, teacher), Westminster,
Maryland.

We are indeed very grateful for these use-
ful donations. May you all be richly reward-
ed, as you help out orphan children in any
way. And may we always have your prayers?
B. F. ALLMAN, Supt.
M-

—Mrs. D. M. Sullivan, mother of Brother
J. G. Sullivan, of Calvary church, has passed
over after a lingering illness. She was 66
years old. The funeral was held Monday
afternoon in the Asheboro Street Baptist
church where she held her membership. The
pastor, Rev. Mr. Mason, was assisted by Rev.
L. W. Gerringer and Rev. C. W. Bates. The
pallbearers were her grandsons.

— Bro. B. F. Green, of Mt. Pleasant church.
North Davidson charge, died last Sunday at
the age of 82. The funeral was conducted
by his pastor, Rev. R. S. Troxler.

— An earthquake in Smyrna last Saturday
killed 60 men, all Turks. Six years ago the
Turks set fire to the city and massacred the
Christian population.

— The heauty of a house is harmony. The
security of a house is loyalty.— Frank Crane.

—Teaching is the surest way to learn. —
W. B. Stuber.

DANIEL'S CONFESSION AND PRAYER

We see so many good articles on evangelism
and one of our greatest needs is evangelism.
We ask what will bring the great awakening
that all churches of all denominations need.
Daniel seeth a vision and where there is no
vision the people perish. Daniel 1:3: "And
I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by
prayer and supplication, with fastings and
sack-cloth and ashes, and I prayed unto the
Lord my God and made confession and said,
O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping
the covenant and mercy to them that love
him and to them that keep his command-
ments, we have sinned and have committed
iniquity, and have done wickedly and have
rebelled even by departing from thy pre-
cepts and from thy judgments. Now therefore,
O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant
and his supplications and cause thy face
to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate
for the Lord's sake. O my God, incline thine
ear and hear, open thine eyes and behold
our desolation and the city which is called
by thy name, for we do not present our sup-
plications before thee for our righteousness,
but for they great mercies. O Lord, hear. O
Lord, forgive. O Lord, hearken, and do defer
not for thine own sake. O my God, for thy
city, and thy people arc called by thy name;
yea while I was speaking and praying and
confessing my sin and the sin of my people,
Israel, and presenting my supplication before
the Lord my God for the holy mountain of
my God, yea whiles X was speaking in prayer,
even the man Gabriel whom I had seen in
the vision at the begin ning being caused to
fly swiftly touched me about the time of the
evening oblation and he informed me and
talked with me and said, O Daniel, I am now
come forth to give thee skill and understand-
ing; at the beginning of thy supplications the
commandment came forth and I am come to
show thee for thou art greatly belowed; there-
fore understand the matter and consider
the vision. We always get tlie goods when
we pay the price. Ask and ye shall receive.
Awake, thou that sleepest, and Christ shall
give thee light. MARTHA PARSONS.

— Calvary church has a site of unusual
attractiveness. A visiting preacher said re-
cently that it is the prettiest church site he
ever saw. Part of its attractiveness is due
to the trees in the midst of which the church
was built. One of these trees, tall and
straight, has been hugged to death by a
climbing ivy vine. It seemed too beautiful
to cut down and was spared by the building
committee. But last Saturday night a wind
storm laid this tree low, and did it in such a
way that it did no injury. It was surrounded
on three sides by the church, the church hut,
and a residence. It was near enough to fall
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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, APRIL 12, 1928

NUMBER 23

The Church's Proper Attitude Toward
Social Dancing

There has been difference of view and difference of practice
among churches in regard to dancing. Some churches have
regarded it as a very objectionable if not sinful form of
amusement and have forbidden their members to have part
in it. Other churches have tolerated the practice and have in
some eases encouraged it among their own young people. The
usual justification in such cases has been that it keeps the
young people from degrading associations in public dance
halls. Scattered over the country, mainly in the large, cities,
are quite a number of churches that have allowed dancing
under the auspices of the church. In Chicago some Methodist
churches have been found among this class. "When Rev. N. 51.
Harrison was pastor of a Methodist Protestant Church in
Chicago, he was asked by his Christian Endeavor Society
whether they might not have a dance at the close of their
Christian Endeavor meeting. Of course he did not consent,
but the incident illustrates the difference of views that obtain
in the church world.

The editor of The Kit, a magazine devoted to social recrea-
tion, has been studying and investigating this subject. He
has gathered together testimonies from many sources regard-
ing the effect of the church's becoming a patron of the dance
and has published these testimonies. The impression made
by reading this mass of evidence is well expressed by the
editor of the magazine as follows:

"The church has a fundamental and unavoidable responsi-
bility to set up a high ideal for individual and social conduct
in all of life's relationships, including the use. of leisure, not
only in the matter of standards, but in the actual provision of
adequate recreational activities. Such a program must be
based, not upon expediency or a mere desire for valuable
by-products, but on the fundamental recreational needs and
desires of the people themselves.

"Since, however, the church stands for the development
of full-rounded individual personality, and for the guidance
of all social relationships by Christian principles, it can use to
attain these ends only such means as are entirely consistent
with its high purpose. We are convinced from this study that
the modern dance is fundamentally defective as a recreational
instrument. It is completely commercialized ; it tends to
destroy respect for the personality of others ; and it is based
upon a direct erotic appeal which makes self-control extremely
difficult for some participants.

"Therefore, its use by the church is not justified under
any conceivable circumstances. Careful surveys of many
churches over a period of years fails to reveal a single instance
where any results have been obtained by the use of the modern
dance which could not have been better secured by other
means. However sincere the motives behind it, or apparently

(Continued on Page Six) A

Women's Ways in Leisure

Rev. J. II. Page used to say that there were no hypocrites
in the army. In their leisure hours the soldiers grouped them-
selves according to their affinities, and it was observable that
there were two distinct classes, men who were sincere Chris-
tians and men who were godless.

A similar observation may be made regarding women in
their use of the leisure that has come to them. One class of
women are using their leisure to promote the cause of missions
or to devise ways to help the poor or some other class of
unfortunates. And with these women this work is not a mere
fad entered into for the sake of novelty or notoriety. They
pursue the work week after week and year after year. It is
evident that their hearts are set on the work.

Another class of women devote their abundant leisure to
an effort to amuse themselves with games or shows or social
small talk. It is evident that they have no serious purpose in
life. They are gay butterflies. They are very busy with
unworthy employments. They are in pursuit of happiness —
their own. They seem not to have any sympathy for the
multitude of the world's needy and suffering. What a con-
trast between their lives and the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
His life is the pattern of all true lives, and we may be sure
that His life is the kind of life that God approves.

The remark we have made regarding women's lives is
true also of men's lives, but is perhaps not quite so evident
in the case of men. What we do in our leisure, our times of
freedom, shows what we are.

Time to Honor Local Pioneers

April 29 has been set for Centennial Day in all our
churches that can observe the day. The thought is that all
people join in celebrating the founding of our denomination
one hundred years ago. It will be fitting that each church
also celebrate its own founding, especially if far enough in
the past to require an effort at reminiscence. There were
pioneers in the founding of each local church. It is fitting that
their worthy achievements be recognized on this occasion.
Some of them were obscure laymen, but they must have had
in them the spirit of sacrifice and devotion to lead them in the
effort to erect a new altar unto the Lord. It would add to
the interest and value of a local celebration to have sketches of
the lives of the founders read. We suggest this item to those
making out programs for the Centennial Commemoration.

— Are presidential election .years bad for business"? A
few of them have been ; most of them have not been.

— Premier Mussolini of Italy has fought a great fight
against the criminal organization known all over the world as
the Mafia. He seems to have won. After four years in the
courts 154 men and women have been tried. The penalties of
those convicted amount to almost twenty centuries of hard
labor.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

April 12, 1928

JESUS AND THE HUNGER FOR KNOWLEDGE
"Learn of Me"

Matt. 11:29

In the light of the modern printing press, cheap good
literature and our magnificent public school system, it is a
crime to be ignorant. There is no excuse now, if there ever
was. for being ignorant. The great daily press brings to your
door every morning the news of the world, so that Africa and
America join hands with Asia in telling you what is being
done all over the world. So that we arc able to speak intelli-
gently concerning the recent events in any nation under the
sun. The wireless telegraph nearly bridges the ocean and we
are able to follow the great steamer across and konw what is
going on in mid-ocean. Now this is one of the real hungers of
the human heart, to know, and in the acquired knowledge to
rejoice. To know, and to know that you know, gives assur-
ance and confidence and people to whom you speak listen
eagerly. A man is speaking who knows. One of the ancients
said, "He that knows, and knows that he knows, is a safe man,
follow him." The measure of a man's knowledge is the
measure of his responsibility to both God and men. If his
knowledge be great, just in corresponding proportions are his
responsibilities increased. The clamor of the world is for the
one best fitted for the position offered and for life's duties.
The one who knows receives advancement, while the one who
has neglected to take advantage of the opportunities that have
come to him, so that he might know, increases the great army
of what we call "faithful slaves." There is always room at
the top for those who are willing to pay the price and endure
the strain of the climb. Now. there is no law in the natural
world but what has its parallel in the spiritual. It is true here.
Jesus said, "Learn of Me," and "ye" shall find rest. In Him
is the secret of knowledge. I n the doing of His will brings the
highest happiness and chief joy. "If any man will do His
will he shall know," is part of a quotation from Jesus which
applies here. If a man is really anxious to know the truth,
he can. Jesus was, and is, the truth, and it is the same con-
cerning both the "Watt" and the "Life." He is still the
world's greatest Teacher and His authority never grows less.
The greatest men, scientists and statesmen alike, learn of Him.
Jesus inspires for knowledge. It is a natural longing to go
to school and learn. The child, as the man, is anxious to
know the "why" of things which he sees but cannot explain.
So we send our child to school. Now our public schools arc
not free from fault, but they will be better than what they
are. They are not what they will become. It is one of the
greatest blessings that has come to our children. The state
has established it, it is true, not because the school is a good
thing for the child but that bis ignorance is a bad thing for
the state. The state cannot afford to have ignorant citizens.
For ignorance means crime and crime means expense to the
state, hence we have our public schools as a preventive. We
have compulsory educational laws. The state takes the boy
from the plow and sends him to school. What for? That he
might know better. So he becomes a citizen worthy the name.
But Jesus offers something better still. He offers to teach
the boy all that he receives in school, plus satisfaction for his
soul. I hope to live to see the day when the fundamentals of
our religion will be taught in all our public schools. I do not
mean sectarianism, but the basic principles of the religion of
Jesus upon which we all agree. I do not believe that any per-
son could do his country a greater service than the prepara-
tion of such a text book. One of the great leaders of England

once said when tin' public scl 1 system was first broached, I

"Gentlemen, if you only propose to educate the children you
will make them clever devils." What he meant was that edu-
cation minus religious training was a dangerous thing, not
only I'm- the child hut the state also. I see no reason why a
belief in God, the immortality of the soul, and mutual depend-
ence upon each other cannot he taught in our public school
life and not be in any sense sectarian training. I am in no
sense advocating the Parochial Schools of the Catholic Church.
Still I believe that I hi' vital principles which J have mentioned
ought to be taught our children that they may not grow up in
ignorance of the living authority and power of the Great
Teacher. Behind all our schools and colleges, I can see the
majestic figure of the Son of Man pointing out the path of
true knowledge, and asking that all shall learn of Him. In
so doing they may find rest to their souls. He is still the
source and inspiration of all science worthy the name.

Jesus feeds this hunger for knowledge. He is continually
letting men into His secrets and telling them His thoughts.
So new and wonderful discoveries are being made known to
the world in rapid succession. No person can tell what the
next twenty-four hours may bring forth. The very air seems
surcharged with II is presence as He leads men on and on into
great and more wonderful things. Men want to know and
Jesus is telling them as fast as they are willing to learn.
As he feeds, He takes men into the secrets of His own life
and says, "Learn of Me." Lord Kelvin said, "The greatest
discovery that I ever made was when 1 found in Jesus all that
my soul needed to know." To be aide to think God's thoughts
after Him is a wonderful gift and that He continues to reveal
them to those who are willing to learn should cause us no
surprise. The mighty achievements of engineering skill are
the revealing of His plans and thoughts for the advancement
of the race. The great Panama Canal may stand as an
example of this.

Jesus not only inspires for knowledge and then feeds it,
lint lie satisfies it as well. He always completes what He
begins. He does nothing half way. If the leper is cleansed,
he is every whit whole. If the dead are raised, it is to com-
plete life. If the sick arc cured, they arc entirely well. And
if a man's sins are forgiven, they are all forgiven. Bless His
holy name for His wonderful works to the children of men.
His wink is ever complete and glorious. For this reason as
well as many others, He is worthy to receive honor and
dominion and glory forever.

"Learn of Me," He said, and ye shall find, not social
preferment, not political honor, neither wealth nor riches of
any kind, but just sweet and blessed rest. Somehow, I like
that. It is very sweet and helpful to me. "Rest." He is the
only Teacher who ever said it. No one else could say it. He
did, and it is perfectly natural aud right for Him to say it,
It would be out of place with any one else. If men really
want to have knowledge, they can have it. But must learn by
the doing and not by dreaming of what they would like to do.
In your search after truth, you will find it only in Jesus, lie
is the embodiment of the truth. He is the truth'. No "ism,"
no doctrine of man can satisfy the craving of your soul. He
can. So instinctively we come back to Jesus, to lay our
acquired knowledge at His feet and ask Him to use it for His
glory alone. We may search the Scriptures and find there an
"eternal life," but only because they testify of Him. We
have all things in Him. He is our rich reward in our search
after knowledge. He gives power to the mind of man to
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His secrets of His life. The great thinkers of the world own
Him Lord and God of their thoughts as well as their actions.
He is the greatest discovery yon can make. Why, then, will
yon he ignorant of Him? Come to Him and learn. He can
and will teach you. Be His pupil. Receive Him into your
heart and know for yourself concerning the great doctrines of
His Kingdom. My dear friend, may you ever strive to learn
of Him. Amen. C. Morgan Comphek.

FAMINE IN CHINA

A cable message from the Famine Relief Commission of
Peking just received by the Federal Council of Churches,
New York, states that according to reports from misisonaries
in the northwestern part of the Province of Shantung appall-
ing famine conditions prevail. The situation, which has been
growing worse for many months, is now so bad that nine-
tenths of the population are reported to be eating unwhole-
some food substitutes. A half million people are actually
starving and 4,000,000 more face similar conditions in the
next two months. Deaths are increasing. Men have aban-
doned their homes and gone to Manchuria in search of work.
Children are being offered for sale; boys of six selling, in
some instances, for twelve silver dollars, the equivalent of
$5.00 American currency.

Some hundreds of thousands of dollars, which have been
available during the winter for carrying on relief work, are
now completely exhausted, so that relief agencies find them-
selves without funds to carry on even the meager relief work
which had been conducted by various missionaries at their
own stations and by other agencies. The International Famine
Relief Commission has surveyed a number of projects for
road construction and river conservation in order to give
employment to famine sufferers, but finds itself entirely
without resources necessary to carry on this work.

CONVERSION

This is the vital fact that the church must bring or fail.
When the church loses its power to convert, it loses its right
to be called a church. Unless it is making bad men into good
men, weak men into strong men, uncertain men into certain,
selfish men into unselfish, and men lacking the God-conscious-
ness into men radiantly realizing God, it is failing as a church
of the living Christ. And nothing can take the place of this
fact of conversion.

Through psychoanalysis you may come into the kingdom
of the somewhat relieved mind ; through social emphases you
may come into the kingdom of a better and juster social
organization; through education you may come into the king-
dom of interesting fact; through systems of mental sugges-
tion you may come into the kingdom of improved health;
through self-culture you may come into the kingdom of refine-
ment, but if you come into the kingdom of God, you must be
converted. When Jesus, Son of Fact, uses the word "except"
in connection with conversion, then there is no exception to
that, "except." The church will never sophisticate itself
away from this need of conversion. For the strong man of
affairs knows that, after all, these are the only "affairs" with
which he deals. He knows that they do not touch the inmost
need of his heart overlaid with ashes — he needs conversion as
deeply as' "the. down and out." For "conversion," accord-
ing to Sabatier, "is a creative and inaugural experience,"
loosing untold possibilities in human personality and inaugu-
rating life into adjusted and spiritually authoritative living.

It brings to life a solid happiness." "You have found God
— by your energy and happiness you show it," said a Hindu
to a Christian at the close of a Round Table. He had, for
conversion is that "inward happy crisis by which human life
is transformed and an issue opened up toward the ideal life.
Through it men find power to live by, for it is not so much
a doctrine as a dynamic." — From "Christ at the Round
Tabic," by E. Stanley Jones.

THE GLADIOLUS

The Washington Evening Star is, naturally, for the most
part concerned with national and district politics and the
news of the world. Yet this great paper takes time and space
to place in its editorial columns a leading article on this won-
derful flower that is rapidly becoming a general favorite with
American flower lovers. The editorial follows :

The gospel of the gladiolus has been so widespread during
the past ten years that this spring will see thousands of these
bulbs planted to every one that might have been put into
the ground before the World War.

The peerless beauty of the "glads," combined with their
ease of culture and freedom from disease and insect pests,
makes them the finest of the summer-flowering bulbs.

With these sterling qualities in their favor, it is not to be
wondered at that literally millions upon millions of these bulbs
are planted every year in America.

Each spring, too, sees thousands of old gardeners, who for
one reason or another have ignored the gladiolus, taking it
up, to yield, in their turn, to its fascination.

The gladiolus is, in reality, a glorious form of lily, its
name being pure Latin for "little sword," designating the
shape of its rapier-like leaves. It was once called the "sword
lily."

Possibly no other flower in commerce, with the exception
of the tulip, has had such an interesting history. A native of
South Africa and other countries, the wild species of this
flower during the last one hundred years, have been crossed
and recrossed.

Hybridizers of all lands have joined in the breeding of
new and better gladioli, so that today it may be truthfully
said that in these flowers, as in some others, what God made
man has improved upon.

Primeval forests never saw such wonderful blooms as any
one may have in his own garden today for a little money
wisely expended. Even the form of the flower has been
changed. The color combinations are only to be described by
the word exquisite. There are plain and ruffled specimens, and
a wholly different type known as "primulinus."

Not to know the modern gladiolus is to confess oneself
behind the times in the floral kingdom. To miss its beauties
in the home garden and, as a cut flower, in the home itself,
is to deprive oneself of real joy.

— A citizen who is in favor of the enforcement of only the
laws for which he has voted, and in the principle and wisdom
of which he agrees, is not a law-abiding citizen of a democracy.
He has something of the autocratic spirit. He is willing to
govern, but not to be governed. He is not willing to play the
game according to the rules of the game.— William Howard
Taft, "Is Prohibition a Blow at Personal Liberty?"

— The government of Japan is becoming more democratic.
Recently nine million men of Japan were given the right of
suffrage.

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Denominational Enterprises

FOREIGN MISSIONS
Methodist Protestant Church Organized in India
Inspiring news from our India Mission 1ms just reached
me and I pass it on to you. It is the account of the organiza-
tion of the first Methodist Protestant Church in India. The
account is given by Miss Grace Perley, the .secretary of our
India Mission.

"The year 2028 will have a double meaning in the history
of the Methodist Protestant Church, for not only will tin-
people in the Homeland celebrate the 200th anniversary, but
our Indian brothers and sisters will celebrate their 100th
anniversary.

"The long-cherished dream of the Indian Methodist Protes-
tant Church has been realized. History has been made. The
India Methodist Protestant Church has been organized in a
very fitting and pleasing manner.

"Several years ago, when Dr. F. C. Klein and Dr. J. C.
Broomfield visited our Mission station, two of our Indian
preachers were ordained and both have labored in that sacred
capacity ever since. One has been stationed at the Farm or
Settlement and there acts in the capacity of superintendent
as well as pastor. The other one has served the two Mission
schools and the Christian community.'

"The committee in charge arranged the schedule of pro-
cedure which consisted of a series of lectures to instruct the
people in Methodist Protestantism, emphasizing why and
what we are in contrast to other Methodisms. Our two mis-
sionary preachers. Rev. J. F. Minnis and Rev. P. M. Cassen,
were chosen to deliver these lectures.

"A portion of the Church Discipline was translated into
the vernacular which permitted the Indian Christians to
follow step by step. Twice daily, from January 31st to
February 3rd, the people came together. In the morning
to be instructed and in the evening to pray and meditate.
"On February 4th all things were ready Tor the organi-
zation. Since we have no church building and no other
building large enough to accommodate such a gathering, we
assembled under a huge tree in the Boys' Compound, at 4:30
p. m. Rev. S. B. Kasote preached the sermon and 140 came
forward and presented themselves as charter members. These
represented all stations in life — Americans and Indians; old
and young; men and women ; boys and girls; educated and
uneducated. As fine a looking army of Christian soldiers as
any church in the Homeland could muster.

"From this august body of Christian believers a Standing
Committee was elected to 'carry on' until a permanent pastor
could be secured and the regular officers of the church were
installed.

"The following day being Sunday, could anything be
more fitting than to observe this first Sunday of our organi-
zation with special services and inviting a neighboring Ameri-
can missionary. Rev. Clark, D.D., of the American-Marathi
Mission at Ahmednagar, to preside?

"To arrange for a speaker and the day's program a special
committee was appointed. This committee consisted of our
two Indian pastors, our two head masters, one Indian brother
not regularly employed in the Mission work, and two mis-
sionaries. Quite the cream of the intellectual element of our
little Christian community. They arranged for baptisms,

reception of more members and the observance of the Holy
Communion. Truly it was an impressive service.

"Our guest of the day. Dr. Clark, lias had a long and
serviceable missionary career. His flow of Marathi and
splendid delivery of the Word o'f God touched us all. Those
words of comfort, counsel, encouragement, responsibility and
spiritual admonition will not soon be forgotten. Two hours
did not seem ball' long enough and when the Apostolic bene-
diction was at last pronounced we all felt that we had taken a
big step forward and were confident that we had not taken
the step alone and unguided."

The organization of this church is not only a great step
forward but it is a step in the right direction and shows that
our work in India is progressing. We have a fine corps of
workers there. Now the next step to which we are all looking
hopefully and expectantly forward is the organization of an
Indian Mission Conference. This step will soon be taken.
S. W. Rosenbergeb, Executive Secretary.

THE CONTAGION EVERYWHERE

Occasionally we hear of some preacher saying that there
are no Modernistic influences touching his people and that
he does not need to warn them against the current skeptical
Liberalism from his pulpit. Such brethren are mistaken.
The contagion of the subtle, present-day rationalism is every-
where. It is finding its way into every community through
books, magazines, daily papers, and in other ways. And only
those to whom its fraudulent pretensions have been made
clear and who are intelligently anchored to the truth of God's
Word, are safe. Never was there a time when pastors needed
more to indoctrinate those under their spiritual care than
they do now. The failure rightly to magnify this teaching
function of the Christian ministry is, in our opinion, largely
responsible for the ease with which the Modernists have con-
fused the minds of many church members and have swept
them from their moorings. No preacher in charge ought
indifferently to turn over to any other agency the work of
instructing his congregation religiously. As God's divinely
called and commissioned ambassador, it is he who must give
an account to Him for the manner in which that work is
done. — Selected.

BE SERIOUS

A statesman retiring from public life occupied himself
in bis latter days with serious thoughts.

The friends who came to visit him reproached him with
being melancholy. "No," he replied, "I am only serious.
All around me is serious, and I feel the need that heart and
mind should be in unison with my surroundings."

"For." he added, with such solemnity as to impress all
present, "God is serious as He watches us. Jesus is serious
when He intercedes for us. The Holy Spirit is serious when
He guides us. Satan is serious when he tempts us. The
wicked in lull are serious now, because they neglected to be
so when on earth ; all is serious in that world whither we are
wending. (Hi, my friends! believe me, it is all true; let us at
least at times be serious in our thoughts and in our actions."
— Selected.

— Panama Canal will not, much longer provide for all the
ships that would pass through if the rate of increase keeps up.
The necessity of a canal across Nicaragua is being discussed.
Another plan is to enlarge the Panama Canal.

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OPTIMISM

The

President's
Letter

EVANGELISM

Lebanon

March 29. — On ths date we were here with Pastor Hutton
in his second quarterly conference. Delegates were nomi-
nated, and all of the other conference business promptly and
harmoniously transacted. The reports indicated a normal
condition for the church. A movement has been started by the
C. E. Society for the erection of a Hut. This, of course, will
have to take the regular form, as prescribed by the church
law. We trust that the church may find it a proper move
and give it necessary endorsement and support. The M. P.
C. G. G. was not all provided at this time, hut we trust that
the full allotment may lie secured by the first of Mail. With
Lebanon to the front. High Point will stand 100 per cent on
the Gratitude Gift. We were glad to lie with our Lebanon
people again, as always. Pastor Hutton will earnestly press
the work, and this church will, we are confident, have a good
showing when the counts are all in.

Albemarle

April 1. — We were witli our Albemarle church on this
date, attending Sunday school at 9:30 and preaching at the
11 o'clock hour. Since their building was burned in the early
part of the conference year, they have been worshipping in a
large storage room situated on one of the prominent streets of
the city, and near the location of their burned church. They
were very fortunate in securing this building, as it affords "a
very satisfactory temporary arrangement for their work.
True to their history, this little band has shown a courageous
spirit since the loss of their church by tire. The excavations
are completed for the basement of their new church, and in a
short time they expect to begin the construction of the build-
ing. The new church is well located, being on one of the main
streets of the city, and in the midst of our constituency there.
The plans call for a commodious and well constructed build-
ing, with large auditorium and modern Sunday school housing.
The church will be a credit to the conference, and an inspira-
tion to our cause in that section of our territory. Any help
that can be given them will he timely and to a good purpose.
Pastor Anderson has a strong grip on the people, and is
zealously and wisely pushing the work. We were delighted to
share the convenience and comfort of the new modern brick
bungalow in which we found him ami his interesting family
housed. We were glad, also, to find here friends of other days,
and to share again their fellowship. We have at Albemarle a
loyal and faithful band, and our predictions are that the
future holds for them a steady and gratifying growth.
Porter and Friendship
The afternoon and evening of the same day was given to
these charges. At 3 o'clock we preached at Porter to a well-
filled house of interesting and interested auditors. This was
our first visit to this charge, and we hasten to say that we
were favorably impressed. The church is located 'in a pine
grove in the little village of Porter, and is surrounded by a
beautiful stretch of productive farm lands. The building is
painted inside and out, and neatly kept. The grounds had
recently been cleaned off and beautified. We found the Sun-
day school in session and we were impressed with what seemed
to be encouraging opportunities. After the sermon the Grati-

tude Gift was presented, and with pleasing response. The
allotment of $23.50 was over-pledged by one dollar. Porter
was an honor roll church last year. We have no doubt about
that good record being maintained this year.

At 7 :30 p. m. it was our privilege to visit Friendship and
preach to a large and attentive congregation. We were glad to
have Pastor Greene, of a nearby M. E. Church, worship with
us, and assist in the service. Friendship is a strong and
promising rural church. The building occupies a commanding
position on the Albemarle-Concord highway, and is in the
midst of a prosperous farming community. Recent repairs on
the building, and a modern lighting system add much to the
attractiveness and efficiency of the church. The Gratitude
Gift was presented, and pledges to the amount of $20.00 were
received. Other pledges had been secured prior to this. Pastor
Hill is very zealous and diligent in his work, and he and his
family enjoy the full confidence of his people. His charge
will make a good showing when the year's work is over.

We fully enjoyed our visit to these three fields, and we are
grateful to pastors and people for their unfailing kindness and
hospitality. We will follow them in deep interest and earnest
prayers through the year.

Easter

Many of our churches rendered our denominational Easter
program ; some, in addition to this, made special evangelistic
efforts. We trust that there were many who gave themselves
to the Lord and to His church, and also that the Easter
offering was liberal. Now, please, pastors and superintendents,
send the offering at once to Mr. V. W. Idol, treasurer, so it
may be forwarded by him to the general church treasurer
for immediate use by the Board of Home Missions. This is
important. Please see that it is done, and take credit for it
on tlie budget of your local church— G. O. B.
Centennial Day
Fifth Sunday in April. Some charges are planning to
make this a great day. We earnestly urge that it may be so
all over the conference. We should have from ten to fifteen
thousand grateful and loyal Methodist Protestants assembling
in the inspirational meeting, that through the thrill of this
day they would be led to give themselves anew to Christ and
to the church. This day will take the place of the district
rally held heretofore. Pastors and district chairmen will
co-operate in arranging the program to suit local conditions.
The only thing that we are concerned about is that our people
shall come together in centennial gatherings, and that new
emphasis may be laid upon the origin, purposes, progress,
hopes and aims of the Methodist Protestant Church. The
details of this program we can well afford to leave with the
local managers. But, brethren, see to it that enough of effort,
purpose and prayer go into the program to make the day
highly worth while. One hundred years of denominational
life and service, honoring to God, makes the most that we can
put into this day all too little.

M. P. C. G. G.
Bro. Ross could not make his report last week because
enough pastors did not get their reports to him in time. How-
ever, it will appear in the Herald this week, and will make
interesting study. Several charges have raised their allot-
ments, and a few more than they were asked to raise. A great
many charges are yet to report. So the work of raising our
allotment of $12,000 must go on— on and on and on, until
every dollar is raised. Let no one think that we can't or that
we won't do this. Our denominational loyalty is at stake;

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April 12, 192S

our gratitude is at stake; our enviable heritage as the oldest
conference in the connection is at stake ; and our appreciation
of the men of our own conference who were vital factors in
establishing the church, is at stake. Fail in this? No.
Twenty-eight thousand North Carolina Methodist Protestants
will not let their church come to her first century without
doing her just honor. We will raise our $12,000 Gratitude
Gift. But what we want is that every church and every
charge shall be iu it. Is yours there? See the report.
Appointments

April 14. with Bro. Neese in quarterly conference at
Randleman, 2 :30 p. m.

April 15, with Bro. Fogleman on Granville for three
services.

April 21-22, with Bro. Ridge on Davidson.

April 28-29, Centennial Day, with Bro. Powell on
Greensville.

.May 6, with Bro. Whitaker on West Forsyth, for two
services.

May 6, Bro. Hendry will represent us on the Anderson
charge. We will make an official visit there later in the year.

It is a great privilege to be a Christian ; it is a great privi-
lege to be a leader of Christian forces, and for our comfort
it is written: "And God is able to make all grace abound
Inward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all
things, may abound to every good work."
Yours in affection and labor,

S. W. Taylor.

April 11, 1928.

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The Church's Proper Attitude Toward Social Dancing

(Continued from Page One)

successful the results, the use of the modern dance by any
church frustrates the full realization of the values in which
the church is most interested.

"Those churches which now permit or promote the modern
dance .should, in our opinion, take immediate steps to work
out a comprehensive recreational policy for their organiza-
tions, and through an educational process direct the younger
people to an appreciation of the best recreational interests of
modem life, with the aim of eventually replacing the modern
dance with more desirable activities.

"Churches at the opposite extreme, which by legislation
have prohibited modern dancing, will save unhappy compro-
mises by removing such legislation and substituting therefor
a vigorous program of recreational education and of directed
activities. The dance issue will never come up in the church
which meets the needs of the people with an adequate social
program.

"The legitimate appeals of the modern dance can be. met
through more desirable rhythmic and social mediums. It is
frankly understood that any permanent substitute for the
modern dance will take more effort, more time, more leader-
ship than is required to promote dances. It means a compre-
hensive, efficiently directed, well-equipped, year-around pro-
gram of social recreation, but the results will amply justify
its cost. The recreational program itself is to be considered
an integral part of the total work of the church. The effective-
ness of the educational function, the challenge to service
which the church provides, and the vision to higher living
which its devotional and worship functions furnish are the
ultimate and adequate substitute for a poor, defective, degen-
erate modern dance."

THE WHOLE MESSAGE

England was waiting in doubt and dread ; no one knew
how the tide of war was going. London was wrapped in fog
and in the deeper gloom of depression, when a signal message
reached the city which read, "Wellington defeated." The
great city mourned and lamented. But the fog lilted, the
light grew clearer, and it was discovered that the message
had two additional words. It read, "Wellington defeated the
enemy. ' '

So runs a story of Waterloo. It is a story of life as well.
It makes all the difference in the world whether we look at
our dangers and difficulties through the fog of gloomy hope-
lessness and unbelief, or through the clearer atmosphere of
faith and courage. Few messages of misfortune are so entirely
and finally evil as we think. They often have some added
words, if only we stand our ground and wait for them. This
world is not a place for weakness or for the spirit that gives
up easily.

A young business man was manager and part owner of
a large concern which was entirely destroyed by fire. His
friends waited anxiously for his account of the disaster;
when it came it was brief and dealt chiefly with the future.
"The fire was fierce, but it is over," he wrote. "We have
moved into quarters not far away, and are going on as well
as we can. The old building was inconvenient in some ways,
and we shall remedy that in putting up a new building; so
what has happened may prove a blessing."

The world has little room for weakness and cowardice.
If it had, it would be a poor place to develop strong, resource-
ful, courageous manhood and womanhood. Whatever else we
are here to do, it certainly is not to fail, and our lives cannot
be uesless while we keep faith and do our best. We cannot
always see the result of our efforts, or understand the meaning
of all the hindrances and defeats that come to us. When the
gloom seems too thick to be pierced, when but a fragment of
the message reaches us, and we feel that defeat is upon us,
then is the time for the highest courage that sees the future
through the eyes of faith and refuses to admit defeat. If
lamenting and mourning London could have pierced the fog it
would have known that it had no cause for its gloom, and it is
still the same with many of the happenings that we fear spell
defeat and loss. We are reading but part of the message.
By and by, in a clearer light we shall see that things which
were hard, were not so much to our hurt as we thought, and
the words we missed may make success instead of failure.
— Forward.

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— A man under the influence of small quantities of alcohol
has no right to believe his own senses. He cannot trust them
to give him correct facts, and he cannot rely upon his judg-
ment for the interpretation of facts. — Dr. G. Sims Woodhead,
Cambridge University.

— The Department of Commerce announces that, according
to the returns received, there were in the United States 12
churches of the American Catholic Church in 1926, with 1.566
members, as compared with three churches and 475 members
reported in 1916. Of the 12 churches reporting in 1926,
11 with 1,519 members were located in urban territory.

"My own amateurish opinion is that prohibition has con-
tributed incalculably to enabling a vast number of families
to improve their living conditions and to make at least some
progress toward financial independence." — B. C. Forbes.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OUR STORY PAGE

THE BOY WHO DIDN'T GIVE UP

David and his sister Vera both went to the same .school.
Vera was two years older, although as David was large for
his age, they were very nearly the same size.

Vera had a good deal of care of David, as she had been
warned to help him cross the streets safely, and to keep watch
that he did about what was expected of him at school. Some-
times David resented these attentions, and insisted on having
his own way, and then Vera and he were likely to have words
and perhaps a little trouble. lint neither one remembered
anything of this kind very long, for they were really very
fond of each other and the best kind of playmates and pals.

From time to time at the school which the children at-
tended, it was customary to have a program of interesting
exercises, and parents and friends were invited to attend.

David was much excited when it came his turn to be one
of the speakers, and he greatly enjoyed the preparations and
practice which the teacher, Miss Bess, planned for this event.
There were to lie folk songs and dances and recitations and a
little playlet in which the girls took part with their dolls,
each doll coming to buy some kind of fruit from a basket
carried by one of the older girls who was dressed up as a
fruit-vender.

David enjoyed this playlet greatly, and especially as Vera
was to take part with Pou Pon, a new trick doll, which would
go about in circles on her tiny roller skates when she was
wound up.

David's own part in the program was to recite a number
of verses of poetry. The name of the piece was "When I'm a
Man," and it made David feel very important to be telling
the others of the wonderful things he would do when he
grew up.

But alack and alas— when the day of the school entertain-
ment came, poor David began to feel quite nervous, and to
wish that someone else had his part. Even the sight of the
little frosted cakes and the big pitchers of lemonade did not
make him forget his anxiety.

What if lie should get up before all of the other children
and the visitors, and not remember what he was going to say?
How awful that would be! He imagined the older people
would smile, and the children would titter, and Tommy Teezer
would taunt him when the school party was over.

Perhaps if David hadn't worried so much about what
might happen, and had thought more about just what he was
going to say, he would have got along better. For sure enough,
when he marched forward to the middle of the platform and
saw all of those eyes staring at him, his heart began to jump
and he couldn't think of even the first word ! And the longer
he stood there, the larger those eyes looked and the deeper
they seemed to pierce into him.

His mind was just a blank, and he had all he could do to
keep the tears bark. He could hear Miss Bess trying to tell
him the first words of "When I'm A Man," but "that didn't
help at all. And at last she came forward with a smile and
took him by the hand and led him out of the door at the end
of the platform into the hall. Vera was out there and her
cheeks were very red, and David knew that she was about
ready to cry. Her part of the program was over.

"Oh, Miss Bess," she begged, "please let me take David
right home before the party is over, for the other children will
be sure to laugh at him !"

But David had ideas of his own. He backed up against
the side of an open doorway.

"I'm not going home," he declared. "I came here to
speak a speech and I 'in going to do it ! "

"But you can't! You'll forget!" wailed Vera.
"I'm going to speak that speech!" retorted David, stub-
bornly. His head was down and his chin was quivering.
"Tommy Teezer isn't going to have a chance to laugh at me!"
"David is right," Miss Bess said firmly, "and he shall
have another chance. If you want to help him. Vera, hear
him say 'When I'm A Man' over two or three times. And
remember, David, to let your mind go just a little ahead of
the words you are saying, so you will know what comes next.
And if I were you, I would not look right at the people, at
least at first, but a little over their heads until you get accus-
tomed to the sonnd of your own voice."

The program was nearly finished when a small boy
marched for the second time to the front of the platform.
Tommy Teezer snickered, but David didn't pay any atten-
tion, and with a firmness which was commendable, began :
"When I'm a man,
1 '11 be a printer if I can,"
and once he got started, he had no trouble at all, for the verses
came very readily and easily by doing what Miss Bess had
told him— that is, thinking a little ahead of the words he was
speaking.

Before he was half through David was able to look at his
hearers, and the eyes he faced did not disturb him in the least.
He made just the proper kind of a bow and walked away.
Now Tommy Teezer would have nothing on him!

When the program was ended, a very fine-looking gentle-
man sought David out.

"I want to shake the hand," he said with a wonderful
smile, "of the boy who wouldn't give up."
David flushed with pleasure.

"I came to speak a speech," he explained eagerly, "and
I was going to do it !"

"That's right," laughed the gentleman who was none
other than the person who was at the head of the schools in
the city. "Keep right on doing that way. Don't be a quitter,
and once you have started some undertaking, never give up ! "

David went down the steps of the schoolhouse with a light
heart. Even Tommy Teezer was looking enviously at him, for
hadn't the distinguished visitor of the day taken notice of
and praised the Boy Who Wouldn't Give Up !— Sele cted.

MEN OR MACHINERY?

Dr. W. II. Griffin Thomas once said: "The church is
looking for better methods; God is looking for better men."

The question naturally arises, do good men and good
methods mutually exclude each other? By no means.
And yet we had better have consecrated men than
the best methods that can be suggested. Methods mean
machinery. The best machines are the simplest. The bast
organizations are those that work most smoothly and effi-
ciently. Thus do they serve a good purpose. A machine is
little worth apart from the man who directs it. God give us
men. When the right man appears he will call into being
such methods as are necessary and join to Him who said,
"Apart from me ye can do nothing." — Watchman Examiner.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

SENIOR CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC

April 22: "Why and How Should Christians

Support the Eighteenth Amendment?"

Scripture: Exodus 21:28, 29; Prov. 23:29-32.

I
Plans for Meeting

a. Have some community or city official to
speak on "The Value of Christian Influence
in Law-Enforcement."

b. Suitable song selections: "America the
Beautiful," "Stand Up for Jesus," "The Fight
Is On," "Onward, Christian Soldiers." Have
special music by quartets or duets, etc. Make
the program a unit of worship, information,
and instruction.

II
Pertaining to Topic

Why? That raises a question and leaves
room for answering reasons. Here are some:
1. Because Christians dissatisfied with the im-
moral conditions of society caused by the
liquor demon brought about the law which
forbids the demon. 2. Christians should sup-
port the Eighteenth Amendment not only be-
cause it is a law brought about by Chris-
tians but because Christians everywhere
should be good law advocates and supporters.
Paul taught the Christians of his day to be
good citizens of two kingdoms, both the exist-
ing order, and the kingdom of God. 3. Be-
cause the fruit of prohibition speaks for it-
self. "What would the conditions be in the in-
dustrial world with whisky handy for every
one? Would it be safe on the highway in an
automobile in a case like that? How about
the living conditions? What of charity? The
industrial world demands sober men. With
the highly developed machinery of today
the industrial world demands the best trained
individuals. Whiskey decreases efficiency and
jeopardizes society. Saving accounts and im-
proved living conditions are other fruits of
prohibition. The problem of charity de-
creased is another. The truth that there are
many homes that know nothing of the blight
of liquor and many of those homes are the
ones in our own communities.

How? Here is the real test and each one
should make this a personal question. The
following ways arc suggestive. Be a real
Christian citizen in your community with re-
spect to law. Make Christ the ruling power
of your life and ask the question: "What
would Christ have me do?" regarding ques-
tions of prohibitions.

Ill
Talk by Some S. S. Leader
Five-minute talk on "The Part the Sunday
School Took in Bringing in the Prohibition
Law."

IV
Try These Questions

1. How can the prohibition problem be im-
proved in our community?

2. Tell why you would not want open sa-
loons in your community.

3. In what ways will temperance education
help *nlve the problem?

4. Has prohibition helped your community?
State? Nation? How about the world'

F. L. GIBES.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
April 22 — Jesus and the Home

Scripture Basis: Mark 10:1-10.

Golden Text: Honor thy father and thy
mother (which is the first commandment with
a promise). Eph. G:2.

Love in the Home

Home is a divine institution. It preceded
every other. It served as the first ecclesias-
tical body, for the laws of God were first
taught in the home. "God created man in his
own image, in the image of God created he
him; male and female created he them." (Gon.
1:27). "Therefore shall a man leave his
father and his mother, and shall cleave unto
his wife: and they shall be one flesh." (Gen.
2:24). Thus the home was begun by divine
creation and command. Jesus adds, "And the
two shall become one flesh." (Mark 10:8).

Jesus implies that love must bind the hearts
together in the home, though He does not say
so in so many words. Let us consider this as
one proof: Is there any greater love than
that of true parents? None greater on earth.
What they have done and will do for their
children is never realized fully until the chil-
dren become parents themselves. Yet Jesus
implies that the love of a worthy man or
woman, as the case may be, should be so
strong and genuine that a son or daughter
should withdraw himself from parental love
and care to respond to the impelling power
of the love of another. How sacred is such
pure love !

Nor should love end there. When the chil-
dren come and begin to grow to manhood
and womanhood, thus fulfilling God's scheme
of the propagation of the race, love must be
the link which connects the hearts of chil-
dren with parents, brothers with sisters, and
so on. Regardless of whether it be a cottage
or a mansion, the home is not happy where
love does not reign supreme in the hearts of
members of the family.

Loyalty in the Home

"What therefore God hath joined together,
let not man put asunder." (9th verse). We
wonder many times whether or not God joins
some couples together, when we observe how
unsuited in many ways they seem to be, and
when we learn that one divorce is granted for
every 7.G marriages. The United States, nom-
inally a Christian nation, leads the Christian
world in divorces. How shameful! How are
we going to cope with it?

It is true that we cannot legislate people
into being good, but laws are necessary to
hold national integrity up to a high standard.
Hence, we need more rigid marriage and di-
vorce laws in the states. Better still, we need
a uniform federal law that will aid in the
reduction of the ratio. When certain classes
of people realize that it is easy to obtain a
divorce in one state if not in another, they
marry with the consciousness that separation
is a simple legal process.

Another agent that insidiously stamps his
vile image upon the minds and hearts of
(In- youth of today is the sensual love story
published in cheap magazines. A welfare
worker gave the information that .500 copies
of such a magazine were sold in a certain

April 12, 192S ,

town of approximately 30,000. One of the f
greatest forces for good and evil today is the
movies. Many of the love stories are sug-
gestive and often three-cornered. Divorce is
boldly pictured as a matter of course. And
some children are permitted to see such pic-
tures twice, three times, or maybe more times
a week. Parents need to guard their children
against such poisonous pastimes if they want
them to have high ideals concerning the mar-
riage state.

Little Ones in the Home

"We wander wide in doubtful ways,
Our eyes of faith are dim;
The child is freshest from God's hand,
And nearest unto Him."

"And He took them up in His arms, put His
hands upon them, and blessed them." (16th
verse). Don't let us be too hasty in condemn-
ing the disciples for trying to prevent the
children from coming to the Master. Let us
cast the beam out of our own eyes first. Have
we been guilty of declaring that a six, eight
or ten-year-old child is too young to come to
Jesus? Mai^y have made this serious mis-
take. Consulting statistics and works on the
subject, we find that many ministers and
other Christian leaders date their conversion
back to early childhood. "Suffer the little
children to come unto me," says the Master.

Who blesses our homes with the little ones?
Is it not God Himself? Man is able to invent
and manufacture wonderful things these days,
but he has not the ingenuity to form a seed
or mold a body containing life. Then, should
we not take them to the Father through the
Son that He might bless and sanctify their
days of impressionableness? "Forbid them
not," cautious parent; forbid them not, pious
churchman ; forbid them not, faithful Sunday
school teacher. Thus will our homes be
blessed with boys and girls who have known
the Lord in childhood, and who will aid father
and mother in their efforts to make Christ
the Head of the household.

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CENTENARY PROJECT FOR JUNIORS

"Our Big Methodist Protestant Family in

Baltimore"

LESSON SFVEN

"Our Chinese Methodist Protestants"

Facts for Centenary Discoverers

1. The Methodist Protestant Family has one
mission station in China. It is in Northern
China near the great wall in Kalgan. Most
of our missionaries have had to leave China
because of the Chinese civil war, and be-
cause of the wars in China we have not been
permitted to send additional misionaries to
China. Horace S. Williams, a young man, is
our onl3r missionary in China at the present
time. Dr. Roberta Fleagle, our missionary
doctor, is home on furlough, and Rev. and
Mrs. Soderbom, our two other missionaries to
China, are also home on furlough. Every six
or seven years our missionaries are permitted
to come hack to America for a while to see
their loved ones whom they left when they
went into the foreign country. Always while
in America our missionaries home on fur-
lough visit the church of our big Methodist
Protestant family to tell them of their work
ami 1 he people of ( Ihina.

2. The Chinese civilization is indeed very
old and used to be much greater than at

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

the present time. Hundreds of years ago, it
began gradually to lose its power until it
became so weak that other nations came into
China and claimed a right to sections of
China wdiich they proceeded to occupy. Other
nations set up their own government on Chi-
nese soil and made laws which ruled the
people in these sections. For hundreds of
years, China's four hundred millions of peo-
ple were asleep; not asleep as you and I
sleep a t night ; but they seemed not to be
conscious of what other nations were doing,
and when they learned of it they thought
themselves too weak and helpless to change
things. China used to be called the "Sleeping
Giant." People used to say, "If China ever
awakens from her sleep, she may bring trou-
ble and anxiety to the whole world." Because
China was asleep and had no national pride
her people became very unsanitary and be-
came densely ignorant ; they had no laws of
sanitation and wanted none. They had few
schools and were not concerned about their
ignorance. While China slept, other nations
took advantage of her.

3. In the last few years, China has been
awakening. A few people began to see that
China had possibilities; that she was rich in
many things; that her people could be edu-
cated. Missionaries, and the schools which
they have been holding have helped China
to awaken; the World War helped China to
awaken. Chinamen began to travel into other
countries and returned to China with the
story of what the rest of the world is doing
and this has helped China to awaken. America
has helped China to awaken because America
has provided for some Chinese students to
be educated in America; these students have
gone back into China with new ideas, and this
has helped China to come to herself. China
has been given a new language, a simpler
language which all can learn ; the old language
of China was so difficult that it required so
long to learn it that few people ever became
educated; but with the new language every
one in China can become educated.

4. When China began to awaken she said
to the nations which had come in and occu-
pied a part of her territory, "This isn't fair;
for years you have taken advantage of us,
and we will not permit it longer." Then the
Chinese began to feel that they didn't want
anything to do with anything foreign; they
wanted to be independent; patriotism began
to develop ; the Chinese government began to
organize more schools so that her people
might be educated; China has awakened and
is possessed with a new feeling of indepen-
dence. Many of the Mission Boards have
turned oyer much of the work in the mission
schools and in the Christian churches, which
has been done by the missionaries, to the Chi-
nese. China is just growing up and wants to
do things for herself instead of having every-
thing done for her; China feels very much
like we do as Juniors; we don't want every-
thing done for us, we want to do some things
for ourselves.

5. Many in China are opposed to every-
thing that is foreign ; but there are many
in China, particularly the Christians, who
still want the foreigners and the help that
they can give. We must stand by China, and
maintain a very kind feeling toward her while
she is growing up just as our parents do
toward us while we are growing up. During

this period, we must not do less for China,
but more. As soon as the wars are over, our
Methodist Protestants in the United States
will send more missionaries to China if they
wish them; and they don't we will support
the Chinese Christian leaders there so that
they may carry on the work which the mis-
sionaries have started.

6. In China, we have a boys' school, a girls'
school and a hospital. During the absence
of Dr. Fleagle, our medical work is being
carried on by a Chinese doctor and three help-
ers. Last year over eleven thousand patients
were given treatment through our medical
department. In China as in India, we carry
on the evangelistic work, the educational work
and the medical.

7. We have some Methodist Protestant
churches in China and all the members of
them are a part of our big Methodist Prot-
estant Family.

Suggested Activity
Map Work: Locate on your map of the
world (or if you prefer making a separate
map of China) Kalgan, China, which is in the
north near the great wall. Draw a line out
from Kalgan and paste at the end of the
line in an open space on the muslin pic-
tures of our China work and our missionaries
to China. Pictures may be found in church
papers, particularly in the Missionary Record.
The November issue of 1924 has some very
good pictures.

Birthday Cake Poster: Add facts about
China to your Birthday Cake Poster.

My Church's Birthday Book: Let each dis-
coverer add facts to his, "My Church's Birth-
day Book."

Photograph Album: Add pictures of China
and our work in China to the Photograph
Albums.

Missionary Triangle Poster: Let two chil-
dren prepare a Missionars' Triangle poster.
Use a large sheet of cardboard; draw on it a
triangle; let one point stand for evangelistic
work, the second point for educational work,
and the last point for medical work. Print
these three types of work on the three points
of the triangle.

Centenary Discoverers at Work: Begin to
discover what you can about Japan and what
the Methodist Protestant Church is doing in
Japan. Start collecting your pictures on
Japan.

Worship Service
Theme: "Making the World Family Chris-
tian."

Call to Worship: Leader — "Who shall ascend
unto the hill of the Lord, and who shall stand
in His holy place?"

Children — "He that hath clean hands and
a pure heart, who hath not lifted up his soul
unto vanity nor sworn deceitfully."

Praise Hymn: "May Jesus Christ Be
Praised." No. 2, Hymnal for American
Youth.

Conversation: The World Family includes
the nations of the world. We do not think
it is fair to take advantage of a brother or
sister, do we? Certainly, it is just as wrong
for one nation to take advantage of another.
We do not really know how kind and sympa-
thetic our parents are to us when we are
growing up. They know many times that we
make mistakes ; but they are patient and kind
because they know that we will do the very
best we can and that some day we will know

how to do better and will do it. Certainly we
ought to be kind and sympathetic with the
nations of the world; many of them make
mistakes and do things that are wrong. As
much as we love our own America, yet Amer-
ica makes many mistakes. America will make
fewer and still fewer mistakes as she becomes
more and more Christian ; China and India
and Japan and all the rest of the nations of
the world will make fewer and fewer mis-
takes wdien more and more of the people of
these nations become Christ-like in their
living.

Hymn: "The Whole Wide World for Jesus."
No. 264, Hymnal for American Youth.

Story: "World Friendship's New Coat,"
Page 49 in "Missionary Programs for Juniors."

Salute to the Christian Flag (All stand and
salute): "I pledge allegiance to my flag, and
to the Savior for whose kingdom it stands;
one brotherhood uniting all mankind in serv-
ice and in love."

Prayer: (1) That there might be a spirit
of friendship in the World Family. (2) That
all the nations of the world might become
Christian. (3) That more Americans may fol-
low Christ and His way of life. (4) For
China; for our missionary work there; for
peace in China.

Prayer Hymn: "I Would Be True," No. 17(1,
Hymnal for American Youth. (Last verse).
Memory Work

Memorize the words of "The Whole Wide
World for Jesus" and the salute to the Chris-
tion Flag.

Suggestions to Leaders

Don't let the activity lag. Keep all mem-
bers of the group busy. Encourage pupil
initiative. Watch your opportunity to teach
helpfulness, kindness, respect for the rights
of others, co-operation, unselfishness, and
sharing. These attitudes can be strengthened
as the children do their work together.

Write to Mrs. H. W. Maier, Thomasville,
N. C, and tell her that you are using this
project.

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GRATITUDE GIFT CAMPAIGN REPORT

Our quota for North Carolina is $12,000.
Our pledges to date amount to $8,444.12.
Please advise at once any corrections, as
there are a number of churches that I have
been informed have done something but I
have no reports from the pastors. Many pas-
tors write "More later."

J. D. EOSS.

Asheboro, N. 0, April 11, 1928.

Charge
Alamance
Albemarle
Anderson

Quota Pledge Paid

..$300.00 $ $

. . 50.00 50.00

. . 150.00

Asheboro 300.00 500.00 100.00

Ashevillc 100.00 103.80

Bess Chapel 100.00

Bessemer City 50.00

Bethesda 20.00

Burlington, First 500.00 500.00

Fountain Place 100.00 63.00

Caroleen 100.00

Charlotte, First 200.00

Charlotte. North 25.00

Chase City 20.00 5.00 5.00

Cleveland 250.00

Concord 450.00 450.00

Connelly Springs . . . 20.00 11.07 11.07

Creswell 150.00

Davidson 200.00 43.00

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Charge

Democrat

Chatham

Benton

Diaper

Enfield

Fairfield

Fairview-Glen Raven.

Fallston

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Forsyth

Friendship

Gibsonville

Graham

Granville

Greensboro, Calvary. .
Greensboro, Grace ..
Greensboro, W. End .
Greensboro, St. Paul.

Greensville

Guilford

Halifax

Haw River Mission. .
Haw River Circuit ..

Henderson

H. Point, English St.

II. Point, First

II. Point, Lebanon . .
II. Point, Welch Mem.

Kannapolis

Kernersville

Lexington, State St...
Lexington, South

Liberty-S. City

Lincolnton

Littleton

Mebane

Mecklenburg

Melton's Grove

Midland

Moeksville

Mt. Hermon

Mt. Pleasant

Moriah

N. Davidson

Orange

Pageland

Pinnacle

Pleasant Grove

Porter

Randleman

Reidsville

Randolph

Richland

Roberta

Rockingham

Saxapahaw

Shelby

Spring Church

Spencer

Tabernacle

Thomasville, Com. . . .
Thomasville, First . .
Thomasville. West . .

Union Grove

Vance

Weaverville

West Forsyth

Whitakers

Why Not

Winston, First

Winston, South ....

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CENTENNIAL SPEAKER

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— Miracles were not given b
lief, but to strengthen faith.

destroy unbe-

HUGH S. MAGILL

General Secretary of the International Council

of Religious Education, and a speaker at

our Centennial Convention, May 10-15

Dr. Hugh S. Magill, of Chicago, General
Secretary of the International Council of
Religious Education, is recognized as one of
the outstanding figures in America not only
in his own field but in the wider field of gen-
eral education. For a number of years he
was General Secretary of the National Edu-
cation Association, an organization bringing
together all of the forces of the United States
engaged in the field of public, education. As
the guiding genius of this Association, he was
largely responsible for its present power and
influence in modern educational circles.

At the International Sunday School Con-
vention, held in Kansas City in 1922, when the
International Sunday School Association and
the Sunday School Council of Evangelical
Churches were merged into the International
Sunday School Council of Religious Education,
Dr. Magill was considered the one man in
America most eminently fitted to head the
merged forced engaged in Religious Educa-
tion on this continent.

Under his strong and aggressive leadership,
the International Council has reached a place
of usefulness beyond question in Protestant
religious work. He has gathered around him
in the Chicago office a staff of workers of
unusual ability and unprecedented power and
has been able to weld together the united
interests and efforts of the 39 Protestant de-
nominations of which the International Coun-
cil is constituted.

Dr. Magill is one of the outstanding speak-
ers in America today and we are most for-
tunate in being able to announce that he
will address the opening session of our Cen-
tennial ('(invention in Hampden Methodist
Protestant Church, on Thursday night, May
10th. His challenging message on the oppor-
tunities and responsibilities of an adequate
program of Religious Education in our de-
nomination should inspire all of us to more
consecrated effort.

FINANCIAL REPORT FROM MRS. TAYLOR

The following auxiliaries of the W. P. M. S.
have paid their budgets in full and quite a
number of them have over-paid:

Asheville, Asheboro, Burlington, Bethel
(Alamance}, Bethesda (N. Davidson), Concord
(Saxapahaw), Charlotte, < 'alvary, Graham,
Grace, Harmony, High Point, Hickory Ridge,
Hollister, Lebanon, Maple Springs (Forsyth),
Mebane, Moriah, Mt. Carmel (Granville),
Pleasant Hill, Reidsville, Rehoboth, Rock
Creek, State Street, Thomasville (Community),
l'n ion Chapel, Welch Memorial, West End,
Winston-Salem, Whitakers.

The following churches that had no axuil-
iary have sent in maney:

Gibsonville, Pinnacle, Flat Rock (Vance),
Julian, Fair View (Anderson), and Mizpah,
Fair Grove anil Midway on Haw River Cir-
cuit. MRS. S. W. TAYLOR, Treas.
^-

LAW ENFORCEMENT WORK

About two weeks ago a young wife whose
husband was being debauched or made drunk-
en in a saloon run by a fellow known as
Johnnie St. Auban at Cohoes, N. Y., com-
plained to the New York Civic League and
asked what could be done to suppress the
place. She was anxious to have something done
as quickly as possible. We told her we were
not sure that it could be done in short of a
week or more as he had a bad record and
would lie very shy of strangers and it would
be hard to get evidence against him.

In fact when talking with the splendid head
prohibition agent here in Albany he said that
he and his men had been trying to get that
place for a month but had not been able to
do so.

We called in one of our League's special
investigators and asked him to see if he could
get the place. He went over there and by his
tact and skill made a buy of liquor at the
first call, and after making an affidavit as to
his purchase of liquor, a search warrant was
issued thereon and the place raided by the
prohibition agents and 1,4-10 bottles of beer,
a gallon of whiskey, a gallon of wine and
half a gallon of gin were seized and the
proprietor arrested.

He had a barber shop in front of his speak-
easy so as to attract little or no attention,
and persons going into the barber shop would
not be suspected of going in there to buy
liquor, but they went through a door at the
back of the barber shop to the booze joint
immediately behind the barber shop.

Of course, the young wife was delighted at
the splendid success of our League man. We
are unable, however, because of our very
limited resources to employ this man only
part time, though he is one of the best men
we have ever "used. We ought to have suffi-
cient funds to keep a man like him busy all
the time.

— Rev. Mr. Schenek, Lutheran pastor in
Greensboro, told this story on himself recent-
ly : He went to see a man and found him
away from home. He accosted a little boy
and asked :

"Where is your father?"

"At work."

"What kind of work does he do?"

"He sells bread."

"What do I do?"

"NothinV

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

BUDGETS RECEIPTS TO DATE

Alamance

Anderson

Asheboro

Asheville

Ress Chapel

Burlington, First

Charlotte, First

Chase City

Chatham

Cleveland

Concord

Connelly Springs

Davidson ,

Denton

Draper

Eniield

Fallston

Fairview-Glen Raven

Flat Rock

Forsyth

Fountain Place

Friendship

Gibsonville

Graham

Granville

Greensboro — Calvary

Grace

St. Paul

West End

Guilford

Halifax

Haw River Circuit

Haw River Mission

Henderson

High Point— English Street

First

Lebanon

Welch Memorial

Kernersville

Lexington — State Street

Liberty and Siler City (Libertv) . . .

(SiJer City)

Lincolnton

Littleton

Mebane

Mecklenburg

Midland

Mocksville

Moriah Charge

Mount Hermon

Mount Pleasant

North Davidson

Orange

Pinnacle and Mount Zion

Pleasant Grove

Randleman

i Randolph

1 Reidsville

Rockingham

Saxapahaw

1 Spencer Mission

, Spring Church

' Tabernacle Charge

Thomasville Community

Union Grove

Vance

Weaverville

West Forsyth

West Thomasville

Wliitakers

Why Not

Winston, First

Yadkin College

Tarborough

A.C.B.

G.C.B.

College W.H.M.S.

W.F.M.S.

$ 67.00

$ 5.00

$ 53.00

$ 34.00

$101.75

56.00

1.00

25.00

17.58

85.00

31.10
25.65

175.44
79.35

6.92

7.42

25.00

100.00

125.00

164.00

297.30

55.40

10.12
3.20
3.66

29.25

15.32

104.87

3.20

5.42
36.24

15.00

85.00

2.00

33.58

7.00

1.75

10.26
2.35

7.17

35.00

5.00

55.00

24.25

63.20

44.50

S.00

16.86

29.60

10.00

7S.40

12.00

73.25

117.20
26.00

40.76

17.35

12.00

30.00

60.00

25.00

21.00

3S.35

30.00

20.00

74.40

69.10
114.52

152.55
99.80

75.00

4.42

17.00

300.00

522.60

20.00

32.00

111.95

42.05

14.93

60.00

10.10

4S.0O

12.00

26.09

24.33

30.00

10.00

100.00

20.00
3. IS

115.00

40.00

174.54
221.70

306.18
151.10

30.63

7.85

46.50
26.00

37.80

117.00
28.98

32.75

37.76

20.00

20.45

15.00

12.38

39.00

70.00

35.00
2.00

26.00

7.00

7.00

4.70

45.00

117.00

S6.10

2.50

16.00

6.01

8.10

1.38

55.00

2.56

63.2S

7.00

50.00

7.00
18.90

85.00

55.99

79.90
38.60

33.50

27.00

S0.00

213.06

46.S5

30.00

8. SO

17.57

16.60

50.00

6.75

19.00

2.25

15.98

6.00

34.33

6.47

10.00

12.55
52.10

60.00

6.90

6.50

23.88

4.00

14.00

6.00

5.71

10.00

12.50

159.50

16.88

IS. 75

5.00

16.55

45.03

72.99

65.50

50.00

2 29

50.00
10.00

138.90

84.20

18.70

20.49

51.01

39.95

10.75

5.00

54.15

2.57
13.50

29.25
1.25

17.30

35.45
75.40

21.14

5.00

9.70

14.70

7.50

221.58

91.62

15.00

5.00
19.50

5.75

15.00

$1,518.55 $558.64 $1,642.01 $2,691.51 $3,124.84

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

College

Asheboro $ S5.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Superannuates
Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.OO

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Haw River 5.00

We are correcting some mistakes this week
which Bro. Idol finds were made in sending
reports to us. We trust that the figures as
they now stand are exact. No new charges
are listed this week. The number of charges
now having credits is 73. This leaves 19
charges blank. Of the 73 charges that have
credits, 34 have no credits on the A. C. B., and
26 are without credits on the G. C. B. except
the credits which they have through the mis-
sionary organizations. Brethren, this ought
no so to lie. With the year half gone, no
charge should be without credits by member-
ship payments on these budgets. It is no-
ticeable, too, that some of our prominent
charges are in these "no credit" lists. We
know that the raising of church finance is
not an easy matter; eternal vigilance is the
price. What we are saying, therefore, is not
said in the spirit of censure, but rather by
way of calling our minds to remembrance.
The year is rapidly passing, and we must be
up and doing while it is called today. We
shall await with keen interest the report of
the Easter offering — and please let us urge
again that it be sent. Treasurer Idol at once
so he may pass it on for immediate use by
the Board of Home Missions.

A few charges report this week on college

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April 12, 1928

assessment. We are grateful for this. The
college will soon need this money to wind
up the work of the year, and we most earnest-
ly eall upon our pastors and people to co-op-
erate with us in every possible way in raising
this full assessment on every charge.

With full appreciation of every assurance
of faithfulness on the part of pastors and
people, and with renewed confidence in the
help of Him who is the Head of the Church,
I am,

Fraternally yours,

S. W. TAYLOR.

April V2, 1928.

1 Our Children's Home I

i :

Offerings by Churches and Individuals
New Hope, Vance Circuit, $3.00; Rehoboth,
Granville Circuit, $12.72; Union Chapel, Gran-
ville Vircuit, $11.83; Stallings, Mecklenburg
Charge, $1.00; Spencer, Spencer Circuit, $5.00;
W. L. Doud and Mrs. Susan Gray, $3.00;
Charles MeA. Jones, Frederick Circuit, Mary-
land, $7.00.

Sunday School Offerings
Pleasant Hill, Spring Church Charge, $6.00;
Welch Memorial, High Point, $7.09; Welch
Memorial, Young Ladies' Class, support of
child, $5.00; West Thomasville, West Thom-
asville Circuit, $5.00; Spring Hill, West Thom-
asville Circuit, $1.62; Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleas-
ant Circuit, $0.25; Bess Chapel, $23.81; Cal-
vary, Greensboro, $12.25; Winston-Salem,
First Church, $7.92; South Lexington, South
Davidson Circuit, $5.38; State Street, Lexing-
ton, $11.05; Concord, $25.00; Glen Raven, Glen
Raven Charge, $3.85; Graham, $5.60; Friend-
ship Station, birthday offering, $12.06; Bethel,
Flat Rock Circuit, $4.17; Corinth, Littleton
Circuit, $1.50; Midway, Haw River Circuit,
March and April, $10.50 ; Yarborough's
Chapel, S. C, $1.40; Silcr City, Siler City Cir-
cuit, $5.00; Worthville, Randleman Circuit,
$3.45 English Street, High Point, $12.45;
Bethel, Moeksville Circuit, $1.52; Grace,
Greensboro, $7.86; Grace Baraca Class,
Greensboro, $14.00; Rose Hill, Pageland Cir-
cuit, $4.00; High Point, First Church, $11.02;
High Point Baraca Class, First Church.
$30.00; Friendship, North Davidson Circuit.
$2.26; Mipah, Haw River Circuit. $10.00;
Reidsville, $10.23; Friendship, Mt. Hermon
Circuit, $5.03; Pleasant Grove Station, $8.03;
Music Tuition

Asheboro Missionary Society, $15.00; Lib-
erty-Siler City Missionary Society. $10.00;
Hunter-Kimball Memorial Class, Grace M. P.,
Greensboro, $5.00; Friendship, Haw River
Circuit, Young Ladies' Class, $5.00.

We again wish to express to all who have
had a part in these contributions our sin-
cere appreciation. The same is being used
to the best advantage possible.

E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.
•-4-

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Burlington Note. — We had a good day yes-
terday (Easter Sunday). Church about full
at morning service, 18 received into member.
ship. Packed house at evening hour for the
Easter pageant.

Belhesda, Halifax Charge. — The fine weather
brought out a good congregation yesterday —
Easter Sunday — and Mr. Spencer gave us an
appropriate sermon concerning the resurrec-
tion. Just before the sermon, some of the
Sunday school children gave a few recitations,
and the music of the day consisted of several
Easter songs by the choir. Both recitations
and music were good. Collection was $14.00,
which is considered good for this season here.
We were glad to have in the choir Miss Mat-
tie Moore Taylor, who is home on a visit
from N. C. C. W.

Announcement was made that Rev. Mr. Cas-
sady, of Alabama, will assist in the special
meeting here in August.

There has been a good deal of sickness in
the community, even since measles subsided.
The reporter came in for a full share but has
recovered sufficient strength, at least, to break
into print.

Mr. Richard Taylor (our S. S. superinten-
dent) and his family have been through quite
a siege and are not well even yet.

Mrs. N. M. Harrison, Jr., and little Rev. (?)
N. M. are on a visit to her parents in Ashe-
boro. In two points at least the young man
may be compared to .leshurun in Deut. 32:15.

Mrs. Thomas Hunter, of Wilmington, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. N. M. Harrison.
REPORTER.

— In a recent visit to West End we were
very favorably impressed by a sight of the
new Sunday school building. It has two
stories, and provides a large assembly room
besides class rooms. It has also a steam heat-
ing plant which will warm both the church
and the Sunday school building.

High Point. — After his absence of three
weeks the congregation was delighted to wel-
come Dr. S. K. Spahr back to the pulpit Sun-
day morning, when he brought to us a most
comforting and convincing message of the
glorious and triumphant resurrection of our
Lord and Christ. He selected as his text the
last idause of the Apostles' Creed: "I believe
in I he resurrection of the dead and the life
everlasting." Dr. Spahr said that there are
very few of us wdio have reached mature life,
who have not followed some loved one to the
sepulchre, and but for our belief in this
promise of a reunion our grief would be too
heavy to bear. He then gave some reasons
why we may believe in the resurrection. First,
at this season of the year God has risen
in nature, and the fields, bursting buds, flow-
ers, and birds speak of a resurrection of life,
a renewal of all nature. As the perfume of
the lily, which was tucked away as a bulb in
the dark earth last fall, greets us today, we
exclaim, "We, too, shall live again!" As
the silk-worms, eating mulberry leaves, spin
their own coffins around them and prepare
to die, then from the cocoon bursts forth a
beautiful moth or butterfly with gorgeous
wings, so shall we emerge from the tomb as
glorified beings to live forever with our risen
Saviour in the happy fields of Eden. We
may depend upon what the Bible teaches in
regard to a future life. In the heart of every

man and woman is a longing for immortality,
a conscious feeling that death does not end
all. The death of Jesus and His resurrec-
tion shows that without a doubt we shall rise
again. It- should thrill us and make our
hearts unspeakably happy on this gladsome
Easter day to know that Christ, our blessed
Lord, has risen, and we shall dwell with Him
throughout eternity without pain, tears, or
sadness.

"Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
His the sceptre, His the throne,
Alleluia! His the triumph,
His the victory alone;
Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion
Thunder like a mighty flood;
Jesus out of every nation
Hath redeemed us by His blood."

The music was especially beautiful at this
service. The choir rendered with most pleas-
ing effect the lovely anthem, "Christian, the
Morn Breaks," and Mr. Robert B. Moffitt, of
Ramseur, brother of Mrs. John Whitesell,
sang the exquisite "Open the Gates of the
Temple," by Knapp. The pulpit was exceed-
ingy beautiful in its wealth of Easter lilies,
palms, ferns, and roses, a loving memorial
to the sainted Evelyn Penny, beloved and
only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George T.
Penny, whose birthday it was, and who went
home to Jesus just six years ago in the prom-
ise of happy girlhood. She yet lives in the
hearts of many relatives and countless young
friends, who hold her memory very dear.

The Sunday evening service was given over
to the choir, which rendered a program of
exquisite music suitable to the happy season.
Mr. Clarence Schultheiss sang in his charm-
ing voice, "Come, See the Place Where Jesus
Lay," and Mr. Carey Davis played a trom-
bone solo, "One Sweely Solemn Thought,"
with organ accompaniment. The choir then
sang the beautiful cantata by Stults, "Alle-
luia," with charming effect. The solo parts
were given by Mesdames J. C. Whitesell and
J. H. Allred, Messrs. A. J. Koonce and Clar-
ence Schultheiss. Miss Mae Kirkman played
the organ accompaniment with great skill and
expression. The members of the choir wore
white vestments, an innovation in our church,
and taken together this was the most beau-
tiful and elaborate cantata ever produced in
the First church, and was thoroughly appre-
ciated by the congregation. Many thanks are
due the choir for the faithful labor of this
exquisite rendition.

The Ladies' Aid Society held its usual
monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. A. M.
Rankin Tuesday afternoon.

Prof. P. E. Lindley has very kindly con-
sented to teach a course in Teacher Training,
beginning next Wednesday evening, wdien
this class will be combined with the mid-
week prayer meeting. All those from 15
years of age upward are invited to join this
class. Mr. Lindley is very efficient in this
line of work.

A supper will be served next Thursday eve-
ning to the membership of the church. This
opportunity will be given to meet Rev. George
Shurtz, of Morgantown, West Virginia, who
will be present on this occasion. While in
the city, Rev. Mr. Shurtz will be a guest in
(he home of Dr. and Mrs. S. S. Coe in Emery-
wood.

Miss Daisy Lee York, who is a student at

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Ashly Hall, Charleston, S. C, is spending the
Easter holidays with her parents, Dr. and
Mrs. A. A. York.

Mrs. A. H. Kirby, of Philadelphia, who has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. R. M. An-
drews, has returned to her home.

After a vacation of six days, High Point
College students will resume work tomorrow
(Wednesday) morning. For 45 seniors this
will be the last lap of the race before grad-
uation on May 28th. These seniors have al-
ready secured their classic Oxford gowns and
caps, and will doubtless astonish the natives
in the near future by appearing in public in
this grand and dignified garb.

We are grieved to note that our beloved
layman, Capt. A, M. Rankin, is not so well,
and will leave tomorrow for the Charlotte
Sanatorium to take treatment again. His
hosts of friends are praying for his early
restoration to health.

Enfield. — Sunday morning at 11 o'clock we
had our Easter services. Our program con-
sisted of anthems by the choir, prayer, re-
sponsive reading, greetings to the church,
welcome to our visitors, two playlets of Eas-
ter, and a pageant, "The Resurrection Gar-
den." Mr. Auman's message to us was a beau-
tiful story. The hour of service was very
enjoyable. The children on the program
played their parts splendidly.

We did not have evening service at our
church, but all attended the Easter services
at the M. E. church.

Our Sunday school gave the children an
egg hunt Monday afternoon.

We were proud of the large attendance at
Sunday school Sunday morning.

REPORTER.

Enfield. — Our Easter program was a splen-
did success. The children in particular did
their part in a most acceptable manner. All
participating seemed to enter whole-hearted-
ly into the Easter joy. Our offering was
$34.53.

The second quarterly conference will con-
vene at Enfield Friday afternoon of this
week at 2:30.

Our hearts were saddened by the passing
of Mrs. Elizabeth Britt on Wednesday of
last week. She was a mother and grandmoth-
er to a number of our church family. She
had been ill for a number of years and had
been cared for by her children. Funeral
services were conducted by, her pastor, Rev.
C. L. Spencer, the writer assisting, and her
body laid to rest in the Eden M. P. church
cemetery. J. CLYDE AUMAN.

State Street. — The sunrise service by the
Christian Endeavor Union, held on the lawn
of the Presbyterian church Sunday morning,
was well attended and all present were helped
and interested. Evangelism and Christian
citizenship were the subjects discussed.

We had a fine attendance at Sunday school,
although some of our folks were out of town
and some are sick.

At the 11 o'clock hour Mr. Bcthea preached
a touching and inspiring sermon to a large
congregation. Eight new members were add-
ed to the church at this service. There are
several others who would have joined but
could not be there Sunday. These will prob-
ably come in next Sunday.

The Easter service suggested by the Board
of Home Misions was given Sunday night.
The children and young people taking part
were coached by Mrs. F. J. Cox, and rendered
their parts well, making an evening of help-
ful entertainment for a large and appreci-
ative audience. A liberal contribution was
received.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
held the regular monthly meeting at the
church last Thursday afternoon. The presi-
dent, Mrs. A. PI. Evans, presided. A chapter
of the study-book was given by Mrs. Curtis
Koonts. The society has done a good year's
work and will have a creditable report for
the Branch Meeting soon to be held in
Greensboro. REPORTER.

Lexington, N. C.

Community Church, Thomasville. — Growing
out of our special pre-Easter services during
Passion Week, 14 united with the church on
Easter Sunday morning with several to be
received next Sunday, illness having made
it impossible for them to be present on Sun-
day.

Two services were held each day during
Passion Wreek, a meeting for children in the
afternoon and a service for young people and
adults in the evening.

Palm Sunday was observed throughout the
church. In the morning worship service, the
Junior congregation headed by the Junior
vested choir marched into the church audi-
torium in the midst of the worship service,
waving their palm branches and sing their
Palm Sunday hymns. They sang "All Glory,
Laud, and Honor," by Theadulph ; "Fairest
Lord Jesus," by Munster; and "There Is a
Green Hill Far Away," by Alexander. At the
conclusion of the music, the children left the
auditorium and reassembled in their worship
room for the remainder of their service.

Eight were baptized on Easter morning,
with more to be haptized next Sunday.

The attendance in all departments was most
splendid Sunday morning with a very fine
interest throughout the school.

The crowning service of the day was on
Sunday evening when the choir, under the
leadership of Mrs. C. F. Finch, presented a
program of Easter music, assisted by Mrs.
H. W. Maier, who told the Easter story, "The
Boy Who Discovered the Spring,'' by Alden,
and Rev. Maier, who read the resurrection
Scripture lesson.

About 300 calls were made by the pastor
and the members of the church during the
pre-Easter campaign. REPORTER.

Asheboro. — Yesterday was rather an un-
usual day with us. The Senior C. E. Society
had a splendid sunrise prayer meeting at
(3 :30 a. m. Then just before the close of
the Sunday school all departments were
brought into the church auditorium where a
short Easter service was held. The Sunday
school's offering was taken which amounted
to about $27.00. The loose change in the col-
lection plates at the church services was add-
ed, making the total Easter offering about
$34.00.

At the 11 o'clock hour the choir rendered
beautiful Easter music and the pastor
preached an Easter sermon. One beautiful
and tender part of the service was the bap-
tism of Nathanael Mason Harrison, the little

son of Rev. and Mrs. N. M. Harrison. The
mother of this fine little fellow before her
marriage was Miss Nan Lewis, a member of
our church.

At the evening hour we had the pleasure
of hearing a splendid sermon by Rev. N. M.
Harrison.

Mr. and Mrs. S. Frank Phillips have the
sympathy of our people in the death of their
two-year-old son, William Alexander, who
was taken to be with our Lord on Friday
morning, March 30. The funeral was held at
the home on Saturday morning, March 21, at
11 o'clock by the writer and burial was in the
city cemetery here.

At 8 o'clock next Sunday evening Mr.
Charles Ross, the assistant Attorney General
of North Carolina, will speak in our church.
Mr. Ross is a son of Mr. R. R. Ross of this
place and during his young days was a mem-
ber of our church here.

Our revival will begin Sunday, April 22.
Rev. H. W. Maier, of Thomasville, will come
on Monday, April 23, to stay through Sunday,
April 29, and as far into the next week as
seems necessary. J. E. PRITCHARD,

Siler City.— On Tuesday night, April 3rd,
at the Pythians' banquet, the ladies of the
Aid and Missionary Societies served a five-
course dinner with great success. The net
proceeds amounted to $60.

Early last Thursday morning the members
of the Senior Christian Endeavor Society
drove out to the old Hackney Mill place,
about four miles east of town, where they
had a camp-fire breakfast. The Senior Chris-
tian Endeavor members also met at the
church Easter morning and held a sunrise
prayer service.

We were very fortunate to have with us
last Sunday Rev. Lawrence Little. During
the Sunday school hour he delivered a splen-
did message to many young people, also a
number of older people who wrere present.

Mr. and Mrs. Dixon are still bringing to us
very helpful messages. REPORTER.

Alleghany, Davidson Charge. — Brother
Ridge preached a good sermon on "The
Empty Tomb." This beautiful Easter Sun-
day makes us feel like praising the Lord for
another fair Sunday after so many rainy
ones and so much sickness. We were sorry
to lose one of our members, Brother Millery
Cranford's wife, who died the first of April.
We believe that she was a good woman. Our
sympathy goes out to the bereaved husband
and children.

Our president is to preach for us on Sat-
urday night before the fourth Sunday in
this month.

Quarterly meeting will be held at Line-
berry on Saturday evening at two o'clock
before the fourth Sunday.

Sunday school every Sunday at ten.

ABIGAIL COGGIN, Reporter.

Grace Church, Greensboro.— The Grace
Church Workers held an enthusiastic meeting
Wednesday evening, April 4. The various
committees gave their reports, showing that
the Workers had lived up to their name dur-
ing the last year. The new officers and com-
mittees were elected at this meeting. Mr. J.
Norman Wills was elected chairman of the
Workers. During the coming year, this or-
ganization hopes to be one of the largest

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benefactors to the church. Unified work
through the committees was stressed. They
hope to have something to show for their
work.

During the last week our minister, Eev.
B. .1. Tamblyn, has been giving a series of
Easter meetings. On Friday night, a com-
munion service was held. The music was
beautiful throughout all the meetings.

Sunday morning at 6 o'clock the young
people of the city, under the auspices of the
Christian Endeavor Union, met in a sunrise
service at the church. Mr. Tamblyn made a
short talk. An excellent musical program
was rendered at this time.

Sunday night the choir gave its regular
Easter music. The beautiful Easter cantata,
"Death and Life," by Harry Eowe Shelley,
was given. It told in music the story of the
death and resurrection of Jesus. The solo
work deserves much praise. The choir has
been giving us very beautiful music each
Sunday.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Miss Novella Mclntyre, from High Point Col-
lege, and the Misses Fawcett and their guest,
from Guilford College. EEPOETEE.

Hope, Chatham Charge.— We had very good
attendance at Sunday school April 8 consider-
ing the epidemic of measles. We hope this
epidemic will soon be over and all the chil-
dren "ill be back in their places.

At the 11 o'clock service Eev. Porter, a
Baptist minister of Bonlee, occupied the pul-
pit for our pastor. He preached a good, plain
sermon on "The Love of God." The sub-
ject was well handled and he brought out
many good thoughts and everybody enjoyed
his sermon.

As the weather was unfavorable on our last
appointment. Brother Isley had not brought
the Gratitude Gift before the church, so this
was taken up at the beginning of the serv-
ice, and we are glad to say our quota was
raised.

We were glad to have Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Hanner, Jr., of Madison, Mr. and Mrs. Look-
abill, of High Bock, and Mrs. E. G. Henry, of
Stokesdale, worship with us. We are always
glad to have our members come back and be
with us.

Miss Clara Johnson, a student of Eastern
Carolina Teacher Training School, Greenville,
N. C, is spending the Easter holidays with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Johnson.

Miss Delia Hanner has returned from a
three weeks' visit to her brother at Madison,
N. C.

Best wishes to all.

KAEA ANDEEW, Eeporter.

Ashcville.— Mrs. Mary E. Fears passed away
last week after a long illness. She was in
the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. S. Cun-
ningham. Her body was taken to Hopkius-
ville, Ky., for interment.

The services Sunday were unusually well
attended. In the morning the primary de-
partment gave a beautiful program of songs
and recitations just before Brother Casto's
helpful Easter message.

At the evening service the young people
gave a delightful program preceding the ser-
mon by Brother VanMeter. The Easter of-
fering was not quite the quota, but was good.
Some of our members were present who have
been kept at home by illness. Sunday was
the 23rd anniversary, to the day, since the
organization of our church here.

We were happy for the presence of Miss
Eudora Younginer from High Point schools,

Bessemer City. — Sunday, April 8th, was a
great day for us. We had 174 present at Sun-
day school. We also had a short Easter pro-
gram for the children, after which our pas-
tor, Brother Henderson, delivered a very in-
teresting sermon. We are proud of our pas-
tor, as he is a very promising young man,
and we feel that he will do a great work in
the future.

The Ladies' Aid gave a very interesting
play here in t lie graded school auditorium
March 23rd, which was well attended by the
public and which was much enjoyed. The
title of the play was "The Old-Fashioned
Mother." The proceeds went for the benefit
of the church. Mrs. Elenor Cathcart, one of
the school faculty, and Mrs. Hampton Black
acted as very efficient coaches. We wish to
thank these good ladies for their many efforts
to help the work along.

We have as our visitor Mrs. Annie Stew-
ard, from Monroe. Wo are always glad to
have her here, to visit and attend church.

The C. E. Society is still moving along and
is a great help to the church. Pray for us.
LUCY BLANTON, Eeporter.

Winston. — Having preached at the Winston
church several times since conference. Brother
Taylor asked me if I would take charge of
the work during the month of April. I wish
to state that I have never preached to a more
appreciative people than I have found in this
church. Truly, we have some as noble souls
here as can be found in the Methodist Prot-
estant church anywhere. The congregations
are encouraging and seem to be growing in
number each Sunday.

The second quarterly meeting was held last
Tuesday night. The nominees for delegate
were elected and the usual business was trans-
acted. Three of the brethren were appointed
as homing committee for the Annual Con-
ference. Their names will appear later.

We were assured on yesterday that the
Gratitude Gift will be paid in full.

The Sunday school is doing good work and
new scholars are added each Sunday. They
have a splendid corps of S. S. teachers. I
should like to make special mention of Mrs.
E. N. Hauser, as I have had the pleasure of
hearing her twice in the young men's class.
I will say that Mrs. Hauser is the finest
teacher it has ever been my privilege to hear
on a S. S. lesson.

The choir renders some very effective music.
As they hod no Easter program we took a
collection for Home Missions, which amounted
to $77.00.

Brother J. D. Williams has been invited
to hold revival services in the near future.
J. II. MOTON.

April 12, 192S

been superintendent of the Sunday school at
Shilnh for the past two years and teacher
of the young people's class for some time.
He had many friends in both Guilford and
Eandolph - counties. He is survived by his
parents, three brothers, Grady, Charlie, and
Tyson Hemphill, all of Julian, and one sis-
ter, Mrs. W. A. Kanoy, of Pleasant Garden.
The pallbearers were George Pickett, Willie
Henderson, Raymond Jordan, Arville Kime,
Eobert Shelton and Jim Brown. The flower-
bearers were Misses May York, Inez Burrow,
Myrtle Coble, and Pearl Kennett. The

funeral was conducted from Shiloh church
on Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock by the
pastor, Eev. A. O. Lindley, assisted by Bev.
W. F. Ashburn, a former pastor of his, and
Bev. T. F. McCulloch. There was a largo
crowd of sorrowing friends to pay the last
tribute of respect to one much loved by all
who knew him.

Our community was very much shocked and
saddened with the death of Mrs. A. E. Staley,
who died in a local hospital after a short
illness. The funeral was conducted from
Shiloh M. P. church on Thursday at 11 o'clock
by Eev. A. O. Lindley, assisted by Eev. W. F.
Ashburn and Bev. T. F. McCulloch. Mrs.
Staley had been a faithful member of Shiloh
church for several years. The beautiful floral
designs showed the high esteem in which she
was held. She was a kind and loving wife
and neighbor and will lie greatly missed by
all.

We are sorry to note the illness of one of
our good neighbors, Mrs. Caroline Hinshaw.

Since the loss of our Brother Hemphill, the
following have been elected to succeed him:
Steward, Charlie Hemphill; general interests
steward, George Pickett. EEPOETEE.

Shiloh Church.— There was a splendid Eas-
ter program rendered here Sunday morning.
Our pastor, Rev. A. O. Lindley, preached an
able sermon the last fourth Sunday afternoon.

The people of this church were saddened
very much by the death of our superinten-
dent, Walter K. Hemphill, who died two
weeks ago at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Hemphill, near Julian. Mr.
Hemphill was a very popular young business
man, was aetive in his church work and had

Orange Charge.— The second quarterly con-
ference will be held at Hebron church Sat-
urday before fourth Sunday in April at 2
P. M. Officials, please be on hand promptly
at 2 o'clock. Candidates for delegate to nomi-
nate and other important business.

Centennial services will be held for the
charge at Chestnut Bidge church the fifth
Sunday in April. The program will be as
follows:

10:00— Sunday school.

11:00 — Song service; devotionals.

11:30 — Address, J. Norman Wills.

Dinner.

1:30 — Song service; historical papers.

2:15— Sermon, Eev. L. W. Gerringer.

B. M. WILLIAMS.

New Church on Davidson Charge.— Pino

Hill has a scattered membership of 54. The
old church were very small and was under
repair. A meeting was called about a year
ago to come to definite conclusion for im-
provement. The majority wanted a new
church ; some were a little pessimistic about
it, but nobody knocked the new church move-
ment; so they went to work with these re-
sults: Inside 12 months they have erected a
beautiful new church with a brick founda-
tion, size 30x10, with recess pulpit and a
beautiful belfry in front; painted it inside
and outside, debts paid, ready for dedica-
tion the fourth Sunday in April. This church
is located on State Highway No. 109, from
Thomasville to Troy. A marker in the yard
tells what church it is. None of these mem-
bers are considered wealthy. C. E. BIDGE,

April 12, 1.928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Resolutions of Respect

Resolutions adopted by the Wesley -Hood
Sunday school class of the First M. E. Church,
St. Augustine, Fla., for Mrs. Lorena Garrett
Lindsay :

Whereas, God, in His infinite wisdom, has
seen fit to remove from this earthly life our
beloved friend and teacher, Mrs. J. W. Lind-
say, whose smile of greeting and faithful
service endeared her to us in bonds of love:

Be it resolved, that we shall miss her in
our class because of these sweet, Christian
virtues ; but we bow iu submission to the
will of God, praying that we may emulate
her Christian virtues, and that when the call
conies, we, too, may be ready.

Be it further resolved, that the God of all
grace may comfort her loved ones, especially
her devoted companion ; and that a copy of
these resolutions be sent the husband, and a
copy be spread on the minutes of the class
book.

MRS. L. L. KNIGHT,
CHRISTINE JOHNSON,
MRS. WILLIAM E. BRYANT,
Committee.

Resolutions adopted by the Willing Workers
Circle of the First M. E. Church, of St.
Augustine, Fla., for Mrs. Lorena Garrett
Lindsay:

Whereas, God, who knoweth all things best,
has in His wisdom called from our midst
our loyal and faithful friend and co-worker,
Mrs. J. W. Lindsay, whose noble and unselfish
life endeared her to us all, and inspired us
to higher ideals;

Be it resolved, that we, the members of
the' Willing Workers Circle of the First
Methodist. Church. St. Augustine, Florida, shall
deeply feel the loss of such a beautiful Chris-
tian character, who always responded so
lovingly and willingly to any call to service
for the Master;

That we remember her and try to emulate
her beautiful Christian life. Hers was in-
deed a sweet incense unto the Lord.

That we deeply sympathize with her be-
reaved husband, and pray that God, in His
infinite mercy, may comfort him.

Be it further resolved, that a copy of these
resolutions be recorded in the minutes of the
Willing Workers Circle, and a copy pub-
lished in the Evening Record, and a copy of
same be sent to her husband.

MRS. WM. E. BRYANT,
MRS. CARL J. ROBERTS,

Committee.

Allred
Chas. W. Allred was born in Randolph
county, N. G, on May 4, 1889, near Gray's
Chapel M. P. Church, where he lived until a
few years since, when he moved to Asheboro.
He retained his membership at Gray's Chapel
as long as he lived. After having several
operations within the last year, he died at a
hospital in Greensboro, February 10, 192S.
He left a wife and three children. His pastor
visited him in the hospital. At the time of

this visit, it appeared as though he would
get well. But he said, "If I don't get well, I
am ready to go.''

Rev. Mr. Gregory, pastor of the Friends
Church in Asheboro; Rev. J. E. Pritchard,
of our M. P. Church in Asheboro, and the
writer conducted funeral services at Gray's
Chapel on the second Sunday in February.
The great concourse of people in attendance
manifested the esteem in which he was held.
May God bless the bereaved ones.

A. O. LINDLEY.

Pugh

Millard Filmore Pugh was born in Ran-
dolph county, N. C, near Gray's Chapel M. P.
Church on March 12, 1851. On November 30,
1873, he was married to Letha Jane Allred.
This union was blest with 11 children, of
whom nine survive. These are: G. D. Pugh,
E. L. Pugh, Mrs. R. P. Foust, Mrs. G. II.
Hardin, Mrs. A. T. Nixon, M. A. Pugh, Mrs.
R. II. Hackett, Mrs. I. E. Routh, and Mrs.
J. G. Julian. There are 33 grandchildren
living, and 11 great-grandchildren.

He accepted Christ as his Savior many
years ago, and joined the M. P. Church at
Gray's Chapel in 1879. As long as health
permitted, he was one of the most faithful
and interested members. When health failed
him so that he could not attend the services,
he still loved his church, and manifested an
interest in the work of the church. Often he
was the only member of Gray's Chapel to
attend the quarterly conference. He was
faithful till death. He has been blind and
his health such that he could uot leave home
for the past few years.

On March 26, 192S, he was called home,
after manifesting a patience in all his suf-
fering that is marvelous. He has left an
influence for good that has made his com-
munity and church better.

Rev. W. F. Ashburn, a former pastor, as-
sisted the writer in the funeral services at
Gray's Chapel, where the body was laid to
rest. A. O. LINDLEY.

Staley

Mrs. Annie Kimrey Staley, the youngest
child of the late Hampton L. and Mary S.
Kimrey, bom July 30, ISSfi, died March 20,
1928. She was united in marriage to Arthur
E. Staley May 12, 1917. Besides her hus-
band she leaves the following brothers and
sisters: George M. Kimrey, James A. Kimrey,
William M. Kimrey, Henry H. Kimrey, John
H. McMasters, half-brother, Sirs. Mary Ada
Wright, Mrs. Martha E. Kirkman.

She was converted and joined the M. E.
Church at a very early age. After marriage
she moved her membership to the Shiloh
M. P. Church with her husband. Truly she
was a good woman, and will be greatly missed.
A large concourse of people attended the
funeral services at Shiloh, conducted by the
writer, assisted by Rev. W. F. Ashburn and
Rev. T. F. McCulloch, where the body was
interred. May God's grace sustain her com-
panion, and all the sorrowing ones.

A. O. LINDLEY.

Hemphill

Walter Kyle. Hemphill was born September

28, 1890, near Julian, N. C. He was a son of

Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hemphill. In early life

Walter gave himself to the Christian faith,

and joined Shiloh M. P. Church. He loved
his church. He was superintendent of our
Sabbath school, and also one of our stewards.
He was a busy man, as he worked in the
store with his father. But he was not too
busy to show his interest in the work of
the church. He was so upright and honest
in all his business transactions that no one
found fault or made complaint of any kind.
One neighbor said, "I don't believe anybody
else could have done the business he has
done and no one find fault with him." Surely
he was one of our best. We shall miss him.
But trust that we shall see him in the Home
of the Soul.

He leaves his parents and the following
brothers and sisters: Cfrady, Charlie and
Tyson Hemphill, all of Julian, N. C, and Mrs.
W. A. Kanoy, of Pleasant Garden, N. C.
Death came on March 19, 1928. We felt that
he was needed here so much in our church.
But God had a higher service for him in
glory.

Rev. W. F. Ashburn and Rev. T. F. McCul-
loch assisted the writer in the funeral serv-
ices which were held at Shiloh, where inter-
ment was made. May God heal the broken
hearts of parents and loved ones.

A. O. LINDLEY.

Butts

Mrs. Bessie Butts died in the hospital in
High Point, N. C, April 8th, and was brought
to Rosemary, N. C, April 9th, and was buried
iii a family burying ground about four miles
out from Rosemary. Mrs. Butts was one of
Hawkins Chapel's girls and was Hearing her
27th birthday. She belonged to Hawkins
Chapel church, having joined this church at
the age of 14 years. About four years ago
she was married to Mr. Joe Butts.

She leaves her husband and one child five
or six months old; also her mother, three sis-
ters and one brother.

The church and community have the deep-
est sympathy for these dear people iu the
time of their sorrow.

Mrs. Butts was a very fine young woman
and was well known. She served the public
a long time in the U. S. post office at Rose-
mary, N. C, and was liked by the public.

We bow in humble submission to God who
does all things well, and makes no mistakes.

Funeral was held in Hawkins Chapel church
by her pastor, Rev. M. I. Crutchfield, and the
writer, April 10th, then her body was carried
to the burying place and laid to rest. There
were many beautiful flowers placed upon her
grave as a token of the high regard that
her friends had for her. Her young life is
gone, but will not be forgotten.

J. B. O'BRIANT.

—Calvary church is indebted to Bro. James
Swain for handsome bulletins containing be-
sides a list of officers of the church and Sun-
day school the announcements that would
otherwise have to be read, and might be for-
gotten.

— Calvary church people were made glad
last Sunday by the accession of three new
members: Bro. L. A. Pugh and Mrs. Pugh
and Mrs. Nugent.

— The greatest sins are not the ones com-
mitted by the ignorant, but the ones of those
familiar with the truth.

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REV. I). R. BRASWELL

The shining path to eternity is crowded,
and the "Celestial Gate" stands ajar.

Another "great man in Israel has fallen."
If greatness is measured by faith and works,
then, indeed, Rev. D. A. Braswell measured
up to the standard, and rightfully takes his
place amongst the noblest and best of that
splendid group of saints v*no have lived, la-
bored and won through devoted service in the
North Carolina Conference of our Church.

For many years Brother Braswell was my
valued friend, and, from the time he began
his pastorate in the Conference, I have
watched his work, and somewhat kept in
touch with the progress of his ministry; and
well do I recall when he came to the Con-
ference, and with sorrow in his heart told me
that he could not pass the prescribed course
for the year because he had not had the time
from his work to read and study. I knew
how he was handicapped, and how arduous
and successful had been his labor of the
year, and I said to him that his report was
sufficient evidence of his efficiency, and he
deserved to be passed by the committee, and
ordained. The Conference wisely took that
view, and his labors have yielded a rich re-
ward to the church.

When I heard of his death I was not sur-
prised, but grieved. In his going not only
I lost a good friend, but the Conference one
of its most loyal and effectual workers.

Last summer I visited him in a hospital in
Charlotte. He told me of his afflictions, but
he felt that he was recovering, and he was
restless under the urge to get back to his
work, of which he spoke with his wonted
ardor and faith. "When I was leaving him
with little hope of his restoration to health,
I said to him that in the beautiful smoewhere
and by the mystery of somehow, in the land
where time is not reckoned, sickness never
crimes and we never grow old, I wanted to see
the big bright, stars in his crown. With a
warm grasp of the hand, and quivering lips
he said, "Brother, meet me there."

He labored under many difficulties, and was
confronted by all the hindrances and hard-
ships incident to one of his calling, but his
faith, uppermost and supreme, led his tire-
less energy where duty called, and thus, there
and then he planted a church, one after
another, until the record, when made up, will
doubtless show second to none, if equaled by
any, in recent years. He did a great work.
Brother Braswell knew his talents and his

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

limitations, and the sphere of his work, and
he was not ashamed to bear the cross of his
Cii list into the byways and slums, or into
the highways and busy marts of the cities
with zeal and humility like unto his Master.

Where sin was there he preached righteous-
ness, and always he bore the banner of his
King unfurled. I believe that of him it might
well be said, "He did what he could."

I do not know the composition of the Con-
ference as in former years, so many of the
veterans have gone on, and I have been won-
dering whether there is one to take his
place.

E. T. PICKENS.
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April 12, 192S

MARRIED

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Chniel-Troxler

Miss Frances Adlcan Troxler and William
Edgar Chniel were married at Grace Meth-
odist Protestant church, Greensboro, Friday
evening, April 6, with Rev. R. J. Tamblyn
performing the ceremony. Only the immedi-
ate family and close friends witnessed the
ceremony.

Mrs. Chniel is the daughter of Mr. and
Airs. A. M. Troxler, of Greensboro, and is an
active member of Grace church. Mr. Chniel
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Chniel, of
Richmond, Va., and has made his home for
several years in Greensboro, where he is a
municipal employee engaged in making high-
way surveys.

THE SEA
What is this mystery
That holds me dumb
As the tides go and come?
Mutely and reverently I stand
As one awaiting a command.
Is it the Voice of God, 0 Sea,
Voice of Eternity?

What is this mystery

That holds me dumb

As the tides go and come?

Worn with the suffering of human toll.

Is it the longing of the soul

That hears God's voice, O Sea,

And yearns to be free?

—ELIZABETH KLEISER.

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Amount previously reported $9,132.21

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Total $9,134.21

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GREENSBORO, N. C, APRIL 19, 1928

NUMBER 24

Reformers That Can't Reform

It seems to have been fortunate that our Methodist
Protestant church fathers were expelled from the Methodist
Episcopal church. We do not see how otherwise they would
ever have succeeded in being reformers. Large numbers of
laymen in the M. E. church have striven for years to change
the form of organization to give the laity more voice in the
control of affairs. So small has been their success that some
have given up the struggle and quietly withdrawn and joined
other denominations which give larger recognition to laymen.
Others are continuing the fight, not realizing that nothing
short of a revolution can bring to them what they seek. The
following letter printed in the Northwestern Christian Advo-
cate reveals the situation :

"Editor of the Northwestern: In this town there are a
number of non-Methodist physicians and other professional
men and merchants, all belonging to other churches, although
they were raised in Methodist homes and educated in Meth-
odist colleges. When I ask them why, they point to the
corporation of priests which is the real, legal working
Methodist church.

"They say, 'This is America, a republic, with democratic
ideas in every community government and representative gov-
ernment to the very top. It takes two hundred laymen's
votes to equal one preacher's in your General Conference,
and the lay representatives are all of them influenced by
strong ministers, so that there is no representation of laymen
whatsoever in the legislation of the church. And in the annual
conferences, where everything is ultimately settled, no lay-
man's voice can be heard. The preachers voted overwhelm-
ingly against it. Your fundamental law makes it impossible
to change this situation, and the only remedy is to join
another church or organize one of our own if we would make
our religion harmonize with our beliefs and government and
general ideas of the diginty, worth and right to freedom of
all mankind.' And there isn't a thing I can say in reply,
for it is absolutely true. — L. W."

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Peter's Proposed Tabernacles

"Let us make three tabernacles: one for thee and one for
Moses and one for Elias. ' ' Peter spoke without due consid-
eration and made an irrelevant proposition. Still he must
have had in mind a more or less definite purpose. What was
it? Some have supposed that he meant only to suggest the
building of three booths to shelter from the night air the three
distinguished personages present. With this understanding
it was an offer of hospitality and is a credit to Peter's heart
if not to his head. But it seems likely that Peter meant much
more than that. In his elation of mind brought on by the
extraordinary privilege of seeing and hearing the three illus-
trious leaders, he grasped at the hope of making permanent
the privilege. He would prolong the experience and provide
that all men might enter into it. Just as the Israelites of old

built a tabernacle in the wilderness to enshrine the presence
of Jehovah among His people, so now Peter would provide
permanent and appropriate dwelling places for the three
great leaders sent from C4od. He would prepare three oracles
that all might continue to speak to men. It seems an answer
to Peter's thought that Moses and Elias were at once with-
drawn from sight and the heavenly voice declared, "This is
my beloved Son: hear ye him."

Patriotism That Leans Backward

It is good to love one's country, but not good to hate the
people of other countries. Christianity inculcates love for
all mankind. Patriotism if it be true patriotism is consistent
with philanthropy. If patriotism is opposed to philanthropy,
it is false patriotism. Patriotism is nationalism. Philan-
thropy leads to internationalism. Nationalism may be first in
psychological order, but internationalism must lie reached
before the moral order is completed. Love is not full grown
until it grows beyond the bounds of nationality and flows
over into internationality.

One of our patriotic orders composed of women is said
to have blacklisted Bishop McConnell, President David Stan-
Jordan, Rabbi Wise and other prominent men because they are
not regarded as safe speakers. Why are they not considered
safe speakers? We believe they are objected to because they
have gotten beyond the bounds of a narrow and false patriot-
ism and entered into sympathetic relationship with the whole
world of mankind. We can imagine no other plausible
ground.

"America for Americans" sounds well to those who have
no love for men as such, but is really not a Christian slogan.
"America for the world" is better. And this need not ignore
our right in serving the world to protect ourselves against
the evils other nations would impose upon us.
M~

High Point College Catalogue

In ray younger days few publications so aroused me as did
college catalogues. How fortunate, we thought, were those
young people who could become college students. How we
yearned for the privilege. But it cost money and we had it
not. Still fresh sight of a college catalogue would rekindle
the fire within and keep it burning for some time. We never
gave up hope and at last found in far-away Michigan in our
own Methodist Protestant college an opportunity to pay
expenses in work. We jumped at it. It was one of the best
jumps Ave ever made.

The new High Point catalogue is a better-looking book
than were most of the catalogues in our college days, and we
hope it will reach the young souls susceptible of being set on
fire for a better education. It contains information for stu-
dents who wish to enter and gives the roll of this year's
students and announcements for next year. If you wish a
copy, write to President E, M. Andrews, High Point, N, C.

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SENSITIVE AND INTOLERANT SCIENTISTS

By Bishop W. A. Candler
(The following article by Bishop Candler seems to state
the case so clearly ami justly that we feel it would be difficult
to improve on it. and call attention of the reader of the
Herald to the same. — J. P. Dosiee.)

There are not two Gods in the universe, hut only one.
The Hod of Revelation mu<1 the God of Nature are the same
Cod "who is over all God blessed forever." (Romans ix:5).

No one, whether theologian or scientist, who believes in the
existence of a personal God, denies this fundamental truth.
Hence the frequent assertion that the revelation of God in
His Word and His revelation of Himself in His works cannot
by any possibility be contradictory. This truth is so obvious
that it may lie regarded as a truism. The frequent iteration
and reiteration of it by a certain class of writers and speakers
in recent years has somewhat impaired its force and imparted
to it the accent of cant.

But it is a great truth which cannot be questioned, and
which ought never to be forgotten.

It does not carry with it. however, the inferences which
some men draw from it. It does not imply that all the theories
of science are and must be in accord with God's writtenWord.
Scientific theories are no more than the interpretation of
Nature by men, who are fallible and who are not infrequently
biased by their scientific prepossessions.

If the interpretation of Nature by men supplied an ade-
quate and unerring revelation of God, there would he no
necessity for any other revelation of His nature whatsoever.
But such is not the case.

Since the days of Job wise men have said to one another,
"Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find
out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven;
what canst thou do?" (Job xi:7-8). To all these questions
honest minds have given negative answers.

The prevalence of poly-theistic cults throughout the
habitable earth is the proof that nature cannot reveal God to
mankind. If it were not so. mankind would never have made
"gods many and lords many," (I Corinthians viii:5) and
given to them adoration and subjection.

Even the active and acute minds of Greece fell under the
delusions of poly-theism, and made to themselves gods such
as Jupiter and Apollo, and Bacchus and Neptune, and assigned
to each of these naturalistic deities dominion over some realm
of Nature accordant with their imaginary characters and
powers. If the agile-minded Greeks could not find in Nature
a true revelation of the One Cod, it is difficult to believe that
any others can do better than they did.

There is not in all the universe a polytheistic note, and
yet mankind has been unable, without a divine revelation, to
escape either polytheism on the one hand or to fall into atheism
on the other. Looking at nature alone men reach one of two
conclusions, namely, that there are many gods, or that there
is no god.

Many of our modern scientists have become atheists or
agnostics, that is to say in plain and unteehnieal language,
they believe either that there is no God, or that, if there is a
God, He cannot be known.

The prevalent conclusion of present-day science, no less
than the pretty polytheism of the Greeks, proclaim with
emphasis that nature does not, and cannot, yield a revelation
of God. Human interpretations of nature are too ambiguous,
contradictory, and changeful to give us any adequate dis-

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April 19, 192S
who created the

closure of the character of the Almighty
universe and reigns over it.

For such an unveiling of the Deity we must depend upon
a direct and personal revelation made by Himself in mercy to
men.

Hence to assert that human science and the divine revela-
tion agree is to affirm what never was true, is not now true,
and never will be true, until men have reached a final and
inerrant interpretation of all the facts of nature.

A question which naturally arises is this, "When science
and revelation disagree, which shall have the right of making
the final decision on the matter at issue?'"

Many men are ready to say that the revelation of God in
the Bible must yield to the authority of science; but that is to
say we have no clear and authoritative revelation of God at all.
Unquestionably the scientists and their amateurish dis-
ciples have become far too dogmatic and intolerant. They
are drawing too many illogical conclusions from their theories
concerning the facts of the material world, and they are deny-
ing facts in the spiritual world which are just as real as any
facts in the realm of physical nature. Indeed, they seek to
subject to things material the things spiritual or explain the
latter away altogether. Hence their unwarrantable intrusion
into the field of theology, concerning wKich pretentious inva-
sion that great Scotchman, Dr. James Orr, says most
pertinently :

"The theologian may be to blame when he rashly or dog-
matically intrudes into the domain of science; on the other
hand, it is not his place to be silent when the scientist makes
bold inroads into his domain, and, in the name of science,
would sweep away spiritual facts which stand on their own
grounds of evidence as securely as any facts of external nature.
Truths in nature and truths in the spiritual world cannot, of
course, be in real collision. But this requires to be made clear
against unwarrantable assertion on either side."

The scientists are very jealous of their rights over the
domain in which they labor, and on every patch of scientific
theory they place placards saying to all passersby, especially
preachers, "Keep off the grass." It is time for them to
moderate their dogmatism and "keep off the grass" on the
lawns of religion.

Science cannot justly claim the right to exercise universal
imperialism over all the fields of thought. But not a few of
them assert, and endeavor to maintain, such an intolerant and
imperialistic claim for science to be the monarch of all it sur-
veys and to tyrannize over considerable areas which it has
not and cannot survey. It is too plain for doubt that such
efforts are vain and vainglorious attempts to cover too much
territory. They are manifestations of an unlovely species of
Kaiserism over human minds.

By such unwarranted extension of their realm the scientists
have intimidated some who live and labor in adjacent fields.
The psychologists and the men who work in the field of ethics
have fallen down before them and worship toward their altars
of materialism in the accents of babbling behaviorism and
decreed determinism by which human freedom is denied and
the divine Personality doubted.

In like manner the philosophic naturalists of ancient
Greece, and, indeed, the benighted students of nature
throughout all the ancient world, reached fatalistic conclusions.
When the freedom of man is rejected in order to make
way for any scientific or philosophical speculation, there is
an irrepressible conflict between religion and science which
cannot be compromised or conciliated. Bishop Charles Gore,

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of the Church of England, has put the matter most clearly
and candidly in these words: "In denying that man has any
freedom of will, and, therefore, that he can have any responsi-
bility for his actions — if science persists in denying that, then
science and the Bible can never agree."

It is a babyish whine for them to say after raising this
issue of life and death, that they are being persecuted. Nobody
in our day is opposing real science, and no one is persecuting
scientists of any sort, whether they be true scientists or
pseudo-scientists. The plaintive pleas of some about imag-
inary persecution are utterly puerile. Let all concerned meet
the issue in manly conflict and settle on the basis of immutable
fact.

THE SOUTHLAND COMMITTEE OF SAFETY

The Southland Committee of Safety is an organization of
the moral forces of the South to protest against the nomina-
tion by the Democratic party of a wet candidate for the
presidency of the United States. This protest, which explains
itself, is printed below. The purpose is to secure 500,000
signatures. When all these signatures have been gathered in,
they will be presented to the Democratic convention to meet
at Houston, Texas, June 26.

If you are a friend of temperance and public righteous-
ness, clip this protest, paste it upon a sheet of paper, add
other sheets as needed, and secure the signatures of as many
of your Democratic friends as possible. If no more, sign your
own family and a few neighbors. When your list is complete,
send to the Southland Committee of Safety, 827 Stahlman
Building, Nashville, Tennessee.

To the Delegates-Elect to the National Democratic Convention
to Assemble in the City of Houston, Texas, June 26, 1928.
Honorable Delegates:

We, the undersigned, legal Democratic voters of the

County of State of

do hereby record,

and respectfully transmit to you, this our solemn protest
against the nomination by the Democratic party for the
Presidency, or Vice-Presidency, of the United States of any
candidate who has declared himself in favor of the repeal
of the Eighteenth Amendment or the Volstead law, enacted
thereunder; as also any candidate who is not fully committed
to the principle of the complete prohibition of the liquor
traffic, and the enforcement of all laws enacted to that end,
which is now the established policy of the American people
and nation.

(Name of Voter)

SECRET PRAYER

If we love God, we ought to seek the opportunity to tell
Him so. We ought to tell Him how grateful we are for what
He has done for us and what He has come to mean to us.
The advantage of secret prayer is that nobody but God and
yourself know what is going on between Him and yourself.

Secret prayer, then, is the method by which we commune
with the Father. If fellowship with genuine friends is so
comforting and helpful, fellowship with God the Father, the
best and wisest friend everywhere, guarantees benefits and
blessings beyond our power to appreciate. Talk with him,
then, every day; you will soon learn that life is not the same
without this daily fellowship with the Father. Jesus prac-
ticed this; we will be wise to follow in His steps. — Washington
Christian Advocate.

FLOUR FROM HEAVEN

"They shall not be ashamed in the evil time; and in the
days of famine they shall be satisfied." Psalm 37 :19.

This incident comes to us from Rosa Lazar, 513 Temple St.,
Los Angeles, Calif., who went through the Armenian Massacres
of 1893 and 1895 and at that time resided in Moosh, Turkish
Armenia, not far from Van.

A poor Armenian peasant woman who had given birth to
an infant was filled with a great desire to have it baptized,
which was the custom among her people, but as they were
among the very poorest of the peasant class they were not
able to offer even the humblest courtesy in the way of food
to the officiating priest.

This was a serious matter, as it was the custom to have the
table filled with the very best that could be had for a thank
offering after the service was performed.

They had nothing to offer him, but the mother had faith
in God. She said, "Let the priest come tomorrow, we will
trust in God."

There was standing, inside the room, a huge clay pot made
to hold flour for the family use. These pots were made by
the peasants from their native earth or clay and were often
of great capacity. This one in question would hold several
barrels, but was empty at this time.

During the night the mother was awakened by the crying
of her child and while awake heard a peculiar cracking sound.
Curious to know what it meant she arose and, going near
the large pot or container, saw some flour sprinkled on the
floor. She went to look more closely and discovered a crack
in its side. Then came the question, what caused the crack?

She looked into the pot and to her great surprise she
saw that it was filled to the brim with flour. Not coarse,
heavy peasant flour, but a beautiful, creamy tinted white
flour.

The neighbors, on investigating this wonder, would bring
bushels of their own flour that they might exchange it for a
small portion of this flour to mingle with their own.

They called it the "blest" flour. In this way the flour
barrel of the poor peasant family was never empty, until at
last the temptation came to sell flour from the barrel, when
soon it was exhausted and ceased to increase.

We notice here how when God's blessing was perverted
and they started to make merchandise out of the gift, that it
ceased to become a blessing. We have the example in 2 Kings,
5th chapter, of how the servant of Elijah, Gehazi, was pun-
ished for making merchandise out of the miraculous healing
of Naaman the leper. This remarkable answer to prayer is
just another proof that the Word of God is a living Word.
Even a poor peasant can unlock the doors of Heaven when
the key of faith is used.

"He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise
their prayer." Psalm 102:17.

Breaches in the Wall

"The Angel of the Lord encampeth around them that fear
Him, and delivereth them."

In the year 1860 an Armenian merchant of Erzerum,
Turkish Armenia, was sending some merchandise from
Erzerum to another town. There have never been any rail-
ways in that part of the country. Everything had to be
transported by caravan, and as the load was valuable, he
himself went with the caravan. A God-fearing, earnest Chris-
tian, he had been instructed in the faith by his believing
parents.

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It is the custom of such expeditions to camp at night,
and the country was infested by Kurds — bandits who live by
robbing the caravans.

A band of these highwaymen followed the caravan, intend-
ing to rob it at the first camping-place on the plains.

At the chosen hour, under cover of darkness, they drew
near. All was strangely quiet. There seemed to be no guards,
no watchers. But as they pressed up, to their astonishment
they found high walls where walls had never stood before.
They still followed, but the next night they found the same
impassable wall. The third night the walls stood, but this
time there were breaches in them through which they went in.
The captain of the robbers, terrified by the mystery, woke
the owner.

"What does it mean? Ever since you left Erzerum we
have followed, intending to rob you. The first night and the
second we found high walls around the caravan, but tonight
we entered through broken places. If you will tell us the
secret of all this, I will not molest you."

The merchant himself was surprised and puzzled. "My
friends," he said, "I have done nothing to have walls raised
about us. All I do is to pray every evening, committing
myself and those with me to God. I fully trust in Him to
keep me from all evil ; but tonight, being very tired and sleepy,
I made rather a half-hearted, lip prayer. That must be why
you were allowed to break through."

The Kurds were overcome by such testimony as this. Then
and there they gave themselves to Jesus Christ; and from
highway robbers became God-fearing men. But the Armenian
never forgot, the breach in the wall of the prayer. — From a
tract published by Free Tract Society, Inc., 746 Crocker St.,
Los Angeles, Calif., U. S. A.

"SCIENCE OF THE IMAGINATION"

"It is doubtful if at any time in the world's history,"
Prof. John S. Newbury declares, "there has been a theory
that has gained such popularity with such an unsubstantial
basis as that of the evolution of man from the lower orders."

Even Mr. Darwin held the evolutionary hypothesis as
merely tentative. In his two principal works the expression
' ' we may well suppose ' ' occurs over eight hundred times. It
is submitted that this is a precarious foundation upon which
to base an argument affecting the entire universe. Nothing
in the modern world is more amazing than the readiness with
which prominent educators take a confessedly unproven
theory and make it the basis of all their thinking and teach-
ing. Nothing could be more unscientific and unphilosophical
than this. Was not the lamented Prof. Alfred Fairhurst
justified in saying, "If I were to call evolution a science at
all, it would be the science of the imagination"? — From a
Tract by W. N. Brincy.

— The editor of the Herald saw the N. C. Branch of the
W. F. M. S. organized some twenty-five years ago. This week
he looked in upon the annual meeting of the Branch in Grace
church, this city. There has been a remarkable growth in
interest and numbers. The W. H. M. S. meeting with the
other has also enjoyed a great growth since it was organized.
We expect a report of this joint meeting written by some of
the members. We noted the presence of quite a number of
our ministers,

THE MORAL STATUS OF THE YOUNG

Whether the youth of our day is worse than the youth of
the past is a question that will not down, notwithstanding
the opinion of many.

The opinion is by no means unanimous. Some can see no
good in the young, while others can see no evil, and, as usual,
the middle ground is the safer one.

That there is much good in them, we must confess. Some
are far beyond the youth of our young days. They are more
aggressive and have more initiative, and they often accom-
plish things that we in our early years would never have
thought of attempting.

All this is true of a part, but when we consider them as a
whole, we have to qualify the statement.

If we weigh the good in contrast with the evil, we have to
confess that the evil outweighs the good.

This conviction comes to us when we use our eyes, to see
what is going on around us.

The daily papers are crowded with stories of crime, by
both young men and young women.

Boys have become bandits, and more than once young
women have played the same role.

Our government is forced to protect by an armed guard
the mails, even in thickly populated sections of our country.

Of course we realize that in comparing past conditions
with the present, there are more means now of knowing what
is happening in other sections than we had fifty years ago.
Statistics show that crime is really on the increase.

One of the judges in New York, as quoted by Rev. S. B.
McLean, in a recent address, published in the Standard, states
that 75 per cent of the criminals are under 25 years of age.

Mr. McLean also states that statistics prove that this coun-
try leads the world in crime.

We have 15 per cent of the population of the world, yet we
have as much crime as all other countries combined.

It is estimated that in Chicago there are 200,000 persons
under 25 years of age who are either truants, delinquents or
criminals.

In the Illinois State Reformatory there are 1,339 boys and
young men, an alarming number when one considers the age
of the delinquents.

Many remedies have been proposed for checking this
moral decay.

It is not a matter of stricter enforcement of law, though if
the laws were more strictly enforced some of this crime would
no doubt be checked. It is not a matter of better home
influence, though that would help immeasurably. It is bring-
ing the home back to the Old Book, and making religion a
part of the family life. It is making the father the priest in
his own house, so that his word is respected and obeyed.

These youthful criminals do not all come from the slums.
Many of them are from homes of refinement, whose heads are
professing Christians.

The difficulty is that they come from homes where there
is no law, and where the Word of God is not the rule of life.

We mourn the breakdown of civil law in our land, and we
do well to be concerned over it. The breakdown of law in
the home is far more serious, because one is largely the cause
of the other.

The family is the foundation of the state, so that if one
suffers the other does also.

John defines sin as transgression of the law, which is

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literally lawlessness. Sin then is the explanation of the out-
break of crime in our land.

To cure sin, you need the gospel of Jesus Christ, and uutil
men recognize this fact, all the laws and penalties will avail
nothing. — Presbyterian Standard.

THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS

By Floyd R. Garrett
Jesus is regarded as the greatest teacher the world has
ever kuown. His greatness was different from that of other
teachers because of His method of teaching and aims for
which He stood. The aims and purposes of His teaching were
far superior to any teacher. The results of His teaching
have lived clown through the ages, even through the Dark
Ages when civilization was at a low ebb, and when other
teachings lost their identity and became extinct.

When Jesus began His ministry He had no intention of
destroying the Old Law. as many believed. He came to fulfill
the law, and to put a new meaning and spiritual essence into
it. He showed the value of His teachings by His own life.
His was a model life. Through the scriptures are found
numbers of teachings that put the old law in the background
and the new into its place. It was necessary that some
changes be made because "new wine would not be put into
old bottles."

The sources of Jesus' teachings are found in the gospels
— Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. It is the theory of most
Bible students that Mark received most of his information
concerning the life and works of Jesus from Peter and that
the book of Mark gives the full account of Him.

Jesus' teaching was broad and reached into many fields
of activity. The most perfect and practical teachings are
found in the Sermon on the Mount.

Jesus was pre-eminently a moral and religious teacher.
The two earliest sources set forth this side of His activity. By
His contemporaries and His disciples He was addressed as
Rabbi, or Teacher.

That which primarily distinguishes Jesus from the scribal
teachers of his day is the quiet note of authority that charac-
terized all His teachings. This quality was the chief source of
His charm and effectiveness. It was the authority, not of
dogmatism, but of deep conviction born of personal experi-
ence. At all times He manifested a profound reverence for
the teachers of Israel's past.

The greatness of Jesus' teaching was due to his intimate
knowledge of God which was the mystery and yet the inspira-
tion of all that He did and taught. His knowledge of men
was a source of skill in His teachings. In public life His
judgments were never made known, he expressed them in
love and sympathy and in desires to aid rather than to criticise
them. In the modern sense, Jesus was a great psychologist,
as well as a prophet and philanthropist of His age.

Another reason for Jesus' greatness as a teacher was the
clarity and eoncreteness of His teachings. He taught as He
thought, in figures drawn from nature or from the eyes of
the everyday life of the people. Again, Jesus' aim was definite
and His method intensely practical.

Jesus' conception of ideals and reconstruction of life are
clearly shown in the gospel story. The ethics of Jesus seems
to be in harmony with "self-realization," and finds its bonum
in love and service. Hence the Golden Rule becomes its pre-
cept and the Kingdom of God its goal. If Jesus' ideals of
love and service are analyzed they will be found to imply

charity, mercy, forgiveness, and a number of new virtues.
Through the ideals of Jesus the lives adopting them are to
be reconstructed.

To effect this reconstruction, Jesus uses a three-fold means
— His life and death, as well as His teachings. His life was
unique in its union with the purposes of the Father. His
death was an example of fidelity to duty.

Jesus clearly shows His conception of the future. He both
assumes and asserts a resurrection, hut he leaves the details
unsettled. Reurrection may occur in the preent, as well as
in the future, through a moral inspiration or feeling of cer-
tainty that one will rise again. He asserts the principle of
judgment. The gospel description of reward and punish-
ment must be considered as figurative and cannot be taken
as eternal.

All the teachings of Jesus center around His conception
of the Kingdom of Heaven, which back to various apocalyptic
writings of the Jews. Jesus tended toward spiritual inter-
pretation of the Kingdom. He regarded the Kingdom as
present as well as future, but held that it was to be fore-
shadowed by an earthly community.

The nature of Jesus is revealed in His idea of God. To
the wisdom, majesty and power conceived by the Jewish tradi-
tions, He added the idea of fatherhood, with the attributes of
protecting care, pity, and forgivingness. Men become children
of God in so far as they adopt these qualities.

Sin Jesus felt to be based on the inner life, rather than
to be something external, technical, and the types of people
He holds to be judged by this internal test. Hence the dis-
crimination between the "sinner" and his sins, and was
exceedingly optimistic about being able to redirect the lives
even of great "sinners." Jesus did not divide men into two
distinct classes as "sinners" and "righteous," but believed
that men were swayed by mixed motives, and that total
depravity never existed.

The teachings of Jesus will fit any age. He formulated
ideals and principles, and did not lay down any definite rules.
Jesus' attitude toward divorce seems to be a striking example.
While He held that marriage united two personalities, He also
held that the breach of union, though it lie legal, constituted
adultery. Throughout His teachings He places marriage as
sacred, as an expression of natural instinct, but He did not
lay down many rules concerning the treatment of women and
the rearing of children. He was a celibate and did not have
the parental influence or experiences that men had, but His
knwoledge of those problems was superior to any man's. He
regarded marriage as monogamous.

With the conception of the aim, the purpose, and the
general ideals of Jesus at hand, it is necessary to recapitulate
some of the things that Jesus taught. He describes God as
"father" with the attributes of protecting care, pity, and
forgiveness, and held that men become sons of God by "adopt-
ing these characteristics. On the social side He regarded God
as King and made humility, purity, and service the test of
membership in His Kingdom. A present resurrection as well
as a future is asserted. For a solution of the social problems
— divorce, the family, diversion, wealth, almsgiving, individual
conduct, and politics — Jesus had no definite rules. Upon
close examination of these principles there will seem to be
contradiction unless they are examined together.

All of the teachings of Jesus are centered about the
problems of an ideal society, character building, and right
living.

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OPTIMISM

The

President's
Letter

EVANGELISM j

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THE VOICE OF A TRUE PROPHET

The Literary Digest of April 14 contains a quotation from
the anniversary sermon
preached recently in 1

Jefferson,
of which
What he
ureh that

Doctor Charles E.
B roadway Tabernacle,
Doctor Jefferson has been pastor for thirty years,
says here goes so directly to the very heart of the c
we are constrained to pass it on and let it take the place of
our usual weekly letter. Every utteracne of this great preacher
in this quotation has the ring of a true prophet, and it is
our feeling that his words should he burned into the heart
of every minister and woven into the warp and tilling of
every church. The ideals that he voices for Broadway Taber-
nacle, as his only hope and purpose fur that great church, are
the ideals that must lie rengant in every church that has
life, and that does the work that Jesus meant his church to do.
The quotation follows:

"A real church on this corner need never die. But it
must be a real church. No sham church can succeed here. It
must be a drawing church, and to draw it must be alive, and
to he alive it must love.

"No church can be saved by an endowment. An endow-
ment is of value only when you have a living church to use
it. There are dead churches with heavy endowments. They
have piles of gold, but no life. There is no life in them.
because they are lacking in love.

"If you ask me what gives me the keenest satisfaction as
I look back over these crowded years, my reply is that I am
happy to think that I have never cheapened or vulgarized
the Broadway Tabernacle pulpit. Broadway loves stunts, but
I have never performed one. Broadway yearns for a sensa-
tion, but the Broadway Tabernacle pulpit has declined to be
sensational. There are enough cabarets and vaudeville shows
on Broadway without a church adding to their number.

"I have never shortened my sermons to please the fancy
of a sermonettedoving age. I preach long sermons, because
I deal always with large themes. No petty subjects have had
a place in this pulpit.

"It is a source of satisfaction to me that I have never
neglected the Bible. Through thirty years the Bible has held
the central place in all our Tabernacle thinking. My joy has
been to unfold the ideas of prophets and apostles and of the
Prince of Glory. It has never been necessary for me to go
outside of the Bible to stimulate your minds and feed your
hearts.

"You can not build a church by music. No church is
saved by its choir. Only personality draws. Only sacrificial
love draws. 'And I, if 1 be lifted up, will draw.' So said
the Man who best knew the secret power of drawing.

"Only a Christlike personality incarcerated in a group of
people who have been baptized with the Spirit of Christ, and
who have been fused into a compact mass of life by devotion
to a cause which is rooted in the mind of God, this is the only
power under heaven which can keep the Tabernacle alive
through the next thirty years."

Appointments
April 21-22, with Bro. Ridge on Davidson.
April 28-29— Centennial Day — with Bro. Powell on
Greensville charge.

May G, with Bro. Whitaker on Forsyth.
May 13, with Bro. Neese at Worthville in the opening of
the new church.

May 16, attending the General Conference.
May love, courage, and consecration grow in every pastor
and on every charge. Amen.

Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.
17, 1928.

April

PRAYER CHANGES THINGS

Skies seemed dark to me one morning

And my thoughts were tinged with gloom,
But my eye fell on a motto

That was hanging in the room,
Silvery letters on blue background,

Heavenly thought on shining wings
Heavenly thought on shining wings

In these words: "Prayer changes things."

Things surround like iron mountains,

Things that make a thorny way,
Things that curtain skies with doubting,

Things that make it hard to pray,
Dreadful things that never happen

Dog our steps, but faith still sings
In our ears this golden message :

"Don't forget, "Prayer changes things'."

We have seen some things prayer changes,

Greater things we yet may see.
When the Hebrews came from Egypt

Prayer made pathways through the sea;
In the hot and dusty desert

Moses prayed and cooling springs
Gushed out from their rocky prisons,

Just because "Prayer changes things."

We should be so very watchful

Lest some things should change our prayers ;
Pleasing things like lotus perfume

Steal in on us unawares,
Till we loiter in a dreamland

Slaves, but thinking we are kings;
There's a golden key to freedom —

It is this: "Prayer changes things."

When we think that our surroundings

Keep us from the heavenly way,
Or that wealth or change will help us

In some distant place or day,
Let's remember 'tis our Savior,

Not environment, that brings
Happiness and peace and pleasure;

Here's the way : "Prayer changes things."
— Raymond Browning.

— We hope for good additions to the Gratitude Gift this
week and next. Many people have the feeling of gratitude
who do not have on hand sufficient money to make what they
consider a worthy offering. Hence the delay in their cases.
Others have never thought about their debt to the church to
come to appreciate what the church has done for them. Hence
the delay in their cases. After the occasion has passed it will
he a more pleasing recollection to have made a small offering
than none at all.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OUR STORY PAGE

ONE FROSTY NIGHT

"I think you'd enjoy it now, Ned."

"No, mother, I don't want to go to church. Of course, if
you insist — say I must."

James Frazer, sitting by the cheerful blaze of light wood
in the sitting-room fireplace that bright, chilly September
Sunday morning, looked quickly up from the open Bible on
the stand before him.

"No, Ned; we don't insist. You're eighteen. I don't
want to say 'must' in this matter, any more than I have in
— in less important things — work about the farm, for the past
two years. I want you to decide, man-fashion, what's the
right thing for you to do."

There was a stiff silence, while Ned Frazer stood looking
out of the window across the fields in which his father and
himself had worked so hard for two seasons. Then Mrs.
Frazer spoke again, in her gentle, eager voice :

"Mr. Kent is — is different from Mr. Marden. Mr. Maiden
is a good man — he was a faithful pastor to us — but, well I
know he didn't understand young folks very well. He antag-
onized them unconsciously. Still many of the young folks
kept on going to church and Sunday school, keeping up the
Young People's Society and the chorus choir. And now, Ned,
several who became indifferent have come back, you know,
since Mr. Kent came."

"I know, mother. But — well, I think ministers are all a
lot alike, and— well, I think I can worship better taking a
good spin through the country, and down along the beach,
where everything is so beautiful, than I can in that ugly old
meeting house."

Mrs. Frazer spoke quickly. ' ' It is ugly, I know, son. But
the fund for painting and decorating, and a new carpet, is
almost made up, and it'll look so different then. Why not

help by "

' ' Oh, mother, I don 't like church ! ' '

Mr. Frazer raised his hand, and his sonorous voice earnestly
rolled out a portion of Scripture, and then all three sang the
morning hymn, Ned's clear tenor soaring blithely in the ail-
above his father's soft, unmelodious bass. Then he leaned his
head on his hand as the others knelt in the morning prayer.
It was chillier when Mr. and Mrs. Frazer returned from
church, still more chilly when Ned returned from his ride in
time for chores ; chillier still at bedtime ! more so by the next
morning. There was a frosty sky ; frost was in the air. And
the thermometer was steadily going down. Only the beginning
of the second week of September, but in old Fairway, way
down in Maine, a killing frost had been known even a month
earlier. It felt ominous.

The sweet corn for the canning factory was not more than
half picked, but nearly all of it was full enough to do. Loads
and loads of their most valuable crop, over which the two men
had toiled backbreakingly though cheerfully, for both liked
farming, were still on the stalk, at the mercy of Jack Frost.
The slightest touch of frost in the kernels would ruin it for
canning, bringing into its rich sweetness a queer acid flavor.
The Fr'azers were up long before dawn that morning, as
indeed were most of the farmers in that part of the state,
for sweet coin is a popular crop ; and besides other crops
which might be injured by frost were still unharvested. And

the peril was evidently great. A government bulletin, by
radio, which the farmers, for a time skeptical, as most of
us have been of Old Prob, had learned to trust and appreciate,
had given sharp warning.

In the garden Mrs. Frazer hurried from grape-arbor to
tomato patch ; from tomato patch to the everbearing strawberry
bed; from strawberry bed to cucumber and melon vines, not
forgetting chrysanthemums and dahlias and some persevering
pansies, the latter of which she covered with an old shawl.
Down in the cornfield Mr. Frazer and Ned worked des-
perately, picking off the ears into bushel baskets, and empty-
ing them into the farm cart, where Old Bob, blanketed,
drowsed. Full, it was drawn down to the barn, and dumped
on the clean-swept floor, where it would be safe until the
factory manager, who had phoned the farmers to gather all
they could and hold it, should direct its delivery at the fac-
tory. Better a little loss of sweetness from lying picked off
the stalk than be frost-bitten. If only they could have cut
talks and all ; but that would have been slower, and there was
no time to spare. The frost would injure the leaves and
stalks for the silo, but they would be usable, if not too badly
frozen. The ears were the most important. And oh, how
important they were that fall.

Mrs. Frazer finished the garden at noon, and made hot
coffee and substantial sandwiches for her men. They ate on
the run, as indeed did she, joining them in the corn-picking
at once. Her chief treasures in the garden were gathered, or,
as in case of the strawberry bed and pansy lied, covered with
old quilts, shawls, rugs, and horse-blankets. Saved, they could
take advantage of the long warm spell that always follows
an early frost, and ripen what had been too green to pick.
Under the coverings, weighted down with stones, most of them
could now defy sharp frost. Tired enough she was, but she
would join her men, in spite of their protests.

At supper time she hurried to the house and made more
coffee and sandwiches, and were, however, not allowed to
check the desperate corn-picking. There was so much still
ungathered.

Dusk was closing down fast when the whir of a flivver was
heard coming along the road near which they were just then
at work. It stopped. The Rev. Donald Kent jumped out and
strode over to the wall.

"Good evening, folks! A busy day, I take it."

The Frazers returned greeting, swallowing chokily, their
hands still in a nervous pause.

"Been all about. Everybody is hustling. But most of
them are pretty well cleaned up now. I've been helping out
a little. Can't I do a bit here?"

"Oh, we couldn't think of it, pastor," protested Mr.
Frazer. But Mr. Kent broke in unceremoniously. That
hastily eaten snack told him volumes, as it would a man much
less perceptive than the energetic, in-love-with-his-work young
minister.

"You'll have to, Frazer. You shouldn't oppose your pastor
when he isn't doing any harm. Just give me a swig of coffee,

Mrs. Frazer, and one of those mammoth sandwiches I see

you have a plenty, which makes me unco bold — for I was
going home to supper, and then you'll see what an ex-high-
jumper and weight-thrower can do to a corn-field."

It was no use to remonstrate. His fresh strength and
enthusiasm put new life into the three tired workers. The
baskets filled incredibly fast, But it was growing colder quite
as fast. Presently Donald Kent paused. "I say, do you mind

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if I run to the house and phone my wife? I want to set her
mind at rest, although she's pretty well used, by this time, to
my uncertain arrivals. But just now, with a three-week-old

youngster

He hurried off to the house. It was some time before he
returned. Mrs. Frazer smiled to herself as she worked. "He
just couldn't hurry away from that dear little wife of his—
and she witli that little baby!" She picked all the faster.
It was perhaps a quarter of an hour later when singing
was heard across the fields. Shadows emerged from the
corner of the big Holt woods, which ran along beside the
grazer pasture across the road from the corn-field. Singing
a harvest song lustily, on they came. The Frazers straightened
their tired backs. Mr. Kent kept on picking.
"It's the Holts!" sang out Ned.

It was Mr. Holt, airs. Holt, Frank (Ned's age), Carter,
the twins Bart and Ben, Edith, and Dave. Not one missing.
"We're looking for a job!' sang out Frank.
"Green, but willing!" added Carter.
"We've come to help you speed up your corn a bit, if
you can make room for such a mob," said Mrs. Holt.

"How did you know?" parried Mrs. Frazer breathlessly.
"A little bird." began Mr. Holt. But Mr. Frazer broke
in with a tremble in his deep voice: "You phoned him,
pastor!"

Mr. Kent kept right on picking. "Well, I'd been all
around, and knew who had in their frostable stuff, and —

It was Mr. Kent's turn 1o be interrupted. Frank broke
in: "We all were only too glad you did. Ought to have
thought of it ourselves. So many of us, and three here. And
Mrs. Frazer looks to me about tired enough, seems to me!"
She surely was. And when Ed and Kate Brent came
hurrying up the road, and the Peake boys came rumbling
from the other direction in their big farm truck, she consented
to go to the house — if Mrs. Holt would go witli her. Mrs.
Holt protested that she had come to pick corn. But after a
little private talk with Mrs. Frazer she gave in, and off they
went together.

Jim Peake hailed the minister disrespectfully : ' ' Say, there,
Mr. Kent, how's this? After you helped us out all the
afternoon !"

"And us all the forenoon!" chimed in Kate Brent.
Mr. Kent, like Brer Rabbit, "jes' kep' right on savin'
nuffin'." But actions were speaking loudly.

Many hands made light work, even if some of them are
small, and most of them tired. The men had come equipped
to cut fodder, and the Peakes' truck could take on noble loads.
Before eleven o'clock corn and fodder were safe.

Just then out from the kitchen window floated Mrs.

Frazer 's musical "Supper-r-r-r !" The responses were various.

' ' What on earth ! " " That poor tired woman ! " "I could

eat!" "She shouldn't have done it!" "What ever!"

"M'm!"

"Hurry!" called Mrs. Holt. They did. And it was a
merry company that gathered about the Frazer extension
table, with all the leaves in, and laden with ham and eggs,
baked potatoes, baked squash, steamed cranberry pudding
with butter-and-egg sauce, cookies, long-ripened fruit-cake,
and coffee.

When Mr. Kent asked the blessing, Mrs. Frazer might
have been seen whisking her handkerchief up to and away
from her eyes, witli a quick look at Ned's bowed head.

Yes. it was a merry meal, and a merry company that after
doing it full justice bade the Frazers good-night.

"Rather abrupt to eat and run, as the beggars do," said
Mrs. Brent, laughing.

"I suspect they're glad to have us impolite, if they're as
sleepy as I am," said Ben Holt. Everybody laughed and
nobody contradicted.

Ned Frazer walked out with Mr. Kent to his ear. He stood
digging his boot-toe into the gravel path.

"El' — heard you wanted another tenor in the chorus, Mr.
Kent. If you think I'd— er— "

"1 do!" supplied his pastor, gripping his hand with a
corn-harvesting grip. "Rehearsal Wednesday night."

"I'll be there," said Ned.

"And prayer meeting Friday night."

"I'll be there," said Ned. — Minnie Leona Upton, in Young
People.

— H

TEDDY AND THE GOLDEN RULE

"Now, then! There is room for one more!'' cried Uncle
fleorge. "Pack him in, and we're off!"

Room in the great big crowded sleigh for only one more:
and, also! there were two eager little boys left standing on
the eurb-stone, longing with all their hearts to take a ride.
"Which of you shall it be?" said Uncle George. There was
a moment's pause, then Teddy stepped back. "Let it be
Harry," he said. "I can stay behind."

So Harry was swung up into the empty place. The whip
cracked, the bells jingled, and away they went, leaving Teddy
alone, winking with all his might to keep the tears out of his
eyes. Pretty soon he ran upstairs to visit grandma. Grand-
ma was sitting by the window. She laid down her sewing and
gathered Teddy up in her arms. "My dear little boy," she
said, "has been trying to follow the Golden Rule, hasn't he?"
Teddy nodded. Presently he said, "Grandma, does God up
in heaven notice when a little boy tries to mind his rules?"
"Yes, indeed. He does; and it makes Him feel very glad."
Teddy's round face grew solemn. "Can just a little boy
like me make Cod feel glad?" "Yes, dear." "Isn't that
queer," said Teddy; "and — and splendid!"

"And isn't it queer," said grandma, gently, "that when
little boys like you, and old ladies like me, can make God
glad, we sometimes forget and make him sorry?" — Sunbeam.
-♦-

IF I WERE A MILLIONAIRE

"If I were a millionaire" (I seem to hear you say), "I'd
live on but a modest sum and give the rest away. I'd found
a home for aged folks where they could spend in ease the
twilight of llieir fading lives as happy as you please. I'd
make a fund for widows, too, to save their homes from wreck,
and see that every month that passed each one received a
check. A home for homeless animals I'd heavily endow and
make a happy hunting ground for every lorn bow-wow. I'd
scatter seeds of kindness with a free and generous hand, but
as I'm not a millionaire, I don't see how I can."

But though you're not a millionaire, and never can be one,
you still can practice giving and you'll find it lots of fun.
The happiness of helping needs no Rockefeller's pile. It
doesn't take a million to win an orphan's smile; it doesn't
take a million to make a garret bright; it doesn't take a mil-
lion to make a burden light; it doesn't take a million to do a
lot of things that bring a happiness beyond the happiness of
kings. So when the chance of giving comes, remember every
time — if you haven't got a dollar, do your best to give a
dime. — Source not known.

April 19, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

SENIOR CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC
April 29: "Right Attitudes Toward the Re-
ligions of Others." Rom. 14:1-13

I
Plans for the Meeting

"Round Table Meeting." There are enough
denominations and different religions in the
world to give each member of your society
a name. Term one a Methodist Protestant;
another, an M. E. ; another, a Presbyterian,
Baptist, etc. Include the non-Christian re-
ligions and name members for them. An-
nounce a "Round Table Discussion Meeting"
at which time the various members will pre-
tend that they belong to the group for which
they were named. It will be their duty to
give the good points of their respective sects.
To add to the interest those representing non-
Christian religions could dress as the group
does that they represent. Get your pastor
to help suggest a list of names, or consult
some library on the subject.

Have appropriate songs between the dis-
cussions. "All Hail the Power of Jesus'
Name," "Win the One Next to You," "Who-
soever Will." Close with "Blest Be the Tie
That Binds."

Have your pastor (if not present, the leader)
to sum up the various impressions of the meet-
ing with this thought from Dr. George Herbert
Betts :

"There are not many differing truths. There
is one great truth of which different people
possess different pieces. Some day when we
really understand each other, we shall see
that all the little pieces of truth fit together."
Hints for Leader

1. The topic for this week deals with
"Right Attitudes." The great purpose of all
instruction and learning is to shape the cor-
rect attitude. One's attitude determines
largely what one's background has been and
determines what that one's future will be.

2. An attitude must be made in reference
to- something. That something that we have
for our discussion is the "Religion of Others."
What shall be our attitude: Shall we be so
narrow in our own religion that we will as-
sume the attitude of hate rather than be broad
and assume an attitude of love and under-
standing?

3. Intolerance has led to wars. Think of
the middle ages with the angry Crusaders go-
ing forth against heathens with physical
force to find Christ. When the Holy City
was reached, Christ was not there, for He
was not sought aright.

4. Think of the crusade of North American
youth today. They are going forth armed
with a broad mind, an attitude of love, and
a desire for service. For the three-fold pur-
pose of world evangelism, Christian citizen-
ship and world peace, they go, and Christ
goes with them.

Pertaining to Topic
"None of us liveth to himself, and no man
dieth to himself," reads our scripture. We
are just ojtc great brotherhood regardless of
race, religion, social standing, or color. Love
is the bond of unity. Misunderstandings and
hatreds are the cause of disunity. Christ to-
day finds a way into every race and country.
Dr. Stanley Jones in India has found India

hungry for "The Christ of the Indian Road."
He finds the same desire as he sits with this
people in discussing the "Christ of .the Round
Table." Let us cease to hate those who fol-
low false religions and love them in an un-
derstanding way to the real religion of Christ
as Stanley Jones and many others have done.
Denominationally there is need of a greater
understanding. "God made the church, men
have made churches," what a shame denomi-
nationalism presents to history. Think of
the hatred, intolerance, wars, persecutions,
etc., caused by differences in the Christian
ranks. There comes hope! Remember the
spirit which brought most all of the Christian
world into conference at Lausanne last sum-
mer! Recall the great comity conferences on
missions and the unity conference at Balti-
more, etc. Is it not time denominations were
gathered around a "Round Table" for a bet-
ter understanding?

An aged minister recently told a class of
young ministers that he never rjassed a church
or place of worship without taking off his
hat and breathing a prayer for the minister
and his following. Isn't this a wonderful at-
titude?

The name, Christian, should mean more
than denominationalism. It means a fellow-
ship with Christ and a service to others for
Him. "To Christ be true and as follows the
night the day thou canst not be false to any
church."

How narrow this sounds :

"I'd rather be a Baptist

And wear a shining face.
Than be a dirty Methodist
And fall away from grace.

"I'd rather be a Methodist,
And talk about free grace,
Than be a hard-shell Calvinist
And damn near half the race."

This very song appeared a few years ago
'm a chun-h hymnal! How changed our atti-
tude today!

Correlation With S. S. Lesson

"The Cost of Discipleship" is the lesson for
today. Have someone tell of the price some
great missionaries have paid and are paying
to bring about a better understanding in the
world.

Scripture and Comments

A Harsh Attitude— Jno. 4:9.

Judgments — Matt. 7 :l-5.

Beware of False Teachers— Matt. 7:15:23.

Keep Good Conscience— I Tim. 2:lS-20.

True Preachers— II Tim. 4.1-5.

F. I,. GIBBS.

Westminster, Md.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
April 29: The Cost of Discipleship

Scripture Basis: Mark 10:17-27; 12:41-44.

Golden Text : Where thy treasure is, there
will thy heart be also. Matt. 0:21.
The Searcher for Salvation

His Society: The young man of the lesson
today was rich, which placed him above the

common people socially as well as financially.
He was also a ruler. Whether the position
he held made him rich, or his riches made
him a ruler, we do not know. It matters lit-
tle. But as with Naaman, he was imperfect
in one respect, at least.

His Piety: The rich young ruler was evi-
dently a student of and adherent to the law,
for he declared that he not only knew but
he kept the Ten Commandments. We can-
not help but admire him for his piety. It is
no wonder that Jesus "beholding him loved
him."

His Anxiety: During two periods relative to
this incident must the inquirer after truth have
felt, anxiety tugging at his heart-strings: Be-
fore he came to Jesus, as he was constantly
conscious of an aching void that even strict
adherence to the law could not satisfy; and,
after he left Jesus, not having had his need
supplied. His last state must have been
worse than Ins first, for how could he part
with the god he loved, Money? "His counte-
nance fell at the saying, and he went away
sorrowful."

The Sermon on the Subject

The Declaration: "How hardly shall they
that have riches enter into the kingdom of
God!" declared Jesus. Around Him and His
disciples were some of the rich men of the
day who held high positions in the church
and state. Are rich folks barred from the
kingdom ? This would be hard to believe,
for many righteous men today are rich.

The Explanation: Fortunately for His hear-
ers, yea, fortunate for us also, Jesus explained.
By adding one word, "trust," He cleared up
the matter. It is depending upon riches that
keeps men out of the kingdom. Many who
are prospering live as if they do not longer
need God, except when tribulation assails
them. They act as though they believe money
will pave their way into heaven.

The illustration: What Jesus meant by the
illustration of a camel going through the eye
of a needle is not certain. He may have
meant it literally, as the proverbs of many
nations have been gross exaggerations. Or
He may have referred to the little wicket gate
built in the big gates, which was used by
pedestrians after the big gates of the city
were closed at the end of the day. It would
be with great difficulty that a camel would
pass through such an opening. So it is with
those who trust in money.

The Sacrifice of Substance
The Treasury's Need: A number of chests

were placed in the temple area, in which the
people cast their money, either free- will or
temple offerings. At that time, the temple
treasury was very wealthy, much of the
money being used lavishly upon the building.
So extravagantly did the people give that a
law had to be passed limiting the gifts to a
certain rjortion of their incomes. Imagine
that if you can ! If any such law is needed
today, it is one requiring every one to give
at least a tithe.

The Widow's Deed: This widow was one of
the many who east in their gifts. Quietly
and maybe somewdiat abashed she slipped up
to the chest, dropped in two mites, about one-
eighth of a cent in our money, and hastened
away. How little that was. It seemed use-
less for her to deprive herself of her little
bit, when the treasury did not need it.

The Lord's Need: Jesus knew the woman's

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condition, and was mindful of the great sac-
rifice she made. In substance, He taught His
disciples that it wasn't the amount of the
gift that counted so much as the amount of
the sacrifice. The rich gave much, but felt
it none. The widow gave little, but it cost
her her living. The poor give from the
abundance of love in their hearts and are
rewarded with the joy of giving and the con-
sciousness of heavenly treasure. The rich,
who only give for show or for conscience
sake, do not know the blessedness of the sac-
rifice of substance.

-t~.

CENTENARY PROJECT FOR JUNIORS
"Our Big Methodist Protestant Family

in Baltimore"

LESSON EIGHT
"Our Family in Japan"

Facts for Centenary Discoverers

1. Our Methodist Protestant Family in Ja-
pan is much larger than in China or in India.
We have 13 missionaries in Japan, 37 ministers
and preachers and over 2,000 church members;
we have 54 Sunday schools with over 3,000
scholars.

2. The following is a list of our mission-
aries in Japan:

Miss Alice Coates, Hamamatsu, Japan, who
has been our missionary to the children of
Japan for 33 year; Miss Olive Hodges, who
has been our missionary to Japan for 25 years,
and who has charge of our school in Yoko-
hama, Japan ; Miss Evelyn Wolf, a teacher in
our Girls' School in Yokohama, who went to
Japan in 1920; Miss Margueritta Sampson, in
language school in Tokyo; Miss Mary E. Wil-
liams, Atsuta, Japan, going out in 1897 as
a missionary to Japan; Miss Ethel Hemp-
stead, Atsuta, Japan, a kindergartner to Ja-
pan since 1921; Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Obee, who
have given long years of service in Japan,
taking charge of the Nagoya district; Rev.
Paul F. Warner, Nagoya, Japan.

3. We have 19 Methodist Protestant church-
es in Japan with a number of mission cen-
ters, including 13 organized chapels, and 24
other preaching places.

4. In Tokyo, Japan, we have a school for
the blind with an enrollment of 99.

5. In Yokohama, we have a graded school
including two departments of kindergarten,
a primary school and a high school. We have
165 little children with seven teachers in our
kindergarten. Our primary department has
an enrollment of 153 pupils and seven teach-
ers. In our high school we have 307 enrolled
and 27 teachers.

6. In Hamamatsu we have a kindergarten
with three teachers and 55 children. The
Oyama kindergarten has an enrollment of 55.
Our Nagoya kindergarten has an enrollment
of 94.

7. The largest college in our Big Methodist
Protestant Family is in Nagoya, Japan ; it has
an enrollment of over 1,100.

8. Our work in Japan is mostly evangelistic
and educational. The Methodist Protestant
churches in Japan are not very different from
our Methodist Protestant churches in Amer-
ica; and our kindergarten work is carried on
there much as it is in our own country.

9. All denominations have been doing mis-
sionary work in Japan longer than they have
in either China or India. As a result, the

work is more highly developed; we have more
Japanese in places of leadership and Japan
comes more nearly being Christian,
Suggested Activity
Map Work: By the time the project has
readied this point of development, all groups
have their maps made. Some may have made
a map of the world; others may have made
several maps, one of the United States,
another of India, another of China and now-
one of Japan. Locate Yokohama, Tokyo, Ha-
matatsu, Oyama, and Atsuta by means of
seals or small flags cut from colored paper.
In the November, 1924, issue of the Mission-
ary Record, you will find pictures of our work
and workers in Japan. Draw lines out from
our mission centers to the blank space on
the muslin ; here paste the pictures of our
work in Japan.

Birthday Cake Poster: Add facts about
the work in Japan to the Birthday Cake
Poster.

My Church's Birthday Book: Let each child
add as many facts as he can about our work
in Japan to his "My Church's Birthday
Book."

Photograph Album: Let each Centenary
Discoverer add pictures of our work in Ja-
pan to his Photograph Album.

Centenary Discoverers at Work: Cente-
nary Discoverers will want to learn all they
can this week about Japan and her people,
what they do, how they dress, and how they
worship. Begin collecting pictures of our
colleges in America for next week.
Worship Service
Theme : "Working With Our Heavenly
Father."

Call to Worship — Leader: "O Lord, open
thou our lips ;"

Children: "And our mouth shall show forth
thy praise."

Leader: "Praise ye the Lord."
Children : "The Lord's name be praised."
Praise Hymn: "Praise to God and Thanks
We Bring," No. 45 in back of Hymnal for
American Youth.

Hymn : "O, Jesus, I have promised," No.
138, Hymnal for American Youth.

Conversation: We have so many wonder-
ful things in the world and these wonderful
things have come to us because God and
people have worked together. It requires
both God and man to grow a field of wheat
a nil make the wheat into flour. It takes both
God and people to build churches. We could
never have the Methodist Protestant churches
in Japan if it hadn't been that our mission-
aries were willing to work with God. It is
because God and missionaries have worked
together that we have our schools and kinder-
gartens in Japan. Japan is becoming Chris-
tianized because people and God have worked
together.

Do you believe that God has given to the
world all that He has to give?

On whom is He depending to help Him to
give to the world the rest of the lovely things
He has for us?

Yes, He is counting upon us, upon you and
me. Our fathers have helped; our mothers
have helped; but we have a part. We can
work with our Heavenly Father to make the
world better and finer. How can we help?

Hymn: "I Would Be True," No. 170 in
Hymnal for American Youth.

Conversation: There is a hymn that tells

us what we have to give to the nations. As
we sing it I am wondering if we can think
of anything that other nations have to give us.
Let us see if we can name some. Do you
suppose Japan has anything that she can
give to us? Do you suppose that we could
learn something from Japan as well as to
have her learn something from us ?

Hymn: "We've a Story tu Tell to the Na-
tions," No. 200, Hymnal for American Youth.

Prayer: (1) For Japan and her people;
(2 ) For our missionaries ; let us name them
one by one. (3) That we might see the good
in the Japanese and learn what we can from
them as well as to be willing to help give
them the story of Jesus. (4) That we might
learn to work with our Heavenly Father;
that we might first of all learn to obey him
and trust him. (5) That God might use each
one of us to carry on His great work. (6) That
the whole wide world might become Chris-
tian.

Hymn: "The Whole Wide World for Je-
sus," No. 264, Hymnal for American Youth.
Suggestions to Leaders

Choose your stories from the Missionary
Record or some other missionary magazine.
A story of Japanese life which will give ap-
preciation of Japanese people should by all
means be chosen to be told with this lesson.
We regret that space in the publications has
not permitted publishing stories to accom-
pany these lessons.

Memory Work: Have a memory drill, test-
ing the memory of the pupils on the facts
which they have discovered about the Meth-
odst Protestant Church.

+++

AN APPRECIATION

The writer was in the State Sunday School
Convention at Concord for only one day and
evening but would like to say a word about
the devotionals conducted by Brother Pritch-
ard, pastor of our Asheboro church.

I heard only one of his talks, but it was
very fine and measured up to anything else
I heard there. And I heard a number of
favorable comments from different ones who
attended. I was told by a resident of Con-
cord that the folks were very much helped
by these talks.

I have been listening for the past week
to one of the great preachers of the South,
said to be the greatest in his denomination
in the South, and I declare to you I have
heard men in our own North Carolina Con-
ference do just as great preaching. I under-
stand that in a certain town in our state
where we have a church that it is the usual
talk that our preacher is the best preacher in
town, and yet that man does not get half
as much as some of the other pastors. Why
is this? Our people are prospering today as
never before. Is it possible that many of
them think that because they are prosperous
that they must get outside our church and
conference and find something that we do
not have? This is not a case of "sour grapes,"
for I have no complaint against any appoint-
ment ever given at the hands of the Confer-
ence. All of them more than I was worthy
to receive. But, brethren of the ministry
anil of the laity, do we appreciate what we
have? Are we doing our best for them to
help make them the best? Answer the ques-
tion conscientiously, not ambitiously.

N. G. BETHEA.

April 19, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Concord.— The Gypsy Smith meeting' got
under way here last night. Notwithstanding
the rain the huge tent was almost full. Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Robinson, of Chicago, have
charge of the music. The choir is composed
of 200 voices, coming from the 19 churches in
our city co-operating. We are hoping and
praying for a great meeting. Anyone from
out. of town wishing to attend will find the
tent located on the grounds of Central Graded
School on North Spring street.

Our services have been well attended since
our last report. The pastor preached Sun-
day morning from the subject, "The Divine
Standard." All night, services are called off
during the evangelistic campaign.

We were glad to see several of our minis-
ters in attendance at the State S. S. Conven-
tion last week. Among them were Revs. N. G.
Bethea, J. E. Pritchard, L. W. Gerringer, H. F.
Surratt, Robert Short, G. H. Hendry, Rev. and
Mrs. E. L. Ballard and Rev. and Mrs. H. W.
Maier. Brother Pritchard brought the devo-
tional messages at each service, which were
helpful and inspiring.

MRS. D. A. McLAURIN.

State Street. — Our Easter services were fine.
Offering amounted to $39.84. We have re-
ceived into the church eleven members dur-
ing the Easter season. This is all encourag-
ing.

Our Sunday school is doing well; 114 pres-
ent j-esterday not wit list an ding the severe
weather. This all looks good to one that saw
the work in its beginning.

Our M. P. C. G. G. was paid in full at Yad-
kin College and State Street has paid the
allotment and there will be a small amount
overpaid when all subscriptions are in.

We are . trying to line up our folks with
all the interests of the church which is a
rather hard thing to do when you consider
the fact that they have a big financial bur-
den to carry on the building. Some cannot
see why we could not let all these other
tilings go till the debt is paid but that is not
the ideal way, for in doing that we would
lie like numbers of our big charges are now —
have no interest in the Kingdom beyond the
local church.

Our Christian Endeavor is doing very fine
work. You would not know if you were to
drop into one of our meetings but what it
was an old school, of workers. Our greatest
hope here is our young people, for we have
not increased much in jfinancial strength
since the beginning, but we are hopeful that
from these children and young people we are
developing that we will have a strong church
in the future.

Lexington has been enjoying a treat at the
First Presbyterian church the past week in
listening to Dr. Vance, of Nashville, Tenn.,
said to be the greatest preacher in the South-
ern Presbyterian Church. This week Dr. Mc-
Larty, of the M. E. Church, South, will.be
preaching at that church and then the Bap-
tists have their special meeting. The first
week in .Tune we begin ours with Brother Mil-

laway doing the preaching,, and I am not un-
easy about his holding his hand with any
of them, for he is one of our greatert preach-
ers. Had he been in some .of the churches
that boost their preachers more than our folks
do, his fame would have spread abroad also.
Will you please read a little article entitled
"An Appreciation" in this week's Herald'

If you do not know what we are doing here
and you would like to see something that has
proven a surprise to a number of M. P. peo-
ple who have come to Leington, just drive
one block off of Main street as you pass
through and we will be glad to show you what
we are doing on State Street, opposite the
post office on Main Street.

Will all who read these lines pray for us
in our work here. N. G. BETHEA.

Yarboroushs Chapel.— Easter service was
held on Sunday evening, at 8 o'clock. A very
interesting program was given. Our Easter
offering amounted to $10.10.

Our attendance at church services has been
small lately, due to an epidemic of measles
in the community.

Funeral services were held Sunday, April 8,
for George Tr.amell, aged 55, who was killed
by an auto on the Cross Anchor-Union High-
way. The accident was found unavoidable
by a coroner's jury.

REPORTER.

Burlington First Church. — Easter Sunday

was the best day we have had this year. The
attendance in the Sunday school was 359, with
excellent music, as usual. We received 18
new members at the morning preaching serv-
ice and six new members April 15th, making
a total of 24 new7 members for the two Sun-
days. Easter Sunday night the attendance
was so large we had to use the space in the
Baraca room and the pageant given at. this
service was enjoyed by the congregation, we
are sure., and proved very interesting and
helpful.

All of our sick members who have been, in
the hospital, are back home, although some
are not aide to be up as yet.

Our pastor preached two splendid sermons
yesterday and the congregation at the morn-
ing service was very good despite the rainy,
cold weather.

Sunday, May 6th, will be "Home-Coming
Day" for the Sunday school and church, and
all former pastors, members, and out-of-town
members are especially invited to be present
for the services throughout the day.. We are
expecting a full attendance and want each
and every member to plan now to be with us.
If you live some distance from the church
and do not have any way to get to service,
just call Mr. J. G. Rogers, superintendent of
the Sunday school, and he will see that you
are provided with a way to get to the serv-
ices.

All regular services next Sunday.

L. A. BRAXTON, Ass't Reporter.

Graham. — We are glad we can report those
who have been in hospitals are all back home
and, getting on nicely. Mrs. A. P. Williams
was in McPherson Hospital at Durham. Mrs.
Lee Fuller and DeWitt Foust were in Rainey
Hospital for. appendicitis operations. Mrs,
Lucretia Johnson had the misfortune to fall
and break her arm; she, too, is getting on

nicely. We have had measles by the whole-
sale. All of these have cut off attendance at
-S. S. and preaching service.

Mrs. John McPherson and Mrs. Stafford had
charge of training the children for the Easter
exercise, and they gave us a splendid service.
We are hoping to increase our attendance as
the spring, weather, opens up.

D. R. WILLIAMS.

Pleasant Grove. — Henry B. Newby, the old-
' est person in our community, was buried here

Easter Sunday at 11 a. m.

Our Easter program was rendered at night
to a good sized congregation. The children
acquitted themselves well. At this hour we
had the pleasure of having with us our presi-
dent, Rev. S. W. Taylor; also Mrs. Taylor and
the children. At the close of our program
Brother Taylor made some very appropriate
remarks ; first, on the subject of home mis-
sions; then followed the collection, which
amounted to $20. After this, Brother Taylor
spoke for a few minutes on the C. G. G. cam-
paign and our subscription was easily raised
from $50 to $100. The people enjoyed Brother
Taylor's short visit and hope to have him
with us when he has more time to speak to
the people. G. L. REYNOLDS.

Halifax. — We held our second quarterly con-
ference Friday, April 13th. All the churches
were represented except one. The reports
were all good except the financial report,
which was a little short of what it was at the
second quarterly conference last year,

Hollister church will meet tomorrow to or-
ganize a better system for collecting their
finances. We are expecting other churches
to follow their example and we hope by the
end of the year we may have a better plan
at each church.

Mr. E. T. Ellington and Mrs. T. C. Williams,
both of Hollister church, were placed in nomi-
nation for delegate to the next Annual Con-
ference.

Measles and flu have greatly hindered our
work for the last two months, but both seem
to be subsiding. Our reporter at Bethesda
has been sick but we are glad she has recov-
ered sufficiently to attend church again.

C. L. SPENCER, Pastor.

Laurel Hill. — The fine weather brought us
a large congregation Easter Sunday. We were
proud of the large attendance at our Sunday
school. At 11 o'clock Rev. J. .M. Morgan
preached a good and plain sermon.

Our Easter program was given Sunday
night at 7:30. The program consisted of beau-
tiful music given by the choir, prayer; read-
ings, one play of Easter, a drill, and a
pageant, "The Resurrection Garden." Every
one seemed to enjoy the program very much.
The children on the program did their parts
well.

Our hearts were saddened by the passing
of Mr. Cullen Willis on April 5. He was 51
years old. He was born in Cleveland County.
At the age of nine he professed faith in
Christ and united with the church at Pleasant
Hill. Later he moved his membership to
Laurel Hill where he remained a true and
faithful member until his death. He is sur-
vived by his mother, his wife, one son, two
daughters, two brothers, four sisters, two
grandchildren, and a great host of friends.,

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

April 19, 1928

Mr. Willis was superintendent of Laurel
Hill Sunday school for five years. At the
time of his death he was superintendent of
Ball's Creek Sunday school, near Maiden. He
moved to Maiden about two years ago. In all
our church there was no more devoted and
faithful Christian than Mr. Willis. He bore
his suffering with patience. When the call
came he was ready. He called his family
around his bedside just a short while before
he died and told them that he was willing
and ready to go.

Mr. Willis was always glad to support every
department of the Lord's work. In his pass-
ing the wife has lost a true husband and
the children a devoted father, and Laurel
Hill has lost one of its most concerned and
faithful leaders. He will be missed by every
one who knew him. A place is vacant at
Laurel Hill and in the home that can never
be filled. He is gone but not forgotten.

We, too, must lay down our lives just as
Mr. Willis has, and many there be a grond
reunion around the great white throne when
our life is ended.

LOIS WILLIS, Reporter.

Pine Hill. — We have finished painting our
new church, and are planning for our dedi-
catory service the fourth Sunday in April.
Brother Ridge preached a good sermon the
second Sunday. We had a small crowd.

Sometimes our prayer meeting is mighty
good. We pray that more people may get
interested in the work of the Lord.

W. D. SMITH.

Rockingham. — We spent a good day in the
Lord's service on Easter Sunady. On Easter
we first held a sunrise meeting at our church.
The meeting was well attended and enjoyed
by all present. At 1 o'clock we had our reg-
ular Sunday school hour. This hour was also
well attended and the interest was good in-
deed. At 11 o'clock our pastor, Rev. J. H.
Trollinger, delivered a very inspiring ser-
mon. In the afternoon the pastor and a
group of the members visited the jail and
county home to try to bring Easter cheer
to those behind the prison bars and those aged
and denied the privilege most of us have.
At night at 7:30 o'clock the children of our
Sunday school rendered an Easter program
at which an Easter collection was taken.

Our Sunday school is fine for the time of
year, bad weather, and so much sickness. We
have a very good attendance and collection
each Sunday.

On the fifth Sunday of this month we are
expecting to have an all-day meeting and
dinner on the grounds. We are expecting
two or three out-of-town speakers. Every
one is invited to come and be with us in the
worship.

Pray for us that we may have God's bless-
ings and progress in our service for the Lord.
(Miss) BIRDIE CONNELL, Reporter.

the Easter Scripture being pantomimed. This
was a very beautiful and impressive service.
Miss Pauline Nicholson had charge of this
program.

The Ladies' Aid Society met at the home
of Mrs. Jack Smith in April with good at-
tendance. The usual business was transacted
and the collection very good. During the
social hour Mrs. Smith served sandwiches,
pickle and iced tea.

Monday evening at 7 :30 Mrs. J. E. Bar-
nette was hostess to the missionary societies.
The program for the evening was in charge
of the Home Society and very interesting. The
study book was given by Mrs. Suits. At-
tendance and collection was very good. Dur-
ing the social hour Misses Grace and Katie
Lee Barnette served a chicked salad course
with iced tea.

The William Nicholson Mission Band met
in March with P. N. and Marie Thompson.
A large number was in attendance. This Band
is doing splendid work under the direction of
Mrs Nelson Thompson and Mrs. George
Wyatt.

Misses Elizabeth and Edna Nicholson, Grace
and Katie Lee Barnette and Alta Allen and
Mr. Hassel Allen, students at High Point Col-
lege, and Mr. Joseph Kirk, of State College,
spent the Easter holidays at their homes here.
REPORTER.

Mebane. — Special music and a splendid ser-
mon by the pastor were enjoyed at our church
service Easter Sunday morning. At the eve-
ning service Mr. Suits delivered an inspiring
message and some special musical selections
were rendered. The Junior Christian Endeavor
Society of our church together with the
young people's societies of the different
churches here, held a sunrise service at the
Presbyterian church Easter Sunday morning.

High Point. — Last Thursday evening an en-
joyable treat was given the congregation
when they were served a delicious supper in
the assembly room of the church. This was
given by a few of our laymen in honor of
Rev'. George G. Shurtz, of Morgantown, W.
Va., and in order to give an opportunity to
all our congregation to meet him. He made a
splendid address on this occasion on "Broth-
erly Love and Kindness of Heart," which
pleased his audience. There were several de-
lightful musical numbers, vocal solos by Clar-
ence Schultheiss and Mrs. J. H. Allred, and
a violin solo by Miss Dorothy St. Clair, of
the college faculty. Several short talks were
made by Mr. J. M. Millikan, of Greensboro,
Rev. P. E. Lindley, Arnold J. Koonce, Rev.
8. K. Spahr, of Greensboro, C. C. Robbins, Dr.
S. S. Coe, and others. A tempting supper
was then served, cafeteria style, to the large
number present.

Rev. E. L. Ballard, superintendent, was in
charge of the Sunday school session at 9:30
o'clock Sunday morning, the Young People's
and Adults' departments meeting in the as-
sembly room for the period of worship, the
theme of which was "My "Vocation As a Chris-
tion Purpose."

At the 11 o'clock service Rev. S. K. Spahr,
of Greensboro, brought a very forceful mes-
sage on "After-Easter Reflections," and enum-
erated the 11 different appearances which
Christ made on earth during the 40 days He
spent after the resurrection and before His
ascension. Under the direction of Mrs, John
('. Whitesell, the choir rendered two unusually
beautiful anthems, "The King of Love My
Shepherd Is," and "From Every Stormy Wind
That Blows," The offertory was a lovely
violin solo by Miss Dorothy St. Clair. At
the same hour, the members of the Junior
church met, and Rev. Mr. Ballard presented
the seventh lesson for Centenary Discoverers
on "Our Chinese Methodist Protestants,"
which was followed by an appropriate story.

At the evening service at 7:30 o'clock, the

message was delivered by Prof. Paul S. Ken-
nett.

A very enthusiastic, and harmonious meet-
ing of the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Societies assembled at the church
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock with a fine
attendance. The respective presidents, Mrs.
C. L. Whitaker and Mrs. Ben T. Moore, pre-
sided. The treasurer of the Foreign Society,
Mrs. P. E. Lindley, reported that she has
sent the sum of $b'00 to the Branch Treasurer,
Mrs. S. W. Taylor, and the treasurer of the
Home Society, Mrs. R. T. Pickens, has sent
$409.00 to Mrs. II. A. Garrett. The Home So-
ciety was divided into three circles to cor-
respond with those of the Foreign Society,
but with different treasurers in each. Plans
for entertainment of the Foreign Executive
Board on May 9-14 were discussed and com-
mittees appointed. In the Home Society the
very efficient Secretary of Loan Fund in
EL P. College, Mrs. E. L. Douglas, reported
that she has raised the sum of $60 for this
cause with some additional pledges. The So-
ciety gave her a rising vote of thanks for
her prompt and painstaking work in behalf
of this worthy interest. The late Mrs. W. D.
Burgess has been made a Memorial member
in the Foreign Society.

A most inspiring and impressive investi-
ture service was held at the college last Fri-
day morning when 45 seniors donned the
Oxford gowns and caps for the first time.
They were placed by members of the sopho-
more class. Seated on the rostrum were
President Andrews, Dean P. E. Lindley, Miss
Mary Young, dean of women, Miss Mabel
Williams, class adviser, and little Miss Gar-
net Hinshaw, class mascot. This class, which
is the first to spend the full four years in
study, means much to the college. The class
is leaving a beautiful memorial in the form
of a handsome gate at the entrance to the
campus. It is now in process of erection.

The Junior-Senior banquet will be held in
the college dining hall Wednesday evening
of this week.

On Monday evening a banquet was given
to Prof. T. O. Johnson's class of journalism,
when an address was delivered by Oscar J.
Coffin, professor of journalism at the Uni-
versity of North Carolina.

English Street.— On Easter Sunday morning
there was a very impressive runrise prayer
meeting held at the church. On Easter Mon-
day afternoon the four small classes en-
joyed an egg-hunt given by their teachers.

The Philathea class held its regular busi-
ness meeting this month with Miss Bettie Mor-
gan. After the business was over, Mrs. Maud
Howard entertained with jolly games. Ice
cream and cake were served. Those who were
there went home feeling it was good to be
present.

The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Bertie Bow-
ers last week. This was a busy meeting and
several tilings were looked after. We were
very sorry to have our president, Mrs. Rob-
ert Russell, offer her resignation because she
could not attend the meetings regularly. Vice-
President Mrs. J.. A. Lee takes her place, while
Mrs. P, M. Caudle was elected vice-president.
After refreshments were served and a social
chat together, all went home in the down-
pour of rain, jolly just the same.

We are sorry to report our pianist, Mrs.

April 19, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

Floyd Little, is still unable to be in her
place at church.

Mrs. Paul Hulin has returned home much
improved after a rest at the home of her
parents. We are hoping she will soon be
well again.

The Senior Endeavor business-social met
with the Misses Caudle on Allred street Fri-
day night of last week. As the president
was absent only a short business session was
held, after which, it being Friday and the
13th, the social committee carried the guests
on an unlucky journey. Then they were in-
vited into the dining room and a delicious
supper was served.

A revival meeting began Sunday, April 15,
at 11 a. m. with the pastor preaching from
the text, "Revive Us Again." Psalms 85:6.
Brother Isley has been secured to help
throughout the meeting.

Christian brothers and sisters, pray for us
that a great revival may sweep the whole
community. MRS. J. A. LEE, Reporter.

Enfield. — The second quarterly conference
convened at Enfield last Friday afternoon.
This conference was by far the most success-
ful conference we have had. Bros. John Da-
vis and Stanley Whitaker are nominees for
delegate to Conference.

The matter of the Gratitude Gift is still
being placed before our people. Quite a num-
ber of the people have made gifts. Others
will be joining before the time expires.

J. CLYDE AUMAN.

Zoar, Mecklenburg Circuit.— We have been
moving along, though our reports have been
few. We hope to do better in the future.
Yesterday at 11 o'clock Mr. Hall delivered a
good sermon. It seems that his sermons get
better. We people at Zoar like him as a man
and pastor.

The offering was taken yesterday for the
Children's Home, also for the college.

Glad to have Mr. and Mrs. Stallings and
Mrs. Hall with us the first Sunday.

REPORTER.

Siler City. — Since our pastor was away on
the Gratitude Gift campaign, Rev. G. W.
Holmes conducted the morning service last
Sunday morning. He selected for his sub-
ject, "The Cross," and delivered a splendid
sermon. While serving on the Alamance
Charge, Rev. Mr. Holmes was pastor to a
number of our Siler City members, and we
are always glad to have him with us. He
and his daughter, Miss Bessie, spent Sunday
afternoon in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Woody.

In a Bible reading contest between the
Junior Baraca and Junior Philathea classes
the Junior Baracas were victorious. Both
these classes are very young, being organized
only about two years ago by Rev. F. L. Gibbs,
but they, are growing rapidly in interest as
well as in number. The defeated class will
entertain at the church net Thursday eve-
ning at 7:30, at which time a business meet-
ing of the Senior Christian Endeavor Society
will be held.

Because 'of her, inability to attend Sunday
School regularly since her mother's death,
Mrs. Los Wrenn has resigned as teacher of
the Junior Philathea Class. The class elected
Miss Pearlie Moore as teacher to succeed Mrs.
Wrenn and Miss Minnie Cooper as assistant.

However, Mrs. Wrenn will be supervisor and
teach when she is present.

"The New Guide," a weekly paper for
young people, has recently been distributed
to members of the two Junior classes. This
paper contains helpful Christian Endeavor
notes, excellent stories, latest current events,
good editorials and many other paragraphs
that will be helpful to the young boy and
girl.

The members of the Ladies' Aid Society de-
cided in their last meeting to furnish the
shades for Liberty-Siler City parsonage.

The Sunday school attendance was at a
low ebb last Sunday morning but this was
due to bad weather and an epidemic of meas-
les. However, we were very glad to have
worship with us one of our members, Mr.
Eery Ion Cooper, from Baltimore, Md.

The little two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Parks is very ill with pneumonia.

REPORTEE.

Kernersville Charge. — On Good Friday we
had the pleasure of moving into our nice, new,
seven-room, two-story parsonage. This build-
ing is beautifully located on Cherry street,
40 feet from our church. The lawn in front
is about 50x50 feet. The back part of the
parsonage lot extends to Highway No. 60.

The parsonage trustees and all others on
this charge who have used their influence, or
co-operated in any way in the building of
this parsonage have the sincere thanks of
the pastor. Right much has been done in
furnishing the parsonage with the heavier
furniture. The parsonage trustees had a part
in this good work, and the second quarterly
conference by vote empowered the trustees
to take further steps along this line, and in
addition to this the Ladies' Aid Society of
Kernersville came in for their full share in
the good work; so we are resting easy about
furnishings for the parsonage. Many thanks
to all who have had, or yet may have, any
part in this much-needed work.

Up to the time we moved into the parson-
age we had been very pleasantly housed in
an apartment at Brother and Sister A. N.
Linville's. For their very great kindness
while there, Mrs. Lowdermilk joins me in
many thanks.

Our church paper is now going into more
than 40 homes on this work.

Mrs. Rachel Pegram, who is 66 yea*rs old
and a member of Ai church, lives alone, feeds
and milks her own cow; does not drink coffee,
or use tobacco in any form. She is also
faithful in paying her church dues.

A Ladies' Aid Society was organized at
Sandy Ridge last Thursday. Mrs. R. K. An-
derson was elected president.

Mrs. Mode Barrow died almost suddenly
this morning, Monday, April 16th. She had
rupture of the brain while eating breakfast,
and died in less than an hour afterwards.
She was a faithful and good member of Pine
Grove church. She will be buried tomorrow
at 3 p. m. at Bethel church.

E. G. LOWDERMILK, Pastor.

We feel as if we could not get a better pas-
tor than our present one.

The Missionary Societies held their monthly
meeting on Tuesday afternoon, April 10, in
the home of Mrs. T. C. Williams. The sec-
retary reported a fine report for our year's
work, We have paid our budget in full for
both Home and Foreign Societies.

We were very sorry we could not give the
Easter pageant on account of measles.

The second quarterly conference was held
at Eden church on Friday afternoon, April
13. The nominees for delegates to the An-
nual conference are Mr. E. T. Ellington, and
Mrs. J. C. Williams, of Hollister church.

Mr. C. R. Knight, of Hollister, and Miss
Emma Knight, of near Enfield, were married
at Emporia, Va., on Saturday, April 7. We
wish them a happy and successful life.

KATHLEEN SHEARIN, Reporter.

Davidson Charge. — The second quarterly
conference will be held at Lineberry Church
on Saturday afternoon, April 21. Our presi-
dent, Rev. S. W. Taylor, is expected to be
present and hold this conference. Brethren
of this charge, please take notice and come.
Important business. Below is the plan of
appointments for the president's visit. At
Lineberry, Saturday, April 21, preaching at
2 p. m. ; quarterly conference at 3 p. m.. At
Alleghany church, preaching at 7:30 p. m.;
at Pine Hill church, Sunday morning, April
22, to preach dedication sermon at 11 o'clock.
At Chapel Hill church, preaching, 2:30 p. m.
At Pleasant Grove church, preaching, 7:30
p. m.

I am sure that our people are going to
receive great inspiration by attending these
services and we are looking forward with
pleasure to these dates.

C. E. RIDGE, Pastor.
M-

Randleman Apportionment

Apportionment adopted by Randleman sec-
ond quarterly conference, April 14, 1928:

Mt. Lebanon: Salary, $540.00; G. C. B.,
$335.00; A. C. B., $102.00; Superannuates,
$0.90; College, $34.00; delegates' expenses,
$6.10; average per member, $5:70.

Worthville: Salary, $350.00; G. C. B.(
$217.00; A. C. B., $65.00; Superannuates, $6.42;
College, $22.00; delegates' expenses, $4.70;
average per member, $10.24.

New Salem: Salary, $160.00; G. C. B„
$100.00; A. C. B., $30.00; Superannuates, $2.94;
College, $10.00; delegates' expenses, $1.60; av-
erage per member, $5.07.

Level Cross: Salary, $150.00; G. C. B.,
$93.00; A. C. B., $28.00; Superannuates, $2.95;
College, $1.00; delegates' expenses, $1.60; av-
erage per member, $3.53.

WM. H. NEESE.

RALLY DAY

The Eighth District Rally will meet at
Maple Springs church, April 29th.

FLOY HUNTER, Sec'y.

— H

Hollister, Halifax Charge.— The attendance
at preaching and Sunday school has been
very good considering the weather and sick-
ness. Our pastor continues to bring us in-
spiring messages. It seems that his sermons
are better each time Ave hear him preach.

FIRST DISTRICT RALLY

There will be a Rally of the First District
the fifth Sunday at"~Whitakers Chapel church
on the Enfield charge. There will be all-day
services. This is Centennial Sunday and it
will be made the key-note of the day. The
program will appear next week.

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Chairman.

Page Fourteen

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK

A. C. B.

Granville .$'27,50

Randlenian . . . . . . 15.01)

Davidosn, 15-00

Randolph 14-00

South Lexington .., ■•■ 13-75

Pleasant Grove 12.50

Democrat 4.90

Denton !HI

G. C. B.

Granville $38.2o

Asheboro 32.40

Yarliorough 20.10

Bandlemah 20.00

Pleasant Grove 20.00

Randolph ■ 16.00

Haw River Mission 15.00

Friendship 14.12

North Davidson 13-50

Spring Church 12.00

Denton I0-26

Vance W-00

Forsyth l°-°0

West End, Greensboro 8.00

Lebanon 7.82

South Lexington , 7.00

Why Not 6.50

Saxapahaw 5.96

Mt. Hermon 5.00

Orange 5-00

Tabernacle 4.50

South Winston 2.45

Littleton 2.45

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL

A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College •- 5-00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45-00

Spencer 10-00

Union Grove 10-00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115-00

Burlington . ; 125.00

Mebane 45-00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville ■ • 30.00

Guilford CO-00

Superannuates

Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City * 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg. 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) .$ 4.00

Haw River 5.00

JTho report is very gratifying this week in
the number of charges sending in Easter
offerings and also the number paying on A.
C. B. Of the former there' are 211 charges,
and the latter,' 8. The' list of charges with
budget credits goes up by three. South Lex-
ington, Democrat and South Winston are
added this week. The number now with
budget credits is 7(i, with 10 charges yet
blank. We are confident that these will soon
get out of this column, and that every charge
in the Conference will lie listed with budget
credits. Let's hurry that good day. And
once more: Please see that the Easter offer-
ing is sent in promptly. It belongs, now, to
the Board of Home Missions, and we must
get it to them as quickly as possible so as
to help meet pressing needs.
Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR.
April 17, 1928.

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GRATITUDE GIFT CAMPAIGN REPORT
Charge Quota

Alamance .....$300.00

Albemarle 50.00

Anderson 150.00

Asheboro 500.00

Asheville 100.00

Bess Chapel 100.00

Bessemer City 50.00

Bethesda 20.00

Burlington, First . 500.00

Fountain Place 100.00

Caroleen 100.00

Charlotte, First 200.00

Charlotte, North .... 25.00

Chase City 20.00

Chatham 100.00

Cleveland 250.00

Concord 450.00

Connelly Springs . . . 20.00

Creswell 150.00

Davidson 200.00

Democrat 50.00

Denton 200.00

Draper 50.00

Enfield 300.00

Fairfield 30.00

Fairview-Glen Raven. 200.00

Fallston 350.00

Flat Rock 300.00

Forsyth 300.00

Friendship 150.00

Gibsonville . .' 150.00

Graham 150.00

Granville 300.00

Greensboro, Calvary.. 200.00

Greensboro, Grace .. 750.00

Greensboro, W. End . 250.00

Greensboro. St. Paul. 100.00

Greensville 150.00

Guilford 150.00

Halifax 350.00

Haw River Mission.. 25.00

Haw River Circuit . . 300.00

Henderson 500.00

II. Point, English St. 50.00

April 19, 1928

Pledge

$

50.00

Paid

$

500.00
103.80

100.00

500.00
63.00

223.35

126.00

5.00
30.00

5.00
30.00

450.00
11.07

11.07

43.00

15.00

210.00

189.20

100.00

89.00

H. Point, First 750.00 1,200.00

H. Point, Lebanon . . 200.00

H. Point, Welch Mem. 200.00

Kannapolis 25.00

Kernersville 150.00

53.00

53.00

100.00

140.00

73.00

150.00

80.00

108.50

750.00

125.00

65.00

107.50

125.00

5.00

500.00

50.00

,200.00

53.00

53.00

200.00

200.00

Charge Quota

Lexington, State St... 100.00

Lexington, South 100.00

Liberty-S. City 200.00

Lincolnton" 100.00

Littleton 200.00

Mebane 200.00

Mecklenburg 100.00

Melton's Grove 10.00

Midland 120.00

Mocksville 150.00

Mt. Hermon 250.00

Mt. Pleasant 350.00

Moriah 200.00

N. Davidson 300.00

Orange 350.00

Pageland 150.00

Pinnacle 200.00

Pleasant Grove 200.00

Porter 20.00

Randlenian 2110.00

Reidsville 200.00

Randolph 250.00

Richland 150.00

Roberta 100.00

Rockingham 75.00

Saxapahaw 200.00

Shelby 50.00

Spring Church 150.00

Spencer 25.00

Tabernacle 250.00

Thomasville, Com. . . . 200.00
Thomasville, First .. 150.00
Thomasville, West .. 100.00

Union Grove 50.00

Vance 200.00

Weavervillo 100.00

West Forsyth 150.00

Whitakers 125.00

Why Not 200.00

Winston, First 250.00

Winston, South 30.00

Yarbo'rough 50.00

Yadkin 25.00

Total pledged, $8,553.00.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $182,741.99

W. L. Ward ' 500.00

Total $183,241.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,134.21

Miss Bettie Cox 25.00

Total $9,159.21

The payment made by Brother Ward is on
a recent pledge— one of the new series.
Brother Ward is among the good friends of
the college, who are willing to make sacri-
fices in order that this institution may be
placed upon a sound financial basis.

It is expected that a new institution will
have a hard struggle during its early years.
High Point College has a different record
from that of almost any other young college;
from the beginning it has had an able fac-
ulty, and the attendance has been much larger
than might have been expected. Our one
problem, therefore, is that of providing ade-
quate financial support. The college has dem-
onstrated what it can do. It has shown the
church that, the investment already made is
a paying one, and that it is worthy of entire
confidence. We have undertaken to build

Pledge

Paid

100.00

100.00

213.62

213.62

22.75

06.00

11.50

64.06

64.06

350.00

350.00

63.00

100.00

21.50

24.50

71.75

18.50

100.00

50.60

50.60

50.00

41.00

30.50

10.00

10.00

25.50

163.47

20.00

200.00

25.00

14.00.

38.50

32.50

7.00

3 88

250.00

30.00

30.00

25.00

25.00

J. D.

ROSS.

April 19, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

a college. If it is to be a healthy, growing *"•"■
institution we shall never finish the under-
taking, but we should provide the means for
a healthy, substantial growth.

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

HOME MISSIONS
Returns From the? Easter Service

We supplied approximately one thousand
churches and Sunday schools with the Easter
programs, including the sacrificial envelopes
and decision cards. There was also sent to
every pastor, as far as we could secure their
names and addresses, a return postal card
with the earnest request that they would re-
port to our office at once the number of mem-
bers received into church during the Easter
season and the amount of the offering for
Home Missions.

At the time of this writing only 216 church-
es have returned the cards although nearly a
week has passed. We are preparing the re-
port of the Board of Home Missions for the
General Conference and this report must go
to the printer in a few days. Our ministers
can easily see how important it is that we
shall hear from them. It will take but a
moment of your time to fill in the card and
mail it. If the card has been misplaced
please send a note stating the name of your
annual conference, your charge, with the
amount of your offering and the number of
members received.

The 216 churches that have reported re-
ceived 1,378 new members. You do not wish
an incomplete report to go to the General
Conference. You can prevent this by com-
plying with this request.

J. M. SHERIDAN.

THE SURRENDER

Christ shall lead and guide my life
Through all its joys, trials and strife.
He alone is the Truth and the way;
His Light leads on with each new day.

Christ has come in and won my heart;
No happiness is mine when from Him I

part.
He is joy and love and life sublime.
He is a constant friend for all time.

What have I to give my Lord?
I who am sinful, foolish and weak.
To Him my life, my love, my all
I have surrendered at His call.

His it is to use or take
For service, either small or great;
I have no will but His to do,
No life but for His service true.

Here am I; use me, Lord,
Wherever Thou would'st send Thy word.
Strength and guidance from Thee I ask
As I live to perform Thy task.

— Selected.

HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. N. Brittain, $3.00; Rev. T. M. Johnson,
$9.00; Rev. A. L. Hunter, $1.50; Rev. N. G.
Bethea, $3.00; Rey. B. M. Williams, $1.50;
Mrs. J. M. Cutchiu, Jr., $3.00; Rev. T. F. Mc-
Culloch, $2.00.

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— Let the chief purpose of our work be
spiritual.

A Loving Tribute to the Memory of
Mrs. Martha Johnson
"A solemn murmur of the soul,
Tells of the world to be;
As travelers hear the billows roll,
Before they reach the sea."

Intoned thus, and fortified by life's solemn
munitions, this elect lady passed into the
silent land, a gentle heart, a serene spirit, a
lovely character, spotless, a soul sincere. With
Tennyson she believed —

"Because right is right, to follow right.
Were wisdom, in the scorn of consequences."

And she practiced this.

The eldest daughter in a phenomenally
large family, and herself the motherly mother,
queenly and astute, of a number of sons and
daughters. Friends, can you in your imagi-
nation compute the accumulated steps of this
saiut.

In the sphere God placed her she toiled,
using the means He gave her, just what, she
had in her hands. False pride and arrogance,
that God says, "my soul hateth," had no part

nor lot in her.

"Far from the madding crowd,

Within the cool, sequestered value of life,
She kept the noiseless tenor of her way."

Her home ever the minister's, and from
these ministerial ranks, the numbers she en-
tertained surely are legion.

Devoted to her church, devout and worship-
ful, she ever attended, despite life's handicaps,
she ever had something to give. Her hus-
band's heart rested in her, in all her flock of
noble sons and daughters, not one black sheep
dwells there today, and they rise up and call
her blessed. With a heart attuned to the
heavenly, she also loved the beautiful in na-
ture, and the flora of the neighboring farm-
yards, transplanted, bloom in hers.

But after the family had scattered and du-
ties became less arduous, but numerous, a
lovely, long, spacious hedge graced her yard.
O the health of beauty of this horticultural
ground. Truly, while here, God's gentleness
made her great, and we believe in that land
beyond the sunset she still is great. O, the
souls she has led to Christ.

Friends, think of the eternal years.

"They that turn many to righteousness shall
shine as the stars of the firmament forever
and forever." We shall miss her along life's
pilgrimage ; life's winters will be bleaker, and
barer.

Christian Kosetti said, "God's strength is
always stronger than strong enough," and
placing her weakness against this and thus
buoyed up she wrought. Every one of these
children was ever in the Sunday school. A su-
perior woman; quite good were her early edu-
cational advantages. She was closely related
to that anciently gifted family immortal, in
its love for and the development of music
and poesy, having sung in the courts of roy-
alty, and the homes of earth's humble folks.

the Laniers — and this blood coursed through
her veins.

A woman of culture and wide travel at-
tending Flat Rock church with the writer
asked who she was. She said her face stands
out pre-eminently, she has passed life's acid
tests, and we believe in its finality she has
triumphed triumphantly. She might with
Gray have felt:

"Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear,
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen
And waste its sweetness on the desert, air."

And yielding to this fallacy (though half-
true), dejected, embittered, discouraged, raised
a family of incorrigibles, but not so she. She
knew the Living Christ, and walked with Him
day by day, and wrought out her life's work,
its fame, her immortality.

"She hath reached the land beyond the river
That we call the sweet forever,
And she only reached the land by faith's

decree ;
And she dwells with the immortals,
There she knows no sin nor sorrow,
In that haven; for us tomorrow;
For her barque has sailed beyond the silent

sea,
And she only knows the blessing of her

Father's sweet caressing.
Here her days have known their numbers,
And in death her body slumbers,
And the King commanded her spirit to be

free,
Never more with anguish laden,
She hath reached that lovely Eden,
Where they ring those golden bells for you

and me.
Don't you hear the bells now ringing?
Don't you hear the angels singing?
Just beyond that shining river,
There they ring those golden bells for you

and me."

FANNIE O. KIRKPATRICK.
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THE OPTIMIST

I sing a song to the Optimist,

To the man that is brave and strong,

Who keeps his head when things go right,
And smiles when things go wrong.

I am proud of the genial Optimist,

His radiant voice and speech,
He helps to smooth the rugged path

Of all within his reach.

I like the way of the Optimist
Who looks for the bright and best,

He scatters sunshine as he goes
And leaves his fellows blest.

I am glad to meet the Optimist
With his message of good cheer.

He carries hope and confidence
To those assailed by fear.

So here's a song to the Optimist

Who joyously works and sings,
And daily shows this weary world
The way to better things.

— Grenville Kleiser.
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— The United States and Mexico have
"buried the hatchet." After quarreling for
many years, they are now settling their dis-
putes in a friendly way.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

April 19, 192S

MUtljoMst "Protestant 'Herald

J. F. McCULLOCH, Editor and Publisher

Published weekly in the interest of the Methodist

Protestant Church as an organ of the

North Carolina Annual Conference.

Price — $1.50 a year, payable in advance.

Papers are discontinued on expiration o£ the
term of subscription. However, subscribers who
request it will be marked on our books as "regular."
their papers to be continued and payment to be
made as near the beginning of the year as con-
venient.

Subscribers can remit directly or hand their
mtney to pastors, who act as our agents in the field.

In directing change of address, give the old ad-
dress as well as the new. In renewing, give the
same initials as before.

We cannot often supply back numbers.

We acknowledge receipt of money on subscrip-
tion account by changing the date on the label. If
this is not changed within two weeks after your
money is ftrwarded, write us.

Entered as second-class matter at the post office
at Greensboro. N. C.

FOREST WEEK

"I, Calvin Coolidge, president of the United
States of America, do hereby designate and
set aside as American Forest Week the week
beginning April 22 and ending April 28, in
this year of 1928.

"I recommend to the Governors of the va-
rious States that they also designate this week
for special observance by all our people; and
that where practicable and not in conflict with
law and custom, Arbor Day be observed dur-
ing the course of the same week.

"I urge that during that week all citizens
and appropriate organizations — including
public officials, legislators, business organiza-
tions, educators, editors, clergymen, landown-
ers and others — give thought to the preserva-
tion and wise use of our forest, to the end
that energetic forest policies will be adopted
in all communities. In witness whereof, I
have hereunto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affixed. Done
at the City of Washington this 24th day of
February in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand, nine hundred and twenty-eight, and of
the Independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and fifty-second.
"CALVIN COOLIDGE."

Figure This One Out

As I went down to St. Ives,

I met seven wives,

Each wife had seven sacks,

Each sack, seven cats;

Each cat, seven kits ;

Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,

How many were going to St. Ives?
This is a very old one of course, but it will
still work. Try it on your friends. The answer
is, of course, one; the rest came from there.
— Pathfinder.

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EIGHTH DISTRICT RALLY

The eighth district rally will be held at
Maple Springs church, Forsyth circuit, the
fifth Sunday in May. Let every one that can
walk, run, ride or fly be there. A good pro-
gram is promised. Bring lunch and spend
the day. K. C. STUBBINS, Chairman.

— There were 198 persons at seven prun-
ing demonstrations in Catawba County re-
cently. There is increased interest in apple-
growing in the county. One man has a six-
acre orchard in which the trees are 25 years
of age, but he harvested some 800 bushels
last year.

— The ancient Hebrew custom of loading
the sins of the people on a scape-goat which
bore them off into the wilderness has a mod-
ern parallel in a certain district in central
India. It is not sins, however, which the
modern scape-goat is required to carry off,
but smallpox. When an outbreak of small-
pox occurs in a village, the inhabitants re-
sort to the ceremony of "Nakasi." A female
goat is purchased by public subscription, and
is adorned with the particular types of orna-
ments usually affixed to the image of a god-
dess. The goat is then apparently looked
upon as an incarnation of the goddess of the
disease. The animal is supposed to remove
the epidemic as she is passed on from village
to village until she reaches her own temple,
or is devoured by wild beasts on the way.

— That the South now leads all other parts
of the United States in cotton manufactur-
ing capacity is brought out in the 1928 edi-
tion of the Southern Eailway System's Tex-
tile Directory, just issued. As of January 1,
1928, there were in southern mills a total of
18,399,832 spindles, this being 305,168 more
spindles than in the cotton mills of all the
other states. Since 1880, when the South had
only 5.27 per cent of all the cotton spindles
in the United States, there has been a steady,
almost uniform increase from year to year,
until now 50.42 per cent of the total are in
southern mills. Of the total spindles in the
South, 13,562,332, or 73.71 per cent, are at
points served directly by the Southern Eail-
way.

— The Department of Commerce announces
that, according to the returns received, there
were in the United States 32 churches of the
Holiness Church in 1926, with 861 members,
as compared with 33 churches and 926 mem-
bers reported in 1916. The total expendi-
tures for 1926, as reported by 30 churches,
amounted to $23,913, including $19,239 for
current expenses and improvements and
$4,674 for benevolences, missions, etc. The
total expenditures reported by 28 churches in
1916 were $8,988.

— Rev. C. W. Bates, assisted by five young
people of Sal vary Sunday school, gave a
pageant, "The Church of Our Fathers," last
Sunday morning during the preaching hour.

— Bros. J. F. Williams, W. F. Medearis, and
J. A. Cox have been elected as building com-
mittee for Calvary's new parsonage. A com-
mittee of three ladies appointed by the La-
dies' Aid Society are to be associated with
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GREENSBORO, N. C, APRIL 26, 1928

NUMBER

Roman Catholic Intolerance

Again and again has the Roman Catholic Church demon-
strated its intolerance of Protestants. A recent instance was
a letter from one of the Italian cardinals sent out to warn the
priests of Italy against the Young Men's Christian Associa-
tian. Since the World War work has been done in Italy by
the Y. M. C. A., young men have been drawn into it from
the Church of Rome. Priests receiving the cardinal's letter
have gone to see the parents of these young men, threatening
excommunication if the offenders do not cease to attend meet-
ings of the Christian Association. The Protestant denomina-
tions mentioned by name as offenders are the Baptists and
Methodists. The Masons also are denounced.

It seems that the Romish church will always be narrow
and intolerant. It was built that way. The theory of infalli-
bility makes it intolerant of dissenters. Will the time never
come when Roman Catholics will see that their priests, includ-
ing the highest cardinals and the pope himself, are but men ?
If they could only see this obvious truth, perhaps they would
step down a little to a more humble level.

The refusal of the pope to consider the matter of church

unity in any other way than with himself as the head of the

whole body of the church was a recent example of intolerance.

Will the pope still claim to be the head of the church after

Christ comes?

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Ineradicable Difficulties

Some difficulties can be dug up by the root and removed.
But there are other difficulties so deep-rooted that they cannot
be so removed. It is wisdom to recognize the ineradicable
nature of some difficulties and act accordingly. Lincoln's
advice was: "When you strike a stump in ploughing, don't
try to plough it up— plough around it. ' ' This is good advice
in dealing with ineradicable difficulties. Don't stop to com-
plain about them or to worry about them. Go round them
and go on. The changes of time will disintegrate the stump
and it can be gotten rid of with all ease. But just now the
thing to do is to bear with it. It may be unreasonable for
the stump to be in the midst of a plowed field, but it did not
get there through any perversity of its own. The stump is
innocent of any intention to offend. Don't condemn the
stump. Forget about it and go on.

M-

Trying to Destroy the Bible

It would seem that the failure of former efforts to destroy
the Bible would convince men of sense of the futility of such
an effort. And perhaps it has. But there are some foolish
atheists in New York -who have raised a fund of one hundred
thousand dollars with which to accomplish that end. What
can they do with their little hundred thousand dollars in
destroying the Bible? They can destroy themselves. They
can mislead a few dupes. But the masses of men are so
thoroughly convinced that the Bible is a book of unparalleled
worth that they will only laugh at the ridiculous spectacle of
this little group trying to destroy the Bible with one hundred
thousand dollars.

—No such distinction as that between wines and beer on
the one hand and spirituous liquors on the other is practicable
as a police measure. . . . Any such loophole as light wines
and beer would make the amendment a laughing stock. —
William Howard Taft, Chief Justice of the United States,
in a letter to, the Chicago Tribune.

—Westminster Theological Seminary will have its 45th
commencement May 6th to 8th. In the roll of 11 graduates
is the name of Bro. F. L. Gibbs, of North Carolina.

Responsible for the Other Man's Faith

Do we duly recognize our responsibility for the faith or
lack of faith of our neighbors? Are we not prone to put all
the responsibility on our neighbor if he fails to believe to the
saving of his soul? But really we are also responsible for
the spiritual attitude of those about us in so far as we might
affect it by our lives. Paul expressed a desire to visit the
people of Thessalonica in order that he might "perfect their
faith." He knew that he had power over their faith. So
have we power over the faith of our neighbors. We have
power to increase their faith by our godly living, and we
have power to diminish and destroy their faith by our own
failure to measure up in our living to the demands of the
faith we profess. It is a very serious thing to live in the
same world with other human beings. We are involuntarily
affecting them, making them better or worse.
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What College Was It? — One of our ministers sends this
story : A young college graduate was asked by one of the
professors what the epistles of the New Testament are. He
replied : The epistles are sisters of the apostles. He did not
tell what college it was. Therefore the story is not quite
complete.

— The testimony now being given by manufacturers, phy-
sicians, nurses, and social workers as to the improvement in
the condition of the population at large which has taken place
since the Eighteenth Amendment was adopted is so potent
that it will convince he great majority of the American popu-
laion, both native and foreign, that the complete disuse of
alcoholic drinks will result in enormous benefits to any people
that accomplishes it.— Charles W. Eliot, "America's Policy of
Banishing Liquor," Congressional Digest, October, 1924.

— Good spelling is not the most important thing in the
world, but it is important, especially in communications to
the public. If you are not sure of the correct spelling of a
word, look it up in the dictionary. Challenge every word as
it comes and be sure that it is entitled to pass. Don't be
satisfied with "any old way" in which it may present itself.
Enough misspelled words will pass when you do your best.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

April 26, 1928

MOTHER TO 132,366 ORPHANS

By Charles V. Vickrey

She was only 43 years of age. but the last ten years of her
life were worth more to the world than centuries as life is
lived by many on the more favored boulevards of opulence
and opportunity.

Her heritage was poverty. Her preparation was through
paths of perseverance. Her education was in the university
of adversity. Her equipment consisted of handicaps.

After a period of carefree and happy married life, she
suddenly found herself without financial resources and the
sole support of a hopelessly invalided husband, a paralyzed
mother and two children.

While facing the problem of earning a livelihood for those
dependent upon her, a cablegram came from the American
ambassador in Turkey announcing that the Christian popu-
lation of that country .was facing starvation and death. A
committee was formed for the purpose of receiving and trans-
mitting help to the stricken peoples, and she offered her
services at a salary much less than her ability might have
commanded elsewhere. With the same spirit of self-sacrifice
that sent relief workers abroad to minister to the stricken,
diseased peoples, she devoted herself to the details of the work
of the office.

Knowing that life depended upon getting the facts and
the appeal before the public, she gave cheerfully long hours
of overtime work. Office closing hours and holidays meant
nothing to her when there was life to be saved. She had no
money to give, but she gave her splendid service and gave
it in full measure.

Through all the terrible years of the Great War, which
continued for five years in the Near East after peace had
come to the rest of the world, she read the cablegrams and
letters from relief workers and missionaries in Trebizond,
Sansoum, Mersine, Constantinople and other ports where
the Christian population of Asia Minor had gathered, and
she knew that upon her and those whose work she directed
rested the responsibility for transmitting these appeals with
promptness and efficiency, to those who could, by their gifts,
mitigate such suffering. Her work was never done mechani-
cally. It was ever prompted by the keenest sympathy for
those whose cause she served.

Saturday, May 13, 1916, was a specially proclaimed holiday
in New York City. From the office in the Metropolitan
Building, she turned occasionally from her work to look down
upon the 125,000 men ami women who were marching in the
great ' ' Preparedness parade. ' ' She knew that more innocent
noncombatants, men, women and children, had perished dur-
ing the preceding days in the Near East than there were
marchers in that great, possibly unprecedented, parade, and
that at least twice as many more, chiefly women and children,
were at that moment homeless, penniless, comfortless in
refugee camps, absolutely dependent upon America. She
knew that, even as the bands played and banners waved,
women and little children in the Near East, were dying of
hunger. She knew that for her and her associates to take a
legal holiday, that Saturday, would mean a delay of 48 hours
in securing the funds upon which depended the lives of many.
She did, therefore, what she would wish others to do under
reversed conditions. She applied — she practiced — the Golden
Rule.

Following the solution of the major refugee problems, she
knew that there were tens of thousands of orphans who were

not only without fathers, mothers, or responsible relatives,
hill were also without country. Most of them were under the
"teen" age. They were absolutely dependent upon'contimied
aid. The immediate ravages of starvation had been checked
but would begin again with these innocent orphaned children
if the stream of food and benevolence ceased. What if her
own children were among the number* She' continued to
apply — to practice — to live — the Golden' Rule.

Then her robust health began to fail. Physicians seemed
unable to cope with the trouble. Perhaps she could have
lingered longer had she not, through the past decade, drawn
so heavily upon her reserve strength. But until the end she
continued to think, plan, and pray for the children overseas
whom she had never seen, lint for whose life and happiness
she had .given her service with such abandon.

Did it pay? As to the worthwhileness of the investment
there will be no doubt in the minds of any who have mingled
with the more than a million people who are living today
because she and others were Christians in deeds as well as in
creeds. More than 100,000 orphan children, rescued from
the streets and from disease, have been restored to health and
"graduated" from Near East Relief orphanages. ' They are
rapidly winning their way to positions of increasing useful-
ness to the world.

Remembering, however, the 32.000 children still in need of
support and guidance in preparation for life's battles, she
asked that the money which some might wish to spend for
flowers for her be sent to help the orphans, whom she affec:
tionately called "her children."

When the end came, her girls in the office, with other
friends, decided to make a floral offering that would endure.
A modest sum provided a simple wreath for her casket, and
the remainder, amounting to approximately $1,000, was set
aside as the beginning of the Amelia B. Horton scholarship
fund for the children through whose lives she, "being dead,
yet speaketh."

AN EXCEPTION

Editor of the Methodist Protestant Herald: I . have
been reading your paper continuously now for over thirty
years, and have accepted most of its statements without ques-
tion or mental reservation. It is with reluctance I now take
exception, but on the front page of the issue for April 19th is
anarticle entitled, "Reformers That Can't Reform," which, is
so contrary to fact and practice that I feel an exception is
justified, and the statement of the real facts demanded..;

The Methodist Episcopal Church is not a church of
"priests," except in the general sense that all Christians are
"priests" as termed by Peter in his epistle and John in the
Book of Revelation. The Annual Conference of said church
practically settles nothing. The real power is vested in the
Quarterly and General Conferences of said church. In the
Quarterly Conference where the property is held and , cqa-
trolled by a body of lay trustees, and all young men entering
the ministry must be endorsed by the laity before they can
get into the ranks of the ministry. The ministry is ,so out-
numbered in the Quarterly Conferences by the laity that their
votes stand about twenty to one in favor of the laity, • : * •

The Annual Conference makes no laws, nor determines mo
policy for the church. In the General Conference, which is
the supreme law-making body of the church, the laymen and
ministers are equally represented and have equal influence in
determining all the policies of the church. The laymen elect

April 26, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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outstanding laymen to represent them in the General Con-
ference. Many of these laymen go to the General Conference
more often than do ministers, and are thoroughly versed in
all the laws of the church. I know one layman who has gone
eight consecutive times to the General Conference. No man
in the Methodist Episcopal Church so influenced its policies
in the last generation than the late Judge Henry Wade
Rogers, who was chairman of the powerful Judiciary Com-
mittee for so many years. The millions in the M. E. Church
would not tolerate such conditions as set forth in said article
on "Reformers That Can't Reform."

W. A. Ledford.

(Reports from the M. E. Church, like reports from Russia
and China, seem to be conflicting. It was a Methodist Epis-
copal paper and a M. E. contributor that we quoted from last
week. That contributor is probably a layman. Bro. Led ford
is a minister. The points of view are different. In the long
struggle between the la.ymen and the ministers of the M. E.
Church, the laymen have been trying to lessen the hold of the
ministers in the control of practical affairs. The ministers
have refused to give up control in the realm in which the'
laymen most seek to have a voice. Laymen have place in the
General Conference, and also in the Annual Conference ; but
they wish to go into the Annual Conference and have a voice
in determining where ministers shall serve. Ministers are
not willing to submit to a stationing committee composed
partly of laymen. The fundamental difficulty seems to be
that the ministers have not faith in the laymen and the laymen
have not faith in the ministers. This prevents the recognition
of "mutual rights."— Editor M. P. Herald).

GOVERNOR SMITH'S MORAL RECORD REVIEWED

Albany. N. Y., April 7. — In this week's issue of The
Reform Bulletin, published in this city by Rev. 0. R. Miller,
state superintendent of the New York Civic League, which is
just off the press today, there is a broadside attack upon
Governor Al Smith, reviewing what purports to be his record
on moral questions.

The opening editorial says that the influence of Governor
Smith throughout his whole public life of 25 years has been
injurious to the moral welfare of New York State ; that he has
refused to respond to appeals to him of local citizens in various
towns to use his influence with local officials to have moral
laws enforced, when said local officials had refused to enforce
the laws. Reference is made to such governors as Hughes.
Sulzer, Dix, Glynn and Whitman — both Republicans and
Democrats — who responded to appeals for such help in law
enforcement work.

The Bulletin reprints a short article from the New York
Times of March 9, 1923, where Governor Smith is reported to
have said to the Albany newspaper correspondents with refer-
ence to the tight of Senator Edge, of New Jersey, to get a
three per cent beer bill passed, that :

"I will be glad to go down and help him put over his bill
if that will get us somewhere where we can put a foot on
the brass rail again and blow off the froth."

The story is also told that at Hotel Vanderbilt, New York
City, April 2-t, 1922, at a Democratic dinner party, in dis-
cussing plans for raising campaign money and party plat-
forms, that Governor Smith arose and said:

"I don't believe the Democratic party should camouflage
on this subject. The Democratic party is a saloon party and

everybody knows it is a saloon party, and it ought to come
out and say so. ' '

The Bulletin editor says that a man who was there at the
party gave a typewritten statement of the substance of all
the speeches made on the temperance question and that the
one who received this statement gave the same to the Bulletin
editor, which he now has, and from which Governor Smith's
little speech was taken.

Further reference to Governor Smith's record is made to
the fact that he has been seen to be present in places in.
Saratoga Springs in the summer t;me where he must have
witnessed drinking and gambling, and never protested or
stopped the same.

One of the severest arraignments of the governor is the
claim that throughout the eight years of Governor Smith's
official residence at Albany it has been over-ridden with
immoral houses, speakeasies, gambling places and dens of vice
and the governor has never made any move to have the laws
against these places enforced. The reason claimed for his
indifference in this matter is that for eight years past the
Democrats have been in control of Albany, and that two
notorious Albany Democratic politicians who have "shaken
down" the Albany underworld for large sums of money and
who were convicted in the United States Court last year of
conspiracy in connection with conducting the infamous Albany
baseball gambling pool, now dominate Albany Democratic
politics. The charge is made that there are now nearly 200
places in Albany running wide open selling lottery tickets
for the Albany baseball and stock market pools.

It also asks what the governor ever did to suppress the red
light district here where more than 100 houses were running
wide open until a few months ago when the New York Civic
League started red light injunction and abatement proceedings
against them and secured the closing of these places.

The governor is charged with attacking New York City
schools and in being the leading influence in the impeachment
of Governor Sulzer, a Democrat, because he would not sign the
"ripper" bill, the McKee bill, to throw out. of office Dr. Wm.
H. Maxwell, the superintendent of schools, and thus give
Tammany full control of the same. It is intimated that by
some means, fair or unfair, Al Smith, when speaker of the
Assembly, induced seven Republicans to vote with the Tam-
many Democrats to impeach Governor Sulzer, because Smith
could not get the up-State Democrats to vote with him on
that proposition.

The Bulletin also gives a list of some of the leading brewers
and alleged gamblers and what is claimed to be theatrical
men who put on off color shows or movies who were large
contributors, from $1,000 to $5,000, toward Al Smith's
campaign in 1926.

The last page of The Bulletin is devoted to Al Smith's
legislative record on moral questions, in which his record in
brief is given year by year, from 1904 to 1928, and it purports
to give the dates when Smith voted for or against each and
every so-called moral or immoral measure.

— Rev. N. G. Bethea uses bulletins for State Street Church.
They are printed on two outside pages and typewritten on
the two inside pages. A good picture of the building (Sunday
school rooms ) appears on first page.

— The graduating thesis of Rev. F. L. Gibbs will be "An
Integrated Program of Religious Education."

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

April 26, 1928

OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

Centennial Day

Next Sunday is the time. Some of the charges are planning
for all-day programs. We hope for fair weather and for
great inspirational oeeasions wherever our people come
together to commemorate this first 100th birthday of our
beloved church. In some manner every church in the con-
ference should give recognition to this important event. That
we have lived, served, and grown for 100 years, is a great
achievement, and no church should let the event pass without
giving it due attention.

We hope to hear good reports from Centennial Day.

Gratitude Gift

The General Conference is coming on apace, and what we
do must be done quickly. And what must we do? The
answer is clear: we must raise $12,000 — our Gratitude Gift
allotment. This is, beyond question, the most important mat-
ter before us just now, and the church that does not get in
on tins will have nothing but regret when the time of rejoicing
comes. No church can afford to be put in the position of
lacking in denominational loyalty by refusing to share in
this noble undertaking. We are going to get this money, but
we want every church in the conference listed as a contribut-
ing church. See to it, brother, that your church is there, and
that the amount given is in keeping with the ability of your
church. God help us that no church shall fail in this testing
time.

A voice from the far east brings us heartening news. Bro.
Shelton says, "Spring Church went fifteen dollars over their
allotment on G. G. I hope to get it at all of the other churches
in a short time." Bro. J. D. Williams reports this morning
for West End, $127 paid. Bro. Bates reports all but about
$20 pledged at Calvary. He expects to get the full allotment.
All this has the right ring, and gives us new hope. Come on,
brethren, this thing must be done.

Vickory

April 8. — Easter Sunday we were with Bro. Ashburn at
Vickory church. We enjoyed preaching and worshiping
there. The response to the Gratitude Gift was disappointing,
however. We trust that they may yet do something that will
be worthy of their nice little church. Bro. Ashburn has
pressed the matter, and his charge has pledged $110.00, with
one church yet to contribute. We are grateful for what the
charge has done.

Pleasant Grove

At night we motored, with the family, to this church, and
enjoyed, with the large congregation that we found there, a
splendid Easter program. The offering which followed was
gratifying, being, we believe, $20. Pastor Reynolds permitted
us to speak to the people on behalf of the Gratitude Gift,
though he had already presented the matter at another time,
and the people had responded. Their attitude toward this
appeal was pleasing, and their response heartening. In a
short time they raised their pledges to $100.

Our impressions on our first official visit to this church
were highly favorable. Pastor Reynolds and his people are
doing progressive work, and there seems to be a fine spirit of
co-operation. The church is well located, and the outlook for

continued development is bright. We enjoyed our visit with
them.

Randleman

April 11 we were with Bro. Neese and his people in their
second quarterly conference, held in the Randleman church.
The conference was well attended, all churches being repre-
sented. Delegates were nominated, and all other business
promptly and harmoniously transacted. The budget receipts
will be increased this year, we think, especially the A. C. B.
The attractive new church at Worthville will be formally
opened on the second Sunday in May. This church is a credit
to Both the charge and the conference. We urged that a
suitable marker be placed on the highway at Level Cross.
The passerby should know that the little church there in the
grove is a Methodist Protestant church. The new parsonage
for this charge, located at Randleman, is commodious and
well constructed. We most heartily commend them for pro-
viding this good home for their pastor. Bro. Neese is serving
his third year on this charge, and is doing faithful and
efficient work. We are confident that Randleman will report
.a year of progress.

Branch Meeting
It was our privilege, on Tuesday, April 17, to be present
at the joint opening session, of the branch meeting of the
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies, and to
share with them in the devotional service. The North Caro-
lina branches of these two societies have grown from their
small beginnings, a few years ago, to strong and efficient
organizations. The attendance at their branch meetings
increases each year. At this meeting considerable space in
the beautiful and spacious auditorium of Grace Church, where
the sessions were held, was necessary to accommodate the
delegates and visitors. We were glad to note a number of our
ministers present. We bespeak for these organizations con-
tinued growth, and we most heartily commend them to the
fullest co-operation and earnest prayers of all pastors. A good
missionary society promotes every interest of the church, local
and general.

Assigned

At the request of the Winston church, Rev. J. H. Moton
has been assigned there as pastor. His official appointment
was forwarded to him April 24. Reports from the church
there are encouraging. Bro. Moton will be zealous for every
church interest, and we are looking for a year of growth in
that field.

Faithfulness

God and man put a premium on faithfulness. David says,
"The Lord preserveth the faithful." Solomon declares, "A
faithful man shall abound with blessings." When Paul sent
Timothy to the church at Corinth, his commendation was,
"My beloved son, and faithful in the Lord."

I do not know any obligation on the part of a minister to
be successful, but I do know a thousand obligations on him
to be faithful. Faithful to God; faithful to his ministry;
faithful to his charge; faithful to his conference; and faithful
to his denomination. The minister that thus serves may not
achieve all the desire of his heart, but he will not miss his
crown, either here or hereafter.

Appointments

April 25, with the Spencer congregation in conference
regarding their church building project.

April 28-29, Centennial Day, with Bro. Powell on
Greensville.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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May 6, with Bro. Whitaker for two services.
May 13, with Bro. Neese in the formal opening of the new
church at Worthville.

May 16, General Conference in Baltimore.
"With abounding love and confidence toward every pastor
and every charge, and with grateful appreciation for unfail-
ing labor to promote all conference and denominational
programs, I am,

Fraternally yours,

S. W. Taylor.
April 24, 1928.

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SENDING AND CALLING

Bishop Mouzon wants it understood that home talent is
sufficient to fill the pastorates in the Western North Carolina
Conference, that he doesn't have to go outside the state for
material to supply the leading churches, as rumor suggested.
Supplying Methodist pulpits is a matter for the Metohdist
folks. But sympathetic bystanders will crave the privilege
to applaud the bishop's declaration. When a congregation of
any denomination becomes strong, wealthy, the disposition is.
to become fashionable, put on considerable style. A "big
preacher" is wanted for a big congregation, quite naturally.
But. the ordinary idea of size, of importance, is that which
comes from a distance. The importation may be no better, if
as good, than the home material, but the urge is to send awaj^
for it. Hence the talk of importing preachers for some of the
important charges, which Bishop Mouzon rebuked.

There is no reason to believe, so far as can be ascertained
from this viewpoint, that the ministry of the Western North
Carolina Conference doesn't measure up to that of any other
conference in the southern church. Therefore the importa-
tion for a specific purpose would be a reflection on home
talent the while it amounted to nothing more than the big of
the thing. But that isn't the worst of it for Methodist folks.
Congregations that select their own preachers may do as they
please. But it is the glory of the Methodist church that its
men are sent, not called. That has given the Methodist people
a pastoral system that surpasses all others and it has been one
of the chief causes of the growth and power of Methodism.
Importing preachers for a specific place, in answer to the
request, probably, of a congregation that was craving to be
fashionable, would in effect be a reversal of Methodist
itineracy. — From. Greensboro Daily News of November 5, 1927.
Published here by request.

A BANKER'S IDEAL

In his farewell address to the American Bankers' Asso-
ciation, President Mell Taylor, of Chicago, in giving up the
presidency, said: "This is my hope for the future: that we
may be rich without forgetting to be righteous; that we may
have leisure without license ; that we may be powerful without
being offensively proud ; that we may be nationally-minded
without being narrow-minded ; and finally, that we may live
in a world of fact without surrendering our faith." A good
sermon in that statement ! — Selected.

Nowhere in our land are the priests of Moloch persecuted.
The armament boosters, the scaremongers, the sowers of dis-
trust among nations, the big-navy champions, the compulsory-
military-training advocates are never denied a hearing. It is
only the friends of peace and international good understand-
ing that are hounded. — The World Tomorrow.

PASTORAL LETTER

The "going-to-church problem" is a very serious problem
within our church. It is the jerky church-goer who creates
this problem. There are some folks who attend church by
jerks. You can never depend upon them; they may or may
not be there.

They hide behind a multitude of excuses, such as bad
roads, cold weather, hot weather, headaches, backaches, etc.
These folks are indeed a great hindrance to the progress of
the church. They act as a deadly influence upon the active
and consistent church-goer. They bring a jerky spirit into
work of the congregation.

They are a constant irritation to the regular church-goer
and to the pastor. They help to cheapen the church and the
work done in the church. They witness by their attitude
before the world that the work going on in the church is cheap
and not very important.

Friend, stand aside and watch yourselves go by. Take a
good look at yourself and tell us what you really think about
your conduct. And then be honest enough to acknowledge
that your attitude toward your church is far from right.
— Rev. W. 6. McFarland, Pastor, in The Wesleyan Church-
man, M. E. paper, Kernersville, N. C.

WHAT ONE DOLLAR DID

It was a very little shiny dollar, and because it was put
in the band of the Lord, it did a great work. It was like the
five barley loaves that, the little boy had. Do you remember
about it ? If he had kept them in his basket, instead of giving
them to Jesus, they would never have fed all those hungry
people. And if the owner of the gold dollar had kept it rolled
up in cotton in a box it would have never helped to build a
church.

The pretty little coin belonged to a little girl, it was all
her own — she could do witli it just what she pleased. What
would you have done with it? She meant to keep it always,
and she probably would, if it. had not been for her mother.

One evening her mother came home from a meeting and
told her about a little band of God's people who had no place
to hold their services but a blacksmith's shop, and that money
was needed to build a little church for them. I don't, know
all the mother said, and I don't know what passed through
the mind of the little maiden — I only know how highly she
prized her treasure, and yet. the next day she wrote this
letter :

"Dear Sir: A few weeks ago I had this gold dollar given
me to spend as I choose. It was so pretty I rolled it up in
cotton and put it away in a little box and thought I would
keep it always. But last evening mother came home from
the association, and told me about the little church you were
trying to build. She said you had to hold your meetings in
a blacksmith shop. I want to help build that church, and
thought I would send you my gold dollar. Please accept it
from a little girl who loves Jesus. ' '

The gold dollar left its hiding place and started on its
mission; and many people heard how "a little girl who loved
Jesus" had given the very best thing she had to help the
kingdom on earth. Her generous act touched their hearts
and opened their purses until over two hundred dollars was
subscribed.

And it was the little gold dollar that did it. This is a
"really truly" story, too, just, as true as the Bible. — Lutheran
Mission Journal.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

April 26, 1928

Denominational Enterprises

FOREIGN MISSIONS
Our Children's Day Design

The samples i'or Children's Day services have been sent to
the different pastors and Sunday School superintendents. [
desire to introduce this year's Children's Day program with
an interpretation of the front page cut designed by Mrs.
Emma W. P. Slack, a sister of Mrs. Fred C. Klein. This
story of this beautiful design harmoniously combines the
centennial anniversary of the Methodist Protestant Church,
the inspiring pageant. "Wings of the Morning." written by
Miss Dorothy Elderdice, and our Children's Day program
portraying the beginning and development of our Foreign
Missionary work. I will let the artist tell her own story:
"The theme throughout this design is 'Peace on earth,
good will towards men' — the brotherhood of man through
Christ Jesus.

"Back of the words. Children's Day services, the bells of
the centuries are still ringing and re-echoing the messages
which have been sent out, the first bell, 1828, the last, 1928.
"At the left is a sketch of Old St. John's Church, Balti-
more, Md., where the Methodist Protestant Church had its
birth.

"From this church we see the innumerable host coming
forth appearing first as men and women, leaving after services,
then as each one follows his or her own spiritual light, they
wend their way in different directions — some towards the
group in the foreground (which represents Foreign Missions),
while others pass by in their own chosen path.

"The third group of these hosts of the past, which all
some day must join, are seen wending their way along the
'Invisible Trail' which leads to heaven.

"The hills in the distance are type and symbol of the
distant past, but beyond is the ever-rising dawn, with bright
rays of hope and faith sending forth the light and memory
of the good accomplished in the centennial year.

"The group in the foreground pictures the man, woman
and child of each nation where the Methodist Protestant
Church has established its work through the Board of Foreign
Missions and the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. In
this picture the occidental and the oriental meet in brotherly
love.

"The American young man and young woman have come
by airplane which is seen in the sky to bring the 'Giood Will'
message and are sincerely welcomed by all.

"The beginning of the Foreign Mission work of our
church was in a girls' school in Japan and you will note the
designer has not lost sight of this fact as the American young
man has placed his hand upon her shoulder and from the
expression on the girl's face one can easily feel that a tribute
has been paid which is most befitting, thus 'paying honor
to whom honor is due.'

"The American gill in speaking has not failed to touch
the heart of the Hindoo woman who clasps her hand in mute
appeal for help as the women of India today are looking
towards American women for help to break the bondage to
which centuries of heathen customs and religion have bound
them.

"The Chinese, who have been passing through such
upheavals and wars that they are not permitted to express

their true sentiments, are typified by the Chinese man and
woman who, like thousands of their countrymen, have felt
the touch of the Christ through Christianity, are listening
intently and their faces indicate that in their hearts they are
receiving the message, 'Peace on earth, good will to all men.'

"The Hindoo and Japanese men are listening with deepest
interest while the children of these nations have caught the
spirit of the message and are joyous in hearing this good news.

"Thus these children of God, winged with divine love,
have traveled through space to carry the good-will message
to all who have ears to hear."

1 trust that you shall find this year's Children's Day
program just as inspirational and suggestive throughout.
Do not fail to fill out the order card at once and order freely
of whatever supplies you can use and they will be sent imme-
diately. Send all orders to Rev. S. W. Rosenberger, Executive
Secretary, Station B., Box 96, Columbus, Ohio.

S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.

THE WEIGHT OF WORDS

Words are thoughts just merely spoken,

But they have tremendous weight;
Some may scatter love and kindness,

But they're spoken oft too late.
Real encouragement is given

When we speak these words, "Be True,"
To the soul that's in deep sorrow;

Words have pow'r e'en though they're few.
Then ofttimes our lips have uttered

Just a phrase, in which was told
Faults of others, and they heard it.

And it made our friendship cold.
Words are little, but they 're mighty ;

Let us speak the word of cheer,
And the ears that long have listened

Will, with joy, its message hear.

—Selected.

ARE YOU EXCUSED FROM GIVING TO MISSIONS?

Horace Bushnell once made an interesting list of all
who might be excused from giving to missions. Here it is:

Those who believe that the world is not lost and does
not need a Saviour.

Those who believe that Jesus Christ make a mistake when
he said, "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to
every creature. ' '

Those who believe the gospel is not the power of God, and
cannot save the heathen.

Those who wish their missionaries had never come to our
ancestors, and that we ourselves were still heathen.

Those who believe that it is "every man for himself" in
the world, and who, with Cain, ask, "Am I my brother's
keeper ? ' '

Those who want no share in the final victory.

Those who believe they are not accountable to God for
the money entrusted to them.

Those who are prepared to accept the final sentence:
"Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of the least of these, ye
did it not to me."

Do you belong to the mission or the omission band? —
Moody Monthly.

April 2C, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OUR STORY PAGE

MARJORIE'S CHILDREN'S DAY

'Dr. Elwood had just returned from the hospital and was
looking very thoughtful and sad.

"What is the matter, father?" asked his little daughter
Marjorie.

"Oh. I am thinking of Emily Monroe, poor child!"
i "Who is she?"
-."She is a young girl in the hospital. She had to have
an operation a few days ago. She was so hrave, but she is
drooping now, and I am very much afraid she will not pull
through. I'm sure she is homesick."

"Why doesn't her mother go to see her?" asked Marjorie,
eagerly.

"Her mother is dead."

"Where is her father?"

"On a long business trip in the Par West."

"Has she any sisters?"

"Yes, several, but they are little children and are in a dis-
tant, city, too far away to come to visit Emily. What she
needs is cheer. ' '

The following Sunday morning little Emily was lying on
her bed at the hospital, her limbs tied, for she was not allowed
to move them. Her face was pitifully pale and sad. Her
eyes were closed, but slow tears forced themselves between
her lids and rolled down her cheeks.

She was homesick — so homesick !

Presently the nurse came in softly, and, resting a hand
on the aching head, said, "Would you like to see a dear girl
who is waiting in the hall?"

The tearful lids opened, revealing an
brown eyes.

"Waiting?" she asked.

"Yes, she came to see you.''

"I do not know any girl in this town.
""She is Marjorie Elwood, the doctor's

"Oh, I love Dr. Elwood! Please bring his daughter in."

Presently Marjorie stood by Emily's bedside. Her face
was radiant.

"I know you're Emily," she said gently. "Papa told me
about you. I'm Marjorie Elwood. I've brought you these;
aren't they sweet?" and she held out a bouquet of sweet June
roses.

A smile broke out over the wan face as the frail hand
clasped the roses and kissed them.

"Oh, I thank you ! I thank you so !" she cried out. "How
did you happen to think of bringing these to me?"

"Why, it is Children's Day at the church and I wanted
you to have a share in it."

The nurse left the two girls together for 15 minutes, dur-
'ing which time Marjorie did most of the talking. She told
Emily of the songs that were to be sung that night, of the
flowers and the birds, and the recitation that little Tom Clark
was to give. "I'll coax him to come over with me some day
and retite it for you," she said.

Marjorie told other cheering things — how her brother,
Roland, had a wonderful dog that could play many tricks and
dance, and that when she came again she would bring some
more interesting things.

"Time is up," said the nurse, coming in quietly.

eager look in the

Who is she?'
daughter."

"All right." was Marjorie 's cheerful response. Then,
bending over Emily, she touched her forehead softly with her
rosy lips, and laid down on the coverlet a small bos with a
pictured cover.

In the evening just as Marjorie was about to start for the
"children's services," her father came in. He had just re-
turned from the hospital.

"My dear," he said, "Emily is much better. She has im-
proved wonderfully since morning."

"Oh, I am so glad!" said Marjorie.

"She was asleep when I went in," he said, "and there was
a smile on her face. Upon a little stand beside her bed was
a howl of beautiful June roses. In her frail hand there were
clasped some sweet rosebuds. A small box lay on the side of
the bed. Its contents were scattered over the spread. There
were pictures and booklets that would interest her. I took her
temperature and felt her pulse, and then looked at the nurse.
She said, 'It was Miss Marjorie who brought these flowers
and pictures and made it so cheerful for Emily.' It was a
heaven-born thought that took you there, my dear. I verily
believe she was pining for home or the sight of some of her
people. You did a good deed, Marjorie, and Emily is likely
to get well."

Marjorie 's face was beaming as she heard these words.
Do you wonder that she felt happy as she kissed her father
and hurried away to the service? That Children's Day meant
a lot to Marjorie. It was a happy, happy day. — Youth's
Banner.

FIGHT CRIME WITH RELIGION

Lack of religious training of the youth is one of the main
factors in Chicago crime, State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe
asserted recently in a speech at a luncheon of the Evanston
Chamber of Commerce.

"We have two main types of criminals," he said. "One
is the racketeer, the mature man who is ruthless in his pursuit
of money and power. The other is the youth of 19 or 20
years. Youthful crime would be lessened if parents gave
youth religious training as well as education." — Chicago
Tribune.

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS

As listed by Canon Donaldson, of Westminster Abbey, are :

1. Policies without principles.

2. Wealth without work.

3. Pleasure without conscience.

4. Knowledge without character.

5. Commerce and industry without morality.

6. Science without humanity.

7. Worship without sacrifice.

Considerable resentment has been expressed against al-
leged attempts on the part of religious groups to impose their
will upon legislative bodies and government officials. For
years manufacturers' associations and similar commercial
groups have maintained their lobbies and expended vast sums
upon propaganda designed to secure governmental action
favorable to their interests. It is strange that intelligent citi-
zens should become alarmed when those whose only aim is the
betterment of the conditions of life exercise such influence
as they can legitimately command to secure needed legislative
action. — The American Child.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

SENIOR CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC

May 6: "How to Choose a Life-Work"

Eccl. 9:10; I Thess. 4:9-12

The Worship Period

This is the monthly eonsecration meeting.
Make it mean much in spiritual growth and
purpose. Give the first ten minutes at least
to song, prayer and devotional readings. Some
suggested songs are :"lt Pays to Serve Jesus,"
".Must I Go, and Empty-Handed," "Saviour,
like a Shepherd lead us," and "I'll Go Where
You Want Me to Go." After this worship
period have several members of the society
make minute talks on the various occupa-
tions which are attracting youth today. Of
tourse, the people who make these talks must
Le notified before the meeting, so that they
may prepare. Have someone who is a success
in a particular field come in and tell the
society of his "call," and his life's work.

Hints for the Leader

"The three great choices of life are the
choice of Christ, the choice of a life com-
panion and the choice of a life work." In
this meeting, however, we must confine our
thoughts and speeches to the choosing of a
life work. This is one of the greatest ques-
tions which confronts youth, "What am I
going to DO in life?" Surely, every one
ought to desire to live such a life as would
make the community in which he lives a bet-
ter community. Surely, no one would like to
have it said of him: "And that this world
would be the same, if it had never known my
name." The leader should stress such thoughts
as these and especially emphasize the HOW
of choosing a life-work.

1. Through PBAYER. One should not en-
ter a life work without praying about the
matter. Through prayer he should seek the
guidance of the Holy Spirit so that he may
l.e led to choose the right work. People have
different capacities and abilities; they are
fitted for various callings in life and they
ought to find these places through the influ-
ence of the Holy Spirit.

2. Through BIBLE STUDY. The Bible has
many values; one of its great values is this:
It is a Guide Book. One writer says of it,
'■Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a
light unto my path." The Light from the old
Eook still shines. If we hut follow its gleam,
it will guide us into the right calling in life.

3. Through A STUDY of the WORLD'S
NEEDS. Study the problems of the present
day. Find the outstanding need. Seek to
enter the hardest field, if it be His will. Work
where your life will count for most and
where the need is greatest.

Pertaining to the Topic
In addition to emphasizing the How of
choosing a life work, the WHAT and WHY
and WHEN of choosing a life work should
be emphasized in this meeting.

1. WHAT.' What should determine the
choice of a life work! Of course, one should
and must have a living wage, but money
should not determine such a choice. It is
passingly strange how this feature is em-
phasized today. It is pathetic. Money, fame,
nor popularity should ever determine the

choice of a life work. The determining fac-
tor in deciding a life work and the deep de-
sire in every heart ought to be: Let me do
that kind of work in and through which the
largest service may be rendered to the world.

2. WHY? Why should an individual choose
a life work? An individual should not be
content to just "drift" into a life work. He
had better drift into a good, noble work than
not to get into such work at all; but it is
much better if lie does not "drift" into his
work. It is much better to make a definite
choice because in all probability the work
will mean more to you.

3. WHEN? When should an individual
choose his life work? This choice ought to
be made early. It's such a tragedy to waste
the best part of one's life and then find his
real place in the world's program. This mat-
ter of choosing a life work should be pre-
sented to youth early in life. It would be a
a fine thing if every youth could come to a
definite decision as to life work early in life,
then the whole life could be given to the
work.

"Search the Scriptures"

1. The highest duty. Eccl. 12:13, 14.

2. Honest work. Prov. 1G:8.

3. Use opportunity. John 9:4.

4. Choose wisely. Prov. 13:16".

5. Work faithfully. Prov. 18:19.

6. Make a living. I Tim. 5:8.

7. The highest values. Matt. 6:31-33.

Correlation With S. S. Lesson

The Sunday school lesson for today can be
very easily linked up with this topic. The
Sunday school lesson is: "How to be truly
great," or "Jesus' Standard of Greatness."
Greatness is based on real service. Here is a
fine opportunity to link up the truth taught
in the S. S. lesson with the C. E. topic and
carry out the truth in reality.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
May 6: Greatness Through Service

Scripture Basis: Mark 9:33-50; 10:35-45.

Golden Text: The Son of Man also came
not to be ministered unto, but to minister,
and to give His life a ransom for many.
Mark 10:45.

Greatness Presented

In His love and long-suffering, our patient
Father in heaven must often look down upon
humanity and smile at the manifestations of
its imperfection. How patient Jesus had to
lie with those "babes" in spiritual discern-
ment! And even in this enlightened age it
is a question as to whether or not the rank
and file of Christ's followers have advanced
much.

Perceiving that His disciples had been dis-
puting about who should be the greatest, Je-
sus had to take them aside and instruct them
in the factors of true greatness. Contrary
to their preconceptions, the paradox that he
who would lie first must be the least in His
kingdom was taught. "Whosoever shall hum-
ble himself shall be exalted." (Matt. 23:12).
Greatness Pictured

Illustrating His teaching, Jesus called a
child and affectionately put His arms about

April 2G, 1928

him as He said, "Whosoever shall receive one
of such little children in my name, receiveth
me." So many of the elements of true great-
ness are incorporated in the life of a child,
such as love, faith, trust, obedience, humility,
service, etc. "While the apostles gazed upon
that sweet, trusting, loving face, He bade
His followers take that child as their model
and seek to incorporate in their lives the
child spirit, which is free from ambition, and
which in true humility takes from day to day
the good things which its father gives it."

Greatness Performed

Although called the beloved disciple, John
was also designated by Jesus as the son of
thunder. He would repuke a man, who evi-
detnly was a believer in the power of Christ
over demons, for casting an evil spirit from
a sufferer. John explained that he forbade
him because "he followed not US." We may
read here a bit of egotism and self-righteous-
ness. But Jesus was prompt to inform the
mistaken disciple that the performer of the
good deed must have been an apostle of His.
Then He asserted that so much as a cup of
water to a thirsty needy one would receive
the approval of the Lord of all. Little deeds
of mercy and kindness will merit reward.

Greatness Preserved

Rather severe punishment Christ requires
should lie ours to purify ourselves of dross,
and preserve within ourselves the spirit of
true greatness. It is better to be deprived of
life, of a hand, a foot or an eye, if we should
take Him literally, than to run the risk of
losing one's soul. "Have salt in yourselves,
and be at peace with one another." Salt is
a preservative. If we would preserve our
souls, we must have within the salt of the
gospel. Then, disputes concerning position
ami preference would lie obliterated.

Greatness Pursued

Matthew tells us James and John put their
faithful mother, Salome, up to asking the
Master if they could sit in the high seats
when He established His kingdom. Still they
pursued greatness. The question He put to
them and the answer they gave are significant.
"Are ye aide?" "We are able." These two
ambitious disciples knew not what was in-
cluded in those three little words. At that
time, they were not able, but they became so
after being endued with heaveny power. Then
they were not concerned about the chief place,
either. Their ambition was to do His will.

Greatness Practiced

Again Jesus had to display patience, when
the ten manifested their displeasure with the
two ambitious ones. Again He had to explain
greatness and inform them how to practice it.
They were accustomed to seeing those in high
positions exercising arbitrary authority over
their subjects. This was entirely contrary
to the spirit of Christ's kingdom. ■ Instead of
being served, they were expected to serve.
Instead of practicing austerity, they were to
show humility. This is still the essential re-
quirement of greatness in His kingdom.

Greatness Personified

Without fear of contradiction could the
Master say that He came to minister unto
mankind, for perhaps the greatest eulogy
that is recorded of Him is that He "went
about doing good." (Acts 10:38). No person
was too common, vile, or insignificant but that

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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He would help him. On the other hand, no
one occupied so high a position that He
would hesitate to declare unto him the prin-
ciples of His kingdom. And when He could
do no more, He gave His life a ransom for
all. Who has been the greatest character
throughout the ages? None other but Jesus
Christ, the Son of God. And He was servant
of mankind.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT YOUNG
PEOPLE'S UNION ORGANIZED

Representatives from Albemarle, Pine Bluff
on Midland charge, First Church, Charlotte,
Friendship, and Concord, met in the Meth-
odist Protestant church at Concord, Sunday
afternoon, April 1, for the purpose of organ-
izing a Young People's Union.

The devotional period was led by Rev. G. H.
Hendry. Following the devotional service,
Rev. John R. Anderson, pastor of Albemarle
Methodist Protestant church, was elected tem-
porary chairman of the meeting. Mr. Ander-
son in setting forth the purpose of the meet-
ing said: "The purpose of this meeting is to
organize the young people of a certain dis-
trict into a Young People's Union, represent-
ing all the organizations for young people
within the local church, and to have a pro-
gram that would include all these organiza-
tions, meeting at some stated place at regular
intervals for program, problematic discus-
sions, etc."

The following officers for the year were
elected: Rev. John R. Anderson, president;
Mr. D. A. McLaurin, vice-president; Mrs. J. L.
Sides, recording secretary; Miss Ruth Green,
corresponding secretary, and Mr. Roy Gor-
man, treasurer.

It was voted to have the next meeting on
Sunday, April 29th, at Rocky River, Pine
Bluff charge. A banner will be awarded to
the church bringing the largest group of
young people to this meeting.
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SPECIAL NOTICE!

On the first Sunday in May, First Church,
Burlington, will observe "Home-Coming Day."
All meuibers, former members, former pas-
tors, preachers who have gone out from the
Burlington church, and friends are invited
to fellowship with us that day.

"Home-Coming" observance will begin with
the Sunday school. A goal of GOO attendance
has been set for the Sunday school. A hun-
dred members of the cradle roll are expected;
also a hundred members of the Home Depart-
ment or others who are not regular attendants.
These together with our regular enrollment
will run the attendance beyond six hundred.

One of the most important features of the
11 o'clock service will be the voting for a new
site upon which to build our new church. All
members are urged to be present for this.

Special music will be a feature of both the
Sunday school session and the church service.

Don't forget the date. May 6th. Let's visit
the old home church once more before it is
displaced by a new and modern church build-
ing. L. W. GERRINGER, Pastor.
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EIGHTH DISTRICT CORRECTION

By mistake ii> last week's notice we said
the Rally would be the fifth Sunday in May.
Don't wait till then, for the right date is fifth
Sunday in April. The program begins at 11
a. m. sharp. Prof. Paul S. Kennett is the
morning speaker. R. C. STUBBINS.

CENTENARY PROJECT FOR JUNIORS

"Our Big Methodist Protestant Family

in Baltimore"

LESSON NINE
"Our Family Is Being Educated"

Facts for Centenary Discoverers

1. Since our Big Family started one hundred
years ago, America has made great progress
in education. One hundred years ago, only
the rich and the moderately rich could afford
to give their children an education. Then
for a long time there were only a few col-
leges, and the grade schools were just small
one-room buildings. Now we feel that the
7iiost important thing we owe the boys and
girls is an education ; so we have better school
buildings, and more high schools and colleges.

2. When one finishes high school, he must
go away to college unless there is a college
in his own city. It is a wonderful thing to
begin planning as soon as you enter high
school to go to college when you have finished
the four years there. Then we begin to ask
ourselves a very important question, "Which
college will I attend?" Some colleges are
started and maintained by the state legisla-
tures; for instance the college known as the
Ohio State . University is maintained by the
State of Ohio and all the men and women
in Ohio who own property help to support
this university. Each state has its own state
university.

3. The state universities are very fine; but
they do not have a great deal of religious life
in them. Many of the instructors are not
Christian men and women, and Jesus would
not approve of everything which enters into
our state universities. There is another type
of college all over our United States; it is
known as the Christian college, and is main-
tained by various denominations. Practically
all denominations have their own colleges
where they can give their own young people
just, as fine training as in a state university,
yet in a Christian environment. In our
Christian colleges, our instructors are Chris-
tian ; we have religious organizations within
the college to help develop the religious life
of the students. A great many Christian
parents would not be happy to send their
children to other than a Christian college.

4. Our Big Methodist Protestant Family, be-
cause it wants to educate its young people, has
a number of such Christian colleges, and some
of the finest men and women of the land are
teachers in our own Methodist Protestant col-
leges. You will want to know where they are
all located. We have a very good college and
a seminary at Westminster, Maryland. There
is no lovelier spot in our land than around
Westminster, Maryland. Here we have our
college with its many buildings including a
library, recitation halls, dormitories for boys
and dormitories for girls, a quaint old stone
chapel, a large auditorium for large audiences,
and a great many homes where the president
of the college and the teachers live. At West-
minster, we also have our seminary where
young men go to prepare for the Christian
ministry. Practically all of the young men
here are members of our Big Methodist Prot-
estant Family who have decided to give their
lives to the Christian ministry; and all over
our church there are men in the ministry
who have graduated from our Seminary at
Westminster.

5. Wre have another college at Adrian, Mich-
igan ; a college which has stood for many
years and has sent out. into all walks of life
its graduated men and women. There is
something majestic about those red brick
buildings ; there is something in the atmos-
phere around Adrian that one who has lived
in it never forgets. As we meet the men and
women who have gone forth from these insti-
tutions, we feel a sense of loyalty to the in-
stitutions which is more than the usual.

6. Our youngest college is in High Point,
N. G. ; it graduated its first class less than
a year ago. One is impressed with the beau-
tiful buildings, with the convenient dormito-
ries, and with the spacious campus; but more
than these the spirit of the college is the
magnetism which draws.

7. We have a junior college at Tehuacana,
Texas. This school is doing much to serve
the part of our Big Family living in the
Southwest. Here our ministers are receiving
their education; here our young people of
the great Southwest are receiving their train-
ing.

8. There are thousands and thousands of
our Big Family, however, who do not get into
our colleges. Some of them are men and
women who are too old to go to college; some
are young people who remain at home and
do not go to college and still others are boys
and girls who are not yet ready for college.
The churches all over our denomination are
helping to educate this part of our Big Fam-
ily. One hundred years ago, churches did
not think very much about having an edu-
cational program. They built little one-room
buildings much like the one-room schoolhouses
years ago; but we soon discovered that we
had to have large churches with many rooms
to give the boys and girls and the young peo-
ple the proper training. One hundred years
ago, we thought that, most anyone could teach
a Sunday school class; but we are realizing
now that it is as important the Sunday school
teachers be trained as it is that school teach-
ers receive an education. So all over our
denomination, we are conducting Leadership
Training Conferences where Sunday School
teachers and Christian Endeavor leaders may
go to receive better training. Each year, our
Big Family is giving a better training, to
those in our churches who are teaching boys
and girls and young people.

9. We have two church Boards which are
responsible for the education of our Big Fam-
ily, the Eoard of Education which directs and
assists our colleges and the Board of Young
People's Work which takes care of the Re-
ligious Education of the boys and girls and
young people in our churches. The Board
of Young People's Work conducts the Lead-
ership Training Conferences and directs the
whole Religious Educational program of the
entire denomination.

10. Our Big Family is not doing a bigger
piece of work than its educational work.
Through our colleges, young people are being
prepared for their life's work ; and through
our religious educational programs in local
churches children and young people are learn-
ing how to live the Christian way; they are
having built into their lives love, unselfish-
ness, kindliness, patience, courage, self-con-
trol, obedience, respect for the rights of oth-
ers, honesty and fair play. Our Big Family
is truly being educated.

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April 2G, 192S

Worship Service

Theme: Preparing for Life.
Call to Worship — Leader: "Happy is the
man who findeth wisdom, and the man that
getteth understanding."

Children: "For the merchandise of it is
better than the merchandise of silver, and
the gain thereof than fine gold,"
Praise Hymn: Doxology.
Conversation: Should we not be thankful
for the colleges which our Big Family is main-
taining that we may some day go to one of
them and receive our education under Chris-
tion men and women. Let us sing our Praise
Hymn wholeheartedly this time and as we
siiig, be thankful in our hearts for our Chris-
tion colleges.

Second Hymn of Praise: Doxology.
Conversation: We are all dreaming of what
we are going to do when we are men and
women. Those who receive the best prepara-
tion are going to occupy the highest places
in life and will be the best fitted for service.
Certainly all of us are looking forward to the
day when we will go away to school. But
there is a preparation which we must make
long before we go away to college. We must
learn how to live the Christian way right
now; we must learn how to Tie honest and fair
in our work and play; we must learn to obey
and respect laws— the laws of our home, the
laws of our school, and the laws of the
church ; we must learn to control ourselves,
to respect the rights of others, to be kind and
unselfish. These are the lessons which we
are learning every Sunday through our Sun-
day schools. Should we not be thankful for
our Sunday schools and churches which teach
us how to live the Christian life now!

Third Hymn of Praise: Doxology (third
time).

Conversation: Everything we do now is be-
ing built into what we are to become when
we are men and women; we are preparing
now to live after while. I am wondering what
we ought to build into our lives now while
we are boys and girls. (Have the children
discuss it.)

Hymn: "Dare to Be Brave, Dare to Be
True," No. 175, Hymnal for American Youth.
Prayer.

Suggestel Activity
Map Work: Locate all our colleges and
seminary on the map; draw lines out from
our eollege centers, at the end of which paste
the pictures of our colleges.

Birthday Cake Poster: Add facts about our
colleges to your Birthday Cake Poster.

My Church's Birthday Book: Let each pupil
ad.l facts about our colleges to his "My
Church's Birthday Book."

Photograph Album: Paste pictures of our
colleges in your Photograph Album.

The Organization of My Church Poster:
Label one spoke, "Board of Education," one
spoke, "Board of Young People's Work" and
the last, "Board of Publication." (Explain
that the Board of Publication publishes our
Sunday school lessons.

Memory Work
Have the children memorize the hymn,
"Dare to Be Brave, Dare to Be True."
Suggestions to Leaders
Since there is but one more lesson, leaders
should be getting all posters, books and maps

finished. The last lesson will be in the na-
ture of a birthday celebration and may take
the form of a public meeting before the whole
church or a real birthday party to which
others may be invited.

M-

THE CENTENNIAL GRATITUDE GIFT
Here is the last word on the subscriptions
to the Gratitude Gift. These amounts have
not been paid in as yet to the treasurer of
the General Conference and in many cases
not to the treasurers of the Annual Confer-
ences. It is subscribed and should be paid
in not later than May 1.

Conference Subscribed Quota

Alabama $ 1,320 $ 1,000

Arkansas 1.000 1,000

Colorado-Texas 100 100

Eastern 7,500 7,500

Florida-Mission 100 100

Ft. Smith-Okla 518 500

Georgia 500 500

•Illinois 600 1,000

•Indiana 3.955 7.500

*Iowa-Missouri 500 1,000

'Kansas 850 1,000

Kentucky 225 100

Louisiana 500 500

Maryland 30,000 30,000

'Michigan 1,000 2,000

Mississippi 500 500

'Missouri 100 500

'North Carolina 9,000 12,000

North Mississippi 100 100

♦Ohio 9,500 15,000

'Onondaga 820 1,000

•Pittsburgh 12,000 15,000

'South Carolina 10°

Tennessee 200 200

•Texas 425 L000

Virginia 250 250

West Virginia 7,500 7,500

•Seattle, Wash., Churches 500

Japan, 280 yen 133

Special 350

* Deficient.

These amounts are practically correct. A
few of the conferences not reporting lately
may have additional figures. Eastern was
the first of the larger conferences to sub-
scribe in full, in fact, $1,000 over their
amount. Then came Maryland and West Vir-
ginia. We are in striking distance of the
goal. At this writing most of the conferences
are assured. Let none fail.

Every Child at the Table When the Feast
Is Spread!

JAS. H. STRAUGIIN, Director.
.+.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF
SPECIAL FUND

General Conference Delegate:

Deported last time $33.50

Lebanon, Spring Church Charge .... 2.50

Glen Raven Charge 12.00

Pine Grove and Ai, Kemersville Ch... 5.00
Halifax Charge 12-00

Total *65-00

Special Church Extension :

Reported last time *3-00

Received since, nothing

Total *3-00

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treas.

Our Children's Home

Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Oak Grove, Cleveland Circuit, $7.00 ; Con-
cord, Saxapahaw Charge, $1.16; Mrs. -D. 'T.
Gaster, Sunday eggs, $2.55; Miss Mamie John-
ston, Sunday eggs, $1.25; C. E. Society, High
Point, First Church, $5.00; N. C. Branch W.
H. M. S., by Mrs. H. A. Garrett, $400.63.
Offerings by Sunday Schools
Erland, Orange Circuit, $5.10; Mitchells
Grove, Guilford Circuit, $1.75; Canaan, Den-
ton Circuit, $2.38; Gibsonville, $9.14; Shoals,
Pinnacle Circuit, $4.05; Liberty-SUer City
Circuit, $10.00; Lebanon, High Point, $4.09;
Mt. Lebanon, Bandleman Circuit, $4.25; Haw
River Mission, $4.:i0 ; St. Paul, Greensboro,
$7.87; Bethesda, North Davidson Circuit,
$9.40; Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Circuit, $8.00;
Pleasant Union, Mount Pleasant Circuit,
$3.02; Fairfield, Guilford Circuit, $1.50; Foun-
tain Place, $11.24; Bethany, Randolph Circuit,
$3.40; Whitakers, $7.25; Creswell, Creswell
Circuit, $4.33; Mount Pleasant, North David-
son Circuit, $10.00; Burlington, $87.16; He-
bron, Orange Charge, February and March,
$6.00; Fair Grove, Why Not Circuit, $6.00.

We are grateful indeed for the nice list
of contributions of this week. Y'ou will note
the good work of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society continues.

We have five new eases of mumps in the
Home this week, but all are doing well.

E. F. ALLMAN, Superintendent.

(This report should have been published
in last week's issue of the Herald, but was
in some way misplaced. — Editor).

Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Maple Springs, Forsyth Circuit, $2.11; High
Point, First, special contribution, $7.00.
Offerings by Sunday Schools
Y'oung Ladies' Class, M. P. Fairmont,. W.
Va., $4.00; Ray Bible Class, Graham, $0.00;
Mt. Carmel, Forsyth Circuit, $4.75; Fair Grpve,
Haw River Circuit, $3.50; Denton, Denton
Circuit. $4.47; Lebanon, Spring Church
Charge, $2.65. . . ,

Our contributions have been small during
the past week, however we are very thankful
to all who had part in it and hope by the
time our next report conies up it will be
much larger financially.

We have recently received the following:

Mr. W. L. Ward, Asheboro, a nice lot of
sheeting; Philathea Class, Mt. Lebanon, Ran-
dleman Circuit, two sheets; Mr. H. A. Moffitt,
High Point, a fine lot of boys' underwear;
Mr. Moss, who is manager of the American
Bakery, High Point, contributed to the Home
since our last report 350. loaves of bread.

To all of these we wish to express our deep
appreciation.

We were very fortunate in having with ui
on Saturday night Miss Annie L. Forrest, a
returned missionary, who gave us a very in-
teresting talk on her work in Japan and In-
dia; it was received with great enthusiasm
among the children, as well as others.

E. F. ALLMAN, Superintendent.

Mrs. S. K. Spahr was missed in Grace

church last week. Dr. Spahr had taken her
north lo see a sick sister of hers. ,

April 26, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Liberty-Siler City. — There are some things
just now that can better be reported from
Liberty-Siler City charge by the pastor than
by anyone else.

The second quarterly conference has been
held and the reports were good from all de-
partments of each church. The Gratitude Gift
has been overpaid by eacli church, pastor's
salary paid in full to date, and the other
finances are in fair shape. For some years
now this charge has met all of its financial
obligations to the Conference and to the Gen-
eral Conference, and they plan to do the
same this year.

The Easter services were held in each
church, with offerings for Home Missions. A
committee in each church, appointed by the
Sunday school, trained the children for this
occasion. They did it well, and have our
thanks.

Be v. Lawrence Little, executive secretary
of the Board of Young People's Work, spent
Easter Sunday with us. He spoke at the Sun-
day school hour in Siler City, and at the 11
o'clock hour and the evening hour in Liberty.
Our people were delighted with his messages.

On Friday, April 20, we moved into the
new parsonage in Liberty, It is a beautiful
home, and is well arranged for the needs of
a pastor's family. There are seven rooms,
a living room, dining room, kitchen with
breakfast nook, three bed rooms, bath room,
a good hall, and a delightful room for the
pastor's study. It has hardwood floors

throughout, is well lighted, and has a good
steam-heating plant. The people have built
well, and will through the years have reason
to be proud of their preacher's home. We
thank every one who contributed in any way
to the erection of so good a home.

Then on Saturday evening about the time
supper was over and we were sitting down to
our study for Sunday's lessons, a number of
ladies came in bearing bundles. So we soon
found ourselves surrounded by a group of
pounders, and some who could not come sent
their pounds. In the X'ounding we found
fruits, flour, sugar, coffee, pickles, meats, milk
and butter, two rugs, an old hen with a beau-
tiful flock of chicks; potatoes, onions, soap,
soup, oatmeal, beans, cakes, jellies and pre-
serves, tomatoes, and a combination step-lad-
der and kitchen stool, and heaps and heaps of
good will.

We have since learned that the Siler City
people had planned to join the Liberty people
in this onslaught, but were prevented by the
downpour of rain. It seemed like old times
to be pounded once more, after having gone
for more than ten years without such an ex-
perience. We thank all these dear people for
their kindness.

We are now living on the Burlington end
of No. 62 in Liberty, and will be glad to have
our friends call to see us.

With all our hearts we thank Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Curtis, of Liberty, and Mr. and Mrs.
D, S. Johnson, of Siler City, for furnishing us
shelter and food since Conference. They were
exceedingly kind.

We also thank Rev. G. W. Holmes for
preaching for us the third Sunday in April.
Faithfully yours in His service,

A. G. DIXON.

Greensville Circuit, Hobbs Chapel. — Last
Sunday morning the service, "Church of Our
Fathers,'' was given' here 'by Brother Powell,
little Mildred Moore, Misses Ella Melvin, Ber-
niee and Mabel Pearson. The service was
well rendered and very impressive: Miss Ma-
el deserves special mention as she took the
part of the fourth story-teller — the one hav-
ing that part being ill and unable to attend.
Methodist Protestant hymns were used— and
well sung by singers from Philadelphia, Mat-
thews Chapel and Ebenezer. The decoration
by Mrs. W. W. Pair was very fitting. Upon
a background of white, printed in silver
figures and letters was: "1828-1928, 100th
Birthday of the M. P. Church." Dogwood and
other blossoms were effectively used. It seems
that any Methodist Protestant hearing this
service, learning what a struggle our fathers
endured, and what our denomination has ac-
complished in this hundred years would be
more than proud of the church and consider
it a rare privilege to join all Methodist Prot-
estants in a Gratitude Gift.

The amount collected was $19.55. Those
giving $1.00 or more are as follows: Joe Tay-
lor, Jr., Bill Taylor, F. L. Tudor, W. A. Phil-
lips, W. T. Phillips, Mrs. W. T. Phillips, Mrs.
Sallie Mitchell, Mrs." J. T. Barnes, W. W. Pair,
Mrs. W. W. Pair, little W. Carter Pair, Dora
Pair, R. D. Pair, and Mrs. R. D. Pair. Other
members will contribute next Sunday at the
final service.

Don't forget to attend the quarterly confer-
ence at Matthews Chapel next Sunday. Presi-
dent Taylor will preach at 11 o'clock and
Brother Powell will appreciate "some gifts"
at the afternoon service.

DORA PAIR, Reporter.

Lebanon, High Point. — The officials met in
quarterly conference on Thursday night,
March 29. We were delight to have 'President
Taylor present, who gave- an excellent talk,
offering timely suggestions for the member-
ship of the church. Messrs Delos Hedgecock
and Garland Blair were elected nominees for
delegate to Annual Conference.

Our Easter service was rendered on Easter
Sunday night. The children- presented the
pageant, "The Signs of :Easter," which was
very interesting. The offering amounted to
about $10.

Mr. I. W. Montgomery's Sunday school class
enjoyed a very nice egg-hunt and weinie roast
on Easter Monday evening.

On the second Wednesday in April "The
Sunshine Circle Mission Band" was organized
with 20 members under the leadership of Mrs.
W. M. Crouch; they had a very interesting
program. This promises to lie a ' very live
band. At the close of the program the leader
served ice cream.

The church attendance has been off for some
time on account of so much sickness among
the eongregation. Our pastor was also absent
Sunday, April 22, on account of sickness; hope
he will soon lie able to be' back. -

Mrs. Erma Coekman and Mr. I. N. Hutchins,
both members of the church, were united in
marriage on March 17 by Rev. J. II. Moton.
They are now at home on Fisher street.

REPORTER.

First Church, Concord; — We held our Cen-
tennial service last Sunday and the service
was well attended. Rev. R. L. Hethcock, of
Creswell charge, was with us and took part
in the service. Brother Hethcock was called
to Concord by the illness of his wife's mother.
We are always glad to have him among us.
He went out from this church into the min-
istry and the church appreciates him very
much. Our Centennial Gratitude Gift has
been pledged and will be paid within the next
few days.

Our church is just now in the midst of a co-
operative evangelistic campaign put on by
the churches of the city which is being led
by Rev. Gypsy Smith, Jr. The meeting is at-
tracting wide attention and the large tent is
crowded each evening. A great meeting is
under" way.

We are hearing much talk about our Young
People's Centennial Convention which is to
be held in Baltimore. We hope to run a bus
from Concord to the convention. We have
already half enough signed up to make the
trip possible. We still have places far about
ten persons. Anyone desiring to join us can
do so by letting us know by next Sunday. The
1 us will leave Concord early Friday morning,
May 11th, and go through High Point, Greens-
boro, thence through Danville and Richmond,
reaching Baltimore Friday evening in time for
the evening session of the convention ; will
stay through the closing session on Monday
and will leave Baltimore Tuesday morning and
make a sight-seeing tour in and about Wash-
ington and will leave Washington Wednesday
and return home that night. Anyone desiring
to join us caii do so by calling or writing me
and sending $5 as a registration fee which
will secure your seat in the bus and the re-
maining $10 can lie paid aboard the bus. The
round trip fare will be only $15.00. We be-
lieve this to lie the opportunity of a life-time.
Don't miss it. Plan to join and let us hear
from you at once. G. H. HENDRY.

Hifth Point.— On Sunday morning at the 11
o'clock service Dr. S. K. Spahr delivered the
fourth sermon in the series on the Resurrec-
tion, basing his remarks on Colossians 3:1-3,
"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those
things which are above, where Christ sitteth
on the right hand of God. Set your affection
on things above, not on things on the earth.
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with
Christ in God." When one realizes the resur-
rection, a new light has come to you, and you
are on a different plane. First of all, you
must put away lying, blasphemy, bitterness,
hate, but must put on the new man, and prac-
tice kindness, compassion, forgiveness; a man
who has come into this beautiful life, has come
into a new relation to his family, and the
tragedy of divorce would be eliminated if this
higher rule of life prevailed. He has come
into a new relation to his country and to his
church, to his calling or profession, his sym-
pathies are enlarged, and he longs for the re-
demption of the world. God grant that we
may today realize the resurrection, of Christ
anil learn to love beautiful things, gaining a
pure and holy affection for things above.

After the sermon. Miss Annie L. Forrest.
returned missionary to Japan, brought a brief
message. At the evening service Rev. Paul
S. Konnett delivered the sermon.

The Junior Mission Circle, under the leader-

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

April 26, 192S

ship of Mrs. R. M. Andrews, held its monthly
meeting at the church Monday afternoon.

At the Christian Endeavor meeting Monday
evening Lewis E. Teague, judge of the Munic-
ipal court, was the speaker, and discussed the
topic, "Why and How Should Christians Sup-
port the Eighteenth Amendment," which is a
most vital subject for young people as well
as adults.

Prof. P. E. Lindley is conducting a teacher-
training class each Wednesday evening in
connection with the regular prayer meeting,
and is making the lessons very interesting
and helpful.

The following members attended the Branch
meeting of the Home and Foreign Missionary
Societies at Greensboro last week: Mesdames
C. L. Whitaker, S. S. Coe, J. A. Gray, H. U.
Oakes, J. B. Spencer, B. T. Moore, R. T. Pick-
ens, Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Ballard, W. P. Pick-
ett, J. H. Walker, Jr., Minnie P. Harrell, S. D.
Shelton, G. T. Penny, and H. A. Moffitt.

Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Harris, of Henderson,
were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. R. M. An-
drews over Sunday.

Mr. Lester B. Teague has returned from a
business trip to New York.

Mr. Clifton L. Whitaker, of Gastonia, and
Mrs. Stanley Owen, of Lexington, were week-
end guests of Mrs. C. L. Whitaker.

Holt and Garland McPherson, students at
the University of North Carolina, spent Sun-
day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. D.
McPherson.

Spurgeon Ferguson, young son of J. PL Fer-
guson, is- visiting home folks after a cruise of
several months in Chinese waters. He be-
longs to the United States navy.

Circle No. 4 of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society has been changed into an
auxiliary with Miss Mary Young, president,
and Miss Paulette Rogers, secretary, and will
hold its first meeting for new year Tuesday
evening, when the organization will be per-
fected.

ONE OF OUR PIONEERS

North Davidson Charge. — We had a good
service at Mt. Pleasant Sunday at 11 o'clock;
had the largest congregation we have had for
some time. We have some sickness in the
community, but all seem to be improving. We
hope they will all soon be well.

Had service at Bethesda at 3 o'clock. It
was raining, but in spite of the rain we had
a good service.

Bethesda has overpaid her quota for the
C. G. G.; they paid over to me $97.25 Sunday,
and are expecting to pay some more. Friend-
ship has also paid over its quota; they paid
over $54.00. We thank these good people for
the interest shown in raising the C. G. G. and
for the committees who have worked so faith-
fully.

Our new church at Greer's Chapel is coming
along fine. We are going to have all-day ser-
vice next Sunday; preaching at 11 o'clock, din-
ner on the grounds, and service in the after-
noon ; special singing; we are going to have
a good day. Come, and be with us. Our
folks there are working hard to get the church
finished, and they will have it ready, if they
don't get any corn or cotton planted.

Only a few more weeks until our General
Conference will meet in Baltimore. I hope
every charge can report its quota paid; let's
work hard to make it so, for it would never
do for Miss North Carolina to go to the Gen-
eral Conference empty-handed, or not enough

MRS. MARGARET S. RAY
Aged over 92 ; a charter member of the
Methodist Protestant Church in Western North
Carolina, now living in Troy, Oregon. We be-
lieve she is a sister of Rev. C. A. Pickens, now
deceased.

to lay $12,000 upon the altar of her church
in gratitude to Him who through one hundred
years has led us successfully to victory.
Yours for service,

R. S. TROXLER.

Spencer. — The congregation at Sunday
school was small Sunday, but we hope when
our folks get well and weather gets good the
attendance will be larger. We were glad to
have Rev. C. II. Hill and wife with us at 11
o'clock Sunday. He preached a splendid and
helpful sermon ; hope they can come again
soon.

We want to thank, and we highly appreci-
ate the gift of $15.50 from Calvary church,
South Greensboro, on our church building
fund.

We are looking forward to Wednesday. Our
president, Rev. S. W. Taylor, will be with
us at 7:30 o'clock in regard to the church
proposition. Pray for us that we may have
a building of our own in the near future.

REPORTER.

Vaughnn, Little Circuit. — We had our regu-
lar preaching services Sunday. In the morn-
ing we observed the Lord's Supper. In the
evening service Pastor Crutchfield brought us
a very helpful message.

Our mid-week prayer meeting is still being
held.

Delegates were appointed to attend the rally
at Whitakers Chapel church Sunday.

The subject of the Centennial Gratitude
Gift is still being talked, but it seems as if
our amount is going to be small.

REPORTER.

Democrat Charge. — The .work .has .been
greatly hindered, as the winter weather has
been extremely cold and roads bad, congrega-
tions small. But we are looking for the
spring weather to bring a brighter day.

The second quarterly conference was hcltj
at Terry Fork church. Three churches were
represented ; all reports very good except
the finances. J. W. Wallen and J. W. Mc-
Clurd were nominated delegate to Annual
Conference. Either will make a good dele-
gate.

Sunday school began at Pleasant iGap
church the first Sunday in March with good
interest. Sunday school will begin at Demo-
crat church soon. Mid-week prayer meeting
will begin May 1 at three of the churches.

Brother David Carter already has about
half of the money for repairing the ijarson-
age. We hope to get that done within the
next throe months.

The Gratitude service was held at Demo-
crat church the third Sunday in April with
a very large congregation. We were very
glad to have with us the choir from Fletcher;
they sang several of the old hymns that our
fathers used to sing. The spirit of brotherly
love prevailed all through the service.. I be-
lieve one of the great needs of our churches
is to get back to some of the old forms of
worship.

There will be a Gratitude service at Pen*
cacola church the fourth Sunday in April in
memory of our forefathers and the many
blessings that God has bestowed upon the
churches for this hundred years. Brethren,
let's begin the new century with stronger
hope and courage. Let us remember that the
came God that spoke to Joshua is with us.
He will roll the waters of the Jordan river
back for us as He did for the children of
Israel.

Pray for us, brethren. IL W. BELL.

West End, Greensboro. — The readers of the
Herald must not conclude that West End has
ceased to be active because the pastor does
not report anything through the Herald. I
have a good local reporter who reports all
that is of interest to the public.

This has been a busy year with us and many
things have been done that are gratifying to
us, though they may not be of interest to the
readers of the paper. Our educational build-
ing that was begun last November is about
complete and when it is we will be able to
accommodate our large and growing Sunday
school.

We began our revival meeting March 25th
and closed April 4th. Brother H. F. Sur-
ratt came Monday and did all the preaching
to the edification of Christians, the reclaiming
of backsliders, and the conviction and con-
version of sinners. The church was greatly
blessed by the strong gospel sermons Brother
Surratt brought to us.

J. D. WILLIAMS.

Orange Charge. — The second quarterly con-
ference met at Hebron church Saturday, April
21st. Usual business was transacted. W. A.
Davies, of Union Grove church, and Julian G.
.lobe, of Hebron church, were nominated as
candidates for delegate to the next Annual
Conference.

Work is progressing very nicely now on the
Erlnnd church. B. M. WILLIAMS. "

April 26, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

To the Officials of Greensville Circuit.— The

second quarterly conference will convene at
Matthews Chapel on Saturday, April 28th.
This is Saturday before the fifth Sunday in
April. Preaching at 11 o'clock by Rev. S. W.
Taylor, president of our conference. Every-
body invited to hear him. After the lunch
hour the business of the quarterly conference
will be transacted, presided over by our pres-
ident. Stewards and all officials, be prepared
to render good reports.

We are practicing our Centennial program.
"We will present the program at Matthews
Chapel the third Sunday in April at 11
o'clock ; Wesleys in afternoon at 3 o'clock ;
will give it at Hobbs Chapel on the fourth
Sunday at 11 o'clock; Ebenezer in the after-
noon at 3 o'clock. On the fifth Sunday at 11
o'clock the program will be given at Phila-
delphia. Following the lunch hour the con-
gregation will re-assemble at 1:30 o'clock to
hear Rev. S. W. Taylor. On this day a union
service of the five churches will be held. Let
all come and bring their lunches with them.
Come praying; let's make this a great day
for the Methodist Protestant church in this
community. H. L. POWELL.

house was built about 300 yards from the
old site, farther back from the road. A mod-
ern and up-to-date church was built, with

Asheville. — Sunday was a good day for us.
There was unusual interest in addition to the
fine messages from Brothers Casto and Van
Meter. In the evening service the chancel
was filled with those who wish to be fitted
for soul -winning. Two of these were min-
isters. There is an earnest desire on the part
of many for personal salvation and for the
saving of others.

Miss Annie L. Forrest will speak in our
church here next Sunday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Boling have our con-
gratulations and good wishes for the mar-
riage of their only son, Paul, to Miss Anne
Josephine Brown Sunday morning. Both are
delightful young people. They will reside
with Mr. Boling's father and mother on their
return from their honeymoon.

Corinth Church, Littleton Circuit. — For sev-
eral weeks there has been something said in
the Herald concerning the history of some
of the older churches, that they may more
fully celebrate their 100th anniversary this
year. We think that Corinth church can go
down in history as one of the oldest churches
in North Carolina. So I have busied myself
to look up some of its history.

About the year of 1829 or 1830 a church was
organized by Caswell Drake and Ned Drom-
jroole, two preachers in the M. E. Church
who were expelled probably for inveighing
rgainst the discipline. Together with Richard
Jones, an influential man of considerable
means who wras the father of Miss Maria and
Rebecca Jones, who bore the burden of build-
ing the second church, with the help of
others.

By the two preachers already mentioned, a
house for the worship of God was built for
those who like themselves with their families
would not stay in a church from which their
companions had been driven. The first house
built, was a frame house, not ceiled or plas-
tered, with wooden shutters for the wiiidows
and box pulpit for the preacher. The house
was located on the road between Littleton
and Gretna Green, known in those days as
the old stage road. This house was used for
worship for about 25 years. Then a new

CORINTH CHURCH, LITTLETON CIRCUIT

large windows with blinds, plastered, good
floors and pews. The church was built with
its side to the road, and a door in each side.
This church was used about 53 years. Then,
under the pastorate of Rev. R. C. Stubbins
and S. W. Taylor, a third church was built,
located in front of the old one, nearer the
road, in 1910, which was more modern than
either of the others.

This church has never had a great number
of members, but has managed to keep her
membership normal. This church is being
carried on year after year by the great-great-
grandchildren of the ones wrho organized the
church.

Therefore, the Methodist Protestant church-
es of North Carolina can readily see that Cor-
inth church is one among the oldest churches,
and deserves credit for her long life.

M. J. MORRIS.

State Street. — Sunday was a good day for us,
although it was a rainy day. There was a
large increase in Sunday school over the Sun-
day before. At 11 o'clock the sacrament of
the Lord's Supper was administered, Bro. C.
B. Way, assisting Brother Bethea.

There will lie no preaching next Sunday.
Our pastor goes to Aurelean Springs to preach
the commencement sermon for the high school
there.

Mrs. F. J. Cox and Mrs. J. F. Burkhart at-
tended the Branch Meeting of the Woman's
Foreign and Home Missionary Societies in
Greensboro last week.

The Sunshine Circle of State Street, church
won the attendance banner. The Sunshine'
Circle is a very live band under the guidance
of a very live leader, Mrs. Curtis Koonts.

REPORTER.

Kannapolis. — The many friends of Mrs. E.G.
Cowan, wife of Rev. E. G. Cowan, will regret
to learn that she is in a very serious condi-
tion at their home in North Kannapolis. Some
time ago, Mrs. Cowan suffered a complete nerv-
ous breakdown, and has not rallied to the
treatment of the physicians as we had hoped
she would, and for the past ten days she has
been in a very critical condition. We trust
and pray that she may soon be restored to
health again, as we miss her so much in the
Sunday school, the church, and our Ladies'
Aid Society.

MRS. C. B. MeCOMMONS, Reporter.

AN APPRECIATION

My Dear Brethren and Friends:

Many letters bearing expressions of sympa-
thy have been received since the death and
burial of my father. In my own behalf, and
in behalf of the entire family, you will please
permit me in this way to express our very
great appreciation for the thoughtfulness and
kindness of our friends in thus thinking of
us, and for their kind expressions of sympa-
thy.

Father was a bit over 86 years old. He had
fought many battles. Sometimes he lost out,
but in most cases he was victor. He was a
member of the Methodist Protestant Church
for about 76 years, and had read the Meth-
odist Protestant regularly for at least 60
years. He also subscribed for "Our Church
Record" when it first began to be published,
and was taking The Methodist Protestant Her-
ald at his death.

God was good to us in sparing him to us
for so long a time.

For the family,

A. G. DIXON.

M-

ALAMANCE CHARGE RALLY

Following is the program to be given at
Bethel church, Alamance charge, for the Cen-
tennial "Gratitude Gift, April 29, 1928:

10:30-11:10 — Survey of the progress of the
Methodist Protestant Church for the past one
hundred years, Rev. W. M. Pik3.

11:10-11:30— Survey of the progress cf the
Methodist Protestant Church for the past one
hundred years in Alamance County, Wesley
Whitehead.

11:30-12— What I owe my church, by Prof.
J. A. Hornaday, of Elon College.

12:00-1:30 — Recess for dinner.

1:30-2— The future of the Methodist Prot-
estant Church as I see it, Dr. T. C. Amick, of
Elon College.

2:00-2:30 — Missions, Mrs. A. G. Dixon, of
Liberty, N. C.

Adjournment.

This will be a day of good speaking and
good music. All are cordially invited and
urged to come. J. A. BURGESS.

NOTICES

Every once in a while Brother Stubbins ups
and does or says something that makes me
sit down and think awhile before I can under-
stand his motives. Now, in regard to his an-
nouncement of the Eighth District. Rally the
fifth Sunday in May. I wonder why he gave
us a whole year to get there in, as there don't
happen to be a fifth Sunday in May this year.

Brother Stubbins is a big-hearted and sym-
pathetic soul, and I like his way of doing
things. It almost makes me mad to read the
announcement of something good that is all
over with, and that I could have attended
had I been given notice beforehand. Brother
Stubbins knows there are some people who
dearly like to go to rallies, etc., who can neith-
ei ride in a car, fly nor walk, and I hereby
give him my sincere thanks for letting all
of us who still have to ride behind the out-
of-date little mule know of that rally in good
time to get there.

I believe in being on time and I don't like
to be hurried about it.

MRS. J. J. CRANFORD.

['age Fourteen

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

April 26, 1028

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK

A. C. B.

Friendship .'..$50.00

Plat Knck 10-00

Halifax °-00

Orange 3.00

State Street MO

G. C. B.

State Street *:,!)-84

liurliiiKlor 28,<t0

Ml. Ilermon 2-1.2S

Moriah --•*'

Halifax a1-00

Whitakers -"•""

Graham 20-w

Midland 17-00

Gibsonvillc ".00

Mebane 12'8«

Orange n-00

Forsyth 10-88

Spring Church 10-00

Liberty-SHer City (Siler City) -7.50

Moekaville J,-10

Handle-man 5-0t

Hockingham 5-30

Flat Reek 5-00

Kernersvillc 3. °

Vance 65

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

College

Ashehoro * 8l5-on

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5-00

Haw River Mission 10-00

Tabernacle 45-00

Spencer ".OO

Union Grove 10-00

English Street 40-00

Henderson I15-00

Burlington I25-00

Mehanc 45-n0

Concord 85-00

Stale Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant • 85-00

Gibsonvilje 30.00

Guilford : 60.00

Friendship ■ 50.00

Superannuates

Orange * 37-00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City * 70-0r)

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. dig 47.00

College

Spring Church * 12.00

Spring Valley. Vance dig 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14-00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15-00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 3(5.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8-88

Concord, Saxapahaw chg •■■ 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg ' 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35-00

Superannuates

Sprint; Valley (in full) $ 4-00

Haw River 5-00

The report this week is highly gratifying.
Five charges remit on the A. C. 1!.; six on
college assessment; and 21 on the (-1. I'. H.
In the language of Paul to the church at
Corinth, "I praise, you, brethren," and may
your good works he an inspiration to the 19
charges that have as yet made no payments
to either annual OS general conference causes.
The spring weather-is with us now, and un-
der the touch of (bid, all nature is bursting
into glad and- abounding life. Surely the
church, tooj will live anew, and thus join na-
ture in obeying and praising God.
Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR.
April 2-1, 1H2N.

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GRATITUDE GIFT CAMPAIGN REPORT
Charge Quota Fledge Paid

Paid l\

Alamance
Albemarle .
Anderson
Asheboro . . -
Asheville
Bess Chapel
Bessemer City

.$:iii0.00 $ $

. 50.00 50.00

. I. -,0.00 7.50 7.50

. 50(1.(10 500.00 107.50

, 10(1.110 103.80 85.00

. 100.00

. 50.00

Bethesda 20.00

Burliugton, First .... 500.00 500.00 223.35

Fountain Place 100.00 03.00

Caroleen 100.00

Charlotte, First 200.011 120.00

Charlotte, North 25.00

Chase City 20.00 5.00 5.00

Chatham 100.00 30.00 30.00

Cleveland 250.00

Concord 450.00 450.00

Connelly Springs ... 20.00 11.07 11.07

Creswell 150.00

Davidson 200.00 43.00

Democrat 50.00 15.00

Denton 200.00 210.00 180.20

Draper 50.00

Enfield 300.00 100.00 S9.00

Fairfield 30.00

Fairview-Glen Raven. 200.00

I-'.-, listen 350.00 03.35 63.35

Flat Rock 300.00 100.00

Forsyth 300.00 140.00

Friendship 150.00. 73.00

Gibsonville 150.00 150.00

Graham 150.00 80.00

Granville 1 300.00

Greensboro, Calvary.. 200.00 200.(10

Greensboro, Grace .. 750.00 750.00

Greensboro, W. End . 250.00 125.00

Greensboro, St. Paul. 100.00 65.00

Greensville 150.00

Guilford 150.00 107.50

Halifax 350.00 140.00 105.00

Haw River Mission.. 25.00

Haw River Circuit .. 300.00

Henderson 500.00 500.00

II. Point, English St. 50.00 50.00

H. Point, First 750.00. 1,200.00

II. Point, Lebanon .. 200.00 53.00 53.00

II. Point, Welch Mem. 200.00 200.00 200.00

Knnnapolis 25.00

Kernersvillc 150.00 3.00 3.00

Lexington, State St... 100.00 100.00 100.00

Lexington, South 100.00 •■■■

I.iberty-S. City 200.00 213.62 213.62

Lmcolnton 100.00

Littleton 200.00 22.75

Mebane 200.00 96.00

Mecklenburg 100.00 11.50

Melton's Grove 10-00

Midland 120.00 19.85 19.85

Quota Pledge

. 150.00

. 250,00 64.06 64.06

. 350.00 350.00

. 200.00

. 350.00 350.00 151.25

63.00

Charge

Moekaville ....

Mt. Ilei-mon . .

\lt. Pleasant ..

Moriah

N. Davidson . . .

Orange 350.00

Pageland 150.00

Pinnacle 200.00

Pleasant Grovo 200.00 100.00 21.50

Porter 20.00 24.50

Kandleman 200.00 71.75 18.50

Ifeidsvillc 200.00 100.00

Eandolph 250.00 50.60 50.60

Richland 150.00 50.00

Roberta 100.00

Rockingham 75.00

Saxapahaw 200.00 41.00 38.75

Shelby 50.00

Spring Church 150.00 10.00 10.00

Spencer 25.00 25.50

Tabernacle 250.00 163.47 20.00

Thomasville Com. ... 200.00 200.00 165.00

Thomasville, First .. 150.00

Thomasville, West .. 100.00 14.00

Union Grove 50.00

Vance 200.00 66.88 66.88

Wcaverville 100.00

West Forsyth 150.00 7.00

Whitakers 125.00

Why Not 200.00 21.88 21.88

Winston, First 250.00 250.00

Winston. South 30.00 30.00 30.00

Yarborough 50.00

Yadkin 25.00 25.00 25.00

Total pledged, $8,636.35.

J. D. ROSS.

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HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. .1. D. Morris. $3.00; Rev. R. C. Stubbins,
$1.50; Rev. C. L. Spencer, $1.00; Rev. H. F.
Fogleman, $4.50; Rev. N. G. Bethea, $3.00;
Rev. M. C. Henderson, $7.25; Rev. R. S. Trox-
lcr, $1.50; Mrs. H. W. Wade, $1.50.

Brother Henderson sends seven subscrip-
tions this week and writes that he and others
have made an earnest effort. We thank him
and them for the success achieved in secur-
ing subscriptions and the others previously
received. Brother Henderson increased the
number on Denton charge and he is increasing
the number on his presnt charge.

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OFFICIAL NOTICE

The officials of Littleton charge will take
notice that because of the lack of a quorum
of the officials the second quarterly confer-
ence was not held as announced, but is called
a second time and will be held Saturday aft-
ernoon, April 28. in the M. P. church in Lit-
tleton at 2:30 o'clock. Brethren, it is im-
portant that you be present. The church law,
page 116 of the Journal for 1927, says: "The
second quarterly conference of each pastoral
charge shall nominate double the number of
laymen to which the charge, circuit or station
is entitled as delegates to the Annual Confer-
ence." Therefore it is important that we
transact that important item of business, and
there are other very important matters to
claim our attention. I urge you to be pres-
en. The work of the church is our most
sacred privilege. Please be present.

Rev. M. P. Chambliss, pastor of Vance Cir-
cuit, will be present and preside.

M. IVEY CRUTCHFIELD, Pastor,

April, 26, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

Woman's Missionary
Department

Miss Esther Ross, Editor
Miss Mary C. McCulloch, Assistant 7

Address matter for immediate publication |
in this department to Miss Mary C. McCul-
loch, 170S Ashcboro Street, Greensboro, N. C.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA BRANCH, W. H. M. S.

Just home from Branch Meeting. My!
Wasn't it great? Over 200 delegates and rep-
resentatives from auxiliaries and churches.
There were present also Dr. R .M. Andrews,
president of the High Point College; Dr. J. P.
McCulloch, editor of the M. P. Herald; Rev.
& W. Taylor, president of the N. C. Confer-
ence; Rev. Homer Casto, superintendent of
Bethel Home, an dl9 other ministers of the
North Carolina Conference. Every one pres-
ent was enthusiastic for missions. Miss An-
nie L. Forrest was with us and was a great
help in inspiring and suggesting plans and
ways to interest others. For two and a half
days and two nights the beautiful auditorium
of Grace church, Greensboro, has been a ver-
itable bee-hive of activity.

Beginning Tuesday, April 17th, at 2 p. m.,
the joint sessions of our Branches, Home and
Foreign, were held. These are always helpful
and interesting. Following this was a busi-
ness session of the Young People's Depart-
ments of the missionary work. Miss Mary
Young, secretary of the foreign, and Mrs.
T. L, Spease, of the home, gave most excel-
lent reports showing marked growth during
the past year. Mrs. H. W. Maier presented
a very helpful explanation of the efficiency
chart for young people's work.

At night the young people's department of
the work gave a most excellent program.

Wednesday the foreign branch held its
meeting. The reports showed good work done
throughout the year. Someone else will tell
of these meetings. I am to tell you of the
home branch which opened on Thursday with
our loved and efficient president, Mrs. W. C.
Hammer, presiding. The devotional exercises
were led by Dr. S. K. Spahr, who in his own
inimitahle way, stressed the privilege, bless-
ing and opportunity that was Mary's that
early morning after the Sabbath when she
v cnt to do service for a dead Christ and
found a risen Saviour. Women said the serv-
ice led them to wish earnestly to rededicate
themselves to the service of our Lord.

The minutes of the Executive Committee
r.essions during the year were read and showed
that much good service had been rendered
during the year.

The reports of the officers and secretaries
were just great. "More" might be called the
key word to the meeting. There were more
of the o fliers and scretaries present, — only
two bing absent, — more and better reports
sent in, more auxiliaries represented, more
full delegations, more people really interested
and ready to take part in the discussions than
any other branch meeting of our branch. Five
new societies were reported and of the 63 or-
ganizations only five failed to report or send
a delegate,

Superintendent All man of the Children's
Home gave a splendid report of the Home,
the children there, and the work being done.
After a fine presentation of the work being
done, Mr. Allman said that there was great
need of more dormitory room, also of a school
building and he listed a number of needs in
furnishings and supplies for the dormitories.

Rev. Homer Casto, superintendent of the
Bethel Home, was present and told of this
home and the dear people there. The build-
ing for women has been opened and is now
occupied. Mr. Casto spoke with great earnest-
ness and feeling of the splendid young men
whd come there, some of whom recover and
others who are benefited in their last days.
This home is a great refuge and blessing to
those afflicted with tuberculosis. Now that
the woman's building is being occupied it is
a greater blessing than ever. The writer has
visited this home many times and too much
cannot be said in praise and commendation
of it and the great work being carried on
there.

The general work of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society was presented, stressing
the needs and the opportunities and the suc-
cess of our work at Pine Ridge and in the
Ohio River Valley. We were urged to earnest
prayer and consecrated effort for these two
great fields of service. Th members present
who visited Pine Ridge last year during the
Board Meeting held there gave their impres-
sions of the work. Mrs. D. S. Coltrane told
in a very happy way how the neatness of
grounds, buildings and pupils, the orderliness
and the congeniality of the teachers and pu-
pils, the readiness of all to serve anywhere,
any time, and the evidence of the school
spirit present impressed her. Mrs. C. W.
Bates spoke of being impressed with the re-
ligious life of the place and Mrs. W. C. Ham-
mer of the hardships that sometimes came
along to lie borne by all — teachers, pupils and
the parents of the school community; of the
distance some of the parents came to be pres-
ent^ at and witness the graduation or promo-
tion of their children, how it was impossible
to take automobiles over the roads and the
best means of travel was on horse-back.

And the dinner served by the Grace ladies,
um ! um ! If there are better cooks anywhere
we do not know where they are.

Rev. N. Brittain, pastor of St. Paul M. P.
church, led the devotional service for the aft-
ernoon meeting. After the reports of com-
mittees which were good beyond any other
year, the officers were elected for the com-
ing year. All the old officers were re-elected-
The following were elected delegates to the
Annual Board Meeting to be held in Wash-
ington, D. C, May 12, 14, 15: Mrs. T. L.
Speas, Mrs. J. M. Millikan ; alternates, Mrs.
C. W. Bates, Mrs. D. S. Coltrane, Mrs. R. M.
Andrews, and Mrs. J. E. Pritchard. By virtue
of office, Mrs. W. C. Hammer and Mrs. C. H.
Nicholson are delegates to the Board Meet-
ing.

So ended one of the very best yet branch
meetings. You might search far to find two
women more suitable for this great work than
our two presidents, Mrs. W. C. Hammer of
the Home Branch and Mrs. George R. Brown,
of the Foreign Branch. Such splendid co-op-
eration and complementing each other in the
work, helping out and filling in ; uniting
offues and committees where the work is the
same and making of two branch meetings

one beautiful rounded out meeting so that
while each remains distinct one finds no
break in the interest whether the delegates
have come to represent one or both of the
branches, and there is no thinning of the at-
tendance until the last benediction is pro-
nouneed. REPORTER.

TO W. F. M. S. PRESIDENTS

Please elect at your next meeting a Jubilee
Secretary for your Society. Notify me, giv-
ing her name and address.

mrs. c. c. McNeill,

Jubilee Sec'y to N. C Branch, W.F.M.S.
95 Michigan Ave., West Asheville, N. C.

DISTRICT RALLY

There will be a special Centennial District
Rally of the first district next Sunday at the
Whitakers Chapel church on the Enfield
charge. It is the hope that there will be a
good attendance from all the charges in this
District. All pastors, with the exception of
Brother Powell, have signified their intention
of being present. Brother Powell happens
to have a Rally of his own this day. We
are expecting a good time. Be sure you plan
to lie with us. Dinner will lie served on the
grounds. Those bringing their lunches are
asked to put their lunch with the rest. There
will lie provision on the grounds for this.

Do not forget that Whitaker's Chapel
neighborhood is the oldest Methodist Protes-
tant neigh borhood in North Carolina. Here
the church in North Carolina had its begin-
ning. This spot is holy ground for Methodist
Protestants in North Carolina. If you have
never been to see the place, it is worth the
trip. Loyalty to Christ through being loyal
to our denomination should be our slogan.

An interesting program has been prepared,
but its success will depend largely upon
whether you come or not. When you read
this, make it personal, fill yuur tank with
gasoline and lie sure you start in time to be
on the spot at 10 o'clock.

The program for the day will be as follows:

10 ;00 — Song service ; prayer ; song.

10 :15 — Devotional exercises conducted by
Eev. J. B. O'Briant ; special music.

10 :30— A Brief History of Whitaker's
Chapel Church, Mrs. Stanley Whitaker; song.

11 :00 — Address : "The Early Beginnings of
the Methodist Protestant Church," Rev. A. D.
Shelton.

11:30— Address: "The Methodist Protestant
Church During the Civil War," Rev. C. L.
Spencer; song; prayer.

12 :00 — Intermission.

1 :45 — Song service.

2:00 — Address: "A Brief Survey of Meth-
odist Protestant Institutions," Rev. M. I.
Crutchfield.

2:20— Address: "The Centennial," Rev. R. L.
Hethcock; special music.

2:40— Address: "The Present Status of Our
Foreign Missionary Enterprises," Rev. J.
Clyde Auman.

3:00— Address: "The Call for Leadership
and How Our Church Is Answering the Call,"
Prof. Charlie Davis; song.

3 :20 — Benediction.

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Chairman.
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—Bios. C. G. and J. F. Hunter, of West
Forsythe, were among the laymen in atten-
dance at the Branch Meeting in Greensboro
last week.

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IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Beam

John Ceplms Beam departed this life April
10, 1928, aged 65 years, 6 months and 4 days.
He connected himself with the Lutheran
church early in life and remained a member
of that church until after marriage. Several
years after his marriage he connected him-
self with the Methodist Protestant church at
Bess Chapel and was an active member and
worker until his death.

On August 10, 18S6, lie was married to
Dora E. Baxter. To this union were born
seven children, two of whom have preceded
him to the great beyond. His wife, four boys,
Connie, of "Union, S. 0, Earl and Willie, of
North Brook, Irvin, of Plymouth, N. C, and
one daughter, Miss Velma, who is teaching
at Freemont. He also leaves three brothers,
Charlie, .Jacob, Sidney, and one sister, Mrs.
L. H. J. Houser, all' of Cherryville, three
brothers and one sister having preceded him
to the grave.

He was active in community and county
affairs, having served several terms as county
commissioner from North Brook township,
and was for a number of years a justice of
the peace, and was a continuous member of
the board of stewards of Bess Chapel church
until two years prior to his death.

He was a kind father, loving husband, and
a constant worker in the Sunday school. The
community has suffered a great loss in his
passing.

He has fought a good fight ; he has finished
his course; he has kept the faith; henceforth
there is laid up a' crown of righteousness
which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall
give him.

The funeral service:: were conducted by his
pastor, Rev. M. C. Henderson, assisted by
Rev. J. J. Beach, of Cherryville, and Rev. J. E.
B. Houser, of Spruce Pine, after which his
remains were laid to rest in the nearby ceme-
tery.

Newby
Henry B. Newby, son of William Newby
and Susan Lanier Newby, was born in Ran-
dolph County June 21, 1839, and died April
6, 1928. He was therefore 88 years, 9 months

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

and 15 days old at the time of his death. He
spent the early part of his life in the com-
munity of his birth, but later moved to
Thomasville, in which community he spent the
greater part of his life.

On January 28, 186G, he was married to
Delphina Kennedy, which union was honored
with 12 children, all of whom still live ex-
cept one child who died in early life. The
surviving children are: B. H, J. C, and Mrs.
J. E. Cecil, who live in High Point, Mrs. Eob-
ert Kennedy and E. G. Newby who live in
Rushville, Ind., Mrs. W. H. Willey, of Pitts-
burgh, Pa., Mrs. B. E. Kennedy and W. II.
Newby who live in this community, Robert
Thomas, Danville, Va„ Mrs. E. N. Peck, Tra-
verse City, Mich, and Carl Newby, who is in
Alaska. Fred, the youngest child, was born
in 1888 and lived about four years. Besides
those there arc 45 grandchildren and 41)
great-grandchildren ; also four brothers and
two sisters.

Sometime in the early part of his life he
joined the M. E. church at Thomasville,
After leaving Thomasville and coming to this
community he affiliated with this church.
Since my pastorate here, he has been a regu-
lar attendant and seemed interested in the
church and religious mattrs.

Brother Newby lived a long and honorable,
life and we join the children and relatives
as they mourn for their departed loved one.
The writer conducted the funeral on Easter
Sunday at 11 a. m. at the Grove in the pres-
ence of an unusually large congregation, after
which his body was placed in the family bury-
ing plat in the church cemetery.

G. L. REYNOLDS.

April 26, 1928

Asheboro. A host of friends wish them much !t
happiness in their new relationship.

J. E. PRITCHARD.

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NUMBER ?6

/1« Unsafe Conclusion

Methodist Episcopal bishops do not often discuss the merits
of the episcopacy, but occasionally one of them breaks the
silence. The widespread dissatisfaction with the government
of the M. E. Church has moved Bishop Blake to say something
in defense and recommendation of the episcopacy. He is
quoted as saying the following;

"The remarkable development of the Baptist. Congrega-
tional, and Presbyterian churches is frequently pointed to as
an evidence that the non-episcopal churches have succeeded
quite as well as those that have had episcopal leadership. The
conclusion haB been drawn that the episcopacy has been a
minor influence in the life of Methodism. But before pressing
this conclusion too far, it should be remembered that religious
movements frequently differ in type and spirit. It is difficult,
therefore, to make comparisons or draw conclusions from
differences. It is far safer to make comparisons between
groups that have the same general traditions and characteris-
tics. If we adopt this principle and make our comparisons
between the several Methodist groups, episcopal and non-
episcopal, we shall find that the former have achieved results
so far surpassing the latter that it is difficult to make a com-
parison between them. We do not offer this as conclusive,
but as suggestive of the part played by the episcopacy in the
growth and development of American Methodism."

We note that he does not "offer this as conclusive." Doubt
as to the soundness of his own argument probably moved him
to make that statement. Instead of comparing his own church
with non-episcopal Methodist churches, he might have com-
pared his church with the Protestant Episcopal Church, which
is under an episcopacy and which is relatively a small church
in this country. If the episcopacy has made the Methodist
church grow great, why has it not made the Episcopalian
church grow great? But granting that episcopacy has made
the Methodist church great, does that justify episcopacy?
Does the end justify the means? John D. Rockefeller's busi-
ness methods made him grow rich, but does that justify his
business methods?

Thirty-five years ago, we asked an educator of national
reputation as a lecturer how much of the success of the
Methodist Episcopal Church he attributed to the episcopacy.
He replied: "None at all. The popularity of the Methodist
church is due to the cordial spirit of the Methodist people."

The episcopacy has its uses as has the miltary form of
government. But no people like to live under a military form
■of government in time of peace. And few churches will long
.be content under an episcopal form of government.
-H>

— Some warm political speeches are being heard in the
land this year. Some of the proposals of some of the poli-
ticians are enough to rouse deep resentment. It is a pretty
safe rule to follow, to find out what the selfish politicians are
in favor of, and then oppose it. Let honest men who have no
axes to grind determine who shall be our officials,

The Mysteries of the Future State

We can ask many questions about our future state of
existence which nobody can answer and which the Bible
throws but little light upon. But the same tiling is true of
our present state of existence. Who can tell us how the food
we eat is changed into the living flesh of our bodies? Who
can tell us how our minds receive impressions from our bodies?
Who can tell lis how we recall to mind the experiences of the
past? Who can tell us what sleep is? If we understand not
our present lives, why should we expect to understand our
future lives? We need not be surprised that "a dark veil"
hangs between that land and this.

But while Ave cannot conceive the mode of the future life,
we are well assured that it is a fact. Jesus proved to the
Saddueees that life is not extinguished in death. "God is not
the God of the dead but of the living." Since He is the God
of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
must, be alive. Men live on while their bodies lie mouldering
in the tomb. Death simply separates the two elements of
man's twofold nature. The body, which came out of the
earth, returns to the earth. The spirit, which came from
God, returns to God. God's treatment of the spirits of men
as they return to Him from the test of life on earth depends
of course upon the way they have stood the test. If they
come as loving children, we can believe that God will receive
them most fondly and care for them most tenderly. If they
come as rebellious spirits, unfilial, hostile, we can believe that
God's treatment of them will be very different. But doubt-
less it will still be loving and wisely adapted to the case. In
the moral sphere we can conceive of the diversity made neces-
sary by the diametrically opposite characters of men. Those
who have become sons of God through the power that Christ
brings to them will find in God a loving Father. Those who
have failed to avail themselves of the. proffered divine help
and have resisted all its influences will find condemnation and
the penalty that divine justice provides. We may not draw
so terrible a picture as did Jonathan Edwards in his descrip-
tion of "the sinner in the hands of an angry God," but in
full view of the mercy of God we are forced to the conclusion
that the penalty will be marked with terrible severity. Paul
said, "Knowing the terror of the Lord, we persuade men."

We cannot know how we will look or how we will travel
or how far we may go in exploring God's universe, but'we can
know that God will still be both just and loving and that men
will be assigned according to the lives they have lived and
the characters they have formed. We can change worlds, but
Ave cannot change Gods. Our relation to God is our most
important relation here and will ever be, no matter Avhat
world we are in. If Ave are right Avith God, nothing else
greatly matters.

Though Ave cannot picture the features of our future lives,
Ave can assure ourselves that God Avill provide most generously
for the comfort and happiness of his obedient children. They

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METIIODTST PROTESTANT HERALD

May 3, 1928

JESUS AND THE HUNGER FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS

Matt. 6:*!

So intensely human was Jesus that He knew every hunger
of the human heart. Like all the rest, this hunger is inborn
in all men. It is as old as humanity. In all nations men
have been seeking after something that would satisfy this
hunger. In this text Jesus declares that it is the first thing
in each life that should lie satisfied. It should stand at the
head of this list of the human hungers. "Rightness, " the
opposite of "wrongness." Many church members are wrong,
not all are right. None of those away from Jesus are right.
If only the membership of the church were full of "righteous-
ness," how quickly they could move the entire world to God.
What a tremendous responsibility, therefore, rests upon the
active members of the church. No one has done his duty
until he has done all he could in this matter. Just as soon
as the church wakes up to the fact that each member is called
to be a soul-winner, a worker together with God, there will
come a great awakening. No person can do this work without
being tilled with "His righteousness." No one can help
another who has never felt the touch of God upon his own life.

I think this is the most real of all the hungers. To he
like God. To be tilled with His righteousness and reflect His
glory. Jesus here tells us that not only is this true, but if it
be the chief aim of our life, all things else shall he added
unto us. And here is a problem of addition of which no man
has ever found the sum. He never paused to tell us just what
He meant by "all things" but here it stands in His word and
will never he taken out. If the soul is anxious to be tilled with
the Spirit of God, all will be well. He said in another place
in "the Book," "Blessed are ye that do hunger and thirst
after righteousness, for they shall be filled." This is the
promise of Jesus to satisfy this hunger of our hearts con-
ditioned solely upon our being conscious of our hunger for it.
If we come to Him as hungerers and thirsters we will he filled
before we go away. Thousands of people bear testimony to
this blessed truth. It is just as real today as when first spoken
and just as powerful to transform the lives of all who will
accept His invitation to prove its truth and worth.

Ways to satisfy this hunger. Most of us have a mistaken
diagnosis to start with. Some of us have the idea that it
comes from the outside, when really it is deeper than any of
the hungers I have mentioned. Some go away to colleges and
universities thinking that a study of the sciences will satisfy
this longing. A sad fact is that so-called higher criticism
has made wrecks of some, fools of others and infidels as well.
No one will ever find in any book outside of the Bible a single
thing that tends to satisfy this craving of the heart. Neither
is it to be found alone in buildings anywhere.

Others join the church as if that were the proper thing to
do. perhaps with the idea that it is a "good thing to git
religion and jine the church so that you will go to heaven
when you die." There is entirely too much of that sort of
thing abroad in the land. We cannot afford to laugh at it or
pass it by lightly. It is a stern fact that is unpleasant for us
preachers to face. Certain it is that we have our share of
the church's backwardness. We sometimes increase the mem-
bership without adding to the power of the church, which
always means additional burden and harder work for both
pastor and people. Two members with this hunger satisfied
are worth more to any church than ninety and nine who do
not care to try.

There are still others who enjoy social reform work, and
they try to reform everything and anything \Vith which they
come in contact, until they succeed In making a veritable
nuisance of themselves. We have perfected all sorts of organi-
zations from the "'A. B. C." to the "X. Y. Z." to try to do
the Work which the Divine Master sent the church to the
world to perform. Paul speaks of the "variegated minis-
trations," her manifold forms of service, yet there is but one
end in view, namely to save men and women. Some folks I
know seem to he lodge crazy, never thinking of the fact that
no lodge on earth can ever do the work that Jesus sent the
church in the world to do for Him. So, to start out with a
mistaken diagnosis of the case, leads us into confusion and
further away from the solution of the problem in hand.

The true way to satisfy this hunger is to take time to
be at Jesus' feet and learn of Him. See how He did it. This
hunger was just as real to Him as it is to any of us. He
knew what it meant for folks and so He said, literally, "If
you want to have this hunger satisfied, then seek it first.
Everything else will come in its proper order and proportion
if you will put this first. It is more important than anything
esle you may be able to do for yourself. You will then be
willing to "learn of me," and "take my yoke upon you" and
find as you go along that the hunger is satisfied and the yoke
the greatest pleasure you ever had.

Another way is to forsake .your evil ways. Church mem-
bers have them as well as those who are not in the church.
There should he no compromise with evil in any form. Sin
is still sin, and as hateful to God as it ever was. Here enters
the question of amusements, God wrants us to play, but to be
careful what we play and where we go to play. Wherever
the interest lies, the hand and the heart will be sure to go.
This hunger, so real and so awful, can never be satisfied at the
moving picture house, pool room, theatre, saloons or dance
halls, either public or private. There is usually a sense of
shame and sorrow that you have tried to satisfy this holy
longing at places of this character. And often when you
leave, you look around to see if any one saw you enter or
leave.

You may satisfy this hunger by having a deeper reverence
and love for the Bible. It is not out of date, neither has it
lost any of its power. It is still the loving message of God to
His children. It has a living, vital message fOr every living,
vital theme that stirs the hearts of the people today just, as
it had for our fathers. We want to love it more, .study it
better, catch its meaning and feel the thrill of its mighty power.
You can find this out in your church work; you will soon
learn that the Master has a place for you. Here is where you
will broaden your life, become filled with His spirit as you
study His word and try to impart it to others.

Another way to satisfy this hungeris by attending the
weekly prayer meeting. This duty is sadly neglected by any
church of which I have any knowledge. I know it has been
true with every church I have served. Often I have been
made to feel that it was my fault. Perhaps I am not living
as close to my Lord as I should, or something is wrong with
me. It does not help the case any to say that nearly every
other church has the same trouble, often trying to solve the
problem with suppers and church fairs and teacher meetings
and entertainments in order to bring out the people to the
place of praise and prayer. It is a dreadful state for any
church to come to. Pray, and pray again for a revival of
attendance upon the church prayer meeting.

May 3, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Three

The final thought I want to give you as to how to satisfy
this great hunger of our hearts is by cultivating the spirit of
sacrifice. Crucifixion of self is always painful and people
shrink from it even as Jesus did. What else can he the
meaning of His heart-rending cry, "If it be possible, let this
cup pass from Me." The cross had its terrors for Jesus and it
has them for all who would follow Him.

As to the result of all this attempt to satisfy the hunger
for righteousness, "If ye know these things, happy are ye if
ye do them," is Jesus' way of telling us that we shall find
great happiness to our soul. There will be a new lease of life
for you. "All things will become new." The great longing
of the heart will be at rest and the soul find a 'peace that
passeth understanding" with both men and God.

All this is not a dream, but the most blessed fact of human
experience. Thousands of men and women can tell of the
blessed time when this hunger was satisfied and the great
question of life settled for both time and eternity. So, the
only reasonable thing to do is to give yourself to the blessed
loving service of Him who, knowing how hard people try to
satisfy this hunger, said, "Seek first the Kingdom of God and
His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto
you." May God help and bless you in effort for Jesus' sake.

C. M. CoMI'IIER.

THE CHURCH OF GOD

The church of God is a society of twice born men, women
and children; born of the flesh, but also born of God's Spirit,
made a new creature ; changed inwardly and outwardly.
' ' Except a man be born of the Spirit, he can not see the
kingdom of God. ' ' Christ loved the church and gave Himself
for it that he might present it to Himself a glorious church
not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it
should be holy and without blemish. The beautiful church
is the church adorned with Christ, the head. We are luTbody
and "every one members, one of another." So beautiful, so
pure, and holy should be every member of Christ's body, the
church. Christ, the head of the church, is to the church what
your head is to your body. When the head is cut off from the
body, the body dies. When Christ, the head, is eliminated
from the body, the church, the church dies. We sometimes
hear people say, ' ' The church is dead ; the church has lost its
power." What do they mean? Simply this: the church has
severed itself, the body, from Christ, the head. The body of
Christ, the church, can not lose power till it has lost Christ,
its head, or ceased to be a channel through which the current
of love and obedience flows.

The church, which is His body, must be characteristic of
Christ, the head of the church. Only as Christ lives in His
(church can the church live and win souls to Him.

The first characteristic of the Christ seen in the body we
"wish to notice here is prayer. The church must know how to
■pray. Daniel was the type of man that knew how to pray.
He knew how to get to God and how to talk to Him. God
knows the language of human hearts. It may be uttered or
unexpressed. The moving of a sacred flame, kindled by love
in the breast. By this still electrified voice, he could move
God to drop heaven around him and lock the jaws of lions
so that he could sleep in a lion's den as securely and as happy
as a lamb in a pasture that had never heard the voice of a
raging wolf. Prayer is the key that unlocks the power house
of heaven, Prayer is the church's leverage, while it stands

upon the rock of faith and by prayer turns a sinful world
to God.

Just one other characteristic of Christ must be seen in
His church. The church must serve the community wherein
it is situated. In a peculiar sense and in a peculiar way. It
is not to be ministered unto but to minister. Christ says, "I
am among you as one that serveth." "The Son of Man
came not to be ministered unto but to minister." "As my
Father hath sent me so send I you into the world."

The church which is the body of Christ is not to be minis-
tered unto by human society but to minister unto human
society, to cleanse and to purify and to keep it in the channels
of decency and in the way that leads to God. It is to satisfy
the spiritual wants of the community and to magnify and
glorify Christ the head of the church. As only the body has
hands and feet, the church must walk out and reach out
and save the community from sin and its terrible consequences.
The church must move by the power that is in Christ.

H. L. Powell.

EVANGELISM

That there is a crying need for a deeper spiritual life in
all our churches, no one will deny. When we remember that
practically all the additions to our church rolls come from the
Sunday school, that is children brought up in the church, that
the evangelizing leaven of the church is not reaching or con-
verting to Christianity those on the outside, we should look
about us for the cause. The trouble is not with Christianity
or with the gospel, but with the members of the churches.

Dr. W. R. Patterson, of the General Council of the Presby-
terian church, says that over 32 per cent of the churches in
three of the larger Protestant denominations in this country
did not have a single convert during last, year, that if this
percentage maintains in all the Protestant denominations
there were over 60,000 churches without a single convert
during 1927. He gives several causes for this, one of which
is "the failure of the younger generation to accept Chris-
tianity as the guiding force in their lives." Why do they
not. accept Christianity ? Let us not deceive ourselves, but face
the facts. Is it not due to the lack of the spirit of evangelism
in the church, to the sinful practices of church people, and
the indifference of church people toward the unsaved ? I think
this charge may be laid at the door of both laity and ministry.
To the laity for becoming so materialistic, and to the ministry
for their failure to preach the old-time religion in the old-
time way. The world is starving for the preaching of the
gospel in a way that stirs the souls of men, sermons that come
from the heart of God, through the heart of the preacher, to
the heart of the hearer. I think we should stop arguing about
the virgin birth of Jesus, and talk more about the saving
power of Jesus, less about when and how man was created,
and more about the Creator and His love for a lost world, and
as another has expressed it, less about the age of the rocks
and more about the Rock of Ages.

Let us all as loyal Methodist Protestants celebrate our
one hundredth anniversary, not with our gifts of money alone,
but in giving ourselves in a deeper consecration to our Lord
Christ, the Great Head of the church.

D. A. Neese.

Evangelism is one of the great needs of the church today;
we have put on our membership drives, and emphasized money

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May 3, 1928

until we as ministers are measured by a dollar mark, rather
than the number of souls we get saved during the year.

The quicker we can realize the biggest business in the
world is getting souls saved, the more hurriedly we will go
to the task. Oh! if we could separate circumstance from
facts, and non-essential from the essential, and reduce every-
thing to its essence, we would see Jesus only; with a great
passion for souls, and if we have not the spirit of the Master
we are none of His.

Three things essential to become a successful soul-winner:
(1) Keeping unspotted from the world. All great sermons
are not preached from behind the sacred desk; but they are
preached from the sacred lives lived for God.

No person has ever preached more powerfully than he
lived. Paul with all of his great gifts of speech never came
up to his life. The masses do not read the Bible, but they
read our lives.

(2) We must be. men of prayer. No great revival has
ever eome without some one or ones feeling the need of a
revival, and the need drove them to their knees, and God
rewarded them openly. Esau was never conquered until Jacob
went to God in prayer ; we may theorize but we will never put
the devil to flight until we go to God in prayer. The greatest
compliment ever paid to prayer was when "Bloody" Mary
said, "I fear the prayers of John Knox more than all the
swords of Europe." Prayer will win when everything else
fails.

(3) When we have kept ourselves unspotted from the
world, and have prayed much, the natural thing will follow :
a passion for lost souls. The kind that Dr. S. H. Hadley had
when the great midnight parade for God in California had
ended, and they were gathered in an Opera House. Dr.
Hadley arose to speak. A young man who had been standing
by the platform (for every seat was taken) took the doctor's
chair. Pie made a great appeal with tears rolling down his
cheek; so great was his passion for souls he would sob fre-
quently. He closed his address by asking the audience to
pray with him for a wandering hoy. "I met his mother out
west and promised her to pray for him to return." After
the doctor had finished his prayer the young man who had
occupied the speaker's chair arose and embraced the doctor
and said, "I am the boy; send mother word her boy will soon
be at home."

When we preach let's expect some one to come home to
our Father.

Yours for a good revival,

J. M. Morqak.

OPTIMISM

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President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

The Mysteries of the Future State

(Continued from Page One)

will ever be among the blessed ones. As to the disobedient,
one likes to cherish the hope that age-long punishment may so
work upon them that they will change their attitude to God.
The scripture gives little ground for even this glimmering
hope. But who could reconcile himself to the prospect of
fifty years in the penitentiary as a preparation for life? The
only wise life is the life that sincerely honors God. With the
favor of God one can face the mysterious future with hope
and confidence.

— Slight not what's near through aiming at what's far.
— Euripides.

Granville Charge

April 15. On this date we were with this charge in the
interest of the G. G., having appointments at all of the
churches. We were able, however, to hold services at but two
of the points — Rehobeth and Union Chapel. Owing to an
all-day rain and bad roads, we found no one at Carmel on
our arrival there Sunday night. The day was "cold, and dark,
and dreary," about the worst of the year, they said. Of
course attendance was not large at Rehobeth and Union. But
we enjoyed being with these people, as we always do. The
response to the G. G. was not large, as would be expected on a
day like this. We had assurances that more would be forth-
coming, and we shall look for this old and honored charge to
rate up at the top when the counts are all in. When we found
we could have no service at Carmel, we drove over to Hender-
son and heard a good sermon by Bro. Hunter. Pastor Fogle-
man is busy with his work, and we expect continued progress
for this charge under his leadership.
Davidson

April 21-22. These two days were given to this charge.
This work is located in the southern part of the county where
we grew to manhood, though it was never our privilege to
be in this section before this visit. We found good homes,
farms, roads, and churches. The natural scenery, in places,
was very pleasing. The churches on this charge are all
located on or near a good road — a decided advantage to a
rural church. And every church on the charge is indicated
by a prominent marker. Methodist Protestantism is strong
in southern Davidson, and you can't travel through that sec-
tion without finding this out. On Saturday we preached and
held the second quarterly conference at Lineberry church
(named in honor of Rev. A. W. Lineberry, D.D.). The con-
ference was attended well, and a good spirit prevailed. Annual
conference delegates were nominated, and various other mat-
ters of importance dealt with by the conference. The budgets
were apportioned to the various churches, and it is our hope
that more may be raised for these purposes this year. Three
dollars and thirty cents less per member than was raised last
year will practically pay all claims of the charge this year.
We would like to see Davidson on the honor roll. Alphabeti-
cally it stands at the top, and so it should otherwise. We
visited all the churches on the charge except Liberty, preach-
ing Saturday night at Alleghany, Sunday morning at Pine
Hill, and Pleasant Grove at night. The appointment at
Chapel Hill for two o'clock Sunday was rained out, though
we were there at three for a funeral. The outstanding service
of the day was at Pine Hill. Here the old church has been
replaced by a new one, and the dedicatory church was held
Sunday. This church, costing about !fd,800, is a credit to
the charge, and we heartily congratulate the earnest and loyal
band there on this achievement. We enjoyed visiting this
charge, and becoming acquainted, at first hand, of something
of our strength and prospects here. Bro. Ridge is popular
with his people, and is doing good work. We bespeak for
Davidson charge a year of progress.
Spencer

On Wednesday night, April 25. we were at Spencer in
conference with our people and their pastor regarding their

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contemplated new church. We had an interesting meeting
with them, and found them anxious to go ahead with the
erection of a building on their well-located lot. They are
hindered, however, because of limited means, and we were
pained to have to tell them that the Board of Church Exten-
sion was unable to give them any assistance at this time.
They, of course, were disappointed, but accepted the situation
without complaint, and with an undaunted courage to go right
on with their work, hoping and praying that some way may be
found by which they can erect their building. We were
delighted with this spirit, and it will be our pleasure to con-
tinue to co-operate with them in every possible way for the
largest measure of success in their work.
Greensville
April 2S-29 found us on this charge. The five churches
making up this charge are all, we believe, in Brunswick
County, Va. Philadelphia is one of the oldest churches in
the denomination, having its origin, we were told, in what
was then a nearby M. E. church, in a controversy over mutual
rights. Here we spent the beautiful Sabbath day in joyful
worship and helpful fellowship. A well prepared Centennial
program was effectively rendered in the morning, and in the
afternoon we preached to a full house of attentive hearers.
At night we were at Matthew's Chapel, and here again we
were greeted by an encouraging congregation. At each
church the G. G. was presented, and both churches subscribed
their allotments. The amount raised for this purpose during
the day was $90.00. The charge now is short only $18 of
the total allotment of $150. We are confident this balance
will be raised. On Saturday we preached at Mat. Chapel
at 11 a. m., and held the second quarterly conference in the
afternoon. The reports showed finances considerably behind.
This charge is in an agricultural section, and depends largely
on fall crops for surplus cash. Long years of practice, too,
probably has something to do with the present, financial
system. We are sure that the pastor's salary will be paid in
full, and we are hoping for considerable increase in budget
receipts. Some repairs were ordered to be made on the par-
sonage, and other regular conference business transacted. The
programs and institutions of the church were stressed and
full co-operation urged. Bro. Powell is serving his fifth year
on this charge — an evidence of the confidence and esteem in
which he is held by his people. We enjoyed being down there
and we shall watch, with renewed interest, the continued
growth of this work.

We are grateful for all kindnesses shown us while visiting
these charges, and we pledge to them again our abiding inter-
est and constant prayers. It was our privilege to see Bro.
Crutchfleld, Bro. H. S. B. Thompson, and Bro. Pishel on our
way home Monday, and to have dinner witli Bro. Pishel.
We were glad to find Bro. Fishel in better health than he
was some months ago.

Report Blanks
These will be in the hands of pastors in a few days, for the
second quarter. Pastors will favor us by filling them out and
returning to us promptly.

Gratitude Gift
In ten days our $12,000 should be in the hands of Chair-
man Ross. We appeal once more to every pastor and every
charge to rally with full might in these last days that this
necessary and' honorable thing may be accomplished with
becoming credit. The individual and the charge that fails
the church now will have no pleasure in that fact as we enter
upon a new century of larger service.

Church Law

A leading layman in one of our strong churches said
recently, ' ' I think we could go ahead and build a church now,
if we had a church law that we could work by." He was
referring to our law regarding building, buying, selling, etc.
His opinion is that a majority of members present at a duly
called meeting should have authority to act on these matters.
In a large church, with a scattered membership, it is almost
impossible to get a majority of the members present at any
one time. And yet it appears that a deed for the sale of
church property would not be valid unless there is compliance
with this provision in our church law.

We wonder if this layman does not see this matter in the
proper light, and if it would not be well to modify this law at
our coming General Conference?

Optimism

Let us keep it alive. There will be discouragements, and
they will look large. and insurmountable at times; but they are
not. The great Head has said, "If ye have faith as a grain
of mustard seed, ye may say to this mountain . . . and it
shall be done." All hindrances give way before the spirit
of an unyielding optimism, and the hardest work becomes a
delight when we do it in the spirit of hope and confidence.
The Lord bless us, and keep our spirits buoyant.
Appointments
May 3, at Moeksville, in conference with the Moeksville
charge.

May 6, with Bro. Whitaker on West Forsyth.
May 13, with Bro. Neese in the formal opening of the new
church at Worthville.

May 16, General Conference in Baltimore. We hope that
many of our people may attend this conference, also the young-
people's Centennial Convention in the same city, May 10-15.
Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.
May 2, 1928.

"The Gospel According to You

You may not be writing a gospel with pen and ink as did
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John ; but nevertheless you are
in some fashion proclaiming the gospel of Christ. What sort
of Christ are you representing Him to lie? Does your life
reveal His saving power? Does His grace appear in you"?
Can the world see in you the marks of the Lord Jesus? Does
the influence of your life move men Christward? Do His
virtues show themselves forth iu your spirit and conduct?
Does your copy of the Gospel flash with the beauty of holiness ?
fan men see that you have been with Jesus and learned of
Him ? Or are you misrepresenting Christ, writing a false
gospel ? What does the world think of Christ when it sees
you ? Are you causing any to turn away from Christ ? Arc
you causing men to lose faith in the world's only Savior and
only Hope? The gospel according to you is an important
book.

— Gambling has undoubtedly increased, and to an alarm-
ing extent. The war was the real cause. Life itself became a
gamble, uneconomic wages and profits destroyed the sense of
economic equity, and crude and unnatural excitement para-
lysed the imagination. Only when life regains "atmosphere"
will this stupid and soul-deadening practice abate. — The Scots
Observer.

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May

192S

Denominational Enterprises

\

FOREIGN MISSIONS
"Wings of the Morning"

"Wings of the Morning." This is the title of the beautiful
and unique pageant presented by Miss Dorothy Elderdice for
the Children's Day service this year. She was assisted by
the Methodist Protestant missionaries of Japan, China and
India, and Rev. Wan Yu Chang and Rev. Yoshio Ito, Chinese
and Japanese students in the Westminster Theological Semi-
nary. The native music was arranged by Miss Caroline
Wantz. The scriptural basis for the pageant is Psalm 139 :9-10 :

"If I take the wings of the morning,

And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ;
Even there shall Thy hand lead me,
And Thy right hand shall hold me."

The pageant portrays an aeroplane visit by an American
boy and girl visiting a group of boys and girls in each of the
three foreign countries where the Methodist Protestant Church
is functioning. The American boy and girl carry with them
a Children's Day offering for the native boys and girls,
besides some other gifts. They are greeted in each instance
by the group of boys and girls of the respective countries,
attired in native costume. The native groups then entertain
the American boy and girl with a short program of native
stories and songs.

It is not a difficult pageant and is so arranged that a part
or all of it may be used without spoiling the effect. It can
be given by few or many boys and girls, thus making it
possible to be rendered by the small as well as the large
Sunday school.

By portraying the habits and customs of Japan, China
and India the pageant will visualize the value and needs of
Christian missions to the American boys and girls and thus
stimulate a deepened interest in and a larger support for our
foreign missionary enterprise. This is the aim and purpose
of the pageant. Miss Elderdice closes the foreword with the
following paragraph : " 'Wings of the Morning' is presented to
you with a prayer that it may bring the children of Japan,
of China, and of India very close to the hearts of our own
children, that it may bring the call from across the seas very
close to the hearts of all of us."

It is our hope that many of our Sunday Schools will use
this beautiful and impressive pageant. Any number will be
sent free. Order liberally and order at once. If you have
not Idled out the order card sent you, do it now. Already
the orders are beginning to pour in. They are being cared
I'm' as soon as received. If you have not received an order
card, just write to Rev. S. W- Rosenberger, Executive Secre-
tary, Station P.., Box 96, and tell him how many pageants,
Children's Day programs, recitation sheets and offering enve-
lopes you can use. Or give the attendance of your Sunday
school and he will guess the number of supplies you are
needing.
The First Word From the Japan Mission Conference
The following letter has just been received from Japan
signed by Rev. S. Tsugawa and Rev. E. I. Obee, committee
to send Gratitude Gift:

' ' Tokyo, Japan, March 23, 1928.
"Rev. S. W. Rosenberger, D.D., Exec. Sec,
"2525 N. High St.,
"Columbus, 0., U. S. A.
"Dear Brother Rosenberger,

"At the recent session of our Japan Mission" Conference we
decided that we also would like to take part in the Centennial
Gratitude Gift, We, therefore, immediately raised y283.00,
which amounts to $133.01 for this purpose, and elected Mrs.
Tetsutaro Kinoshita, of Madison, N. J., to represent our con-
ference in presenting the gift, Her husband is a student in
Drew Theological Seminary and was elected as our lay repre-
sentative to the General Conference. Both are members of
our Azabu church in Tokyo, of which Rev. S. Tsugawa is
pastor.

"We are enclosing a draft for the money, $133.01, and ask
you to kindly collect the same and to present it to Mrs.
Kinoshita at the proper time."

This same letter states that Rev. Y. Ito, ministerial stu-
dent at Westminster Theological Seminary, was elected minis-
terial representative by the Japan Mission Conference, and
Rev. J. K. Otake, recently come to Chicago University for
post-graduatee work, was elected alternate to the General
Conference.

Th draft has already been sent to Mrs. Kinoshita inform-
ing her that her own conference has made her "Miss Japan"
and giving the time and place of the meeting of the General
Conference. lam sure she will be there with high spirits to
bring this gratitude gift from her native land and lay it upon
the altars of her church in America. This gift comes unsolicited
from Japan. It is a fine spirit and should be emulated by
every conference and individual of the Methodist Protestant
Church. Well, we are going to be there with the $100,000
Gratitude Gift which will be one of the finest missionary
offerings ever laid upon the altars of the church at one time.
S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.

WHEN WE NEGLECT THE BIBLE

Sick people lose their desire for food. If we do not desire
the Bread of Life it is because we are spiritually sick. These
are discerning words quoted from Robert C. Chapman in the
Keswick Calendar: "The Book of God is a store of nlanna
for God's pilgrim children; and we ought to see that the
soul does not get sick and loathe the manna. The great cause
el' our neglecting the Scriptures is not want of time, but
want of heart, some idol taking the place of Christ. Satan
has been marvelously wise to entice away God's people from
the Scriptures." When we say that we have not time to read
the Bible, have we honestly faced this searching word that
the real trouble is "not want of time, but ivant of heart?"
Even in our crowded lives of today we do the things that
we most want to do. When we have yielded ourselves unto
God as those that are alive from the dead, and are trusting
Him wholly, moment by moment, we shall esteem the words
ill' His mouth mine than our necessary food, and His Word
will be unto us the joy and rejoicing of our heart, The way
to get rid of "want of heart" for such vital things as Bible
reading and prayer is to give our hearts wholly to God, and
I rust Him to create in them His own desires. — Selected.

— It makes no difference how rich a country may be, or
how well fed are its people, if the people have not the bread of
life. The worst famine is a famine of the Word of God.

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OUR STORY PAGE

A FLOOD AND TWO BOYS

. The most exciting time in Peter Stanford's life was one
.spring when the iee gorge broke up on the Susquehanna River.
After school one of the boys, John Dill, said :

"Pete, you come along with me and I'll show you some-
thing like you've never seen before."

"All right," replied Pete, "if it doesn't take too long.
Mother says I got to get back in time to cut some wood for
her."

"It won't take long," promised John Dill.

The two boys walked cautiously in their big rubber boots,
for the mud was slippery, and mud seemed to be plastered
over everything.

My, it had been a cold winter ! It had started before
Christmas and lasted through January, February and part
of March without any "warm waves." Grandfather Schultz
had said it was the coldest winter he remembered. . Then
suddenly a change came about. A warm wind blew from the
south and quickly the trees began to bud, a bush in the back
yard burst into yellow blooms, robins seemed to hop right out
of the ground. Spring had come overnight.

John Dill lived a little ways out of the village on a farm.
Peter thought he wanted to show something at his home, but
they walked right past the house and soon reached a pasture
fenced off from the road. They climbed into it.

" It 's like a bog ! ' ' exclaimed Pete as he felt himself sinking.

"Sure is! Come over to a bank I know about. It's a
sort of little hill; you remember the place. It's where we had
a cave once," said John.

Peter remembered the place quite well.

"What's the noise?" he asked.

"It's the river," replied John. "She broke loose last
night. After we look into the cave, let's go to the bridge.
They say it might be swept away. A lot of fellers went down
there to see it."

They could see the river now. My, it was a sight ! It
was very swift and very high and great chunks of iee were
racing down, and lots of other things.

The boys climbed up to the little hillock under which they
used to have their cave right above the river, but now there
was no cave and the water almost washed over their feet.

"Isn't there danger of your whole farm being flooded?"
asked Pete.

"Sure!" replied John. "This lower pasture is flooded
now. I wanted to show it to you and let you see our cave.
Isn't it a grand sight!" He meant the river, and Pete said-
"You bet!"

John- went to a small tree and took a long rope off one
of the branches. It was fixed like a lariat. He whirled it
around his head and threw it out over the river and caught a
branch of a tree that was floating down. Both boys hauled
and pulled and landed their prize.

"Let's try to get something else!" said Pete excitedly.

Just-then .they saw a raft-like object coming. It was the
float from an amusement park further up the river. The boys
tried lassoing it. They got the rope around the spring board
at one end of the raft, and both tugged hard. The rush of

the water almost pulled them from the bank, but a miss is as
good as a mile.

They landed the raft, then they fastened it to the small
tree and both got aboard.

"Wee!" exclaimed John. "I wish I dared go out a
ways. ' '

He had hardly spoken the words, when the boys heard a
new note in the river's roar, a great menacing growl. They
both looked up-stream and saw a terrible sight. A great wave
of ice and water and all sorts of things like kindling wood
was coming down in a rush.

"The bridge must have given waj'!" cried John. "Gee!
Look at it coming! We'll have to run for it."

"Wait!" cried Pete, catching hold of his friend. "Maybe
we can't run fast enough through the thick mud." His eyes
traveled down to the pasture. "Gee! It's all water!"

John pulled the raft about, reached into the tree and
unfastened his rope ready to cast off if necessary. Crash,
bang ! The racket was awful. Up went the raft on the wave,
they had to duck the branches near the top of the little tree.
Peter reached over and grabbed something which floated near.
It was a rake and with it he began to push, trying to keep
their craft from being drawn into the terrible clutches of
the river.

"That's the boy!" said John, looking blue with fright.
"Keep her out! Keep her out!"

"See if you can find something and help." panted Peter.

John grabbed a board and together they poled and pushed
keeping clear of large, floating objects which might have
swamped them. Suddenly John yelled: "I can't see the
fence! Gee! It's a regular flood. Let's try to get over to
the house. Maybe we can help."

Even then the boys did not realize what was happening.
They were being carried along pretty fast, but by pushing
they managed to keep in the direction of John's home, which
was fortunately down-stream. Soon they saw the top of the
farmhouse and the barn. There was a big tree near the house
and in the branches were perched a lot of chickens. The
water was three feet deep all around the house and rising
very fast when they arrived.

"Yoo-hoo!" shouted John at the top of his voice.

Four heads came out of the upstairs window. John's
mother's. Ins sister Jane's, his small brother Bob's, and the
dog Skip's.

"This is a regular flood!" shouted John.

"Well, don't laugh about it!" replied Jane. "Mother's
been scared stiff about you."

"The water's rising," said Peter.

"Better lock up the house and get on the raft," advised
John, although he did not think it was really very necessary.

"You ought to have been here helping," scolded Jane.
"Mother and I had to take up carpets and we didn't get them
all up and we moved most of the things up to the attic."

The mother was looking over the scene, not saying much
but looking scared.

"Your father went to the barn to set the animals free,"
she explained. "There he is now!"

They saw him looking out of the loft window.

"The barn isn't very strong, it may come down." said
John.

They poled over to get Mr. Dill, and they noticed that
now they could hardly reach the bottom. The water must
be five feet, at least.

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May 3, 1928

send."

He got onto the raft, and just then three heads and shoul-
ders came out of the barn. They belonged to the horse and
two cows.

Mr. Dill was a great, help. He got a stout clothes prop
and poled over to the house and got the family and dog onto
the raft.

Then they worked over in the direction of the village.
The water got deeper and deeper, and Peter began to worry
about his family, but the village was on a hill. They at last
stranded in a mud bank and left their raft.

All the village people were anxiously waiting for them,
and some were setting out in improvised boats.

Peter took the Dills home and they were made comfortable
until the flood went down.

Ever afterwards the boys were known among their friends
as Noah and Yesah, because they were the only ones who had
a real craft in the emergency. — Selected.

-M

ONE OF LAZARUS' DOGS

Some people take special pleasure in hunting up and
criticising the faults and sins of professed Christians. Such
a man at the shop of a blacksmith began his usual tirade.

The smith listened quietly until the speaker made a pause
in his torrent of abuse.

"Have you ever read any of the Bible?" said the smith.

"Surely," answered the critic, complacently.

"Have you ever read the parable of Lazarus and the rich
man?" continued the smith.

'.'Of course," was the reply.

"Well," said the .smith, "you remind me of the dogs in
the parable."

"How so?" questioned the critic, in surprise.

"Why," answered the smith, "the only thing that the
dogs did, was to lick the sores upon the body of poor Lazarus;
and it seems to me that the only thing that you do is to look
up sick places in the lives of honest Christians for the good
that is in them you have an eye and no appreciation."

The loud-mouthed critic shortly withdrew in silence from
the shop of the sturdy blacksmith. It was a center shot—
Selected.

--♦-

NECESSITY OF REGENERATION

In regenerating the sinner, God's part is to do everything
that is done. In this great work He uses His Spirit and His
Word. We arc said to lie born of the Spirit. We are said to
be born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, by
tin- Word of God which liveth and abideth forever.

So it is said concerning God's children, "Which were
born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, 1 ml of God."

What is the sinner's part? Nothing except to trust him-
self into God's hands for God to do with him as He wills.
Hence, we read, "Ye are the children of God by faith in
Christ Jesus." This faith simply means complete passivity
in ( lod's hands.

Regeneration is a work done in us by divine power when
we become passive in God's hands. So sometimes we speak
of faith as the condition of regeneration.

Regeneration is absolutely essential to salvation. "Except
a man lie limn again he cannot see the Kingdom of God."-
Exchange.

HAVE YOU LEFT GOD OUT OF YOUR
FAMILY BUDGET?

"Something in the tone of my husband's voice as he read
the last words and laid the paper down made me glance up
into his face. A half-startled look was there. He had been
reading over the closely-written sheet of paper on which we
had been working the whole evening. It was our budget for
the next year. He had read 'house rent, food, clothing, fuel,
amusements, books, automobile expense, church, and charity.'
It was when he stopped there that the half-startled look came.

" 'My dear, do you see what we have done? For amuse-
ments and the automobile we have appropriated almost ten
times as much as we are planning to give to the church and
charities.'

' ' I glanced over the list. I saw that we had set aside for
these last two items about as much as we would pay for two
new automobile tires. We had made the appropriations, never
thinking of the absurd disproportion. The truth is that we
were both interested in our church and in the needs of other
people, and we honestly had thought we were giving all we
could.

" 'What are we going to do about it?' he continued.
'We've got to fix up that thing right away.'

" 'We can cut the clothing item,' I answered. 'You
remember it includes a fur coat for me. Cut that out, and
we'll give the money to the church benevolences.'

" 'Really, little woman, can you give up that fur coat?'

"I nodded assent, though I didn't want to. 'What sort
of a Christian do you think I am to prefer a fur coat for
myself to helping other folks, when once the thing's been put
up to me like this?'

"He mused a moment. 'Well, really now, I don't need
those fancy accessories for the machine. The old car'll go
without them. They were chiefly to pamper my pride, any-
way. We'll cut those out and transfer the credit to charity.''

"And so we went through the list, eliminating here and
there expensive trifles we had thought we could never do-
without. After a half hour's work, the sum set aside for
church and charity amounted to a little more than one-tenth
of our income.

"Now we have literally 'grown up' as supporters of the
enterprises of our church and are no longer mere children,
giving on impulse. We weigh one claim against another, so
as to be sure not to waste our little hoard. Each year we give
a definite proportion of our income — a tenth. We just could
not do all the things that had to be done.-

-The New Christian.

The

THE CURE FOR HEART TROUBLES

cure for heart troubles is religion. As modern civili-

zation advances, heart troubles seem to increase. There is an
appalling number of sudden deaths in the prime of life, in full
swing of work or play. Fatty degeneration, hardened arteries,
heart failure. Physically, this comes from the increased speed
and complexity of life. We have invented so much machinery
that it breaks our hearts to keep it going. If Methuselah had
owned a herd of automobiles and a flock of airplanes he might
not have lived 969 years.

Spiritually, the trouble of our age comes from the increase
ol' actual knowledge and the decline of vital wisdom; high
velocity and vague direction. This produces mental agitation.
. . . To lie helpless is the worst of all heart troubles. The
onlv cure for this sickness is religion. — Henry Van Dyke.

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YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC
May 13: "Mother — and Home"
Home life a test of my Christianity. Titug
2:1-14.

I
Plans

Write the mothers of the members of your
society and invite them to your meeting.
When they come, give them the honored seats.
Give each a carnation. Have a mother, then
a daughter, then a son, to speak on the sub-
ject, "What Makes a Real Home."
II
Hints for Leader
Origin of Mother's Day: It was the oppor-
tunity and privilege of the writer to hear
Dr. T. C. Miller, of the University of West
Virginia, speak one year ago to a graduating
class at the Seminary commencement. He
was introduced as the one who taught Miss
Anna M. Jarvis, who founded Mother's Day.
She lived in an old-fashioned home and, de-
siring to make her mother happy, she called
together a group of children and had a social
gathering in honor of her mother. This idea
was adopted by others until Congress passed
a resolution in 1910 setting aside the second
Sunday in May as Mother's Day. Woodrow
Wilson issued the first proclamation in 1914
and made it of national importance. Thus
we have Mother's Day.

Thoughts for the Occasion
We do not honor, mothers because we only
desire to make them happy, but because they
have made us so very happy by their love
and sacrifices. Certainly we can join with
the poet who sang:

"My mother, 'tis of thee,
Who did so much for me,

Of thee I sing.
God bless this Mother's Day,
Which brings its cheering ray,
To help us on our way,
Thy praise we sing."
We honor mothers because they stand by
us in every avenue of life. When failure
conies, when sickness overtakes a child, or
when disgrace comes, the mother is the last
one to desert her child. In time of joy, suc-
cess, and health, the mother rejoices with
the son or daughter.

"Who ran to help me when I fell,
Who would some pretty story tell ;
Or kiss the place to make it well,
My mother!"
We honor mothers because of the meaning
of the name, mother. The name is universal
and is spoken in every language and is prac-
tically the same in all.

(a) The name means comfort: "As one
whom his mother comforteth, so I will comfort
you." Jesus could not be with us in person, so
He left His ministering angels to comfort us
when He gave us mothers. The writer of
proverbs describes the severest pain as one
grieving for a mother and the greatest com-
fort as one comforted by his mother. Another
wrote: "It's the name of God on the lips and
in the hearts of little children."

(b) It means sacrifice. Mothers are ready
to give all for their children's welfare. The
story is told of a rough football player who,
when the name, mother, was mentioned, he

would break down and weep. It was learned
that at birth the mother was given a choice
between her life and her sou's life. She
gladly gave her life for the boy. This is
only one example of the heroic sacrifices of
mothers.

The name has many other suggested mean-
ings, such as faith, love, hope, patience.
* * *

The Christianity that fails to exalt the
mother is no Christianity at all, for Christ
taught the sacredness of motherhood.
Sing These Songs

"Meet Mother in the Skies," "Blest Be the
Tie That Binds," "Home, Sweet Horn," "More
Like the Master," "Help Somebody Today,"
etc.

Poetry to the Point
The bravest battles that were ever fought

Shall I tell you where and when?
On the maps of the world you'll find it not,

'Twas fought by the mothers of men.

Nay, not witli cannon or battle shot,

With swoi'd or noble pen;
Nay, not witli the eloquent word or thought

From the mouths of w-onderful men;

But deep in a walled up woman's heart,

Of woman that would not yield,
But, bravely, silently bore her part,
Lo! there is the battlefield.

—Selected.
F. L. GIBBS.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
May 13: Jesus Enters Jerusalem

Scripture Basis: Mark 11:1-33.

Golden Text: Behold, thy King cometh
unto thee; he is just and having salvation.
Zech. 9:9.

The Trip Triumphant

Coming up from Jericho, a distance of 15
miles, Jesus and His disciples approached
Jerusalem on the day we term Palm Sunday,
which was the beginning of Passion Week.
As they drew near to Bethany and Bethphage,
the Master sent two disciples after an ass's
colt tied somewhere along the roadside in the
latter town (so Matt. 21:1-2). The ruins of
Bethany may be seen today, located not over
two miles from Jerusalem. No signs of
Bethphage have been found, but some think
it was between Bethany and the Jewish
metropolis.

Securing the colt without difficulty, doubt-
less because it was the property of a friend
of Jesus whom he had healed or helped, per-
haps, the two messengers brought it to then-
Master. Preparing a saddle of their outer
garments, the disciples felt honored to have
their great leader sit upon them. This is
the only time that Jesus permitted himself
to be heralded as king. It was significant of
kingship to ride upon an ass, for so rode
the old kings of Israel. Furthermore, it was
in fulfillment of prophecy (Zech. 9:9).

Picture the scene if you can! See the
Christ of God riding through the Golden
Gate on an ass's colt, as the people lay their
garments in the way, as palm leaves were
waved before him, and as the children sang
glad hosannas to Him "that cometh in the

name of the Lord." Their hope had reached
its pinnacle, for they thought they were about
to crown Him the King of the Jews. Yes,
He was to be crowned, but differently from
the way they had hoped. It was well that
He should claim royalty at this time, for was
lie not the King of kings and Lord of lords?
Have we made Him such in our lives?
The Traffickers Thrashed
During Passion Week, Jesus spent the night
with his friends in Bethany. Coming from
Bethany Monday morning, he spied a fig tree
in full foliage. It is probable that He and
His disciples had had no breakfast, and were
hungry. Although the season for figs was not
yet, the fruit preceded the leaves and conse-
quently they expected to find it full of lus-
cious fruit. Finding it barren, they were
much disappointed, and Jesus pronounced a
curse upon it that He might teach a lesson
to His followers. The tree is significant of
showy boastful but fruitless professing Chris--
tians— "all leaves." The next day when the
disciples called His attention to the withered
tree, the Great Teacher gave them the lesson
of the power of faith in God.

Entering into the temple, Jesus observed
the greedy traffickers in animals, doves, and
other sacrificial material, together with the
money-changers, eagerly plying their trade in
the outer court of the temple area. This
market had been permitted for the con-
venience of the worshipers who came from
afar and had to purchase the sacrificial ani-
mal or exchange their money for the Temple
Shekel, which was required to pay their tem-
ple tax. This bartering, with its attending
noise and excitement, was obnoxious to our
Lord who loved His Father's house and
deemed it a place of prayer. Fearlessly He
upset their tables and drove them out of
the court.

Some of us may be inclined to use this
as an example of Christ's disapproval of
church suppers and the like, but let us ob-
serve that these merchants were trading for
personal gain and not for kingdom interests.
However, we may obtain the lesson that it
is our duty to keep the church a house of
prayer, and, applying it to our indivilual
lives, to keep them fit for the Master's use.
The Taunters Tamed

The next clay the chief priests, scribes and
elders assailed Jesus when He came into the
temple again, and asked for His credentials.
"By what authority doest thou these things?"
they asked. They were shrewd, they were
pointed, but they could not defeat that mas-
ter mind. Instead of answering them di-
rectly, which they wanted Him to do that
they might have whereof to accuse Him, He
turned a question on them concerning John
the Baptist's authority. They were speech-
less, for they dare not confess that they did
not believe he was divinely appointed for
fear of the resentment of the people. Hence,
as they failed to give Jesus an answer, He
reserved the right to refuse to respond to
their inquiry. And they left Him, whipped
again.

There is no question in our minds concern-
ing His authority. We know that He came
from God, as Nicodemus acknowledged as his
belief. And we know that He has returned
to the Father, though the Paraclete, the Holy
Spirit, now dwells among men. We know
that His power has been manifested down

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through the ages, even from His public minis-
try. Most of all, we have the witness within
ourselves that He is the Son of God, the
Redeemer of the world, the Saviour of our
own souls.

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CENTENARY PROJECT FOR JUNIORS

"Our Methodist Protestant Family

in Baltimore"

LESSON TEN

"The Birthday Party"

Suggestions for Leaders
We have come to the last lesson in our
Centenary Project. This lesson is to be a
"Birthday Celebration" and may take the form
of a birthday party prepared by the group
who may invite others as agreed upon by the
group; or it may be a public service in the
church to which the public may be invited.
If the group decides upon a Birthday party
the following suggestions may be carried out:

1. Place on a table in the room where the
party is to be held all the "My Church's Birth-
day Book;" make sure each child's name is
on his book.

2. On another table place all the "Photo-
graph Albums."

3. Hang on the wall or screen the map or
maps which have been made on which the de-
nominational interests have been located.

4. Hang on the wall the "My Church's
Birthday" Poster, "The Organization of My
Church" Poster and the Triangle Poster.

5. Flowers and ferns may be used for deco-
rations.

8. As the guests arrive, they may be met
at the door ljy the children, the Centenary
Discoverers, and conducted around the room
where the children will explain the various
maps, pictures, and posters to the guests.

7. Each member of the group and each guest
may have been invited to bring a birthday
gift to the church on its one hundredth birth-
day; the gifts may be some special gift to
one of our colleges or mission stations; or it
might be a gift to be included in the Centen-
nial Gratitude Gift from your church. These
gifts may be arranged in a basket made ready
to receive them or in some nook in the room.

8. The following are some suggestive games:

(a) Centenary memory game. Appoint two
leaders; let them choose sides. Each player
must take his turn to state clear facts about
some phase of our denominational work ; facts
will be given by alternating sides. When a
player fails to. remember a fact immediately
when his turn comes, drops out of the game.

(b) Prepare posters containing pictures of
our Mission Stations and missionaries, our
colleges, and our denominational workers.
Number each picture. Give to each player a
pencil and paper containing the numbers of
as many pictures as on the posters. A first,
second and third prize may be given to the
three who name the most pictures correctly.

(c) Other games may be played, such as
Circle games, singing games, and running
games.

9. Refreshments should be served at a large
table on which there is a huge artificial or
real birthday cake on which are burning one
hundred candles. It will be better to use the
artificial cake so that larger candles, which
will burn a longer length of time, may be
used. Place cards may be tied to candles
burning at each place.

10. At the close of the refreshments, the
worship service planned for this lesson may
be used.

11. Send all of your hand-work used in the
Centenary Project to Miss Ruth Parker,
Hampdon Church, Falls Road at 34th St.,
Baltimore, Maryland. Mark your package,
"Project Exhibit." Make sure that the name
of your church is placed on each article wdiieh
you send so that it may be returned to you.

For the groups who prefer to make their
Birthday Celebration a public service and
have it during a public worship service, the
following will be suggestive:

1. Have on exhibit all the booklets, the
maps- and the posters which the Centenary
Discoverers have made.

2. Have your large birthday cake with the
burning candles on the platform.

3. Use the worship service accompanying
this lesson in your public service.

4. The following is a suggestive outline for
your evening service :

Prelude.

Worship service (use service printed with
this lesson).

"Our Big Methodist Protestant Family and
how it was started." (Let one Centenary Dis-
coverer give this in about two minutes.)

"The Part of Our Family which lives in the
Kentucky mountains. (Let one child tell
about this).

"Some of Our Family live in Big Love
Homes." (Let another child review this les-
son).

"Some of Our Family Are New Americans.
(Let one of the group tell about our Ameri-
canization work).

Hymn: "I Would Be True."
"A Part of Our Family Live in India." (By
one child, two minutes).

"Our Chinese Methodist Protestants." (By
one of the children.

"Our Family in Japan." (Two minutes re-
view by one child).
Hymn : "The Whole Wide World for Jesus."
"Our Family Is Being Educated." (Let one
Centenary Discoverer review this).
Offering to the Centennial Gratitude Gift.
Hymn: "I Would Be True." (All sing).

Worship Service
Theme: "Thanksgiving and Loyalty."
Call to Worship, and Praise: Leader— For
our church and for what it stands, for its
leaders who have fought for its cause;

Children— We thank thee, our Father; we
praise Thee.

Doxology. (All sing).

Leader— For our colleges and all our
schools, for our mission stations and our mis-
sionaries at home and abroad.

Children: We thank Thee, our Father; wo
praise Thee.

Doology. (All sing the second time).
Conversation: We are thankful for our
church; for all it has done in the first hun-
dred years of its history. Our faces, how-
ever, are not turned to the past; they are
turned to the future. Our hymn, "I Would
Be True," expresses what our attitude should
be toward our church in the future.
Hymn : "I Would Be True."
Conversation: Let us sing the hymn which
tells us something of our obligation to the
nations of the world. We have a story to
tell to the nations; it is the story of Jesus.
We have a message to give to the nations; it

May 3, 1928

is the gospel message. We have a Saviour
to give to the nations; He is ours and He is
willing to be the Saviour of all who will ac-
cept Him."

Hymn: "We've a Story to Tell to the Na-
tions."

Conversation: May we pledge our allegiance
to the work of the kingdom and give our-
selves to the work of our church which is
helping to carry forward Christ's kingdom?

Flag Salute:' (Christian Flag): We pledge
allegiance to our flag and to the Saviour for
whose kingdom it stands, one brotherhood
uniting all mankind in service and in love.

Prayer.

Special Notice

Please send all hand-work done in this
project to Miss Ruth Parker, care Hampdon
Church, Falls Road at 34th Street, Baltimore,
Md., for the exhibit during the Centennial
Convention, May 10-16.

BARACA-PHILATHEA CONVENTION

The eighteenth annual meeting of the North
Carolina Baraca-Philathea convention is to
be held in Durham May 1(3-18, and the indi-
cations are that it will be one of the largest-
attended sessions ever held. The program is
being shaped to include some very excellent
features. Miss Henrietta Heron, Cincinnati, Na-
tional President of Philatheas, and promi-
nent world-wide union worker, will be one
of the head-liners. Dr. Frank S. Hickman,
prominent professor of the psychology of re-
ligion in Duke University, and Rev. R. H.
Daughtery, of Central Methodist Church, Mt.
Airy, will be other speakers.

Entertainment will be provided by the Dur-
ham people and those intending to attend
should communicate at once with H. V. Byrd.
Box 543, Durham, N. C, who is local chairman.
All organized Bible classes of the state are
invited to send representatives to this meet-
ing. _ ^

NOTICE

Next Sunday, May 6th, will be "Home-Com-
ing Day" in the Sunday school and church
at the First M. P. church of Burlington,
N. C, and we wish to extend a special invi-
tation to all ex-pastors of this church and all
out-of-town members to be present at the
services at both Sunday school and. preach-
ing on this day. Plans have been completed
to make this a day long to lie remembered;
so plan now to be with us and shake hands
with us.

Hoping to see vou Sunday, May 6th.
J. G. ROGERS, Supt.,
L. W. GERRINGER, Pastor.

IMPORTANT

Free tickets, to the number of six, to the
Lyric meeting in Baltimore, May 16, will be
allowed each of our representatives, pro-
vided application is made for them by May 8.

A ticket will be sent to me for each of our
representatives, but in order to get these
extra tickets, application must be made for
them. I trust that every one of our allot-
ment may be used by our people. This will
be a great occasion, and we hope that a large
number of North Carolina Methodist Prot-
estants will be there.

All persons who desire these tickets will
please notify me at once.

S. W. TAYLOR.

126 Tate St., Greensboro, N. C.

May

192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK

A. C. B.

Concord $100.00

Mt. Pleasant 75.00

Mebane 50.00

South Winston 25.00

Porter 15.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $41.49

Enfield 34.52

Concord 32.00

Porter 30.00

South Winston 25.00

Tabernacle 24.56

Mt. Pleasant 20.00

Henderson 15.00

Liberty-Siler (Liberty) 13.47

Spencer 2.05

College

South Winston $15.00

Haw River Circuit . . 8.2(3

Porter 5.00

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL

A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $255.81

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission . 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove , 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.00

Superannuates
Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church ::? $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg C.OO

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg. 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Haw River 5.00

We are glad to enroll two new charges this
week: South Winston (Union Ridge church).

Bro. P. L. Kinnaman, pastor; and Porter,
Rev. C. H. Hill, pastor.

Five charges contribute to the A. C. B. this
week, ranging in amount's from $25 to $100.
Ten charges remit on the G. C. B. and three
on the college assessment.

The number of charges now having budget
assessments is 75. We must expect that the
remaining 17 charges will get in this list
within the next few weeks. No charge should
be content to go longer without budget
credits.

With full appreciation of all that is being
done by pastors and people to supply the
material needs of the Kingdom, and praying
the blessings of God upon these continued
efforts, I am.

Fraternally yours,

S. W. TAYLOR.

May 1, 1928.

GRATITUDE GIFT

Charge

Alamance

Albemarle

Anderson

Asheboro

Asheville

Bess Chapel

Bessemer City

Bethesda

Burlington, First

Burlington, F't'n PI

Caroleen

Charlotte. First

Charlotte, North

Chase City

Chatham

Cleveland

Concord

Connelly Springs . . .

Creswell

Davidson

Davidson

Democrat

Denton

Draper

Enfield

Fairfield

F'view-Glen Raven . .

Fallston . . . . ;

Flat Bock

Forsyth

Friendship

Gibsonville

Graham

Granville

Greensboro, Calvary..
Greensboro, Grace . .
Greensboro, W. End .
Greensboro, W. End .
Greensboro, St. Paul.

Greensville

Guilford

Halifax

Haw River Mission . .
Haw River Circuit . .

Henderson

H. Point, English St.

H. Point, First

II. Point, Lebanon . .
II. Point, Welch Mem.

KannarjOHs . .■ .-

Kernersville

'Lexington, State St...
Lexington, South ....
Liberty-S. City

CAMPAIGN REPORT

Quota Pledge Paid

$300.00 $ 22.25 $ 22.25

50.00 50.00

150.00 7.50 7.50

500.00 500.00 167.50

100.00 103.80 85.00

100.00

50.00

20.00

500.00 500.00 435.00

100.00 63.00 50.25

100.00

200.00 126.00

25.00

20.00 5.00 5.00

100.00 30.00 30.00

250.00

450.00 450.00

20.00 11.07 11.07

150.00

200.00 66.00 50.00

200.00 43.00

50.00 15.00

200.00 210.00 1S9.20

50.00 50.00

300.00 200.00 158.50

30.00 9.40 9.40

200.00 5.00 5.00

350.00 63.35 63.35

300.00 100.00

300.00 148.50 148.50

150.00 47.50 47,50

150.00 150.00 150.00

150.00 100.00 100.00

300.00 18.00 18.00

200.00 200.00

750.00 750.00

250.00 127.00 127.00

250.00 125.00

100.00 65.00

150.00 42.00

150.00 107.50

350.00 160.00 130.00

25.00

300.00

500.00 500.00

50.00 50.00 50.00

750.00 1,200.00 .....

200.00 53.50 53.50

200.00 200.00 200.00

25.00 10.60 10.60

150.00 40.00 3.00

fOO.OO 115.00 115.00

100.00 15.50 15.50

200.00 213.62 213.62

Charge Quota

Lincolnton 100.00

Littleton 200.00

Mebane 200.00

Mecklenburg 100.00

Melton's Grove ' 10.00

Midland 120.00

Mocksville , ■ 150.00

Mt. Hermon 250.00

Mt. Pleasant 350.06

Moriah 200.00

N. Davidson 350.00

Orange -350.00

Pageland 150.00

Pinnacle 200.00

Pleasant Grove 200.00

Porter 20.00

Ramlleman 200.00

Reidsville 200.00

Randolph 250.00

Richland 150.00

Roberta 100.00

Rockingham 75.00 -

Saxapahaw 200.00

Shelby 50.00

Spring Church 150.00

Spencer 25.00

Tabernacle 250.00

Thomasville Com. . . . 200.00
Thomasville, First . . 150.00
Thomasville. West . . 100.00

Union Grove 50.00

Vance 200.00

Weaverville 100.00

West Forsyth 150.00

Whitakers 125.00

Why Not 200.00

Winston, First 250.00

Winston, South 30.00

YarborOugh 50.00

Yadkin 25.00

Total pledged, $9,286.35.

Pledge Paid

27.75 ■ 27.75

22.75

111.50 111:50

11.50

19.85 . 19.85

04.06 64.06

350.00

77.67 77.67

350.00 215.25

100.00 100.00

92.15 92.15

100.00 91.50

24.50 .24.50

71.75 65.05

100.00 .[ .....

50.60 50.60

50.00

41.00 38.75

34.00 34.00

12.75 12.75

163.47 20.00

200.00 165.00

14.00

12.75 8.25

91.30 91.30

15.25 .15.25

21.88 21.88

250.00

30.00 30.00

25.00 25.00
J. D. ROSS.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF
SPECIAL FUNDS

General Conference Delegates:

Reported last time $65.00

Siler City church 6.00

Roberta Charge 5.Q0

Moriah charge , 10.00

Total

6.0O

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treas.

May 1, 1928.

REPORT OF TREASURER COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported ......$183,241.99

W. L. Doub ..,..,....,... '. . . ' 15.00

Total .$184,256.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported ...'.$9,159.21

No receipts smce last report.

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.

HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. J. D. Morris, $1.50; Rev. G. H. Hendry,
$1.50; Rev. S, W. Taylor. $1.50; Rev. <5j.F.
Millaway, $1.50; Rev. Robert Short, '. $1.50 ;
H. A. Garrett, $1.50. . •

-<h«h

— "Wasn't that a sweet sermon?" said a
lady after hearing Brother Bates' sermon last
Sunday morning. i

Page Twelve

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Calvary, Greensboro. — I suppose the pastor
of a church ought to report to the church
paper now and then, whether the reporter
does or not. So "I take my pen in hand" to
let you all know what we are doing here at
Calvary. I don't know how far Lack I ought
to go to begin. Perhaps I had better begin
with yesterday, and go back until my space,
or paper, gives out.

Yesterday was big day all day. The at-
tendance at Sunday school was 220, 14 more
than the previous record attendance. Our
hut is overflowing, and it appears we shall
have to build another addition to take care
of the folks. Too bad we cannot put up
our Sunday school building, but we cannot
attempt that until the debt on the church is
considerably reduced from what it now is.
The attendance at both preaching services
yesterday was fine. The attendance at the
night service was perhaps the largest of the
present pastorate; that is, for a regular serv-
ice. Just before the morning service we
finished raising our Gratitude Gift. It was
given with such a fine spirit that it was de-
lightful to see how the money came. "Not
grudgingly, nor of necessity, but gladly."

Last Friday one of the classes got up a
Snowdrift Cake baking, sold the cakes, and
with the prizes that were given by the Snow-
drift Company, cleared about $25. On last
Monday night the Ladies' Aid gave a supper
to the Guilford County school superintendents
and cleared some $40. Some weeks ago the
Circle headed by Mrs. J. A. Cox held a dem-
onstration of aluminum ware in the hut.
There were more than 60 couples present, and
the church hut is equipped with $50 worth of
aluminum ware as a result. The Missionary
Societies went to the Branch meeting with
budgets raised in full. So the women are not
selfish in their activities. They are busy in
Jerusalem, but they are not unmindful of
Judea and the uttermost parts.

The Senior C. E. Society is busy raising
the money to purchase a bulletin board to
be placed on the church lawn. Such parts
as cannot be made here will be ordered from
the factory. The brethren who are skilled
in the use of tools have volunteered to do
the rest of the work. We hope to have it
in place within the next two weeks.

The matter of building a parsonage is mak-
ing haste slowly. The building committee
is looking over plans both for the building
and for financing it. The sound of the ham-
mer will be heard in the air shortly.

On the Sunday night before Easter the
choir gave the Cantata, "The Crucifixion and
the Resurrection." It was splendidly done.
The offering, with that given on Easter Sun-
day morning, totaling a little over $40, has
been forwarded to the Conference Treasurer
for the Board of Home Missions. The offer-
ing this year is more than twice that of last
year.

We received three into membership on Eas-
ter Sunday, and one last Sunday. So far this
year there have been 14 additions to the mem-
bership. We are expecting a number more
before the year is out.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

The Church Yearbook and Directory is prov-
ing a great help. And now, through the kind-
ness of one of the members, we are having
a weekly bulletin for use at the church serv-
ices. C. W. BATES, Pastor.

Burlington, First Church. — Sunday, April 29,
was a good day for us. Attendance at Sun-
day school was 360 with offering amounting
to $21.47. Full attendance at the morning
preaching hour. The Lord's Supper was ob-
served at this service with many participating
in same, and as most of the time was taken
up in administering this sacred ordinance, the
pastor did not preach a regular sermon. The
evening service was very well attended. At
this time Brother Gerringer delivered a very
helpful and inspiring sermon on the subject,
"Never Man Spake Like This Man," (or the
Incomparable Speaker).

We are to have a get-together meeting on
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock for the adult
members of the church to discuss important
matters of the church. It is hoped that we
will have a full attendance of the members at
this meeting.

Next Sunday will be observed as "Home-
coming Day" in the Sunday school and church
and plans are well under way to make this
day as interesting and helpful as possible. A
special effort is being made to have the Home
Department members and members of the
Cradle Roll out in strong numbers. Plans are
made to have a photograph made of the Cradle
Roll and we want, at least, two hundred of the
little folks in this picture. If you can come
to these services Sunday morning and have
no way of conveyance, please call Mr. Charles
M. Coble at his residence some time this week
and give him your name and street number,
and he will see that you get a way to ride
to and from church. Plan now to be present
next Sunday, May 6th, and we assure you that
you will enjoy the program.

Hoping to meet you at church next Sabbath,
L. A. BRAXTON.

Henderson. — There are many encouraging
features about the work here, some of which
have been mentioned by our good reporter.

The Coghill gift of $500 has been used in
beautifying the church building. The wood-
work on the outside and the walls on the
inside have been painted, adding considerably
to the appearance.

The good women of the church haven't for-
gotten the parsonage. Recently the Young
Ladies' League bought a new suite of furni-
ture for the reception hall and the Ladies' Aid
re-papered three rooms. The men, seeing what
the women were planning, got busy and put
a new roof on the parsonage.

Our Sunday school recently reached a high-
water mark with 218 present. The attendance
at the preaching services is also increasing as
the spring weather opens up. The congrega-
tion on Easter Sunday was unusually large
and five new members were received.

Last Sunday we united with the other
churches in the district in an all-day rally
at Union Chapel church. At the evening serv-
ice we had with us Dr. R. M. Andrews, who
brought to us a very helpful message on
"Courage." Dr. Andrews is a former pastor
of this church and has many friends and ad-
mirers here. He was heard by a large con-
gregation.

May 3, 1928

We are glad to report that Brother George J
B. Harris, who has been a patient in Watts
Hospital at Durham for many weeks, has re-
turned home, and we are hoping that he
may be able to be with us in our services
again at an early date. Brother Harris has
been a leader in the church for many years
and the entire congregation is praying for his
complete and speedy recovery.

Brother J. B. Hicks and the writer are rep-
resentatives to the General Conference which
will meet in Baltimore. Our people here are
interested in that occasion and many of them
are planning to attend some of the sessions.
R. A. HUNTER.

Tabernacle Charge. — No report has appeared
from this charge for some time. This is no
indication that we have been idle. Both of
our Sunday schools, in spite of the very un-
favorable weather, have been running on full
time. The interest and attendance are good.
Large congregations attend the preaching serv-
ices when the weather is favorable.

Our second quarterly conference was held
at Julian March 31, with both churches repre-
sented. A committee was appointed to draft
resolutions concerning the life of Brother
David H. Hunter, who was a member of the
quarterly conference for nearly one-half cen-
tury. On recommendation of the pastor, the
trustees of Tabernacle and Julian churches
were instructed to place suitable markers on
the highways near the churches. Brothers W.
T. Hanner and R. L. Jones were elected as
nominees for delegate to our next Annual
Conference.

A number of our faithful members have
been kept from church because of sickness,
but we are glad that they are all improving.
Julian church and pastor were very sorry
to lose Brother T. G. Coble and family, who
recently moved to Greensboro. They are
splendid people, and we hope they can visit
us often.

Brother and Sister J. E. Hanner have the
thanks of the pastor for some fine sweet po-
tatoes. H. L. ISLEY.

Concord. — Our Sunday school made a Grati-
tude Gift Sunday morning of $100 in memory
of the late Mr. W. H. Searboro, who was the
first superintendent of our school and served
faithfully in that capacity for more than 20
years. Mr. Searboro loved the M. P. Church,
and to his efforts is largely due what suc-
i ess we have made. Therefore, it is very fitting
that our Sunday school should thus honor him.
Other memorial gifts have been made also,
and there is one other we wish to mention:
one good woman made hers in memory of the
late Rev. I. I. York, who was helping in a
meeting years ago when she was converted.
All of these dear old soldiers of the Cross
should be honored. Some have gone on, but
some are still with us, and what a fine thing
to show our gratitude to them for all their
years of service by making a Gratitude Gift
in their honor.

Lots of our young people are planning to
attend the Baltimore convention.

Our church was well represented at a
young people's rally held at Pine Bluff church
Sunday afternoon. Miss Bettie Brittingham,
D. A. McLaurin and our pastor, Mr. Hendry,
were all on the program.

Mrs. Harry Hunter and Mrs. R. A. Holland,

May 3, 1938

who have been seriously ill, have improved.
The condition of Mrs. Lee Reed is critical
now. Will all Christians remember her in
prayer? MRS. D. A. McLAURIN.

Orange Charge.— Yesterday, the fifth Sunday
in April, was a good day for us. Centennial
services were held at Chestnut Ridge for the
charge, as follows:

11 :30 a. m. — Address, J. Norman Wills, of
Greensboro, N. C.

1:30 p. m. — Song service. Historical papers.

2:15— Sermon, Rev. L. W. Gerringer, of Bur-
lington, N. C.

Brother Wills gave us a splendid address,
which was well received. Brother Gerringer
was at his best, which is saying enough.

The historical paper for each local church
contained interesting facts about these
churches.

Brothers Wills and Gerringer were not
strangers to the people of Orange charge, both
having visited this charge before. Both have
a standing invitation to come again.

B. M. WILLIAMS.

Pleasant Grove. — Brother Reynolds gave us
a very interesting history of our church at
the 11 o'clock service. He also delivered a
very inspiring sermon Sunday night from
Psalms 116:7: "Return unto thy rest, O my
soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with
thee." We all make mistakes and mis-steps, as
did David, and we also should profit by them
when we think how good and how bountifully
the Lord has dealt with us.

The second quarterly conference was held
Saturday afternoon, April 28. Very good re-
ports were handed in from most all officers.
The nominees for delegate to the Annual Con-
ference are Mr. B. E. Kennedy and Mrs. R. J.
Kennedy.

The Brotherhood held its regular monthly
meeting Saturday night at the home of Mr.
Ivy A. Teague.

There are still some of our members sick.
Mr. Noah Charles, who has been shut in for
some time, is not as well as he has been. Mrs.
F. H. Clark has not been able to be out for
several weeks. We hope for these a speedy
recovery. REPOETER.

English Street. — The revival which has been
going on at this place for two weeks closed
Sunday night. There were not many souls
saved as we hoped for, but we are not dis-
couraged, for much good has been done to
revive the church members and those who
work with us from other churches. Six souls
were born into the kingdom and eight were
added to the church membership.

Our pastor was blessed in being able to
secure the help of Rev. Claris Isley, of Bon-
lee, who delivered splendid messages each
evening. He declared it a terrible tragedy for
anyone, young or old, to dwell on this earth
without Jesus as their guide, earnestly plead-
ing for souls to trust in Him.

A special service for children on Thursday
afternoon was held and the little folks will
never forget it.

This young man, who has started this great
work so early in life, promises to be a soul-
winner for Christ., He has won many friends
here by his personal interest in them. And
we hope he will come back to High Point and
preach for us again.

The Sunday school is increasing in number

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

and we hope many others will take the op-
portunity to come and study these great les-
sons with us.

Mrs. W. P. Ridge, who has a bad head trou-
ble, was not able to be in her place at Sun-
day school Sunday. The little folks miss her.
Mrs. S. C. Ring is seriously ill and not ex-
pected to live. We are glad to say she has
a hope that is indestructible.

Let us not be weary in well-doing. Persis-
tence always precedes the reaping.

MRS. J. A. LEE, Reporter.

Asheville. — Miss Annie L. Forrest gave us
a fine message Sunday morning. She also ad-
dressed the Sunday school in a most interest-
ing manner, telling the children about mis-
sions in a way to impress them all their
lives.

In the afternoon Mrs. C. C. McNeil carried
Miss Forrest to Democrat and Clark's Chapel
and Bethel Home.

The ladies of our church here are invited
to a tea in honor of Miss Forrest this, Tues-
day, afternoon in the home of Mrs. J. S.
Williams. She has certainly endeared herself
to all in these parts.

In the evening service Sunday the Chris-
tian Endeavor Society led the meeting with
Brother E. C. Fawcett as principal speaker.
He spoke in his usual inimitable manner on
"Our Attitude to Other Religions." Brother
E. C. Pratt presided over the meeting. In
the morning service, Miss Flossie Stout's solo
was a delight. She was accompanied by Miss
Verdie Mclntyre.

We were glad to have Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Michael, of Pennsylvania.

REPORTER.

Grace Church, Greensboro. — The branch
meeting of the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Societies was held at Grace church
April 17, IS and 19. The opening session on
Tuesday was well attended. Wednesday eve-
ning a play, "The Color Line," was presented.
After the play a very delightful musical pro-
gram was rendered. Miss Charlotte Van Nop-
pen played several pieces on the violin, ac-
companied by Mrs. Van Noppen. Mrs. E. S.
Wills, soprano, and Miss Evelyn Barnes, con-
tralto, sang several beautiful selections. Re-
freshments were served by the ladies of the
church.

From now on, the first prayer meeting of
each month will be turned into a supper in
the hut. After the supper the meetings of
the Grace church workers will be held. We
think that this will greatly help the people
of the church. The congregation will have a
chance to get together the first Wednesday of
every month.

Our pastor, Rev. R. J. Tamblyn, will preach
the baccalaureate sermon at Guilford High
School next Sunday.

Mebanc. — Last Sunday was an especially de-
lightful day at our church here, for at this
time we held our Centennial service. First,
we had a very interesting paper on our local
church history, this being prepared and given
by Mrs. H. C. Nicholson. This church is 25
years old and was erected under the leader-
ship of Rev. W. D. Fogleman, he being its
first pastor. During these 25 years this church
has seen remarkable growth and has had some
of the strongest men of our Conference as its

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pastors. We feel sure we have much for which
to be grateful. Next on our program was a
very helpful talk on "What Youth Demands
of the Church," by Miss Elizabeth Nicholson,
granddaughter of Rev. Mr. Fogleman and now
a student at High Point College.

The principal address of the occasion was
given by Rev. G. W. Holmes, a beloved former
pastor. This message was very forceful and
full of interesting facts about our early
church. Rev. Mr. Holmes told of the early
manhood and later years in the life of John
Wesley, how during his youth he became in-
terested in, and studied the Scriptures. It
was he who started the great Methodist move-
ment in the United States first by sending
missionaries to this country and later coming
himself. Then, 100 years ago this year there
gathered in Baltimore, Maryland, a small band
of faithful workers who believed the lay mem-
bers should have a voice in church govern-
ment and as a result of this meeting or con-
ference the Methodist Protestant Church came
into existence. The speaker then reviewed
briefly some of the great achievements accom-
plishd by our church since that time. We
have a right to feel proud that we are Meth-
odist Protestants and we have had an oppor-
tunity to express our gratitude by contributing
to the Gratitude Gift.

Monday afternoon the Ladies' Aid Society
met with Mrs. George Wyatt, 29 members be-
ing present. The collection amounted to1
$27.60. Next month the election of officers
will be held and a short program will be
given since our society will be 16 years old
in June. During the social hour Mrs. Wyatt
served fruit salad on lettuce with crackers.
The Workers' Council met at the church
Monday evening. REPORTER.

Mebane, May 1.

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Pleasant Grove Brotherhood. — The Brother-
hood held its monthly meeting Saturday eve-
ning in the home of Brother I. A. Teague.
Brother Z. B. Morris presided in the absence
of the president. Brother J. W. Burton. After
the devotional service, the business was trans-
acted.

Our subscription for the M. P. C. G. G. was
paid.

Brother Reynolds urged the Brotherhood
to buy a large record book for future use.
In future years it will be possible for the
church to see how and why the Brotherhood
was organized. The next meeting will be held
at the home of Brother Wesley Teague, of
Thomasville, on the fourth Saturday night.
At this time we hope to have some good
speakers with us. REPORTER.

Rockingham. — On Sunday, April 29th, we
had an excellent Sunday school. The atten-
dance was good indeed. Each member seemed
to take a great interest. It is growing in
interest and number as the spring lengthens
towards the summer. We hope to have the
best record in Sunday school this year that the
church has ever had.

Our Centennial day was a great success.
We had with us as speakers of the day Dr.
C. M. Compiler and Brother W. T. Collins, of
Winston-Salem. Dr. Compiler is a very noted
preacher. He was pastor for some time in
Washington, D. C. He has a wonderful his-
tory of work for the Savior. Dr. Compher
came tp lis in the morning at H o'clock with

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a message that thrilled us to the depths of
our souls. His text was "If I he lifted up
from the earth I will draw all men unto me."
After the morning service, we. had. dinner on
the grounds, which was enjoyed by all. In
the afternoon. Brother W. T. Collins gave a
history .of our local church, after which Dr.
Compiler spoke to the children and. young
people. Brother Collins was formerly a mem-
ber of our! church. ,Ho is the only, one that
was on the building- committee for our church
that is living.

In the evening at 7:30 Dr. Compiler again
delivered a very inspiring message. These
two men of God and this day will rest long
in. the. memories, of the people of our church
and community. We were glad to have them
with us and our doors stand open to them
at ail times. . May God bless them in His
service. • •

Pray for us that we may press toward the
mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus and
may suceeed in anything we undertake to do
in His name.

(MISS) BIRDIE -CON-NELL, Reporter.

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DAVIDSON CHARGE BUDGET

Pastor's salary, $1,250; G. C. B„ $761; A.
C. B., $220; College, $75; Superannuate, $22;
Representatives' Expenses, $12; total budget,
$2,3.40; amount per. member, -$4.21 ; Gratitude
Gift. $200; per member, 36 cents; total mem-
bership assessment for all purposes, $4.57.
Apportionment to Churches
Alleghany: Salary, $200.00; A. C. B., $35.20;
G. C. B., 4121.76; College, $12.00; Representa-
tives' Expenses, $1.92; Superannuates, $3.52;
total, $374.40; per member, $4.18; gratitude
Gift, $30.00; per member, 34 cents.

Lineberry: Pastor's salary, $295.00; A. C.
B., $51.92; G. C. B„ $179.69; College, $17.70;
Superannuates, $5.20; Representatives' Ex-
penses, $2.83; total, $552.34; per member,
$4.81; Gratitude Gift, $47.20; per member, 40
cents: ■ ' ■ " '

Pleasant Grove: Pastor's Salary, $250.00;
A. C. B.,- $44.00; G. C. B., $152.00; College,
.$15.00 1 Superannuates, $4.40; Representatives'
Expenses, $2.50 ; total, $467.80; per member,
$4.04 ; Gratitude Gift, $40.00 ; per member,
35 cents.

Pine Hill-:' Pastor's Salary, $150.00; A. C.
B., $46.40; G.-.C. B„ $91.32; College, $9.00; Su-
perannuates, $7.64; Representatives' Expenses,
.$1.44; total. $305.70; per: member, $5.67; Grat-
itude Gift, $24.0,0 ; per member, 45 cents. -

Chapel Hill: Pastor's Salary, $235.00; A.
C. B., $41.80 ; G. C. B„ $144.59 ; College, $14.25 ;
Superannuates, $4.18; Eepreseutatives' Ex-
penses, $2,28; total $442.40; per . member,
$3.30; .Gratitude Gift, $38.00; per member, 30
cents.- -■

Liberty: -Pastor's- Salary, $120.00 ; A. C. B.,
$21.27; G. C. B.. $73.50; College, $7.25 ; Super-
annuates, $2.12; Representatives' Expenses,
$1.16; total, $225.30; per member. $5.00; Grat-
itude Gift, $19.34; per member, 43 cents.
C. E. RIDGE.

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—If Church members who have fallen be-
hind with their dues could see "how the stew-
ards' agnnize 'over the' situation, they would
be moved by pity for the stewards to catch
up with' the claims upon them. How would
it do for the stewards to hold erne of their
meetings in the presence of all the members?

Woman's Missionary
Department

Miss Esther Ross, Editor
Miss Mary C. McCulloch, Assistant
Address matter for immediate publication
in this department to Miss Mary C. McCul-
loch, 170! Asheboro Street, Greensboro, N. C.

REPORT OF THE BRANCH MEETING OF
THE W. F. M. S.

The annual session of the North Car-
olina Branch of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society opened in the beautiful audi-
torium of Grace Church, Greensboro, on
Wednesday morning, April 18, with the larg-
est attendance ever recorded for a Branch
meeting. We noted with pleasure that
throughout the entire three days of the ses-
sions a large number of our ministers were
in .attendance, lending inspiration and en-
couragement, and gathering information for
the: benefit of those in the churches they
serve. We, were also pleased to have Miss An-
nie Forrest with us during the entire time.

Rev. C.-W. Bates led the devotionals, call-
ing attention to the motto for the morning,
"Go ye into all the world and preach the gos-
pel to whole creation."

The minutes of the executive sessions held
during the year were read, following which
Mrs. M. P. Harrell read her report as cor-
responding secretary. This report was grati-
fying in many ways. It showed that 111 new
members have been added to our ranks, three
new societies organized among the adults and
15 new societies among the young people. It
also indicated renewed zeal and deeper con-
secration in the work, and firmer establish-
ment in the already organized societies, es-
pecially in the district where grbup meetings
were held. This plan of getting the auxilia-
ries together for inspiration and education
has proven very successful and was heartily
recommended by a number of committees and
secretaries. Again, however, it was necessary
for Mrs. Harrell to urge that the correspond-
ing secretaries report in full the work that is
being done over the state, and stress this im-
portance of sending in reports quarterly as
well as annually. A few— a very few— forgot
to send in reports this year, but we hope
they will have especially good ones for the
first quarter.

A growing list of Tithers and Intercessors
indicated progress, as did also the reports of
the 'Various secretaries. Mrs. C. L. Whitaker
made a strong plea for the Student Loan
Fund after reading her report. This is one
of the most worthy causes in the work of
missions and to those who are preparing for
foreign work it is a necessity. Wre are asked
for only ten cents per member per year. May
we not give ten times that amount?

During the morning Mrs. E. C. Caldwell
sang a beautiful solo, and in the afternoon
Miss KatheTine Hutton delighted the audi-
ence with a splendid rendition of "Cast Thy
Burden on the Lord." -

At 11:15 Rev. J. Clyde Auman told in an
interesting and earnest manner something of
his work in Japan. Ho used as his subject,
('The Second Mile in the Missionary Work,"

May 3, 1928

and pointed out how missionaries really have [
to go the second mile. In part, he said: "The
spirit of missionary work is the same as al-
ways, but the means of teaching is different.
The lesson leaders have learned is that the
missionary' himself must be willing to de-
crease and let the foreign brothers increase."
Mr. Airman stressed the importance of Ameri-
cans practicing the spirit of brotherhood they
preach to' tile foreign people, saying that the
majority of Japanese leave America non-
Christian or lose zeal for Christianity be-
cause they are treated as outcasts here.

At 12:30 a delicious lunch was served by
the Calvary and Moriah auxiliaries to a large
crowd assembled in the hut, and at 2:30 the
meeting reassembled in the auditorium. Rev.
J. D. Williams was in charge of the devo-
tionals. "When I Survey the Wondrous
Cross" was sung reverently by the congrega-
tion and Rev. T. F. McCulloch led in prayer.
During the afternoon Miss Annie Forrest,
field organizer, gave some interesting facts
concerning our Work and workers in Japan,
China and India. Miss Forrest has been in
North Carolina several'weeks and has aroused
missionary interest and enthusiasm in all the
churches' she has visited.

The report of the committee on extension
of work contained so many good things of
interest to those who could not attend the
meeting that it was ordered published in the
Herald. A copy of this report appears in the
Woman's Missionary department of the Her-
ald.

And so the work of the year was summed
up and closed, the scope of it showing that
the entire program of our Board had been
covered this year. We have contributed to the
Student Loan Fund and to the Birthday or
Retirement, Fund. Various auxiliaries and in-
dividuals are supporting Bible women and
teachers in our foreign fields. We are pray-
ing more and paying more than ever before.
The older members of the branch marvel at
the changes that have come about during the
past few years, changes in attendance, in en-
thusiasm, in determination, in plans and in
prospects for the future years. We marvel,
yes, and we humbly give our Heavenly Father
the honor and credit for all the changes which
been wrought, but we are not satisfied. As
yet no young woman has gone to the' foreign
field from the North Carolina branch. Some
of us forgot to contribute to the Student Loan
Fund and as a result only two girls have
been able to get financial help in preparing
for foreign work. A number of names were
dropped from our list of membership this
year because they did not pay their dues.
Perhaps this was of little importance to those
who suggested that the names be dropped
from the roll, but did we stop first to think
that perhaps if wc had prayed more earnestly
these lost members might have been retained?
They might have stayed away for lack of in-
terest, and on the other hand they might
have been going through deep waters and
needed the prayers and encouragement of our
good missionary women. Systematic instruc-
tion is needed ill the Christian Endeavor so-
cieties and in the Sunday schools. Do you
have a Secretary of Missionary Education in
your auxiliary?

There is much yet to be done and w-e pray
that God may continue to direct through
another missionary year.

MRS. Et LESTER BALLARD, Sec'y.

May 3, 1928

REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON EXTENSION

OP WORK, BRANCH MEETING,

W, P, M. S,

We, yotir cemmittee on Extension of Work,

after careful consideration. Offer to you the

following recommendations, that sBeill to Us

worthy of your attention and adoption 8s

plans to be followed during the coming \ear.

1. That an effort be made through the dis-
tricts to organize more auxiliaries.

2. That an effort lie made to get every
woman in the church to be a working, con-
tributing member of the missionary socit
ties.

3. Because of the fact that there is a lack of
missionary knowledge in our Sunday schools,
we suggest a missionary secretary to present
a missionary lesson or program once every
quarter, or once every month when possible.

4. That we bring vital, up-to-date, accurate
information to the attention of the entire
church by placing monthly or quarterly in
the church pews small, printed pages of "Mis-
sionary Eadios" or 'News From the Front!"

5. That the Secretary of Literature mail
occasionally to the women and girls of the
church a leaflet containing interesting mis-
sionary news, the local contingent fund to
pay for both the literature and the postage.

6. Where there are young people in the
women's societies that we encourage them by
giving them a part on the program or elect-
ing them to an office. And that we send a
representative annually from the Young Peo-
ple's society or from the church to the Young
People's Conference to attend the missions
class, paying their way, if necessary.

7. Remembering that "More things are
wrought by prayer than this world dreams
of," let us pray regularly and earnestly for
each meeting of our societies, as well as for
the work and workers abroad.

MRS. J. M. MILLIKAN, Chairman.

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OF INTEREST TO YOUNG PEOPLE
AND OTHERS
The Executive Board of the Woman's For-
eign Missionary Society is meeting with the
Fjrst Church at High Point beginning on the
evening of May 9 and continuing over Sun-
day. It is expected that Bev. and Mrs. Soder-
b.om, Dr. Fleagle and a number of our other
missionaries will be here for the meeting.
On Friday evening at 6:30 a banquet will be
served at the church, at which time the exer-
cise will be of especial interest to young peo-
ple. Plates will be fifty cents each and
should be secured by communicating with
Mrs. D. A. Neese not later than Friday noon.
(Earlier, if possible). It is hoped that the
people of nearby churches will attend all the
services.

MRS. PAUL S. KENNETT, Cor. Sec'y.
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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

.IMPORTANT NOTICE

To Representatives to the General Conference:
Any of the representatives electd at the
last session of our Conference who find they
cannot attend the General Conference in
Baltimore, are asked to notify the Secretary
of the Annual Conference to that effect, so
notice can g'n to the alternates, and be certi-
fied to the Secretary of the General Confer-
ence. C, W, BATES, Secretary,
113 Bellevue St.,
Greensboro, N, C,

Black

Mr. John Black, aged 81 years, died at his
home in Graham April 15. He had been a
resident of Graham several year, going there
from near Kimesville, Patterson Township. .

Before the procession left the home, prayer
was offered by Rev. W. E. Harrup. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock at Mount Pleasant M. P. church, with
Rev. D. I. Offman, Rev. G. F. Millaway, ane?
Rev. D. R. Williams conducting the services.
Four of his comrades of the Civil War
marched in front of the casket to the ceme-
tery.

Mr. Black was a Confederate veteran, a
member of Company P, Third North Caro-
lina Regiment, entering the war when only
17 years of age, and serving through most
of it. He joined the M. P. church in Gra-
ham in October, 1916.

He is survived by the following sons and
daughters: W. H. Black, Burlington; George
W. Black, Hendersonville ; Mrs. Bright,
Schoolfield, Va. ; Mrs. John Allred, Mrs. W. N.
Drumwright, Mrs. Thomas N. Small, and
James G. Black and John T. Black, Graham.
The following brothers and sisters survive :
Peter Black, Kimesville ; Mrs. Ardelia Allred,
Hillsboro ; Mrs. Adoskie Clapp, Whitsett ;
Mrs. Sarah Moser, Liberty; Mrs. Cornelia
Drumwright, Graham; Mrs. M. M. Glosson,
Cary, and A. C. Black, Burlington. The grand-
sons were pallbearers.

D. R. WILLIAMS.

E'kins

On Sunday morning, April loth, the entire
community was saddened by the news that
Dorothy Anna Elkins had passed to her eter-
nal home that morning in the very early
hours. When she was about five years old
she had spinal meningitis, whieh left her a
cripple for life. Se was a cheerful, happy
spirit and made a large place for herself
among the children and young people of
Liberty.

She was the daughter of Robert L. and
Florence Anna Elkins, and was born Decem-
ber 24, 1914.

She was converted and joined the Liberty
Methodist Protestant church on June 13th,
1926, under the pastorate of Rev. F. L. Gibbs,
and all who knew her will readily agree that
no one ever lived a more consistent Chris-
tian life than did Dorothy. She was faithful
and punctual to all her responsibilities to
the church and to the community life. When
the hour came for Sunday school to open on
Sunday morning, the workers always knew
that they might count on Dorothy being in
her place, if physically able. And many,
many times she was in her place when others
less heroic would have given up and stayed
at home. She was also peculiarly anxious to
keep up with her classes in school, and often
went beyond her strength that she might lie
in her place in the classroom.

Dorothy loved life, and made a brave strug-
gle to hold on to life here that she might
grow up into noble womanhood; in fact, she

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was one of the most heroic little soldiers it
has ever been my privilege to know.

She leaves to mourn their loss: father and
mother, four brothers and three sisters, many
relatives and a great host of friends; for to
know Dorothy was to love her and to be her
friend. The floral offering was large and
beautiful, and a large number of friends and
neighbors gathered at the service to sympa-
thize with the stricken family, and doubtless
every heart present beat in loving sympathy
with the bereaved ones as we dropped our
tears with theirs because of their loss and
ours.

The funeral services were held from the
home of her parents in Liberty, and the lit-
tle body was laid away tenderly to await the
resurrection morning. There is a bright ray
of hope for all who sorrow on account of
her going; for if Dorothy he not safe in
heaven then there is a poor chance for any
of us. She was as pure and as lovely as a
spring morning.

The services were conducted by her pastor,
assisted by her former pastor, and close
friend, Rev. Paul S. Kennett.

Yours in His loving service, i

A. G. DIXON".

Barrow

Sallie L. Dwiggins, daughter of D. B. and
M. J. Dwiggins, departed this life April 6,'
192S, aged 58 years, 8 months and 14 days.
She was married to W. M. Barrow about 40
years ago. This union was blessed with five
children, four sons and one daughter. Two
survive, Mrs. Hilah Lou Parish and John
Hartsell Barrow, both of Kernersville. Her
faithful companion departed this life March
4th, 1923.

There are two brothers and three sister!
Mrs. Walter Wwiggins, Kernersville, R.F.D.;
John Dwiggins, of Newberry, S. C.J Mrs. An-
nie Dillon, Kernersville, R.F.D. ; Mrs. Emma
Jones, of Greensboro, and Mrs. Addie Dillon,
of Kernersville, B.F.D.

Sister Barrow was converted at the age of
12 years, and joined Pine Grove Methodist
Protestant church, and remained an appre-
ciated member of the same until her Lord
called her home. Her death was very unex-
pected. On the morning she departed, she
prepared her breakfast, ate a few mouthfuls,
was stricken with hemorrhage of the brain,
and died in less than an hour. A few weeks
ago while seriously ill she lay upon her bed
and sang, "I'm going home to die no more."
She thought she was going then, but through
the providence of God she was permitted to
remain with us a little while longer.

In the passing of this good woman the
church has lost a faithful member, the chil-
dren a loving mother, and the brothers and
sisters, a sister who loved them.

On the day following her death at 3 p. nl.
her funeral was conducted at Bethel M. P.
church. The writer was assisted by Rev. J. R.
Miller and Rev. R. B. Crowder, both of the
Baptist church, after which the deceased, sur-
rounded with many beautiful flowers and a
host of relatives and friends, was laid to rest
to await the day of the resurrection morn.

Many the "EoTfl -greatly comfort the many
relatives and friends, who keenly feel the
departure of a loved one.

E. G. LOWDEEMILK.

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FROM CONCORD TO BALTIMORE

All aboard for Baltimore! The bus leaves
Concord early Friday morning. May 11th;
expects to reach Baltimore in time for the
College Banquet and night program of the
same day. Twenty persons are registered
for the bus. We can take two more along
with us. If you have registered for the con-
vention and would like to join us, let us hear
from you at once. The first two applications
will be accepted; $15.00 round trip fare, in-
cluding a day in Washington.

Our passenger list is as follows: Two from
Charlotte, one from Albemarle, one from Lex-
ington, and the rest from Concord.

We expert to take in the first day of the
General Conference also and J will return
Thursday, the 17th.

You must act quickly if you would go
with us. G. H. HENDRY.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

NO PRAYER MEETING

There is to be no prayer meeting this eve-
ning in a little negro church down in Atlanta.
Ga. That's the news broadcast Tuesday by
tho Associated Press, and when that great and
busy news-distributing agency considers such
an item of sufficient importance to place it Oil
its wires, there must be a reason.

And there is a reason for the abandonment
of the M id-week prayer service. The church
is without the essentials for such a meeting,
except the desire. The parson who has been
guiding the little flock of negroes has taken
unto himself the five song books, the Bible,
t hi' collection box and the church organ. In
other words, lie has grabbed onto everything
the congregation has, except the church
building, and he probably will put a padlock
on that.

The parson says the congregation owes him
bach pay, and lie intends to keep his hands
upon the property until the brothers and sis-
ters fork over his just dues. He does not in-
tend to let such an item escape their atten-
tion and has taken this means of making an
impression.

The congregation is appealing to the courts
to help recover its property. The brothers
have filed a petition in which they say "it is
well nigh necessary to hold Reverend Jones
when the collection is taken up." Further en-
lightenment of this statement was not given
by the Associated Press, but it. is taken to
mean that the parson has been trying for
some time to get what lie thinks should be
coming to him.

Preachers, recognized in times past as an
underpaid group of men, have had to wait
long and often, at times, for their remunera-
tion, and the action of the Atlanta parson
may show them that fellow- workers in that
section are having their troubles, also. — Twin
City Sentinel.

— Bro. II. A. Garrett, field agent for High
Point College, was in Calvary congregation
last Sunday night.

— Joseph Ross made a trip from Asheboro
to Pittsburgh in one day. And he" did not
go in an airplane, but an automobile. It is
a wonder he was not arrested for speeding.
Perhaps the reason was the officers could not
overtake him.

— Miss Jezzie Smith has become Mrs. F. D.
Pike, and has moved to Arcadia, S. C. She
wants the Herald to follow her. It is the
only link, she says, between her and the
M. P. Church in her present situation.

— We regret to hear that Rev. J. T. Sisk has
felt constrained to give up his pastoral work.
We are informed that he expects to devote
himself to evangelistic work. We wish him
good success in whatever field he may under-
take to work.

— Bro. J. M. Stone of Grace Church came
over to Calvary Sunday, April 22, and taught.
Bro. Norman Kirkman's Sunday school class
and then made a short talk to the entire
school. We were glad to see him.

— Buick, the originator of the popular car
that bears his name, has lost out in the busi-
ness world and is said to be so poor that he
cannot afford a telephone. Perhaps the slo-
gan will have to be changed: "If there i:-1 a
better car made, Buick will make it."

May 3, 1928

—Lindbergh's airplane, The Spirit of Saint I
Louis, lias been p resented to tile National
Museum in Washington. This does not nleail
that Lindbergh does not intend to fly any
more. Hereafter he will fly in another Sir-
boat.

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NUMBER 27

"JF/wrt Lack I Yet?"

The young man that asked Jesus this question was vaguely
conscious of deficiency, notwithstanding his blameless moral
life. He was so much concerned about eternal life that he
was unwilling to let the matter rest without investigation. In
this he was superior to those who think by persisting in igno-
rance to be able to defend themselves against Vila inc. This
young man was conscious of his ignorance but was not content
to go on in ignorance. He wanted to know that he might do
the thing necessary. Yet when Jesus told him what to do,
his countenance fell and he went away sorrowful. Jesus'
answer was a startling revelation to him. He had no idea
that the way of eternal life involved so much. He had no
suspicion that his deficiency was so great. He perhaps
imagined that the Great Teacher whom he knew only as a
great teacher would tell him to perform some special act to
recommend him to the favor of God. Had Jesus told him
to devote the tenth of his income to religious uses, probably
he would have consented readily. But when Jesus pointed
him to the way of complete self-denial, lie was staggered by
the greatness of the requirement. He could not at once get
the consent of his mind to pay the price. It is to his credit
that he went away sorrowful. He might have gone away
with sneers and scoffs. We like to believe that he continued to
weigh the matter until he was not only convinced that the
great teacher was absolutely right but that he was ready to
make the exchange necessary. Although his possessions were
great, they dwindled into insignificance in comparison with
eternal life.

Eternal life is a gift — declared so in the Bible. But we
learn from the case of the rich young ruler that a man must
put himself in a position to receive this gift. There was no
room in this young man's heart for the great gift while his
affections were upon his wealth and position. He must make
the great renunciation before he could have eternal life.

We may measure our growth in the divine favor by what
we have given up for God and His Kingdom. We may
measure our deficiencies by what we still cling to contrary to
the will of God. Not until we are ready to give up every-
thing can we receive everything. When we are ready to give
up all of self, then we may receive all of Christ. It is such a
great thing that takes place in the soul that becomes a Chris-
tian! There is great danger of our making the impression
on young and thoughtless people that it is a small matter to
become a Christian. It is the greatest, most important experi-
ence of life. There is nothing else we can become that is to be
compared with becoming a Christian.

There is a legend that the rich young ruler who went
away from Jesus sorrowful later became a Christian and a
missionary. I like to believe it and think it plausible. He
must have continued to think about Jesus and His message,
and if he thought honestly, what conclusion must he have
reached ?

"A Better Resurrection"

The unknown author of the Book of Hebrews, after describ-
ing (eleventh chapter) some of the heroes of faith, says
(11th verse) : "Others were tortured, not accepting deliver-
ance; that they might obtain a better resurrection." What
did he mean? How can one resurrection be better than
another?

One opinion of the author's meaning is that he was con-
trasting a resurrection to the eternal life of the future state
with a resurrection to the temporal life of the present state.
Women by faith had received their dead raised to life again,
as in the case of the Shunammite's son. Persons restored to
the present life die again, whereas the other resurrection is to
a state of immortality and therefore much better.

A more probable meaning is based on the conception of
inequalities among people of the future life. Paul seems to
teach that we shall differ in degrees of glory in the future
state. "As one star differeth from another star in glory, so
shall it be in the resurrection of the dead." Those who
refused to accept deliverance from a martyr's death by
recanting were nerved by the hope of a more glorious state
in the future as a result of their faithfulness.

What Is It That Is Revolving?

Lecturers and magazine writers frequently afflict us if
they do not terrify us with their pronouncements regarding
the revolution that is taking place or is about to take place
in the religious world. If we have not become accustomed
to that sort of thing they may make us very uncomfortable —
they speak with such an air of superior wisdom and finality.
It is unquestionable that these writers and speakers are sin-
cere. They believe what they say. And there is a basis in
fact for their predictions. There is a movement going on
which is clearly apparent to them. But the movement, like
the movement of the solar system, is subject to more than
one interpretation. There is the Ptolemaic interpretation and
there is. the Copernican interpretation. These lecturers and
magazine writers would do well to pause and consider whether
the world is revolving or whether the movement is not simply
in their own minds. When we graduated from college years
ago we had an oration on "The Present Religious Revolution."
We then thought that the whole world was revolving; we
now see that the revolution was mainly in our own mind.
We suspect a similar thing will be found true in the careers
of the alarmist prophets of today.

— We must learn to overlook little things we do not like.
Otherwise we shall always be trying to enforce our will upon
the other person, and this is neither fair nor loving.

— Sometimes we discover how worthy our friend is in a
time of emergency or adversity. How well do we stick to
our friend when others desert?

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

May 10, 1928

CAN CONVERSION DO FOR YOUTH WHAT
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CAN?

Im.ciyii R. Garrett

For .'i number of years the question of conversion ha
one of much discussion and much disputation. Nut
recently have the opinions of the best

been
until
religious leaders been
changed concerning the sacred conventionality. Down
through the years leader's have been struggling with the prob-
lem and its successful solution. Formerly conversion has had
too much of an emotional state which soon loses its power and
distinction. Conversion and derision have been interpreted
as synonymous terms, but in reality are not.

Some of the best writers and religious leaders believe that
if a child grows up in a religious home, a religious community,
in church, enjoying religion and life there is no need for
conversion. Only decision is needed.

The view that conversion is the most essential element ;n
one's religious life appears to be false. From observation
and statistics of different churches, both rural and urban, it
is found that those whose lives are cleaner, purer, more
serviceable to the church and to the community, are those who
have grown up into religious experiences gradually. They
have grown up in the church and no great emotional change
was made in their lives.

James, the noted psychologist, tells us that the human
body is made up of a bundle of habits which are built and
interwoven into bis life as he grows. This being the case, one
could grow up a Christian and not know himself otherwise,
or vice versa. When the child has reached adolescence he has
moulded a life of habits. These habits determine bis life
during maturity and old age. In most cases when the non-
Christian has reached such a stage, conversion may mean very
little to him. His old habits soon reappear and master his
life. How can be help it? Do we expect him to undo in a
few minutes what be has built in several years? Do we expect
him to gain in a h'w minutes what he should have obtained
in several years ?

Christian living is an evolutionary process, beginning early
in childhood and building itself upon experiences which enter
the life as it grows. Decisions should lie made early.

To advocate the limitations of conversion would mean the
destruction of a sacred cult practice, and I do not advocate its
abolition. I do say that there is something more important in
one's religious life. This more important factor is a system
of religious education in the church which will he sufficienl to
train youth up in the Christian life: a system which will
imbed right principles in the child before he grows up. To
bring youth into the church early means a decrease of "emo-
tional evangelism," which in most eases lasts only during the
emotional period. To bring youth into the chinch by gradual
growth rather than by conversion means the imbedding of
the right attitudes, right habits, and right responses to the
problems of life.

To show- that gradual growth far surpasses the "eonver-
sional growth" a review of a recent survey is necessary. The
survey was made of a small rural church of approximately
350 members. Of this number only a small per cent who
attended the church were converted after the age of fifteen.
All of the present workers were brought up in religious homes,
in church and in the Sunday school. Not one of the recent
"after-fifteen converts" was a loyal supporter, nor an influ-
ential worker in the church.

"A policy of religious education that postpones the begin-
ning of personal religion of a social sort till adolescence, rely-
ing upon the chance that a conversion experience will reverse
the set that childhood has given to the character, is a fatal
policy. It has not worked in practice. For parallel with the
streams of adolescent conversions are two other streams that
issue from the Sunday schools, a stream of youths who come
into full church membership without a conversion, and a
stream of those who go into mature life without taking any
religious stand at all. The constant aim of elementary religious
education should be to make conversion unnecessary."

What a mistake is made when a church fails to give the
gi adual development training. Very few churches have added
the necessary training. Too little is being done in the way of
training of the young people. The time and money are spent
on the adult church which in many cases is struggling by
itself for existence. The building of a church on the founda-
tion of youth is sure proof that the coming adult church will
be securely rooted in a firm foundation.

Three stages, conviction, surrender, and victory, ai-e the
divisions given to conversion.

We leave conversion to do for us what the church should
do. The supreme test of our religious power lies in the pre-
vention of wrecks which call about such a problem of conver-
sion. To put the matter in terms of construction rather than
in terms of disaster, the predominant function of the church
is to get Christian motives into control of the growing powers
of children and youth. This function predominates in religion
precisely as sanitation and hygiene predominate in matters of
public health. The educational function must prevail in
Christianity because of what it is: (1) The church can
maintain the spirit of prophecy within itself only by educat-
ing its poeplc. (2) Education of the people is an indispensable
means for correcting the faults of the church. (3) Through
popular education the church makes its contribution to the
life of the community.

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THE BROKEN ARM

At the request of the editor of the Herald, I will give a
little explanation. 1 have never had much trouble, never
suffered much pain from bodily afflictions. So a broken arm
was new to me, pain was new, but the pain was not all of it.
Helplessness, being almost entirely dependent upon others
for forty days, waiting for the arm to heal, my patience
was severely tried. I felt myself to be nothing. I was led
to see what it means to suffer pain and inconvenience, to be
helpless, and to sympathize with others who suffer. It occurred
to me one night, Would I swap back for an arm never broken,
if it were possible? I answered, No, because the benefit was
greater than the loss. A broken limb might affect others
as it did me. The greatest sorrow in life for beings like
ourselves would be to have no sorrow.

\V. L. Watkinson — "I walked a mile with Pleasure, she
chattered all the way, but left me none the wiser for all
she hail to say. I walked a mile with Sorrow, and ne'er a
word said she. Put oh, the things I learned from her,
when sorrow walked with me."

G. F. JIillaway.

— Be careful of the person who does not like to work.
Work must be considered a privilege and not a burden.

— Real love will change a grumbling person to a patient one.

May 10, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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MORE DEMOCRACY THE CURE

Shall I tell you what depresses me mosi in the discussion
preceding the meeting of our General Conference? It is the
frank, and in most cases apparently unconscious, acknowledg-
ment of the belief that the motives and ideals of Christian
ministers — and Christian laymen — in no wise differ from
those held by so-called men of the world. The chid' argu-
ments against the election of bishops for a period of years
and other similar changes seem to be based in the belief that
even the Christian minister is incapable of responding to
anything other than the appeal to selfishness. We cannot
democratize our church because our Conferences would thereby
become hotbeds of political schemes and schemers. We must
not elect our bishops for a period of yeais, or limit their
episcopal authority, because we should thus rob the office of a
certain dignity or security and thereby make it unattractive
to our most capable men. What a strange acknowledgment
is here of the unworkableness of the Christian ideal of unsel-
fish service, of the inability of the Spirit of Christ working in
human hearts to make that ideal operative, and especially of
the total breakdown of our church as an instrument for the
achievement of such an end.

To approach the whole question from a slightly different
angle, how are we going to reconcile this practical denial of
faith in democracy with the sermons on that great theme
which most of us ministers have preached in the last dozen
years? Were the sermons pure bunkum? Or are we to sup-
pose that democracy is alone unsuited to Methodist ministers
and outstanding Methodist laymen?

If the dire consequences that have been prophesied should
ensue as the result of the changes in organization that have
been suggested, I wonder if it has occurred to some of us
that the men who would then so grossly indulge in these
orgies of political selfishness are those who have been trained
under the present dispensation.

Lest some become impatient with this apparently silly
question, may I say seriously, even in the United States of
America in the year 1928, that I believe that the cure for the
weakness of democracy is to be found in more democracy
rather than less. If that sounds familiar to some of my
brother ministers, I refer them to the above and aforesaid
sermons.

I cherish no illusions concerning the effects to lie accom-
plished by the limitation of episcopal authority or the election
of district superintendents or the election of bishops for eight
years, or the admission of laymen to the Annual Conferences.
I am quite inclined to agree that these changes would lessen
the efficiency of the machine as a machine. Perhaps they
would take from our bishops something of that superficial
dignity with which they have been invested in popular
thought. But as I most surely believe that democracy in gov-
ernment, even under its present limitations, has enriched, and,
yes, dignified, the life of the common man, so I believe that
even these simple reforms will make for a new sense of per-
sonal freedom and worth in the breast of the great mass of
our ministry.

Is the efficiency of the machine something to be sought
above all else? Especially if it dampen personal ardor, and
blight the freshness of pure ideals? None of us would claim
that. And yet, can any man doubt, as he looks into his own
life and thinks of the lives of other fellow ministers, that
this is just what has happened? Of course the abandonment
of these vestiges of autocratic forms will not bring in the

golden age. But it will at least bear witness to the fact that
the church no longer believes in false and outgrown distinc-
tions among men, and that it places its seal unreservedly on
-Jesus' estimate of man as man. It will place men where
Christianity always places them — quite dependent upon the
possession and development of qualities of Christian leader-
ship for their influence over their fellows.

Tlic function of the church is to create free. Christianized
personalities. If its organization is such as to rob any portion
of its ministry — its chosen leaders — of tins sense of freedom,
should not that fact cause deep concern ?

As I read what 1 have written the words sound harsh and
unreasonable, but as I allow my mind to travel back over
nearly thirty years in the ministry of our church, I am bound
to say that 1 believe them true. Not that I expect that any
reforms in organization will recreate the church. The Spirit
of God alone can do that, and He will do it when we are ready
to pay the price of obedience to what we know to lie His will.
But that mighty Spirit will be helped and not hindered if we
seek to shape the organization of the church in sympathy with
the ideas of freedom and faith in humanity which are the
very breath of life to our Christian hope. — Robert E. Brown,
Pastor Trinity Community Church (Methodist Episcopal),
Grand Rapids, Midi., in Z ion's Herat it.

A PROTEST

To the Delegates-Elect to the National Democratic Convention
to assemble in the City of Houston, Tex., June 26, 1928.
Honorable Delegates:

We the undersigned, legal Democratic voters of the County

of State of ,

do hereby record, and respectfully transmit to you this our
solemn protest against the nomination by the Democratic
part.y for the presidency, or vice-presidency, of the United
States of any candidate who has declared himself in favor of
the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment or the Volstead Law,
enacted thereunder; as also any candidate who is not fully
committed to the principle of the complete prohibition of
the liquor traffic, and the endorsement of all laws enacted to
that end, which is now the established policy of the American
people and nation.

(Name of Voter)

Attach other sheets, as needed. Get as many signatures
as possible. Send to the Southland Committee of Safety, 827
Stahlman Building, Nashville, Tenn.

A CHANGED HOME AND WHAT IT DID

An Argentine woman who had bought a Spanish Bible
was so much afraid of her husband that she read it every
day in his absence, as he was an enemy of religion. One night,
however, she had omitted to hide the Book, and her husband
saw it on the table. Without saying anything, he began to
read it, and then remarked to his wife that it appeared to be
a good Book ; and every night when be returned home he
went on reading his wife's Bible.

Shortly afterward his wife suggested that they should go
together to see her parents, to whom they had not spoken for
about two years. They went, and asked forgiveness, and now
both families are following the Lord. — The Bible in the World.

The best evidence of the Bible's being the Word of God is
to be found between its covers. It proves itself. — Charles
Hodge.

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West Forsyth

May 4. — On lliis date we were in North Charlotte, con-
ferring with our people regarding our work there. We are
having some dilliciill v in developing this field as we would
like to do; buf this is nol unusual with new enterprises. We
think we have the work provided for now, and we shall watch
with interest for encouraging developments,

North Charlotte

Sunday. May 6, was given in lliis charge in the interest of
the Gratitude Gifl and the college assessment. The appoint-
ments were Baltimore 11 a. in. and Stony Knoll 3 p. in.
Congregations were not large a! either place, luil encourag-
ing, both in numbers and the manifested interest. Rain in
the afternoon no doubt reduced the attendance at Stony Knoll.
In addition to the Gratitude Gift and the college assessment,
other conference programs were emphasized, and full support
of the charge urged. At Baltimore the college assessment of
$14 was raised, and about .+ 10 on the Gratitude Gift. The
full amount of $25 was pledged at Stony Knoll, and the
college assessment had been provided for already. While we
were working at these points, our good friend, Bro. < '. G.
Hunter, was presenting the Gratitude Gift to the Sunday
school at Pleasant Hill. He secured pledges to the amount of
$32, and expects the full allotment of this church. $50, to
be paid.

Bro. Whitaker is pressing the work along all lines. A
goodly sum will be raised on the Gratitude Gift, and he
expects the college assessment to be paid in full. His people
speak highly of the earnest and helpful interest that he takes
in all forms of church work, both local and general. The
spiritual necessities of the church are on his heart, and along
with other matters he is giving earnest concern to this. We
have now visited all of the churches on this charge, and our
impressions of the Held are favorable. We would like to see
this work come into its own. and become one of our choice
charges. Wise, patient, and zealous leadership, and the
hearty co-operation of the people will bring about, in the
course of a few years, marked and pleasing results in this
materially developing section of our conference. The indica-
tions are that this year will be fruitful and. perhaps, one of
the best of the present pastorale. A coat of paint and some
other repairs are needed al the parsonage. We trust the
brethren will give this prompt attention.

During these visits we have met with kindness and hos-
pitality at the hands of both pastor and people, for which
we are very grateful.

Markers

Bro. II. L. Isley says in HERALD of last week
mendation of the pastor, the trustees of Tabernai
churches were instructed to place suitable ma
highways near the churches." Good! Let this
throughout the conference, thai the people wh
highways may know that the church "by the side
is a Methodist Protestant church.

Children's Day

The programs are now out, and copies are no
the hands of pastors and Sunday school superin

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program is well worthy of the church, and the Hoard of/
Foreign Missions should have our full co-operation in this
effort to promote our missionary enterprises. The program
will impart missionary information and stimulate missionary
interest, and besides, the Children's Day program is a means
of providing much of the funds with which to carry on our
work. Please see to it, brethren, that this program is given
in every church, and an offering taken for foreign missions.
Take credit on your (i. ('. B. for amount of offering.

Next Week

Our usual letter will not appear next week, owing to the
I'acl (hat we are to be in attendance upon the General Con-
ference. We hope to see many of our people in Baltimore
during this conference. A few are asking for tickets to the
Lyric meeting Wednesday night, May 16. They may be pro-
cured at the conference church any time after 10 a. m. Wednes-
day morning, as we can not. get them in time for distribution
here. We are glad to nolo that a number of our people have
gone on already in order to be there for the Young People's
Centennial Convention. Let us all pray very earnestly that
God may be in this General Conference and Young People's
(.'(invention in great power, and that the church may begin
the new century with renewed vigor and enlarged programs
of Kingdom service.

Finally

This is the last word through the Herald regarding the
Gratitude Gift, before the meeting of the General Conference,
when this money must be in hand. We do not want to go to
the General Conference without our full allotment of $12,000,
though a small amount of it will probably be unsubscribed. It
is our faith that 28,00(1 Methodist Protestants in the oldest
conference in the connection will not endorse a failure in this
worthy undertaking to praise God and honor his church on
this the first centennial of our Zion. Denominational loyalty,
conference integrity and gratitude to God all demand that
we lay upon the altar of the church our full quota.

Appointments
May 13, with Bro. Neese in the formal opening of the new

church at Worthvillo.

.May 10, with Board meeting in High Point.

May 16, General (.'(inference in Baltimore.

. I une :>. with Mocksville charge.

June 10, with Fairfield church.

June 17, with Saxapahaw charge in rally at Concord

v

Willi brotherly love and anxious concern for success, in
the largest measure, of all plans to exalt Christ, and establish
His Kingdom, and with fervent prayers for you all, I am,
Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.
May 0, 1928.

doubt
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s. This

COULD THIS HAPPEN IN YOUR HOME?

Christian Life gives this from an old bookmark:

".Mother, I've found an old dusty thing
High on the shelf — just a book!"

"Why. thal's a Bible, Tommy dear.
Be careful — that's God's book!"

"God's book!" the child exclaimed,

"Then, mother, before we lose il,
For you know we never use it,
We'd better send it back to God."

May 10, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Denominational Enterprises

FOREIGN MISSIONS
Who Not Every Sunday School?

From every quarter of our denominational world orders
are coming in for Children's Day programs and pageants.
Most of the schools are ordering both. And why not? Chil-
dren's Day Sunday ought to be a day set apart for the cause of
foreign missions. Well could the Children's Day program be
used in the morning and the pageant in the evening. This
will make a day full of interest and a church full of people
for both services.

Never has our church reached the happy experience of
every Sunday school observing Children's Day. What a fine
experience that would be and how wholesome and beneficial
in its results! Not only would it result in blessing for the
cause of Christ's Kingdom abroad but there would come also
added blessings upon our churches and our work in the
home land.

It is worth while to do some things together. There is
not a more favorable or more beautiful month in the year in
which to do some things together than the month of June.
It is not only the month of roses and of brides, but to us
Methodist Protestants it is also the month of Children's Day
and Foreign Missions. Last year 1,035 of our Sunday schools
held the Children's Day service. But these are not all of our
Sunday schools. There are a large number that have never
observed this great day and have not yet entered into the
worthwhileness of doing some things together.

Well did Dr. Klein, in one of his refreshing missionary
articles, write, "Surely every Sunday school ought to share
in so good a cause, apart from the valuable aid a Children's
Day service would be to the Sunday school that never held
one. The local church that is not fostering the missionary
spirit, not sharing in the supreme work God assigned to the
church — sending the gospel to all peoples — cannot expect, in
fullest measure, His blessings because it is not doing His
will, as is plainly set forth in the gospel."

We must be sharers of His gospel if we would lie recipients
of His mercies and blessings. There is no finer or more
inspirational way of sharing His gospel than by using the
Children's Day services. And there is no class of people that
will delight to be such sharers more than the boys and girls
of our Sunday schools. And their sharing will bring joy and
gladness to parents, brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts,
and cousins. Why deny them this delightful privilege and
miss the joy ourselves? Try it!

An Additional Incentive

To every Sunday school that holds the service this year
we have something that has never been given in the 100
years of the church's existence. We are preparing an his-
torical poster of our foreign missionary workers. On this
poster will appear the picture of every missionary that has
ever served in Japan, China and India, under the direction of
the Board of Foreign Missions and the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society. This is a very valuable poster. A copy
will be sent, absolutely free, to every Sunday school holding
the service. We won't even ask you to pay the postage. All
we ask is to let us send you our free supplies, you put on the
program and take an offering for foreign missions and send

it to your conference treasurer telling him that it is your
Children's Day offering. This will then go direct for foreign
missions and will apply on your General Conference budget.

The Right Spirit

One young lady, the chairman of the Children's Day
Program Committee, in ordering the supplies, wrote, "Our
superintendent, has plans to try to get a big offering. We are
going to try to have a fine program with your help." One
superintendent wrote, "We have a small school hut will try
hard to have a good offering." These schools will not fail.
May this splendid spirit catch fire and spread. "Let's go."
Right now till out the order card and let's have every Sunday
school in the procession this year.

S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.

BEIRUT UNIVERSITY HAS TRANSFORMED
ARABIC COUNTRIES

The Near East would revert to medievalism in its indus-
trial and commercial as well as intellectual and spiritual life
if the teachers, lawyers, doctors and government officials
whom the American University of Beirut has trained were
withdrawn from the land, President Bayard Dodge wrote
J. Elmer Long, of Durham, who is state chairman for the
Near East College Association campaign now being conducted
in North Carolina.

President Dodge wrote that the peoples of the Near East
themselves recognize that graduates of the university are
responsible for the modern renaissance which is transforming
the Middle East. Students of Near Eastern affairs, casual
visitors and travellers, he asserted, are unanimous in the
opinion that graduates of the university exercise greater
influence over their communities than the graduates of any
similar institution in the United States.

"Wherever you go in (he Near East," President Dodge
writes, "you will find that the government official who vises
your passport in the ports of Alexandria, Jaffa, or Beirut;
the physician, pharmacist or dentist whose services you may
need up the Nile near Luxor, down the Euphrates in Iraq,
over the plains of Palestine or the mountains of Lebanon;
the editor of the English paper which you buy in the streets
of Khartoum or in the hotels of Jerusalem and Baghdad, are
graduates of the university.

"At the present time King Feisal's secretary, the director
ol' medical services, the secretary of the Council of Ministers,
and the inspector of education in Iraq are graduates of the
university. The head of the Bahai religion in Haifa, the
leading judge of Palestine, the governor of Tiberias, the direc-
tor of the Ministry of Interior in Cairo, the editor of the
leading newspaper in Cairo and in the Arabic world, the
civil judge of Khartoum, the Minister of Interior and Public
Health in the Lebanon Republic, and the medical officer of
the government of Syria, are all graduates of the university.

"Sir Said Schoucair ' Pasha, the greatest, authority on
financial affairs in the Arabic East, who has received the
highest honors from the British as well as the Turkish and
Egyptian governments for his services, was once a poor student
from the Lebanon.

"One of the most outstanding examples of the influence
of the university is that of the Bordcosh family of six brothers
in Palestine — one is a physician, another a dentist, two are
pharmacists and two leading business men.

"In sixty-two years the university has graduated 1,328
students. Of these 151 physicians, pharmacists, dentists and

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nurses are in the employ of the governments of Lebanon,
Syria, Palestine. Trans-Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and the Soudan ;
721 graduates are physicians either in government service or
private practice; 271 are in business and the remainder are
engaged in educational, religious, journalistic and legal work.
"These men are raising the standards of professional and
business ethics, fighting disease and ignorance and promoting
principles of peace and accord among the diverse nationalities
and many sects of the Near East."

FASTING

Fasting, in the spiritual sense (Isa. 58, and I Cor. 7:5),
lias a much broader basis than a temporary abstinence from
1'ood. It aims to put an end to the dominion of the body over
the soul, and to restore the soul's dominion over the body.
You know that everything that feeds and pleases the body
has a tendency to repress the clearness and elasticity of the
life of the soul. The side of our life that is turned toward
the world rarely operates in harmony with the side of our
life that is turned toward God. When you are alone you feel
as a rule closer to God than when you are in company. In
the banquetting hall you seem farther away from God than
in your bed-chamber. In the midst of your cares to increase
your wealth you enjoy less of God's presence than at the times
when you give of your money to the poor. You are closer to
God when you feed the hungry than when, with your family
and guests, you feast on choice food and drinks.

In brief, experience confirms again and again, that the
less enjoyment you have in the world, the more intimate is
your thought of God. The more you get apart from the cares
and the joys of the world, the closer becomes your walk
with God.

Fasting has a right of being introduced into the habits of
life. Our first interest is eternal life. This can only be tasted
in an ever deeper knowledge of God. This is true as fed by
secret prayer. And secret prayer has need, that in the face
of the offensive dominion of the body and the environments,
the dominion of the soul be strengthened by fasting rightly
understood. That sobriety in food and drink is an aid in this
direction, appears from the difficult in prayer, which you find
upon your return from a banquet hall. But this is merely
the beginning of real fasting. It is not only abundance of
food and drink, but extravagance as well, in diversions and
satisfaction of the senses, and in financial cares, voluntary or
involuntary, that harmfully affect your approach to God.
Fasting, therefore, is an aid to sanctify prayer and to make it
more fervent is by no means alone the depriving of the body
of food and drink, but the withdrawal of self by generosity
from the dominion of money, by sobriety and simplicity of life
to liberate oneself from the power of self-indulgence and cer-
tainly also by seclusion to escape the mastery of environment.
This is what the Lord declared, when He extended fasten-
ing to loosening the bands of wickedness, and to feeding the
hungry. From time to time the soul must set itself free, cast
away all bonds and become entirely itself. Then the gates
lilt up their heads, then the door of eternity is opened, and
God makes His approach to us, and our soul its approach to
God, and the knowdedge of God, which is eternal life, blossoms
in the sanctuary of the heart. — Selected.

THE GOSPEL

The only thing which makes a church memorable and
sacred is its love for the holy Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I can think of no words of. the Bible which so briefly and
completely sum up the ideals and purposes of a New Testa-
ment church as this word with which the Apostle handed the
church at Philippi down to immortality, "Your fellowship
in the gospel."

The true Gospel is just as unworldly, as unlike man's
wisdom and devices as when it first fell from the lips of
Christ's apostles. As is well said of it on the Luther monu-
ment at Worms, it "strikes the world witli thunder and
lightning."

Christ's death on the cross, not as an accident, not as an
example, not as an appeal to our emotions, but as sin-bearer,
tasting death for every man, as the sinner's substitute answer-
ing to the law of God and thus enabling God to remain just
and yet the justifier of them that believe in Jesus; His resur-
rection from the dead; His ascension into the heavens; His
bestowal of the Holy Spirit; His present mighty intercession;
His coming again in glory to judge men and angels — these are
the sublime and stupendous facts which comprise the Gospel
and which, wdien she heard them, made even the demented
maid of Philippi cry out, "These men are the servants of the
most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation!"
The great problem before our church today is to get our
people to "strive together" for the spread of the Gospel, for
the bringing of men into the kingdom of Christ. But, on the
human side, the secret of the rapid conquest of the Gospel
was that those who had received it and believed it became
propagandists, missionaries, witnesses to it. Last summer
i nic! a classmate of mine who had been passing through deep
waters of affliction and trial. He told me that in the midst
of his troubles he said to his wife: "We have talked about it,
and preached about it, and sung about it, and prayed about
it, now we will see if it works!" "It worked, did it not?" I
said to him. "Yes," he answered, "it worked!" Can you
show in this church, in this city, in your home, in your place
of toil or business, that the Gospel "works"?

"So let our lips and lives express
The holy Gospel we profess;
So let our works and virtues shine
To prove the doctrine all divine."

Tlie fellowships of this world pass and perish; but the
fellowship of the Gospel abides and survives. — McCartney.

• *'

As t lie years pass, life becomes more joyful for those
wlio really love. The important point is to lie sure that
we love.

MY CHURCH IS CHRIST'S CHURCH

"My" church is Christ's church, and Christ is concerned
about it. He is its bead and Lord. The churches are His
organized agencies for carrying on His work in the world.
Mr walks in the midst of the churches; He knows their
works; He reproves them for their imperfections and short-
comings and commends them for faithfulness and zeal; He
chastises them when they cannot be brought hack to faith-
fulness without chastisement, and, as a last resort, He re-
moves their candlesticks. "My" church is mine because it
is Christ 's, and I belong to Christ. I show my loyalty to His
church, Mid whatever shows contempt for Christ's church
shows contempt for Christ. As you love Christ, be faithful
and loyal to your church, because it is the church and you
belong to Him. — Baptist Advance.

May 10, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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f-....-..*..-....-.-*.....-^..... ••■•■■ .j Antler for a year. It made him think of a blue stone set in a

1 OT TR QTOBY PAf^R I l'u^ golden r'n8' — the shiny water and the yellow sands that

f ; rimmed it.

^^.......^-..^.^...-.-..^-..........-..^.^..►^..•.►■..►••-.-.•■••■•••."•■••••.•••-►•.■••••.••.•■•■•.■■^ ; "I believe I'll have time to ride over there," he said.

HERBERT MAKES HIS WAY TO SCHOOL "There's nothing but chores when I get back and I ean easily

Yetta Kay Stoddard do them."

,,,„,„. , , ,. , He had not gone tar when he stopped his ponv short, sat

Herbert James (nicknamed Herb ) was a lonely little fa ^ ^^ flnd gazed ^ flxed eyeg at a ^ tQ the

ranch hand not quite four feet five inches tall No one knew rf ^ o£ ^ m a new oraek in the solid masonry ,

where he came from or who his parents were He came to the - . . Thp earthquake cracked it open , ,. he was saying; aghast

ranch house one day, asking for a job. a( ftfl ilmugU of the damage that would ,je done to the town

"What ean you do, my little man?" good old Foster 0I' Antler if tbe water undermined the foundations of the dam.

James had asked. "They've got to be told. Somebody must get. out here

"I can do 'most anything. Ride your ponies. Wash your and put a force on to mend it. Quick!"

ma's dishes. Feed your pigs." Believing that there was not time to go down to the ranch

"What's your name?" house to notify the people there of the break. Herbert headed

' ' Herb ' ' n's Pony down a precipitous and rocky grade. It was a short

,,-.„, ,. , „ .,, cut to Antler. The danger of falling did not enter his mind.

"Where did you come from?" , , °. , , ■ ... , ,, ,

He had reached a point ot rocks jutting above the lower

"I don't know. We were in a wagon and we fell over the t].aj, ()lK.e dowu nxe^ the way would be easy Hamie wouk]

trail and when I woke up there wasn't anybody but me." fly> he knew T,]|? dimeulty was to get there . for he had

"Was it your father and mother with you?" come dashing down at such a pace that he found himself in a

"No. I was in a 'sylum and they farmed me out and position from which he at first thought he could not extricate

I got lost. himself nor the pony. The rock was shelving; the jump from

"Well, come in, Herb, and eat your dinner. Maybe we it to the trail too far; and there seemed at first to be no

can find something for you to do. What do you want to do possible path on either side. He dismounted, wondering if it

most? would be practicable to try the jump alone, leaving Hamie

"Go to school and learn to figure and be an engineer." on the rock until he returned. That would take too long, even

But Herbert had not got down to book lessons. Rancher if he succeeded in the jump, which he doubted.

James had not far to look for something for the little fellow He clambered down under the rock. There was a straight

to do and the days went on with tasks piling up. Almost si;de beneath it. Herbert considered.

before any one realized it, the boy was doing a ranch hand's "I believe Hamie could take it. He slid coming down

work, getting nothing but his board and clothes for it. from North Hill one day, and that's longer, even if it isn't

"Maybe I ean go by next fall," he was saying to himself so steep."

one afternoon, as he went up the trail towards the Upper Carefully he led the pony down to the place under the

Corral. "If they'd let me ride Hamie back and forth, I rock There, mounting, and throwing his arms around

could go to school and do chores on the ranch morning and Hamie 's neck, he whispered,

night." "Go!"

He decided to ask "the boss" when he came back to the When Herbert came to himself about two hours afterwards

ranch house after "riding the fence." he was lying on the lower trail, with Hamie standing near.

What Herbert was doing was not difficult but it took time. "1 must have been thrown over his head," he was saying.

Thousands of sheep were enclosed in the Upper Corral where He sat up and examined his limbs. His head and shoulder

they remained sometimes for weeks at a time without shepherd ached terribly, but that was all.

or caretaker of any kind. As long as the fence held they "The dam!"

were practically safe; but if one place became broken through He had remembered his errand now. Painfully he mounted

it would not take long for the corral to be emptied. Where and let Hamie have his own way along the narrow path. They

one sheep went through the others would follow. It was went at a terrific pace, with the wind whistling past the

Herbert's task to examine the fence, examine it carefully, horse's pricked-up ears,

making sure that it was intact. Into the town, up to the door of the Mayor's house, Herbert

It was a hot afternoon. There was a strange threatening rode, knocking loudly and calling out at the same time,

stillness in the air. Not a breeze stirred. Not a bird whistled. ' ' Quick ! The dam ! ' '

The silence and heat were oppressive. The Mayor opened the door himself. Herbert told him

Suddenly, for an instant, Herbert went dizzy. It seemed what he had seen from the ridge behind Upper Corral,

to him as if the rock on which he sat had heaved beneath "There was an earthquake, you know," lie said,

him. His pony snorted. "An earthquake? My wife and the neighbors were talk-

"What was that, Hamie?" Herbert asked his pony, looking ing about feeling one at half-past two this afternoon, but I

around. didn't notice it. I thought they imagined it," said the Mayor,

There was fear in the pony's eye. Herbert knew then anxiously. "Are you sure about the break?" he asked.

what had happened. "Yes," said Herbert, convincingly, "I rode over in the

"It was an earthquake, Hamie. That's all. And it's all direction of the dam right after I felt the jar of the quake,

over and no damage done." and I saw the crack. I know it was not there when I was up

He mounted and rode along the fence again. As he ap- at the Upper Corral last, week."

proached the West Line, he looked across to the dam which "You go back with me, boy," said the Mayor, hurrying

held back in storage enough water to supply the town of out to the stable and mounting.

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May 10, 192S

"It'll take more than one man to stop the leak," ventured
Herbert.

"I know. We'll rouse the fire company and some of the
men as we ride through town. You go across the street now
and tell Jim App to follow us."

Through the darkness along the trail the men from Antler
rode late that night, led by the Mayor and Herbert. They
found the dam as the boy had described it. The foundation
had been cracked and there was danger, already, of under-
mining— of losing the precious water, or worse still a flood
that would destroy Antler.

It was dawn the next morning when the Mayor and Herbert
rode into the side yard at the ranch house. Foster James
was already out. He was saddling his horse.

"I was just going to look for you, Herb," he said. "I
thought something had happened to you up at the Upper
Corral. Where have you been?"

The Mayor answered for the boy.

"He's been saving the lives and property of the people
of Antler, James."

Then, between them, he and Herbert told the story of the
night's work. The Mayor was saying, at the end:

"And I know the people of Antler will want to do some-
thing handsome for Herbert. What do you want? Do you
know ? Boys usually want something pretty bad. ' '

"I'd like to get a good education," said Herbert,
to he a civil engineer some day."

' ' All right. Will Antler do to start in ? " asked the Mayor.

"Of course," laughed Herbert.

"I'll let you have Hamie," said Foster James. "You'll
need a pony to take you back and forth." — Selected.

"I want

A MAN OF HIS WORD

"Mother," said John, hanging his head, "I broke my
promise to you today. I spent my lunch money for ice cream
instead of milk, but I'm sorry, and I won't do it again."

"Being sorry doesn't alter the fact that you broke your
promise that you made only the other day. And having
broken the promise once, how can I know that you will keep
your word now when you give it again? Listen, John, it is
a very serious thing to break your promise. You will want
to be trusted all through your life. You must begin now to
build your character for the future. When a man has earned
the reputation of being trustworthy he becomes heroic and
his word is taken in all things. Let me tell you a story. Long
ago there was waged between the ancient city of Rome and
its enemy city, Carthage, a long and hard war. First one
country would win a batlte, and then the other would win,
and it was hard to tell which would prove the final victor.
This went, on for many years, wearing out both armies. Now
among the generals in the Roman army was a man named
Regulus, of whom it was said that he always kept his word.
Regulus had left his home, his wife and his children because
he felt that his first duty was to his country and he had
engaged in the battles of this lengthy war until he was broken
in health. It was in this condition that the Carthagenians
captured him and carried him a prisoner to Carthage. There,
weak and lonely, he dreamed of his home and wondered if
he would ever see his family again. Deep in his heart he
felt that in lime, if they held out long enough, his beloved
country would he victorious in this long flight. He could see
that Carthage was gripped by fear. It is true foreign soldiers
had been hired to augment the troops of Carthage, but even

with these they would not be able to fight much longer against
Rome.

"One day an astonishing thing happened. Some of the
rulers of Carthage came to the prison to talk to Regulus. They
offered to let him go home to see his family. Regulus was
overjoyed. Then he heard the conditions under which he was
to go. Carthage was anxious to make peace with Rome. The
rulers of Carthage wanted Regulus to carry the message to
Rome and urge the Romans to ask for peace. 'Tell them
of the battles you have lost,' said his captors, 'and show that
nothing can be gained for them by prolonging this war. But
you must promise us that if they will not make peace you will
come back to prison.'

" 'Very well,' said Regulus, 'I promise you that if they
will not make peace, I will come back to prison.' And so
they let him go for they knew that he was a man of his word.

"Great was the rejoicing in Rome when Regulus returned.
He was questioned about the war and he answered them truly.
He told that Carthage wanted to make peace, but he advised
them not to stop the tight at that stage of affairs. ' The people
of Carthage are afraid, ' he said, ' and well they may be. Keep
on the war a little while longer and Carthage will be yours.
As for me, I have come to bid my wife and children and Rome
farewell. Tomorrow I start back to Carthage and prison, for
I have promised.'

"Then the people begged him to stay. They offered to
send another man in his place, but to all their entreaties
Regulus answered : ' I have given my word and I will not break
it.' So he bade them good-bye and returned to the certain
death that awaited him, but he had kept faith with the men
who had trusted him and with himself, for he had been true
to his word, and more than that no man can do." — Exchange.

• * •

THE PATH TO HOLINESS AND POWER

Sorrow seems to be necessary to the making of majestic
men. Those untouched by it appear to be too much concerned
for self and too much enamored of the world to become com-
pletely surrendered to God and to carry the needs of their
fellowmen fully upon their hearts. It was a lonely disciple,
who had been scourged and banished, that the Heavenly
Father adjudged to be fit to receive the sublimest revelations
of the eternal world ever given to a human being in this
present life, and Christianity's mightiest builder was afflicted
with a grievous "thorn in the flesh" for which there could
he no deliverance this side of the tomb. The most moving
ami inspiring preachers that we have ever known had been
trained in the school of suffering. In finding relief for their
own burdened and bleeding souls, they learned the secret of
how to comfort and strengthen other needy ones about them.

Wonderful are the following words contained in the 12th
chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews: "For whom the Lord
loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he
reeeiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as
with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth
not?" And the writer, furthermore, states that the object
of this ('hastening is "that we might be partakers of his
holiness." These and other like passages of Scripture should
tend to reconcile us to the sorrows and afflictions that may
come to us along life's pilgrimage and help us to try to obey
the exhortation of the poet:

"When God afflicts tine, think He hews a rugged stone
Which must he shaped, or else aside as useless thrown."

May 10, 192S

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YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC

May 20:

"How to Train for Larger Leadersship"

Num. 27: 15-23.

Plans for the Meeting1

Invite some of the former alumni to the
service and have each one tell" how the Chris-
tian Endeavor has helped him or her to be
a leader. Then have the present members
to tell how the various society activities are
giving them opportunity for leadership.

Have the members to bring a list of quali-
ties that one would expect to find in a Chris-
tian leader. Have these read and commented
on. Then discuss how these qualities can
best be acquired and developed. Let each
member measure himself in the light of the
standard set by the members.
Leader's Help

1. Point out the truth that in every field
of activity of today there is found a trained
leadership; namely, the field of secular edu-
cation, the world of medicine, farming, manu-
facturing, etc. Show that the religious world
needs a trained leadership, also.

2. Show that huge sums of money are used
to train leaders for the temporal world but
in the eternal things of life very little is
done.

3. Call attention to the fact that one needs
not wait until one enters college or some
higher institution of learning before starting
to train for service, for the great opportuni-
ties for training are found in the local
churches. In the Christian Endeavor, the
Sunday school, the Daily Vacation Church
School, and the various activities of the
church.

Pertaining to the Topic
The writer has just listened to the greatest
sermon lie has ever heard, preached by one
who has been in the business of developing
the leadership of the church. He said many
things that one would never forget, but lie
gave one principle that will make one a
leader if applied; namely, "Always do the
right, thing, in the right way, and at the
right time."

There is a cry being heard from every part
of the Kingdom for a greater leadership.
Leadership training is one thing that the
Protestant world has neglected too long. If
Protestantism hopes to meet the challenge
of the new times in which we live, the Prot-
estant churches must prepare a leadership
that will take the life of the child at its very
beginning and see to it that it has the proper
religious nurture.

Some qualifications for leaders are: (a)
a sound Christian character; (b) a general
education; (c) courses and experience in some
field of religious education; (d) if a teacher,
one must possess skill in presenting the ma-
terials to be taught. Unselfishness, love, sym-
pathetic attitude, courage, good health, etc.

Some places for training are: Denomina-
tional and interdenominational standard
training schools; summer training schools and
summer conferences ; local church, Sunday
school, Christian Endeavor ; correspondence

courses with the International Council and
the various denominational boards (for our
own church write Lawrence Little, executive
secretary, Concord, N. C.) ; colleges that arc
promoters of religious training ; seminaries,
and universitiies that promote religious
training.

Correlation with the Sunday School Lesson
The Sunday school lesson for May 20th is
along the thoughts of Teaching and Loving.
Certainly this subject can be carried into the
Christian Endeavor discussion. Have some
one who is connected with the Sunday school
to tell the society the part that love plays in
the developing of leadership.

F. L. GIBBS.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

May 20: "Jesus Teaching in the Temple"
Scripture Basis — Mark 12 :13-44.
Golden Text — He taught them as one having
authority. Matt. 7:29.

AN APPEAL TO PASTORS

In a previous letter I very earnestly re-
quested the pastors to report on the cards
sent out just before Easter the number of
members received into the churches during
the Easter season and also the amount of the
offering for Home Missions. There were 834
ministers to whom the cards were sent. Up
to the date of writing, May 3, only 367 have
reported.

It is very important that I shall hear from
all if a complete report is to be made to
the General Conference. Will the pastors
therefore take a minute of their time and
return the card they received or mail another
card stating the number of members received
and the amount of the Easter offering? It
will greatly help me with my report.

J. M. SHERIDAN.

516 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md.

GIPSY SMITH IN CONCORD

As a preacher Gipsy Smith, Jr., has gripped
Concord as no other person has done. Night
after night he has been heard by large audi-
ences, and .by the very winsomeness of his
personality and the depth of his teachings
he has led many to consecrate their lives to
the Kingdom of God. There have been no
tactics of the hoodlum, no plea to class con-
sciousness, no play upon feelings, no wild
and distorted tantrums from the pulpit. He
has preached regeneration, and has offered
the love of God and the blood of Christ as
the only means of salvation.

Hundreds face the closing of the meeting
with regret. Many there are who would like
to hear this evangelist night after night for
an indefinite period. And still more there
are who find in their heart a personal note
of regret over his leaving. They would like
to keep him here always, so entirely human,
so delightfully wholesome, and so overwhelm-
ingly Christ-like is this preacher, healer and
friend. — Concord Times.

— A new cradle roll member for Calvary
church has come to enliven the home of Bro.
J. Norman Kirkman. It is Charles Calvin
Kirkman, weight ten pounds.

WAR EXPERIENCES AT HAW RIVER

Capt. C. A. DeSaussure, general agent, pas-
senger department, Memphis, Tenn., writes
that the article about the new bridge at Haw
River, N. C, on the Greensboro-Goldsboro line
of the Danville division, which appeared in
the March issue of the Bulletin, recalled one
of the most thrilling of his experiences while
a soldier of the Confederacy, which he de-
scribes as follows:

'I was a private in the Beaufort, S. C, Ar-
tillery, No. 5, on the second gun of the first
section. This battery, then known in service
as Stuart's Battery, had been personally
placed by General R. E. Lee and charged
with preservation of the Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railroad from being cut by the Fed-
eral gunboats and forces which infested the
inlets of the coast line between the two cities.

"When Sherman's advance developed the
uselessness of further effort in that direction,
the battery was ordered to join. Gen. Joseph
E. Johnston in his movement to effect a junc-
tion with General Lee, who was moving south
from Richmond. After participating in the
engagements at Averysboro, Bentonville and
Smithfield, the march was resumed towards
Greensboro.

"After leaving Raleigh wet weather set in.
We followed the line of the railroad and when
we reached Haw River, it was a roaring, raging
torrent between its high banks. There was
no wagon bridge and fording was impossible.
To wait was equally impossible. Our army
consisted of only 17,000 while Sherman with
his 60,000 well-fed, well-equipped men were
close behind.

"The railroad bridge, a single track deck
structure, no trusses or anything to even sug-
gest protection from a fall into the rushing
waters (it seems to me now 100 feet) below.
But the ten or twelve-foot width of this 250-
foot length was covered with plank and our
battery, four guns, four caissons, ammuni-
tion, commissary and baggage wagons and
forge went across on this narrow path. It
looked like a mile. We got across in safety,
but I recollect seeing a wagon and team go
over the side onto the rocks and into the
water below.

"At one of our Confederate reunions years
ago three of us of our battery happened to
meet up with an old fellow and it developed
that he was from the banks at Haw River. We
mentioned the circumstances and he told us
that one of the mules from that wagon was
not killed by the fall, but was broken loose
and swept downstream and c-aught by his fam-
ily, and that that mule made his crop and
saved him family from starvation that sum-
mer."— Southern News Bulletin.
-M

—We were pleased yesterday to have a call
from Dr. C. E. Wilbur, formerly editor of
our Sunday school publications. He had been
wintering in Florida and was returning to his
home in Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs. Wilbur re-
mained to attend the Executive Board meet-
ing of the W. F. M. S., in session this week
in High Point, N. C. Dr. Wilbur also visited
Rev. E. J. Tamblyn, his former pastor.

— We learn that Brother Jesse Causey is
available for county commissioner in Guil-
ford. There are few citizens in the county
as well qualified. He has honesty, intelli-
gence, and courage. We hope he will be
elected.

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| FROM PASTORS

and PEOPLE

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High Point. — At the morning service on
Sunday Dr. S. K. Spain- delivered a very com-
forting message on "The Ministry of Suffer-
ing," basing his remarks from the two texts
in Psalms 119:50, "Tins is my comfort in my
affliction; for thy word hath quickened me,"
and Hebrews 2:10, "To make the captain of
their salvation perfect through suffering." Dr.
Spahr said in part that nowhere lias he found
a promise that men shall not weep, but God
himself shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes. Some people seem to think that God
should in some way exempt them from suffer-
ing and sorrow, but it is a part of His great
plan. It is an extremity of God to make us
beautiful and by sharing in the sorrows of
earth we shall become like Him, "the man of
sorrows and acquainted with grief." Jesus
sympathizes with us in the burdens and sor-
rows of life. As a blacksmith uses Are and
a hammer, so God lays upon us the fire of
trial and suffering to make us love Him.
Happy are we if we can say, "Not my will
but thine be done."

The message at the evening service was
given by Prof. Paul S. Kennett.

Commencement exercises at High Point
College will be held May 26-28, with the
baccalaureate sermon by Rev. C. D. Sinkin-
son, of Atlantic City, N. J., in First Methodist
Protestant church on Sunday, May 27th, at
11 a. m. On Sunday evening at 8 o'clock Dr.
R. M. Andrews will deliver his farewell ad-
dress to the senior class in the college audi-
torium. On Monday, May 28th, the senior
class of 44 members will receive their degrees
ami the commencement address will be de-
liverd by Hon. Max Gardner, of Shelby. N. C,
who will doubtless be our next Governor. A
program in detail of these interesting exer-
cises, closing the first four years of the col-
lege's work, will be published at an early
date.— (Received too late for last week's
issue. — Ed.)

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

gratulations, Mr. L. L. Wrenn led in prayer,
we sang several selections, and the pastor
made a brief address and led in the prayer
of consecration.

We had a good time together, and the peo-
ple were justly proud of the home they have
built for their pastor. It was a very happy
occasion.

Since the Siler City people did not get
here on the evening we were pounded by the
Liberty people, they came to the consecra-
tion service with their pounds. They came
well laden, so our pantry is well supplied
willi lots of good things to eat. We found in
the lot two bags of flour, lots of canned fruit,
pickles, preserves, jellies, peas, beans, toma-
toes, sausage, tea, coffee, sugar, honey, sal-
mon, cream, raisins, brains, beets, soap, mush-
rooms, a towel, a pair of socks, and a porch
Swing. We thank the people so much for
their presence, and for their gifts. May God
bless and direct them and us.

We plan to leave for Baltimore on Wednes-
day morning, May 9th, to attend both the
Young People's Convention and the General-
Conference. This will take us away from
each church for one Sunday. Rev. W. M.
Pike has our thanks for his promise to preach
for us in Liberty May 13, and Rev. J. W.
Braxton, of High Point College, also has our
thanks for his promise to preach in Siler
City on Sunday, May 20th. We hope to lie
homo for the fourth Sunday in May.

Let all whose minds turn toward Balti-
more May 10 to 25 pray that God will lead
and abundantly bless in the Young People's
Convention and in the General Conference.
Faithfully yours in His service,

A. G. DIXON.

Fairview.— We are still at work, praying
and trying to find ways to carry on the Mas-
ter's work. We have been having a very large
attendance for the past few Sundays.

On May 13 an all day service will be held
at Fairview. We will have a dedication
service, a Mother's Day program and a Cen-
tennial service. Every one that has ever been
a member at Fairview is asked to be present
at the dedication service. A record will be
kept of all present that Sunday for Sunday
school. After the dedication service, Mother's
Day program will begin. Dinner will be on
the grounds. In the afternoon the Mother's
Day program will continue. Then the Cen-
tennial service will begin.

We wish to have a large number present.
Come and help us make this a great day for
I he Master. REPORTER.

Libcrty-Siler City.— On Thursday evening,
May 3, we held a consecration service in the
new parsonage in Liberty. Lots of people
came, the pastor of the M. E. Church, Rev.
Ii. T. Howe, spoke a brief message of con-

Midway, Haw River Circuit. — Our pastor
lias filled all his appointments since coming
to this work. His sermons are good and
helpful. We have learned to love him very
much and look forward to his coming on
each fourth and second Sunday. Next Sun-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock we are planning to
have a Mother's Day program ; will have some
special music flowers and Brother Curry mil
give a sermon suitable for the occasion.

It is a little late to report about Easter, but
better late than never. On Easter Monday
we had the corner-stone laying for our new
church. A large crowd was present and the
service was very impressive. There were six
preachers present, all taking a part, the main
speakers being Brother Reed, our former pas-
tor, Brdther Taylor, the president of the Con-
ference, and Brother A. G. Dixon, one of our
own boys. Brother Curry read the history
of the church, which was very interesting.

On Easter Monday night we had our Easter
program. The children did well. Much credit
is due to Mrs. John Bartee and Mrs. R. P.
Eutler. Our school teachers also helped in this
work.

The Children's Day program is now being
prepared and we hope to have it in the near
future.

Our new church is almost finished, and we
will have an all-day opening service in the
new church the fourth Sunday in this month;
come, everybody, and see how happy we are
in this beautiful new structure, and let us
have a good day of worship together.

Our Sunday school is growing in number
and interest. We had a good crowd yester-

May 10, 1928

day and had some good music given by a quar- /
tot of four young men.

Brethren, pray for us in our work.

MRS. G. W. APPLE, Reporter.

May 7, 1928.

Davidson Charge.— It was a treat to us to
have Brother Taylor with us on this charge.
He preached four times while on the charge.
His sermons were instructive and inspiring.
We were glad to have him hold our second
quarterly conference. Brother F. M. Cook,
of Alleghany, and Brother J. P. Elliott, of
Lineberry, are the nominees for delegate to
the Annual Conference.

Our annual circuit rally will be held at
Chapel Hill Camp Ground on the third Sunday
in May, beginning at 10 o'clock. The morn-
ing program will be made up of speeches and
songs from tin- local churches and we are ex-
pecting the children from our M. P. Chil-
dren's Home at High Point to come down for
the occasion and render a program in the aft-
ernoon. We are pleased to make this an-
nouncement. We extend to all a hearty wel-
come to come and spend the day. Don't for-
get to bring well filled baskets.

C. E. RIDGE, Pastor.

Union Grove, Orange Circuit. — Rev. B. M.
Williams, our pastor, filled his appointment
Sunday, and as usual gave us such a good
gospel sermon.

Our S. S. has started up and we are plan-
ning to have Children's Day the first Sunday
in June and hoping and expecting Rev. J. F.
Minnis. returning from India, to be with us.

Union Grove was represented at Centennial
service at Chestnut Ridge the fifth Sunday,
but the heavy rain Friday p. m. kept several
away, afraid of the roads. It was a splendid
service and those who were not there missed
a great deal. Mr. J. Norman Wills gave such
good food for thought in the morning. The
good old songs were inspiring. The history
of the different churches by Messrs. Kennett
McAdams, of Hebron, G. F. Crutchfield, of
Efland, C. II. Jones, of Chestnut Ridge, and
W. A. Davies, of Union Grove, were interest-
ing. Our church history is worth preserving
and we trust more interest will be given to
that. Rev. L. W. Gorringer gave a good ser-
mon in the afternoon. It was good to be
there. We regret more were not there to
enjoy it and are ashamed that Orange Circuit
did not raise the amount asked for as our
Gratitude Gift. The majority of our people
surely did not realize what it was. Orange
circuit has six ministers in the Conference
and we wonder if some think that enough for
us.

Union Grove is about 88 years old. Revs.
Cooley, Stockard, and Thompson preached
there each during the summer and fall of
1849. We got this from an old textbook of
a good woman who lived in this community,
but do not know their names.

Our meeting is to start the first Sunday in
August with Rev. J. «'. Auman as help. We
ask prayer for an outpouring of the Holy
Spirit on our church and community.

N. B. L.

Mt. Zion, Pinnacle Charge.— Interest is very
good in Sunday school. Brother Hunter has
faithfully filled every appointment.

We held an Easter service the fourth Sun-

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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day night in April, three weeks after Easter:
delay due to sickness.

Last Sunday night Brother Neese helped
Brother Hunter conduct a service for the
Centennial Gratitude Gift.

Last Monday members met and gave a gen-
eral spring cleaning inside church, in ceme-
tery and grounds.

The women have reorganized the H. M. S.

Wednesday night, May 9, there is to be a
trustees' meeting.

Next Sunday immediately after Sunday
school the women will organize a Ladies' Aid
Society.

We are planning for a good time for the
third Sunday in June: that is memorial day
at Mount Zion ; an all-day service with dinner
on the grounds. At night the same day we
will give a Children's Day program. You are
invited.

Brother S. T. Lane continues on the sick

list.

Mr. Clifton Barber and Miss Ruby Waller
were quietly married at the home of O. W.
Barber. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
O. W. Barber and the bride is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Waller.

A word to Pinnacle and Mt. Zion charge
regarding the Centennial Gratitude service
at Baltimore : Our present pastor, Brother
A. L. Hunter, is serving this charge for his
19th year. Think of it! Almost one-fifth
of the centennial, and almost one-half of his
entire ministerial life has been spent with us.
I am sure there isn't a single member who
will deny that he hasn't done more for this
charge than any one minister that has served
us. Therefore, why not send him up to Bal-
timore, expenses prepaid, to attend this great
meeting. Pinnacle, Shoals, Pilot, Mt. Zion,
let's do this. Tnlk it over next Sunday and
get busy and do this little part and hand him
purse enough the third Sunday in May to
take care of his expenses there and back.
C. W. ALLEN, Keporter.

Lincolnton* — A fine Easter program was
rendered by our young people, trained by
Miss Dailey Hartman and Miss Hester John-
son. Many thanks to these girls for putting
over such a fine program.

We are all greatly delighted with the way
the church has moved on in spite of the epi-
demics that we have had to contend with.
Our C. E. Society has grown in numbers and
interest since the first of the year. I suppose
we have up near 75 on roll. Had 50 in meet-
ing May 6.

One thing we are sad over is so many of
our people are leaving town since the mills
l.ave lagged so much. This is the reason we
are behind with our budgets. But the back-
bone of the church is here to stay.

We had a fine meeting in Caroleen with
Rev. L. S. Helms and people. We had 56 con-
versions in ten days; had 15 at altar last night
and eight professions.

We will start an evangelistic tent meeting
at Gnodsonville, N. C, May 13. Rev. J. J.
Waldrop will be choir director. Pray for this
campaign.

We are getting on fine considering our back-
sets and 'down-sets. W. L. CARSON.

May 7, 1928.

Enfield.— The last regular meeting of the
Enfield Ladies' Aid Society was held on April

23 at the home of Mrs. Hight, Miss Myrtle
Clark and Mrs. J. P. Neville being joint host-
esses. As this was the annual meeting of the
society, many interesting reports were made
of the year's work. The treasurer, Mrs. J. M.
Person, in giving an itemized report of re-
ceipts and disbursements, made a very grati-
fying statement of work done and of the
present financial condition of the society. The
visiting committee and the flower committee
made reports, and there was also a very good
report from the committee having charge of
the sale of "Skidoo Cleaner."

Election of officers for the coming year was
then held and resulted as follows: President,
Mrs. Ralph Rives ; first vice-president, Mrs.
J. P. Neville; second vice-president, Mrs. Hu-
bert Whitaker; secretary, Mrs. P. S. Bellamy;
1 1 easurer, Mrs. Sam Pierson ; reporter, Mrs.
Eli Bellamy.

Mrs. Cecil Matthews and Mrs. Exum Bel-
lamy sang several selections, which were great-
ly enjoyed. At the conclusion of the busi-
ness a delicious salad course with coffee and
salted nuts was served by the hostesses. This
was a glaelyrSHRDLUPSTRDLUetaoiUNsh
was a largely attended and most enjoyable
meeting. REPORTER.

Grace Church, Greensboro. — The first prayer
meeting of the month, May 2, was held in a
different manner. As has been decided, the
first prayer meeting was a "supper. The ladies
of the church gave a delightful supper. Around
the tables after the meal, prayer meeting
was held. Several songs were sung, and Mr.
Tamblyn gave a pleasing talk on the "Parable
of the Vineyard." Afterwards, Mr. E. S. Wills
called the session of the Grace Church Work-
ers to order. The attendance was checked
and several committees reported almost all
present. The publicity committee had all pres-
ent. Fine reports were heard from all the
committee chairmen. It seemed that the
recreation committee had the best report.
Every committee was urged to have a writ-
ten report at the next meeting. Much progress
has been made in this body, since it is doing
much for the church. Everybody is a
"worker."

The Sutton Philathea Class had a most in-
teresting meeting at the home of Mrs. D. S.
Coletrane on Friday evening. In addition to
their budget of $200 they pledged $50 for
the Centennial Gratitude Gift. After the re-
ports of the various committees, they were
entertained by a delightful social hour.

Th Home Missionary Society met Tuesday
evening with Mrs. 0. R. Stout and Miss Zelian
Hunter as hostesses at the home of Mrs.
Stout. Dr. S. K. Spahr was in charge of the
devotionals. Miss Ruth Huffman, of the
church choir, gave several splendid vocal se-
lections. The three circles reported $50
raised on this year's budget. This is a most
encouraging report for the first month of the
year.

Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Wilbur are visiting Rev.
and Mrs. Tamblyn this week. They are en
route from Florida to their home in Pitts-
burg. While on their way home they will
attend the General Conference at Baltimore.

Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Terrell and family have
returned from their winter home in Florida.
REPORTER.

Caroleen. — The revival meeting began Sun-
day night, April 22, and closed Wednesday

night, May 2. There were many souls born
into the kingdom and members revived. There
were 54 conversions; only six added to the
church membership so far. Our pastor, Rev.
L. S. Helms, was greatly blessed in being
able to secure the help of Rev. W. L. Carson,
of Lincolnton, N. C. He delivered splendid
messages each evening. The people from the
other churches were good to attend these serv-
ices.

We were glad to have with us last Saturday
night Rev. J. T. Sisk. He led the singing for
the preaching service; his daughter played the
piano. Rev. Mr. Sisk and his daughter also
sang a special song. We understand that Rev.
Sisk lias moved to Forest City, N. C.

FANNIE McKINNEY.

Friendship, North Davidson Circuit. — Our

work is still moving along nicely. We had a
large congregation Sunday, May 6th, at which
time our pastor, Rev. R. S. Troxler, gave us
a splendid sermon on "Service."

Prayer services were held at the church on
Sunday night, April 20, but there was no
service last Sunday night due to such un-
favorable weather, but we TTope these services
will be continued on through the summer
months.

On next Sunday night, May 13th, at 7:30
a Mother's Day program will be rendered at
our church under the supervision of Mrs.
A. L. Hartley and Miss Maie Shoaf. We are
looking forward to a splendid service and
everybody is cordially invited to attend.

REPORTER.

Henderson — Due to sickness in the family of
the reporter we have been unable to write of
all the meetings and progress made in our
different departments. However, our pastor
was kind enough to write last week of the
splendid work we are doing in our church as
a whole.

Our Sunday school attendance is very grati-
fying and the interest is good in all classes.
Some classes have a perfect attendance each
Sunday. A few changes have been made in
the primary department which enables the
entire S. S. to hold their classes on the main
floor.

The Missionary Societies held their monthly
meeting April 16 with Mrs. O. O. Young. A
splendid spirit for the new year was shown
and the election of officers was had. The
same officers were re-elected, the society feel-
ing that they were all capable and well suited.
Plans were made for the work in general and
the program carried out in full. At the close
of the meeting the hostess served refresh-
ments.

The Philathea Class held a most interesting
meeting Tuesday night, May 2, in the class-
room. The meeting was presided over by the
president, Mrs. A. B. Young. Over 40 mem-
bers answered to roll call and a number of
visitors were in attendance. During the busi-
ness period many matters of importance were
discussed. The class voted to give $10

toward buying sheets for the Children's
Home ; also $10 to be given on the Centennial
Gratitude Gift. A committee was appointed
to investigate prices for having the chairs of
the primary department painted. Other com-
mittee reports were given and two delegates
were appointed to attend the annual Baraca-
Philathea meeting to be held in Durham, May
16-18. The program committee gave an in-

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May 10, 1928

tercsting report in a speech made by Mr.
J. B. Hicks, S. S. superintendent, on "Co-op-
eration;" also a reading by Mrs. C. E. Ellis
was much enjoyed. The meeting was dis-
missed by prayer offered by Mr. S. R. Harris.
A picnic supper was then served and every
one seemed to have a splendid time.

Sunday morning, May 6, our pastor, Eev.
R. A. Hunter, preached the baccalaureate ser-
mon at Aycoek school and Eev. M. P. Cham-
bliss tilled our pulpit here. He preached a
splendid sermon and in spite of the sudden
change in weather a goodly crowd was pres-
ent.

Our pastor and Mr. J. B. Hicks, represen-
tatives elected for the General Conference,
will leave some time this week for Baltimore.
God's blessing we pray upon them and the
General Conference as a whole.

We gladly report Mr. Geo. B. Harris' re-
turn horn from Watts Hospital and hope for
]iis speedy recovery.

Mrs. Ruby Dickerson, of High Point Chil-
dren's Home, worshipped with us yesterday.
We are always glad to have visitors.

MRS. CLYDE L. FINCH, Reporter.

First Church, Burlington. — Speaking of red
letter days, whatever that means, I think
First church of Burlington had that yester-
day. Yesterday was "Home Coming Day"
with us. Special music was one of the fea-
tures of all the services, beginning with the
Sunday school. There were 455 present for
the Sunday school and a large congregation
for the 11 o'clock service. We were delighted
to have former members, out-of-town mem-
bers and friends with us.

It was a great day for us. The thing of
greatest interest, of course, was the vote of
the membership for a new church site. When
'the ballots were in it was found that not a
vote was cast against purchasing a new site
and building a new church. We are all sure
all our friends will rejoice with us. The plan
is to purchase the site this year and then
begin as early next year as possible on the
new building. The new site is a corner lot,
corner of East Davis and Cameron streets,
owned at present by Mr. L. I. Young.

Our C. G. G. Fund treasurer informs me
that our allotment is secure.

Another item of interest is the fact that
Miss Maxine Taylor, of Enfield, now teaching
in Henderson, has been employed for the sum-
mer weeks to direct the young people's ac-
tivities and to assist the pastor in the work.
The church here has long felt the need of
such a worker. We are hoping that this ar-
rangement will be so satisfactory that the
church will want to employ someone for
whole time service. Miss Taylor is highly
recommended by a number of our pastors and
their wives who know her. Miss Taylor will
take up her work here June 8.

L. W. GERRINGER, Pastor.
Burlington, N. C, May 7, 1928.

Asheboro. — Our revival meeting, which be-
gan on April 22, closed on May 2. Rev. H. W.
Maier, of Thomasville, came on Monday of the
first week and did all the preaching until
the close of the meeting. His sermons were
greatly appreciated by our people and all
were delighted with his work. We had a
service at 8 o'clock in the morning for the
young people, then for several days we had
meetings during the noon hour in some of

the mills, and then at 8 in the evening at the
church. The church people of the town at-
tended the meeting very satisfactorily, though
as is the case in most of places these days, the
non-church people did not attend in any
large numbers. Yesterday morning we re-
ceived five new members, four on profession
of faith, and one by letter. Those joining
on profession of faith were Clendon Lowder-
milk, Thomas Bulla, Mildred Lamb and Eldon
Cox, while Mrs. Clendon Lowdermilk joined
by letter from the M. E. Church, South. We
are expecting several more to join next Sun-
day. There were about 20 decisions for
Christ in the Sunday school and it is reason-
able to expect that the larger part of them
will join the church.

On Wednesday morning of this week, Miss
Nan Lowdermilk, Miss Callie'Way, Mrs. M. W.
Ridge and Mrs. Pritchard will leave here for
the Young People's Convention in Baltimore.
The writer will leave on Monday of next week
for Baltimore to attend a meeting of the
Board of Education on Tuesday and the Gen-
eral Conference, beginning on Wednesday.
Mrs. W. C. Hammer and Mr. W. L. Ward will
also attend the General Conference.

Next Sunday night we will give the Cen-
tennial story of the Methodist Protestant
church. The pastor will be assisted by Misses
Enolia and Bertha Pressnell, Kate Bulla and
Annie Gilbert Ross.

Next Sunday morning we expect to observe
Mother's Day with appropriate services.

Mr. J. S. Lewis, who has been right sick
for several days, seems to be somewhat im-
proved. J. E. PRITCHARD.

Enfield. — Sunday morning at 11 o'clock we
were favored with a real treat in having in
our midst and hearing a message from Miss
Hempstead, of New York. Miss Hempstead is
a returned missionary from Japan. She did
kindergarten work while in Japan. She
worked in the same city in which our pastor
worked. She is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Au-
nian for a few days.

Our pastor gave us a very worth while ser-
mon the fifth Sunday night. The fifth Sunday
morning he attended the rally at Whitakers
Chapel. He was also at that church, both
morning and evening, of last Sunday.

We are glad to have Miss Myrtis Johnson
back with us. All of us missed her while
she was in High Point.

Robert Earle Parker led the Intermediate
C. E. last Sunday evening. He made a good
leader. The Intermediates are doing splendid
work in their society. The Seniors also have
a live C. E.

Several of our people are expecting to at-
tend the Conference in Baltimore. Mrs. R. C.
Rives was elected to represent our C. E. Best
wishes to all those attending the Conference
and may they get so much inspiration that
on their return they may have much to share
witli those of us who are not attending.

REPORTER.

days. These few days it has been a real /J
pleasure to recall anew the experiences which
were common to all of us. Miss Hempstead
plans to return to Japan in August.

Although last Sunday was not my regular
appointment and although the pastor could
not be present at the service given over to
Miss Hempstead at the Enfield church, yet
one of our efficient laymen by the name of
E. I. Bellamy took charge of the service and
conducted it in a very creditable manner, I
have been told.

The services at Whitakers and Roseneath
were well attended.

The Rally at the Whitakers Chapel church
the fifth Sunday was considered a great suc-
cess and it would have been considered more
so if the people had attended a little better.

Last week the writer was called upon to
conduct the funeral of Mr. Edwin McCutchin's
little six weeks old baby boy. Our heart goes
out in great sympathy to this young couple
in their sorrow. They took the separation
in a very beautiful spirit.

J. CLYDE AUMAN.

Spring Hill, West Thomasville Circuit.—

Brother Andrews delivered a good sermon yes-
terday.

Our Sunday school keeps growing in num-
ber; it certainly is encouraging to see so
many of the parents coming. Mr. Ernest
Johnson is now superintendent.

Prof. J. B. Swaim is teaching a singing
school and will teach again next Saturday.

Miss Lema Tise doesn't improve much. She
has been sick a long time and suffers greatly,
but is still interested in others. She remem-
bers all her friends, especially the children.
The writer visited her a few days ago and
her bright face and kind words have a last-
ing effect. We trust her health will soon be
restored.

Mr. G. E. Glascoe is improving after being
sick for the past three months. He has been
greatly missed at church. We hope they will
soon worship with us again.

REPORTER.

Enfield. — Last Sunday we were fortunate in
having to speak at two of the churches, En-
field and Whitakers, our friend and fellow
worker on the mission field, Miss Ethel
Hempstead. Miss Hempstead is on her way
to attend the Board meeting of the W. F.
M. S. in High Point this week. It is a great
joy to have her stop over with us for a few

State Street.— Mr. and Mrs. Bethea returned
Saturday from Halifax County where they
had spent a week. Mr. Bethea preached the
commencement sermon for the Aurelian
Spring High School and attended all the clos-
ing exercises. His son, Louis, graduated with
honor from this school and will probably en-
ter college next fall.

The services Sunday were all good and all
well attended.

There will be no service next Sunday except
Sunday school; our pastor will leave Thurs-
day for Baltimore to attend the General Con-
ference. On the third Sunday Brother C. B.
Way will preach for us.

The first Sunday in June our special re-
vival service begins. We are hoping to have
a great meeting and ask your prayers to this
en(j. REPORTER.

Cid, Denton Charge.— Rev. E. A. Bingham
and lovely wife and children, accompanied
by Miss Willis, a sister of Mrs. Bingham, and
Miss Chandler, of Denton, filled his appoint-
ment at Cid Sunday, and delivered a most
excellent sermon about Jonah. In my belief
we have a lot of Jonahs today. We are lik-
ing our minister fine. We are holding our
prayer services at the church, as the measles

May 10, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

has been around right much. The epidemic
is about over, and we are hoping to get back
normal again with our congregation.

We have kept our Sunday school going, al-
though the attendance has been small.

There was a large attendance at Denton
commencement. There were 23 graduates and
over 40 students in the seventh grade that
received certificates of promotion to the eighth
grade. The ten boys and girls that spoke
in the contest did excellently. The writer
had the pleasure of seeing quite a number of
uur faithful M. P.'s. Rev. Harris Hill and
wife, of Porter, attended the exercises.

Mr. Thomas Harris died at the home of his
sister, Mrs. J. A. Morgan, on the third instant,
and was buried at Old Union on May 5. He
was a member of this church. The funeral
was conducted by Rev. Parker. Mr. Harris
leaves three brothers and one sister to mourn
their loss and many friends. Floral designs
were numerous and lovely. He was nearly
64 years old. He had expressed his willing-
ness to go when the Master called him. A
large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends
attended the funeral. Much sympathy is ex-
tended to the bereaved relatives.

Mrs. Sadie Kindley Hughes is real sick and
has been for several weeks. She may go to
the hospital if her condition doesn't change
for the better. She has our sympathy. Mr.
Ed Kindley is our class leader and a worker
in the vineyard. MRS. N. W. LANIER.

Siler City. — Dr. Dixon is still rilling his reg-
ular appointments with splendid messages.
He brought to us last Sunday morning a very
interesting message, but the preaching serv-
ice was called off Sunday evening because of
a revival at the sister M. E. church.

Nearly two months ago the ladies of our
church challenged the men in an attendance
contest. The purpose was to see which of the
two could get the most new Sunday school
members. The ladies were successful and
will probably be entertained. The men were
given a week to decide how and where they
will entertain, and, therefore, will let their
decision be known next Sunday morning. The
attendance contest is one of the most suc-
cessful contests we have had this year. Some
30 or 35 new members have been added to
our Sunday school, and the old members
seem to have become more interested. Our
average attendance now is near 100. Messrs.
O. E. Stone and George Siler have received
their S. S. attendance certificates.

Those attending the Baltimore Conference
from Siler City are: Dr. and Mrs. A. G.
Dixon, Mrs. Emma B. Siler and Mr. Los
Wrenn, who is a delegate. Because of her
health, Miss Sallie Smith will be unable to
attend as she had planned. During Dr. and
Mrs. Dixon's stay in Baltimore the Junior
and Senior Christian Endeavorers will take
charge of the prayer services, assisted by
other members of the church.

Last Saturday afternoon the Senior Chris-
tian Endeavor Society sold pies, cakes and
candy in a building down town. The net pro-
ceeds were $12.00.

Mr. E. 'D. "Wpody, our Sunday school su-
perintendent, has been confined to his room
a number of weeks because of an attack of
influenza. However, we are glad to say he
is improving. REPORTER.

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK
A. C. B.

Mt. Pleasant $150.00

Chase City 10.00

Bess Chapel 5.27

Draper 1.31

G. C. B.

Winston-Sajlem $SO.O0

High Point, First 41.05

Reidsville 25.00

Charlotte, First 23.15

Pinnacle 16,63

Kannapolis 6.00

Draper 3.21

Democrat 2.50

College

Reidsville $50.00

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL

A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $255.81

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siier City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.00

Reidsville 50.00

Superannuates
Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 37.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.8S

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Haw River 5.00

We are listing one new charge this week —
Kannapolis, Rev. E. G. Cowan, pastor. It is
gratifying to be able to add this field to our

growing list. We now have SIXTEEN
charges that still have no credits on any
budget. Reidsville takes her place this week
on the honor roll of charges paying the col-
lege assessment in full. Thauk you, Reids-
ville. We are anxious for this roll to grow.
Join us, brethren, in saying the college assess-
ment MUST BE RAISED. If you will do
this, we will raise it. Winston has the larg-
est contribution on G. C. B. this week, and
we surmise it is an Easter offering, — $80.00.
Fine for Winston!

Two things are necessary in raising these
budgets— PUSH and PRAYER. Pleasing re-
sults always follow this program.

With full sympathy toward al pastors, all
charges, and all conference interests, I am,
Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR.
May 8, 1928.

P. S. — South Winston and Porter should
have been noted last week as paying College
assessment in full. Calvary has the distinc-
tion of being the only charge to date paying
the G. C. B. in full. What charge will be the
first to join Calvary? S. W. T.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF
SPECIAL FUNDS

General Conference delegates :

Reported last time $ S6.00

Kannapolis charge 5.00

Mt. Pleasant Charge 12.00

First Church, Charlotte 12.00

Liberty Church 9.00

Fallstou Charge 15.00

Whitakers Church 8.00

South Winston Charge (Union Ridge

Church) 5.00

Haw River Charge 12.00

By cash from V. W. Idol, treasurer . . . 50.26

Balance $214.26

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treas.
May 8, 1928.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $183,256.99

George F. Siler 5.00

Total $183,261.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,159.21

Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Wrenn 25.00

Total $9,184.21

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.

HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. E. L. Ballard, $1.50; Rev. H. C. Car-
michael, $3.00; Rev. S. W. Taylor, $1.50; Rev.
C. L. Spencer, $1.50; Rev. C. E. Ridge, $1.50;
Rev. J. W. Hulin, $1.50 ; Rev. E. M. Williams,
$1.50; Rev. W. II. Neese, $2.50; Rev. J. C.
Auman, $1.50.

— It makes the boy proud and brave to
think that his uncle is a cop. It may make
us proud and bold to think that the brother
of one of our preachers is a major-general
in the United States Army. Rev. C. H. Car-
michael has had a brother in military service
for over thirty years. Recently he was pro-
moted to the rank of major-general, which
is the highest rank except that of general,
which belongs to war time.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

May 10, 1028

GRATITUDE GIFT CAMPAIGN REPORT

Charge
Alamance
Albemarle
Anderson

Quota
.$300.00
. 50.00
. 150.00

Asheboro 500.00

Asheville 100.00

Bess Chapel 100.00

Bessemer City 50.00

Bethesda 20.00

Burlington, First 500.00

Burlington, F't'n PL 100.00

Caroleen 100.00

Charlotte, First 200.00

Charlotte, North 25.00

Chase City 20.00

Chatham 100.00

Cleveland 250.00

Concord 450.00

Connelly Springs . . . 20.00

Creswell 150.00

Davidson 200.00

Democrat 50.00

Denton 200.00

Draper 50.00

Enfield 300.00

Fairfield 30.00

F'view-Glen Raven . . 200.00

Fallston 350.00

Flat Rock 300.00

Forsyth 300.00

Friendship 150.00

Gibsonville 150.00

Graham 150.00

Granville 300.00

Greensboro, Calvary.. 200.00
Greensboro, Grace . . 750.00
250.00
100.00 '
150.00
150.00
350.00
25.00
300.00
500.00
50.00
750.00
200.00
200.00
25.00
150.00
100.00
100.00
200.00

Pledge

$ 22.25

50.00

75.00

500.00

103.80

Paid

$ 22.25

50.00

7.50

250.00

85.00

5.00
-15.00

450.00
11.07

Calvary. .

Grace . .
Greensboro, W. End .
Greensboro, St. Paul.

Greensville

Guilford

Halifax

Haw River Mission . .

Haw Biver Ct

Henderson

H. Point, English St.
High Point, First . . .
H. Point, Lebanon . .
PI. Point. Welch Mem.

Kannapolis

Kernersville

Lexington, State St...
Lexington, South ....

Liberty, S.-City

Lincolnton 100.00

Littleton 200.00

Mebane 200.00

Mecklenburg 100.00

Melton's Grove 10.00

Midland 120.00

Mocksville 150.00

Mount Hermon 250.00

Mt. Pleasant 350.00

Moriah 200.00

N. Davidson 350.00

Orange 350.00

Pageland 150.00

Pinnacle 200.00

Tleasant Grove 200.00

Porter 20.00

Randleman 200.00

Beidsville 200.00

Randolph 250.00

Richland 150.00

Roberta 100.00

Rockingham 75.00

Saxapahaw 200.00

Shelby 50.00

60.50

15.00
210.00

50.00

200.00

9.40

5.00

65.35
100.00
148.50

48.80
150.00
100.00

68.35
200.00
750.00
127.00

65.00
150.00
107.50
210.00

12.50

52.00
200.00

50.00
,200.00

53.50
200.00

10.60

41.60
115.00

14.50
221.13

43.50

114.50

12.50

10. 85

111.15

100.00

24.50

71.75

100.00

50.60

50.00

500.00 435.00
63.00 50.25

66.06
350.00

77.67
350.00
100.00

126.00 124.50

5.00
45.00

11.07

60.50

180.15

181.05
9.40
5.00

65.35

80.00
148.50

48.80
150.00
100.00

68.35

127.00
47.50

50.00
180.00

12.50

52.00
200.00

50.00
930.00

53.50
200.00

10.60

41.60
115.00

14.50
221.13

43.50

114.50

12.50

19.85

06.06
350.00

77.67
215.25
100.00

Charge

Spring Church

Spencer

Tabernacle

Thomasville Com. . . .
Thomasville, First . .
Thomasville, West . . .

Union Grove

Vance

Weavervillc

West Forsyth

Whitakers

Why Not

Winston, First

Winston, South

Yarborough

Yadkin

Total amount pledge

111.15

100.00

24.50

65.05

50.60
10.50

45.75

Quota

150.00

25.00

250.00

200.00

150.00

100.00

50.00

200.00

100.00

150.00

125.00

200.00

250.00

30.00

50.00

25.00

1, +9,90:

~f-

Pledge
94.50
12.75
168.72
200.00
66.00
12.25
12.75
91.38

Paid

94.50

12.75

168.72

200.00

66.00

12.25

8.25

91.3S

85.00

129.00

31.38

250.00

30.00

3.00

25.00

.41.

J. D. ROSS.

15.25
129.00

31.38
250.00

30.00
3.00

25.00

THE HAN YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN

The man you might have been

You surely still can be;
The way is straight and clear

If you will only see.

The man j'ou might have been

You can be, it is true;
But claim the good as yours

And yours will come to you.

The man you might have been
You yet can be, you must;

Resolve to do your best,
Be strong today and trust.

The man you might have been

You ought to be, you will ;
Be brave, have faith, go on,
Success is o'er the hill !

— Grenville Kleiser.

-♦-

— If you're earily tired, losing weight, have
indigestion, a cough that hangs on, don't hesi-
tate, go to a good physician at once. When
you have gone to him insist upon a thorough
physical examination, including your chest.
If the doctor tells you that you have tuber-
culosis obey whatever instructions for the
cure of your disease that he gives you. In
that way you will cheat the tuberculosis death
rate of one more victim, and save your own
life. — N. C. Sanatorium.

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— A group of the young people at the State
School for the Blind in Batavia, New York,
have formed a Christian Endeavor Society.
They hold regular meetings every Sunday eve-
ning. They have a blind pianist and violinist
to accompany them in their singing. At. a
recent County Union rally these blind Chris-
tian Endeavorers presented a very fine
musical program. They contribute liberally
to the county work, both in money and iu
co-operation.

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Good Policy

Stop and let the train go by,
It hardly takes a minute;
Your car starts off again intact,
And, better still — you're in it!

— Boys' Life.
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— The Christian Register gives the number
of church members in the United States as
48,594,363. Of these '16,735,691 are Roman
Catholics.

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Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Friendship, ('huso City charge, Virginia,
$2.80; Henderson, special on linens, $1.00;
Maple Springs, Forsyth Circuit, special Fifth
Sunday Rally, $12.31; C. E. Society, First
M. P., High Point, $5.00.

Offerings by Sunday Schools

Draper, $1.04; Gideon Grove, Flat Rock
Circuit, $2.00 ; Harmony, Yarborough Chapel
Circuit, Beginners Class, $2.00; Spring Church,
Spring Church Charge, $3.64; New Salem,
Randleman Charge, $3.30; Flat Rock, Flat
Rock Circuit, $4.45; Moriah, $7.00.

Our cash contributions have not been bo
many this week, but we have been helped
in a much needed way, by receiving a nice
amount of sheeting from the following:

Miss Annie Forrest and Miss Hunter, one
bolt. Efiand Missionary Society, 14-2 yards.
Henderson, 27 sheets and one pair pillow
cases. Mrs. T. A. Hunter, Greensboro, two
pair sheets. J. W. Scott, Greensboro, one bolt
pillow tubing. Philathea Class, Asheboro,
four bed spreads. Fletcher Brothers, Win-
ston-Salem, four bed spreads, one dozen tow-
els. Chatham Mills, Winston-Salem, five
blankets. Mrs. S. M. Johnson, Mrs. Mark-
land, Mrs. Pegram and Mrs. Tise, five sheets
and two pair pillow cases. Mrs. Adams and
Mrs. Coble, one sheet and one pair pillow
cases. Mrs. Paschall, one sheet. Mrs. Shouse,
one sheet. Mrs. Martin, one pair cases. (These
last named are from the First Church, Win-
ston-Salem, Missionary Society.) Steifel Mat-
tress Company, Winston-Salem, two mat-
tresses.

For all of the cash contributions, domestic,
blankets, and mattresses, we are indeed grate-
ful. E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.

— Felix Huston Robertson, the last surviv-
ing Confederate general of the Civil War,
died at his home in Waco, Texas, April 20,
at the age of 80. He was the youngest man
to attain the rank of major general in either
the Confederate or the Union armies.

— Mr. L. T. Gates, Burlington, evangelistic
singer, has some open dates. Any church or
pastor that will need a singer may address
correspondence to the above address.

— The Greek city of Corinth was almost
totally destroyed in a recent earthquake.

— Five Mexican war veterans are still liv-
ing and drawing pensions. The last Revolu-
tionary war veteran died in 1869, at the age
of 109.

— Germany is the first nation to reply to
Secretary of State Keflogg's note in favor of
outlawing war. Her reply is favorable.

- — Judge John Bassett Moore has resigned
as judge in the World Court to give his time
to the completion of a 75- volume work on
international law.

— A fiery cross was seen burning almost in
front of Calvary church last Sunday night.
Brother Bates, seeing the flame, feared that!
it might lie an automobile on fire and sent to
see. Who is responsible for it or what was
meant by it is unknown. It is supposed to
be the work of some fun-loving boys.

May 10, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Tribute of Love and Respect

In the passing- of David Harrison Hunter,
the members of Tabernacle church have been
called upon to bow in humble submission to
the will of our Heavenly Father, in the re-
moval of one of our oldest and best members.
We therefore offer this love and respect.

Resolved, That we as members of this
church express our deep sense of loss in his
going; from us.

That iv e express our gratitude to the Giver
of all for his exemplary life, his loyalty and
faithfulness to his church and his Christ.

That we may ever remember his faithful
service and that his life, his example and
his influence may be an inspiration to our,
church and community. In the passing of
Mr. Hunter his loved ones and friends have
suffered irreparable loss, a devoted and con-
secrated worker who was every ready and
willing to do his part "toward, furthering
God's kingdom, and may we when the last
call comes hear the words which so aptly fit
the life of our deceased member, "Well done,
thou good and faithful servant."

Resolved, That we express our sympathy to
the grandsons and the other members of the
family, and that a copy of these resolutions
be sent, to the grandsons and the Methodist
Protestant Herald.

Respectfully submitted,

J. E. BANNER,"
G. A. GARRETT,
E. L. JONES.

Britt

On the morning of Wednesday, April 4,
1928, at 7:40 o'clock, the death angel came
and took Mrs. Elizabeth Wood Britt to her
eternal home at the ripe old age of 81 years
and 16 days. When about 20 years of age
she married Mr. Solomon G. Britt. To this
union were born eight children, four of whom
preceded her to the glory world several
years ago. Twenty years ago her husband
died and left her all alone, all the children
having married and left the home years lie-
fore. After his death she lived with her
children. Her health began to fail several
years ago and for the past three or four
years her mind had been so impaired that
she did not know one person from another.
She was confined to her bed for only three
days prior to her death. All that medical
aid and loving hands could do was done but
we could not stay the hand of death. She
passed away peacefully in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Josephine Bellamy, on Wednes-
day morning and was laid to rest in the ceme-
tery at Eden church Thursday afternoon, the
funeral services being conducted by her pas-
tor, Rev. C. L. Spencer, assisted by Rev. J.
Clyde Auman, of Enfield.

Early in life she joined the Eden M. P.
church and lived a devoted Christian life un-
til her death. She is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs. N'. Keeter, Mrs. Josephine Bellamy,
and Mrs. W. T. Neville, all of Enfield, and
one son, Mr. Lewis J. Britt, of Chattanooga,
Tenn; one brother, Mr. J. B. W7ood, of High
Point, and one sister, Mrs. Nick Brown, of

Durham; also 34 grandchildren and 16 great-
grandchildren.

A precious one from us has gone

A voice we loved is stilled,

A place is vacant in our home

Which never can be filled.

But since she could no longer stay,

To cheer us with her love,

We hope to meet with her again

In yon bright world above.

HER GRANDDAUGHTER.

Moore

On April 4, 192S, death claimed Robert Lam-
beth, baby of Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Moore. Al-
though Robert had been with us only three
weeks and two days, we had learned to love
him with an undying love. How sad it is to
think we shall see him no more in this life.
There are so many little things we see that
belonged to him and we miss him as the days
go by. We can't understand why we had
to give him up, but feel that God saw it was
best, for we know He never makes a mistake.

The funeral was conducted by Rev. G. L.
Curry at the home on April 6. Interment
was in Greenview cemetery at Reidsville.

Besides father and mother he is survived
by one brother, J. S., Jr., and a host of other
relatives and friends. We cannot call Robert
back, but by living close to Jesus we can go
to him.

GRANDMOTHER D.

M ikies

Mrs. Malinda Mikles, better known as
'Granny Mikles," died February 24, 1928, aged
98 years, 5 months and 19 days.

She was married to Jessie F. Mikles and to
this union were born 10 children, seven boys
and three girls. All have preceded her ex-
cepting three boys. F^t - leaves with these 65
grandchildren and a dost of other relatives
and friends to mourn her departure; but we
should not mourn as those who have no hope.
She professed faith in Christ in early woman-
hood and lived a consistent member of the
church for more than 75 years, when she was
called from this to the church triumphant.

We visited her many times during her last
years after she was unable to attend church
and for some time confined to her room, and
always found her cheerful considering her
condition, and would always express herself
as being only waiting till the good Lord
thought best to take her home, seeming per-
fectly resigned to His will, even if it was
for her to suffer longer. She was so appre-
ciative of the kindnesses of those who daily
ministered to her wants and would often say
to us who visited her: "They arc just as good
to me as they can be, but why am I left here
just to suffer and be waited on?" and none
of us could understand, but He who knoweth
all things does understand, and never makes
a mistake, and no doubt those who so wil-
lingly waited on her, day and night, will some
day reap a rich reward. Her life should be
an inspiration to all her relatives and friends,
remembering that she has fought the battles
of such a long life, and at last won the vic-
tory, and is now at the beautiful gate wait-
ing to welcome them one by one, as their tasks
on earth are done.

She had made her home with Brother J. D.
Mikles for several years.

Our sympathy goes out for them and all
the bereaved ones.

Burial services were conducted by the
writer, assisted by Brother Corum, of the
Baptist church, after which the remains were
laid to rest iu Mount Zion cemetery.

A. L. HUNTER.

Dorothy Elkins

A child once asked his father, "Papa, where
do I go when I go to sleep?" The father could
not answer and so asked the child where he
thought he went. The little one promptly
replied, "I think I go into the arms of
Jesus."

When I learned yesterday that my little
friend had gone into the arms of Jesus, the
first Scripture which came to mind was: "My
beloved has gone down into his garden to
gather lilies." What thought could be more
appropriate at this time when we have just a
week ago been looking with sweet reverence
upon the Easter lilies, and when as spring
comes on apace we shall soon be gathering for
ourselves great handfuls of the other varie-
ties. There comes to my memory a day such
as this when as a child of five I went down
into a lovely meadow and plucked an armful
of the most exquisite lilies to give to my
mother.

And I think if this imagery was ever justi-
fied it is in this case. For I never knew a
child of a sweeter disposition, never saw a
purer lily than Dorothy. I knew her well
before the hand of affliction laid its finger
upon her. I visited her often in the early
days of her illness, as she lay iu the little
bed, always smiling, and I never heard from
her lips one word of complaint. And as the
years have gone by I have seen her many a
time bravely trudging along with her play-
mates, always with the same bright smile,
and never calling to them if she fell slightly
behind.

And so I think that the Master has added
a choice lily to His bouquet.

"He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes,
He kissed their drooping leaves —
It was was the Lord of Paradise
He bound them into sheaves.
~My Lord hath need of the flowers gay,
The reaper said, and smiled:
Dear tokens of the earth are they,
Where He was once a child.

"They all shall bloom in fields of light,
Transplanted by my care;
And saints upon their garments white
These sacred blossoms wear.
And the mother gave in tears and pain
The flowers she most did love;
She knew she would find them all again,
In fields of light above."

And in those fields of light I am sure that
Dorothy is today racing with her playmates
free from all the limitations of the body.
For while the Bible teaches a resurrection it
does not teach a resurrection of the body as
we possess it here. In fact, it states plainly
that the opposite is true.

"For that which tiiou so west, thou so west
not the body that shall be but_bare grain, it
may chance of wheat or of some other grain ;
but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased
him. There are also celestial bodies, and
bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the celes-
tial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is
another. So also is the resurrection of the

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dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised
in ineorruption ; it is sown in dishonor; it is
raised in glory; it is sown in weakness; it is
raised in power ; it is sown a natural body ;
it is raised a spiritual body."

And so we come this afternoon to lay the
body to rest, but the spirit is now at peace.

"We gazed with chastened feeling on the
spoiler's work ;
'Twas but the casket there ;
For well we knew the precious gem had gone
To deck the Savior's sparkling diadem."

We would like to keep our lilies — we would
like to preserve their beauty and charm, but
if they stay here in this sordid world it is
by no means sure that the purity will remain.
Some years ago I witnessed a play in which
a girl of perhaps fourteen was dressed as a
woman and played the role of a woman, I was
intrigued by her beauty and charm and won-
dered why I did not know a mature woman
so lovely. Later as this same child grew older
I wondered again what had gone with her
fair purity, but as I have become older I
have learned than even the noblest of ma-
ture people do not have the innocence of
childhood. And I have also found that some-
times our flowers fade and sometimes they
become soiled. In this ease, however, we have
no fear.

"You have lost a child? No, she is not lost
to you who are found in Christ; she is not
sent away, but only sent before. Like a star,
which, when going out of sight, does not die
or vanish, but only shines in another hemis-
phere, she shines in heaven and may light
you thitherward."

"A fisherman's child, who had been in the
habit of placing a light in the window at
night to guide her father home, lay dying.
Turning to her father, she said: "Papa, I will
place a light in the window of heaven for
you."

For many of us, cherub hands have placed
a light in heaven's window. May we follow
its gleam.

PAUL S. KENNETT.

Johnson
.Mrs. Margaret Johnson passed away at the
age of about 03 years. Mrs. Johnson was at
one time a member of Mount Pleasant M. P.
church, Fallston circuit, in Cleveland County,
N. C. Several years ago she moved to Chase
City, Va., with her son, Mr. J. E. Johnson,
where she was living when death claimed her.
When Friendship M. P. church, near Chase

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

City, was built she moved her membership to
this church, and it was the writer's happy
lot to become her pastor. She was a fine
Christian woman; one of the old-time type.
Shouting and praising God did not run out
of date with her. No doubt the pastors who
served Fallston circuit, as well as the older
members of Mount Pleasant church, can re-
call times when in revival meetings she would
become very happy.

She died April 19th and was buried April
20 near Chase City, Ya.

We are not informed just how many rela-
tives she leaves, but she had some in both
Virginia and North Carolina, and many
friends in both states who will remember her
for her good and kind disposition. We be-
lieve that she is enjoying richer and better
things than this world can give, and our loss
is her eternal gain.

The bereaved family has the sympathy of
the church and community.

J. B. O'BEIANT.

MOTHER

I have praised many loved ones in my song.

And yet I stand
Before her shrine, to whom all things belong,

With empty hand.
Perhaps the ripening future holds a time

For things unsaid;
Not now; men do not celebrate in rhyme

Their daily bread.

— Theresa Helburn,
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— Mrs. Isabel Teague died last Sunday night
and was buried at Tabernacle on Tuesday
after an elaborate funeral service in the
church. Three ministers took part in the
service, one of whom was Rev. H. C. Car-
michael, a near neighbor of Mr. Gallimore
at whose house Mrs. Teague died, Mrs. Galli-
more being one of her daughters. Other daugh-
ters are Mrs. Mary Teague, of Siler City, and
Mrs. Grouse, of Greensboro. Five sons are
living: John, Biysou, Caswell, Clyde, and
Julian. Mrs. Teague was a member of church
at Bethlehem, the pastor of which church also
took part in the service. The leader of the
service was the pastor of the Holiness church
in Greensboro. The husband ct the deceased,
Franklin Teague, died over lco years ago.
Both were beyond eighty years old. Both
'left strong testimonies to their faith jin
Christ. We believe great is their reword in
Heaven.

—Miss Vista, daughter of Eev. A. G. Dixon,
has been selected to present to the General
Conference North Carolina's contribution to
the Gratitude Gift of one hundred thousand
dollars.

— The new church at Concord will present
a si liking and pleasing appearance when com-
pleted according to plan.

May 10, 1928

— The funeral of Mrs. Edward Kirkman at
Tabernacle last Friday called together a large
number of friends of the deceased, who was
a daughter of Bro. J. C. Reynolds. Brothers
Johnson, Millaway, Bates, Ashburn, and T. F.
McCulloch assisted Pastor Iseley in the fu-
neral service. They spoke of her character
in the highest terms of praise.

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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, MAY 17, 1928

NUMBER 28

"77?e Great Pyramid-
Solved"

-Its Mystery

This is the name of a little hook sent us by Beauchamp
Publishing Company, of Boston, for review. We have read
it with interest. We think the title a misnomer. Instead of
solving a mystery, it invests with mystery a subject that was
not mysterious before. The great pyramid is one of scores of
pyramids built in Egypt. It happens to be the largest of all,
but that is explained by the supposition that its builder was
richer and more powerful and perhaps longer-lived than the
other builders. And we may add that he was perhaps more
vainly ambitious than the others.

It was formerly mysterious how workmen could handle
such heavy stones as are found in these structures, but that
is no longer mysterious. Their modus operandi has been
explained.

As to the purpose of the pyramid builders, it has long been
known that they were preparing for themselves what they
hoped would be safe places of burial. Near the center of
the great pile of stones was a chamber to receive the body of
the dead king. A passage large enough to slide a coffin through
led to this chamber. The entrance to this channel was con-
cealed. It was also elevated above the ground about fifty
feet. The channel slanted downward and led to a deep pit
under the base of the pyramid. It is possible that this pit
was meant for drainage, but it is also conceivable that the
monarch was preparing to practice a grim joke on the man
having the temerity to invade this sacred place. Following
this passage, instead of being led to the death chamber of
the king, he would find himself fallen hopelessly into this deep
pit. For another channel was provided to lead upward from
the channel already referred to, but the entrance to which
was closed by huge granite blocks. Explorers have found this
channel and tunneled into it and followed it to the death
chamber or vault prepared for the king's body. From this
chamber two ventilating flues lead upward obliquely to the
surface, insuring that the dead king would have fresh air.

It matters not whether the king who built this pyramid
was buried in it or elsewhere. There can be no reasonable
doubt that he built it for his own tomb. It was centuries
after his death probably before this tomb was rifled in search
of treasures. Long enough for all that was perishable to
perish. Even if no mummy has ever been found in this tomb,
the presence of the "coffer," or huge stone coffin, indicates
the purpose. In addition to this chamber, called "The King's
Chamber," there is a smaller room called "The Queen's
Chamber."

This great pyramid conforms to the same general plan as
other pyramids known to have been built for the tombs of
kings. 'Its greater size is about all that distinguishes it.

But imagination has busied itself and woven about this
structure a marvelous fabric. It has made God the architect

(Continued on Page Three)

Pray for the General Conference

Very few of our readers can attend the General Conference
in Baltimore, but all can help the Conference by praying for
it. Some of the problems to he handled are difficult and
delicate. Pray that committees and the Conference as a whole
may have divine guidance and inspiration. Pray that our
General Conference and the whole denomination may take
the proper attitude toward the great evils of the day. Pray
that we may not turn aside either to the right or to the left
from the straight way of truth and righteousness. Pray that
our eyes may be open to the opportunities for service that
God gives to us. Pray that our faith may be increased and
our devotion to our mission strengthened. Pray that no
mistakes be made in the reorganization for the work of the
quadrennium. Pray that there be no unseemly strife. Pray
that brotherly love pervail throughout. Pray that the pro-
gram adopted may involve just the things Christ would have
us do.

Church Business Meetings

"We wish to raise the question whether our churches have
enough meetings to attend to church business. We have a
feeling that they do not. We believe that in many eases
matters concerning the church are neglected because there is
no suitable opportunity for the church to act upon them.
Some matters are provided for by the quarterly conference,
but not all. In some cases the quarterly conference has its
attention called to certain matters, but it fails to take action
because it is not clear what should be done or what is the will
of the church. It seems that there ought to be held statedly
meetings of the members of the church to attend to church
business not handled by the quarterly conference. Our
Discipline provides for "monthly meetings" in all stations
which might answer the purpose of business meetings, but
these monthly meetings are not generally held. Ought they
not to be held? If so, when?

We believe every church should meet and adopt a program
and then work to it. We believe every church would work
better to a program that itself had adopted.

— Rev. C. W. Bates as General Conference statistician has
prepared three charts showing the growth of the church in
the one hundred years of its existence, the variation in the
budget receipts, and the advance in the value of church
property. These charts show that in recent years there has
been a gratifying increase in numbers and in the value of
church property. The showing for the budget is not quite so
flattering. Other churches have in recent years experienced a
falling off in budget receipts. It is not clear just what caused
this. We suspect it is one of the results of the war. We are
having to pay in exorbitant taxes the cost of the war, and we
have not so much money for missionaries, or think we have not.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD
E. CHURCH

May 17, 1928

EPISCOPACY IN THE M
(With the approach of the meeting of the General .Con-
ference of the M. E. church, to be held in Kansas City in
May, several questions are receiving, discussion. ".Shall we
have term episcopacy?" is one of the most important. The
Rev. Kay Allen, of the Genesee Conference, has an able article
on this subject in a recent number of the: New York Christian
Advocate. He answers the question*™ the affirmative. 1 am
summarizing his ten' points for the he-Befit of Herald readers.
— L. K. L.)

1. A life tenure episcopacy is an offense to our founder.
John Wesley founded Methodism, both in England ami in
America; lmt he never founded life tenure episcopacy any-
where. He never wanted it. He repudiated it. He wanted
superintendents, and said not a word as to how long they
should serve. He selected a certain assistant, or superin-
tendent, for America, and when that superintendent assumed
the title of bishop, without warrant or authority, Mr. Wesley
wrote him a most scathing letter, usually omitted by official
Methodist historians. It closed with these words: "How can
you. how dare you, suffer yourself to be called a bishop?
I shudder, I start at the very thought ! Men may call me a
knave or a fool, a rascal, a scoundrel, and I am content. But
they shall never, by my consent, call me a bishop."

2. A life tenure episcopacy is without legal sanction. We
began with superintendents with never a word said as to
length of term. Even after the superintendent assumed the
title of bishop, cautiously asserting that the two words had
the same meaning,. no action was taken by any General Con-
ference, or by any other Methodist organization under heaven,
which sanctioned, or so much as^mentioned, life tenure. The
incumbent simply assumed life tenure as he had the title,
and his successors have followed in his train.

3. A life tenure episcopacy is exceptional in Methodism.
Most branches of Methodism' do not have it. This autocracy
is?!not known in Methodism anywhere, except in certain
branches having their base in tins democratic country. Hut
even in this land of the free some branches of Methodism
have deliberately rejected it. M'onarehial Canada never
accepted it, and it is hot known in monarchial England, in
Ireland, in Australia, in New Zealand, or in Japan. Unfortu-
nately'it does still exist in the United States and in Denmark.

1. A life tenure episcopacy is alien to American thought.
A century ago our American pioneers were at the same time
pioneers in thought also. While the world was yet under
autocracy, they boldly blazed a better way, believing all men
were created free and equal. Since that day nearly the whole
world has followed where they nobly led. Strangely, in this
first and greatest of all true republics, there still remains
thjs imported anacronism of a life tenure episcopacy.

5. A life tenure episcopacy is contrary to accepted prin-
ciples. In this democracy we elect by universal suffrage,
presidents, governors, senators, congressmen, and a thousand
other officers, all for short terms, re-electing if we choose,
although we do not. choose to elect presidents for a third term
because of recognized dangers. No public official in all the
broad land, holding an executive position, is elected for life.
It would be contrary to our whole theory of popular govern-
ment. And in our beloved church, every editor of every one
of our Advocates, and. every head of every one of our great
boards, is elected for a quadrennium only, and by this method
we succeed in getting men equal to those in the episcopacy.

then ;

7.

In our episcopal elections, and there only, do we repudiate
our principles.

6. A life tenure episcopacy is a relic of a bygone age.
The time was when a king was -a Icing because he had killed
many people, or because he was the son of his father, and in
either case it was assumed that he ruled by divine right, and
the. king could do no wrong. The time was when it-was^,
assumed that the right kind of hands, placed on a man's head
for a few seconds, so transformed him that thereafter, until
death interfered he could rule with regal right. Our church
got started down that road shortly after Louis XIV was
asserting that he was the state. Men had to believe Louis
they do not now. That age has gone — forever!
A life tenure episcopacy is a needless temptation to
I lie holder. Strong men can stand temptation, if not too
subtle or too long continued. But when we elect any man to
this exalted position, sought or unsought, and whether he be
strong or weak, humble or haughty, we subject him thereby
to a needless temptation as long as life endures. The race of
courtiers is not yet extinct, and they will forever flatter, defer
to. and cajole. This is sweetly pleasing to most recipients,
and he is tempted to think of himself and his opinions more
highly than lie ought to think; meanwhile rewarding the
courtier and slighting those who are truer friends. We have
no right to elect any man to be so subtly tempted; and in
so far as he yields, we share his responsibility.

8. A life tenure episcopacy is an obstacle to church union.
Church union is on every tongue, even though as yet mostly
talk. We fraternize with every church that will fraternize
with us. Thus far, however, we have made no effort to unite
witli any except our Southern brethren. But here in our
midst arc the Presbyterians, for instance, that noble people,
and no difference of creed or spirit separates us. Our only
difference is in government. They would never accept our
life tenure episcopacy, and we know better than to ask it.
But they do need more superintendent'}' than they have, and
we need less. If our superintendents were not elected, for
life, we could begin negotiations at once, with good prospect
of success.

9. A life tenure episcopacy is occasion of serious loss.
The autocracy necessarily inherent in life tenure episcopacy
has been, directly and indirectly, the main reason for the, great
defections which have marred our history and prevented our
being a larger and more Christian church. First, in 1793,
under James O'Kelley, thousands, including William McKen-
dree, left the infant church. Both O'Kelley and McKendree
were able and worthy men. One returned, and was made a
bishop. The other never came back, and has received scant
courtesy from official Methodist historians. In 1830, after
heated argument and many expulsions, there came a larger
withdrawal, which resulted in the organization of the Meth-
odist Protestant church. Later, in 1843, came the third great
farewell, residing in the Wesleyan Methodist church. But,
more important than these three great defections combined,
it must not be overlooked that there has been a continuous
loss of ministers and members, totaling an unknown lmt
appalling number. The overshadowing reason for these great
losses has been none other than the autocracy inherent in
life tenure episcopacy.

10. A life tenure episcopacy is incompatible with present
demands. Since the great war there has been throughout the
world such a rising tide of democracy as was never. before;
known. Autocracy has toppled from its throne, and the Jew.

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remaining kings have no authority. Our church has shared
this advancing thought, and has had a spontaneous growth
in democratic sentiment unprecedented. A recent poll of
5,000 pastors brought 3,090 replies, of which more than 96 per-
cent favored an episcopal eight-year term. For long, to speak
was so dangerous that few took the risk, but now those who
recognize this serious defect in our government have become
so numerous that numbers give courage, and memorials and
resolutions are multiplying at an astounding rate. To ignore
this demand would be not only foolish, but futile. It is not
belligerent, but it is earnest. It will not be tolerant of
evasion, or subterfuge, or refuge in legal quibbling. The
demand must be met with frankness, fairness, and in friend-
ship. The church of our love should grant, without further
delay, this reasonable demand of her intelligent and devoted
constituents. She will then be better fitted to do unhampered
the work which God has committed to her hands.

TEACHERS MUST COME CLEAN ON
TOBACCO QUESTION

Will H. Brown

The sentiment against employing teachers in our public
schools who use tobacco is almost reaching the proportions of
a tidal wave. In several states teachers who use tobacco are
turned down, regardless of how capable they may be.

Lorraine E. Wooster, state superintendent of schools in
Kansas, has issued a drastic order, in part as follows: "No
recommendations for school positions will be made for teach-
ers, instructors or superintendents who use tobacco in any
form. No state certificates or institute certifificates will be
issued tobacco users. Schools and colleges which permit the
use of tobacco by administrative heads, instructors or pupils,
cannot remain on the accredited list. Credits sent to the
state department from normal schools, colleges and univer-
sities where the heads of these institutions, faculty members
or students use tobacco in any form, will not be accepted for
certification."

The Board of Education of the state normal schools of
Nebraska has adopted a resolution that hereafter instructors
in any of the normal schools of the state will be refused leaves
of absence to study or attend the Universities of Columbia,
Chicago, and Northwestern, "because cigarette smoking is
common among women in these institutions." A member of
the board says of the action : ' ' The tobacco evil is so great
that it should be utterly discountenanced by every institution
that trains teachers."

The Michigan State Normal School recently dismissed four
women students for smoking, not even permitting them to
graduate.

ONE DAY AT A TIME

God reveals Himself just as we need Him. He never gives
us what we shall want tomorrow; He gives us richly what
we need today. Just as water, poured into twenty goblets,
will take the different shape of every goblet, so the grace of
God poured into twenty days will fill the different need of
every day. And that is why Christ, who knows the Father's
heart, bids us never be anxious for the morrow — "Give us
this day. our daily bread." When we need the ladder, we
shall have the ladder. When we require the army, we shall
get it. We shall have grace to live by when we are called to
live. We shall have grace to die by when we are called to
die. — G. H. Morrison.

THE GREAT GUEST COMES

While the cobbler mused there passed his pane
A beggar drenched by the living rain,
He called him in from the stony street,
And gave him shoes for his bruised feet.
The beggar went and there came a crone,
Her face with wrinkles of sorrow sown.
A bundle of faggots bowed her back,
And she was spent with the wrench and rack.
He gave her his loaf and steadied her load
As she took her way on the weary road.
Then to his door came a little child.
Lost and afraid in the world so wild,
In the big, dark world. Catching it up,
He gave it the milk in the waiting cup,
And let it home to its mother's arms,
Out of the reach of the world's alarms.

The day went down in the crimson west
And with it the hope of the blessed Guest.
And Conrad sighed as the world turned gray :
'Why it is, Lord, that your feet delay?
Did you forget that this was the day ? ' '
Then soft in the silence a Voice he heard :
'Lift up your heart, for I kept my word.
Three times I came to your friendly door ;
Three times my shadow was on your floor.
I was the beggar with bruised feet;
I was the woman you gave to eat;
I was the child on the homeless street."

— Edwin Marlsham, in Delineator.
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'The Great Pyramid — Its Mystery Solved"

(Continued from Page One)
as He was the architect of the arc of the covenant and the
tabernacle made for the Israelites. The purpose of God in
this great pyramid, according to this view, is prophetic. The
passageway leading to the- Pit by one branch and to the King's
Chamber by the other represents the march of the human race.
It. is claimed that marks along this way indicate great events
in the history of the world. The beginning of human history,
the Flood, the birth of Jesus, the resurrection of Jesus, the
World War of 1914-1918, and other important events are
all indicated. Very near at hand (May 29, 1928) is the
beginning of "chaos" "which many think will usher in another
devastating war, Armageddon."

The book asserts that these events are indicated in the
stone of the pyramid, but does not tell how they are indicated.

The quality of mind possessed by those responsible for
this marvelous fancy may be indicated by this token : The
statement is made that the pyramid lacks only a small frac-
tion of being placed with the points of the compass. This
deviation is explained not by supposing that the builders had
made an error but by supposing that the land on which it
stands has somehow received a wrench ! If they are going to
make God responsible for this pyramid, why do they not
invest Him with power either to foresee or prevent this dis-
tortion of the land on which this prophetic pyramid was
located?

The book has some interest as a curiosity and as a revela-
tion of the vagaries of the unrestrained human mind, but no
one need expect to find in it a chart of future events.

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May 17, 1938

Denominational Enterprises

FOREIGN MISSIONS
Chinese Christian Fortitude

Many examples of Chinese Christian fortitude, at the
present time and in the face of the militant struggle through
which China is passing, might he given. I just want to give
you a few as gleaned from the last issue of The Missionary
Review of the World:

The wife of one of the Chenehow (Hunan) preachers was
told by the chairman of the labor union, who had been a
preacher, that they would better leave as it might not be
possible to get away later. Mrs. Chiang answered: " Why-
should I leave? I have done nothing to be ashamed of. If 1
have to die I might as well die here." Her courage has been
richly rewarded. The work has not been interrupted.

An evangelist in a Hengchow (Hunan) country field, dis-
regarding the orders of the local merchants' guild, boldly
preached Christ in the chapel. He was arrested, his hands
were tied behind his back, and he was made to wear a high
hat — a symbol of humiliation. The courage and grace with
which he bore this trial brought his persecutors to shame,
and since then services in the chapel have been well attended
and no further obstructions have been offered. Elder Wu,
of the Lei Yang church, was killed because he was rich and a
Christian.

At Wei Ts'un, just behind the battle line, homes were
filled with soldiers. Hardly had the smoke of battle cleared
away wdien a delegation from this village came in to express
their appreciation of what the preacher had done. These
callers we're the village head of police, the school teacher, and
gentry. "No one could have equalled Mr. Chao," they said.
"He stood at the door of the chapel, which was full of 500
women and children, and kept out the soldiers when every
one else ran. Twice they pointed their guns at him and once
fired over his head. 'If you intend to harm these women,'
he said, 'you must kill me first.' The whole village is going
to present him with a large wooden tablet of appreciation."
The dark cloud which settled over Nanking has a radiant
lining. In a most remarkable and heartening manner stu-
dents, servants, Christians and even some non-Christians
stood by their threatened foreign friends, at times willingly
risking their own property and lives. This loyalty was not
the experience of a few only, but of all. One Nanking mis-
sionary remarked that the loyal friendship manifested
throughout the unanticipated tragedy almost made the experi-
ence worth while. One building contractor responded to the
request of a missionary friend for a loan with which the
threats of the looters might be averted only to have his own
house looted ; he was also forced to go into hiding. At a
moment when another missionary was ringed about with rifles
and facing the demand, "Your money or your life," two
Chinese young men appeared and pleaded for his life. One
of them opened his coat and exposed his own defenseless body
as a pledge for his foreign friend. For some the ricksha
man's humble hut provided shelter.

Since the warmer weather has come, the war is being
waged with new vigor and the war zone is drawing very near
to Kalgan, our mission station. Rev. 0. G. Soderbom, now
on furlough in the United States, says that if General Yen
Hsi Shan makes the proposed drive on Peking, Kalgan will

be on the line of march and it is possible that there may be',
fighting there. He requests that an appeal he made through
our church papers to pray for God's protecting care over
our workers, our school girls- and our mission. This is a
very critical time for our mission there and we need to offer
up much prayer. Especially should we remember Horace
Williams and Mrs. F. A. Larson, our two missionaries there
at the present time.

The orders for Children's Day supplies continue to come
in. It will not be long now until the time for giving the
programs will be at hand. If you have not yet ordered your
Children's Day supplies, won't you sign the card today and
forward it at once so that these supplies may reach you in
time for your Children's Day service?

S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.

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FORTY-FIFTH COMMENCEMENT OF THE

WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL

SEMINARY

The forty-fifth commencement of the Westminster Theo-
logical Seminary began on Sunday morning, May 6th, with
the baccalaureate sermon which was preached by President
Hugh Latimer Elderdice in the Methodist Protestant Church,
Westminster, Maryland. The subject of the sermon was "The
Home of the Soul," based on the first verse of the 90th
Psalm. President Elderdice spoke of the historical search
for home and rest, and the conviction of saints in all ages
that God is the dwelling place and refuge of the soul. The
closing words of the sermon were addressed to the members
of the graduating class in the form of a challenge to find in
God the rest, poise and strength to enable them to perform a
good ministry to the present age.

The annual alumni sermon was preached on Sunday night
in the Methodist Protestant Church by Riev. B. F. Ruley, of
the class of 1899, now pastor of the South Baltimore Methodist
Protestant Church. The text was a part of Isaiah 61 :6, "Men
shall call you the ministers of God." The sermon was a very
thoughtful and comprehensive discourse on the inspirations
and functions of the ministry. Special music at the Sunday
services was well rendered by the seminary octet, with a duet
also by Mrs. Gibbons and Mr. Paschall.

On Monday evening, May 7th, in the seminary chapel,
the pageant "Abraham and Isaac," dramatized from Genesis
and the Psalms by Miss Dorothy Elderdice, was presented by
seminary students under the direction of Vera S.' Gibbons.
This play was produced in connection with the course in
"Drama in Religious Service," which was conducted by Miss
Elderdice in the seminary through the past year. Much
praise is due the members of the east and the production staff
for their excellent work. The characters in the pageant were
as follows: Shepherd's Chorus, F. W. Paschall, W. A.
Roberts, A. A. Pierce, G. A. Brown; the Scribe. Harold M.
McAdow ; Abraham, Ralph R, Richards ; the Voice of Jehovah,
Frank L. Shaffer; Isaac, Maurice Katz; the Angel, Vera S.
Gibbons.

Miss Elderdice, the writer of the pageant, supervised the
stage setting and costumes but had to give up the actual
direction in the latter stages because of illness. However, her
genius was evident throughout the pageant and she deserves
all of the compliments and praises that were expressed by
those who saw this excellent piece of religious dramatics.

The Board of Governors of the seminary met on Tuesday
morning at the home of President Elderdice. The annual

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report, of the president of the seminary showed a prosperous
year and hopeful outlook for the future of the institution.

The graduating exercises were held in the Methodist Prot-
estant Church, Westminster, Tuesday evening. May 8th. Spe-
cial music was rendered by the seminary octet. The address
to the graduating class was delivered by Rev. Vernon N.
Ridgely, superintendent of the West Baltimore District of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. His theme was the chang-
ing, the partial and the complete emphases of the gospel. He
traced the history of the church through ritualism, the empha-
sis on vital experience as seen in Luther and Wesley, the
emphasis cm ethical conduct, social service, and religious edu-
cation, concluding that, in the preaching of the whole gospel,
and not merely of one phase of it, will the Kingdom of God
be established. A large audience, the best of years, was present
to hear this fine address.

On the recommendation of the faculty and by order of the
Board of Governors the following diplomas and degrees were
awarded :

The Diploma of the Seminary: Geore Amberson Brown,
Taneytown, Md. ; Walter Ray Kuhn, Silver Lake, Ind. ;
Alwyan Herschel Lynch, Birmingham, Ala. ; Kelvin Layton
McCray, Cleveland, W. Va. ; Ralph Russell Richards, Clarks-
burg, W. Va.

The Diploma of the Seminary with degree of Bachelor of
Sacred Theology : Frederick Nelson Bowers, Lewiston, Md. ;
Ira Moler Dinkle, Bolivar, W. Va. ; Perry Lee Gibbs, Bur-
lington, N. C. ; Andrew Gladys Lynch, Birmingham, Ala. ;
James Edward Reamy, Crisfield, Md. ; Charles Edward
Subock, Unionville, Md.

The Diploma of the Seminary with degree of Doctor of
Sacred Theology : Charles Martin Elderdice, Westminster,
Md. ; John Nicholas Link. Baltimore, Md.

PROGRAM OF COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF HIGH POINT COLLEGE

Thursday, May 24
8 :00 p. m. — Oratorical and Essayist Contest, college
auditoirum.

Friday, May 25
8 :00 p. m. — Play, presented by the Department of Expres-
sion under the direction of Mary Todd.

Saturday, May 26
4:00 p. m. — Dedication of Memorial Gate and Tree Cere-
monj', campus.

8:00 p. m. — Class day exercises, college auditorium.

Sunday, May 27

11 :00 a. m. — Baccalaureate sermon, Rev. C. D. Sinkinson,
D.D., pastor of Christ Methodist Protestant Church, Atlantic
City, N. J., First Methodist Protestant Church.

6 :45 p. m. — Vesper service, on college campus.

8 :00 p. m. — Address to senior class, President R. M.
Andrews, college auditorium.

Monday, May 28
11:00 a. m. — Baccalaureate address, the Hon. O. Max
Gardner, Shelby, N. G, in college auditorium.
Persentation of diplomas.

"KINDLY AFFECTIONED"

"Yes, Osborn is going," said one of my brother lawyers
to me, speaking of the farm-manager, a man who had worked,
for me at one time and had given satisfaction in the best
sense of the term. "I can't for the life of me think why. I
offered toraise his wages, but he just said quietly, "I've made
up my mind to go, so the money doesn't count." And when
I saw his expression — absolutely final — I knew it didn't. It's
queer, though, for he had an excellent living, and I know he
likes farm work. And I've never had a word with him, not
one word, in four years!"

Had my friend but known it, his last sentence offered com-
plete explanation of Osborn 's departure. But he was in
blissful ignorance of that fact, and I did not realize it until
I heard it from Osborn 's lips on the following day.

He walked into my office and asked quietly: "Can you
give me work, Mr. Tracy? Town or farm, I don't care which,
as long as I'm busy; but I want to work for you again."

' ' I haven 't anything of my own to offer, ' ' I answered, ' ' but
I believe I can get you the management of the Brook Lawn
farm. I'll have to understand why you are leaving Mr. John-
sen, however. It's the first question I'll be asked when I
mention you for a tenant."

Osborn 's face changed, and he spoke with evident diffi-
culty and emotion.

"I'll tell you, sir. And it's not much to tell, or to hear,
some folks wotdd say. but I can't stand it any longer. I've
worked for him four years, and he's always done just as he
agreed — and so have I. But he's never spoken one word to
me in that time except about the work! Not one word! Of
course I didn't think I was engaged for company, but I did
feel that once in a while he might say the work was done
right, or that it was a fine day — or something.

"I kept telling myself that it was just his way, but, last
February my little boy died. I suppose my wife and I felt
as bad as any parents could, and that's bad enough, God
knows. The day after the funeral, Mr. Johnson drove into
the yard. 'I want to speak to you, Osborn,' he said. And
I thought he was going to offer sympathy.

" 'Yes, sir,' I said, putting down a tool.

" 'You'd better drive over to Kinney's this afternoon and
make arrangements about seeds. Looks like an early spring. '

"Then he drove off. And I kept thinking. My wife came
out after a little. She was lonely and — you know how women
feel.

" 'Did he say anything, Andrew?' she asked.

" 'About the garden it was,' I answered.

"She just sighed and said, 'Oh! Well, dinner's ready.'

"But I knew then we had to go, for I couldn't stand it.
It seemed to me, Mr. Tracy, as if he didn't feel that I was
human ! ' '

And in my ears with his concluding words rang two sen-
tences. One was "Not one word in four years!" and the
other, "Be kindly affectioncd one to another with brotherly
love." — The Living Church.

— Intemperance is the mightiest of all the forces that clog
the progress of good. — Buxton.

THE CYNIC AND THE SAINT

"I could have made a better world,

A cynic to a saint once cried;
"And that is why God put thee here;

Go forth and do it," he replied.
-Max I. Reich, in The Sunday School Times.

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OUR STORY PAGE

BOB, BETTY AND THE "COW PLATE"

J. L. Glover.

"You go to church, mother, and I will stay at home and
look after the children. I have a little cold and don't feel up
to going out today," said Grandfather.

Grandmother looked at him doubtfully. The children,
Bob and Betty, were just getting over whooping cough and
were not allowed to go out yet, although they were quite well
enough to play. They were staying with Grandmother when
they caught it, and as the baby had never had it, they stayed
on there. On this bright Sunday morning they might have
gone to Sunday school but for the fear of giving it to other
children; so Grandfather proposed staying with them, that
Grandmother might go to church. But Grandmother was not
so sure about that.

"I don't know about leaving them," she began. "Suppose
they give you any trouble, father?"

"Nonsense ! I'll tell them to behave; and if they don't — "

Grandfather's face expressed a fierceness which might

have struck terror to the children's hearts, but did not in the

least, for Grandmother smiled at them at the same moment.

"If they will promise — " she began.

"We'll be good," Betty promised for both of them.
"Please go, Gran."

So finally, after some indecision, Grandmother consented
to go, and went away to get ready. She gave Grandfather
his Sunday paper, and the children their Sunday school les-
sons to learn while she was gone; and went away at last
with a tolerably easy mind.

All went well for a time. Grandfather, after seeing that
the children were well employed, read his paper until he fell
asleep behind its shelter. The children studied the lesson
and heard each other their hymns and catechism; and then,
having nothing to do, began to look about for occupation.
There was nothing interesting to be seen from the window.
All the church-going people had passed ; the street was quiet
and deserted.

Presently Bob, in his journey round the room in quest of
something to do, drew near the whatnot in the corner, on
which were kept Grandmother's choicest treasures of old
china — delicate gilt cups, old-fashioned china candlesticks
with a shepherd and shepherdess perpetually smiling at each
other; slender vases that looked as if they were made of
eggshells; and most precious of all, an old plate of Chinese
workmanship, which told a wonderful story with quaint
Chinese men and women and a remarkable looking cow, which
was so much the most prominent object in the perspective
landscape that the plate was always known as the Cow plate.
It was the last of a set which had belonged to Grandmother's
great-grandmother, and she would not have taken a thousand
dollars for it, she said.

Bob stood and gazed at it silently, and Betty came and
stood beside him and gazed too.

' ' I always did want to look at the Cow Plate close, ' ' whis-
pered Betty. "Do you think we might, Bobby? Maybe
Grandfather would let us, if we promised to be just as careful.
Do you think he would?"

"He's asleep," said Bob, looking around cautiously, "and
Grandmother wouldn't like us to wake him. I'm going to

take it down, awful careful, and we'll sit on the floor and look
at it. Then it'll be safe. Move, now, Betty, and let me push
the chair up, easy."

Very carefully, with great consideration for Grandfather's
slumbers, they pushed a chair close to the whatnot. Bob
climbed up and lifted the Cow Plate from its easel with
careful hands.

"Hold it till I get down," he whispered, and Betty took
it from him, standing close beside the chair. All would have
been well if just as he moved to get down a spasm of coughing
had not seized Bob. This of course set Betty off too, and
there they were, both nearly strangling themselves in their
efforts to suppress the ill-timed explosion before the inevitable
whoop should wake Grandfather.

In her terror and distress Betty threw up both hands,
forgetting all about the plate, and the next instant it lay in
three pieces on the floor. Of course the crash and the cough-
ing awoke Grandfather, and he started up in consternation.
"What is the matter, children? Did something fall?" he
asked ; but both children were coughing and crying too much
to answer him. Jumping up to come to their rescue, he spied
the broken pieces on the floor. The cow's head had been
broken just across the neck, and her head with its spreading
horns lay gazing at him pathetically.

There was no time to ask questions until the paroxysm of
coughing was over, and Betty lay in Grandfather's arms,
quite limp and white with exhaustion, while Bob stood at the
window as if he never meant to look around the room again.
At last, however, Grandfather said, "Come here, Bob, if you
feel better, and pick up the pieces, and try to tell me all
about it. What were you doing with the Cow Plate?"

Silently Bob came and picked up the fragments of beau-
tiful transparent china, and tried sorrowfully to fit them
together again.

"If we could," he said, "maybe Grandmother wouldn't
notice it." But he did not look at Grandfather as he spoke.
' ' Tell me about it, ' ' Grandfather repeated ; but just as
Bob was about to speak, the door opened quietly and Grand-
mother came in. The coughing and crying had taken so
long that none of them had noticed that it was time for service
to be over, and they had not heard her eome back.

She saw at once that something was wrong, and she stood
looking from one to the other. "What is the matter, father?"
she asked.

"The children have something to tell you," said Grand-
father. "Bob was just going to tell me when you came in,
so he will tell us both."

Then Grandmother's eyes fell on the pieces in Bob's hands.
She said nothing, but her eyes asked a question, and Bob
answered it.

"Yes, Grandmother; we took down the Cow Plate. We
meant to be awful careful, but I started to cough, and that
made Betty, and — and — it fell and broke. And we're awful
sorry. It was my fault."

"No, it wasn't, Gran. I asked him to take it down — 'least,
I put it in his head. And I was holding it when it dropped.
Please don't punish Bobby." Betty began to cry again. Then
Grandfather spoke.

"It was a little my fault, too, mother, for I promised to
look after them, and I went to sleep instead. So you must
blame me, too, for the misfortune. I would not have had it
happen for a good deal."

Grandmother looked at the three culprits, all so penitent,
and then at her beautiful, priceless plate, in fragments; and

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if she had not just come from church she might have been
tempted to speak severely. But she was silent for a little.
Then she spoke quietly.

"I am sorry," she said, "and I know 3-011 are, too. You
have punished yourselves, so I shall not punish you any more.
But it need not have happened if my little boy and girl had
obeyed. You knew, did you not, that you are never allowed
to handle that plate — or anything else on that, whatnot? And
now you see the reason why."

"Please forgive us, Gran, and we'll save up our money
and buy 3-011 the prettiest plate we can find, to make up,"
promised Bob.

"It would not 'make up,' my boy, for that was the last
plate of its kind. It was more than two hundred years old,
and there are no more like it. But if you learn the great
lesson, that it is easy to do wrong, but impossible to undo it,
the loss of 1113- plate will be worth it," said Grandmother
gently;

Betty was in her arms, cr3'ing bitterly on her kind shoul-
der, and Bob's arms were round her neck. Grandmother
kissed them both.

"There, don't cry any more," she said.

That was a very unhappy Sunday^ even though Grand-
mother was so kind and forgiving; for the vacant place on
the whatnot made Betty cry every time she looked at it, until
Grandfather changed things a little and put the shepherd and
shepherdess candlesticks in the place.

The next morning he went out very quietly on an errand
of his own. When he came back he shut himself up in the
library for a while. Then he returned to the sitting-room, and
presently he called the children to look. They could scarcely
believe their eyes, for there stood the Cow Plate on its easel
again, apparently as sound as ever. It was only on close
inspection that one could see three long cracks crossing and
marring the fair landscape.

"Oh, grandfather, how good you are! You did mend it,"
cried Bett3r.

"Yes; but it will always- show the cracks, spoiling its per-
fection, and reminding us that a thing, once broken, can
never be made quite perfect again," said Grandfather gravety
and kindhr, a hand on each small shoulder. — Selected.

THE CHILDREN GO SHOPPING

The Sloan children hopped out of bed eagerly that first
morning after they had. come to their new home to live.
Everything looked strange and unfamiliar when they arrived
the evening before, .and 'there was a little feeling of home-
sickness in their hearts for the well-paved streets and the tidy
row of brick houses where they had lived in the big city.

The sun was shining brightly, and they were eager to
.explore, the big lawn and the rolling stretch of country round
this piece of property which their father had just bought.

It was their mother who named it ' ' The Friendly Lodge, ' '
and the children agreed that this was a very nice name indeed.
Friendly Lodge was on the edge of the little city of Waynes-
iville, where their father proposed to build a shoe factory.

It was early in the spring and only the evergreens were
rejady for summer.

"Oh,. see the pussy-willows;!" cried Judith joyfully,- as she
I looked out of the bedroom window*. "There's a whole, clump
of them right down by the fence."

"And look at the little hills where we can slide in the
winter!" burst out Neva, the younger one.

At last they We're "Teady for breakfast,- and" Judith- was
much pleased when her mother. asked her if she thought s|e
could find a store and buy a f ew thing's for her which she
needed very much. —-— — - -J-

Judith loved to do things like a grown-up lady, ,and she
always felt vei*3' important to, be sent shopping. And Neva
didn't like to be left behind, so she teased to go too.

"Follow the walk down to the corner," directed their
mother, "and that will bring you to Main Street! Then turn
to the right and walk until 3'ou come to the stores: They are
not very far awa3'. I'm sure you will have no trouble."

They started out as soon as their mother had time' to get
them read3r, and Judith carried the money and the'- list of
things she needed in the little red poeketbook which matched
her red hat. She kept Neva firmly by the hand,- and they
had no trouble finding Main Street.

They enjoyed gazing into the store windows greatly. Many
people looked at. the children and smiled, for with their bright
eyes, clear pink and white complexions, and stylish- little
hats and coats, they made a pleasing picture.

They found a store where they could get' the small things
which their mother wanted, and they liked the sales girl very
much who waited on them, for she smiled and said :

"Little ladies, why don't 3-ou go down and see the birds
in the basement? The canaries are wonderful singers!" ■'

Neva was quite excited.

"I want to go an' see the birds," she pleaded. "Let's go
Judy."

Judith hesitated a minute or two and then she couldn't
see any harm in going down the broad stairway which the
pretty sales girl pointed out. So Judith, still holding Neva's
hand, went downstairs, and sure enough, there were dozens
of lovely birds in beautiful cages, and many of them singing
as though their little throats would burst.

There was a big, green parrot that clung to the wires of
its cage with its feet, and when the children stopped and Judy
said, "Polly wants a cracker!" the parrot, screamed angrily
back at them, "Go home! Go home! Go home!"

Judith started a bit guiltily. Her mother was waiting for
the little parcels In her pockets. They really must go at once.

It was a little bewildering to Judith that the broad stair-
case was right in front of them, for she had expected to turn
around and go back and find it. And when the children
reached the top of the stairs, it looked different. But there
was a door and the street outside, and neither of them realized
for a minute that they had gone through the store and up a
different staircase from the one they went down, and were
now out upon another street entirely than Main Street.

They turned to the left when they should have turned to
the right, and the farther they went, the more confused they
became. They were on the point7 of tears and asked several
to tell them the way to "The Friendly Lodge," but all of
the people shook their heads and said they had never heard
of it.

They met an old gentleman with a kind face and-very- white
hair who was walking slowly, but he had never heard of "The
Friendly Lodge" either.

' ' What. 's your father 's name ? ' ' inquired the old gentleman.
; "His name is Sloan," said Judith.

"Muvyer calls him Daddy and so do We," informed Neva.

The old gentleman frowned.

"I'm afraid I don't know him," he said. "What does
he do for a living?"

"He makes shoes," cried Neva,' "lots and lots 6f 'em. Thev

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go in big boxes on the train, and people buy them."

" Ah, I know now, ' ' smiled the nice old man. ' ' Come with
me and I'll take you over to the shoe factory. It isn't far
from here, and we'll find out from Mr. Austin what depart-
ment your father is in."

The children didn't quite understand all this, but they
were sure their troubles were over.

The nice old gentleman turned right around and led the
way. He didn't do any more talking except once in a while
to say, "This way, girls— we're nearly there."

He took them in a small elevator up to the office of a man
he called Mr. Austin, who listened to the nice old gentleman.

"No," exclaimed Mr. Austin, "Sloan isn't here. He's the
new man who has just come to town and is going to build a
factory of his own, I am told, and for my part, I don't like
the idea of it. Why, it's all I can do to get business enough
to keep going. The man must be erazy ! ' '

"My daddy isn't crazy, and I don't like anybody who says
he is!" exploded Neva.

"And I don't either," challenged Judith. "He's a nice
daddy, and you'd like him if you saw him."

"There, there," soothed the old gentleman. "We'll see if
we can find him.

"I rather think," said the old gentleman, turning to Mr.
Austin, "that he is up at the bank. I just came from there
and saw a strange man talking to the president, and I over-
heard a little of the conversation. It had a good deal about
shoes in it.

Sure enough, Mr. Sloan was at the bank, and came at
once in answer to the telephone call to claim his two strayed
children. And, of course, Mr. Sloan thanked the old gentle-
man for being so nice to his two little daughters, and the
old gentleman introduced him to Mr. Austin and Mr. Austin
told him that he had a great champion in Neva.

It was plain that he had taken a liking to Neva, for he
patted her on the head and told her always to stand up for
her own family and friends.

Then the old gentleman proposed tttat Mr. Sloan sit down
and talk over the shoe situation. And that was only the
beginning of it, for in a few days it was all decided that in
place of building a new factory, that Mr. Austin and Mr.
Sloan would go in together, and have one good-sized factory
which would be known as the "Austin & Sloan Shoe Concern."

And Mr. Austin, who had no wife and family of his own,
often came out to "Friendly Lodge" to dinner, and liked
nothing better than to tell the story with a twinkle in his
eye, of the day when the children were lost.

And that's how it came about that two of the finest shoe

designs made by the new company were called "The Neva"

and "The Judith" — shoes which proved very popular,

although the people who bought and wore them didn't know

the story back of them, and how they came to be named that

way. — Selected.

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WHERE BURDENS ARE LIGHTEST

"Scientists tell us that there is a place up in space above
the earth where a stone weighing a ton would weigh nothing.
The attraction from other bodies at that height would over-
come the attraction of the earth, and you could hold this
immense stone on your finger. There is a place high up in
the spiritual realm where our burdens become light. The
closer we are to God, the lighter our sorrows are ; the closer
we are to earth, the heavier they rest upon us." — Selected.

CONSECRATED BACKBONE

It is not easy to stand alone against the crowd. One of
Satan's choice arguments to lure the Christian into letting
down on a strict separation from the world is, "Every one is
doing it; why should you not?" Satan is a liar here as well
as elsewhere, for every one is not doing things he would have
us do, though a large number may be. But this knowledge
does not make it any easier to stand against the majority.

A speaker recently characterized "consecrated backbone"
as one of the greatest needs of the day. We are so fearful
that we may give offense if we dare to stand firm for our
convictions. Yielding a minor point, Satan tells us, would
make it so much pleasanter for every one concerned. Or we
are fearful of being very much alone and missing some worth-
while things if we hew to the line too closely. So we slump
down, not necessarily into gross sin, but into that which takes
the fine edge off our spiritual life and deadens our sensitive-
ness to the voice of the Holy Spirit.

God's Word, however, is uncompromising in its call to the
Christian to exercise a "consecrated backbone" and to stand
immovable in the faith (I Cor. 16:13); in the liberty and
separation from the word wherewith Christ has made us free
(Gal. 5:1); in one Spirit (Phil. 1:27); in the Lord (Phil.
4:1) ; perfect and complete in all the will of God (Col. 4:12).

The Word also tells us how we are to accomplish such in-
flexible standing; "for by faith ye stand" (II Cor. 1:24),
and by putting on the whole armor of God (Eph. 6:10-18).
With all the winsome and lovable qualities of heart and char-
acter, the ability to say "No," when God asks for that, is also
a vital part of our Christian development. Eight character-
istics of the nine-fold fruit of the Spirit are lovable, winsome
ones, but there is one that may not always be so agreeable
to our self-indulgent friends. It is "temperance," or self-
control. Shall we not ask God to perfect in us that strength
that shall enable us to stand? — The War Cry.

THE GROWING DISRESPECT AMONG THE
AMERICAN YOUTH

Pew people today who pretend to be observers of social
conditions will deny that one of the most alarming problems
of the hour is the lack of respect for parents and elders that
is everywhere manifested among American youth.

Modern ideas of home training have much to do with this
situation. Parental authority is not asserted as it was in
the average home of fifty years ago. Many a modern mother
is trying to imitate her flapper daughter, and her chief inter-
ests are outside of the home. She is a woman of many social
engagements. We heard recently of a home where the hus-
band, in order to get money to satisfy creditors, sold the
kitchen stove, and his wife did not even discover it for a
week.

Nor can all the blame be laid at mother's door. The
Word of God makes father the head of the home. His duty
is to keep the fires of the family altar burning, and to see
that his children are brought up in the nurture and admoni-
tion of the Lord. The saying that the child, like a eanoe,
behaves better when paddled from the rear, has long since
been forgotten.

A newspaper writer said recently : ' ' The problem as to
what is to be done with parents who disobey their children
will soon become one for serious consideration." Sons and
daughters are given all the rope they want in these daj'S,
and it is no wonder they soon hang themselves with it.

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The modernistic teachings in day schools and even
churches, without a doubt, foster this spirit of anarchy among
young folks. When the fear of God is taken away, it is not
surprising that immature minds should become deaf, not only
to parental warnings, but to the laws of the land. When the
very speech of American youth savors of rebellion against
Christian parents, when they openly ridicule father and
mother as moss-backs, it is not strange that the same disrespect
should be shown toward others. Where the hoary head is
not held in honor, you need not expect to find the laws of
the state and country regarded.

President Coolidge, some months ago, in commenting on
these conditions among youth, said, with his usual keen
insight: "The present-day need of American youth is more
home control through parental action. There are too many
indications that the functions of parenthood are breaking
down. ' '

With the Bible teachings barred from the schools, and
with mere perfumed oratory coming from many a pulpit,
ever. What can counteract these pernicious influences unless
the need for real Christian homes is more imperative than
there is raised up a great host of Christian fathers and mothers
who know and do their duty as taught by the Bible?

With joy the parent loves to trace
Resemblance in the children's face.
And as he forms their docile youth,
To walk the steady paths of truth,
Observes them shooting into men,
And lives in them life o'er again.
— North Avenue Church News (Atlanta).

»♦«

OUR BEST

Hear ye the Master's call, "Give me the best!"
For, be it great or small, that is His test.
Do then the best you can, not for reward,
Not for the praise of man, but for the Lord.

Every work of Jesus will be blest,

But He asks from every one his best.

Our talents may be few, these may be small,

But unto Him is due our best, our all.

Wait not for men to laud, heed not their slight ;
Winning the smile of God brings its delight !
Aiding the good and true ne'er goes unblest,
All that we think or do, be it for the best.

Night soon comes on apace, day hastens by;
Workman and work must face testing on high.
Oh, may we in that day find rest, sweet rest,
Which God has promised those who do their best.

— Selected.

— H

KEEPING THE SABBATH

There are enough holidays for most of us. Sunday differs
from other holidays in the fact that there are 52 of them
every year. Therefore, on Sundays, go to church.

Yes, I know all the excuses. I know that one can worship
the Creator in a grove of trees, or by a running brook, or in
a man's .own house just as well as in church. But I also
know as a matter of cold facts the average man does not thus
worship or thus dedicate himself ! If he staj'S away from the
church he does not spend his time in good works or in lofty
meditation. — Theodore Roosevelt.

STRIKINGLY INCONSISTENT

Human nature is full of inconsistencies. It is not uncom-
mon to see men assume an attitude with reference to something
which is in irreconcilable conflict with their bearing toward
something else. For instance, we sometimes hear a person
proudly affirm that he cannot accept religious teachings which
he cannot understand, while in all nature about him he is
accepting mysteries which are insolvable and working in
harmony with them. He ridicules the doctrine of the Incarna-
tion because it is beyond his comprehension, but he sows his
grain in the spring and gathers it in the autumn, though the
secret of life in vegetation is one which the grandest human
intellects have never been able to peer into to the slightest
extent. He decries a religion that conditions its benefits upon
faith, but fails to see that all his labors and achievements are
predicated upon faith in his fellowmen and his belief in the
constancy of the laws of the universe. Indeed, people are, as a
rule, remarkably credulous about everything except the exis-
tence and regnancy of God and the wonderful disclosures of
the great written revelation that He has given the world.
Even the life of the average Christian is largely made up of
struggles with doubt, and is, to a considerable extent, impov-
erished and dwarfed by a lack of trust in the teachings and
promises of the Heavenly Father. Truthfully does the poet
sing:

"It is strange that we trust each other,

And only doubt our Lord;

We take the word of mortals.

And yet distrust His Word.

But, oh, what light and glory

Would shine o'er all our days

If we always would remember,

God means just what He says."

— Selected.

THE CHARM OF GENEROUS GIVING

What was the charm of our Lord in the widow's mite?
It seems to me it must have been that her love saw only
the recipient. Not her gift, so small that many would have
been ashamed to offer it, not even herself and her own need :
only her Lord, the author of her being, her tender shepherd,
her Lord who daily loaded her with benefits, the God of her
fathers. Her gift was the glowing tribute of a selfless love.
She knew no limit but the end of her resources. And, "He
who was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we through
His poverty be rich," looking into the woman's heart, saw
the love and the joy and the faith and casting them into the
scales with her gift, pronounced hers the greatest gift of all.
— Selected.

EMOTION LEGITIMATE AND PROPER

We note every now and then a statement declaring that a
revival held somewhere was free from emotion. We have
little faith in such reports. There may be unemotional
meetings, but not unemotional revivals. Where there is deep
conviction for sin, followed by genuine, heartfelt conversions,
there must be agitation and joy. It was so on the Day of
Pentecost ; it was so in the early years of the Christian church •
it was so under the mai-velous ministries of Wesley, White-
field, Finney, and Jonathan Edwards, and it is so under the
preaching of every truly effective revivalist of this age. No
form of life, either physical or spiritual, can lie regenerated
in a refrigerator. — Selected.

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THE LARGER PRAYER

"At first I prayed for Light.
Could I but see the way,
How gladly, swiftly would I walk
To everlasting day.

"And next I prayed for Strength,
That I might tread the road
With firm, unfaltering feet and win
The heaven \s serene abode.

"And then I asked for Faith.
Could I but trust my God,
I 'd live enfolded in His peace,
Though foes were all abroad.

"But now I pray for Love:
Deep love to God and man,
A living love that will not fail,
However dark His plan.

"And Light and Strength and Faith
Are opening everywhere ;
God only waited for me, till
I prayed the larger prayer."

— Mrs. E. D. CHeney, in The CongregationaMst.
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THE BIBLE'S SOLE REMEDY FOR SIN

The only remedy for sin that the Bible declares, and hence
that the church knows, is the Son of God, who was sent into
the world at a definite point of time in its history, by the
Father, in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin ; who was
tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin; who
offered Himself without spot to God as an atonement for the
sin of the world in one sacrifice forever ; who was raised from
the dead by the glory of the Father and is now alive forever-
more at Hi's right hand in heaven ; and who communicates the
power of His own endless life to all those who, in response to
His claim, yield to Him the government and guidance of their
being, and "thus "saves to the uttermost them that come unto
God by : Mm:" This is a brief conspectus of the essential
outline* of the Christian gospel which is our entrustment, that
God in Christ has done something adequate to reconcile the
revolters against His will to that against which they revolted,
to redeem "them from the consequences to themselves of their
alienation, and to re-create their lives around a new center
under the imperative of a new and constant motive. — J. Stuart
Tlolden, in The Biblical Review.

TWO KINDS OF CHURCH MEMBERS

Dr. A. C DLxon nnee said, "Every church is divided into
two classes that' may. be called trees and posts. Plant a tree,
and it begins to grow. Stick out a post, and it begins to rot.
The difference between a tree and a post is simply a matter
of life. The tree is alive, while the post is dead. A pastor
enjoys the living trees of his church, watching them grow and
bear Emit, while he is often perplexed to know what to do
with the posts that -show no s:gns of life. It takes much of his
lime and strength to paint and prop up the posts, and finally
have them carried off when 1liey have fallen down."

But it is blessedly true that even the posts may be trans-
formed into living trees and begin to grow, if they will but
receive the life from above, — Selected. .

THE BOOK DIVINE

Holy Bible; Book Divine,
Precious treasure, thou art mine;
Mine to tell me whence I came,
Mine to teach me what I am;
Mine to chide me when I rove;
Mine to -show a Savior's" low; "
Mine art thou to guide my feet ;
Mine to judge, condemn, acquit;
Mine to comfort in distress;
Mine to lead to promises;
Mine to warn of sinners' doom;
Mine to say at the Cross there's room;
Mine to show the living faith ;
Mine to triumph over death ;
Mine to tell of joys to come;
Mine to show my heavenly home;
Mine to point me out the road ;
Mine to lead my soul to God.
Oh, thou holy Book Divine,
Precious treasure, thou art mine!

— Selected.

LOST— A BOY!

Not kidnaped by bandits and hidden in a cave to weep
and starve and raise a nation to frenzied searching. Were
that the case, one hundred thousand men would rise to the
rescue if need be. Unfortunately the losing of this -lad is
without dramatic excitement, though very sad and very real.
The fact is, his father lost him. Being too busy to sit with
him at the fireside and answer his trivial questions during
the years when fathers are the only .great heroes of the boys,
he let go his hold.

Yes, his mother lost him. Being much engrossed in her
teas, dinners and club programs, she let the maid hear the
boy say his prayers and thus her grjp slipped and the. boy
was lost to his home.

Aye, the church lost him. Being so much occupied with
sermons for the wise and elderly who pay the bills, and having
good care for dignity, the minister and elders were unmindful
of the human feelings of the boy in the pew and made no
provision in sermon or song or manly sport for his boyishness.
And so the church and many sad-hearted parents are now
looking earnestly for the lost boy.— The School Index. ...

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FIRST THINGS FIRST

"The mission of the church is to save the souls of men.
That is its true mission. It is the only mission of' the' church.
That should be its only thought. The minute that any church
admits a singer that does not sing to save souls ; the moment
a church calls a pastor who does not preach -to. save souls; the
moment a church elects a deacon who does not work to save
souls ; the moment the church gives a supper or an entertain-
ment of any kind not for the purpose of saving souls, it
ceases in so much to be a church and to fulfill the magnificent
mission God gave it. Every concert, every choir service,
every preaching service, every Lord's Supper, every p agency
that is used in the church must have the great mission- plainly
•before its eye. We are here to'save souls of dying' sinners.
We are here for no other purpose, and the mission of th;e
church being so clear, that is the only test of a real church."
—Selected. -

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Woman's Missionary
Department

Miss Mary C. McCulloch, Editor

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GOLDEN JUBILEE GOALS

The Executive Board of the W. F. M. S. of
the M. P. Church that met in High Point,
N. C, May 9-13, adopted the following goals
for the Golden Jubilee:

$50,000 Missionary Retirement Fund.

50 per cent increase in membership,

50 per cent increase in Record subscribers.

50 per cent increase in children's and young
people's work.

50 per cent increase in Titters and Inter-
cessors.

Will not each of you put forth every effort
that we in North Carolina may reach the
goal? Each auxiliary, please elect your Jubi-
lee Secretary and have her to present the
Jubilee at each meeting. You can find very
interesting helps on this in the last few issues
of the Missionary Record.

To reach the financial goal we will have any
profit made from the sale of the missionary
pin, which is a lovely pin with a safety catch
and sells for $1.00; the birthday offerings,
which we are asking each auxiliary to raise
by the members of each society making offer-
ings on their birthdays, a penny for each year
of age, or a larger offering if they wish.

Presidents of the auxiliaries, when you have
elected or appointed your Jubilee Secretary,
please notify me, giving her name and ad-
dress, mrs. c. c. McNeill,

Jubilee Sec'y to N. C. Branch.

95 Michigan Ave., West Asheville, N. C.

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A SOJOURN IN FLORIDA

Recently I spent four months in the land
of the palm and the long-leaf pine. Out of
summer in Florida, back to winter again in
North Carolina— yet I love "home, sweet
home" the best. But Jack Frost and wintry
winds blast and wither gardens, citrus
orchards and celery fields, etc., sometimes
there, as during the past winter.

I feel rejuvenated to some extent, but I
found not Ponce de Leon's "Fountain of
Youth." So often I wished for my friends to
see with me the many interesting places, sur-
rounded on every hand by a setting of trop-
ical scenery: golden citrus fruits in their lus-
cious perfection, scraggy water oaks and stub-
born palmetto; birds in endless confusion of
song, trees, shrubs, vines, blossoms and per-
fume ; orchards of blazing shumack ; gorgeous
sunsets spilling floods of gold and crusts of
silver across the bosom of the shimmering
waters of sea and lakes which here abound.
Notable of these is Sarasota Bay, which car-
ries an ancient legend, in part, thus :

Once upon a time, very remote, there sailed
a young and gallant warrior who came seek-
ing to woo DeSoto's beautiful daughter, who
was supposed to live in these virgin wilds.
One day she fell ill. ... As the story goes,
they buried her beneath the waves of this
sun-kissed bay. She was soon followed by her
lover, who met her in their "happy hunting
ground."

Sixty miles to the northeast lies Tampa,

and here ply ships from the Bahamas, laden
with eocoanuts, bananas, and other fruits and
vegetables from the tropics.

From Tampa leads out the celebrated
"Tamiami Trail", 200 miles to the south and
surrounds the proud city of Miami on the east
Atlantic coast. Across country to the west
about 15 miles one comes upon a panorama
view of the aristocratic "Veniee," whose name
recalls her ancient sister. She claims herself
the "only city on the Gulf."

I call your attention especially to Ring-
ling's "Art Museum." The structure itself is
very imposing, magnificent architecture and
statuary, interesting and instructive in every
appointment, graced by extensive gardens
with everything modern in artistic landscape.
I know you will want to spend a whole day
there when visiting Sarasota. Mr. Ringling
is a unique character. Here is his winter
playground for his circus. At the recent
"DeSoto pageant," his circus animals helped
to form the parade, said to be three miles
long. Among the many magnanimous things
he does is remembering the children of the
schools in a monthly donation of hundreds of
dollars that no under-nourished child shall
be found. I can't pass up the opportunity
to tell you of his million-dollar bridge with
which he spans the Gulf to "Ringling Isles,"
made as a gift to the town. By some me-
chanical process he blew the sand from the
adjacent waters, forming the foundation for
these isles — at first a barren waste, but trans-
formed in a miraculously short time into vast
boulevards stretching away in every direction
with evergreen Spanish pine and filled with
myriads of beautiful flowers; statuary in life
size of sculptors, painters, warriors, and Bib-
lical characters, which no doubt many would
recognize.

Each winter he calls bands of Czecho-Slo-
vakians from their little country across the
seas to furnish music in their peculiar accent
for beaches and hotels, and broadcasting sta-
tions at their twilight musicales. They come
wearing their national costumes in intricate
and lustrous embroidery, for which the
Czechs are famous.

Last, but not least, the Floridians do not
all forget God, and you would be highly grati-
fied to note the kindred spirit permeating
vast audiences in worhip, strangers and
friends alike, from many states and countries.
Yes, we M. P.'s have work, as many know,
in Jacksonville, but I did not have the op-
portunity to stop over.

I will have to say good-bye to beautiful,
wonderful Florida. MRS. Z. M. REA.

Route 7, Charlotte, N. C.

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REPORT OF TREASURER OF
SPECIAL FUND
General Conference delegate:

Reported last time $214.20

Pinnacle charge 15.00

-State Street, Lexington 10.00

Zoar Church, Mecklenburg charge 2.50

High Point, First church 30.00

High Point, Lebanon 10.00

Draper Charge 2.00

Littleton charge 4.00

Balance $287.76

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treas.
May 10, 1928.

TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY

North Carolina is just rounding out 20 years
of prohibition history. On Saturday, May 26,
1908, the men of North Carolina, in a solemn
referendum at the ballot box, voted by a ma-
jority of over 44,000 "against the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors." A
request has gone to every pastor in the state
that he spend at least four minutes on Sun-
day, May 20, in reminding the people of this
anniversary. It seems that this is a great
opportunity to tell the young people what it
cost us to outlaw the liquor business. In
every pulpit in the state the benefits of pro-
hibition should be stressed. Above all else
our people should be urged to stand true to
their principles.

All sorts of efforts are being made to muzzle
the preachers of the state or to destroy their
influence in this matter. Shrewdly laid
schemes are being worked to deceive our
people into returning "the dog to his vomit
and the sow to her wallowing in the mire."
Party bosses, disregarding the prayers and
tears and suffering of true prohibitionists,
would have us forget the depths from whic-H
we have come and surrender our convictions
under the pretext of party loyalty.

If preachers, Bible class teachers, cinse-
crated women and other moral, social and
religious leaders are faithful now, we shall
win. "We ought to obey God rather than
men."

C. A. UPCHUBCH, Supt.,
North Carolina Anti-Saloon League.

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NOTICE
The second quarterly conference will be
held at Yarborough Chapel on Sunday, May
20, at 2:30 o'clock. We ask that all of the
officials be present and look after the interests
of the kingdom. W. B. SURRATT.

NOTICE

The Dramatic Club of High Point College
will present the play, "The Vanishing Inva-
lid," at the Municipal Theater in Burlington,
Saturday, May 19, at 8 o'clock; admission, 25
and 50 cents.

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— Calvary Sunday school had an attendance
of 232 last Sunday, the largest number yet.
Some new faces were seen in the preaching
service. Mother's Day was observed with a
songologue by the choir, followed by an ap-
propriate address by Pastor Bates.

Tage Twelve

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

High Point. — The Executive Board of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist Protestant Church met in its 49th
annual session in the First church on Wednes-
day afternoon, May 9th, with the president,
Mrs. Henry Hupfleld, of Catonsville, Md., in
the chair. The sessions were continued through
the week, three daily, until Saturday evening.
There were about 40 members of the Board in
attendance, with the following returned mis-
sionaries: Miss Ethel Hempstead, Rev. and
Mis. ('. G. Soderliom, Rev. and Mrs. J. Clyde
Auman, Miss Annie L. Forrest, and Miss Mil-
dred Miskimen. These were all entertained
in the homes of our people with lodgiug and
breakfast, dinner and supper being served at
the church. On Friday the entire body was
taken to the new high school cafeteria for
lunch, and Friday evening at 0:30 a splen-
did banquet especially for the young people
was served. On Saturday afternoon the mem-
bers of the Board motored to Greensboro for
a tea at Crace church, and en route to High
Point stopped at the Children's Home for a
tour of inspection, and at High Point College,
where dinner was served them at 0 o'clock.

The sessions were harmonious, many inter-
esting addresses were given, and a number
of pictures of scenes in China, Japan and
India were shown by Mrs. W. M. Sturgeon on
Tuesday evening.

This was a body of fine-looking, earnest
women, and High Point people were happy to
welcome them to our city. Many remained
over Sunday, when at 11 o'clock Dr. S. K.
Spahr delivered a special missionary sermon,
after which the sacrament of the Lord's Sup-
per was celebrated, and special music was
rendered.

On Sunday morn, which was Mother's Day,
the pulpit was beautifully decorated with
baskets of lovely flowers in memory of the
late Mrs. W. D. Burgess by her sons and
daughters, a fitting memorial to a faithful
Christian mother.

The sympathy of many friends is extended
to Mr. J. W. Hinkle in the death of his
mother, Mrs. Mary A. Hinkle, of Louisburg,
West Va.. which occurred two weeks ago. Mr.
Hinkle attended the funeral services.

The following members of our congrega-
tion have gone to Baltimore to attend the
Young People's Conference, and several will
remain for General Conference: Rev. and
Mrs. E. L. Ballard, Copt, and Mrs. A. M. Ran-
kin, Dr. and Mrs. S. S. Coe, Dr. R. M. An-
drews, Misses Vista Dixon and Helen Hayes,
of the college, Messrs. Geo. T. Penny. II. A.
Moffitt, V. W. Idol, and others. Next Wednes-
day evening Miss Vista Dixon, only daughter
of Dr. A. G. Dixon, will present the Gratitude
Gift from North Carolina.

The Ladies' Aid Society is holding its usual
monthly meeting at the church this (Mon-
day) afternoon.

Funeral services for ex-Chief of Police Roy
Gibson, who died suddenly Sunday morning,
sre being conducted in the First church this
(Monday) afternoon by his pastor. Rev. D. I.
Garner, of English Street church, Rev. T. E.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Pierce, of Welch Memorial, and Rev. Harrison
Hill, of Albemarle. Mr. Gibson was a mem-
ber of English Street Church and much sym-
pathy is expressed for his estimable wife and
children, Theodore and Marvin Gibson and
Miss Mary Gibson. His aged mother also
survives him.

Congratulations are being extended by a
large circle of relatives and friends to Mr.
Oscar Homey Ellison and Miss Allene Torn-
linson, who were quietly married Tuesday,
May 9th. The groom is a son of the late Mr.
A. L. Ellison and Mrs. Octavia Horney Elli-
son, while his bride is the attractive and
estimable daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Tom-
linson.

Last, night in Baltimore President Andrews,
of the College, addressed the Young People's
Convention in session there, his subject being
"The Christian College and Citizenship." Dean
P. E. Lindley will also make an address to
this convention.

May 17, 1928

and Hazel, who have made their home with
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Morris for the past eight
months, have gone to her mother's to spend
the summer. REPORTER.

Shiloh, North Davidson Charge— The
weather being ideal, Shiloh had a great day
in Sunday school yesterday. May 13. The en-
rollment reached 325 with 254 present. Our
school is growing in interest as well as num-
ber. As the spring lengthens toward the sum-
mer we hope to have the best record the
church has ever made in Sunday school work.
The young ladies' class had charge of the
opening exercise Sunday. It being Mother's
Day, they put on a special program which
consisted of songs, poems, and a story for
mother.

The Woman's Missionary Society had a call
meeting at the church yesterday. They will
meet with Brother R. B. Sink the second
Sunday in June.

Our church and Sunday school will observe
next Sunday, May 20th, as "Home-Coming"
day. Plans are well under way to make this
a banner day. We are expecting 400 or more
present for Sunday school. The Lexington
chorus and the Palmer sisters will be with
us. Come, all ye lovers of music. I will as-
sure you you will enjoy the program.

We rejoice that our church went over the
lop in the Centennial Gratitude Gift.

REPORTER.

Corinth, Littleton Circuit. — At the 11 o'clock
service yesterday Rev. N. M. Harrison, of
Brinkleyville, occupied the pulpit for our pas-
tor. He preached a good, plain sermon on
"The Foundation of the Church." The sub-
ject was well handled and he brought out
many good points. Everybody enjoyed the
sermon.

Pastor Crutchfield expects to leave Wednes-
day for Baltimore to attend the Young Peo-
ple's Conference.

The second quarterly conference was held
at Littleton on April 28. M. J. Morris and
R. Hockaday were the delegates elected to
attend the Annual Conference. Mrs. B. F.
Morris was elected- secretary to fill the va-
cancy of Miss Fannie Barnes.

On Easter Monday the Sunday school gave
an egg hunt and all enjoyed it. Edith Carter
won the prize for finding the most eggs.

Memorial services will lie held some time
in this month. The dale has not been de-
rided yet. So we must get busy and clean
up the cemetery and church yard.

Mrs. H. A. Insco and daughters, Virginia

Friendship Station.— We felt like all the
readers of our paper, especially our former
pastors, would like to hear of "our great day"
on last Sunday. The day began with a fine
Sunday school spirit. The collection was much
better than usual, and the lesson review
given by Mrs. Hill was a regular feast to the
soul. Some of the most tender and touching
points were brought out. Rev. Hill had
charge of the morning service at Salem M. E.
church. He preached one of the most soul-
stirring sermons we have ever heard him
preach ; his subject being "The Seven Down-
ward Steps of Peter.' He founded his entire
sermon on the Bible, and backed up each
"downward stop" by a scripture reference. It
was indeed a wonderful message. His choir
also had charge of the singing. Many old-
time songs were sung. The evening service
at Friendship was in charge of Rev. Greene,
of the Salem charge. He brought us a grand
message. His subject was, "Why I Believe
Jesus Is Soon Coming to Earth Again." His
discourse too was founded wholly upon the
Bible. The Salem choir rendered fine music
for this service. Help us pray that this sweet
spirit of co-operation may grow and grow,
till we become one band of Christians work-
ing for the same Heavenly Farther, working
for the same place, Heaven, and working for
the same cause — pointing sinners to Jesus.
MRS. D. W. SIDES.

Winston.— The special meeting began on
Monday night after the fifth Sunday in April
and continued until Monday night after the
first Sunday in May. Dr. J. D. Williams did
the preaching. His sermons were greatly en-
joyed by all who heard them.

We had a splendid revival among the
church people; several conversions. It seems
at the present day not many sinners attend
revival services. However, we feel that last-
ing good was accomplished.

We feel indebted to the choir and leader for
the valuable service they rendered during the
meeting.

The number in Sunday school was greatly
encouraging the past Sunday. It was the
largest it has been for some time.

We ask the prayers of all who pray that
the work may go forward.

J. H. MOTON.

Hope, Chatham Charge. — Brother Isley filled
his appointment here Sunday and brought us
a beautiful Mother's Day message. His theme
was: "Our Greatest Treasure— Mother."

We were pleased to have a number of vis-
itors with us. Mrs. J. Clyde Auman, a re-
turned missionary who is now living at En-
field, N. C, was in the congregation. She was
visiting her sister, Mrs. Dr. Johnson.

Our Sunday school is progressing very. nice-
ly now, and we hope, since the epidemic of
measles is about over, that we may have a
record-breaking attendance.

It was decided to hold our Children's Day
and memorial service the second Sunday in
June. A committee was appointed to arrange
a children's program for the morning serv-
ice and our pastor will secure a speaker for

May 17, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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the afternoon. There will be dinner on the
grounds.

Our Ladies' Auxiliary work is coming along
very nicely now.

The second quarterly meeting for this
charge was held at Piney Grove church Sat-
urday, May 12. Our church reported our
college assessment and Centennial Gratitude
Gift paid up in full. Mr. Wade Ward and
Mr. R. E. Brewer are nominees for delegate
to Annual Conference.

We are glad to report that Mr. J. G. Han-
ner, who has been cjuite sick for several weeks,
is somewhat improved. REPORTER.

State Street, Lexington. — The time generally
devoted to the opening exercises of Sunday
school was given over to Mrs. Lanier's Sun-
day school class Sunday morning, at which
time they gave a fine Mother's Day program.
Mrs. Lanier teaches the Intermediate girls,
a very bright and interesting group of girls
in their early "teens." The program rendered
Sunday morning reflected credit on the girls
and their teacher. There was no preaching,
as our pastor is attending General Confer-
ence.

Many of our folks attended other churches,
in all of which Mother's Day programs were
given.

Sunday night a union service was held in
the Chautauqua tent in the interest of the
Near East Relief.

Mr. H. H. Koontz, of the First Reformed
Church, taught Dr. Brannock's class of men
Sunday. Many expressions of appreciation
were heard for the efficient manner in which
Mr. Koonts presented the lesson.

REPORTER.

South Lexington Church. — The Sunday
school at our place is progressing nicely. We
hope the summer days will make a still larger
increase.

Brother Ridge filled his appointment at our
church Sunday at 11 o'clock and also Sunday
night. His sermons are always inspiring.

We are planning to organize a young peo-
ple's Christian Endeavor Society. We hope
all the young men and women will assist us.

We are also planning for a junior choir. We

want all to take part in our church work

and make it a station of service for God. Pray

for us that we may do greater things for God.

REPORTER.

Midway, Haw River Circuit. — Sunday was a
fine day for us. Sunday school was well at-
tended and the Mother's Day program was
very impressive. The songs were all in mem-
ory of mother. A Mr. Lambeth from Friend-
ship gave us a beautiful solo, accompanied at
the piano by Miss Curry. We also had a male
quartet and a mixed quartet. We were glad
to have two of our pastor's daughters play
for us.

Brother Curry preached a Mother's ser-
mon, his text being, "Behold thy mother." A
large crowd was present for this service.

At our Christian Endeavor Sunday night
we had William Stadler with us, who gave
us a good talk on "Mother, Home and
Heaven." This was all good and we thank all
who helped to make the day successful.

Our church is almost complete, and we are
expecting another big day the fourth Sunday,
MRS. G. W. APPLE, Reporter,

Hollister, Halifax Charge.— The Halifax
County Sunday School Convention was held
in our church on Saturday and Sunday, May
12 and 13. Miss Flora Davis and Miss lone

Alverson were the speakers. They brought
to us some inspiring messages on different
methods of Sunday school work. I am sure
if the Sunday schools will adopt these methods
and carry them out, there will be better Sun-
day school throughout the county.

We were very glad to have with us the
Aurelian Springs male quartet. They sang
several beautiful selections. Our next con-
vention will be held in the Central Cross M. E.
church near Enfield.

Our revival meeting is to begin the fourth
Sunday in August with Rev. B. M. Williams,
of Orange Circuit, as help.

The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary
Societies meet with Miss Kathleen Shearin
tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon.

EEPORTER.

Saxapahaw Charge. — We are glad to report
our work coming on very well. Our atten-
dance is increasing considerably since spring
weather has commenced, both at Sunday
school and preaching services. A spirit of
progress seems to exist in the hearts of our
members, and there is a growing desire on
our charge for more purity and cleaner living
on the part of the members of the various
churches.

I am glad to report a pounding from Con-
cord church the first Sunday which has sup-
plied our pantry with many good things to
eat. Because of the giving and pounding
spirit of the Saxapahaw people our grocery
bill has been very small since we moved to
the parsonage. Many thanks for such gener-
ous people. O. C. LOT, JR., Pastor.

Pleasant Grove. — Our second quarterly con-
ference has been held and was very largely
attended. The business was transacted very
harmoniously and interest manifested in all
department of our church work. Brother B. E.
Kennedy and Mrs. R. J. Kennedy are the nom-
inees for delegate to our Annual Conference.

The Ladies' Aid met last week in the home
of Mrs. J. E. Cecil on English street in High
Point. As usual, the attendance was good. At
the close of the business session all were in-
vited into Mrs. Cecil's large dining room
where delicious refreshments were served.
Mrs. Cecil and her daughter, Mrs. Darr, gave
evidences of knowing how to entertain in a
way that makes the ladies of the society wish
for a speedy return of their time to entertain
again.

Some time ago Superintendent Teague made
a proposal to the Ladies' Aid that if they
would buy the doors and other material, he
would pay for the work and we would have the
three primary Sunday school rooms connected
by folding doors so that the teachers could
have all the children together for their open-
ing service each Sunday morning. Of course
the ladies accepted his proposal and now we
have a much better arrangement for our pri-
mary department.

Last Sunday at 11 a. m.. Mother's Day was
observed. Three young ladies assisted the
pastor in the service, and the choir furnished
appropriate music. Besides the music from
the choir and congregation, the young ladies
sang a quartet, and Brother J. Maynard Ken-
nedy and daughter, Miss Vertie Lee, sang a

duet. All these songs were much enjoyed by
the large congregation present. After this,
the long table in the grove was spread with
an abundance of good things to eat. Only
those who have previously enjoyed the hospi-
tality of the good cooks at the Grove can fully
know what an all-day service means to those
wild enjoy eating as well as this pastor — and
some of his members.

The Memorial Association met in the after-
noon. The chairman, Z. B. Morris, asked I. W.
Burton to preside, and he did so in a very
satisfactory manner. After reports from offi-
cers and committees, the association proceed-
ed to elect officers for the new year. Short
speeches were made by quite a number of
the" brethren, including some visitors.

The association then adjourned with bene-
diction by the pastor.

G. L. REYNOLDS.

Rockingham. — The second quarterly confer-
ence of our church met Saturday night, May
12th. The reports from all officials were
good. Mr. J. II. Collins and Miss Nettie Mc-
Lean were nominated as delegates to the An-
nual Conference.

The Sunday school is on the rise; atten-
dance and collections good. Hope to see it
continue to grow.

Our good pastor has filled his appointments
for the past two Sundays, bringing to us very
inspiring sermons.

We held a Mother's Day service on Sunday,
May 13. The pastor delivered a sermon very
suited to the occasion. A large number of
mothers were present.

Our pastor, Rev. J. H. Trollinger, and a
group of the members visited the county home
and convict camp on the first Sunday after-
noon. On the second Sunday afternoon a
visit was paid to the prisoners in jail.

With best regards to the Herald and its
readers. (MISS) BIRDIE CONNELL,

Reporter.

Burlington, First Church. — Our attendance

for the past two Sundays has been excellent.
Sunday, May 6th, attendance was 455, and
May 13th, 459; offering today, $26.21.

Rev. C. B. Way (one of the young men go-
ing from the First church into the pastorate)
preached for us at 11 o'clock today, delivering
a very interesting and helpful sermon on "A
Christian." We are always glad to have
Brother Way come back home. This service
was well attended.

Brother B. M. Williams preached for u?
at the evening hour, bringing a forceful and
appropriate message. We had a very good
congregation at this service also. We were
glad to have Brother Williams, too, and in-
vite him to come again.

We should have mentioned in the beginning
that our pastor, Brother Gerringer, is attend-
ing the General Conference of our church
which is in session at Baltimore, Md.

One of our number, Brother XT. S. McAdams,
is recovering from an operation in the Rainey
Hospital here and we hope he will soon be
out again.

We have secured the services of Miss Max-
ine Taylor, of Henderson, N. C, as young peo-
ple's worker. Miss Taylor comes to us highly
recommended and will begin her duties about
June 1. This will supply a long felt need
in our local Sunday school and church and it

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affords us much pleasure to be able to make
this announcement.

We trust that most of you saw Brother Ger-
ringer's report in regard to the unanimous
vote cast at our church recently in favor of
purchasing a new site for a new church build-
ing. We are hoping and praying that it will
not be over two years before we will have
this new church. Of course we will have to
do some work and contribute as much as pos-
sible to complete this task. So let us all co-
operate in every way and it will be realized
before so long.

The mid-week service May 9th was conduct-
ed by Mr. J. G.Tiogers. The subject of the
evening was: "Let us lay aside every weight
and the sin which doth so easily beset ns,"
and the leader gave a helpful and splendid
message on this Scripture. The prayer meet-
ing this week will be in charge of Prof. H. C.
Stout. Brother Stout is an excellent teacher
and instructor and we promise that this serv-
ice will be helpful and inspiring to all who
attend.

Dr. T. C. Amick. of Elon College, will speak
at the 11 o'clock service next Sunday. Brother
Amick is a very able speaker and we are look-
ing forward with delight to his coming next
Sunday.

Wc will have a Boy Scout meeting at the
evening service with a visiting speaker.
Yours in the Master's work,

L. A. Braxton, Ass't Reporter.

Mount Zion, Pinnacle Charge.— We wish to
announce that we have changed the date of
Memorial service at Mount Zion from third
Sunday in June to third Sunday in May (next
Sunday). This change is being made in order
not to' conflict with other Memorial services
in the community and in order that Brother
Hunter may give us a whole day. Again we
want to extend an insistent invitation to
every one to come to Mount Zion for this
service.

Sunday school attendance picked up de-
cidedly today; 22 new pupils and most of the
old ones were present.

The women organized a Ladies' Aid Society
after Sunday school.

Brother Hunter leaves tomorrow morning
for Baltimore to attend General Conference.
C. W. ALLEN.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

We are sorry to report our church organist,
Mrs. E. M. Eobinson, who has had measles,
is still unable to be in her place at church
mi account of the sickness of one of her
children.

The second quarterly conference will be
held at Pleasant Hill church on Tuesday aft-
ernoon, May 29. VIRGINIA MASSEY.

Greer's Chapel.— We are all glad indeed to
say that our church is completed. Our task
now is to work together to build a kingdom
for God. All of us have good hopes, and
are striving to reach the highest goal.

On April 29 we had "Home Coming Day," or
an opening day of our new church. Rev.
R. S. Troxler delivered a splendid sermon
that day. There were talks made by several
others. The Lexington male quartet and sev-
eral other quartets were there. They sang
many beautiful songs. People assembled from
far and near, bringing their baskets with
them. Dinner was spread on the ground.
Everybody enjoyed the day.

We organized a prayer meeting at the
church and have had good crowds to come
out each time. The prayer service was won-
derful Wednesday night, May 9th.

Our Sunday school is increasing each Sun-
day and is getting much better.

We are all looking forward to building a
better church. May God help us.

LOUISE COATES, Reporter.

Piney Grove, Chatham Circuit.— There will
be Children's Day and memorial services at
this church the fourthe Sunday in this month,
May 27th, all-day services.

Our Sunday school seems to have taken on
new life. We have a good school; it is not
so large in attendance, but is growing every
Sunday.

Our pastor is doing good work.

Our special meeting will begin the fourth
Sunday in August. REPORTER.

Spring Church.— Yesterday, the second Sun-
day in May, a special song by Miss Elsie Crew
and a splendid sermon by the pastor were
enjoyed at our church service.

Our Sunday school is gradually growing
as the spring lengthens towards the summer
and we hope many others will come and
study these great lessons with us.

Mrs. H. E. Vassar, Miss Lucile Kee, and
Mrs. T. J. Kee left Friday to attend the Con-
ference in Baltimore.

May 17, 1928

ceived into the church. Five united with us
Sunday morning.

We had a fine number present at C. E.
Society Sunday evening. Our society is grow-
ing in interest and number and is a great
help to the church. Prayer meeting each
Wednesday evening with good attendance. We
are planning to begin our revival meeting
some time in the near future and greatly de-
sire the fervent prayers of every Christian
that much and lasting good may be accom-
plished.

Our hearts were made sad by the death of
Brother J. P. Sills, or "Grandpa" Sills, as he
was lovingly called. There was a large num-
ber and sorrowing relatives gathered to pay
their last tribute of respect and honor to our
departed brother. May God's blessings rest
on all his friends and relatives. Brother
N. G. Bethea, from Lexington, had charge of
the funeral services, as it was Brother Sills'
desire that he administer the last rites. He
was laid to rest in Bessemer City cemetery.
LUCY BLANTON, Reporter.

Enfield. — Our pastor is attending the Con-
ference in Baltimore. On Sunday he was for-
tunate to secure Mr. C. J. Edwards to fill the
pulpit both morning and evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Smith and daughters, Mavis and Audrey Mae,
and Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Bellamy attended the
County Sunday School Convention at Hollis-
ter Sunday. We would have larger and bet-
ter Sunday schools if more of our people
would attend these meetings, which are very
educational in Sunday school work.

Sunday evening the Intermediate C. E. gave
a fine program on "Honor Thy Mother-
How?" Gladys Neal led the program in a
very pleasing manner. Each member was
asked to bring some flowers instead of offer-
ing. These were taken to sick people in
town after the meeting.

Vann Clay, a member of our Sunday school
prior to his confinement, is still very ill. We
hope a number of our people will remember
him. He is now in the home of Mr. Matt Hux.
Vann is very appreciative of visits. Let's not
forget the sick in our midst.

REPORTER.

Bessemer City.— We had extra good services
here Sunday, May 13. We have a fine Sunday
school. The Baraca and Philathea classes are
the largest, there being 51 present in the Ba-
raca class with 27 absent, and 53 present in
the Philathea class. We had a total of 191
and hope to gain the goal of 200 next Sunday.
We are proud of our school, as this church
has indeed been put to an acid test.

We are proud of our pastor; he is such a
willing worker in the church. We feel that
he is one of the best. He delivered a very in-
teresting and touching sermon Sunday morn-
ing, Mother's Day being observed.

So far this year 21 members have been re-

Siler City.— Tuesday evening, May 1, from
7:30 to 10 o'clock, the Senior Philathea Class
of our church held a social meeting in the
Sunday school rooms.

The rooms were very beautifully decorated
with dogwood, spirea and lilacs.

The social committee, composed of Miss
Clata Andrew, Mrs. Duncan Welch and Miss
Sallie Smith, proved themselves very efficient
by providing plenty of innocent fun for the
social hour. Ice cream and cake were served
in abundance to all present. There are 35
members of this class. At the appointed hour
all departed for their homes after thoroughly
enjoying the evening together.

We were very much pleased with the
Mother's Day program which was prepared
by the Senior Christian Endeavor Society. The
program consisted of a number of appropri-
ate songs and solos, while many splendid
talks were made on the subject, "Mother —
Home." We are very happy because we can
observe Mother's Day on the second Sunday
in May and endeavor to let our parents know
how much we appreciate them and the home
they have made for us.

REPORTER.

Orange Charge Announcements. — The vote
for candidates for delegate will be taken at
the following times and places: Union Grove,
first Sunday in June; Chestnut Ridge, second
Sunday in June; Efland, third Sunday in
June; Hebron, fourth Sunday in June.

The candidates are Bros. W. A. Davis, of
Union Grove church, and Julian H. Jobe, of-
Hebron church.

We are planning for Children's Day exer-
cises at each church in June.

We hope to have our new church at Efland
completed by the third Sunday in June.
B. M. WILLIAMS.

Pine Hill, Davidson Charge.— Bro. Eddie
Hill filled Bro. Ridge's appointment, as he
was called away to attend a funeral. Brother
Hill brought us a good message.

Prayer meeting and Sunday school are still
moving along. There will he no Sabbath
school next Sunday on account of the Circuit
Rally at Chapel Hill. F. L. SMITH.

May 17, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page -Fifteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Rumley.

Koy Ruiuley departed this life at his home
iir ■Glen Raven May 2, 1928, aged 30 years,
three 'months and three days. He had been in
ill health for some two or three years, but
vas confined to his lied two months. The
funeral was held at Bethlehem O'iristian
church, near Altamahaw, the third day of
May at 4 o'clock by the writer.

-,He professed faith in Christ and, I believe,
died a Christian'. The pallbearers were
Messrs. -Tyson Humble, David Huffines, Max
Wrenn, W. E. Barbee, Coy Thompson and
Willie Gant.

Mr. Burnley is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Annie -Rumley, and- one child; an infant had
passed on to the glory world some two or
three years before ; his mother, Mrs. Mary
Rumley, and half-sister, Miss Zettie Cates;
a half-brother, Ira Cates.

May the Lord bless and comfort them in
their sad and lonely hours.

T. A. WILLIAMS.

Terrell

Henry Terrell died May 10th, 1928. aged
about 63 years. He had been a member of
Chestnut Ridge church for a number of years.

Funeral services were conducted by the
writer, assisted by Bro. Rogers, pastor of West
Durham M. E. Church, South, at Chestnut
Ridge, May 12th.

Brother Terrell had been afflicted for some
time. He bore his afflictions patiently.

A good man is gone. May God comfort the
bereaved ones. B. M. WILLIAMS.
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Tomatoes. — "Have a good crop of tomatoes
this year," says E. B. Morrow, extension horti-
culturist' at State College. "The mid-season
varieties may be planted now and it is wise
to get the seed started some three or four
weeks before the plants are needed. Give
these plants plenty of room so that they will
grow stocky and strong. The early tomato
crop might well be staked for best results.
Drive down a stake six feet long and tie the
plants to this, using soft twine or strips of
old- cloth. Prune to a single stem."

In What Language Did They Court?— We
met Missionary Soderbom and Mrs. Soderbom
recently and were finely impressed With them
in the short conversation we had with them.
But one question of interest we failed to ask
them. We wonder about it. They met. each
other in China where both. were missionaries
and in the course of time were married. He
was a Swede and she was ah1 American. He
says he cannot speak English well and she
says she cannot speak Swedish much. Both,
however, speak Chinese- fluently. We wonder
if the courting was done in Chinese.
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—The ladies in attendance at the Executive
Board Meeting in • High ; Point last, week vis-
ited Grace church, Greensboro, on Saturday
afternoon and took tea with the ladies, of
Grace. They admired the beauty of this
splendid edifice.

FIFTH DISTRICT RALLY

The fifth district .rally meeting was held
Sunday, April 29, 1928, at the Maple Springs
church near Winston-Salem, N. C, with Rev.
R. C. Stubbins, chairman, presiding.

Winston Church charge had two members
present, West Forsyth 12, Pinnacle and Mt.
Zion 19, Forsyth 35, and South Winston five.

Rev. C. H. Whitaker gave a brief talk on
"Stewardship," after which the Mission Band
of Hickory Ridge church rendered a vocal
selection. Miss Lena Hunter, of Hiiion Ridge
church, also sang a solo.

Rev. Lester Ballard, pastor of the First
Methodist Protestant Church, of High Point,
N. C, spoke of the necessity of better music
in the church and Sunday school, urging that
hymns be used that were appropriate for the
service. He also sang a solo which was very
much enjoyed.

Mr. J. K. Norfieet, of Winston-Salem, gave a
most interesting and inspiring talk on
"Business Methods in Church Management."

Prof. Paul Kennett, of High Point College,
read the history of the Methodist church up
until 1861.'

Officers were elected for the coming year,
Rev. R. C. Stubbins being re-elected chair-
man, and Miss Christina Fulton, of Hickory
Ridge church, was elected secretary. Motion
was made that the next meeting be held on
the fifth Sunday in May, 1929, at a place to
be decided on later.

WHY NOT THINK?

It's a little thing to do,

Just to' think.
Any one, no matter who;

Ought to think. -
Take a little time each day
From the minutes thrown away
Spare it from your work or play —

Stop and think!

You will find that men who fail

Do not think.
Men who find themselves in jail

Do not think.
Half the trouble that Ave see,
Trouble brewed for you and me,
Probably would never be

If we'd think.

Shall we then consider this?

Shall we think?
Shall we journey, hit or miss,

Or shall we think?
Let's not go alone by guess.
But rather to ourselves confess
It would help us more or less

If we'd think.

-Anon.

—4-.

— L. R. Gibson, of High Point,- died sudden-
ly Sunday morning of heart failure. He was
a member of our English Street church. The
funeral was conducted on Monday by Pastor
Garner, assisted by Rev. T. E. Pierce. Brother
Gibson was formerly chief of police of High
Point.

— Calvary Endeavorers were pleased last
Sunday night to have an address by Miss
Ethel Hempstead, missionary to Japan. She
had been in attendance at the Board Meeting
in High Point and was visiting in the home
of Rev. C. W. Bates, an old acquaintance.
Both were from Long Island, N. Y.

Our Children's Home

Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Bethel, Flat Rock Circuit, $1.80; Mrs. Clem-
ons, for printing, $2.00; , Stallings Church,
Mecklenburg Circuit, $1.00; Sapling Ridge,
Alamance Charge, $4.76; Efland, Sunday Egg
Club, Orange Circuit, $3.00; Southside Church,
Winston-Salem, $4.00; Union Grove, Orange
Circuit, $2.52; Mrs. M. E. Moore, New Hope,
Chatham Charge, $5.00; Concord Church, Sax-
apahaw Charge, $4.20; Pleasant Grove Sta-
tion, $8.86.

Offerings by Sunday Schools

Welch Memorial, High Point, $9.77; Welch
Memorial Young Ladies' Class, High Point,
$5.00; Graham, $7.26; Bethel, Randolph Cir-
cuit, $2.50; South Lexington, $6.70; Mount
Lebanon, Randleman Circuit, '$4.45; Gibson-
ville, $8.52; Friendship Station, $13.44; Bess
Chapel, $4.80; Friendship, Haw River Circuit,
$5.00; Spring Hill, West Thomasville Circuit,
$2.28; Mount Pleasant, West Thomasville Cir-
cuit, 84 cents; Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleas-
ant Circuit, $7.60; Eeidsville, $10.16; Lexing-
ton, $5.37; Friendship, North Davidson Cir-
cuit, $2.00; Worthville, Randleman Circuit,
$2.39; Union Ridge, South Winston, $5.75;
Stony Knoll, Forsyth Circuit, $2.00; First M.
P. Sunday school, High Point, $33.17; Win-
ston-Salem, $10.10; First M. P. Sunday school,
Charlotte, $20.70; St. Paul, Greensboro, $7.08;
Palestine, Flat Rock Circuit, $1.17; Fountain
Place, Burlington Charge, $4.18; Mizpah, Haw
River Circuit, $2.00.

For all these contributions we are indeed
very grateful.

E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.

— Brother D. M. Sullivan was engaged to
lead Calvary's prayer meeting last night in
the absence of the pastor.

—Rev. C. W. Bates left Monday morning
for Baltimore, the seat of the General Con-
ference. He expected to be joined in Reids-
ville by Dr. and Mrs. George R. Brown. They
go in an auto.

— The editor of the Herald left Tuesday"
morning in his car for General Conference,
accompanied by President Taylor, Rev. J. R.
Hutton, and Rev. T. F. McCulloch. He
hoped that his 'party would not be taken by
the officers for a baud of bootleggers.

—Dr. S. K. Spain- and Mrs. Spahr left
Greensboro in their car on Monday for Bal-
timore.

—Rev. J. E. Pritchard went to Baltimore by
train. He went a day early to attend a board
meeting.

— General Conference opened yesterday at
10 o'clock in St. John's church, Baltimore.
The first General Conference, held in 1830,
was held in St. John's church.

— A kind Enfield subscriber writes saying
that he wishes .every reader would read the
article on "The Mysteries of the Future Life"
in the Herald of May 3.

—Miss Virginia Britt Pickens has our
thanks for a handsomely- engraved invitation
to the commencement exercises of High Point
College, to he held May 27 and 28.

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JAPANESE EMPEROR A TEETOTALER

It is a little known fact, even within the
confines of the Japanese empire, that the
emperor is an absolute teetotaler. On the
Royal Banquet tables not a drop of alcoholic
beverage is set, and, in addition, his majesty
is also a non-smoker. This good example
of the Mikado already has begun to exert a
benign influence over the youth of Japan,
and many who have been addicted to pay
homage at the shrine of Bacchus or to enjoy
the fragrant weed have eschewed the prac-
tices altogether, these young men reading in
the act of his majesty an example to them all.
The 300 special policemen whose duty it
is to guard the palace precincts have taken
the pledge, and the emperor's example is
giving the spreading temperance movement a
tremendous impetus.— North China Herald.

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—Indications are now that North Carolina
will have a large crop of peaches this year.
Better quality of fruit is secured when the
peaches are thinned, say horticulturists.

—Cotton is b"a"dTy delayed and must be
pushed rapidly if the crop is to be set before
heavy boll weevil damage. Applications of
quickly soluble nitrogen fertilizers will pay
under such conditions.

Eolin Causey, son of Master Farmer J. C.

Causey, of Guilford County, is on the way to
become a Master Farmer himself. He now
has 12 fine Jersey calves in his Four-H club
work.

—Corn club boys of North Carolina are
offered $300 in gold coin as prizes for heavy
yields this season. However, the boys must
be enrolled before June 1.5

—By thinning out the crippled and stunted
trees on an acre of second growth pines on
his place, G. M. Hatley, of Caldwell County,
sold $60 worth of stove wood and left be-
tween 500 and 600 of the best trees on the
land for further growth.

—Dogwood timber has a good market value
for the manufacture of materials used in the
textile industry.

—Robert Hunter, a four-II club boy of
Davidson county, secured a net profit of
$145.21 from his litter of nine Berkshire pigs.

Farmers in the Creedmoor section of

Granville county have sold 7,300 bushels^ of
cured sweet potatoes this spring. Good prices
were secured and the growers are pleased
with the results.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

A BRILLIANT AFFAIR

During a fire in a village in Ohio, the editor
of the local paper, being unable to locate the
regular reporter, sent out the young woman
who "did" the society gossip. Here is her re-
port as it appeared:

"A brilliant fire was held yesterday after-
noon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Slipps,
on Hope street. A large number of people
attended the function. Mrs. Slipps, who re-
cently had her hair shingled, made a charm-
ing escape in an exceedingly handsome henna
silk blouse, the pattern of which appeared on
our woman's page last. week. The firemen,
who presented an attractive appearance, were
suitably garbed in blue, the tunics being full
cut. The weather was quite delightful for an
affair of this kind, a strong wind blowing.
It is rumored that the fire was on a larger
scale than any previous affair of a similar
kind for years. It is also rumored that it
cost Mr. and Mrs. Slipps about $25,000."— The
Boston Transcript.

IF I WERE PRESIDENT

If I'm elected President,

I'll eschew my politics ;

My daily working hours will be

From six o'clock to six.

"When I am made the President,
The workman's wage will soar;
I'll arbitrate, conciliate,
And plan to outlaw war.

I want to be the President,
My task will be no' joke;
I'll build an ideal Cabinet
With men of sturdy oak.

I'd like to be the President,
And guard the public purse;
The grafters and the sycophants
Will travel in a hearse.

Should I be made the President
I'll use the income tax
To print great tons of money
And treat the poor with sacks.

As soon as I am President
I know where to begin:
I'll put some inside rascals out,
But no outside rascals in.

— Grenville Kleiser.
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May 17, 1928

— We thank Henry Harris Meador for an
invitation to the commencement of the Uni-
versity of Florida. Mr. Meador is a member
of the graduating class. He is a great-grand-
son of Rev.' C. F. Harris.

— At a cattle sale recently held in Lexing-
ton 44 head brought an average of $267 each.
They were not ordinary cattle.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, MAY 24, 1928

NUMBER 29

Editorial Correspondence

The editor writes from St. John's Church, Baltimore, the.
seat of the General Conference. The trip hither was without
notable incident excepting a brief stop to see the church in
which George Washington worshiped near Alexandria, Va.
This church was built of brick and Washington was one of the
building committee. It is of about the size of Calvary Church,
Greensboro. The pews still remain as they were in the days
of Washington. The pew occupied by the Father of our
Country is marked with his initials. The sitting space of the
church is divided into spaces nearly or quite square with
seats on all sides. It was and is an Episcopalian church and
has two or three positions for the officiating clergyman, he
moving from one to another in the course of the same service.
As he moved from one side of the room to one end, the occu-
pants of the pews were expected to change their seats in the
pews so as to keep their faces toward the minister.

Rev. S. W. Taylor was so impressed that he led us in a
brief service of prayer, thanking God for such men as Wash-
ington was.

We spent the first night from home 14 miles from Balti-
more at a tourists' camp where we were lulled to sleep or kept
awake, as the case might be, by the plaintive notes of the
whip-poor-will.

We arrived in Baltimore on Wednesday morning in good
time to be present at the opening of General Conference at
10 o'clock. The Conference sermon was preached by Rev.
G. I. Humphreys, of the Maryland Conference, the theme
being "The Ever-flaming Revelation.' It was a masterly
discourse setting forth the continuous effort of God to reveal
Himself to men. A communion service followed, participated
in by a very large number. The attendance at this first session
of the Conference overtaxed the seating capacity of the large
church in which the Conference meets.

The President, Dr. T. H. Lewis, read his report the first
day. In the afternoon came the election of President and
Secretary. Dr. R M. Andrews was nominated by Dr. A. G.
Dixon for President. Dr. T. H. Lewis, Dr. J. C. Broomfield,
and Dr. Harlan L. Freeman were nominated by others. On
the third ballot Rev. J. C. Broomfield received 87 votes, Dr.
Lewis 70 votes. Dr. Broomfield was declared elected. Dr.
C. H. Beck moved' that the unanimous vote of the Conference
be cast for Rev. C. W. Bates for Secretary. This motion was
adopted. i |$!gj

On Wednesday night came the great meeting in the Lyric
Theater to celebrate our centennial. Perhaps never before
were so many Methodist Protestants assembled in one body.
The building was full of folks eager to see and hear. The
initial performance was a song service conducted by Rev. Ed
Stone. He had gathered out of the churches of Baltimore and
trained for this service about three hundred singers. Not
often can such singing be heard this side of Heaven.

The speeches of the occasion were of the same high order
with the songs. Dr. Lewis read a paper sketching the hundred
years' history of the denomination. Speeches of felicitation
were made by distinguished speakers from the Episcopal, the
Presbyterian, the Methodist Episcopal, and the Congrega-
tional churches. Mr. T. 0. Atwood, a lay member of St.
John's M. P. church, responded with a speech notable for
its emphasis on the exaltation of Jesus Christ in all our
church life.

Following the speeches came the Gratitude Gift from the
Annual Conferences, presented in the form of vouchers by
ladies representing the contributing conferences. Miss Vista
Dixon represented our conference in this pleasing service.
Dr. J. IT. Straughn announced that the aggregate was more
than twelve hundred dollars over the hundred thousand dollars
at first proposed, and additions have since been made to the
fund.

More next week.

A SERMON BRIEF

Text: "I am the Good Shepherd."

That meant that Jesus loved people. He was not simply
saving them out of a book, no matter how great or holy, not
preaching by text and chapter, but preaching with a heart
full of love and wise experience. In His own life He had
realized the goodness of God and knew that the man who
realized that goodness was saved, though a thousand wild oxen
should pull his body to peiees.

Jesus found that the multitude were not living as rational
beings in an ordered universe, but like a drove of hogs because
of their sensuality, or a pack of wolves because of their pro-
pensity to prey upon each other, or a flock of sheep because
of their muddle-headedness. But He knew that they were
fitted for something better, that they had kind hearts and the
capacity for doing something better with their lives. He
knew that they were like sheep going astray. They needed
the rallying point of a great sympathy.

And so He became the Shepherd, ready to lay down His
life for His sheep. He did lay down His human life. But
by the laying down even the foolish sheep were made to under-
stand that there was a great Good Shepherd, some of the hogs
discovered their kinship with a Better Something, and even the
hearts of the wolves were softened with the thought of a
tender rejationship to their fellows.

Though the Christ should come again. He would again be
crucified. Daily in the spirit is He crucified. Yet there He
stands, the Good Shepherd, and still, though they tear and
rend each other and tear to pieces their better selves, men
sometimes hear His voice and in penitence return to the
Shepherd of their souls. — The Rev. Albert L. Whi faker.

•♦•

— As a Christian minister I oppose drink because it
opposes me. The work I try to do, it undoes. — Bishop Foss.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

May 21, 192S

NON-CONCURRING PRESBYTERIANS IN CANADA

(Note : In June, 1925, the combination of three denomina-
tions— Presbyterian. Methodist, and Congregationalist —
formed the United Church of Canada. All the Methodists
and Congregationalists and two-thirds of the Presbyterians
went in. The remaining one-third of the Presbyterians —
including 160,000 members, 600 ministers, 432 self-supporting
charges, and 161 aided charges — refused to go into the union,
and are continuing as a distinct denomination under the
Presbyterian name. Recently, the Rev. Charles Clayton Mor-
rison, D.D., editor of the Christian Century, Chicago, made a
tour of the churches, conferring with many individuals and
groups. In a scries of articles he is giving the readers of
his journal his impressions on the situation. The article on
"The Non-Concurring Presbyterians" is a most masterly and
Christian treatment of the subject. I am giving here the
most important section of that article. I cannot conceive
how any Christian can read this without being deeply moved.
Dr. Morrison has, I believe, correctly interpreted the mind of
Christ on this tragic situation. It should serve as a warning
to any Methodists — North or South — who continue to oppose
the unification of those two bodies. It should also touch the
hearts of members of other denominations who are moving
toward union, and should guard them against un-Christian
opposition. Dr. Morrison's words follow. — Luther K. Long.)

A Story of Dissension

I do not intend to go into the story of this defection. One
comes out of a conference with a group of anti-unionists or a
group of unionists with not only a bleeding heart, but with a
dizzy head. The story palled on me terribly after I had heard
it repeated every day for nearly three weeks. The most pain-
fully depressing observations I made in all my journey were
three Presbyterian church buildings under construction in
Regina, Saskatoon, and Brandon, erected to house groups of
dissentients whose former congregations had gone into the
United church. This tragic paradox will haunt my mind
always. I say I do not intend to tell the story of dissension
and rupture. One of my reasons is that I cannot make head
or tail out of it. If I should undertake to tell it, I could not
hope to satisfy either side or do justice to the bitter facts.
But my other reason is that it makes no difference anyhow.
I am not interested in the events that occurred after the
opposition adopted an attitude of active defiance. I wish to
know why there was any opposition at all. That there was a
fierce contest in local churches, in presbyteries, in general
assemblies, in parliament, and particularly in the lobby of
parliament, all the world knows, a struggle which all sensitive
and right-minded persons on both sides would now like to
forget — if they could. I am willing to forget it, and to
acknowledge my inability to describe it fairly. But what I
cannot forbear to ask is, Why was there any such struggle
at all? Was there some great issue at stake — an issue great
and vital enough to warrant a minority in precipitating such
a scandalous situation? I wish to go back of the scandal stage
of the controversy to the difference-of-opinion stage.

What Does Christ Think?

One of my chief purposes in going to Canada on a tour of
inquiry was to get at the reasons which had actuated the
minority in its unyielding defiance of the majority, a defiance
for which the cause of Christ has paid and is paying an
immeasurable price. Was there a good reason for the minority's
defiance ? Was there a Christian reason ? Will their answers

to my inquiry bear the light of the mind of Christ? Can
these brethren who insist upon continuing a sectarian Pres-
byterian church in Canada against an overwhelming vote to
abandon such sectarian separation, justify their enterprise
with an apologetic which they could present unblushingly to
Christ Himself? That is what I was getting at. I was deter-
mined that my judgment should not be vitiated by what I
call the sociologist's fallacy — that of standing on the outside
of a human event, coolly analyzing it into its factors and
thereby reaching a conclusion that the event was a "mistake,"
or that it was "premature," or what not. That is the sort
of report which some observers of the Canadian church situa-
tion have given us. Whether it was premature or not is a
wholly academic point. If it was premature, I wished to know
why it was premature. Whether it was a mistake or not,
is likewise an academic point. I was interested to know why
it was a mistake, if it was one. Who is responsible for its
being premature? Who is guilty of its being a mistake?
There is no academic matter, for it reveals the facts upon
which a Christian judgment of the church union event must
rest. It is this Christian appraisal of the Canadian union
that The Christian Century's public desires to make. We
care not at all what the metropolitan press of Canada thinks
about it; nor what the Canadian public as such thinks about
it. Our question is, What does Christ think about it? How
does it look when seen through His eyes?

When the Cock Crew

I am willing to give my answer to that question. Indeed,
I cannot avoid giving my answer. If I should try to be a
mere reporter or neutral recorder of the church union event
in Canada, my answer to that question would be bound to
creep in. That being so, is it not better to make my answer
explicit and deliberate rather than furtive and cryptic? My
answer, then — and I speak with all reverence and humility,
recognizing the full right of any one else to interpret the
mind of Christ otherwise — is that Christ looks upon the anti-
union Presbyterians with the same eyes through which he
looked on Simon Peter when the cock crew, and that he has
every reason for thinking the same thoughts which he thought
then. For if there is any such thing as denying Christ, this
non-concurring Presbyterian church has surely denied Him.

Consider the facts. Not the petty facts as to the wisdom
of this or that man's electioneering tactics, or this or that
detail of procedure, or this item in the basis of union or that
item, but the big facts, the long range facts, the facts that
will be recorded in the history, not the gossip, of the movement.
Consider the paramount facts. For a full generation the
movement had been under way. It was no sudden impulse.
Three times it was voted on by the churches concerned. It
carried all of them in 1911. It carried again in 1915. In
1917, action on the 1915 vote was deferred until the close of
the war, with the admonition that the church "patiently await
the new light which it may receive by divine guidance, through
the growing experience of the people and the lessons of the
war. ' ' In 1921 the general assembly took decisive action to
proceed with the union, which w7as finally consummated in
1925. Throughout the series of votes the union proposal had
carried each time in the Presbyterian church by roughly a
two-thirds majority. In a democracy, what course should
the minority have adopted? The answer is plain. It is plain
unless there were adequate reasons of conscience ivhy the
minority could not in loyalty to their Christian convictions
enter the union. Here, then, is the nub of the matter.

May 24, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Sacrifices Involved

Let us continue to consider the facts.

A basis of union had been adopted in 1911 and amended
to meet certain criticisms in 1915. Did this basis of union
involve on the part of any Presbyterian any sacrifice or viola-
tion of his personal convictions? What kind of basis was it?
It was soundly evangelical. It consisted essentially of the
rewriting of the historic creeds, omitting nothing of substance
except the articles setting forth the extreme points of Cal-
vanistic doctrine. It encountered little, if any, opposition or
criticism. It involved the sacrifice of no one's personal faith
or belief.

What sacrifice did the basis of union involve on the part
of the churches? Did it call for any material change in
their internal character or procedure ? None. A Methodist
or Congregational or Presbyterian local church in the union
would continue to exercise its functions according to its estab-
lished tradition and habit. Its internal structure and activity
were left untouched by the union. There would be no con-
straint nor any suggestion of surrendering its identity or
modifying its character in any way. Moreover, its connec-
tional relation with other congregations would be essentially
Presbyterial, for the policy of the United church was prac-
tically that of the Presbyterian system.

Plainly, the facts show that there was no good Presbyterian
reason why a Presbyterian Christian, or a Presbyterian
church, or the Presbyterian denomination should not partici-
pate in the proposed United Church of Canada. Did the
union, then, involve no sacrifice at all on the part of those
who would enter it? It did involve a sacrifice, a real and
substantial sacrifice, but a sacrifice of something which falsifies
the spirit of Christ and is hostile to the well-being of the
church of Christ. Union demanded the sacrifice of sec-
tarianism— and that the non-concurring Presbyterians would
not give up.

Now sectarianism is a sin of which all our churches are
guilty. Our whole denominational order is tarred with this
same stick. But the defectionist group in Canada is peculiarly
guilty because its eyes were smitten with the heavenly vision
of a united church and it proved disobedient to it. This
group made the great refusal. It set up standards that are
not Christian standards, and closed its heart to the most
elementary Christian appeal. It wilfully, and proudly, and
selfishly thrust itself in the path of fulfillment of the most
Christian movement which has found expression in the eccle-
siastical life of the church since the Protestant reformation.
It lowered the Christian banner and caused it to be sullied
with shame. For itself it carries a different banner ; it is not
a Christian banner, but the banner of anti-Christ. In turning
away from the goal of a united church, the non-concurring
Presbyterians of Canada have brought confusion into the
work of Christ, and created a condition of such bitter and
scandalous recrimination and division among the followers of
Christ as ought to call forth from the whole body of Christ
a judgment of unqualified condemnation.

I do not judge churches. I do not like to say that one
church is better than another, or worse than others. But I
am convinced, after making an open-minded and thorough
inquiry into the. facts, that the church at large — in the United
States and England and Scotland — should, in loyalty to the
great Head of the church, register a judgment of condemna-
tion upon the sectarianism of the recalcitrant Presbyterians
of Canada, All our talk and prayer and dream of Christian

unity is vain and insincere if we are able to regard with com-
placent tolerance or with neutral minds the condition for
which this group is responsible.

I am expressing my personal conviction. I do not know
of any one else in the world who shares it. I did not form so
sweeping and unqualified a judgment while I was in Canada.
It has been steadily defining itself by the study of the data
which I brought home with me, and by reflection upon the
conferences I had with United churchmen, Anglicans, Bap-
tists and non-concurring Presbyterians themselves. Certainly
this judgment was not given me by any Canadian unionist.
I detected among leaders of the United church no such funda-
mental attitude as that which I have just now registered as
my own. On the contrary, their expressions of disappointment
and criticism impressed me as strikingly magnanimous. I
found no man who swept the details of his criticism together
in a single condemnatory generalization challenging the
Christian character of the anti-union Presbyterian church, as
I am doing.

A CENTENNIAL PRAYER

0 Thou, whose Spirit through a hundred years

Didst guide our fathers — didst their souls inspire —

Whose Life gave life, whose Presence banished fears —
Impart to us, their sons, Heaven's holy fire!

Let Truth illumine deeper still man's soul,
And Faith give strength to energies new-born!

May Love Divine, encompassing the whole,
Thy church with grace and beauty new adorn!

A glorious halo crowns the pioneer

Who blazed the way o'er hills and prairie sod:
New tasks must mark the Kingdom's new frontier —

Endue Thy servants, then, with power from God !

A world confounded with a thousand ills —
Blind leaders of the blind, and mocking foe —

Must hear Thy voice, and learn the spirit-thrills
That so transform the lives of those who know !

So, in an age when knowledge fills the land,

And science echoes, too, Jehovah's laws,
0 give us wisdom, Lord, to understand

Thou art, of All, the Everlasting Cause !

In Thee we live, and move — in Thee exist —

This, let Thy prophets speak with tireless breath !

0 let Thy Word dispel earth's cloud and mist:
If God is not, then naught can be but death !

The greed of man — the lust, the shame, the hate —
O may they be from thrones of power hurled !

May all that curses human life abate,
And peace descend upon a warless world!

The threshold of a hundred years to come
Marks this, our day! 0 Father, God Divine,

Thy church would speak ! Let not her voice grow dumb !
0 Christ — Lord Christ — make all earth's kingdoms Thine!
— Herbert Taylor Stephens.

Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md,

May 19, 1928.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

May 24, 1928

MONKEY MEN

(From Faithful Words)

They tell me men resembled apes

A long, long time ago ;
And though I've tried, I cannot see

How they can prove them so.

They claim that monkeys came to be

From just a bit of slime,
And then these ugly apes evolved,

And men appeared in time.

All apes could not have wished to change,

If they evolved at will.
If nature caused them to evolve,

How have we monkeys still ?

Has evolution ceased to work

On monkeys now-a-days ?
And why don't sinful men evolve

And leave their wicked ways?

It puzzles me to understand

Why men, with style and taste,
Enjoy the thought that they were once

But slime, and filth, and paste.

"Where have they room for boasting, then,

If they were monkey-men?
But I suppose they pride themselves

On what they're now — not then!

The Bible says that Adam was

In God's own image made,
And that, instead of climbing up,

We've all gone down the grade.

We've drifted far from Ood e'er since,

In our own sinfulness,
But God in love gave us His Son

To be our righteousness.

Then trust in Him and you shall prove

The Bible to be true.
For through the power of endless love
You shall be born anew.

—t-«

BETTER

Better the heart to ache than to freeze.

Better to suffer poignant pain for the sin or the need of
another than to be indifferent, careless, cold.

Better to be worn to a shred serving others than that
others should ever, ever doubt for a moment your willingness
always to be a helper.

Better to pray and plead and sweat drops of blood than to
grow weary and leave lost souls wandering in darkness.

Better to be misunderstood, wounded, misrepresented
standing for highest ideals, than to compromise ideals one
whit.

Better to love intensely, suffer keenly, sacrifice to the last
drop of the heart's blood, than to be shallow, wooden, earthy.
— Brown-Gray.

ANOTHER CHANCE

Our father's message to the poor faltering learners in His
school is the message of another chance. With each new year
it comes. Forgetting the failures of the past, we may begin
life all over again.

"He came to my desk with a quivering lip —
The lesson was done.
'Dear teacher, I want a new leaf,' he said,
I have spoiled this one.'

"I took the old leaf, stained and blotted,
And gave him a new one all unspotted;
And into his sad eyes smiled,
'Do better now, my child.'

' ' I went to the throne with a quivering soul —
The old year was done.
'Dear Father, hast thou a new leaf for me?
I have spoiled this one.'

"He took the old year, stained and blotted,
And gave me a new one all unspotted,
And to my sad heart smiled,
'Do better now, my child.' "

It is this message that gives hope for the future. The
golden age is still before us. It is this that gives one back
his youth. It is this that draws the curtain of night over the
unsatisfactory past and paints the future in golden light. It
matters not the number of our years, the best is yet to be.

To each of us at the turn of the year there comes a flood
of memories, of mistakes innumerable, of opportunities for
good and for service gone, and we fain would turn the page
and forget. But God Himself cannot change history. But
the Christ comes with the new year and shouts a message of
forgiveness for the past and power for the future. Believe it,
receive it, follow it. It is the fabled fountain of youth so long
looked for by men. Come and sit by its waters and rest. Come
and bathe your aching brow and find peace. Come and let its
gentle music refresh your tired heart. Come and look into its
crystal depths and see reflected the stars of hope and the sun
of righteousness. Come and drink and your soul shall live.
Come and stand with the risen Christ, your face toward the
east. There shall be no night. — J. Sherman Wallace, in Young
People.

THE WORTH OF THE AVERAGE MAN

If a planet suddenly sweeps into the heavens all eyes are
aloft at once. It is something unusual, something exceptional.
But who ever stays for a moment to look at the steadfast
stars that are always there? And it is fairly frequently the
same in human life. If a five-talented man suddenly sweeps
within our sight all attention is fixed on him at once, but
rarely do people pause or stay for a moment to consider the
value of the average folk. ' ' The backbone of the army, ' ' said
Rudyard Kipling, "is the non-commissioned man" — in other
words, the average man — and it is a growing conviction with
me that the backbone of life in every sphere is the average
man. I am firmly convinced in my own mind that it is the
contented consecration of the man with two talents to his job
in life that makes for strength and stability, whether in the
home or in the naion or in the church. — The Rev. B. Bernard
Beard.

May 24, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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THE CHRISTIAN

To be a Christian is not a matter of mere words. It is a
relationship ; the relationship of a soul with God. It has
three distinct phases. It begins with the New Birth, through
which we become sons and daughters of God. It finds its
consummation in the day when we come face to face with
God, and our eyes open on the joys and delights of the heavenly
mansions. In between these two ends lies the Christian life.
It is here that we are greatly in need of new emphasis. We
have appealed to the fear of hell and the hope of heaven.
We have tried hard to bring people into this relationship.
What we have not fully grasped is that the whole experience
is one, in different stages. Without the new birth there can
be no Christian life. Without the Christian life there can be
no glorious consummation. Without the consummation the
Christian life would lose its highest hope and expectation.
Without the Christian life the new birth would be a tragically
incomplete thing. It is not a matter of the length of life, but
of its character. The new born soul that lives but a day, but
lives that day as God would have it, has the right to the
consummation. The life that has many years, but these years
spent without the approval of God, will be a dread disappoint-
ment. Our aim must be to so present the message of the
Gospel that men and women may come into the full and
rounded and complete Christian experience. — W. E. Denham.
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BE BRAVE

Be brave, my brother!
Fight the good fight of faith

With weapons proved and true,
Be faithful and unshrinking to the death,

Thy God will bear thee through.

Be brave, my brother !
The recompense is great,

The Kingdom bright and fair ;
Beyond the glory of all earthly state

Shall be the glory there;
Grudge not the heavy cost,

Faint not at labor here,
'Tis but a life-time at the most,

The day of rest is near.

Be brave, my brother!

He, whom thou servest, slights

Not even His weakest one;
No deed, though poor, shall be forgot,

However feebly done ;
The prayer, the wish, the thought,

The faintly spoken word,
The plan that seemed to come to naught,

Each has its own reward. ■

— Horatius Bonar.
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"TAINTED MONEY"

Two colored men were discussing tainted money. One of
them said: "It is disaway, Jim. Dat money taint mine and
taint yourn. Dat's why it's tainted money."

Of course, there is no tainted money. The taint is on
the man and not the money. And that money taint has tainted
many men and women, in all classes. Holy Writ declares
that the love of money is the root from which all evils grow.
We have never yet realized the grip and blight of stinginess
and covetousness. — Richmond Christian Advocate.

HIS OTHER CHANCE

He laughed with scorn. "Are there two of me?
He was down and out, and his pluck was gone,

And he said to me in a gloomy way:
"I've wasted my chances one by one,

And I'm just no good, as the people say.
Nothing ahead, and my dreams all dust,

Though once there was something I might have been;
But I wasn't game, and I broke my trust,

And I wasn't straight and I wasn't clean."

"You're pretty low down," said I to him;

"But nobody's holding you there, my friend.
Life is a stream where men sink or swim,

And drifters come to a sorry end.
But there's two of you living and breathing still —

The fellow you are, and he's tough to see,
And another chap, if you've got the will —

The man that you still have a chance to be."

He laughed with scorn. '"Are there two of me?

I thought I'd murdered the other one.
I once knew a chap that I hoped to be,

And he was decent, but now he's gone."
"Well," says I, "it may seem to you

That life has little of joy in store ;
But there's always something you still can do,

And there's never a man but can try once more."

"There are always two to the end of time —

' The fellow we are and the future man.
The Lord never meant you should cease to climb,

And you can get up if you think you can.
The fellow you are is a sorry sight,

But you needn't go drifting out to sea.
Get hold of yourself and travel right;

There's a fellow you've still got a chance to be."

— Edgar A. Quest.
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THE SONG OF THE BLOOD

The tempter's voice will not be heard when the song of the
Blood is raised. "Unto him that loved us, and washed us
from our sins in his own blood ... to him be glory and
dominion for ever and ever. Amen." Sing it again and
again. This song is going on right through the eternities.
Jesus ! Jesus ! Jesus ! Thy blood ! Thy blood ! Thy blood !
Thine own blood !

Oh, the sophistry of Satan, explaining it away, counting
it of no avail, ignoring it and abusing it! The resources of
hell have been brought to attempt to take from the power of
the Blood. But God is more than a match for all the devices
of Satan. The Blood is going to have the right place.

"They overcame by the blood of the Lamb and by the
word of their testimony." They overcame him who tried to
overcome Jesus. The Blood is the only defeat Satan will
acknowledge. As sure as the Blood is shed, so sure is his
doom sealed. The song of triumph has already started in the
heavenlies, and the echo has already come to the earth. We
are taking up the strain, ' ' Unto him that loved us, and washed
us." The song penetrates into the place of the doomed. Keep
the song going and it will obliterate the songs of hell.

When He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will teach you
God's estimate of the Blood of His Son. Be filled with the
Spirit. — Selected.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

May 21, 1928

OUR STORY PAGE

SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN

L. S. Bacon

Linda-May came home from school in tears. "I'm goin'
to forgive that horrid Tom Grant, never," she exclaimed.
"Why, Linda dear?" said mamma, "I wouldn't say that."

"But he's so horrid, mamma; he put some nasty, slimy
fishin' worms in an envelope and d'rected it to me, and put
it on my desk, an' I thought it was a note from Bessie, an' — >
I opened it an' all the horrid things came crawlin' out all
over me. Ugh ! I never, never will forgive him, ' ' she added.

"Linda-May's forgiven Tom lots of times," said Sadie
staunchly. "When he put the frog in her desk and when
he tied her hair to the chair back, an' other times too."

"Yes," said Linda-May, "jus' heaps an' heaps of times,
but I won't any more."

"But, Linda," said mamma, "we must forgive, not seven
times, but 'seventy times seven.' "

Linda-May did not say anything but she remembered just
a few Sundays ago, Miss Annie had had that very lesson at
Sunday school. Oh, yes, Linda-May remembered. "But I
just can't," she said to herself, "those nasty worms."

She did not speak to Tom the next day. Then came Satur-
day and at Sunday school, although Tom sat very near Linda-
May, she did not look at him at all. "I'm not goin' to forgive
those worms," she thought.

"Children," said Miss Annie, "we're trying very hard to
raise some money to help a poor mission school up in the
mountains and I want my class to see if they cannot make a
little in some way ; it will be wonderful to feel you have made
it yourselves."

The children were very much interested, Linda-May
especially.

"I don't know however I'm goin' to make any," she said
as they walked home. "Maybe I could rent out Lady Ara-
bella; I could charge two cents an hour."

"Hugh!" said Tom Grant, "who'd pay for it?"

"Nobody's talkin to you," said Lind-May.

But the next day Papa-doctor solved the problem.

"Linda-May," said he, "when I went to see Miss Andrews
today, you know she's been ailing a long time, well, she said
the only thing she fancied in the way of food was mushrooms.
Now in that pasture land of mine I noticed a lot and I know
Miss Andrews would pay you well for them, but you have
to get up pretty early to gather them, Linda-May."

"Oh, I don't mind that," cried the little girl. "I'll begin
tomorrow."

"And I'll go, too," said Sadie.

Sure enough the two little girls were up bright and early.
Miss Andrews was delighted. "Bring them to me every day,"
said she, "and when I tire of them I'll find you another
customer." After the first day or two, Linda-May found it
very hard to get out of her warm bed, and Sadie gave up
entirely. "I've got fifty cents," said she, "that's enough
for one mountain child." But Linda-May did not think so.

Tom Grant's house was close to where the mushrooms
grew. His mother was a widow not well off, and Tom had to
get up early and do a great deal to help every morning. He
leaned over the fence and spoke to Linda-May ; he even offered

to help gather the mushrooms, but the little girl took no
notice at all.

"All right, Miss Stuck-up," said Tom.

One morning two young men came along, they stopped
close to Linda-May.

"Oh, it's a little girl," said one of the men. "We want
some bait; we are staying over at the hotel and we're going
fishing, but little girls don't like to dig bait, do they?"

Linda-May shook her head. Then she thought of Tom.
He had not been able to earn an3'thing. She had heard him
tell one of the boys he always had so mueh to do for his mother.
But then she hadn't forgiven Tom — she never would.

"If you know any boy," said the young man, "I'd pay
him a quarter and there's some other little jobs I could give
him."

Linda-May hesitated. All at once she thought, "not seven
times but 'seventy times seven.' " Perhaps Tom hadn't
meant to be so mean, anyway — she pointed to the little cottage
across the road.

"There's an awfully nice boy lives there," said she. "I'll
call him." — Banner.

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MARY'S CARNATION

The birds were all chattering and twittering as they settled
for the night in the great elms in front of the hospital, and
there was almost as much excitement on the big porch where
the children slept, when Miss Glen, the night nurse, came on
duty, looking so crisp and fresh in her clean uniform.

"Oh, Miss Glen!" "Oh, nurse!" cried a dozen eager voices
from the little white beds.

Rosie, the big girl, who hadn't gone to bed yet, came sail-
ing up in her wheel-chair.

"Oh, Miss Glen, such a good idea, we have it!" she said.

"What is it, dears?" asked Miss Glen, smiling into Rosie 's
shining black eyes.

"Oh, Miss Nurse! Rosie, she was readin' to us 'bout
Mothers' Day an' lots of folks gives their mothers flowers
on that day." Jennie, convalescing from typhoid, raised her
cropped head to explain.

"Yes, white carnations!" said Miss Glen.

"Ja, I know, mine gross-mutter has 'em in her garden!"
said blonde Freda eager]}' — "only they's pink!'

"Well," stout Henry broke in, hobbling up on his crutches.
"We all 'cided it would be nice to give our mothers a flower
— it's next visitin' day an' we all got some money from las'
time!"

' ' Could youse go to the market and buy us a bunch tomor-
row, Miss Glen?" asked Rosie, wheeling closer, "then we kin
have 'em for afternoon?"

"Yes, indeed, I'd love to!" replied Miss Glen, putting her
arm about her big girl. "But now we must all be quite still
and have our temperatures taken."

"Well, I'll take up the collection," volunteered Henry.
"I won't break the temometer if I walk 'round easy!"

"All right, but be careful!" said Miss Glen smiling, for
Henry had a plaster cast on one leg and his gait was not
very "easy."

Then from pillow slips and under draw sheets and, alas !
from little pink mouths, came pennies and niekles, and even
Mandie, who wasn't very bright, had three green pennies in
her moist palm.

"Mary's asleep, I won't bother her," said Henry, "she kin
give hers in the morning!"

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"It will be a lovely surprise," said Miss Glen, beaming,
"and now we'll sing our evening hymn and drink our milk
and go to sleep. See the sparrows are all settled down and
you must be careful not to wake them!"

Soon all was quiet and dark and as Miss Glen went about
her duties with shaded lanterns she heard a faint sigh from
the corner wdiere Mary Perkins lay, apparently asleep. Two
large blue eyes, full of tears, looked up from the pillow when
the nurse came to her bedside.

"Why, darling, what's the matter?" inquired Miss Glen,
setting down her light. "Haven't you been asleep?"

"No, Miss Nurse, "whispered Mary, choking her sobs, "I
ain't got no money. Ma, she works hard all the time but
there's all those kids at home to feed — Joe an' Agnes and
Augustus an' de baby — she can't spare none for me! If dis
ole leg was all right I could scrub steps or pick some coal
and git a few cents — but I can't do nothin' now!' and she
wept again quietly in her pillow.

"Well, well, cheer up, Mary, we'll find something you can
do in the morning — your two hands are well and strong —
don't worry!" said the nurse brightly, but the tears stood in
her eyes, too, as she turned Mary's hot pillow and made the
bed comfortable and smooth. Mary fell asleep trustfully.

At midnight when Dr. Carrol came on his rounds she told
him the story and showed him the little collection. He was
so big and kind and always knew what to do for sick bodies
or hearts.

"I have some pasting in my scrap book that won't be too
hard for her. I'll send for her to come to my office in the
morning and she shall have her flowers — and earn 'em, too ! ' '
he said, finally.

So a very happy, though pale, little girl went for an
elevator ride in a wheel-chair next morning. Dr. Carrol had
not forgotten her, for her work was all laid out and not too
hard for little hands. In half an hour when the doctor came
in, it was neatly finished, and he laid a bright new quarter
in Mary's palm.

"O-ah-all that!" she cried. "I don't git that much scrub-
bin' steps!"

"Well, this is office work," explained Dr. Carroll, "and
here's Miss Glen, ready to go to market!" So Mary traveled
back to her bed, thrillingly happy.

That afternoon the whole ward was dressed up with white
carnations. The day nurses had given each child a glass for
the flowers and they gleamed gaily by every bed. Even Mandie,
who didn't know what it was all about, chirruped merrily
about the ward, waving a flower and singing "Little Drops
of Water — " which was the only song she knew, and the tired,
work-worn mothers were cheered and surprised when they
filed in the ward and were all presented with carnations by
the happy children.

Mary's eyes were fastened on the door and brightened
when at last her mother hurried in a little late, for she had
just a few minutes from her work. She came straight to her
daughter's bed.

"0, the pretty flowers! What, for me?" she cried breath-
lessly as Mary pinned them on her shabby black coat
"What for?"

"It's Mothers' Day," Mary explained, "an' all the mothers
gits whit.e carnations — I bought these just for you ! ' '

Mary always thought her mother beautiful in spite of the
lines of eare and work on her face, but she had never seemed
so lovely as she knelt by Mary's bed and took the little hands
in her hard, rough ones.

"Why MSry child, how grand! I never had no flowers
before in my life!" she said. "I'll keep these always! An'
you bought 'em your own self. My word! I'm that proud!"
Her eyes shone with happy tears.

That night when Miss Glen came back on duty she was
greeted by a happy chorus and the gladdest face was Mary's.
— Selected.

WHEN ROGER WON

Carrj-ing pails, baskets, and sacks, a group of merry boys
and girls went skipping along the winding trail that led down
to the old Camden woods. There was to be a nutting party
that day, a nutting contest. The one who gathered the most
nuts in a certain time was to be given a prize.

There was the chatter of happy voices and the rustle of
yellow leaves as many feet moved rapidly through them. A
red squirrel frisked across the path and up a tree where he
sat pertly and watched the strange visitors. Presently another
squirrel was peaking at the boys and girls from a safe dis-
tance. Then there was the curious chatter of squirrel voices
from the tree tops. Only someone who understands squirrel
language could have told whether the squirrels were pleased
or displeased at the coming of the boys and girls into their
home neighborhood.

"I think this is the best place to begin," Mr. Maxson, the
young man who was to direct the contest, was saying a few
minutes later. "You may pick up nuts wherever you like.
But because those who rove about much are seldom winners
iu a nutting contest, I would advise you to 'stick to your bush'
as the old berry pickers used to say. I'll blow this whistle
when the time is up, and you are to bring your nuts to this
big tree."

Such a hurrying and scampering about as there was!
Each boy and each girl wanted to find the place where the
nuts were the thickest. And one couldn't tell where the nuts
were until the dry leaves were poked off.

Soon every one except one of the boys was busy picking
up nuts. That boy was Roger Martin. He dashed from one
tree to another, picking up a handful of nuts iu one place
and then hurrying off somewhere else. Presently he left the
other pickers and went deeper into the woods.

"Roger runs around so, he won't win," remarked little
Susie Smith to her neighbor.

' ' Yes, ' ' briefly agreed the other little girl who was too busy
gathering nuts to take time to talk much.

Pails were filled, small baskets were heaped up, then
larger ones. And some of the sacks were filled when Mr.
Maxson 's whistle blew.

Laughing and shouting, the boys and girls came tugging
their nuts to the big tree where they were to be measured.

"You've done fine!" Mr. Maxson declared. "There'll be
ever so many nuts to be sent to those children who live where
no nuts grow."

But the boys and girls were waiting to hear something
else. "Who do you think will win the prize?" one would
say, and then another would ask the same question.

Suddenly there was a great shout, for Roger was coming,
dragging a great sack of nuts, ever so many more than any
one else had picked.

"Roger will win! Roger will win!" they chorused.

And Roger did win. It was only a few minutes later that
Mr. Maxson Was handing him a book bound in brown.
"Autumn Sports" was written on the cover, and all the
pickers had hoped to be the winner of it.

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"You must have found very good picking to get that many
nuts, Roger," remarked Mr. Maxson.

"Yes," the boy admitted slowly.

"We didn't think you would win, Roger, because you
moved around so much," one of the boys said as the party
of pickers started home.

"You must have worked fast while you were out of sight,"
added another.

Roger kicked the dry leaves out of the path as he walked
along and said only that he found a good many nuts.

Mrs. Martin was pleased when her son brought home the
prize. But for some reason Roger didn't seem very glad to
have been the one that picked up the most nuts.

The next morning when Roger's father announced he was
going down to the woods to cut some logs, the boy asked if
he might go with him. Then he explained why it was he
wanted to go back.

While the dry leaves rustled and the squirrels chattered
as they had the day before, Roger gathered nuts hour after
hour. Because it was rather a lonesome place there that day,
Roger whistled as he worked. The whistling made the squirrels
sit up and listen pertly.

It was nearly night when Roger and his father drove home.
Because the boys and girls were to meet that night to pack
the nuts that were to be sent away, the winner of the prize
had to eat his supper as fast as he could.

Even then Roger was the last one to arrive at the meeting
place. He carried an oblong package as lie met Mr. Maxson
near the door.

"I brought back the prize, Mr. Maxson. I didn't earn it
yesterday," Roger said frankly as he held out the package.

The leader looked surprised and all the boys and girls
listened while the boy hurried on to explain. He said he
had found the most nuts the day before because he had dis-
covered a squirrels' storehouse in a hollow tree. "I got to
thinking last night," Roger continued, "how disappointed
those squirrels would be when they found their winter nuts
gone. So I went back today and refilled their storehouse. But
I don't deserve this prize," he finished, "for I wouldn't have
had the most nuts if I had picked up the nuts the way the
rest did."

"I believe you have earned the prize today, Roger, while
you were working to put those nuts back," one of the boys
said quickly.

"Yes, 1 think you did," another said and then some one
else agreed until almost all the boys and girls were talking
at once.

"Yes," smiled Mr. Maxson. "I believe you did win,
Roger. But you won today instead of yesterday." — Ina E.
Lindsley.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

May 24, 1928

LET HIM BEAR YOU

An officer who was engaged in the siege of Sevastopol
tells the following incident : ' ' My general wishing to send
some orders to one of the regiments, I had to pass across an
open space exposed to the full fire of the batteries. I got
across in safety, and as I was coming back I saw a little
drummer boy lying wounded, who, if he were left where he
was lying, would almost to a certainty be killed. I went to
him and told him I was going to carry him back with me.
He objected, and declared that I could not carry him. As I
carried him, he was most restless, declaring he was too heavy,
and tried constantly to put one foot to the ground 'to help

us along,' as he said. All the time he kept on saying, 'I am
sure I am too heavy for you, sir. Please let me try and walk
myself. ' At last I was obliged to put him down for a minute
under the shelter of a large monument, and tell him that he
must keep queit while I carried him, or he might sacrifice
both our lives. With great difficulty, on starting again, I got
him to lie'still in my arms, and was able to carry him to a safe
shelter. Next morning I went to the hospital to see how he
was, and I then reminded him how difficult he had made it
for me to help him, owing to his belief that, crippled though
he was from his wound, he could yet do better for himself
than by trusting entirely to me. ' Ah !' said he, looking up in
my face with a smile, 'but I did not know, sir, that you was
so strong!' " How often does the sinner hinder the Saviour's
interposition through trying to help by his own work? Have
we yet realized that He is "so strong?" — Sabbath Reading.
-*-

ONWARD, TRAVELER!

Traveler, faint not on the road ;

Droop not in the parching sun ;
Onward, onward, with thy load,

Till the night be won.
Swerve not, though thy bleeding feet

Fain the narrow path would leave ;
Prom the burden and the heat

Thou shalt rest at eve.

By the mystery of thy trust,

By the grandeur of that hour
When mortality and dust

Clothed eternal Power;
By the purple robe of shame,

The mockery, insulting rod,
By the anguish that o'ercame

The incarnate God :

Faint not ! fail not ! be thou strong,

Cast away distrust and fear;
Though the weary day seems long,

Yet the night is near.
Friends and kindred wait beyond —

They who passed the trial pure;
Traveler, by that holy bond,

Shrink not to endure.

— Selected.

THE HABIT OF PRAYER

When a pump is frequently used, but little pains are
necessary to obtain water; it flows out at the first stroke,
because the water is high. But if the pump has not been used
for a long time, the water gets low, and when it is wanted,
you must pump a great while, and the stream comes only
after great efforts. And so it is with prayer ; if we are instant
in it and faithful to it, every little circumstance awakens the
disposition to pray, and desires and words are always ready.
But if we neglect prayer, it is difficult for us to pray, for the
water in the well gets low.

The human heart is a leaky vessel; and in a world like
this the tendency of spirituality, like that of water, is down-
ward. If we neglect prayer, little by little we soon lose its
spirit ; and the spirit declining, its habit is soon laid aside, or
retained only in the form; and as the next step the form
itself will soon lie given up, the soul become prayerless, and
the heart and life alike forsaken of God. — Selected.

May 24, 192S

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Page Nine

BEHOLD I STAND AND KNOCK

It was midnight when a traveler,

One I had not seen before,
Woke me from my easeful slumber

Knocking at my chamber door.

And I heard His gentle pleading
Saying, "Open," as He knocks,

"For the dew rests on my forehead
And the night drops fill my locks."

But I thought to make excuses,

"I have put my garments by
And my body's cleansed for sleeping —

There's an inn that standeth nigh."

Ere I ceased, the pleading traveler

Put His hand through the door,
And my heart was moved within me,

For the hand was wounded sore.

'Twas the hand of my Redeemer,

Straight I put my garments on.
Quickly then threw wide the lattice.

But, behold, my Lord had gone.

Then I sought, but could not find Him ;

When I called He gave no heed ;
Enemies took away my mantle,

And my soul was sore in need.

I adjure you. oh ye watchmen,

By the stars that shine above,
If you see my soul's beloved,

Tell Him I am sick from love.

Tell Him I am filled witli longing,

That my spirit knows no rest,
That my heart is always open

For my Lord to be my guest.

— G. M. Campbell.

AS A SECULAR JOURNALIST SEES IT
For a clergyman to remain within the membership and
even the ministry of a church whose doctrines he repudiates
is evidence of a lack of stamina which must fall beneath
the contempt of all normal-minded men and women. To
be willing to take advantage of the opportunity for a hearing
afforded by such profession and at the same time to use it
for the purpose of subverting or destroying the institution
to which he ostensibly yields allegiance, is a violation of the
tenets of common honesty. ... It is about time for the
rank and file of the churches of this country to rise up and
demand that their disloyalists be required to do what honor-
able men need not be asked to do— get out under their own
flag and tight from the side of the breastworks on which they
belong, rather than to seek betrayal of the camp from within.
Unless such rebellion is raised, vast injury is sure to be done
to the cause of religion within the next few years.— The
National Republic.

Some temptations come to the industrious, but all temp-
tations attack the idle. — Spurgcon.

THE CROSS-ROADS

Lord, I am at the cross-roads!

0 ! help me choose aright,
For blinded is my vision

And darker grows the night;
Lord, help me in my weakness,

I would not go astray;
One road is broad and luring,

One is the "narrow way."

Lord, I am at the cross-roads !

It is my hour of trial;
One leads to wealth and honor,

One leads to self-denial :
The gods of earth are seeking

To win me to their side;
But 0, thou God of heaven,

I would with Thee abide!

Lord, I am at the cross-roads !

One road is very fair,
And they that tread its mosses

Are decked with jewels rare:
I hear their careless laughter,

Their songs and revelry;
But, ah ! this road of pleasure

Leads far away from Thee.

Lord, I am at the cross-roads !

One road is rough and bare;
I see the crimson blood-drops

Of One who traveled there:
He drank the cup of sorrow

That flooded o 'er the brim ;
But He is crowned the Victor —

And I will walk with Him!

— E. Louise Umlaf.

LIVING OUR RELIGION

A certain evangelist we have heard sometimes uses this
illustration :

"Two merchants went to a revival service to listen to the
preacher, a man of some reputation, and a preacher of the
whole Gospel. These men were competitors ill business, and
each one knew the heartburnings that arose in their business
life. After some nights, one of them went to the altar as a
seeker. The other was under a measure of conviction, but
unyielding. As he saw his competitor go forward, he' said
within himself: 'I will watch him, and if he lives it one year
I will believe there is really something in it, and will become
a Christian myself.' For one whole year he watched that
man. There was a complete change in his whole life — business
life, social life, every-day life ; lie could not find one flaw, and,
at the end of the year, the watcher sought and found God
in the forgiveness of sins. He then went to the merchant
whose life he had watched so closely, and said to him, 'For
one whole year I have watched you, and your life has con-
vinced me there is something real in religion.' How glad
the merchant was that he had lived straight. One failure
might have wrecked a soul. Actions speak louder than
profession. ' ' — Selected.

A man's task is always light if his heart is light.— Wallace.

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Woman's Missionary
Department

Miss Mary C. McCulloch, Editor

FLAT ROCK W. H. M. S.

The Home Missionary Society of Flat Rock
church, Vance charge, met with Mrs. U. J.
Parrott on Tuesday afternoon, May 15, with
the president, Miss Mary V. White, presiding.
Mrs. U. J. Parrott conducted the devotions.
The secretary called the roll and read the
minutes of the last month's meeting. Then
came the reports. An interesting feature of
this meeting was a report of two organiza-
tions of young people. The program was then
taken up: Heading of Chapter C, by Miss
Mary V. White; reading, "Bearing the
Cross." by Mrs. U. J. Parrott. The society
then adjourned, after which the hostess served
delicious refreshments. Four visitors wore
present for this meeting.

On April 24, the auxiliary met in the home
of Mrsft F. M. White. An enthusiastic business
session was held. Miss Mary V. White gave
a most interesting report of the branch meet-
ing, giving us new ideas from which much
good may be accomplished.

MRS. T. P. HESTER, Sec'y.

M-

MINUTES OF THE WOMAN'S BOARD OF
HOME MISSIONS
The thirty-fifth annual session of the Board
of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of
the Methodist Protestant Church convened
in First Church, Washington, D. C, May 12-15,
with the president, Mrs. A. G. Dixon, m the
chair. Mrs. M. 0. Everett, of the entertaining
city- who had blazed the trail for our work
in' Wolf County, Kentucky, led the opening
devotion, using the subject, "Hear My Voice."
Dr T. K. Woodford, the superintendent at
Pine Ridge, Ky., school, read the scripture.
Psalm 55. It was most fitting for these two,
who have given so much of themselves for
(he mountain people, to be together on this
program, using the assigned theme.

Mrs. H. E. Risler, president of the Washing-
ton-Virginia Branch and member of First
Church, graciously extended a welcome, to
which Airs. A. P. Badger delightfully respond-
ed. All but three of the Board officers were
present and responded to the roll call.

The registrations showed there were lo
branches represented, coming from 19 dif-
ferent states. Those branches being repre-
sented for the first time were Texas (organ-
ized last July) and Alabama.

There were five branches with full quota of
delegates, namely: Maryland, North Caro-
lina." Ohio. Pittsburgh, and Iowa-Missouri.

\11 Methodist Protestants who were visitors
were invited within the bar and extended the
privilege of the floor.

Rev. W. L. Heitz, of Indiana, very gracious-
ly led the singing throughout the session and
Mrs. E. A. McWilliams, of Mississippi, pre-
sided at the piano.

Mrs. A. C Dixon, in the president's mes-
sage, gave a brief but comprehensive review
of the work bring done at the various places,
and urged the workers to continue in the same
persistent manner which has heretofore been

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

manifest, and especially emphasized prayerful
efforts.

The corresponding secretary's report showed
growth along every line and increasing in-
terest, A rising vote of thanks was given
Mrs. A. 6. Liebelt for her untiring efforts and
good report.

During the first day's session, the follow-
ing visitors were introduced : Dr. J. II.
Straughn, director of the Centennial Grati-
ture Gift; Rev. W. L. Heitz and Rev. D. W.
Hetriek, of Indiana; Rev. Messrs. Fuller and
Howard, of Onondago Conference; Rev.
Messrs. Hodges, Nicholson and Turkington, of
Washington, D. C.

There were eight branches who overpaid
their apportionment, namely: Easter, Iowa-
Missouri, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Alabama,
West Virginia, Indiana, and Michigan.

The secretary of literature reported that
she had mailed out 4,500 programs, 2,942 Five-
Fold Booklets, 2,712 Shining Light Booklets,
883 temperance reports, 1,348 leaflets, 377
pageants, 74 adult study books and 25 junior
study books.

Secretary of stewardship reported she had
sent out more than 600 pledge-cards and could
have used more if she had had them, and that
as far as reported we have 767 tithers, In-
diana leading with 278.

The secretary of Buds of Hope reported she
had sent out 625 certificates during the past

May

192S

The secretary of thank-offering and bless-
ing boxes reported that Eastern Branch made
the greatest gain in thank-offering over last
year, the total from all branches being
$5,412.72, an increase of $738.31 over last year.
Sixteen branches used the blessing boxes.

Our most faithful treasurer, Mrs. W. B.
Gilligan, reported that receipts had amounted
to $25,466.93 with disbursements of $23,658.86,
leaving a balance of $1,808.07.

On Saturday afternoon Rev. A. R. Corn
came to the meeting and took a moving pic-
ture of the members and visitors at this ses-
sion, afterward showing on the screen the
various institutions of our work, the Chil-
dren's Home, Bethel Home, and Pine Ridge,
which courtesy was greatly appreciated and
enjoyed.

Mrs. J. A. Rhodes, of Indiana, led the de-
votional for the Saturday afternoon session,
using the theme, "Hear His Voice and Harden
Not Your Hearts," taken from Psalm 95.

After the various committees had been ap-
pointed, Mrs. Arthur Hinkle gave an interest-
ing report of the new department of efficiency.
The report on young people's work was
most gratifying.

The secretary of temperance and moral re-
forms stressed the Christian's duty of so la-
boring that the Protestant and a dry candi-
date be selected for president of the United
States.

Saturday evening our worthy president, Mrs.
Dixon, led the devotions, in the absence of
the appointed one, using the subject, "A Voice
in Singing." Miss Bessie Eiss led in prayer,
following which all sang America. Rev. Mr.
Hetriek closed the devotions with prayer.

The field secretary, Miss Mabelle Shaffer,
read her report, showing she had traveled 18,-
480 miles by rail and 2,800 miles by auto, cre-
ating 26 W. H. M. societies, four T. P. M. so-
cieties, and one Missions Club, having worked
in seven annual conferences.

During the reading of the branch reports
it was generally noticeable that increased in-
terest was manifest and a general progress
was being made.

San Angclo, Texas, of the Colorado-Texas
conference, has taken on new life. The first
missionary societies of the North Mississippi
conference were reported just created, one
at Sandy Flats, Tenn., the other at Hopewell,
Corinth, Miss.

Greetings were sent to the W. F. M. S.
which was in session at High Point, North
Carolina.

Considerable time was used in the round
table discussion of what auxiliaries have done
to create interest and raise money, which
proved very helpful.

On Sunday, Mother's Day, the Rev. Mr.
Turkington preached a very forceful and
helpful sermon on "The Still Small Voice."
The special Mother's Day music was effective
and enjoyed.

At the night service Rev. Mr. Turkington
sang a beautiful solo and the Hon. Wm. C. I
Hammer, Congressman from the Seventh Dis-
trict of North Carolina, the husband of our
Mrs. Hammer, addressed those assembled on
"Law Enforcement," and he strenuously ree- l
ommended the prevention of crime rather
than the punishment of crime.

On Sunday afternoon many attended the
missionary pageant at the Y. P. Centennial
Convention in Baltimore.

Monday morning Mrs. John Feth, of Cin-
cinnati, led the devotion service, using the
theme, "They Know His Voice," and read
John 1:19. The Rev. Mr. Turkington sang,
and Rev. Homer Casto, of Bethel Home, of-
fered prayer.

A message of condolence was sent to the
family of the late Rev. Mr. Ganes, who had
liccii killed on the way to the Y. P. Con-
ference at Baltimore on Thursday.

The report of Mrs. George Greaves, editor
of the Woman's Home Missionary Society
Department in the Missionary Record, was
read. She urged more news to be sent her
from the field, more 'auxiliaries to report.
When you have any good news or some good
worth-while result from some project, send
it to her that others may know of it.

At 11 o'clock busses came and all the peo-
ple were taken to the White House and were
given audience by President Coolidge, who
shook hands with all and told our president,
Mrs. Dixon, he was glad they came. This
audience was arranged by Mrs. W. J. Brewer,
of the hostess church, and it was appreciated
by every one.

At the opening of the afternoon session
Miss Mollye Stewart, of Louisiana, led the de-
votion, on the subject, "His Voice Was Like
the Voice of Many Waters."

Dr. T. R. Woodford then gave his most in-
teresting and looked-for report. In this re-
port we found that students' board, room and
tuition amounted to $10,321.40— that $2,604.81
had been realized from the sale of old clothes,
that at the end of this closing year over and
above all expenses there is a cash balance in
hand of $1,312.60 with which to begin this
year's work. The newest, nicest gift that has
come to Pine Ridge is a Thor washing ma-
chine, which we rejoiced to learn was the
gift of Miss Lettie Kinkaid. Last summer
the work was a drag and no real improve-
ment could be done because of lack of money

May 24, 1928

in the treasury and none coming in. All
through the sessions, at this meeting, our
president and others continuously urged that
one-twelfth of each branch's apportionment
be paid in monthly so improvements may go
forward and the workers not be called on to
make such a personal sacrifice as has been
done this past year.

During this session a most cordial greetiug
B-as received from Mrs. George Tillotson, re-
jording secretary for the Board of W. F.
M. S., and upon motion the body stood in
appreciation of this greeting.

A rising vote of thanks was tendered to the
ientral committee, who so faithfully worked
;hroughout the year to keep things moving;
.heir report showed that considerable busi-
ress had been transacted.

Miss Edna Dexter's report shows she is a
•eal community worker, visiting homes, ere-
iting Sunday schools and seeing that they
ire kept up, superintending them and teach-
ng in them. She also sees that programs for
ipecial days are prepared, travels over many
niles of rocky, muddy roads, fording streams
aid climbing mountains, when the "bridle
laths" are too muddy and creeks too high, she
lelps in our store and has for three months
isited churches in Onondaga and Maryland
Jranehes.

Miss Bessie Eiss, who is a new worker
mong us, having accepted the work in Dil-
onvale, Ohio, only last November, was very
ptimistic and showed a zeal for the work in
his new field where opportunities for service
re unlimited.

Mrs. F. C. Cooke, president of Pittsburgh
Sranch, read the report from our mission at
econd M. P. Church for foreign-speaking
eople in Pittsburgh. The report showed that
Hss Pearl White, our social worker there,
•as generally busy and that in the sewing
lasses, kindergarten and cooking classes, the
ioy and Girl Scouts, and the library and Sun-
ay school, she was doing a good work and
elping many to be "better Americans."
The "Home for Business Women" has been
jrmally opened by the Maryland Branch
fter these several years of struggle and ef-
>rt. It is a credit to this branch work,
uring the Y. P. Centennial Conventiona, 30
oung ladies were roomed there and it will
Iso be used during General Conference. It
as not been opened for business girls yet
at will be at once following General Con-
srence; just now they are busy helping house
le many visitors to Baltimore. There are
iveral applicants awaiting this opening.
After reading the report of the Children's
ome, many questions were asked concern-
ig it, which answers helped all to see the
reat need there. There are 74 children in
le Home, "our love home," and 146 on the
aiting list. This surely presents a great
3ed for larger dormitory space. Let us all
-ay and work to that end that we have
lis dormitory before next Board meeting,
hey need all kinds of bedding there, too,
ally need it. Will you help meet this need?
3r information on this, write Mr. Auman,
lpt. M. P. Children's Home, High Point
. C.

Bev. Homer Casto,' our beloved superinten-
int of Bethel Home, a tubercular home for
iristian men and women, gave a brief his-
ry of this work. His rehearsal of many ex-
iriences and his faith in God, his assur-

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

anee of appreciation of all kindnesses and co-
operation, affected his interested audience; at
the close of his talk, all stood pledging prayers
and co-operation. If any desire to send ma-
terial gifts to Bethel Home, remember bed
blankets, sheets, pillow eases, jellies and fruits
are always desirable and generally needed.

Mrs. A. P. Badger gave a very good report
of the meeting of the Council of Women for
Home Missions, which was heard with interest.
Mrs. ^ A. G. Liebelt, who also attended this
meeting, read an interesting paper on the
Indian and immigrant work. A motion pre-
vailed that $100 be sent to the Council of
Women for Home Missions for this work.
Twenty-five dollars of this amount is dues
from our Board to the. Council. This is the
first time we have ever paid more than the
dues and we are happy to take this progres-
sive step.

Following a season of prayer at the open-
ing of the evening service, the committees be-
gan to report. All were helpful and will make
our work more successful, but only a few
can lie mentioned here.

The committee on banners and efficiency
reported :

Indiana received the membership banner.

Pittsburgh received the thank-offering ban-
ner.

Ohio received the Buds of Hope banner.

North Carolina received the Mission Club
banner.

North Carolina received the Home Circle
banner.

Maryland received the Young People's ban-
ner.

The secretary of _ scholarship maintenance
reported that $2,712.34 had been received this
year. The committee on scholarship mainte-
nance urges every auxiliary and Sunday
school to make some gift to this fund, which
means so much to our boys and girls of the
mountains.

Our reports show that there are 4S new life
members, 26 new memorial and 17 new per-
petual members. It was voted, after being
urged by the committee on special mem-
berships, to urge every member of our auxil-
iaries to be some special member. Would it
not be fine if every auxiliary could report
next May they each had at least one new
special membership? Let's try it.

Mrs. C. F. Stroup, who had some most in-
teresting posters on stewardship, was granted
permission to display same at the exhibit
room at General Conference.

The student loan fund was discussed, and
as we have a student, Mr. Joe Elkins, a grad-
uate of Pine Bidge this spring, who desires
our help to further his education in preparing
for the ministry, and as there was only about
$50 in said fund, which department was cre-
ated only last year, $151 was pledged and
partly paid to help swell the student loan
fund so that we could at least loan Mr. Elkins
$200 throughout the year.

The nominating committee reported as fol-
lows :

President, Mrs. A. G. Dixon, Liberty, N. C.

First vice-president, Mrs. H. E. Eisler, 11
4th St., N. E., Washington, D. C.

Second vice-president, Mrs. B. S. Gadd,
Prospect Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.

Corresponding secretary, Mrs. A. G. Liebelt,
116 Annabelle St., Mt. Wash., Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Becording secretary, Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer,
Asheboro, N. C.

Treasurer, Mrs. W. B. Gilligan, 3406 Elgin
Ave., Baltimore, Md.

Auditor, Mrs. T. B. Mathews, 3702 N. Charles
St., Baltimore, Md.

Secretary of Christian Stewardship, Mrs.
C. F. Stroup, Saginaw, Mich.

Secretary of Thank-Offering and Blessing
Boxes, Mrs. C. W. Howerson, 431 Maynard
Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

Secretary of Buds of Hope, Mrs. J. A. Harp,
Luray, Mo.

Secretary of Scholarships, Mrs. Charles
Knight, 2304 N. 4th St., Columbus, Ohio.

Secretary of Life, Memorial and Perpetual
Members, Mrs. J. S. Piper, 103 Lara St., Pitts-
burgh, Pa.

Secretary of Student Loan Fund, Mrs. H. W.
Maier, Thomasville, N. C.

Secretary of Literature, Mrs. O. W. Cole,
Jenera, Ohio.

Secretary of Temperance and Moral Be-
form, Mrs. W. H. Bowen, Avon, N. J.

Secretary of Efficiency, Mrs. Arthur Hinkle,
405 Spring St., Fairmont, W. Va.

Director of Young People's Work, Mrs.
C. S. Kidd, 755 East 89th St., Brooklyn, N.- Y.
Historian, Mrs. A. P. Badger, 1111 Edmond-
son Ave., Baltimore, Md.

Editor, Mrs. George B. Greaves, Fern Bank
Ohio.

The Board elected four representatives to
sit at General Conference, as follows:

Mrs. A. G. Dixon, Mrs. A. G. Liebelt, Mrs.
W. B. Gilligan and Mrs. A. P. Badger.

All matters pertaining to the W. H. M. S.
were left to the representatives to General
Conference.

One could not close this report without say-
ing something about the lovely way the ladies
at First M. P. Church entertaiued us. We
all had fine homes and the meals furnished
at the church were unexcelled.

It was a great temptation to those who for
the -first time were in the Capitol City to go
sight-seeing, but it is most commendable that
but few did so, the most of the women com-
ing for business and stayed for business
throughout the sessions. Only those who were
continually there realize the full value of
good derived therefrom. Truly, all have said
this was the best meeting of our history.

BEPORTER,

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $183,261.99

No receipts since last report.

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,184 21

H. G. Self 5.00

Mrs. H. G. Self 5.00

$9,194.21
J. XOBMAN WILLS, Treasurer.

ANNOUNCEMENT
The annual memorial services will be held
at Corinth M. P. church Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. The public is cordially invited
to attend this service.

MBS. B. F. MOBRIS, Beporter.

"What is that which is so brittle that you
have only to name it to break it?"
"Silence." — Exchange.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Juno 3 — Jesus Facing Betrayal and Death.
Scripture Basis— Mark 14;l-42.
Golden Text— Not what I will, but what
thou wilt. Mark 14:36.

The Anointing at Bethany
After sunset each day during Passion Week,
our Lord retired to Bethany where dwelt His
friends, Mary, Martha and Lazarus. It seems
that on one of the evenings Jesus was the
guest of one Simon the leper, which doubtless
means one of his friends and followers who
felt a deep sense of gratitude to him for
cleansing him from the dreaded disease,
leprosy. It is conjectured that he was either
the husband of Mary or Martha.

While reclining at the table, Mary "the
beloved," we may justly call her, expressed
her love for her Friend and Master by a
special anointing of his head with ointment
from far away India, spikenard, which is esti-
mated to have been worth $50. This was
more costly than it would seem to us in our
wealthy land, but were it changed to present-
day purchasing power it would amount to be-
tween $600 and $900.

Despite the indignation of some of the
guests, Judas in particular, Jesus commended
her for the deed, for it was her way of ex-
pressing her love for him. The ointment was
not wasted; the deep sentiment behind it
sanctified the deed as holy. And as Jesus
foretold, this act is spoken of today in the
preaching of the gospel in her honor. Senti-
ment is not to be despised or even evaluated
in dollars and cents.

Preparation for the Passover Feast
Judas Iscariot, the greedy treasurer of the
Twelve, sought opportunity to bargain with
the chief priests for the life of his Lord.
The money consideration agreed upon seems
to have been about $18, which was the price
of a slave and was equivalent to four months'
pay for an ordinary laborer. Gladly these
despisers of the Master handed out the money
and greedily the betrayer grasped it. The
contract was sealed and the plot laid.

In accordance with his policy of observing
the Jewish feasts, Jesus sent two of his faith-
ful disciples into the Holy City to prepare
the Passover. "Follow a man with a pitcher,"
he directed. This was his way of laying the
responsibility of locating the place upon the
two, for he could have just as well told
thorn the house. It was not a difficult thing
to do, however, for it was unusual for a
man to be carrying water in a pitcher, espe-
cially in the morning. It is thought that
the man was John Mark, and the home was
. that of Mary, his mother.

The Lord's Supper Instituted
The Passover feast was prepared and the
Lord and his family of twelve were grouped
about the table. A startling assertion was
made by Jesus — "One of you shall betray
me." None dare ask, "Lord, is it he?" but
one by one they inquired, "Lord, is it I?"
It made much difference as to which pro-
noun was used, and it does today. Should we
be mom ready to use "I" instead of "he,"
we'd find less cause to heap criticisms upon
our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Jesus answered them by stating the sign
that should be used to disclose the identity
of the traitor. The cakes of unleaveu bread
were distributed by him and were dipped
in the bowl of sauce before eaten. When
Jesus and Judas dipped their cakes into the
bowl together, they all became aware of the
guilty one. John tells us that Judas imme-
diately went out, "and it was night." Very
significant is that closing clause.

It was not until the betrayer left the
company that Jesus instituted what is gen-
erally known as the Lord's Supper. It was
then that he broke the bread as symbolical
of his broken body and distributed the wine
as significant of his shed blood. Although
they may not have fully understood the mean-
ing of this ceremony, yet we cau imagine that
it was a solemn occurrence. May we ask our-
selves if we partake of the eucharist with as
great solemnity as we should? Are our
thoughts centered upon the experiences sur-
rounding this occasion and their meaning to
us? Lord, help us not to commune unworthily!
The Spiritual Battle and Victory

Concluding this ceremony, they sang a
hymn, crossed the valley of the Kidron, and
entered the Garden of Gethsemane ou the
slope of Olivet. The disloyalty of them all
was foretold, likewise the denial of Peter;
but they emphatically asserted their faithful-
ness to the end. The "Inner Circle," Peter,
James and John, were taken within the gar-
den gate and left there while the Lord went
further into the blackness of the garden;
where he alone fought the battle of our re-
demption. Doubtless Satan was present, and
was responsible for the agony of the struggle.
But the Father sent his angel to comfort his
Son, and in the assurance of his support and
approval Jesus committed himself to his
Father's way. Consequently the sinful world
has been redeemed ; salvation has come to
us who have accepted! "All hail the power
of Jesus' name!"

THE BOOK OF BOOKS

Tn a recent speech before the British and
Foreign Bible Society, Stanley Baldwin,
Prime Minister of Great Britain, paid high
tribute to the Bible. He said in part:

"The Bible works in strange ways and no
living man can tell or know how that book,
in its journeyings throughout the world, has
started an inlividual soul 10,000 different
places into a new life, a new belief, a new
conception, and a new faith. So much of the
time in this world we seem to be carrying on
our struggle in twilight or fog — friends, and
men who ought to be friends, sitting blindly
by in the melee and wounding men who ought
to be their brothers. Nothing but the light
from that Book can lighten that twilight or
dispel the fog."

+++

— Rev. J. F. Minnis will preach at Calvary
church Sunday morning. It is possible that
the pastor, Rev. C. W. Bates, will have re-
turned from General Conference at that time,
but Rev. Mr. Minnis will occupy the pulpit
at the morning service. President S. W. Tay-
lor will speak at the evening service.

May 34, 1928

MEN OF MANY NATIONS DISCUSS
WOULD PEACE

An international conference on world peace,
commemorating the one-hundredth anniver-
sary of the founding of the American Peace
Society, was held recently at Cleveland, Ohio.
Ambassadors and ministers to the United
States from many foreign countries and noted
men and women of this country attended the
meetings.

Theodore E. Burton, Representative in
Congress from Ohio, president of the Ameri-
can Peace Society, gave the opening address
of the conference. He traced the history of
the society and outlined its purposes and
achievements. The society was founded May
8, 1828, by William Ladd, a New England
social reformer, and David Low Dodge, a rich
merchant, of New York.

"War," said Congressman Burton, "has been
put on the defensive and the attainment of
world justice and peace has become the chief
concern of statesmen, diplomats, educators,
churchmen, and men and women of financial
and economic interests. The next one hundred
years will find the nations appreciably nearer
the goal of a warless world. There is no
cause for which men have hoped and prayed
and died that is worthy of so much atten-
tion."

Sir Esme Howard, the British Ambassador,
criticized newspapers that are constantly pre-
dicting wars. "There is more joy on earth,"
said he, "over two sinners who break each
other's heads than over ninety and eight just
men who keep the peace. This is, then, I am
convinced, one of the principal obstacles in
the way of educating^ men in the ways of
peace. In spite of the journalists who are
always predicting wars, every year that
passes sees an improvement in the European
situation."

Said Paul Claudel, the French Ambassador:
"Your society for many years has dedicated
its steady and powerful effort to the com-
mendation and establishment of peace among
nations, and for many years the only answer
was the flashing of guns and the hurrah of
marching armies. But today another answer
is coming to you. It is only a whisper, but
it is a whisper which is breathed from every
point of the compass."

Dr. von Prittwitz-Gaffron, the German Am-
bassador, read a message from Foreign Min-
ister Stressemann, of Germany, as follows:
"The bloodshed of the last European war
would seem to have proven definitely that hu-
manity did not. want peace. In truth, how-
ever, that great catastrophe has, more than
any other happening, aroused in the hearts
of millions the yearning for justice. The
American Peace Society may be assured that
the German people welcome its work with
deep sympathy and with the cordial will of
co-operation."

John J. Ti'gert, United States Commissioner
of Education, attended the meetings and made
an address. "Education," he said, "is a more
potent factor in the promotion of world peace
than either politics or diplomacy." — Current
Events.

M-

Great Caesar
Frosh (rushing into library): "I want the
life of Caesar."

Librarian: "Sorry, but Brutus beat you to
it." — Boys' Life.

May 24, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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\ FROM PASTORS

I and PEOPLE I

High Point. — Examinations are in progress
at High Point College this week, and com-
mencement exercises will begin Thursday eve-
ning with the oratorical and essayist con-
test at 8 o'clock. Next Sunday morning at 11
o'clock in the First church, the baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered by Rev. C. D. Sink-
inson, B. D., of Atlantic City, N. J., who is
one of the outstanding leaders of the denomi-
nation. A vesper service will be held on the
campus at 6:45 p. m. President Andrews will
return from Baltimore, where he is in at-
tendance upon General Conference, in time
to deliver the farewell address to the senior
class on Sunday evening. Forty-five young
men and women will receive degrees on Mon-
day, and Hon. O. Max Gardner, of Shelby,
N. ft, will give the address in the college
auditorium. Thirteen members of the grad-
uating class live in High Point. These exer-
cises will be exceedingly interesting and
unique, closing as they will the first four
years of the work of the college.

At the close of Br. Spahr's sermon last Sun-
day morning he announced the receipt of a
message from Capt. A. M. Rankin, now in
Baltimore, to Rev. E. L. Ballard, asking for
instructions to be wired him to invite the
next session of General Conference to meet
here in First church in May, 1932. The con-
gregation voted to ask for it, and a message
to that effect was sent. Br. Spahr said that
if accorded the privilege of entertaining this
body of distinguished men and women, we
should consider it a very great honor indeed.

A very sweet and interesting service last
Sunday morning was the christening of Robert
Sherwood Allred, the beautiful little son of
Prof, and Mrs. J. Hobart Allred, by Br. Spahr.
It wras the occasion of the little boy's first
birthday. His parents are among our most
highly esteemed members, Professor Allred
being the head of the Bepartment of Romance
Languages in High Point College, and Mrs.
Allred is a member of the choir and an earnest
worker in the Missionary Societies and other
organizations of the church.

The general monthly meeting of the two
missionary societies was held Monday after-
noon at the church with a good attendance.
Mrs. Ben Moore, the new president of the
Home Society, was in the chair, and opened
the exercises with a beautiful talk on prayer
and the reading of an excellent extract on
its power and efficacy. The Home Society
was credited with being a Standard Auxiliary
or 80 per cent efficient at Branch Meeting in
Greensboro. Mrs. E. L. Bouglas, the untiring
secretary of High Point College Loan Fund,
reported $48 paid in with additional pledges
of $16. Interesting reports of proceedings of
the recent Branch meeting in Grace church,
Greensboro, were given by the delegates. Re-
ports from the Executive Board Meeting of
the Foreign Society, which met here last
week, were heard, and a rising vote of thanks
was accorded to . Mrs. R. D. Neese for her
faithful, efficient work as chairman of meals
and young people's banquet Friday evening,
which proved to be a most enjoyable occa-

sion as well as a success financially. It was
suggested that our society hold one meeting
in the form of a picnic some time during
the summer.

Mr. C. E. Bulla was leader of Christian En-
deavor meeting Monday evening, the topic
being "How to Train for Larger Leadership."

The teacher-training class under the able
leadership of Prof. P. E. Lindley is progress-
ing nicely, and ever3'body is invited to attend
Wednesday evening.

An effort to make some needful additions
to our Sunday school library is being put
forth by the Workers' Council and a goal of
$100 has been set to be raised for the pur-
chase of new books.

The engagement of Miss Eugenia Williams,
of Greensboro, and Mr. Charles Reginald
Strause, of Chambersburg, Penn., was an-
nounced at a party last Saturday afternoon
at the Jefferson Standard Club, the wedding
to take place June 5th. A number of High
Point College girls attended this delightful
affair, and will lie bridesmaids in the wed-
ding. The bride-to-be is a daughter of Mr.
R. F. Williams, and was a member of the
graduating class of High Point College last
year.

Rev. and Mrs. E. Lester Ballard returned
Saturday afternoon from a trip to Baltimore,
where they were guests of Mr. Ballard's par-
ents, and attended the Young People's Con-
vention.

Miss Gladys Kivett attended the Baraca-
Philathea Convention in Burham as a dele-
gate from the A. M. Idol Philathea Class.

Miss E. Vera Idol, of the English Bepart-
ment of High Point College, will make a tour
of Europe during the summer, sailing from
New York in June.

Fair view, Anderson Charge. — The church
here and all its organizations have been do-
ing splendid work for the Lord. Rev. G. I.
Ferree, the pastor, is an earnest worker, and
with him at the helm things have to move
forward.

The Sunday school has been having an aver-
age attendance of over a hundred which is
very good. Mr. T. B. Nalley, the superinten-
dent, is to be commended for his faithful-
ness.

Home-Coming and Mother's Bay, being ob-
served together again this year, was a suc-
cess. Every one enjoyed meeting old friends
and acquaintances who had moved away and
possibly not been back since they left. Bur-
ing the morning hour Rev. H. B. Hendry, of
Concord, N. C, delivered an impressive ad-
dress on "Mother," and also told some in-
teresting things about the history of our
denomination. In the afternoon Rev. Mr.
Kendrick, of Central, S. C, gave a good talk.
The quartet from Central College rendered
several selections, which were thoroughly en-
joyed. The day passed too quickly, but every
one went away looking forward to Home-Com-
ing Mother's Bay, which will be observed
again next year.

Mr. R. F. Wyatt, the oldest and one of the
most loyal members of our church, gave an
instructive and interesting talk last Sunday
morning on the history of the church. Ac-
cording to the records, it was organized be-
fore 1850, making it next to the oldest church
in the North Carolina M. P. Conference. We
are justly proud of our ancestors, who were

pioneer Methodist Protestants and the rec-
ords Fairview has made during these years.

We wish to thank each one who contributed
to the fund for painting the church inside
and out. It helped it quite a bit.

Mr. and Mrs. Ferree and family are plan-
ning to go to Asheboro, N. ft, for a two
weeks' visit. They came here from there, so
it will be like going back home. Mr. Ferree
has secured Mr. Carey, of Clemson College,
to fill his appointments while he is away.
REPORTER.

English Street. — The pastor wishes to say a
few things through the Herald, although our
reporter has kept the Herald readers pretty
well informed as to the work of our church.

Our work is going along very well. We
have held our spring revival meeting. We
secured the help of Rev. 0. G. Isley, of Bon-
lee. He came to us on Tuesday, April 17,
and remained through the fifth Sunday, doing
all the preaching. Brother Isley did good
preaching and we had a very good revival.
The church was revived; had eight conver-
sions; nine joined the church, three by pro-
fession and six by letter.

Sunday, May 13, was another good day with
us. Mother's Bay was observed, the pastor
preaching on a subject appropriate to the
occasion. At the close of the service four
young people united with the church by pro-
fession of faith.

The church and city of High Point was
saddened on Sunday morning, May 13, to
hear of the death of L. R. Gibson, who was
one of the leading men of the church and
city.

On Saturday, May 12, the pastor united in
marriage Mr. Joseph Merritt and Pearl Gar-
ner. Saturday night of the same day Mr.
Noah Wood and Esther Robbins were united
in marriage by the writer. We wish for both
of these young couples a long and happy life
together. B. I. GARNER, Pastor.

Asheville. — Last Sunday we were blessed
with two delightful messages. In the morning
Herbert Caskey spoke on the name that Our
Father would give unto us; that Peter gave
to Jesus the use of his boat and nets and
time, and his will; and was blessed with a
big haul of fishes; and was given a new name.

At night Mr. VanMeter gave to us an un-
usually helpful message: "Faith Accepts
God's Covenant and Promise. Hope Antici-
pates It. Patience Waits for It." There were
a number of visitors at both services. We
are glad to have Brother Walter Harden and
his family, from Julian, to attend all our
services.

Mrs. G. D. Eller entertained our Missionary
societies last week.

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shaw recently went on
a visit to Tennessee. Mr. Shaw's father was
an M. P. minister in Tennessee.

Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Miller have our prayers
for the recovery of their son, Waco Miller.

We also pray for the recovery of Mrs.
James Moore.

On Wednesday night, May 30, Brother Pas-
chall will be with us, and will give a fare-
well word to Br. VanMeter, who has labored
so faithfully with us these six months. We
also deeply appreciate Brother Casto's mes-
sages.

Brother A. C. Rogers, of the Alabama Con-
ference, spent a while in Asheville last week,

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visiting his sister, Mrs. Atkinson, who is in
a sanatorium here. He was on his way to
General Conference.

REPORTER.

Kandleman Charge. — The opening day at
Worth ville the second Sunday in May was
a grand success. President Taylor occupied
the pulpit at 11 a. m. and delivered an in-
spiring message. Pledges and cash amount-
ing to $50 were received on Gratitude Gift.

A Mother's Day service was held in the
afternoon. This also was a fine service.
Near the close an appeal was made for help
on church debt and more than $100 sub-
scribed. This new church was begun with
only $600 cash in treasury. Today we have
a plant worth $5,000 and an indebtedness of
not quite $2,000. Worth ville is justly proud,
and worthy of our commendation.

Ml. Lebanon was painted recently. At this
pidnt we are to begin revival services the
first Sunday in June. Rev. T. A. Williams is,
our engaged help.

The many friends of Bro. Dosier will be
grieved to learn that he was carried to a
sanatorium last Monday.

W. H. NEESE.

State Street, Lexington — Two pleasing fea-
tures of the Sunday school hour Sunday
morning were a solo beautifully sung by
Miss Kathrine Hutton and a report from Mrs.
C. L. Koonts of the fine things she heard and
enjoyed at the Young People's Convention.
Mrs. Koonts was able to impart to us some
of the inspiration and enthusiasm she had
leceived. She made us proud of our North
Carolina representatives and justly so, as we
claim Lawrence Little, Dr. DLxon, Dr. An-
drews, Mr. Bcthea, and many others who were
there and took leading parts in the great
service. Mrs. Bethea returned Thursday with
Mrs. Koonts, Mr. Bethea staying over for the
General Conference.

Bro. C. B. Way preached a fine sermon for
us at 11 o'clock and also at night.

We are all pleased with the growth of the
Sunday school attendance. Since spring has
come, new members come in almost every
Sunday and many of our folks who were
unable to attend regularly during the winter
are coming back. REPORTER.

Spencer. — We are glad to report our church
work progressing nicely. We are faithfully
working and looking forward to the near fu-
ture to be able to start our new church.
What we need most of all at this time is
money.

We have a small band of earnest and de-
serving people. Of course they are all people
who live by work and are willing to go their
length toward building, but our number is
too small to finance a building that will
accommodate our growing needs. We are
greatly handicapped by the lack of space for
our Sunday school and church attendance.
Therefore, we feel justified in saying to our
loyal Methodist Protestant neighbors, "Come
over into Macedonia and help us."

Now that the M. P. C. G. G. campaign is
finished, \vc are appealing to each Sunday
school or church for five dollars. It is not
much, but when that amount from each
church is put together it will help us greatly
in putting on the map another Methodist

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Protestant church. Mail your checks to Mrs.
A. L. Moore, Spencer, N. C.

We are glad to acknowledge $15.00 from
Calvary church, Greensboro. Many thanks.
T. GLENN MADISON, Pastor.

Democrat. — We have started our Sunday
school and arc getting along just fine. We
are also having prayer meeting once a week.

We missed our pastor, Rev. Mr. Bell, and
his family Sunday, as they are visiting at
Thomasville, We hope they will be back
soon to he in prayer meeting and Sunday
school witli us. We are looking forward to
having a bigger and better Sunday school be-
cause we are striving more to do right. We
ask the prayers of all Christian people.

REPORTER.

Charlotte, First Church. — Our revival serv-
ices began the fifth Sunday in April. Rev.
R. O. Stulibius came on Monday and preached
twice daily during the meeting. There nas
been much good accomplished and future
prospects very encouraging. Mr. Stubbins
was pastor of the Charlotte church in its
early history and his many friends were glad
to have him here again. The following have
been received into church : By confession,
Edna Kelly, Stella Brown, Macie Garmon,
Neal Shaw, Tillman Helms, Ralph Caudle,
Harry Hooper and Mrs. Annie Simpson; by
certificate, Miss Almetta Coggins, Mr. W.
Whitson King, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown.

The Sunday school has a contest on which
is getting very interesting. The attendance
last Sunday was 163, which is probably the
most in the history of the church. There
is quite an increase in church attendance,
also the mid-week, prayer services.

Mother's Bay was observed in our church
with appropriate music and a splendid tribute
by Mr. Surratt on the subject, "Memories of
Mother."

The Workers' Council of the Sunday school
met last Thursday evening at the church.
Future work and business was discussed and
planned, one of the things the Daily Vaca-
tion Bible School, which will be put on early
in June.

Messrs. Roy Garmon and Luther Kelly
represented our church in the Young People's
Convention in Baltimore. On next Sunday
evening Young People's Night will be ob-
served and we expect to hear some interesting
things from the convention.

The W. F. M. S. and the W. H. M. S. have
started the new year both working and hop-
ing to win an efficiency banner by doing the
work required.

The Ladies' Aid Society will meet the first
Monday in June with Mrs. C. B. Muse at
Iter home on Plaza.

Mrs. T. A. Shaw is quite sick at her home
here. Mrs. Shaw recently came to our church
and is a splendid worker and teacher of
Philathea class. REPORTER.

—♦-

English Street. — Since our last report the
cold hand of death has visited our church
family and claimed two of its members. On
May 4 Mrs. Fannie Ring, who had been sick
and suffered much for a long time, laid aside
her burdens of this world and quietly passed
to the great beyond. On Mother's Day, May
13, early in the morning L. Roy Gibson's life
suddenly passed out. He was a man with a

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i
big heart who stood by his church and was l
ever ready to help those in need. In the /
passing of these two members a shadow of
sorrow has been cast over the ones who at-
tend this church, but we hope and trust that
each one .will look up and say, "Thy will
be done."

In the absence of our pastor the first Sun-
day, Mr. Baker, a young man from the High
Point College, preached both morning and
evening. He seems to be a man who has
the gift of reaching people's hearts.

The social committee carried the Endeavors
on a "hobo" trip Friday night, May 11. It
was a beautiful night and about 20 young
folks went on this trip. Every one enjoyed
it very much. Will some one please tell us
how to interest the boys in Endeavor work?
It seems our girls are more willing to work
than the boys.

Mr. Noah Wood and Miss Esther Bobbins,
both members of our church, were quietly
married at the parsonage Saturday, May 12.
We wish them a long, useful life in church
work.

Mrs. J. S. Loflin is seriously sick with
mumps at this time.

Ladies' Aid is increasing in number and
we are hoping to have many more.

Let's remember that "more things are
wrought by prayer than this world dreams
of," so let us pray regularly and earnestly
for each one of our services.

MRS. JENNIE LEE, Reporter.

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MRS. COWAN SERIOUSLY ILL

The condition of Mrs. E. G. Cowan, of
Kannapolis, N. C, does not improve as
rapidly as we had hoped for. She has been
in a very serious condition for the past five
weeks, but is some better at this time. By
the advice of her physicians she has been
seut to Moorestown, N. J., for a period of
six weeks or two months to rest, and ir*
physically able at that time she will be re-
moved to the New Charlotte Sanatorium,
Charlotte, N. C, where she will undergo
two different operations. Brethren and friends
of the conference, please remember us in
your prayers during this trying time. We
are hoping, trusting, and praying that the
trip into New Jersey will very greatly help
Mrs. Cowan. E. G. COWAN.
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REPORT OF TREASURER OF
SPECIAL FUND

General Conference Delegate :

Reported last time $287.76

Forsyth Charge (Hickory Ridge) 5.00

Reidsville Charge 15.00

South Lexington Charge 8.00

Randleman Charge 4.00

West End church, Greensboro 10.00

Anderson Charge 12.00

Alamance Charge 9.50

Rockingham church 2.50

Grace church, Greensboro 30.00

Littleton Charge (Hawkins Chapel 2.00

Total $385.76

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treas.
May 21, 1028.

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— We thank Miss Barbara Louise Younginer
for an invitation to the commencement exer-
cises of Ashcville High Schools, to be held
Friday evening, June S.

May 24, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Braswell

Little Harold Braswell was born March 19,
1927, and on May 7, 1928, while just a sweet
little bud, the Lord had need of him, so He
called him home. He was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Braswell the great-grandson
of the late Rev. D. A. Braswell. The last five
weeks of his life he had suffered greatly, but
did not cry or complain. While we mourn
over his absence, he is safe in the arms of
Jesus. Heaven is nearer and dearer to us
now, as it holds a treasure for us. If we are
true to God we will find our treasures by and
by. Where our love centers there we want
to go.

On May 8 at Porter Methodist Protestant
church, the funeral was conducted by the
writer, and the little body laid to rest in the
cemetery at that place in the presence of
many loved ones and friends.

Be comforted with these words:
There is no death ! The stars go down

To rise upon some fairer shore,
And bright in heaven's jeweled crown

The}' shine for evermore.

There is no death! An angel form

Walks o'er the earth with silent tread;

He bears our best loved things away,
And then we call them "dead."

He leaves our hearts all desolate;

He plucks our fairest, sweetest flowers;
Transplanted into bliss, they now

Adorn immortal bowers.

C. H. HILL.

Resolutions of Respect
Whereas God in His infinite wisdom has
called our beloved sister, Mrs. M. F. Masten,
a loving member of our Missionary Society
and Ladies' Aid Society:

Though quiet and unassuming in her man-
ner she was always interested in the work of
the Society and present when health would
permit ;

Resolved, That we as individual members
hold in loving remembrance her Christ-like
spirit and that we extend to the bereaved
family our heartfelt sympathy in this great
sorrow that has come into their home, and
that we commend them to our Heavenly
Father, who doeth all things well;

And, be it further resolved, that this reso-
lution be entered in the minutes of the Mis-
sionary Record and the Herald, and a copy
thereof be presented to the family.

MRS. H. O. SAPP,
MRS. R. H. SHOUSE,
MRS. J. A. GWYNN,
Com. on Resolutions.

host of friends and relatives. Her husband
preceded her several years ago.

Mrs. Thompson died suddenly and did not
have to suffer but little.

When a young girl she professed faith in
Christ and connected herself with Bethel M. P.
church, of which she remained a loyal mem-
ber until death. For several years she was a
member of our W. F. M. S., though when
she died she was not.

The funeral service was conducted by her
pastor, Rev. J. A. Burgess, and interment was
made in Bethel cemetery.

Mrs. Thompson was a very sweet woman
and loved by all who knewr her. We cannot
see why she was taken from her family. But
mil' loving Father, who never makes a mis-
take, knew it was best. Sometime we will
understand. The home circle will not be com-
plete without her. But we believe she has
gone to a much better place. Her troubles
and trials are all over, and we all hope to
meet her in that beautiful Home of the
beyond, where partings never come and we
never say good-bye.

MRS. R. W. LLNDLEY.

Thompson

Mrs. Kate, as many called her, passed on
into that fuller life beyond April 26, 1928,
aged 77 years. She leaves to mourn her de-
parture one son, two grandchildren, one sis-
ter, two brothers, three stepchildren and a

THE WAR SITUATION IN CHINA

Events of vast importance to the world are
happening in China. The Nationalist armies
(armies of South China) are advancing north-
ward toward Peking. That city, the capital
of the so-called Republic of China, may fall
into their hands at any moment. The com-
mander-in-chief of the Nationalists is Chiang
Kai Shek.

The head of the armies of North China is
Chang Tso Lin, who is known as "the war
lord of Manchuria." He has been in control
of Peking since 1926. Reports last week said
that Chang had left Peking and was leading
his army into Manchuria, his stronghold.

If those reports are true, the Nationalist
forces will be able to take Tientsin, the sea-
port for Peking, and Peking itself, without
fighting. Will they attack foreigners in those
cities ? That is a question that is causing
grave concern to the United States, Great
Britain, Japan, and other foreign nations.

'Last year, when the Nationalists captured
Shanghai and Nanking, in Central China,
there were disorders in which some foreigners
lost their lives. Only by prompt action on
the part of Great Britain, Japan, and the
United States was greater loss of life pre-
vented. The cry of the Nationalists at that
time was "Down with the foreigners!" The
United States has a number of warships and
about 4,000 marines in China. About 3,000
marines are now at Tientsin.

The history of China for more than 15 years
has been one long continued story of civil
war. In 1911, a revolution in China over-
threw the ancient Chinese Empire and set up
the Republic of China. Dr. Sun Yat Sen,
known as "the George Washington of China,"
was provisional president. However, the
tuehuns, or war lords, of the various proviuces
of China made the Chinese Republic a gov-
ernment in name only. Finally, Dr. Sun or-
ganized the Republic of South China, with
Canton as its capital. He was President of
that government for several years. He died
in 1925.

Dr. Sun was the chief founder of the Kuo-
mintang (kwo-mintang), the National Peo-
ple's Party in China, which is now the real

power behind the Nationalist armies. He drew
up the platform of that party known as the
"three principles of the people" — people's na-
tionalism, people's sovereignty, and people's
welfare. Thus, although Dr. Sun is dead, "his
soul goes marching on." The Kuomintang
has created a national feeling throughout
China which may sometime make real Dr.
Sun's dream of a free and united Chinese
people, with a government independent of all
foreign nations.

But will the Nationalist leaders, once they
gain control of China, carry out the princi-
ples of Dr. Sun and the Koumintang? Will
they work wholly for the welfare of the Chi-
nese people, or will they, in their turn, be-
come mere war lords working only for their
own selfish interests? Opinions differ on
those questions. Some say that Chiang Kai
Shek is a leader after Dr. Sun's own heart
and that he has no selfish personal ambitions.
Others insist that he is working for himself
and not for the Chinese people.

Unless practically all the leaders of the
Nationalists are unselfish, a united China is
far in the future. Chiang cannot unite China
by himself. In the present drive on Peking,
he is being aided by Feng Yu Hsiaug, the
'Christian General." Will Chiang be able
to depend on Feng?

Feng has proved in the past that he is very
changeable. In 1920, he was an ally of Gen-
eral Wu Pei Fu, who gained control of Pe-
king. In 1924, Wu placed him in charge of
Peking. Then he deserted Wu and aided
Shang Tso Lin. Later, he and Chang had a
disagreement and, in 1926, Chang defeated
him for the control of Peking. Then he re-
tired into northwestern China, where he has
been raising another army. It is said that he
has been aided by Soviet Russia. This spring
he made an alliance with Chiang Kai Shenk. — ■
Current Events.

AN EMINENT SCIENTIST

Dr. Max Mason, president of the University
of Chicago since 1925, has resigend. He is to
become the head of the new division of
natural sciences of the Rockefeller Founda-
tion. In his new position, Dr. Mason will
exert a large influence on the advancement
of knowledge in the natural sciences through-
out the world. The Rockefeller Foundation
has completed a plan under which universi-
ties and other research institutions in many
countries will co-operate in scientific work.

Before Dr. Mason became president of the

U/niversity of Chicago, he was for 17 years
professor of mathematical physics at the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin. During the World
War, he invested the "Mason hydrophone," as
a protection against submarines. By means
of this instrument, a submarine can be de-
tected while it is several miles away from
the ship it is trying to sink. The instrument
was used by both the American and British
navies. — Current Events.

A teacher conducting her pupils through an
art museum stopped in front of Rodin's
famous statue, "The Thinker." She asked
them what they thought he was thinking of.

"Oh, I know," replied one little boy. "He's
been swimming and can't remember where he
put his clothes."— Exchange,

Page Sixteen

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

May 24, 1028

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Sunday was a most enjoyable day for us.
We were at the homecoming of Davidson
Circuit at Chapel Hill camp ground, where
we heard some splendid addresses and music.
A sumptuous dinner was spread and we did
not fail to do justice to same. At 2 o'clock
a group of "Our Children" rendered a recital
to a large audience, then we came to Denton,
which is historical ground to "Our Home,"
where the good folks spread a delicious sup-
per enjoyed by all. After the program was
given to an attentive audience we were cor-
dially received into homes for the night.

A beautiful quilt was presented to us by
the ladies of Liberty church, also one by Mrs.
Lizzie Crant'ord, of Chapel Hill church.

One pair of pillow cases from Miss Nora
Carroll, Handy, N. C.

One pair pillow cases from Mrs. Alma Hop-
kins, Liberty church.

For each cash contribution and other useful
and nice donations named we are sincerely
thankful to all who participated.

E. F. ALLMAN, Superintendent.
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moat. Are there any questions you would
like to ask?"

Tourist: "Yes. How could a fellow get one
of those in his eye?" — Exchange,

CROSS IT OUT

If you're feeling rather blue,
Or distressed by foolish doubt,
There is one best thing to do —
X

If you think you are maligned,
Promptly put the thought to rout,
Do not argue nor resent —
X

If your neighbor talks disease,
Asthma, backache, fever, gout,
Listen pleasantly and then —
X

If men seem indifferent
And your finest efforts flout,
Work away with smiling face —
X

If the raucous noise of town
Makes you long to scream or shout,
Seek at once an inner poise —
X

If base slander rents the air,
Or mean gossip stalks about,
Put a finger on your lips —
X

If you feel that you have failed,
That your efforts count for naught,
Do not worry, — start again —
X

— Grenville Kleiser.
X-Cross it out.

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GOD'S MIRACLE OF MAY

There came a message to the vine,

A whisper to the tree;
The bluebird saw the secret sign,

And merrily sang he!
And like a silver string the brook

Trembled with music sweet —
Enchanting notes in every nook

For echo to repeat.

A magic touch transformed the fields,

Greener each hour they grew,
Until they shone like burnished shields

All jeweled o'er with dew.
Scattered upon the forest floor

A million bits of bloom
Breathed fragrance forth thro'
morning's door,

Into the day's bright room.

Then bud by bud the vine confessed

The secret it had heard,
And in the leaves the azure-breast

Sang the delightful word:
Glad flowers upspraug amid the grass,

And flung their banners gay,
And suddenly it came to pass —
God's miracle of May!

— Frank Dempster Sherman.

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The mother said, severely, addressing the
angler: "Don't you do it; not until he says
'Please.' "

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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, MAY 31, 1928

NUMBER 30

Comments on the General Conference

Years ago we heard our- General Conference described as
"a great, windy body." Perhaps the characterization is no
more, true of any session than the last. There was much
talking. Sometimes there were several men and women on
the floor at once wishing to be permitted to talk. But all
Methodist conferences are talking bodies. Methodist thoughts
are not too deep for utterance. Many Methodists (and people
of other denominations) talk and think afterward. But when
you have a thought that seems so pertinent to the question in
discussion, how can you keep from bobbing up and saying,
"Mr. President"? President Broomfleld heard himself ad-
dressed on all sides, but tried to determine who was the first
of the simultaneous speakers and give him the floor. In addi-
tion to the noise made by those eager to speak, there was a
great, volume of sound from those impatient to vote without
further debate, in the confusion of which you could distin-
guish the much repeated word. "Question," "question,"
"question." President Broomfleld maintained his self-pos-
session to a remarkable degree. He did some talking himself
without calling any one to the chair, little bits of speeches too
brief to be subjected to the requirements of formality. We
cannot say that the amount of work done by this General
Conference was in proportion to the amount of talk, still
much was done. The most important work was in the con-
solidation of church boards. The four missionary boards (two
home and two foreign) were replaced by one board to be
known as the Board of Missions. It was voted that one church
paper take the place of The Methodist Protestant and The
Methodist Recorder. The Board of Education and the Board
of Young People's Work were combined. These mergers were
made with a view to economy in administration. Also on
the ground that a better co-operation in the work might be
secured. This question of union or separation of boards has
come up several times in the present century. It always
provokes much discussion. There is wide room for difference
of opinion. Nobody can convince everybody else that his way
is the best way. We doubt whether there i% any absolutely
best way. We think the best way depends somewhat upon
those who have the responsibility for action. Some machines
are made "fool-proof." This is in the realm of mechanical
devices. When it comes to social devices, there are no fool-
proof devices. The plan of work ought to be adapted to those
who must do the work. Charles Lindbergh may cross the
Atlantic in an airplane, but most of us would better go in
ships that glide on the waters. We have serious doubts
whether the average member of the one board of missions
will be able to familiarize himself with all the problems of
missions, home and foreign, including those heretofore in the
women's care and those in the care of the church's two boards,
so as to" act wisely in every case.

Many inventions are born of necessity. Most of our
church machinery has been devised to meet pressing needs.

It is questionable whether it is wise to junk all this machinery
to use some devices that have not stood the test of experience.
There are minds in our church that love simplicity. This is
not quite the same as saying they are simple-minded people.
They might love complexity better than they love simplicity
if only they appreciated the superiority of complexity. They
remind one of the young man who wanted to travel in a
vehicle of his own construction. He thought of a wheel-
barrow, but did not see how he could push it and ride at the
same time. He finally decided that he must choose between
an automobile and an oxcart. He found that the automobile
was too complex, and so he went after his bride in an oxcart.
Oxcarts are simple, but their day has passed. We should
seek to employ the best inventions of the Christian world in
our church work.

We noted the fact that the average member of Conference
cared much more about questions of personnel than questions
of law. Several efforts were made to speed up the time of
election of secretaries and editors. We learned that there was
one false prophet in the Cofnerence. We heard him predict
that a certain officer of the church could not possibly be re-
elected. We saw that officer re-elected by the unanimous vote
of the Conference. It was remarkable with what unanimity
the editors and executive secretaries were elected. All but
one were elected by the secretary casting the unanimous vote
of the body.

Rev. S. W. Rosenberger was elected Secretary of the Board
of Missions. Rev. J. H. Straughan was elected Treasurer and
Promoter of Stewardship Practice. (This is not his precise
title.) Rev. J. M. Sheridan was continued in charge of the
work of the Board of Home Missions until October, at least.
Rev. L. E. Davis, Rev. P. T. Benson, and Rev. C. S. Johnson
were elected editors of the Methodist Recorder, Methodist
Protestant, and the Sunday school literature, respectively.
The Board of Missions was authorized to elect another officer
to be editor of the Missionary Record and do other service.
Dr. T. H. Lewis was elected contributing editor of the two
general church organs or the one church organ after they are
combined. We have wondered how the man felt who voted
for the unification of the church papers with the hope of
eliminating one editor — how he felt when he found that the
Conference had elected three editors instead of one. Rev.
F. W. Stephenson and Rev. Lawrence Little were elected sec-
retaries of the combined Boards of Education and Young
People's Work.

Some minor changes were made in the Book of Discipline.
A proposed change was made in the law regarding church
property. This was not adopted, but an interpretation given
by a lawyer present makes it easier to sell property. Accord-
ing to this interpretation, if there are not members enough
present in the meeting to authorize the transaction, the vote

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

May 31, 1928

IMPORTANCE OF CIRCULATING TITHING
LITERATURE

By A Layman

Most ministers overestimate the importance of preaching
sermons on tithing and underestimate the importance of cir-
culating tithing literature.

Luther E. Loveoy was selected for his present position as
Secretary of Stewardship in the Methodist Episcopal church
because of his success in winning tithers in every church of
which he has been pastor since he entered the ministry. In
answer to my question regarding his methods he writes :

"Your letter of January 19th is before me asking for the
statement I made a few weeks ago respecting my teaching of
tithing in my churches. I think you may quote me as having
said substantially the following:

" 'During my experience as a pastor, except in the church
in which I first introduced the subject, I do not think I ever
preached on tithing more than once to the same congregation,
but I did endeavor to keep my people well supplied with read-
able tithing literature, and to let them know by constant
example and by frequent reference and illustration the very
high value I set upon this practice.'

'•L. E. Lovejoy, Secretary, Stewardship Division."

As a preface to the next letter, I give the record of the
Buena Memorial Presbyterian church of Chicago, of which
Dr. Henry Hepburn is pastor, in contributions to Home and
Foreign Missions, the best test we have of unselfish giving by
churches. 1919— per capita $1.95 ; 1920— $5.62 ; 1921— $7.29 ;
1922 — $9.02. I doubt if this percentage of increase in contri-
butions has its equal in any of the large churches of this
country.

During the four years previous to May 1, 1921, Dr. Hep-
burn ordered and circulated large quantities of the Layman
Company pamphlets. The number of tithers at this writing
is something over 300, about twenty-five per cent of the
membership.

Instead of writing direct to Dr. Hepburn, I asked one of
his elders, Mr. H. M. Rossiter, to give me briefly the methods
used in Buena Memorial church. Following is bis reply:

"Buena Memorial church, of which you know, is reported
to have something over three hundred enrolled tithing stew-
ards. I have been a member of the church for about four
years. During that time, so far as I remember, I have never
heard the pastor preach a sermon on tithing, though he often
refers to it in his sermons and talks.

"During the four years we have had one Sabbath morning
devoted to the enrolling of tithing stewards and 167 signed
at that time. The others have been added since and many of
the young people in the Christian Endeavor Society are tithers.

"There has been no great effort made to secure these
enrollments, but the people know where the pastor stands and
what he believes about tithing, and as you, yourself, have said,
we hold the record among the churches of Chicago of all
denominations for having the largest number of tithers in any
one church. The pastor is Rev. Henry Hepburn.

"II. M. Rossiter."

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Tithing Expensive — Be Careful!
The following was not written by "Layman," but any one
can see that it should have place in his literature.

One of the great boards of the church was in session. To
it came, among others, a banker who supervises a great and
otherwise important fund.

Said a visitor to the banker, "Do you happen to know the
work of 'Layman,' who advocates tithing?"

"I should think I do," was the emphatic answer. "That
man has cost me many thousands of dollars!"

The visitor said he would like particulars.

"Nothing easier. Twenty-five years ago I came across
one of the 'Layman' leaflets; I think it was 'What We Owe,
and How to Pay It.' The reasoning convinced me. I began
to tithe, and have kept it up ever since."

"Well," said the still inquisitive visitor, "what has been
your experience?"

"That would be too long a story," the banker responded.
"But I will say this: My present tithe is a good deal larger
than my total income was when I began tithing. You can
make what you will of that?"

Eight Assistants

II. (). MacDonald, pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Mercer, Pa., ordered 150 each of* two Layman Company
pamphlets.

"1 have eight men who have become so interested in edu-
cating the congregation on the subject of tithing that they
are willing to distribute to the people personally the literature
I may put into their hands.

"Again, as I said to you in a former letter, I am deter-
mined to bring this subject as thoroughly as possible to the
attention of every member in our church. I thank you for
your suggestions, and now come asking for 150 copies each
of the next two pamphlets you would suggest to follow after
the two I have already distributed.

"My plan is to distribute one leaflet every two weeks and
preach a sermon on the subject the first Sabbath of each month
until I have exhausted my resources, and then make a personal
canvass of the congregation for pledges.

"This done, I will feel that I have done my best and will
not let go until the problem lies between the individual and
his God. ' '

♦

This is an answer to the question, Can a poor man tit lie?
"When they began to tithe they were renting their home.
Since then they have built and paid for a comfortable little
home now valued at $3,500 and they are entirely out of debt.
This is the experience of a poor couple, in poor health who
did tithe and more."

"THEY DID ME WRONG"

A. preacher once asked a certain man why he had ceased to
attend his clfurch. He replied, "They haven't treated me
right over there." "Then why don't you go home and beat
your wife?" asked the preacher. "Oh, she hasn't done any-
thing against me," said the man. "Well," continued the
preacher, "has the Lord Jesus done anything against you?"

How utterly silly men become in trying to give an excuse
for failure to support the cause of Christ.

The truth is, when you see a man or woman begin to stay
away from their church because of something that has been
said or done, there is something wrong with them.

Down deep in their hearts they usually know it, but simply
haven't the grace to make a confession. But just supposing
that some in the church should do us a wrong, would we be
warranted in taking our spite out on God? Would it be
right to forsake his house? That is what it amounts to when
people quit the church for such a reason. — Selected.

May 31, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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TO THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH

May 22, 1928.
Your committee on Foreign Missions and Home Missions,
acting as a Joint Committee, to consider the question of con-
solidating all of the missionary activities of the church, as
referred to us, have given exhaustive consideration to this
subject, and herewith submit our recommendations which
incorporate the plan of organization which has been adopted
in consolidating the two foreign missionary units. The plan
of organization which is recommended in this report is simply
an expansion of the unification of the foreign missionary
units so as to incorporate also the two home missionary units
of the church, and we recommend that any points of the pre-
vious action of this conference covering foreign missionary
unification which may not harmonize with the recommenda-
tions contained in this report we are now submitting, shall be
so adjusted as to harmonize therewith, the recommendations
covered by this report to take precedence and be considered
as Conference action in lieu thereof.

1. That this General Conference create a Board of Mis-
sions, to which shall be entrusted the work now being done by
the Union Board of Foreign Missionary Administration, the
Board of Home Missions and the Woman's Home Missionary
Society.

2. That this Board shall consist of ten men and ten
women, six of the men being ministers. The president of the
General Conference to be an ex-officio member of this Board.

3. That two executive secretaries be elected, the one a
man, the other a woman ; the former to be known as the Cor-
responding Secretary of the Board, whose duties shall be those
performed hitherto by the Corresponding Secretary of the
Board of Foreign Missions and the Corresponding Secretary
of the Board of Home Missions, and such other duties as the
Board may assign ; and the latter to be known as the Asso-
ciate Corresponding Secretary of the Board, whose duties shall
be those now performed by the Corresponding Secretary, and
the Treasurer of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society,
the Editor of the Missionary Record, the Secretary of Scholar-
ships and Native Workers, and corresponding officers of the
Women's Home Missionary Society, as also any other promo-
tional work involving expense. The election of the Associate
Corresponding Secretary shall be left to the Board to act
within the next three or six months.

i. That these executive secretaries shall be members
ex-officio of the Board.

5. That the Joint Committee on Foreign Missions and on
Home Missions recommend to the General Conference for
election as the original board the names of ten men and ten
women, three of the women to be selected from each of the
executive committees of the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society and the Women's Home Missionary Society, the
respective presidents of the two women's missionary societies to
be among the women so selected.

6. That the officers of the Board shall be a President, a
Vice-President, and a Recording Secretary, who shall be
elected annually by the Board.

7. That the Board shall elect annually two men and two
women, who, with the executive secretaries, shall constitute
the Executive Committee of the Board, and shall perform all
the functions of the Board in the interim of the Board
meetings.

8. That five of the men elected on the Board, together
with the Corresponding Secretary, constitute the Board of
Foreign Missions, and that five of the men elected on the
Board together with the Corresponding Secretary constitute
the Board of Home Missions.

9. That those parts of the charters of the Board of For-
eign Missions, of the Board of Home Missions, of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society, and the Women's Home Mis-
sionary Society, relating to properties remain operative dur-
ing this quadrennium.

10. That the Board of Missions be authorized to secure
immediately a charter changing all items in the charters of
the Board of Foreign Missions, the Board of Home Missions,
the Women's Foreign Missionary Societj', and the Women's
Home Missionary Society, except those of property rights, so
as to harmonize them with these recommendations.

11. That nothing in these recommendations shall be so
interpreted as to immediately interfere with the present
method of organization and work of the local auxiliaries and
branches of the Women 's Foreign Missionary Society and the
Women's Home Missionary Society, but that both of these
women's societies amend their constitutions so as to corre-
spond with these recommendations, and effect this unification
in the branches and auxiliaries as soon as practicable.

(Signed),

Geo. H. Miller, Chairman,

W. C. Perkins, Secretary,

G. W. Haddaway,

W. C. Milligan,

H. L. Elderdice,

W. 0. Atwood,

Mrs. A. G. Dixon,

J. S. Hunter,

W. R. Glower,

J. C. Williams,

W. E. Thompson,

Mrs. R. T. Lewis,

J. E. Pritchard,

Mrs. Geo. R. Brown,

0. J. WniTESEL,

C. C. Lawson,

Frank Hemingway,

E. C. Makosky,

Mrs. Walker,

C. M. Rutter.

(This paper was adopted by the Conference.)
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FOREIGN MISSIONS
Union Board Meeting

The Union Board of Foreign Missionary Administration
met in the Starr Methodist Protestant Church, Baltimore,
Md., May 15, 1928. All the members were present.

We were privileged to have with us Rev. and Mrs. C. G.
Soderbom, of China ; Rev. J. Clyde Auman, of Japan ; Rev. J.
F. Minnis, of India, and Mrs. H. E. Amos, editor of the
Missionary Record. The missionaries, fresh from the three
fields of our missionary enterprise, brought us very valuable
information concerning our foreign work.

Rev. I. M. Dinkle, a member of the 1928 graduating class
of Westminster Theological Seminary, came before the Union
Board to apply for work in one of our misison fields and is
ready to go at the, call of the Board. He is a member of the
Maryland Conference and is a young man with sterling

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qualities, with a keen sense of his call to the foreign field. It
is the hope of the Board that sufficient funds may soon be
had to send him out.

The reports of our three fields of operation were taken
up and carefully considered.

Japan

From Japan came the good news that in most respects
the work there is in better condition than it ever has been.
The attendance at Nagoya College, for the ensuing year, is
not so large as it has been, but more stress is being laid upon
intensive rather than extensive work.

One hundred yen (a yen is worth about fifty cents in
American gold) were given by the membership of the Nagoya
First Church for the placing of a new floor in their church.
Seven hundred yen were given by the Special Help Society
for apparatus and a small addition to the Tokyo School for
the Blind. This school has been the recipient of a number
of special gifts during the quadrennium and so splendidly
has it grown and so fine is the work being accomplished that
the last session of the Japan Mission Conference manifested
an entirely different attitude toward the school and is now
willing to back it in its great work in behalf of those sightless
unfortunates.

Some Forward Steps

The teachers of the Girls' School, Yokohama, on their own
initiative, joined the Pension System of Private Schools.

The annual meeting of the Mission was held during Holy
week. On Holy Thursday evening communion services were
held in the new Klein-Coulbourn Memorial Church and on
Good Friday, at three o'clock, the Mission adjourned and held
devotional services, conducted by Miss Mary Williams and
Rev. E. I. Obee, in commemoration of the passion and death
of our Savior on the cross.

A Parents Association has been recently organized and a
Daily Vacation Bible school will be conducted this summer.

Children's Day services are being held in a number of our
Japan churches and offerings taken for the development of
the work.

The Japan Mission Conference gave 283 yen and the
Women's Council 32 yen toward the $100,000.00 Gratitude
Gift, as an expression of their appreciation of the work accom-
plished by the Methodist Protestant church during the first
century of its existence. Both of these gifts came unsolicited.
China

The Union Board approved the recommendation of the
W. F. M. S. to accept Miss Sallon as our new missionary to
China.

Rev. and Mrs. C. G. Soderbom will leave for Sweden June
2, 1928. They will spend the remainder of their furlough in
Sweden with Rev. Mr. Soderbom 's son, Erick. At the expira-
tion of their furlough they will return to Kalgan, planning
to arrive there about December 1.

Mr. Horace Williams, having already remained in China
longer than the term of his contract, was granted the privilege
of coming home on his furlough upon the return of Rev. and
Mrs. Soderbom.

The reports from China show that our work has grown
from 200 to 2,000 since we took it over in 1914.
India

India is our missionary child. The future outlook for its
growth is very bright and hopeful. We have an excellent
corps of workers there and the work is going forward gradually
but surely.

On Friday, .May 11, Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Minnis and Miss '
Mildred Miskimen landed in New York for their well deserved
furlough. They will be glad to do any deputation work that
the home churches desire.

Up to the present time there has been no church building,
not even a chapel of our own, where our people ma}' worship.
At our Board meeting one of our church organizations con-
sented to build a chapel on the settlement or farm. Since
then, .Mr. and .Mrs. J. F. Lee, of Baltimore, Md., have con-
sented to erect another chapel, this to be called the "Lee
Chapel."

At the request of the Ohio branch, the Executive Board
of the W. F. M. S., in session at High Point, N. C, granted
the branch permission to build a girls' school in India.

So the work goes. May many others be inspired to come
to the support of this new and undeveloped field of missionary
enterprise. Our outstanding need now in India is a good
church building costing from $10,000 to $15,000. Recently
the first church has been organized at Dhulia with a member-
ship of 140. Their only place of worship, in all kinds of
weather, is beneath the spreading branches of a tree standing
on the Compound. Our hope and prayer is that this new
quadrennium may see the building of this church in India as
the last quadrennium saw, with pride, the building, of the
beautiful Klein-Coulbourn Memorial church in Japan. This
is our new quadrennial goal for India.

After an existence of just one quadrennium the Union
Board of Foreign Missionary Administration has passed into
history. It, with the two branches of the Home Missionary
work, was caught in the sweeping tide for union and now all
of our missionary work has been placed under one head to be
known as "the Union Board of Missions." This action came
as the climax of a growing desire of the majority of our con-
stituency for closer unity of our various departments of
denominational work. The new Union Board consists of 20
members, ten men and ten women. Rev. S. W. Rosenberger
was elected as Executive Secretary, to be assisted by Rev.
J. M. Sheridan, former Executive Secretary of the Board of
Home Missions. A lady Associate Secretary is to be elected
by the new Union Board to take over the work vested in the
Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary, Secretary of Scholar-
ships and Editor of the Missionary Record, of the former
W. F. M. S. and W. H. M. S.

Since this action was taken by an overwhelming majority
of the representatives to the General Conference, may we
all enter into it heartily but prayerfully with the one set
purpose that God may be greatly glorified and that our mis-
sionary work may experience an unprecedented growth and
development.

S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.

— Many a man makes morality his religion until he is faced
with his death or the death of some loved one. — C. E. World.

— Presumptuous sin is confident, bold, adventurous, reck-
less, insolent sin. It is peculiarly the temptation of eager,
virile youth. And it was from such that David cried out to
Jehovah to keep him back. "Keep back thy servant also from
presumptuous sins." Confident, bold, adventurous, reckless,
insolent; in every one of these five words the tempestuous
shepherd boy is mirrored. They visualize his career. They
are his biography. — Dr. Daniel A. Poling.

May 31, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

THE GENERAL CONFERENCE

The Centennial General Conference, which opened in his-
toric St. John's church, Baltimore, MxL, May 16, and closed
May 24, was, in our judgment, the most inspirational, the
most constructive, and the most far-reaching conference of
recent years. The great Lyric meeting on "Wednesday night
will be a lasting memory with every one who was privileged
to be there. In purpose, program, and attendance (the Lyric
was packed to its seating capacity) this is perhaps the greatest
assembly in the history of our denomination. Enthusiasm
ran high throughout the entire conference, and the spirit of
fraternity, hope, and progress was always in evidence. We
can not go into details here. The church papers will give
full reports of the proceedings ; and besides, the full program
of the conference is to be preserved in a Centennial Memorial
Book, which will be ready for distribution as early as possible.

It was not our privilege to attend the Young People's Con-
vention, which was held in Baltimore immediately preceding
the General Conference. All reports indicate that it, too,
was a great success. About fifteen hundred young people, we
believe, registered for this convention. This was by far the
largest assembly of our young people that has ever been held.
Truly God is with us, and in His name we are making history
as a church.

Due to the courtesy extended to us by the editor of the
Herald, we motored to Baltimore and back in his car. Others
in our party going were Bros. Hutton and T. F. MeCulloeh.
Bro. Hutton came home by train before the close of confer-
ence, and Bros. Stubbins and J. D. Williams joined our party.
The trip was without car trouble, and pleasant.
Worthville

May 13 we were honored with the privilege of being
present at the opening of the new church at this place. The
building is well located, designed and constructed. In size
it seems adequate, being forty by sixty feet, with Sunday
school rooms on the back and each side of the rear. We
spoke at the eleven o'clock hour, and in the afternoon differ-
ent speakers, with pleasing and helpful messages, made up
the program. At the morning service $50 was raised on the
Gratitude Gift, and in the afternoon $175 on the church debt.

We believe that this was a good day for Worthville, and
we most heartily congratulate Pastor Neese and his people
upon this worthy thing that they have done in the erection
of their new church. We hope to have the picture of their
building in the Herald later.

Thomasville

May 27 we shared, at night, in the twenty-first anniversary
program of the founding of this church. An all-day program
was carried out, and participated in by various speakers. It
was most fitting that the speaker for the morning hour should
have been Bro. Edwin Suits, who was pastor when the church
was organized. We understand that there were but eleven
charter members — not a very large group with which to begin
a church. But subsequent events have fully justified the
venture. 'This church now has 159 members, and the services
of a full-time pastor, and is the mother of two other pro-
gressive Methodist Protestant churches in the growing city of
Thomasville. True it is that the "day of small things" is

not to be despised. We enjoyed sharing in each of these
significant programs, and we most earnestly hope and pray
for Pastors Neese and Trollinger and their respective churches
that they may have continued encouragement and progress.
Commencement

May 28. — It was our happy privilege on this date to attend
the commencement exercises of High Point College. The
large college auditorium was taxed far beyond its capacity
with interested auditors. Honorable 0. Max Gardner, lawyer,
farmer, statesman, made the address of the hour, after which
diplomas and certificates were given to those completing the
college courses of study. The A.B. degree was conferred
on 38 students, the B.S. degree on six, and the B.M. degree
on one, making a total class of 45 graduates. Besides these,
there was a considerable number of students who received
certificates for having completed the business course offered
by the college.

Considering the short time that the college has been in
operation, this is a very unusual graduating class, and affords
just cause for pride in what has been achieved by the insti-
tution. There is every reason to believe that High Point
College is set toward a career of growing and gratifying
prosperity. We thoroughly enjoyed the commencement
program.

College Maintenance

In pastor's reports for second quarter, we notice, with
great pleasure, the number of charges that have paid or expect
to pay the college maintenance assessment in full. No item
in our budget is more necessary than this, and we can not
urge too strongly that every charge meet this assessment.
The amount assessed is a small item for the charge, but the
aggregate means much to the college. Let us have, brethren,
every charge an honor roll charge on the college assessment.
All together now, until we are there — all there !
Children's Day

Bro. Pastor and Superintendent, please have this program
in every church. It will stimulate the general interest of your
charge ; it will provide missionary education ; it will secure
money for doing what Christ wants His church to do — carry
the gospel to the utmost parts of the earth. Much of the
money that we receive for this purpose comes through "Chil-
dren's Day." We most earnestly urge that every church
observe it.

Representative's Expenses

Representatives to the General Conference will please send
their expense account to the treasurer of this fund, Rev. J.
Clyde Auman, Enfield, N. C. As soon as he has sufficient
means in hand he will forward checks to cover this expense.

And will charges that have not paid the assessment for this
purpose please do so at once, so these representatives may be
reimbursed as soon as possible.

Revivals

The recent General Conference created a Commission on
Evangelism, and it was heartening to find in the conference
a disposition to put renewed emphasis on this all-important
business of the church. Nothing else is so certain to keep
life and power in the church as the spirit of evangelism. We
are now approaching that period in our conference when this
subject receives our most active attention — the period of our
revivals. Let us plan wisely and earnestly for these meetings.
and make them far more than simply the carrying out of
the annual program of the local church. Evangelism lies
closer to the heart of God than anything else that the church

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can possibly do. Surely, then, as we enter upon our special
evangelistic programs, we ought to give ourselves to them so
thoughtfully and so earnestly that God can make of them
occasions of pronounced spiritual refreshing and soul-saving.
Let us begin praying now that the mighty power of God may
rest upon us in our special season of evangelism.
Assignment

Bro. Jabus W. Braxton has been assigned pastor of the
Mocksville charge to fill out the unexpired term of Rev. J. T.
Sisk, resigned. Bro. Braxton will enter at once upon his
duties as pastor of this charge. We most heartily commend
him to the love and confidence of the people whom he goes
to serve, and we bespeak for him and for them a happy and
prosperous relationship.

Appointments

June 3, Mocksville charge: Elbaville 11 a. m., Dulins 3
p. m. ; and we hope to be at Bethel at night, if the brethren
can arrange an appointment for us at that time.

June 10, with Fairfield church, 11 a. m.

June 17, with Saxapahaw charge, in rally at Concord
church.

One Word More

Are there problems? difficulties? besetments? Do the
clouds lower and the storms break? Don't be discouraged:
don't despair. These are the moulds out of which comes real
manhood. These are the things that make achievement a
lasting glory. God is with us, and this is a great day for our
church. The faith and courage and perseverance that has
brought us the blessings of heaven for a hundred years is
still our guarantee of enlarging and enriching service. "The
Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Therefore will not we fear, tho the earth be removed, and
tho the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea."

S. W. Taylor.

May 29, 1928.

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HOW THE CUP WAS KEPT SHINING

The rocks rose steeply at the side of the road, through a
cleft, the spring bubbled out. The drop of the water was
music in the ears of travelers driving by on a hot day. And.
however intense the heat, however parched the meadow, the
spring trickled out to refresh the thirsty, as cool and delicious
as if it came from some sunless' cavern in the heart of the
earth.

One day a passerby drew his horses and stopped, not to
drink, but to look and wonder. For a small girl, with a cake
of scouring soap, was scrubbing away energetically at the tin
cup which had been hung beside the spring for the con-
venience of travelers.

She looked up and flushed under the man's scrutiny.

"Do you want a drink? I'll hurry and finish."

"No, I'm not particularly thirsty," said the man. "But
what are you doing?"

"Why, I'm cleaning the drinking cup. It gets dirty and
rusty standing here, so every few days I come over and give
it a good scouring."

The man stared. "You don't get anything for it?"

"Why, no, of course. But thirsty folks enjoy the water
so much better if the cup is shining."

"Why don't you leave it for somebody else to do? It is
as much their work as yours."

The girl laughingly replied: "And it is as much mine as

theirs. Besides, there's lots of things I can't do, but I can
keep the cup shining."

The man took up his lines and his horses moved on. But
he looked back over his shoulder at the little figure busy
with the self-appointed task, and in his mind he was thinking
that it would be a better world if more people would act on
that girl's principle. — Selected.

A WONDERFUL PROMISE TO YOUTH

As one of that group termed "Youth," or as a member
of the "younger generation," while reading the Book of books
— the Bible — last evening, a line from the sixteenth Psalm
struck me with such a force as to imprint itself distinctly
and definitely in my mind.

It. is the last line of the eleventh verse, which verse is as
follows: "Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence
is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for
evermore."

Youth is always, and quite naturally, seeking pleasure
and what more wonderful promise was ever given than, "At
thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore."

So let us keep this promise before us, although it may
mean giving up what appears to us as pleasures now, and
work toward the time when it shall lie so gloriously fulfilled.
— Catherine Dixon.

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A SAD THOUGHT

Many persons who are almost Christians will never enter
into the Kingdom of God. Is it not a sad thought that a good
ship has borne its precious freight of humanity across the sea,
has battled successfully with the storms until the beginning
of the last half day, only to go down in sight of the harbor?
Is it not a sad thought that the passengers, many of whom
have been absent from home for years and are just finishing'
a wearisome and dangerous voyage, must sink beneath the
dark waters in sight of their native hills?

Is it not a sadder thought that men and women who have
been born and brought up in Christian homes, have been
trained and taught in Christian Sunday schools, have lived
all their lives in the atmosphere of Christian thought and
sentiment, have walked along the borders of the Kingdom of
God so near that they could hear the songs of Zion and the
prayers of the saints with every rising morning will never be
Christians? They have come to the threshold, but will not
enter in. — Selected.

Comments on the General Conference

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of those present may be registered and the meeting may
adjourn to a specified time and then take the vote of addi-
tional members present, and keep on in this way until the
requisite number have voted.

Conference adjourned on Thursday evening, May 24th.

The next meeting is to be in Columbus, Ohio, in May, 1932.
There were invitations from High Point, N. C, and from
Lansing, Mich., but the Columbus invitation captivated the
assembly.

As we enter into this new quadrennium, let us renew our
consecration to our great task as a denomination. God has
permitted us to do much. Through faithful devotion to God
and His cause in the earth, we may make this new century
glorious.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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A CRISIS— A DUTY

The nation, and especially the Southland, is today face to
face with a moral crisis. Our ideals, involving the purity of
the American home and the sobriety of the American people,
which have required two hundred years to build up, are
threatened with overthrow through the nomination and pos-
sible election of a whiskey candidate for the presidency of the
United States, and the consequent re-enthronement of rum.
But it is still believed that, through the earnest and instant
co-operation of half a million Christian voters in the South,
the nomination of such a candidate may be prevented. Great
national leaders, like Senator Simmons of North Carolina, and
Senator Owens, of Oklahoma, who are co-operating with the
Southland Committee of Safety, believe that a sufficiently
strong protest presented at Houston will defeat the program
of the "wets."

The Southland Committee has sent to every community of
the South an S. 0. S. call in the shape of a printed protest to
be signed by Democratic voters. Reports from our workers
indicate that already one hundred thousand of these protests
have been signed in the South outside of Texas, which promises
a huge list, possibly two hundred, thousand. Protests at the
rate of four thousand daily are coming into the Southland
Committee's office at Nashville. But the time is now short.
Thousands on thousands more of protests are needed. Will
not the Christian Democrat who reads this call write with
typewriter or pen at the top of a sheet of paper these words :
"We protest against the nomination at Houston of a 'wet'
candidate for the presidency," and then secure and send to
us all the signatures thereto possible? Our workers report
that ninety per cent of the voters approached readily sign.

Will not our brethren of the pastorate in all the evangelical
churches, who have not already done so, send us the number
of men and women in their congregations or church circles
who are known to be committed against a "wet" candidate?
This will require but a few minutes of time. It is numbers
we need. Do this today. Send to Southland Committee of
Safety, 827 Stahlman Building, Nashville, Tennessee.

A Protest

To the Delegates-Elect to the National Democratic Convention
to Assemble in the City of Houston, Texas, June 26, 1928.
Honorable Delegates :

We the undersigned, legal Democratic voters of the County

of , State of ,

do hereby record, and respectfully transmit to you this our
solemn protest against the nomination by the Democratic party
for the presidency, or vice-presidency, of the United States
of any candidate who has declared himself in favor of the
repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment or the Volstead law,
enacted thereunder; as also any candidate who is not fully
committed to the principle of the complete prohibition of the
liquor traffic, and the enforcement of all laws enacted to that
end, which is now the established policy of the American
people and nation.

(Name of Voter)

High Point College Commencement

The editor was permitted to attend two important parts
of the closing services of High Point College : the sermon on
Sunday and the address on Monday. Dr. C. D. Sinkinson,
of Atlantic City, N. J., was the preacher. He was introduced
as a pastor who has been serving one church continuously for
34 years. He preached a sermon which revealed the secret
of his success to those who were looking for it; namely, his
faith in Christ and his devotion to the will of Christ. Honest
and persistent use of the same means will bring any soul to
time success in the enjoyment of the more abundant life. The
sermon made a fine impression and we trust that its good
influence will abide with the young seeking for themselves
the best careers in life. The auditorium of the First Church
was filled for this service. The members of the graduating
class were in their caps and gowns.

The speaker on Monday was Hon. Max Gardner, of Shelby.
He said that he had been impressed with the rapid growth
of High Point College and with the appropriateness of its
architecture. He announced his theme as "The Arithmetic
of Christianity." He spoke of the essential place of Chris-
tianity in human life if it is to be worth while. Wealth does
not bring happiness. He had found this out by associating
with men of great possessions. The spirit that was in Jesus
Christ must be in the man or women that would be perfect
or that would live a satisfactory life.

We also witnessed the awarding of honors and the con-
ferring of degrees. The graduating class has 45 members.
We were pleased with the fact that 17 of these were pupils
of ours in Mathematics in 1924.

Our North Carolina Conference is to be congratulated on
the fact. that its young college is developing so fast and so
well. Continued wise management and earnest support by
our people will, we predict, result in securing to our college
a career of ever-increasing usefulness.

"RUN AWAY, BOY, I'M BUSY"

Doctor Potter tells the story of a young man who stood
at the bar of a court of justice to be sentenced for forgery.
The judge had known him from a child, for his father had
been a famous legal light, and his work on the "Law of
Trusts" was the most exhaustive work on the subject in exis-
tence. "Do you remember your father?" asked the judge
sternly, "that father whom you have disgraced?" The pris-
oner answered, "I remember him perfectly. When I went to
him for advice or companionship, he would look up from his
book on the 'Law of Trusts' and say, 'Run away, boy, I am
busy.' My father finished his book, and here I am." The
great lawyer had neglected his own trust, with awful results.
— Selected.

— Jesus was King of kings and Lord of lords ; yet He never
made a claim to greatness. We can attain true greatness only
by studying and following Him who said, "He that is least
among you all, the same shall be great. — Christian Endeavor
World.

NO WAR ON THE OTHER SIDE

Only now. it would seem, are the most beautiful of World
War stories being circulated. Someone tells of a German
officer and a French soldier mortally wounded and, with many
others, abandoned on the field of battle. The German was
calling for water, of which the Frenchman had a small quan-
tity. Crawling near the officer as quickly as his weakness and
wounds would permit, the soldier extended his canteen. The
other sipped a little of the contents and kissed the hand of
his benefactor, saying, almost with his last breath : ' ' Thank
you, good-bye. There'll be no war on the other side." —
Selected.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

May 31, 1928

OUR STORY PAGE

A CURIOUS PET

turned in a very queer

at Oak Dale

from

fond
For

The tables were
Farm this year.

Bob Bennett had grown up to lie a big broad-shouldered
young man, and so had his brother, so lie was not needed at
home. When his maiden aunts, Miss Patricia and Miss
Annette Peebles, asked him to come to Oak Dale Farm and
live with them and run the farm, he was very much pleased.

He had only been there a short time when he decided that
his aunts deserved a fine present. So the next time he went
home to his father's farm across the hills, he got something
which he thought would please the ladies.

He brought it into the kitchen in his pocket and got Miss
Patricia to feel of it and guess what it was.

"A rabbit," she guessed.

But when he brought the tiling out she gave a squeal and
jumped up on a chair, gathering her skirts tight around her
ankles.

"It isn't a mouse," laughed Bob. "It's a beaver baby.
He won't hurt you. I found him one day last winter down
by the creek. He's a funny little beggar."

Miss Annette was braver than Miss Pat. She came
the pantry and patted the beaver's head.

"Does he like milk?" she inquired.

"No, he likes bark," explained Bob.

They named the little animal Rascal and became very
of him. He was full of cute and unexpected tricks,
instance, his favorite indoor sport was making pretend dams
out of anything he could find around and it got so that if
anything small was missing, a spoon or thimble or comb or
brush, it was pretty sure to have found its way into Rascal's
dam, which was being built under the kitchen table.

In one way Rascal caused his new owners some trouble ; he
was rather moody and had a poor appetite. Bob went down
to the creek and brought him nice willow twigs, but Rascal
only nibbled at them. He grew noticeably thin and his fur
looked dull and moth-eaten.

"I'm afraid our pet is getting sick," mourned Miss Pat.
"If he should die, I'd feel just too terrible for words. I've
gotten strangely fond of the little critter."

"I, too," admitted Miss Annette. "Bob, do you think we
ought to have the doctor for him? Maybe a tonic would do
him good."

So Bob went and got the vet, who had treated lots of cows,
horses, dogs and cats, but never a beaver. He watched Rascal
working nervously on his dam under the kitchen table. Then
he said :

"These wild animals need their natural environment. My
advice is to turn him loose."

"But. he's tame," objected Bob. "He wouldn't last a
week out in the open. And besides, he was perfectly well and
happy over at Dad's. It's only since coming here he's gotten
off his feed."

"Well, maybe you keep it too warm in the bouse," said
the vet.

"He likes to be out here in the kitchen," Miss Pat
explained.

"Sure," said Bob, "he always stayed in the kitchen at
home."

"Then he may have worms," said the vet and left some
medicine for him.

But Rascal got no better, in fact, he seemed to be going
into decline, and at last his good mistress decided to part
with him for his own good and send him back to Bob's folks.

On that sad day of parting, the two ladies went with their
nephew and Rascal across the hills to the other farm. When
they arrived Rascal went under the kitchen table and began
measuring for a new dam, but he went about his task in the
same nervous way. The folks sat and watched him. when
suddenly the door burst open and in walked little Jimmie
Henricks, Bob's sister's child who lived there. Then you
should have seen Rascal perk up. He shambled over to the
child, and Jim put him on his shoulder, and afterwards went
under the table and helped him with the new dam.

"Well," exclaimed Miss Pat, her cheeks getting very
red, "it's plain to be seen what ails Rascal. He wants com-
panionship. We'll have to adopt a child for him. There's
that nice little Jones girl over in the valley. Maybe we could
get her to come and live with us."

Miss Annette had always wanted to have a child around.
So she was willing, and they went at once to see the people
who were boarding the little girl who was an orphan.

"Of course, I wouldn't think of standing in the child's
way," said kind Mrs. Black. "It is very good of you to
want the young one. ' '

"We'll have to explain something to her," whispered Miss
Pat to Miss Annette. "Maybe she's afraid of beavers.".

"We'll try her out," said Miss Annette.

Then she asked the child in her nicest way if she liked
cats. Yes, indeed, Tiny Jones did love cats. And dogs?
Yes, oh, yes ! Er — how about — er, say, white mice. White
mice. White mice were all right. Well, then, how about
raccoons? Tiny. Jones liked raccoons but admitted that she
had not seen many. Rabbits she adored. Then, feeling en-
couraged, Miss Annette mentioned beavers. Yes, the little
girl thought she liked beavers.

"Don't they build mud houses and slap the mud with
their tails?" she inquired. "I think they must be very smart
and industrious."

Miss Pat nodded at Miss Annette, meaning, "A sensible
remark. She will do."

So Tiny Jones went to live at Oak Dale farm. And the
next day Bob went home and fetched Rascal.

"Bring him in here," said Miss Pat, and they all held
their breath while he was introduced to little Tiny Jones.

"This, my dear, is Rascal. A beaver, as you can see, but
a very sweet beast," said Miss Pat. "He has never bitten
anybody."

"Aw, ain't he cute!" cried Tiny.

"Just get under the table, honey, and play with him as
much as you like," said Miss Annette.

Tiny Jones was delighted, and in a little while she and
Rascal were building a very remarkable dam. Rascal grew
plump and contented, and his fur once more was glossy and
sleek. As for his appetite. Bob was kept busy getting sticks
for him.

Kind old Mrs. Black came to see how little orphan Tiny
Jones was getting along, and found her a very happy little
girl.

"We don't see how we ever lived so long without a child,"
said Miss Pat. "She has brought back the roses of youth
into our lives."

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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"And look," cried Tiny, "the pretty dresses I have, and
they tuck me in and kiss me every night. And they got me
the cutest pet. You'd never guess. It's a beaver named
Rascal. Yes, ma'am, they got it specially for me to play
with !"

"Well, I never," exclaimed Mrs. Black. "Do tell now!
Don't you good people go and spoil this young one. A beaver
for a pet. I never did hear of such a thing."

Miss Pat and Miss Annette looked a little embarrassed.
They did not want to be deceitful, yet how could they explain
that Tiny Jones was Rascal's pet, not the other way around?
Oh, well, let it go ! thought good little Miss Pat. We wouldn't
part with Tiny now even if she didn't favor beavers! —
— Selected.

THE PETREL

Everybody remembers the old Bible story where it tells
about Peter walking on the water. Well, this interesting
little bird that loves the ocean so much that it never leaves it
gets its name Petrel from Peter, because it can walk on the
water too, something that very few creatures can do. When
performing this wonderful stunt the bird has to keep its
wings spread, and move them slowly with a fan-like motion
which prevents it from sinking.

He is a little bit of a fellow, only about six inches long, but
with very long wings, and long legs which make him appear
much larger than he really is. The back and wings are sooty
black, shading to grayish brown underneath, while the base
of the tail is pure white.

His legs, feet and bill are as black as ink, but the web
that joins the toes is bright yellow. He not only makes his
home on the restless bosom of the ocean, but he insists on
staying far from any land — usually hundreds and hundreds
of miles far out at sea, where there is nothing but water
water — water.

The passengers on ocean vessels would find it mighty
lonesome if flocks of Petrels did not keep them company
silently flitting here and there over the waves like wind
tossed butterflies. Numbers of them follow the vessel day
after day in her voyage across the ocean, and feed greedily
on the scraps, thrown overboard from the ship's kitchen —
only they call it galley instead of kitchen.

Though the big steamer may be plowing through the
waves at full speed, the petrels not only keep up without any
seeming exertion, but dart far ahead and then come swinging
back, and actually seem to be playing hide-and-seek from one
side of the ship to the other. Of course, at times they leave
the surface and depend on their wings, but generally their
little black feet are pattering over the waves, up one side
and down the other, actually running on the water. I

Even when there is no wind, they can walk or stand or
the water, just by moving their wings a little faster. By
the time dusk comes, and the sun has taken his nightly dip in
the west, the petrels that have been playing around the
rapidly moving ship all day seem to be a little tired, audi
settle down on the water for their night's rest, and with heads
tucked under wings are soon fast asleep, literally rocked to|
rest in the cradle of the deep.

The vessel leaves them and forges ahead through the night
but when the passengers wake up the next morning, the petrels'
have overtaken it, and are impatiently waiting for the break-
fast dishes to be washed and the scraps tossed overboard, as
they want their breakfast too.

It is not possible for all of them to pick up a living from
the refuse of passing ships, so their regular rations must
consist of the small marine life that finds its way to the surface.
They feed ravenously on any kind of grease or other matter.
They come as near being in perpetual motion as anything
that lives — they are never at rest except when asleep. As
they are seldom, if ever, seen on land and for a long time
it was a mystery how they managed to raise a family; but
of late years it has been discovered that thousands of them
rest in crevices of rocks on certain Antarctic islands, January
and February being the months that they devote to the chil-
dren. On some islands the pair dig a horizontal burrow just
under the roots of the grass, and leave the single white egg
there.

The young are probably fed only once or twice a day, as
the mothers spend their time far out at sea, and it would
be out of the question for them to carry food in their lulls for
several hundred miles, so the mother just eats it herself, and
when she gets home she divides with the baby by forcing up
some of the partly digested food. Not a very nice way, it is
true, but under the circumstances it is about the best she
can do.

Sailors call the petrels Mother Carey's chickens, and they
have a superstition that if any one on board injures or kills
one of them that some disaster is sure to happen to the vessel,
so they are never harmed if the sailors can prevent it. When
unusual numbers of petrels are seen, it is thought to be a sign
that the weather is going to be stormy. But the rougher the
weather, and the higher the waves, and the more the water
swirls and foams,, the happier the petrels seem, at any rate
they are then more active, probably feeding on what the com-
motion brings to the surface. They have the distinction of
being the smallest web-footed birds known. — Selected.

planets move in wonderful harmony in their spheres.
All nature is organized — a perfect unit. Personal evangelism
should be thoroughly organized in the church, and in that
way greater results would lie obtained. — G. E. World.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

May 31, 1938

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

June 10— The Arrest and Trial.

Seripture Basis— Mark 14:45; 15:15.

Golden Text— He was despised, and rejected
of men. Isa. 53:3.

Jesus Delivered
' The battle had been fought and won in the
Garden of Gethsemane. The events follow-
ing were comparatively insignificant to our
Saviour, for they doubtless appeared before
him in awful foreboding as he struggled in
the Garden. So when the betrayer with the
Human soldiers came to take him, he sub-
mitted without resistance. The disciples were
near by but were frightened. Peter, in an
effort to demonstrate his pledged loyalty,
drew sword and sliced off the ear of the ser-
vant of the high priest as he dodged the
weapon to save his head. This displeased his
Lord, who rebuked Peter and immediately
restored the dismembered flesh. Observing
the other affrighted disciples, this impetuous
leader lost his nerve and slunk back with the
rest. Soon they all fled, and as John Mark,
the writer of this gospel, pulled away from a
would-be captor, he left his linen covering
and fled naked. Peter still tried to be bold
by following his Master, but afar off. This
was the first step toward his denial; this is
the first step toward our denial of our Lord.
Jesus Denied
Jesus was then taken to the palace of the
high priest, where had gathered the chief
priests, elders^ and scribes. Peter succeeded
in getting into the court yard, where he
could witness what was going on. In an effort
to appear indifferent, as he warmed himself

IMPORTANT NOTICE— LEADERSHIP

TRAINING SCHOOL AT SEMINARY

POSTPONED

We regret the necessity of announcing
that our Denominational Standard Leader-
ship Training School, which was to have
been held in in the Seminary at Westmin-
ster, Maryland, June 5-16, has been post-
poned indefinitely. This is necessary for
a number of reasons:

Some of the instructors have had to can-
cel engagements because of illness; the
fact that the school follows so closely the
dates of our Young People's Convention
and General Conference makes it impossi-
ble for some of our workers to attend who
otherwise would do so; because of the un-
usually heavy pressure of work incident to
the Young People's Convention and Gen-
eral Conference and in view of the large
number of Conference Leadership Schools
which are to begin in the near future, our
workers find it impossible to be away from
the office for this length of time just at
present; and only a few registrations have
been received, thus indicating that the at-
tendance would be relatively small.

LAWRENCE LITTLE,
Executive Secretary.

could find no fault in him. And, as John
tells us, he presented him to the people and
declared, "Behold, the Man!" which had more
al reading discloses.
this just man, he
), which was fired
chief priests and
m to be crucified,
d scourging. Ba-
r, was released in
ich was following
prisoner on the
al today. It is a
en as to which
Barabbas. In
on as to who will
ig in men's hearts.
Jesus? Have you
ur thoughts, plans,
ions, etc.?

palace to
ruler was
that day,
making a

Pilate's judgment hall. This Roman
corrupt, as were many of them in
but we must give him credit for
feeble effort to save our lord. He

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this country took
more were injured,
ecrease from 1920
in this day ot"
)ver a half billion
last year.
11 and hauling of
in loss of 352 lives,
were next' in order
|dust came fifth with
ie used to combat
[ting" and sprink-
ncral use because
the equipment and cost of labor are cheaper,
but walls, ceiling and floors must be watered
every day.

Rock-dusting, on the other hand, need be

done but once in several weeks or months,
so in the long run it is the cheaper method.
It consists in blowing rock dust, pulverized
shale, sandstone, gypsum or other stone
against the walls, ceilings and floors, whore
it flings to- the surface. Fires started by ex-
ploding dust are snuffed out when they reach
the rock-dusted area, limiting fatalities to one
oi' two. Without such precaution the orig-
inal explosion would be conveyed in all di-
rections by contact with other gases, and
hundreds of miners would pay with their
lives.— The Pathfinder.

—*—

A PRAYER

Almighty God, we adore Thee, we praise
Thee, we worship Thee as "God over all and
blessed forever." The world is not only the
source of all supplies for man, but a great
school in which generations continue to learn.
Here science finds all . of its material for
human convenience and progress, and beyond
the earth "the heavens declare the glory of
God and the firmament showeth His handi-
work." Colleges are created and operated to
aid the young in finding the path that leads
to God. They are the depositors of thought,
piayer, purpose and money. They are built
on the rock of ages, and should honor Him
in their pursuit of knowledge. We acknowd-
edge Jesus Christ as the Founder of Christian
colleges, as they do not exist where He is
unknown.

Our prayer is for all colleges, that they
may continue to grow in their buildings, their
facilities, their endowments, their students,
and their service for the church and the
kingdom. To this end we pray that Thou
mayest inspire men and women of means to
give liberally, that financial strain may be
lifted, that the church may reap a harvest
of men and women who will honor Christ
and extend His kingdom in the world. Give
those in authority wisdom to direct, to teach,
and to inspire holy aspirations in the minds
of the young. Remove all hindrances to
Christian character, all organized frivolities
of a worldly nature, all show and pride. May
the spirit of consecrated effort, the courage
of honest work, the loyalty of honest hearts,
and the "faith that works by love" make
diligent study after truth. Help our colleges
to find the truth by finding Jesus Christ,
"who is the way, the truth, and the life." —
Christian Sun.

M-

WATCH CHILDREN'S SPEECH
All children's speech, the experts advise,
should be watched from the very beginning.
Training along this line cannot be begun
too soon. In fact, it should be begun as soon
as a child begins to talk. Such training, of
course, must be very simple, consisting merely
of substituting right habits for wrong. The
difficulty of overcoming wrong habits in
speech, says Hygeia, is in exact proportion
to the length of time they are permitted to
exist. Many fond mothers and fathers de-
light in talking baby talk to their baby.
This, we are told, is one of the worst things
that can be done. From its earliest years a
child should be spoken to in correctly and
distinctly articulated words, and these words
should be in simple but complete sentences.
Also, any defect in speech or of the mouth
and vocal apparatus should be corrected in
early life.

May 31, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

\ FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

L.

Concord. — There "were 316 present in Sun-
day school Sunday. A good congregation
heard Rev. C. S. Hartridge preach a splendid
sermon at the morning hour, and at night
another good sermon by Rev. W. ' R. Gross,
D. D. ' These ministers are from Orlando,
Pla., and stopped over on their way home
from General Conference with Rev. and Mrs.
G. H. Hendry.

Mrs. S. G. Cass furnished flowers for the
church Sunday in memory of her father.

We were glad to have Rev. Raymond Hal-
lick, of High Point College, fill the pulpit for
us on May 20 in the absence of our pastor,
who was attending General Conference in
Baltimore.

Since our last report, death has claimed
one of our most devoted and loyal members,
Mrs. Lee Reed. Mrs. Reed had been a great
sufferer for over a year, and had been under
treatment in several hospitals during that
time, but nothing could stay the hand of
death. On Thursday night, May 10, she
quietly passed away. (Funeral services were
held in the church on Saturday afternoon.
In the absence of her pastor, Mr. Hendry,
Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk, of Kemersville, a
former pastor, had charge and was assisted
by Rev. T. W. Fogleman, pastor of McGill
Street Baptist Church, this city. The funeral
services were attended by a large crowd and
the floral offering was large and beautiful.
Interment was made in Oakwood cemetery.

Mrs. Reed was the daughter of the late
R. O. Atwell and Mrs. Atwell and was 41
years of age. Besides her mother, she is sur-
vived by one daughter, Miss Adelaide Reed,
and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs.
D. T. Campbell, of Tolar, Texas; Mrs. Tom
Vanderford, of China Grove, N. C; Mrs. Ed
Powers, Mrs. Edward Kerr, Mrs. Robert
Phillips, of Mooresville, N. C; Mrs. C. H.
Cox, of Newton, N. C. ; Clark and Smith At-
well, and Mrs. Earl L. Helderman, of Con-
cord. MRS. D. A. McLAURIN.

Henderson. — "We have made great steps for-
ward in the Sunday school work by the in-
crease of attendance and newr members. This
shows what can be done when we but try.
A contest among six of our adult classes has
been carried on for six weeks now, closing
last Sunday, with the Baraca Class and Mr.
Clyde Finch's Class as winners. They are to
be the honor guests of the other classes in
the future when a supper will be given.

The Young Ladies' League met May 17 at
the home of Misses Gertha and Myrtle Trog-
den. The president, Mrs. H. A. Jordan, pre-
sided. The general routine of business was
followed and reports given. During the meet-
ing the Efficiency Club was discussed and
voted on to be carried out this year. The
proposition to buy new pedestals for the
church was brought up, however, no motion
was made. Mrs. C. F. Tanksley, Jr., gave an
interesting' talk qn our work in China during
the program period. At the close of the
meeting the hostesses served refreshments.

Rev. R. A. Hunter was called home from

the General Conference last Sunday to con-
duct the funeral of Mrs. Jane Harris, widow
of the late Major J. Harris.

On Sunday morning, May 27, our pastor
gave a very interesting account of the open-
ing of the General Conference in Baltimore.
Mr. Jasper B. Hicks, also a delegate from
this church, reported some of the important
events of that wonderful occasion. A com-
plete report will be given in the Herald, I'm
sure, later. Following these reports Rev.
R. A. Hunter preached a_ short but most im-
pressive sermon, using Paul's words found
in Galatians 6:9, "Let us not be weary in
well doing: for in due season we shall reap,
if we faint not." Most helpful and encourag-
ing was this sermon, especially to those of us
who long for quicker results from our Chris-
tian efforts. At the evening service a young
graduate of Westminster Seminary, Mr. Rob-
ertsou, who is here for the interest of the
Hulbert's Bible Story, gave a splendid ser-
mon, using for his text the words of Christ
on the cross, "I thirst." On Wednesday night
at prayer meeting Mr. Roberts, an associate
cf Mr. Robertson's, will make the talk for
the evening.

All the friends and members of our church
were indeed delighted to have Mr. Geo. B.
Harris present at the morning services yes-
terday, after an illness of several months.

Rev. R. A. Hunter and Miss Mattie Hayes,
accompanied by little J. B. Baity, Jr., motored
to High Point to attend the graduating exer-
cises of the High Point College of which
Miss Helen Hayes is a member.

Mrs. A. B. Young and Miss Lucy Taylor
attended the Baraca-Philathea convention at
Durham last week. REPORTER.

Tabernacle Charge. — Memorial services were
held at Tabernacle church on the third Sun-
day in May. Rev. G. W. Holmes preached
the memorial sermon at 11 a. m., and 'Rev.
W. F. Kennett preached iu the afternoon.
Both sermons were instructive and inspiring.
The choir furnished special music for this
occasion. Every grave in the large cemetery
was decorated with flowers. Visitors were
present from High Point, Greeusbo.ro, and
other nearby towns.

Preparations are being made at Julian and
Tabernacle for Children's Day services.

Bro. C. R. Fields, who had the misfortune
to break his leg, is again occupying his pew
at Tabernacle. Miss Lizzie Hardin has re-
turned from the hospital much improved. We
miss her from the services at Julian.

Bro. C. G. Hunter recently joined Taber-
nacle church on profession of faith. We
gladly welcome him into our fellowship and
communion.

Miss Elizabeth Hanner, of Julian, repre-
sented Tabernacle charge in the Young Peo-
ple's convention at Baltimore.

Bro. C. R. Fields and wife have our sincere
thanks for one-half bushel of strawberries.
H. L. ISLEY.

Cleveland Circuit. — We are glad to report
that our work is progressing nicely. Our
pastor is doing a wonderful work ; he is
preaching many of his sermons in harmony
with the Sunday school lessons, which are
very effective. Memorial days seem to be
the spirit of the churches at present. The
memorial services were held at Pleasant Hill

the third Sunday; the speaker for the morn-
ing was Hon. Clent Newton, of Shelby, N. C.
The memorial will be held at Kistlers the
first Sunday in June. The speaker will be
Mr. Newton. We are hoping for those folks
a good time.

The memorial service was held at Oak
Grove the 27th; the speaker for the morning
hour was Hon. 0. Max Gardner, of Shelby,
N. C. A very large crowd was present to
hear the next governor of North Carolina.
The writer could see faces from a good many
of the nearby churches; everybody enjoyed
the fine speech.

We arc glad to state that Bro. Seth Irester
filled our pastor's regular hour at Mt. Moriah
the 27th. Bro. Irester is one of our most
promising young preachers.

Cleveland Circuit has purchased the land
for the new parsonage which will be erected
this summer. CHARLIE GRANT.

Chapel Hill, Davidson Circuit. — Bro. Ridge
preached for us today, giving us another
good sermon. We all like to hear him preach.
We love to have him and family come in our
homes. We welcome him any time.

The Lord's Supper was administered. The
congregation was small, but seemed attentive.

We were glad to have Brother Ridge in our
Sunday School and to have him give us some
information on the lesson. We have had
Sunday school but two Sundays in some time;
measles and bad weather. But we hope that
we can go forward now and have a good
school yet, although the time is short; only
about two months until revival meeting will
begin. Brother Ridge will preach for us
only twice more before the camp meeting,
which will begin the third Sunday in Septem-
ber. We ask all Christian readers to pray
that there may be a great outpouring of the
Holy Spirit. May many souls be saved.

Last Sunday was a good day at Chapel Hill;
nil-day services. We had some good speeches
from some of the brothers from the other
churches on the charge ; glad to hear them
talk on Sunday school and other things. We
were glad to have some of the orphan chil-
dren from High Point to speak.

LIZZIE CRANFORD.

Hollister, Halifax Charge. — The attendance
and interest in Sunday school is very good.
We have increased our number on roll from
61 to 72. Our Sunday school is planning to
have Children's Day some time soon.

We had a very large congregation at the
morning service Sunday. Brother Spencer
used for a text the first commandment. It
was a splendid sermon. We were very glad
to receive Mrs. C. R. Knight in our church
at this service.

The Missionary Societies held their monthly
meeting with the writer on May 15. We had
a splendid meeting. Mrs. W. A. Ellington
conducted the devotional. Our society is get-
ting up a missionary quilt. AVe are also plan-
ning to have barbecue to sell some time soon.
Our next meeting will be with Mrs. Henry
Tidewell.

Several of our people went to Louisburg
and Greenville to hear Rev. Billy Sunday.
KATHLEEN SHEARIN.

Midway, Haw River Circuit. — The church
and community of Midway were saddened on

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May 31, 192S

Saturday, May 19th, to hear of the sudden
death of Bro. B. W. Delopp, who had been
a member of this church for 40 years. He
was a man who was loved by all and was
always ready to help those in need. The
funeral was conducted on Sunday afternoon
at the home by Bro. W. F. Ashburn, attended
by a large crowd, and the flowers were many
and very beautiful.

Our church is at last finished, and is very
attractive indeed.

We had our opening services last Sunday
with all-day services attended by a large
crowd. There would have been more had it
not been a rainy day. Brother Kenuett
preached the first sermon, which was good.
In the afternoon Bro. W. D. Eeed, our for-
mer pastor and who deserves much credit
fur this new church, preached for us. We
were glad to have these good men with us.

Brethren, pray for us.

MES. G. W. APPLE, Reporter.

Efland, Orange Charge.— On the evening of
May 22nd, death claimed Mr. H. Douglas
Brown. In the passing of Mr. Brown our
community has lost one of its best citizens
and our church one of its charter members.
He was a good man, a regular attendant at
church services when his health would per-
mit. He was 68 years of age. He leaves to
mourn their loss a wife, three sons, C. C.
Brown, of Greensboro, J. J. and C. W. Brown,
of Efland, one daughter, Mrs. C. A. Bivins, of
Hillsboro, and seven grandchildren. Funeral
services were conducted May 23rd by his
pastor, Eev. B. M. Williams, assisted by Eev.
0. B. Williams, and interment was made in
the M. P. Cemetery.

The work on our new church is progressing
nicely. We hope to be back in it soon.

Our Sunday school is about to get back
to normal again. We hope to have enough
regular attendants to fill up all our new
Sunday school rooms which are nearing com-
pletion. Every one is cordially invited to
come to our Sunday school every Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock. Come once and we
will try to make you want to come again.
MES. E. S. TAYLOR, Eeporter.

Chestnut Ridge, Orange Charge.— No report
has been sent in from this charge for some
time by the reporter; sickness has kept her
from church.

Rev. B. M. Williams filled his appointment
Sunday afternoon and he brought us a splen-
did message.

The work of the shurch seems to be mov-
ing along nicely; the attendance at Sunday-
school is increasing some, but still could be
much larger.

The vote for candidates for delegate will
be taken at Chestnut Ridge the second Sun-
day in June.

Children's Day service will be held here
the fourth Sunday in June; all-day service,
dinner on the grounds.

ANNIE SQUIRES, Eeporter.

Mt. Zion, Pinnacle Charge. — Sunday, May
20. was a great day for Mt. Zion. In spite of
misunderstanding regarding the date of the
memorial service, there was almost a full
house all day.

Sunday school looked and sounded like
some of the spirit of other days when our

average ran around 150 and we are sure our
attendance will continue to increase. How-
ever, today, 27th, there were but very few
braved the steady downpour of rain that
started falling about 8 a. m. Memorial serv-
ice brought us closer together. When we see
so much hand-shaking over the congregation
at one of these memorial services, those of us
that are together every Sunday feel almost
ashamed of ourselves when we begin to try
remembering when we took each other by
the hand. We become so engrossed with our
housework and so" many material things that
even my neaerst neighbor and I become
strangers, so to speak. We almost let for-
mality reign in our Sunday school and church
service and rush off without taking time to
lie holy, shaking hands with each other and
telling our pastor that we appreciate his ser-
mons.

The superintendent and teachers need en-
couragement of this kind a lot of times that
would help so much. Then comes the me-
morial or home-coming service that brings
about a renewal of Christian fellowship. They
are grand and glorious services. We want
to take time here to say to every church
that has not held an annual memorial or
home-coming, by all means, if at all possible,
not to let another single year pass without
holding a service of this kind.

Our program started at 11 o'clock. Bro.
Frank Swanson, of Pilot Mountain, a young
man who has just finished school and is start-
ing in ministerial work, gave a fine sermon
that was very befitting the occasion.

Dinner was served on the grounds, mostly
in picnic fashion, and was successful in
every way.

At 2 o'clock the congregation re-assembled.
This service opened with several songs by
the choir, after which Brother Hunter gave
a splendid talk on how he thought we might
best do service in memory of the pioneers
of our church that have passed on. Among
other things, and outstanding, he said we
should by all means do them honor and re-
member their efforts in behalf of our church
by building new churches and making things
more attractive. His closing remarks dealt
with things he saw and heard at Baltimore
while attending the recent session of the
General Conference. His discourse was en-
joyed to the utmost.

We would not feel just right not to men-
tion Bro. Osborne and his good wife, of
Greensboro. They drove from their home
about 50 miles and got here in time for
Sunday school. (Isn't it funny how some of
us can't get up and drive a mile or two on
Sunday morning to Sunday school?) Bro.
Osborne gave some splendid remarks on his
experience as a tither that we believe was a
real eye-opener to some of us.

Our hearts and doors were wide open to
each one present and we feel that it was good
for all of us to have been together.

The service closed after a kind of expres-
sional service in which several took part.

Our message is: Pray, attend church, and
shake hands in memory of what our Lord
lias and is doing for us.

C. W. ALLEN, Eeporter.

Mrs. Cary Cheatham, president, had charge
of the program. The devotional was con-
ducted by Mrs. Maude Hight. The Jubilee
secretary, Mrs. J. W. Wrenn, presented the
Jubilee plans. Mrs. John Wrenn read the
prayer calendar. Prayer was offered by Mrs.
A. A. Currin, after which the Bible-study was
taken up. It is planned to have a Bible les-
son at each meeting. The dues and "nickel
shower" monies were collected. Eoll call was
answered with Bible verses. After reading
of the minutes the meeting adjourned to
meet in June with Mrs. John Wrenn. The
hostess served a delicious ice course.

The missionary rally of district No. 2 will
be held May 31 at Mt. Carmel church.

The pastor, Rev. H. F. Fogleman, will hold
his regular appointment next Sunday.

The Children's Missionary Auiliaries will
meet this week.

Miss Delphie Harris, who is a student at
Meredith College, is spending her vacation
at home. REPORTER.

Yarborough Chapel. — Our second quarterly
conference has been held and was very well
attended. The business was transacted and
interest manifested in our church work.

Brother C. T. Hughes and General Lee Gos-
sett are the nominees for delegate to our An-
nual Conference.

W. B. SUERATT.

Rockingham. — The Sunday school is work-
ing nicely. Collections and attendance good.
The interest seems to be fine.

On Sunday evening, May 27th, our pastor,
Rev. J. II. Trollinger, brought to us a very
interesting and helpful message. Miss Net-
tie McLean sang a solo, "Sin Caused It All,"
at this service.

We have formed a Christian Endeavor So-
ciety in our church. We hope to see it grow
and be of much benefit to the church and
community. The officers elected were: Presi-
dent, Mrs. J. H. Trollinger; vice-president,
Miss Thelma Home; secretary, Birdie Con-
noil; vice-secretary, Miss Lizzie McQueen.
May the Lord bless us in what we undertake
to do in His name.

We are expecting to begin our revival next
Sunday night, June 3. Eev. C. E. Phillips
will be the pulpit help. We have had Bro.
Phillips with us before and very much appre-
ciate his presence. We are very glad to be
for tunate enough to have the expectation
of his being with us through another revival
meeting. Pray for us that great good may
be accomplished for our Savior during this
time. BIEDIE CONNELL, Eeporter.

Rehoboth, Granville Circuit.— The Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary auxiliaries met
with Mrs. A. A. Currin Wednesday, May 23.

Grace Church.— The Senior Christian En-
deavorSociety recently elected new officers.
Ernest Scarborough was elected president.
The society hopes to do a great work dur-
ing the coming year.

The church greatly regrets the leaving of
Miss Gwendolyn Mitchell, who for the past
year has been singing in the choir. We know
that she will have a better chance for good
training.

The congregation heard one of the best
sermons yesterday. Mr. Tamblyn preached
about "Success." There is no test of human
character more truly trying than success." He
said that success was not always best for
people. In a recent letter published by Mr.
Roger W. Babson, he soys: "During a period

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

of prosperity people become dishonest, ex-
travagant, and selfish; the interest in religion
declines, and the people feel self-sufficient.
To endure success, one must walk humbly
before God and love nothing better than jus-
tice and kindness."

Mr. Tamblyn spoke last Sunday night to
the graduates of Curry High School, Greens-
boro. His sermon, "The Enlistment of Life,"
was especially adapted to the young people
of the class and the classmates who attended.
Mr. Tamblyn urged that all through life the
young girls would go with God.

Tabernacle. — The third Sunday in this
"month Memorial Service was observed at
our church. A large crowd of visiting rela-
tives and friends were present. We are al-
ways glad to welcome them. The speakers
for the day were Rev. G. W. Holmes and Rev.
W. F. Kennett. Their talks were very in-.
teresting and inspiring.

Last Sunday our pastor and the Moriah pas-
tor exchange pulpits. Rev. Mr. Carmichael
delivered an interesting sermon. We hope he
will visit us again.

Our Sunday school has enlarged some in
the past month, but the attendance is not
what we would like to have. Plans are being
made for Children's Day serviee.

The Foreign Missionary Society met at the
home of Mrs. William Smith last Saturday
afternoon. One new member was added to
the society. After the meeting Mrs. Smith,
assisted by her daughter, Mrs. Norman Fields,
served delicious refreshments.

REPORTER.

GOLD MEDAL FOR "THE WIZARD"

Thomas A. Edison, "the electrical wizard,"
was highly honored last week by the National
House of Representatives. The House passed
a bill which would authorize the Secretary
of the Treasury to have a gold medal made
in commemoration of Edison's achievements.
The bill also provides for duplicate medals
in bronze which would be sold to the public
at a price that would cover their cost. It
seems certain that the Senate, too, will pass
the bill, and that it will be signed by the
Fresident.

The measure, which is in the form of a
joint resolution, was reported to the House
by the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and
Measures. Representative Perkins, of New
Jersey, the chairman of that committee, esti-
mated that industries based 011 or aided by
Edison inventions have a total value of
nearly $16,000,000.— Current Events.
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AMERICANS IN CHINA

The American population of China is now
less than 9,000. A census taken by American
consuls shows that the total number of Ameri-
cans living in that country on January 1,
1928, was 8,569. The American population of
China reached its highest point in 1923, when
there were 12,530 Americans living there.
Since that year, many Americans have re-
turned to the United States. The civil war
in China makes that country a dangerous
place for foreigners.

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— Several ladies were members of the Gen-
eral Conference, more than of any preced-
ing one. North Carolina had three lady
members.

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK

A. C. B.

State St., Lexington $29.10

West End 24.00

Saxapahaw 20.00

Pleasant Grove 12.50

Haw River 5.59

Tabernacle 2.00

G. C. B.

West Forsyth $20.00

Haw River 9.17

State St., Lexington 7.40

College

West Forsyth $14.00

Haw River 4.80

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL

A. C. B.

Vadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Porter 15.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $255.81

Porter 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.00

Reidsville 50.00

Superannuates
Orange $ S7.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Enand, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Haw River 5.00

Baltimore church, West Forsyth charge, Rev.
C. H. Whitaker, pastor, is the "honor roll"
church this week, having paid the college as-
sessment in full. We trust that this may be
an inspiration to other churches, and that this
list may grow rapidly now. To date, 20
charges have paid the college assessment in
full, and 13 churches on other charges. Let's

double these numbers during the month of
June. Can't we do it? There is nothing like
a try, so here goes the challenge: 40 charges
and 26 churches on other charges "in full" on
college assessment by June 30. Fall in line,
now, please, and everybody moving together
to do this thing! There will be interest in
seeing what charges and what churches bring
up the count. Watch the reports!

Pastor Hill reports Porter paid in full on
all assessments. Hats off to Porter! As soon
as reports are made to Treasurer Idol, proper
recognition will be given in our financial
statements.

"The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness
thereof, and they that dwell therein." God
has chosen his own as the stewards of his
substance ; let us not disappoint Him in this
trust.

Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR.

May 30, 1928.

M-

REPORT OF TREASURER OF
SPECIAL FUND

General Conference delegate:

Reported last week $385.76

Enfield Charge (Enfield Church) 11.00

Randleman Charge 2.00

Concord Church 18.00

Tabernacle Charge (Tabernacle Ch.) .. 5.40

Burlington Church 28.00

High Point, Welch Memorial 12.00

Balance $462.16

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treas.
May 28, 1928.

M-

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount pre%*iously reported $183,261.99

No receipts since last report.

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,194.21

Mrs. J. J. Crawford 35.00

Mrs. J. M. Lloyd 5.00

Total $9,234.21

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.

HIGH POINT COLLEGE GRADUATING
CLASS

Candidates for the A.B. degree : G. W.
Andrew, Ptylla Bingham, Lillie Mae Braxton,
Minnie Caxey, J. Elwood Carroll, Lois Coble,
Spencer Cutchin, Vista Dixon, James Elling-
ton, Floyd Garrett, Raymond Hallock, Helen
Hayes, Aileen Hendricks, R. L. Hill, Joseph
W. Holmes, Ruby Isley, Annie Lee Jarrell,
Ruth Jarrell, Canary Johnson, Effie Keck,
Alma Lambeth, Annie Livengood, Glenn Madi-
son, Lucile Morrison, Max Parrish, Percy
Faschall, Dora Pearson, Virginia Pickens, Bes-
sie Redwine, Gertrude Rule, Cornelius D.
Sides, Mae Snipes, Erma Suits, Paul Swanson,
Laura Thompson, Ralph Vance, Lelia Wag-
oner, Mary Woollen.

Candidates for the B.S. degree: Fred T.
Hauser, J. H. Kress, L. C. Kress, Raymond
Lemons, Jacob Robinowitz, James P. Rogers.

Candidate for the B.M. degree: Lillian
Buckner.

—Quite a number of North Carolina people
were in attendance at the Young People's
Meeting in Baltimore, and a lesser number
remained for part of the General Confer-
ence.

Page Fourteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

i

Brown

II. D. Brown died May 22. 1928, aged 68
years, three months, 14 days. He first joined
the Hebron M. P. church, later transferred
his membership to Efland M. P. church, where
he remained a faithful member until" Heath.

He was one of the charter members of the
Efland church and at the time of his death
was a class leader of this church.

As our Efland church is being rebuilt,
funeral services were conducted from the
Efland Baptist church by the writer, assisted
by Rev. O. B. Williams, May 23, after which
the remains were placed to rest in Efland
M. P. cemetery. The large congregation pres-
ent showed the esteem in which his memory
is held.

Pro. Brown was a good citizen, a good
neighbor, a good churchman. The writer has
lived by him for three years, consequently
he luTows The above statements are true.

Of his immediate relatives who remain are
one brother, one sister, his loving companion,
three sons, Julian J., and Curtis, of Efland,
and Chas. 0.. of Greensboro; one daughter,
Mrs. C. A. Bivins, of Hillsboro, and seven
grandchildren.

He will lie missed in the community, in
the church, but most of all in the home.

May God comfort all the bereaved one.s
Sincerely,

B. M. WILLIAMS.

Kirkman

Mrs. Pearl Kirkman, wife of Mr. Edward
Kirkman. was born June 3, 1891, and passed
to her reward May 2, 1928. Before her mar-
riage Mrs. Kirkman was Miss Pearl Reynolds,
daughter of J. C. Reynolds. She was con-
verted and joined Tabernacle Methodist Prot-
estant church at the early age of twelve, and
was a faithful and active member until death.
God's will was the law of her soul. Obedience
to that will was the inspiration of her life.
Tabernacle community is poorer because of
her passing, yet her influence lives on.

She is survived by her husband, her father,
Bro. J. C. Reynolds, three brothers and three
sisters.

Revs. W. F. Ashburn, G. F. Millaway, T. M.
Johnson, C. W. Bates and T. F. McCulloch
assisted the pastor in the funeral at Taber-
nacle May 4. She was then laid to rest in
the nearby cemetery.

Gibson
L. Roy Gibson was born October 4, 1876.
His spirit took its flight from the body on
Sunday morning. May 13, 1928. He was 51
years, five months and nine days old. He
was married to Clara Lou Russell February
5, 1,899. To this union were born three chil-
li en, two boys and one girl: Theodoro, Mar-
vin, and Mary. Brother Gibson was reared
hi Randolph County. He moved from Ran-
dolph to High Point. N, ('.. soon after his

marriage in 1899. II" remained in the city
of High Point the rest of his life, except the
year 1912, at which time he lived in Rich
roond, Va.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Brother Gibson was converted in a revival
meeting conducted here by Rev. Jim Green
in the year 1925. Soon after his conversion
he united with English Street Methodist Prot-
estant Church. He remained a faithful and
loyal member until his death. lie loved his
church; he wanted to see it progress. He
was at the church with his efforts and money
when there was anything to be done. He was
a good citizen. He Mas indeed a friend to
man, for when he saw a person in need he
was there with assistance.

Brother Gibson leaves to mourn their loss
a wife, two sons and one daughter, his mother,
two brothers and one sister and a host of
relatives and friends.

The funeral service was conducted by his
pastor, assisted by Rev. 0. H. Hill, of Albe-
marle, and T. E. Pierce, of High Point, in the
Firs! M. P. Church of High Point, Monday,
May 14. His body was interred in the city
cemetery on Tuesday at 10 o'clock, committal
serviie conducted by Rev. G. L. Reynolds, of
High Point.

The floral offerings and the crowded church
at his funeral testified as to how Brother Gib-
son was held in esteem.

May the comforting and sustaining grace

of God, the Father, the Son and the Holy

Ghost comfort and sustain the grief-stricken

family, relatives and friends of the deceased.

D. I. GARNER.

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IS RHUBARB POISONOUS?

Most of us enjoy rhubarb pie, rhubarb
sauce and the like because of the tart taste
rhubarb has. But many people are afraid to
eat anything rhubarb because they believe it
is poisonous. True, rhubarb contains a con-
siderable amount of oxalic acid and oxalic
is a poisonous acid. But one must eat an
enormous amount of the food in order to
consume a dangerous amount of the poison.
It is very rare that a person consumes a
sufficient amount of rhubarb to suffer from
its poisonous effects. The oxalic acid really
helps make rhubarb acceptable as a food.
However, cases of "rhubarb poisoning" have
occurred, either from eating very large quan-
tities of rhubarb or when the victims were
very susceptible to the action of the acid.
Yet it is safe to say that almost any one
can enjoy a slice of rhubarb pie or moderate
indulgence in almost any rhubarb dish with-
out fearing the consequences. — The Path-
finder.

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CARRIER PIGEON WON FAME IN WAR

The dean of the war-time carrier pigeons,
'Charlie," is dead. So says the Associated
Press in a dispatch from Lille, France.

The pigeon's owner, Maurice Richardson,
an Englishman, was able to conceal the bird
during the four-year German occupation of
Lille, and Charlie carried hundreds of valu-
able messages to allied authorities. Since
the war he has received a "pension" of two
francs a mouth from the French government.

HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. G. R. Brown. $1.50; Rev. C. L. Spencer,
$2.50; Rev. L. S. Helms, $1.50; Rev. J. A.
Burgess, $1.50; Rev. H. L. Isley, $1.50; Rev.
O. C. Loy, $2.25; Rev. J. H. Moton, $1.50;
Rev. E. G. Cowan, $1.50; Rev. M. C. Hender-
son, $5.25; Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk, 75e ; Rev.
W. B. Surratt, 75c ; Mrs. John A. Fuller, $3.00.

May 31, 1928

THE FEMALE STRANGER

In the fall of 181fi a man accompanied by
a woman arrived in Alexandria, Va., and put
up at Gadsby's Inn. These strangers were
well dressed and appeared to be persons of
quality. The woman, however, was very ill
and soon died. The man was taciturn and
would give no information about himself or
his family.

He purchased a lot in St. Paul's Episcopal
cemetery in Alexandria in which to bury his
wife, giving as payment a draft on England,
which, it is said, was dishonored. Over the
grave he erected a tombstone, consisting of a
large marble slab resting on six supports. On
the stone, which contains no name, were in-
scribed the following words:

'-To the memory of a Female Stranger,
Whose mortal suffering terminated
On the 11th day of October, 1816,
Aged 25 years and 5 months.
This stone is placed here by her disconso-
late
Husband, in whose arms she sighed out her
Latest breath, and who, under God,
Did his utmost, even to soothe the cold

dead ear of death.
How loved, how valued, once, avails thee not,
To whom related, or by whom begot;
A heap of dust alone remains of thee ;
'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be.
To Him gave all the prophets witness, that

through His name
Whosoever believeth in Him shall receive
remission of sins."

After the burial and the erection of the
stone the stranger disappeared as mysteri-
ously as he had come, and has never been
heard of since. There is a local tradition
that he was once seen in prison in one of
the northern states.

Many speculations have been made as to
who lie was. Some wirters have attempted
to associate the Female Stranger with Theo-
dosia, who was supposedly lost at sea in
1812, while on a voyage from Charleston to
New York. But the mystery has never been
solved. The inscription on the gravestone is 1
still legible, and the little plot of ground in
St. Paul's cemetery is known as the grave
of the Unknown Female Stranger.— The. Path-
finder.

— The graduating class of High Point Col-
lege hove left on the campus as their memo-
rial an entrance way of brick in the front of
the grounds. This pleasing memorial was
acknowledged by the Board of Trustees in a
very ne.at speech by Bro. J. Norman Wills
in the graduating exercises on Monday.

— Some man or woman with a few hundred
dollars to spare can do a great service for
High Point College by having the driveways
on the grounds payed. And this would not
be an inconspicuous memorial.

— A burnt saucepan can be cleaned by fill-
ing with hot water, adding a piece of soda,
leaving to soak for a few hours and then
bringing to a boil. The burnt matter will
peel off.

— At Asta, Italy, Giovanni Novere won a
bet that he could drink 60 glasses of water
at one drinking. But he did not live to enjoy
his winnings.

May 31, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

INDIANS ARE DECREASING

Contact with the white man has reduced
the Indian population of America north of
Mexico from about 1,153,000 pure bloods in
their aboriginal state to about 406,000, in-
cluding a high percentage of mixed bloods.
These are the totals arrived at after extensive
investigation by the late James Mooney, of
the Bureau of American Ethnology and pub-
lished now for the first time by the Smith-
sonian Institution.

The story told by Mooney's figures is not a
cheerful one. It shows tribe after tribe
wiped out by the diseases, guns and dissipa-
tions of the white man. A series of great
epidemics of smallpox, beginning in 1637,
seems to have been the most potent single
factor of destruction. The white men carried
the disease wherever they penetrated.

Among the New England tribes destructive
wars, like King Philip's War of 1675-76, with
their accompanying slavery and head boun-
ties, decimated the tribes. The Gulf State
Indians suffered from slave raids organized
by the English of Carolina. "In 1702,"
Mooney wrote, "the Chickasaw admitted to
Iberville that in 12 years they had killed or
captured for slave traders 2,300 Choctaw at a
cost to themselves of more than 200 men."

The revolt of the Pueblo Indians of New
Mexico and Arizona in 16S0-92 against the
Spaniards wiped out the two largest pueblos
and inaugurated a decline which has con-
tinued to the present. The California In-
dians dropped from about 260,000 in 1769,
■when the first Mission was founded, to 19,000
in 1907 — a disaster to which the evil effects
of unaccustomed confinements, epidemics,
widely prevalent infanticide, the dispersal
and starvation of the Mission Indians after
1834, and wholesale massacres and robberies
of. stores by the gold seekers of '49 — all con-
tributed.

In sections like the northwest and Alaska,
where firearms were little used against the
natives, they fell victims to whiskey and
diseases and decrease in food supplies caused
by whalers and traders. "In the winter of
1878-9, some 400 natives of St. Lawrence
Island starved to death in consequence of
the introduction of a cargo of whiskey in
the preceding summer, causing them to neg-
lect their hunting through continuous drunk-
enness.

One of the few bright spots recorded of the
white man's treatment of the Indians is the
story of Danish colonization in Greenland.
Mooney wrote: "The Danish government and
the resident missionaries have been particu-
larly careful and successful in shielding the
natives from outrage, liquor and other de-
structive agencies so common elsewhere in
the contact of the savage with civilization."
The Eskimo population of 10,000 in 1721 when
the Danes came, had grown to 11,000 in 1907.
—The Pathfinder.

.-+*

— This at least we must say for Mussolini:
he has done away with the idle and begging
people that once hung about the streets and
public places of Italy. "Have you a job?"
some appointed official says to you if you are
an Italian *and seem to have nothing to do.
"Very well, then, away to the cement works at
three lire a day. If you won't work you shall
not eat.' — Our Dumb Animals.

FAMOUS FRANKLIN TREE

John Bart ram, who was born in Pennsyl-
vania in 1699, is known as the "father of
American botany." Linnaeus termed him
"the greatest natural botanist in the world."
In 1765 Bartram traveled through the South-
ern colonies and near Fort Barrington, Ga.,
he discovered a rare and beautiful flowering
shrub or small tree of the Camellia family.
He named it the Franklin tree, in honor of
"that patron of science and truly great and
distinguished character, Dr. Benjamin Frank-
lin."

Strangely enough, the Franklin tree has
never been found growing wild anywhere
else. It was never seen around Fort Barring-
ton after about 1790. Fortunately Bartram's
son, William, who was with his father when
he discovered the Franklin tree and who later
became a noted naturalist himself, later re-
turned and gathered some seeds of the shrub
and planted them in his garden in Philadel-
phia. Only a single seedling survived. This
one had been transplanted to an acid corner
in the garden. It grew into a good-sized tree,
and, multiplied by cuttings, is the source
of all the Franklin trees that government
experts have been able to locate. — The Path-
finder.

CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP

Editor Our Dumb Animals:

X recently learned of a rather remarkable
case of the conversion of a trapper. The facts
are as follows: In going his rounds this
trapper stepped into one of his own bear
traps. Being miles from any human help,
he found that he hadn't with him the screw
clamp which he usually carried to compress
the powerful springs. By dint of great exer-
tion he succeeded in cutting down with his
jackknife the only sapling of sufficient size
within his reach for use as a lever. This,
however, broke against the unyielding jaws
of the trap. He was about to do what many
a trapped animal has done— amputate his
own leg. Yet one more thought came to him.
Twisting his body into such a position that
he could hold the muzzle of his rifle close to
the end of one jaw of the trap where it is
reduced in size to serve as a pivot, he fired.
The bullet broke the pivot. His foot was
freed. Then came a solemn vow never to set
another steel trap. E. L. W.

— Who wrote the book of Genesis? Did a
geologist write it? Did an astronomer write
it? Did a biologist write it? Did any sort
of scientist write it? Not hardly. The
brevity of all that pertains to natural science
shows that no scientist was the author of the
book. Neither is it the product of a legalist
or historian. Some religious teacher certain
of a few great truths was unquestionably the
writer of this first great book of the Bible.
First, he was certain of God. Secondly, he
was .certain that God made the world. Thirdly,
he was certain that God made man in his
own image. He was also certain that man
sinned. Another thing this writer knew was
that God was very real to the, people of that
day. Are we still certain of these truths?
— N. C. Christian Advocate.

— -A nail dipped into hot water can often
be driven into a plaster wall without crack-
ing it.

LINCOLN'S PRIVATE PAPERS

The following very interesting statement
was recently issued by the Library of
Congress :

"The letters, manuscripts, documents and
other original private papers which, consti-
tuted the literary remains of President Abra-
ham Lincoln, and which passed into the pos-
session of his family at his death, were pre-
sented to the United States of America to be
deposited in the Library of Congress by a
deed of gift dated January 23, 1923, from
Robert Todd Lincoln, the then sole surviving
child of Abraham Lincoln, and the absolute
owner of all said papers and letters.

"The conditions of the gift were that the
papers should be deposited in a sealed vault,
and should not be opened to official or pri-
vate inspection until the expiration of 21
years from the death of said Robert Todd
Lincoln.

"The gift was made in perpetuity and for
the benefit of all the people. It was ac-
knowledged by letter of the librarian Janu-
ary 23, 1923, which merely recited the terms
above and expressed proper appreciation of
Mr. Lincoln's action."

These literary relies consist of about 10,000
letters, documents and manuscripts. They
are stored in six small trunks. Naturally
historians and biographers are anxious to get
a peek at this wealth of original material
about Lincoln. If the terms of the agree-
ment are carried out — and they certainly will
be — the papers will not be inspected either
privately or officially until 1947 — 21 years-
after Robert Todd Lincoln's death in 1926.
—The Pathfinder.

CHRISTIANS AND ANIMALS

It seems too bad to call the dumb animal
a brute. It is the one who walks on two legs
and calls himself man that is the brute in
many cases. The man who delights to roam
the woods and shoot God's innocent creatures
for sport is not the man I call Christian,
even though he may have the fine theory.

Show me the boy or girl that loves to have
pets and treats them kindly, and I will show
you the man or woman who in after years will
make the good citizen and kind neighbor.
When a man has been soundly converted and
becomes a true Christian in the fullest sense
of the word, the horse, dog, and cat will
find it out. I believe there will be animals
in the kingdom on earth made new.

Let me say, no one can abuse God's dumb
creatures in my presence while I keep silence.
I not only say something, but if they persist
I am quite liable to do something. Educate
the young to be kind to all animals. — Our
Dumb Animals.

—A bill prohibiting the cropping of dogs'
ears and the exhibition of dogs with cropped
ears, has passed both the Massachusetts Sen-
ate and House and awaits the governor's
signature. Of that signature we have no
doubt.

-M—

An Irishman, just before committing sui-
cide, left a note so people would not dis-
honor him. It read :

"My death is the result of an accident —
the pistol went off as I was cleaning it."

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We have received this week an E. Z. Quick
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anteed by the J. W. Coggins Company, of
Sophia, N. C, who presented it to the Home.
I am sure this will make pea-shelling much
easier, and we are very grateful to Mr. Cog-
gins.

We have received a nice mattress from
Mebane; do not know to whom to give credit,
but this helps supply another great need.

For all the cash contributions and other-
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SLEEPING IN CHURCH

This is frequently attributed to bad ventila-
tion. But bad air is not always to blame.
Paul's man was sitting in the window when
he went to sleep and fell out. Neither is
dull preaching to blame in every instance.
Paul was not a dull preacher. In fact,
wherever he went there was either a riot or
a revival and sometimes both. Yet they went
to sleep under the preaching of Paul.

There is a grave responsibility, however,
upon the preacher at this point. As a rule
the pew does not snooze if the pulpit be on
fire. Beecher said that when he had nothing
to say he always "hollered." That may help,
but people soon become accustomed to noise.
"The miller wakes when his mill stops run-
ning" is an old saying based upon fact. Some

METHODIST PKOTESTANT HERALD

people in church if the noise were to cease
would wake up.

The general's instructions to his soldiers
who asked what they should do if their am-
munition ran out was, "When out of ammu-
nition, cease firing." That is wise admoni-
tion to a preacher. Furthermore, there is
little question that long sermons make short
pastorates.— N. C. Christian Advocate.
~f- —

—Shooting a whale with a rifle is a waste
of time and ammunition. One was caught
in a salmon trap at Petersburg, Alaska, and
after shooting at him for a week with rifles
the fishermen had to use dynamite to destroy
the big fellow.

— Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk and wife celebrated
their 25th wedding anniversary by attending
the Centennial Celebration in Baltimore.

—We were surprised in West Baltimore
Church to be accosted by a girl who had for-
merly been an inmate of our Children's Home
at High Point, Miss Disney. Though bear-
ing the same name, she is not related to the
family that entertained us.

May 31, 1928

Bev. J. F. Minnis, missionary, and at night '
by the Junior Pastor of Welch Memorial, /
High Point, Brother Smith.

— It was the editor's good fortune in Balti-
more to be placed in the home of Brother
Thales Disney, of West Baltimore M. P.
Church. We enjoyed our stay in this home
and will long remember the kindness of the
various members of the family. They are
whole-souled Methodist Protestants and
Brother Disney is a successful commission
merchant. He rises every morning at 2

o'clock to meet the farmers who come in 1
with produce for the market. How would
you like his hours of work?

—Bev. B. E. Games, of the Ohio Confer-
ence, lost his life on his way to Baltimore to
attend the General Conference, of which he
would have been a member. He was on the
side of a Pennsylvania mountain when his
brakes failed. He was. rushing down grade
and feared that at some curve he and his
family would fall over a precipice. To pre-
vent this he turned his car toward an em-
bankment with the result that his car was
overturned and he was killed and his wife
and daughter seriously injured.

—One member of the General Conference
from "the wild and wooly west" attracted
special attention by the fact that he wore
no necktie. He was able to make an effective
speech without a necktie.

Notes on the Christian Endeavor topic

have been missed the last two weeks. The
author of these notes, Bev. F. L. Gibbs, has
been busy with his graduation, the young
people's convention, and General Conference,
but he promises to resume his work for the
C. E. Department of the Herald very soon.

Finding ourselves within two miles of

Mount Vernon on our way from Alexandria.
Va„ the editor's automobile party turned
aside to see what we could see. It was too
early in the day to find the gates open, but
we were able to see a little over the brick
wall that has been built in front of the
grounds.

— Friedens Lutheran Church, located near
Gibsonville, will celebrate her 157th anniver-
sary next Sunday, June 3rd, with special
exercises. This church, founded in 1771, has
had a long and notable history, and with the
recent completion of eight handsome addi-
tional rooms for Sunday school purposes is
still vigorous and active. The ancient struc-
ture of brick is one of the finest specimens
of Corinthian architecture in this part of the
state. All friends and former members are
cordially invited to return for this year's an-
nual celebration.

—Bey. 0. W. Bates was back in his old
home church on Long Island last Sunday,
we believe preaching there. His place in
Calvary pulpit was filled in the forenoon by

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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, JUNE 7, 1928

NUMBER 31

The Agony of Jesus in Gethsemane

There has been much conjecture as to the nature of Jesus'
sorrow in Gethsemane. The gospel writers describe his sorrow
and indicate the awful weight of it, but do not give much
hint as to the real cause or nature of it.

One conjecture is that it was mere dread of the physical
torture and death which he must endure the next day. As
the hour for his predicted sufferings drew near, his human
nature naturally revolted against the endurance of it, and he
instinctively sought a way of deliverance from it. There is
much plausibility in this conjecture, yet Ave do not believe
it touches the secret of his sorrow.

There is another conjecture, that his agony was one of
fear that he might not live to act his 'great part on the morrow,
that anticipation might prematurely end his life and that he
might not be able to carry out the great purpose of his life
by dying on a cross. This conjecture seems to have less
probability than the other.

When we take into view all the circumstances and all the
phrases used to describe the experience, we are led to another
view, not a strictly definite one, yet a view wholly distinct
from the others.

One phrase used is that he began to be "sore amazed."
This would seem to indicate that he was entering into an
unprecedented experience, so different from anything he had
ever felt before that he was amazed. It was an experience of
sorrow such as the "man of sorrows" had never entered into
before. He told the three disciples with him that he was
oppressed with sorrow, almost ready to die under the crushing
weight of it. Surely it was a sorrow greater and more pro-
found than the mere anticipation of physical pain. He had
accustomed himself to the thought of the cross and the shame-
ful accompaniments. Other men have faced terrible bodily
death without a tremor. Jesus was here suffering something
not given to other men to pass through. What was it? The
reason the gospel writers did not tell us probably was they
could not. We cannot know, but we can well believe, that he
was enduring some fearful spiritual agony incumbent on him
as the world's redeemer. He had taken upon himself the guilt
of a world of awful sinners. Could he bear that load without
agony of soul? Surely not. He bore it that we might never
know the awful final results of sin. It was so terrible that he
prayed that he might lie delivered from it if possible. When
he realized the necessity of it, he said, ' ' Not my will but thine
be done." The sufferer of Gethsemane was in that hour the
hero of the ages. We will never know what he endured for us
in that hour. Even his sufferings on the cross cannot be com-
pared with his Gethsemane sorrows only in the extremity in
which he felt himself forsaken of God and cried out in his
desperation, "Why hast thou forsaken me?"

The Coffin Argument

Years ago the editor of the Herald was called on to go to
Madison, N. C, and preach in the Presbyterian church. He
went on Saturday afternoon and was entertained in a board-
ing house. At the close of the afternoon the regular boarders
came in from their work. Among them was a dress-maker
who claimed to be a spiritualistic medium. She saw me
sitting on the piazza, and made this comment to her asso-
ciates: "Ah, the new minister; I see a coffin by his side."
I did not hear the remark but it was repeated to me by one
that heard it.

I was not in the least terrified, but I might have been had
I not in previous years investigated the doings of spiritualistic
mediums, so-called. I have wondered what the motive of the
speaker was. But it must have been the common motive of
those who employ the coffin argument, a desire to intimidate.

Dr. , a Greensboro physician, made a better use of

this argument. A lady came to him for treatment. He pre-
scribed a course for her; it was so full of requirements that
she frankly told him she would not do it. He said to her :
' ' Then if you prefer any particular style of coffin, you would
better have it ordered." This brought her to terms.

Our fear of coffins has a mighty restraining effect upon
us. We don't like to think that somewhere in the world is
the tree from which the boards of our coffin will be sawn, if
they have not already been sawn. But the coffin is only for
the body. Why not think more of the soul's destination?

— A useful handbook has been compiled by The Fellowship
Forum, of Washington, D. G, called the American Political
Reference Bool;. It is full of matter interesting to the average
citizen. You will find in it the presidential campaigns
sketched from 1789 down to the present. You will find the
various political parties listed with an outline of their plat-
forms. You will find the candidates for the presidency in all
the campaigns and a statement of the number of votes received.
You will find brief biographies of the presidents. You will
find information as to salaries of federal officers. You will
find a list of all the governors of the states now in office.
You will find a complete list of all members of Congress now
serving and information as to their religious affiliations. And
you will find more than this. This book of 112 pages in
paper binding sells for 50 cents and is worth it to the citizen
who wishes to keep abreast with political movements.

"Al Smith's horses and Al Smith's men
Can never hoist booze in the saddle again. '

-*-

Salvation becomes a delusion unless it is perceived that it
means righteousness. Heaven and the saints' everlasting rest
become worthless and misleading ideas unless we recognize
that it is the abode of goodness, and that saints are not, as
we sometimes seem to imply, bad people regarded as holy by a
legal fiction, but people who are made good and are actually
holy.— B. F. Eorton.

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1928

CENTENNIAL ASSEMBLY AT BALTIMORE

Salutation by Rev. Thomas H. Lewis, D.D., LL.D.

Members of the Twenty-Fifth General Conference, Fellow
Methodist Protestants from Twenty-Eight States, and
from Japan, China and India, Distinguished Guests
and Frii nils:

In the name of our Lord, whom we serve, and who hath
made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints
in light. I salute you as brethren beloved, and bid you a
joyful welcome to our Centennial Assembly. Through all the
vicissitudes of a hundred years God has graciously led us to
the close of the first century of the organized existence of the
Methodist Protestant church. And now, in the city of its
origin, we have assembled to give thanks to God ; to meditate
upon the strange provisions of our history ; to make an inven-
tory of results; to deliberate upon our tasks for the new cen-
tury; and to lay on our altar a small gift to express our
gratitude. At the beginning of this twenty-fifth quadrennial
gathering of our people from all parts of this land we would
pause to mark with simple ceremonial our sense of this crown-
ing mercy of God to us, setting up a stone, and inscribing
upon it, "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us."

If in this glad time our joy urges us to walk about our
beloved Zion, going round about her, telling the towers
thereof, marking well her bulwarks, considering her palaces,
that we may tell it to the generations following, it will no1
seem inappropriate to the occasion, I am sure, nor the exhi-
bition of any undue pride.

The Methodist Protestant church has come out of great
tribulation ; and though it may not dare to claim that it has
washed its robes and made them white in the blood of the
Lamb, in the perfection expected of us by our Blessed Lord,
it may humbly rejoice that through all the years of its many
trials it has heard his encouraging voice saying unto it :
"Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure
to give you the kingdom."

He has fulfilled this promise to us beyond all we could
ask or think. He has given us for our century birthday gift,
and I open it for you tonight, the largest membership we
have ever had in our history, the greatest increase coming in
the very last year ; the largest number of church buildings
and much the most splendid; the largest number of Sunday
schools and young people's societies, the greatest increase
coming the last year; and an aggregate of collections for our
benevolent and missionary budget thirty per cent larger than
that of the preceding quadrennium, or of any in our history.
We are joyful tonight, therefore, not only that we still live
after a hundred difficult years, but that our eye is not dim,
nor our natural force abated. According to his good promise
we are renewing our strength ; we are mounting up with wings
as eagles; we are not weary of running nor faint with walking.

The name under which this church was organized in 1828
was "The Associated Methodist Churches," proposed by Rev.
Nicholas Snethen, perhaps the most prominent of our early
leaders. Two years later this name failed to command suffi-
cient votes to incorporate it in the constitution adopted in
1830, and the present title, "The Methodist Protestant
Church," was adoped on motion of Rev. Francis Waters, D.D.,
the most scholarly of our leaders, and at one time the presi-
dent of the oldest college in the State of Maryland. Our
name has been frequently subjected to careless if not malicious
alterations. In the early days we were called "Radical Meth-
odists," "New Side Methodists," and other caricaturing

names, and to this day we are often designated "Protestant
Methodists." In fact, not a few of our own people suppose
that the word "Protestant" was intended to suggest that we
were making a protest against the Methodism of that day.
Doctor Walters always denied this intention. He claimed, in
explaining his motion, that lie used the word for the same
reason that the adherents of the Church of England in
America used it in styling their church "The Protestant
Episcopal Church," to ally it to the great Reformation of
Luther. But the first word of our title indicated our first
love for Methodism. If the contention of our fathers that
laymen should he admitted into the councils of the church
had gained a few more votes and a few less expulsions, they
would never have left the old church, nor organized a new
one. It was ordered otherwise, however, and Methodism took
a new trend towards democracy. The trend has evidently
come to stay, and no matter what the Methodist Protestant
church has or has not done, or what may be its destiny for the
future, it has stamped upon Methodism for all time its idea
of equal rights for the ministry and laity.

In all matters of theological doctrine we are legitimate
descendants of the Church of England. John Wesley died a
member of that communion. In matters of church polity, we
are Presbyterians. So much so that it is not surprising that
more than once it was suggested in the days of our beginnings
that our name lie "The Methodist Presbyterian Church."
But matters of doctrine, spirit and method, or at least prac-
tice, have been so modified, tempered, and distributed during
the century that it is difficult, if not impossible, now to com-
pletely isolate one body of Christians from another by a
name. We are satisfied with the name given us by our
fathers, but we are determined that our name shall never
exclude us from fellowship and communion with any who
"have obtained like precious faith with us through the
righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ."

Having achieved a name and an organization under a
written constitution, our fathers at once set about finding
their task in the ecclesiastical vineyard. The task at that
time was .simple and obvious. They were Methodists, and up
to that time the inspiration of John Wesley held them fast
to tile single conviction that "God had tin list them out to
spread Scriptural holiness over these lands." In common
with all American Christians of that day, their conception
of this duty was almost wholly of a personal character, and
was limited to their immediate environment. The social im-
plications of the Gospel had little emphasis in their ideas, and
their neighborhood was the only world they clearly saw. To
repent, to believe, to live a holy life and constantly to per-
suade some other sinner to do likewise, comprehended the
whole duty of a Christian as they understood it. The first
Methodist university was not organized until three years after
our church started. The first Methodist missionary did not
leave America until four years after our church started.
These were the days of the first missionary society, the first
Bible society, and so on. The eyes of our fathers were holdcn
from the great developments yet to come. To preach the
Gospel and to get their neighbors converted was Methodism's
task, first, last and all the time.

Our fathers in prosecuting this simple task had peculiar
difficulties, however. They had no churches. In most in-
stances they quietly left the churches they had helped to pay
for and went out without receiving any financial considera-
tion. I can learn of but one exception to this rule, and that,
I am proud of say, was where our people had the majority in

June

192S

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the membership, but agreed to a division of property interests
with the minority. Everywhere our people had to start from
the ground. The preachers that joined them were largely
local preachers, that is preachers without a pastorate. For
this was a movement that concerned laymen almost wholly,
and regularly settled pastors were slow to give up their cer-
tain provision for a livelihood to cast in their lot with those
whose future was so precarious in every respect. So they
had to provide pastors as well as churches. And they had to
bear not only extraordinary financial burdens, and the pros-
pect of failure, but, what was much harder to bear, the stigma
of schismatics, it appeared, who had renounced allegiance to
Bishop Asbury only twelve years after that saint had gone to
heaven, and divided Methodism by stressing new-fangled
notions of the rights of laymen, instead of confining them-
selves to saving sinners and minding, not mending, the
discipline.

I have been some sort of a student of this history for more
than fifty years, and I have no reason, even if I had the dis-
position, to be boastful of what these men accomplished, for
ours is still one of the small denominations, and the great
church from which we parted still pursues its triumphant way
unhindered by any sensible decrease in numbers, resources
or success because of our defection. But I declare to you that
when I think of the opposition, the slender resources and the
solemn responsibilities our fathers faced, I am amazed at
their audacity, their faith, their devotion to a principle, and
their determination to make their contention good before an
unfriendly generation. I will not suffer them to be called
whimsical faddists. The light they saw was no ignis fatuus.
They blazed the trail for a freer Methodism, for a truer con-
ception of Christian brotherhood, and for a more responsive,
because a more responsible, laity. And for their sakes I
rejoice, yea, and will rejoice, that this church could live and
has lived a hundred years, and that today its numbers, its
vigor, its resources and its faith are greater than they have
ever been, and its star of hope shines before it more radiant
and more benignant than when our wise men followed it a
hundred years ago.

"Not unto us, 0 Lord, not unto us, but unto thy
name give glory, for thj' mercy, and for thy truth's
sake."

There now remains for me the pleasant duty of giving
a special salutation and welcome to the representatives of
four great Christian churches, wdio as good neighbors come
with their felicitations on our joyous festival.

In the early days we had to get not only new churches and
new pastors, but new friends. Alienated by a long and acri-
monious, albeit a somewhat academic, controversy from their
Methodist brethren, and with neither great numbers, wealth
nor influence to recommend them to others, our fathers appre-
ciated all the more those who showed friendly consideration
and fellowship. One outstanding instance of this was the
cordial tender of their building by the St. John's Protestant
Episcopal church, located on Liberty Street of this city, in
which to meet and organize the new church. That property
was afterwards purchased by the new Methodists, and still
remains, although on a new location, the St. John's Methodist
Protestant church, where our General Conference meets today
in its twenty-fifth, as it met one hundred years ago in its
first, quadrennial session.

It is a peculiar pleasure to us, therefore, to welcome, as
one of our guests on this occasion, the Right Reverend John

Gardner Murray, D.D., bishop of Maryland and presiding
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church, and to express to
him the appreciation our fathers transmitted to us as a sacred
legacy for this early and magnanimous courtesy of Christian
fellowship.

Rev. S. Parkes Cadman, D.D., president of the Federal
Council of the Churches of Christ in America, comes to greet
us in the name of the many Protestant denominations co-
operating in that great organization. Doctor Cadman had
his early training under English Methodists, and we feel that
this fact will somehow render his fellowship with us easy and
natural. But his sympathies are so broad and generous that
he is at home in any Christian assembly, and, in fact, his
voice sounds equally pleasant in them all. His cosmopolitan
pulpit, and his vast audience of those who listen in, give him
the largest congregation, perhaps, in the world today.

With your permission, Dr. Cadman, I move that this as-
sembly adopt you as a Methodist Protestant. All who favor
this motion, please raise your hand.

Another instance in our early days of genuine fellowship
was the generous welcome our fathers received from the Pres-
byterian church. I have already mentioned the fact that the
Presbyterian model of church polity was largely followed in
our organization, so that in a sense Presbyterians might be
regarded as our godparents. Whether it was due to this, or
to their long experience as dissenters enlarging their sym-
pathies, or to their natural charity and broadmindedness,
Presbyterians from the first welcomed and fraternized with
our ministers, opened to us their churches and treated us in
all respects as brethren. And through all the years it has
continued so. It has been our happy experience frequently to
welcome their people into our communion in localities where
they had no church. And although I must in candor say we
have never known them to change their convictions about
their own church, they have always loyally co-operated with
us in all our denominational work.

Rev. J. Ross Stephenson, D.D., former moderator of the
General Assembly, and president of Princeton Theological
Seminary, comes to greet us in the name of the Presbyterian
Church, U. S. A., and we welcome him most cordially. We
wish him to bear to his brethren the assurance of our deep
appreciation, nurtured by a long and pleasant experience, of
the many kindnesses we have received from that great church.
We will never forget and we shall continue to teach our chil-
dren to remember that wdien we were a feeble folk the multi-
tude of Presbyterians, rich and powerful, did not delay to
put their loving arms about us and encourage us to the perse-
verance of the saints.

Rev. Charles Wesley Burns, D.D., one of the forty-four
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church, has been delegated
by his Board of Bishops to represent here tonight the perfect
good will and Christian fellowship existing between our two
churches. We are specially glad to welcome him to our family
circle tonight.

It would be mere affectation in me, or in you, Bishop
Burns, to ignore on an occasion like this that old controversy
between our fathers. Neither of us was born when our hon-
ored sires raged so furiously together about church polity.
We are not willing to designate that history as "bunk," but
I assume that neither of us will think it worth while to rage
over history. Unhappily there are always some on both sides
of a controversy who persist in keeping it up long after the
principals have hoisted the signal to cease firing. Bishop
Asbury and Nicholas Snethen have long ago resumed their

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former intimate traveling companionship. Editor Bond and
Editor Lipscomb have laid aside their trenchant pens for the
mightier weapon of the golden harp. John Emory and Asa
Shinn have left the noisy arena of the General Conference
debates, and are now uniting in a unanimous report that it
is good and pleasant for brethren to dwell together in unity.
They are all at peace, the peace that passed their understand-
ing while they were on earth. But we triumph over the saints
in tliis respect. We have already entered into peace

"While here on earth we stay,
We more than taste the heavenly powers,
And antedate that day."

I beg you, Bishop Burns, to assure your brethren that I
speak for this General Conference, and for the whole Meth-
odist Protestant church, when I say, "God bless the Methodist
Episcopal church." We glory in your strength, your num-
bers, your wealth., your successes; but more, for the magnifi-
cent stand you are making in these modern days, these com-
promising days, for "righteousness, temperance and judgment
to come." And let me add for those to hear who are just now
so exceedingly mad against you, that we love you for the
enemies you have made.

And God bless all the churches. We love them all. We
desire a league, offensive and defensive, with them all. There
cannot be too many churches while sin abounds, and hearts
ache, and human problems multiply. Let love also abound,
and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ abound in us all and
through us to the uttermost parts of the earth.

And if I forget thee, 0 my own beloved, though thou be
little among the thousands of Judah ; if I do not remember
thee, at least in this thy day; if I prefer not thee above my
chief joy, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth.

God bless the Methodist Protestant church; with long life
do thou satisfy her, and show her thy salvation.

THE PASTORS' SUMMER CONFERENCE
The Pastors' Summer Conference will be held in conjunc-
tion with the Young People's Conference and will begin
July 16 and close July 20. "The Pastor and His Work" is
the theme of the conference. It is hoped that a full program
will appear in the next issue of the Herald. The slogan that
should be before us just now is, "Every pastor for full time
attendance." The laymen of every charge should see to it
that their pastor goes and that his expenses while there are
paid in full. This should not mean much to the people of the
charges, but it would mean much to the pastors and it would
mean much to the charges in what they would get as service
from their pastors. If some good layman on each charge
would take it upon himself to raise the necessary amount to
pay his pastor's expenses at the conference there would be
little doubt about our pastors being present. It is hoped that
this will be done. Bro. H. A. Garrett has been asked to act
as lay leader to assist in this matter with the hope that laymen
on our various works might become interested in caring for
this matter. Any one raising the necessary amount will please
direct same to Bro. Garrett, wdiose address is R. D. 7, Bur-
lington, N. C, or the undersigned. Let's get busy and see
to it that every pastor is made to feel that his people want
him to have full benefit of the summer conference.
For Christ and the church,

Geo. L. Curry, President.

FIFTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF
WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE

Students may come and students may go, and faculties,
however stable and stern, may pass from the scene, but the
"Old College" goes on — if not forever — yet usually for count-
less decades. The historic campus may occasionally change
its dress, and buildings may seem to be under some kaleido-
scopic law of shifting patterns, yet the institution itself,
amidst ordinary vicissitudes, abides through generations, and
stamps its impress on one's children, and their children's
children. Yet, the institution is the product of the personali-
ties that have made it, and immortalizes the ideals and the
names of those who have wrought it and for it.

Another class, that of 1A28, has just stepped out of the
portals of W. M. C. — to re-enter many times in the future
as visitors or in some other loving capacity, wc hope — into
the yawning world. We hope it has individuality enough not
to be swallowed up without registering at least its protest
against any political or moral wrongs that may seem to exist,
and vitality enough to record somewhere its loyalty to ideals
that shall not perish from the earth.

Kindly Boosted Out — and Up

Thus it almost seemed as Thursday, May 24, was given
over to senior farewells. First, the juniors, in good traditional
form, paid their respects in a unique play, a burlesque
prophecy, and the loving-cup circle farewell. Then the sopho-
mores planted the memorial ivy. The Poets' Club met in the
tea room for a poetical farewell to their seniors, and then
after dark the freshmen in their beautiful lantern chain serv-
ice on Hoffa Field escorted the senior girls to and from the
field in dignified processional between gold and green Japanese
lanterns, with appropriate music. Once more, on Sunday,
the Sunday school, through Mr. Wesley Day as spokesman,
and Mr. McGowan and Mr. DeHaven as soloists, and a male
"septet," said its sincere farewell. After all these spectacular
and musical hints the seniors were with difficulty persuaded
to stay over for commencement.

The Great Indian Play

Friday night, June 1st, the erstwhile Indians of the
Dakota and Objibway tribes, in fantastic ceremonials, with
weird rites and mystic lights, showed the fine work being
done in the Department of Dramatics.

"Hiawatha" was dramatized in one of the best plays ever
put on in Alumni Hall. In six highly colorful scenes, under
the skillful management of Miss Esther Smith, Indian life
and traditions were impressively portrayed, including home-
life, courtship, wedding feast, war dance, famine hardships,
funeral scene, and the coming of the White Man. The cast
included Miss Mills as the Spirit of Legend; Miss Ward as
Hiawatha in childhood ; Miss Logue as Nokomis ; Mr. Barnes
as Hiawatha grown and chief of the Objibways ; Mr. Lambert-
son as Iagoo; Mr. Meredith as "Arrowmaker"; Miss Shockley
as Minnehaha ; Miss Schlinke as Owaissa ; Mr. Callihan as
Pankukkeewis ; Mr. Phillips as the musician, and a large
retinue of Indian men, maidens, and the White Priests. The
efficiency of the Speech and Dramatics Departments under
Miss Lease and Miss Smith was well illustrated by this and
other plays during the year, and in Western Maryland Col-
lege's success again this yeaj in carrying off first honors in
the State Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest.

Speech Contest for Norment Prizes

The Norment Prizes in Speech, one might suppose, arc
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torical effort, to discover latent genius, or bring; to the fore
budding statesmen, publicists, and aspiring suffragettes. The
contest is always successful as a display of varied talent in
interpretation of literary masterpieces, folk-lore, etc. On
this occasion, Saturday evening, June 2nd, the freshmen were
represented by Misses Helen F. Eekard, Viva May Reed, Ruth
Anne Roop, Messsr. Hayes B. Callihan, of Kentucky, William
C. Rein, and Clarence 0. Sullivan. The sophomores were
represented by Misses Asenath A. Bay, Catherine E. Read,
Matilda P. Thompson, and Messrs. Wilmer V. Bell, Clarence
T. DeHaven, and Mason B. Sterling. Misses Laura A.
Hutchins and Mary A. Bennett interspersed vocal pyrotechnic
with excellent instrumental numbers.

Baccalaureate Service

A beautiful feature of this annual service at W. M. C. is
the splendid Christian fellowship shown in the union of a
number of the Westminster churches on Baccalaureate Sun-
day for both morning and evening worship, the various pas-
tors having some part on the programs and the congregations
united in one worshipful body — a concrete example of the
deepening and broadening of spiritual life through co-op-
erative endeavor for the promotion of the common good and
appreciation of universal values in human life.

The processional, this year with seniors, faculty and visit-
ing speakers only, marched into Alumni Hall, singing the
usual processional hymn, Luther's "A Mighty Portress Is
Our God."

The opening number on the program was a violin solo,
"Romance," by Wilhelmj, played by Kurt Alt, of Bohl's
Orchestra of Baltimore, with Miss Harris as accompanist.
Rev. Charles M. Elderdice made the invocation, and the col-
lege choir, under the splendid leadership of Miss Mabel
Harris, rendered impressively Dudley Buck's magnificent
anthem, "Te Deum." The choir never has had better voices
than it has this year, and solo and chorus parts of all numbers
were unusually tine and well-trained. The Ten Command-
ments were then read by Dr. Stephens, with impressive choral
responses by the students and choir. Rev. J. N. Garner, of
St. Paul's Reformed Church, then read the 115th Psalm.
Vice-President McDaniel made the usual announcements and
Dr. Edward Hayes, of the Centenary M. E. Church, read the
Scripture lesson, Genesis 12. The grand old hymn, "O God,
Our Help in Ages Past," was sung, after which President
Ward, announcing the presence of President-Emeritus T. H.
Lewis on the platform he had so often .graced in former years,
introduced the preacher of the day, President Geo. W.
Richards, D.D., LL.D., of the Lancaster Theological Seminary,
whose message was one of great spiritual significance and
power. The text was a part of verse 3 of the 12th chapter
of Genesis, "So Abraham went," and the theme might have
been "Loyalty to Visions," or "Faith as the Basis of a
Successful Life." A fool Abraham was for going, the world
would say. Think what he left behind in Haran and Chaldea,
where he had lived 75 years — kinsfolk, friends, possessions,
safety. Obsessed with an idea he went forth and his kinsmen
could not understand him and pointed at him fingers of scorn.
Still he went forth, as the Epistle of the Hebrews says, not
knowing whither he was going. If he was a fool for going,
what a fool he would have been for staying ! His life would
have been a dismal failure — perhaps lived in luxury, died,
been buried, but the world would never have konwn there
was a man like Abraham. He would have been like an "unseen
flower wasting its fragrance on the desert air."

Huxley's striking phrase,, "the sin of faith," might have
meant "the sin of credulity." But "faith" is the scientist's
best venture, and an element without which he loses all that
makes him pre-eminently a discoverer and truth-finder. Abra-
ham seemed to have thrown all precaution to the winds, and
to have taken no account of resources at hand, and without
a man to guide him across the desert, or chart marking the
way, he went forth. Not knowing the land to which he was
going, still he went forth ! A foolhardy venture, says the
worldly wise man. Man ought not to walk by faith when he
can walk by sight. This objection is true in part. If a child
is sick, it would be foolhardy to trust to blind faith. It would
be wise to use all medical resources possible and avail oneself
of the skill of the physician. Soldiers going to war must not
ignore the question of resources, strength of the enemy, etc.
Only in this knowledge can they go forth intelligently. As
we celebrate the anniversary of Lindbergh's great achieve-
ment, we do not forget the intelligence shown in his acquaint-
ing himself with material forces, laws, and resources, but
after every possible precaution lie went forth over the deep.
The great things of life are not accomplished by sight alone.
The Apostle says, "Without faith it is impossible to please
God. ' ' The things that abide, that become a part of character,
that live on when time and space are no more, are not done by
sight but by faith ! As Lord Balfour says, ' ' All great move-
ments in life have had their beginnings in the irrational and
the unreasoned. There is a voice more trustworthy than
'reason,' a way more safe than the way of sight. When a
man dares to make the venture of faith, he will reach the
goal designed of our Maker."

Is this not true in all departments of life ? In statesman-
ship, it is when men forget themselves in service, and stand
for justice, truth and national honor at any cost, they belong-
to that group of humanity who have gone forth in faith, and
are true sons of Abraham. Those who have turned the cur-
rent of the world's history are those men and women who
ventured forth not by sight but in faith.

In Durer's "The Four Evangelists," the light of faith
that shines on Paul's brow is the light of a conqueror, and
shines clearer than that of Alexander the Great. It is a
light that reaches the bounds of the earth. Paul, once a Jew,
but with a vision that now could look not merely at Jerusalem,
or at the city supreme in a pagan empire, the eternal Rome,
where he would stop off and preach — set his eye on Spain,
and beyond. The whole world was to share the light. Luther,
nailing his ninet3'-five theses to the door of the church in
Wittenberg, could not see far ahead, but he was making the
venture of faith, and became the leader of the modern age
and modern Christianity. Lincoln, the rail-splitter, seeing
the iniquities of the slave traffic at New Orleans, could not
see far, but saw in faith a different order of things and said,
"If I ever get a chance to hit that thing, I will hit it hard" —
and he dipped his pen in ink one di\y and signed the Emanci-
pation Proclamation. In the venture of faith he had behind
him the wisdom of God.

Life has its uncertainties and its certainties. I ask you
to weigh the uncertainties over against the certainties. We
consider the uncertainties and they take the courage out of us,
and we stay at home. Who can tell, we say, how long health
will last, what dangers we will meet, our wealth and social
standing"? We may be rich today and poor tomorrow —
applauded today, hissed tomorrow. We really can't build on
the uncertainties of life. We can't see very far ahead. But
we can build on the certainties. There are some things that

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are surer than the earth on which we stand, or the mountains
which we behold. There are some tilings more certain than
"cosmic certainty," the "nature" above and around us shows
everywhere the reign of law. Seasons come and go — summer
and winter, seed-time anil harvest; generation follows gen-
eration. Without these certainties of nature the farmer could
not be a farmer, nor could the sailors or navigators of the
air travel safely. The reign of law surrounds us on every side.

But there is a greater certainty than that — moral cer-
tainty. Two things, said Kant, rilled his .soul with wonder —
the starry heavens above him, and the moral law within him.
We may doubt many things in philosophy and in theology —
our definitions of this and that. But who can doubt truth,
or the beauty of purity, or chastity, or the law of service,
or goodness, or the reality of God? On such certainties must
life be built.

Socrates of old, in one of the highest utterances of the
human mind, said, "No evil can befall a good man." One
may lose health, or wealth, or popularity, or be slain with the
sword, but "no evil can befall a good man!" In the Christian
words of the great Apostle, the same truth is stated, "All
things work together for good to them that love the Lord. ' '
The message that comes through the great characters of the
world — for God speaks through persons, and not staivs and
roeks only — is, ' ' Leave the lower, the carnal : Go forth ! Let
inferior things go, that you may lay hold on eternal life."

So, in the light of these words, spoken four thousand years
ago, and written two thousand years ago, I speak to you
graduates this commencement day. Go forth ! Go forth in
faith ! There is an eternal imperative at every step in life —
as the boy leaves home for the public school, from college into
the world. Make the venture in loyalty to truth — to God.
"No evil can befall a good man!" Jesus calls you. Don't
give your lives simply to the making of things, but make men.
Make men true, pure, Christ-like. It will not suffice to work
for truth and beauty in the abstract, but for good and true
persons. When we work merely for ourselves, the universe
is against us. When we work for truth and the eternal
verities, we are bound to succeed, for the universe is for us.
Enter into life's work with due regard to the routine, and
for temporal values, and physical laws, but like the great
preacher Jewett's mother, sitting at the window overlooking
the sea, and open to the sky, "look up at times, to rest your
eyes, and to get a larger vision!"

At. the close of this inspiring call to world service and a
worthy life, the college choir took up the theme and gave
musical expression to the appeal in song, "The Voice in the
Wilderness," by Scott. Never, one felt, was selection more
fitting, or melody more beautifully rendered. The prayer and
benediction by President H. L. Elderdice, D.D., LL.D., of
the Westminster Theological Seminary, in fine accord with
the message and on the spiritual heights of the prophet inter-
ceding for his people, closed the service in words that were a
benediction indeed.

Sunday Evening Sacred Concert

An innovation was made this year. Instead of the usual
sermon before the Christian Association, a sacred concert
was given by the Peahody Quartette, of Baltimore. Mrs.
Horn's rich soprano, so bird-like in quality, was the voice of
one superbly trained in her art, while Miss Nuensinger's
contralto, and Mr. Martinet's tenor could not lie praised too
highly. And Mr. Bibb, as accompanist, was perfect.

Society Reunions

On Monday afternoon the four literary societies — the
Webster and the Irving representing the men, and the Philo-
iii.-il lii'.'iii and the Browning representing the ladies, held open
house for visiting alumni and alumnae, serving refreshments
and listening to programs and speeches from old "grads."
Of course, one big object was to "pep up" a little their
respective performers in the contest (hat was to come a little
later in the evening.

Annual Literary Society Contest
Oratorical giants they were, on supposition — and who shall
dare to deny the reality of the claim? Literary societies, as
they go today, are not in every instance as "literary" as of
old — the amusement feature predominating, and "literary
stunts" relegated to the Departments of English and of
Speech. Yet. there are some exceptions — and on especial occa-
sions their oratorical, forensic, and dramatic abilities are
simply appalling! Talent is usually discovered and put in
training, and energy is concentrated for final release at the
June contest. Perhaps no other event of the week so stirs
the deeper loyalties, or exercises keener rivalry. The pro-
gram was full of interest, the essays and orations showing a
serious appreciation of real problems, and handling them in
a way quite creditable to the speakers individually, and to
the societies they represented. Browning was championed by
the Misses Thelma E. Reid, of San Juan, P. R., who discussed
"Ambition" selfish and unselfish, and Margaret E. Hamilton,
of Lonaeoning, who vindicated the youth of today in her essay,
"Life as I See It." The Philomatheans proved by Miss Mil-
dred E. Raum, of Sharpstown, that "Boomerangs" may be
effective for evil or for good in tlte physical or spiritual realms,
and Miss Virginia C. Merrill, of Poeomoke City, that "A
Corner of Life" presented, after all, many angles and revealed
many underlying principles controlling conduct.

• The "Irvings," through Mr. Albert M. Reed, affirmed once
"The World's a Stage," and we are actors, and life is the
drama variously played, and through Mr. Joseph L. Mathias
that we still need great monuments in stone as memorial
"Mirrors of the Ages," to record the achievements of the
race for the information of future generations. The "Web-
sters" put up Mr. Joe C. Newcomer, of Williainsport, to
handle "The Supreme Task of the Hour," which he did very
creditably, by urging every one to oppose war ; and presented
Mr. William G. Eaton, of Centreville, to defend "The Death
Penalty" as the only effective way of dealing with criminals.
The music of the evening was furnished by Miss Mabel
Warde with Etudes 4 and 2 from Ruberstein, and by Miss
Ruth IT. Sehlincke, who sang an aria from Gounod's "Reine
de Saba," with Miss Gesner, of the Music Department, as
accompanist.

A New Vision of Spring. — It is said that no two people
ever see the same rainbow. It may also he said that no person
who is growing as he should in mind and soul ever sees the
same vision of springtime again. If our souls have expanded
as they should, our vision of spring this year will be a larger
and finer vision than we have ever had before. A lady living
in eastern North Carolina writes of her increasing enjoyment
of the scenes of nature as the years pass. We take this as
evidence that her mind and heart are growing. In all the
years God has been trying to impress our dull minds with
His own glory manifested in the world about us. Happy is
the soul that can receive the proffered revelation of God.

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1 OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM 1

Mocksville

■Tune 5. — We were at three of the churches on this charge
on this date — Elbaville. Dulins, and Bethel. The immediate
purpose of this visit was to present to the people their new
pastor, Bro. Jabus W. Braxton, who will serve them for the
remainder of the conference year. Bro. Braxton preached at
each point visited, and made favorable impressions. We pre-
dict that this will prove a happy arrangement for this charge,
and that the work will continue to go forward. We were
glad to find encouraging signs of progress on the work. Elba-
ville has recently added Sunday school rooms, and we learned
that Bethel contemplated a similar improvement, but was
waiting the final location of a. hard surface road, the survey
for which has already been made near the church.

Mocksville is one of our old charges, and has been served
by a number of our leading ministers. As we went to Dulins
Sunday we recalled that, as a very small boy, we traveled this
same road with our father's family on the way to this same
church to worship Sabbath after Sabbath. Little did we think
then that in the long years ahead we would drive an automo-
bile over this road and go back, as a minister, to this old
church that is so indelibly fixed in the recollections of our
childhood. How true it is that we know so little of the paths
that await us. We enjoyed our visit to these churches, despite
the rain, and our deep interest will continue with the charge.
Pastor Braxton is entering zealously and hopefully upon the
work, and his people assure us that they will give him loyal
support. We are confident of the outcome.
Budgets

The year is rapidly passing, and not a great deal has been
paid to date on the budgets. Some charges, however, have
done well, for which we are very grateful ; many have done
something, and we fully appreciate this. There are still a
few charges that have no credits at all. We wonder why?
Are the people not interested? Are they not able? Do they
not have a proper financial system? Is the pastor timid in
presenting these claims? Whatever the difficulty, it surely
is not insurmountable, and now that the year is more than
half gone, it does seem that every charge should have credit
for some amount on the budgets.

We are making special effort for the college now. During
the month of June we want to enroll 10 charges paying the
college assessment in full, and 26 churches on other charges.
That is to say, we want to double the number that we have
now. It is superfluous to say that the college greatly needs
this money. Everybody understands that. What we are
assessed is not beyond our ability, and we should raise every
dollar of it. We are urging, therefore, that pastors and people
heartily co-operate with this June program. Please see to it
that your charge, or churches on your charge, pay this assess-
ment in full during this month. Thank you.
Pastoral Visiting

It has been well said, "A house-going pastor makes a
church-going people." Some pastors are so situated that
they can. -do more visiting than others. However, this should
he regarded by every pastor as a highly important part of
his ministerial duties, and one to which he must not fail to
give persistent attention. It is to be said, too, that such

visiting is not for social purposes. There is, of course, that
phase of it, but that is not primary. The minister, in the
performance of his ministerial duties, visits in the interest of
Christ's Kingdom. In his visitations he is an ambassador of
Jesus Christ, and when his visits end, there should be with
those he leaves the unmistakable impression that God's man
has been with them. His spirit, his conversation, the whole
manner of his bearing should give emphasis to that impres-
sion. And above all, it should be emphasized in that brief
parting moment when God's man stands with bowed head,
and earnestly and gladly invokes heaven's benedictions. This,
in our opinion, is the sort of pastoral visitation that the people
will most appreciate and longest remember.

Pastors' Reports

Nearly all pastors have their reports in for second quarter.
A few are still lacking. We shall be grateful to pastors if
they will let us .have these reports as soon as possible. When
they are all in, we will make a digest of them, and publish
it in the Herald.

Children's Day

Some of our churches have already prepared and rendered
this program. Please let the offering go promptly to Treas-
urer Idol. Many other churches, we are sure, will hold this
service later. We are anxious that all of our churches do so.
It is not too late now to order the program. Send card to
Rev. S. W. Rosenberger, D.D.. 2525 N. High Street., Sta. B.,
Box 95, Columbus, Ohio, with request for program, and he
will forward, postpaid, at once. Please do this, and let us
have the best returns from Children's Day this year that our
conference has ever had.

Appointments

June 5, Littleton, for business conference with the officials
of the charge.

June 10, Fairfield, 11 a. in. 8 p. m., First Church, Char-
lotte. (This is subject to confirmation of the Charlotte
church.)

June 17, Concord Church, Saxapahaw charge, 11 a. m.
8 p. m., Haw River Mission.

' ' And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the
word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give
you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified."
Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.

June 5, 1928.

TO THE MINISTRY AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH

Rev. J. C. Broomfield, D.D.
President of tlie General Conference

Beloved in the Lord :

The General Conference in its recent session held in St.
John's church, Baltimore, saw fit to call me to its presidency
for the coming quadrennium.

This office makes me your leader for the next four years.

The responsibilities inherent in such an office are exceed-
ing great, and no man in himself is equal thereto. Because
of this fact I come to you, in this my first official message,
with two requests.

First, pray for me and my co-workers — the secretaries and
the members of the various boards — that together we may be
used of God in leading our beloved Zion to new heights of

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1938

spiritual attainment; and in the winning of multitudes from
sin to salvation. This is our major task.

Second, make the new program of the General Conference
your program. Generals may plan, and officers may execute,
but it is the man in the ranks who wins battles. Hence my
appeal to you.

Instead of six appeals for funds as in the past, with their
associated competition, we have now only two, with their
inherent co-operation.

"Missions and Christian Education" is our new slogan.
Everything and everybody is now in the General Conference
budget. All cause for disturbing competition has been re-
moved and a new basis for harmonious and efficient co-opera-
tion has been provided. We are entering the new quadrennium
and the new century as one family. Our gifts are placed on
one altar; our eyes are fixed on one goal; our hands are
engaged in one task ; our feet are found in one path ; and our
hearts are lifted to one God. Thus united it ought not to lie
difficult for 200,000 folks to give to the church in one year
$500,000.00 to carry out its program for God and mankind.

A sister denomination of similar numerical strength gives
six times that amount annually.

Now that everything is in the budget, I appeal to every-
body to help pay the General Conference Budget in full in
their local church.

Our first opportunity to express our new spirit of unity
will be in our Children's Day offering. I am anxious to have
every congregation, and every organization in every congre-
gation, get behind the Sunday school in its Children's Day
service and make its offering the largest in our history.

A similar appeal for support will come from me in behalf
of each special day.

Pray earnestly and definitely for me and my co-workers.

Plan your co-operation definitely and operate your plan
zealously.

OUR STORY PAGE

i

YOUR MISSION

If you are sighing for a lofty work,

If great ambition dominate your mind,

Just watch yourself, and see you do not shirk
The common little ways of being kind.

If you are dreaming of a future goal

"When crowned with glory, men shall own your power,
Be careful that you let no struggling soul

Go by unaided in the present hour.

If you would help to make the wrong things right,
Begin at home ; there is a lifetime 's toil,

Weed your own garden, fair for all men's sight,
Before you plan to till another's soil.

God chooses His own leaders in the world.

And from the rest He asks but willing hands —
As mighty mountains into place are hurled,

While patient tides may only shape the sands.

—Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

You cannot build a church by music. No church is saved
by its choir. Only personality draws. Only sacrificial love
draws. "And I. if I be lifted up, will draw." So said the
man who best knew the secret power of drawing. — Dr. Charles
E. Jefferson.

THE KNIGHT OF THE BATH

Miss Bailey had seen it all coming; how, if the class met
around at each boy's home, the day would certainly come
when it would be Giovanni's turn to entertain, and the big
problem was — could Giovanni entertain? And how could
they not accept an invitation if it came? She began to feel
embarrassed as November, December and January passed,
then February, with the time drawing near for the next class
party.

But Giovanni himself felt no embarrassment. He came
to Sunday school with his face beaming from ear to ear one
Sunday : ' ' Say, what do you know about this, teacher, Miss
Bailey, we've moved! We got six rooms. Six! And we
gotta bathroom! Say, what do you know about that?"

Miss Bailey congratulated him.

Miss Bailey thought that in six rooms there could be no
trouble in accommodating the class, and the other boys seemed
glad to go, for Giovanni was popular. But little did she
"guess what lay ahead. For when they reached the new flat
so dear to Giovanni's heart, there stood Giovanni beaming
more than ever — oh, an eighteen-tooth-wide smile. For it was
a proud day for him, to have "teacher" in his own home, not
to mention the boys.

"Walk in," he said hospitably. "I like you should see
the flat. See, the kitchen here, the sitting room; one, two,
three bedroom; the dining room. And now," said Giovanni
with an extra pride booming all through his voice, "now I
show you the bathroom."

The class poked their heads inside.

Miss Bailey poked her head inside.

The class stared with all its eyes.

Miss Bailey stared with all her eyes.

For the new and spotless bathtub which they had all
expected to see was heaped high with — coal ! Black, grimy
piles of coal, heaped to the very top of the tub ! The class
looked at Miss Bailey. Miss Bailey looked at the tub ! Gio-
vanni looked at everybody gratefully. Quite evidently they
were even more impressed and astonished than he had dared
to hope. In his polite little voice, he said, apologetically:
"Of course, you all got bathrooms in your houses maybe; but
we never lived in a flat with a bathroom before, and I got a
swelled head over it. I want everybody to see it! Ain't it
one nice, fine little bathroom? Ain't it nice and white and
shiny ? ' '

"Indeed it is!" Miss Bailey agreed.

"Indeed it is!" echoed the class.

But they carefully kept their eyes away from the tub, and,
much as they liked Giovanni, there was a nudging started
here and there wherever two elbows came together. And a
winking started, too, whenever eye met eye.

"This won't do," thought Miss Bailey, for Giovanni was
the one poor boy in the class, and she could not have all the
rich men's sons feeling superior, for until now they had all
been pals. ' ' What shall I do ? What shall I do ?" she thought,
for at all their parties it was a rule that after the games she
should tell a true story. She was fully decided in her own
mind that this time the story must help to put Giovanni back
on a level with the other boys. But how?

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Suddenly she knew, for she spent the game time thinking
back over all she knew about bathtubs ; and when the story
hour came she was ready for the test.

"This is to be a story about bathtubs," she announced
laughing.

The class looked a bit sheepish. Was "teacher" going to
laugh at poor, ignorant Giovanni! But no, "teacher" was
laughing at herself, and at them, and at their Anglo-Saxon
ancestors.

"History," said she, "is the most amusing study. Did
you ever hear about the so-called Dark Ages?" (Nods here
and there). "Well, the better name would have been the
Dirty Ages, for back in the days of Henry IV of England,
any nobleman who had courage enough to wash himself all
over was rewarded with a royal accolade and dubbed a Knight
of the Bath, an order which still exists, by the way. Nobody
dreamed that uncleanliness mattered, and thousands died
every year from plagues which could have been prevented by
the simple means of cleaning up and keeping clean. History
tells us that the Dark Ages came to an end with the invention
of the printing press; the Dirty Ages ended with the intro-
duction of the modern bathtub. How long ago do you suppose
this was?

"Just 82 years ago," smiled Miss Bailey. "The first
American bathtub was made by Adam Thompson, a cabinet
maker of Cincinnati, Ohio. He got the idea of his tub from
one owned by his friend, Lord John Russell of England, who
at that time enjoyed the distinction of being the only Eng-
lishman who took a bath every day."

"Suppressed giggles rippled around.

"Mr. Thompson built himself a gorgeous tub of solid
mahogany, lined with sheet lead. It weighed nearly a ton.
The water was pumped by hand from a well in the back yard
into a tank in the attic. From there it came in pipes down
into the tub, one pipe coiled through a chimney to give warm
water. Mr. Thompson took his first bath in it on December
20, 1842 ; he was so enthusiastic about it that he gave a party
on the following Saturday night (Christmas Eve) to celebrate
the great occasion. History tells us that four of his guests
daringly accepted to take a bath in that new-fangled toy.
I think they all expected to catch terrible colds ! Who, in
all America, had ever heard of taking a bath in midwinter ?
Who indeed?"

This was a surprise to the class. It almost seemed as if
the tables were being turned on them ! Giovanni was not so
peculiar after all, if only 80 years ago nobody in America
knew any more than Giovanni knew now.

Miss Bailey began laughing again : " It is funny to tell
it, but you boys will be amused to know that the newspapers
heard of the affair, and wrote lengthy editorials about it,
gravely predicting that if the practice spread, it would spoil
America's democratic simplicity. Weren't we started to be
a nation of people all equal, and free? The doctors had
their terrible warnings against such a ridiculous practice —
'Beware,' they said," 'all this foolishness will surely lead to
rheumatism, pneumonia and other exceedingly serious ail-
ments.' The clergymen went just as far ! From their pulpits
they announced that there was only vanity and sinfulness in
this daily scrubbing. In Philadelphia a city ordinance actually
prohibited bathing between November first and March
fifteenth."

' ' Oh, Miss Bailey ! ' ' gasped the class, ' ' in Philadelphia ! ' '

She nodded! "And in Boston one had to procure a doc-

tor's certificate to take a bath. Yes, really and truly. Down
South in Virginia the authorities tried to stop this luxurious
sin by taxing every bathtub $30 a year ! And practically
every city boosted its water rates to make bathing practically
impossible."

Well ! Well ! Well ! The rich boys were certainly leveled
to Giovanni's state, when they realized that their own grand-
parents had been so violently oposed to the "luxury" which
was now a daily necessity in every American home.

Giovanni was entirely unembarrassed. He smiled on every-
body present : "I never knew ! My mother never knew ! My
father never knew! Tell me, is the tub for washing yourself
in? We never had one before."

"Sure, it's for washing in," explained Tom Anderson
promptly. ' ' I take one every day. It makes you feel great. ' '
Giovanni grinned. Then sighed. "My mother, she won't
like it. She will say, 'Where we going to keep that coal, huh?'
But she will be awful surprised when I tell her about how I
must wash all over every day. She'll be as scared about it
at first as your grandparents were."

And Giovanni became in his turn, as you have guessed, a
"Knight of the Bath."— The Baptist.

PRAYER

But this I know : God answers prayer.
I know not by what methods rare.

I know not when He sends the word
That tells us fervent prayer is heard.

I know it cometh soon or late ;
Therefore, we need to pray and wait.

I know not if the blessing sought
Will come in just the guise I thought.

I leave my prayers with Him alone
Whose will is wiser than my own.

— Record of Christian Work.
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DR. HOWARD A. KELLY ON THE BIBLE

(Some extracts from an address of Dr. Kelly, of Johns Hopkins

University, at the Princeton Theological Seminary

on February 25, 1927)

In 1889 I said to myself that the earlier Christians evi-
dently got far more out of the Bible than I was getting, and I
determined to investigate it. I am interested in all science —
since this is my Father's world, as the song has it — and being
a scientist I follow the scientific method ; I ask, ' ' What does
this science say for itself ? " I do not read newspaper discus-
sions about the Bible, the way many people do. Indeed, some
doctors form their medical opinions from newspaper and
magazine articles, rather than from first-hand investigation.

So I asked, "What does the Bible say of itself?" I went
through the Book — through the Old Testament and through
the New — and I found hundreds, yes, thousands, of times
that it claims to be the Word of God. Well, I tried it and it
worked, and it has been working ever since. I read the Bible
in both the Greek and Hebrew originals, and I find it consis-
tent in all its parts. I have not yet seen anything of impor-
tance that needed correction. I have seen it confirmed by
research, times without number, I believe concerning the
Bible that it is all that it claims for itself. Rationally and
logically it is God's Word.

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1928

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC

June 10: "How Arc Our Amusements a Measure

of Our Christianity?"

Rom. 14:7, 13-19

I. Plans for the Meeting

Have a "measuring meeting.'' Send a notice
to each member to bring a ruler or yard-
stick to the meeting. Have each one to name
some amusement and measure it in the light
of the standard set by Christianity. Take a
vote on which are harmful and "which are
right forms of amusements with the idea of
discarding the harmful.

II. Hints for the Leader

Paul wrote: "All things are lawful for me;
but not all things are expedient; but I'll not
be brought under the power of auy." Explain
Paul's reason for this statement.

Play tells: What one does during leisure
hours is a pretty fair indication of one's char-
acter. Joseph Lee had this in mind when
he said, "If you want to know what a child
is, study his play; if you want to affect what
he shall be, direct the form of play."

"Play the game": The correct forms of play
are recognized as the greatest health builders.
Wholesome play restores worn out bodies to
their normal health. It also develops co-op-
eration and team work. Fair play teaches one
to deal fairly in business and other forms of
human activity.

IV. Bible Light

1. We are responsible for our influence.
Rom. 14:13.

2. We are social characters. Rom. 14:7.

3. We must leave off some things because
they harm our fellow associate and our inner
self. 1 Cor. 6:12.

4. What we do must be done for the glory
of God. 1 Cor. 10:31.

5. What about the social butterfly and the
modern flapper? 1 Tim. 5:6.

6. Play should be unselfish. Rom. 12:10.

7. The test of amusements. Matt. 7 : 17-20.
S. First things first. Luke 12:29-32.

V. Measure in the Light of These

1. Do my amusements hurt others?

2. Do they develop desirable traits of
character?

3. Do they stimulate real joy?

4. Do they enrich my social contacts?

5. Do they strengthen or weaken my char-
acter?

6. Do they give healthy thought?

7. Are they physically helpful?

S. Do they master me or am I the master?

VI. Debate
Query: "Resolved, that the church should
supervise and direct the play life of its
members."

VII. Poetry to the Point
When the one great Scorer comes
To write against your name.
He will not write that you won or lost
But how you played the game.
(N. B. — The C. E. notes beginning this week
will appear a week later than formerly. For
example, this week you will receive the topic
for the Sunday of June 10. It is the desire
of the writer that these notes shall be of help
to all of our Christian Endeavorers of our
conference.) F. L. GIBBS.

193 Odell St., Concord, N. C.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
June 17: The Crucifixion

Scripture Basis: .Mark 15:16-47.

Golden Text : God commendeth His own
love toward us, in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us. Rom. 5:8.
Consenting" to the Crown

Before studying this lesson, it would be
profitable to reverently and carefully read
Isaiah 53rd chapter, to get the prophet's
prophecy concerning the suffering Messiah.

Jesus had been condemned by Pilate and
turned over to the Roman soldiers and the
mob, who availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity to engage in a little sport at the ex-
pense and suffering of our Saviour. They
dressed Him as a mock ruler, and for a crown
they twisted a branch from one of the many
thorny bushes into the shape of a laurel
wreath and cruelly shoved it down upon His
head. Some time previously He could have re-
ceived a crown from the enthusiastic Jews,
but He refused it. This crown of mockery He
accepted, and submitted Himself to the basest
indignation. We may venture the sugges-
tion that, their pastime soon grew monotonous,
for such resignation on the "part of the vic-
time yielded little return for their efforts.
Carrying the Cross

In conformity with custom, the cross was
laid upon the Saviour to carry to Golgotha.
Jesus had been under heavy strain ; His body
was cut and bruised with lacerations and con-
tusions from the scourge of the Roman sol-
diers; He fell under its weight. Snatching a
Cyrenian from the crowd, a Roman officer
compelled him to bear the load. O glorious
privilege! Doubtless it was considered a dis-
grace by the hateful mob of Jews, but we
may wonder if that Simon did not bear the
cross nobly for the Son of God? He cannot
bear the cross alone today, Christian friends.

"Must Jesus bear the cross alone,
And all the world go free?
No, there's a cross for ev'ry one,

And there's a cross for me."

Crucified on Calvary

Onward they trod to the place of crucifixion.
The way over which they went is called today
Via Dolorosa, which is, the Way of Sorrows.
Roman Catholics and others point out the
very road or street made sacred by the feet
of our Saviour, stretching from the tower of
Autonia to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
They mark 14 stations along this way where
certain experiences occurred. Protestants do
not accept this as authentic. A place outside
of the wall which today bears the resemblance
of a skull is considered by many as the place
of the crucifixion.

Jesus was nailed to the cross and the up-
right beam was dropped into the hole. He
hung to the center cross between two thieves.
At His feet was the triumphant mob, the qua-
ternion of soldiers casting lots over His inner
garment, and a few of His loved ones. In
spite of their jeers, He looked upon them
in compassion and said, "Father, forgive them,
for they know not what they do." Think of
the meaning of sue)] words! Put yourself in

His place — what would you have said? Only
those filled with His spirit and following His
example have been able to manifest such com-
passion and forgiveness for their enemies.
Caring for the Corpse

Jesus did not linger in the almost indescrib-
able agony of a victim of crucifixion as long
as some. His body had become weak with the
pain and strain of preceding cruelties. Six
hours of suffering was able all that He could
endure. "And Jesus cried with a loud voice,
and gave up the ghost." Nor was His body
to be left on the cross for the vultures to
consume, as was often the case. Joseph of
Arimathea, a secret disciple of our Saviour,
went to Pliate and begged His body that it
might have a decent burial. He was doubt-
less a man of influence and means. The Ro-
man ruler consented, and the disciple tenderly
took the body from the crass, with the assis-
tance of several faithful women, prepared it
for burial in his new tomb in the garden at
the foot of Golgotha.

He was dead — yes, but as He had triumphed
over the death of others while living, so He
was victorious over death in His own body.
Peacefully He slept during the Jewish Sab-
bath, but on the first day of the week He
came forth a glorified Christ- He is our
Saviour; He is Lord of our lives; He is our
Intercessor.

"He lives, all glory to His name!
He lives, my Saviour, still the same.
What joy the blest assurance gives,
I know that my Redeemer lives!"
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THE VISION OF PERFECTION

I know I am loving, strong, and whole,
Happy of heart, serene of soul ;
For, no matter what seems to be,
I see myself as God sees me.

I never can dwell in doubt and gloom,
My mind is like an airy room —
A room that is open, wide, and free;
For I see myself as God sees me.

But whenever it seems that things go ill,
I seek the silence and there grow still.
I know that healing is Love's decree,
And I see myself as God sees me.

—GRETA G. BIDLAKE.
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NOTICE

A ten days' meeting will begin in the M. P.
church at Kernersville at 11 a. m. the third
Sunday in this month. Rev. J. D. Williams,
of West End M. P. church, is expected to do
the preaching.

Rev. Lester Ballard, assistant pastor of First
M. P. church, High Point, will lead the choir.
E. G. LOWDERMILK, Pastor.

— Pork is the most popular meat in the
United States, supplying 49.1 per cent of the
meat on our tables as against 41.7 per cent
for beef, 5.3 per cent for veal and 3.9 per
cent for lamb and mutton.

— There are nearly 6,000 fewer banks in
this country than in 1921, but the aggregate
of their resources has increased by 18 1-2
billion dollars.

— Oil stoves can explode. At any rate one
of them performed the stunt in the home of
O. B. Reitzel, of Siler City, calling out the
fire department to prevent fire.

June 7, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Asheville. — We are all very happy for the
coming of Rev. F. W, Pasehall this week. On
Wednesday night he will be given a welcome
service, and at the same time he will thank
Bro. Casto and Ero. VanMeter for their serv-
ices in supplying our pulpit since November 1.

These men have certainly helped us by their
messages, their prayers and words of encour-
agement. Bro. E. C. Faweett has also filled a
number of appointments to the edification
of all. Bro. Faweett and family are the same
as our very own, so devoted and regular and
faithful they have been.

Sunday night a number from the Chestnut
Street Methodist church worshiped with us,
their church being closed for the evening.

Brother Casto gives a glowing account of
the recent General Conference. Our young
friend, Oscar Havner, has our sympathy for
the accident that befell him a few days ago.

The work here has kept up well during the
year. It will now move forward under the
ministry of Bro. Pasehall. REPORTER.

High Point. — The most notable commence-
ment that will ever occur in the history of
High Point College was brought to a close yes-
terday; notable in the fact that the first four-
year class of 45 fine, splendid young women
and men was graduated, and this institution,
young in jrears but sturdy and virile in power,
has demonstrated to the world its strength.
Beginning in September, 1924, with no back-
ground nor established precedent, with build-
ings scarcely finished, it has assembled by
degrees a faculty of strong, cultured men and
women, a good library, and a plant of which
any denomination may well be proud; as Hon.
Max Gardner said, it is the only college that
he knows in the state of North Carolina whose
buildings are in complete symmetry and har-
mony. They are said to be perfect specimens
of the English Renaissance type. Fortunate
indeed and happy are the boys and girls of
High Point and surrounding community today,
for it is in the reach of every one of them,
though of limited fortune and means, to ob-
tain a college education at home.

Beginning Thursday evening, May 24, with
the Oratorical and Essayist Contest, in which
three girls and the same number of boys
competed, and on Friday evening, the play,
"The Imaginary Invalid," was presented in a
splendid manner by the Department of Ex-
pression under the direction of Miss Mary
Todd, the exercises from first to last were
admirably presented and enthusiastically re-
ceived. Each event was greeted, by large
audiences, in fact on Monday morning the
auditorium was overflowing, and as Dr. An-
drews remarked, the trustees can but feel that
a new and larger assembly room will soon be
imperative.

On Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock the
beautiful memorial gate was dedicated and a
tree planted, by the class of 1928. This gate
stands at the entrance to the campus, and is
the gift of the senior class, representing love,
service, and sacrifice^ in fact, some of the
members gave up willingly and cheerfully

their own personal graduation gifts in the
form of checks from relatives to pay their
part of the cost of this pledge of love and
loyalty from the class. It is built of brick
and marble, surmounted by two handsome
lamps, and will be an enduring memorial to
this splendid group of young people. Class
day exercises were held on Saturday evening,
when a clever drama, depicting three episodes
in the life of the class of 1928, was given
in a charming manner: Anticipation, a scene
in high school when several students were
discussing with their teacher the opening of
the college; then Disillusion, when they first
arrived, to find the dormitories unfinished,
the lights playing hide and seek, and the
campus a sea of mud with torrents of rain
for two entire weeks; then Realization was
represented by the appearance of the entire
class on the stage in Roberts Hall. Miss
Lucille Morrison, of High Point, having made
the highest average grades for four years,
delivered the valedictory, and Miss Lillie May
Braxton, Snow Camp, N. C, the second high-
est, was salutatorian.

On Sunday morning at 11 o'clock the bacca-
laureate sermon was delivered to the senior
class by Rev. Chas. D. Sinkinson, D.D., pastor
of Christ church, Atlantic City, N. J. A most
imposing and impressive scene was the pro-
cession of faculty and seniors in the classic
Oxford gowns and caps with vari-colored
hoods as they marched into the seats reserved
for them in the First church. Dr. Spahr, Dr.
Andrews, and Dean Lindley were seated in
the pulpit with Dr. Sinkinson, surrounded by
palms, ferns and baskets of lovely flowers.
Mr. Ernest B. Stinson, who will be head of
music department in the college next year,
sang a solo with charming effect. A lovely
violin duet was rendered by Miss St. Clair and
Mrs. Grover Kester. Dr. Sinkinson, who has
been pastor of the same church for 34 years,
took for his text the familiar verse from
John 10:10, "I am come that they might have
life and that they might have it more abun-
dantly." After giving different definitions
of "life" from the dictionary, scientists, poets,
and the Bible, he declared that though death
is a great mystery, life is a still greater one.
He deplored the conversation of the average
group of Americans, which is filled with talk
of baseball, football, races, theatricals, poli-
tics, radio, and the like, with no passion to
do or say something about the Kingdom of
God. Every man must love something, have
a ruling passion, a governing ambition in
life. As examples of men who dedicated their
lives to noble achievements, he noted Peary,
who discovered the North Pole; David Liv-
ington, who went into the wilds and marshes
of darkest Africa; John Howard, John B.
Gough, apostle of temperance, and the great
Christian statesman and philanthropist, Lord
Shaftesbury. He told the seniors that all
around us men are asking for help, and op-
portunities for service beckon us on every
hand. He begged these boys and girls to
work incessantly, conscientiously. If we want
success, we must pray as well as work. In-
stead of the time-honored "Now I lay me
down to sleep" of blessed and hallowed mem-
ory, be would suggest that sometimes they
pray thus: "Now I get me up to work, I pray
thee, Lord, I may not shirk. And if I die
before the night, I pray that my work is all
right." As these eager young souls, with faces
turned to the morning and unafraid, push

out into the great avenues of usefulness and
take up the tasks and responsibilities of life,
he admonished them to keep in mind the
question, "Am I doing my best?" so that when
the last lesson is learned, and the book of
life is closed, they may be greeted by the
well-earned plaudit, "Well done, thou good
and faithful servant."

On Sunday evening Dr. Andrews gave a
touching and affectionate farewell address
to the seniors in the college auditorium. Mr.
Ernest B. Stinson was again the soloist in
this delightful and impressive service.

On Monady morning at 11 o'clock the clos-
ing exercises were held in the auditorium,
and the speaker was Hon. 0. Max Gardner,
of Shelby, N. C, our next governor of North
Carolina. Always eloquent, he surpassed him-
self on this occasion. He paid beautiful and
loving tribute to the mothers of the graduating
class, who by patient toil, loving sacrifice, and
loyal devotion have made possible this happy
day in the lives of these 45 young people.
He said that the small denominational college
will fill a great need, and be the salvation
of our commonwealth. His subject was
"Christ's Arithmetic," and it might have "well
been delivered as a sermon in any church in
our land. He advised the members of the
class to take the Bible as their standard of
conduct, and Jesus as their pattern and guide.
He says the young people of our grand state
have the best heritage of blood and ancestry
in the world for they are purest American.
After this masterful address by a man full
worthy of the gubernatorial seat in our grand
old state, medals were presented by Rev. Paul
S. Kennett to the following: Essayist medal
to Miss Vista Dixon, Liberty, N. C; the
oratorical medal to Jacob Robinowitz, given
by his father; a medal for best all-round
girl to Miss Helen Hayes, Henderson, N. C. ;
one for best all-round boy to Fred Hauser,
King, N. C. Degrees were then conferred.
At 1 o'clock the alumni luncheon was served
in college dining hall. A creditable art ex-
hibit was on display in Roberts Hall.

The Vacation Church School, under leader-
ship of Rev. E. Lester Ballard, will open June
11, and will continue three weeks. There were
100 boys and girls in attendance last year,
and probably 150 to 200 are expected this year.

Eight members of our church or Sunday
school will graduate from High Point high
school next week : Mary E. Adams, Annie Rob-
bins, Farnk H. Bobbins, Elizabeth Reitzel,
Grace Koontz, Ruth Penny, Ivan Hill, and
Kermit York.

Holt McPherson is a member of the gradu-
ating class from University of North Carolina.

Union Grove, Orange. — We had our Chil-
dren's Day service Sunday, June 3. It was
enjoyed very much. We feel very proud of
the children. The collection amounted to
$30.00. We were glad to have Bro. Minnis
and family with us for this service. Bro.
Minnis spoke to us in the afternoon. He
used India for his subject. His talk was
enjoyed by all who heard him. Wish that
more could have heard him.

We had Rev. and Mrs. O. B. Williams with
us also. We hope these good people will be
with us again soon.

Our revival meeting begins first Sunday in
August with Rev. J. Clyde Auman as help.

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We will be very glad to have Mr. Auman with
us again. He once served us as pastor. "We
ask the prayers of all you people that we
may be revived.

We are very glad to have Misses Mae and
Gladys Snipes, graduates of High Point Col-
lege (our college), with us iu our Sunday
school and church again.

Best wishes to the Herald and readers.
MRS. LUTHER C. DAVIS, Reporter.

Charlotte Church, Richland Ct.— On Sunday,
June 3, Hr. Gurney Ferree, of South Carolina,
filled Mr. Love's appointment at this church.
He preached a fine sermon from Luke 19:10:
"For the Son of Man is come to seek and
to save that which was lost." We were glad
to have Bro. Ferree preach for us, who with
his family is visiting homefolks near Ashe-
boro. He has many friends here who wish
him success in his work.

We are sorry that Mr. Love was unable to
be with us Sunday, on account of the ill
health of Mrs. Love. We are glad that she
has sufficiently recovered to be able to go
to her old home near Asheville, and hope
that the change will soon restore her health
so that she will be able to be with us again.
We miss Mrs. Love very much.

Our Sunday school attendance has increased
since the weather has got warmer. But it
should be better yet. We have about one
hundred on roll and our average attendance
is about fifty. Our Sunday school collection
every first Sunday goes to the Children's
Home at High Point.

A part of the graveyard at our church is in
a neglected condition. We are planning to
work on it every Saturday afternoon until
it is well cleaned.

There is a singing in progress at our church
now, taught by Mr. A. M. Fentriss, every
Saturday afternoon and at night for eight
more days. The people in reach of this sing-
ing are urged to attend. Mr. Fentriss is a
fine teacher and it will be well worth your
time to attend these singings.

REPORTER.

Sandy Ridge Church, Kernersville Charge. —
A memorial service was held at Sandy Ridge
the fourth Sunday in May. Rev. J. P. Pegg,
of Flat Rock Circuit, preached for us at 11
o'clock and gave us a good sermon. We are
all very proud of Brother Pegg. He is one
of our own boys and is a member of our
church. We wish him great success in the
ministry.

Our Sunday school is doing fine. We have
93 on roll and expect to reach the 100 mark
soon.

The men of our neighborhood have made
our cemetery look quite different. But there
is yet. more work needed. Our church is
badly in need of a new roof. A committee
has been appointed to look after this matter
and we are hoping to see it re-covered real
soon.

The Ladies' Aid Society, which was to have
met last Tuesday afternoon, but on account
of the rain and sickness was postponed, will
meet Saturday, June 9, at 2:30 o'clock. We
are expecting to have a short program and
would like to get all the ladies of the church
to come. We feel sure that if we could get
the ladies of our church all to join in and
do their "little bit" that we could accom-

plish something for Jesus Christ and His
kingdom. It is our duty to do what we can.
All are urged to be present.

Death has visited our church and taken
from us a loyal member, Mrs. Malinda Mor-
gan. She hadn't got to attend church much
lately but she was faithful to her vows. The
largest crowd of people that has been to our
church in a long time came to pay their last
tribute of respect to this good woman. May
the Lord abundantly bless the children and
help them to meet mother in the skies.

REPORTER.

Burlington, First Church. — Our Sunday
school is moving forward very well. Attend-
ance Sunday, June 3rd, 278, with offering
amounting to $18.96, which goes to the M. P.
Children's Home at High Point, as this was
first Sunday's offering.

At the morning service, our pastor, Bro.
Gerringer, delivered a very helpful and inspir-
ing message. The congregation for this serv-
ice was fairly large. We were delighted to
have with us Rev. F. L. Gibbs, associate sec-
retary of our young peope's work with offices
at Concord, N. C. Bro. Gibbs is one of the
young men going out into the ministry from
the Burlington First church and we are al-
ways glad to have him with us. Bro. Gibbs
preached for us at the evening hour and
brought a very helpful and interesting mes-
sage.

It is with much sorrow that we report the
death of another one of our faithful members,
Mrs. John Phillips, of Morehead Street, this
city. The deceased leaves her husband and
two small children to mourn her loss. The
bereaved ones have the sympathy and prayers
of the church in this dark hour.

A number of our people are still on the sick
list and we trust that they will soon be re-
stored to normal health and strength.

A number of our young people have recently
married and the latest one, we believe, is
Mr. Harland L. McPherson, to Miss Grace
Cheek, of Mebane, N. C. We wish for each
one a very happy journey through life.

Miss Taylor, our all-time young people's
worker, is expected to arrive the latter part
of this week to assume her duties at this
church, and we feel sure that her services
will supply a long-felt need in this church
and Sunday school.

Best wishes,
L. A. BRAXTON, Asst. Reporter.

Orange Charge. — Yesterday (first Sunday in
June) was a good day for us at Union Grove.
Children's Day exercises were held at 11 a. m.
These exercises by the children were good.
In connection with this, Rev. J. F. Minnia,
our returned missionary from India, deliv-
ered an address. Offering was then taken for
foreign missions, which amounted to $31.00.

Dinner was served on the grounds.

Bro. Minnis spoke to us again at the after-
noon service. Rev. O. B. Williams was with
us at these services. He and Bro. Minnis
were Sunday school boys together at Union
Grove church. Glad to have these brethren
with us again.

Bro. Minnis will speak at Chestnut Ridge
the second Sunday at 11 o'clock; same day
at Hebron, 3 p. m. Come and hear this
Orange county boy.

Our new Efiand church will be opened the

third Sunday in June. First service, 11 a. m.
Dinner on the grounds. Afternoon service
about 2 p. m.

Rev. Homer Casto, of Weaverville, will be
with us and speak to us at one or both of
these services. All ex-pastors and friends of
Efiand ehureE are invited to be with us on
this day. B. M. WILLIAMS.

Cid, Denton Charge. — The cottage prayer
meetings are still going on. It will be at Mr,
Wclili Kepley's next Saturday night.

Rev. E. A. Bingham delivered a most ex-
cellent sermon at Cid Sunday on love. John,
the beloved disciple, leaned on Jesus' breast.
Brother Bingham was accompanied by wife
and children, also by Mr. Christie Cranford,
of Denton.

We are glad to say that Mr. T. Hal Harris,
the son-in-law of Mrs. N. W. Lanier who was
operated on last week at High Point Hospital
for appendicitis, is getting along nicely. His
many friends are wishing him a speedy re-
covery. This is five of the Harris family
that have been to the hospital in the last
several years.

We had right many visitors at Cid Sunday.
Our congregations are improving. Our Sun-
day school is encouraging.

Our special meeting will begin the fourth
Sunday in July. Rev. C. E. Ridge, of Line-
berry, and Rev. C. O. Leonard will be the
helpers. Pray for us, brethren.

We are hoping to have a Children's Day
program soon.

Mrs. Hayes Harris is about well again.

Best wishes to the Herald and its many
readers. REPORTER.

Enfield. — We were fortunate in having a
number of our people attend the Young Peo-
ple's Convention and General Conference at
Baltimore from this charge. Among them
were Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Bellamy, Mrs. Ralph
Rives, and Misses Elizabeth and Kathleen
Lawrence.

At the Enfield church the two Christian En-
deavor Societies are doing splendid work.
The Intermediate Society, although small in
number, is doing a most splendid piece of
work under the leadership of Mrs. E. I. Bel-
lamy.

Recently the Ladies' Aid had the election
of officers. Mrs. Ralph Rives was re-elected
as president of this organization. Our Ladies'
Aid here has attracted considerable interest,
not only among the women of the church, but
among the women who hold their member-
ship elsewhere. Recently the ladies had their
meeting with Misses Mary and Susie Whita-
ker. Our women are awake here and have
been doing some things which are worthy of
note. I hope some of these things may be
brought to the attention of the readers of
the Herald from time to time.

Last Sunday the writer was with the peo-
ple of the Whitakers Chapel and Roseneath
churches. Good services at all three of the
churches. At Roseneath the Holy Communion
was observed.

At Whitaker's Chapel Friday night there
will be a membership meeting of the church.
We are hoping for a good attendance.

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Pastor.

State Street, Lexington. — A special feature
of the services Sunday morning was some

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fine singing given us by the Red Men's quar-
tette. The Red Men of the city came in a
body for Sunday school and sang for us be-
fore and after the class period. At the 11
o'clock hour Brother Bethea preached a spe-
cial sermon for them which they seemed to
enjoy very much, as did all who heard it. We
all feci indebted to these friends for their
fine singing and hope they come again. Our
pastor preached a fine sermon Sunday night,
which was well attended regardless of rainy
weather.

Brother Millaway came Monday afternoon
and preached a splendid sermon to a large
audience Monday night. The meeting will
continue through Sunday. We are hoping
and praying that this may be a great meeting
in every sense of the word, and ask all to
join us in prayer to this end.

There will be no regular meeting of the
C. E. Society Wednesday night because of
the meeting in progress.

A short service is being held every morn-
ing this week for the children.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
will meet Thursday afternoon at the church.
REPORTER.

Union Chapel, Granville Charge. — The Mis-
sion Band met at the home of Miss Leah
Davis Friday night, May 25th. There were
13 members present and most of them took
part in the program.

The missionary rally of district No. 2 was
held at Mt. Carmel church May 31. Rev.
H. F. Fogleman conducted the devotional serv-
ice and then reports were given by represen-
tatives from each of the auxiliaries. The
delegates to Branch meeting were assigned
certain topics to report on, and their reports
were very good. After hearing the reports
the chairman, Miss Mary White, stated that
Union Chapel had done the best work dur-
ing the past year. We hope to do better
work this year, as we now have two young
people's auxiliaries.

Mr. R. A. Hunter conducted the devotionals
in the afternoon, and Mrs. Cummings, of the
Presbyterian church, Henderson, who is a re-
turned missionary told us of the customs and
the educational work in China. We were very
fortunate in having her with us and every
one enjoyed the message that she brought.

The next district meeting will be at Union
Chapel in October.

We had a good attendance at preaching
service the fourth Sunday morning and the
offering was $16.

We had 81 present at Sunday School Sun-
day, and we hope that we will have 100 pres-
ent next Sunday.

Our Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
met at the Church Friday night, June 1. Mrs.
W. A. Pardue, chairman of Circle No. 2, had
charge of the program. Miss Gladys Stone
gave the last chapter in the study book, "A
Straight Way Toward Tomorrow." Mrs. N. F.
Parham conducted the question box. Six-
teen answered to roll call. The secretary
read the minutes and the chairmen of the
circles gave their reports. About $10 was
collected for dues, student loan, etc.

We are very glad to have our girls that
have been off teaching with us again. They
are a great help in Sunday school and Chris-
tion Endeavor.

Preparations are being made for Children's
Day service, which will be given soon.

Mrs. C. F. Floyd, of Pine Grove, Pa., is

visiting her mother, Mrs. Delia Edwards.

REPORTER.

Winston. — The Philathea class met Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. S. E. Kelly on
East Fourth Street, and in spite of the in-
clement weather the class was well repre-
sented.

The devotional exercises were conducted by
the president, Mrs. W. C. Tise. Various busi-
ness reports were made and discussed and
the class welcomed four new members.

During the social hour those having a birth-
day in this month were the recipients of
many lovely gifts, after whien the hostess
served tempting refreshments.

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Pleasant Hill, West Forsyth Circuit.— We
are glad to report the church and all of its

organizations doing nicely at present.

Mr. T. F. McCulloeh was with us May 27.
We were indeed glad to have him with us
again. He was our pastor several years ago.

A good program was given at Sunday school
on Mothers' Day by the junior girls.

The Sunday school is planning to have a
Children's Day program on the third Sunday
night in June. The xerogram is in charge
of the teachers.

Miss Emma Lewis Whitaker was elected
teacher of the Intermediate class Sunday due
to the fact that the former teacher resigned.
Mr. W. B. Speas was elected for the assistant
teacher.

At the Christian Endeavor meeting Sunday
night the topic discussed was my plans for
a profitable summer. The meeting was led by
Rev. C. H. Whitaker. The monthly business
meeting of the C. E. Society was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Holder. Plans
were made to get a bulletin board, and also
a wall pledge. The June meeting will be held
at the home of Miss Lola Long.

The Woman's Home and Foreign Mission-
ary Societies met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Speas for their meeting in May. They
will meet the third Tuesday in June with
Mrs. B. A. Sprinkle.

MRS. ARZIA DAVIS, Reporter.

Pleasant Grove. — On the evening of May
31st death claimed Mrs. W. H. Wright. She
had been a member of our church 45 years
and attended the church service when health
would permit. She was a good woman, al-
ways ready to help any one who needed help.
She was 76 years of age. She leaves to mourn
their loss a husband, two daughters, 12 grand-
children and a host of other relatives and
friends. The funeral services were held Sun-
day morning, June 3, by her pastor, Rev.
G. L. Reynolds, attended by a large crowd.
The floral offering was large and beautiful.

We were expecting Mr. Allman and the
children from the Children's Home Sunday,
but it was postponed on account of Mrs.
Wright's funeral. We hope they can make
arrangements to be with us soon.

The Sunday school has enlarged some re-
cently but the attendance is not as good as
we would like to have.

The Ladies' Aid will hold its regular
monthly meeting Wednesday evening with
Mrs. J. L. Darr in High Point.

REPORTER.

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IN MEMORY OF MRS. D. M. SULLIVAN

Dear grandmother, you have left us,
And we know not where you wander.
But when the sun begins to fade,
We will all meet you up yonder.

We loved you and we loved you true,
And now we know our loss;
But we must think that our dear Lord
Was first to pay the cost.

Oh, how we miss your loving smile,
And the love that was always so true.
But we are waiting for the day
When we may meet with you.

!

We will meet you at the river,
Where we all have waited long.
Oh, I think I hear the chorus
Of the angels' welcome song.

They are launching on the river,
From the calm and quiet shore.
Where we all will be together
And the weary will sigh no more.

Oh, how I long to be with you,
In those mansions of the blest,
Where we all are cleansed from trouble
And the weary are at rest.

We are waiting for the Boatman,

We are waiting on the shore.

We wil soon be at home with you,

For our journey is almost o'er.

We will wait, yes, we will wait
Until the Boatman comes,
And when He blows His trumpet,
We will meet you in His home.

Oh, how we long to meet you
On the street that's paved with gold,
Oh, how we long to meet you
When we hear the story told.

Your chair will be always vacant,
Your voice we miss so much.
We are going home to meet you,
For the Lord says, "Of Life There Is Such.3
A GRANDDAUGHTER, MARY MOSER.

Vance

Laura Jane Dwiggins Vance died May 25th,
1928, aged 77 years, four months and 24 days.

On July 3rd, 1873, she was united in mar-
riage to Virgil P. Vance; to this union were
born two sons, Charlie and Oscar. There
were also nine grandchildren. Charlie, the
older son, died in the faith several years ago.
Oscar, the younger son, lives near Pleasant
Garden. The husband, Virgil P. Vance, passed
on to Iiis reward some three years ago. Sister
Vance was converted and joined the church
in early life. She was a member of Pine
Grove M. P. church at the time of her death.

In the Kernersville M. P. church at 2:30
p. m. on Sunday, May 27th, the writer, as-
sisted by Rev. Wm. Porter, of Kernersville,
and Rev. Mr. Wommack, of Pleasant Garden,

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conducted the funeral, after which her body
was laid to rest in the Kcrnersville cemetery.
The many who attended her funeral, notwith-
standing the downpour of rain, and the large
contribution of flowers was evidence that a
devoted wife, a faithful mother, a kind neigh-
bor, and one who loved her church, was much
appreciated.

May the God of all grace greatly bless and
comfort the bereaved.

E. G. LOWDERMTLK, Pastor.

Raper

Mrs. I. P. Raper was born November 7th,
1S53, and died May 2nd, 1928. She had been
an invalid for over two years but she bore
her sufferings with great patience.

She often expressed her wish to go home
and be at rest, and among her very last
words she was heard to repeat a few words
of that good old hymn, "Jesus Is a Rock in
a Weary Land," and we feel sure that she has
now anchored safe in that shelter and is
singing with the angels. She is free from all
suffering and pain. Her trials and troubles
are over and while we miss her we would not
call her back if we could. She left three
children, 15 grandchildren and several great-
grandchildren. Two children and the father
preceded her a number of years.

Her funeral was conducted by Rev. Carter,
Rev. B. F. Crowder and her pastor, Rev. Smith.
The body was then laid to rest by the side
of the husband under a beautiful mound of
flowers, in the Sandy Ridge cemetery.

A RELATIVE.

—Mrs. M. A. Lineberry, one of the oldest
and best members of Mt. Pleasant church,
died last Thursday at the home of her brother,
S. A. Alexander. The funeral was conducted
on Friday by Rev. G. F. Millaway. Mrs. Line-
berry had been a member of the church
for over 60 years.

— We thank Miss Sarah Frances McCulloch,
of Wilmington, for an invitation to the com-
mencement of New Hanover high school, and
wish we could have been there.

—Rev. W. D. Reed and Rev. G. L. Curry
were called on to conduct the funeral of
Lorenzo Phibbs near Brown Summit on Mon-
day.

— There are dangers in being a bishop.
Bishop Guerry, of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, was shot and seriously injured if not
fatally hurt by a retired pastor of Charleston,
S. C. The shooting parson then turned his
gun on himself and took his own life. He
is said to have been crazy, and truly he acted
very much that way.

— Henry Harris Meador was graduated this
year from the University of Florida. He is
a great-grandson of Rev. C. F. Harris.

— Bro. A. L. James asks us to announce that
Children's Day service will be held at Hickory
Grove the third Sunday in this month at 11
o'clock. A good time is anticipated.

— Christian Endeavor Week was celebrated
in Aleppo, Syria, by the Endeavorers there.
A social was held in one church, and 130 in-
vited guests were present. One evening all
the nine societies in the city met in the Ar-
menian Evangelical church for a great and
happy rally. Four languages were used, and
450 young people were present, including Ar-
menians, Syrians, and a few American and
French people.

BUDGETS RECEIPTS TO DATE

Alamance

Anderson

Asheboro

Asheville

Bess Chapel

Burlington, First

Charlotte, First

Chase City

Chatham

Cleveland

Concord

Connelly Springs

Davidson

Democrat

Denton

Draper

Enfield

Fallston

Fairview-Glen Raven

Flat Rock

Forsyth

Fountain Place

Friendship

Gibsonville

Graham

Granville

Greensboro — Calvary

Grace

St. Paul

West End

Guilford

Halifax

Haw River Circuit

Haw River Mission

Henderson

High Point— English Street

First

Lebanon

Welch Memorial

Kannapolis

Kernersville

Lexington — State Street

Liberty and Siler City (Liberty) . .

(Siler City)

Lincolnton

Littleton

Mebane

Mecklenburg

Midland

Mocksville

Moriah Charge -

Mount Hermon

Mount Pleasant

North Davidson

Orange

Pinnacle and Mount Zion

Pleasant Grove

Porter

Randleman

Randolph

Reidsville

Richland

Rockingham

Saxapahaw

South Lexington

South Winston

Spencer Mission

Spring Church

Tabernacle Charge

Thomasville Community

Fnion Grove

Vance

Weaverville

West Forsyth

West Thomasville

Whitakers

A.C.B.

G.C.B.

College

W.H.M.S.

W.F.M.S.

77.00

$ 5.00

$ 53.00

$ 34.00

$104.55

56.00

1.00

25.00

49.98

85.00

31.10
30.85

188.94
81.85

112.1!)

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25.00

100.00

28.40

125.00

164.00

297.30

55.40

33.27

29.25

21.16

113.35

10.00

3.26
3.00

16.00

3.20

5.42

15.00

100.00

68.24

85.00
2.00

56.00

56.00

48.58

7.00

4.00

2.50

2.03

20.52

35.00

1.31

5.56

5.00

34.52

55.00

63.20

7.17

24.25

67.05

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26.86

34.60

20.00

78.40

32.88

73.25

127.60
26.00

43.56

67.35

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50.00

13.00

30.00

60.00

25.00

41.00

48.35

57.50

58.23

74.40

81.78

152.55

41.49

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104.20

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4.42

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544.10

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28.00

32.00

111.95

70.90

14.93

60.00

12.65

54.00

33.00

9.00

5.59

9.17

39.75

3.85

28.68

30.00

15.00

10.00

100.00

35.00
3.18

115.00
40.00

174.54

306.18

41.05

282.95

175.42

52.48

7.82

6.00
10.90

46.50
30.50

37.80

117.00
29.98

62.85

85.00

20.00

29.00

15.00

25.85

39.00

70.00

42.50

2.00

26.00

7.00

10.00

7.011

2.45

50.00

17.50
2.50

45.00

117.00

89.01

16.00

17.00
13.11

30.91

1.38

55.00

2.56

29.28

63.28

7.00

275.00

27.00
32.40

85.00

55.99

126.00
60.15

36.50

43.00

80.00

218.26

52.85

44.00

25.43

19.27

16.60

75.00

26.75

19.00

15.00

30.00

5.00

15.00

28.19

1.02

15.98

6.00

48.33

22.47

10.00

12.55

25.00

50.00

52.10

74.05

5.50

6.90

5.30

26.50

5.96

23.88

4.60

14.00

13.75

7.00

25.00

25.00

15.00

6.00

7.76

10.00

12.50

159.50

38.88

18.75

7.00

45.61

45.03

72.99

65.50

50.00

4.74

50.00
10.00

148.90

94.90

18.70

31.14

51.01

54.00
10.75

5.00

54.15

22.57
13.50
20.00

43.25

1.25

24.50

42.65

88.70

June 7, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

A.C.B. G.C.B. College W.H.M.S. W.F.M.S.

Why Not

Winston, First .
Yadkin College
Yarborough

21.14

11.50

16.00

14.70

87.50

221.58

100.42

15.00

5.00

5.75

20.10

13.50

20.00

SUPERANNUATES

Haw River Circuit $ 8.01

Alamance 7.00

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Porter 15.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $265.01

Porter 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00.

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.00

Reidsville 50.00

Superannuates

Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg ] 7.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.S8

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Superannuates
Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Richland, Bro. Fred Love, pastor, is the new
charge to be added this week to our paying
list. Thank you, Richland.

We are reporting this week full payments to
date of all charges, including credits due from
missionary societies. It is our purpose to keep
this report, accurate, though we are not in-
fallible. If errors are detected we shall be
glad to have our attention called to them that
they may be corrected promptly.

We want to express our appreciation for all
efforts that are being made throughout the

$2 124.19 $1,602.68 $1,829.59 $2,899.13 $3,453.74

conference to raise the budgets, and to ven-
ture the hope that these efforts may increase,
now that we are entering the last half of the
year. Raising money is not the chief work
of the church ; yet it is a part of our work,
and we must do it up to the full measure of
Our ability if we are to have the Master's
"Well done." There should be from now
until the close of the conference year a steady
and encouraging increase in budget receipts.
Prayer enough and push enough, and it will
be even so.

Fraternally yours,

S. W. TAYLOR.
June 5, 1928.

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— Lynchings during 1927 decreased to 16 in
seven states. In 1926 there were 30 lynchings
in 10 states. Georgia and Florida were free
of lynchings last year.

REGISTER! REGISTER! REGISTER!

Who will be the first to register? Regis-
ter for what? For the Leadership Training
School to be held at High Point College
July 14-21. We are calling it a Leadership
Training School instead of a Young Peo-
ple's Summer Conference. We want 1,200
registrations! This goal is not too high.
On your mark, ready, go, and let's reach it
by July 1. Reach that goal in one month?
Yes, we can do it, the youth of our church
can do if. Come on, young people, let's
reach this goal in one month! All pastors
ought to register first, thereby setting the
proper example. Every Sunday school
superintendent, every Sunday school mem-
ber, every C. E. member, and every member
of the other organizations in the church
ought to register.

Several banners and rewards will be
given.

1. All registration agents securing over
fifty registrations will be registered free.

2. All registration agents securing one
hundred or more registrations will be given
free entertainment during the school.

3. The registration agent securing the
largest number of registrations will get
free entertain men t for himself or herself
as the case may be, also free entertainment
for the pastor of that charge.

4. The district having the largest num-
ber of registrations will get a banner.

5. The largest delegation, multiplied by
the number of miles traveled to and from
the school, will be given a banner.

The person or persons receiving these
awards and banners will be publicly ac-
knowledged and the banners will be given
at the close of the school.

Register now! Registration fees are 50
cents for adults and 25 cents for children.

Send your registration fees to F. W.
Paschall, Box 311, Asheville, N. C.

METHODIST PROTESTANT MINISTERS

AND PREACHERS FROM ALAMANCE

COUNTY

Perhaps Alamance county has furnished
more ministers and preachers for the Meth-
odist Protestant church than any other county
in the state. While in the parsonage of State
Street church, Lexington, talking with the
pastor, Rev. N. G. Bethea, the writer began a
conversation which was in part on the sub-
ject of Methodist Protestant ministers and
preachers entering the work of the conference
from Alamance county. The writer and the
pastor were interested in the subject because
each of us entered the work of the conference
from Alamance eounty.

In the recent appointment of Rev. Jabus
Braxton to the Mocksville charge by President
Taylor, the number of ministers and preach-
ers now in the conference from Alamance
county is eighteen, Bro. Braxton making the
eighteenth. Those of you who reside in Ala-
mance county are proud, I am sure, of the
fact just related in this article. I used the
word "perhaps" in saying that Alamance has
furnished more men for the ministry than any
other county in the state. If there is another
county in North Carolina that has furnished
more men for the ministry than Alamance,
will some one with the facts report it to the
Herald? We are anxious to know.

Who are the ministers and preachers who
have entered the conference work from Ala-
mance f According to Conference Journal
records and the memory of Rev. N. G. Bethea
and this writer, the names of the men are
given here :

R. M. Andrews, C. E. Forlines, N. G. Bethea,
T. M. Johnson, D. M. Loy, G. W. Holmes, R. S.
Troxler, L. W. Gerringer, A. O. Lindley, H. L.
Isley, P. E. Lindley, C. C. Lindley, W. M. Loy,
O. C. Loy, Jr., C. B. Way, C. G. Isley, F. L.
Gibbs and Jabus W. Braxton.

It is interesting to note that four of the
above mentioned ministers are serving charges
in Alamance county: Rev. L. W. Gerringer,
at First church, Burlington; Rev. W. M. Loy,
Fountain Place, Burlington ; Rev. G. W.
Holmes, Haw River Mission, and Rev. O. C.
Loy, Jr., Saxapahaw circuit.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $183,261.99

Rev. G. L. Curry 5.00

Total $183,266.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,234.21

No receipts since last report.

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treas.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF SPECIAL
FUND

General Conference Delegate :

Reported last time $462.16

Pleasant Grove Charge 12.00

Balance $474.16

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treas.

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— Richard Wright, of Durham, has given
$150,000 to Louisburg College for a building
to be known as the Wright Building. He
has also offered another $100,000 for endow-
ment on condition that other friends of the
college contribute $500,000.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

June

1928

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{ Our Children's Home

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Offering's by Churches and Individuals

Beulah, Mecklenburg Circuit, $2.00; Union
Chapel, Mocksville charge, $3.05 ; Rose Hill
Junior, Bose Hill, Kansas, $5.00; Palestine,
Flat Rock Circuit, 50 cents; Harris Chapel,
Vance Circuit, $4.11.

Offerings by Sunday Schools

Union Chapel, Granville Circuit, $16.00;
Mt. Pleasant, North Davidson Circuit, $11.25;
Gideon Grove, Flat Rock Circuit, $1.65; Lawn-
dale Union, $7.89; Albemarle Station, $10.00;
Asheboro Station, $35.00.

On Wednesday of this week Mrs. J. W.
Boyles, of Thomasville, accompanied by her
daughters and son, also Mr. and Mrs. White,
came to the Home, celebrating the birthday of
Mrs. Boyles, her daughter Isabel, Mrs. White
and quite a number of the children in the
Home; they were very generous in bringing
five gallons of ice cream, and two birthday
cakes, which every one declared to be deli-
cious, and all hope they will make an annual
visit.

Others enjoying the evening with us were:
Captain and Mrs. A. M. Rankin, Dr. and Mrs.
S. S. Coe, Mrs. Gibson, Rev. and Mrs. Bodic,
and Miss Winnifred Bodie.

The last feature, but not least, was a re-

cital rendered by some of the children, who
are Miss Bodie's students.

Mr. McPherson, of the Sunshine Laundry,
again brought sunshine to several of the chil-
dren by bringing them some nice dolls.

We recently received a nice box of towels
from the Mebane W. H. M. S., which is indeed
a splendid donation.

For each cash contribution and otherwise
we are truly grateful.

E. F. ALLMAN, Superintendent
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A GIFT TO THE M. P. CHILDREN'S HOME

Last fall I was at the Randolph county fair
held at Asheboro, and saw on display a green
pea sheller, and after returning home I
thought that such a machine would be quite
a help to our Children's Home, so I wrote to
the maker, Mr. J. W. Coggins, asking him to
make a donation of one of his machines to
the home, and he readily replied that he
would, but had no machines on hand at that
time, but would have in due time for the next
crop of peas, so he recently, I am informed by
Dr. Allman, the superintendent, delivered one
of the machines to the home. I am sure that
the writer and all other friends of the home
appreciate this splendid gift. The machine
is said to shell one bushel of green peas per
hour. Mr. J. W. Coggins, the maker, lives
at Sophia, N. C.

E. G. LOWDERMILK.

Kernersville, N. C.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

The Woman's Home Missionary Society and
the Ladies' Aid of Mt. Zion church, Pinnacle
charge, will meet in joint session just after
Sunday school next Sunday, June 10.

We are anxious that all the ladies join the
"Aid." It is important that all active mem-
bers of the missionary society be present at
this meeting as there will be some special busi-
ness matters for discussion.

MRS. C. W. ALLEN, Cor. Sec.

BELLEMONT M. P. CHURCH MEMORIAL
SERVICE

The annual meeting of the Bellemont Me-
morial Association will be held in Bellemont
church Sunday, June 10th, 1928.

Everybody is cordially invited to attend.
ROY L. SHARPE, President.
CARRIE E. NICHOLSON, Sec.-Treas.

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HIGH POINT COLLEGE

HIGH POINT, N. C.

A high grade institution for the education of young women
and young men.

Splendid courses are offered by competent instructors. Full
credit is given by the State Board of Education for all work com-
pleted here.

Sper-ia] courses in Music, Art, and Commercial subjects are also
given. Fall Semester begins September the 11th.

Correspondence solicited.

R. M. Andrews, President

FUNERAL COSTS EXCESSIVE

A two-year study of the funeral business h
by a committee on burial survey found that
funeral costs in this country are exorbitant.
These costs were found to be relatively higher
for groups with low incomes than for the
well to do. In fact, a graphic chart prepared
by the committee shows that 52 per cent of
the estates under $1,000 is absorbed by the
average funeral costs. This condition is
blamed on the desire for an elaborate funeral
as a token of respect for the dead or to satisfy
demands made by social or religious tradition
and the disorganization and waste in the
funeral industry.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, JUNE 14, 1928

NUMBER 32

Interesting! Who Said It?

"A Protestant church is designed, no matter what the
sect may be to which it belongs, not for poetical or aesthetic
purposes, not for the admiration of architectural expendi-
tures, not even for music, but for earnest people to hear from
the preacher the words of life and death, that they may be
aroused by his enthusiasm, or instructed by his wisdom ;
where the poor are not driven to a few back seats in the gal-
lery; where the meeting is cheerful and refreshing, where
all are stimulated to duties. It must not be dark, damp,
and gloomy, where it is necessary to light the gas on a foggy
day, and where one must be within ten feet of the preacher
to see the play of his features. Take away facilities for hear-
ing and even for seeing the preacher, and the vitality of a
Protestant service is destroyed, and the end for which the
people assemble is utterly defeated. Moreover, you destroy
the sacred purposes of a church if you make it so expensive
that the poor cannot get sittings. Nothing is so dull, depress-
ing, funereal, as a church occupied only by prosperous pew-
holders, who come together to show their faces and prove
their respectability, rather than to join in the paeans of re-
demption, or to learn humiliating lessons of worldly power
before the altar of Omnipotence. To the poor the gospel is
preached; and it is ever the common people who hear most
gladly gospel truth. Ah, who are the common people? I
fancy we are all common people when we are sick, or in
bereavement, or in adversity, or when we come to die.

' ' Let the pulpit be situated where the people can hear
the preacher easily, without straining their eyes and ears.
Then only will the preacher's voice ring and kindle and inspire
those who come together to hear God Almighty 's message ;
then only will he be truly eloquent and successful, since then
only does his own electricity permeate the whole mass ; then
only can he lie effective, and escape the humiliation of being
a part only of a vain show, where his words are disregarded,
and his strength is wasted in the echoes of vaults and recesses
copied from the gloomy though beautiful monuments of ages
which can never, never again return."

— On St. Paul Street, Baltimore, not far from where our
General Conference was held last month, stands an imposing
church belonging to the Methodist Episcopal denomination.
This church has in its windows some memorials very interest-
ing to Methodist Protestants. It is a roll of its ministers of a
hundred or more years ago. In this roll we find the honored
names of Nicholas Snethen, Asa Shinn, and we believe also
that of Dennis B. Dorsey, all of whom were leaders in the
reform movement which eventuated in the formation of the
Methodist Protestant church. We venture to believe, that this
church does not have in all its long line of pastors two men
with ability superior to that of Snethen and Shinn.

Al's Cruel Joke

It has been reported times without number that Al Smith
said in a meeting of his bibulous friends that he hoped the
time would come when they might sit with their feet on the
brass rail and blow off the foam as they used to do in the
good old days. This expressed hope of Al's has given great
comfort to many disconsolate wets. They have treasured it
as an inspired prophecy full of hope and joy. But now Al
has spoiled it all. He has admitted that he was only speaking
in jest. He declares that all sensible people know that the
saloon has gone forever. Such a cruel, cruel joke !

A Great Book With Only Four Leaves

Rev. C. W. Bates tells about a wonderful book he saw in a
Baltimore book-store. This book has but four leaves. The
first leaf is black, representing the sinful human heart. The
second leaf is red, representing the cleansing blood of Christ.
The third leaf is white, representing the soul cleansed from
sin. The fourth leaf is gold, representing the value of the soul
saved by Christ.

-It is better to be right than to be President.

TOBACCO PROPAGANDA AMONG WOMEN

That splendid publication, Moral Welfare, issued by the
Board of Temperance and Moral Welfare of the Presbyterian
church, says: "It is true, no doubt, as reported, that the
tobacco interests often supply certain young women cigarettes
and perhaps pay for their lunches, on condition that they ad-
vertise themselves and the tobacco companies by smoking in
public. These incidents are repeated over and over again for
advertising purposes in the newspapers, thus creating the
impression that the habit is more common than it is."

Dr. Wm. Brady hasn't a big opinion of women who
smoke. Here is one of his late comments upon the subject:
"As a health expert and adviser I have received the confi-
dences of thousands of young women, and I say now that
the girl or woman who cultivates the cigarette habit is quite
as untrustworthy as is the youth who smokes ! not because of
any terrible degenerative effect of tobacco, but because some
inherent defect in her education or character leads her along
this road."

Other physicians claim that nicotine in the system of a
woman affects her more seriously than it does a man ; that it
will have a tendency to cause a beard to grow on her face,
for instance, robbing her of feminine qualities. Dr. P. A.
Wall, of the Columbia School of Optometry, warns women
smokers that the habit will seriously injure their eyes.

The probabilities are that women who do not respect them-
selves enough to keep free from tobacco, will not give it up
for any other reason, except by force of law — and that's what
the female part of the question is evidently rapidly forcing
to an issue. — Will II. Brown,

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

J u

11, 1928

LITTLE WINDOWS IN THE LIFE OF
WASHINGTON

By II. II. Smith

It is not an easy matter to write anything concerning the
lofty character of George Washington that is not already
known to the average reader. There are. however, some inci-
dents in his life that many readers, perhaps, have passed over
as trivial, but which, nevertheless, reveal admirable qualities
of this many-sided man. We may regard these inconspicuous
incidents or sayings as "little windows" through which we
gain more light upon his character, recalling what Plutarch,
"the prince of ancient biographers," said: "Nor is it always
in the most distinguished achievements that men's virtues
or vices may be best discerned ; but very often an action of
small note, a short saying, or a jest, shall distinguish a person's
real character more than the greatest sieges, or the most
important battles."

Woodrow Wilson, in his life of Washington, gives this
description of him at the beginning of the Revolutionary
War: "That noble figure drew all eyes to it; that mien as if
the man were a prince; that sincere and open countenance
which every man could see was lighted by a good conscience ;
that cordial ease in salute, as of a man who felt himself
brother to his friends. There was something about Washing-
ton that quickened the pulses of a crowd at the same time
that it awed them, that drew tears which were a sort of voice
of worship. Children desired sight of him, and men felt
lifted after he had passed."

Such a description of him prepares us to understand the
following incident when he took command : "He reached
Cambridge on the 2nd of July, and bore himself with so
straightforward and engaging a courtesy in taking command
that the officers he superseded could not but like him ; jealousy
was disarmed. ' '

In reading of Arnold's treachery we are apt to overlook
Washington's chivalrous treatment of Arnold's distressed
wife. He had loved and trusted Arnold and was cut to the
quick by his act of treason. "When Washington learned
what had happened, it smote him so that mighty sobs burst
from him, as if his great heart would break; and all the
night through his guards could hear him pacing his room
endlessly, in a lonely vigil with his bitter thoughts. He did
not in his own grief forget the stricken wife upstairs. 'Go
to Mrs. Arnold,' he said to one of his officers, 'and tell her
that, though my duty required that no means should be neg-
lected to arrest General Arnold, I have great pleasure in
acquainting her that he is now safe on board a British vessel.' '
How the chivalrous character of the great man shone forth
in this trying hour !

Through another "little window" we get a glimpse of
"his personal courage and firmness of resolution which neither
dangers nor difficulties could shake." He was fiercely set
upon by his enemies whose cry against the Treaty with Great
Britain was "like that against a mad-dog." "The cruel
abuse heaped upon him cut him to the quick. 'Such exag-
gerated and indecent terms,' he cried, 'could scarcely be
applied to a Nero, a notorious defaulter, or even to a common
pickpocket.' But the men who sneered and stormed, talked
of usurpation and impeachment, called him base, incompetent,
traitorous even, were permitted to see not so much as the
quiver of an eyelid as they watched him go steadily from
step to step in the course he had chosen." But at last the

men WHO

had so

storm cleared and "shame came upon tl
vilely abused the great President."

How his life was consecrated to the service of his country
and the welfare of his fellowmen is shown in the following
incident. At one time, during the French and Indian wars,
Washington's task was the "'hopeless work of keeping 350
miles of frontier with a few hundred men against prowling
bands of savages, masters of the craft of swift and secret
attack." The heart of the great man is seen in this trying
situation. "The supplicating tears of the women, and moving
petitions of the men," cried the young commander, "melt me
into such deadly sorrow that 1 solemnly declare, if I know
my own mind, I could offer myself a willing sacrifice to the
butchering enemy, provided that would contribute to the
people's ease. ... I would be a willing offer to savage
fury, and die by inches to save a people."

Washington was noted for his hospitality to the poor. In
1775, he wrote to Lund Washington at Mount Vernon, the
superintendent of his plantations during the war: "Let the
hospitality of the house, with respect to the poor, be kept up.
Let no one go hungry away. If any of this kind of people
be in want of corn, supply their necessities, provided it does
not encourage tliem in idleness, and I have no objection to
your giving my money in charity to the amount of forty or
fifty pounds a year when you think it well bestowed: What I
mean by having no objection is that it is my desire that it
should be done. You are to consider that neither myself nor
wife is now in the way to do these good offices. In all other
respects 1 recommend it to you, and have no doubt of your
observing the greatest economy and frugality; as I suppose
that you know I do not get a farthing for my services here,
more than my expenses. It becomes necessary, therefore, for
me to be saving at home."

One of Washington's managers said, after the war: "I
had orders from General Washington to fill a corn-house
every year for the sole use of the poor in the neighborhood,
to whom it was a most seasonable and precious relief, saving
numbers of poor women and children from extreme want, and
blessing with plenty. And when, on one occasion, much dis-
tress prevailed in the country around, on account of the failure
of the harvest, he purchased several bushels of corn at a high
price to be given away to those who were most in want, and
most deserving of relief."

Long years of public care and lofty honors did not alter
his conduct toward his friends. "An old comrade, who had
come in his rough frontier dress all the way from Kentucky
to Philadelphia to see the President, had been told 'that
Washington had become puffed up with the importance of his
station, and was too much of an aristocrat to welcome him in
that garb.' But the old soldier was not daunted, pressed on
to make his call, and came back to tell his friends how the
President and" his lady had both seen him and recognized him
from the window, and had hurried to the door to draw him
cordially in. 'I never was better treated.' he said. '1 had
not believed a word against him; and 1 found be was ''Old
Hoss" still.' "
Ashland, Va.

— The seed of the giant sequoia is smaller in proportion to
the tree than the grain of mustard-seed is in proportion to the
mustard-plant. No one dares predict what the human spirit
when touched with the divine spark will expand into. — Dr.
John F. Cowan.

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COMMENCEMENT DAY, WESTERN MARYLAND
COLLEGE

The commencement address, the music, the crowds, the
weather, the spirit that pervaded all — were all ideal and in-
spiring in the highest, degree. Alumni Hall was crowded to
capacity when the processional of seniors, faculty, trustees
and visiting dignitaries took their places on the platform.
President E. C. Makosky, of the Maryland Conference of the
Methodist Protestant church, led the audience at once onto
the heights in prayer. The music of the day, by Bohl's
Orchestra, of Baltimore, with Miss Harris as pianist, was in
itself a joy.

President Ward then graciously introduced the speaker
of the day, Dean Charles R. Brown, D.D., of the Yale Uni-
versity Divinity School, whose masterful address we wish we
could present in full to our readers — sparkling as it was with
wit, and a compact of wisdom. "The Best Use of Knowledge ' '
was the theme. The world, he said, was larger than the col-
lege campus, and life itself was lived mainly off the campus
The world itself was the only field large enough to raise the
fruitage the Master of Life demands. On the campus, knowl-
edge is only in the abstract. Knowledge must be put to work.
It furnishes the tools to work with — to save life. Knowledge
is not a picture to be hung on the wall, not a memory of
Plato, not giving of tithes to Atlantic Monthly, but something
to make people alive, alert and worth while as personalities
in God's world. So schools from the kindergarten to the
university should quicken these inner graces and energies of
the soul. "I am come," said Jesus, "that ye might have life,
and have it more abundantly." The best use of knowledge
is to translate it into terms of life. The Word must lie made
flesh. Knowledge must make us live better lives. Meta-
physics may underlie, but it must obscure the physical. It
must be translated into terms the common people can under-
stand. William James, as a contributor to philosophy, is a
standing rebuke to the obscurantists, in that he expressed
truth in understandable terms — the language of the street.
He insisted that truth worked, and it was the only thing
that would work satisfactorily. These fine theorists and
"specialists" in their "original research," who lose them-
selves in scientific, philosophical, and etymological abstrac-
tions and neglect the vital issues of life, or fail to distinguish
essential values from the trivial and inconsequential, may
confuse men rather than help. I have no quarrel with "orig-
inal research," but let investigation be in realms worth while,
and for ends that will make men and women better and richer
in life. To spend life in counting the leaves of the trees in
the forest, or the commas in the British Encyclopedia, or the
semicolons in the Bible does not make for world advance.
Knowledge is for life, not life for knowledge. India's ability
to produce speculative abstract systems in philosophy stands
in pitiful contrast with her inability to redeem and rationalize
the life of her people — lost, so many of them, in ignorance
and squalor — their practical needs ignored. Knowledge must
be brought into the reach of the people, and transform life,
individually and nationally.

Bronson Alcott's colloquy with the pupils of a New Eng-
land village school, "What are you here for?" "To learn!"
"To learn what?" "To learn to behave!" "That is right
— to learn to behave wisely, nobly, usefully in your day and
generation — that is all ! ' ' epitomizes the true educational pro-
gram of life. To send out men and women who know, and
who know how to use what they know to the good of the world

in service is, or should be, the aim of every college and uni-
versity— to teach men "to live wisely, usefully, nobly, in their
day and generation." On most college campuses are different
groups. Some students who come of their own desires, under
their own head of steam, and who get the enrichment that
sends them out men and women to honor humanity and glorify
God. Others are "sent," and are exposed to education four
years, and it doesn't always "take"; if it does, it is soon
over. Some just "go" to college who ought not to "stay."
Some are just "good spenders," imbibing such college spirit,
or "spirits," as are not usually contemplated in the catalogue
currieular announcements. The only use they are is to con-
sume "good meals" and inflate the wallets of those in the
community who thrive by swallowing such common fish.

We have also (we have them at Yale), those who, if we
ask what they are here for, would regard the questioner as in
his dotage to ask so foolish a question, but would condescend
to answer, ' ' To make money, of course ! I hope to make it
honestly, or, at least, legally, but to make money." Not to
make a life, but to make money ! Poor fools, not to have
learned that "Life consists not in the abundance of things
which a man possesseth, but in certain qualities of soul that
make rich the inner man." I wonder if colleges and uni-
versities should not make it their chief concern to introduce
into the business world that fine idealism that will redeem it
from the selfishness and greed that so commonly rule ; and
into other activities of high professional ethics that would
make every calling in life an effective agency for the advance-
ment of the social order, and the improvement of life condi-
tions that would bring nearer the day when God's will would
be done on earth as it is in heaven !

The preacher who would preach for the biggest salary he
could get would be no preacher of Christ's gospel. The phy-
sician who would "practice" only for his rich patients and
would not visit the poor would be quickly denounced as a
quack. The teacher who would teach simply "for the money
that was in it, ' ' who would regard his boys and girls not with
love for their personal development but as so much "pig-
iron" to be thrown into the furnace, would not long be
tolerated. Everywhere, it must be emphasized, profit must
be subordinated to service. Business itself must be redeemed.
What right have business men to impose on preachers, teach-
ers, professional men, what they are not willing to accept
for themselves? Let business men conduct their business
with the higher aims of promoting the intellectual, moral, and
spiritual good of the people — of those who make their business
possible. Let the "Kingdom of the Spirit" be the objective
of all human activity. Man has a right to make money, but
he must suboridnate the idea of personal gain to the needs
of society, His knowledge must be a means to the enrichment
of human life.

Education is not merely imparting information, or train-
ing for vocational skill in making money, but in setting before
the students and the sons of men the open door to the under-
standing and better appreciation of the higher values of life,
that lead above all else to finer fellowship and development
of more worthy character — to the making of nobler men and
women.

The world is facing its greatest problems now. It isn't
over, over there. It isn't over in Russia, Italy, the Balkans,
France. It isn't over in the United States! In the face of
flippant arrogance and the mad passions of those who are
wrecking life in the foolish pursuit of the flimsiest sort of
pleasure and physical vices, there are holier victories to be

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won than were won in 1!U8. If these victories are to be won
they will lie won by the men and women of this coming age
who will give themselves as freely to world service and world
peace as the men who went to war in 1917. Idealism must
save the world. Knowledge, ideas — consecrated to service of
truth and the good of men. Industry must be humanized.
Education itself must be spiritualized, and life be established
by a steady vision of citizenship in that City that hath foun-
dations whose builder and maker is God.

After this masterful address and another orchestral num-
ber, Captain H. D. Wooley called to the front the young men
who were to receive commissions as second lieutenants in the
D. S. army, to take the oath of loyalty and allegiance — a
pledge so inspiring that every citizen would be the nobler for
the making. Mr. T. K. Harrison, secretary of the Alumni
Association, in a very felicitous address, commended these
men, after which Lieutenant E. 0. Waters administered the
oath and called the roll while Captain Wooley presented the
commissions from President Coolidge. As the young men
uttered the closing words of the oath, "So help me God,"
many, no doubt, in the audience breathed the prayer, "Help
them, 0 God, and may there be no more war ! ' '

The secretary of the faculty, Prof. Carl Schaeffer, then
announced the undergraduate honors, and called the roll of
the graduates while President Ward conferred the degrees on
one of the best classes that ever was graduated from W. M. C.
There were also the degrees of Master of Arts conferred on
John Nicholas Link, William A. Ledford and George Hyson
Enfield, and the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters on
Dean Percy Elliott Lindley, of High Point College, North
Carolina.

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GIRLS GROWING MORE CASUAL

With the increasing casualness of the girl toward what
her maternal ancestors regarded as matters of serious import,
there comes an increasing responsibility on the part of her
elders who would protect her from the results of her own
rashness. This is one instance of many : girls today, yielding
to the wanderlust, start for tours around the world more
casually than their grandmothers departed to visit in the
next county when the granddaughter's age. A few things
stuffed into a handbag, a wave of the hand, and the girl is off.

If she hasn't the wherewithal to pay her way all around
the world, she goes as far as she can on her money, stops,
dead broke, and turns to the Young Women's Christian Asso-
ciation for a help which has never been denied her, though
there is always some regret that the girl did not make more
ample preparations for meeting such hazards. To her credit,
it may be said that she and her English sisters are usually
trained to take any kind of work from stenography to nursing
and employment for them is not so difficult to find. Of girls
of thirty-three nationalities who applied for aid in the short
space of two years at the Y. W. C. A. for Foreign Girls in
Shanghai, China, it was not difficult to find work for the girls
of two — British and American. The others, untrained, incom-
petent, helpless, are a constant problem. Willing, often, to
go into a kitchen, they do not make acceptable servants for
the reason that the natives are' so much more efficient than
any foreigners could be, and are more economical.

This problem of caring for girls at the Honolulu Y. W.
C. A. is augmented by the distressing number of girls who
reach Honolulu as stowaways. They, too. are on their way
around the world, but haven't the funds for the first "hop-

off" and stow themselves in the hold of some vessel. "Two
such girls," reports Miss Lucie Ford, general secretary of
tin- Association in Honolulu, "were Stanford University
graduates. They finally got work after long looking and
borrowing money.

' ' Our own girls, ' ' continued Miss Ford, ' ' however feel a
little resentment toward girls of this type. It does not seem
fair to beat one's way and then expect help because of the
spectacular method. The stowaways are always discovered,
which may lead to discouragement in attempting it."

In fact as well as fiction, everything has a way of coming
out all right in the end and it is this hope that sustains girls
in attempting feats which would deter one twice their age.
Eventually they make their way around the world but their
families are distressed and worried and the girls themselves
cannot, under such conditions, do other than impair their
health. Always there is the admonition from those who help
them that they never attempt such a thing again without
greater preparation. If they will wait a year longer, increas-
ing their financial resources in the meanwhile, they will make
possible an adventure fraught with less alarms, and affording
them greater luxuries and opportunities.

A year? Girls look at the word in alarm. A whole year!
That is as long as eternity when one is young.

HE CHOSE YOU

"He chose you not to bitter tears,

Though dark your life may seem ;
He chose you not to foolish fears,

And not to sit and dream ;
He chose you in His loving grace,

To action, patience, trust,
To show upon a smiling face

What God can do with dust.

"He chose you for His service here,

To witness of His love ;
He chose you — oh, the call is clear,

It comes from heaven above —
He chose you, is not this enough

To man you for the fight?
What if the way be lone and rough,

Be true to God and right.

"He chose you for His faithful vine.
Peculiarly His own,
To magnify His life divine,

To live for Him alone.
He chose you for that home above,

Where endless praises ring;
He chose you — oh, the matchless love —
A priest of God, a king.

— Selected. I

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A THOUGHT THAT WAS EFFECTIVE

A man stopped a preacher in a London street, and said:
"I once heard you preach in Paris, and something you said
was the means of my conversion." "What was it?" "The
latch. You said, 'The latch is on our side of the door.' I
had always thought God hard, and that we must do some-
thing to propitiate Him. It was a new thought that Christ
had done it all, and was waiting at the door for me." —
The Southern Churchman.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OPTIMISM

The

President's
Letter

EVANGELISM

!

(Our readers will miss President Taylor's letter this week.
He returned home a little later than usual and the printers
arranged to go to press this week a little earlier than usual.
These two circumstances combined caused Brother Taylor to
postpone till next week his message. It may be expected then
with its usual vigor. We regret that any occasion for delay
has arisen, but trust that in the end all will be well. — Editor)

Announcements

June 17 — Concord church, Saxapahaw charge, 11 a. m. At
night of this date we are to be at Haw River Mission church
at 8 o'clock.

Appointments for other fields will be made promptly and
announced next week. S. W. Taylor.

REGISTER! REGISTER! REGISTER!

The above heading over an appeal from Bro. Paschall to
register for the Leadership Training School in last week's
Herald was indeed striking and interesting to say the least.
It is hoped that this very earnest appeal will meet with the
response as is desired and as is necessary to make the Training
School a success. Let's go up with the 1,200 strong. There
is another registration that is quite important. That is the
registration on the part of some layman or a number of lay-
men that will register the amount of the pastor's expenses
of his or their charge for the pastor's Summer Conference.
It is hoped that there will be some one on each charge that
will become responsible for the amount of $6.00 which will
cover the expense of his pastor while attending the confer-
ence. This will cover board and charge for platform fee.
Send the money to Bro. H. A. Garrett, R. D. 7, Burlington,
N. C, or the undersigned, Brown Summit, N. C. Then pastor
can be informed that all he has to do is to go. Most pastors
will be glad to go if this encouragement is offered them on
the part of their people. Please, laymen of the various
charges, register for your good pastor. In this way give your
pastor the encouragement and the Summer Conference your
endorsement.

Yours for the best conference yet,

Geo. L. Curry.

BEES AND MOSQUITOES

"How busy is not so important as why busy," says The
Outlook. "The bee is congratulated, the mosquito swatted."
Both the bee and the mosquito make things hum, but the one
lays up honey and the other gets a bad reputation.

There are human bees and human mosquitoes. Some
people hurry from one pleasure to another, trying to sap
up all the thrills that they can get for themselves, not caring
how much they may inconvenience others. Ask them to give
time to something worth while and their excuse is always,
"Too busy."

But there are others who spend their hours extracting
nectar from the common flowers of daily duty. They unsel-
fishly lay up good words and kind deeds for the happiness of
others, an'd rarely think of themselves. When there is a call
for sacrificial service they are always ready with a helping
hand. God bless them ! — Forward.

"HOW TO PREACH TO CONVERT NOBODY"

1. Let your supreme motive be popularity rather than
salvation.

2. Study to please your congregation and to make a repu-
tation, rather than to please God.

3. Take up popular, passing and sensational themes to
draw the crowd, and avoid essential doctrines of salvation.

4. Denounce sin in the abstract, but pass lightly over
sins that prevail in your congregation.

5. If asked, "Is it wrong to dance, play cards or attend
the theatre?" answer very pleasantly, "Oh, that is a matter
for private judgment. It is not for me to say you shall or
shall not."

6. Preach on the loveliness of virtue and the glory of
heaven, but not on the sinfulness of sin and the terrors of hell.

7. Reprove the sins of the absent, but make those who are
present pleased with themselves, so that they will enjoy the
sermon and not go away with their feelings hurt.

8. Make the impression on worldly church members that
God is too good to send any one to hell, even if there is any
hell.

9. Preach the universal Fatherfood of God and brother-
hood of man so as to show that no second birth is really
needed.

10. Do not rebuke the worldliness of the church, but fall
in with the amusement policy. Instead of meeting for prayer,
let the people "sit down to eat and drink and rise up to
play."

11. Avoid seriousness, alarm and earnest efforts to pull
sinners out of the fire, and the old-fashioned idea that the
church is a rescue mission. — Charles O. Finney, the Great
Evangelist.

GROWING SMILES

A smile is quite a funny thing;

It wrinkles up your face;
And when its gone you never find

Its secret hiding place.
But. far more wonderful it is

To see what smiles can do ;
You smile at one, and he smiles at you,

And so one smile makes two.

He smiles at someone, since you smiled,

And then that one smiles back ;
And that one smiles, until, in truth,

You fail in keping track.
And since a smile can do great good

By cheering hearts of care,
Let's smile and smile and not forget

That smiles go everywhere.

— Selected.
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NOT LEFT DESOLATE

Once an aged Christian, while in great suffering, was
asked by his friends whether he could bear it, if he would not
break down under it ; and he replied, ' ' Not until the sixteenth
Psalm breaks down at the eighth verse." They asked him
what he meant, and he answered, "Because He is at my right
hand. I shall not be moved." There is your confidence. No
matter how alone you are, yet you are not alone, for Christ is
with you even unto the end of the world. — Maltbie D. Bdbcock.

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_~. . THE FAILURE OF MANY CHURCHES

Denominational Enterprises

THE FIRST MEETINGS OF THE NEW BOARDS

The recent session of the General Conference directed un-
to call together the new boards of the church for organization,
on or before July 1. Because of my desire to get under way
with our program as soon as possible, I called the Board of
Christian Education to meet on Wednesday, June 6, and
the Board of Missions on Thursday and Friday, June 7 and 8.
Both boards met in Pittsburgh. Of the thirty-three members
composing these boards, thirty-two were in attendance.

The Board of Christian Education organized by electing
Rev. G. I. Humphreys president and Rev. C. J. Morton sec-
retary. Revs. Humphreys, Morton and Mrs. Maier, along
with the secretaries, constitute the Executive Committee.

The Board of Missions elected Rev. G. H. Miller president,
Mrs. Henry Hupfleld vice-president, and Rev. G. W. Hawley
secretary. These officers, along with Mrs. A. G. Dixon and
the executive secretaries, constitute the Executive Committee.
I attended all the sessions of both boards and desire to
pass on to you in a few words my impression.

I think it will be agreed by all that the meetings, in their
unity, optimism and undertakings, duplicated the session of
the recent General Conference.

In spite of the new situation created by the two mergers,
in the deliberations and conclusions of the board, there was
manifested a confidence that was refreshing.

Very naturally the merging of all our missionary agencies
under one head carried with it the greater problem.

Now that these first annual meetings are over and the
programs for the year adopted, I am greatly pleased with
the result and with the outlook. If all our members will
co-operate as heartily with these boards as the members of
these boards are co-operating with each other, our success is
assured.

During the session of the Board of Missions, telegrams
were received from the annual meeting of the Onondaga
branches of the Woman's Home and Foreign Mission Societies,
approving the action of the General Conference merging our
missionary forces and pledging their moral support.

To me these telegrams received on our new Mount Carmel
are the cloud the size of a man's hand, full of promise for
tlie future.

Pray for us. "Stand by. Carry on."

J. C. Broompield,
President General Conference.

Sixty Thousand Pulpits Fail to Win One Convert in Year!
Such was the big headline of a prominent New York news-
paper a few weeks ago. This is not idle talk, but a fact. It
was brought out in a meeting held at the Madison Square
Hotel by the Men's Church League. Dr. J. Campbell White,
General Secretary of the League, said that 3,26S of 11.299
Presbyterian churches in the United States did not add any
converts on profession of their faith. Of 8,765 Baptist
churches, 3,47-1 did not gain any converts, and of 16,581
Methodist churches, 6,652 had none. Smaller denominations
were also cited.

What is the cause of this Protestant stagnation? One of
the speakers, Dr. C. II. Fenn, returned missionary from
China, said a good thing when he gave the following analysis.
He said, "Churches are afflicted with fatty degeneration of
the heart (wealth, luxury and ease) ; pernicious anaemia
(lack of blood in their theology and in the figlh with sin) ;
eerebro-spinal meningitis (destruction of backbone and brain
center) ; cancer (unbelief in the supernatural) ; and neuritis
(supersensitiveness to ridicule or criticism)."

The cancer is the worst, the subtle unbelief of Modernism,
which rejects the supernatural in Christianity. What can
save the situation ? Only a whole-souled return to the old
Book and to the old Gospel, the preaching without any ques-
tion mark, that man is a lost and guilty sinner and that Christ
died for our sins. — '•Qur Hope," New York City.

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BIBLE BEES

The "Bees of the Bible" are very numerous. They never
sting ; they yield a great deal of honey, and it is their nature
to be found together in swarms. Here is a specimen of them :

"Be kindly aft'ectioned to one another."

"Be sober and watch unto prayer."

' ' Be content with such things as ye have.

"Be strong in the Lord."

"Be ye courteous."

"Be not wise in your own conceits."

"Be not unmindful to entertain strangers."

"Be not children in understanding."

"Be followers of God as dear children."

— The Southern Churchman.

TRANSFIGURED FACES

Of Daniel Webster it is recorded that, for several hours
after lie had delivered his great oration at Hunker Bill, his
face wore an indescribably .grand expression that awed those
who came into his presence. Character carves the countenance.
Sydney Smith said of Francis Horner that the Ten Com-
mandments were written on his face. "Human physiognomy,"
says Victor Hugo, "is formed by the conscience and the life,
and is the result of a multitude of mysterious excavations."

Some have become so sanctified by the Holy Spirit that
they wear a heavenly aspect and are verily transfigured into
the likeness of Christ. — Selected.

MISUSING THE FLAG

One day a school inspector was visiting a school and he
rose to give a talk to the boys and girls. He chose the subject
of "Patriotism." As he proceeded he pointed to the Ameri-
can flag that was draped on the wall, and asked impressively,
"What is that flag hanging there for?" A boy replied steadily,
"Please, sir, it is to hide the dirt." So many people wear
the badge and emblem of Christian discipleship — the banner
of the Cross — just to cover up some blemish, weakness, or
fault in their lives. The real work of the Cross is to blot out
sin, not to cover it up. — Christian Herald.

COFFIN NAILS

The following press dispatch, clipped from a secular daily,
gives information of interest:

New York, April 18. — (AP) — American smokers will
smoke 111,000,000,000 cigarettes in 1928, W. F. Axton, presi-
dent of the Axton-Fisher Tobacco Co., estimated. The increase
over 1927 is attributed to the increasing number of women
smokers. Last year 97,000,000,000 cigarettes were used in
this country. — Selected.

June 14, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OUR STORY PAGE

BETTY AND ANN

Betty was one of these stout, quiet girls who would rather
sit and read than be romping around. Her doctor told her
mother that Betty didn't need to gain a pound for a very
long, long time.

Betty's sister Ann was quite different. She had to take
eod liver oil, and he eoaxed to lie down and rest in the after-
noons. She was up at 6 o'clock in the morning, singing like
a bird and just as eager to be up and out in the fresh morning
air. But she was fidgety and made grown-up people nervous.

These girls had a cousin named Connie who was just
betwixt and between in her disposition, which made her about
right. Both Betty and Ann adored her and could get along
with her perfectly, even if they found each other rather tire-
some at times. Poor Connie used to wonder how she could
divide herself in two and be in two places at once, because
when Betty wanted her to come indoors and cut out or paste
pictures, Ann would be just as anxious to have her outside
roller skating or climbing on the garage roof.

It was a nervous day for Connie when she went to stay
with her cousins over the week-end.

"I just know there'll he a fight or something," she thought.
' ' Those girls are so funny. ' '

As she came up the walk, out dashed Ann from the house
and gave her a big welcoming squeeze.

"Oh, Connie," she cried. "Daddie has bought me a side-
walk bicycle. Come ou and let's ride it. I haven't learned
to ride well yet but I could help you learn."

"Oh, I'd love that," replied Connie, "but T ought to
speak to Aunt Jo first, I guess."

She ran into the house to kiss her aunt and leave her
little over-night bag, and in the hall she ran into Betty.

"Oh, Connie," cried Betty, "I'm so glad to see you. I've
been keeping something to show you all this time. It's from
Germany, a doll house that folds all up and all you have to do
is open it and the furniture and everything is all ready — "

Ann, who was behind her cousin, interrupted :

"Oh, Connie, you can play with that on a rainy day,"
she said. "It's so nice out and the paper says showers for
tomorrow. Do come out and try my new bike."

"It'll only take a little while to see my house," exclaimed
Betty, seizing hold of Connie's right arm. "Come on, Connie.
Don't pay any attention to Ann. She got only sixty in Eng-
lish and I don't believe she's going to pass the third grade
-this year."

Ann got quite red and angry and grabbed Connie's arm.

"Connie," she begged. "Betty's getting so fat and lazy.
I '11 never let her ride my new bike. Besides, she's stuck up."

"Listen," cried Connie, dropping her over-night bag, "let
go, both of you. You're hurting my arms."

But Betty only pulled harder, and Ann held on tight and
braced her foot against the newel post.

"I won't be pulled to pieces!" cried Connie. "I think
you're both dreadful and I'll go right home if you don't let
go at once."

Of course, they let go then, and stood looking at her rather
ashamed-.

' ' Well, ' ' demanded Betty, scowling, ' ' are you coming with
me or not?"

"Not!" exclaimed Connie, rubbing her arm.

"All right for you!" said Betty, and stalked away with
her chin in the air.

Ann gave a gleeful giggle.

"We'll have lots of fun," she said.

"I hate to think that Betty's mad at me," mumbled
Connie.

"I guess I ought to go and make up. You won't mind,
will you?"

' ' I will so ! " cried Ann. ' ' You said you 'd play with me ! ' '

"I will, but let's see if we can't coax Betty to come, too,"
said Connie. "I never can enjoy myself when people are
mad at me."

"Well, I'm going to be mad if you go off and leave me,"
said Ann, beginning to scowl.

Poor Connie moved slowly away to speak to her aunt.

The mother of the two girls was in the sitting room writing
a letter when Connie came slowly in.

"Why, hello, dearie!" she exclaimed. "So you've come
to spend the week-end ? Good for you ! ' '

"1 — I don't know if I can stay or not," said Connie.

"Of course you can stay," protested Aunt Jo.

"Maybe, but it depends," said Connie.

"Really?" smiled her aunt, but the telephone rang just
then and ended the conversation.

Connie walked out to the hall and found her cousin Ann
out there.

"I heard what you said," Ann told her. "What did you
mean ? ' '

"I mean I can't stay if you girls are going to fight and
get mad at me," said Connie firmly. "I wasn't going to tattle
on you, but you might as well know it. I'm going right home
unless you both behave."

Ann ran upstairs to Betty and soon came down with her.

"We'll behave!" she cried. "We're going fifty-fifty with
you. See, I have my wrist-watch on. Betty is going to play
out with us for an hour, then I'm coming in for an hour,
then it'll be her turn to come out."

"All right, that's fine!" exclaimed Connie, and out the
three ran.

"Well, here's the new bike. Isn't she a beaut! Get
aboard, Connie," said Ann.

"Let Betty try first," laughed Connie. "She's so fat it
won't hurt much if she falls."

"Hold me up then," said Betty, straddling the seat.

Connie held on to the back of the seat and ran as her
stout cousin pedaled. Paster and faster went Betty, and
Connie lost her hold.

"Wait!" she panted, hut Betty was turning the corner on
her way around the block.

"Oh, dear, she'll get an awful fall!" Connie cried.

The two ran after Betty, but when they reached the corner
they saw her still riding merrily, and they did not catch up
with her until they were back in front of their house.

' ' That, was just grand ! ' ' cried Betty, hopping off. ' ' I must
get Daddie to buy me one, too. ' '

Ann was staring at her sister with her mouth open.

"Why, Betty, you rode it the first time!" she exclaimed.
"You're just wonderful!"

' ' What do you mean by rode it ? " asked Betty. ' ' I thought
Connie had hold of me."

"I did, but you went too fast," said Connie. "Let me
try."

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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She did try, but wobbled only a few yards. Then it was
Ann's turn, and Ann tried so hard she got as far as the
corner.

"Ha, ha!" laughed Betty. "I guess if I wanted to 1
could play outside as well as you do, Ann."

"That's all right," said Ann, laughing. "Wait till I
really concentrate on geography games and English!"

She suddenly realized that her sister was a wonderful girl,
smarter than Connie, for she always stood first in her class
at school. She did not know that Connie was thinking: "Oh,
goody! Now they're going to behave!"

Ann that evening took her books and curled up under a
reading lamp in the sitting room and really put her mind on
her lessons.

"I can't let Betty be the only smart one in the family."
she decided. "And I'll have to go some to keep up with
her. ' ' — Selected.

■ -*~

TOO BEAUTIFUL TO KILL

"0 Calvin," cried Fergus, "I couldn't do it. I hadn't
the heart to do it. I'd die myself before I'd kill anything
so beautiful."

The speaker was a Scottish lad, about fourteen years old,
with all the Briton's love of "sport" (?) and the natural
desire of every healthy boy for outdoor exercise. He was
spending his vacation in the Adirondacks, near Upper St.
Regis Lake, and great was his delight when, one morning, his
father presented him with a new canoe and a new rifle, with
which he expected to shoot his first deer.

On an August day, so runs the story in the Pittsburgh
Post, he went from camp with Calvin the guide, and was about
to embark upon the lake.

It was so lovely that Fergus held his breath to look, till
all at once he felt Calvin's hand on his shoulder. He gave
one look at the guide's face and knew that something was
happening.

At first Fergus heard nothing but bis own heart-beats.
Then, as he recovered himself a little, he could hear a rustle
and an occasional crackle, and presently, looking up the bank,
he discerned the swaying of a bush. Something was moving
there.

Suddenly the bushes parted and a head looked through !
It was the head of which Fergus bad lovingly and longingly
dreamed, a beautiful, antlered head held proudly up, the eyes
alert, the nostrils wide apart. As the creature broke from
cover, his mouth was open, for be was hot and thirsty and
eager to get at the water.

"Does he see us?" whispered Calvin. Fergus shook his
head.

"Let him get out of the bushes, then raise your rifle,"
whispered the guide.

Inch by inch Fergus bad already raised his rifle, and was
looking along it when the deer advanced, coming twenty feet
nearer. Then, assuring himself that all was safe, he stood,
with ears at a sharp angle, directly facing Fergus.

Fergus could see the beautiful scared eyes of the deer.

"Fire!" said Calvin.

But instead, Fergus dropped his rifle by his side. Then'
was a sudden movement, a crashing of boughs, and the place
was empty.

"Why, Fergus!" cried Calvin, disappointed and amazed,
"why, Fergus!"

He looked curiously into the boy's face and discovered that

each bright eye had a tear in it, and that the under lip was
quivering, as he said, impulsively, "O, Calvin, 1 couldn't do
it. I hadn't the heart to do it. I'd die before I'd kill any-
thing so beautiful." — Success.

OLLIE EATS ONIONS

Ollie dearly loved tender, sweet young onions. They sel-
dom bad them at home because the rest of the family were not
partial to this particular vegetable.

On this especial morning in early spring, Ollie was late to
breakfast, and as she was in a hurry to get out to play, she
didn't stop to eat as much as she should. Besides she did not
enjoy being at the table alone.

By mid-morning she began to feel the pangs of a healthy
appetite, and at the same time it occurred to her that she
would go up the street and make a little call on Auntie Lou.
Auntie Lou lived by herself in a pretty gray bungalow, and
always welcomed Ollie and usually had something nice for
her little visitor to eat. It might be a dainty sandwich, or a
spice or sugar cookie, or some ripe fruit.

But this time Ollie found the door locked. She was in
the habit of walking right in.

"Maybe," she said to herself, "Auntie Lou is busy in the
kitchen. I'll go around to that door."

Sure enough, the back door was unlocked, and evidently
Auntie Lou was making a cake, for her big blue bowl was out,
and a basket of eggs, and the sugar can, and a cake pan.
Beside them lay her receipt book.

Auntie Lou was nowhere in sight. Ollie was rather dis-
appointed, for that cake bowl made her hungrier yet. Some-
times she dusted the front rooms for Auntie Lou, and in pay-
ment for this service, she was allowed to scrape the batter
from the cake bowl. Ollie loved raw cake batter.

She decided to wait, and while she was waiting she looked
into the pantry. There on a low shelf in front of the pantry
window stood a tumbler of tiny green onions. Ollie 's mouth
watered. It was as if the young onions said, "Come eat rae."

And without hesitation that is just what Ollie did. She
took an onion, and shook some salt on a little saucer, and ate
until her tongue began to smart. Then she opened the cracker
bowl, got a knife and spread the crackers thickly with butter.
They went very nicely with the onions. Still Auntie Lou did
not come.

Ollie peeked into a little jar which stood there, and she
was much pleased to And that it contained some of the pret-
tiest little cakes that she ever saw. They were all white
frosting with bright red cherries and little green leaves on
top. Ollie tried one of these and it was so good that she ate
three. Then suddenly a sense of guilt overcame her. There
were just five little cakes left, and — suppose Auntie Lou was
going to have company.

Ollie decided she would go home. When she reached there,
she was delighted to find that a beloved visitor had arrived.
It was Ollie 's Grandmother Hardy, and the little girl jumped
right into her lap and put her arms around her grandmother's
neck.

"Been eating onions, have you?" remarked Grandma
Hardy with a smile.

Ollie opened her eyes wide.

"No," she said, "the onions in our garden aren't big
enough."

"Oh, but you have been eating them," insisted her grand-
mother kindly. "Where did you get them?"

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Ollie hung her head.

"I haven't had any onions — or crackers and butter — or
little cakes either," she replied slowly.

Grandma looked at her thoughtfully a minute.
"Ollie," she said, "where have you been?"
"Up to Auntie Lou's," admitted Ollie — "and she wasn't
at home."

"Oh, surely you dont mean that you went in there and
helped yourself," cried Grandma in a shocked tone.
Ollie hung her head and didn't speak.
"Come," said Grandma Hardy, "we will go up to Auntie
Lou's and see what there is to this."

Ollie hung back but her grandmother took her hand and
walked right along. Auntie Lou was in the kitchen when
they arrived.

"I don't know what to make of it," she cried. "I went
out on an errand for a few minutes, and somebody has been
in my house and eaten up my little onions, and scattered
cracker crumbs all over the pantry, and even devoured some
of my nice cakes which I had planned for supper for I am
expecting company. Three cakes are missing, the cherries
eaten off two others, and another one has finger marks on the
frosting. ' '

Auntie Lou looked at Ollie who was very, very red.
Grandma Hardy was looking at her also. Ollie began" to cry
but no one asked her what was the matter. They just kept
looking at her.

Ollie couldn't stand it, and before either of them knew
what was happening, she turned and ran swiftly out of the
kitchen, her brown curls bobbing as she ran past the window.
In a few minutes she was back again. She had something
tightly clasped in her hand, and she went right over and
dropped it into Auntie Lou's lap, for Auntie Lou was sitting-
down now. It was a bright silver dollar.

"Oh, I am so sorry, Auntie Lou," she quavered. "I
didn't think I was spoiling things like that. I was hungry

and you always gave me things to eat when I was here

please take this and I will be gooder next time. Indeed I
will, Auntie Lou."

"But that isn't all you did," Grandma, Hardy reminded
poor little Ollie. "When I asked you about the onions, you
told a wrong story and said you hadn't eaten any. What
about that?"

Ollie looked from one to the other in a troubled way,
and the tears rolled down her cheeks.

"I am sorry," she said. "I didn't think, Grandma, that
you really knew about them."

"But I did," nodded Grandma. "But what really counts
and what makes me very sorry was that my little grand-girl
would do a naughty thing and then deny it. ' '
Auntie Lou put her arm about Ollie.

"Thank you for the silver dollar, dear," she said. "I will
take it, for I know you are doing your best to make it right
with me about the onions, and cakes, and the trouble I will
have to clean up the crumbs and hurry and bake more cakes
along with my other work before the company comes.

"And remember two things, Ollie dear. We must never
touch what belongs to someone else even if that person is a
good friend of ours, and when we do wrong, we have just
as much need to be sorry whether we are found out or not,
for something inside of us will keep making us unhappy about
it. If we are going to be happy, we mustn't do anything to
be ashamed of or sorry for."

Ollie understood, but somehow she could not speak.

One week later the little girl had a birthday, and wdien
she awakened in the morning, there was a box on a chair by
her bed. Ollie was quite excited. What in the world could
it contain?

She was not long taking off the wrappings, and oh, how
pleased she was to find a big, blue-eyed doll she had admired
so much down in the toy window.

And tied to the doll's wrist was a little note which said,
"For my dear little friend Ollie, who has the courage when
she has done wrong to do her best to make it right. ' ' — Selected,

PRAYERS THAT REACH HEAVEN

Many things I want to forget. Would God I could forget
them. And yet, God may know that it would not be best
that I should forget them. If I could, it might make me
proud and lead me to do even worse things some day.

A few things I am very glad to remember. Were the
memory of these things to be blotted out, it would be like
tearing the last bright flowers from a desert island. And one
of the things I am thankful I retain in my mind, and which,
please God, I hope never can be taken from me, is the memory
of the first prayers I heard when a boy, by the superintendent
of the little country Sabbath school I attended.

This Sabbath school was held in a small school house, miles
from any church in a very sparsely settled neighborhood. The
men and women who attended the school were plain country
folks. The boys and girls were always simply, though neatly,
clad. The hands of the superintendent were rough and hard
from his work through the week, but his heart was as tender
as a baby's, and he knew God as a man knows his earthly
father.

When it was time for the superintendent to pray a hush
fell over the little room. We were in awe as we waited for
him to get down on his knees in the narrow isle between the
rows of benches upon which we sat. Not a sound was to be
heard from that time on as long as he was talking with God.

Beginning in a low voice he began quietly pleading with
heaven for us all. As he went on his voice showed greater'
intensity. The words rolled from his lips faster and faster.
His whole body was quivering with emotion. As he turned
his face upward it seemed almost as if he were being permitted
to look into heaven. Surely, his spirit was in holy communion
with the Spirit of God.

Those prayers I never have forgotten. May I never forget
them! How much they may have had to do' in shaping my
life I do not know. I do know from that little country school
house many stepped right over into the kingdom of heaven ;
and I have no doubt that the prayers of our superintendent
had much to do with this fact. It would be like dew upon a
parched plant if I could once more listen to such prayers as
that man made.— A'. L. Vincent in United Presbyterian.

— The recent General Conference of the M. E. church in
Kansas City shows that the laymen of that church are still
battling against the entrenched position of the ministry in
that church. It begins to appear that that position is impreg-
nable. Still the laymen are camping around it with great
persistence, hoping that sometime they may win. They have
gained this concession, their right to speak and vote— on some
questions. But they will not be satisfied until they are per-
mitted to speak and vote on all questions that concern them.

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■ i ■ i i ■■■■■■■■ ■ i»ih'«»m ■»» ■ ■ ■ ■ rri t — -- — — — — ■ •——■--— — - .— .— .1 3, Jesus and His disciples eat the last

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK T'n^!* Supper is instituted after '

? ..-.„. ...........•-.—• .........i the departure of Judas.

5. Jesus agonizes in the garden for the sins

SENIOR CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON o( (ho WOI.ld

june 17 "The Church's! Responsibility for June 24— Jesus the Saviour XL Arrest and Trial

Recreation" Scripture Basis: Mark 8:1C. 1- Judas betrays his Lord with a holy kiss.

1 Cor. 9:22-29 Golden Text— Choose you this day whom 2. The prophecy of Peter's denial is ful-

I. Plans for the Meeting ye will serve. filled .,„■,,. ,

, . , .. . , .. „ _ ,__ M„_„i_i, 3. Jesus is tried before the faanhedrin and

1 Have the meeting in the out-of-doors if I. Jesus the Suffering Messiah

weather nermits 1- Peter confesses tliat Jesus is the Christ, i onuus i-naie.

vitamer pcimus. -1. He is convicted, persecuted and deliv-

2. Invite some recreational worker or some the Son of the Living bod.

person who is very much interested in that 2. Jesus teaches that he must suffer rcjec- "■■ ^ ^ Cruciflxjo]J

phase of Christian work. Have a well planned Hon, persecution and death compelled to carry His cross to

devotional period followed by discussion of 8 Jesus states that discipleslnp means self- J.^ „ sim a Cvrellian.

the topic. Then have the one invited to make demal and cross-bearing. g* ^ .g t.ni(.iflcd betwMn twQ robbf?rS| one

a talk on the subject or lead the group in U. The Resurrection of w|]0m tB of Ma sing

some wholesome games that are suitable for L The women were the last at the cross 3 He flies anfl Hig body is cared fol. ))y

Christians to participate in. and the first at the tomb. Joseph of Ariniatliaea and the women.

II. Hints for the Leader 2. Jesus appears as the risen Lord to — . —

1. Young people as well as older ones need Mary Magdalene. THE REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN!
some recreation. In fact youth is going to 3. He appears to His disciples at various L Mildl.ed Younginer, Asheville.
spend a part of its time in this phase of times. g Richard Ilanner, Asheville.
activity. -t- I^ commissions them and ascends into ., Clarice younginer, Asheville.

2. Since this is true, youth will find as it glory. 4 Barbara Younginer, Asheville.
seeks play and rest aside from the vocations III. Transfiguration and Service _ ,. F|.ed w Paschall, Asheville.

of life, that there exist both good and bad 1. Jesus is transfigured on the mount in go wg haye st;u,ted toward oul. goa] i who

forms of recreation. The bad forms will the presence of Peter, James, and John, and wa] be the next to regi3ter? j am i10ping

"wreck" rather than "recreate" if that form Moses and Elijah. th.lt in llcxt week's Herald there will be an

is chosen. 2. From the mount of transfiguration, they oi]th.e (.o]umll „,. move of names. Will yours

3. It is the business of the church to pro- come into the valley of service. ])e jn (.]|e list?

vide the correct forms of recreation for its IV. Jesus and the Home Pastors, if you have not as yet appointed

constituency. This the church has failedto i Jesus emphasizes the sacredness of the some one as agent in your church, will you

do in the past. For a long time our fathers marriage relationship. please do so at once? And will you please

classed most any form of play and recreation n j^e t,iesses children, and sets them up |et me uave just as soon as possible the -

as being of the devil. The church has come as an exampie of citizenship in His kingdom. names of these agents.

to realize its mistake and is endeavoring to y The Cost of rjiscipieship Quite a few agents have already been ap-

meet its responsibility along this line. Today j T]](j rie]l young ruler ;s an example of ] ointcd. Agents, will you get busy, work

young men and young women have given fme whose ^eart is misplaced. roal hard and do your best toward the success

themselves to the task of church and commu- „ Jesua teaehes that the love of riches of this campaign1? I am counting on you; do

nity recreational activity. Books have been may keep many Qut of heavelu not fai] me!

written and much time and effort is being g The poor widow js an example of one District Chairmen, will you get behind this

given to this work. As a result, young people whose heart ;s right. campaign with all the time and effort that

are being interested in the church and its yI Greatness Through Service you can possibly put into it. Talk, boost

program. The whole of life must be admmis- 1 Humble, faithful service indicates great- and work for the success of this campaign,

tered to by the Kingdom if the Kingdom is negg ^ cln.is't.s kingdom. The lateness in starting this campaign

to have the services of the whole life. 2^ T)ie exampie 0f greatness through sorv- could not very well be helped. But even

III. — Read and Comment on These it.e ;s ]ie wn0 came to minister. now we can put it. across in a fine way. Let

The Golden Bule. Matt. 7:12. VII. Jesus Enters Jerusalem every one do li is or tier part well and the

Recreational Training. Prov. 22:6. I The disciples prepare for the triumphal success of the campaign is assured.

Exercise vs. Health. 1 Tim. 4:8. entrance of the King of kings. The Asheville post office has a splendid

The Church and the Children. Jno. 21 -.15-17. o The children herald the coming of the and competent working force, so flood the

IV. Correlation With S. S. Lesson King. office with letters containing registration

The crucifixion meant death to a few, but :> T]ie ft„ tl.eej which deceives its appear- fees. The fees are: Adults, 50c; children

to humanity it means life. Jesus died that ariCe, becomes a lesson on faith, under 12 years of age, 25c.

we might have life and that it may be more 4 jesUs defends His authority before the Send all fees to Fred W. Paschall, Box 311,

abundantly rich. Have some one carry over ruiers. Asheville, N. C.

the truth of this lesson into the prayer VIII. Jesus Teaching in the Temple *"♦-•

service. 1. Jesus answers the Pharisees and the CHEAPER AIR MAIL

V. Try These Herodians wisely regarding tribute money. After next August 1 you will be able to

1. What is meant by recreation? 2. The question of marriage relationship in send a letter by air mail for five cents, just

2 Whir is the general denomii ation doing heaven is settled for the Sadducees. one-half the present rate of ten cents a half
alon» this p.ne? 3. Love to God and man is declared to be ounce. The lower rate was authorized by a I

3 "\Ylint is the local mm. h of which yn'i the summing of the law to the questioning bill passed by the Seventieth Congress and
a-e'a menber doing? scribe. signed by the president. Postmaster General

4 What opportunities do y m have fo.' IX. The Wicked Husbandmen New announces that a large issue of five-cent
recreational activities in your church? 1. Jesus gives a parable depicting the re- air mail postage stamps will soon be printed.

5 Should the society plan some worth- jection of the prophets and of Himself by As a result of the reduced rate, it is ex-
while recreation for the church and commu- the Pharisees. pecicd that the air mail will increase enor-
nity? 2. He warns the people of sundry offenses mously.

6 When does recreation cease to be help- and evils concerning the times.

ful'and become harmful to the individual? X. Jesus Facing Betrayal and Death HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

1. Mary anoints Jesus as a token of love Rev. II. L. Powell, $1.50; Eev. G. F. Milla-

, , i,„„n „„,i ffrititnde way, $1.50; Rev. J. A. Burgess, $1.50; Rev.

^^^t^rir "ub S 1 Supper room is prepared for the Last II. U Isley, g 50, Rev. G. R. Brown, $1.50;

tueney„ F. L. GIBBS. Supper. Rev. M. 1 . U.ambliss, »i.oU.

June 14, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

Woman's Missionary
Department

Miss Mary C. McCulloch, Editor

!

MEETING OF DISTRICT NO. 2

The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary
Societies of District No. 2 met with Mt. Carmel
auxiliary in an all-day session Thursday, May
31st. Meeting called to order by chairman,
Miss Mary V. White, after which she read
Scripture lesson and Rev. H. F. Foglernan
offered prayer. Rev. Mr. Fogleman very gra-
ciously welcomed the workers and friends,
giving us much encouragement in the work.

The morning session was given over to re-
ports of auxiliaries in this district and dele-
gates' reports from branch meeting. The
auxiliary reports showed a more systematic
raising of funds, an increased membership,
and six new organizations among our children
and young people. The delegates' reports
were very, very good, giving much informa-
tion in regard to both home and foreign
work. Reports of the addresses given at the
young people's session of branch meeting
were most inspiring. After a bountiful lunch
and a happy social hour, meeting was again
called together and Kev. R. A. Hunter had
charge of devotionals. Chairman then intro-
duced the speaker of the day, Mrs. W. C.
Cumming, wife of the Presbyterian minister
of Henderson, N. C. Mrs. Cumming is a
returned missionary from China, where she
taught in a Christian school for girls. Her
address was very interesting and her accounts
of Christian work done by converted Chinese
students was very inspiring, and will urge
us on to greater work for China. We were
indeed glad to have Mrs. Cumming with us
an hope to hear her again in our missionary
work.

The meeting was well attended. Much re-
gret was expressed that Eev. W. H. Neese
and family, of Randleman, could not be with
us. Also at the enforced absence of one
of our pastors in this district, Rev. M. P.
Chambliss, who went to the bedside of his
sick mother in Virginia. Next district meet-
ing will be held with Union Chapel auxiliary,
Granville Charge.

W. F. M. S. WEST END

The W. F. M. S. of West End church is
glad to report splendid meetings for the past
several months. Our June meeting was held
at the home of Mrs. J. R. Bull, with Mrs.
J. R. Holden, our president, acting as hos-
tess. About 20 members answered to the roll
call after a very inspiring devotional topic,
discussed by Miss Annie Livingood, graduate
of High Point College. After business mat-
ters were attended to, the last two chapters
in the study-book, "A Straight Way Toward
Tomorrow," were very interestingly as well
as beneficially given us by Miss Ellen Stone,
of Grace M. P. church. The Question Box
was conducted by Dr. Glascock, after which
our hostess served delicious ice cream and
cake.

MRS. S. H. STAPLETON,
Corresponding Secretary.

PINE RIDGE ITEMS

I am glad to report I have entirely re-
covered from the effects of my trip ot the
big meetings in Washington and Baltimore
and we are planning and pushing the work
here with renewed interest and larger vision
and greater hopes.

I was sorry the evening program at the
General Conference in the interests of Home
Missions had to be called off, although I
would always rather work than talk about it.
A few things I intended to mention are these:
Last year was the ninth under the present
administration and I am thankful that the
reports show that each year has shown an
advance over preceding records and the year
just closed was, in most respects, the best
yet. Our enrollment for the year in Alvan
Drew school was 166. The most recent out-
standing success is in our Mercantile Depart-
ment. In two years,.our stock of new goods
and fixtures, amounting to more than $1,600,
has been entirely paid for from our profits,
and in addition the sale of second hand
clothing in those two years has amounted to
more than $5,000.

It will surprise you to know that in the
past nine years contributions have come di-
rect to me outside of W. H. M. S. channels,
amounting to $25,000, and a considerable part
of this is from folks who are not members of
our church. I am greatly gratified that our
work here appeals to everybody who comes
in contact with it and we are very thankful
for the co-operation of so many good friends.
All this money has been used for increasing
and improving our equipment. A conserva-
tive valuation of our possessions here now
is $75,000.

In the Kentucky state-wide Bible Study
Contest for 1928, there were 15,563 high school
students enrolled. Our boys' class won the
pennant for third place in 1926, and in 1927
they stood second, and this year we secured
the cup, having reached first place, while our
girls' class this year got the second place
pennant.

The biggest item confronting us for the
year now being entered upon is our program
for extension work. The majority of our 17
high school graduates, also quite a number
of our former students who have gotten fur-
ther training elsewhere, are now ready to
teach rural schools. We want to keep in close
touch with them and help them to do the very
best possible work with the children out in
the backwoods and up the hollows. I met
with the County Board of Education last
week and they heartily approved the plan
and welcomed my co-operation and super-
vision. What a wonderful opportunity! Pray
that we may have wisdom, tact and strength.
We want to spend five thousand dollars
this summer on a suitable water supply and
sanitary sewerage system. Who wants to
help supply this great need?

We have openings for one teacher in our
grades and two, with college training, for
our high school. Applicants will please give
us complete information as to their age,
qualifications, experience, etc. We also need
a dietitian to supervise the work in kitchen
and dining room.

Please let me refer briefly to a personal
matter. Our son, Thomas Van Dyke, 23 years
of age, graduated as a civil engineer .from
Kentucky State University May 28th. Three

days later he was in an automobile accident
near Lexington, Ky., and was taken to a hos-
pital in an unconscious condition with his
thigh bone badly broken. He has since been
operated upon and is now in a plaster case
from arm pits to toes, and doing as well as
can be expected. We will be glad to have
you join with us in prayer for a complete
recovery-
Very sincerely,
THOS. B. WOODFORD, Supt.
-♦-

*

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Dodson

Mrs. Mary Emma Dodson died June 9, 1928,
aged about 68 years. She first joined Hebron
M. P. church. Several years ago she trans-
ferred her membership to Chestnut Ridge
church, where she remained a member until
death.

Funeral services Sunday, June 10th, 5 p. m.,
at Chestnut Ridge, conducted by the writer,
assisted by Rev. J. F. Minnis, after which
the remains were placed to rest in the church
cemetery. ,

A large congregation attended these serv-
ices. May the bereaved ones be comforted
by the One who can bind up the broken-
hearted. B. M. WILLIAMS.

Wright

Mary Ann Teague Wright, wife of W. H.
Wright, was born in Davidson county near
Pleasant Grove church March 6, 1S52, and
died at her home near here May 31, 1928.
While her death was not altogether unex-
pected, yet it came suddenly and was quite
a shock to her family and the entire com-
munity.

In early life she professed religion and
joined Prospect M. E. church, but about 45
years after she moved her membersnip to
Pleasant Grove where she lived and died in
the triumphs of a gospel faith. Mrs. Wright
was a good woman and said some time ago
that she was ready to go whenever the sum-
mons should come. She and her husband
were very much devoted to each other and
Brother Wright has the sympathy of the
church and community in this sad hour.

The first Sunday in May, 1881, she was mar-
ried to W. H. Wright and this union was
blessed with four children, two of whom died
several years ago. Surviving are the hus-
band, two daughters, Mrs. H. M. Bryant and
Mrs. P. H. Carroll, of High Point; two broth-
ers, E. E. Teague, of Thomasville, and I. B.
Teague, of High Point. There are also 12
grandchildren, one of whom has spent the
greater part of her life in the home of her
grandparents which makes grandmother feel
like her own mother. To all who mourn we
extend the hand of sympathy.

Sunday at 11 a. m. her pastor conducted
the funeral service in the church, after which
her body was placed in the church cemetery.
The weather was rainy but the beautiful
flowers and the crowded church showed clearly
the high esteem in which she was held by her
friends and neighbors.

G. L. REYNOLDS.

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June 14, 1928

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Mecklenburg. — I have been waiting for the
reporters to report. I do not see anything
from our work. I have tried to select re-
porters that would report, but it seems I have
failed in that respect. Maybe they thiuk
there is nothing worthy of report. If so,
they are badly mistaken, for the work is
progressing nicely. Many more are attend-
ing services than in the beginning of the
year. Our Ladies' Aid at Stallings church is
doing a fine work, worthy of notice. Also
the C. E. Society at Stallings is doing well
and very encouraging. We have filled all of
our appointments, and I am glad to say there
is a co-operative spirit throughout the work.
I am pleased with the interest taken, and
am quite sure by the end of this conference
year more will become interested in the work.
We had our Children's Day last Sunday; the
children did fine. We used the literature
from our own press, and I think it is fine.
Our collection was rather small, but those of
us who are acquainted with conditions down
here realize why. We are arranging to have
the children from our Children's Home with
us in the near future, and I am sure it will
increase interest in the Home and the church,
for they render such good programs. Hoping
when the reporters read this it will prompt
them to service, I remain,

Yours in the service for the Master,

W. C. HALL, Reporter.

Pine Grove, Kernersville Charge. — Rev. E.
G. Lowdermilk, our faithful pastor, filled Ms
appointment Sunday and gave us a good gos-
pel sermon. The text was taken from the
third chapter of Amos and third verse: "Can
two walk together, except they be agreed?"
Then the question: Can the church prosper
except its members be agreed?

So, member of the church, let's agree and
work together with the pastor for the good
of the church, to the glory of God, and the
good of the community.

The church was saddened on May 25 to
hear of the death of Mrs. Laura Vance, a
faithful attendant of the church when she
was in good health.

Miss Blanche Ingram, a student of High
Point College, spent a few days' vacation at
home. She left Monday to attend the sum-
mer school session at High Point College.

Miss Bessie Cooke attended the commence-
ment exercises at Guilford College this week.
REPORTER.

Pleasant Grove. — Our special meeting is to
begin the first Sunday in July. Children's
Day exercise will be hold the third Sunday
night in June. Mrs. L. F. Honcycutt is train-
ing the children and the program promises
to be one of real interest. Rainy Sundays
and unfavorable weather lias made it difficult
to practice as we intended, yet the children
are doing well and we feel sure the pageant
will be rendered successfully.

Our parsonage in High Point has been sold
.'mil 1 lie plan now is to relocate and build a
new modern parsonage in the community near

the church. The new high school building
is going up rapidly and will be ready to open
school in the early fall. This will give the
pastor access to one of the best schools in
Davidson county.

The Ladies' Aid Society held another suc-
cessful meeting in the home of Mrs. Darr, on
English Street, in High Point. The meeting
was largely attended and Mrs. Darr and her
mother, Mrs. J. E. Cecil, delighted the ladies
in the serving of refreshments that would
please anybody who likes to eat. There will
be no July meeting of the Ladies' Aid because
our special meeting will be in progress at the
time of the next regular meet.

Mrs. Clark, who has been kept at home for
several weeks because of sickness, is now able
to be at her usual place at church. Mrs.
B. E. Payne has been on the sick list for some
time and we hope soon she may regain her
usual good health. G. L. REYNOLDS.

Asheville. — Our new pastor, Rev. Fred W.
Paschall, launched the work here in a formal
way last Sunday morning. It might be named
"an installation service." Bro. Paschall dedi-
cated the church officers and officers of the
departments and Sunday school teachers in
a very impressive and inspiring manner. His
text was a part of 2 Timothy 2:15. His sub-
ject was, "The LTnashamed Worker." The
Scripture lesson and the hymns were all most
appropriate. A beautiful responsive reading
was said by the pastor and the officers and
teachers. It might be summed up thus:

"Save us and help us, we humbly beseech
Thee, O Lord — from infirmity of purpose, lack
of interest, indolence, feeble sense of duty
disregard of others, half-heartedness in our
work, self-conceit, offensive manners, self-
assertion, love of flattery, dislike of criticism,
impatience, irritation, sarcasm, gossip, all
idle and hurtful words.

"Above all, O Lord, give us knowdedge of
Thee, to see Thee in all Thy works, always
to feel Thy presence and to hear Thy call.
Uplift our hearts to new love, energy, and
devotion that we may go forth in Thy
strength."

There was a good attendance at both
services.

The prayer meeting Wednesday night was
well attended, in response to the pastor's
motto, "Make Wednesday night Church
Night."

For two weeks we have been distressed for
the critical illness of Miss Novella Mclntyre.
She was stricken on the night of her arrival
from the High Point College commencement.
Her condition seemed hopeless from the be-
ginning, but there is slight improvement now.
Her many friends are praying and hoping
for sure recovery.

Miss Annette Stowe, of High Point, N. C,
recently visited her sister, Mrs. C. C. McNeil.
Brother W. T. Hanner and Mrs. Hanner, of
Julian, N. C, visited the family of Bro. Har-
din here, Mrs. Hanner's brother.

Miss Flossie Stout will remain in Asheville
to attend the Asheville Summer School. Bro.
J. 0. VanMeter, of the Asheville school, will
conduct a union revival meeting at Whitaker's,
N. C, beginning June 17. Our prayers go
with him and the churches uniting. He cer-
tainly blessed us for the six months he sup-
plied for Bro. Paschall. Waco Miller is still
in the hospital. Oscar Havner is in the hos-

pital recovering from a serious accident. Bro-
ther Paschall recently addressed the Clean
Life Club at the Y. M. C. A. Our entire mem-
bership feel amply rewarded for waiting for
the coming of Brother Paschall. We welcome
the Misses Fawcett from Guilford College for
the summer. REPORTER,

Lineberry, Davidson Charge. — After a period
of time in which severe attacks of measles
have been raging in our community, I seat
myself again to report from our church.

We are very glad that the measles have
somewhat died out and again we have started
our Sunday school and Christian Endeavor
going as best we are able.

After being absent from these services
somehow we grow a little cold and indifferent,
but may the Holy Spirit continue to reign in
each heart. May we continue to press for-
ward and spread the tidings of joy to those
who do not know the Lord in the forgiveness
of sins. We want to always be found in the
service of the Lord.

Many of the Lineberry folks attended the
Sunday school convention at Jackson Hill last
Sunday. Interesting talks and songs were
rendered from the various churches which
were greatly enjoyed.

Christian friends, pray for us that we may
always be obedient to the will of Almighty
God.

And some day may we meet in heaven
where sin, sorrow and death shall come no
more but where joy and peace will reign
forever. ROBT. LANIER, Reporter.

Belmont. — Sunday, the third Annual Memo-
rial Day, was one of the greatest days in the
history of Belmont Methodist Protestant
church. The principal feature of the day was
a splendid, enlightening, inspiring address by
Mr. Clarence Ross, mayor of Graham. During
the morning .and afternoon sessions suitable
quartets and duets were rendered. After the
morning address an appropriate service was
conducted at the cemetery where every grave
had been decorated.

Dinner was spread by the various families.
Many old friends were noticed in the gather-
ing. The afternoon program consisted of
more good music, duet, quartet, sermon by
the pastor, J. Elwood Carroll, and a short
business meeting. The treasurer made a fa-
vorable report. The officers were all re-
elected: Mr. Roy L. Sharpe, president; Mr.
Green A. Nicholson, vice-president; Miss
Carrie E. Nicholson, secretary-treasurer, and
Miss Ram ah Shoffner, corresponding secre-
tary. Mr. C. C. Branson, a former member
of Belmont church, made a short talk at the
afternoon session. Rev. L. W. Gerringer,
Burlington, and Rev. 0. C. Loy, Jr., Saxapa-
haw, attended the afternoon session. In fu-
ture years the fourth Sunday in May will be
the regular Memorial Day at Belmont church.
MISS NANIE COBLE.

Chatham Circuit. — Although I have not re-
ported for some time, we have not been idle,
but have been endeavoring to keep the work
goingas best we are able.

The first Sunday in May was Memorial Day
at Zion. The sermon by Rev. D. I. Garner
was an inspiration to the large congregation
present. Since our last report the church has
been covered, and plans are being made to
paint the exterior of the building.

June 14, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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een

At Piney Grove on the fourth Sunday in
May, in the morning, the Children's Day
program was given. In the afternoon the
memorial sermon was preached. Both of these
services were attended by a large number.
The Sunday school here is making splendid
progress.

The Children's Day program at Bonlee was
given on the second Sunday in June. The
program was a good one. At the close Eev.

E. F. Cude, of Colfax, made a talk on mis-
sions. An offering of $16.22 was taken. In
the afternoon at 2 o'clock Eev. W. M. Loy,
of Burlington, preached the memorial sermon,
which was well received by the large audience.
A feature of this service was a vocal solo by
Miss Mary Ellis, of Siler City. The conclud-
ing number was an address on "The Place
of the Young People in the Church," by Eev.

F. L. Gibbs, a talk that was both inspiring
and instructive. The Sunday school here has
grown to such a point that the building of
additional rooms is being considered as a
means of accommodating the classes.

The third Sunday in June will be the date
of the Children's Day and memorial services
at Hickory Grove. On the fourth Sunday
Bey. H. L. Isley will preach the memorial
sermon in all-day services at Flint Eidge.
Dinner will be served on the grounds. Every
one is invited to both these occasions. ,

A larger amount than ever before has been
raised on both A. C. B. and G. C. B. Most
of the churches will most likely pay in full
this year.

We are thankful for a number of gifts
received from the people of all the churches
on the charge. C. G. ISLEY.

Flat Rock, Vance. — The work of our church
is progressing very nicely. Our pastor, Eev.
M. P. Chambliss, continues to give us fine, in-
spiring sermons. At last appointment he
preached a Mother's Day sermon. It was very
appreciatively received. Our pastor is work-
ing very hard to get our church building and
Sunday school rooms all finished. Old plaster
has been removed from the church and it will
be replastered. Main auditorium and Suuday
school rooms will be given sand finish alike.
We hope to have everything ready for the
paint by next Sunday, June 17, then to get
it painted in time for our revival in July.

Sunday school was held outdoors in the
grove yesterday as the plaster and church
was so torn up. It is nearing the one hundred
mark in attendance, and more interest is
being taken in the lessons. Two classes, Nos.
3 and i, have on a drive for new members
and better attendance. The winning class
is to be entertained with an outing and sup-
per by the other. To date Class No. 3, Mrs.
B. W. Jones, teacher, stands ahead.

The Sunday evening prayer meetings are
taking on new life. It may bo the active
part taken by our young people. For the
last two Sunday evenings the leaders have
been from Classes No. 4 and No. 3. They
made splendid leaders. Some of our grown-
ups should take notice. We are indeed proud
of our young people.

The Ladies' Aid is doing good work. They
have about $130.00 in the treasury towards
the purchase of a piano for the church. New
officers were installed last meeting as follows:
President, Mrs. S. W. Beavis; vice-president,
Miss Annie Satterwhite; secretary, Mrs. B. W.
Jones; treasurer, Mrs. J. H. Satterwhite. This

is a splendid corps of officers and deserve
the hearty support and co-operation of the
entire church membership.

The Woman's Home Missionary Society will
meet in its June meeting with Mrs. T. P.
Hester. It is their plan to pay their mis-
sionary apportionment in monthly install-
ments. Two groups have been organized
among our children and young people. The
group, aged 12 to 16 years, will be called
Willing Workers Missionary Society, with
Miss Mary V. White superintendent. They
will do both home and foreign work. They
will hold all their meetings at the church.
The other group, aged 6 to 12 years, will
have Mrs. T. P. Hester as superintendent,
meeting at the church same hours as the
other group, but meetings will be held
separately.

Several of our memuers attended the dis-
trict meeting of missionary societies held
Thursday, May 31, with Mt. Carmel church.
They reported a good meeting. Mentioning
reports given by several delegates that at-
tended branch meeting as well as the inter-
esting address of Mrs. W. C. Cumming, who
is a returned missionary from China. At the
prayer service last evening we heard of the
splendid program given by Middleburg town-
ship Sunday School Association in the Mid-
dleburg Baptist churchT Wish more of our
leaders could have attended.

We are glad to have in our midst for the
summer Prof. H. E. White, of Davidson
county, who will spend his vacation with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. White.

EEPOETEE,

Concord. — The interest and attendance at
Sunday school continues good and our effi-
cient superintendent, Mr. J. S. Polk, is very
enthusiastic in his efforts to make the school
bigger and better. There were 315 present
Sunday.

A large congregation was present at the
morning hour and heard a very interesting
sermon on "Seeing As Others See," by our
pastor.

Mr. lien dry leaves today (Monday) for
Bessemer City, where he will assist Bev. M. C.
Henderson in a special meeting.

Our second Daily Vacation Bible School be-
gins next Monday, June 18, and will continue
through the 29th. Workers have been secured
and will put on the first and second year
course in kindergarten, primary and junior
work.

The Men's Brotherhood meeting and supper
were held last Friday night in the social hall
of the Sunday school building. Prof. J. B.
Eoberson, former superintendent of Cabarrus
county schools, was present and made a very
interesting address.

Children's Day services will be held here
on the first Sunday in July.

MES. D. A. M'LAUEIN.

Greenville Circuit, Hobbs Chapel. — Brother
Powell preached for us yesterday at the
usual hour. His subject was, "The Beautiful
Life." He plainly and interestingly discussed
the way to obtain and retain the beautiful
life, also the rewards of it. He said to obtain
it we must repent of our sins, accept Christ
as our Savior, and surrender our lives fully
to Him. To retain it we must study the
Bible, pray daily, and live a life of self -sacri-
fice. The reward of the beautiful life was a

promise of all that we need in this world,
and eternal life in the world to come.

We will have church again the fourth Sun-
day morning. At this service there will be
an election of delegate to our annual con-
ference. Bro. A. W. Moore and Bro. E. M.
Pearson are the nominees. Be sure to attend
this service and vote for the one that you
wish to represent this charge at the coming
conference. EEPOETEE.

Orange Charge. — Eev. J. F. Minnis was with
us at Chestnut Eidge at !1 a. m. and at
Hebron at 3 p. m. yesterday. Congregations
were good at both places. The addresses by
Bro. Minnis were fine. They were well de-
livered and listened to attentively. We be-
lieve the missionary interest of our people
was deepened.

We wish all our people could hear the story

of conditions in foreign ands from the lips

of those who know. Bro. Minnis tells of

conditions in India as he knows them to be.

Sincerely,

B. M. WILLIAMS.

High Point.— At the 11 o'clock service last
Sunday the choir rendered the exquisite an-
them, "Spirit of God," and Mrs. J. H. Allred
and Clarence Schultheiss sang the lovely "One
Sweetly Solemn Thought," by Ambrose, as a
duet. Dr. S. K. Spahr delivered a strong ser-
mon from Corinthians 2:5, "A Faith That
Will Not Shrink." He said in part that men
are very careful about things precious; so we
should prize most highly our faith, which is
our hope of eternal life. Men are very proud
of their learning, their discoveries in science
and philosophy, but our chief purpose and
desire should be the cultivation and increase
of our faith in the power of God. He says
that he is old-fashioned enough to believe
that the greatest work in which men and
women can be engaged is the work of the
church, and that we must get back to our
belief in that greatest of all old miracles,
conversion. At the close of the sermon, we
were much pleased to receive Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Clemmons and little daughter, Evelyn,
by transfer from Grace church, Greensboro.
These additions are warmly welcomed and
heartily received into our fellowship.

At the Sunday evening service the anthem,
"God That Madest Earth and Heaven," was
sung by the choir, there was a selection by
the male quartette, and Prof. J. D. Hardy,
of the college, brought an instructive and
helpful message.

The Vacation Bible School, under the effi-
cient leadership of Eev. E. Lester Ballard,
opened Monday morning at 9 o'clock and will
continue for three weeks. The attendance
was 89, with more to join later. A corps of
splendid workers is assisting in the different
departments. Mrs. Eller Eothrock is superin-
tendent Kindergarten Department, with Misses
Grace Koontz and Mary Adams, teachers.
Mrs. S. S. Coe is superintendent Primary
Department, with Misses Inez Beynolds, Daisy
Lee York, Margaret- Snipes, and C. L. Gray,
Jr., teachers, and Annette Pickens and Jose-
phine Ferguson, assistants. Miss Gladys
Kivett is superintendent Junior Department,
with the following teachers: Misses Louise
Jennings, Marjorie Welborn, and C. McCanless.

An interesting meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society was held Monday afternoon with the
following hostesses: Mesdames J. C. White-

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sell, J, D. Hardy, R. M. Andrews, C. E. Ilin-
shaw, P. E. Lindley, P. S. Kennett, and M. F.
Vuncannon. The treasurer, Mrs. C. L. Gray,
reported that tlie debt on carpet fund lias
been reduced to $75.00. This announcement
was applauded.

Next Sunday morning the election of dele-
gates to the Annual Conference next Novem-
ber will lie held, the nominees being Messrs.
A. A. Hill and C. F. Barton.

On Tuesday evening Mrs. Minnie Pickett
Harrell will give her annual music recital in
the assembly room, when she will present her
pupils in piano.

The Teacher Training Class under the help-
ful leadership of Dean P. E. Lindley, of the
college, continues to meet, each Wednesday
evening. On last Sunday morning Dean
Lindley filled the pulpit of Grace church,
Greensboro. We are very happy to know
that he was honored with the degree of
Doctor of Literature by Western Maryland
College, Westminster, Md., at its recent com-
mencement.

Mr. and Mrs. George T. Penny are now
occupying their magnificent new residence on
the High Point-Greensboro highway near
Jamestown.

V. W. Idol, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
W. Idol, is receiving hearty congratulations on
his splendid scholarship record while a stu-
dent in High Point high school, from which
he was graduated last week. During the four
years he made an average grade of 95 1-4
per cent, which is most excellent especially
when his extreme youthfulness is considered.
This bright young boy has not yet reached
his 16th birthday.

At the commencement of the University of
North Carolina yesterday two bright and
popular young members of our church and
Sabbath school received the A.B. degree, Holt
MePherson and Edwin E. Koonee.

Misses Helen Hayes, of Henderson, and
Alice Faulkner, of Danville, Va., have re-
turned to their home after a visit of several
days to Miss Virginia Pickens. These girls
were bridesmaids in the wedding of Miss
Eugenia Williams, of Greensboro, and Mr.
Charles Reginald Strouse, of Hagerstown, Md.,
which was solemnized in Grace church,
Greensboro, on Tuesday evening, June 5th.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. R. F. Wil-
liams, who was in business in High Point at
one time, and is a graduate of High Point
College of class of 1027. Mr. Strouse is a
native of Chambersburg, Pa., but is now in
business in Hagerstown, Md., where the young
couple will reside after a honeymoon trip to
Washington and New York City. The best
wishes of a host of friends is extended to the
pretty and popular young bride.

L. E. Johnston, principal High Point high
school, has gone to Durham where he will
teach in Duke University summer school. Mrs.
Johnston and little daughter, Rebecca Holt,
will spend the summer with her parents, Dr.
and Mrs. W. C. Wicker, of Elon College.

Many friends are pleased to see E. Lynn
Trout and his mother, Mrs. P. T. Crawford,
in High Point after an absence of several
weeks.

ceived their attendance certificates and pins
recently because practically each Sunday there
is at least one presented, but we wish to con-
gratulate Mr. Ed Fox and family on their
record-breaking attendance, four having re-
ceived their pins and certificates recently.

Due to the fact that Mrs. Dixon was visiting
relatives in Pittsburgh Sunday Rev. F. L.
Gibbs, a former pastor, was in charge of the
morning service. Mr. Gibbs, in his usual man-
ner, delivered to a large audience a splendid
message on the subject, "The Quest of
Youth." We were also favored with a beauti-
ful solo by Miss Mary Ellis, of the local Bap-
tist church.

Recent items of interest in the Christian
Endeavor Society are: Report on trip to Bal-
timore by Mrs. D. L. Johnson, special music
by Miss Minnie Cooper and Mr. J. B. Turner,
and many interesting and helpful talks by Mr.
and Mrs. Dixon and other members on Vaca-
tion and Amusements.

The picnic at Kimesville June 1st, financed
by the men, who were defeated in a recent
Sunday school contest, was a great success.
Each lady was asked to take a basket, and a
good lunch consisting of fish, pie, cake and
pickles was enjoyed. Fishing and boat-riding
were also enjoyed by those present, which
numbered approximately 100.

Our Wednesday evening prayer services are
being attended unusually well. There were
4!) present last Wednesday evening, at which
time Mr. and Mrs. Dixon gave us a splendid
view of the Baltimore conference.

Mr. Billie Wrenn, of the University of Ala-
bama, is at home with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. L. Wrenn, for the summer.

It is very interesting and encouraging to
note the interest taken in the appearance of
the Sunday school rooms. Many floors have
been stained and other improvements made.
There is not a prettier or more youthful-
looking room than the Junior Philathea with
the curtains, table-runner and chair cushions
of a nice cretonne. The other rooms have
not been completed yet.

In a business meeting some time ago it was
decided that each member of the Senior
Philathea class make a quilt square and each
member charge a fee of 10c to embroider
a name on hers. Mrs. J. A. Cooper got the
consent of 102 people, thereby winning first
prize. Mrs. Cooper will be given by her class
all the ice cream she can eat. The total
amount collected by the entire class was $55.
REPORTER.

June 14, 1928

friends who helped out the choir so much
with the singing. ,

In the afternoon memorial service was held.
The cemetery had been nicely cleaned and
the graves decorated with many beautiful
flowers. We were very glad indeed to have
Eev. W. M.-Loy, of Burlington, with us to
preach the memorial sermon. Bro. Loy has
endeared himself very much to the people of
Hope church and Bonlee. He made a good
talk and paid tribute to our loved ones gone
before who so nobly bore their cross. At the
close of Bro. Loy's discourse, Miss Mary Ellis,
of Siler City, favored us with a beautiful solo.

Rev. F. L. Gibbs next made a short but ap-
pealing talk on the young people's place in
the church.

We wish to thank members of the M. P.
choir of Siler City for their splendid music
in the afternoon.

Our pastor, Rev. C. G. Isley, seemed highly
pleased with the day's program.

Only two more months until our revival.
It is not too soon to begin to pray for a
great meeting. REPORTER.

Siler City. — Last Sunday was a very happy
day for us all. Our Sunday school attendance
was at its highest mark, 142 present. It is im-
possible to mention all those who have re-

Hope, Chatham Charge. — Last Sunday was a
good day for us. We had good attendance at
Sunday school, there being 77 present. We
were very glad to have quite a number of
visitors present. We are proud of our Sunday
school, for a little over one year ago we or-
ganized with 32 members and we now have
an enrollment of 100. We hope to keep on
growing and are looking forward to better
average attendance from now on.

The 11 o'clock service was given over to a
Children's Day program. Many beautiful
flowers were tastefully arranged about the
pulpit. The children deserve much credit
for the splendid way they rendered their
pieces.

Rev. E. F. Cude, of Colfax, made a very fine
talk on missions. The offering amounted to
$16.22. We are very much indebted to outside

Flint Ridge, Chatham Charge. — Our Sunday
school is progressing very nicely with Mr.
Harrison Hinshaw as superintendent.

To be held the fourth Sunday in this month
an all-day memorial service. We are expect-
ing a large crowd and good speaking.

Mr. D. W. Jennings has been appointed to
open our next prayer meeting.

Many of our older members have been un-
able to attend services this year on account
of ill health. The young people will have to
come in and try to help fill their place the
best they can in remembrance of the good
work of the older members.

Let us look forward and be praying for
our revival which will commence the fourth
Sunday in next month. REPORTER.

Grace Church. — Although the pastor, Rev.
E. J. Tamblyn, is away on his vacation, we
are enjoying splendid sermons. On Sunday
morning the pulpit was filled by Dr. Lindley,
dean of High Point College, while Sunday
night our beloved former pastor, Dr. S. K.
Spahr, preached. The pulpit is being filled
each Sunday during the absence of t.he minj
ister by a committee. No meetings of the
congregation have been stopped.

The meeting of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society, which was to have been held'
Tuesday evening of this week, has been post-
poned until next Tuesday. At this meeting
Mrs. A. G. Dixon will speak about the General
Conference, and Mrs. Hammer, of Asheboro,
will speak concerning the union of all mission
boards.

The Ladies' Aid Society met Monday after-
noon at the church. They pledged $100 to
the church building fund.

The Senior Christian Endeavorers find the
supper each Sunday night a pleasure. It in-
creases the attendance, and many people may
obtain a small supper for a mere nominal
sum. The meetings have been very well
attended.

The Sunday schools of this church and West
End and Calvary have entered a contest for
attendance during the month of June. The
two losers are to carry baskets for a picnic
supper. Grace Sunday school has adopted the
slogan, "We will not carry a basket,"

June 11, 19 28

The boys' class of the Intermediate Depart-
ment entertained the girls at Dr. Johnson's
cdub house. The party went in swimming,
then a weiuer roast was enjoyed by all.

We are glad to welcome back all the college
students who hare been away to school. Their
faces add a youthful appearance to our con-
gregation.

Henderson. — The monthly meeting of the
missionary societies was held Thursday after-
noon, May 21, at the home of Mrs. C. F.
Tanksley, Sr. Mrs. B. A. Hunter was assistant
hostess. The president, Mrs. L. E. Gooeh, pre-
sided. Miss Agnes Harris conducted the devo-
tionals, reading "The Purple Candle'' from
the "Jewel Box." Mrs. Clyde Finch sum-
marized the entire study book, "A Straight
Way Toward Tomorrow," and gave in conclu-
sion the last chapter. The collection of dues
followed and reports from the treasurers.
Boll call and reading of minutes was given
by Miss Agnes Harris. Mrs. E. A. Hunter and
Mrs. Sam Harris, delegates to the branch
meeting at Greensboro, gave very interesting
reports of the proceedings there. After the
business session the meeting closed with spe-
cial prayers for those mentioned in our
prayer calendar. The hostess served delicious
strawberry shortcake.

The Philathea class held its monthly meet-
ing in the class room Thursday night, May 24.
The president, Mrs. A. B. Young, was in the
chair. She also conducted the devotionals.
Eeports from various committees were given
and showed much work being done by the
members of the class. During the period of
new business it was voted to have the wood-
work and walls of the class room painted,
the class room committee having that in
charge. Since the Philathea class was one of
the losing classes in the attendance contest,
they also voted to entertain the winning class,
Baraca, Friday evening, June 8. Other busi-
ness was discussed and voted on. Due to the
lateness of the hour the program was post-
poned until the next meeting. Eev. E. A.
Hunter dismissed the class with prayer.

We regret to report the death of Mrs. Cooke,
mother of Miss Katie Cooke, who has been ill
for quite a while. Death came this morning
at 5 o'clock.

With the closing of schools and colleges we
gladly welcome home many of our young
boys and girls. EEPOKTEE.

Corinth, Littleton Circuit. — Our Sunday
school is still moving on. If the people would
come more regularly we could do better work.
The Bible class had charge of the opening
exercises yesterday. The second Sunday in
May most of our Sunday schools attended
the Sunday school convention at Hollister.

On fourth Sunday afternoon in May our
annual memorial services were held at this
church. A large crowd attended this service
and many pretty flowers were brought to
decorate the graves. Corinth is considered
one among the oldest churches. The history
of the church was read and discussed by Eev.
H. S. B. Thompson at this service and the
male quartette from Aurelian Springs gave
us several selections. The visitors from a
distance who attended the memorial services
were Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Woodruff and chil-
dren, from Lawrenceville, Va.; Mr. and Mrs.
L. H. Taylor, Miss Mollie Carter, Mr. C. C.
Crickmore, from Eosemary, and Mr. W. T.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Carter from Vaughan, and a large crowd
from Aurelian Springs.

President Taylor and Eev. M. Ivey Crutch-
field were visitors at M. J. Morris' one day
last week.

Miss Daisey Lee Carter is spending some
time with her aunt at Lawrenceville, Va.

Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Morris, Mr. Bonney
Morris and Miss Virginia Irisco visited Mrs.
B. C. Barbee at Farmville last week-end and
attended the baccalaureate sermon at E. C.
T. C. in Greenville Sunday. EEPOETEE.

Winston, First Church. — Large congregations
are attending the services, and Eev. Mr.
Moton has been extended a cordial welcome.
He is one of the best known ministers in the
North Carolina conference and is recognized
as a most capable preacher. He will continue
to make his home at High Point, conducting
only morning services at the church here until
September, when evening worship will be
resumed.

The Sunday school is showing a gratifying
growth, approximately 150 members being
present Sunday. C. H. Smith is superintendent,
and with the assistance of other officers and
teachers of the various classes, marked prog-
ress is being shown.

The annual session of the North Carolina
conference is to be held in Winston-Salem
about the first of November.

Piney Grove, Denton Charge. — Our Sunday
school is moving along and we hope still more
may come. We are planning to have a Chil-
dren's Day the fourth Sunday afternoon and
hope for a good time.

We were very glad indeed to have Dr. All-
man and Miss Jarrett bring 10 of the children
from the Home at High Point Sunday after-
noon and render us a splendid program. The
children did fine, and were enjoyed by all.
We feel sure they are well trained and cared
for, and hope that we may do more for their
support. We will be glad to have them come
again.

We were very sorry Bro. Bingham was sick
with mumps and could not lie. with us Sunday,
for we miss him so much ; hope he will soon
lie well again. EEPOETEE.

Kandleman Charge. — Our special meeting
began at Mt. Lebanon the first Sunday and
came to a close last Sunday night. Bro. T. A.
Williams was with us from the beginning and
remained through Friday night. We were
almost rained out the first half week; as the
weather became more favorable the attendance
increased. Bro. Williams did excellent work,
standing firm on the Bible. Everybody was
highly pleased with his preaching. There were
four conversions.

Other churches in town co-operated in a
very commendable way. Bev. Mr. Morton,
pastor of the Baptist church here, preached
Saturday night and Sunday night.

Next Sunday morning an opportunity will
lie given for new candidates to unite with the
church. , w. H. NEESE.

Enfield. — A number of our church family
are sick. Mr. Frank White has been suffering
for a number of weeks. We are hopeful for
his early recovery. Mrs. Ida Keeter has been
suffering with her heart. Recently she was
taken very ill and life looked uncertain for
her; however, we are glad to report that she

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is much improved. Mr. Charlie Neal has also
been seriously ill, yet he is much improved.
Just last week Mrs. J. E. Powers was taken
seriously ill and taken to the Parkview hos-
pital at Bocky Mount. From reports she
seems to be resting very comfortably. She
may have to undergo an operation before her
case is cleared up. We are asking the prayers
of our church for these fellow workers in
Christ.

The folks here are still showing their good
will toward the pastor and his family. Be-
eently we have received appreciative gifts
from Miss Bustin and Mrs. H. A. Hyman,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Powers, Misses Susie and
Mary Whitaker, Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Bellamy.

Our church here is doing things. Look for
the report from the church reporter.

J. CLYDE AUMAN.

Enfield. — Our pastor, Eev. J. Clyde Auman,
gave us two splendid sermons Sunday. The
congregation was large Sunday morning; at
night not quite as many. Let's all attend
church ; it helps the preacher ; he can preach
better when he sees many people interested,
and your presence gives him an opportunity
to help you.

The Senior C. E. is planning a social for
Friday night ; we will report that next week.
The Intermediate C. E. is maintaining good
interest and doing very creditable work. Lil-
lian Bellamy had charge of the program for
Sunday evening, Pattie Euth Neal for the
time preceding, and Eobert Earl Parker for
the next time. EEPOETEE.

Hickory Grove Church. — Please change the
date of Children's Day to the fourth Sunday
(instead of the third), as our pastor can
be with us. A. L. JONES.
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MORE ALAMANCE COUNTY MINISTERS

Eevs. D. I. Garner, J. II. Trollinger and
II. S. B. Thompson were reared in Alamance
county. These, including the ones named last
week, make 21 entering the work of our con-
ference from Alamance county.

Bros. Kenneth Holt and Talton J. White-
head are Alamance boys preparing to preach.
Eev. L. L. Abright, who was one of our mis-
sionaries for a time, was an Alamance man.
He is not preaching now.

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ONE MORE MINISTER TO THE CREDIT
OF ALAMANCE

In my article in last week's issue of the
Herald I omitted the name of Eev. David I.
Garner as one of the ministers entering the
Annual Conference work from Alamance
county. This makes 19 men for the gospel
ministry in the Methodist Protestant church
from Alamance county. Let us hear from
other counties in North Carolina, and when
we have heard from the big "preacher coun-
ties" of the state we will then know who
holds the banner for sending the largest
number of men into the work of the gospel
ministry. We regret the omission of Bro.
Garner's name from the list and we assure
the English Street pastor that it was purely
an oversight. C. B. WAY.
M-

— Miss Pauline Haltom, formerly of the
Children's Home, has been ill for months.
She is now critically ill in St. Leo Hospital,
this city. Her brothers and sister have cared
for her.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

June 21, 192R

THE VALUE OF THE INDIVIDUAL

By Key. J. II. .I.iwett, D.l).

"He calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth theui
ont." Our Saviour never spoke of "the mass," nor had he
any equivalent to the term. And lie never spoke of "the
classes," nor had any such jumbled term a place in his
vocabulary. In our Saviour's thoughts the individual was
never lost in the crowd. It is altogether different with our-
selves. We scon reach the limit of our power to discriminate
and to separate unit from unit in the gathered multitude.
Even the camera, with its extraordinary sensitive discern-
ment, fails to retain the individual when he is one of a
mighty crowd.

Rut Jesus never lost the perception of the individual,
however great may have been the crowd. He calls his sheep
by name. His names for people are not racial names in
which the personality is lost. They are personal names,
sharply defining the individual life. He goes through the
crowded streets of Capernaum, and he calls Matthew the
publican. He moves amid the dense throngs of Jericho, and
he picks out Zaccheus by name. And these are not exceptional
cases, they are typical. His interest is ever in the individual.
And he does not distinguish only the rare, showy flowers in
the garden — some vestal lily, some passionate rose, he is also
concerned with "the grass of the field." He is not only
interested in the gorgeous birds of the woodland, "strange
bright birds with their starry wings, which bear the rich
hues of all glorious things"; he is equally attracted by the
sparrow, and in his word he immortalized it. Yes, he knows
us, whether we are distinguished or obscure — whether it be a
mystical Nathaniel, or a blind Bartimaeus, who is by the way-
side begging. In the record of Jesus no one is lost in the
crowd.

And our Saviour comes to us, not to round off and destroy
our individuality, but rather to enrich and perfect it. When
his redeeming grace begins to minister to us, and to carry out
his will, it does not erase all our idiosyncrasies. Our dis-
tinctive faculties are not subdued, nor are they set in such
formal relations that we are all as like one another as houses
in a terraced row. Grace does not standardize the saints ;
there are many more types than one. Grace does not erase
the graces, and turn the varied landscape into little plots of
exactly the same measure, and having precisely the same
growths. How uninteresting it would all be if our differences
were wiped out, and we were merged in undistinguished uni-
formity ! Suppose that in the bird-world there was a revolu-
tion, in which wings and feathers were to be redistributed.
Suppose the sparrow were to borrow a few feathers from
the bird of paradise, and the more gorgeous bird were to
borrow some of the sparrow's homely brown, until they were
as alike as two pins! No, that is not the way! Christ comes
to develop our individuality.

Our Saviour comes to bring every life to its purposed and
distinctive glory. Every one's endowments are like an un-
opened bulb, and Christ comes to unpack them, to elicit
their strength and beauty by the awakening ministries of
his grace. 'To present every man perfect in Christ Jesus!"
That is to be our destiny. In Christ, every one is to become
complete, and every one is to be crowned with spiritual
distinction.

That will be the ever-growing attractiveness of the eternal
world. Our personal development will never cease. We shall

always be presenting to one another new and fascinating t
glimpses of personal growth. Heaven is a realm where wonder
is never satiated, bul is always fed and free.

MOODY AND SANKEY

Hilly Sunday and other contemporary evangelists had
their counterparts in a past day in the famous team of Moody
anil Sankcy. Dwight Lyman .Moody started out as a selfish
and miseievous youth. Born a1 Northfleld, Mass., in 1837.
His father died when Dwight was four years old. The boy
became independent and neglected the opportunities of
education.

At the age of IT Dwight obtained a position as a salesman
in a Boston shoe store. lie continued to live somewhat reck=
lessly until 1855 when, by accident, he heard ail impressive
sermon. He Was attracted to the church and ill turn became
intensely interested in Sunday School Work, lh 1856 he Went
to Chicago and started his own business.

Two years later lie opened his own Sunday school, rei'ruit-
ing his pupils from the streets. In a short Space of time his
class had grown to 1,000 pupils and North Markit Ball; whore
it met, subsequently became Illinois Street church and Moody
its layman pastor. Moody became' so enthused in his mis-
sionary Work that ih i860 he gave up his business to devote
his every effort to the greater undertaking.

During the Civil War he was associated with the United
States Christian Commission and after the war became head
of the Chicago Young Men's Christian Association. The
church where Moody carried on his activities was destroyed in
the great Chicago tire but was quickly rebuilt by popular sub-
scription. Under the name of the Chicago Tabernacle it
started its work of supervising (he great training school for
foreign missionaries and lay workers.

It was in developing this work that Moody was joined by
Ira David Sankey who became of equal renown. Sankey's first
assistance was to sing hymns in conjunction with Moody's
preaching. The pair -made such a success that Moody and
Sankey's gospel hymns were a byword. The two also con-
ducted revival meetings in England. Sometimes 20,000 per-
sons would gather at one time to hear them. In 1870 Moody
opened the North field Seminary for young women at the
town of his birth and several years later started there the
Hermon school for boys. In each the training centers about
Bible study ; the boys are instructed in farm work and the
girls in housework. It was at Northfield in 1880 that the
first Christian Workers' Conference met at Moody's call, and
it was Moody who in 188!) started the Bible Institute of
Chicago.

Moody's sermons might not have been grammatically cor-
rect but they were forceful and to the point. They were
translated into German and other languages. It is estimated
that during his career Moody addressed 50,000,000 persons.
Moody was a sincere and earnest fundamentalist. He died
in 1899. His last words were:

" Earth is receding; heaven is approaching. God is calling
me." — The Path-finder.

— The Primitive Baptist Church has a diminishing num-
ber of members in North Carolina, but taking the country as
a whole has gained about a thousand members in the last ten
years. In Georgia it has 401 churches with over 15.000 mem-
bers. In North Carolina it has 295 churches with nearly ten
thousand members.

June 21, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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I Denominational Enterprises

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MISSIONS

t almost headed this article "Foreign Missions." Habit
soon gets a very strong grip. That which we habitually do
soon becomes second nature to us. Only a little more than
one short year have I been writing missionary articles and
heading them "Foreign Missions" and yet in that time it
has become quite natural for me to write that title.

Sometimes it becomes necessary for us to break with old
habits and form new ones. This now is one of my tasks in
all our missionary operations. It is also one of the tasks of
our whole constituency. It ought not to be grievous or diffi-
cult. It ought to be a joy and a delight. It is so easy to
become circumscribed in our thinking, even in our missionary
thinking. It will be different, but, I am wont to believe,
wholesome for most of us, if not all, to get the Jesus con-
ception and vision of missionary enterprise to be "My wit-
nesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and
unto the uttermost part of the earth." Our omniscient
Father knows far more than we, the imperative need of mis-
sionary effort at home as well as abroad and abroad as well
as at home. And with the new plan of missionary enterprise
we now have the opportunity of visualizing the Jesus con-
ception of witnessing in every place with the same intense
interest and zeal. May our hearts warm up to the ncw-
opportuhity.

Children's Day

The one phase of missionary interest pre-eminently before
us now is the Children's Day service. Should there be those
who seemed to be more interested in the Easter exercises and
offerings or in the Thank-Offering services of the W. F. II. S.
and the W. H. M. S. than in the Children's Day services and
offerings, let us remember that, in the union of our missionary
organizations, the one has now come to mean just as much to
us as the others and that already we feel a deeper interest,
not only in the one, but in all. We are now on common
ground and every interest of our missionary work is becoming
just alike to us. Don't you feel that way in reading this
article? I assure you that such are my feelings in writing it.
And why not ? Certainly God is just as much concerned about
saving America as He is about saving Europe, Asia or Latin
America. But He is just as certainly as much concerned
about saving Europe, Asia or Latin America as He is about
saving America. With this feeling then shall we not enter
unitedly into this first Children's Day service of this new
century in a way that we have never entered and make it
count more for Christ and the church than it ever has counted ?
A Misconception

Quite a number have written about the cost of the Chil-
dren's Day programs and some have sent money for them.
When money has been sent it has been returned. They are
free! We are glad to furnish all that are needed to any
Sunday school ordering. And, by the way, the orders are
still coming. And there is time yet even though most of
the services are held in June. But there is no law prohibiting
the holding of Children's Day services in July or even August.
So if your 'school has not yet ordered the programs or pageant,
do so at once. And remember — they cost yon onthing — not
even postage. Just order, hold the service and fake a big
free-will offering for missions.

Historical Poster

Lest yon forget, let me again remind you that every
Sunday school or church ordering Children's Day supplies
is presented with a large poster containing the name and
picture of every missionary, except two, sent out by the
Board of Foreign Missions or Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society with the date of their going out. This is a very
valuable poster. The General Conference requested that it
be framed and kept in a conspicuous place in our Sunday
school rooms or church auditoriums so that our hoys and
girls, even in oncoming generations, may become conversant
about the foreign missionaries of our church. Should any
who are using the programs not receive a copy of the poster,
please let me know and one will be sent immediately.

Now may we all soon get the habit of thinking and saying
missions and with a united front and love enkindled hearts
go forward with our Lord and Master in world-wide evan-
gelism witnessing "both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

S. W. Rosenberger, Corresponding Secretary.

2525 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio.

MEETING OF BOARD OF MISSIONS

Resume of the work of the Board of Missions which met
in Pittsburgh, Pa., June -7-8, 1928.

The following officers were elected: President, G. H.
Miller; Vice-President, Mrs.- Henry Hupfield; Recording Sec-
retary, J. W. Hawley; Assistant Recording Secretary, Mrs.
W. B. Gilligan.

The following boards were elected for the purpose of
holding the titles of our property and transacting such other
matters as may be necessary. Board of Foreign Missions :
G. H. Miller, L. B. Smith, G. J. Kerlin, Rowland Watts and
J. Norman Wills. Board of Home Missions : J. P. Turkleson,
J. W. Hawley, G. D. Jones, 0. J. Whitesel, and A. C. Rogers.
W. F. M. S.: Mrs. Henry Hupfield, Mrs. E. B. McRoberts,
Mrs. Clyde Barbe, Mrs. George Tillotson and Mrs. George R.
Brown. W. H. M. S. : Mrs. A. 0. Dixon, Mrs. A. G. Liebelt,
Mrs. W. B. Gilligan, Mrs. C. S. Kidd and Mrs. R. T. Lewis.
This action does not divide the work of the Board of Missions
except in the legal holding of property.

Mrs. Henry Hupfield, Mrs. A. G. Dixon, George H. Miller
and J. W. Hawley were elected as members of the Executive
Committee to serve with the two executive secretaries.

The Executive Committee was ordered to secure a charter
for the Board of Missions, and to take the steps necessary to
have the charters of the four organizations represented in
this union so changed as to harmonize with this new charter
of the board.

The question _ of constitution and by-laws for this board
was referred to the Executive Committee.

An Investment Committee was created consisting of the
Executive Committee.

The board was ordered to employ a certified accountant
to audit all its accounts.

The president was authorized to appoint a Candidates
Committee consisting of two men and two women.

The Executive Committee was authorized to call a meeting
of this board before the end of the year if necessary.

The Executive Committee was order to meet once a month
for the first six months and then once a quarter, with the
understanding that other meetings may be called by the
president of the board whenever the work seems to require it.

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June 21, 1928

The president of this board and the two executive secre-
taries were authorized to sign all vouchers.

J. C. Broomfield read a communication from Mrs. Amos in
which she expressed her willingness to continue her work as
editor of the Missionary Record until a permanent arrange-
ment could he made. The board expressed its hearty appre-
iation of this spirit of co-operation and requested Mrs. Amos
to continue her work with the same remuneration she has
been receiving.

The Executive Committees of the W. P. M. S. and the
\V. H. M. S. were requested to continue to function until the
work of all the boards can be unified.

The remuneration of Mrs. Lida K. East, Mrs. Win, Stur-
geon and Mrs. Pettit was continued until September 1, 1928.
The branches of the W. P. M. S. and the W. IP M. S. of
the various conferences were asked to arrange for union
branch meetings and to effect a merger under the Board of
Missions as early as possible during the present calendar year.
The branch treasurers are requested to send all moneys to
the General Conference treasurer, J. IP Straughn, 516 North
Charles Street, Baltimore, Md.

The board directed all incomes from special days to be
placed in the general fund of the church, and to he dis-
tributed monthly, upon the percentage basis authorized by
the General Conference, provided that each board shall
receive a total equal to the amount given for that cause.

Mrs. Lida K. East was asked to address the board and she
spoke briefly concerning her work as treasurer of the
W. P. M. S.

A vote of appreciation was extended to all the former
officers of the W. P. M. S. and the W. IP M. S. for their
faithful service to the church in the past, and their willing-
ness to co-operate with the Board of Missions in effecting
the union of our missionary work.

The secretaries were permitted to draw upon the Grati-
tude Gift to the amount of $45,000 for the payment of debts.
The work done by J. H. Straughn under the direction of
T. IP Lewis prior to the General Conference of 1928 was
placed under the care of the Board of Missions.

The Board took up the election of an associate secretary
and nominations were called for. The names of Mrs. Lida
K. East, Miss Betty Ridgway and Mrs. Marie Thompson were
presented. The ballot was taken and Mrs. Marie Thompson
was elected. Mrs. Thompson is a widow of a Methodist
Protestant minister. She is a lady of culture, with wide ex-
perience as a business woman and a leader in church work.
She is licensed to preach by the Ohio conference of the
Methodist Protestant church. At present she is engaged as
a missionary organizer for the United Presbyterian church in
the state of Michigan. She will assume her duties with our
board August 1, 1928.

The Executive Committee was instructed to employ Miss
Anna L. Forrest in promotional work if possible.

.Airs. George R. Tillotson read the report of the committee
on constitutions and by-laws for the branches and auxiliaries.
Copies of this report were ordered sent to all members of this
hoard. Suggestions for changes are to be forwarded to the.
secretary, J. W. Hawley, 5451 Howe Street, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
for consideration at the July meeting of the Executive Com-
mittee, which is authorized to prepare and edit these consti-
tutions and by-laws.

The committee on assignment of representatives to present
the work of this board to the conference auxiliaries was read

and adopted. The assignments are as follows : Indiana, G. H. /(
Miller ; West Virginia, J. P. Turkleson, Mrs. Mary Strickler,
Mrs. Clyde Barbe. and Isa Hinkle ; Ohio, G. H. Miller, Mrs.
George Tillotson, and Mrs. John Feth ; North Carolina, Mrs.
George R, Brown, -Mrs. W. 0. Hammer and Mrs, Bates; Mary-
land, J. H. Straughn, Mrs. J. W. Armstrong, and Mrs. Craig ;
Pittsburgh, J. C. Broomfield, Mrs. MeRoberts, Mrs. P. W,
Cooke, and Mrs. A. G. Liebelt ; Michigan, J. C. Broomfield,
and the presidents of the W, P. M. S. and the W. H. M. S. in
the Michigan conference; Onondaga, J. W. Hawley.

M.iss Mabel Schaffer was recommended to the Executive
Committee for promotional work if needed.

The report of the committee on salaries was adopted. The
recommendations were as follows: Executive Secretary,
$3,300 per year; Associate Secretary, $2,000 per year. In
harmony with the action of the General Conference, J. M.
Sheridan was employed at $250 per month. Each of these
secretaries is to be provided with a stenographer, if necessity
requires, wdiose salary shall not exceed $100 per month.

The unfinished work of the board was left to the Executive
Committee.

The next meeting of the Executive Committee has been
set for Tuesday, July 17, 1928.

The expense of the associate executive secretary was re-
ferred to the Executive Committee of the General Conference,
for a division of that expense between the two women's
boards.

During the session telegrams were received from the W. F.
M. S. branch and the W. IP M. S. branch of the Onondaga
conference then in session stating that they had unanimously
approved the action of uniting the missionary activities of:
the church and also pledged their loyalty to the new program
of missions.

The W. IP M. S. branch of the Pittsburgh conference
was in session during the board meeting and the whole temper
of this meeting was one of loyalty to the Methodist Protestant
church and our missionary work.

For two full days during the remarkable meeting there
was not a discordant note sounded. Every member of the
board manifested an intense interest in the work, and a beau-
tiful spirit of Christian loyalty and co-operation.

The board adjourned with prayer by J. M. Sheridan,
S. W. Rosenherger and J. 0. Broomfield.

J. W. Hawley, Secretary.

OBSERVE CHILDREN'S DAY

The Methodist Protestant church at Cambridge, Ohio,
observed Children's Day Sunday morning, June 10th. The
attendance was large, the program good, the day perfect and
the children beautiful. Every one was happy, a good offering
was received and the older folks beamed. The pleasure that
our people, both young and old, got out of this service makes
one wonder why all our churches, city and rural, do not ob-
serve this great day in our church year. Many of them have,
more of them will, but it is not too late even for those schools
that have not planned to have a Children's Day service to
reconsider, repent and still observe the day. If for any reason
you cannot work out a program, you could at least tell the
children in your school about the children in Japan, China
and India, and give them the privilege of making an offering
for the children in these our missionary fields. Have the
program if possible, but at least take a missionary offering.
George H. Miller, President Board of Missions.

June 21, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

Fairfield

June 10. It was our privilege and pleasure to be with
the Fairfield church on this date, in their Home-Coming
servicer. The attendance was large, and the program, begin-
ning with the Sunday school, was full for the day. We
preached at the eleven o'clock hour, and presented the pro-
grams of the conference in the afternoon. In connection with
this, a brief period was given to praise and testimony in
which there was a ready response and a happy spirit. Most
of the afternoon was devoted to singing by groups from dif-
ferent churches. We learned that this is one of the old
churches of our conference. The exact time of organization
was not learned, but we were told that it dates back well
toward a hundred years. Important improvements have re-
cently been made on the building. A new roof has been put
on, and new ceiling, and the building painted inside and out.
Rubber tracking has been laid in the aisles and around the
altar, the pulpit carpeted and seated with new chairs, and
the old organ replaced with a piano which the congregation
expects to buy if it proves satisfactory. We were delighted
with what had been done. The building presents an attrac-
tive appearance, and should furnish new inspiration to the
membership and the community. We hope that this local
interest, may be extended to include conference and denomina-
tional programs. The life of any local church depends upon
its participation in the undertakings of the denomination.
This old church will enter the new century, we trust, not
only with a renewed building, but with a renewed purpose
to give increasing interest and help to every program of
kingdom service. Pastor Cowan is earnest in his desire for
the promotion of the work. We were glad to lie with him
and his people.

Charlotte
June 10. At 8 p. m. we were with Bro. Surratt and his
people of the First church, and thoroughly enjoyed our visit
with them. From a small and not very promising beginning
of a few years ago, this church has steadily grown until it
is now well organized and well established. Thirty new mem-
bers have already been added this year, and doubtless this
number will he increased with the passing months. From
the very beginning the policy of this church has been to sup-
port all conference and denominational interests, and this,
we are sure, is one of the secrets of its growth. Charlotte
is an "honor roll" church. On Monday morning the Vaca-
tion Bible School was opened with about fifty in attendance.
This number was expected to be increased to one hundred or
more. A parsonage site lias just been purchased for the
church, and practically all the money is in hand with which
to pay for it. The lot joins the church property on the east
side, and is a very desirable location for a parsonage. For
some years the parsonage has been in the church, but the
continued growth of the membership has made it necessary
to have this space for the activities of the congregation.
Pastor Surratt and his wife are serving their fifth year with
this church. They are popular with the people, and are
making a record of wise and constructive work. The Char-
lotte church is headed toward an era of expansion and
influence.

Kannapolis

June 11. — We were here in a business meeting Monday
night Industrial conditions are discouraging our people
somewhat, though we have a small group who are loyal and
who believe in our possibilities at this place. This is a
growing community and with ample room for our church.
We shall keep an eye on Kannapolis and watch with deep
interest the developments in this field. Pastor Cowan is con-
cerned for the growth of the work, but is passing, just now,
through the strain of family afflictions. He has our sympathy
and our prayers. We most earnestly hope that Sister Cowan
may speedily lie restored to health. Let her lie remembered
in our prayers.

Pastors' Summer Conference— Young People's Training
School

Two important conference events toward which we are
looking with keen interest. President Paschall is calling
for registrations for one and President Curry for the other.
Neither one should be disappointed. There should be 1,200
registrations for the Y. P. T. S. The goal is not too large.
Let us run it up rapidly. And certainly the request of Bro.
Curry is reasonable and easily within reach. All charges
that send their pastors to this assembly will make a good
investment for themselves. We hope that some interested lay-
man from every charge will take up this challenge of Bro.
Curry and put it over. This assembly of pastors and young
people— of young people and pastors— should be a great
event in the year's program. The results of such gatherings
are eminently worth while, and indispensable to the inspira-
tion and development of our conference. Let's make our
coming together in July the best yet. The dates are July
14-21. The Pastors' Conference opens Monday, July 16, and
continues through the week.

Twenty New Charges

Yes, and thirteen new churches during the month of June
for our "in full" college assessment list. Which means
doubling the number that we had at the beginning of the
month. Some folks like hard tasks; some easy ones. But
nobody, I suppose, objects to a task just because it is easy.
Therefore, everybody should get in on this. Let us give you
the cue. Here it is: "My charge in the list," This will give
us our goal without fail. Isn't it easy? An encouraging
letter has just come from one pastor. He will take special
collection next Sunday morning, at which time he hopes to
realize the full assessment on his charge for this cause. We
hope to be able to give you his name next week. Brethren,
please major on this college assessment, and let us have this
100 per cent increase during June.

Appreciation

What a fine art it is ! Or is it an art at all ? Perhaps it
is rather one of those soul qualities that instinctively give to
life its finer touches. But even then such qualities must be .
developed. In this sense, appreciation is an art. And with
what eagerness we should develop it ! It means happiness to
us when we would otherwise many times be unhappy. It
means ease and encouragement to others when they would
many times be confused and deterred. An aged minister told
us recently that in his younger days he was the associate
pastor of a man much older than himself, and how he was
impressed with the expressions of appreciation on the part of
this man of Ood. Often in the humble homes they visited he

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

June 21, 1928

OUR STORY PAGE

BLOTTING OUT

"Good morning, Graham," said Mr. Linn, president of
the Hanover Trust. Company, as a pleasant-faced young man
entered his private office. "The note which I found with my
morning mail says that you wish to see me alone for a few
minutes."

"I do, sir."

There was a moment's hesitation, then followed a full,
contrite confession, given without palliation or self-justifica-
tion, of disohedience to the company's business .rules and
irregularities of bookkeeping, difficult of detection, hut lead-
ing later to loss of money and reputation.

As the tale ended Mr. Linn looked up into the young
man's pale face. Two sad hut brave eyes met the look steadily.

"Of course, you understand that tlds statement necessi-
tates your discharge?"

Mr. Linu considered a moment. Something about the
young fellow's face and hearing made him hesitate to act too
quickly.

"This is "Wednesday, and the last of the quarter," he .said,
presently. "You must stay till Saturday and help us out.
As the company has suffered no harm yet, we will probably
not prosecute the matter. You will receive your pay as
usual "

"Oh, Mr. Linn, mayn't I work this week without pay?
I should be so glad to," came the eager appeal.

"No," Mr. Linn replied, slowly. "You will need it later."

A wave of hot blood dyed Graham 's face, but he responded
pleasantly: "As you wish, Mr. Linn," and left the room.

Four weeks later, after crossing a crowded thoroughfare,
Graham found himself unexpectedly face to face with Mr.
Linn, who responded cordially to his silent salute.

"Good morning, Graham. Have you found another
place?"

"No, sir; not yet."
"Have you tried?"

"I have made a systematic search, beginning with all the
banking houses, and then trying for any honest work any-
where. ' '

"What are you going to do?"

"If I can not find a place by Saturday, 1 think I shall
try the country. Farmers are so glad to get help that they
are not as particular about references, and five or six months
of outdoor life will doubtless be good for me."
"Do you need more money to get you there?"
Graham flushed hotly as he replied : [ ' No, thank you, Mr.
Linn. I have still that last week's pay intact."

Mr. Linn wondered at his appearance, for there was in
his hearing nothing of the guilty culprit, or of the dis:
heartened, unsuccessful seeker for work — still less any air of
bravado or concealment.

"Would you mind telling me why you confessed your
wrong-doing, Graham? You might never have been found
out, and you must have known that this or worse would
follow."

"The previous Sunday evening I was passing the Asbury
church while they were singing one of the hymns 1 used to
like, and I went up on the porch to hear better. It must

have been the last one, for the people began to come out as '
soon as it ended. I moved into the deep shadow of some big
pillars just as two ladies came to that part of the porch
to talk.

" 'That was a beautiful thought of yours,' said one. 'Our
human blots are always so black and dark, and never can be
removed without leaving some trace of their blackness and
the injury they have done.'

' ' ' Our blots are the result of our imperfection and weak-
ness, but God's are the overflow of his love,' said the other.
" 'When we want to cancel some mistake in writing or
printing, we blot it out in different ways, but we usually
make it worse than before with a heavy black mark or several
lines. Or if we try erasures of any sort, they can not bear
the test of a magnifying glass, or escape detection in some
other way,' said the other speaker.

" 'That is why God's method of doing it is so comforting,'
the second lady went on.

" 'As you said,' continued the first, 'by his thick cloud he
blots out the mountains of our sins from all eyes, even our
own. '

" 'And the cloud itself is a thing of beauty, radiant with
God's love,' added the second.

" 'I thank you more than I can tell,' went on the first
speaker, 'and 1 shall never forget.'

"I did not forget either; I could not. That is why I
asked to see you. I ought to have come that Monday morn-
ing, but I was too much of a coward."

"But why did you tell me? I need never have known,"
persisted Mr. Linn.

"I wanted to clean up the record all I could myself before

I asked to have it blotted out," replied Graham, in a low tone.

There was a brief pause, then he added, humbly: "Mr.

Linn, the lady who spoke those beautiful words was your

mother. May I have her address so as to write her?"

Without moving Mr. Linn said: "She lives at 1215 Con-
gress Avenue. Go and see her yourself; she will like that
better."

There were several moments of complete silence, then Mr.

Linn said: "We have never taken discharged men back "

"Of course not," interrupted Graham, holding himself
more erect than ever.

Mr. Linn smiled a little, and repeated: "We have never
taken discharged men back to their old places; a new one
seems to work better all around. Murlen is going to take
charge of our branch in Jefferson next Monday, and you may
have his place, if you like."

Graham gripped a chair near him — had he suddenly lost
his wits? Murlen 's place! Once he had dreamed of that
position as possible, but only after years of service. He looked
to see whether Mr. Linn was playing a cruel joke on him, but
that gentleman spoke again with all seriousness : " I meant
what I said. If you wish Murlen 's place you may have it.
Perhaps you had better go to his room now ; he will be glad
to explain t lie work; and if he, or any one else, inquires about
this past month, tell him to ask me."

Still dazed and speechless, Graham took several steps.
Then, suddenly recovering himself, he said:

•' I must not take the place" — he caught his breath, it was
so hard to cut himself adrift again. "When men asked "me
— questions — I had — to — tell the truth — people will know — it
will hurt the company's reputation — and you, yours."

A gratified expression came over Mr. Linn's face. "That
is our business — our risk," he answered quietly.

June 21, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Seven

"Mr. Linn," Graham began again as soon as he could
speak, his face aglow with gratitude and earnestness, "there
was one other thing your mother said that night — you will
understand why I did not mention it before. It was that once
in a while a person was found who had so much of God and
his love in his heart that he could forgive in God's generous,
blotting-out way. I did not believe it then, but now 1 know
— I have proof — that she is right." — Zion's Herald.

time there is" to find each bit along the way. Hurry means
missing something of the goodness. "In quietness and confi-
dence shall be your strength." — Ethel Colson.

"ALL THE TIME THERE IS"

"I'd be a better woman if time could be bought in the
open market," half jocularly, half seriously, declared a busy
worker, not long ago. ' ' I could do so many good, kind things,
keep my spiritual slate so much cleaner if only I had a little
more time."

"Still — we all have all the time there is," was the quiet
reply of the speaker's mother. And how true it is — patent
to every one, and yet well worth stopping to ponder over
occasionally.

The habit of nervous hurry frequently declared habitual
with and characteristic of Americans is fatal to good work,
good health, good digestion, good temper. To indulge in it is
like allowing the dynamic power which should suffice to move
mountains to fret itself away in the impatient effort to roll
little stones up hill. The quiet workers are those who accom-
plish the most, and who do it with least friction for them-
selves and others. Who ever knew a real genius to "go up
in the air" or to be "just ready to fly" in times of stress
and strain?

Two artists, preparing for an important exhibition, illus-
trated this contention finely. The day of entry was near, but
both pictures were far from completion. One artist, living on
black coffee and sandwiches sent in from a restaurant, toiled
nervously, early and late, rubbing out and eagerly remaking
at least half of the strokes. The other, calm and quiet, worked
steadily, happily through a fair working day. taking reason-
able time for meals, sleeping soundly at night.

' ' How on earth do you expect to finish in time ? ' ' the
nervous painter asked the other.

"I'm pretty sure of finishing in time so long as I am doing
my best, in the best way I can," was the serene reply. "If
having observed these conditions, I am unable to finish, I shall
know that, the finishing was not destined. It's no part of my
business to worry over the outcome of my efforts; all I have
to do is my quiet best. ' '

The gist of the matter is that while each of us really and
truly has "all the time there is" in which to perform our
various duties, "our times are in his hand,"' and he who
controls time no less than space and life and all the other
wonderful workings of his providence will see to it that we
have time for all necessary accomplishment.

' ' God does not hurry, ' ' said a saint and sage, and it seems
pretty clear that he meant us to work leisurely also — not to
be indolent or dawdle, but to do that which our hands find to
do quietly and calmly, perhaps with an occasional relieving
and recreative glance at the marvelous beauties about us.
Life is too short to be lived hastily, work too important to be
hurried over. And why should man be the only one of all
God's manifold creatures to make of happy employment
drudgery, to fail to enjoy life "as we go along"?

He who gave us life meant it to be "good" — good in the
little as well as in the greater things. And it takes "all the

HEROES OF YOUTH

A questionnaire addressed to students at Yale University
has brought to light the fact that the overwhelming majority
of those that answered consider Napoleon and Mussolini to
be the greatest men that ever lived.

We do not know whether or not Christ was excepted ; it
does not affect the fact that the youth of Yale, at least defi-
nitely put the ideals of Jesus aside, for both Napoleon and
Mussolini represent ideas clearly antagonistic to those of
Jesus.

The choice of the students was doubtless sincere. They
have probably been brought up to the worship of success.
The examples that have thrilled them are those of men who
conquered difficulties and became rich or powerful in spite
of disabilities or disadvantages.

To wring victory from defeat is no doubt admirable, but
to set material victory so high that spiritual victory is lost
sight of is to encourage a dangerous misconception of what
the ideal life is.

The sad thing is that we can declare as our heroes men
whose whole history is a negation of the principles of Jesus,
and yet not know that in so doing we have also denied Him.

So long as the ideals of Napoleon, let us say. appeal to us
we shall drift away from Christ.

We cannot be Christian and follow principles that make
impossible the Christ life.

If, like the students, we are honest with ourselves and
frankly name the ideals that attract us (or persons in whom
these ideals are more or less realized), we shall discover
whether or not we are truly seeking to follow Christ. We
may be saying, "Lord, Lord," and denying Him in all our
ways. — Robert P. Anderson, in ('. E. World.
— t-

The President's Letter

(Continued from Paige Five)

would speak pleasingly of the unpretentious but wholesome
food, and, said this man who was telling me the story, "Every-
thing tasted sweeter to me after that." Who has not felt the
sweetening effect of appreciation, when appreciation was due ?
And the heart that is full of this quality will often have occa-
sions to express it. Jesus never failed to show appreciation
and aside from holiness itself, but few graces count for more
in the life of a minister.

Appointments

June 24. — 11 a. m., Gibsonville. 8 p. m., Graham. (These
appointments are made subject to the approval of the respec-
tive pastors of these churches.)

June 27. — Quarterly Conference, Asheboro church. Hour,
8 p. m.

July 1. — Pinnacle charge.

July 8. — Randolph.

July 1-1-21. — Young People's Training School and Pastors'
Summer Conference.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Amen.

S. W. Taylor.
June 19, 1928.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
July 1: The Early Life of Saul
Scripture Basis: Deut. 6:4-9 J Phil. 3:4-6;
Acts 22:3, 27, 28.

Golden Text: Remember also thy Creator
in the days of thy youth. Eccl. 12:1.
Saul and the Scripture
The biographer, Edersheim, says: "In the
days of Christ the pious Jew had no other
knowledge, neither sought nor cared for any
other, than that of the law of God.'' Would
to God, not that we had not other knowledge
than God's law, but that His law was pri-
mary in the learning of our children today.
This passage of Scripture, Deut. 6:4-9, was
one of the outstanding portions of the Holy
Word to the Jews. They gloried in their
monotheistic yiews of deity. Therefore, they
could well believe and teach that Jehovah,
their God, should receive the undivided affec-
tion of all the faculties of man. You readily
recognize the fifth verse as the one Jesus
cjuoted as the greatest commandment (Luke
10:27).

See what emphasis the old patriarch, Moses,
places upon this portion of the law of the
Lord. He dec-lares that they shall be writ-
ten upon the heart, which secretes the affec-
tions. They shall be taught to the children,
thus bringing them up to know God's law
and to love Hint. They shall be talked of
under whatever condition may be existing.
They shall be bound upon the arm and fore-
head. "Phylacteries, called by the Rabbis,
'tephillin, prayer-fillets,' were worn on the
left arm, toward the heart, and on the fore-
head." They shall be posted upon the door-
posts of the home and upon the gates. Surely
there was no chance for the word of the
Lord to be forgotten. Comparatively, what
chance has God's Word today?
Saul, the Son
Jewish children were giyen rigid training.
Not only were they required to learn a trade,
but they had to know portions, at least, of
the law of the Lord. When Saul entered his
'teens in his Cilician home in Tarsus, he was
selected to become a Rabbi. This meant that
he must commit to memory thousands of
verses of Scripture and comments of wise
men upon them. He must be somewhat of a
lawyer, also. That he might always have a
means of livelihood, he learned the tent-mak-
ing trade, which he put to good use after he
had become an apostle of the despised Naza-
rene.

In accordance with the Jewish law, Saul
was circumcised the eighth day from his
birth, an Israelite by nationality, a Ben-
jaminite by tribe, a "Hebrew of Hebrews."

He was trained a Pharisee, of which he
declares himself proud. "In austerity and
alertness he was a combination of Jonathan
Edwards and Benjamin Franklin." His train-
ing as a Pharisee helped him as a Christian.
What a fine thing it was for Saul to be so
thoroughly trained in the home! Fortunate
and happy today is the son whose father and
mother honor and worship the God of the
heavens and earth, and whose lives tell of
their devotion to Him. The church is doing
all it can for the proper training of those
entrusted to its care, but the church cannot

do its work best unless the home is active in
that which the church cannot do.
Saul at School

In the last of the three divisions of our
lessons, Saul (Paul at this time) makes his
defense before the authorities in Jerusalem.
He tells them that he is a Jew of Tarsus who
received his instruction as a youth at the feet
of tin- learned Gamaliel. This great intel-
lectual and wise teacher was a grandson of
Hillel, "a doctor of the law held in reputa-
tion among all the people." Liberal-minded,
he prevented the death of the apostles by a
reasonable speech before the Sanhedrin, of
which he was a member. (Acts 5:33-40).

Although a Jew, Saul was a Roman. His
father was a Roman citizen, which honor was
inherited by his son. This fact kept him
from persecution a number of times, for the
Romans respected their citizens' rights and
privileges very highly.

To be born well, to lie bred well, to be
trained well is the right of every child. The
kind of a home from which a child comes, and
the kind of training he receives there as well
as in institutions of learning, and religious
instruction, have all to do with the kind of
a man he will make. Though he may pursue
a wrong course for a whole, believing he is
right, when the Lord Jesus Christ reveals
Himself to him lie will become a devout fol-
lower of His and a loyal supporter of His
church.

WORLD'S LARGEST METEORITE

According to Dr. E. E. Free, the earth was
struck on June 30, 1908, by the largest meteo-
rite of which science has definite knowledge.
Fortunately this meteorite fell in the remote
province of Yenissei, Siberia, and its only
victims apparently were a herd of 1,500
reindeer and a few million trees.

A report on the subject has been sent to
the Astronomical Society of the Pacific by
N. T. Bobrovnikoff. The Russian exploring
expedition sent to investigate the rumors,
says Bobrovnikoff, discovered the site and
proved not only that the meteor fell as
originally reported but that its fall must
have been one of the most spectacular events
in the whole history of the earth.

Where the meteorite struck there is now
an area several miles in diameter where the
earth is torn and furrowed as if by a gi-
gantic harrow. Around this, in a circle many
miles in diameter, millions of dead trees of
the primeval forest now lie flat and stripped
of their branches, every tree pointing out-
ward from the center, like a vast forest of
fallen nine-pins.

At the nearest settlement, 50 miles away,
two farmers were knocked down by the blast
of the meteorite's fall and were scorched by
its heat. Both the head wave and ■ the ex-
plosion were perceived at the railway, 400
miles distant. Of a herd of 1,500 tame rein-
deer believed to have been near the site of
the fall, no trace has since been found. Had
chance directed this enormous visitor from
space to the site of a city or a thickly settled
country the world would have eperienced an
unparalleled disaster. — Pathfinder.

June 21, 1928

LISTENING TO THE ATOMS

Some one once wrote a book called "The /
Fairyland of Science." It is an excellent
title, for the world that science explores and
describes is not the world of appearances, as
we know it_, but a strange land, of incredible
giants and equally incredible midgets, where
a table is not a solid object but a mass of
imperceptible electrons, each whirling madly
about its imperceptible nucleus.

The latest excursion into this extraordinary
world that we have seen reported was made
recently in New York, in the presence of the
Electrical Society of that city, by Dr. II.
Clyde Snook, a well-known engineer. He told
his hearers that the most plausible theory
about magnetic iron is that when magnetiza-
tion occurs vast numbers of inconceivably
tiny atoms rearrange themselves within the
iron, turning about so that they all face the
same way, as it were like soldiers on a parade
ground. Accordingly he subjected some iron
to magnetic action and at the same time at-
tached to the iron an electrical appliance
that amplified sound ten billion times. The
sound thus magnified was broadcast through
a powerful loud-speaker, and the open-
mouthed scientists heard a noise which is
described as similar to what a carload of
iron dumb-bells would make turning over
and over as they rolled down a tin roof.
That, Doctor Snook informed them, was the
sound of the ultra-microscopic atoms shifting
about in the bar of iron.

Doctor Johnson of the Bell Telephone Lab-
oratories entertained the same company by
magnifying the noise that tiny particles of
electricity make jostling against one another
as a current passes through a wire. This
sound, we are told, was like that which water
makes when it rushes through a pipe.

What an etraordinnry revolution recent
studies into the construction of matter have
wrought! The scientist who, not so many
years ago, found the report of our senses
the foundation of fact, now joins the theolo-
gian in telling us that we live in a world
of illusion, though he finds his reality in
quite an opposite direction from the mystic.
The truth seems to be that we are so made
as to apprehend only such phenomena as are
consistent with bodily and spiritual health.
Our ears are mercifully stopped to the roar-
ing of the omnipresent atoms and our eyes
to the destructive rays that lie beyond the
solar spectrum. So we cannot know the fu-
ture or conceive, except dimly, of the ulti-
mate realities of existence. We must go on
living in the world of appearances, and for
successful living in such a world the wisdom
of philosophers and moral leaders is likely
to lie a better guide than the curious knowl-
edge that scientific investigation brings to
us. — Youth's Companion,

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NEW EMBASSY BUILDING

Great Britain is soon to have a new Em-
bassy building in Washington, D. C. It is
to cost more than three-quarters of a million
dollars and will be the finest building of its
kind in the national capital. The corner stone
was laid the other day. Sir Esme Howard,
British ambassador to the United States, was
in charge of the ceremonies, which were at-
tended by members of the British Embassy
staff, the Canadian Legation, the Irish Free
State Legation, and high American officials.

June 21, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK

A. C. B.

Pleasant Grove $12.50

Mt. Hermon 7.82

Kannapolis 6.00

Tabernacle 2.00

Draper 1.15

Denton 80

G. C. B.

Asheville $45.00

Winston-Salem 36.89

Orange 31.00

Guilford 17.00

Denton 16.00

Vance 6.25

Mecklenburg 6.17

Draper 5.60

SUPERANNUATES

Haw River Circuit $ 8.01

Alamance 7.00

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL

A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Porter 15.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $265.01

Porter 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.00

Reidsville 50.00

Superannuates
Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vanee Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

We have no new charge to enter this week,
we regret to say. The total number of charges
listed with credits is 79, This leaves 13 charges

still with no credits on any conference claim.
Of course these charges will get in later, but
how we do wish that we could add them now.
Of the charges now listed, 27 have no credit
on the A. C, B. This means that there are 40
charges in the conference that have paid noth-
ing to date on this budget. Think of that,
brethren. The year nearly two-thirds gone,
and only about half the charges contributing
to the A. C. B.! Because of this we are com-
pelled to send out an S. O. S. this week, urg-
ing collections to enable us to take care of a
conference obligation. We must protect our
credit, and the only way we can do it is
through the receipts on this budget. We need
$1,000 with which to take up a bank note, due
the 10th of July. Please help us. This matter
is urgent.

We know that every charge has its difficul-
ties in carrying on the work; it is so now; it
was so in other years; it will always be so.
It was so with Jesus ; it is not surprising that
it should be so with us. But difficulties do
not prevent faithfulness. And "A faithful
man shall abound with blessings." 'Tis the
word of God, and one jot nor tittle of His
word can fail.

With an abounding hope that God will pro-
vide ways and means for carrying on and
enlarging His work, I am,

Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR,

June 19, 1928.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $183,266.99

Mrs. E. S. Welborn 5.00

Total $183,271.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,234.21

Sutton Philathea Class 25.00

C. W. Davis 5.00

Total $9,264.21

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF
SPECIAL FUND

General Conference Delegates :

Reported last time $474.16

Why Not Charge 10.00

Gibsonville Church 8.00

Randolph Charge 14.00

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treas.

June 18, 192S.

THE DEFEAT OF THE NAVAL BILL IN
THE SENATE
The defeat of the naval program in the
Senate came as a good deal of a surprise to
the peace workers. It will be remembered
that the War Department originally asked for
74 ships at a cost of $740,000,000. The peace
forces of the country were thoroughly aroused
and brought all their powers of persuasion
upon the House Naval Affairs Committee to
make drastic cuts in this asked-for appro-
priation. Our own organization and others
appeared before the committee, thousands of
letters and resolutions were sent into Wash-
ington from the churches and church people,
with the result that when the Naval Affairs
Committee reported the bill into Congress, it
had been whittled down to sixteen ships at a
cost of about $275,000,000. In this form the

House of Representatives passed the bill. It
then went to the Senate. On Friday the
Senate rejected the bill by a most unexpected
vote of 44 to 22, so absolutely nothing is left
out of it. Of course it may come up again in
the Senate this fall, and there is no doubt but
that the militarists were almost frantic in
their disappointment and will stop at nothing
to resurrect it, but at present it is dead.
There seem to be only two explanations of
this rather surprising happening. The first
is that the mind of the country has been
pretty thoroughly aroused on this matter and
is getting a little tired of piling up vast
armies when the world is thinking and talk-
ing peace. This feeling is very pointedly ex-
pressed in the slogan adopted by the National
Board of the Y_._W. c. A. for the campaign
they are undertaking to give widespread pub-
licity to Mr. Kellogg's peace proposals,
namely: "Build Friendships, not Battleships
for National Defense." The second cause
is probably the fact that the offering of
treaties renouncing war as an instrument of
national policy to the nations of the world,
and on the other hand, carrying out a naval
program designed to bring us nearer to parity
with the nations which we are asking to join
with us in this solemn renunciation of war
seemed incongruous in the last degree. —
World Alliance for Friendship.

-♦— -

NORTH CAROLINIANS IN CABINET

It is an interesting fact that every North
Carolinian who has served in the president's
cabinet has been secretary of the navy. No
other cabinet post has ever been held by a-
man from North Carolina. That state has
given us five secretaries of the navy, namely:
John Branch under Andrew Jackson; George
E. Badger under William Henry Harrison
and John Tyler; William A. Graham under
Millard Fillmore; James C. Dobbin under
Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan; and
Josephus Daniels under Woodrow Wilson. All
these men were of the Democratic persuasion.
Samuel L. Phillips, a North Carolina Repub-
lican, who was solicitor-general, was attorney-
general ad interim for about five weeks under
Chester A. Arthur.— Pathfinder.

YOUR GRANDCHILDREN'S AMERICA WILL
BE WHAT YOUR GENERATION MAKES IT

Are you doing your duty by these grand-
children? You can help determine the make-
up of their America (a) by reading certain
books; (b) then using this knowdedge to con-
solidate public opinion; (c) learn how differ-
ential birth rates work. The old-time Ameri-
can family raises, perhaps, three children.
The Mexican peon, the Mediterranean boot-
legger may average seven. By the fifth gen-
eration one father of our stock may be repre-
sented by 243 descendants. The Mexican
father, the Mediterranean, may have 16,807.
Tell your neighbor, your club, your editor
that, to maintain for world progress the old
American stock, now the tallest branch of the
white race, and extraordinarily powerful,
both physically and mentally, we must hold
the Quota Immigration Act. We must ex-
tend it, bar mass immigration from Latin
America. Since 1900, by the largest human
mass migration in all history, we admitted
six million immigrants, many thereof men-
tally inferior. Read Stoddard's "Reforging
America." (Scribner's, New York.)

Page Ten

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Asheville. — Sunday was a most encouraging
day for us. Pastor Puschall's messages were
inspiring. The attendance was good and tbe
interest was very good.

Ballots were cast for delegate to the next
Annual Conference. The vote will be re-
ported at our third quarterly conference this
Wednesday night. Brother G. M. Foster and
Miss Eula Taylor were the nominees. In the
services Sunday morning E. H. Pratt and
Miss Flossie Stout sang a duet, accompanied
by Miss Mildred Youuginer at the piano.

Miss Novella Mclntyre lias not improved.
An operation was performed the first of the
week. We hope that after a few days the
crisis may be passed. Earnest prayers are
being offered for her recovery.

Our Christian Endeavor Society gave a
supper on Tuesday night. A nice sum was
realized toward their budget of $100. Our
Brotherhood met on the same evening. Mr.
Fred Willis made a fine address on personal
soul-winning. We welcome Miss Elizabeth
Carter from Duke University and Miss Eu-
dora Youuginer from High Point city schools.
Bro. E. C. Fawcett was called to Salem,
Ohio, on account of the passing of his sainted
mother. She had visited Asheville a number
of times and had many friends here.

Despite his heavy duties as president of
the Y'oung People's Union of the North Caro-
lina Conference, Brother Paschall has already
accomplished much in our church here. All
are pleased with his messages and his per-
sonality and consecration. He is making
plans for a revival. EEPORTEE.

Randleman Charge.— All-day services will
be held at New Salem church next Sunday.
Children's- Day services will be observed in
the forenoon, and home-coming in the after-
noon. A quartet from Greensboro will fur-
nish a number of vocal selections.

On next Sunday night our special meeting
at Worthville will begin. Bro. Ed Suits, of
Mebane, is to assist. W. H. NEESE.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Presnell. Prayer meeting is held at the
church every Saturday night.

Owing to the epidemic of measles and
mumps. Children's Day has been indefinitely
postponed.

Our children from the M. P. Children's
Home will render a program at Flag Spring
Sunday afternoon, also at Seagrove high
school auditorium Sunday night. We are
hoping there will be a large crowd at both
places. Either place will accommodate a
large crowd and we hope they will be filled.
Some of our members attended Richland
Township Sunday school convention at Hul-
dah church Sunday and heard a splendid
program.

Union Township Sunday school convention
will be held at High Pine chur.-h the second
Sunday in July.

Our special meeting will embrace the
fourth' Sunday in July. Pray for us that
we may have a glorious revival.

MRS. NOAH WILLIAMS, Reporter.

New Hope, Why Not Circuit.— Although
we have been silent a few months we are
still in the land of the living and we hope
making progress for the Master.

Our pastor, Hev. J. B. Trogdon, filled his
appointment last Sunday. There was a
goodly number present considering an epi-
demic of measles and mumps prevalent in
the community. Bro. Trogdon preached a
good sermon. We are always glad to have
visitors and we were exceedingly glad to have
a number of people from Flat Rock Charge
where Bro. Trogdon served last year with
us last Sunday at preaching. These good
people, eleven in number, were from Pales-
tine and Flat Rock churches on Flat Rock
Circuit. Bro. Trogdon and his good wife
had already found a very warm place in our
hearts and these people coming from his
former charge and showing so much affection
and appreciation for them makes us hold
them still higher in our esteem.

Sunday school is progressing nicely here
under the efficient management of Bro. B. C.

Bethesda. — .lust a card to say we held Chil-
dren's Day service at Bethesda Sunday. The
children acted their parts well under the effi-
cient training of Mrs. W. II. Willcox and
Miss Ethel Harrison and our faithful super-
intendent, Mr. J. R. Taylor. Congregation
was not very large but collection good. May
all of our churches in the N. C. Conference
do likewise and the results will be surprising.

Success to our beloved editor.

SUBSCRIBER.

R. 2, Enfield, N. C.

Spring Hill, West Thomasville Circuit. —

Our Sunday school is progressing nicely. We
have good attendance. The teachers of junior
and primary classes are preparing exercises
for all-day services the third Sunday in July.
On the first Sunday in July Prof. J. B.
Swaim will close his singing school.

Our hearts have been saddened by the
death of two of our members. On June 6
Mr. G. E. Glascoe passed away. He had been
sick for nearly five months, but was able to
be sitting on the porch at the time of his
death. He was 67 years of age. Funeral
services were held on the morning of the
8th at Abbotts Creek by the pastor, assisted
by Rev. Geo. Brown, of Reidsville.

Mrs. Elizabeth Welborn passed away on
June 15 after suffering from burns she re-
ceived a week before. She was 77 years of
age. Funeral services were held at Spring
Hill June 17 at 2:30 p. m. by the pastor,
assisted by Revs. Carrick and Hilliard. The
large gathering of friends and beautiful
floral offering showed the esteem in which
they were held. We feel our loss is great,
but God knoweth all things best.

REPORTER.

State Street Church.— Last Wednesday
night was the close of the revival service
conducted by Bro. Millaway. The preaching
was splendid and was enjoyed by a large
audience every night. Every Christian who
lame under the influence of Bro. Millaway's
preaching was made stronger and resolved
to do better service. There were some con-
versions, the exact number not having been
ascertained by the writer. Only one has come
into the church, but more are expected to
come in next Sunday.

June 21, 192H

Sunday school attendance is good and seems
to lie growing in interets all the time. Good /
work is also being done by the children in
the Junior C. E. Society and the Sunshine
Circle. REPORTER.

Denton "Charge. — We have not reported
until we hardly know where to begin. But
we will mention a few things of interest. The
first Sunday morning in June the Denton
Sunday school gave a splendid Children's
Day service, The children ajl did welL
Much credit is due Mrs. A. L. Hill and those
who assisted her in the training. Piney
Grove and ('id churches are also planning
to give Children's Day services. I understand
Piuey Grove will give theirs next Sunday
afternoon.

The third Sunday night in May we were
glad to have the children from our High
Point Methodist Protestant Children's Home
willi us at Denton. I feel that this program
is one of the best they have ever gotten up
at the Home. Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Atlman
were with the children. We enjoyed having
them so much, we invited them to come to
other churches on the charge. The second
Sunday in June they gave their program at
Canaan and Piney Grove churches. I under-
stand they had a fine time. I was sorry that
I could not lie with them on account of being
in bed with mumps.

The Bible Vacation School is in progress
at Denton at this time. Our teachers are
Mr. Marvin Sexton, Misses Julia Loftin, Ruth
Floyd, and Blanche Hoover. Misses Kate
Sexton and Esther Atkins have helped as as-
sistant teachers. We feel that a good work
is being done. The four weeks' school will
close the last of June and our special meet-
ing I egin the first Sunday in July. A soul-
winners' group has been organized and the
interest seems to be good. Pray that we may
have a great revival.

Last Sunday morning wc. had the Carlton
quartet from Erlanger with us at Denton
and did most of the singing. All enjoyed
their quartets fine. It added a great deal to
the interest of the service. We hope they
will come again. In the afternoon Rev. W. E.
Hill, a local preacher, filled the appointment
at Mt. Ebal. Mr. Hill is a good man and
always has a good message. At the evening
service at Denton we had the privilege of
hearing Rev. C. E. Ridge, pastor of David-
son Circuit. He brought us a fine message
full of inspiration. Mr. Ridge is one of our
minister members of Canaan church* of this
charge. We thank these brethren and invite
them to come again.

The Ladies' Aid Society of Denton Church
said they would buy the paint to paint the
parsonage if the men would put it on. The
men accepted the challenge and the parson-
age is almost painted. They are painting
the roof also. We certainly thank these good
men and women for the beautifying of our
uom(!. E. A. BINGHAM.

Denton Church.— We were glad to have
Pastor Bingham to preach for us Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock. He preached a fine
sermon which was enjoyed by a large crowd.
-We were glad to have with us Sunday the
Carlton quartette from Erlanger, N. C. They
did some real good singing. Rev. C. I'l. Ridge
preached for us Sunday night. I am sure
everyone present enjoyed his sermon.

June 21, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Elevei

Our Sunday school is progressing nicely
under the management of E. 0. Powell. The
attendance is fine and the interest is good.

The C. E. Society had a picnic supper on
the chuxdh ground on Thursday evening,
June 7th. There was a large crowd present
and lots of good things to eat.

The Ladies' Aid Society has bought paint
to paint the parsonage and the men are to
pay the expenses of having it painted. We
are also planning to have some work done on
the church.

The Vacation Bible School is now in its
third week. This is the first Bible school
ever held iu our church. The attendance is
fine and the interest good. The teachers
seem to be interested in this school and we
appreciate the work they are doing. Our
pastor is leader.

Our special meeting is to begin the first
Sunday in July. At the request of the peo-
ple our pastor will do the preaching. We
ask the prayers of the Christian people that
we may have a great revival.

A MEMBER.

West End, Greensboro. — The Children a Day

service was rendered Sunday night. A
pageant written by Miss Dorothy Elderdice,
"Wings of the Morning," was given by a
group of Intermediate and Junior boys and
girls, with a number of songs by the smaller
children. The service was held in the new
Sunday school auditorium.

Messrs. Bosher and Johnson are nominees
for delegate to Annual Conference.

The pulpit and choir loft have been re-
modeled, the gift of J. S. Ferree and M. H.
Wayniek. The pulpit and aisles have a fine
carpet, the gift of the Foust Bible Class, and
the stage a beautiful curtain, given by the
Ladies' Aid.

Our pastor attended General Conference
and upon his return the Sunday following
told of its work, which was greatly appreci-
ated by his congregation. Dr. Williams
preached Sunday morning one of his strong-
est and most forceful sermons from the text,
"What does it profit a man though he gain
the whole world and lose his own soul?" A
large congregation was present and many
expressions of appreciation are being made
on the appealing and impressive sermons he
preaches from time to time, and of the beau-
tiful eample he gives of being about his
Father's business.

The Woman's Home Missionary Society met
in the Sunday school auditorium Monday aft-
ernoon. Mrs. Stapleton had charge of the
program. The meeting was very interesting
and many items of business were transacted.
Final plans for the entertainment of the
Executive Board meeting, which will convene
at West End Thursday of this week, were
made. Splendid meetings of this society have
been held since our new year began, each
meeting better than the last one. The church
is glad to know that the Home Society made
a grade of 100 per cent last year. Interest in
mission work and individual improvement in
carrying the work on is very marked. In
July the Home and Foreign societies will
convene together and plan for a large at-
tendance and good social time.

The Intermediate Christian Endeavor So-
ciety, supervised by Miss Gladys Eouth, has
added a new feature in its weekly prayer
meetings by organizing into a choral club

and having a period set apart once a week
for training iu choral singing. Mr. L. M.
Foust, who has charge of the teaching, is
efficient in this kind of work, having grad-
uated from the New England Conservatory
of Music, Boston, Mass., in that department
of music. Mrs. J. R. Holden is the accom-
panist. REPORTER.

Hollister, Halifax Charge. — Our Sunday
school is progressing very nicely under the
leadership of Mr. E. T. Ellington as superin-
tendent. We are planning to have Children's
Day some time in July. Mrs. Williams, Mrs.
Tidwell aud Miss Kathleen Shearin are the
ones appointed to prepare the program.

Our pastor, Rev. C. L. Spencer, gave us a
splendid sermon last second Sunday night.
We were glad to have so many visitors at
this service. Come again ; we are always glad
to have visitors.

Net Sunday morning at our regular service
we will elect a delegate to attend Annual
Conference. Mrs. T. C. Williams and Mr.
E. T. Elington are the nominees. We will
also administer the Lord's Supper at this
service.

Several of our members are sick. We hope
they will soon be well, for we miss them
in our services. REPORTER.

Orange Charge, Efland Church. — Yesterday
was a good day for us. Opening exercises
were held in the new church. Rev. Homer
Casto, of Weaverville, was the principal
speaker. His sermon and address made a
profound impression. Revs. O. B. Williams
and Ivey Crutchfield were present and as-
sisted in these services. A number of short
talks were made by members of the church,
former members and friends.

Rey. W. D. Fogleman organized the church
at Efland. The first building was erected
during his pastorate. It was fitting that his
daughter, Mrs. H. C. Nicholson, should be
present and speak to us; also his granddaugh-
ters, Misses Elizabeth and Edna Nicholson,
should sing for us.

Bro. C. C. Smith, of Mebane, one of the
first trustees (and the only living one) was
present and made a very touching speech.

All the talks were good. Cannot mention
each person who took part. We had a good
dajf. Every one seemed to enjoy the day.

We are glad the Efland church has so many
friends who rejoice with us on the comple-
tion of our new church. We have better
equipment now. May God help us to do
better work. B. M. WILLIAMS.

Denton Church. — Having seen no report
from Denton church in several weeks, I am
taking the authority to report that we are
still in the land of progress.

We are sorry that our pastor, Rev. E. A.
Bingham, has been indisposed for a few
days by mumps, but we are hoping he will
soon recuperate.

Our attendance is fine and much interest
is being taken in Sunday school and church
work.

Our C. E. Society has splendid meetings on
Sunday evenings with fine attendance. Our
president, Miss Mary Kearns, is very en-
thusiastic in conducting the meetings, and
interest continues to increase.

We are glad to state that the Children's
Day exercises were rendered, each child ac-

quitting himself favorably, and a goodly col-
lection was realized for Foreign Missions.

Quite a number of our young members who
have been in college and some teaching, have
enlivened our attendance and interest:
Misses Bettie and Julia Lofton and' Messrs.
Charles Hoover and W. M. Sexton.

Mrs. E. H. Loftin, one of our faithful mem-
bers, is away for six weeks of summer school
at High Point College. We would not for-
get to mention our Daily Vacation Bible
School which begau June 4 and will continue
through this month. To date there have
been enrolled 45 or 50, which, taking into
consideration that this year is our initial
experience in such a school, is very encour-
aging. The following have charge of the
different departments: Kindegarten, Miss
Blanche Hoover and Miss Kate Sexton; Pri-
mary, Miss Julia Loftin; Intermediates, Miss
B. Floyd; Juniors. Mr. W. M. Sexton; Seniors,
Rev. E. A. Bingham.

We appreciate the co-operation the mem-
bers are showing and feel that this is filling
a long felt need, to teach the young people
more about the Bible during part of the va-
cation period.

Our revival begins the first Sunday in July.
We are hoping and praying that much good
may be accomplished and that many souls
may be born into the kingdom of God.

As I am not the regular reporter I shall
say no more at this writing.

W. M. SEXTON.

Burlington, First Church. — Sunday, June
17, was a very good day with us. Attendance
in the Sunday school was 342 and offerings
amounted to $IS.23. We all eujoyed the
music and especially the selection by the
orchestra.

The morning preaching service was very
well attended. At this time Brother Ger-
ringer brought us a powerful and forceful
sermon on "Sabbath Observance." He spoke,
at length, on the many modern ways in which
the holy Sabbath is being desecrated and
some of the things mentioned were: Patron-
izing the swimming pools on Sunday, the
conduct of business by service stations and
drug stores on the Sabbath. Of course, our
pastor pointed out plainly that provision for
medical supplies could be arranged for, if
needed on Sunday. We cannot tell you all
about this splendid and timely discourse in
this report, but wish it coud be published as
it was spoken. The evening preaching hour
was fairly well attended and the sermon at
this time was helpful and uplifting.

Our young people's worker, Miss Maxine
Taylor, is on the job and__yesterday she an-
nounced that the Daily Vacation Bible School
of this church would begin its services Mon-
day, June 25th, with Miss Mary Wills Mc-
Culloch as chief supervisor. It is hoped that
all the children, up to 12 years of age, will
take advantage of this school, as we can
assure that it will be instructive from a re-
ligious viewpoint, especially, and the time put
into these services will be well spent.

The newly elected Baraea teacher is Mr.
Charles C. Lindley, of this city, and we feel
that we are to be congratulated upon securing
this consecrated young man of exceptional
ability. Mr. Lindley is a brother of Dr. P. E,
Lindley, of our High Point College, and is
principal of the Glen Hope School near Bur-
lington and we are confident that we have

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in him an excellent teacher and splendid in-
structor.

The committee recently appointed to con-
duct the canvass to raise indebtedness of the
new church site is: Mr. J. G. Rogers, chief-
captain, with the following division captains:
Mr. W. E. Smith, for out-of-town members,
and those to work in this city and commun-
ity: Messrs. M. A. Coble, C. C. Durham, J. F.
Thompson, Floy Sogers, Dave DeMoss, J. Ed
Moore, J. Ed Ausley, T. T. Stafford, L. E.
Anthony, and W. V. Coble.

Sunday, June 24th, is the time announced
for the Children's Day service and the com-
mittee arranging for this program is busy
getting things ready.

L. A. BRAXTON,
Assistant Reporter.

Friendship Station. — We want to give all
our friends and readers of our church paper,
and especially our former pastors, an invita-
tion to our "old people's singing" and home-
coming at Friendship the first Sunday in
July. Our pastor, Mr. Hill, will preach at 11
o'clock and Mr. Anderson, of Albemarle, will
preach in the afternoon. We expect a large
crowd. Dinner on the ground.

Our church work is moving along nicely ;
have excellent preaching and a live prayer
meeting. Mrs. T. J. Lefier conducts the next
meeting, and we are expecting a good one.
MRS. D. W. SIDES.

Hickory Grove. — Since we made our last
report there has been a little increase in
our attendance. Last Sunday morning we
had our Children's Day, which was enjoyed
very much by every one. We had dinner on
the grounds, which was enjoyed by every one.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon Rev. D. I. Gar-
ner preached a wonderful sermon, which was
very instructive and helpful. We had a
rather large attendance all day. Every one
went home more determined to do the right
things than ever before.

REPORTER.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

a C. E. Society and we hope for them the
best.

The revival services will begin at Elba-
ville church on the first Sunday in July with
Brother T. A. Williams helping. The serv-
ices are also announced to begin at Dulins
on the second Sunday of July. May we pray
earnestly for these services in the coming
weeks.

I wish to thank the people of this charge
for their co-operation since I have been with
them, for the fine fellowship which I have en-
joyed, and for the fine place to live. I am
staying with Bro. J. W. Cartner, of Mocks-
ville and am enjoying a fine fellowship here.
J. W. BRAXTON, Pastor.

Democrat Charge, Pleasant Gap.— We have
been having a lively and progressive Sun-
day school since we organized early last
spring. We had about 60 present in our
Sunday school last Sunday. The church is
taking a great interest in song service, both
old and new songs.

Sunday was our preaching day and, as
usual, the pastor had for us an interesting
serm6n. REPORTER.

Mocksville. — Since this is only the third
Sunday that I have been on the work, I
have been able to visit all of the churches
but once and a part of them the second time.
I preached at Dulins at 11 o'clock a. m. and
at Elbaville at 3 o'clock p. m., and we had a
fine congregation at both services.

I was at Bethel at S o'clock p. m. and we
organized a Senior C. E. Society there. We
feel that with the young people and the
interest that they have shown that this Chris-
tian Endeavor Society will be a worth-while
organization in this church. Mr. Glen Cart-
ner, a sophomore of N. C. State College, was
elected president of the society. We hope
for him and the society a great success in
the years to come. We feel that the young
people of Dulins are also ready to organize

Mebane. — Our revival meeting began the
first Sunday in June with Rev. R. S. Troxler
as pulpit help. The meeting closed Wednes-
day night of last week, Mr. Suits, our pastor,
continuing the services after Mr. Troxler left.
There were four reclaimed and one converted,
this one joining the church here on last Sun-
day morning.

The vote for delegate to our next Annual
Conference will be taken next Sunday morn-
ing. Mr. T. O. Pender and Mr. A. O. Allen
are the nominees.

The different societies and organizations
of the church are active. The Missionary So-
cieties and the Ladies' Aid met in May with
Mrs. George Wyatte with splendid attendance
at both meetings. The Foreign Society cele-
brated its 14th anniversary in May by hav-
ing a birthday party at the business meet-
ing. Each member was requested to bring
a penny for every year old they were. A
neat sum was realized in this way. Refresh-
ments were served by Mrs. Wyatte during the
social hour at each meeting. The Ladies' Aid
met this month witli Mrs. A. C. Allen with
very good attendance. The election of offi-
cers was held at this time. During the social
hour refreshments were served.

On Monday evening of this week at 7:30
Mrs. Carl Sykes was hostess to the mission-
ary societies. Mrs. H. C. Nicholson gave a
very interesting report of the Board meet-
ing in Washington at this time and a few
remarks about our General Conference. She
reported a beautiful and interesting trip and
we feel honored indeed that our Mebane
ehureh was represented at the Board meet-
ing and General Conference.

Some of our people attended services at
the new Efland church Sunday and some took
a part in the program. Our Efland friends
are to be congratulated on their pretty new
church building. It indeed proves they have
a progressive spirit.

A committee has been appointed to prepare
a Children's Dav program for our church
here. REPORTER,

June 10th, 1928.

Efland, Orange Charge. — Sunday, the 17th,
was a good day for us. It was indeed a glad
day, being the first time we worshipped in
our new church. Rev. Homer Casto brought
us an interesting message in the morning at
11 o'clock, which was enjoyed very much.
Communion service was observed at this
time. A goodly number partook. After din-
ner had been served on the grounds our pas-
tor and several others, including Rev. Ivey
Crutchfield, Rev. 0. B. Williams and Rev.

June 21, 1928

Homer Casto, made short talks; this was en-
joyed very much. Much of the history of
our church, which was first built in 1904, was
given by different ones. This was very in-
teresting, especially to some of the younger
members. Many of the former members and
friends of the church came back home for
the day. To Rev. Mr. Casto and all visitors
we extend a cordial invitation to come again.
Children's Day exercises will be held in
our church the first Sunday night in July.

We are all very much pleased with our
new church. Especially are we Sunday school
teachers and the scholars proud of the S. S.
equipment. Let's all work together and with
jod's help try to do more for the advance-
ment of His kingdom in the future than we
have in the past, not forgetting to thank
Him for the many blessings He lias bestowed
upon us. MRS. E. S. TAYLOR, Reporter.

Haw River Circuit.— The new Midway
church is certainly to be appreciated. The
old wooden building has given way and the
new brick structure has taken its place. The
new building is large and attractive. One
of the best country buildings to be found
anywhere. It is thought to be the best coun-
try church in Rockingham county. These
faithful people certainly deserve credit for
what they have accomplished. On the fourth
Sunday in May the church was formally
opened. In spite of the heavy downpour of
rain the occasion was largely attended and it
was a great day. Rev. W. F. Kennett, a for-
mer pastor, and Dr. E. F. Allman, of the
Children's Home, made interesting talks in
the afternoon. The opening service of Mid-
way church will never lie forgotten.

Mizpah church has recently received a new-
coat of paint, which adds very much to the
appearance.

At. a recent meeting the trustees of the
Fair Grove church were authorized to make
some needed improvements.

The children's Day service rendered at
Midway on the second Sunday night was a
decided success. All who had any part, in
the service deserve praise and thanks.

On the night of June 24 the Friendship
church will observe Children's Day service.
We- are epecting a good service.

Services at the other churches are in prep-
aration and will be observed at later dates.

Three of our churches will observe revivals
■luring the month of July. Friendship will
begin the First Sunday and Fair Grove will
begin the second Sunday. At Mizpah the
services will begin on Monday night, July 23.
We are preparing for a ten days' revival here.
Revival services at the other churches will
be at later dates in the season.

Since our last writing death has entered
some of our homes and has taken from us
some of our very best. On March 22 Mrs.
James G. Phibbs, for many years a member
of Friendship, passed into the beyond. She
was more than 77 years old. Because of dis-
tance and poor health she was not permitted
to attend her church regularly for a num-
ber of years, but she was a loyal member
and faithful to the end. The funeral was
conducted by the pastor in Friendship
church.

On April 4 the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. S.
Moore was visited and death claimed their
little son. Robert Lambeth, a precious babe
only a few weeks old. The funeral was con-

June 21, 1928

ducted in the home by the pastor. Dr. and
Mrs. Moore live near Midway and are among
oilr best.

April 15 was a sad day for the home of
Brother Walter Wagoner, On this sad day
the death angel took the good wife and
mother. Mrs. Wagoner was one of the best
arid mOst faithful members of the Friendship
church. Every pastor who has served this
charge in recent years knows the trite worth
of this good woman. The frineral was '.■on-
ducted by the pastor, assisted by" Brother
Reed and Brother Ashburn, in Friendship
church. These brethren were both fornter
pastors and spoke in the highest terms of the
deceased.

While the pastor was in Baltimore attend-
ing the General Conference the shocking
news was received that Brother B. W. Delap
had passed into the beyond. Brother Delap
was one of the most faithful and loyal mem-
bers of Midway church. In the absence of
the pastor Brother Ashburn was called to
conduct the funeral of this good man.

On June 2 Brother N. 0. Fhibbs, of near
Brown Summit, passed into the beyond.
Brother Phipps was a good man but not a
member of any of our churches. Mrs. Phipps
is a member of Brown Summit church. The
pastor assisted Brother Reed in this funeral
which was conducted in the home.

Our hearts in sympathy and love go out
for the bereaved of all these deceased and
in each case we can properly sing with the
poet:

"Servant of God, well done!
Thy glorious warfare's past;
The battle's fought, the race is run,
And thou art crowned at last."

GEO. L. CURRY.

Asheboro. — The fact that we do not report
often to the church paper does not mean that
we are sitting idly by and doing nothing.
The services have been held regularly except
one Sunday while the writer was attending
the General Conference. At the evening
service yesterday we observed Father's Day.
Prof. T. F. Bulla spoke on father's responsi-
bility to his family. Brother R. T. Lloyd
spoke on the family's responsibility to father,
and Brother J. W. Wolff spoke on father's
problems. It was a very helpful service.

A week ago last night we were favored with
a good sermon by our young brother, Rev.
Henry Kirkpatrick, of Kansas. Brother
Kirkpatrick and his mother have been vis-
iting Mrs. Kirkpatrick's brother, Mr. O. E.
Rich, and we prevailed on the young man to
preach. The sermon was favorably received
and the young man gives promise of making
a real good preacher.

We were greatly shocked just after ehurch
last night to know that our good brother,
S. F. Lowdermilk, had died suddenly in his
home, he being ill not more than 30 min-
utes before passing. For a year or more
he had been in failing health but was at
church yesterday morning seemingly as well
as usual. The funeral will be held from our
ehurch tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock and
burial will be at Flag Springs M. P. church.
A good man has gone and we shall miss him
greatly. An obituary will be furnished at
an early date.

Brother J. S. Lewis, another one of our
valuable members, has been critically ill

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

for da3's with no improvement in his condi-
tion.

Still another one of our members, Miss
Lucy Lee Lovett, daughter of Mrs. Lnuella
Lovett, underwent a rather serious operation
in the High Point Hospital last Saturday. She
is doing well now. For all who are sick
or sorrowing we ask for grace.

Our third quarterly conference will be
held at the church Wednesday evening, June
27, with President Taylor in the chair. The
subject of a new parsonage will be discussed.

Next Sunday will be known as Sunday
School Day in our church and we are hoping
to have present the entire enrollment of
our school and lots of new pupils. The
speaker for the occasion cannot yet be an-
nounced, but we are hoping to have a good
one. J. E. PRITCHARD.

Monday, P. M.

Mt. Zion, Pinnacle Charge. — We are glad to
have with us Bros. Edgar Lane and Norman
Culler, who have returned from High Point
College.

Brother Hunter has faithfully filled every
appointment with increasing attendance man-
ifested.

There was a very noticeable increase in
our S. S. attendance — 110 present, 12 new
pupils.

We have started rehearsing for the Town-
ship Sunday School Convention program, to
lie rendered wdien Little Yadkin Township
S. S. Convention meets at Chestnut Grove
next Saturday week, June 30th.

The Ladies' Aid of Mt. Zion will give a
lawn party at the home of Brother and Sis-
ter Ed Jones next Saturday, June 23rd. You
are hereby invited to attend with a keen ap-
petite and fat pocketbook.

Our Children's Day literature has arrived
and we are delighted with the program. We
mean to carry it out to the letter as nearly
as possible the third Sunday night in July.

Our protracted meetings will begin at 11
o'clock a. m. on the third Sunday in July.
We extend to each person who is interested
in a revival of Christian religion at Mt. Zion
who possibly can do so to attend all or a
part of this special meeting and to those who
can't come, prajr that \vc may have a revival.
C. W. ALLEN.

High Point. — A most interesting session of
the two missionary societies was held at the
church Monday afternoon. In the absence
of Mrs. C. L. Whitaker, president of the For-
eign Society, the vice-president, Mrs. C. F.
Barton, presided. Upon request, Mrs. A. M.
Rankin gave an entertaining account of the
proceedings of the recent General Confer-
ence. Rev. E. L. Ballard made an interest-
ing report of the Young People's Convention.
These reports were greatly enjoyed by all
those present. An agreeable surprise was
given Mrs. Minnie P. Harrell when it ivas
announced that the Aunt Lizzie Welch Sun-
day School Class has contributed $30 to make
her a perpetual member in the Home So-
ciety. This is indeed a beautiful tribute to
their efficient and well-loved teacher. Each
of the three circles of the society will be
given credit for $10. It was decided to ask
Mrs. W. C. Hammer, of Asheboro, to come
and give a summary of the Home Mission
Study Book some time during the summer.

Page Thirteen

The announcement was made that in the
contest just closed, Circle No. 1, Mrs. L. J,
Diffee, chairman, had won the greatest num-
ber of points, having raised the sum of
$125.40, and had maintained an average at-
tendance of 11 1-4 at the meetings. Accord-
ing to the challenge the losing circles, No. 2,
Mrs. J. II. Walker, chairman, and No. 3, Mrs.
H. A. Moffitt, chairman, were obligated to en-
tertain the three circles, and all those in at-
tendance were invited to the assembly room
where delightful refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served. There were 35 mem-
bers present, and this meeting proved to be
one of the most pleasant in the history of
the society.

The Daily Vacation Bible School is prov-
ing very popular, and the interest of the
little folks increases daily. The registration
has reached the 100 mark. The teachers and
assistants are efficient and faithful.

The Christian Endeavor Society held an
enjoyable wienie roast Monday evening about
eight miles from High Point on the Winston-
Salem highway.

Mayor W. A. Davis and family have moved
into their attractive new home on Woodrow
avenue.

The sympathy of a large number of friends
is extended to Mr. J. E. Ferryman and fam-
ily in the loss by death of his sister, Mrs.
Thomas, wdiich occurred at her home in Win-
ston-Salem last wreek.

The Misses Edwards, of Henderson, who
once taught in our city schools, have been
guests of Capt. and Mrs. A. M. Rankin for a
few days.

SENATOR CRITICIZES CONGRESS

"There is no hope for the Republic," says
Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, in a state-
ment criticising the long session of the Sev-
entieth Congress for extravagance. Part of
his statement is as follows:

"The long session of the Seventieth Con-
gress was the most extravagant session in
history. I stood practically alone on the
Democratic side of the aisle in endeavoring
to curtail appropriations. If this movement
in favor of centralizing the government in
Washington continues, in 25 years there will
be no states. It is clear that appropriations
next year will be greater, and still greater
each year following. We are building up the
most powerful, paternalistic, and bureau-
cratic government there is in the world. The
cost of government during the next fiscal
year, federal, state, and municipal, will be
approximately twelve billion dollars. That
means about 17 per cent of the gross earn-
ings of the people of the United States." —
Current Events.

-*-♦•-•

ON A PAYING BASIS

Nearly 35,000 passengers were carried by
commercial companies operating airplanes in
the United States in 1927. The companies
made a profit on passenger traffic, even
though it was small. Total receipts of the
companies amounted to $2,149,111; total ex-
penses, $2,100,427. That left a net profit of
over $18,000 for the year. The passengers
were carried at an average fare of less than
11 cents a mile. Air mail contractors were
paid a total of $2,643,454 during the year.
— Current Events.

Page Fourteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

White

Sunday morning about 2:30 marked the
passing of Mr. Frank White, a loyal and
faithful attendant of our church here. While
he had been in poor health for a month or
so, yet his sudden passing was a shock to us
all, and especially to the members of his
immediate family. His body will be laid to
rest in the Eden Methodist Protestant ceme-
tery, lie was a member of this church.

Our hearts go out in great sympathy to
those who feel this separation most.

J. CLYDE AUMAN.

In Loving Memory of H. D. Brown
'Twas sad to see a father leave
His children and wife so dear,
In confidence to him they went
"With every wish or care.

A loving wife's heart is crushed,
Her mate no more is heard,
Death on him rushed and his voice

hushed
"Without one parting word.

While in the silent grave he lies.
Beneath the crumbling sod,
The angel with his spirit flies
To bear it home to God.

Bright mansions fair He will prepare
For those who in Him trust,
And come again and take them there
To live among the .just.

We'll praise the Lord for blessings

given
And grant His judgment just,
And hope to meet again in Heaven
When dust returns to dust.

A NIECE.

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in this great sorrow and that wc commend
him to our Heavenly Father, who doeth all
tilings well;

And, be it further resolved, that a copy of
these resolutions be sent to the husband,
one to the Herald, and one to be placed on
the minutes of this society.

MRS, NOEMAN FIELDS,
MBS. II. L. WHITELEY,
MRS. E. T. COBLE,
Committee on Resolutions.

Green B. Taylor

Our community was saddened Sunday night
by the death of Mr. G. B. Taylor. Funeral
services were held Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock from Harmony church and interment
was in the church cemetery.

The deceased was 70 years old. He is sur-
vived by his widow, who before her marriage
was Miss Cornelia Medlock, and by two
brothers, G. P. Taylor and E. E. Taylor, of
Princeton. Mr. Taylor had been an invalid
for about eight years. E. H.

A Tribute

We, the members of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of Tabernacle Methodist
Protestant church, desire to offer a tribute of
love and respect to the memory of Mrs.
Pearl Reynolds Kirkman. who was so sud-
denly called from our midst to her heavenly
home.

Though quiet and unassuming in her man-
ner, she was always interested in the work
of the society and present when health would
permit.

Therefore, be it resolved, that we as indi-
vidual members hold in loving remembrance
her Christ-like spirit; that we extend to her
bereaved husband our heart-felt sympathy

Hendrix

Lewis Silencer Hendrix died June 11, 1928,
aged 75 years, 10 days. In January, 1887, he
was married to Avery Jane Foster. To this
union were born seven children, four boys
and three girls.

From early manhood he had lived a Chris-
tian life. He was a member of Dulins M. P.
church. He died as he had lived— quietly,
submissive to his Master's call.

Of his immediate relatives who remain are
one brother, one sister, his loving compan-
ion, one daughter, Mrs. George Barneycastle,
four sons, Messrs. Lee, Thomas, Eierson, and
Frank Hendrix. He also leaves nine grand-
children. Two of his daughters have gone be-
fore him to their final resting place.

It was the pastor's pleasure to meet Bro.
Hendrix a few hours before he was called
to be with his Master. Funeral services were
conducted by his pastor, Rev. J. W. Braxton,
in Smith's Grove M. E. church, Tuesday aft-
ernoon at 3 o'clock, after which the remains
were placed in Smith's Grove cemetery.

Phillips

The members of First Church, Burlington,
were shocked and saddened to hear. of the
death of one of our members, Mrs. John
Phillips. She had gone to the hospital only
a few days before her death for an operation,
and before many of us realized that she was
seriously ill she was gone.

She leaves a husband, two small children,
her father and mother, a sister, two brothers,
and many relatives and friends to mourn her
passing. Before her marriage she was Lizzie
E. Sutton. She was only 25 years of age. She
had only begun to live when suddenly she
was called to her reward.

The husband and other relatives have our
sincere sympathy in this time of great sor-
row. May the same Savior in whom she
trusted lie your comfort and help.

The funeral service was conducted June 4th
at 2:30 p. m. in the First M. P. church. Presi-
dent S. W. Taylor, who for a number of years
was her pastor, and Dr. Lankford, pastor of
the First Christian church, assisted the pastor
in the service.

Mrs. Phillips was faithful to her church and
she will lie greatly missed by the pastor and
the membership of First church. May the
Lord bless and comfort the young husband
and give him wisdom for the added responsi-
bility that is upon him of being not only
father but mother as well to his two precious
children.

L. W. GERRINGER, Pastor.

Saunders
Mrs. Mary Saunders, wife of J. H. Saunders,
died April 23, 1028. aged 65 years, 10 months
and 27 days. She joined the M. P. church at.
an early date, and remained a faithful mem-
ber until death. She. was laid to rest in

June 21, 1928

Macedonia cemetery, there to wait until^the )
morning of the Resurrection,, when Christ
shall come back to claim His own.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev.
J. W. Hulin, assisted by Rev. George Loftin.
A large crowd gathered at the home with
untold numbers of flowers as a token of the
love that they had for her. Leaving the home
a large number of cars fell in line; reaching
the church there was a large crowd there
waiting to pay the last, tribute of love to her.
As Bro. Hulin was her pastor for several
years, he knowing the hospitality that she
always had for her pastors, used for his sub-
ject, Let your light shine. Bro. nulin de-
clared that her stay here on earth was full
of good deeds, that what she had done to help
some one in time of need and her church
and her home was the pride of her life for
almost fifty years. She was ready and willing
to feed a number of people during the re-
vivals. She believed in the old-fashioned
religion.

Rev. Loflin had been going in her homo
for fourteen years without a break, as he had
been given a lifetime right to help in tho
special meetings at her church. And Bro.
Loflin said that he always spent Sunday
night in Mary's home, every second Sunday
in August, and that her full preparation for
his coming had been one whole year and she
always wanted her home to be the preacher's
home, and her table was lined with the best
that could be had and her whole desire was
to help her pastor in every way that she pos-
sibly could, realizing that a preacher's re-
sponsibility was great.

The writer can recall the time when Aunt
Mary's words were so true that it doesn't
seem that she is gone, but she is gone. Why
do I know? Because you can't see her in the
old home place any more. After all the
medical alTi had been rendered and her com-
panion held her dying head, sisters stood by
her lied as much as to say, I wish I could
take Mary's place, friends offering a helping
hand — after all these kind deeds the death
angel came and claimed his own. Jesus told
His disciples that I go to prepare a place
for you. The writer believes that Aunt Mary
is now in that beautiful Mansion of God,
gone where she will know no pain or sick-
ness. On her dying bed she spoke of that
love that binds our hearts in Christian love.
It seems that she had her mind on love, that
emotion expressive of the good will or affec-
tion or kindness which human beings enter-
tain one for another. She was a mother to
all little children. She has filled the hands
of a number of children with bread and
meat, therefore she had the love of all the
little children, also the older people. If Aunt
Mary had an enemy, it was not made known.
Her neighbors would call upon her in time
of sickness and they always found her advice
worthy of accepting. In spite of her feeble-
ness she would think of the duty that the
Christian people owe their Heavenly Father,
realizing that there was no way of serving
God only through human agency, and she
would be found visiting the sick people, also
the poor class of people, giving her advice,
also her dollars and dimes. May God's richest,
blessings abide and be with the relatives, and
may their lives be so that they all can meet
over on the evergreen shore where parting
will be no more,

C, W. SAUNDERS,

June 31, 1938

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Page Fifteen

MARRIED

Cox-Hewitt

A marriage of considerable interest to a
large circle of friends took place June 5th at
Eamseur when Myrtle Cox and Harry Hewitt
were united in matrimony. Rev. L. W. Ger-
riiiger, pastor of First Methodist Protestant
church, Burlington, officiated. The couple was
attended by Mr, and Mrs. R. H. MichaUx who
acted as best man and dame of lion or, re-
spectively.

Mr. and Mrs, Hewitt will make their home
in Greensboro. Mrs. Hewitt is the daughter
of Mrs. .1. W. Stout, of Ramseiir. Mr, Hewitt
Is the son of Mr. and Mrs, 13. L. Hewitt, of
Greensboro*. The best wishes of many friends
accompany tins young people as they launch
out Upon the voyage of life,

Pickens- Milnyan

A wedding of much interest to many rela-
tives and friends of the young people came
3s a distinct stirprise last Saturday afternoon
when Rupert T. Pickens and Miss Ida C.
Munyan, both of High Point, motored' to
Greensboro and were quietly mai'riect by Rev.
J. Clyde Turner. The groom is the yoUnger
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Picketns, a grand-
son of the late Rev. C. A. Pickens, who was a
member of the N. C. Conference for 40 years,
and also a grandson- of Wyatt J. Armfield,
of High Point. He was graduated from the
University of North Carolina with the class
of 1925, and later studied law at Chapel Hill,
passing the bar examination in January,
1927. He is now associated with ex-Judge
Don C. MacRae in the practice of law in
High Point. His bride is the pretty and at-
tractive daughter of the late Mr. John W.
Munyan and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. T. Munyan, of High Point, with whom
she has made her home for the past several
years. She is a graduate of Duke Univer-
sity, Durham, of the class of 1925, and since;
that time has taught in the city schools.

Young Mr. Pickens and his bride are both
members of the National Scholastic Fra-
ternity, Phi Beta Kappa. After a short
honeymoon trip to Washington and Rich-
mond, the happy young couple will be at
home to their friends at 70S Mont lieu Ave-
nue, High Point, the residence of the bride's
grandparents for the present.

This marriage is the culmination of a pretty
romance which began in High Point High
School when both were members of the class
of 1921, of which he was president, and she
was valedictorian. The choicest blessings of
Heaven are invoked for this worthy young
pair and the congratulations and best wishes
of a large number of loving relatives and
friends are extended to these young people,
who with happy hearts and love-lit faces be-
gin the journey of life in its fair morning,
"hoping to meet the night together."

"There's nothing half so sweet in life as love's
young dream."

"Yet I know past all doubting truly,
And knowledge greater than grief can dim,
That as he loves, he will love me duly,
Yea, better, e'en better than I love him,"

Lambeth-Troxler

On Saturday, June 2, at 9 o'clock a. m.,
Friendship Methodist Protestant church was
the scene of a beautiful wedding when Mr.
Henry Clay Lambeth claimed Miss Sallie
Dalton Troxler as his bride. The ceremony
was performed by the writer while Miss Ferdo
Mae Sisk presided at the piano. Miss Sisk is
of Pleasant Garden, N. C, and a special
friend of the bride. Mrs. Lambeth is the
daughter of Mi', and Mrs. Robert F. Troxler.
After completing her education at Monticello
High School and Elon College, she has for
a number of years been a successful and effi-
cient teacher of Guilford County. She is a
beautiful and accomplished young woman and
is deservedly very popular among a large
number of friends. Mr. Lambeth is an indus-
trious and intelligent young man. He was
educated at Monticello High School. He is
now engaged in business in Greensboro, N. C.

Immediately following the ceremony the
happy couple departed by motor to Asheville
and other points of interest in "The Land of
the Sky."' They are to make their home in
Greensboro. They have the best wishes of
all who know them. GEO. L. CURRY.

Gorman-Lewallen

At the home of the bride in Asheboro on
Saturday morning, June 16, at 9 o'clock, the
writer united in marriage Miss Beatrice Lew-
alien and Mr. Oscar Banks Gorman. Only
the immediate family connections were pres-
ent to witness the ceremony. Mrs. Gorman
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lew-
alien, of Asheboro, is a graduate of Guilford
College, and is a popular teacher in the pub-
lic school system of North Carolina.

Mr. Gorman is formerly from Concord,
N. C, but at present is connected with the
Boy Scout work at Reidsville, N. C.

These two fine Methodist Protestant young
people have the best wishes of a host of
friends as they start on the new voyage.
J. E. PRITCHARD.

Holt-Harden

A very beautiful wedding was solemnized
at the Graham Methodist Protestant church
Wednesday evening, June 13, when Miss Nina
Jo Holt and Mr. John William Harden were
united in marriage.

The church was beautifully decorated with
twining ivy, fern, and Dorothy Perkins
roses. A soft light was thrown over the entire
setting from the many lighted candles.

Prior to the entrance of the bridal party
a beautiful musical program was given. Miss
Elise Thompson was at the piano and Miss
Mildred Moore sang, "I Love You," and Miss
Teresa Peacock, of Salisbury, sang "Until."
To the strains of the Wedding March from
Lohengrin the bridal party entered.

The ushers, Don Holt, brother of the bride,
and Turner Harden, brother of the groom,
took their places on each side of the altar.
The bridesmaids and groomsmen followed :
Misses Caroline Parker, of Greensboro, and
Billie Carnmcr, of South port, and Messrs.
Richard Slagel, of Franklin, and Watt Coop-
er, of Blackey, Ky., and maid of honor, Miss'
Frances Barber, of Asheville. The tiny
flower girls entered hand in hand carrying
miniature baskets of flowers. Little Ray
Harden, Jr., dressed in white satin, carried
the ring on a satin pillow,

The bride entered on the arm of her father,
Mr. S. S. Holt. Her gown was of white
duchess satin and lace and she wore a veil
with orange blossoms and carried an arm
bouquet of Bride roses showered with valley
lilies.

Mr. Harden was attended by his brother,
Ray Harden, of Wilmington, as best man.

The ceremony was performed by Rev. D. R.
Williams, pastor of the bride.

After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. S. S,
Holt gave a reception at their lovely home
on North Main street. During the reception
Mr. and Mrs. Harden left for a bridal trip,

Mrs. Harden is an attractive and popular
young lady. She received her education at
N. C, C. W., Greensboro, and for the past two'
years has been librarian at the Banks Holt
Library, Graham.

Mr. Harden is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter R. Harden, of Graham, and is a young
man of unusual qualities. He was educated
at the University of North Carolina and since
then has been connected with the News Bu-
reau and Department of Rural Social Eco-
nomics of the University. Recently he has
accepted a position with the Charlotte Eve-
ning News.

After June 20, Mr. and Mrs. Harden will
be at home at Charlotte, N. C.

Fogleman-Leatherman

The home of Mr. and Mrs. John Fogleman,
ten miles south of Greensboro, was the scene
of a beautiful home wedding on June 14
when their only daughter, Miss Essie Fogle-
man, became the bride of Mr. Henry F.
Leatherman. Rev. H. F. Fogleman, brother
of the bride, and H. L. Isley, the pastor, per-
formed the ceremony. Only a few near rela-
tives and intimate friends wdtnessed the cere-
mony.

Mrs. Leatherman is a talented young
woman. For a number of years she has been
teaching school in Davidson and other coun-
ties. Se is a loyal member of Tabernacle
Methodist Protestant Church.

Mr. Leatherman is a young business man
of Lexington, N. C.

After a brief trip to Western North Caro-
lina they will be at home to their friends in
Lexington, N. C. H. L. ISLEY..
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— Bro. J. S. Lewis, of Asheboro, died on
Tuesday morning. He was a man of great
business capacity and had come to fill a large
place in the business world. He will be much
missed. He was a loyal member of our
church in Asheboro and was the father-in-
law of Rev. N. M. Harrison.

— Miss Bessie Hunter, daughter of Bro.
Henry Hunter, of Greensboro, just completed
a medical course in the University of Michi-
gan. Her father and mother, her sister
Zelian and her brother John went to the
recent commencement at the University. In-
terest in the occasion was still further height-
ened by the fact that Miss Bessie was one
of the principals in a wedding ceremony. The
other was Mr. F. F. Lange, an engineer, of
Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. Lange will still continue
her preparation for medical practice by a
term in the University Hospital.
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— Dr. T. C. Amick is to teach mathematics
in Asheville again this summer,

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week from the various churches and individ-
uals. We are trusting that, even though the
vacation time is here, no one will allow their
offerings to decrease, as expenses are always
upon us.

The health of the children is good at this
writing.

Dr. Allman is suffering with mumps.

MRS. E. F. ALLMAN.

1 Our Children's Home
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Offerings by Churches and Individuals
Kistlers, Cleveland Circuit, $3.55; Concord,
Saxapahaw Charge, $3.25; Fairview, Fairview
Circuit, $2.51; New Hope, Vance Circuit, $2.75;
Spring Valley, Vance Circuit, $5.10; Fair-
grove, Haw Biver Circuit, $3.50; Mill Grove,
Midland Circuit, $5.20; Miss Mamie Johnston's
Sunday Egg Club, $1.80; Miss D. T. Gaster,
Sunday eggs, $1.50; Canaan, Denton Circuit,
children's recital, $17.18; Piney Grove, Den-
ton Circuit, children's recital, $5.05.
Offerings by Sunday Schools
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Mission, $-4.00; Concord, $25.00; Liberty,
$10.00; Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant Circuit,
$6.70; Pleasant Union Circuit, $1.25; Siler
City, $7.29; Lebanon, High Point, $6.49; Pine
Hill, Davidson Charge, $1.10; Lineberry, Da-
vidson Circuit, Mrs. Bedie Lox, 50 cents; Den-
ton. $5.70; Bethesda, N. Davidson Circuit,
$7.10; Bethany, Randolph Circuit, $1.70; En-
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$8.00; Worthville, Bandleman Circuit, $4.00;
Midway, Haw River Circuit, $5.00; Weaver-
ville, April, May and June, $6.00; Shoals, Pin-
nacle Charge, $2.64.

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— The editor of the Herald was honored
one day last week by a call from Prof, and
Mrs. Munch, of Chapel Hill. Prof. Munch is
employed by the State University to teach
in the Department of Education. He is a
graduate of Adrian College, Michigan. Mrs.
Munch was a student in Adrian Colelge in
1904-5, while the editor was teaching there.
It was therefore an especially pleasant sur-
prise to have them call. They were accom-
panied by their three younger children. The
older son is a student in the University. Mrs.
Munch is a sister of Missionary Obee in
Japan, of Rev. Chas. Obee, of Kansas City,
and of Mrs. Rev. J. C. Williams, of the Ohio
Conference.

— Last Monday morning's record of acci-
dents included the following gleaned from
the Greensboro Daily News: E. J. Johnson,
of Durham, killed when train hits ear; Rob-
ert F. Stafford, of Erlanger, is killed by his
son ; three were killed and four injured in
Warren, Pa., when an automobile plunged
through the railing of a bridge over the
Allegheny River; three young men and two
young women were killed in Jamestown,
N. Y., when their car collided with a trolley
car; a Chicago actress was killed in an auto-
mobile accident; Worth Benfield, of States-
ville, lost his life while in swimming; R. A.
Springs, of New York, had his collar bone
broken in an auto accident; hundreds are
made homeless in Missouri by the breaking
of levees in the St. Francis River; two pas-
sengers in an airplane in New Hampshire
were burned to death ; four persons are in-
jured in auto mishaps in Raleigh ; five people
are hurt, some of them seriously, in an auto
accident near Newborn ; three Goldsboro
youths are involved in an accident which
badly damages two cars. Sunday is the most
prolific day of the week in accidents.

— The National Republican convention in
session in Kansas City last week nominated

June 21, 1928

Herbert Hoover for President, and Senator
Curtis, of Kansas, for Vice-President.

— What can go further toward cheapening
college degrees than conferring the degree
of Doctor of Laws upon Charlie Lindbergh 1
To add to the monstrosity of it, the state-
ment is made that the same university that
conferred the degree once asked Lindbergh
to withdraw from its student body because
of low grade in his studies.

— Rev. Lawrence Little, Secretary of Young
People's Work, announces 22 Leadership
Training Schools for the summer months.
Among them is the one to be held at High
Point College July 14-21, under the direction
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GREENSBORO, N. C, JUNE 28, 1928

NtjMBER 31

Rev. J. F. Dosier

Many of our readers will lie sensible of a great loss when
they learn of the death of Rev, J. P. Dosier. He has been
a frequent contributor to the columns of the Herald for
years and his articles have been widely read and with keen
interest. More of our readers have written appreeiatingly
of Bro. Dosier 's contributions than have thus written of the
writings of any other contributor. He was quick in the detec-
tion of shams and strong in their exposure. Plausible novel-
ties had no charm for him unless he could find in them
harmony with well-known truth. He had a mind that could
not easily be imposed upon. Others might be carried away
by some wind of false doctrine, but he kept upon his feet.
He had read widely and well. He adhered to the doctrines
that have stood the test of the most thorough examination
and refused to be stampeded in the direction of any new but
fallacious teaching. The faith of our fathers was precious
to him and he was ready to defend it against all enemies.
Surely he fought a good fight. He kept the faith. He is
now crowned. His death came last week and his funeral was
held in Mt. Lebanon Church, Randleman, N. C, last Saturday
at 2 p. m.

Those taking part in the service were Rev. W. H. Neese,
the pastor, President S. W. Taylor. Revs. J. H. Moton. W. ML
Pike, and W. P. Kennett, classmates of Brother Dosier in the
Conference course of study, and Rev. \V. F. Ashburn. a
special friend. All paid fitting tributes to the character and
work of the deceased. Besides these, sixteen other Methodist
Protestant ministers were present and three ministers of
other denominations. The congregation of course included
many neighbors and friends. The burial took place at Level
Cross Church where Brother Dosier was converted in early
manhood. Bro. Neese remarked that he would sleep the long
sleep within thirty feet of where he gave his heart to the
Lord.

He leaves his wife, two sons and two daughters. In their
sense of bereavement they will have the sympathy of many
who knew and loved Brother Dosier.

Had he lived until his birthday in July he would have
been 73 vears old.

Proposed Calendar Reform

It has been proposed that the nations of the world agree
to a change in the calendar which will make all months con-
sist of four weeks, all months beginning on Sunday. To
make up the 365 days it would be necessary to add a thirteenth
month. It is proposed that this thirteenth month be inserted
between June and July and called Sol. The thirteen months
would make only 364 days. The 365th day would be added
to December and called ' ' Year-Day ' ' ; that is, December
would really have 29 days, but the last day would not be
Sunday. That last week of the year would have seven days
between Sundays; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,

Friday, Saturday, and Yearday. It is pretty certain that
the Seventh Day Adventists will never agree to having seven
days between two Sundays. Every fourth year "Leap-Day"
would be added to June, again putting seven days between
two Sundays.

If this proposed calendar is adopted Easter Sunday will
always be April 8 and Christmas Day will always be on
Wednesday.

Church people in America are now earnestly invited to
give this matter careful study. If they find any real objec-
tions to the proposed calendar they are requested to communi-
cate promptly with the President of the Federal Council of
Churches, who will assemble all such information for the
benefit of the National Committee. Objections or approvals
should be in hand as soon as possible.

If a world decision is reached during 1929, the new calen-
dar will go into effect January, 1933, when January 1st falls
on a Sunday. In case the decision is reached after 1929,
the next date on which the new calendar can easily be put
into operation is 1939, when January 1st against falls on
Sunday.

Those who desire a brief yet adequate pamphlet discussing
this question should secure ''Calendar Simplification." by
George Eastman (343 State Street, Rochester, N. Y.).

Are We Forgetting the Near East
Orphans?

We have just received from J. B. Ivey, of Charlotte,
State Chairman of Near East Relief, a communication which
reads as follows :

The National Executive Committee in early June voted
to cut alarmingly orphanage overseas appropriations. The
very same day this was voted, we received a letter from C. C.
Thurber, a Carolinian, who is our director at Athens. He
knew there was danger of such action with its necessity of
turning children out of the orphanages and wrote as follows :

"If you do cut our appropriations, it will mean turning
out orphan boys and girls to the bleak dreary plains of Mace-
donia, where they will live in mud huts, holes in the ground,
will be ravaged by malaria, tuberculosis, hunger, and filth,
and all because you folks at home do not care enough to
make a real sacrifice."

Thurber has pledged his own salary months ahead to meet
the needs — twice he has suffered in Turkish prisons — he has
been beaten with rods and walks lame today in consequence —
he nearly died of typhus — and he remains at his post against
his doctor's orders.

The recent cut has already caused orphans much suffering
and misery. The danger is that the need compels spending
more than our income. Before the middle of July there will
be a vote on another large cut. What response the American
people make between now and then decides how the vote must

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

JUM 28, 1928

THINKING PEACE

Bij Rev. Charles B. Jefferson

(A sermon, somewhat abbreviated, preached in the Broadway

Tabernacle, New York)

Text — "They say peace, peace; when there is no peace."
Jeremiah 6 :14.

Who said "Peace?" The religious leaders of Judah. The
prophets and priests of Jerusalem. The men ordained to
speak for God in Israel. They extolled peace, glorified peace,
pleaded for peace, promised peace, but there was no peace.
Why? Because the politicians of Judah thought war, the gov-
ernment in Jerusalem prepared for war. the statesmen of
Israel were pursuing a policy which made war inevitable.
There were two groups of men in Jerusalem, one group prais-
ing peace, the other group planning war, one group looking
for peace, the other group making peace impossible.

The situation is an instructive one because it recurs again
and again. It was that sort of a situation which preceded
the World War. Through fifteen years before the World War,
the workers for peace were unusually active. Ministers of
the gospel in large numbers preached eloquent sermons on
peace. They were always exalting peace, showing the beauty
of peace, urging the necessity of peace, promising world peace
if only certain conditions were fulfilled. The preachers were
not alone in exalting peace. A great company of educators
and publicists and philanthropists spoke frequently of peace.
The ministers of the church and the ministers of the state
unitedly proclaimed the beauty of peace, but there was no
peace because the governments were all thinking war. Every
great nation was preparing for war. All responsible states-
men felt it to be their first duty to carry out a program
which would safeguard their nation in war. And so, because
the political rulers of Christendom were thinking war and
preparing for war and waiting for war, the war came.

The world finds itself today in a most curious predicament.
Let me sketch hurriedly the world situation, All the people
want peace. As one of our foremost generals has said: "The
longing for peace fills the minds of untold millions," The
longing for peace is undoubtedly more passionate and more
nearly universal than at any other time in the history of the
world. All the people love peace. We Americans do. We
do not want war: We want peace. If you should hear an
American say: "I hope we can have another war soon," you
would feel he ought to be hurried to a sanatorium and treated
for lunacy. But we Americans are not more peace-loving
than the peoples of Europe. I have been in every nation of
Europe but one, and I assure you that all the peoples of that
continent love peace. There is not a solitary war-loving
nation there. They long for peace more passionately than we
long for it, because they know better than we do what war is.
I have been in the Par East, and I can tell yon that all the
nations of the Orient want peace.

The whole world abhors war. We now know what war is.
Its nature was completely revealed in the world's greatest
tragedy. Before the World War 'one occasionally heard it
said that "war is a school of virtue." We never hear such
talk now. We know it is a school of vice — a school of vices.
Men used to say that a little blood-letting did a nation good.
It led to a spiritual rebirth. No one talks after that fashion
now. We have^ found out how deep our modern weapons cut.
The old weapons cut the veins, our new weapons cut the
arteries. There is danger now of the victim bleeding to death.

We cannot have a little blood-letting. The blood comes leap-
ing out. with a deadly gush. We know what war is. The
World War st lipped off the plumes and gold braid and we
saw war naked. We beheld its innermost nature, and we
now know what a dirty, ghastly, hellish thing it is. We all
de«pise war and shudder at the thought of it.

Now let us face another fact. The governments of the
world are thinking war. preparing for war, manufacturing
instruments of war. There is no questioning this fact. There
are more men under arms today than there were in J9W.
More money is spent every year on armies and navies than
was spent in any year before the great catastrophe. We
Americans are preparing for war, We are spending three
hundred and twenty million dollars a year on our navy and
three hundred and sixty million dollars a year on our army,
a total of six hundred and eighty million dollars a year on
our engines of war. Great Britain is spending eight hundred
and sixty-four million dollars a year on her army ami navy.
She and the United States will spend fifteen billion dollars
this decade on their armies and navies,

One-hall' of all the money spent in the World on armies and
navies is being spent by the two leading Christian nations.
When 1 think of the poverty of the world, the immeasurable,
unimaginable suffering, when 1 think of the ignorance of the
world, the vast and appalling ignorance of millions of human
beings, and when in the presence of all these I see the two
foremost Christian nations pouring fifteen billion dollars in
ten years into the equipment of war, my mind goes back to
a parable spoken long ago by a man who understood the kind
of world we are living in, the parable of the wicked husband-
man. And the question which comes to me again and again
is the piercing and unescapahle question of Jesus of Nazareth,
"What will the owner of the vineyard do unto those husband-
men?" Somebody owns this earth. He has a plan for the
human race. If the two most favored nations squander their
treasure on the instruments of slaughter, what will the owner
of the vineyard do?

The governments are preparing for war and because they
are thinking war the world is drifting again toward war.
Here, then, is a second fact to nut down by the side of our
first, fart. The peoples of the earth abhor wax and long for
peace, hut the leading governments of the world are thinking
war and preparing for it.

In every case a government is a small group of men. That
small group of men is in the grip of the war tradition, held
tight, in the clutches of the war system. Every government
is the victim of a small group of military and naval experts,
who have been trained to think war, and whose first business
is to teach other men to think war. They see everything
through the bore of a gun. To them there is no defense but
guns. To them there is no effective force but physical force.
To them every foreigner is a possible enemy. Because they
are always thinking war. they adopt a program which inevi-
tably arouses suspicion and fear and ill-will. Out of these
three moods comes war.

We are drifting toward war because our government offi-
cials think wrong. The root cause of our trouble is wrong
thinking. We are in the grip of the war thought habit. Until
that thought habit can he broken, there is no hope for us.
Jesus of Nazareth began His work with the passionate exhor-
tation. " Repent." By repent He meant "Change your mind !
Von are thinking wrong. You must think right. Until you
think right a better world cannot come." He saw that men

June 28, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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were mistaken in their thinking down to the foundation.
"You must, he born again. The current of your thinking
is polluted at the very sources. You must start all over.
You must have a different spirit, entirely different from the
spirit you now have. You must be horn from above." That
is what He said, that is what He says. We must cease to
think war.

We must get rid of the militarized mind. The militarized
mind always sees "peril." It sees perils because every human
being is a possible enemy. But suppose that we look on every
foreign nation as a possible friend, there is no longer danger
anywhere. Look upon every Chinese as a possible enemy and
the future is black indeed. Who can be safe if he has four
hundred million enemies? But look upon the Chinese as pos-
sible friends, and what a safe world it is to live in. With
four hundred million friends in the Par East, who could ever
do us harm? The supreme business of nations is the making
of friends, and that cannot be done by the multiplication of
guns.

My sermon is a plea for thinking people. We are cursed by
the habit of thinking war. Why do we think war ? We are
trained to do it. Let me introduce you to some of our
teachers.

First of all come the officers of the army and navy. They
are supposed to be a fighting, but first of all they are a teach-
ing, body. Their first duty is to teach Congress to think war.
Unless Congress thinks war there is no chance of huge mili-
tary and naval appropriations.

Many of our army and navy officers are able men. Some
of them are forceful writers and a few are eloquent speakers.
They are always speaking and writing. They retire early
from active service and spend the remainder of their days
in teaching. Their ambition is to teach their country how
to think war. Keep your eyes on the magazines and note
what a lot of things our military and naval officers have to
say. And then pay attention to the after-dinner speakers at
the big banquets, and especially the banquets of Chambers of
Commerce and women's organizations, and you will find that
the army and navy have something to say and know how to
say it. The business men of the country must be trained to
think war. Without their support what would become of the
appropriations? The women must be carefully trained to
think war, for without their support the future of the war
system is dark.

In this work of training, the press takes a conspicuous
part. Mr. J. A. Spender, one of the outstanding British
journalists of our day, who visited our country recently, said
some interesting things to his fellow-journalists here. He
confessed that the press of Europe had not a little to do
with bringing on the World War. It created the war atmo-
sphere. It trained men to think war. Our press is working
along the same line. It makes a specialty of pictures. We
are all children in our love of pictures. We are educated
largely through the eyes. The things we see make the deepest
impression on us. War is wonderfully picturesque. Every-
thing connected with it can be grasped by the camera. Even
a bloody battle is thrilling on canvas. A battleship makes a
beautiful picture, so also does a cruiser, a torpedo boat, a
submarine, a bomb-dropping airplane, all these sit for their
photograph, and the photographs are distributed all over the
country in the pictorial supplements of our Sunday news-
papers. In this way our people, especially our boys and girls,
are being trained to think war.

Another feature in the educational program is the holding

of military and naval exhibitions. We have already reached
the point at which it seems difficult to celebrate anything with-
out a military parade. A military parade is full of color.
It is a feast for the eye. We like it. We all like it. Every
year both navy and army play war games. They call them
"maneuvers and target practice." All the games are photo-
graphed and elaborately reported by the newspapers through-
out the land. This is an excellent way of teaching the people
to think war. It helps to keep up the appropriations.

If a nation is to be trained to think war, the college Stu-
dents must be coralled. The men in college today will be the
leaders of the nation tomorrow, and therefore must be taught
to think war. We have already one hundred and twelve
thousand under military training in our schools, and if some
of our military experts could have their way, we would have
compulsory military training not only in our universities and
colleges, but in all our high schools, too. It is the ambition
of the hundred per cent militarist to train the entire American
people to think war.

As an important step in the good work we have our sum-
mer military training camps. Tremendous efforts are put
forth to sweep our boys into them. Many persons believe
in them. Many peace-lovers and even peace-workers believe
in them. They believe they accomplish many desirable results
and do no great harm. The argument in their favor is a
plausible one. They give men exercise in the open air. They
train men to stand erect. They get men out of their slovenly
habits of standing and walking. They teach the principle of
obedience. Our young men do not know how to obey. Family
discipline in many homes has broken down. It has broken
down in many schools. Pupils, instead of the teachers, have
taken the school into their own hands. What we need is disci-
pline. Send the boys into the army. Put them under a cap-
tain or a major. Let them learn how to toe the mark, how
to obey with alacrity and swiftness. It is a plausible argu-
ment. Let us teach them patriotism. Let us bring them
close to the flag, keeping them in contact with it -through the
summer months. Our young men must be taught patriotism
if the republic is to endure. Tt is a persuasive argument.
Surely a man who opposes a summer military training camp
is a fanatic! What harm does it do? Let me suggest an
answer. This is the harm which it docs: It trains our young
men to think war. It fastens in their minds the idea of war.
It. deepens in them the conviction that every nation must
prepare for war. It strengthens the superstition that the war
system gives us our only protection.

The argument for a finer physique does not move me. I
always think of the million French boys with fine physiques
who sleep under the soil, and of the million German boys
who were trained to stand erect, and who now lie flat under
the ground. What does it profit a nation to train its boys
to stand straight if it is perfecting them in an art which will
roll them into bloody graves? Obedience is a beautiful thing,
but the obedience which this world needs is not the mechanical
obedience to a military officer, but the obedience to the con-
science and to the voice of God. Let us train our boys to
love their country, but let us cease to wrap the flag arouud a
gun. Let us train our boys to wrap the flag around a ballot.
The future of America depends not on the use of bullets, but
on tin' llo+s. Let us train them not how to shoot,

but how to vote. In that direction only lies the promised
land. It is dangerous, mischief-making patriotism which can-
not live and flourish except in the presence of a gun.

Let us think peace. We have a neigbhor on the north

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with which we have squabbled off and on for one hundred
and fifty years. We are always at loggerheads over some-
thing or other with Canada. Sometimes we have quarreled
over boundary lines, and sometimes we have a mess of fishery
disputes and again and again we struggle furiously over the
tariff, but we never think war — not with Canada. Canada
never thinks war with us. When we get into our disputes
we appoint a commission and Canada does the same, and the
two commissions sit down together and thresh the matter out.
Why do we do this? We have nothing to fight with along
the Canadian border. We have no battleships on the Great
Lakes. We have no forts or guns along that extended border
line. We have not prepared for war. We have prepared for
peace. We do not think war. We think peace. Thinking
peace, we have peace. We have had it for a century and a
half, and please God, we are going to have it always.

Let us make a new vow to God. Let us promise Him that
by His grace we are going from this time onward to think
peace, seeing in every foreigner a possible friend, and in
every human being an actual brother, a member of the great
family which embraces all. races and nations, and whose Head
is our Heavenly Father.

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MIDSUMMER CHRISTIANITY

No, Brother Barnabas, mid-summer Christianity does not
differ in the slightest degree from all-the-year-round Chris-
tianity ! Indeed, what we are about to emphasize is the im-
portance of living the Christian life, as a practical experience
and as a constant influence, every day and every hour, with-
out reference to the seasons; and without reference to social
functions in the one season or revival meetings in the other.

Christian churches throughout the world grant their pas-
tors a summer vacation, and all faithful pastors certainly
earn a greater number of vacation periods than they are ever
enabled to enjoy. The purpose of a vacation, indeed, to every
true apostle of the Kingdom and to every true disciple of
the Lord, is not primarily to gain opportunity for personal
relaxation, but rather to recuperate his physical and intel-
lectual powers in preparation for the arduous work of the
next annual conference year.

Very happily complementing this plan is the habit of the
churches to renovate and repair the house of worship and
the parsonage, this season falling uniformly with the period
when the lay membership, in large proportions, is also having
a mid-summer vacation.

The mid-summer Christianity which holds the believer
when the doors of the church are closed, is the kind without
which he cannot be kept safely at any hour or any day of the
whole round year. St. Paul's injunction is: "I will, there-
fore, that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands. ' ' And
the efficacy of prayer depends not only upon its being the
same in every place but also the same at all times. And com-
panionship with God's Word is also a constant necessity. If,
therefore, the Christian has everyday communion with God,
through prayer, and is also a habitual reader of the Bible
every day, he is living close to the true perennial springs
which flow from the mountain peaks of faith and love.

The only danger to the Christian in vacation time is found
in the new environment with which he surrounds himself, in
the new atmosphere which he breathes and the new companions
with whom he is associated, in the new impulses and passions
which may be engendered through these unusual associations
and experiences.

The real truth is that if the miracle of regeneration has
taken place in the soul of the believer; if he has really found
peace with God through the atoning merits of -Jesus Christ;
if he has come into the worldwide fellowship of believing
souls; if the Spirit itself bears witness with his spirit that
he is one of the children of God — if this succession of blessed
experiences has come to any one, then he has established him-
self not only beside the still waters of peace but beside the
everflowing river of love. For "there is a river whose streams
thereof make glad the city of God." And if we live in the
city of God beside this never-failing river, we shall never
pause to think of the difference between mid-winter Chris-
tianity at the revival season, and mid-summer Christianity at
vacation time. It is good for all Christian workers in every
zone of service to break away from the over-burdening cares
of life for a season, and find rest and recuperation, wide apart
from the claims of the daily task. The Christian, therefore,
who breaks away from the environment of a faithful career,
and refreshes himself for a period of relaxation, will have
all the greater joy of service on his return to the active
mission of life to which God has called him.

There is another blessing which may come to every church
by the absence of the minister through summer vacations,
because, if the church services are kept up throughout the
vacation season, or even a part of that season, a providential
opportunity is given to the laity of the church to exercise
their spiritual gifts and to develop those functions of helpful
leadership which will enable them all the better to be co-
workers with their minister and other experienced toilers in
the Lord's vineyard.

One of our experiences in this direction happened in con-
nection with the first year of a new church organization.
The officers of this church were either young converts, or
Christians of larger experience whose gifts, graces and
acquirements had been dulled by lack of use. We were called
to a former parish for a ministerial function on a Wednes-
day; and, missing connections for the ferry boat across the
Hudson, we found that we could not be back home in time
for the mid-week prayer service. It suddenly occurred to us
that this situation might be made a special providence to the
new church organization, and we therefore telegraphed to
one of the leaders of the official board requesting the members
of the board to conduct the prayer meeting for the evening.
It was, of course, a great surprise to them, and led to hurried
and wavering counsel on the question of their ability to per-
form this service. But they finally agreed with the greatest
unanimity ; and the service thus put in commission proved to
be one not soon to be forgotten. For men who had never led
in public prayer before were pressed into service by the
emergency of the hour; and from that moment onward these
men stood close to the pastor, always ready for every function
of a genuine lay minister, including not only teaching of the
Sunday school and leading a prayer meeting but also in a
willingness to take part in visitation evangelism and in calling
upon strangers of the city, persuading them to become
worshipers in the Lord's house.

When Christian experience flows from springs eternal and
never-failing, then will Christian constancy be but as the
fruit of the vine, as the light of the sun. In a word we live
in communion with our heavenly Father keeping the avenues
of approach forever open, through prayer and service. Then
will every season "of the 3rear be beautifully rich with the
graces and virtues of the Christian life. One of the old

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Denominational Enterprises

!

MISSIONS
Children's Day Service

Gratifying indeed have been the orders for the Children's
Day services and pageants this year, and some of the fine
commendations by those who have heard the rendition of
the programs. And the orders are still coming.

Not Too Late

Well, it is never too late to do good and to help out in a
needy cause. So, while June is generally considered and
observed as the month for Children's Day services, yet they
can be held later just as well. It is just as acceptable to the
Board of Missions as long as the educational feature of the
service can be given to our people and an offering received
for the extension of the work. And as long, also, that it is
not held so late as to encroach upon the time for holding the
Rally Day services, for now, you know, we are all enlisted
to work, pay and pray for the whole program of the whole
church and thus have just as vital an interest in every phase
of our denominational program as in one particular phase.
But there is still time to order the Children's Day programs
and to hold the service without such encroachment.

S. O. S. Call

Our prayers now are for a real worthwhile offering and
that the offering be sent to your conference treasurer imme-
diately and he to Dr. J. II. Straughn, Treasurer, 516 North
Charles Street, Baltimore, Md.

This is an S. 0. S. call for funds. It is perfectly natural
for some shrinkage of funds in the moments of adjustments
of the new order of things, especially when the order is so
new as was made at our last General Conference, But if we
will all pull and pray together these adjustments will soon
be made. And, I a msure, we will all be the happier and our
boards the richer, for with unity of effort it will all work
out to the enlargement of our denominational borders through
the increased offerings of our people to a common cause and
a unified program. Just now, however, we are greatly in
need of more funds to "carry on." So please do not hold
back the Children's Day offerings. Send them on at once.

And may I extend this S. 0. S. call, also, to the treasurers
of the Woman's Foreign and the Woman's Home Missionary
Societies. Please send your moneys direct to the treasurer
of the General Conference so that these moneys may be used
immediately to care for the monthly salaries and appropria-
tions for your work. A receipt will be sent direct to you by
the treasurer of the General Conference.

Now shall we not all join heartily in the new program
set up by our General Conference, give largely and freely
of our time, our talents and bring our whole tithe into the
storehouse and see what great things the Lord will do for the
Methodist Protestant Church during this first quadrennium
of our second century.

The Historical Poster

If any Sunday school has used the Children's Day service,
or any part of it, and has not received a copy of the his-
torical poster, giving the picture, name and time of going
out of every missionary serving under the Board of Foreign
Missions or the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist Protestant Church, kindly let me know and I shall

be glad to mail a copy immediately. The board does not want
a single church or Sunday school to miss seeing our fine group
of missionaries.

Those churches or Sunday schools that desire to have this
poster framed please let me know and I will send you a copy
unfolded. Then there are still other copies for free distribu-
tion to any church or organization that should desire a copy.
They are yours for the asking.

Yours to serve,

S. W. Rosenberger, Exec. Sec.
2525 North High St., Columbus, Ohio.

~t~»

WHAT ONE MAN DID
Protestantism leads with faith the fight for the outlawry
of war. This struggle is made in the face of the skepticism,
the pessimism of non-Nordic, that is to say, non-Protestant
Europe. War eventually will be outlawed just as duelling
went down under Protestant pressure. There is probably no
better example of the wisdom of settling disputes by under-
standing instead of by force than the example of George
Robinson, Tasmanian Protestant.

This devout bricklayer was dismayed at the ruthless
methods of the early colonial authorities in dealing with the
natives. He had learned their language. He had a warm-
hearted sympathy with them. His proposition seemed to the
authorities to mark him out as a lunatic. He actually pro-
posed to go among the aborigines unarmed, as a friend, to
reason with them. He declared he could explain to them
that, however some settlers and convicts might treat them,
the object of the government was to better their condition.'
His one stipulation was that the hunting of the blacks should
cease, that it should be prohibited even to carry firearms in
their presence.

This little obscure man did wonderful things. He tramped
hundreds of miles. He endured extraordinary hardships. He
dared anything to accomplish his mission. Most wonderful
of all the things he did was to show that these hunted black
people had the souls of human beings, and to bring their
souls into grateful communion with his own. He took a few
blacks, whom he knew well, as companions and, guided by
them, visited the far-off hiding places where the tribes had
taken refuge. Often he was in grave danger, but his cool
confidence always saved him. He would walk fearlessly up
to a group of warriors who had their spears poised to hurl at
him. Soon he would be shaking hands with them. He led
the remnant of one of the most savage tribes to Government
House in Hobart, where, to welcome them, the brass band
was ordered to play. The natives, screaming with terror,
clustered around Robinson for protection.

The Tasmanians, the last living examples of paleolithic
man, are unfortunately now extinct. Diseases contracted from
the whites completed their elimination. That their final dis-
appearance was not a bloody one is due to this almost for-
gotten Christian bricklayer.

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Are We Forgetting the Near East Orphans?

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be made. Is it thumbs down for the children? What is
your answer ?

Five dollars a month or $60.00 a year feeds and clothes a
child— $100.00 gives full support. Pledges count the same as
cash— any amount will help. These orphans in Armenia-in-
Caucasus, Greece, Syria, Palestine.

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OPTIMISM

The

President's
Letter

EVANGELISM

have
a wort!

Concord

Tune 17 This is Concord church on Saxapahaw charge.
We were here in an all-day circuit rally. The weather was
favorable and the attendance large. The program opened
with the Sunday school and continued through the day. with
Bro L W. Gerringer as the principal speaker in the after-
noon It was our privilege to preach in the morning and to
present the conference programs after the noon intermission.
An immediate response was +50 pledged for the Gratitude
Gift This was very heartening and highly appreciated. A
rally day offering was taken by the pastor in the morning
service ' All the churches on the charge were represented
and all we believe, shared by special assignments in the
program of the day. "We were sorry to have to leave before
Bro Gerringer had spoken and the other parts of the after-
noon program had been rendered. We are sure the day was
fruitful of good results, and we trust that many other charges
will plan like assemblies. Bro. Loy is liked by his people and
is doing good work.

Haw River Mission
•Tune IT. We were here at night with Bro. Holmes, and
had the pleasure of preaching to a goodly number, though
this was not the regular appointment. We found the people
hopeful and active, and the work in good condition. Bro.
Holmes has the esteem of his people, and is encouraged by
the sympathetic co-operation he is receiving from them. We
'a loyal band here, and we doubt not that they will have
report of the year's work.

Committee Meeting
-lime 22 A meeting of the Gratitude Gift Committee
was held at the parsonage Friday night. Two matters were
considered. First, raising the unpledged balance of +2,000
to make up our complete allotment of +1,200 ; second, a cen-
tennial program for our coming annual conference. That, we
might not go to the General Conference with a deficit m our
Gratitude Gift allotment, we borrowed +2,000. This was
done on the faith that our people would pay it later, since
we did not have time to raise it by the 16th of May, when
the General Conference met. The committee decided to take
this matter at once to our people, and raise it at ail early
date. The conference centennial program will be arranged
by a committee appointed for that purpose. The calling of a
Gratitude Honor Roll has been suggested as a feature of this
program. Many churches are already entitled to places on
that roll; many others will yet be added; and none, we would
think, will want to be omitted. We most earnestly plead for
the full support of pastors and people in completing this
Gratitude Gift undertaking.

Gibsonville
June 24. We were here at the morning hour, arriving in
lime to share a part of the Sunday school lesson, as it was
enthusiastically taught by Bro. Jennings. His teaching indi-
cated preparation. It was a pleasure to us to preach and
present the conference interests at the eleven o'clock hour.
The attendance was encouraging and the people attentive.
I'he pastor read our emergency letter and urged an imme-
to the pressing need for funds. Industrial
not favorable just now for the Gibsonville

pastor

diate response
conditions are

ehureh, but we are confident that some way will he found by |
our faithful people there to help us. The pastor announced a '
pageant for the evening hour. He called attention, also, to
the Y. P. T. S., and urged the people to register. No con-
ference interest escapes the attention of Bro. Johnson, or fails
ol' his support. He is a wise and zealous leader, and under
his direction the church is prospering. We are hopeful of a
good year at Gibsonville.

Glen Raven
June 24. We were here at night, and had the pleasure
and opportunity of preaching to a house full of people. A
revival meeting had been in progress for some days, we found,
though it was interrupted by the pastor's help, Bro. R. S.
Troxler, being called home on account of sickness in bis
family. However, the evangelistic spirit was still present,
ami one man came forward for prayer. Considering all mat-
ters involved, the pastor thought best to close the meeting with
this service. Our emergency letter bad arrived there also,
and was read by the pastor to the congregation. The imme-
diate response was the raising of +10.00 on the A. O. B.
Industrial conditions are discouraging here, but we believe
an earnest effort will be made to meet financial obligations.
They have reduced the parsonage debt this year to a balance
of +150. They have desirable parsonage property, and it is
gratifying to know that it is so nearly paid for. Bro. Wil-
liams is earnest in his work, and has the esteem of his people,
as his long pastorate here testifies. We hope that this may
prove to be one of the best and happiest years on this charge.
We are grateful to all who contributed to our welfare and
comfort while we were laboring on these various fields.
Budgets
We must begin now to press the budgets with vigor. Only
four months remain of this conference year, and there is
much to he done yet in raising our budgets. Up to our report
last week there were 40 charges that had paid nothing on the
A. C. B. The report this week does not change the standing.
Brethren, we beseech you — by all the needs of our conference
and our denominational work — we beseech you to press these
budget collections.

Expense of Representatives
Only a little more than half of this has been paid, accord-
ing to report of Bro. Auman. The representatives who at-
tended the General Conference had to advance the money
necessary for their expenses, and it is not right that they
should be kept out of this money. The allotment to each
charge was small, and we hope that pastors and stewards will
see that it is paid promptly.

District Rallies
In the early spring we urged that all charges hold cen-
tennial celebrations in commemoration of the 100th anniver-
sary of our church. Some charges did this. Others did not.
It was our idea then that this would take the place of our
former district rally. We hope that all districts that did not
hold the centennial celebration will arrange for a district
rally. Such assemblies of our people, with well chosen and
well executed programs, should revive new interest and
quicken new zeal along all lines of work. I am hereby asking
all chairmen of districts to communicate with me in regard
to this matter.

Deceased

The passing of Bro. Dosier removes from us another of our

old and honored ministers. The funeral service, which was

held at Lebanon church, Randleraan, last Saturday at 2 p. m.,

was attended by a large number of his brethren in the minis-

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try, thus attesting the high regard they had for him. His
hody was laid to rest at Level Cross, where he was converted
in early life. Bro. Dosier had a virile mind and a good heart.
He will he missed in bodily presence, but he will not fade
from our memories. An obituary committee will be promptly
appointed. Our loving sympathy is extended to the family.

Appointments

June 26. business meeting with the West Thomasville
charge.

June 27, quarterly conference Asheboro church. Hour,
8 p. m.

July 1, Randolph charge. Shiloh, 11 a. m. ; Gray's Chapel,
3 p. m. ; Bethel, S p. m.

July 7, quarterly conference, Dulin's church, Mocksville
charge. Preaching, 11 a. m. ; quarterly conference, 1 :30 p. m.

July 8, Pinnacle charge.

July 14-21, High Point College, in Young People's Train-
ing School and Pastors' Summer Conference.

July 23, Mebane, 11 a. m.

July 28-29, Pleasant Union church in district rally.

"Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our
Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting
consolation and good hope through grace,

"Comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good
word and work."

Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.

June 26, 1928.

NO PLACE FOR GLOOM

God does not, and probably cannot, use a discouraged man.
Elijah, even, was an unprofitable servant while subject to a
fit of despondency. There is nothing in a pessimistic attitude
of mind and spirit to attract and inspire. Not the croaking
of a frog but the blast of a bugle tends to quicken the steps
of men. A frog in a pond is not so bad but a master croaker
in the pulpit is to be deplored. It is tragic. It is worse than
tragic, it is fatal.

One of the striking features of the Bible is the voice of
conquest and victory that runs through it. The Hebrew his-
torians and prophets were men of vision and hope, and the
Hebrew psalmists were pre-eminent in their optimistic out-
look upon the future. And the Christian apostles were equally
outspoken in their confidence that the cause of God and His
anointed must win.

The same may be said of Carey in India, Livingstone in
Africa, and Morrison in China. Can it be said of us .' —
X. C. Christian Advocate.

No Church Edifices

There is a religious denomination mainly in Pennsylvania
which has no church edifices, though it has been in existence
since 184:1. They lay principal stress on nonconformity to
the wordl. They won't dress like worldly people and they
seem to think it is worldly to have houses built for worship.
They frequently hold their services in large barns. They are
known as the "Old Order or Yorker Brethren." They have
ten local congregations with a total membership of 472. Their
expenditures for 1926 averaged $53 per congregation. They
arc taking very easily the task of converting the world to
their way of thinking and acting.

THE CROSS

To many this seems a hard saying, Deny thyself; take
up thy cross and follow Jesus. But the Cross will be the sign
in heaven, when the Lord shall come to judgment.

Why then fear to take up the Cross, through which lies the
road to the Kingdom i In the Cross is salvation, in the Cross
is life, in the Cross is strength of mind, in the Cross joy of
spirit, in the Cross the sun of virtue.

Take up, therefore, thy cross and follow Jesus. He went
before bearing his Cross and died for thee on the Cross, that
thou also mayest bear thy cross.

Walk where thou wilt, seek what thou wilt, thou wilt find
no higher way above, no safer way below, than the way of
the Cross. Dispose and order all things as thou wilt and
seest, yet thou shall only learn that thou must always suffer,
willingly or unwillingly, and so thou shalt always find the
Cross.

The Cross, therefore, is always ready and everywhere waits
for thee. Thou canst not escape it whithersoever thou runnest,
for go where thou wilt thou earriest thyself with thee and
shall ever find thyself. Turn thyself upwards, turn thyself
downwards, turn thyself outwards, turn thyself inwards;
everywhere thou shalt find the Cross.

And how dost thou seek any other way than this, the
King's way, which is the way of the Cross?— Thomas A.
Kempis.

SUMMER CONFERENCE TIDINGS

The summer conference program is about all complete
and it is believed that it is to be a good conference. It was
thought that the program would appear in the Herald before
now, but a few things have held it up. It is now quite certain
that it will appear next week. Those who have been asked to
take part are responding nicely. Indeed no one has refused.
This is very much appreciated. Thanks! Now for a good
attendance. It is hoped that every pastor will register from
the beginning. Laymen, please see to it that your pastor is
there. It will be a good investment for you to pay the little
expense and thus encourage your pastor. The books are still
open for registrations.

Yours for a good conference,

Geo. L. Curry.
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A MOTHER'S DAY TRIBUTE

One of the most important chapters of history will be
entitled "A Mother's Influence." Who will write that won-
derful story ? The two brightest names in modern history are
Lincoln and Cromwell. Linconl affirmed, "All that I am or
hope to be I owe to my angel mother." Of Cromwell, the
historian says : "No other member of his family, neither his
wife nor father, influenced him as did his mother. He fol-
lowed her advice when young, he established her in the royal
palace of Whitehall when he came to greatness, and when she
died he buried her in Westminster Abbey." A plain, robust,
substantial character she must have been, for the historian
adds, "She cared nothing for her son's grandeur." Her only
thought seemed to be for his welfare and comfort and the
honor of his name and reputation. — Selected.

It makes no difference how rich a country may be, or how
well led are its people, if the people have not the bread of life.
The worst famine is a famine of the Word of God.

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OUR STORY PAGE

PHIL'S CAPTIVE

Phil Fenton was sloshing' along in his hip hoots carrying
a large covered basket. He was going for eggs because a
weasel or skunk had visited his mother's henhouse and sucked
most of the eggs.

The Goodwins, who had extra eggs, lived on a farm only
half a mile away, but Phil was taking a roundabout way
through the marshes. Spring had touched the lonely marsh
with her magic, wand. Birds were there and frogs and green
shoots and buds. Phil waded along, taking it all in with his
eyes and ears and nose. A strong breeze came from the bay,
and he fancied he smelt the sea ever so far away.

He was making a good deal of noise as he pushed his way
over the soggy ground. He knew bis way or he would never
have gone there; it was a mean place in which to get lost.
Suddenly he stopped short. There was a rustling sound and
a rabbit came into view, running full tilt toward him. In
fact, it ran right over his foot.

Phil, almost before he knew what he was about, stepped
behind a bush and squatted down. Something must lie chas-
ing that rabbit and Phil wanted to know what it was. He
was not kept waiting long for a dog raced past. He was
about to rise when he heard more sounds and a man appeared
with a gun.

"It isn't hunting season," thought the boy, indignantly.
He looked closely at the man who was a stranger, a rough-
looking person, very dark, who walked stooping a little like
an ape, and he had very long arms which made him look
more apish than ever. Phil did not like him.

Think of the boy's feeling when he saw the man stop and
look down at the ground. -Inst at that place the earth was
not soft enough to close over a footprint. The man was
examining Phil's. Then he began to follow the telltale marks,
holding his gun in both hands.

Phil knew that the game was up for him: that is, as
far as biding from the man was concerned. He could have
run, but if the man shot and 'was a good marksman, running
wouldn't pay.

There was a place nearby where there was a pool with
quicksand in the bottom, a pool which told no tales. Phil
knew every inch of the marsh as it was one of his favorite
spots at all seasons, and he thought of the pool. The man
drew nearer and nearer, and Phil's muscles tightened. Well,
he found himself distrusting the man more the nearer view
of him be got. His front face was worse than his profile.
He looked plenty mean enough to shoot at a fleeing boy if
the boy happened to be in his way.

"Mom will be waiting for those eggs," thought Phil.
When the stranger was within a few steps, Phil suddenly
sprang up and threw his large basket with deadly aim square
into the man's evil face. Then he ran.

He heard a loud explosion, a gun going off. and the echoes
resounded over the lonesome marsh. He ran faster and made
straight for the hidden pool.

The man began to run after him. Not one word was said ;

no calling to halt, or anything like that, -lust a thump, slush.

thump, of a heavy body crashing in his wake. It was awful!

As they neared the pond. Phil onticed how spring-like it

was, with the close margin of pale green trees and bushes.

When he felt the wicked cave of the ground near the pool,
he veered to one side and darted behind some rushes and
crouched like a rabbit.

The man soon came to the place, running fast, and before
he realized it he was up to his -knees in the quicksand. One
more step and he would he in the pool, lie stopped and
turned, struggling in vain. Phil smiled, He knew the man
was caught as tightly as if he were in a steel trap.

As bold as brass, the boy strolled out of his hiding place
and stood on the firm ground. The man saw him and raising
his gun took a steady aim.

"All right," said Phil, "shoot away. If you kill me,
you'll never get out. You'll sink, slowly, slowly. In three
hours you'll be in up to your eyebrows."

"Unless you help me out at once, I'll shoot!" shouted
the man hoarsely, but Phil saw be was seared stiff.

"If you shoot me, you'll certainly be out of luck," said
1'hil calmly.

The man lowered his weapon and began to struggle once
more. All in vain. His face became gray with terror. He
looked up at the boy.

"Kid," he gasped, "have a heart. Don't let me die like
this!"

"Throw your gun to me," ordered Phil.
The man hesitated.

" It isn't helping you," argued the boy. "It is only push-
ing you down faster. ' '

The man tossed over the gun. It fell near Phil and he
eagerly picked it up. Now he had the advantage !

He weid quickly to a thick wild grape vine and began to
cut it. There was no time to lose. Next he dragged himself.
the vine and gun into a tree nearby. One branch hung over
the place where the man was. Phil crawled out on the limb
and hung the vine over it. The man could barely reach it,
hut Phil pressed down the branch until the man bad a good
grip.

"Now haul hard and hitch along this way at the same
time," Phil ordered.

The man obeyed and by slow degrees freed himself from
the quicksand. Just as he reached the firm ground, the vine
gave way and he nearly fell back.

.Meanwhile Phil held the gun and gruffly ordered the man
to hold up his hands and inarch ahead. They heard the dog
barking in the distance and Phil hoped he would not have
to shoot it.

The man marched along in silence, and Phil shouted which
way to turn and kept him moving straight for the Goodwin
farm. He knew there were three men on the place and they
could handle the tough prisoner, who, Phil had decided, was
a bootlegger.

Rum had been smuggled and hidden all along the shore
thereabouts, and Phil was sure he had caught one of the gang.
As they bled into the Goodwin farmyard, Mrs. Goodwin
met them with a look of alarm and surprise.

"Why, Phil," she exclaimed, "what are you doing? Why,
Mr. Nicola, what's the matter?"

Phil lowered the gun, feeling kind of worried.
"Do you know this guy?" he asked.
"Why, yes," said the lady, "he boards here."
Mr. Goodwin and his two sons came over with questioning
looks.

"It's all right." said Phil's captive. "We were both
fooled. I'm a prohibition agent after smugglers, and I guess

June 28, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

you thought I was a hootlegger. The truth is, my lad, I
thought, you were one yourself."

Phil handed him his gun, with shamefaced apology.

"Not at all!" exclaimed Nicola. "I owe you an apology,
too. But you're a fine fellow. Nervy! Say, I never saw
anything so cool as the way you squinted down my gun barrel
and grinned. I '11 make a proposition to you, maybe. How 'd
you like to be my assistant?"

There was much talk, laughter and excitement, in the
midst of which Phil asked timidly for some eggs.

' ' Sis is giving a party and Mom wants to bake some cakes
for her," said Phil.

"Looks like April Pools' Day," observed Mrs. Goodwin.
"Did you bring a basket along?"

"Yes'm," said Phil, glancing at Mr. Nicola, "but — er — er
— I lost it. Maybe you'll lend me another. It does look like
April Fools' Day, but, as Mom often says, 'Appearances are
often deceitful.' "

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COMMUNITY CENTERS

The public is more and more demanding a wider use of
the school building, at the same time not losing sight of the
fact that the main purpose of the school is education. It is
pointed out by the Bureau of Education, Department of the
Interior, that the average school house may be converted into
a community center and made the agency which will provide
facilities for organizing and directing the spare-time activities
of the old and young. This has been accomplished in hun-
dreds of communities. Local hoards of education are more
and more making provision for the supervision of civic,
recreational and social activities. By comparatively small
expenditure of money the schools may be made adaptable for
uses other than purely educational, thus becoming focal points
of the neighborhood from a civic and community standpoint.

Among the activities engaged in by the various commu-
nity centers are classes in sewing, cooking, manual training,
gymnastics, dramatics, etc. Of greater importance, however,
is the splendid Americanization work that underlies these
activities, and the literary and debating classes, as well as the
bands, orchestras, choruses and library reading, which play
no small part in this constructive and commendable work.

Let the community center be the common meeting ground
for parents and children alike, and a greater interest and
respect for our free, educational institutions will assuredly
result. — W.

WHEN WE THINK OF OTHERS

An old man who had met life serenely and tranquilly for
more than eighty years was asked the secret of his cheerful-
ness. He answered in four words: "Thinking of other folks."

"You can't travel very far in this world," he explained,
"without finding that your path is all tangled up with other
folks' paths. Some people think that if they can only travel
their paths without getting hurt themselves, they're going
to be happy.

"But there's more to it than that. When you've learned
to dodge a collision, not because you're afraid of getting hurt
yourself, but because you're afraid of hurting the other
fellow, you're getting near to happiness. But when you arrive
at a point where it's a genuine pleasure never to cause grief
to another living soul, you're still closer. In other words,
when you get so far it's a joy to you just to make others
happy, you're about there yourself." — Forward.

LEARN TO LOVE

Learn to love! It is not yet too late to capture "the
greatest thing in the world." How long will it take us to learn
this principle that overshadows all other principles in impor-
tance? We may not be able to master many of the teachings
of the world's prophets and seers, or achieve positions of
marked influence in the unfolding of history, but every man
and woman from the greatest to the humblest can learn the
hidden secret of the universe and employ the magic power
of love in his everyday relationships. The center of all his-
tory is Calvary. The heart of all meanings is the cross. For
here we catch a blinding glimpse of the glory of Eternal Love.
Nothing else matters much if only we can grasp in our soul
of souls the significance of the life and death of Christ and
appropriate His determining principle of love. Life may be
made glorious with a strange new light for every one of us if
only we arc willing to live with Christ until we have made
His secret our own. — Zion's Herald.

TO BE GUARDED AGAINST

But whatever others do, whether they will hear, or whether
they will forbear, hear this, all ye that are called Methodists !
However importuned or tempted thereto, have no friendship
with the world. Look around, and see the melancholy effects
it has produced among your brethren ! How many have
fallen by this very thing! They would take no warning;
they would converse, and that intimately, with earthly-minded
men, till they "measured back their steps to earth again!"
Oh, '"come out from among them!" from all unholy men,
however harmless they may appear; "and be ye separate,"
at least, so far as to have no intimacy with them. As your
"fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus
Christ," so let it he with those, and those only, who at least
seek the Lord Jesus in sincerity. So "shall ye be," in a
peculiar sense, "my sons and my daughters, saitli the Lord
Almighty. ' ' — J oh n Wesley.

THE BIBLE

"It lives on the ear like music that can never lie forgotten,
like the sound of church bells which the convert hardly knows
how he can forego. It felicities often seem to be almost
things rather than mere words. It is a part of the national
mind, and the anchor of national seriousness — the memory of
the dead passes into it. The potent traditions of childhood
are stereotyped in its phrases. The power of all the grief
and trials of a man is hidden in its words. It is the repre-
sentative of his best moments; and all that there has been
about him of soft, and gentle, and pure, and penitent, and
good, speaks to him forever out of his English Bible." — Faber.

Mid-Summer Christianity

(Continued from Page Four)

hymns should be at once the song and the prayer of all
who would live tin' Christian life faithfully and without
ceasing :

Thine forever ! God of love.
Hear us from Thy throne above ;
Thine forever may we be.
Here and in eternity.

— Editorial in Methodist Recorder.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
July 8: Saul and Stephen
Scripture Basis: Acts 7:54-S:3; 22:3, 4, 19,
20; 20:4. 5, 9-11; Gal. 1:13, 14.

Golden Text: Be tliuu faithful unto death,
and I will give thee the crown of life. Eev.
2:10.

Stephen

Perhaps all that we may learn about Stephen
from the Holy Writ is found between Acts
0:5 and 8:12. At the beginning of this ac-
count, we find that he was one of seven
chosen as deacons, because lie was "a man full
of faith and of the Holy Ghost." The work
of these devout men, as the word in the Greek
implies, was to serve the poor and widows.

Stephen was a Hellenist or Greek-speaking
Jew. This class differed from the orthodox
Jew in that they usually dwelt without the
borders of Palestine and were more liberal-
minded because of better education. Never-
theless, they were Jews. When this man was
converted to Christianity is not known, but
tradition has it that he was one of the 70
whom Jesus sent out to preach to the Gentiles.
Not only did Stephen minister to the poor
and widows, but he availed himself of oppor-
tunities to teach and preach Christ to the re-
bellious and wayward Jews. For such preach-
ing, he was arraigned before that august
body, the Sanhedrin, where he was falsely
accused by hired witnesses. Fearlessly he
made his defense, and as he defeated those
learned men by presenting the gospel in expo-
sition of the Scriptures that they knew so
well, their anger increased and rage incensed
them with murderous intent.

The spirit of God was with him to give
wisdom to his mind, strength to his body,
and peace to his spirit. So real was He that
Stephen's face shone in the presence of the
council like unto an angel. But that had no
effect upon these enraged rulers. They rushed
upon him as he declared unto them the vision
of the Father and Son which was his joy to
see at that moment, pushed him from the
council chamber into the street and out of
the city, where they cruelly stoned him to
death. '

What a death that must have been! Can
we not see him emulating the example of his
Lord and Master, who "was oppressed and
was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth "
Can we not picture Mm as he kneeled to re-
ceive the fatal rock that sent his soul to his
Father who was waiting to welcome him, and
hear him say, ''Lord, lay not this sin to their
charge " What devotion, what love, what a
true witness! O God. if thy professed chil-
dren would witness for thee today with only
half the degree of courage and devotion, how
soon would the kingdoms of this world be-
come the kingdoms of our God and his
Christ!

Saul
The last half of the 58th verse of the 7th
chapter of Acts and the first sentence in the
first verse of the 8th chapter have great sig-
nifieanee. Saul guarded the outer garments of
those who threw them aside that they might
have more freedom to cast the stones. He
may have been assigned the job by the San-

hedrin, of which he was doubtless a member.
Thus, he consented unto the deatli of this
righteous man.

In passing: Is this applicable today? Are
we consenting unto the crimes, divorce evil,
rebelliousness of law, etc., by countenancing
such tilings without protest? Do we ever
stop to consider whether or not our Lord
holds us guilty of some of these sins because
we do not raise our voices against them or
use our influence to suppress them? Is it not
true that not infrequently we wink at crime.
laugh at sin, and consent unto unrighteous-
ness? If so, God forgive!

Read the third verse of the 8th chapter
and observe what effect the stoning of
Stephen seemed to have upon Saul. Appar-
ently it encouraged him to continue the per-
secution of all the Christians he could appre-
hend. However, we may give him credit for
two characteristics which prevailed after his
conversion, i. e., zeal and conscientiousness,
much of the former the outcome of the latter.
He honestly thought lie was doing the right
thing by persecuting the followers of the
Lord Jesus, and because he was conscientious
in the matter, he was zealous for it.

This doubtless raises the question in our
minds: Is it right to continue zealously in
a practice or occupation just because oue is
conscientious about it ? Alsa, is conscience
a safe guide? If we answer the first question
affirmatively, we may observe that many peo-
ple are bound for the promised land who are
living contrary to God's known laws. In re-
ply to the second question, we may say that
conscience is a safe guide only as it is con-
trolled by the Spirit of God.

June 28, 1928

information concerning the Leadership Train-
ing School? I am sure that you will do this
and I appreciate this co-operation. Will
each of you also boost this campaign and put
it across in tine shape in your particular
field? . .

July 14. Place a ring around this date on
your calendar. On this day all those expect-
ing to take the courses offered in the Leader-
ship Training School must come to High Point
College and register. Saturday, July 14th, is
registration day instead of Monday, July 10th.
Class work begins Monday, July 16th, at 8
o'clock.

Send your registration fees to and get your
information from F. W. Paschall, Box 311,
Asheville, N. C.

THE REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN

6. Mr. G. P. Younginer, Asheville.

7. Mrs. G. P. Younginer, Asheville.

8. Miss Eudora Younginer, Asheville.
SI. Miss Janeth Younginer, Asheville.

10. Miss Phylis Younginer, Asheville.

11. Miss Felicia Younginer, Asheville.

12. Rev. J. S. Williams, Asheville.
]?,. Mrs. J. S. Williams, Asheville.

14. Miss'Flossie Stout, Asheville.

15. Eev. S. W. Taylor.
10. Mrs. S. \Y. Taylor.

17. Miss Frances Taylor.

18. Mr. John Craven Taylor.
10. Mr. S. W. Taylor, Jr.

Three weeks from this writing will bring
us to the time for our Leadership Training
School. These three weeks will determine the
success or the failure of the registration cam-
paign. Y'ou will not let it be a failure, will
you ? The only way to make its success sure
is for everyone to register. Will you see the
agent in your church and register now. or
send your registration fee direct to the under-
signed? Help the Board do a great work by
giving only 50 cents.

Agents, will you please send in as soon as
possible the registrations which you have
nl ready secured? I know that more than 19
people have registered, Jiut only 19 names
have been sent to me. Let me have all regis-
trations just as soon as possible.

Pastors, Agents and District Chairmen, will
you please distribute those leaflets containing

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TO OUR LAYMEN

Our Pastors' Summer Conference wall soon
meet and every pastor ought to attend be-
cause he needs a change. It will lie a rest
ami lie ran gain information which will en-
able him to render you a better service.

They need the fellowship which will help
make their work lighter.

As a layman, I want to urge our laymen to
unite with me in raising the funds necessary
for entertainment. Six dollars will keep a
pastor here during the Conference.

Don't delay, but act at once.

Yours for a full attendance,

II. A. GARRETT.

— President Coolidge has named Newton D.
Baker, of Cleveland, Ohio, as the fourth
American member of the Permanent Court of
Arbitration at The Hague, the Netherlands.
The other three are Elihu Root. Charles E.
Hughes, and John Bassett Moore, who re-
cently resigned as a judge of the Permanent
Court of International Justice, or World
Court. Mr. Baker was secretary of war in
President Wilson's cabinet and has been
mentioned as a possibility for the Democratic
nomination for president this year.

— The U. S. Department of Agriculture has
issued a bulletin on "Rose Diseases; Their
Causes and Control." A copy may be had
from the Division of Publications, U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture. Washington. D. C.

June 28, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

DIGEST OF PASTORS' REPORTS FOR
SECOND QUARTER

The number of charges reporting, 74.
Forty-one pastors report conditions encour-
aging on their charges.

Twenty-five pastors think there will be an
increase in budget receipts on their charges
this year.

Thirty-nine charges report good prospects
for paying college assessment in full.

All pastors subscribe to one or more of our
church papers. In addition to the Herald,
nearly all take one or both of the general
organs of the church.
Most pastors report ample time for study.
Some pastors say it is their practice to
have prayer in the homes they visit; others
only with the sick and the aged, or where
there is trouble; still others only when it is
requested or convenient.

Nearly all pastors are giving full time serv-
ice. A few are not because salary is not suffi-
cient to provide a support.

The total number of visits reported by 57
pastors is 10,713 — an average of 188 per pas-
tor. The largest number is 761, made by a
city pastor. In the group of the nest high-
est is a rural pastor who reports 552. Many
report less than 200, and quite a few fall
below 125. A small number do not report
their visits.

The total salary paid to date, as reported
by 72 charges is $33,299; average per charge,
$462; the smallest amount reported is $95;
largest, $2,000; eleven charges are under $300,
27 are between $300 and $500.

The total number of additions to churches
during the quarter is 294, ranging from 1 to
43 to the church. The churehes leading are,
Burlington First, with 43 ; Charlotte First, 23 ;
Bess Chapel, 23; Denton, 22; and three others
— Calvary, Community, and State Street, are
in the teens. Quite a number range from
four to nine.

Churches being repaired, painted, carpeted,
etc., or where this work has just been com-
pleted, 22.
Newr churches under construction, 3.
New 'churches and S. S. additions in con-
templation, 7.
Parsonages being improved, 2.
New parsonages in contemplation, 3.
The number of churches that need paint-
ing, 24; repairing, 15.

The number of parsonage that need re-
pairing and painting, 4.

How to promote whole-time evangelism is
variously answered, as would be expected.
Some think it is to be done through an or-
ganization in the local church, definitely com-
mitted to this work ; some through a deep-
ened passion for souls on the part of the min-
istry ; some by giving it continual emphasis
in the programs of the church; others say
through a deepened consecration of the
church; others think it will come about by
preaching the old-time gospel and personal
work; still others are working through the
Sunday schools, organized classes, Christian
Endeavor, etc.

Whatever may be the merit in these an-
swers, the cheering thing about them is
that they reveal an interest in this all-im-
portant problem of the church. And the
answer to this problem is assured when this
interest is sufficiently inte/nsified and ex-
panded.

We fully appreciate the hearty co-operation
on the part of pastors in filling out these re-
port blanks, and we are giving this digest for
the benefit of the conference.

We wonder if we inadvertenrly failed to
mail report blanks to pastors that have not
yet reported. For fear we did, we are send-
ing blanks to all pastors whose reports have
not yet come in.

With love and esteem for every pastor and
every charge, and earnest prayers that grace
may abound for all problems, I am,
Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOE.

June 27, 1928.

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BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK

G. C. B.

Calvary $31.87

Gibsonville 15.50

Moriah 19.10

Pleasant Grove 7.07

College

Davidson $11.35

SUPERANNUATES

Haw Eiver Circuit $ 8.01

Alamance 7.00

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Porter 15.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $296.88

Porter 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw Eiver Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove '. . 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.00

Eeidsville 50.00

Superannuates
Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Superannuates
Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

S. W. TAYLOE.
•Tune 26, 1928.

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EFLAND CHURCH RE-OPENING

Dear Mr. Editor:

It was my privilege to attend the re-open-
ing of the Efland Methodist Protestant church
Sunday, June 17.

The day was bright and fine, all that could
be desired as a day of worship, A large con-
gregation assembled for the 11 o'clock service.
Rev. O. B. Williams conducted the devotional
service, after which Mr. S. C. Forrest, treas-
urer of the church, made his report showing
the amounts subscribed, paid in, and spent
on the new building. After tlris report the
writer preached a short sermon and this was
followed by a very impressive communion
service.

Dinner was served on the church lawn, and
then another service followed in the church.
This service consisted of addresses by the
pastor, Revs. O. B. Williams, Ivey Crutchfield;
and a number of laymen. This also was an
impressive service, calling to mind the labors
of Eev. W. D. Fogleman and the few faithful
church members who built the original
church, and other pastors and workers who
have kept the work going to the present time.

The old church has been made practically
new. They turned it around to front the
new highway, brickveneered it, built Sunday
school rooms on the rear, and also built an
attractive tower. The walls of the auditorium
were plastered and a new ceiling put in, new
pulpit and choir stall; also new carpet for
pulpit and aisles, making it a very beautiful
place in which to worship God.

This was all done at a cost of $7,500.

All honor and more power to Eev. B. M.
Williams, the consecrated pastor, and his
faithful band of workers at Efland.

HOMEB CASTO.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $183,271.99

J. Ed Ausley 20.00

John W. Shaw 5.00

Mrs. O. N. MePherson 10.00

Eev. S. W. Taylor 10.00

T. T. Stafford 10.00

J. Ed Moore 25.00

J. G. Rogers' family 135.00

Jack Smith 5.00

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jobe 3.00

O. C. Smith 5.00

C. O. Pickard 25.00

George Wyatt 15.00

Total $183,539.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,264.21

Mrs. E. G. Homady 10.00

J. F. Holmes 5.00

Cicero H. Jones 10.00

M. A. Coble 25.00

Total $9,314.21

J. NOEMAN WELLS, Treasurer.
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— America has one automobile to, say, five
inhabitants, Italy one to about 293, India one
to perhaps 31,624.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

June 28, 1&28

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Alleghany, Davidson Charge. — Brother
Ridge pioached a good sermon the fourth
Sunday in June. We are always glad when
the time comes for him to preach for us. He
hits us hard sometimes, but the harder the
better. It is for our good to preach the
truth, let it hit whom it may.

The third quarterly conference will be held
at Alleghany on Saturday before the fourth
Sunday in July at 2 o'clock.

Our protracted meeting begins the second
Sunday in August. We ask the prayers of
all Christians for the success of the meet-
ing.

Preaching the second Sunday in July at
11 o'clock. ABIGAIL COGGIN.

Calvary, Greensboro. — Just a fewr notes to
let you know of our progress:

Last Sunday was another red letter day
in the Sunday school attendance, 253 pres-
ent, eight more than the previous high mark,
made the Sunday before. The average at-
tendance for the month is the best in the
history of the school.

Attendance at church services was good.
At the night service we had five accessions,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Coble, Joseph, Rebecca
and Mary Elenor Coble, coming to us by let-
ter from Moriah church. We welcome them
to our fellowship. This makes 19 additions
to the membership so far this year, with the
prospect of a number more before the close
of the Conference year.

A number of improvements are in evi-
dence: A Sunday school register board, do-
nated by Brother J. A. Cox, adds materially
to the interest in the report. It's good to
see the fine increase in attendance over the
previous Sunday, and over the report of a
year ago. Another improvement is the Bul-
letin Board, the materials for which have
been received. The carpenter-members are
to meet tonight to make the frame. We ex-
pect to have one of the best, if not the best,
bulletin boards in the city, and at a cost not
exceeding $50. The money to pay for it was
raised by the Christian Endeavor Society.
Last Sunday money was raised for the pur-
chase of 100 hew song bonks, which we hope
to have in use shortly.

Last Friday night the Junior Philathea
class held its business meeting at the parson-
age, and, after the business session, gave a
shower to the president of the class, Mrs.
Myrtle Cox Hewitt, a recent bride.

Tlie new parsonage is coming nearer to be-
ing a reality. The plans and specifications
have been drawn. Bids will be asked for
next week, and the sound of the hammer will
soon be heard. This is the kind of knocking
we like to hear about the church.

This Thursday night a lawn party is to be
held on the church grounds. We are look-
ing forward to a fine get-acquainted social.

Calvary Sunday school joined in a Daily
Vacation Bible School with three other
churches in South Greensboro, the Friends,
Centenary M. E., and Westminster Presby-
terian, the sessions being held in the latter.
The school was very successful. The total

enrollment was 334; average attendance, 224;
Calvary enrollment, 57. The cost to each
school was $9.98. We are hoping to put on a
Vacation Bible School later on in the sum-
mer at Calvary so the children who could
not go to the other sessions may have an op-
portunity to attend.

The Children's Day exercises held last Sun-
day week were very interesting. We had a
fine attendance and a good offering: $32.00.
which is $11.00 better than last year. Great
credit is due those who got up the exercise.

All this sounds, and is, very encouraging.
Our greatest difficulty now is our finances.
Collections are slow, and the demands are as
great and insistent as ever. But we are hop-
ing, and working, for better days.

Gideon Grove, Flat Uock Circuit. — We are

having a good Sunday school, though it could
be better. There are some grown-up young,
people that are hard to get to Sunday school.
They would be a power for good if they
would launch out in the work. We are hold-
ing most all the children in reach of us, but
we want the grown-ups, too, young people,
too, for they are the ones, or should be the
ones, for the younger generation to look to
and expect instruction on the pathway of
life.

We had a good Children's Day services, The
children did well.

It was a pleasure that I esteem very highly
to be with the good people of New Hope
church on Why Not circuit recently. We
love to be with God's people; we do not feel
that we are among strangers with them.

Brother Pegg is filling all his appointments
at our church and brings a good message
every time and we like him and his good
wife very much.

We are having our special meeting the first
Sunday in July. Pray for us and come in
person and be witli us.

Yours for Christ,

F. J. L., Reporter.

Spring Church.— We have a very good Sun-
day school. Our attendance has increased
for the last month. Each class has been
asked to conduct Sunday school one Sunday.
We are hoping that this will help our Sun-
day school. We are planning to have Chil-
dren's Day the fourth Sunday morning in
July.

Our pastor, Rev. A. D. Shelton, brings us
splendid messages every preaching Sunday.
At yesterday morning's service the Lord's
Supper was observed.

Our special meeting is to begin the fourth
Sunday in August. Pray that we may have
a great revival.

Since the appointment has been changed at

Lebanon church our pastor can be with us

every Sunday in the Sunday school and

prayer meetings. He is a great help in each.

VIRGINIA MASSEY.

Chatham Charge. — The third Sunday in June
was the date of the Children's Day and Me-
morial Day services at Hickory Grove church.
A splendid program was rendered by the
children. The memorial sermon was preached
by Rev. D. I. Garner at 2 p. m., and was heard
by a large audience.

Memorial services will be held at Flint
Ridge Sunday, June 24, at the morning hour.
Mr. J. B. Turner, of Burlington, will have

charge of the service, speaking at this time.
At 2 p. in. Rev. II. L. Isley will preach. '
Every one is invited to attend. Revival
services will begin here the fourth Sunday
in July with Hev. W. M. Loy as pulpit help.
The Lathes' Auxiliary of Hope church at
Bonlee will give a general birthday supper
at the Bonlee school Saturday, June 30, at
li p. m. Let every one come and enjoy the
celebration of his birthday. C. G. ISLEY.

Liberty, Davidson Charge. — It has been
some time since we have made any report.
Lots of things have happened, some good has
been accomplished, and there have been some
sad occurrences. The church lost one of its
members a few months ago, Mr. W. M. Cran-
ford. He has been greatly missed in the
church and in the home. Our pastor, Rev.
C. E. Ridge, preached for us on the third
Sunday a real interesting sermon, as always.
Our Sunday school reorganized some few
Sundays ago; people seem to take right good
interest, a very good attendance. Our town-
ship Sunday school convention will be held
at New Hope church on the fourth Sunday.
Preaching will be held at our church on every
third Sunday; Sunday school at 2 p. m.
Everybody is invited to attend.

ANNIE HILL.

Glen Raven. — Our revival meeting began
the third Sunday in June with Rev. R. S.
Troxler as pulpit help. He brought us some
wonderful messages. The meeting closed last
night. (Sunday). Brother Troxler had to
leave us Saturday morning on account of
sickness at home. Pastor preached Sunday
morning and Rev. S. W. Taylor, president of
(he N. C. Conference, at night. We enjoyed
these services very much. There were 16
reclamations and conversions. One joined
the church. Others may join later.

Our nominees to next Annual Conference
are Mr. G. G. Shaw, from Fairview, and Mr.
P. E. Troxler, from here. REPORTER.

Burlington, First Church. — Attendance at
Sunday school yesterday, June 24th, 335;
offering, $34.60.

At 11 o'clock our pastor brought us a force-
ful message on "Individual Responsibility,"
and the congregation was good from atten-
dance viewpoint. Children's Day service was
observed at the evening hour. The program
was interesting and enjoyed by those present.
Seating space 'most taken at this time.

Offering was taken at the close of both the
Sunday school and preaching services for
the China famine relief. Our pastor made
a strong appeal for these suffering people
and it makes one shudder to think of the
horrible condition that now prevails in the
famine-stricken country.

Our Senior Christian Endeavor Society is
making some progress with Miss Hall Mc-
Pherson as president. We are hoping that
the society will grow considerably during the
summer.

The Vacation Church School is now open
with a large attendance. Miss Mary Wills
McCulloch, of Greensboro, is supervisor, with
Miss Maxine Taylor, our young people's work-
er, assisting. This school promises to be a
great help to the. children and will run
through July 6th.

On June 17th we were delighted to have as

June 28, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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visitors in the congregation Mrs. S. W. Tay-
lar and children. Also Mrs. E. J. Garrett and
daughter. Miss Cynthia, who have arrived to
spend tlie summer in this community.

Mr. L. L. Wilson, who has been very sick
for some time, lias gone to Oteen Hospital at
Asheville, N, C, for treatment and we pray
that he will be benefited by this treatment.

The N. C. Branch of Woman's Foreign and
Home Missionary Societies of First M. P.
church held its regular monthly meeting in
the Hut Monday evening, June 18th, at 8
o'clock. The Clyde Auman circle was in
charge of the meeting. Mrs. O. L. Smith
opened the meeting with scripture reading
and prayer, followed with good readings by
Mesdames B. M. Fowler, Fred G. Holt, and
G. W. Bennett. Misses Carleen Crutchfield
and Tula Paul then sang a beautiful duet.

Reports from all the circles were heard in
regular order. Each report was very good.
The circles made pledges for the coming
year's work, and some of the groups have
already raised one-fourth of their quota for
the year.

The president, Mrs. C. C. Durham, offered
her resignation owing to bad health and Mrs.
L. W. Gerriuger (our pastor's wife) was elect-
ed to the office made vacant by Mrs. Dur-
ham, and Mrs. O. L. Smith was elected to
the place of vice-president. Mrs. Dave De-
Moss also resigned as secretary and Mrs.
L. R. Pickard was honored by being elected
to this office.

No other business to claim the attention of
this body the meeting adjourned, after which
refreshments were served, consisting of iced
tea, pickles and sandwiches. The meeting
was enjoyed by all.

L. A. BRAXTON, Ass't Reporter.

Bessemer City Church. — Yesterday, Sunday,
June 24th, was a good day for us. We had
a goodly number at 6. E. meeting. We have
several new members in our society and are
glad to have them work with us in endeavor-
ing to do something for the upbuilding of
God's kingdom. Prayer meeting in several
homes, also service each Wednesday evening
at the church witli extra good attendance.

So far, 34 members have been received in
the church this year, some of them young
folks. May God's richest blessings rest on
each one and may we as professed followers!
of Christ Jesus strive in every way to hold
them up.

Our revival meeting closed Sunday night,
June 24th, with Brother Hendry, from Con-
cord, as pulpit help. We enjoyed his dis-
courses very much and were glad to have his
good wife and little daughter with us at the
closing service Sunday night. We feel
strengthened by Brother Hendry coming and
his earnest endeavors to bring the messages
to us from time to time.

We had 200 in Sunday school Sunday be-
fore last. We have a hustling school and are
proud of it. Brother Francis Lutz is super-
intendent and he does not fail to see that
everything is in working order. He is over-
seer in one of our mills here in the spinning
department and he knows how to get in be-
hind us and- boss in Sunday school, too.

Pray for us. May God bless each one as
He sees best, is the earnest prayer of one
who is trying to do something for the Master.
Praise and honor and glory be unto Him

who giveth every good and perfect gift. As
the poet said :

''Let us then lie up and doing.
With a heart for any fate;
Stilling achieving, still pursuing.
Learn to labor and to wait."

LUCY BLANTON, Reporter.

Concord. — Sunday was a great day in our
Sunday school and church services. It was
Children's Day. Goals set for the day were:
An offering of $200.00 and an attendance in
S. S. of 400. The offering amounted to $208,
and there were 376 in" S. S.

Rev, R. M. Andrews, D. D., was present in
the S. S. and made a splendid talk to the
Young People's Class, of which D. A, McLau-
rin is teacher. Dr. Andrews also preached at
the morning hour. We were delighted to have
Dr. Andrews and listen to his inspiring mes-
sages.

At night the Children's Day service was
held.

We are beginning the second week of our
Daily Vacation Bible School. We have about
160 enrolled, notwithstanding the fact that
one other school has just closed and two
others are in session in our city now. Miss
Mary Wills McCulloch, of Greensboro, very
ably assisted us last week, but had to leave
on Friday, owing to a previous engagement
she had with our Burlington church.

On next Sunday a Children's baptismal
service, the reception of several new members
and Holy Communion service will be held at
the 11 o'clock hour.

Several of our members are sick. Mr. L. C.
Little, Mrs. S. C. Denny, and Mrs. Vera Bost
are among the worst sufferers.

Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence Little, Mrs. H. C.
Little, mother of Mr. Little, and children left
last week for Louisiana and Texas.

Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Sides and Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Litaker are spending several weeks
at Lake Waccamaw.

MRS. D. A. McLAURIN.

Piney Grove. — Last Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock the Piney Grove Sunday school gave
a very interesting Children's Day exercise.
Tlie church was about filled to its seating"
capacity. Mrs. Joe Delk, daughter of Rev.
J. B. Trogdon, is due the thanks of the church
for her faithful leadership in getting up the
exercise. We appreciate the presence of the
many visitors. E. A. BINGHAM.

Enfield. — Since my last report our commu-
nity lias been saddened by the death of Mr.
Frank White. Although Mr. White was a
member of Eden church, he attended our
church and was a member of our Sunday
school. The church and Sunday school will
miss him as well as the town and county.
May God's great love comfort each member
of the famiy which sustains such a great loss.

Rev. J. Clyde Auman has been preaching
splendid sermons and is seeking to build up
the church in many lines. We did not have
services Sunday evening on account of the
revival at the Banner warehouse.

On Friday evening, June 15th, from about
0 to S o'clock the Senior C. E. had a fish
fry out at the lake. Plans were made for
entertaining 50 guests; however, there was
not quite that number present. The C. E.
and those visiting are indebted to Mr. Claude

Kimbal and Mr. Theodore Harrison for the
delicious fish, coffee and bread. They are
certainly experts in the art of cooking those
things mentioned. This was a very enjoyable
affair. The truck load which Mr. E. I. Bellamy
took enjoyed the hay ride as much as the
feast after getting out there.

The Ladies' Aid met Monday afternoon at
4 o'clock in the home of Mrs. McGwigan. The
assisting hostesses were Misses Elizabeth and
Ruby McGwigan and Miss Ruth Bellamy. The
meeting was presided over by our very effi-
cient president, Mrs. R. C. Rives. Miss Ruth
Bellamy conducted the devotional, reading
the 61st Psalm and all prayed together the
Lord's Prayer.

Many visits to see the sick were reported;
some had made as many as 15 visits. The
sick mentioned were Mrs. Reuben Jorden, Mrs.
Frank White, Mrs. J. R. Powers, Mrs. Egbert
Barnhill and Miss Nina Wallace. We hope
each of these will soon be well again. The
committee to keep flowers at church was Mrs.
Cecille Matthews, Mrs. Immitt Marshall and
Mrs. E. I. Bellamy. They reported that flow-
ers were kept at church each Sunday in June.
The flower committee for July is Mrs. Sam
Pierson, Mrs. McGwigan, and Mrs. Walter
Moon. The visiting committee is Mrs. P. S.
Bellamy, Mrs. R. C. Rives and Mrs. J. R.
Locke.

Many items of business were taken up and
passed on. It was decided to take up the
study of some good book on missions and
have this reported on as a part of the devo-
tional period each meeting. Rev. J. Clyde
Auman and Mrs. George Parker were ap-
pointed to give a history of Children's Home
next meeting. It was decided that the sec-
retary write notes of condolence to Mrs.
Frank White and family and to Mrs. Reuben
Jordan. Plans were made for serving the
Kiwanis Club during July. Another supply
of "Skidoo" has come. The committee for
disposing of this is Mrs. Hubert Whitaker,
Mrs. Jimmie Neville and Mrs. Loyd Matthews.
Arrangements were made for cleaning the
"hut." Since last meeting an oil cook stove
has been placed in tlie parsonage.

The hostesses for next time are Mrs. W. L.
Fleming, Miss Selma Fleming and Miss Gladys
White. Due to Mrs. Fleming being out of
town this group exchanged times with Mrs.
McGwigan and her group. The meeting was
closed with prayer by Pastor Auman.

The hostesses served cake and cream which
was enjoyed very much by all present.

REPORTER.

High Point. — Last Sunday morning at 11
o'clock service Dr. Spahr delivered a very
practical and timely discourse on the subject,
"The Old Paths," basing this sermon on the
text as contained in Jeremiah 6:16, "Thus
saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see,
and ask for the old paths, where is the good
way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest
for your souls. But they said, We will not
walk therein." Dr. Spahr said that modern
Americans, like the Israelites, have wandered
from the old paths, and have become a
covetous people; they are accused of loving
to make money, and to hold it for their own
gratification and pleasure. The man who has
been given the talent for amassing wealth
owes much to God and His service. Then
like the Jews we are an idolatrous people, and

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God will punish us for our idolatry. There is
an idea abroad today that it makes no differ-
ence what a man believes, but this is wrong.
There is safety in the old paths of doctrine
and of practice. In modern times there is a
breaking down of the sacredness of home and
family life. There is a feeling in the heart
of every father and mother which deplores
this state. Then there is a breaking down
nf authority over the children in the home,
which endangers the very foundations of our
civilization. A young Jew, who had become
the leader and outstanding member of his
class in college, upon being asked the secret
of his success, replied that there was nothing
strange about it, that he had always hearkened
to the advice of his parents. Dr. Spahr en-
treated his hearers to get back into the old
path of the family altar, which is being sadly
neglected today. In the first years of his
ministry it was the custom when the minister
made a call on a family of his flock, the old
Bible was brought out, and he held a prayer
service with all the family present. It is
greatly deplored that this beautiful old cus-
tom has fallen into disuse, and we like to
think that it is not so much the fault of the
people as the result of changed conditions
■under which the modern American family
must live. Just before Dr. Spahr's sermon
the lovely obi favorite, "Face to Face," was
beautifully sung by young C. L. Gray, Jr.
The evening message was delivered by Prof.
J. D. Hardy, of High Point College.

The Junior Mission Circle, Mrs. B. M. An-
drews, superintendent, met Monday morning
at 9 o'clock just before the Vacation Bible
School opened.

Children's Day was fittingly observed by
the Sabbath school last Sunday morning at
10 o'clock with appropriate exercises in the
assembly room. There was a good attendance
and a good collection.

We are glad to announce that Mr. Ernest
L. Auman, who has been quite ill with grippe,
is improving.

The closing exercises of the Vacation Bible
School, which has been conducted so success-
fully for the past, three weeks by the associate
pastor. Rev. E. Lester Ballard, and his group
of faithful teachers and helpers, will be held
Wednesday evening, at which time an enter-
taining program will lie rendered. There will
also be a display of handwork made by the
boys and girls.

We are peased to know that the young sons
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gray, Alson and Joe,
who have been afflicted with mumps, have
recovered and are able to lie out again.

Judge Lewis E. Teague and Mr. and Mrs.
Rupert Pickens. Jr.. went to Chapel Hill last
Sunday to attend the funeral services of Mrs.
Robert S. MacEae, mother of ex-Judge Don C.
MacRae. a prominent attorney of High Point.

Pleasant Grove Brolherhood. — Saturday eve-
ning. June 23, the Brotherhood met in the
home of Bro. J. E. Veach. The meeting was
well attended by the members. We all look
forward to the time of our meeting when we
can work together for the betterment of our
church and community. Although we have
not been organized so long, we feel sure a
great good has been accomplished.

We had with us for a visitor Bro. Ivey
Rothruck. We are always glad to have all the
visitors with us we can.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

After our meeting delightful refreshments
were served by Mrs. Veach, Mrs. G. L. Hilton
and Mrs. Ivey Rothruck.

June 28, 1928

REPORTER,

Asheville. — A good day yesterday. A good

quarterly conference. G. M. Foster elected

delegate to annual conference. Miss Mclntirc

slightly better. Waco Miller still in hospital.

REPORTER.

Spencer. — Our special meeting closed on
Friday evening. June 22. Rev. G. W. Andrew-
assisted us in the meeting and every one who
heard him was very greatly pleased with his
well-prepared and inspiring messages. We are
sorry that some of our members were unable
to attend 0)1 account of sickness and for that
reason our congregations were smaller than
they would otherwise have been; however, it
was encouraging to see that our attendance
increased as the meeting progress and we had
the largest congregation on the last night of
the meeting we had at all.

Due to the fact that few unsaved people
attended, we are not able to report a large
number of confessions nor any great outward
manifestation of good done, but we feel highly
repaid for all our efforts by the two boys who
confessed Christ and united with the church,
the young man who was reclaimed, and the
-fact that our members were lifted to higher
planes of Christian living. We are also glad
to have Bro. R, L. Small unite with us. Ho
comes to us from Friendship church, Haw
River Charge. Mrs. Small and their daughter,
Miss Margaret, joined us last year.

T. GLENN MADISON, Pastor.

Harmony, Yarborough Charge. — The Wom-
an's Missionary Society met last Friday after-
noon at the home of Mrs. Henry Balentine.
After business was over, a pleasant social
hour was spent and refreshments were served.
Our Sunday school is getting along nicely.
The attendance is increasing but is not yet
what Ave would like for it to be.

Our pastor. Rev. W. B. Surratt, was with
us yesterday. There were not very many
present last night, due to weather conditions,
but nevertheless our pastor gave us one of
his best sermons, on "The Value of the Soul."
Every one enjoys Bro. Surratt's sermons and
are glad to say that he does not merely read
as he would an essav, as so many do nowadays.

-♦-

THE PERIL OF FOUNTAIN PENS
A sage, in leisured olden day,
Removed his ink two yards away:
And thus, whene'er he charged his pen,
lie walked six feet — and back again.

But now — no meditative quill —
A three-day reservoir we fill,
And race our too-convenient ink
With not a pause to rest and think.

Back to your quills, ye author folk,
When next the muses you invoke.
And set your ink, with prudent guile,
At least the distance of a mile.

— Amos R, Wells.

— Less meat and more fresh, crisp vege-
tables and fruit, together with milk, eggs and
cheese, should be served during the hot
summer months.

Auman-Bingham

A pretty but simple wedding was solemnized
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Bing-
ham when their daughter, Lyde, became the
bride of Euclid Wills Auman, of Seagrovc.
Rev. J. Clyde Auman, brother of the groom,
assisted by Rev. E. A. Bingham, performed
the ceremony.

Prior to the ceremony, Mrs. Joseph R.
Wham sang "Because" by O'Hartlot. She was
accompanied by Miss Jewel Hughes, of Ran-
dleman.

At the first strains of the bridal chorus
from Lohengrin the flower girls entered in
pairs. They were Hazel Wright, Myrle John-
son, Miriam Wham, Gertrude Bingham, Jose-
phine Hill and Marcella Wright. Next came
little Mary Ella Beecher, daintily dressed as
a fairy, carrying the ring in the heart of a
white rose.

The bride entered with the groom. She car-
ried a bouquet of roses and lilies of the valley.
The wedding music was rendered by Miss
Jewel Hughes. "To a Wild Rose" by Mc-
Dowell was played during the ceremony, and
Mendelssohn's wedding march as a recessional.
Mr. and Mrs. Auman left immediatey for a
motor trip through western North Carolina.
They will be at home after June 25 at Sea-
grove.

Mrs. Auman has been teaching in the Den-
ton high school. She is a graduate of Elon
College and a member of Denton M. P. church.
Mr. Auman, the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Auman, of Seagrove, is also a graduate of
Elon College. He is principal of Mary Stew-
art School, near Dunn.

PROGRESS OF WESTERN MARYLAND
COLLEGE

Following the conferring of degrees came
some very interesting announcements by
President Ward. The first was that com-
mencement will be held hereafter on Monday
instead of on Tuesday. Then it was an-
nounced that next year those of the freshmen
and sophomores who wish will be permitted
to leave college immediately after examina-
tions, and their rooms occupied by visiting
alumni and former students.

Two bequests were announced, one of
$10,000.00 by Miss Grace Lee, of Baltimore, as
an endowment for scholarship to help worthy
students, and one by Mrs. Harriett Brooks
Jones, a former student of W. M. C, in
memory of her husband, Dr. H. C. Jones, of
Johns Hopkins University, of $15,000.00 for
scholarships in chemistry and in physics.

A new building for the dining hall and
biological department will be built this sum-
mer, with, it is hoped, two new dormitories,
one for men and one for women soon there-
after.

Dr. Ward then announced the beginning of
a ten years' campaign for the raising of four
million dollars, and displayed the new plans
for the W. M. C. to be, with an appeal to
friends everywhere to put into their hearts
and to write into their wills, the remem-
brance of this great objective.

June 28, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Kirkman

Tin' home of Mr. Edward Kirkman was
made intensely sad when death entered on
May 2nd at 6:30 p. m. and claimed his own
precious wife. Pearl Ethel. She leaves a hus-
band, father, three sisters and three brothers
to mourn her loss.

We can't ese why one just in the prime of
life is taken away, but "sometime we'll under-
stand."

To know Mrs. Kirkman was to love her,
for she always met her friends with a loving
smile" and a cheerful greeting.

She professed in the faith of Jesus Christ
at the age of 12 and then joined the Taber-
nacle Methodist Protestant church. Prom that
time on until death she was a true and loyal
Christian, a faithful member to her Sunday
school and church.

Just as God conveyed her sweet spirit
away, and as we stood by and saw the pulsing
heart eease beating, her eyes close to the
things of this world, we knew they were in
only a second to be open in heaven.

Her kindly manner and sympathizing spirit
many times were an inspiration to many of
us to live better and more noble lives.

It was seldom that the writer was in her
presence without going away feeling encour-
aged to live closer to God. She often spoke
of heaven and what a great day that will be
when we all get there. She always was de-
lighted in speaking of our Savior and of the
great blessings He had given and of what
joy there will be for us in His mansion if
we only live for Him while we are here on
this earth.

We feel assured that Pearl is there with
Him and enjoying "Heaven's Blessings."
ONE WHO LOVED HER.

White

Mr. W. Frank White, of Enfield, X. C„ a
member of the Methodist Protestant church
at Eden, on Halifax charge, departed this
lifp on Sunday morning, June 17.

Mr. White had been in ill health for a
few weeks, but none of us realized that the
end was so near until he had passed into
eternity. He had been a member of Eden
church for many years, having united with
this church soon after he came to Halifax
County. He had held different offices in his
rhurch. For some time he was steward and
would often pay liberally to help bring up the
budget after he had paid his part. He told
'his family lief ore taking his departure that
he was ready to go.

Tn the passing of Mr. White the church
has lost one of its best members, the town of
Enfield hast lost a good citizen and business
man, and. the board of education of Halifax
County has lost one of its long time, faithful
members, and the family has lost a good
father and husband.

He leaves to mourn their loss his wife and
the following children: Mrs. R. A. Jourdan,
F. R. White, of Enfield, X. C, Mrs. Annie
White Parks, of Richmond, Va., Franklin, Miss
Gladys and Waverly White, of Enfield, N, C,

and one brother, Columbus White, of Ashe-
ville, N. C.

The funeral services were conducted in the
home by the writer in the presence of a large
congregation on Tuesday, June 19, after
which he was laid to rest in the cemetery
in Enfield with Masonic honors by the lodge
of Enfield, of which he was a member.

The large crowd and the many beautiful
floral designs attest the high esteem in which
he was held by those who knew him.

His kind words and pleasant smile will be
missed, but let us take due warning and pre-
pare to meet him in the kingdom above.

C. L. SPENCER.

Hackett

Joseph A. Hackett was born October IS,
1S54, and passed from this life June 4, 1028.
Brother Hackett was twice married. His first
marriage was to Nancy R. Hanner, and to
this union two sous were born, W. E. and
A. B. Hackett, who still survive. On Decem-
ber 11, 1913, he was married the second time
to Miss Isabella Hardin, who cared for him
so tenderly and lovingly during his last ill-
ness.

Brother Hackett was a loyal member of
Tabernacle Methodist Protestant church, hav-
ing joined when a young man. As long as
health permitted he was active in the work
of the church, serving as steward for a num-
ber of years. In time of trouble, or need he
was always ready to lend a helping hand. He
has now gone to enjoy the good things that
God has in store for those who serve Him.

The writer conducted the funeral at Tab-
ernacle, June 6, in the presence of a crowded
bouse of sorrowing friends and loved ones.
His body was laid to rest in Tabernacle
cemetery. H. L. ISLET.

Payne

Mrs. J. C. Payne (Fannie Jane Holt) born
in Alamance County, North Carolina, June 30,
1856, departed this life June 22, 1028. The
remains were laid to rest at Cedar Cliff
church Sunday afternoon, June 24.

About 53 years ago she was united in mar-
riage to John C. Payne, who survives. To this
union were born ten children, seven of whom
are now living, namely: Mrs. W. H. Gilliam,
Saxapahaw, N. C. ; Mrs. A. A. Clarke, Greens-
boro, N. C. ; John D. Payne, Graham, N. C;
H. C. Payne and W. L. Payne, R. F. D. 1,
Graham, N. C; Mrs. B. C. Rogers and Edgar
€. Payne, Burlington, X. C. She is also sur-
vived by 19 grandchildren, nine great-grand-
children and four brothers, as follows: Sterl-
ing R. Holt and Edward Holt, Indianapolis,
Ind. ; Isaac Holt and Charlie Holt, Graham,
N. C, and a great host of friends and rela-
tives to mourn their loss.

Rev. D. V. Pike, assisted by Rev. D. R.
Williams, ion ducted a brief service in the
home at Graham. Rev. J. A. Burgess, Ala-
mance M. P. circuit, conducted the sevrice at
Cedar Cliff church. He was assisted by Revs.
D. V. Pike, Graham Friends church, D. R.
Williams, Graham M. P. church, and J. Elwood
Carroll, Mt. Hermon M. P. circuit. A large
company gathered to pay their respects to
the deceased. The service was held in the
church yard so the gathering could be ac-
commodated. The body was interred in Cedar
Cliff cemetery.

In early youth Mrs. Payne was converted
and joined Mt. Hermon church, later moving

her membership to Cedar Cliff church where
it remained until her death, except for an
interval when she removed it to Burlington
where she was then living. She was always
deeply interested in all things spiritual, and
often spoke of going home to be with her
Saviour. Her prayer and thought, in her lat-
ter days were for her children and friends
that they all might be saved.

Lewis

John Stanbaek Lewis was born in Mont-
gomery County, N. C, September 12, I860,
and fell asleep in Christ June 19, 1928. He
was educated iu the public schools of his
county and at Chapel Hill. While a com-
paratively young man he was elected clerk
of the Superior Court of Montgomery County,
which office he held for four years. On
March 19, 1894, he was united in marriage to
Miss Lula Spencer, daughter of the late Addi-
son Spencer and Mrs. Spencer, of Randolph
County. Brother Lewis first united with the
Presbyterian church at Troy, N. C, but later
moved his membership to the Asheboro Meth-
odist Protestant church where his membership
remained until he was called home. In 1899
he moved to Mississippi where he engaged in
the turpentine industry, later moving to Ala-
bama. In 1906 he returned to Asheboro where
he became identified in a large way with the
business interests of the town and county.
He organized the First National Bank of
Asheboro and was its president until during
his last illness, when he resigned because of
his health. As a business man and adviser
he will be greatly missed. It is said that a
great many men had sought his advice on
business propositions and also a great many
men had been assisted in getting started in
business by him. As a church member and
Christian gentleman he will be greatly missed.
He was devoted to his church and was very
regular in attendance. Even though he had
been in failing health for two or three years,
yet he kept right on going to church, usually
attending both morning and evening. During
the revival services in the church the last of
April he was taken ill in the church on Tues-
day evening of the second week of the meet-
ing and had to leave before the service
started. This was the ast time he was off
the premises of his home. He was seriously
ill for weeks, yet he bore it all with resigna-
tion. His last night on earth was the best
that he had had during his illness until about
five o'clock in the morning when he was sud-
denly relieved of his suffering and called to
his reward.

Brother Lewis was a man of large resources
and in his last days he did not forget his
church. In his will he left $1,000 to help pay-
off the remaining indebtedness of the Ashe-
boro M. P. church. He also left $500 to High
Point College and $500 to the M. P. Children's
Home.

The funeral was held in the Asheboro M. P.
church on June 20, at 3 o'clock, and was con-
ducted by the writer, assisted by Revs. H. F.
Fogleman, L. W. Gerringer and S. W. Taylor,
and burial was iu the city cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, by one son.
Lacy; one daughter, Mrs. N. M. Harrison;
two brothers, W. P. Lewis, of Mobile, Ala.,
and David Lewis, of Texas; one sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Batton, of Candor, and three grand-
children, Lacy Lewis, Jr., John Stanbaek
Lewis, and Nathauael Macon Harrison, Jr.

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A large box of useful clothing from Mrs.
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— A most distressing accident occurred near
Tabernacle church last Saturday morning.
Bro. Roscoe Causey was coming to Greens-
boro in Ins car, which collided with that
driven by Mr. Claud Hanner, containing him-
self and family. Mrs. Hanner and one daugh-
ter were so badly hurt that they died and
another child was seriously hurt, though there
is now hope of its recovery. It is reported
that Mr. Hanner looked back to speak to
some of his children and unwittingly allowed
his car to swerve to the wrong side of the
road. Mr. Causey, seeing that, a collision was
inevitable, turned to the left to avoid it. At
the same instant Mr. Hanner probably turned
to the right. There was not time enough for
a second turn, and the result was a well-nigh
head-on collision. In addition to the personal
injuries, both ears were badly damaged. Mr.
Causey if of course much distressed, but he
is doing what he can to help Mr. Hanner
bear the terrible blow that has come to him.
The funeral of the daughter, Viola, was held
on Sunday afternoon and that of Mrs. Han-
ner on Monday afternoon at Tabernacle
church, attended by an immense throng of
friends and neighbors.

SUMMER BIBLE CONFERENCE
OPPORTUNITIES

Covering the months of July and August,
the Moody Bible Institute summer Bible con-
ferences will be in full swing in twelve con-
venient and attractive travel centers. One of
these is Hendersonville, N. C, July 29 to
August 12.

Famous missionaries, Bible teachers of in-
ternational eminence, Christian educators
from leading seminaries, and preachers who
stir the soul, besides song leaders and solo-
ists who edify in programs of awakening
interest, will be heard at these conferences
that are open for the public and offered to
the people of all denominations.

June 28, 1928

HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS
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$1.50; Rev. A. D. Shelton, $1.50; Rev. C. L.
Spencer, $1.50; Rev. B. M. Williams, $1.50;
Rev. E. A. Bingham, $1.50; Rev. D. R. Wil-
liams, $1.50; Rev. F. W. Paschall, $4.50; Eev.
C. G. Isley, $1.50; Rev. M. C. Henderson,
$3.00; Rev. E. L. Ballard, $3.00; Eev. R. A.
Hunter, $1.50.

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NUMBER 35

The Two Ways of Education and
Evangelism,

We have in the world both educators and evangelists.
And we have both by divine appointment. Neither class
of workers can make the other class unnecessary. Neither
should despise or underrate the work of the other. Neither
class should undertake to get along without the help of the
other. The two classes of workers are mutually dependent.
Each will be more successful in conjunction with the other
than apart from the other. The two works of education and
evangelization are not identical but they are closely allied.
They have a common purpose, the perfection of the individual
subjected to them. Both are meant to bring into realization
a purpose of God — the production of a perfect manhood. In
the beginning man is far from what God would have him
become. In this becoming, this progress toward perfection,
both the teacher and the evangelist are God's agents. Both
are doing a work of God.

And not only do the educator and the evangelist have a
common purpose, they have also in large measure a common
method. Both make impressions on mind through environ-
ment. That is the only way of approach and impression.
The culture -of souls is like the culture of plants. We have
no way of making plants grow. We cannot directly affect
the vital processes. All we can do is to provide a favorable
environment. For the plants we provide a suitable soil, suf-
ficient warmth and moisture. That is all we can do. If the
plants have life in them, when these conditions are met they
will grow. Both the educator and the evangelist are limited
to the environment of a human being in exerting influence
upon the growth of that human being in mind and soul.

The work of the evangelist differs from the work of the
teacher mainly in the material employed. The teacher em-
ploys the environment of the natural world, the great aggre-
gation of educating materials that God has spread out before
us in the world about us. Here all the natural sciences have
their domain. Here the mind is started upon the wonderful
number processes recognized in mathematics. The human
mind itself as it becomes active is an environment to itself,
and becomes the ground of the sciences of the inner realm,
psychology, logic, philosophy. It is the work of the educator
to bring to the attention of the pupil in proper order the
impressions of the world by which God seeks to develop the
powers of mind. How infinitely much is involved in all this !
The work of the true teacher can scarcely be magnified beyond
its real proportions. It is a great thing to lead a mind
through the University of God in such a way that he will
develop in appreciation of what the Creator has provided for
his eyes to see and his ears to hear and his mind to comprehend
and his soul to feel.

Yet, great and important as is the effect of the teacher's
work, it is not sufficient. There is still a great lack. The
teacher has been ministering to the receptivity of the pupil.
There is needed some one to come along and minister to his

activity. This is the work of the evangelist. The pupil must
be made an actor of the highest order. His will must be
directed. But the evangelist no more than the teacher has
direct access to the will. He must rely upon environment.
How can he change the pupil's environment? What can he
present to the pupil's view that he did not see before? The
teacher had God's universe at his back to help him make his
impression. The evangelist has at his back something more
wonderful than the wonderful material -universe. He has
the Wonderful Life and the Wonderful Deatli : he has the
marvelous story of the Perfect Man and His Marvelous Self-
Sacrifice. This story has proved itself the power of God to
stir men to the most energetic and the most beneficent living.
It has made many philanthropitsts out of men who would
have been idlers or evil-doers.

Both the teacher and the evangelist have offices of ines-
timable importance. The greatest being in the world is man
and the greatest question concerning man is, What will he
become? The work of teachers and evangelists cannot be
postponed. Character is setting and hardening. It needs to
be rightly formed quickly.

"An Honest Effort"

The Houston convention adopted a plank in favor of an
honest effort to enforce prohibition. If people do not question
the honesty, they will have some doubts as to the keenness
of the intelligence of a body that selects a wet candidate to
enforce a dry law. Possibly they presumed that the candidate
would have respect for the dry plank and dry himself up.
If so, he set them right on that point by his speech of accept-
ance. He acknowledges that he is wet and declares that he
expects to stay wet. He puts it up to the voters to decide
what they should do about it. Voters who realize the impor-
tance of the issue will think twice before they decide to vote
for a man so morally stunted that he does not appreciate
the importance of opposing the liquor traffic with the strong
arm of the law. Let all the people make an honest effort to
keep the liquor traffic under and finally exterminate it. The
defeat of a candidate is a small matter. The defeat of a great
moral issue is a very serious matter. Let not the people be
deceived by office-hungry politicians.

Prohibition to Suit

Al Smith presumes that he could frame and suggest to the
people of the country a better prohibition amendment than
the one the people have adopted. From the hints he has given,
the law lie has in mind seems to be of the adjustable order,
made to suit varying conditions. For communities of heavy
drinkers the law might read: "Thou shaft not drink over a
barrel a day." For communities of moderate drinkers the
law might read: "Thou shalt not drink over a gallon a day."
For communities of total abstainers the law might read :
"Thou shalt not drink a drop." Very accommodating law,
isn't it?

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July

1928

Denominational Enterprises

SUMMER CONFERENCE TIDINGS

The time for the Summer Conference is rapidly approach-
ing. Two more weeks and we are to be there. The program
that follows has been prepared with the hope that it might
prove to lie one that will be very practical and of interest to
our pastors and others. We hope it will prove to be of such
interest to our laymen that it will be seen to that the expense
of pastor will be provided for by the laymen. The college
management is making expenses just as small as possible,
$1.25 per day and 50 cents per meal. This is indeed reason-
able. Any charge could well afford to raise that much to
give their pastor a chance to attend this conference. There
will lie an additional $1.00 for platform fee.

The president wishes to thank all who have been asked to
take part in the program for their splendid response. Only
one has failed to accept the part assigned and that was because
the brother had another engagement. It seems to me that it
is unfortunate that any of our pastors would have an engage-
ment to keep them away from the Summer Conference, but
possibly this could not at times be helped. Then it is possible
that some one made an engagement before the time of the
conference was announced. This announcement should have
been made sooner. Here the president takes his share of the
blame.

There has been some misunderstanding about who are
officers of the Summer Conference and for the benefit of
whoever might be concerned the following is taken from the
minutes of the secretary as recorded during the business
session of last conference when officers were elected : President,
George L. Curry ; first vice-president, R. C. Stubbins ; second
vice-president, B. M. Williams; secretary, J. L. Trollinger;
treasurer, H. L. Isley ; librarian, W. H. Loy.

It is very important that we all be present on Monday
night for the first joint services. Vesper at 6 :45, conducted
by Rev. T. ML Johnson, D.D., and the sermon by President
Taylor at 8 o'clock. President Taylor has been asked to take
this first address for two reasons. We think he will be equal
to the occasion and it has been thought wise to give this open-
ing part to our president.

It is important that all who are to be present on Monday
night notify President Andrews so that he may know how
many to prepare for. It is very undesirable and many times
inconvenient and expensive to attempt to prepare for the
comfort of a number of people and not know how many to
prepare for. Drop Dr. Andrews a card and tell him you are
to be for dinner on Monday evening.

Don't forget to take your own bed linen, towels, comb,
brush, etc., for your own room. The college does not furnish
these articles and there might not be some one there to share
with you or to loan to the one who forgot. Go prepared.
The program follows:
Program for Pastors' Summer Conference July 16-20
Theme: "The Pastor and His Work"
Monday
6:45-7:30 p. m.— Rev. T. M. Johnson, D.D.
8:00— Sermon, Rev. S. W. Taylor.

Tuesday
8:00-8:45 a. m. — The Pastor and His Parsonage, Rev. J. L.
Trollinger.

8:55-9:40— Lecture I, Rev. C. E. Forelines, D.D.

9:55-10:35— Devotional Period, Rev. T. M. Johnson, D.D.
Rest and Fellowship.

11:25-12:00— The Pastor and His Devotional Life, Rev. S. K.
Spahr, D.D.

12:00-12:35 p. m. — The Pastor and His College, Rev.
George R. Brown, D.D.

1 :00— Lunch.

1 :30-3 :00— Rest.

3:00-4:30— Recreation.

5 :30 — Dinner.

6 :45-7 :30— Vesper Service, Rev. A. G. Dixon, D.D.
8 :00— Address, Rev. J. D. Williams, D.D.

Wednesday

8:00-8:45 a. m. — The Pastor and His President, Rev. R. M.
Andrews, D.D.

8:55-9:40— Lecture II, Rev. C. E. Forlines, D.D".

9 -.55-10 :35— Devotional Period. Rev. T. M. Johnson, D.D.
Rest and Fellowship.

11 :25-12 :00 — The Pastor and His Public Worship, Rev.
( '. W. Bates.

12:00-12:35 p. m. — The Pastor and His Midweek Service,
Rev. Edwin Suits.

1:00— Lunch.

Wednesday afternoon is to be devoted to an Educational
Rally service conducted by Rev. R. M. Andrews, D.D. Rev.
J. C. Broomfield, D.D., president of the General Conference
of the Methodist Protestant church, is to be one of the principal
speakers.

5 :30 — Dinner.

6 :45-7 :30 — Vesper Service, Rev. A. G. Dixon, D.D.

8 :00— Address, Rev. R. L. Shipley, D.D.

Thursday

8:00-8:45 a. m.— The Pastor and His Evangelism, Rev.
G. H. Hendry.

8 :55-9 :40— Lecture III, Rev. C. E. Forelines, D.D.

9:45-10:35 — Devotional Period, Rev. T. M. Johnson, D.D.

10 :40 — Business Session. Rest and Fellowship.

11 :25-12 :00— The Pastor and His Church Register, Rev
J. E. Pritchard.

12:00-12:35 p. m.— The Pastor and His Envelopes, Rev
George L. Curry.

1 :00— Lunch.

1 :30-3 :00— Rest.

3 :00-4 :30— Recreation.

5 :30 — Dinner.

6 :45-7 :30— Vesper Service, Rev. A. G. Dixon, D.D.

8 :00— Address, Rev. R. L. Shipley, D.D.

Friday
8 :00-8 :45 a. m.— The Pastor and His Sunday School, Rev.
R. A. Hunter.

8 :55-9 :40— Lecture IV, Rev. C. E. Forelines, D.D.

9 :45-10 :35— Devotional Period, Rev. T. M. Johnson, D.D.
Rest and Fellowship.

11:25-12:00— The Pastor and His Visits— Rev. B. M.
Williams.

12:00-12:35 — The Pastor and His Communion Service,
Rev. H. F. Surratt.

1 :00— Lunch.

1:30-3:00— Rest.

3 :00-4 :30— Recreation,

5 :30 — Dinner,

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6 :45-7 :30— Vesper Service, Rev. A. G. Dixon, D.D.
8 :00— Address, Rev. R. L. Shipley, D.D.
Yours for a great conference,

Geo. L. Curry.

HIGH POINT COLLEGE ITEMS

Summer school has heen progressing nicely with a regis-
tration much larger than we had expected. We are now in
the fifth week of it.

Registrations for next year are coming in nicely and if
all come who are signifying their intention to come, we will
have more than we registered last year.
Educational Rally

You will observe in the program of the Pastor's Conference
and the Young People's Conference that Wednesday, July 18,
has been set apart as the day when the interests of High
Point College will be stressed. The program is to have as
many of the Sunday schools as possibly can to picnic at the
college on that date. Mr. Charles F. Pinch, of Thomasville,
has kindly offered to serve ice-cold lemonade to all who come.
I think it would be a fine thing to make him dig deep down in
his jeans to pay this bill, don't you? Let's do it!

At 2 o'clock Dr. J. C. Broomfield, president of the General
Conference, will speak on some phase of education, and his
address will be preceded by speeches by some prominent lay-
men in this vicinity.

We sincerely hope that all the friends of High Point ( 'ol-
lege who are close enough to be with us that day shall join us
in having a good time.

R. M. Andrews, President.
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THE NEXT STEP

The General Conference has adjourned and by this time
the constituency of the Methodist Protestant church is
acquainted with the legislation passed. General Conference
action touching those matters of a closer formation of our
denominational agencies is of the greatest interest. What-
ever our individual judgment concerning the legislation passed
we all accept what was done as final and now give ourselves
to making effective and efficient the working organizations
of our denomination. One Board of Christian Education,
one great church paper, one Board of Missions, seem to indi-
cate a growing spirit of unity and a truer spirit of co-operation.

Our particular interest just now is in the bringing together
of the four missionary units. The meeting of the new Board
of Missions, consisting of ten women and ten men, held recently
in the city of Pittsburgh, was characterized by a fine spirit of
harmony and an evident determination to make effective this
new plan of missionary supervision. Nothing is to be lost,
all the old values are to be conserved, and the impotrance of
each unit of missionary service is to be emphasized. The
whole purpose of this new organization is to increase the
spirit of co-operation and unity and to get a true perspective
of the whole missionary task.

The next step in this program of missionary co-operation
is the bringing together of the units in Annual Conferences
and local churches. The Board of Missions in its meeting in
Pittsburgh passed a resolution calling upon the branches of
the W. H. M. S. and the W. P. M. S. in the several Annual
Conferences to unite into one branch of missions before
January 1, 1929. This action of the board has heen accepted
in good faith and already this union has been brought about
in the Onondaga and the Indiana conferences, and marked

progress toward this end has been made in the Pittsburgh
and Maryland conferences. There is every reason to believe
that this desirable union will be brought about at an early
date in all our conferences. The local auxiliaries are requested
also to unite as soon as this can be done without prejudice
to any interest.

A committee consisting of the women members of the
Board of Missions has prepared a model constitution for
Annual Conference branches and for local auxiliaries which
will be given publicity after the meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Missions in Baltimore July 17.

George H. Miller,
President of the Board of Missions.

IS IT NOTHING TO YOU?

Is it nothing to you who build God's shrines
And array them with golden glow.

That millions are dying without the light
Because we have failed to know?

Is it nothing to you who have the keys
To the kingdom of light and love,

That the door is bolted and all is dark
And the Savior pleads above?

Is it nothing to you, since faith and hope

Have mantled your earthly way,
That others are kept in the darkest night

And you have the blaze of day?

Is it nothing to you that the Bible stays

A precious but sealed-up book,
And you with the light of the Father's face

Could brighten the darkest nook ?

— World Comrades.

BELIEF IN GOD

An incident is related of an eminent astronomer which
shows how men, in the name of reason, are guilty often of the
most irrational conduct. The great scientist had a friend who
strenuously denied the existence and power of God. The
astronomer had with much care constructed a concave in
miniature, upon which he represented all the planets and stars
in their places, together with their evolutions and courses.
One day this friend came to see him, and noticing the
ingenious piece of work, asked, "Who made that?"

"Who made it?" repeated the astronomer. "Why, nobody;
it came by chance."

"NonsenseJ" said his friend. "Really, who made it?"

"Nobody," came the reply again. "It came by chance, I
tell you."

"Don't be absurd," was now the response, in irritation.
"Someone must have made it. Why don't you tell me who
it was?"

Then the astronomer, turning to his friend, said: "This
poor miniature which I have made to represent what God
has created in the universe, you say cannot have arisen from
an irresponsible cause ; and yet you tell me that the wonderful
and mighty works around and above us are a mere fortuitous
combination of atoms. How do you explain your incon-
sistency?"— Bishop Fuke, in The Faith By Which We Live
(Morehouse).

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OUR STORY PAGE

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

In the family records, her name appeared as Mildred Joan,
but her family" and friends had clipped the name to Millie
Joe, and usually she was the sunniest little lady who could
be found in a long day's journey.

Millie Joe helped her mother in many, many ways to take
care of her baby brother Bobbie, and Bobbie would coo with
delight and creep after her whenever she played with him.
But this morning, Bobbie found himself almost unnoticed,
and he couldn't imagine what was the trouble with this won-
derful sister of his. Even when he whimpered a little, she
paid no attention.

To tell the truth, Millie Joe had got out on the wrong side
of the bed in the morning, and that is quite a serious thing
to do. She had eaten too much cake for her supper the eve-
ning before, and when she awoke her head did not feel clear,
nor was she fresh and rested. She got up slowly instead of
in her usual happy mood.

Millie Joe's mother used to tell her that there were two
sides to the bed— a smiling side and a frowning side. So you
see this morning she did get out on the wrong side, and her
frown deepened when she saw that it was sprinkling outside.
This meant that she would have to stay indoors.

Millie Joe ate her breakfast almost in silence, and it was
a good breakfast too. Bobbie kept watching his sister, and
after a while the happy smile faded from his pink and white
face, and he looked almost grieved about something.

After breakfast Millie Joe wandered into the kitchen. Nora
gave her a cheerful "Good morning," but Millie Joe didn't
answer.

"Dear me," muttered Nora, half to herself, "there's a
crosspatch around here this morning," and Nora frowned.
Millie Joe went back to the living room and threw herself
into a chair. Suddenly she heard something making a moan-
ing sound, as if in pain. She listened and then got up and
looked into the next room. There was no one there except
Bobbie, who promptly came creeping after her.

There wasn't any one else in sight, but standing very close
together just outside the window on the branch of a tree were
two birds. They looked like pigeons only they were a lighter
color_a soft, grayish shade, and when they bobbed their
heads or moved a bit, she could see lovely, jewel-like shades
of a rich, peaeoek blue, and maroon and green.

As she watched them, she discovered that they were respon-
sible for the mourning sounds she had heard, for they kept
on making those little signals of distress. Millie Joe wished
they would stop and sing a nice song of some kind. It would
be much more cheerful.

Just then Millie Joe's mother came into the living room
with her sewing basket and sat down to do some mending.

"What are those queer birds, Mummy?" she asked. "They
look like pigeons only they are a different color, and they
make such a queer noise. Where do you suppose they came
from, and will they stay here?"

"My! My! My!" laughed Mrs. Bryant, "what a lot of
questions ! Those birds belong to the pigeon family but they
are known as doves. Some doves are pure white, and others
are white or cream-colored with a few black feathers. But

this kind of a dove is always dressed in very sober gray, with
perhaps a few brighter feathers in its plumage.

"They make this eooing or very mournful noise, and so
they are called 'mourning doves.' Sometimes they are de-
scribed as 'turtle doves.' People do not like to have them
around, for while they are pretty enough, that mournful sound
as of someone in trouble is annoying to most people. 'Hand-
some is as handsome does.'

"Lots of folks drive them away and do not allow them
to build nests so that they will not keep up that dismal sound,
especially in the early morning. Perhaps the mourning doves
may have been able to sing a cheerful song once, but one thing
is certain, they have kept up this doleful noise so long that
it has become a habit with them. Notice that the birds on
the branch are fat and well-fed-looking, yet to hear them you
would think they were in great trouble.

"There are some people like that who have plenty to be
thankful for, but they forget those things and pick out the
unpleasant ones and keep on talking about them, and dwelling
on them until no one wants to have such unpleasant company,
and folks keep as far away from them as they can."

Millie Joe looked around quickly. Nora passed through
the room with a broom and duster, but instead of some jolly
little remark, she did not look at Millie Joe at all, and even
her mother had subsided into silence and was saying nothing
more.

Millie Joe thought about this for several minutes. There
was one question her mother had not answered, so she
repeated it.

"What do you suppose they came here for?" she asked
again.

"Course I can't be sure," returned Mrs. Bryant, "but
if they have been driven away from somewhere else, they
may have been looking for a place to live, and you know,
birds of a feather, or of the same kind or disposition, are
said to flock together. It is possible that they saw a dismal-
faced little girl looking out of a window and thought they
would feel at home in her company, or near her. But really
I think the mourning doves are mistaken, for usually that
little girl is happy and sunny, and climbs out of bed in the
morning on the right or smiling side.

"I know your Daddy would not like to have the mourning
doves stay here. He would much prefer birds which awaken
us with beautiful songs and which act as though they were
enjoying life. Cheerfulness is catching.

"It has stopped sprinkling, dear, and if you like, you
may go out to play. ' '

Millie Joe was off like a flash, for she hadn't even noticed
that the sun was coming out. She went out into the yard.
The doves let her come quite near to them, and then with a
scolding sound they flew down to the ground and began to
walk about, bobbing their heads as they walked, eyeing Millie
Joe suspiciously, and still acting as if each one had a pain.
Millie Joe flirted the short skirt of her full little dress at
them.

"Go way," she said, "and learn to get out of the right
side of your nest in the morning."

Perhaps it was just a happen-so, but the birds fluttered
along near the ground and cocked their heads at Millie Joe,
and then they lifted their wings and flew across the road
where they disappeared behind a hedge.
Millie Joe laughed.

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"I believe they understood what I said," she exclaimed,
"and I hope they don't come back."

Just then a canary, swaying on a rose bush, burst into a
golden melody, and Millie Joe smiled.

"I'm going in," she said softly to herself, "and say some-
thing nice to Nora, and give Mummy a kiss, and ask her if I
can bring Bobbie out here in his cart."

That night supper was a more cheerful affair than break-
. fast had been, and as Millie Joe took her dish of strawberries
from her father's hand, she said:

' ' Daddy, I 'm only going to eat one little piece of cake
tonight, so I'll be sure and get out of bed on the right side
tomorrow morning, for it's lots nicer when I feel good and
everybody's happy."

"Of course it is," agreed her father, although he didn't
know anything about the visitors Millie Joe had had in the
morning.

CHARITY

There are many kinds of charity as well as many different
ways to give. Gifts can be harmful as well as helpful ; actuated
by selfishness as well as by generosity. Ofttimes a donation
is made because the donor knows that his action will be given
a large amount of publicity, and a good deal of pleasure
obtained from the fact that many people will look upon him
as generous, charitable, and unselfish. Thus hospitals are
founded, schools endowed, with the stipulation that they be
named after the person contributing the money. Too often
when the making of a gift is considered it is from the stand-
point of "how much good will I get out of it" rather than
how much benefit will it be. Of course, money given in this
way is beneficial, but how much more laudable if the spirit of
unselfishness and generosity were present. What a wonderful
state when one can enjoy giving because he sees others made
happy and not because his conscience dictates that it shall be
done, or that a certain amount of publicity and material gain
is to be derived from the act.

Then, too, it is not necessary, as is sometimes thought, to
have financial means in order to be charitable. The best gift
is often just a little brotherly and personal interest — a word
of advice and encouragement, a smile or a slap on the back.
In many cases where a man has gotten into the rough of life's
course and considers himself to lie out of the game, the knowl-
edge that someone has confidence in his ability, is taking a
personal interest and backing him for a winner, renews his
confidence in himself and he starts down the fairway with
renewed ambition, whereas an impersonal donation of money,
while it might help, may further deprive him of his feeling of
independence and confidence. A personal visit to the sick
helps much more than a bunch of flowers; a word of cheer
from a friend is often the most efficacious medicine.

In the modern-day rush for wealth and material gain the
meaning of the word "brother" is fast being forgotten. The
tendency is to become a group of mechanical beings, devoid of
all but selfish thoughts, striving for wealth and display. One
might well pause a moment and remember that, after all, life
is short; it is better to have one's memory perpetuated by
friends and kind deeds than by hoarded treasures. Along
this line it has been said :

The thing that in this life is most worthwhile,
That1 costs the least and counts the most,
Is just a friendly smile.

— Selected.

MOTHERS WITH LITTLE SONS
0 mothers with little sons
And burning hearts to teach,
You are the chosen ones —
Give hearing, I beseech !
The world is a ghastly place
Since war has slain our men ;
But yours is the gift
And yours the grace
To bring love back again.

Mothers, I beg you, heed
What hate's dark hand has done;
How the hearts of people bleed
Till peace and right are won.
How the maimed and halt and blind
And the dread ones hidden away
Are a challenge to all mankind
To fashion a better way.

Mothers with little sons,
As you hold them to your breast,
Teach them to hate the guns,
That love and faith are best.
Show how the tyrant War
Destroys but does not win ;
How the goals men battle for
Are lost with the world's sin.

Strip from the monster's frame

His glittering robe of lies,

Show him in all his shame

To your children's visioning eyes.

Show how the lust of kill

Is the jungle's law of might,

And shells dropped down on a helpless town

Are murder in God's sight.

O mothers with little sons
Who stand with lifted faces,
All of earth's helpless ones
Cry from the lonely places.
And the dead men plead their cause,
And the crippled men implore :
"Go, fashion the future's laws
That war shall be no more."

For war is a knave's design,

And a coward's brutal scheme,

And men whose courage is divine

Shall foster a nobler dream.

0 mothers with little sons,

The years lie in your hands.

You are the chosen ones,

Men wait for your commands.

Not till your lips declare:

"Our sons no more shall fight!"

Shall the crimson soil be fair

And the ravaged earth be right.

— Angela Morgan.
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— We are not poorer, but richer, because we have through

many ages rested from our labor one day in seven.

Macaulay.

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July 5, 1938

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

i».

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
July 15 — The Conversion of Saul

Sei-ipture Basis — Acts 9:1-19; 22:6-16;
I Cor. 15 :S.

Golden Text— Faithful is the saying, and
worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus
came into the world to save sinners. I Tim.
1:15.

Misdirected Zeal

One of the closing thoughts in the exposi-
tion of last Sunday's lesson was that Saul
was zealously and conscientiously persecuting
the Christians. The first verse of the. lesson
this week reveals the persistence with which
he strove to apprehend Christ's followers.
"Breathing out threatenings and slaughter"
reminds us of pictures we have seen of fabled
dragons, out of whose nostrils came hot vapor
and fire. Furthermore, he obtained search
warrants from the high priest, who gladly
gave them, granting him the privilege of
bringing the Christians bound to Jerusalem
for punishment. What an abundance of mis-
directed zeal this man possessed! And so
today some of the opponents to moral uplift,
to law and order, to organized Christianity
— though not all by any means — have had
their zeal misdirected by agencies of the devil
against the plans and purposes of an omnis-
cient and righteous God.

Phenomenal Experience

"Man proposes and God disposes" often
when he sees a good man "going wrong."
On his way to Damascus, Saul was stricken
with a supernal light, above the brightness
of the noon-day sun, which suddenly arrested
in his journey. He became prostrate. More
than this, a voice called unto him saying,
"Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?" It
was different from the voices of the men who
journeyed with him. It was a clear, appeal-
ing, convicting voice. It sounded like unto
the voice of Stephen as he was being stoned,
when he lovingly called upon the Lord to
forgive his persecutors. In his consternation
he asked, "Who art thou, Lord?" and the
answer came, "I am Jesus." His conviction
was complete; Jesus had spoken to him. Then
came in natural sequence the submissive ques-
tion, "Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?"
This is what every new-born soul asks after
he has come to himself and experienced the
Lord speaking to his sinful heart.
Three-Day Blindness
Jesus did not change Saul's plans to go to
Damascus, but He changed his purposes, and
he went a different man. The light like unto
a lightning flash out of a clear sky had
struck him with blindness, and when he arose
from the road he found that he was deprived
of his sight. This condition continued three
days, during which time he fasted. What do
you suppose Saul thought about during this
trying period? Did not his past transgres-
sions loom up before him in bold relief? Did
he not wonder what his old companions-in-
persecutions would say and do when they
learned of his conversion? Did he not plan
great things for his new Lord and Master
as he had planned great things against Him?
Was it not during these memorable three
days that he .ame to know Jesus personally

as never before? Ah, we can only imagine
the sacred experiences that were his at this
juncture of his life.

Ananias' Special Service

Little is known of Ananias. "In late tra-
dition he is placed in the list of the seventy
disciples of Jesus, and represented as bishop
of Damascus, and having died a martyr's
death." Paul (Saul) speaks of him as "a
devout man according to the law, having a
good report of all the Jews which dwelt
there." (Acts 22:12.) Many men, women and
children are mentioned in the Bible only
once or twice — just enough to record a good
deed done. What a privilege it was to Ana-
nias to be used of his Lord to restore sight
to a new disciple of the Lord Jesus and in-
troduce him into the circle of disciples there!
He was fearful at first, because Saul's repu-
tation had spread, but when God said, "Be-
hold, he prayeth," Ananias need have no
further fears. He did the Lord's bidding, to
the blessing of his own as well as the soul
of Saul.

Saul's Great Commission

Ananias was informed that Saul was to be
a chosen vessel of God to bear His name be-
fore Gentiles, rulers and Jews, and was to
suffer much for the sake of the Christ whom
lie once persecuted. No doubt the pious dis-
ciple communicated this message to Saul. Was
he ready to retract? Not at all; it only fired
him with new zeal, and he was glad to suffer
shame and persecution with the rest of the
apostles. As we proceed with the study of
this great apostle and martyr of our Lord
Jesus Christ, we shall see how his commission
was actually carried out.

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WILL YOU REGISTER NOW?

20. Rev. L. C. Little, Concord.

21. Mrs. L. C. Little, Concord.

22. Calvin Lefier, Concord.

23. Clyde Cox, Concord.

24. Dessie Lea Little, Concord.

25. Brady Toggott, Concord.

26. Annie Lee Ayecock, Concord.

27. Fred Helms, Concord.

28. Pauline Furr, Concord.

29. Bettie Brittingham, Concord.

30. J. L. Sides, Concord.

31. Mrs. J. L. Sides, Concord. '

32. Katherine Alice Little, Concord.

33. Marjorie Evelyn Little, Concord.

34. Betty Little, Concord.

35. Lottie Little, Concord.

36. Mrs. Fred E. Jones, Mizpah, Haw Kiver.

37. Carroll Jones, Mizpah, Haw Eiver.

38. Margaret Jones, Mizpath, Haw River.

39. Mrs. Perry Troxler, Mizpah, Haw Kiver.

40. Mrs. George Harrison, Mizpah, Haw
Eiver.

41. Mrs. M. L. Wagoner, Mizpah, Haw
Eiver.

43. J. Willie Jones, Mizpah, Haw Kiver.

44. Temple Harrison, Mizpah, Haw River.

45. Mrs. Tom Martine, Mizpah, Haw River.

46. Wright Diamond, Mizpah, Haw River.

47. Bob Stanley, Mizpah, Haw River.

48. Mrs. Roy Stewart, Mizpah, Haw River.

49. Ellen Etheridge, Whitakers.

50. Mrs. Warren Woodard, Whitakers.

51. Mrs. W. T. Braswell, Whitakers.

52. Mamie Johnston, Whitakers.

53. Mollie Wheless, Whitakers.

54. Jesse Johnston, Whitakers.

55. J. H. Cutchin, Whitakers.

56. Mrs. J. II. Cutchin, Whitakers.

57. Henry- Cutchin, Wrhitakers.

58. Ben Smith, Whitakers.

59. J. M. Cutchin, Whitakers.

60. Mrs. J. M. Cutchin, Jr., Whitakers.

62. Spencer Cutchin, Whitakers.

63. Mrs. Larry Griffin, Whitakers.

64. J. W. Etheridge, Whitakers.

65. Mrs. J. W. Etheridge, Whitakers.

66. Herbert Etheridge, Whitakers.

67. Mrs. R. A. Bradley, Whitakers.
Agents and pastors, there are only two

more weeks. I am counting on you to boost
this campaign and put it across in fine shape.
I believe that you will do it. We can do it.
So let's make an intensive drive and reach
our goal.

In the information leaflets sent out a few
days ago something was said about an age
limit and this seems to have caused confu-
sion. I am very sorry that this has hap-
pened and trust that no one will stay away
from the school because they do not feel free
to attend. Certain courses are offered to
those who are under 18 years of age and
there are courses offered to those who have
passed their 18th birthday. So there are
courses for every one and no one need stay
away because an age limit has been men-
tioned. The Standard Courses are offered to
those above 18 years of age and one above
this age may take these courses.

Pastors, will you please urge your people
to attend this school? To get them to do this
is well worth your effort and time. I ask
your earnest co-operation in this matter and
I do not believe that you will fail me.

Will every member of the church pray for
this school? Pray for the success of the
school. Pray that it may be a mountain top
experience. Pray that those who attend may
be drawn nearer to Him and better fitted for
Kingdom service. Pray that His name may
be glorified and that His Kingdom may be
advanced in and through it all.

Send your fees to and get your informa-
tion from Fred W. Paschall, Box 311, Ashe-
ville, N. C.

M-

New Menace to Health

Aunt Prudence: "Keep away from the loud-
speaker, Denny. The announcer sounds as if
he had a cold." — Punch.

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Ted — Apples are very high at the grocery
stores.

Ned — Yes, because they are scarce in the
wholesale market.

Ted — But I read that the crop was enor-
mous— that heavy laden trees were left un-
touched in the orchards.

Ned — Tes, with such a big crop it doesn't
pay to pick them.

—*-

Smart-Aleck — How many legs has a dog,
calling the tail a leg?

Sweet Innocence — Five.

Smart-Aleck — No, four. Calling the tail a
leg doesn't make it one.

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— The Highfill family had a family reunion
last week. Rev. W. F. Kennett read a his-
tory of the family.

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BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK Point First chunk leading in amount. None

A q g of the charges reported are new. There are

Guilford $26 87 st*11 *" c'Qai'ges with no A. C. B. credits, and

State Street . 12.15 13 witn n0 eredits on auy budget. During

Fairview-Glen Raven" ...... '.'.'. ....... '. 11.00 the past te" da-TS we liave been ululcr th<?

Chase City 5 00 necessity of sending out emergency calls to

Denton 1 31 a11 Pastors, aa<l to several laymen, and surely

q q g there will not be a charge, when the reports

First High Point $57 17 are *u llext week, that is not in the paying

Orange . 55 00 list' ^Ve ^l^ST put these budgets on the

West End 25 00 ma^n line NOW, and insist that every pastor

Alamance 1&65 see taat bis charge is on the Pa5'iug roll.

Gibsonville . . 15 00 State Street, as usual, is in the forefront of

Forsyth ' 925 "Paid il1 ful1" charges. They go out on the

Saxapahaw 6 G5 ^" ^' ^" tn*s Vfee^' aud according to our

j)entoll ' 411 records, they lack but little in having the

State Street . 2 90 ^' ^' 'B' Pa'd in ^u1'' Tne7 have been out

College on *'ie colleSe assessment for some time — in

Davidson $11.35 fact, long enough to pay it again. "May their

„ tribe increase."
SUPERANNUATES M„ , ,, , .. . . ,

„. „ Now, brethren, both ministry and laity, I

"J know your problems, and I know that what

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL we are asking you to do is not an easy task.

A. C. B. But you are not looking for easy tasks; those

Yadkin College $ 15.00 with less faith and zeal and courage do that.

Haw Eiver Mission 30.00 Our task is difficult, but our God is great,

Porter 15.00 and we can do all things through the strength

State Street 75.00 that He gives.

G. C. B. Fraternally,

Calvary $296.8S S. W. TAYLOR.

Porter 30.00 July 3, 192S.

College *"♦•• ■

Asheboro . . $ 85.00 LEGEND OF ST. CHRISTOPHER

Liberty-Siler City 65.00 T, , ,, . , , „ 0. „, . . , ...

,,,,.„,, ,-„„ The following legend of St. Christopher will

ladkin College 5.00 , , .... • , , , , .

„ „. ,,? . "„„ show why this saint has been chosen patron of

Haw River Mission 10.00 . , •, n „ , , . ,

_. , , _ automobiles and of travelers m general:

Tabernacle 45.00 <a* rn • * i i ^ ^

| er St. Christopher, who was of huge propor-

,T . „ ' tions and immense strength, went about seek-

Union Grove 10 00 • ^ L t ■ -, .,,.

„,.,„. ,„„„ mg the greatest king and willing to obey no

English Street 40.00 f, „ Tjn ■ . .

„ , -,,,„„ other. After serving various masters, whom

Henderson 115.00 ■ + i. -i j. -, , , .

„ ,. , ,„,„„ in turn he deserted because each recognized

Burlington 125 00 i ■ t , , .

& t. ~T, „„ by some sign or word one greater than kim-

* eDane I5'00 self, he heard by chance of Christ the king

concord 85.00 o{ heaTen and eartllj and asked a holy hermit

state street „0.oo whel.e Chrigt mi ht hg f

& P,easant 85'00 could serve Him.

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60 00 Tlle aerm't told him he must fast and pray;

Friendship .................. '. 50X0 but the giant rcPlied that if he fasted he

South Winston . ' 1500 v,ouli lose his strength and that he did not

T-orter _ 5'00 know how to pray. Then the hermit told him

Reidsville ' 5000 to take up his al)ode ou tne banks of a moun-

Superannuates'" tain torrent where travelers were often

Orange * 3y qq drowned in crossing and to rescue any that

might be in peril.
CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL Tlae giant obeyed. He took his station ,Jy

■ *-~ B- the river's side and saved many lives.

Siler Ciiy $70.00 One night he heard the voice of a child

Spring Church 90.00 t.ryillg in the darkness and saying, "Come

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00 and bear me over the river „

College The giant wen(. out and found the enild

Spring Church $ 12.00 sittillg alone on the bank of the stream and

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00 taking him upon his shoulders he waded into

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00 the water. Then the wind began to roar and

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00 the waves to rise higher and higher about

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00 himj and Ms little bm.dell ,vbidl at first

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00 seemed so light, grew heavier and heavier as

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00 he advanced and bent his huge shoulders down

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00 and put his life in peril ; so when he reached

Saxapahaw 8.88 rlie sh(m he saidj «Who aI.t thollj 0 eW,d)

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00 that hast weighed upon me with a weight as

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00 if i had bome the whole world upon my

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00 shoulders?"

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00 ' The little child answered, "Thou hast borne

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00 the whole world upon thy shoulders and him

_ Superannuates that created it. I am Christ whom thou by

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00 deeds of charity would serve. Henceforth

Twelve charges remit this week, with High thou shalt be called Christopher, which means

Christ Bearer."— Mrs. P. MeCafferty, Samuels,
Ky., in Pathfinder.

OUR FRIEND— THE FOE

There are said to be two sides to every
question. The No-Tobacco League is com-
posed of people who are of the conviction
that the Lord did not make tobacco for human
beings to smoke and chew habitually.

If we are mistaken and unreasonable in
our contention, we want to find it out and
quit. We do not wish to spend our time,
energy and means in an unrighteous cause.
We are ready to hear "the other side" — if
there be such a thing. If we are wrong, we
should cease making "a pestiferous nuisance"
of ourselves.

So we have sent a courteous open letter to
"The Trade" engaged in manufacturing and
selling tobacco, requesting them to furnish a
speaker for our annual convention. We
want him to tell us why they believe our
nation should spend more than three and
one-half billion dollars annually to support
the traffic in tobacco.

As yet, we have not been notified as to
whom the tobacco folks will choose as their
representative on our program. But whoever
he may be, it will be worth coming to Winona
just to hear what such a representative will
say in defense of tobacco using. Such a
speech will be interesting, to say the least.

NO-TOBACCO LEAGUE CONVENTION

The No-Tobacco League of America will
hold its Annual Convention at Winona Lake,
Indiana, August 27 and 28. Churches and
welfare organizations are invited to ^end
delegates. A hearty welcome will be given to
all who are interested in the solution of this
vital problem. A special invitation has been
extended to the tobacconists to send a repre-
sentative to present their side of the ease.
This will be an interesting address.

The fiscal year just closing has been the
best in the history of the league. A large
part of this is credited to the publicity given
by the press. Religious and welfare periodi-
cals have been particularly sympathetic. They
have given generously of their space in
reporting the work of the league from time
to time.

The union of the No-Tobacco Army with
the league during the past year was an en-
couraging achievement. Other such unions
are in prospect. Widespread distribution of
literature has been another outstanding fea-
ture of the year's work.

Any one desiring further information will
obtain it by writing the General Secretary,
Charles M. Filmore, 820 Occidental Building,
Indianapolis, Indiana.

— Chang Tso Lin, the "war lord of Man-
churia," left Peking. China, last week, and
retreated with his armies into Manchuria. The
Nationalist armies, under Chiang Kai Shek,
were preparing to enter the city. Before giv-
ing up the dictatorship of Peking, which he
had held for two years, he issued a farewell
message predicting an early end of the civil
war in China.

— Rubber rings for the fruit jars should
be new each year. Be sure to rinse them in
boiling water before using, advise specialists
at State College.

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FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Piney Grove, Denton Charge. — Sunday after-
noon was very pleasant to us, as we gave our
Children's Day program, which was enjoyed by
all, I think. The children did fine for the
practice they had.

We were glad to have Pastor Bingham in
our home, and to give us a fine talk on the
training of the 'children just after the pro-
gram which was very helpful, as his talks
usually are. Sorry Mrs. Bingham was kept at
home, her little daughter having the mumps.

We were glad to have so many of our
friends with us Sunday. Come again.

Mrs. Whit Wood, who has been with her
mother-in-law the past week sick, is improv-
ing and expects to return home soon. Very
glad to see Rev.. Mr. and Mrs Kobert Short
in the community this week visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Whit Wood, at J. B. Delk's.
We learned to love them when he was our
pastor and we still like to see them come our
way. Come again. REPORTER.

Canaan, Denton Charge. — We are having a
nice Sunday school, but not as good as we hope
to have. We are hoping to have better at-
tendance.

Brother Bingham preached a fine sermon
Sunday morning.

We were very glad indeed to have Bro. All-
man and children from High Point. Woud be
glad to have them come again any time.

Pray for our meeting which will start the
third Sunday in August.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
REPORTER.

Knob Creek, Fallston Circuit.— We have been
having an interesting Sunday school with a
very good attendance. We have curtained off
our class rooms which helps a great deal in
holding the attention of the classes. We have
also furnished our pulpit with chairs and a rug.

Sunday was our regular preaching day. Bro.
Morgan delivered his sermon as usual in a
very forceful way.

We had a very small congregation Sunday
hut we are hoping by next fourth Sunday to
have a larger congregation. Bro. Morgan al-
ways has something in store for us. So come
and let us worship together. There is but one
way— by way of Jesus and the cross. Let us
all march together towards that city whose
builder and maker is God.

With best wishes to the Herald and all of its
readers. REPORTER.

Forsyth Charge.— Our young people are
planning to attend the Training School at
High Point College, and a large number of
our Sunday school folks are expecting to at-
tend the "big picnic" then- on the 18th of
July.

This charge is doing very well spiritually,
we hope, but some of the churches are not
up to date financially. Hickory Ridge must
be given credit for keeping at the front.

The revival at Maple Springs has been held.
Dr. T. M. Johnson was our evangelist and
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fine sermons. We enjoyed having Dr. John-
son's daughter, Mary Ward, come with him.
Many useful gifts have come to us from
our own people and from those of other de-
nominations. We cannot mention all the
givers, for we might overlook someone. Some
of the latest gifts for the parsonage are: A
specially made walnut telephone table, from
Miss Lula Cox of the Moravian church ; a
linoleum rug from "a friend;" a first pay-
ment of $35 toward installing a water sys-
tem in parsonage from Mr. R. M. Cox; a nice
refrigerator from Miss Daisy Cox, and ex-
cellent kitchen cabinet from Miss Flora
Kiger. While the above mentioned gifts are
not for the present pastor alone, we deeply
appreciate the thoughtful and unselfish spirit
manifested and are glad that we have those
who can understand and appreciate such
needs. It goes a long way toward helping a
pastor and wife do a better work.

We are still trying to do an extensive work
on this five-church charge, but are hoping for
better arrangements in the near future when
we shall be able to do a more intensive work.
Mrs. Jennie Hunter has lately been given
a big birthday party by relatives and friends.
She is 91 years of age and one of our most
loyal and faithful members at Maple Springs.
She reads her church paper and is keenly
interested in the whole church.

Another of our members, Mr. Ha W. Baity,
was recently elected to attend a National
Bankers' Convention in Philadelphia, Pa.

Mr. R. M. Cox has again been nominated
representative of this district to help make
the laws of our state.

It is worth stating that the above honored
men are just as much interested in the
church as they are in business and State. Too
many, when blessed by material wealth or
honored by position, forget the church that
opened the door of their opportunity.

We have recently lost one of our best mem-
bers at Oak Grove church, Mr. Lewis M.
Brown. An obituary will appear later.

I must close, for "Layman" may score me
for being too lengthy. I'm not afraid much,
though, for I figured after him and found
the articles by lay writers averaged a little
longer than those of the. cloth. But there's
no kick— we like it. By the way, we once
heard one of the state's best lawyers criticize
a minister for "spouting a 45-minute sermon."
We went to the courthouse next week and
heard the same good lawyer repeat a speech
to a congregation of 12 tired men for two
hours and a half by a slow watch. He won
.his case and I congratulated him.

Hoping to meet you at the Training School
and Summer Conference, I am,

R. C. STUBBINS.

July

J92S

Kate Bulla had charge of getting up this
program and we feel she has done a good
piece of work. A large congregation was
present to hear these young boys and girls
render their pieces.

Another' thing we are very proud of, and
that is the beautiful new windows placed in
the auditorium of the church by the Ladies'
Aid Society. The windows are made of opal
antique glass with various shades and com-,
biuation of coolrs and give a very pleasing
effect.

The Philathea class held a business meet-
ing and social at the home of Mrs. Mac Ridge
with Mrs. Ridge and Mrs. G. P. Pritchard
joint hostesses. Officers were elected for the
next year. This is one of the busiest classes
in our Sunday school and we are proud of it.
Last Wednesday evening the third quar-
terly conference was held and Rev. S. W.
Taylor, president of the N. C. Conference,
was present. Several items of business were
transacted. Mr. James C. Bunch was de-
clared as delegate to Annual Conference.

Next Sunday is knowfii ias New-Comers'
Day at our church and we hope to have a
large number of people present, including
the people who have recently moved to our
city and have not lined up with any church.
EXIE CALICOTT, Reporter.
July 2, 1928.

Asheboro.— Sunday school is moving along
very nicely and the attendance is good for
this time of the year, as this is the season
people want to take their vacations and this
cuts our attendance to some extent.

It is a little late, but perhaps not too late
to mention that we had three to graduate
from the Asheboro High School this spring;
they are Miss Pauline Styres and Messrs.
Joseph Ross, Jr., and Elmer Calicott.

A splendid Children's Day program was
given at the 11 o'clock hour and the children
did their parts fine and were so happy be-
cause they had a part in the program. Miss

Orange Charge Announcements. — The third
quarterly conference will meet with the
church at Union Grove Saturday before the
third Sunday in July promptly at 2 o'clock.

The schedule for revival meetings is as
follows:

Efland, Monday night after the fourth Sun-
day in July, and continue through the fifth
Sunday; Rev. J. D. Williams to help.

Union Grove, the first Sunday in August;
Rev. J. Clyde Auman to help.

Hebron, the second Sunday in August; Rev.
11. L. Isley to help.

Chestnut Ridge, the fourth Sunday in Sep-
tember and through the fifth Sunday; Rev.
G. F. Millaway to help.

B. M. WILLIAMS.

Tabernacle Charge. — Children's Day serv-
ices were held at Tabernacle and Julian last
Sunday. The children rendered their parts
well, the offerings were good and everybody
seemed happy. Bros. Trogdon and Hanner,
superintendents at Tabernacle and Julian,
and their splendid helpers deserve much
credit for arranging such interesting pro-
grams. We were pleased to have a number
of visitors present from Greensboro at both
Julian and Tabernacle.

Miss Elizabeth Hanner, of Julian, recently
gave us a very interesting account of her
trip to the Young People's Conference at
Baltimore, giving a synopsis of the princi-
pal addresses.

Our hearts go out in sympathy to Brother
Claud Hanner in the loss of his wife and lit-
tle girl. May the Lord comfort him.

The pastor of this charge is grateful to
Mr. anil Mrs. Lewis Jones for some fine
peaches.

High Point. — The Vacation Church School,
which has been in session for nearly three
weeks, closed last Wednesday evening with
interesting exercises, which were attended by

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a large number of parents and friends of the
children. The little tots in the Beginners'
Department gave a dramatization of the story
of Moses, the children of the Primary De-
partment dramatized the story of Joseph in
a charming manner, while the older children
of the Junior Department sang a number of
pleasing songs, recited Bible verses, gave the
names of books of the Bible, and many other
interesting features which showed careful and
painstaking training. There was on display
in one of the Primary rooms in the basement
a number of articles of handiwork made by
the children, including several dresses and
useful articles for the children of the Home.
An interesting feature was the announcement
that the prize given by Mrs. E. M. Brower
of the city for the best dressed doll was won
by little Miss Sue Everhart, with honorable
mention going to Miss Mary Agnes Crooks.
Much praise and appreciation are due to Rev.
and Mrs. E. L. Ballard and their faithful
band of teachers and assistants for their effi-
cient work in this vacation school, which is
the second one conducted by our chucrh. It
was indeed a labor of love and unselfish
service.

The Missionary Circles met Monday after-
noon at the following homes : Circle No. 1,
with the chairman, Mrs. L. J. Diffee; at this
meeting 13 members were present and after
the conclusion of business delightful refresh-
ments were served and the hostess invited us
into her beautiful flower-garden, where there
is a wonderful display of gorgeous holly-
hocks, larkspur, phlox, sweet peas, and a great
variety of other summer flowers; Circle No. 2,
Mrs. J. H. Walker, chairman, met with Mrs.
S. P. Montgomery on Steele street with ten
members in attendance, while Circle No. 3,
Mrs. H. A. Moffltt, chairman, held its meeting
in the home of Mrs. J. C. Welch, Sr., on North
Main street with an attendance of nine.

The Home Society has raised the sum of its
quota for High Point College loan fund for
students, which amounts to $56.00.

Dr. P. E. Lindley will continue his helpful
and interesting course in teacher-training on
Wednesday evening.

On Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock serv-
ice Dr. Spahr delivered a strong sermon on
"Comparative Values." Eight ladies sang "A
Vision of Angels" in a very charming man-
ner— Mesdames Andrews, Hinshaw, Allred,
Walker, Whitesell, Bankin, and Miss Eliza-
beth Welch, and Mrs. Clarence Schultheiss.
At the evening service Dr. Percy E. Lindley
delivered the sermon.

Miss Mary Lyndon has gone to Lynchburg,
Va., to visit friends. •

. Mrs. John S. Pickett left last week for
Trenton, N. J., for a visit to her mother, Mrs.
B. B. Sams.

Miss Lucille Pickens left Sunday evening
for Baltimore, Md., where she will be the
guest of Mrs. May Mason Dixon and other
friends for a few days. From there she will
go to New York to take a course in Library
Science in Columbia University, and will be
away from the city until September 1. In
her absence Miss Martha Kendrick, of Beau-
mont, Texas, will be in charge of the City
Library.

The session of Young People's Summer
Conference will convene at High Point Col-
lege Saturday, July 14. to continue one week.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs. J. H. Ever-

hart had a very painful accident last week.
She fell down some steps in her home and
two toes were broken. We trust that she
will soon recover, and be able to get out
again.

News has been received by relatives here
of the safe arrival in Havre, France, of Miss
Vera Idol, who is touring Europe. She will
also attend summer school at Oxford Univer-
sity, England.

Mitchell's Grove, Guilford Circuit. — Our

pastor, Brother Ashburn, always" brings us
such helpful and inspiring messages that we
look forward to his coming again with glad-
ness.

Our Sunday school is doing good work and
is growing in number. We are planning to
have Children's Day the second Sunday in
July; will have an all-day service. The pub-
lic is cordially invited to come and enjoy
the day with us.

The Ladies' Home Missionary Society met
in June with Mrs. Clarence Gray with a very
good attendance. The president of the so-
ciety read an article about Pine Bidge work,
which was very encouraging and was enjoyed
by all present. We had three new members
join our society: Mrs. Clarence Gray, Mrs.
W. M. Petrows and Mrs. David Pleasant. At
the close of the meeting Mrs. Gray served
cake, and ice cream and lemonade. We are
hoping our society may grow in interest and
also in number.

MARTHA PARSONS.

Winston. — The Philathea Class of the First
Methodist Protestant church held its regular
monthly meeting Monday evening at the
church with 16 members and two visitors
present. Mrs. W. C. Tise conducted the de-
votionals, and last month's minutes were read
and various business matters were discussed
and new committees appointed.

During the social hour the members of the
class having a birthday in this month were
delightfully showered. A delicious ice course
was served, which was enjoyed by all present.

Charlotte, First Church.— The Daily Vaca-
tion Bible School closed June 22 with a pro-
gram of memory work and an exhibition of
hand-work by the children. A good number
of children attended and were very much in-
terested in the work.

We are very grateful to Miss Mary Coe, of
Greensboro, for the splendid work of assist-
ing in teaching in the Daily Vacation Bible
School while visiting her aunt, Mrs. Surritt.

Mr. and Mrs. Claud Coe visited Mr. and
Mrs. Surratt Sunday, June 24, and worshipped
with us at the morning hour. Miss Mary ac-
companied them back to Greensboro.

On the night of June 10 Bev. S. W. Taylor
was with us and preached a splendid sermon
and commended the growth and work of the
church.

The Sunday school will go on their annual
picnic the Fourth of July. The contest which
is on in the Sunday school is proving very
interesting and will soon come to a close. It
has greatly helped the attendance of all serv-
ices, the highest number attending mid-week
prayer service being 74.

We are expecting several of our young peo-
ple to go to High Point to the Young Peo
pie's Training School.

The Ladies' Aid Society met Monday with
the president, Mrs. J. A. Pressley, at her new
home on Thomas Avenue.

The W. F. M. S. and the W. H. M. S. held
a joint meeting the evening of June 26 at
the home of Mrs. C. H. Daughtry.

A number of our members have been sick
and some in hospitals. Most of them are very
much improved. REPORTER.

Hollister, Halifax Charge. — The attendance
at Sunday school Sunday was very good. Each
class is asked to have charge of the devo-
tional service one Sunday. We hope to in-
crease the interest in Sunday school by hav-
ing a special program each Sunday. Last
Sunday the little Misses Mary Glenn Lee and
Evelyn Knight sang very impressively, "In
the Garden."

We will have our Children's Day service
next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. We hope
to have a good program and a large offering.

We are busy now putting on the registra-
tion campaign for the Young People's Con-
ference. Misses Sallie Wood and Kathleen
Shearin are the agents for Hollister.

The June meeting of our Missionary So-
ciety met with Mrs. Tidwell. Our July meet-
ing will be at the home of Mrs. W. A. El-
lington. Hope to have all the members pres-
ent.

Our third quarterly conference will con-
vene at Hollister church on Friday, July 13,
at 2 o'clock. All official members are urged
to be present. REPORTER.

First Church, Burlington. — The Vacation
Church School is going at full blast. One
hundred and sixty-seven have enrolled. We
will have our closing exercises next Friday
evening at eight o'clock.

L. W. GERRINGER.

State Street. — Our special meeting began the
first Sunday in June. Bro. Millaway came
on Monday and did the preaching till the
second Wednesday night, June 13. To say he
did his work well is only saying what every
one knows who knows Bro. Millaway and his
work. I could not tell but what he preached
with his old-time vigor and lire. We had
more different people to attend the services
than any heretofore held. The unsaved did
not attend much. Most of those who came
were reached. There were five additions to
the church as a result of these efforts. Mrs.
W. L. Oakley made the one hundredth mem-
ber to be enrolled since the organization of
the church here. Have lost some by removals
to other places, but none have left us who
live in Lexington and we have been blest in
that we have lost none by death. With those
who joined during the meeting we have en-
rolled 18 new members this year. We are
hoping to receive more yet as a result of the
meeting.

Our folks were highly pleased with Bro.
Millaway's work. _ All our church work is
going well. A. 0. B., College Assessment,
Gratitude Gift — overpaid and less than ten
dollars to raies on G. C. B. and we will have
met all our regular claims besides G. C.
delegate's expenses. We had 143 of our regu-
lar Sunday school members present on a re-
cent Sunday and at a special service some
time ago the visitors present ran the number
up to 181. All this is encouraging when we

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think of starting with the "Original Thirteen"
just a little while ago.

We enjoy our services at Yadkin College
once each month with that loyal little band.
Pray for us. Sincerely,

X. (I. EETHEA.

Grace Church. — The Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society met Monday afternoon in the
church parlor. The devotional service was
led by Dr. S. K. Spahr, former pastor of
Grace church. Mrs. Brown, of Reidsville
spoke about the union of all Mission Boards.
A short business meeting followed. The meet-
ing was closed by a short prayer by Mrs.
J. M. Stone.

The Senior C. E. Society has been having
very progressive summer meetings. The
meetings have been changed to Monday eve-
ning. A large erowd attends. The society
is planning'a picnic for Friday evening. The
soeiety will raise its quota for the convention
to be held in Greensboro this August by pre-
senting two short one-act plays. These will
be given sometime in the near future. Ernest
Scarborough, president of the society, has
been ill with appendicitis, but he is now
rapidly recovering from the effects of the
operation. We miss him greatly in our meet-
ings but his work is being carried on admir-
ably by the vice-president, Miss Margaret
Terrell.

Sunday afternoon the soeiety went to the
convict camp to present a program. Mr. Hol-
lingsworth, co-pastor of the Church of the
Covenant, spoke. Several hymns were sung
in which the negro convicts joined with great
zest.

The church mourns the death of Miss
Pauline Haltom, who died Monday morning
at St. Leo's hospital. She had been ill for
over a year. For throe months she had been
in the hospital. She had been living here
six years and was a member of this church.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday aft-
ernoon at three o'clock from the church. Dr.
S. K. Spahr was in charge of the services.
Interment was made in Green Hill cemetery.
The pallbearers were Warren McCulloch, Dr.
A. H. Johnston, J. R. Stout, W. A. Fox, I. L.
Hiatt and H. A. Helms.

Surviving are two brothers, W. H. Haltom,
of Greensboro, and Colon Haltom, of Charles-
ton, S. C.j and one sister, Miss Dorothy Hal-
tom, also of Greensboro.

She was widely known and Grace church
will feel the loss of one of its most beloved
members.

Dean Lindley, of High Point College, filled
the pulpit again Sunday, preaching a splen-
did sermon to a large audience, using as his
subject, "Kingly Kindness."

Zoar, Mecklenburg Circuit. — Our Sunday
school and preaching services are not attended
as we would like for them to be, but we are
thankful that we have a faithful few. Bro.
Hall has filled all of his appointments. His
sermons are very interesting and helpful to
us all. The third quarterly conference will
convene at Zoar on Saturday before the third
Sunday in this month. Dinner will be served
on the grounds. Hope all churches will be
well represented and will have a good meeting.

Our revival meeting will begin the fifth
Sunday in July. Mr. J. W. Hulin will be
our pulpit help.

Was glad to have Mrs. Hall and children
with us Sunday, wish for them to come again.

Yarborough's Chapel. — Children's Day serv-
ices were held Sunday evening. A large
crowd enjoyed the program rendered so well
by the children. The children were trained
by Lizzie Belle Tossctt, Mrs. Bobo, and Mrs.
Surratt.

Due to the efforts of our former pastor.
Rev. E. G. Cowan, we have completed paint-
ing our church and are planning further im-
provements soon.

The Christian Endeavor Society is planning
an ice cream supper Saturday evening, the
proceeds to go for equipment of the Sunday
school rooms. REPORTER.

Our meeting at Worthville, with Bro. Suits
as help, closed last Friday night. Interest
and attendance were fairly good. Bro. Suits
was at his best and was highly commended
by all.

The third quarterly conference will be held
at Worthville Saturday, July 14, at 2:30 p. m.

The Ladies' Aid placed in the parsonage
recently furniture costing $145. An effort is
being made to furnish the parsonage com-
pletely.

Two of our members are in the hospital :
Miss Maria Briles, at High Point, and Mrs.
Maude Vickory, at Greensboro. Both have
received surgical treatment.

W. H. NEESE.

English Street. — We are having a good Sun-
day school, although it could be better. The
young folks and children are faithful but it
seems the grown-ups are hard to get to Sun-
day school. We feel if more of these would
come with their children instead of sending
them alone, lots more would be accomplished.
Last Sunday Rev. T. E. Pierce, pastor of
the Welch church, and our pastor exchanged
pulpits. It was a pleasure to hear him in his
earnest way preach from the subject, "An
evidence of our love towards God." Mr.
Pierce says it's not material things but
spiritual things that satisfy the human soul.
We hope Mr. and Mrs. Pierce will come our
way again.

Our pastor promised to give us seven ser-
mons on the life of Moses and we who have
already heard six of them have enjoyed his
discourses very much. In a plain, simple
way he has told many things connected with
this wonderful old Bible character.

The Junior Philathea class held their busi-
ness meeting Monday night at the home of
their new teacher, Mrs. J. A. Lee. This class
of girls are willing to work, and have vjlanued
some important things to do for the next
month. After the business was over, all
went out into the yard and played games for
girls only. Then they were sent into the back
yard where Mr. Lee served ice cream in the
old-time way. Ice cream, innocent fun and
plenty of work are good for young folks these
summer nights.

We are sorry to report that Mrs. Milton
Boswell, one of our faithful Sunday school
teachers, is sick at her home on Adam Street.
The entire Sunday school misses her presence
.each Sunday morning and we hope she will
soon be in her place again.

The Christian Endeavor is coming along
nicely, but the girls seem to be the only
workers, and we wish some one would tell
us how tn get the young men interested in
this kind of service. May God bless each
one as He sees best. MRS. J. A. LEE.

Randleman Charge. — The loss in the pass-
ing of Bro. Dosier is keenly felt by his many
friends and admirers. Being of a modest
disposition, his value was not adequately ap-
praised. His adherence to the "faith once
delivered to the saints" projected him into a
realm unreached by the masses. The im-
mortal words of Gray suggest themselves as
applying to Bro. Dosier:

"Many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear;
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air."

Greer's Chapel. — We, the little band of co-
laborers, are still striving and doing every-
thing that we can in order to make our
church a larger and a more beneficial place
to worship God.

Our Sunday school is growing larger and
better every Sunday. As the Sunday school
convention is nearing us, we think after this
which will happen July 22, 1928, we wall still
have a better Sunday school if you good peo-
ple will come and join with us that day.
Everybody is cordially invited to come and
worship with us.

The prayer services we have every Wednes-
day night are very good indeed; large crowds
gather with us.

Rev. R. S. Troxler delivered a wonderful
sermon Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, which
was understood by a large crowd.

May the richest blessing come to us all.
REPORTER.

Cid, Denton Charge. — We are now having
the prayer meeting at the church every Sat-
urday night. We had a good service Saturday
night.

Rev. E. A. Bingham filled his appointment
Sunday at 2:30 and delivered a fine sermon.
Our congregation was lots more than usual.
Mr. and Mrs. Jenning Wood and three chil-
dren, of Jerusalem, Mrs. Bynum Wright, of
Thomasville, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dick and two
children, of near Piney Grove, worshiped with
us at Cid Sunday. We are now practicing
for a Children's Day on the fourth Sunday,
when our special meeting begins; pray for
us, brethren. We are very sorry we got
defeated in getting Rev. C. E. Ridge to help
in our meeting. We are very fond of read-
ing the good reports in the Herald.

Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Short and three
children, of Roberta, were pleasant visitors
at X. «W. Lanier's on last Monday afternoon.
REPORTER..

Fair Grove, Why Not Circuit. — Our pastor.
Rev. J. B. Trogdon, preached a splendid ser-
mon yesterday at 2:30 p. m. He stressed
the thought of influence, that every one in-
fluenced some mid else.

The special meeting here will embrace the
first Sunday in August.

The Richland Township singing convention
will hold its first singing here the fifth Sun-
day in July.

Our Sunday school seems to be improving.
More middle-aged women arc attending. We
have organized a woman's Bible class, also a
young men's class.

MRS. C. E. STEED.

July

1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Kirkman

The first rays of the morning sun, as they
usher in a new day, bring gladness and in-
spiration, hut the sun, sinking in the west at
the close of the day, is the time that fills us
with joyful reverence. The beauty and radi-
ance of its rays are reflected upon the fleecy
clouds that linger here and there upon the
horizon and present to us a most glorious
picture.

And so it is in the Christian's life — the
beautiful thoughts, the good deeds, the clouds
of sorrow and disappointments in life — all
these blend together into the beautiful sunset
of the Christian's earthly day.

We think this a fitting picture in the life
of our friend and former neighbor, Pearl
Reynolds Kirkman.

Yes, hers was a beautiful Christian life.
Converted in early childhood, she joined Tab-
ernacle M. P. church, in which church she
remained a consistent member until God called
her to Himself.

Pearl was never happier than when attend-
ing her church and Sunday school. Her life
was one of quiet activity in the church and
community, doing the things that her heart
prompted her to do, considering this service
not only a duty, but a blessed privilege.

We cannot understand why one who was so
much needed in her home and in her church
was taken thus early in life. The husband,
the father, the sister sand the brothers, the
church and community at large have lost her
presence, but her influence still lives in the
lives of those with whom she came in con-
tact, aud her life, though short here, has only
begun anew in the life beyond, where she
still lives, forming a connecting link from
earth to heaven.

Her life should be, and is, an inspiration to
us, and her influence will continue to live in
the hearts of her loved ones who feel their
loss most keenly.

"I cannot say, and I will not say
That she is dead. She is just away!

With a cheery smile and a wave of the hand
She has wandered into an unknown land

And left us dreaming how very fair

It needs must be, since she lingers there.

"And you — oh, you — who the "wildest yearn
For the old time stop and the glad return,
Think of her faring on as dear

In the love of There as the love of Here —
Think of her still as the same, I say,
She is not dead. She is just away."

BY ONE WHO KNEW HER.

Lowdermilk

Stephen Franklin Lowdermilk, son of the
late Reuben and Nancy Jane Lowdermilk, was
born in Randolph County, N. C, on March
18, 1866, and passed to his heavenly rest -on
June 17, 1928. The first 21 years of his life
were spent in Randolph County, but at about
the age of 21 he went to Texas and stayed
for seven years. He then returned to North
Carolina and spent the remainder of his life
in Randolph County, the last 20 years being

spent on his farm just outside the corporate
limits of Asheboro. On September 11, 1897,
he was united in marriage to Miss Emma
Allen, who survives.

About 25 years ago Brother Lowdermilk
made a profession of religion but did not
unite with any church at that time ; however,
on October 2, 1921, during the pastorate of
Rev. L. W. Gerringer, he united with the
Asheboro Methodist Protestant church where
ho continued to be a faithful member the
remainder of his days on earth. As a church
member and Christian he was loyal and true.
Even though he had been suffering with high
blood pressure for the past year or two, yet
he was regular in attendance at church, some-
times attending when perhaps it would have
been better for him to have remained at home.
As a citizen of his county he was a valuable
one and was held in high esteem.

He was at church on Sunday morning, the
day of his death, went home and spent the
afternoon wdth his family, retired as usual
aud in a short while was taken violently ill
and lived about 30 minutes. The funeral was
held in the Asheboro Methodist Protestant
church on Tuesday morning, June 19, at 10
o'clock, and was conducted by the writer, as-
sisted by Rev. L. W. Gerringer. Burial was
at Flag Springs M. P. church about eight
miles from Asheboro. A good man is gone,
one whom we loved but we sorrow not as
those who have no hope.

He is survived by his widow, by four daugh-
ters, Iola, Nan, Esther and Lucile, and by
three sons, Glendon, Talton and Idyl, and
by one sister, Mrs. C. F. Smith, of Asheboro;
two brothers, Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk, of Ker-
nersville, and John Lowdermilk, of Phoenix,
Ariz., and by one half-sister, Mrs. Maud All-
red, of Cedar Falls, N. C.

J. E. PRITCHARD.

Dixon

John Franklin, son of Robert and Dorcas
Williams Dixon, was bora January 2, 1842,
near Flat Rock Methodist Protestant church,
and passed on to his eternal home on March
22, 1928.

On December 26, 1866, he was united in
marriage with Miss Luciuda E. Harrison, and
to this union nine children were born. One
son died when about one year old, and an-
other son, C. H, died when about 27 years of
age. Seven children, six sons and one daugh-
ter survive, and were present at the funeral.
They are: J. M„ of Atlanta, Ga. ; Rev. A. G.,
of Liberty, N. C; J. W., of Summerfield,
N. C; J. A., of Reidsville, N. C; R, P., of
Greensboro, N. C; C. T., of Winston-Salem,
N. C, and Mrs. A. O. McCollum, of Reidsville,
N. C. He leaves, also, -a sister, Mrs. Sallie
Smothers, of Winston-Salem; five half-broth-
ers, a half-sister, 26 grandchildren and four
great-gran dc h il dren .

On October 7, 1907, his devoted wife, who
had been his constant companion for more
than forty years, passed over the river.

On December 22, 1917, he was united in
marriage with Mrs. Mattie Trent, of Reids-
ville, and they lived very happily to the day
of his death.

In 1862 Brother Dixon enlisted in the war
between the states under Captain Andrew J.
Boyd, and for three years he remained in
the service, during which time he was in
twenty-three battles. He was loyal and brave,

a patriot of the old school, and was honored
by all who knew him.

But there was another phase of his life of
which I desire to speak. In 1852 he enlisted
in another army — the army of the Lord — and
for about, seventy-six years he followed the
Captain of his salvation with undying zeal
and with marked consistency. He was glo-
riously converted at Double Springs Camp
Ground, and almost immediately united with
Flat Rock Methodist Protestant church. At a
later date he moved his church membership
to Midway on the Haw River Circuit, where
lie was actively engaged in the work of the
church for more than twenty-five years. He
took great interest in the young people of
the church and community, as was evidenced
by the fact that he spent about twenty-five
years of his eventful life superintending
Sunday schools. Moving from the Midway
community to Reidsville, he identified him-
self with the church here, and remained in
its fellowship until he was called to the
Church Triumphant.

Owing to the infirmities of old age, Brother
Dixon was not permitted to attend church
very often, and it worried him no little; but
he never lost interest in the work of the
Kingdom. Whenever his pastor visited him,
which was often, he always asked about the
local and general church work. He never
failed to ask: "Have you heard from Ar-
minius?" This query did not mean that lie
thought more of this son than he thought
of his other children; but he knew that this
boy was devoting all his time and energy
and ability to the gospel ministry, and he
was anxious to hear how he was succeeding.
Just a day or two before he passed over the
river he asked his pastor how the contribu-
tions for the Gratitude Gift were coming in,
and added, "I hope the amount will be raised."
We may be pardoned, I hope, for referring
to one incident in Brother Dixon's life that
came to our attention a few months before he
was taken down with his last sickness, an
incident that ought to teach a very valuable
lesson to the church members of this gen-
eration. One day he drove over to the par-
sonage, and with no little difficulty got out
of his buggy and called for his pastor. After
talking about the church and its mission in
the world, he said: "I have come to pay my
church assessment. I will give the money to
you and you can hand it to the steward."
He had put himself out of his way to meet
his obligation to his church. He might have
excused himself on the ground that he was
not physically able to attend to the matter,
or he might have asked to be relieved of
the obligation on the ground that he was not
able to spare the money. Either excuse
would have been cheerfully accepted by his
brethren ; but he did not offer them. He
never dreamed of doing such a thing. He
wanted the joy that always comes to the man
who makes some sacrifice for his Lord, and
w^e are sure he received it. Would that every
Methodist Protestant in North Carolina pos-
sessed the spirit of this grand old Christian
soldier.

The funeral services were conducted in the
church at Reidsville by his pastor, assisted
by Dr. J. D. Williams and Rev. L. W. Ger-
ringer, former pastors, and the body was
buried in the cemetery at Midway church. A
host of friends were present to express their
sympathies to the bereaved family, and to

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show their love and appreciation for a good
HIS PASTOR.

Basket t

On June 23, 1928, our hearts were crushed
and made sad when the death angel called
to his heavenly home our beloved friend and
brother, Walter P. Baskett.

Brother Baskett had gone fishing with a
party of friends near Warrenton, N. C, and
about 2:30 o'clock was drowned. All efforts
were made to rescue him, but of no avail.
Two more of the party came very near drown-
ing in trying to save Walter. His death was
learned with deep regret by a large number
of relatives and friends and cast a gloom
of sadness throughout the entire county.

Walter was near 27 years of age, born and
reared in Vance County, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Baskett, He had only been mar-
ried about 11 months, and leaves to mourn
their loss his wife and infant son, his mother,
Mrs. Lucy Baskett, four brothers, James,
Perry, Charlie, and Joe, and three sisters,
Mrs. G. B. Harris, Mrs. H. B. Houghtaling,
and Mrs. M. H. Matthews.

The funeral service was conducted from
Spring Valley M. P. church, of which he was
a member, also a trustee, with Bey. M. P.
Chambliss in charge, assisted by Key. K. A.
Hunter, Eev. J. A. Boyd, and Key. Mr. Wood-
dall. The service was attended by a large
• number of relatives and friends of the de-
ceased and bereaved family. The floral de-
signs sent as a last tribute of esteem by lov-
ing friends were beautiful and many.

As a husband he was good and true, a
father kind and affectionate; as a neighbor
he was always ready to lend a helping hand;
as a citizen he was law-abiding and peace-
making. A truer and more faithful one
could not lie found. Walter was loyed and
esteemed by all who knew him, black and
white.

Our sympathy goes out to the bereaved,
but this cannot heal the wound made by his
death, but in Christ there is consolation.
Through Him we look beyond the grave to
that glorious resurrection morn when we
shall rise from the grave and meet our loved
ones to part no more.

'Twas sad to see a father leave
His child and wife so dear,
In confidence to him she went
With every wish or care.

A loving wife's heart is crushed.

Her mate no more is heard,

Death on him rushed and his voice hushed

Without one parting word.

While in the silent grave he lies,
Beneath the crumbling sod,
The angel with his spirit flies,
To bear it home to God.

Bright mansions fair He will prepare
For those who in Him trust,
And come again and take them there
To live among the just.

We'll praise the Lord for blessings given.
And grant His judgment just,
And hope to meet again in Heaven,
When dust returns to dust.
His brother,

C, B. BASKETT.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

REFERENDUM REPORT

To the Editor of the Methodist Protestant
Herald:
So many requests have come to me asking
for a report on the votes on the referendum,
by branches, that I am asking you to publish
the following question :

Shall we recommend to the General Con-
ference of 1328 the organic union of the
W. F. M. S. and the Board of Foreign
Missions?
Yes Branch No

1 Eastern 520

38 Illinois 284

138 Indiana 203

8 Iowa-Missouri 83

33 Kansas 33

338 Maryland 186

7(1 Mich igan 147

680 Ohio 182

27 Onondaga 153

125 Pittsburgh 384

] Seattle 47

24 Texas 39

65 Washington-Virginia 5

26 West Virginia 180

Ionia, Mo., 1 aux 6

Florence, S. C, 1 aux. .. 8

1,578 Totals 2,464

Hoping you will print this at your earliest
convenience. Respectfully,

FLORA B. STURGEON,
Cor. Sec, W. F. M. S.

WINNING AND LOSING

Perhaps this may seem a quaint paradox.
That united with winning, losing is near,
Winning by losing, or losing to win.
From this, we shrink back with a fear.

Now why should I lose and what should I lose
In order that life may be gain?
Is it friends, or career, money or health,
Anil why should my spirit know pain?

He who would win his life must lose.
This truth is pronounced clear and strong,
As the wheat seeds lying buried bring forth
A bountiful harvest ere long.

The life that is spending and being spent
In service that others may live,
Like the buried grain, the reward is sure,
For he who would gain must give.

Winning and losing, how closely they stand,
So linked up with joy and pain.
And we cry, Oh why and oh why should we lose
In order that life may be gain?

To the one who is willing to give up self
And all that to self is most dear,
A fulness of life comes back with the years,
A faith, too, that casteth out fear.

Then give to me, Lord, the courage, to lose,
In order that life may be gain.
Give to my soul the spirit to learn
The healing value of pain.

—REBECCA B. LINER,
Hillsboro, N. C.

July 5, 192S

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

What would you do if you were told
That you couldn't live to be very old?
What would you do? What would you say?
Would you live the same as you're living
today?

Or would you change and listen to God,
And yield to His pleadings as onward you

trod?
Would you give God 5'our heart and say to

Him then —
"O God, I have sinned against Thee and

against men.

"Take now my life and use it each day,
To show other sinners who cross my way
The cure of that path that leads into the

night.
And takes us afar from heaven's bright

light?"

Oh! would you do that? I pray that you

would.
But maybe you won't be warned so you could.
Maybe you will die suddenly as so many do.
What then do you think would become of you?

We never know when our time will come,
But oh! I pray God that I may be one
Who can say when God calls me, "It's all

right,
I'm ready to go, I've fought a good fight,"
—MRS. RUBY EEED.
Highland Park, Mich.

—Even the lowly egg when prepared in dif-
ferent ways will seem new and appetizing.
The same vegetable or fruit may be served
many times when prepared differently, state
food specialists at State College,

— The Eskimos believe in spirits inhabiting
animals and inanimate objects, but their chief
deity is an old woman who resides in the
ocean and may cause storms or withhold
seals and other marine animals if any of
her taboos are infringed. Her power over
these animals, says the U. S. Bureau of Eth-
nology, arises from the fact that they are
sections of her fingers cut off by her father
at the time when she first took up her abode
in the sea. The chief duty of the shamans
or medicine men is to find who has infringed
the taboos and thus bring down the wrath
of the supernatural beings and to compel the
offender to make atonement by public con-
fession. The central Eskimos suppose two
spirits to reside in man's body, one of which
stays with it when it dies and may tempo-
rarily enter the body of some child, who is
then named after the departed, while the
other spirit goes to one of several lands of
souls. Some of the lands of souls lie above
the earth's surface and some beneath it. The
latter are generally more desirable, according
to the Eskimo beliefs.

—A total of nearly two and a quarter bil-
lion dollars was given, in 1927, to educa-
tional, philanthropic, religious, and charitable
organizations in the United States, according
to a survey just made public. Neither the
government of France nor the government of
Germany has that large an annual income.
For the past five years, such gifts in the
United States have exceeded two billion dol-
lars a year.

»-f-

Policeman— When you saw your mother-in-
law throw herself out of the window, didn't
you do anything?

Son-in-Law — Yes. I went down to the next
floor, but she had already passed it.

July 5, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

MARRIED

Bundy-York

A wedding of unusual interest and beauty
was solemnized last Saturday evening- at 8
o'clock at the home of the bride's parents,
Br. and Mrs. A. A. York, on Montlieu Avenue,
when their daughter, Miss Blanche York, and
Mr. R. Mayne Bundy, of Jamestown, plighted
their troth in the presence of a large number
of relatives and close friends. The impres-
sive ceremony was performed by the bride's
pastor, Rev. E. Lester Ballard, before an im-
provised altar of palms and ferns in the
midst of which candelabras softly glowed.
The house was beautifully and effectively
decorated with summer flowers in profusion.
Prior to the ceremony a program of delight-
ful wedding music was rendered by Mrs.
John C. Whitesell, contralto; Mrs. Walter
Hester, violinist, and Miss Lucille Pickens,
pianist. Mrs. Whitesell sang "Because" and
"All for You," and Mrs. Kester played "At
Dawning" on the violin. As Lohengrin's
Bridal Chorus sounded, Miss Daisy Lee York,
sister of the bride and maid of honor, en-
tered. The groom entered next, and was at-
tended by his best man, Mr. Joseph Ra-gsdale,
of Leaksville-Spray, N. C. The bride was
given in marriage by her father, who accom-
panied her to the altar. Miss Pickens played
the wedding march by Mendelssohn as a
recessional.

Immediately after the ceremony an in-
formal reception was held.

The bride is the eldest daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. A. A. York, of this city, and grand-
daughter of the late Rev. I. I. York. She
attended Salem College and taught a few
years. Since moving to High Point she has
been the superintendent of the primary de-
partment of the First Church Sabbath school)
and has made a host of friends in the church
and city. She is a splendid girl of winning
personality and great charm of manner. The
groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E.
Bundy, of Jamestown, where he was born
and reared, and is a young man of many
sterling qualities and much promise. He
holds a responsible position with the Adams-
Millis Corporation of this eity. After a
honeymoon trip through the Shenandoah
Valley to Washington, the young couple will
make their home in High Point. The con-
gratulations and good wishes of a large circle
of relatives and friends are extended to this
happy and highly esteemed young pair as
they begin life's journey together.

Richmond-Brown

W. B. Richmond and Mary Brown were
married by the writer at the bride's home in
Efland, N. C, June 28th.

We wish for them much happiness through
life. B. M. WILLIAMS.

nine times and is the most conversant with
Scripture of any lady we know.

Mr. Ellison is a prominent business man
of Greensboro and is a young man of fine
qualities.

Their many friends predict for them a
happy volage over life's sea.

W. D. REED.

Ellison-Coble

On June the 27th Mrs. Swannie Coble and
Mr, Arthur Ellison were united in marriage.
Mrs. Ellison is a member of Fair Grove M. P.
church and for some time has been the effi-
cient teacher of the Senior S. S. Class. In
spite of her youthfulness, she has the dis-
tinction of having read the Bible through

Ger ringer-Bennett

A quiet marriage took place in the parson-
age of the First Methodist Protestant church
of Burlington on June 21 when Mr. Clarence
W. Gerringer and Miss Mabel Bennett were
united in matrimony, by the pastor, Rev. L.
W. Gerringer. Miss Mittie Jeffries, Miss
Annie Bennett and Mr. R. L. Lovell accom-
panied the young couple and witnessed the
ceremony.

Mrs. Gerringer is the attractive daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Bennett, of Burling-
ton. She is a member of First church. Mr.
Gerringer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Gerringer, of Gibsonville. He is now em-
ployed in Wilson where they will make their
home.

The good wishes of relatives and many
friends go with these young people.
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CHILD OF GOD

Dear child of God,
Be still and know
He walks with you
Where'er you go.

Dear child of God,
You need not fear;
His power to help
Is always near.

Dear child of God,
Know all is well.
Since in His love
You safely dwell.

Dear child of God,
Trust Him today;
If dark the path
He lights the way.

Dear child of God,
From worry cease ;
He is right here,
Rest now in peace.
— GRENVLLLE KLEISER.

— Capt. George Hubert Wilkins, who flew
over the "top of the world" from Point Bar-
row, Alaska, to Green Harbor, Spitzbergen,
last April, has just been knighted by King
George V, of Great Britain, for that achieve-
ment. "Sir George" is an Australian.

— Plenty of fruit and green, leafy vegetables
will cut the doctor's bill in half. Grow them
at home and save money both ways.

—Farm folks in New York average only four
and one-half sick days a year as compared
with seven days for those folks living in small
towns or villages.

— Take a day off and go on that farm tour.
The experience of the other fellow will oft-
times aid you in solving your own problem.

— Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota,
North Dakota, Rhode Island and Wisconsin
do not have capital punishment. All the
rest of the states in the union have it.

"A SOLITARY WAY"

There is a mystery in human hearts,

And though we be encircled by a host

Of those who love us well, and are beloved,

To every one of us, from time to time,

There comes a sense of utter loneliness.

Our dearest friend is "stranger" to our joy,

And cannot realize our bitterness.

"There is not one who really understands,

Not one to enter into all I feel;"

Such is the cry of each of us in turn,

We wander in a "solitry way,"

No matter what or where our lot may be;

Each heart, mysterious even to itself,

Must live its inner life in solitude.

And would you know the reason why this is?
It is because the Lord desires our love.
In every heart he wishes to be first.
He therefore keeps the secret key Himself,
To open all its chambers, and to bless
With perfect sympathy and holy peace,
Each solitary soul which comes to Him.
The voice of Jesus saying, "Come to Me;"
And every time we are "not understood,"
It is a call to us to come again;
For Christ alone can satisfy the soul,
And those who walk with Him from day to

day
Can never have a "solitary way."

And when beneath some heavy cross you faint,
And say, "I cannot bear this load alone,"
You say the truth. Christ made it purposely
So heavy that you must return to Him.
The bitter grief, which "no one understands,"
Conveys a secret message from the King,
Entreating you to come to Him again.
The Man of Sorrows understands it well,
In all points tempted He can feel with you.
You cannot come too often, or too near,
The Son of God is infinite in grace.
His presence satisfies the longing soul,
And those who walk with Him from day to

day
Can never have a "solitary way."

— Selected.

LAUGHTER AND SUNLIGHT*

Fill up your life with sunlight,
Put tears and dark shadows to flight,
Radiate love, joy and sweetness,
Make every day cheerful and bright.

Fill up your life with laughter,
Banish all fear-thought and gloom.
Spread golden gleams of gladness,
Like a candle brought- into a room.

Your life full of laughter and sunlight,
And speech full of wisdom and praise,
Will scatter a message of freedom,
Make this the happiest of days.

— GRENYILLE KLEISER,

* "Fill your life with laughter and sun-
light," said Stevenson to Charles W. Wake-
field as the latter was leaving Samoa.

— The obituary notice of Bro. J. S. Lewis
published last week was written by Rev. J. E.

Pritchard. His signature was inadvertently
omitted.

— The Broadaxe is the name of a new
Democratic, paper published in Greensboro to
oppose the election of Al Smith. It appears
weekly.

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SttatboMst "Protestant Tfcralo

J. F. McCULLOCH, Editor and Publisher

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Grace Church, some nice silverware. These,
and more, were much needed. To these good
folks who have contributed in cash and other
donations we are truly grateful.

E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.

Our Children's Home

Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Hickory Grove, Guilford Charge, $2.00;
Maple Springs, Forsyth Circuit, $3.40; Lib-
erty Hill, Anderson Circuit, ,$3.75; Harris
Chapel, Vance Circuit, $2.55; Gillburg, Vance
Circuit, May and June, $3.80; Eden Ladies'
Aid Society, Halifax Circuit, $50.00; New
Hope. Why Not Circuit, by Miss Louzeena
Pressnell, $10.00; Flagg Springs, Why Not
Circuit, Children's Recital. $24.45; Seagrove,
Why Not Circuit, Children's Eecital, $23.60.
Offerings by Sunday Schools

Bethcsda, Halifax Circuit, $2.31; Antioeh,
Mecklenburg Circuit, $1.50; Chapel Hill, Da-
vidson Circuit, $1.10; Mount Pleasant, North
Davidson, $8.43; Belmont, Mt. Hermon Cir-
cuit, $8.70; Burlington Station, $18.85.

Aside from the cash contributions of the
week we have received the following: Some
nice garments and other articles made in
the Vacation Bible School of the First
Church, High Point, showing very efficient
leadership, and proving a great benefit to us
also.

Some of our needs were partly relieved
when the W. H. M. S. of Grace Church,
Greensboro, sent us some lovely table linens,
and the Sutton Philathea Class, also of

GOLDEN RULE SUNDAY

General James G. Harbord presided at a
meeting of the American section of the Inter-
national Golden Eule Committee, at the Bank-
ers' Club in New York City on June 27th, at
which time plans were made for the observ-
ance of Golden Eule Sunday on December 2,
this date being selected in conjunction with
the international committee, which will hold
its annual meeting in Geneva.

Charles V. Vickrey, secretary of the interna-
tiona committee, reported that Golden Eule
Sunday was observed last year by probably a
million people representing 50 different coun-
tries, and that in the two months following
that observance the offerings made for the
underprivileged children of Bible lands
amounted to $820,531. Strong endorsements
of the movement were read from friends who
could not be present, including Governors
Dan Moody of Teas, Austin Peay of Tennes-
see, and Victor Donahey of Ohio, and from
ex-Governor Lowden of Illinois and ex-Gov-
ernor Allen of Kansas. A message from
President Coolidge states: "I hope the volun-
tary observance* of Golden Eule Sunday may
become increasingly prevalent in America and
throughout, the world. Its practical help is
the best expression of friendship."
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—The World's Sunday School Convention
meets in Los Angeles July 11-18.

— The Cone mills of Greensboro give their
employes a vacation this week. The Pomona
mill steps work for two weeks. It is a dull
time now with the mills. Brighter days are
just ahead.

— Frank A. Linney, of Boone, died unex-
pectedly a few days ago.

—President Coolidge is resting in the coun-
try in Wisconsin, going fishing.

—Miss Paulino Haltom, formerly of the
Children's Home, whose illness we reported
snme weeks ago, has been released from her
sufferings by death.

—John E. Mott after 40 years of service,
has resigned as head of the Y. M. C. A.

July 5, 1928

— Colile's Church (Lutheran) in southwest
Guilford dedicated its third house of wor-
ship last Sunday. The first was built in
1 816.

— The Democratic National Convention in
Houston, Texas, nominated Governor Smith
of New York for President and U. S. Senator
.1. T. Robinson of Arkansas for Vice-Presi-
dent.

— D. W. Sims has resigned as superinten-
dent of the North Carolina State Sunday
School Association to take a similar position
in Kentucky. His place will be hard to fill
as well as he has filled it.

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given, fall Semester begins September the 11th.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, JULY 12, 192S

NUMBER 36

Stephen's Influence Over Paul

Saul's contact with Stephen was such as to leave an
indelible impression on the mind of the young man. He
heard Stephen's speech of defense before the Sanhedrin, he
witnessed Stephen's extraordinary demeanor in the hands of
his slayers. It is supposed that Luke, author of the Acts,
received through Paul an account of Stephen's trial, including
a report of his lengthy speech. Paul, being a student of the
Scriptures, would listen with critical interest to what Stephen
had to say about Jewish history and Jewish prospects. Ste-
phen's mind was more advanced than his own in grasping
the larger purposes of God, but probably Paul had a more
precise knowledge of Jewish history than Stephen had. It
is a common thing for men of vision and large view to be
somewhat deficient in knowledge of detail. Probably Paul
noticed that Stephen made a slip or two in historical ref-
erences. It is not surprising if he got Jacob's burial place
wrong and substituted one city for another in his quotation
of one of the prophecies. Stephen was speaking extempo-
raneously in a time of high excitement. He had no time to
wait for the slow processes of memory. But Paul would
notice and be impressed by these departures from strict accu-
racy. He would say to himself : If he is mistaken about these
details, he may be wrong in the more important matters he
is presenting. But there was something about the spirit and
manner of Stephen that would tend to bring conviction that
in his main contention he was presenting most important
truth. Certainly he was not actuated by hatred against the
party he was opposing. Love for mankind radiated from his
face, and sounded out in his words. His vision of what Paul
could not see in the heavens must have excited wonder in the
mind of the young student. He could not dismiss from his
mind the vivid picture of the courageous man going so calmly
to his violent death. The witness of Stephen must have been
working its way through all the mind of Saul, preparing him
for the vision that was to come to him on the highway with
such appeal that he could no longer doubt or resist. The
witness of Stephen led to the greater witness of the great
apostle to the Gentiles. God uses the weak things of the world
not only to confound the mighy, but sometimes to arouse and
spur on the mighty to great and good achievement.

Gratitude Not Fully Expressed

Our centennial came upon us and our Conference joined
with the other conferences in celebrating it with a gift to the
denomination of $100,000. Our part was figured out to be
$12,000, and a committee was appointed by the Annual Con-
ference to make appeal for it. When the time approached
for report to the General Conference the committee found
that the amount then contributed or pledged fell short about
$2,000. The committee had a meeting and considered what
to do. Should they report that North Carolina had failed to
measure up? They were loath to dp that. They felt that

many of our people would be unwilling to have such a report
made. There were many of our people who had not been
reached by the earnest appeal of the committee. There were
many who had contributed who had not satisfied themselves
in giving, who gave with the desire to give more if more
were needed. The committee had faith that these, people
would yet contribute the missing $2,000. In this faith they
borrowed what was lacking and sent the full $12,000 to the
General Conference. The committee hopes this will be made
up in the next few weeks.

If you did not contribute before, thank God that you still
have an opportunity to take your place among the thankful
Methodist Protestants who appreciate the good providence
of God in leading our church safely through all the perils
of its childhood and bringing it on toward vigorous manhood.

If you did contribute before, thank God that you had the
gratitude to express in your gift and then give again that the
grace of thankfulness may abound in you more and more.
Original thank-offerings and supplementary thank-offerings
are both in order. The committee will wait upon you for
your offering, but it will be more pleasing if you will send it
without being waited on. Send to Joseph D. Ross, Treasurer,
Asheboro, N. C.

The Terrible Pangs of Hunger

In this land of plenty few of us have ever been without
food long enough really to know what it is to be very hungry.
We cannot appreciate the suffering that famine is bringing
to parts of China today. Rev. William R. Johnson, a mis-
sionary of the M. E. Church, pronounces this famine the
worst calamity that has come since the world war. The
Japanese earthquake and the Mississippi flood do not com-
pare with it as causes of distress. "With all food resources
gone, the population of whole villages and towns is deserting
the homes and struggling forth along the highways toward
other regions, in desperate search of food. . . . Yet other
millions, dazed and stupefied, remain in or near their homes,'
peeling the bark from the trees, gathering straw and chaff,
and digging out the fragments of grass roots from the parched
land; yes, even digging up the clay itself to satisfy their
hunger which ever remains unsatisfied."

Burlignton church (First) and Mt. Pleasant church and
perhaps others have made offerings to relieve these poor suf-
fering fellowmen of ours in China. Are there not others who
wish to help while it is possible to help — while life still
remains ? Offerings of money may be sent to National Com-
mittee, China Famine Relief, Fourth Ave'., New York City.

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— What earnestness should be put into the revival efforts
of the churches ! The harvest of grain does not begin to
compare with the harvest of souls. Let us pray the Lord of
this harvest to send laborers into the field, and let us do what
we can to answer the prayer.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

July 12, 19:28

THE REFERENDUM IN NOVEMBER

A positive declaration of the fight of the temperance forces
of the United States against Governor Smith for president
is announced in the statement made at Westerville, Ohio, by
Dr. Ernest II. C'herrington, general secretary of the World
League Against, Alcoholism, who has just returned from
Houston where he attended the Democratic national conven-
tion as a special representative of the united temperance
organizations, 34 in number, of the United States. Dr. Cher-
rington's statement is as follows:

"Those who have been anxious for a national referendum
on prohibition are to be accommodated. The telegram of
Governor Smith to the Democratic convention at Houston
after his nomination has made such a referendum inevitable.
Moreover, the issues are clear. Governor Smith has not only
re-stated his well-known position but he has served notice in
no uncertain terms to the effect that if elected he will unques-
tionably use the office of president, to secure the modification
of prohibition. He declares that he would consider it his
duty as the chosen leader of the people to point the way to a
solution of the problem in harmony with his own opinion,
which as repeatedly expressed is to let each state be its own
judge as to alcoholic content, and for each state to interpret
the 18th Amendment to the national constitution to suit itself.

•"If this does not mean nullification of the constitution,
then Calhoun did not know the meaning of that word and the
Supreme Court of the United States will need to revise its
own definitions covering that ground.

"Hence, the national referendum in November is to be a
referendum not only on prohibition but also upon the right of
a president to use his office to secure practical nullification of
the constitution and the right of a state to interpret a pro-
vision of the constitution to suit itself.

"In other words, the voters of the nation at a single stroke
are to decide not simply the one but the three questions.
Governor Smith in his telegram, moreover, declares that if he
takes the oath as president, he will execute that oath to the
limit of his ability without reservation or evasion. Whatever
else may be said of Governor Smith, he is consistent and by
virtue of his consistency and sincerity, and in the light of his
past record and known views, everybody should know what
his interpretation of his oath of office will mean to him in
case he should be elected to the presidency.

"When he was elected governor of New York, he took an
oath to uphold the constitution, which was similar to the oath
he would take as president. Under his interpretation of the
meaning of that oath, he performed the act which repealed
the state prohibition enforcement code which had previously
been enacted to secure the proper enforcement of the 18th
Amendment in New York, thus leaving that state since that
time practically helpless in the matter of adequate prohibition
enforcement. Certainly, therefore, if he should take the oath
as president, he would be entirely consistent in interpreting
that oath as permitting him to use his office to secure either
the repeal or the practical nullification of national prohibition.

"Assuming, as we do, that Governor Smith is absolutely
honest and sincere in his convictions on the liquor question
and his conception of his obligations as a chief executive of a
state or nation, there can be no doubt as to what his attitude
will he and as to what he will do so far as national prohibition
is concerned, if he should be elected president.

' ' It is, therefore, certain that the referendum in November
will be the most solemn, the most far-reaching, and the most

vitally significant and important to the people of any such
referendum for the last sixty-eight years."

J. H. Larimore.

STANDING IN THE GAP

"And I sought for a man among them, that should make
up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land,
that I should not destroy it: but I found none." Read
Ezekiel 22:23-30.

As it was in the days of Ezekiel, so it is today in the
church. The people (church members), the prophets (pastors
and teachers), the priests (intercessors), and the princes
(church officials) have neglected the things of God and turned
aside to the things of the world. Love of money, love of
pleasure, love of praise, love of ease, and love of self have
crowded out the love of God. As a result the church on
the whole is void of the presence and power of God. "A gap
— a breach" has been made and the enemy is coming in like
a flood.

Who Will Stand in the Gap?

Abraham stood in the gap when God revealed His purpose
to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because their sin was very
grievous. Every prayer was answered. When Abraham
stopped praying the judgment of God fell upon the city.
Even then God remembered Abraham and delivered Lot. In
judgment God remembers mercy because His children pray.

Moses stood in the gap at a time when God's wrath was
kindled against Israel because of their idolatry, and again
when they murmured against God's servants. As a result
"the Lord repented of the evil which He thought to do unto
the people," and again the Lord said, "I have pardoned
according to thy word."

Samuel stood in the gap many years when the people lost
the ark of Jehovah; and afterwards turned away from God
and desired a king like the nations round about them; and
again when King Saul disobeyed God, and spared Agag and
the best of the sheep. It was then that Samuel "cried unto
the Lord all night."

Elijah stood in the gap caused by the worship of Baal on
the part of King Ahab, his wife and the people. For three
and a half years Elijah stood alone in the breach until God
answered by fire and His enemies were destroyed. Then His
people fell on their faces, crying out : ' ' The Lord, He is God ;
the Lord, He is God."

Job stood in the gap for his whole family when they spent
their time feasting. He rose, up early in the morning and
offered burnt-offerings unto the Lord according to the num-
ber of them all ; for Job said, ' ' It may be that my sons have
sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job
continually. ' '

Where is an Abraham, or a Moses; a Samuel, or an Elijah,
or a Job who will stand in the gap today? "The eyes of the
Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show
Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect
toward Him."

Battling in the Gap

In Ezekiel's day God said of His foolish prophets: "Ye
have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge
for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of
the Lord" (Ezek. 13:5). Shall He say the same today? The
battle is on — the battle between truth and error, between the
right and the wrong, between God and Satan. Who among

July 12, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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us will stand against the wiles of the devil and withstand
in this evil day? God is taking out a people for His name
(Acts 15:14), and therefore is looking for those who will
firmly stand with Christ in the midst of Jordan (the victory
of Calvary) until all the people are passed over (Joshua
3:1-17).

The Holy Spirit helpeth our infirmity. He takes the
faintest prayer of the humblest saint and amplifies it. like a
radio broadcasting station, until all heaven hears nothing
else. The Holy Spirit so operates in and through the true
church on earth that He is restraining the mystery of iniquity
and the manifestation of the lawless one, the man of sin,
until the body of Christ is made ready for His glorious coming
(2 Thess. 2:5-10). This restraining power of the Holy Spirit
depends upon God's armour-clad servants who are "praying
always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit" (Eph.
6:10-18).

May God Depend on You?
The great majority of professing Christians in our
churches today cannot be counted upon for this "fight of
faith" against the powers of darkness. They are not able to
"stand in the gap." Says the Watchman-Examiner of New
York: "J. Campbell White declares that Protestantism in
North America, judged by fair tests, is not more than ttn or
fifteen per cent efficient. What are fair tests ? The following
have been agreed on by groups of pastors and laymen:
(1) Supernatural living — living a life that only Christ makes
possible; (2) personal work — individual effort to make new
disciples; (3) stewardship of life and property, acting as
trustees of life and possessions instead of as owners; !,4)
prayer-power, illustrating the reality of prayer as the mighti-
est force outside omnipotence itself; (5) world vision and
purpose, sharing Christ's passion to save the lost everywhere."
If this statement is substantially true, and we believe it is,
it shows the imperative need that every soldier of Christ Jesus
should stand boldly in the gap, clad in the whole armour of
God, and wrestle against the powers of darkness until we all
hear the shout, the voice of the archangel and the trump of
God. This may mean the greatest revival the world has
ever seen.

Therefore continue to pray- for a revival. — Great Commis-
sion Prayer League.

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WHY THE WETS WANT THE NEXT PRESIDENT

Do you think that a wet president, who has forty thousand
appointments to office in his gift 'will appoint forty thousand
undoubted friends of prohibition — or forty thousand men who
will follow their wet leader?

Fifteen voluntary committees of the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment met in New York October If,
1927, and heard Captain William H. Stayton, president of
the association, claim that it is a fallacy to believe that thirty-
six states must act to repeal the 18th Amendment ; that the
thing needed is merely one more "liberal" justice on the
Supreme Court of the United States.

In making this explanation Captain Stayton let the cat
out of the bag.

He told why the wets want to elect the next president.
They are grooming a series of powerful leaders as candidates
for the presidential nomination. There is. political reason on
their side for this canvass of the country to elect a wet presi-
dent; but there is mystery in their methods and poison in
their political propaganda.

Fallacious Propaganda

Nominating time is approaching; the booms are booming
and the wets are trying to fool the drys into voting for a wet,
because evidently there are not enough wet votes in the coun-
try to elect a president. One of their tricks is the spread
of the fallacious propaganda that it takes more than a mere
president to change the prohibition laws or weaken the 18th
Amendment.

"A president," they say, "can only enforce the laws, not
change them."

If so, why are the wets so dead set on placing a wet in
the White House?

Looking again at Captain Stayton 's escaped cat, we learn
that the wets want a wet president because of the enormous
advantage they will have in the kind of men he will appoint
to office.

Power of the Courts

As the organized friends of the liquor interests indicate, a
wet president could appoint to the next vacancies on the
Supreme Court jurists who could undo the strong support
given to the 18th Amendment by the coui't in the past eight
years. Whether prohibition will stay depends in large measure
on the interpretation of the courts, a fact clearly stated bj7
Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrant at the
Washington conference of the National W. C. T. U. It is
almost literally true to say that every wet argument against
prohibition has been answered by the Supreme Court, as con-
stituted at present, in its decisions; and if the public were
not ignorant of this the wet propaganda would not get so far.
Many decisions have been by a vote of five to four, a very
narrow margin.

Justices of this court have been appointed for life and
may retire at the age of seventy. It is to be expected there
will be vacancies on that high bench in the next administration.

That is one reason why the wets want to elect the next
president ; they want a man whose views are all against pro-
hibition ; a man who favors liquor. The public expects such a
man to appoint to courts and other offices men of his own
views.— W. C. T. U.

"HOWEVER LITTLE STRENGTH, ROUSE THAT
LITTLE"

"If I were asked," said an American bishop recently,
"how a parish, however small or poor, would be most likely
to flourish, I would say : let it begin to exert itself in the
great work of the propagation of the Faith. However meager
its resources or little its strength, let it rouse that little, such
as it is, and, zealous for souls, let it strive by fervent prayer
for the missionaries and by methodical contributions to relieve
the poverty of the missions ; these very efforts will react upon
the parish by unifying and enlarging it."

Many ministers are finding this out by experience. Living
strictly to itself, a parish soon "goes to seed." It loses that
sense of Catholicity and solidarity which belongs to it by
right. Isolated it ceases, in a sense, to be part of that divine
body of Christ, each member of which is in the closest sym-
pathy with every other. — Exchange.

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— More than half of 1928 has gone and the remainder
will soon go. Are we keeping up with the demands of the
year? The only way to do so is to meet the demands of each
day as it comes.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

July 12, 192S

Denominational Enterprises

THE BOARD OF MISSIONS
The Women Co-operating

The unifying process of our missionary work is going
forward in a very satisfactory and harmonious way. AVord
has been .sent out to each branch president of the Home and
Foreign Missionary Societies asking them to arrange for a
joint meeting of their branches to bring about the merger
at the earliest possible moment. Some of the branches have
already met and, without exception, have voted for the merger.

While tin- first meeting of the new Board of Missions was
in session a telegram from the two branches in the Onondaga
Conference came with the pledge of 100 per cent co-operation
in the new plan.

The Indiana branches have met. and voted, almost unani-
mously, for the merger. Enthusiastically the}7 are planning
and arranging for the merger of the two auxiliaries in the
local communities.

Under date of June 22, Mrs. E. A. Craig, president of
the Home Missionary Branch, of Maryland, writes, "I received
your letter this morning and have conferred with Mrs. Arm-
strong, the president of the Foreign Society. We have decided
to call a session of the Maryland branches of the Woman's
Home and Foreign Societies, Wednesday, July 11, to consider
the merging of the two societies."

On June 23, Mrs. Minnie H. Hammer, of Asheboro, N. C,
wrote, ''At a meeting of the joint Missionary Societies, Thurs-
day, it was decided that we would have a joint branch meet-
ing in October. An executive meeting will be held in Sep-
tember when we hope to have the Constitution and By-Laws
so that the present leaders can acquaint themselves with the
new program that they can intelligently arrange for the
called meeting. The outlook is fine in our state."

On July 2, Mrs. J. A. Harp, former president of the Iowa-
Missouri Home Missionary Branch, wrote, "In reply to your
letter of June 21, I am happy to report that on June 28, at
Osceola, Iowa, the W. H. M. S. Branch and the W. F. M. S.
Branch completed the merger of the two branches, according
to the request of the Board of Missions.

"Our new president is Mrs. W. H. Betz, of New London,
Iowa, and our new corresponding secretary is Miss Amanda
Haas, Rhodes, Iowa."

Other places have been heard from indirectly, with the
same good news coming from every quarter of our church.
The women have been waiting and are ready for this merging
of our forces for greater efficiency, closer fellowship and
large raccomplishments. All hail to our loyal and devoted
women !

Two of our Home Missionary fields, First Church, Detroit,
Mich., and Mt. Lookout, Cincinnati, Ohio, were visited on
June 26 and 27, by Dr. J. C. Broomfield, Dr. J. M. Sheridan
and the writer. Both of these churches have the basement
units completed. The work of completing the upper unit of
the First Church, Detroit, has begun and provision was made,
by joint co-operation of the Home Department of the Board
of Missions and the local church, for the completion of this
church at an early date.

The Mt. Lookout Church has property valuations of
$42,000, with an indebtedness of only $13,000. Of this amount
about $1,000 is now due on the appropriation of the Board

of Church Extension of the Ohio Conference to the church /
and $1,000 is available from the membership of the church.
As soon as these two sums can be paid, the indebtedness will
be reduced to $8,000. This indebtedness is on the parsonage
property. The Board of Church Extension of the Ohio Con-
ference has made an appropriation of $3,000 per year for
five years. Four thouasnd dollars has been paid, $4,000 is
now due, another $1,000 will be due at conference time, and
$6,000 due in the next two years.

The membership of the church are now very anxious to
complete their church edifice. They feel able to finance the
additional cost of the other unit provided the Board of Church
Extension of the Ohio Conference pays its appropriation in
full and the Home Department of the Board of Missions meets
its provisional appropriations of $10,000 to be paid in four
.years. The work on the completion of the second unit of
the church will probably begin next spring.

Urgent are the appeals and numerous are the open fields
of opportunity for our church to preach the gospel and to
lift the people into the fellowship of Christ. By a unified
effort, a consecration of our money, and an harmonious fel-
lowship wit hone another and with our Christ, great things
for the Kingdom may be accomplished. Men, as the women,
in their fine co-operation are not only willing to but actually
are merging their societies and organizations. Let us join
hearts and hands with them and as a great undivided army
for righteousness go forward "attempting great things for
God and expecting great things from God."

S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.
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MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION

The new Board of Christian Education, in response to the
call of the president of the General Conference, held its first
meeting in the publishing bouse at Pittsburgh June 6th.
Every member was present, including President J. C. Broom-
field, and the two executive secretaries, F. W. Stephenson
and Lawrence Little.

In opening the meeting Dr. Broomfield stressed three
things which should make for the success of the board in its
work during the quadrennium. The first, the need of foster-
ing the spirit of harmony and fellowship which characterized
the sessions of the General Conference ; second, keep the whole
program of the church before us; third, all play the game,
being always on the job.

Rev. G. I. Humphreys, D.D., Salisbury, Md., was elected
president of the board and Rev. C. J. Morton, Steubenville,
Ohio, recording secretary. The president and recording sec-
retary, together with Mrs. H. W. Maier and the two executive
secretaries, were made the Executive Committee. Two de-
partments were recognized, one the Department of Colleges
and Student Training, and the other the Department of
Religious Education.

It was voted to co-operate with the Board of Publication
relative to the Advisory Council on Correlations, and Dr. Hum-
phreys, Dr. Stephenson and Mr. Little were constituted a
committee to represent the board on the council.

The board supported the plan of placing the income from
the special days in the budget, the sum to be made available
to all the boards on the basis of the percentage allowed by
the General Conference.

To stimulate a larger interest in the plans for their school
it was voted to give the colored people $500 each year toward
their educational work, provided they raise an equal amount,

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all the funds to be retained by the Board of Christian Edu-
cation for a school building.

The trustees of Adrian College were instructed to place

■in trust the funds raised in the churches of the Adrian area.

In view of the changes being made clue to the action of

the General Conference, the matter of appropriations to the

college and seminary was deferred.

The new application blanks proposed by the executive
secretary of the Department of Colleges and Student Train-
ing were approved. The secretary was instructed to notify
the annual conference presidents of the rule requiring them
to withhold letters of standing to those indebted to the board.
The Sunday before Thanksgiving was chosen as "Men
for the Ministry" Sunday.

It was voted to encourage our colleges to employ student
pastors as soon as practicable, such pastors to have faculty
standing.

The Department of Religious Education was advised to
build its program of activities within a budget of $12,000.00
for the current year, with the understanding that, if the
regular income from the budget -does not reach that figure,
the3r shall be permitted to draw from their invested fund
sufficient to equal this amount. The budget proposed by the
executive secretary of the Department of Religious Educa-
tion was modified in accordance with this action and adopted.
It was deemed nnadvisable at this time to employ a full-
time director for children's work.

The "Crusade for Christ" movement was endorsed and the
Department of Religious Education instructed to co-operate
in it.

It was decided that in the Leadership Training Schools
and other meetings of the 3roung people that prominence be
given to the budget and the program of the church.

Each department was instructed to add necessary office
equipment up to specified amounts.

Provision was made for securing a new charter by the
appointment of a committee to take the matter in charge.

The General Conference Treasurer and Executive Secre-
tary of Promotion, Rev. J. H. Straughn, D.D., was present
throughout the session of the board, as was the president of
the General Conference, J. C. Broomfield. The meeting was
marked by an earnestness and harmony which promise grati-
fying results in the cause of Christian education.

Prank W. Stephenson.

A CREED FOR MOTHERS

Helping to make good mothers is one of the finest services
that can be rendered to this needy world. A group of mothers
in one of our eastern states prepared a Creed for Mothers
which sets a fine ideal before every mother. We are glad to
reproduce it here. Use it on Mother's Day.

I believe in little children as the most precious gift of
heaven to earth.

I believe they have immortal souls created in the image
of God.

I believe that in every child there are infinite possibilities
for good or evil, and that the kind of influences with which
we surround their early childhood largely determines their
future character.

I believe in play as the child's normal effort to understand
himself through free self-expression.

I believe, too, in work suitable to childhood, and that the
joy in doing such work should come to the child very largely
from the doing of it well.

I believe in wisely directing, rather than stifling activity.

I believe in inspiring the child to choose the good, the
true, and the beautiful, and to contribute to the happiness
of others by word and deed and gift.

I believe that in all things my example counts for more
than my precept.

I believe in cultivating the intellect and the will, but I
believe, too, in soul culture, and that out of this cultivation
comes the more abundatn life, bringing forth the fruits of the
Spirit— kindness, gentleness, joy, peace, truth, hope, faith,
love, reverence for God, respect for age, consideration for
each other and though tfulness for all God's lowly creatures.

I believe that the calling of Motherhood is the holiest
and should be the happiest of all earth's tasks.

I believe that the Christ, who was once Himself a child,
born of a human mother, is the one never-failing source of
help for perplexed, discouraged or wearied motherhood.

Since to this work, Father, thou hast called me, help me
to give to it all that thou hast given me of insight and strength
and love and gentleness and patience and forgiveness ! — The
Expositor.

MEN OR MACHINERY?

Dr. W. II. Griffith Thomas once said: "The church is
looking for better methods; God is looking for better men."

The question naturally arises, do good men and good
methods mutually exclude each other? By no means. And
yet we had better have consecrated men than the best methods
that can be suggested. Methods mean machinery. The best
machines are the simplest. The best organizations are those
that work smoothly and efficiently. Thus do they serve a good
purpose. A machine is worth little apart from the man who
directs it. God give us men ! When the right man appears
he^will call into being such methods as are necessary and join
them to Him who said, "Apart from me ye can do nothing."
— Watch man Examiner.

HARD WORK COUNTS

We have never been a believer in the affirmation, some-
times heard, that hard work is the sum total of genius; but
it undoubtedly can accomplish wonders, and is an important
factor in the making of men. As an illustration of this we
quote the following statement made by Paderewski as to how
he attained proficiency in music : "I played with an orchestra
in Vienna. My work lasted four hours a day. After I was
through with my regular work, I practiced on the piano
twelve hours every day. Often my arms and shoulders were
stiff and numb, but I did this for fourteen years. The other
musicians laughed at me and called me a fool. Now people
applaud me and call me a genius." — Selected.

CHRIST'S WAY

He died for the humblest. All the treasures of His love
and power were poured out upon blind beggars and outcast
lepers. George Frederick Watts' favorite saying was: "The
utmost for the highest" — a splendid motto for an artist.
Somebody has Christianized this motto to make it read : ' ' The
utmost for the lowest." This is Christ's way. Unto the least
of His little ones He gave a love beyond man's power to con-
ceive. Fortunes are for successful men; universities for
brainy men; sports for strong men. and churches — shall we
say 1 — for holy men. But Christ is for sinners, weak, unworthy
and undone. In Him the last shall be first. — Selected.

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OPTIMISM

EVANGELISM

July

Mocksville

7. — On this date the third quarterly conference was

held on the Mocksville charge. We preached at 11 a. m. and
held the conference in the afternoon. All churches were
represented except two — Union Chapel and Byerly's. The
count of the ballot showed that Bro. C. S. Summers was
elected to represent the charge at the next Annual Conference.
The conference arranged for a meeting of the charge to lie
held at Mocksville, Saturday, July 21. to discuss improve-
ments on the parsonage. The trustees were authorized to act
after receiving instructions at this meeting. The hour of the
meeting is 3 p. m. All regular business of the conference was
promptly transacted. The indications are that a hopeful
spirit prevails on the charge. Pastor Braxton is full of zeal
for the work, and is winning his way to the hearts of his
people. We were glad to note, improvements at Dulins.
Cement steps had been built and the yard plowed in prepara-
tion for seeding. We trust that they will continue this im-
provement, and paint the church. We expect Mocksville to
have a good report when the year ends.

Randolph

July 8. — We were here on this date, in three services with
Bro. Lindley and his people. At 11 a. m. we were at Shiloh,
arriving in time for part of the Sunday school. This seems
to lie a well located church, and is one of the oldest in the
denomination, being about 90 years old. The present well
constructed and well kept building is not, of course, the
original one — perhaps the third, though I am not quite cdear
on this. The congregation was encouraging in numbers and
helpful in attention. Pastor Lindley spoke of our emergency
letter, and an offering was taken for the A. C. B. The vote
was taken, also, for delegate to represent the church at the
next Annual Conference.

In the afternoon we were at Gray's Chapel. Here again
we found an encouraging congregation. This is one of the
best known churches of that section. We were told that thou-
sands of people assemble there on the fourth Sunday in Sep-
tember— the opeinng day of the annual revival. The church
was founded, we believe, by the Rev. Alson Gray, D.D., and
named as a memorial to him. The building is well kept, and
makes an attractive appearance on the hill among the oaks.
It is the sort of church that travelers will notice in passing
over the hard surface road nearby. An attractive marker,
well placed, should say to all such travelers, "Gray's Chapel
Methodist Protestant Church." The vote for delegate was
taken here also, and an offering for the A. C. B. We found
but few readers of our church papers in the congregation.
Methodist Protestants should not fail to read our church
papers. A reading church is a church of increasing interest
and responsiveness.

The night appointment was at Bethel, Here we were
pleased again with the attendance and the attention. After
preaching we presented the conference interests, and were
greatly gratified to find a hearty response to these matters.
One interested member said at the close of the service, "If
you had asked us to do so, we would have all stood to pledge
our interest in having our church an "Honor Roll" church

at the next conference. This was heartening, and we shall
look forward to the full realization of that good desire.

The conference programs were presented at all the churches
and the people urged to make a full response. Special em-
phasis was put on the spiritual needs of the church, and the
people were asked to pray for the coming of a deepened spirit
of evangelism throughout the conference. During the day
Pastor Lindley made announcements of the Y. P. T. S., the
educational rally at the college, July 18, and the district rally
at Pleasant Union, July 28-29, and urged his people to attend
these gatherings.

Our impressions of the charge, as gathered from the day's
work, are favorable. We found a promising group of young
people on the field to inspire hope for the future, and at each
church there is a circle of interested and earnest adult leaders.
We doubt, however, if this charge has ever discovered its
strength. Persistent effort toward larger things would call
forth latent powers and resources that have not yet been
discovered. We trust that the charge will test this out, and
experience the joy and the satisfaction of really discovering
itself. A good way of doing this is for some church on the

charge to take the lead. Shall it be , Well, let some

church on the charge fill in the blank. Bro. Lindley is closing
his fourth year on the charge. He is popular with his people.
We enjoyed the day.

Song Book

The recent General Conference authorized the publication
of a song book for revival purposes. The book is to contain
not less than 200 songs and is to cost not over 45 cents per
copy. We trust that none of our churches will buy song
books until this one is ready, which we hope will be soon. But
when it is ready, please buy it, and in sufficient numbers to
supply the church. This means about four books to every
pew. Our observation is that but very few of our churches are
supplied with song books. About all that most of them have
are the few that the choir uses. The result is that the con-
gregation does not sing. It is well to have a choir, but a
choir can never do the singing for the congregation. When
this is done, the interest and the effectiveness of the service
is lowered. We can not say it with too much emphasis: Let
our churches be supplied with our own church song books, and
let the people, be urged to sing.

Honor Roll

"No charge without an honor roll church." This is our
slogan for these remaining four months. We shall work per-
sistently and prayerfully to realize it. Let's get in step for
this, and march on to a happy realization of this good end.
Please ring it out, pastors, until it gets in the ears of your
people, and on their hearts. The shouting, then, is just ahead.
Near East Relief and Famine in China

Repeated calls are being made for these dependent and
stricken people. I trust that our churches will give the people
an opportunity to make a free-will offering for these causes.

"Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have
need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him,
how dwelleth the love of God in him?"

Y. P. T. S.— P. S. C.

By the time this reaches our readers, we will be assembling
at High Point College for these meetings. We trust that
many of our young people and pastors — and others — may
attend. The presidents — Paschall and Curry — have each
worked faithfully and well for the success of their respective
organizations, and each for the success of both. We most

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earnestly hope and pray that their fondest desires may be
fully realized in these gatherings.
Isms

Of the making of many isms there is yet no end, and
when a new one arises we do well to "bear a wary eye"
toward it, lest we be led from the truth. The "old paths"
are not to be readity forsaken. However, it is not the "ism"
of some teaching that we want to warn against now, as preva-
lent and as dangerous as that is. The one that we are alarmed
about just now is a very subtle "ism," because it appears
most plausible, and our yielding to it is often unconsciously
done. In fact, like Paul, we think we are doing God service
when we do yield to it. It is an "ism." that we find deeply
rooted in some parts of the world. And the alarming thing
about it is that it has found its wray into our own conference
and has become well established in some of our churches, so
much so that it is an exceedingly difficult matter to root it up.
It is designated by a powerful prefix. You will easily recog-
nize it when it is named. Perhaps you have already antici-
pated us, and know what is coming. Anyway, here it is :
"L-O-C-A-L — ism." This is the "ism" that we need just
now to get rid of. No, maybe I am mistaken. Perhaps we
do not need to get rid of "Local-ism," but to have it balanced
by Conference-ism and Denominational-ism.
Announcements

July 14-21, High Point College.

July 23, Mebane, 11 a. m. ; Belmont, Mt. Hermon charge,
p. m. (subject to confirmation of the pastor of Mt. Hermon
charge).

July 28-29, Pleasant Union church, Mt. Pleasant charge,
in District Rally.

July 29, Charlotte church, Richland charge, in the after-
noon, in District Rally.

August 4-5, Fallston and Cleveland charges. Lawndale,
8 p. m. Sunday night. Other churches to be visited will be
published when announcements are received from Pastors
Morris and Morgan.

August 12, Bessemer City and Bess Chapel.

August 19, Vacation.

"Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith from God
the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."

Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.

July 9, 1928.

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DID NOT READ TRASH

The English people in the reign of Elizabeth did not read
trash. They read a great Book — the Book. Therefore, they
thought great thoughts and became a great people. The rise,
of the English dates from that period. As coal feeds a fire
the Bible has fed the spirit of our race. The foundations
of the United States were laid by Bible readers — the Pilgrim
Fathers. And today there is a British commonwealth of
nations and a great English-speaking republic, which, together,
dominate the world. How ? By the sword ? No ! By clever-
ness ? No ! They dominate by the force of character, and
their character has been built up by three centuries of close
communion with the great thoughts and principles of the
Bible. The civilization and Christianization of the world
depend1 today upon American and the British commonwealth
of nations — English-speaking people who have risen to great-
ness through contact with the mighty spirit which surges
through the Bible. — Rev. Tlwmas Tiplady.

DO THIS TODAY

There is no greater need today than for an old-fashioned
revival of family religion. It used to be the rule, now it is
the exception, to have family prayers. And the present gen-
eration is suffering sorely from the loss that neglect of that
means of grace has occasioned. Not long ago a man who has
recently moved to the city said to us: "When we were mar-
ried, I said to my wife, 'We have always been accustomed to
have family prayers in our home, and I want to start our
new home out right.' And we have never missed a day since
then. ' '

At this time when so many young people have united with
the church it is especially important that they be trained iu
the Christian life. They are babes in Christ and babies take
a lot of care and a good atmosphere and healthful surround-
ings if they are to grow into strong men and women. It is a
terrible thing to chill an infant, or to give it poisoned food,
or even improper food. Family prayers will help these babes
in Christ to grow.

There are also a number of families who have renewed
their vows, who have begun a new page in their lives. It
will help to keep them going right if the family altar will
be established in every home.

And the more mature Christians — if you haven't a family
altar in your home, establish one today. Have a definite
time of the morning or evening when you and your loved ones
can gather about the Book, read a portion from it for the
nourishment of your souls, and then, kneeling, place yourself
and your loved ones in the care of Him who careth for you.

Let different members of the family read, unite in some
common prayer if yon are afraid of your own voice ; but
by all means secure God's aid in making your boy, your girl,
what God wants them to be. — Selected.

WHEN HELP IS YOUR DUE

The small girl was wrestling with a button at the back
of her pinafore. "Don't you want help?" someone asked;
but the tow-colored head shook a solemn negative. "I can
do it myself if I keep a-tryin," she replied. After a time,
her face very pink and moist from her exertions, she came
up to show that the obstinate button had been forced through
the unjuelding buttonhole.

"But why wouldn't you let me help you?" questioned
the friend, puzzled by this display of independence. "It
took you so long to do it; I could have buttoned it for you
in half a minute.

The big blue eyes met hers gravely. ' ' Helping is for folks
that can't," said the small philosopher, not for folks that
can."

It is a pity that other girls — yes, and thousands of grown
people, too — cannot be as wise. The girl who carries home her
algebra example for her big brother to W'ork out for her
would do well to think of this sensible saying. Sometimes a
girl wants a musical education, but gives up the hope because
Aunt Sue or Uncle Frank does not offer to pay her bills at
the conservatory. The world is full of people sighing over
what they have got, and waiting for somebody to come along
and give it to them.

"Help is for the folks that can't," but you are one of the
ones that can. All you need is a little more energy, a little
more patience. It is easy, of course, to have thiugs done for
you, but it is poor training. Such help is not for you. You
are one of those who can. — Selected.

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OUR STORY PAGE

BILLY GOES FOR A RIDE

Billy loved animals. He lived in a big city, and so it was
only when he went out to his grandfather's in the country
that he had a chance to ride on the backs of the horses and
to play with the little lambs, and feed the chickens, and help
drive the cows up from the pasture to be milked.

On the morning that Billy was five years old, he opened his
eyes to find the sun streaming in at his bedroom window and,
Oh joy ! a splendid hobby horse standing right beside of his
bed looking at him out of glassy, brown ej'es.

Billy was out of bed in a trice, and it didn't take him long
to hop up on the back of the rocking horse, to slip his feet
into the stirrups, and to begin a most enthusiastic ride.

"GMdyap!" he cried again and again, just as though he
were not riding fast enough.

And whether it was Billy's voice or the sound of the
rockers on the polished hardwood floor, he soon heard some-
one coming up the stairs. He knew by the sound of the step
that it was his daddy.

"Many happy returns of the day," his father greeted
heartily, as he stood in the bedroom door smiling to see Billy
riding on horseback in his pajama suit.

"So you like your Grandfather's birthday present, do
you?" inquired Mr. Squires. "We thought you would, and
we have had quite a time keeping Dobbin hidden out in the
garage, for he came two days ago. He is a great horse, isn't
he? Listen," and Mr. Squires pressed a little button in the
back of Dobbin's neck and the horse made a funny neighing
sound.

Billy was delighted.

"Now," he said, "the automobiles needn't honk for me
to get out of the way, for Dobbin can neigh at them and make
them keep where they belong."

"That's true, too," smiled Mr. Squires, "but you must
keep on the porch or on the cement walk inside of our hedge.
If you don't he might run away!"

Billy was hustling into his little blue and white linen suit
while his father carried the hobby horse downstairs. It was
all the little chap could do to keep his mind on his breakfast,
he was so anxious to be out enjoying his new treasure.

He was riding fast and furiously, and liked the feel of
the moving air on his cheeks, when little Ruthie Hill came
over from her house carrying her doll, Betsy Bobbitt.

""Wliere are you goin'?" demanded Ruthie. "If I had
a horse, I'd go somewhere."

"Oh, I'm going, all right," sung back Billy. "I'm off
to Banbury Cross. I don't know when I'll get back, but 1
think I'll go around and make a call on Mother Hubbard."

Ruthie looked indignant.

"You know you're not going to do any such thing," she
contradicted, "and it's naughty to tell stories."

"1 am going, too," .shouted Billy, "an' I wouldn't be
s'prised if I ran through a bramble bush an' scratched out
both my eyes."

Ruthie rocked with laughter.

"I hope you do," she said, when she could get her breath.
"That would pay you back for breaking Betsy Bobbitt 's
beautiful house."

"Beautiful house, nothing!" contradicted Billy. "It was

nothing but a. soap box, an' how did I know the roof was /
going to cave in when I jumped on it?"

"Let me have a ride," entreated Ruthie, coming a little
nearer.

"No siree! This is my horse Dobbin, an' he doesn't know
you, an' he might run an' run an' never come back, just like
the man with the wooden leg that had a clock work in it. You
know about him, don't yon? He wound up the clock work an'
the leg would keep walking until he stopped it with a key.
But the poor fellow lost the key, an' he has had to walk on
an' on ever since, over hills an' dales an' through bid old
woods, an' right through creeks."

"I don't believe that, either," again contradicted Ruthie,
' ' for some day he would get into the ocean and get drowned. ' '

As long as Ruthie wasn 't going to get a ride, she decided
to go on to the candy store and spend her penny. She planned
to get two sticks of candy, one for Betsy and one for herself,
only she was going to eat Betsy's for her.

After Ruthie got the candy, she went on to play with her
friend, Sally Speed, and then it was time to go home for lunch.
After lunch she started out again with Betsy in her arms,
and wandered across the lawn to Billy's house.

There she found a very much excited and angry little boy.
He was examining Dobbin carefully from head to foot and
crying.

"Ruthie Hill, I believe you did it," he declared angrily,
"just because I wouldn't let you ride this morning. You
know, you said it would serve me right if I scratched my eyes
out. And now look at Dubbin. His tail's all gone. Boo-h'oo-
hoo-hoo!"

Certainly Dobbin's beauty was greatly lessened. He
looked like a chicken with its tail feathers pulled out, for only
a few strands of hair were left. The lovely cream-colored
tail had disappeared.

"I did not pull out your horse's tail," frowned Ruthie.
"I wouldn't do such a thing!"

"Well, who did then. Tell me who did!" demanded
Dobbin's master.

"I don't know," replied Ruthie instantly. "How should
I know?"

"Here, here!" exclaimed a voice behind them, and there
stood Billy 's daddy looking very grave and distressed. ' ' Why,
Billy! How can you accuse Ruthie of anything like that?
And what's happened to your horse?"

"I don't know, Daddy," said Billy, his lips quivering.
' ' He was all right when I went in to eat my lunch, and now
just look at him. He's spoiled!"

"I am not so sure about that," returned Mr. Squires. "I
think a hobby horse without a tail is more beautiful than a
boy who has lost his temper. My, my, my ! Your face is like
a thunder cloud, but Dobbin's face is juts as pleasant as it
was this morning. And I think you ought to apologize to
Ruthie for accusing her of such a mean thing. I'm sure she
wouldn't do anything so naughty as to pull out Dobbin's tail. "

Billy stood and scowled. He wasn't ready to say a word.

"At least," Mr. Squires remarked, "I am sorry, Ruthie,
that Billy should have accused you like that, and I hope he'll
be manly enough soon to tell you so."

There was a sharp "Woof! Woof!" behind them, and who
should come bounding across the lawn with a long, cream-
colored, plume-like thing in his mouth, but a funny black
and white puppy. He seemed highly delighted with himself,
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tail out of his mouth, and then he would stop, give a couple
of "Yips," grab the tail again and go on.
Billy's eyes were open very wide.

"That's Freddie Speed's new dog, "die burst out. "The
very one that tore the sheets on Mrs. Speed's line yesterday."

Billy was off after the puppy and succeeded in rescuing
Dobbin's tail. It really wasn't so very much the worse for
wear, and Billy's daddy said he could fasten it in with some
glue and tacks so the hobby horse would be just as nice as ever.

Ruthie stood by, as interested as the puppy. Suddenly
Billy turned around.

"Say, Ruthie," he remarked cordially. "I'm awful sorry
that I said what I did an' I hope you'll forget it. I was all
wrong. ' '

Ruthie smiled in her cheerful, friendly way.

"All right," she said. "I was sorry, too, Billy, to have
the horse spoiled."

"Say," Billy added a little shyly, "don't you want to
ride on Dobbin? I'll help you up."

Ruthie 's face was wreathed in smiles.

"Oh, I'd just love to," she said, "and Betsy Bobbitt
is going, too. ' '

And sure enough, she did ! — Selected.

THE PRESENT MOMENT

"Mother, why do they call it 'Thanksgiving'?" asked
five-year-old Billy who with his brother Bob stood watching
Mother make pumpkin pies.

Mrs. Horton felt very much tempted to send her boys to
their playthings, promising a Thanksgiving story in the eve-
ning— she had so much to do — but she resisted.

"Many years ago," she began, "when our country was
very young, the people often did not have enough to eat."

"That was the Pilgrims, wasn't it, Mother?" broke in
nine-year-old Bob.

"Why didn't they go to the store and buy something?"
asked Billy.

"Weren't any stores, were there, Mother?"

"Only one storehouse, and that was about empty," said
Mother. " So in the spring the governor appointed a fast day.
The people were not to eat at all that day but were to go to
church and pray that the seeds which they planted would
yield a good harvest. Their prayers were answered; they had
a wonderful harvest. So then the governor appointed a day
of Thanksgiving. On that day, the people went to church
and thanked God for His goodness and then they had a great
feast. ' '

"They invited the Indians, too, Mother, didn't they?"
said Bob.

"Yes, the Indians had been very kind to them. In those
hungry days they had shown them how to fish through the ice
and, later, how to use the fish as a fertilizer for their corn and
how to girdle the trees to let the sunlight in on their crops.
So the Pilgrims invited the Indians to feast with them and to
help them thank God for the harvest."

"What is a harvest?" asked Billy.

"Don't you remember," said Bob, "when we planted the
nasturtium seeds? They sprouted and grew, and grew, until
they had lovely flowers."

"And after the flowers came seeds, just like the ones you
planted," added Mother. "That was the harvest."

"And did the Pilgrims eat the seeds?" asked Billy. "I
wouldn't like to eat seeds."

"But you do eat seeds," said Bob. "Cereals and beans
and corn are seeds, aren't they, Mother?"

"Cereals don't grow," said Billy laughing, "Mother buys
them in boxes at the store."

But they had to grow before they could be put in boxes, ' '
responded Bob, "so we have to depend on the harvest just
as much as the Pilgrims did; my teacher said so."

"We wouldn't be hungry without them though," said
Billy. "We could eat pumpkin pie. It would be fun to have
to eat pumpkin pie for breakfast."

As I said before, Mother was very busy. It didn't seem
as if she could take time to stop and explain. Her housekeeper
urge said, "Put it off." A pedagogical warning said, "The
situation will not recur." Her mother-wisdom decided the
matter: "I cannot use ten minutes to better advantage."

So while the pies were baking she got out some pictures
and showed the boys the history of a grain of wheat. She
could not find a picture of growing pumpkins but she did find
squashes, which answered the purpose.

She was obliged to leave one of the bedrooms undusted,
but she felt fully repaid when Billy finished his evening prayer
taht night by saying, "And thank you very much for the
harvest. ' ' — Selected.

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THE KING'S FACE

After Absalom's great sin, he fled to Geshur and there
remained for three years. But all of that time his father,
King David, mourned for his son, even though he had been
a rebellious son. General Joab was a very wise man, and
knew that he could not get David to consent to his return
until he had repented, but yet he knew that the king would
never be satisfied until the boy was back home again. He
fixed up a ruse that worked well, and brought Absalom back
to Jerusalem; but he was not allowed yet to see the king's
face. For two more years lie dwelt in the city where the king
was, but was not allowed to see the king's face. After several
attempts to get the ear of Joab to intercede for him, he finally
succeeded in getting this message to him: "Wherefore am I
eome from Geshur? It were better for me to be there still.
Now therefore let me see the king's face."

How many of us are dwelling in Jerusalem, and do not
see the King's face! Oh, yes, we are in the church, but we
are not dwelling in the same part of the city where the King
dwells, and do not see the King's face. Yes, we are busy at
business, and when we get in trouble, we run to the door
looking towards the Kind's house and cry out for help and
wisdom; we would like the King to send us reinforcements,
to aid us in what we are trying to accomplish — all of which
may be very respectable and right. But it is just like tele-
phoning to the police, or the firemen, or the grocer, or the
doctor; we do not see the King's face!

Ah, but there are some rare souls in Jerusalem — and maybe
this is what makes the difference between them and others
who are in the city — who take time every day to go to see
the King and look right into His face ; who love to associate
with Him, to talk with Him, especially about Himself and
His problems, and not spend the whole time they are in His
presence asking for something for themselves or their own
immediate kin. Just to look in the King's face is joy enough
for them. And when they come out of His presence, some-
how they seem to bear a closer resemblance to Him than
they did when they went into the presence of the King.

How long have you been in Jerusalem, and yet have not
seen the King's face?— North Avenue News, Atlanta.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

SENIOR CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC

July 15: "Getting a Thrill Out of Christian

Living"

Phil. 3:1-16
Pointograph

Does your religion make you uncomfort-
able? If so, examine it and. see if you have
the real thiug. Paul had the right kind
and he wrote: "Rejoice! in the Lord!!"
Points for the Leader
Youth loves thrills! But one must learn
to distinguish between false and true thrills.
There is the thrill that comes from situations
that harm a life. That lowers one's ideals
and encourages the mean and base in a life.
On the other hand, there is the joy of the
real thrill that inspires us to the good, the
noble, the strong, the pure and the best.

We can take Paul as the example of a
Christian that had the right kind of thrills.
He exhorted Christians to rejoice. He had
the thrill of a great enterprise. "I am press-
ing on toward a goal." He had the thrill of
taking a great part, "straining every nerve
toward that which lies ahead." He possessed
the thrill of immortality, "the power of His
resurrection." He experienced the joy of sac-
rifice, "What was once gained I have counted
lost." He knew the thrill of service, "for
His sake I have suffered." He searched for
Jesus and had the joy of finding. "I long
to know him." "Then face to face," etc.
Suggestions for Songs
In My Heart There Rings a Melody.
Since Jesus Came Into My Heart.
Sweet Peace the Gift of God's Love.
He's a Wonderful Savior to Me.
Sunshine in the Soul.
He Keeps Me Singing.

For Debate
Eesolved: "That the Christian has a more
joyous life than the non-Christian."

Integration With S. S. Lesson for July 15
The Sunday school lesson is "How Paul
Became a Christian." Have some one tell
how Paul got his enjoyment before he be-
came a follower of Christ and how he got
his thrills after he was a Christian.
For the Pastor
Have the pastor use five minutes telling
of the "Joys of the Christian Life."
Poetry to the Point
Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.

— Wesley.
F. L. GIBBS,
Ass't. See. Board of Christian Education.
Pineville, Miss.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
July22: Saul's Early Ministry
Scripture Basis: Acts 9:19-30; 11:19-30;
12:25; Gal. 1:15-18.

Golden Text: Straightway in the syna-
gogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the
Son of God. Acts 9:20.

OUR LEADERSHIP TRAINING OUT WEST •

"Leadership Training School"

Pawnee Station, Kansas

The- Kansas Leadership Training School
held under the auspices of the Board of
Young People's Work of the Kansas Confer-
ence, and the Department of Religious Educa-
tion of the Methodist Protestant Church, met
at Pawnee Station, Kansas, June 18-24.

Rev. L, E. Dixon, pastor of the local ehurch,
and his helpers made every provision for our
entertainment. The school was the first one
for the Kansas Conference, and was small in
enrollment. The group that did attend made
up in efficiency and eagerness to learn for
the lack in numbers.

Rev. Wilbur M. Snuder, pastor of one of
our Kansas City churches, was dean, and con-
ducted the school in an efficient way. The
following faculty offered the following
courses: The Principles of Teaching, F. L.
Gibbs; Vocational Guidance, Bev. Youmans;
Stewardship, Rev. T. L. Garrison ; Life -of
Christ, Eev. Charles H. Reed. Never has the
writer witnessed a more studious group. The
work was of the best and the future looks
bright for the loyal group in Kansas.

Those attending took part in various forms
of wholesome recreation. Volley-ball, games
and group yells, etc., were enjoyed by all.
One afternoon the whole school was taken
on a sight-seeing tour of Fort Scott and other
points. Fort Scott is one of the oldest cities
of the Middle-West.

Inspiring vesper services were held each
evening prior to the night services. In God's
"out-of-doors" we listened prayerfully to His
voice and heard Him speak anew to our lives.
The following spoke in the evening services:
Rev. C. H. Reed, F. L. Gibbs, Rev. and Mrs.
T. L. Garrison, and Rev. Lawrence Little.
^Vfter the decision services epnducfted by
Rev. Lawrence Little the entire student body,
joined by others, signed the Methodist Prot-
estant Life Service League card, giving them-
selves in part time and all time religious
service.

The ones present adopted the name, "Pio-
neers," and the writer is convinced that the
school, with such a fine group of young peo-
ple and alert leaders, have blazed the way, to
even a greater leadership training for their
conference. — F. L. Gibbs, Assistant Secretary,
Board of Christian Education, Methodist.
Protestant Church.

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MISSION WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE

At the W. H. M. S. Board meeting in Wash-
ington, North Carolina received the Mission
Club and Home Circle Banners. I was very
proud of our young people and hope these
banners will help the young people to do bet-
ter work this year than they did last. If
there have been any new societies organized
please report to me. Nearly four months of
the missionary year are gone. Let's not for-
get that we have a budget this year. The
Branch is expecting us to raise it. I am sure
we will not fail. If there is a district chair-
man who would like to have the banners to
display at her district meeting please let me
hear from you. MRS. T. L. SPEAS,

Sec'y Y. P. W. H. M. S., N. C. Branch.

July 12, 1928

THE REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN

08. C. C. McNeill, Asheville.

69. Mrs. C. C. McNeill, Asheville.

70. Josie McNeill, Asheville.

71. Rev. L. W. Gerringer, Burlington.

72. Mrs. L. W. Gerringer, Burlington.

73. Rev. F. L. Gibbs, Burlington.

74. Mrs. W. Crutchfield, Burlington.

75. Ha Stafford, Burlington.

76. M. A. Coble, Burlington.

77. Glenn Huffman, Burlington.

78. W. T. Way, BurlingtoiH

79. Mrs. W. T. Way, Burlington.

80. Paul Mansfield, Burlington.

81. Ray Petty, Burlington.

82. Eugene Sykes, Burlington.

83. Winifred Way, Burlington.

84. E. O. Way, Burlington.

85. Winifred Paul, Burlington.

86. Glenn Isley, Burlington.

37. Mrs. Glenn Isley, Burlington.

88. T. T. Stafford, Burlington.

89. Mrs. T. T. Stafford, Burlington.

90. Alvis Rich, Burlington.

91. Mamie McPherson, Burlington.

92. Mrs. L. R. Pickard, Burlington.

93. J. E. Ausley, Burlington.

94. Mrs. J. E. Ausley, Burlington.

95. Bennie Wiles, Burlington.

96. Mrs. Bennie Wiles, Burlington.

97. Inez Way, Burlington.

98. Mabel Hargrove, Burlington.

99. D. D. DeMoss, Burlington.
100.
101.
102.
1113.
104.
105.

Mrs. D. D. DeMoss, Burlington.
Jim Crutchfield, Burlington.
Mrs. Arthur Wagoner, Burlington.
F. M. Kimrey, Burlington.
Mittie Jeffreys, Burlington.
E. S. Pugh, Burlington.

106. Mrs. E. S. Pugh, Burlington.

107. Margarette Rogers, Burlington.

108. Vernon Rogers, Burlington.

109. J. G. Rogers, Burlington.

110. Mrs. J. G. Rogers, Burlington.

111. Wilson Rogers, Burlington.

112. Max Rogers, Burlington.

113. Maxine Taylor, Burlington.

114. Alyse Dixon, Burlington.

115. Meredith Bulla, Burlington.

116. Katherine Dixon, Burlington.

117. Marguerite Dixon, Burlington.

118. Mary Frances Gerringer, Burlington.

119. Sarah Lou Gerringer, Burlington. ■

120. William Gerringer, Burlington.

121. Wilson Gerringer, Burlington.

122. Troy Stanford, Burlington.

123. Currie Isley, Burlington.

124. L. E. Anthony, Burlington.

125. Mrs. L. E. Anthony, Burlington.

126. Lad Anthony, Burlington.

127. W. V. Coble, Burlington.

128. Mrs. W. V. Coble, Burlington.

129. Mrs. F. J. Loy, Burlington.

130. W. A. Davies, Union Grove, Orange.

131. Mrs. J. M. Loyd, Union Grove, Orange.

132. Eleanor Craig, Union Grove, Orange.

133. P. R. Hopkins, Fair Grove, Haw River.

134. Robt. Richardson, Fair Grove, Haw River.

135. Mary Richardson, Fair Grove, Haw River.

136. T. M. Johnson, Jr., Gibsonville.

137. Mary Ruth Huffman, Gibsonville.

138. D. M. Davidson, Gibsonville.

139. A. B. Owen, Gibsonville.

140. Goley Yow, Gibsonville.

141. Esquido l'ow, Gibsonville.

142. Mary Ward Johnson, Gibsonville.

143. Dr. T. M. Johnson, Gibsonville.

144. Rev. T. A. Williams, Glen Raven.

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145. Jess Vaughn, Glen Karen.

146. E. H. Thompson, Glen Raven.

147. Mr. Kindley, Glen Raven.

148. Mr. Bryant, Glen Raven.

149. Frances Pritchette, Glen Raven.

150. Florine Vaughn, Glen Raven.

151. Mrs. 0. O. Young, Henderson.

152. Eleanor Young, Henderson.

153. Jasper Hicks, Henderson.

154. Rev. R. A. Hunter, Henderson.

155. Hyacinth Hunter, Henderson.

156. Nellie Gray Kitrell, Henderson.

157. George Wilson, Henderson.

158. Gertha Trogdon, Henderson.
195. Myrtle Trogdon, Henderson.

160. Rev. C. L. Spencer, Halifax.

161. Mrs. Harry Lewis, Union, Halifax.

162. Ruth Lewis, Union, Halifax.

163. Mrs. J. T. Bowman.

164. Dortha Causey.

165. T. J. Whitehead.

166. Ethel Faw.

167. Rev. N. G. Bethea, State Street.

168. Mrs. N. G. Bethea, State Street.

169. F. J. Cox, State Street.

170. Mrs. F. J. Cox, State Street.

171. Mrs. A. H. Evans, State Street.

172. Homer Evans, State Street.

173. Pauline Lowe, State Street.

174. Willie Veigh Leinard, State Street.

175. H. S. Lanier, State Street.

176. Mrs. H. S. Lanier, State Street.

177. Rev. C. B. Way, State Street.

178. Mrs. C. L. Kooutz, State Street.

179. Dr. A. E. Brannock, State Street.

180. J. B. Hayworth, State Street.

181. R. R. McC'lellen, State Street.

182. Helen Harkey, State Street.

183. N. R. Koontz, State Street,
1-84. Lila Aaron, State Street.

185. L. W. West, State Street.

186. Mrs. J. F. Burkhart, State Street.

187. J. W. Lindsay, State Street.

188. Edith Hoffman, State Street.

189. Cecil Evans, State Street.

190. Fred Cox, Jr., State Street.

191. Ella Stuart Cox, State Street.

192. Mrs. D. I. Offman, Friendship, Mt. Her-

mon.

193. Mae Patterson, Friendship, Mt. Hermon.

194. Callie Isley, Friendship, Mt. Hermon.

195. W. H. Bryan, Friendship, Mt. Hermon.

196. J. G. Holt, Friendship, Mt. Hermon.

197. G. W. Garrett, Friendship, Mt. Hermon.

198. H. A. Garrett, Friendship, Mt. Hermon.

199. Rhodes Isley, Friendship, Mt. Hermon.

200. Ruby Patterson, Friendship, Mt. Hermon.

201. Rev. T. G. Madison, Spencer.

202. Sam Coble, Spencer.

203. A. L. Moore, Spencer.

204. R. W. Thompson, Spencer.

205. Margaret Thompson, Spencer.

206. Sara Forrest Thompson, Spencer.

207. Ruth Merelyn Thompson, Spencer.

208. Ruby Isley, Mr. Hermon, Mt. Hermon.

209. Truth Isley, Mt. Hermon, Mt. Hermon.

210. Millard Isley, Mt. Hermon, Mt. Hermon.

211. Lois Coble, Mt. Hermon, Mt. Hermon.

212. J. Norman Wills, Grace, Greensboro.

213. Mrs. J. Norman Wills, Grace, Greensboro.

214. F. R, Stout, Grace, Greensboro.

215. Mrs. F. R. Stout, Grace, Greensboro.

216. A. D. .Wagoner, Calvary, Greensboro.

217. T. B. Waugh, Calvary, Greensboro.

218. D. E. Curtis, Calvary, Greensboro.

219. F. G. Reynolds, Calvary, Greensboro.

220. J. W. Swain, Calvary, Greensboro.

221. Elizabeth Williams, Calvary, Greensboro.

222. Pearl MeCulloch, Calvary, Greensboro.

223. Velna MeCulloch, Calvary, Greensboro.

224. Rev. J. F. MeCulloch, Calvary, Greens-
boro.

225. Mary C. MeCulloch, Calvary, Greensboro.

226. Joseph Coble, Calvary, Greensboro.

227. Rev. C. W. Bates, Calvary, Greensboro.

228. Mrs. C. W. Bates, Calvary, Greensboro.

229. Mary Margaret Bates, Calvary, Greens-

boro.

230. Helen Bates, Calvary, Greensboro.
Four people registered and did not write

the name of their church or charge ; there-
fore, I could not credit any church with their
names. One name was left out of the list of
last week, Mr. J. M. Cutchin, Jr., of Whita-
kers; just an oversight of the printer. His
name was number 61.

SATURDAY, JULY 14th! Please do not
forget that all who expect to take the courses
in the Leadership Training School must come
to High Point College and register for these
courses on the above date.

Pray for the success of the school ! Pray
that a fine spirit may prevail throughout the
entire school. Pray that the spiritual life of
all present may be deepened and that all may
make a full surrender to Him.

Yours for a glorious school,

FEED W. PASCHALL.

Registration Reported for Siler City

Mr. L. L. Wrenn.

Mr. On Pickett.

Miss Sallie Smith.

Mrs. Emma B. Siler.

Mrs. D. L. Johnson.

Mr. D. L. Johnson.

Mr. Cletus Whitehead.

Mr. L. L. Woody.

Miss Minnie Cooper.

Miss Lebus Stone.

Miss Clata Andrew.

Mr. E. D. Woody.

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VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL AT FIRST
CHURCH, BURLINGTON, GREAT SUCCESS

Last Friday evening at 8 o'clock the clos-
ing exercises of the Vacation Church School
were held in the First Methodist Protestant
Church of Burlington. This school was the
first attempt of its kind by this church, but
all who observed the school in operation, we
believe, were convinced that such a work is
very much worth while.

Miss Mary Wills MeCulloch, of Greensboro,
who is employed by the North Carolina Con-
ference Board of Young People's Work, was
with us and supervised the school. She was
ably assisted by Miss Maxine Taylor, of En-
field. The line-up of teachers was as fol-
lows:

Miss Mary Wills MeCulloch, Supervisor.

Miss Maxine Taylor, Assistant.

Miss Elizabeth Rogers, Pianist and Secre-
tary.

Teachers in Beginners' Department: Miss
Ila Stafford, Miss Margaret Rogers and Miss
Kathrine Dixon.

In the Primary Department: Miss Mildred
McPherson, Miss Margaret Hinshaw, Miss
Alyse Dixon, Miss Grace Thompson, and Miss
Margaret Cole.

In the Junior Department: Miss Mary
Wills MeCulloch and Miss Mabel Thorn-
burgh.

Miss

In the Intermediate Department:
Maxine Taylor.

Director of Boys' Craft Work: L. W. Ger-
ringer.

On the closing night each department gave
a demonstration of the kind of work that had
been done for the two weeks, and a good
size audience seemed pleased with what they
saw. The boys and girls also had a fine ex-
hibit of hand-work on display in the hut. The
hand-work done by the larger girls is to be
sent to the Children's Home, I believe.

The total enrollment for the two weeks
was 167.

The average daily attendance was 130.

Eighty-two received certificates for perfect
attendance and for satisfactory work.

As pastor of the church, after this, my first
experience with a Vacation Church School, I
am thoroughly convinced that this is one of
our best ways to help solve the problem of
religious education of the children of our
church.

A very fine picture of the school was made
and we may possibly let you see it in the
Herald later. L. W. GERRINGER, Pastor.

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SIXTH DISTRICT NOTICE

There will be a District Rally for the
charges of the Sixth District at Charlotte
M. P. Church, Richland Charge, on Sunday,
July 29, this being the fifth Sunday. The
meeting will begin at 11 o'clock and will ad-
journ in time for the people to get home by
night. Those who come are urged to come
for the entire day and to bring a basket so
the meeting will not be a burden to any
church. The program will be announced
next week; however, we have the definite
promise of President Taylor for the after-
noon service and Mrs. W. C. Hammer will be
one of the speakers for the morning service.
All churches in the district are invited to
send their choirs, quartettes or any individual
singers.

The charges in the sixth district are: Ran-
dleman, Richland, Why Not, Davidson, Den-
ton and Asheboro.

Charlotte Church is three and one-half
miles west of Asheboro on Route 60, leading
from Asheboro to Lexington. A hard surface
road leads from Asheboro right by the
church.

Let the people of these charges get together
on that day, get better acquainted and hear
things that are vital to he church and king-
dom. J. E. PRITCHARD,

Sixth District Chairman.
++*

—November 11, 1928, will mark the tenth
anniversary of the signing of the Armistice
and will give occasion throughout the world
for a new consideration of the causes of war,
the results of the ten-year struggle for the
continuance of peace, and an appraisement
of the unfinished tasks for the complete aboli-
tion of war as a method for composing inter-
national and interracial misunderstandings.

— The World's Sunday School Association
met for its tenth convention in Los Angeles
July 11th.

— George Butler, of Atlanta, lost his life
while in bathing at Wrightsville Beach.
Heart-failure. He was a guest of C. E. Me-
Culloch.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

July 12, 192S

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Yarborough Chapel. — Our third quarterly
conference will be held at Harmony fourth
Sunday at 3 o'clock. We ask all of the offi-
cials to be present and look after the interests
of the church.

Our revival meeting will be held at Yar-
borough Chapel first Sunday in August, Rev.
G. L. Reynolds as help. We are praying
for a great revival.

Yarborough church has been recently
painted, which adds greatly to its appear-
ance. We are going to make cement steps
which will add more beauty to the church.

Let the work of God move on, for He says,
I will be with you.

W. B. SURRATT.

State Street. — Bro. Bethea was back in his
place Sunday after having spent a week
preaching at Pleasant Grove. A lirge audi-
ence enjoyed the fine sermons our pas! or
gave us Sunday morning and night.

We had a gain of about 15 in Sunday
school attendance over the previous Sunday.
The attendance has been good all summer.

We were pleased to have with us in all the
services Sunday Mrs. Evans, of High Point,
and Miss Juanita Hammer, also of High
Point, who is spending a few days visiting
at the parsonage.

A week ago last Wednesday night the
Junior C. E. Society gave the program for
the Senior meeting. It was a good program
and was splendidly presented, reflecting
credit on the efficient leader, Miss Pauline
Lowe.

The children of the Sunshine Circle gave
a program for the ladies of the Foreign Mis-
sionary Society at their monthly meeting
last Thursday. These children also gave evi-
dence of the fine training they are receiving
from the leader, Mrs. Curtis Koonts.

About three months ago Dr. Brannoek,
teacher of the Men's Bible Class, divided his
class into two sections and put on a contest
to see which side would bring in the most
new members. The losing side was to pay
a forfeit, so they decided to give a supper,
as men are always being highly entertained
when they are eating. This pleasant affair
will be in the dining room of the church next
Thursday night. REPORTER.

Pleasant Grove. — We were very glad indeed
to have Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Allnian bring
some of the children from our Children's
Home the first Sunday. The children gave
their program at 11 o'clock to a large con-
gregation which, I feel sure, enjoyed it very
much. We always like to hear these exer-
cises ; each child renders his part so well.
We feel that Dr. and Mrs. Allman are giv-
ing these children splendid training. The
children from the Home also furnished the
music for the afternoon service at which time
Rev. N. G. Bethea preached the first sermon
of our special meeting. He preached an ex-
cellent sermon. The meeting will continue
this week. We are hoping and praying that
much good may be accomplished.

We were very sorry Brother Reynolds and

family could not be with us Sunday. The
death of a near relative called them away.
REPORTER.

Whi takers, Whi takers Charge. — Some may
think we have ceased to exist because we
have no pastor, but not so by any means. Our
work is moving along nicely. We have a fine
attendance at Sunday school. Our Ladies'
Aid and Missionary societies are going well;
C. E. societies moving on, and taking every-
thing into consideration, we arc doing well.
Our own Mr. Auman preaches for us every
first Sunday night and the second Sundays
have been supplied with good men. We ten-
der to all these brethren our gratitude and
appreciation.

We've just closed a glorious revival in our
town. The M. E., Baptist and our folks united
and had a tent meeting with Dr. J. O. Van-
Meter, of Asheville, doing the preaching. Mr.
J. C. Coston, leading the singing, and Miss
Pitello as pianist, both these last from Hen-
derson ville, N. C. It was indeed a glorious
success. God came into our town as He
never has before. Dr. Van Meter is a great
man of God. I want to say to any of our
pastors who need someone to hold such a
meeting, be sure to get him if you can. If
you desire any information concerning him,
write Rev. J. S. Williams at Asheville. He
doesn't bother the sinners till he helps the
dead church members to find God. He never
preached but one sermon to sinners while
here. He just preached Jesus and Him cruci-
fied and the power of the Holy Spirit when
it gets into the human heart. That was the
only subject he used while here. His one
desire is to get folks to fall in love with his
Saviour. I don't see how he has the strength
to do the work he does in a meeting. His
preaching, great as it was, is a small part of
his work. We all thank God for sending Dr.
Van Meter to us and sincerely hope he may
be able to come to us again.

We were fortunate in having Dr. George
R. Brown to fill our pulpit yesterday and
he gave us just the messages we needed to
follow the revival. I am not able to tell
the results of the meeting. It will take the
years to come to reveal that.

You will please pardon a lengthy report,
but we haven't said anything in so long I
guess we are entitled to this much space.

Best wishes to all the readers.

MAMIE JOHNSTON, Reporter.

July 9, 1928.

High Point. — Dr. Spahr delivered a very
helpful sermon Sunday morning from the
text, "Till we all come in the unity of the
faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of
God, unto a perfect man unto the measure of
the stature of the fulness of Christ." A quar-
tette sang "Sun of My Soul" with beautiful
effect. Dr. P. E. Lindley is very kindly
filling the pulpit on Sunday evenings during
the month of July in his usual effective man-
ner.

The third quarterly conference is called to
meet this (Tuesday) evening. At this time
the associate pastor, Rev. E. Lester Ballard,
will preside, and reports will be heard from
all the organizations of the church from Feb-
ruary to July, inclusive. Written reports
from officers are requested.

The Christian Endeavorers held a delight-
ful camp supper and out-door meeting at the

historic old Quaker church, Springfield, Mon- r,
day evening. The meeting was led by Miss
Mary Adams, on the topic, "What Can We Do
to Help Improve Our Community?" after
which the camp supper was served. The rain-
storm interfered somewhat with the atten-
dance.

On Wednesday evening the Teacher-Train-
ing Class will resume its work under the able
leadership of Rev. P. E. Lindley.

The name, Young People's Summer Confer-
ence, has been changed to Leadership Train-
ing School, and it will be held at High Point
College July 14-21. Several splendid speak-
ers have been secured for the sessions, and
it is hoped that a large number of young
people will register and be present for the
various classes.

The many friends of Congressman and Mrs,
W. C. Hammer, of Asheboro, were shocked
and grieved to hear the sad news of the sud-
den and untimely death of their son-in-law,
Mr. Hal W. Walker. Much sympathy is ex-
tended to them, the young wife, and two
small children in this severe, unexpected be-
reavement.

Miss Mary Lyndon has returned from a
visit to friends in Lynchburg, Va.

Miss Pauline Elkins, of Liberty, spent the
last week-end with her friend, Miss Gertrude
Teague.

Theodore Ballard, of Charlotte, spent Sun-
day here as the guest of friends. He was a
former faithful member and is always gladly
welcomed home.

Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bundy, who were mar-
ried June 30, returned from their honeymoon1
trip through the Shenandoah Valley to Wash-
ington last Friday evening, and are spending
a few days with her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
A. A. York. In a few days they expect to
move to Mrs. G. W. Clark's in Oakwood
Court.

Orange Chapel, Saxapahaw Charge. — Our

pastor, Rev. O. C. Loy, as usual, gave us
another one of his splendid sermons last
Sunday evening, July 1st. His sermon was
enjoyed by everyone present. We want to
congratulate him for the splendid sermons
which he has given us during the past eight
mouths. I would to God that every citizen
in the world could have heard them.

We are very sorry indeed that Mrs. W. M.
Ferguson has been very ill for several
months, not able to attend church. She is
greatly missed in our church and community.
Mrs. Charlie Crawford has been very ill, too.
She went to McPherson's Hospital at Durham,
stayed there a few days, but is back home
now. We hope they may soon be with us
again. Herbert Williams is able to attend
church now.

With best wishes to the Herald and its
readers. LEONE WILLIAMS.

Enfield. — The first Sunday in this month
the writer and Rev. C. L. Spencer, pastor of
the Halifax charge, exchanged pulpits at the
Whitakers Chapel and Eden churches. Our
people at Whitakers Chapel were delighted
to have Brother Spencer, and especially spoke
in very complimentary terms regarding the
message he brought. In the afternoon the
writer filled his appointment at Roseneath
church as usual. Our membership here is
small, but they seem to have a mind to hold

July 12, 1928

together and hope for greater things.

The Whitakers Church has been one of
three churches in that town participating in
a series of union revival services. It was
the privilege of the writer to attend a few
times. From impressions and reports they
have had a wonderful revival. Dr. Van
Meter, of Asheville, was the evangelist.
. Recently, the Ladies' Aid of the Enfield"
church has placed a new oil stove in the par-
sonage.

On account of special revival services
goin on here there have been Uo evening
services for the last two appointments and
will continue thus until the clost of the re-
vival, I presume. A Eev. Mr. Gaddy, of the
Baptist chureh, is the evangelist.

Friday afternoon of this week the third
quarterly conference will convene at the En-
field church at three o'clock.

Next Sunday morning the Children's Day
program will be rendered at the regular wor-
ship hour.

We still are the object of our people's
good will. Recently Bro. fa. B. Baker sup-
plied the parsonage with a lot of nice vegeta-
bles. J. CLYDE AUMAN.

Siler City. — June, being the last of the first
six months of Christian Endeavor work, Mr.
Cletus Whitehead delightfully entertained
the C. E. Society at the Chatham Inn Friday
evening, June 30. In a brief business meet-
ing practically all the old officers were re-
elected.

During the social hour, directed by Miss
Minnie Cooper, music, games and contests
were enjoyed. Misses Magdaline Smith and
Pearlie Moore won the first prize, a box of
mints, in a flower contest. The host, assisted
by Mrs. D. L. Johnson, served delicious sand-
wiches and grapejuice. Those enjoying Mr.
Whitehead's hospitality numbered twenty,
which included five new members.

On Sunday morning, July 1, we were very
glad to have worship with us Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Moore, of Darlington, S. C.

Last Sunday morning the Junior Philathea
class was re-organized. The following offi-
cers were elected: President, Mrs. Elmer
Holt; vice-president. Miss Zabel Pickett; sec-
retary, Mrs. E. Brady; treasurer, Miss Annie
Mae Ellington ; reporter, Miss Minnie Cooper.

Mr. and Mrs. Dixon are still filling their
appointments with splendid messages. How-
ever, Mrs. Dixon will not be able to be with
us during the month of August because of
the Bible schools, Summer Conference, etc.
REPORTER.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Bro. R. R. Ray was kept from church last
Sunday by illness.

Recently a number of visitors have wor-
shipped with us: Dr. and Mrs. G. F. Leonard,
of New Brunswick, N. J.; Mrs. C. W. Bates
and Miss Mary Margaret Bates, of Greens-
boro, N. C. ; Miss Myrtle Stack and Miss
Wheaton, of the Eastern Shore of Maryland;
a young lady from Dover, Del.; Mrs. E. C.
Fawcett's sister from California.

Rev. Mr. Higby, from the Illinois Con-
ference, is here with his mother. He may
reside here permanently.

Miss Gladys Boling is visiting her parents
here. She has been in New York several
months. HEPORTER.

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congregations improve from time to time.
'We' are hoping and relaying for a good
revival. Pray for us. A MEMBER.

Asheville. — The attendance last Sunday at
Sunday school and church was the best yet.
Pastor Paschall's messages were of the same
high order — spiritual and sincere. Next Fri-
day he leaves for High Point for a week,
having charge of the Young People's Con-
ference.

Two Sundays ago our pastor, assisted by-
Rev. J. S. Williams, conducted the funeral of
Bro. LeRoy Bates, of Philadelphia. He was
the son of our Mrs. Martha Bates, on the
Swannanoa. We extend to his wife and
mother and -sister and brothers our deepest
sympathy.

Miss Novella Mclntyre is gradually im-
proving and may leave the hospital this
Wednesday.

Rehoboth, Granville Circuit. — Our revival
services, which began on Sunday, July 1st,
closed on Friday night, July 6. Rev. C. M.
Oom.ph.er, of Winston-Salem, ably assisted
cur pastor, Rev. H. F. Fogleman, in conduct-
ing these services. The attendance was un-
usually good, both in the afternoon and eve-
ning. There were a number of confessions
and re-consecrations, and the whole member-
ship of our church and others seemed to be
drawn closer to our Heavenly Father as a
result of these simple Gospel messages
ln-ought to us by Mr. Compiler. The doors of
the church will be opened next Sunday to
receive any who may wish to unite with us.
The last Missionary meeting was held with
Mrs. John Wrenn. The attendance was very
good. After the program and Bible lesson
Mrs. Wrenn served cream and cake.

The young people are preparing to organ-
ize a Christian Endeavor Society. The meet-
ing will be held every Sunday evening.

Our Children's Day service will be held
next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.

Rev. R. A. Hunter, of Henderson, is assist-
ing Mr. Fogleman in the meeting at Mount
Carmel this week.

Little Miss Julia Brent and Master Leo

Byrum, of Greensboro, are visiting their

grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Greenway.

Mr. John Monday. Sr., of Henderson is

very ill. We hope for him an early recovery.

REPORTER.

Yarborough Chapel.— We held our Chil-
dren's Day program on the first Sunday night.
The children rendered the program in a most
excellent way. They were trained by Mrs.
Surratt and Mrs. Ophelia Bobo. The congre-
gation was the largest of the year.

Pastor Surratt gave us an excellent talk
on Missions.

At the second quarterly conference a com-
mittee was appointed composed of our pas-
tor, Rev. W. B. Surratt, L. B. Gossett and
R. G. Watson to look after the painting of
our church. They at. once bought the paint
and one of our members, Mr. Owens, did the
painting. He did good work and the church
is greatly beautified by the painting. We
want to get cement steps made before our
meeting the firs't Sunday in August.

On last Saturday night our Sunday school
gave a supper to raise money to buy new
curtains for our Sunday school roms. A neat
sum was raised. We wish to thank Mrs.
Ophelia Bobo and Mrs. Surratt for their
faithful work; also collecting the different
things for the supper.

The work here is moving along nicely. Our

Hope, Chatham Charge.— Rev. C. G. Isley
filled his appointment at Hope last Sunday
and, as usual, brought us a good message. At
this service two new members were received
into our church — Mrs. Mary Hester and Mr.
Charlie Southern, both moving their member-
ship from an M. E. church near Winston.

Home-Coming Day will be observed the sec-
ond Sunday in August. Our revival also be-
gins on that day. We hope to have a large
number of our members who live away from
this community present on that day. Rev.
and Mrs. A. G. Dixon will be the pulpit help
during the meeting. We hope to have Bro.
Wayne Curtis, of Burlington, direct the choir.

We are well pleased with the work our
Ladies' Auxiliary fs doing. At our lawn
party and supper, which was held June 30,
we realized the neat little sum of $40.16.

Our Sunday school is progressing nicely.
We are planning to add classrooms to the
church in the near future. Work will prob-
ably begin this week.

Since our last report, Miss Gladys White,
of Bonlee, and Mr. Roland Rieves, of Wash-
ington, D. C, have been united in marriage.
They will make their home in Washington.
REPORTER.

Porter Church. — Our work has been going
on about as usual. Last Sunday, July 8, we
had all-day service with dinner on the
grounds. In the morning at 10:30 we had
our Children's Day exercise. The program
was not very long but interesting, and the
children all did well. After this we had an
old folks' service. A number of old people
sang old songs in the old-time way; two
made short talks, rendering a very beautiful
service, which was enjoyed by every one
present. In the afternoon at 2 o'clock Rev.
Mr. Anderson, of Albemarle, preached for us.
This service was enjoyed also, as he brought
a helpful message to both young and old.
We extend Bro. Anderson a cordial invita-
tion to come again.

Our revival meeting will begin the third
Sunday in August.

Our pastor, Rev. C. H. Hill, has been giv-
ing us two services a month now for quite
a while. This we appreciate very much, as
we always look forward to the Sundays when
he and his wife will be with us. He con-
tinues to bring us good messages from time
to time.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
MRS. W. T. BRASWELL.

Asheboro. — Seven new members were re-
ceived into the church yesterday morning.
There are: Allene Lamb, Elizabeth and Lou-
ise Hammond on profession of faith, and
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Craven and Miss Moline
Bulla and Xannie Hamilton by letter. Mr.
and Mrs. Craven came tojis from the Ashe,
lioro Friends church, Miss Bulla from the
First M. P. church at High Point, and Miss
Hamilton from the Christiau church at High
Point. We are expecting some others to join
next Sunday.

We observed Newcomers' Day at the morn-
ing service yesterday and had a goodly num-
ber of people present who had not lived in

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Asheboro for more than two years. We
called off the evening service on account of
the funeral- at 4 o'clock in the afternoon of
Brother Hal Walker, son-in-law of Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Hammer.

Thursday afternoon of this week our Sun-
day school will picnic at Bitter's Lake, near
Greensboro.

Frances, the two-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Lloyd, has been critically
ill for the past two weeks but seems better
now. We are hoping for her a complete re-
covery.

Beginning with Wednesday evening of this
week all three of the C. E. societies will try
having their meetings on Wednesday evening.
.1. E. PRITCHARD.

Chestnut Ridge, Orange Circuit. — Fourth
Sunday in .June was a good day for us. Chil-
dren's Day service was hT>ld at 1 a. m. The
children rendered their parts well. Much
credit is due to Mrs. Mary and Addie Sykes
and Mrs. Irean Hastens, who trained the
children. Offering was then taken for foreign
missions, which amounted to $55.00.

Before the service in the afternoon Mr. W.
A. Davies, of Union Grove, gave a short but
interesting talk on the annual and quarterly
conferences. In connection with this our pas-
tor, Rev. B. M. Williams, delivered one of his
splendid sermons, which was enjoyed by all.

Best wishes to the Herald and its many
readers. ANNIE SQUIRES, Reporter.

Midway, Haw River Circuit.— On the second
Sunday night in June our Children's Day
service was held. The children did their
parts well, the pageant, "The Wings of the
Morning," was good, and the collection which
was taken by four small children, was very
impressive, though the collection was not
what we had hoped for. Much credit is due
to Miss Sallie Dobbs for this good program.

We are feeling good in our nice new
church and we hope to do more for our
Heavenly Father in the future than we have
in the past.

Our pastor preached for us ysterday after-
noon at 4 o'clock after preaching twice at
Fairgrove. This was very much appreciated.
The sermon was good.

The fourth Sunday in this month we will
have all-day services, Home-Coming Day.
Come, everybody, and let's have a good time.
MRS. G. W. APPLE.

July 9, 1928.

Brower's Shapel, Richland Circuit.— We held
our Children's Day service yesterday morn-
ing. Quite a number of people were present.
The collection was very good.

We have put new carpet, on our church
floor. The cemetery has been cleaned off,
and put in much better shape.

People who have been staying away from
our church on account of bad roads, will
soon have to find some other excuse; the
people of our community have decided to
build a gravel road. Work will begin right
away.

We expect to hold our special meeting the
fourth Sunday in August.

Mrs. Love, our pastor's wife, has been in-
disposed for several weeks. We hope she will
soon be out again. MRS. M. C. HENLEY.

July 9, 1928,

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Bessemer City Church. — As I am visiting in
Bessemer City, I wish to write a report to
our church paper. I have been away for
some time, and am glad to see our church
growing so fast in number and interest. Our
ladies' class has increased in number so
that we are building a larger classroom; hope
to have it completed by Sunday.

Our Home-Coming Day will be the first
Sunday in August and we wish to invite all
former pastors and members who are away.

On June 27, 1928, our organist, Miss Lu:y
Blanton, and Mr. J. M. Brackett motored to
York, S. C, and were married. We wish
them a long life and much happiness.

MRS. J. E. STEWARD.

Monro, N. C.

Liberty-Siler City. — The work goes on
about as usual on this charge. These hot
days are very busy days for the pastor and
his wife. We are now in the last week of
our second Daily Vacation Bible School, and
this school will hold its closing exercises in
the Siler City church on Friday evening of
this week.

Our first school was held in Liberty, and
here it was made a Community School. Prof.
C. D. Holt, who is superintendent of our
public schools here, agreed to head up this
Community Bible School for us, and we se-
cured our departmental workers from among
the church workers of the five churches in
this community. Our church furnished six
of those workers. The pastor thought he
would not have to teach, but it fell to his lot
and that of the pastor of the M. E. church
together to direct the class of Intermediate
boys. We had a good time with the boys,
but it kept us from putting in two weeks
of pastoral visiting we had hoped to do. We
commend the Community School to small
towns and country communities. It certainly
worked well here. There were about 145
children enrolled, and they were well di-
rected.

In Siler City we had to put on our own in-
dividual Bible School, and there is an epi-
demic of whooping cough in the community,
but even then we have enrolled 35 children
ami there are seven of us who are doing our
best to direct them properly. It is a splen-
did school. It is wonderful how much work
can be done for and with the children in
these Bible Schools.

Next week will lie Summer Conference at
High Point. This pastor hasn't time to go;
but if well enough he will go for his own
good and for the good of the charge. Serv-
ing this charge is like serving two stations;
each church needs the whole time of a pas-
tor, and yet under present conditions one
can only give half time to each church. And
he must hold two Bible schools and two meet-
ings.

The plans for our revival services for Lib-
erty are already worked out. The five
churches of our town are co-operating in a
plan to hold one meeting, and this meeting
will begin on July 22nd and will continue up
to and through Sunday, August 5th. We are
holding union prayer services and working
and praying for and expecting great results
from these meetings. Pray for us that we
may have a great meeting.

The meeting in Siler City will probably
begin the fourth Sunday in August, and we
will likely do our own preaching there.

July 12, 1928

Praying God's richest blessings upon all
the brethren and all the church through this,
our revival season for the Conference, and
with love and good wishes for all, I am,
Faithfully yours in His blessed service,
A. G. DIXON.

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DISTRICT RALLY
The District Rally, embracing the follow-
ing charges — Moriah, Tabernacle, Mt. Pleas-
ant, Chatham, Randolph, and Liberty-Siler
City, will be held at the Pleasant Union
Church on Saturday and Sunday, July 28th
and 29th. At the request of the chairman of
this district, Mr. W. T. Banner, I am send-
ing this outline program for publication.

Saturday, July 28th
10:00 a. m. — Devotional services by the pas-
tor, Rev. G. F. Millaway.
10:20— Young People's Hour. The following
churches are expected to take part in the
discussions of this hour, either in recita-
tions, papers, or addresses: Mount Pleas-
ant, Tabernacle, Gray's Chapel, Shiloh,
Bethel, Bethany, Hickory Grove, Flint
Ridge, and Liberty. Open discussion.
12:00 — A discussion of the Conference pro-
gram, Rev. S. W. Taylor, president of the
North Carolina Annual Conference.
12:30— Noon hour. Picnic dinner on the

grounds.
1:30 — Missionary Hour. The following
churches are expected to take part in the
discussion, either in recitations, papers, or
addresses: Moriah, Shady Grove, Julian,
Pine Grove, Zion, and Siler City.
2:30 — Address, Mrs. W. C. Hammer.

Address, Mrs. A. G. Dixon. Open dis-
cussion.
8:00— Pageant, by Pleasant Union Church.

Sunday, July 29th
9:45 a. m. — Sunday school.
11:00— An All-the-Year Program of Evangel-
ism, Rev. S. W. Taylor.
12:15 — Noon hour. Picnic dinner on the

grounds.
1:30— Church Attendance, Rev. S. W. Taylor.
2:00— Christian Stewardship, . Rev. A. G.
Dixon.
2:30— Christian Education, speaker to be se-
cured.

NOTE: The pastors concerned in this
meeting are Revs. G. F. Millaway,- H. C.
Carmichael, II. L. Isley, A. O. Lindley, C. G.
Isley, and A. G. DLxon. We trust each pastor
will do his best to make the occasion a suc-
cess. Rev. W. M. Pike also lives in the dis-
trict, and we hope he can be present. We
also invite the editor and Rev. T. F. McCul-
loch, and Rev. W. F. Kennett, and any other
ministers and workers, whose work does not
hold them elsewhere, to meet with us.
Yours for a good meeting,

A. G. DIXON.

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The appearance of aurora borealis at

Kinston has led to the prediction of a severe
winter. The causal connection is not indi-
cated and may not exist. Let our readers
take notice and see whether the winter is
worse than usual.

— A mother whose daughter is in Morgan-
ton hospital asks prayer for her daughter's
restoration to health. We trust numbers of
our readers will heed her request.

— W. T. Campbell, aged 70, died at his
home in Liberty July 10th. He was a brother
of Brother Otis Campbell of Calvary church.

July 12, 1928

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK

A. C. B.

Mt. Pleasant $25.00

Pinnacle 23.10

Weaverville 20.00

Plat Rock 15.00

Charlotte, First 14.11

Davidson 13.00

Mt. Hermon 8.77

Kerners ville 6.59

Melton's Grove 3.25

Draper 1.00

G. C. B.

Mt. Hermon $39.65

Granville 25.00

Alamance 22.60

Orange 20.00

Asheboro 19.05

Burlington, First 13.68

St. Paul 12.09

Randleman 10.50

Kernersville 40

College

Graham $60.00

Charlotte, First 14.11

Weaverville 14.00

Pinnacle 7.25

SUPERANNUATES

State Street 1.25

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Porter 15.00

State Street 75.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $296.88

Porter -. . 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter .- 5.00

Reidsville 50.00

Graham 60.00

Superannuates

Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W.. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8,88

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Eighteen (18) charges report this week, but
only one (1) new one — Melton's Grove. Ten '
(10) remit on A. C. B. ; nine (9) on G. C. B.,
and four (4) on college. Graham charge,
Rev. D. R. Williams, pastor, leads in the
amount nf remittance. They send $60 to pay
college assessment in full. Thank you, Gra-
ham. Now what charge will be next to do
this nice, pleasing act? It's not half as hard
as you think, and there's lots of pleasure in
it when you get it done. We are glad to add
Melton's Grove, Rev. J. H. Trollinger, pastor,
to our paying list. Just a little more —
$11.75 — and this charge will find its way to
the "Honor Roll." Watch them go there!
Three (3) charges — Weaverville, Kerners-
ville, and Melton's Grove — get their first
credit on the A. C. B. this week. This still
leaves many charges — 37, to be exact — that
have no credit on this budget. And twelve
(12) charges have not paid anything on any
budget. It has been said, "All things come
to those who wait." Well, we are waiting —
but how long! How long!

Fraternally,
July 7, 1928. , S. W. TAYLOR,

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"FOURTH OF JULY"

Here at King Baptists had preaching at 11
o'clock, and also at night, in connection with
a revival meeting. However there was not
any "4th" reference made in the preaching.
It was a safe way of preaching and the day's
meetings were good. Numbers were absent
who could have been there, as it seems. Peo-
ple talk that they "do not want any politics
served in the church," and such persons try
to stay out of the church on the Fourth of
July. Men and women who are really pa-
triotic need not be afraid of the preaching
on the "4th" The Bible plan for the pa-
triotic is safe, and it is needed for any day,
week and Sunday.

Temperance people are in shape for hear-
ing and cherishing the politics on patriotism.

It is safe for the preacher to not "preach
politics." However, it is a nice thing, on this
day to worship in the church and preach on
vital things that belong to our national
affairs. A great national matter, for our con-
sideration, is temperance and prohibition. "All
rulers should be strictly in favor of temper-
ance and prohibition. Prohibition belongs to
patriotism, and the patriotic is so peculiar
that we can only have all of it by having
all of prohibition. It is certainly a strange
thing to see intelligent people deliberately
prejudiced against prohibition. It is very in-
teresting to think about the many lively
things that belong to patriotism. For the
"4th of July" a community could do well to
have preaching, and in connection, have short
talks on the national patriotic side of life.
It belongs to the patriotic to talk for peace,
and in time of peace is when we should
talk it. W. F. GRABS.
. + . —

— Secretary Hoover has resigned from the
President's cabinet to work at his new job
of trying to become president.

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IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Haltom

Miss Jewel Pauline Haltom passed away on
July 2,^1928, at St. Leo's Hospital, Greens-
boro, N. C. She was in her 23rd year at the
time of her death, and had been an invalid
for nearly a year.

Pauline was in an especial way a child of
the Methodist Protestant Church, having been
reared, along with two brothers and one sister,
in the Children's Home at High Point. Since
leaving the Home some years ago she had
made her residence in Greensboro and had
been closely identified with Grace Church,
being active in the work of her various or-
ganizations. Her loveliness of character and
sweetness of disposition won for her a host
of friends who feel keenly her loss.

The case of Miss Haltom has been peculiar-
ly a sad one. During last August she suf-
fered a sprained ankle which stubbornly re-
fused to yield to treatment. An affection
of the heart became apparent and she was
compelled to take to her bed. Last January
she was removed to St. Leo's Hospital, where
her physicians entertained hope for her re-
covery. After some months of treatment she
was permitted to return to her home, to the
delight of her sister, brothers and friends.
Their happiness, however, was short-lived,
for new complications arose and she was
rushed back to the hospital. For a short
time she seemed to rally, but then her con-
dition changed for the worse, and she slowly
sank until the Death Angel came and re-
leased her from her bodily suffering.

Throughout her long months of illness and
pain she stubbornly resisted the hand of
disease, and her patience and fortitude were
marveled at by all that visited her. Not un-
til the last few days of life, when she was
swept into semi-consciousness, did her friends
realize that, in spite of her cheerfulness of
spirit and her matchless courage, she was
fighting a battle against overwhelming odds.

While her friends and relatives mourn her
departure, they realize that she has passed
from death to life everlasting, and that her
spirit has departed from the house of mortal
clay to be with her Lord whom she loved
and served.

Funeral services were held at Grace
Church, and interment was made at Greene
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro. Dr. S. K. Spahr
conducted the last sad rites. Many beautiful
floral tributes spoke eloquently of the esteem
in which she was held by her friends. Sur-
viving are one sister, Dorothy, and two
brothers, Colon and Herbert Haltom. May
the God of Love bring them consolation in
their bereavement, and guide their footsteps
till they lead to that happy land wher Pau-
line and the loved ones gone before await
their coming. A FRIEND.

—Henry I. Brooks, a member of Calvary
church, Greensboro, died unexpectedly on
Tuesday night of heart failure. He seemed
to be in his usual health when he retired for
the night, but death came to him before the
morning.

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July 9. 1928.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, JULY 19, 1928

NUMBER 37

Politicians Telling Preachers What to
Preach

Back in the days of agitation against the saloon, when
preachers were outspoken against the liquor traffic, they were
rebuked by liquor men and told to "preach the gospel." It
is much the same way in these days. Of course ministers see
what a tragedy it would be for the nation to bring back the
legalized liquor traffic or any system that would supply people
who wanted it with alcoholic drink, and many of them feel
impelled to protest with all earnestness of soul against it.
And the pro-liquor men of today are trying to administer a
rebuke to the preacher that would dare open his mouth against
the monstrous proposal of the wets. He is told to preach the
gospel and keep out of politics and keep church and state
separate.

But the point of the wets is not well taken. It does not
seem reasonable that the religious and moral portion of the
population who are qualified to make the best citizens should
keep hands off and have nothing to do with the state. A man
loses none of the rights of citizenship when he becomes a
Christian or even a Christian minister. The objection of the
wets springs out of their desire to have a monopoly in the
making and execution of laws. On their principle the fram-
ing of the law against murder would be turned over to the
murderers and against theft to the thieves.

Of course preachers and other Christians should oppose
wrongdoing in a Christian temper and a Christian way, but
they should and must oppose it. He that is not for the
right is for the wrong. The rebuke of the politicians return
upon their own heads.

as He sought to lead us forward, we would today be far ahead
on the highway of holiness. This interaction of God with
men is the great redeeming feature of our life on earth. How
vain and unprofitable life would be without this divine toucji
and influence. If God should withdraw Himself from the
world, Perdition would be here.

God's Interaction With the World

The Book of Genesis tells us that God created the world and '
then rested from His labors. This may lead the loose thinker
to the conception that God has left the world to pursue its
own course without influence from Him. But this same Book
of Genesis represents God as inquiring into the conduct of
men, passing judgment and meting out punishment in the
banishment from Eden and in the great cataclysm which
destroyed almost all the race.

The Book of Exodus represents God as acting on men
through the insect world. Later books represent God as mov-
ing the nations against each other, as acting on men through
men in the matter of punishment. Through His chosen
prophets God is represented as acting on men to instruct
them. In almost all the Scriptures God is represented as act-
ing on the minds and hearts of men directly by His Spirit,
The impression made by the Bible is that God is in powerful
interaction with the world. Our own experience confirms
this view. Imperfect as we must confess our lives have been
and still are, we realize that if we had allowed God to have
His way with us, if we had kept step with the Spiirt of God

Moderation in Politics

Our human system of government is important, yet it is
not the most important system of government over us. It
does not have to do with our most important interests, it
cannot be perfectly devised or perfectly administered. It is
only a bungling attempt at the administration of justice. But
we are under another system that is perfectly devised and
that will be thoroughly executed. Of the two systems, the
latter is the one about which we should be most concerned.
We should seek first and constantly and most earnestly the
Kingdom of God and His righteousness. There our principal
citizenship lies. It should be our highest ambition to be good
citizens there.

In our earthly citizenship we have to do with our fellow-
men who have some power over us but not supreme power.
We should not fear what man can do unto us and be indiff-
erent as to what God can do unto us. We may have the
favor of our fellowmen and be promoted to the highest office
they can bestow ; but this will be a small matter in comparison
with the rewards of faithfulness in the everlasting kingdom
of God.

How puerile and foolish it is to allow ourselves to be
wrought up to a furious indignation against those who seem
to stand in the way of our advancement to some goal set by
the world and at the same time overlook the mark of the
prize of our high calling in Christ Jesus.

Support the Seminary

There are some institutions so essential to the success of
the church that we are likely to imagine that their existence
and work are assured. It does not occur to us that they are
dependent on the good will and good efforts of church mem-
bers for their very lives. One of these institutions is West-
minster Theological Seminary at Westminster, Sid. It has
done its work so quietly that we have imagined that its wheels
were in no danger of running down. President Eklerdice
in an article in another column would undeceive us. He would
have us recognize that the institution exists primarily for
the education of Methodist Protestant ministers and that, in
order that it may continue to do this work it must have the
loyal support and patronage of Methodist Protestants, both
ministers and laymen. It is the best seminary for our candi-
dates for the ministry. It is best for the churches to be
served and it is best for the men who are preparing to serve
the Methodist Protestant Church. Read Dr. Elderdice's
article and see how you may help.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

July 19, 1928

"WHY TROUBLE YE THE WOMAN? FOR SHE HATH
WROUGHT A GOOD WORK"

By Lee Anna Stake

The hist General Conference of. the Methodist Protestant
Church, which convened in Baltimore May 16th, appointed a
committed on "The Work of Our Women in the Church."
It consisted of six women and two ministers, Its chairman

was" Mrs. W. 0. Han r, of Asheboro, N. ( '. .Much time and

labor were expended in the preparation of the report. Lack
ill' space forbids its insertion here, but we quote the peramble
and the Hist article We liave here the most important
features:

"Believing that closer unification of all the phases of the
work of our women will make for deeper spirituality, a broader
vision, and a more effective service in the carrying out of the
program of our denomination, we, your Committee on the
Work of Our Women in the Church, submit the following
report :

"First : We do not at this time deem it wise to unite the
home and the foreign societies of our church into one mis-
sionary society in such a way as to lose the identity of either
society, but we would recommend that the General Conference
approve the federation of the two societies, and that said
societies unite their organizations and activities in the local
churches and conference branches as rapidly as local condi-
tions will allow, and the interests of the work will justify —
this to be done looking toward and hastening the time when
these two societies will be known as the Board of Woman's
Work of the Methodist Protestant Church."

The Woman's Home Missionary Society and the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society are organized on the same plan.
Both have dues-paying members, auxiliaries, Conference
Branches, Executive Committee, General Executive Board,
one or more field workers. Both hold monthly, quarterly,
and annual meetings, and both keep the overhead expenses
down to the minimum. It is otherwise with the Men's Board
of Missions. It consists of five members and an executive
secretary. It has no auxiliaries, no branches, no dues-paying
members. It is a board and not a society.

The merger of Women's Missionary Societies and Men's
Mission Boards are almost invariably effectuated in ecclesias-
tical conclaves, such as general assemblies or general confer-
ences, where women are rarely, if ever, seated. These niegrers
—often submergers— are satisfactory to the Men's Boards'
because they permit access to the funds of the women's socie-
ties. As a rule Men's Boards are in debt; as a rule Women's
Societies are solvent. The result is friction. The writer
has never known of a case where two Women's Boards have
federated but the results have been gratifying; has never
known of a case where a Woman's Society was coerced into
union with a Men's Board where the results have not been
most unl'ortuante.

In due time the Committee on the Work of Our Women
in the Church made its report. Immediately after the reading
a delegate from the Pittsburgh Conference sprang to his feet
and moved that it be laid on the table. After all the time
and labor given to its preparation, not a moment was allowed
for discussion. The mover stated that another report would
be submitted which would be in conflict with the one just
read. In a short time Dr. G. H. Miller presented the report
of the Committee on Foreign Missions. It recommended the
merger of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society with the

Men's Board of Foreign Missions. He asked that the presi-
dent of the General Conference, who also was president of the
Men's Board, be allowed to address the conference liisl mi the
subject. The request was granted, The applause accorded
the speaker indicated very clearly the sentiment of the dele-
gates. As Dr. P. W. Stephenson expressed it in an article
published in the Recorder, "The General Conference had
reached a poini where it was bound to make a trial of a unified
plan, in spile of the earnest and conscientious opposition of
sonic of our good women."

Prom the opening of the General Conference it was evideni
thai the stage was set for the merger. Dr. Thomas Hamilton
Lewis addressed the representatives. lie counseled stringenl
measures, Mrs. W. C. Winsborough, of the Southern Pres-
byterian Church, was brought to the General Conference to
speak in favor of the merger. She was assigned an entire
evening. No complain! would be made if a speaker had been
allowed for Hie other side, but that Was not the program. To
restrict the discussion to the affirmative, to the exclusion of
the negative, could not do otherwise than prejudice the Con-
ference. In addition to this tin' persons appointed on the
committee to consider this question were almost to an indi-
vidual in favor of the merger.

The week preceding the General Conference the General
Executive Board of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
met in annual session. As expressive of the will of the organi-
zation, it prepared and forwarded to the General Conference
the following petition :

"In view of the fact that the vote on the referend

showed 2,464 against aud 1,578 for union, we recommend that
the tentative union now existing between the W. F. M. S.
and the Board of Foreign Missions be dissolved and that the
W. F. M. S. be permitted to function as formerly, as a separate
organization."

This was an official appeal, addressed to the General Con-
ference, and should have bad a formal reading in open ses-
sion. Instead of this, the General Conference secretary passed
it to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Missions
and, so far as the writer could ascertain, no public reference
was made to the matter, except a partial quotation in the
preamble of the committee's report.

After Dr. Broomfield had addressed the conference in
favor of the union, the writer spoke briefly, pointing to the
fact that the sentiment of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society was overwhelmingly against the merger. Over 4,000
women had voted on the referendum and the majority was
almost two to one against union. Seventeen conference
branches had balloted, 3 for and 14 against. Of the 13 mem-
bers of the Executive Committee, 10 were averse to the merger.
Of the six women who sat in the so-called "Union Board"
four were eager for the dissolution.

With all these facts before it, the General Conference voted
by a large majority for the consolidation of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society and the Men's Board. It rode
"roughshod" over our organization. In an article published
in the MetJwidst Recorder, Dr. Stephenson says: "The
vehemence with which the vote in favor of the report was
given indicated the determination of the conference to do
the thing right as they saw it." He could have added, It
counted for little with those solons what the women thought
about it.

A few years ago the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the United Presbyterian Church appeared before its Gen-

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eral Assembly and asked for severance from the Men's Board
of Foreign Missions. After a warm debate, the request was
granted. The work that society is doing today is simply
marvelous. A few years before the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church made a
like request of its General Conference. This too was allowed.
The annual receipts and disbursements of that society at the
present time are over two and a half million dollars. Tin'
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Prot-
estant Church also went before its General Conference and
petitioned for release from a pseudo merger with the Men's
Board of Foreign Missions, and received for its answer a
peremptory No !

The Methodist Protestant Church boasts loud and long
about its democracy, and its strict regard for the rights of
the laity. Two months ago it celebrated its centennial anni-
versary and lauded its founders because they rebelled against
the obligarchy of the mother church, and then proceeded to
outdo the arbitrariness complained of, by trampling on the
moral and legal rights of its most devoted, most self-sacrificing
members.

Immediately after the General Conference adopted the
report of the Committee on Foreign Missions, a motion was
made to include the two Home Boards in the merger. This
was agreed to and a committee of 16 men and four women
was appointed to arrange the terms of union. The report
of this committee can be found on page 17 of the June 2nd
issue of the Methodist Recorder.

The Committee on the Work of Our Women in the Church,
having its hopes for the federation of the two women's so-
cieties blasted, withdrew the report which had been so pre-
cipitantly laid on the table, and offered a substitute. This
second report is found in the Methodist Recorder of June 9th,
page 24. It embodies a complete surrender on the part of
the women. One member of the committee expressed her dis-
appointment to the writer in these words: "How could we
help it?" Notwithstanding the blasted hopes of the women,
this second report gave great satisfaction to delegates who
were solicitous for the merger. A standing vote was called
for and the report was adopted amid applause and congratu-
lations to the chairman.

We turn now to the report of the committee appointed to
arrange the terms of the merger of the four missionary
organizations, found on page 17 of the Methodist Recorder,
June 2nd. Lack of space precludes a thorough analysis, but
we note the following :

1. The reporting committee reserved to itself the privilege
of nominating the members of the new Mission Board — the
General Conference to elect said nominees. In this way it
shut out all persons objectional to the committee.

2. This picked board is empowered to elect its own offi-
cers and the Executive Committee. The point here is that
the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies, which
are supposed to be merged in this new board, have no voice
or vote in the choice of the men and women who are to rule
over them. Heretofore the supreme power in these two
societies has lodged in the membership. They elected their
officers, determined the makeup of the branches, from which
the General Executive Board was chosen. From the first to
the last the power was in the membership. All this is
changed under the new regime. The authority is lodged in
the hands of an obligarchy— eleven men and ten women elected

by the General Conference. The membership of the women's
societies may elect their minor officers and raise the funds,
but that is as far as they can go.

3. Section 11 of the committee's report claims our atten-
tion. It provides that "the present method of organization
and work of the local auxiliaries and branches of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society and the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society" shall not be interfered with. Cetraintly
not ! These are the sources of supply. Interrupt here, and
you stop the inflow of money. The chief incentive in forcing
the merger was to gain access to these funds. For more than
45 years the Men's Board of Missions has planned and strug-
gled with this end in view.

4. The most interesting portion of the committee's report
is section 10. It provides that this new Board of Missions
shall be authorized to immediately affect a change in the char-
ters of the Board of Foreign Missions, Board of Home Mis-
sions, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and the Woman's
Home Missionary Society. We make no comment on the
change of the charters of the Board of Foreign Missions and
the Board of Home Missions. Both these boards are creatures
of the General Conference and subjects of its will. As to
the Woman's Home Missionary Society, its charter was pro-
cured in Baltimore and the writer has not had access to it.
Moreover the Woman's Home Missionary Society had no
referendum on the question of a merger. It is entirely dif-
ferent with the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. It is a
corporation — a self-administrative body. It is protected by
its charter, and this charter cannot be surrendered, altered
or amended without, a majority vote of the membership. As
to the new Mission Board making alterations, we invite the
venture.

For the gratification of the women who voted against the
union — almost two-thirds of the membership — allow the writer
to say the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society has not been
menged. It is not a constituent part of the new Mission
Board. There are a number of important preliminaries that
must be adjusted before this misfortune can overtake us.

We now ask the reader to turn to page 10 of the June 16th
issue of the Methodist Recorder. Here we find a resume of
the business transacted by the new Mission Board at Pitts-
burgh June 7th and 8th. There are some interesting items:
1. We notice on the roster of this board of 21 members
the names of four women who hold office in the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society. What ai'e they doing here ? The
society has declared through its referendum vote that it will
not merge. Are these women flouting that decision? It is
the duty of an officer of any organization to exemplify its
policy. To stand by its principles. An officer is an executive
and is in duty bound to execute the will of the organization
that elevates her to position. When she cannot conscientiously
do this, when she is not in sympathy with that policy, she
should surrender her office to some one who is. This is the
only honorable course to pursue. No man or woman can serve
two masters. "Either he will hate the one and love the other;
or else he will hold to one and despise the other." These
women, and some of them are splendid women who have
served our society long and well, must themselves recognize
the anomaly of their position. They ought to choose between
these two organizations and choose now. "Choose ye this day
whom ye will serve. ' '

In a further study of this resume we find this new board
presuming to negotiate the affairs of the Woman's Foreign

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July 19, 192

Missionary Society: How long the editor of the Missionary
Record may function and the salary she is to receive; notifies
our treasurer and corresponding secretary when their term
of office will terminate; marks out a program for our branches
and auxiliaries; instructs the branch treasurers when and
where to send their moneys, etc., etc.

Who gave them authority to administrate the affairs of
our corporation? East May our General Executive Board
attended to these matters. It provided us with an executive
treasurer, a corresponding secretary and an editor for our
official organ, the Missionary Record, and the Woman's For-
eign Missionary Society is not contemplating any displace-
ment.

As to interference in our monetary matters, the new board
had best be wary here. There is a possibility of going too far.
The Constitution and By-Laws of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sioanyr Society are explicit here. (See Article VII, Consti-
tution and By-Laws of Branches). The charter of our organi-
zation guarantees our right to make our own Constitution and
By-Laws. The greater part of the money received by the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society is for specified interests.
To expend these funds for other purposes is a legal offense.
There are more than 25 of these designated interests — 17 in
heathen lands, and the others in this country. It takes an
expert to handle these matters. To dump these funds into a
common treasury is to work inextricable confusion, and makes
the party who is responsible amenable to law.

Another item in this resume claims our strict attention.
We arc told that this new Mission Board has appointed 19
representatives — six men and thirteen women — "to present the
work of this board to the conference auxiliaries." There are
over two hundred thousand men and women in the Methodist
Protestant Church who are not affiliated with any missionary
organization. Here is a wide field. Why does not the new
Mission Board send its representatives to these men and women
and win them to the mission cause? Why should it invade
the Woman's Foreign Missionary fold? There can be but
one purpose — to induce our members to repudiate the policy
of their mother society and pledge allegiance to the new board.
It congratulates if sell' that it has succeeded in having two
branches take a vow of fidelity to the new regime. Is it
honorable? Ornithologists tell us there is a bird that never
builds its own nest. It seeks the nest of some other bird,
pushes out the eggs and deposits its own, then flies away and
leaves it to the builder-bird to hatch and rear an alien brood.
A few months ago the Onondaga branch voted 27 for the
merger and 155 against. The Indiana branch voted 131? for
the merger, and 203 against. The writer does not believe there
has been such a remarkable reversal of opinion in two and a
half months. These propagandists plead with our women to
stand loyal to the church. There is something higher and
nobler than loyalty to a denomination, and that is loyalty to
i principle, loyally to a cause, loyalty to Christ. The founders

the Methodist Protestant Church were not loyal to the
mother church when they would not submit to the hierarchy,
but they were loyal to a principle.

We note but one other item in the resume— the election
of an associate secretary and the fixing of salaries. The Joint
Committee provided for two executive secretaries, one a man
and the other a woman. Later the General Conference allowed
for two men and one woman. The men to have special care
of the affairs of the two Men's Boards, Home and Foreign.

of

The salary of one was lixed at $3,300 per annum and the
other at $250 per month, or $3,000 per annum. To flic woman
is assigned the work heretofore performed by six women —
the two corresponding secretaries and the two treasurers of
the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies; the
editor of the Missionary Record; and the secretary of scholar-
ships and native workers. During leisure hours she is to
engage in promotional work. Her salary is to he $2,011(1 per
annum, The expense of the woman secretary is apportioned
to the two Women's Societies. The new hoard has not
reckoned with the fact that the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society is under no obligation to accept a secretary not of its
own choosing, nor to assist in the payment of her salary.
It is already well provided. Nothing is said as to how the
men's salaries are to be raised. In all probability the women
will be privileged to share this expense. Each of the three
secretaries is allowed a stenographer, the salary not to exceed
$100 per month. Sum this up and we have $1„900 per
annum. But this is only the beginning. There is the rent
and incidentals for three offices; there is the traveling ex-
penses of a board of 21 members, including dining coaches,
Pullman sleepers ; expenses of the Executive Committee, meet-
ing monthly the first six months and quarterly thereafter;
expenses of the 19 representatives visiting the auxiliaries in
eight states. In addition there will be the expenses of the
two executive secretaries who will visit the Annual Confer-
ences. There will be printing, telegrams, stationery, tele-
phones, etc., etc. Now estimate, if you can, the overhead
expenses of this new regime. How much will be left for the
Home and Foreign field? The overhead expenses of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, before it entered the
"tentative union" with the Mien's Board of Missions, was
seven cents on the dollar. Ninety-three cents went to the
foreign field.

The new Mission Board is only an experiment, and a
doubtful one at that. Already it is at a loss to know what to
do with the problems that confront it. It has laid out a
program too bulky to handle. Its chief executive secretary
has handed in his resignation because of the perplexities.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society is standing
on vantage ground. Its $165,000 worth of property is safely
vested in the corporation. Its money is bonded ; if is the sole
proprietary of its official organ, the Missionary Record; it is
custodian of its records and is under neither moral nor legal
obligation to transfer or loan them to another organization
and, in and through it all, it is protected by its charter.

-*—-

HIS GIFT AND MINE

Over against the treasury

He sits who gave Himself for me.

He sees the coppers that I give

Who gave His life that I might live.

He sees the silver I withhold

Who kept for me His throne of gold,

Who found a manger for His lied.

Who had nowhere to lay His head;

He sees the gold I clasp so tight,

And I am debtor in His sight.

— Edith B. Gurlcy.
-♦—

— Dry weather has enabled farmers to save their wheat,
and now good rains are reviving the corn and grass. God
does not overlook seedtime and harvest.

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BOARD OF MISSIONS
Deputation of Reverend J. F. Minnis

In accordance with plans made between Rev. Frank S.
Hemmingway, treasurer of the Michigan Conference, and
myself, at the General Conference, Rev. J. F. Minnis spent
three weeks in deputation work in that conference, closing his
work in Detroit Sunday, Jul}' 8.

While there Bro. Minnis spoke eight times over radio
station W. M. P. C. and spoke at nineteen church, young peo-
ple 's and banquet gatherings.

Of Bro. Minnis' work Rev. Hemmingway writes:

"The addresses have been a great blesisng to us, and have
greatly helped to increase interest in our mission work."

I have not seen Bro. Minnis since his visit to the Detroit
churches, but the method of financing the expense of his tour
by small free will offerings has been very successful.

While these mission meetings were conducted along the
line of presenting "Information and Inspiration," I have
already received inquiries which lead me to believe there will
be good financial response in time to come.

This undertaking has been so successful and has met with
so much encouragement that we hope to arrange a similar tour
for Rev. J. C. Auman sometime during the month of October.

I believe that it would be a wise p]an to keep Bro. Minnis
at work in our conferences in some similar way as much as
possible during his stay in the homeland.

Both Bro. Minnis and Miss Mildred Miskimen a-i-p, now
on furlough from India and willing to do deputation work.
Soon Rev. E. I. Obee and Miss Evelyn Wolfe will be home
from Japan and, after a few weeks' rest, will be ready also
for deputation work. Why not more of our conferences plan
for these missionaries, fresh from the fields and filfiled with
missionary zeal and enthusiasm, to come to their churches and
inspire their people with first hand information?

No offerings are taken for the work. The only expense
is travel and entertainment. How our churches need the
messages and personal contacts of these consecrated men and
women !

Good News from the Soderboms

Word has just been received from Rev. and Mrs. C. G.
Soderbom announcing their safe arrival in Sweden.

The following interesting extracts are taken from the
letter :

"We had a good voyage and arrived at our destination
on June 15th. We had to stay one night in Gotenburg
because of taking so long time through the customs.

"There has been a great church gathering here in Stock-
holm. We got here for the last two days. The Swedish
Missionary Society, which is very similar to our new Board
of Missions, celebrated their 50th anniversary. They had
an attendance of about 10,000 and got about $250,000 for
their Jubilee fund.

"The king celebrated, also, his seventieth birthday and we
arrived in time to see his parade."

Eev. and Mrs. Soderbom 's address, while in Sweden, is
Miissionshemmet, Duvbo, Sundbyberg, Sweden.

S. W. Rosenberger, Executive Secretary.

MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee of the General Conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church met in the Methodist Prot-
estant building at 516 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Mary-
land, at 9:30 o'clock on Tuesday, July 10th, 1928.

The following members were present: Dr. John Calvin
Broomfield, president of the General Conference; Dr. E. C.
Makosky, Dr. A. J. Allen, Mr. J. A. Pugh, and Dr. Charles H.
Beck. Dr. J. M. Sheridan, of the Board of Missions, and Dr.
F. W. Stephenson, of the Board of Christian Education, and
Dr. J. H. Straughn, secretary for Promotion and Stewardship,
were also present.

Telegrams of regret were received from Mrs. W. C. Ham-
mer, a member of the Executive Committee, and from Dr.
S. W. Rosenberger, of the board. Mrs. Hammer was detained
by the death of her son-in-law, and Dr. Rosenberger by the
death of Mrs. Rosenberger 's father.

After the call to order devotions were conducted by Dr
E. C. Makosky.

Charles H. Beck was elected secretary of the Executive
Committee. The secretary was directed to send expressions
of sympathy to Mrs. Hammer and Dr. and Mrs. Rosenberger.

The secretary was directed to read sections 13 and 16,
pages 68 and 69, of the discipline, these paragraphs defining
the duties of the Executive Committee.

The report of President Broomfield was presented and
carefully considered. This report indicated that the president
had been busy since his election to the office. His report was
approved by the unanimous vote of the committee.

A communication from Mr. D. II. Davis, a layman from
the South Carolina Conference, was read and considered.
It was noted that this conference was included in the territory
which the General Conference had referred to the Board of
Missions, ana President Broomfield was requested by the
committee to bring this communication to the attention of
the Board of Missions.

A communication from Rev. J. W. Gilbert, president of the
Georgia Colored Conference, was also referred to the Board
of Missions.

A communication from a leading minister in the Primitive
Methodist Church, suggesting possible negotiations looking
toward union with that body, was referred to President
Broomfield for further investigation.

A question was raised as to the number of copies of the
General Conference Journal to lie published, and the Execu-
tive Committee advised the publication of an edition of 1,000
copies. Dr. Frank W. Stephenson was requested to take
charge of the distribution of the Journal, and directed to
appoint an agent in each conference to have, charge of its
sale. It is hoped in this way to secure a wider distribution
of the report of the centennial session of the General Con-
ference.

The report of the treasurer of (lie General Conference,
Dr. James H. Straughn, was presented and discussed. Dr.
Straughn was requested to prepare both the report of the
current funds and the report of the Centennial Gratitude
Gift fund for publication in the official papers of the church.

In a. discussion of methods of procedure it was decided
to continue the voucher method of payment witli such adjust-
ments and modifications as might seem to be wise.

It was decided that all salaries of General Conference
officers shall begin as of June 1 and that in cases where

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increases or decreases in salaries have been made by the
respective boards, the changes in the rate of payment shall
be in effect from the same date.

The matter of the expense of board meetings being pre-
sented, it was decided that such expense shall be apportioned
equally to the several departments whose interests arc
involved.

Recess was taken at 12 :30 and the committee reassembled
for business at 2 o'clock.

The report of Dr. Straughn, secretary of Promotion and
Stewardship, with a brief outline of his program, was pre-
sented to the committee and carefully considered. Items of
this report and outline will appear in communications from
the secretary, and need not be presented in this connection.

In a discussion of the relation of the secretary for Pro-
motion and Stewardship to the special days, it was decided
that executive secretaries of the boards should take the
initiative, calling upon the secretary for promotion for assis-
tance in carrying forward the work as they might desire.

The secretary for Promotion and Stewardship was given
some liberty in the equipment for his office, and in the ar-
rangement for advertising, and the purchase and publication
of literature to be used in his department.

The apportionment of the budget to the Annual Confer-
ences was approved, leaving certain details to be completed by
President Broomfield and Secretary Straughn. This appor-
tionment will be published in an early issue of the church
papers.

The entire missionary situation was given very careful
consideration by the Executive Committee, and the president
of the General Conference was requested to express their judg-
ment in reference to plans being developed by the Board of
Missions in completing the mergers of our missionary interests.

The assignment of the secretaries to the several confer-
Bw«j was arranged in consultation. This list will also appear
in an eari.y ineue of the church papers.

This completed the business of a busy day, and the Execu-
tive Committee adjourned to meet at the call of the president.
Chables H. Beck, Secretary.
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GENERAL CONFERENCE PRESIDENT'S REPORT

To the Executive Committee of the General Conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church, in session at Balti-
more, July 10, 1928.
Dear Co-Workers :

Nearly seven weeks have passed since the adjournment
of the General Conference. The following sets forth in out-
line my official activities during that period.

On Friday, May 25, the day after the General Conference
adjourned, I called together the Budget Council at 516 North
Charles Street, Baltimore, for organization, and counselled
with them concerning our new program.

Pursuant to the directions of the General Conference, I
convened the Board of Christian Education at Pittsburgh on
Wednesday, June 6, and the Board of Missions at the same
place on Thursday and Friday, June 7 and 8. On Monday,
June 18, I met witli the Pittsburgh Directory.

In keeping with the request of the Board of Missions, I
accompanied Doctors Rosenberger and Sheridan to Detroit,
where on Tuesday, June 26, we met with the pastor of the
First Church, Rev. F. J. Hescott, and his official board, and
reviewed with them their new building program.

The former Board of Home Missions had agreed to give to i
this church the sum of $3,000 toward its new building. This
was paid, and at a later meeting it was decided to give $7,000
more when certain conditions were met by the local church.
To this the congregation agreed. The conditions have not
been met. Because of the urgency of the need, however, the
committee from the board, which had been given power to act,
agreed to secure for them by July 10 the sum of $2,000. In
addition thereto the committee agreed to recommend to the
board the payment to this church of monies due the former
Board of Home Missions from the Michigan Conference.

In company with these same brethren on Wednesday, June
17, I met with the pastor, Rev. McVey, and the Quarterly
Conference of the Mr. Lookout Church, Cincinnati, Ohio.
We reviewed with them the problem and program incident
to the completion of their church building. Dr. Stover, repre-
senting the Board of Church Extension of the Ohio Con-
ference, met with us.

On Monday, July 1, in company with Dr. Sheridan, I went
to Rochester, New York, and met with the pastor of our
church in that city, Rev. Charles Weaver, and also with the
Board of Church Extension of the Onondaga Conference.
There was submitted to the meeting the plans of a new church
building, calling for at least $50,000. Of this amount the
Board of Missions had agreed to give $10,000, provided the
local church would give $10,000 and the conference $5,000.
After viewing the situation from many angles, the Board
of Church Extension decided .to report to the conference
that the project was entirety too large for them to undertake.
On Sunday, .tunc 17, 1 preached in our church in Wash-
ington, Pa., in connection with their 75th anniversary exer-
cises. On Sunday, June 24, 1 preached in the Sheridan
Church, in the Pittsburgh Conference; and on Sunday, July 8,
I preached in both services in our Salisbury Church in the
Maryland Conference.

On Monday, July 9, I met with our brethren of the Lower
Peninsula Ministerial Association in their annual meeting
at Sharptown, Mid., and delivered an address. I was gra-
ciously received and enjoyed my visit.

My official correspondence has been quite voluminous and
if it continues it may necessitate part time services of a
stenographer.

No special problems were incurred in the merging of the
Board of Education and the Board of Young People's Work.
Grave problems, however, are confronting us as the result
of the merging of our missionary agencies. I am optimistic,
as to the outcome but in this transition period it is going to
require much patience and prayer and unselfish counselling
and effort to get our new plan operating smoothly and effi-
ciently. It can lie done and will lie done.

Our special responsibility today, in addition to the appor-
tionment of tlie budget, and the assignment of the secretaries
to the Annual Conferences, is the adoption of a promotional
program in keeping with the thought of the General Confer-
ence in creating the new office, to which Dr. Straughn was
elected. I have asked Dr. Straughn to submit to you today
such a program.

In answer to a request for an interpretation of the law
of the church relating to who shall preside at congregational
meetings, I answered that with two exceptions, the one where
a charter provides who shall preside at the election of trus-
tees, and the other where an annual conference specifies who

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shall have charge of the congregational meeting in which the
delegates to the conference are elected — with these two excep-
tions the pastor presides at all congregational meetings. This
is set forth in section V of the Constitution, page 21 • and
section III of the Discipline, page 47.

In answer to the question as to the right of an individual
church on a circuit requesting the Quarterly Conference of
the circuit to petition the Annual Conference to change the
name of the circuit, I answered that the individual church
was within its right in making such a request; but in the
interest of harmony on the circuit, I advised the church in
question to notify the other churches on the circuit that
they would present such a request at the next Quarterly
Conference.

J. C. Broomfield.
P- S. — These answers were approved by the Executive
Committee.

STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!
A Warning to Methodist Protestants

In these modern days of rapid transit along our denomina-
tional lines, I post a danger signal. The Centennial General
Conference last May went into "high gear" from start to
finish. The swiftness with which our ecclesiastical chauffeurs
sped past the "filling stations" of Federation and Affiliation
and rushed to the terminal of Consolidation leaves the pas-
sengers still dizzy. One Board of Christian Education, one
great church paper, and one Board of Missions arose upon
our startled vision like Jonah's gourd which grew up in a
single night.

A trinity of church interests vast and vital ! But not
all-inclusive; for in our hot or holy haste (there may be a
difference of opinion as to the proper adjective) we did not
consider the wisdom of another triune consolidation : the
Aged People's Home, the Children's Home, and the West-
minster Theological Seminary. The first two are abundantly
able to make known their own requests, so I appeal only for
the last-named institution.

The Westminster Theological Seminary
Prospective Students ! The Westminster Theological Semi-
nary has never sought nor does it now desire union with any
college, university, seminary or any other kind of organiza-
tion. There is need of a strictly denominational school in
which to train our ministers, missionaries, and leaders in reli-
gious education. Our seminary is highly esteemed outside
our own fold — so highly esteemed that it is drawing students
from the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, the Presbyterian, the Episcopal, the
Reformed, and the United Brethren churches.

I appeal to all young men and young women who are con-
templating a theological course not to decide in favor of
another institution until after they shall have communicated
with me. Unless our school has the preference in their deci-
sion, there faces our chinch the twofold danger: loss of stu-
dents trained in other schools and the closing of our own
seminary.

Loyal Laymen! I appeal to you for the establishment of
scholarships. The amount ranges from $100 to $300 per year.
The gift may continue annually so long as you live and then
be perpetuated by a legacy in your will. Or it may lie dis-
continued any year you so desire. The highly endowed theo-
logical schools of other denominations are in a position to

practically bribe our poor students to turn their backs upon
their ow-n seminary and follow the lure of lucre to their
centers of learning. It may be urged that all truly loyal
students will turn a deaf ear to such entreaties and that those
who yield would be no serious loss to our church. But such
an argument does an injustice to many genuine Methodist
Protestants. When scholarships are offered which will pay
all current expenses, carfare to and from home at the begin-
ning of semester and at its close, as well as at Christmas time,
and in addition employment part or even full time, a man or
woman without means may feel forced to accept.

But it is within the power of you well-to-do laymen to
prevent this disaster. You, as well as the laymen of sister
denominations, have the ability and disposition to give money
to help educate such needy persons in our seminaries. And
you are doing it more and more. Last year we received for
our scholarship fund over $3,000 for distribution. In addi-
tion to the annual donations, an increasing number are pro-
viding permanent scholarships. Only this week a $5,000
scholarship has been provided. If you write me that you
are willing to help, I will either write or visit you personally
and present the names and needs of more than a score of
worthy and needy prospective students.

Well-organized churches ! My final appeal is to you. Since
we cannot find enough individuals to provide scholarships,
we have always depended on local churches. There are those
who have not failed for many years but we need many more
such. I do not recall that I ever appealed to a church for a
specific case that was not met cheerfully. If any pastor or
official board will notify me that I may present this depart-
ment of our work in their local church, I shall be happy to
do so. It would not require many moments to convince them
that if they are to have the high type of a thoroughly trained
minister such as they constantly desire — and frequently
demand— there is only one way to this royal road to success—
and that is to provide the money which will educate the minis-
ter in the Westminster Theological Seminary.

Unless we train our own sons and daughters in our own
institutions, our pulpits will be occupied by untrained minis-
ters or by those so trained in other schools that they never
sound our denominational nott-s but sometimes seduce the
flock into a community fold. "A word to the wise is suffi-
cient." So sure am 1 of the co-operation of prospective stu-
dents, laymen, and churches, that I now repeat the challenge
I have sounded for 32 years: No worthy and needy student
has reason to fear being turned away from the Westminster
Theological Seminary for lack of funds.

Write for a catalogue and any other information to Presi-
dent Hugh Latimer Elderdice, Westminster, Maryland.

WHICH ARE YOU?

A pillar or a sleeper?

A power or a problem ?

A promoter or a provoker?

A giver or a getter?

A doer or a deadhead?

An attender or an absenter?

A booster or a knocker?

A lifter or a learner?

A supporter or a sponger?

A soldier or a slacker?

Selected.

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Sunday

June 15. — We were with the Young People's Training
School in two services, worshiping in the First Church, High
Point, at 11 a. m., and in the college auditorium at night.
Dr. P. E. Lindley was the speaker at each service. His mes-
sages were timely and helpful.

Summer Conference — Training School

We are giving this week to the Pastors' Conference and
the Young People's Training School. These two assemblies
provide a varied program that is full and helpful. Quite a
group of young people from various parts of the church are
in attendance, and a considerable number of pastors came in
last night and today.

We are confident that these gatherings are potential of
great good, and we trust that their full benefit may be realized
by youth and age alike.

Under the auspices of the college, an educational rally is
to be held tomorrow, with a picnic dinner on the campus.
Dr. J. C. Broomfield, president of the General Conference, is
to be the principal speaker. We trust that many of our people
will attend and enjoy the fellowship and inspiration of this
day.

Special Edition of Herald

It is our hope to run such edition in the near future for
the purpose of giving to the conference "in bird's eye view"
what has been done during the year in building and repairing,
both of churches and parsonages. It is our purpose to run a
picture of all such churches and parsonages in this special
number, with a brief word about each. The editor has very
kindly consented to allow space for this, and we shall begin
very soon to gather the material for this edition.

Thank You

For the ready and generous response to the urgent appeal
that we were forced to make recently for annual conference
funds. Through the generosity of a goodly number of
charges our needs were met. And now we urge upon you the
assurances of our grateful appreciation, as afore time we
urged upon you our needs. And since "one good turn deserves
another," we may ask you some time to do this again.
The Sands Are Running Rapidly

Let us "stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance"
that the sands are running rapidly, and that this conference
year is nearly ended. Just three and a half months remain.
ami two-thirds of the work, in some phases at least, is yet to
be done. Surely we must "seize the day," and press the work
along every line, that we may be able to give a good account
when the time of reckoning comes.
Our Slogan

Did you get it last week? Here it is: "No charge without
an Honor Roll church." As a help to this good end, we sug-
gest that pastors give to each church an itemized statement
of budget assessments, including everything, and then urge
each church to go to work for this goal. It is our confident
opinion that surprising and gratifying results will follow if
this is dune. Ami in all of our urging and planning, let us

not forget to pray much, that God will provide the means
that His church needs to carry on His work.
Attitudes

A boy friend once said to me, "Dreading a thing is alwaj'S
harder than doing it." That was years ago, but his words
are still with me, and they have my full endorsement. When
the remark was made 1, of course, did not know anything
about the psychology of what the boy was saying — not then,
and not a great deal now. I suppose I felt then, though 1
do not recall my immediate impressions, as I have all along
since, that what he said was true. But why? I think I know
now. Dreading a thing we have to do means that we have a
certain attitude toward it ; and it is the attitude, and not
the dread, that makes the thing hard. Were the attitude dif-
ferent, then there would be no dread. All of which means that
the most important factor in success or failure is attitude.
And nowhere is this fact more dominant than in the life of a
minister. With him it ranks next to piety. Starting with
piety as the first essential, the minister wins or fails according
to his attitudes — his attitude towards himself, his calling, his
charge, his denomination, his neighbors. Of course I can not
go into a discussion here, but this, I think, may be said : -a
hopeful, buoyant, agreeable, and persevering attitude is the
one that wins. Paul puts it well: "Cast down, but not in
despair."

Assigned

On June 14, Rev. N. M. Harrison was assigned to Littleton
charge to fill out the unexpired term of Bro. M. Ivey Crutch-
field, who was released from the work June 7. We are grati-
fied at this arrangement, and we predict results that will
fully justify the assignment. We shall pray that God's bless-
ings may attend the programs and the labors of this charge.
Sick

It will be regrettable to the brethren that Rev. C. II.
Wliitaker is sick, and must discontinue his labors at least for
the present. His physician has ordered a complete rest, for
at least a month. He seems not to have now any serious
affliction, but the physician warns that his condition will
become serious unless he takes a complete rest. I am sure
that he will be in our thoughts and in our prayers.
Appointments

July 23, Mebane, 11 a. m. ; Belmont, 8 p. m.

July 28-29, District Bally, Pleasant Union, Mt. Pleasant
charge.

July 29, Charlotte Church, Richland charge, in the after-
noon. District Rally.

August 4-5, Fallston and Cleveland charges.

August 12, Bessemer City and Bess Chapel.

August 19, Vacation.

' ' Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."

Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.

July 17, 1928.

— Mr. Charles Reitell, of the University of Pittsburgh, in
annals of the American Academy of Political and Social
Science (September, 1923), calls attention to the relation of
new industrial machinery to the question of prohibition. He
says, "The growtli of complexity, high speed, and involved
dangers of modern machinery absolutely bar out the use of
alcoholic drink."

July 19, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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NO BREAKUM INDIAN VOW

"You're not serious — j*ou don't mean — you're going?"
I gasped, trying to keep abreast of Pluggy Hale, my pal.

"I do mean it!"

"But we ean't visit an Indian village after the sun goes
down!"

"Why not?"

"There's a tribal law against it. They'll kidnap us!"

"The San Bias chief wouldn't kidnap us," assured Pluggy.
"He is our friend, and if we enter his village at midnight, he
will give us shelter until morning."

"But you are forgetting the San Bias vow!"

"Pooh!" scoffed Pluggy. "That oath is three hundred
years old. I'll bet even the Indians have forgotten it."

The San Bias were savages who lived on the coast not
far from the Panama Canal, and it was said of them that no
white man had ever entered their village after dark and come
out alive. Pluggy 's father was a naval officer, and they were
there trying to find a grade of sand that would make good
cement for the locks of the Canal.

"But how are you going to let the village know that we
are just on a peaceful visit?" I asked.

"By walking into it and asking the first squaw we meet
where the Chief is. We'll pretend we came to give him the
trinkets that he was so pleased with this afternoon when he
visited our camp. When he accepts them, we'll tell him we
would like to stay in the village all night. He'll forget tribal
laws, vows to the sun and everything. That's simple, isn't it?"

I didn't have chance to answer, because just then three
long, wicked spears shot through the air and buried them-
selves in the ground not ten feet of us !

"That means keep out, I guess," said Pluggy, grimly.

"L — let's go b-back, " I stuttered.

"No. We can't lose our nerve now. We're going to march
right into the center of that village!"

And we did !
I could have dropped at every step, but Pluggy was acting
just as if the Indians had thrown flowers at us instead of
spears. Glow Pace, the Chief, was waiting for us near his hut.
He stood tall and erect, frowning at the two white boys who
had dared to break his laws by coming to his village at night.
Pluggy was the first to speak.

"Don't you know me, Glow Pace? I am your friend. You
are my friend."

"I am friend of White Captain's boy when sun shine.
When moon or star shine, I am San Bias Indian Chief."

"You are my friend, too," insisted Pluggy. "Glow Pace,
if white boy come to stay with San Bias, he show great trust
to friend. You understand trust?"

"Trust is white man's palm."

"I come to stay all night with Glow Pace-."

"White boy no can stay all night."

"I have gifts."

"Glow Pace swear by Great Spirit that no white boy
stay same place as San Bias at night. Gifts no take."

"Look," said Pluggy, opening up a small ease of trinkets.
' ' Look, Glow Pace. Here are combs, mirrors, beads and music
stick. All for you if you give white boys hut to sleep."

Glow Pace shook his head.

"No can take."

But the San Bias braves were not so stern as their Chief
was. Pointing at the mirror and beads, sparkling in the moon-
light like diamonds, one of them asked :

"What price?"

"Price sleep in San Bias village, " answered Glow Pace.

"Price cheap," grunted the warrior.

"Do not forget promise to Great Spirit."

"Call Council."

Luckily for us, the rest of the Indians were in favor of
this last idea. There was a short pow-wow, after which Glow
Pace held up his hand for silence and said to Pluggy :

"How sound music stick?"

Pluggy saw that the Chief was weakening, so he dug down
in the box and took the best harmonica he could find. He
played one verse of "My Country 'Tis of Thee" better than
I had ever heard him play it before.

"Good!" announced Glow Pace.

He held out his hands and Pluggy gave him the harmonica.
He held out his hands again and Pluggy gave him the whole
box of trinkets.

"Wait," directed the Chief. "Wise men deeide take or
no take."

And with that remark he turned away and marched into
his hut, followed by all of his braves. We were left alone in
the middle of the large clearing. It was our chance to get
away, and I told Pluggy so.

"Nope," he said. "Glow Pace wants the harmonica and I
want to stay in a San Bias village all night. Pair exchange
is no robbery."

So we stood there until Glow Pace reappeared at the door
of his hut.

"White Captain's son," he said. "My Indians make vow
to Great Spirit that when sun goes, San Bias be with San
Bias, and no stranger be with them. No can break vow to
Great Spirits, but medicine man say white boys sleep San
Bias village because of great gifts.

I felt better right away, and Pluggy wanted to get sociable.
But the Chief held up his hand.

"But where stranger is, there can be no San Bias also,"
he went on. "Glow Pace go play music stick on hillside all
night. San Bias squaws look in white boy's mirror and
papoose play hunt in moonlight. Good. Price cheap for
great gifts."

He grunted something to his braves and they scattered
at once for the wood. The squaws came out of the huts and
followed them. The children looked at us curiously and then
disappeared between the trees. In two short minutes not
even a dog was left in the village !

I looked at Pluggy and Pluggy looked at me. Then he
laughed.

"You've got to give that medicine man credit for a lot
of sense," he said. "Come on, let's go."

"Where?" I gasped.

"Back where we belong. There's no fun sleeping all night
in a deserted village, is there?" — Selected.

— There is nothing in which I would advise you more con-
scientiously than in keeping the Sabbath day ohly. I can
truly declare that to me its sacred hours have been invaluable.
— William Wilberforee.

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Our Children's Home

I

Offerings by Churches and Individuals
Charlotte, Richland Charge, $4.62; Concord,
Saxapahaw Charge, $3.15; Salem, Saxapahaw
Charge, $2.20; Mrs. D. T. Gaster, Sunday
eggs, $1.20; Welch Memorial, High Point,
children's recital, $11.52; Pleasant Grove Sta-
tion (extra) children's recital, $5.00; North
Carolina Branch W. H. M. S., by Mrs. H. A.
Garrett, $151.19.

Offerings by Sunday Schools

Whitakers Chapel, Enfield Charge, $8.31;
First M. P., High Point, $10.37; Baraca Class,
First M. P., High Point, $25.00; Mizpah, Haw
River Circuit, $1.50; Fairfield, Guilford Cir-
cuit, $1.50; Fountain Place, $5.75; Efinnd,
Orange Circuit, $7.78; Mt. Lebanon, Randle-
man Circuit, $5.00; Bethany, Randolph Cir-
cuit, $1.20; Bethel, Randolph Circuit, $2.55;
Liberty, $3.00; Haw River Mission, Glen
Raven Circuit, $3.34; Bethel, Mocksville Cir-
cuit, $2.97; Lebanon, High Point, $5.40; Hick-
ory Ridge, Forsyth Circuit, $5.40; Shiloh, Ran-
dolph Circuit, $2.45 ; Whitakers, $7.00 ; Ca-
naan, Denton Circuit, $1.27; Center, Alamance
Circuit, $3.00; Lebanon, Spring Church
Charge, $2.48; Yarboroughs Chapel, S. C, May,
June and July, $2.77; Stony Knoll, West For-
syth Circuit, $2.41; New Hope, Why Not Cir-
cuit, May and June, $5.55.

Eleven of our children are taking the
Leadership Training Course at the college
this week.

Mr. H. A. Garrett has recently remembered
us with a nice box of apples and plums. For
this fruit and all of the above cash contribu-
tions we are very grateful.

E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.

H-

HONEST, NOW—

Am I really and truly interested in my
church— in helping it achieve its objects and
ideals — or do I just think I am? What do I
do to prove my interest — that it's half as vital,
for example, as I think it is?

Am I a good example for anybody to fol-
low, or do I just think I am? Or do I think
about my responsibility in this connection
at all?

Do I attend church services as often as I
think I do?

How often do I speak a word of encour-
agement or praise to the minister, or have
a pleasant word and smile for his wife? Do
I as often as I think I do?

How would the minister classify me? As
interested, indifferent, cold? As a friend and
helper, or just as — one of the congregation?
Would he be justified by what I do?

Do I really give as the Lord hath prospered
me, or do I just think I do? If I should
add up my contributions to local church sup-
port and to missions, would they represent as
large a part of my total income as I think
they do?

Would a stranger think me as liberal as I
think I am, even if he had all the facts of
my other responsibilities?

What kind of church member am I any-
how? Am I the kind I think I am, or do T
just think I am?

I am going to try a little introspection along
these lines. — Selected.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK
A. C. B.

Asheboro $50.00

Why Not 35.00

Grace 25.00

Forsyth 25.00

Randolph 11.42

Flat Rock 10.00

Pinnacle 10.00

Denton 8.10

Lebanon 6.00

Enfield 5.00

Mocksville 5.00

Vance 4.50

Rockingham 2.30

G. C. B.

Mt. Pleasant $58.74

Enfield 28.00

Randolph 25.58

Mebane 15.29

Spring Church 15.00

Lebanon 10.05

Flat Rock 5.00

College

Flat Rock $10.00

Superannuates
Porter $1.70

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College

Haw River Mission

Porter

State Street

G. C. B.

Calvary

Porter

College

Asheboro

Liberty-Siler City

Yadkin College

Haw River Mission

Tabernacle

Spencer

Union Grove

English Street

Henderson

Burlington

Mebane

Concord

State Street

Mt. Pleasant

Gibsonville

Guilford

Friendship

South Winston

Porter

Reidsville

Graham

Superannuates
Orange

i 15.00
30.00
15.00
75.00

5296.88
30.00

! 85.00
65.00
5.00
10.00
45.00
10.00
10.00
40.00
115.00
125.00
45.00
85.00
20.00
85.00
30.00
60.00
50.00
15.00
5.00
50.00
60.00

i 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. dig 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

July 19, 192S

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

CHARGES PAYING ALL CLAIMS IN FULL

Porter $53.70

? ?

The receipts on A. C. B. are the largest in
the number of charges remitting, and perhaps
in amount, of any week during the year.
Thirteen charges remit, and the amount of
payments is $197. 32. Asheboro leads with
$50; Why Not is a close second with $35, and
Forsyth follows with $25.

Mount Pleasant, leads on the G. C. B. with
$58.74 ;Enficld and Randolph follow with $2S
and $25.58 in the order named. Flat Rock
is the only charge remitting on the college.

Porter sends $1.70 for Superannuates and
takes the distinction of being the FIRST
charge to pay all claims in full. Hats off to
Porter. I felt confident on my visit to this
church that we would hear from them before
the year was up.

Now that we are in the last lap of the
race, and the home gong has already sounded,
we will expect others to be coming in soon.
Look at the list of "Charges Paying All
Claims in Full." We have put a blank there
with a question-mark after it. That blank
is not like the laws of the Medes and Per-
sians; it can lie changed. Prove it, some-
body! Won't you? And let me tell you how:
Just a little note to Mr. Idol will do it. Come
on now, brethren, and let's make this list
grow.

TWELVE CHARGES STILL HAVE NO
CREDIT ON ANY BUDGET. "My brethren,
these things ought not so to be."

We pray that the great Head of the church
may give us grace for the financial problems.
Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR.

July 10, 192S.

TRANSFIGURED

When we shall come through Christ's own

eyes to see
How dear to God His children all must be,
The common life of every day and hour
Shall share the grace of His transfiguring

power ; —
A heavenly light on lowliest ways shall shine,
Making all service blest, all sacrifice divine.
— Benjamin Copeland.

Old Slow Poke — "Mister Jackson, er that

is, I would like to, er that is, I mean I

have been going with .your daughter for five
years."

Old Man — "Well, whadda you want — a pen-
sion ?" — Stevens Stone Mill.

Doctor — "With a badly sprained ankle how
did you ever manager to get the four miles
back to camp?"

Camper — "Luckily, doctor, I saw a bear." —
Selected.

++,

Hoofus — What's good for biting fingernails?
Goofus — Sharp teeth, I guess. — Pathfinder.

July 19, 192S

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

On the fifth Sunday we will have an eve-
ning service in preparation for the revival.
MBS. LEO PALMEE, Reporter.

Orange Charge. — The third quarterly confer-
ence met with the Union Grove church Sat-
urday, July 14th. The churches were all rep-
resented except Hebron. The conference busi-
ness was transacted harmoniously.

The votes were counted and J. G. Jobe, of
Hebron, was declared elected delegate to the
next Annual Conference.

Conference adjourned to meet next at Chests
nut Ridge church. B. M. WILLIAMS.

Pleasant Union, Mt. Pleasant Charge. — Some
may think we are not doing very much be-
cause we are not heard from very often, but
we are working and feel that much is being
accomplished. We have a fine attendance at
Sunday school and church services.

Sunday, July 8, we had our memorial and
Children's Day exercises. The morning was
given to the children and they rendered a
splendid program. The children all did well.
The collection at this time for foreign mis-
sions was $38.64. In the afternoon we had
our memorial service, which was very im-
pressive. During the past year we have lost
two of our members.

We are delighted that the District Bally is
to be held at Pleasant Union Church on Sat-
urday and Sunday, July 28 and 29. We hope
a goodly number will attend. From the out-
line program published in last week's Herald
we feel sure that the rally will be inspira-
tional and helpful.

We are glad to say that Mrs. G. P. Millaway,
who has been ill for sometime is improving.
On Tuesday, July 10th, Mrs. J. T. Bowman
and Miss Callie Shepard, two of our members,
underwent appendicitis operations at Wesley
Long Hospital, Greensboro, N. 0. Mrs. Bow-
man seems to be improving rapidly but at the
present writing Miss Shepard's progress is
sl°w- READER,

Midway Church. — Members of our church
are encouraged by our larger congregations
recently and we have a real treat in store for
all those interest in a good sermon and lec-
ture combined. On the fourth Sunday evening
at 8 o'clock (July) Dr. Wilkerson, the re-
turned missionary, will speak at our church.
He will illustrate his lecture with motion pic-
ture slides of his work in Africa. Those who
heard him speak before are waiting eagerly
to hear him again. He is an able speaker
and we are hoping he will have a large au-
dience. Every one is invited. He comes at
the invitation of the Missionary Society of
Midway church.

In June the Sunday school gave a Children's
Day exercise, which was well attended.

At the regular June Missionary meeting a
missionary pageant was presented which was
very favorably received.

Just now a movement is on foot to put a
new piano in our church. It is badly needed,
particularly since our revival is to begin the
first week in August. Every great evangelist
realizes the real value of good music, so he
carries a trained singer with him in every
meeting and gets the best piana available.

Eden, Halifax Charge. — We are glad to re-
port that three of our members attended the
convention in Baltimore. They were Mrs. E.
C. Rives, Miss Blanche Hardee and Miss Win-
nie Burt. They gave a most glowing report
at our services the first Sunday in June of
the proceedings of the convention.

On the first Sunday in July we had our
Children's Day service. It was the most in-
teresting Children's day program we have
ever had. In addition to the exercises by the
children the Aurelian Springs quartette sang
several numbers. Rev. J. C. Auman gave us
some first-hand information concerning the
mission work in Japan. This was greatly ap-
preciated and enjoyed.

We are now looking forward to our re-
vival which will begin on the first Sunday in
August. Our pastor assures us that he has
secured very able help for this meeting, but
of course the success of the meeting rests
largely on us. So let's give our time, co-op-
eration and earnest prayers to this cause. We
are asking the Christian people everywhere
to pray for us that we may be much benefited
by this meeting. REPORTER.

Midway, Haw River Circuit.— On last Sat-
urday night Bro. Curry met with us in our
congregational meetiug and we selected songs
and made other arrangements for our Home-
Coming Day, which will be next Sunday, July
22. We are expecting a large crowd. Come,
everybody, and bring a dollar to help pay off
the debt on our new church.

We had a nice crowd at Sunday school and
prayer meeting yesterday.

MRS. G. W. APPLE, Reporter.

Concord. — Since our last report, the follow-
ing have been received into the church: Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Hughes, coming from Mount
Lebanon, Eandleman charge, and daughter.
Miss Edith Hughes, on profession of faith;
Mr. and Mrs. 0. B. Hollyfield and children,
Cecil and Elizabeth, coming from the M. E.
church, Charlotte, N. C, and Mrs. S. O. Bundy,
from the Presbyterian church, this city.

The work is moving along nicely, with good
attendance at all services.

On next Sunday we are putting on a spe-
cial effort to pay off an indebtedness of
$4,000 on the Sunday school building. Most
of this has been pledged already and if we
can wipe out this debt next Sunday we are
planning to get to work on a new auditorium,
which is badly needed.

On Friday evening, July 6, the Baraca class
entertained the Young People's class at a
chicken supper in the dining room of the
Sunday school building. The supper was the
result of a contest between the two classes,
the Young People's class winning. A splen-
did program was carried out and altogether
it was an enjoyable occasion.

On next Friday evening the women of the
Adult Bible class are entertaining the men
of the class at a supper.

Mrs. B. F. Waddell and son, Paul, both un-
derwent operations at the Concord Hospital
last week, and are getting along nicely.

Rev. D. D. Nash and family, of Hopewell.
Va., are visiting relatives here. Mr. Nash is

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new pastor of Hopewell Christian church, but
was formerly one of our boys. He will oc-
cupy the pulpit at the night service next
Sunday at our church.

Mrs. W. B. Perkins and Miss Kizzie Lou
Simmons, of Tallahassee, Florida, nieces of
Eev. G. H. Hendry, are visiting at the par-
sonage.

Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Davis, a son,
on June 24th, and to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Cline, a daughter, on June 28.

Our pastor has been given a four weeks'
vacation by the church, which he plans to
take beginning July 23.

On next Sunday votes will be taken on our
delegate to Annual Conference. Messrs. J.
Shuford Polk and L. M. Williams are the
nominees. MRS. D. A. McLAURIN.

Asheville. — Sunday was a very good day
willi us, although we missed Pastor Paschall
in our services, he being in High Point to
direct the Leadership Training School. Our
good friend, Fred Willis, spoke at the morn-
ing service. His text was, "Come unto me
all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I
will give you rest." Every one present felt
that the message was for his special comfort.
Mr. Willis is a consecrated business man.
What he says is from his daily experience.

Sunday night the Christian Endeavor So-
ciety had charge of the services. The sub-
ject was, "Getting a Kick Out of Life." Bro.
E. H. Pratt presided. The program was well
carried out, many taking part. Bro. E. 0.
Fawcett will conduct the prayer meeting this
Wednesday night.

Children's Day will be observed next Sun-
day.

. We are very happy for the prospect of
Miss Novella Mclntyre's recovery. She is
steadily improving.

Mrs. Ernest Bellamy and two small chil-
dren, of Enfield, N. C, are visiting Bro. L. S.
Neville for the summer.

Mr. and Mrs. Bosworth, of Florida, are at-
tending our services. There are other visitors
at every service.

Pastor Paschall attended the conference at
the Asheville School last week. He was
greeted by about 20 men from Whitakers,
N. C, who came from the Van Meter meet-
ings to share with the leaders and delegates
of the Asheville School Conference.

REPORTER.

Denton Church. — We are still going forward
in our work. Our Sunday school is growing,
and much interest being maniested. The
Baraca class has purchased a new rug for
their room, which will add greatly to the at-
tractiveness of the room.

Our C. E. Society also is largely attended.
The society recently had an outing picnic
wdiich was much enjoyed, and we understand
that we will soon have another. We all wel-
come these trips, as it increases interest in
the work aside from being a means to draw
the society more closely together as a group.

The revival meeting which has been in ses-
sion at Denton for the past ten days, closed
on Tuesday night. The pastor, Rev. A. E.
Bingham, who did his own preaching, deliv-
ered some good sermons during the series of
services. On last Sunday morning 16 new
members were received into the church, as
follows: Wayne Morris, Robert Johnson,

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Ames, Sexton, Edna Morris, Violet Cranford,
Pauline Sexton, Inza Hill, Lillian Elliott,
Allene Gallimore, Golden Morris, Dortkea
Morris, Gertrude Bingham, Josephine Hill, An-
nabel Bingham, Alta Varner, Max Hill.

Rev. 0. E. Ridge, of Handy, has just re-
turned from Democrat where he has elased a
successful revival meeting.

W. M. SEXTON.

Liberty Hill, Anderson Charge. — It has been
some time since we sent in a report from
this place, but we are making some progress
in the Master's work. We are planning to
hold our Children's Day service the fourth
Sunday night. The pageant, "Wings of the
Morning," will be given.

Our revival meeting will begin the second
Sunday in August. Kev. G. II. Hendry, of
Concord, will be our pastor's help. We are
praying for a great revival.

The third quarterly conference was held
yesterday, July 14th, at Pairview church. Mrs.
Stella Connelly was elected delegate to the
Annual Conference.

EOMAINE POOLE, Reporter.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

any others. Our special meeting begins Au-
gust 13, also. May we have the prayers of
every one. N. E. B., Reporter.

Warehouse Meeting. A two weeks' revival
service will begin at the warehouse in Ker-
nersville the fourtli Sunday in July at 10:30
a. m. The members of the three country
churches of Kernersville charge and their
friends are especially requested to take part
in the meeting. Rev. N. G. Bethea, pastor of
the M. P. church of Lexington, N. C, will be
the pulpit help. Rev. J. L. Trollinger, of
the First M. P. church, Thomasville, will lead
the choir. E. G. LOWDERMILK, Pastor.

Mt. Ebal.— Last Sunday was a red letter day
for Mt. Ebal church. It was an all-day home-
coming memorial day. Many from the dif-
ferent churches on the charge and community
were present. Special music was rendered by
the Mt. Ebal members, members of Denton
church, and the Surratt quartette from Pleas-
ant Grove. We appreciate all who took part
and welcome them to come again. The writer
preached in the morning, and Rev. N. G. Be-
thea in the afternoon. Brother Bethea
brought us a fine message. We thank him
for his message, and hope he will have the
chance to be with us again. A large, full
table was spread at the noon hour. The
cemetery had been put in first class condition.
All seemed to work together for a good day
in the Lord's service. E. A. BINGHAM.

Kernersville. — The third quarterly confer-
ence of this charge will convene at the ware-
house in Kernersville at 2:30 p. m. Saturday
before the fifth Sunday in July. A full at-
tendance of all official members is very much
desired. Remember at this time the ballots
rue to be counted to find out who is elected
to represent this charge at the next Annual
Conference. E. G. LOWDERMILK,

Pastor.

Bess Chapel.— It has been some time since
we have made any report, but it has been
said, "Still water runs deepest." Under the
guidance of Rev. M. C. Henderson our Sun-
day school and church work has been steadily
growing until instead of just special occasions
being our "big days" every Sunday is a "big
day" for us.

Our Sunday school attendance and offering
has more than tripled that of a year ago.
One thing which we are especially proud of
is the fact that so many young people, aside
from the children, are attending church. The
Sunday school is giving a lawn party July 21.
Also, the Sunday school is going on a moun-
tain trip sometime this month:

Our pastor brings us splendid messages
every preaching Sunday.

We are going to have a Home-Coming Day
August 12. We cordially invite all the for-
mer ministers and members of the church or

Hollister, Halifax Charge. — We held OUT
Children's Day service the second Sunday
night in July. The children did their parts
well considering the time they had practiced.
We had a large congregation but the offering
was not wdiat we had hoped for.

The Missionary Societies held their regu-
lar monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon, July
]0, at the home of Mrs. Tidwell. Miss Kath-
leen Shearin conducted the devotional service
and last month's minutes were read by the
secretary, Rev. C. L. Spencer. Our pastor is
:i splendid secretary as well as a preacher.
Various business matters were discussed and
the following members were appointed as a
committee by the president to increase the
attendance and interest, in our Missionary So-
ciety: Mrs. E. T. Ellington, Mrs. Ed Wood
and Miss Kathleen Shearin. During the social
hour Mrs. Tidwell served delicious refresh-
ments.

The third quarterly conference convened at
Hollister church on last Friday afternoon. All
the churches were represented except Har-
mony. The usual transaction of business was
held in a spirit of love and harmony. Mrs.
T. C. Williams was declared our delegate to
represent us at. Annual Conference.

Several of our people attended the Warren
County Sunday School Convention at Areola
the second Sunday in July. REPORTER.

High Point. — At the quarterly conference
last Tuesday evening it was decided to call
a membership meeting on Sunday morning,
August 12th, to vote on the disposal by sale
or trade of the parsonage property at C09
North Main street. The property is in the
business zone of the city, and the lot, which
is 80 feet in width, has become very valuable
and it. is thought that it will be best to
sell and build a new parsonage on another
location.

The Leadership Training School of the
N. C. Conference met at High Point College
last Saturday. An interesting service for
these young people was held Sunday morn-
ing in First church. Rev. Fred W. Paschall,
Dr. S. K. Spahr, President S. W. Taylor, Dr.
P. E. Lindley and Rev. F. L. Gibbs occupied
seats in the pulpit. Dr. P. E. Lindley brought
the message and spoke on the subject, "Stag-
gering at the Promises of God," and urged the
young people to get out of the habit of think-
ing little thoughts. Those who come from
homes of small achievement need not think
that they are debarred from success in life.
Have an ambition and live up to it faithfully
and persistently. "He who serves his country
well has no need of ancestors." God expects

July 19, 1928

more of you than you expect of yourself. Ask i
yourself this question, "Does the future have
any promise for me?" Dr. Lindley said that
a few weeks ago as he and a friend stood
at the foundation of old Jamestown Female
College examining the bricks that remain
there since it was destroyed by fire in 18G1,
an airplane flew over their heads, and he
could but think that a teacher or pupil in the
school had looked out of a window and be-
held an airplane lie would have been awe-
stricken and incapacitated for any more work.
We must close our ears to the fallacy that
"God loves common people since He made so
many of them." This is only a sop handed
out to lazy folks, and is undue praise to the
poor, ignorant, and shiftless. Then he begged
the young people to honor their own original-
ity. We can be what we will in this world,
and whatsoever we desire or set our mind
on, that will happen. "What I aspired to be
and was not, it comforts me." The greatest
poem is yet to be written, the most beauti-
ful picture to be painted, the sweetest song
to be sung. Perhaps you are the one who
will do it. Steer by the stars of God, and
look unto Him and trust in "thine own un-
tried capacity." There was no evening serv-
ice at the church but Dr. Lindley spoke again
in the College auditorium.

The formal program of the Training School
got under way Monday morning. There are
more than 100 young people in attendance,
and a faculty of 15 members. Officers of the
school are the following: President, Rev. F. W.
Paschall, of Asheville; director of music, Rev.

E. L. Ballard, of High Point; pianist, Miss
Ruth Vuncannon; recreation director, Rev.

F. L. Gibbs, counselor for women, Mrs. S. W.
Taylor, and counselor for men, Rev. R. C.
Stubbing. Courses are being offered in vo-
cational guidance, stewardship, Christian liv-

. ing, citizenship, denominational history, and
evangelism. Monday evening the Pastors'
Conference held its first session with Presi-
dent S. W. Taylor speaking. About 50 min-
isters were present. A rally and basket pic-
nic will be held at the college on Wednesday,
and at 2 o'clock p. m.. Dr. J. C. Bromfield,
president of the General Conference, will de-
liver an address.

The general monthly meeting of the Mis-
sionary Societies was held Monday afternoon
at the church, and Rev. N. G. Bethea, of Lex-
ington, came and gave a beautiful address
on "Service." He urged the members to tithe
their time and talents as well as their ma-
terial wealth. lie spoke truly when he said
that of all God's creatures women ought to
lie the most grateful, for Christianity has
elevated them from the plane of mere slaves
and beasts of burden to the high pedestal of

1 r <<n which they sit enthroned today. His

trip two years ago with Rev. E. Lester Bal-
lard through Palestine and the Orient greatly
impressed him with this fact, as he noted
the degraded position occupied by Moslem
women in their native countries. He said
as a boy he longed to be a preacher witli a
long-tailed, broadcloth coat and high silk hat,
but he has gotten bravely over that idea
long ago. He begged us not to lose heart if
we cannot accomplish great things and oc-
cupy the seats of the mighty, but remember
that "a cup of cold water given in my name"
and "inasmuch as ye did it unto one of the
least of these" shall have their reward.

July 19, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

Union Chapel, Granville Charge. — Olll' Chil-
dren's Day program was given the fourth
Sunday morning. Miss Gladys Stone trained
the children and the service was a very good
one. The offering amounted to $25.00.

Our Missionary Societies met at the church
Friday night, June 29. Mrs. E. M. Edwards,
chairman of Circle No. 3, had charge of the
service. Miss Lois Huff gave the introduc-
tion to the new study-book, "Africa." The
questions were then asked and the business
transacted.

Friday night, June 23, the Mission Band
met at the home of Mary Eliza Floyd. Six-
teen members were present and they put on
a vei-y interesting program. After the meet-
ing we enjoyed a social hour and the hostess
served ice cream and we also toasted uiarsh-
mallows out on the lawn.

Our revival meeting will begin the fourth
Sunday. Rev. C. W. Bates, of Calvary church,
Greensboro, is to lie our help and we will be
very glad to have him with us again.

Mr. II. A. Finch is very much improved
after having been ill and confined to his
room for several weeks.

We regret to report that Mr. J. M. Harris
suffered a stroke of paralysis a week ago and
since that time there has been very little
change in his condition. His son, Bruce
Lancaster, of Pine Grove, Pa., is at his bed-
side. EEPOBTEE.

Randleman Charge. — Our third quarterly
conference was held last Saturday in the new
church at Worthville. A good attendance was
noted. Since the second quarterly conference
the above-named church was completed. Bro.
A. B. Groce reported $200 paid on debt, note
renewed, and insurance in good shape. On
recommendation by the pastor the parsonage
trustees were authorized to increase the in-
surance on parsonage furniture from $250 to
$500, if on investigating they think proper to
do so. Mount Lebanon reported their church
newly painted. This church was re-covered on
one side during the meeting of the Annual
Conference at Asheboro. New Salem is about
ready to re-roof.

Bro. A. S. Barker was declared delegate-
elect to the ensuing Annual Conference.

The pastor was voted a two weeks' vaca-
tion, beginning the first of August.

W. H. NEESE.

Randleman, N. C, July 17, 1928.

Enfield. — Sunday morning we had Children's
Day. The children with the aid of the young
ladies of the Sunday school in the choir ren-
dered a very pretty, entertaining and bene-
ficial program. The committee in charge and
that worked faithfully to get up the program
consisted of Mrs. Cecille Matthews, Miss Ruby
McGwigan, Miss Mae Bellamy and Mrs. Sam
Pierson. The church was prettily decorated
with ferns and daisies.

Our pastor left yesterday for High Point
where he will attend the Leadership Training
School. Miss Alma Sykes had charge of the
registrations from our members,

Mr. Shields, one of our members who has
been in bad health for some time, but had
been confined to his bed for about ten days,
was called to his reward last Friday morning.
May God's great comforting love be with the
loved ones he leaves.

We were gled to see Mrs. Powers at church
Sunday morning. She is just out from a long
spell of sickness.

Both C. E.'s are doing good work. The
Intermediates went on a hike and wienie
roast week before last. They had a jolly
good time, hiking, making the fire for the
roast, eating sandwiches, pickles, etc. After
the feast on the things named every one
joined in lively out-of-door games. All thought
they would have to hike back to town in
spite of feeling pretty tired but, to the sur-
prise of all, a good friend of the C. E. came
up in his truck and took all back to town.
REPORTER.

July 16, 192S.

Corinth, Littleton Circuit. — Since our last
report Rev. N. M. Harrison has been assigned
to Littleton Circuit for the remainder of this
Conference year. We are very glad to have
Mr. Harrison with us and wish him such suc-
cess. He will preach for us at this church
the first Sunday in August at 11 o'clock, but
he has promised to be with us in Sunday
school one Sunday before then. We extend
to him a hearty welcome to attend Sunday
school any Sunday he can ; be glad to have
him. He is away this week attending the
Young People's Summer Conference.

The third quarterly conference will be held
at Littleton M. P. Church Saturday, July 28,
at 2 p. m. All members please take notice
and come.

Mrs. B. C. Barbee and children, of Farrn-
ville, and Mrs. B. H. Browning and children,
of Richmond, Va., are spending some time
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Morris.

Our hearts were made sad by the death of
Mrs. Jessie Carter, who died at Rosemary on
July 13 and was brought to the "old home
place" near this church yesterday for burial.
She was not a member of this church but for
several years lived right near and always at-
tended services here, and she and her family
always made the pastors of this church feel
welcome in their home at any time. A large
number of friends and relatives gathered to
pay their last tribute of respect and honor
to this good woman. She was 80 years old
last November. Our deepest sympathy goes
out to the bereaved ones.

MRS. B. F. MORRIS, Reporter.

July 16th, 1928.

Rockingham. — Our Sunday school is fine. We
have a fine enrollment, good attendance and
collection. The interest of all seems to be
good.

Our good pastor, Bro. Trollinger, has been
giving us the best of his service. He has
met all of his appointments here since we
last wrote. He delivered a very helpful and
inspiring sermon to the Christians on the
night of June 15. His message, we believe,
will help us to think on the way.

Our prayer meetings- are good, indeed. One
of our new members, Bro. John Jenkins, is
a great help in these meetings. We highly
appreciate him and also others.

The pastor is holding the Wednesday aft-
ernoon services for the children. These meet-
ings are very interesting and are well attend-
ed by the little ones. We like to see the lit-
tle ones begin training now for life.

We held our third quarterly conference on
Saturday night, July 14. The reports from

the officials were good. We had an excellent
report from the Sunday school. The votes
for the delegate to Annual Conference were
counted at this meeting. Miss Nettie McLean
was elected as delegate and Mr. J. H. Collins
as alternate.

We want to make this year count in the
service of the Lord. Pray for us.

(MISS) BIRDIE CONNELL, Reporter.

NOTICE TO PASTORS

Miss Grace G. Jones, a licensed minister of
the Maryland Conference, is available for
evangelistic work in North Carolina during
the month of August, and probably the first
week in September.

Miss Jones is spending most of her time now
in school, and is doing special work at the
University of North Carolina. Just now she
is at her home in Baltimore. She is most
highly recommended by those who know her
well in Maryland, where she has held some
remarkable meetings in our churches.

Pastors who wish to confer with her may
reach her at the following address: Baltimore,
Md., 4309 Norwood Road, Guilford.

S. W. TAYLOR,

CHILDREN'S VIEWS

Calvary Sunday school contributes its col-
lection the first Sunday in every month to
the Children's Home at High Point. To re-
mind all to be prepared for the offering a
large card is exhibited on the preceding Sun-
day bearing the words: "Next Sunday is
Children's Home Day." Mary Wood Swain,
who is just learning to read, read this card
the last time it was displayed. After she
went home she said to her little brother: "We
won't have to go to Sunday school next Sun-
day." "Why?" he asked with great interest.
" 'Cause it said in the church, 'Next Sunday
is children's home-day!'"

-+-

— General Obregon, recently elected as Mex-
ico's next president, has been assassinated.
The assassin is in jail, but refuses to make
any statement to justify or explain his deed.

— Bro. John Mundy, of Henderson, died last
Sunday of angina pectoris. He was a mem-
ber of the Rehoboth church, where the funeral
service was conducted by Rev. M. P. Cham-
bliss, assisted by Rev. R. A. Hunter.

—High Point College has just closed its
first summer school. Prof. C. R, Hiushaw
was at the head of it. There was an atten-
dance gratifying in number — 68.

— Next Sunday morning Calvary church
people will worship with Grace church and
hear a sermon bj' Dr. J. C. Broomfield, presi-
dent of the General Conference.

— Rev. C. W. Bates goes to Union Chapel,
Granville, to preach in a series of meetings
next week. He was formerly pastor there
and the people wish to see him and hear him
again.

— Mebane is to have a milk condensery, the
first in North Carolina. It will condense 50,-
000 pounds of raw milk per day. The quan-
tity is said to be assured by contracts with
farmers. Mr. W. E. White has taken the
lead.

—Mr. Willard Harris, son of Bro. S. R,
Harris, of Henderson, was married on June
30 to Miss Edith Bain, of Durham. They
will live in Greenville, S. C, where Mr, Har-
ris is in business.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

July 19, 192S

LEADERCHIP TRAINING SCHOOL
Missouri Conference of M. P. Church

The second Tariniug School of the Missouri
Conference in the Fordland Methodist Prot-
estant Church, Fordland, Mo., June 1, under
the direction of the Young People's Board of
the Missouri Conference and the Department
of Religious Education of the Board of Chris-
tian Education of the Methodist Protestant
Church.

On Monday evening Rev. L. A. Smith, pres-
ident of the Missouri Conference, opened the
first service with appropriate scripture and
prayer, lie then introduced Rev. Lawrence
Little, secretary of the Board of Christian
Education, who brought a challenging mes-
sage to the large group in attendance.

Mrs. J. W. Rhodes, president of the Board,
and her helpers had everything ready for the
108 students, plus a number of visitors, that
arrived for the occasion. Thorough prepara-
tion was made for the comfort and joy of
each one attending.

The daily program was a busy one. The
following courses were offered:

"Principles of Teaching," Mrs. Leslie M.
Wheeler.

"Training in Worship," Rev. Lawrence Lit-
tle.

"Evangelism, and Life of Christ," Dr. G. O.
McMillan.

"Vocational Guidance," and "Science of
Leadership," Rev. F. L. Gibbs.

Mr. A. C. Crouch, secretary of the Missouri
Christian Endeavor Union, and Rev. Lawrence
Little gave a joint course in Christian En-
deavor methods.

The afternoons were given over to study,
rest, and recreation. The writer never saw-
such an eager group to study and learn the
things that would make for better service.
Never has he seen a group in which every
one seemed interested in the recreational ac-
tivities. The school was divided into four
groups, namely: Kola Akita, searchers for
helpfulness and friendship to others; Onspe
Akita, searchers of unattained heights ; lye
Akita, searchers for my inner best self; Teca
Akita, a searcher for new discoveries.

Competitive games were played in baseball,
tennis, volley-ball, etc. Each group was
called upon for a stunt on stunt afternoon.
Points were given for the best stunt, winners
of games, etc. 'Didn't we have lots of fun?"
All groups contributed much to the program
and received much commendation, but the
Kola Akitas won the prize by obtaining the
largest number of points.

The worship service came in the morning,
10:30-11:00 o'clock, and in the evening, pre-
ceding the evening services. The class in
worship led by Rev. L. C. Little led the
school in impressive services each morning
while various faculty members and others
brought us in close fellowship with God in
the well-planned vesper services.

The evening services were well attended.
Each evening some helpful message was
brought to the students and visitors. Those
giving evening addresses were: Rev. Law-
rence Little, secretary Methodist Protestant
Church; Rev. F. L. Gibbs, assistant secretary;
Dr. G. O. McMillan, president Westminster
College, Texas, and Rev. A. C. Crougch, field
secretary, Missouri Christian Endeavor Union.
These were helpful and inspiring. The most
fieautiful sight took place: Thursday evening

GEORGE W. SURRATT, 1835-1912

;ivi»«i*<s.':?*.

The above picture of the late George W.
Surratt, in Confederate uniform, was made
in Richmond, Ya., in the year 1864, while he
was serving as a soldier in the War Between
the States. Mr. Surratt was a member of
Company B, 48th Regiment, Davidson County
troops, under command of Captain A. A. Hill
and Lieutenant W. B. Hamner. He was never
in the front line trenches at any time during
the struggle, his duty being that of drummer.
He beat the drum while the soldiers were
forming in line of battle, also beat the
charge when the lines were advancing against
the enemy. While the battle was going on

he fell back to the rear and helped take care
of the wounded soldiers on the battlefield
and in the field hospital, being very efficient
in beating the drum and in his work among
the wounded. He was never wounded dur-
ing the war, being able to continue his duties
without a break throughout the four years.

He received an honorable discharge at the
end of the struggle, returning to Ms home
in the Jackson Hill community of Davidson
County, where he spent the remainder of his
life on his farm, being very successful in his
vocation and enjoying the confidence and good
will of all who knew him.

when 25 of the students came forward and
signed the Methodist Protestant Life Service
League Covenant to give their lives to the
Kingdom in whatever vocation they may find
themselves. Rev. Lawrence Little conducted
this service, and delivered a challenging mes-
sage to those present.

The people of the community gave the dele-
gates lodging and breakfast. The other meals
were provided by the church for the small
sum of $4.50 for the week. One hundred and
eight students took the courses and the fol-
lowing pastors attended from the Missouri
Conference: O. M. Ennis, W. M. Goodnight,
W. S. Mitchell, S. A. Gardner, W. M. Hines,

L. A. Smith, Walter Saye, A. Greene, Irl Cox,
Mrs. Hallie Cox, and E. R. Stribling. There
was nothing that Rev. and Mrs. Irl Cox left
undone for making the school members feel
at home in the church and community. Mrs.
Leslie M. Wheeler, one of the faculty, taught
the delegates and Dr. G. O. McMillan deliv-
ered the morning message to a large gather-
ing. Following the wonderful service, a bas-
ket dinner was served on the church lawn,
which, as usual, was enjoyed by all.

May God bless and direct the ones who
made the school possible.

F. L. GIBBS,

Assistant Secretary.

July 19, 1.92S

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Tribute of Love
We, the members of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of Salem Methodist Prot-
estant Church of Graham, N. C, Route 2, wish
to offer a tribute of love to the memory of
Mrs. Laviua Thompson, who died June 18th,
1928.

She was ever faithful in the Master's serv-
ice, even though she had been in declining
health for some time. Her church affairs were
always first with her.

Whereas we recognize God's mercy and
we know that "He doeth all things well,"
therefore, be it resolved, that we extend our
sympathy to the members of her family and
that a copy be put on the minutes of our
society, and a copy be sent to the Methodist
Protestant Herald.

MRS. L. F. DURHAM,
MISS MINNIE THOMPSON,
MISS ILENE THOMPSON,
Committee.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

Homey

Catherine Causey Horney was born Morch
25, 1853, and departed this life June 17, 1928.
She was married in 1S74 to Joseph A. Horney.
who preceded her to the grave some years ago.
When just a young girl she accepted Christ
as her personal Saviour and joined Tabernacle
Methodist Protestant Church. To this church
she was loyal until death. Mrs. Horney was
afflicted for a number of years, being a great
sufferer, but was seriously ill only a few days.
Just as the Sabbath day was drawing to a
close, she quietly slipped away to wake in
the home-land toward which her thoughts had
been turned for many months.

The writer visited her frequently during
her last illness, and during his visit's she de-
sired to talk about heavenly things, leaving
one of the best testimonies that the writer
ever heard. She has left an example of char-
acter, sympathy and devotion more valuable
than spectacular achievement. Her memory
will ever be revered by the children, her
friends and neighbors. We may truly say
of her :

"To live in hearts we leave behind,
Is not to die."

The funeral was conducted by Dr. T. M.
Johnson, Rev. T. F. McCulloch and the pas-
tor. Her tired body was then laid to rest
in Tabernacle cemetery.

H. L. ISLEY.

Morris
Joicy Loflin Morris died July 9, 1928, aged
76 years, 10 months and 24 days. About 55
years ago she was united in marriage with
William T. Morris and to this union six chil-
dren were born; a sou died in infancy; five
children survive. They are Mrs. Tom Peters,
of Lexington ; Mrs. J. R. Lanier, of Thomas-
ville; Mrs. S. A. Lanier, of Handy; Mrs. John
Frank Cranford, of near New Hope, and Mrs.
Robert Skeen, of Handy. She also leaves a sis-
ter, Mrs. Hosea Harrison, of Handy; a brother,
John Loflin, of near Thomasville; 17 grand-

children and eight great-grandchildren. On
December 7, 1927, her devoted husband, who
had been her constant companTon for 55 years,
passed over the river, since which time she
has made her home with her children.

"Aunt Joicy," as she was familiarly known
in later life, had a host of friends and was
loved by all who knew her. She was converted
and united with the Methodist Protesta church
when a young girl, and remained a faithful
member until death. She believed in the old-
fashioned religion. Owing to the infirmities
of health and old age, Sister Morris wras not
permitted to attend church very often. But
she never lost interest in the work of the
Kingdom, and her desire was to help her
pastor in every way she could, realizing that
a preacher's responsibility was great. Her life
should be and is an inspiration to us, and her
influence will continue to live in the hearts
of her loved ones, who feel their loss most
keenly. We can recall the time when Aunt
Joicy's words were so true that it doesn't seem
that she is gone, but she is. Why do we
know? Because we can't see her in the old
home place any more.

She was a mother to all children. She has
filled the hands of a number of children many
times with bread and meat; therefore, she
had the love of all the little children as well
as older ones.

BY A NEIGHBOR.

Phillips

On June 3rd, 1928, God in His infinite wis-
dom saw fit to take from our midst Mrs.
John Phillips, a loving member of our Phi-
lathea class. Before her marriage she was
Miss Lizzie Sutton. Sh'e is survived by her
husband and two small children, her parents
and one sister.

Though quiet and unassuming in her man-
ner, she was interested in the work of the
class and was present when health would
permit.

Be it Resolved, that, we as individual mem-
bers, hold in loving remembrance her Christ-
like spirit and that we extend to the be-
reaved family our heart-felt sympathy in
this great sorrow.

Also, that a copy of these resolutions be
placed on the miniutes of our class.

MRS. J. G. ROGERS,
MRS. A. M. WAGGONER,
MRS. M. A. COBLE,
Committee on Resolutions.

Walker

Hal Worth Walker, son of the late Dr.
J. O. and Kate Scroggs Walker, was born
June 26, 1895, and departed this life while
on the way to the Sanford Hospital, following
an automobile accident on July 7, 1928.

While a young man he enlisted in the
IT. S. Navy and served as Quartermaster on
the U. S. S. TTtah for three years. At the
outbreak of the World War he volunteered
for service and was a member of Company
K, 120th Infantry, 60th Brigade, and was
wounded in France. He also spent almost a
year on the Mexican border.

On April 7, 1917, he was united in marriage
to Miss Harriet Hammer, the only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hammer, of Asheboro.

On March 31, 1918, he united with the
Asheboro Methodist Protestant Church by

letter, where his membership continued for
the remainder of his life.

The funeral was held in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Hammer on Sunday afternoon,
July 8, at 4 o'clock and was conducted by
the writer, assisted by Rev. L. W. Gerringer,
a former pastor. A great throng of people
were present to extend their sympathy to the
living and to pay their respects to the dead.
The floral offerings were immense.

He is survived by his wife and two chil-
li rcn, Hal Hammer Walker and Jean Page
Walker, one brother, James Walker, of Char-
lotte, N. C, one sister, Mrs. Charles Broad7
foot, of Fayetteville, N. C, and his grandr
father. Col. J. E. Walker, and many other
more distant relatives. To all of these who
feel this loss most keenly the writer extends
his sympathy. J. E. JRITCHARD.

Hendrix

Sarah R. Hendrix was born December 18,
1848, and departed this life July 8, 1928.

She was married to "Franklin Hendrix May
30, 1867, who preceded her to the grave July
2nd, 1904. To this union nine children were
bom, four of whom preceded her to the grave.
Surviving are five children and ten grand-
children. The children are: Mrs. C. V. Kirk-
man, of Salisbury; Mrs. E. E. Hester, of
Greensboro; John C. Hendrix, of Pleasant
Garden; Henry Hendrix, of Winston-Salem;
one sister, Miss Angeline Causey, of Greens-
boro, who is 93, and one brother, Cicero
Causey, of Liberty, also survive.

Mrs. Hendrix had been a member of the
Methodist Protestant church at Tabernacle
for more than 60 years.

The funeral was held at Tabernacle July 9,
conducted by Rev. G. F. Millaway, assisted
by Revs. S. K. Spahr, J. D. Williams, C. W.
Bates, H. L. Isley, T. F. and J. F. McCulloch.
The Tabernacle choir and four singers from
Grace church sang. The floral offerings were
beautiful and elaborate.

Mrs. Hendrix lived a quiet, peaceful life,
and has now entered into the rest that re-
mains for the people of God.

Hendrix

Little Annie Ruth, the. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. S. Hendrix, died July 1, 1928,
aged one year, one month and 16 days. Her
mother died May 24, 1928, after an illness
of measles. Little Annie Ruth soon contract-
ed measles and a complication of diseases
followed. She lingered between life and
death for about five weeks and has now gone
to be with Him who said: "Suffer the little
children to come and forbid them not."

The funeral service was conducted in the
Advance M. E. Church Monday, July 2, 1928,
by Rev. J. W. Braxton, assisted by Rev. T. A.
Williams.

Fletcher

We, the members of the Ladies' Aid Society
and Missionary Society, offer a tribute of love
and respect to the memory of Mrs. James R.
Fletcher, who was a loving member of both
societies.

Although quiet and unassuming in her man-
ner, she was always interested in the work
of the societies and was present when health
would permit.

Resolved, that we, as individual members,
hold in loving remembrance her Christ-like

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J. F. McCULLOCH, Editor and Publisher

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spirit ami that we extend to the bereaved
family our heartfelt sympathy in this great
sorrow that has come into their home, and
that we commend them to our Heavenly
Father, who doeth all things well.

And, be it further resolved, that this reso-
lution be entered in the minutes of the Mis-
sionary Societies, and the Ladies' Aid Society,
and a copy be sent to the Missionary Record
and the Herald and a copy thereof be pre-
sented to the family.

MRS. B. K. MILLAWAY,
MRS. J. W. HILL,
MRS. F. D. VOSS,
Committee on Resolutions, M. P. Church,
Winston-Salem, N. C.

Isley

Mrs. Polly Isley went to her final rest on
July 4, 1928. She would have been 85 years
old had she lived 11 more days. For several
years she had lived with her daughter, Mrs.
T. W. Booker, Graham, N. C.

The deceased is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. T. W. Booker; two sons, J. M. Isley
and G. M. Isley, Graham, N. C, Route 1; one
brother, Joel Sharpe, Burlington, N. C„ Route
1 ; seven grandchildren and one great-grand-
child. Besides these relatives there remain
a host of friends to mourn the loss.

Funeral services for the deceased were con-
ducted at Mt. Hermon Church July 5 at 3
o'clock. Revs. D. R. Williams, I). I. Offman,

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and J. Elwood Carroll were in charge. The
body was interred in the church cemetery.
Truly, Mount Hermon Church has lost a
"Mother in Israel." Mrs. Isley had been a
member of this church for nearly three-quar-
ters of a century. We find in her progeny
the same Christian spirit as was in her. Her
love for the Master is even expressed in the
second generation. When we see these de-
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— Last Friday, July 13, eleven aviators were
killed in several different countries. If avia-
tors do not find the air safe, how can they
expect the public to take the risk?

— The marriage of Miss Marion Hunter to
Mr. E. E. Lindsey, of New York City, is an-
nounced for the early fall.

— Mr. W. S. Swain, a younger brother of
the late Dr. W. E. Swain, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Lucas, in Durham last
Friday. Interment took place in Plymouth
on Sunday. Among the attendants at the
funeral was Bro. J. W. Swain of Calvary
church.

— Miss Ruth Monnett, an esteemed member
of Calvary church, has returned to her home
in the country to recuperate. Her friends
are hoping and praying for her early restora-
tion to health.

— The African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church had 769 churches with 135,698 mem-
bers in North Carolina in 1926. This is more
than any other State has. The total member-
ship was 456,813 in 1926. Alabama came next
tc North Carolina with 80,466.

— Rev. B. M. Williams sends $21.35 con-
tributed by Efiand and Union Grove churches
for China famine relief.

— The average yield of wheat in Randolph
County in 1927 was only 12 bushels per acre.

— In a demonstration conducted in Cabarrus
County, 200 pounds of nitrate of soda on
wheat will apparently make more grain than
S00 pounds of cottonseed meal, reports County
Agent R. D. Goodman.

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EVEN CHRIST

GREENSBORO, N. C, JULY 26, 192!

--^jnALLYE ARE BRETHREN]^

NUMBER 38

/I Protest

"My Dear Mr. McCullochs

"I am so impressed by the action of our clergy at High
Point Conference going into politics by public announcement,
condemning a candidate that thousands of us laity will sup-
port at the polls. This of course will cause bickerings and
disBension and withal much harm to effectual work in advanc-
ing Christianity. I am a Prohibitionist myself and have
voted for it repeatedly, and am just as dry as any minister
who voted for the resolutions at High Point, but cannot en-
dorse such conduct of our clergy. I think it unconstitutional
to mix church and state. In fact, it is contrary to the written
law, which should be obeyed by all men as well as the clergy.
I am afraid that intolerance had more weight in that resolu-
tion than the wet issue.

' ' I have been a Methodist Protestant for 54 years, but this
is the worst shock from the clergy that has ever come my way.

"I think a preacher has a perfect right to his opinion in
politics and a right to express it privately and vote it, but
when he makes public in the church service such opinion the
effect is bad on every man who thinks differently.

"This brief missive is simply my feeble protest against
such action as outlined in the foregoing.-

"Hoping the editor will publish it, I beg to remain
"Fraternally and truly yours,

"A. H. Redding.

"Cedar Palls, N. C, July 18, 1928."

"P. S. — Please read Bishop Candler's opinion on this line
as published in the newspapers some days since.

"A. H. R."

We have known and highly esteemed Dr. Redding for
years and believe that he is entirely sincere in what he here
says. The incident reveals the need of a more discriminating
study of the relation between church and state in our country.
Evidently there is confusion on the subject. We have read
what Bishop Candler said, and recall that in the last year or
two he had long articles in the newspapers concerning evolu-
tion, which is no more intimately connected with religion than
is an election about prohibition. We also remember that
three bishops of the same church to which Bishop Candler
belongs are taking a prominent part in the political agitation
of the time. So you see, Bro. Redding, that our ministers in
High Point Conference could plead that they had good
precedents.

The editor of the Herald was not present when the action
■complained of was taken, but we have read the report of it
in the daily paper. The gist of it was that the ministers
pledged themselves to oppose the election of wet candidates
for political office from the presidency down. This shocks you,
Doctor, but it would have shocked me greatly if they had
pledged themselves to vote for any wet candidate. Your po-
sition is that they should not have expressed themselves on
the subject at all in any public way. Well, Doctor, I think

you are honest in this opinion, but I also think you are mis-
taken. It is the business of ministers to study religious and
moral questions and to instruct the people in the ways of
righteousness. Christianity applies to man's social life as
well as to his individual life. The minister of the church can-
not speak with authority to compel obedience as can the min-
ister of the state, but he can speak as an adviser and counselor.
He feels that he must so speak. He feels not only woe is me
if I preach not the Gospel, but also woe is me if I discharge
not my duty to society by warning against imminent dangers.
He is a watchman set upon the wall. When he sees the enemy
approaching he must cry out and sound the alarm.

Conscience is to some degree a creature of education. Your
conscience tells you that the ministers erred in doing what
they did. Their consciences tell them not only that they had
a right to do what they did, but that they were morally bound
to do it, that they discharged a duty in doing it.

A crisis has come to the nation. After long years of great
and agonizing effort, after much suffering and earnest prayer
to God, the liquor traffic was finally outlawed. It still exists
but to a greatly reduced extent and with far less power to
hurt and can in the course of time he exterminated if it
remain an outlaw. But there is a conspiracy among lovers of
strong drink to give the traffic legal standing again, to throw
about it the protection of law and government. That con-
spiracy is expressing itself in movements of this presidential
election. It hopes to win by a combination of forces. It hopes
to bring together in one group as voters the wets of both par-
ties and the regular party voters of one of the great parties
and elect for president a man whose record leaves no doubt
that he would lend himself to the scheme to bring liquor back
into good standing.

With such a situation confronting us it seems to us that
every voter* has reason to be profoundly grateful to anyone
who will help him to see that his party regularity and his
loyalty are being used to lead him to help put over a scheme
that would horrify him if he saw it in all its naked ugliness.

Yet we agree with you, Doctor, that the minister's office is
so high and so holy that it must never be desecrated by turn-
ing aside to engage in personal controversies and party dis-
putes. While the minister must be free to express his moral
conviction at proper time and place, he must never take ad-
vantage of his high position to urge his personal preferences.
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An Apostle's Charge to a Young Minister

Preach the word ; be instant in season, out of season ;
reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
For the time will come when they will not endure sound
doctrine ; but after their own lusts shall they heap to them-
selves teachers, having itching ears ; and they shall turn
away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned untp
fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do
the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
—Paul to Timothy.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

THE PASTOR AND HIS PUBLIC WORSHIP

By Rev. C. W. Bates
i Read at the Ministers' Summer Conference)

The minister of the gospel in his relation to the services of
the sanctuary occupies a two-fold office. He is both a prophet
and a priest. As prophet it is his business to proclaim the
unsearchable riches of God, to declare (he whole counsel of
God, to reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and
patience. As priest he is to direct the people in their wor-
ship. In lead them to a throne of grace, to help them to tune
their hearts to sing God's praise, to behold wondrous things
mil of His Law.

Perhaps we have put too much emphasis as Methodists upon
the minister as a prophet. We have come to think of the
priesthood of the minister as a secondary matter. They are,
1 think, of equal importance if our people are to find a well-
developed ami a well-rounded helpfulness in the church
service. I am persuaded that that is not now the case in a
great many of our churches, especially in our rural churches.

I do not know who is to blame, but I rather suspect the
fault lies with our preachers. Like priest, like people. In our
reaction to ritual, we have thought the preaching of the
gospel is to lie the main thing. And we have swung to the
extreme. We need a balance. The result of that over-
emphasis lias created in the minds of the people who attend
the church service the idea that about all there is to it is the
sermon. I protest that that is not all there is to it, as impor-
tant as that may be. We call the rest of the service "the
preliminaries," the folks say they are "going to preaching."
So the prophet is exalted in his own estimation and in that
of the folks who listen to him, and the priest is forgotten.

Now, it is my purpose in this paper to put the emphasis
on the worship of the sanctuary. I shall not minimize the
preaeihng, I shall ask you to think of it as part of worship,
as one of the items in the order of service.

To emphasize my position, let us imagine this is Sunday
morning and that we are going to church at the Zebulon
appointment on Jerusalem circuit. It is time for service when
we arrive, hut nobody seems disposed to start. The women
are in the church talking over their domestic affairs, the small
talk of the community, which may be good or bad. But not
much is being said of holy things on the holy day. The men
are outside, talking about the crops, the weather, politics,
and so forth. But nobody says, Let us go into the house of
the Lord, and nobody rejoices to have somebody say it. But,
presently, the bell is rung, and we go in. The preacher mounts
the pulpit, turns in the direction of the choir, or what is sup-
posed to be a choir, and says, "Will somebody make a selec-
tion.'" A selection, which only one time in ten has the
remotest resemblance to a hjmm of praise, is made, and a
few folks over in one corner attempt to sing it. They sing
half-heartedly, as if it were somewhat of a burden. The
others, some standing and some sitting, endure to the end
in silence. Perhaps another hymn is sung in the same manner.
And then the preacher prays himself or calls on some one
else. If he prays himself he may say something new; if he
calls on some one else, it will probably be the same prayer
that the folks have heard since time began. But whoever
prays, the prayer is so often not the united petition voiced by
the preacher or the one who prays, of the needs and the
desires of the congregation. It may not have the slightest

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relation In the mailer in hand. Following the prayer is the '
reading of the Scripture, chosen frequently in a haphazard
manner, ami read without much understanding either on the
part of him who reads or of those who hear. Then the choir
makes another selection. The offering is omitted, the people
are nut accustomed In bring an offering into the courts of
the Lord's house lo lay upon His altars. And (hen comes
the great moment of I he service. The preacher announces his
text, and for the next forty-five minutes or an hour proceeds
to expound, to pound, to exhort and to exhaust his audience.
And, having finished, prayer is made, a song is sung, the
benediction is pronounced, and the folks proceed to lake up
the thread of gossip that was cut off when the service began.
The folks congratulate the preacher on his line talk, and
immediately proceed to forget what he talked about. They
have been in church an hour and a half, hut they haven't
worshiped,

Now, I suppose some of you are saying, "We don't do it
that way in any of the churches I serve." I sincerely hope
they don't. But I do know they do it that way in a good many
churches. And I do protest against it. And because there
may be some of the brethren here this morning from churches
where they do do it that way, I wish to show unto you a
more excellent way.

But I want to say first that I am not a ritualist. I do not
believe in too much of the forms of worship. 1 know a certain
church where forty-five minutes is taken up in the items of
the order of service and fifteen minutes, or twenty, given to
the sermon. 1 do not like that. The great themes of the
gospel can't be declared in fifteen minutes. That program is
as much out of balance as the one I have imagined, which
gives fifteen minutes to the items of the order of service and
forty-five to the sermon. There is a happy medium, and I
think we can find it and use it to the glory of God and the
edification of his saints. That happy medium, with certain
changes to suit local conditions, can be found in the "Order
of Public Worship" in our Church Hymnal. I should like
to take up some of the items of this "Order."

By way of parenthesis, perhaps you are objecting that
your churches do not use the Church Hymnal. They should,
but it is not absolutely necessary in the carrying out of this
order of service. Any song book that has responsive readings
in if, and most of them do, will serve the purpose, provided it
has the right kind of hymns in it. But let us consider these
items :

1. "Organ Prelude." This is a song without words
played as a signal to be quiet and to prepare the hearts of the
people for the further exercises. It is not a place for the
organist to show her ability at the instrument. It is rather
her opportunity to contribute to the success of the service
from a worship standpoint. Much depends upon the manner
in which it is played, and upon the matter. It may bring up
old memories and change the attitude of the audience. It
ought not. to be omitted.

2. The Doxology. How many of you have ever heard
it in the average church service? Why not "Praise God
from whom all blessings flow," every Sunday, at the ending
of every week, at the begininng of every service? Perhaps
you are saying, But the people don't know it. More's the
pity! They have forgotten how to praise! But it isn't a
difficult piece to learn, and it wil] do the people good to
sing it.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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3. The Invocation. Just a word of blessing, of thanks-
giving, of praise, for the mercies of the past, for the privileges
of the present.

4. The first hymn. It ought to be a hymn of praise.
"Let the people praise him ^ yea, let all the people praise
him." They ought to have a chance to express their grati-
tude through song for all the Lord hath done for them. When
we sing something else, we deprive them of the privilege of
praise.

5. The Responsive Reading, the Apostles' Creed, and the
Gloria. These are somewhat related, and can be mentioned
in one paragraph. The responsive reading serves two pur-
poses : It gives the congregation a chance to take part in the
service ; it helps them to express some of the thoughts of their
hearts. The Psalms from which the readings are taken are
not the expression of the writer of them in the long ago. They
are the expression of the universal heart in every age and
every clime. The Apostles' Creed is our declaration of faith
as it has been the declaration of the saints in all the past.
We have not outgrown it, we haven't outlived it. We need
it today. "I believe, help thou mine unbelief!" And if,
perchance, you falter when you come to declaring your faith
in "the Holy Catholic Church," either change that word
Catholic to universal, or remember that it hasn't the remotest
reference to a denomination but includes all those who wor-
ship God and accept Jesus Christ as the Divine Lord and
Master of us all. And the Gloria, shall we leave it out?

6. The Scripture Lesson. Some preachers select it after
they get in the pulpit. Some select it before but do not read
it over. Some take great care to find a scripture that will
give emphasis to the sermon they are to preach. Which is
the best way ? The Scripture lesson ought to be selected with
care, it ought to be read with care, both before the preacher
goes into the pulpit, and when he stands before the people.
If he is not familiar with the meaning of it, if he does not
know how to pronounce the words in it, if he cannot read it
intelligently, he has not edified his people in the reading of it.
Let the preacher understand two things : First, he is reading
his people part of a letter from God. Second, they probably
haven't read it before. There are any number of Bibles in
the homes of our folks. But many of them never hear it
read except from the pulpit. How carefully, therefore, ought
the preacher read it that the people may hear it, and their
hearts burn within them as the Lord talks with them out of
His Book.

7. The Prayer. It is here that the priesthood of the
minister is shown. In the days of the Levitic priesthood the
man of God went into the holy place, and into the holy of
holies, to place upon the altars of the sanctuary the offerings
of the people, the thank-offering and the offering for sin.
This he did for himself as well as for the worshipers. He
represented the people before the Lord. What he offered was
the expression of the united heart of Israel. We wear no
vestments, we bear no offerings of sheaves or sheep, the altar
is gone with its bloody sacrifice. But the priesthood still
remains. It is our supreme privilege to make vocal the desires
of those who gather in the house of God. They know not
what to pray for as they ought, perhaps they do not pray at
all except as they are led in prayer by the man in the pulpit.
Their thanksgivings, their aspirations, their sorrows, their
sins — all of these we may bear for them to a throne of grace.
We are to make supplication for all the saints.

I am more and more impressed with the importance and
the opportunity that this season of prayer affords us to minis-
ter to our congregation in holy things. Here they are before
us, and before the Lord; many of them are sinsick, many of
them are overborne with sorrow, many of them have anxieties
that they hardly dare express, many of them are tempted
overmuch. Their sins, their struggles, their sorrows — how
much they need some one who can in some adequate way
present them before God ! I confess to a great inadequacy
in this respect, and my prayer is the prayer of those who
must have heard Jesus pray in some such way as this: "Lord,
teach us how to pray."

8. Announcements, Offering, Offertory, Anthem. Some
of these are not especially important, and can hardly be called
essentials to worship. Announcements are frequently far
from conducive to a devout spirit. If made at all, they ought
to be as brief as it is possible to make them. The anthem and
the offertory are, of course, musical numbers that are sup-
posed to prepare the hearts of the worshipers for the .sermon
to follow. Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't. In
most places a hymn would be of more benefit than an anthem.
And the offertory need not be an elaborate display of musical
technique.

But I would not omit the offering. The ancient Israelites
brought an offering as a necessary part of worship, and even
the widow cast in two mites as she entered into the courts of
the temple. We miss something worth infinitely more than
what we give when we fail to worship God with our gifts.
"Bring an offering, and come into his courts." Some time
ago. Conference passed a law requiring pastors to take an
offering at each regular service, and to answer the question
on the Pastor's Personal Report Blank, "Have you taken an
offering at every regular service on your charge?" I do not
see the necessity of making any such requirement. Rather
we should look upon it as an act of worship, and be glad,
not only to do so ourselves, but to allow our people to do so.

It is not simply a matter of monej', which may add more
or less to our finances. That will be a result. It is primarily
a matter of worship, which will add greatly to our spiritual
good. We ought to insist upon it because it is a means by
which we grow in grace. We cannot omit it from public
worship, any more than we can omit the prayer, the hymn,
the Scripture, the sermon, without being the poorer for the
omission. It is a significant thing that Paul follows his great
chapter on the resurrection with directions concerning the
collection for the saints, and urges that it be taken on the
first day of the week. The fact of the resurrection ought to
get hold of our hearts. It ought also to get hold of our pocket-
books.

9. The Sermon. It is not in the province of this paper
to discuss the sermon, and I shall leave that for some one else.

10. The Prayer. Just as the first prayer was a combina-
tion of thanksgiving, petition, intercession, so this prayer
ought to take the sermon and the hearers up to the throne of
God that he might bless his preached word, and fasten its
truths in the hearts of the hearers. The seed is the word,
the ground is the hearts of men. We ought to ask God's
blessing upon the seed, the sower and the soil, that out of it
all there may come the harvest of souls reborn, of lives
rededicated.

11. The closing hymn. This hymn ought to be chosen
with as much if not more care than either of the others. It

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July 26, 1928

ought to be a hymn of consecration, a message to the hearts
of those who sing to put the sermon into practice. It ought
to clinch the argument of the sermon, and be a mighty urge
to go out and live it. And it ought to fit the sermon theme.
Some of the most incongruous blunders, blunders that have
destroyed the effect of the sermon, have come because the
sermon and the song didn't fit. Any old hymn won't do for
a closing hymn. Choose one that will drive your message
home.

12. It isn't in the order of service, but I am going to
suggest another item — the reception of members. A place
where any who may be disposed can make their confession
of faith, can find Christ as their savior, and can unite with
the church. There will be man)' services, perhaps, when no
one will avail himself of the opportunity presented by this
item in the order of service ; but there will be occasions when
we will be glad it was there. Some will find Christ as a result
of the sermon or of the service, and will make his decision
for him and for his church. "We ought not to have it appear
that the only time men can find Christ is during the special
meeting. They ought to know that in every service there is
a place to bring that decision to a head, a time when they may
unite with the church. For one, I propose that that shall
always be an item in my order of service.

13. The Benediction. It is not a perfunctory sign that
the service is ended. It is a bene-dietion, a "word of bless-
ing." The minister as priest, as the priest of the long ago,
holds out his hands in blessing upon his people, his flock.
Following that blessing they will scatter, each to his own
place. As a flock he will see them no more for a week, for a
month ; and perhaps, when he meets them again, some will
have gone astray, some will have gone away. And so a word
of blessing before they go. And how beautiful is that word :
"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all."
Grace, love, communion — how the flock of God does need
them all. And the blessing is old, the Apostolic Benediction.
The saints have heard it in every tongue, and if they heard
it aright, it has brought them peace and power as they have
gone out of the house of God. Don't try to improve on it.
don't try any substitute for it. Let them have it as it is.

The folks who have engaged in such a service as this order
calls for have not simply come to preaching, they have come
to worship. If they have entered into it in the right spirit,
not merely as a form of worship, but as a means of grace, the
things that have led up to the sermon have not been mere
preliminaries. They have been, rather, steps to the altar, each
a nearer approach to that spiritual attitude which is most
conducive to a right hearing of the message. I beg of yon,
brethren, exalt the order of public worship in your churches,
and give the people whom you serve an opportunity through
this activity to grow in grace. It will enrich their lives; it
will help you as you minister to them in holy things.

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— The Pastors' Summer Conference was pronounced one
of the most practically helpful sessions yet held. Rev. G. L.
Curry was re-elected president. Rev. R. C. Stubbins vice-
president, Rev. J. L. Trollinger secretary, and Rev. H. L.
Isley treasurer. The time of meeting next year was left
to the determination of joint committees representing the
Pastors' Conference and the Young People's Training School.

TOO TIRED TO GO TO CHURCH

You are "too tired to go to church?" That's sheer non-
sense. There isn't a place on the continent so restful as the
church. You are going to lie around the house all day in a
hammock; loll in a big rocking chair; go to sleep over a book.
Tell yourself honestly — did you ever see a loafer who didn't
look tired all the time.

A group of laborers had worked all the morning digging
a sewer excavation. They had eaten their dinners from the
little tin pails and now were "resting." Some of them were
pitching quoits. They were workmen "resting." And sit-
ting on the curbstone watching them — too lazy to even stand
up and look up and out at them — were the loafers, who had
been watching them work all the morning. These fellows
were too tired even to join the games by which the workers
rested themselves.

You have no need to loaf all day. An hour in church, an
hour of the quiet, the sermon, the reading, the uplift which
comes from the new channels into which your thought, your
mind, is led, will rest you more physically, morally, intellec-
tually, than all the day spent in trying to "rest." — Bulletin,
First Baptist Church, Knoxville.

WHAT PRAYER IS WORTH

Hudson Taylor was a man of great faith in God as well as
a great missionary. When he first went to China it was a
sailing vessel. Very close to the shores of a cannibal island
the ship was becalmed and it was slowly drifting shoreward,
unable to go about. The savages were eagerly anticipating a
feast. The captain came to Mr. Taylor and he sought him
to pray for help of God.

"I will," said Taylor, "provided you set your sails to
catch the breeze."

The captain declined to make himself a laughing stock by
unfurling sails in dead calm.

Taylor said: "I will not undertake to pray for the vessel
unless you will prepare the sails."

And it was done. "While engaged in prayer there was a
knock at the door of his stateroom.

"Who is there?"

The captain's voice responded, "Are you still praying for
wind ? ' '

"Yes."

"Well," said the captain, "you'd better stop praying, for
we have more wind than we can well manage."

And, sure enough, when but a hundred yards from shore,
a strong wind had struck the sails of the boat, so that the
cannibals were cheated out of their pray. — Selected.

— The visit of Dr. J. C. Broomfield, president of the
General Conference, to North Carolina was enjoyed by those
permitted to hear him speak. He spoke in the pastors' sum-
mer conference, in Burlington on Thursday night, in Grace
church on Sunday morning, and in Calvary church Sunday
night, besides attending to some church business in Lexing-
ton. He left the state Sunday night, but promised to come
back. He is interested in the Methodist Protestant Church
everywhere and we believe will quicken the interest of many
in the work given our denomination in the providence of God.

— Many citizens who are now much wrought up over the
election will not vote either wet or dry in November. They
will be lying in new-made graves,

July 26, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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A STATEMENT FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMIT-
TEE OF THE BOARD OF MISSIONS

The last General Conference .gave the Board of Missions
a very difficult task to perform. In carrying out that mission
the Board pledges itself to act with fairness and justice
toward all the interests of the church, according to its best
judgment. "We have nothing to conceal, and shall follow a
policy of utmost publicity. Through the church papers your
Board of Missions will take the whole church into its confi-
dence.

We trust that, in the long run, the new policy of the Gen-
eral Conference will prove a great benefit to all our work by
uniting the entire force of the church back of the whole pro-
gram of the church. In working out the details of this pro-
gram it will be impossible to please every one in every par-
ticular, but Paul says "we are all one body fitly joined to-
gether, and one member cannot say to another, I have no
need of thee, ' ' therefore we pray for your patience and co-
operation in this new and highly important venture of the
church.

Many questions have been asked by those who are deeply
interested in this work, and most of them are answered in the
new Constitution and By-Laws and the report of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Board of Missions, however, there are
a few other things you will be interested to know. Begin-
ning September 1, 1928, all monies raised by the women for
missionary purposes should be sent to Mrs. Marie Thompson,
516 North Charles St., Baltimore, Mid. Until that time it
sohuld be forwarded to Rev. J. H. Straughn, D.D., at the same
address.

A complete record of all funds raised by the women of the
church will lie kept by the Associate Executive Secretary, and
all designated funds will lie used for the purpose for which
they are designated, providing they are not used by the local
church as a credit upon its assessments for General Confer-
ence benevolences. The General Conference apportioned 35
per cent of its budget to the two women's missionary societies.
Therefore, a credit for 35 per cent of the amount which the
local church counts on its General Conference assessments
may be taken from the money which the women raise for mis-
sionary work. All other monies raised by the women will be
used as they direct, but will not be credited on the local church
assessments for General Conference Benevolences. Any other
distribution would be a misappropriation of funds, and would
give to one Board money which the General Conference had
apportioned to another.

All the present officers of branches and auxiliaries, in both
Home and Foreign work, are expected to continue their work
as usual until such time as a union can be effected by a joint
meeting of these branches or auxiliaries and new officers
elected as provided for in the new constitution and by-laws.

Mrs. Marie Thompson, Associate Executive Secretry, be-
gins her duties August 1, 1928. For the month of August she
will share the office with S. W. Rosenberger at 2525 North
High Street, Columbus, Ohio. On September 1, 1928, she will
move to 615 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Md., and have
her office in conjunction with Dr. G. H. Haddawav who will

at that time assume the duties of Executive Secretary of the
Board of Missions.

The General Conference Executive Committee has decided
that the expenses of the meetings of the Board of Missions
shall be shared equally by the four departments of the Mis-
sion Board.

The salary of the Executive Secretary and his stenogra-
pher will be charged against the percentage allowed the Board
of Home Missions and the Board of Foreign Missions. The
salary of the Associate Executive Secretary and her stenog-
rapher will be charged against the percentage allowed the
W. II. M. S. and the W. F. M. S. The division of this ex-
pense, which was left with the General Conference Eexecu-
tive Committee, has not yet been decided.

The new Constitution and By-Laws for auxiliaries, pro-
viding for a division of the women of the church into circles,
is flexible and may be adapted to local conditions. In small
churches the women may combine all their work in one auxil-
iary meeting during the month, and eliminate the idea of cir-
cles. It is hoped that all the women of the church will be-
come interested in the work, and that in order to give them
something to do it. will become advisable to divide them into
circles, where more women can develop their qualities of lead-
ership, use their initiative and express themselves in service.
In such eases the circles are expected to include the whole
work of the auxiliary in their activities. In ease the women
of the church desire to raise money for local church purposes
the amount they wish to raise can be added to the budget
handed down from the branch. The total then will represent
the auxiliary budget for the year, which, in case the women
are organized into circles, will be apportioned among these
circles. The amount raised for local church purposes will be
retained by the local auxiliary treasurer and the amount
raised for Home and Foreign missions sent to the branch
treasurer.

Certain churches may find it somewhat difficult to intro-
duce this new program ; it is never easy to change our fixed
methods, but we sincerely hope that no one will become easily
discouraged, and allow the great cause of missions to suffer
because of a change in the method b3r which the work is ac-
complished. It will take time to change our plans and be-
come adjusted to the new system, hut we feel sure that the
new methods will enlist the help of many more people, dis-
tribute responsibility and greatly increase the work of the
women in our church. If we all try to surrender personal
preferences for the sake of Kingdom interests, and manifest
a spirit of true Christian co-operation, most of the difficulties
will be overcome with comparative ease. And, after all, this
is the only course which a Christian conscience will justify
us in following.

The Board of Missions will go forward with its divinely
appointed task; it will carry out its commission, under the
General Conference, to the best of its ability; it will leave
the success of our great mission work to the Christian loyalty
and co-operation of our people.

Executive Committee of the Board op Missions,

J. W. Hawley, Sec '(/•

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God led the Israelites through the wilderness, and it
was not a wilderness to them. Our life may be as barren as

a desert, but if God is with us it will blossom as a rose.

Christian Endeavor World.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

July 26, 1928

A RESUME OF THE WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF MISSIONS

Which Met in Baltimore, Md., July 17-18, 1928

The meeting was called to order by President G. H. Miller
with every member present.

After the devotional service, and the reading of the min-
utes, the committee considered the resignation of Dr. S. W.
Rosenberger. His attitude being unchanged upon the matter,
the resignation was accepted with regret and expressions of
appreciation for the valuable service he has rendered. Dr.
G. H. Haddaway was elected to the office of Executive Sec-
retary and will assume his duties September 1, 1928. The
office will be in Baltimore.

Rev. Minnis was granted permission to arrange for work
in tile North Carolina Conference during the coming year.

The President and Recording Secretary of the Board of
Missions in conjunction with the Treasurer of the General
Conference were authorized to borrow such monies as the occa-
sion may demand.

Dr. Woodford presented the interests of Pine Ridge, and
asked permission to build a dam in gratitude for the recovery
of his son, who was seriously injured in an accident, with the
understanding that the Board of Missions would complete
a necessary water system at a later date. This permission
was granted and Dr. Woodford directed to proceed with the
entire work as soon as the necessary funds become available.
He was also asked to secure estimates and plans for the new
boys' dormitory and submit them to this Board.

Dr. Broomtield, being in the South, was asked to visit Albe-
marle, N. G, and ascertain the needs of that field.

The committee then took up the revision of the proposed
constitution and by-laws for branches and auxiliaries. A copy
will be published soon.

Dr. -J. M. Sheridan was asked to advise with the Eastern
Conference concerning a traveling president.

A request from Florida for an appropriation was laid on
the table for further investigation.

Calvary Church, Washington, D. G, was given $2,500 and
loaned $2,500.

Dr. Broomfield was asked to visit the church at Lexington,
N. G, and report his recommendations at the August meeting.

Dr. J. M. Sheridan was asked to make efforts to prevail
upon the Stephens Memorial Church, Kansas City, to assume
a larger share of their pastor's salary. He was also asked to
investigate the needs of Gordon Place, Kansas City.

An immediate gift of $2,000 was made to First Church,
Detroit, and the General Conference Treasurer ordered to pay
no more on a previous appropriation of $7,000 until such time
as a satisfactory settlement of the obligation of the Michigan
Conference to the General Conference budget be made witli
the General Conference Treasurer.

The building operations at Mt. Lookout, Ohio, have been
suspended for the present.

Tlie church at .Meridian, Miss., was loaned $6,000 for a
period of three years.

Action on an appeal from West End Church, Greensboro,
N. G, was deferred one month.

Dr. J. M. Sheridan was asked to visit Paris, Texas.

Seaview Church. Seattle, Wash., was asked to increase
the share of the pastor's salary which it pays, beginning
November 1, 1928.

J. W. Hawley and J. M. Sheridan were asked to visit the
Onondaga Conference in the interest of the work.

J. M. Sheridan, S. W. Rosenberger and G. H. Haddaway
were asked to visit Logansport, Ind., Chatham, Chicago, 111.,
and Grace Church, Indianapolis, Ind., in the interest of the
work.

G. II. Haddaway was asked to co-operate with the Church
Extension Board of the Maryland Conference concerning
Emmanuel Church, Philadelphia.

The sum of $750 was appropriated to the work in New-
ton, Iowa.

Churches seeking help from this Board will be required
to use our own denominational supplies.

Mrs. Ely D. Miller was requested to have a supply of
25,000 Thank-Offering boxes prepared for the Board of Mis-
sions.

Mrs. Marie Thompson, the Associate Executive Secretary,
was asked to locate at 2525 North High Street, Columbus,
Ohio, for the month of August, After September 1, 1928,
her office will be with that of Dr. G. II. Haddaway, 516 North
Charles Street, Baltimore, Md.

Mrs. Pettet was asked to represent the Board of Misisons
at the Federated Board of Woman 's Missionary Work in New
York City.

Beginning September 1, 1928, all funds from the women's
societies shall, according to the General Conference order, be
sent through the branch treasurer to the Associate Executive
Secretary, Mrs. Marie Thompson, who shall keep an itemized
record of all accounts and 1'orwai'd the money to the General
Conference treasurer.

Upon Dr. J. M. Sheridan's request his relations with the
board will cease October 1, 1928. The Board granted this re-
quest with deepest regrets. Dr. Sheridan has brought wisdom
and mature judgment to the work of the Board of Home Mis-
sions which has been of inestimable value.

All monies raised for any local enterprise, for which credit
is taken on the local church assessments for General Confer-
ence interests, must pass through the hands of the General
Conference Treasurer, and lie distributed upon the percentage
basis established by the General Conference.

The treasurer was ordered to pay the transportation
charges on memorial windows being provided by Mrs. F. C.
Klein for a church in Japan.

For the sake of historical accuracy, and in justice to the
new officers of the Board of Missions as well as the old officers,
the treasurers of the four boards making up the present Board
of Missions are instructed to have their accounts for the last
four years audited by a certified public accountant.

S. W. Rosenberger and J. M. Sheridan were requested to
mail copies of their General Conference reports to all pastors.

Miss Annie Forrest is employed to work under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Henry Hupfield, President of the W. F. M. S.,
until September 1, 1928, after which time her work will come
under the direction of the Associate Executive Secretary.

The Executive Committee will secure 5,000 copies of the
new Constitution and By-Laws for distribution in branches
and auxiliaries.

The next meeting of the Executive Committee will lie held
in Pittsburgh, Pa., August 14, 1928.

J. W. Hawley, Sec'y.

— A spectacle to make angels weep :
voting for a wet candidate.

A prohibitionist

July 26, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Seven

WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE— AN
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

To the Presidents of the Annual Conferences of the Meth-
odist Protestant Church :

I make the following announcement by faith. I believe
that the denomination, through its Board of Christian Edu-
cation, and churches and individuals will back me up and
come to our assistance. We need a trained ministry if we
are to meet successfully the challenge of a challenging situa-
tion. The future of the Methodist Protestant Church, and
of all churches, must have a ministry trained and equipped
to meet the demands of a new day. God has given us through
a hundred years men and women of heroic mould. Their
places must be taken by men and women of like character
and of like consecration, men and women even better trained
than they were, because a new age demands it. God will
raise up workmen for us who need not to be ashamed as
they face the new age, and who will be able to rightly divide
the word of truth.

Western Maryland College wants to serve the Methodist
Protestant Church in an ever-enlarging capacity. She is a
child of the church, and the child has come now to a place
where she can more fully meet her obligations to the church
that has sponsored her through the years, and to which she
owes a lasting obligation.

A full scholarship, good for $500, and including hoard,
room and tuition (but not including fees and books, which
are inconsiderable items), is offered to each of the 26 con-
ferences of the Methodist Protestant Church, the appoint-
ments to be made by the presidents of the several conferences
to young men or women who are candidates for the ministry
of the Methodist Protestant Church, and upon the following
conditions.

1. The candidate must be of approved mental and moral
character, a graduate of an accredited high school, and must
qualify to meet the. entrance requirements of the college.
Graduates of accredited high schools, with 15 approved units,
are admitted without examination.

2. The candidate must agree to spend four years in Col-
lege, unless providentially hindered from doing so. At the
end of the four years in college, and upon graduation, he will
be eligible for a scholarship in the Westminster Theological
Seminary, as now offered or to lie offered. The candidate
will not be required to attend the Seminary, but he will be
urged to do so. In the event that he decides to take a theo-
logical course, he must take that course in the Westminster
Theological Seminary, which is the duly accredited Seminary
of the Methodist Protestant Church.

3. Upon graduation from college or the Seminary, as the
case may be, the recipient of this scholarship must, agree to
return to the Conference whose President appointed him to
this scholarship, if that Conference has work for him to do,
and he must agree to work under the stationing authority
of that Conference for two years. If that. Conference should
not be able to give him work or if the Conference shall have
ceased to exist, then the recipient of this scholarship may be
free to take work in other Conferences of the Methodist Prot-
estant Church,' as he himself may elect. If the recipient of
the scholarship upon graduation from the College or Semi-
nary, shall take work in any other denomiuation, then he
must refund to Western Maryland College the amount due

the College for board, room and tuition, without interest and
for a. total sum not to exceed $500 for each year spent in the
College. For services rendered to the College, and for the
amount, agreed upon for such services, the sum thus carried
shall be deducted from the charge of $500 per annum.

4. The holder of this scholarship shall render such service
to the College as may be required at any time during the
four years in College. Such service, including waiting in
the dining room, campus and office work, and any other serv-
ice rendered, shall be of such a nature and requiring an
amount of time that will not interfere with the prosecution
of the regular college program of studies.

5. These scholarships are to be given, beginning with the
college year 1928-29 and will be continued for the three suc-
ceeding years. They will not lie offered again for four years.
This plan provides for 26 individual students ouly, and for
a period of four years only in college.

6. This scholarship will not be offered to any student
already matriculated in any other Methodist. Protestant Col-
lege. If they have begun their work in any other College
of the Methodist Protestant Church, they will not be admitted
to Western Maryland College under the terms of this offer.

7. An exception will be made in the case of the Westmin-
ster College, Tehuacana, Texas, which is a junior College. One
graduate from the Westminster College will he accepted on
these terms for the two years, 1928-29 and 1929-30, and one
for the two years 1930-31 and 1931-32. A graduate of the
Alvin Drew School in Kentucky will be eligible for appoint-
ment for the four years beginning with the college year
1928-29.

8. These appointments must be made before College opens
this fall, and all matters pertaining to their registration
must he attended to before then. College opens Tuesday,
September 11, and all appointees to these scholarships must
appear on that date. Just as soon as the appointment is
made, application blanks will he furnished upon request.
These must be filled out by the principal of the high school
attended and sent direct from the high school attended to
the Registrar, Western Maryland College. Westminster,
Maryland. The entire appointment, and registration mat-
ters should be attended to before September 1, and earlier
if possible.

This is a venture of faith, and based upon a need of our
church. There are those who will help — some have already
promised to do so. There are churches and individuals who
will respond to this call. The conferences involved may help
some, ( and the Board of Christian Education certainly will
help us more during the next four years than during the
past four years. In some way the money and the men will
be provided, and the cause of our Zion will be advanced.
Upon this venture I ask the prayers of the church and invoke
the blessing of Almighty God.

For all other students for the ministry of the Methodist
Protestant church, who are not appointed to these scholar-
ships, a discount of 35 per cent will he made from the price
for room and board. Such students are permitted to borrow
from the Board of Christian Education as provided for by
the General Conference. We offer the same discount to
children of ministers of the Methodist Protestant church.

A. N. Ward,
President Western Maryland College.

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OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

_

July 26, 192S

EVANGELISM

Here it is again:
church. For the rei

our budget rallying

Slogan

No charge

roll

without an honor
ainder of this conference year this is
3all. If pastors and church officials

will help us to get this into the ears of our people, we will
sing a victory song when the year is up. Please, pastors,
say it again and again to the people : No charge without
an honor roll church.

Pastors' Conference — Young People's Training School

The comment on the Pastors' Summer Conference was
that the program was the most practical yet provided. Owing
to sickness and duties in the Training School, it was not my
privilege to be present at many sessions of the conference.
I am told, however, that nearly every topic elicited consid-
erable general discussion, thus indicating the deep interest
that prevailed. A number of pastors were present and were,
no doubt, benefited by the discussions and fellowship with
the brethren. The old officers were re-elected, and President
Curry is already at work on the program for next year.

The Young People's Training School was set in a pro-
nounced spiritual atmosphere. It is our opinion that this
spirit must and will grow, and that this fact in future schools
will be a guarantee of increasing support and efficiency. All
agree that training for Christian leadership must begin with
the heart, and therefore the very atmosphere of our training
schools must be vibrant with spiritual life. We were de-
lighted to see so much emphasis being placed here, and we
bespeak continued effort in this direction.

A fine group of young people were present, and it was
gratifying to see so many of them expressing desire to devote
themselves definitely to some phase of religious work. We
shall look forward with deep interest to these assemblies
next year.

Local-ism

This is a malady that is always deadly to the growth of
a church. If any one doubts, he may be convinced by
examining the roll of conference charges. Without an excep-
tion, the charges that are most alive and most progressive
are the ones that are most generous in their support of con-
ference programs. This need not, and will not, surprise us,
because it is perfectly scriptural. The great Head of the
church said, "Whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but
whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save
it." The church that is local, only, in its interests, is trying
to save itself. It may do this, but it will certainly lose the
larger life and the richer joy that it might have by losing
itself in a more extended kingdom service. The most lifeless
spot on the face of the earth is the Dead Sea; and yet it is
constantly receiving new supplies of fresh water. What is
the matter? No outlet. That's all. Just no outlet. But
that is sufficient. So it is for the church. No outlet for
love, for service, for kingdom sympathy and expansion — no
outlet for these, and the living fountains of the church become
stagnant pools. Beware, brethren, of the deadly virus of
Local-ism.

Congregational Singing

A thing that disturbs us in our visitation of the churches
is that so few people share in the music part of the worship
program. This is not because they can't sing. I have tested
this out over and over again. The reason, I think, is very
apparent. In the first place, but few of our churches have
any books, except for the choir. That, of course, makes
congregational singing impossible. The people are virtually
told by the fact that they are not supplied with books that
they are not expected to sing. In the second plaec, congre-
gational singing is not urged in keeping with its importance.
The leader of the singing should recognize that the whole
congregation is his choir, and that the best music for a
worship program is secured always through congregational
singing. If it is worth while for a few to take part in the
singing, why would it not be more worth while if a large
number took part ? I am sure that we are losing much in
our worship programs because provision is not made for
the people to sing. It is a persisting opinion with me that
pastors should announce the hymns from the pulpit, and urge
the people to sing. I believe that pastors should insist on
congregational singing, and keep on doing it, even if it results
in a substantial increase in salary.

"Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people
praise thee."

Revival Consolidation

Bro. Lowdermilk is trying this out in a two weeks' meet-
ing at Kernersville. Three of his rural churches are uniting
in the effort. The meeting is being held in a warehouse.
Bro. N. 6. Bethea is doing the preaching, and Bro. J. L.
Trollinger is conducting the singing. The meeting began
Sunday.

We believe that this is a step in the right direction.
Good roads and automobiles make it possible for us to come
together in groups that were prohibited by conditions in
other days. It does not seem necessary, therefore, that
revivals should be held in each church. We can unite for
these meetings, and have the advantage of longer time, more
workers, and increased opportunities for reaching the people.
A large number of people should be able to do more in a
meeting like this than a few can. Anyway, why not try
something new in our revival efforts? It is evident to all
that the old methods are not yielding results. Why not act
in this as we would in other matters — try some other way?
We shall pray and watch for the outcome of this meeting.

"Kept Back Nothing"

In the conference that Paul had at Miletus with the elders
of the church at Ephesus (Acts 20:17) he said to them, "I
kept back nothing that was profitable unto you." Personal
consecration was profitable; he had not kept it back. Study
was profitable ; he had not kept it back. Public ministry
was profitable ; he had not kept it back. Sound doctrine
was profitable; he bad not kept it back. Liberality was
profitable ; he had not kept it back. Evangelism was profit-
able; he had not kept it back. A world program for the
Kingdom was profitable; he had not kept it back. "This
one thing" Paul would do; he would keep back nothing in
his ministry that was profitable to the people. "This is a
faithful saying," and one that must be true of every person
to whom is committed the oracles of God as a minister of

July 26, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Jesus Christ. He must say with Paul, "I have kept nothing
that was profitable unto you."

The Church and Politics

It is our opinion that the pulpit is not a forum for the
discussion of political issues, as such. The principle of the
separation of church and state must be adhered to at all
times. However, it is the business of the church, and not
only her business, but her imperative duty, to stoutly oppose
all forces that tend to undermine and destroy the individual
or the nation. There was no hesitancy on the part of the
state to call upon the church for aid during the World War.
The safety and welfare of the nation were imperiled, and the
church heroically came to the rescue. Shall it not lie equally
so whenever the nation's moral life is threatened? We warn
against the discussion of political issues, as such, from the
pulpit, but we must insist that the church can not lie silent
on matters that concern the moral life and integrity of the
nation.

Budgets

I trust that pastors and stewards are giving the budgets
right of way, and pressing them with unflagging zeal. All
of the interests are highly important, and all must be pushed
with fervor for the best possible results. We must collect
the college assessment, and I suggest that every charge put
this to the front now, and raise the amount at once. The
college is in great need of funds. The Lord will help us in
raising these budgets, if only we will "Be strong and of a
good courage. ' '

Announcements

July 28-29, District Rally, Pleasant Union, Mt. Pleasant
charge.

July 29, Charlotte Church, Richland charge, in the after-
noon. District Rally.

August 4-5, Fallston and Cleveland charges. Fallston
charge the appointments follow: Hebron, 11 a. m. and
Friendship 8 p. m., Saturday; Lawndale, Sunday, 8 p. m.
For Cleveland the appointments are as follows: Kistler's,
11 a. m. and Oak Grove, 2:30 p. m. Sunday.

August 12, Bessemer City and Bess Chapel.

August 19, Vacation.

"Grace be with you all. Amen."

Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.
July 24, 1928.

Mr. White said: "I am a graduate of

Theological

HIGHER CRITICISM AND BOLSHEVISM

Destructive criticism of the Bible denies the authority of
the Word of God. Bolshevism denies the authority of the
"powers that be," ordained of God. Many professing Chris-
tians, and even real Christians, who are accepting conclusions
of the Higher Criticism, would be shocked to realize the in-
evitable relationship between their Bible study and Red Revo-
lution. Yet it is logical, consistent, inevitable. Dr. Joseph
Taylor Britain preached a sermon at the opening of the
Synod of Ohio, published in the Presbyterian of Philadelphia,
in which he said: "Permit me to quote the estimate of the
Rev. Bouck White concerning the relation which exists be-
tween the teachings of radical or liberal theology and social
revolution. Bouck White, you remember, is the well-known
socialist in New York City, who gained not a little notoriety
during the war for anarchistic and un-American utterances.

Seminary. Some of my comrades of the Revolution look
coldly upon the seminary as blind to the economic upheaval
of our times. They are vastly in error. The professors at
that seminary and whoever teaches the Higher Criticism are
doing more than perhaps any other group to advance the
social revolution. They are planting mines of social dynamite
underneath the civilization of massive property rights to
blow up the whole apparatus. The fact that my books are so
charged with high explosives is but to say that the 'Higher
Criticism' upon which my work is based is a direct and mag-
nificent coadjutor of social revolution. Let it be known to
every forward looker: The school and pulpit where the
'Higher Criticism' of the Scripture is taught are seminaries
of social revolution." — Sunday School Times.

— We had a call recently from an esteemed brother who
is much concerned lest the church be made to suffer by the
political agitation of this presidential year. There is danger
there. Under excitement it is easy to say things that would
better be left unsaid. It is easy to lose sight of the relative
importance of religion and politics. Two members of the
same church may belong to two different political parties.
Their church membership "should mean more to them than
their political affiliation. Brotherhood in Christ is an eternal
relationship, whereas association with a political party is
only a temporary relationship. No Christian of any political
party should have any difficulty in deciding what to do when
Christ calls in one direction and his political party in an-
other. Loyalty to party cannot justify going with the multi-
tude to do evil. When a political party calls upon its mem-
bers to join with evil forces in putting across a program of
evil, no member of that party should be called upon to
apologize for refusing to support such a program. For
example, a party that would make an alliance with the Mor-
mons to make polygamy legal everywhere throughout the
United States could not expect its members who abominate
polygamy to support the measure. The same thing is true of
all other moral evils. Let all Christians of all political
parties stand firm for the right, let the consequences be
what they may. The church will certainly suffer if its mem-
bers allow themselves to be drawn for the sake of party suc-
cess into the support of immoral measures. There are several
ways to hurt the church. Let us beware.

— ' ' The state of Georgia has been dry for 21 years. Atlanta
has jumped from a city of one hundred thousand to four
hundred thousand and its breweries and distilleries have been
erased so thoroughly that in the day that I was there I could
find no youth grown to age in that time who could direct me
to a place where liquors were sold. Eventually, I became
ashamed of being laughed at, as I inquired their whereabouts,
and gave the thing up in disgust. From Atlanta I took high-
way No. 9 to the state line, which I crossed into South Caro-
lina. The greatest prosperity prevails. Since prohibition
cities have grown from 1,000 to 70,000 population. Huge
textile mills, employing as many as 7,000 workers, have been
erected. Beautiful schools are on every hand. Since leaving
New Orleans I have been in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, and South Carolina, and I saw only one drunk.
Sueh dities as Anderson, Spartanburg, Greenville and Gaffney
in South Carolina are amazing." — Joe Longton, Correspondent
of the Sydney (Australia) Sportsman.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

July 26, 192S

OUR STORY PAGE

JOHNNY'S WEATHER MAN

Heleu was trying to draw Red Comb, her grandmother
Brewster's big red rooster. She had a piece of thick white
paper and a whole box of crayons she had brought to the
country with her. But Red Comb was a hard subject. He
would not stand still anywhere. First he flew up on the
gate post and crowed, and then he got down and found a
worm, and called all the hens to see it.

When one of them had swallowed the worm, Red Comb
went around to the currant bushes. Not finding any ripe
currants, he began to stalk along the row of rhubarb, peeping
under the big leaves for beetles. Just as Helen thought he
was really going to stand still a minute, her brother, Johnny,
ran out of the woodhouse and frightened him, and away he
went with a flap of his big wings.

"Johnny Brewster, you're a perfectly dreadful boy!"
fussed Helen indignantly, trying to lie as grown up as pos-
sible. ' ' I was playing I was Miss Brown, the artist lady, and
was painting Red Comb's picture. I've chased him and
chased him all over the yard, and now you've gone and
frightened him away."

Johnny grinned, as he looked after Red Comb, "lied
Comb is always squawking and running," he said, "but he'll
come back. If he don't come pretty soon, I'll throw out
some corn and call him. Then you can draw his picture all
you please."

Helen's vexation vanished. 'Why didn''t 1 think of that
myself?" she wondered. "I know where the corn is, and
Grandma would let me give him an extra handful, 1 know.
Johnny, you do think of things a whole lot quicker than I do."
Johnny looked pleased, then sober. "I wish I could think
of some way of finding out if it is going to rain this afternoon
or not," he told Helen. "If it rains 1 want to stay home and
go fishing with Ted Peters. He says he knows a place in the
brook where we can catch trout."

Johnny spoke very importantly. He was eight years old
and Ted Peters was only seven, but Ted had actually caught
fish since he was six. The little brook was so small that
Grandma Brewster never worried about the children playing
in it because she knew that they could get out if they did
happen to tumble in. Uncle Ben had made Johnny a nice
fishing pole out of a long light cedar and put a line and a
tiny hook on it. It made Johnny tingle all over just to think
of catching a fish with his own pole and hook.

"If it isn't going to rain, I am going to ride to town with
Uncle Ben," added Johnny. "But I'd hate to miss going
fishing."

Helen looked up at the sky. It was blue in little patches
and cloudy in little patches, and it was hard to tell whether
the sun was going to come out or not.

"In the city the newspaper always told us whether it was
going to be fair or stormy," she reminded Johnny. "Some-
times it didn't just come true, but nearly always did. You
know mother always makes us take our umbrellas when tin'
paper says rain."

Johnny nodded. He knew his mother's forethought had
saved him and Helen from many a wetting coming home from
school. But he sighed.

"There isn't any weather man here," he mourned.
Just then the children heard sonic one laugh. Aunt Hess
had come out and heard some of their conversation. Both
Johnny and Helen loved Aunt Bess, she was so jolly and so
ready to play with them.

"Goodness me, what's all this about there being no
weather man in the country?" sin- asked gaily. "Why. I'm
just going to make a weather man!"

Make a weather man! The children stared at each other.
Here was something new. They thought Aunt Bess was
joking. Excitedly they followed her into the house. It took
her but a few minutes to get out the baking dishes and the
big rolling board and wooden pin.

"Oh," said Helen, "ginger cookies! Can we help roll
them. Aunt Bess?"

"Indeed you can," replied Aunt Bess. "Just a minute
and I'll have some dough ready. But you must be very
careful ami roll this first piece thick, much thicker than
usual. "

She sifted some more flour into I lie soft dough and took
out a big yellow handful of it. It seemed unusually stiff
and Helen had to bear down hard on the big rolling pin.

"Let me help," urged Johnny, so he rolled out part of
the dough, popping a piece into his mouth when he finished.
"Oh, but that's good!" he declared. "I like raw dough
almost as much as cooked dough."

Aunt Bess laughed. "I always loved to lick the cake
spoon when I was a little girl," she said.

Johnny had left tin- dough nice and smooth, and Aunt
Bess took a knife and began to cut it instead of using the
diamond-shaped cookie cutter. Amazed the children saw a
head, and a body, two arms and two legs, a man indeed.

"Now for his eyes," said Aunt Bess, and thrust two fat
currants into the dough. Then she laid the man in a little
pie tin and put him in the oven. When be came out, he was
brown and plump anil smelled delieiously. Rut Aunt Bess
explained that he was not to be eaten lint was to be a real
weather man. She tied a string around his neck and hung
him on a nail outside of the kitchen door. Then, when he
had dangled a little while in the air, she told Johnny to go
and feel of him. "Is he dry or wet?" she asked.

"Dry," said Johnny.

"Then you can go to ride with Uncle Ben," announced
Aunt Bess gravely. "It won't rain today." And sure
enough it didn't.

But the next morning the weal her man was damp and
soft. "You can go fishing today, Johnny," said Aunt Bess.
"Your weather man says it is going to rain. Always your
weather man will tell the truth. When there is moisture in
the air, he will grow soft, and when it is dry he will stay dry.
Watch him and see."

And Aunt Bess proved to be right. The very first day
that the weather man foretold rain, then came a nice showery
day and Johnny actually caught his first trout, a speckled
beauty. But when the weather man was hard and dry, the
sun would shine. Every day the children consulted him
and liked him better.

"We couldn't have a nicer weather man," said Helen.
"Could we, Johnny?"

"No," said Johnny, "and when he gets old, we can make
another. I certainly like the kind of weather man that you
can eat, if you want to. But we don't want to." — Lillian E.
Andrew in The Presbyterian.

July 26, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

TOPIC FOR JULY 29

"Appreciating- Our Immigrant Neighbors"

Scripture, Ruth 2:4-17

By F. L. Gibbs

Pointograph

"Americans first!" we cry,
With an attitude that is bold ;
We call them "Dagoes," "Chinks," and

Wops,
But forget they have a soul.

Plans for Meeting

1. Make the element of "worship prominent
in the meeting.

2. Have some well-thought-of foreigner to
attend the meeting and take a leading part.

3. Have someone tell the following stories
found in Christian Endeavor World for
July 12:

(a) The Story of Ruth.

(b) The Good Samaritan.

(c) A Hungarian Landlord With a Heart.

(d) The "Glad" Story.

(e) Waiting for An Invitation.

Points for Leader

It is true that foreigners cause trouble in
our country. It is evident that they do not
always understand our ideals, customs, etc.
But when we investigate the real situation we
find that Americans, even of our own com-
munity, with a life spent in our best institu-
tions and under the best influences do not
always uphold our ideals, standards, etc. It
is time that we were assuming a different atti-
tude to these, "our neighbors," that we find
in our midst.

It may be that we have too many in our
country and there is need of immigration
laws to restrict them, but the fact remains
that we have them here, and in large numbers,
too! This fact lays upon America a great
"responsibility," but with it brings a great
"opportunity." Here is the chance of "Chris-
tian America" to prove that Christianity is
universal and will work. Too often we slight
the brother in our midst, call him names and
treat him as an inferior. At the same time
we cease to remember that he possesses a
soul that has been purchased by the blood'of
Jesus Christ. Because we spurn him he
learns to hate us. Thus we close the door of
our opportunity; however, the responsibility
remains!

Bible References

Deut. 10:18, 19 — Love of neighbors.

Exod. 12:48-50 — How to treat strangers.

Deut. 23:7, 8— Attitude toward immigrants.

Heb. 13:2 — Blessings of strangers.

Luke 14:12-14 — Helping our neighbors.

Discussion

Have different ones tell of the following
worthy immigrants:

Ruth, Abraham, Alexander Hamilton, Jacob
Riis, Edward A. Steiner, Edward Bok, Stein-
metz, Michael Pupin, or tell of others known
in the country.

There are three things the foreigner de-
sires of us. They have too much self-respect
to ask for them, and we are unthoughtful and

untactful about supplying these needs,
namely, interest, appreciation, and help.

Let us take a greater interest in our for-
eign neighbors. Let's appreciate their posi-
tion in an understanding way. Won't you
help them in every way possible?

The writer knew a foreigner in Elon Col-
lege. She is doing a great missionary work
in Porta Rico now. He was friendly toward
a German in a large city. That one joined
the church on confession of faith Easter aud
is making a good church worker. A Chinese
boy, spurned by Christians in a certain com-
munity, invited the writer to have a real
Chinese meal with him. The invitations was
accepted. Before the meal the spurned Chi-
nese boy prayed. Yes! they, too, have a soul.

Memphis, Tenn., July 22, 102S.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
August 5: Paul in Pagan Country
Scripture Basis: Acts 14:1-2S.
Golden Text: I know how to be abased, and
I know also how to abound. Phil. 4:12.

Places

Antioch. Since the Apostle Paul retraces
Ms steps in Asia Minor on his return from
his first missionary journey, we shall con-
sider briefly the places in the order in which
they come.

There were two Antiochs; one in Syria and
one in Pisidia. The latter is the one men-
tioned in this lession. It was a city east of
Ephesus and northwest of Tarsus, and is
known as Yalobateh today. It was founded
by Seleucus Nicator about 300 years before
Christ, and named after his father, Antiochus.
It was strategically located in a plateau near
the western bank of the river Anthios. "An-
tioch was the military and administrative cen-
ter for that part of Galatia which comprised
the Isaurian, Pisidiau and Pamphylian moun-
tains, and the southern part of Lyeaonia."

Iconium. This city was situated 60 miles
eastward. During the Middle Ages, it was
the capital of a powerful Mohammedan king-
dom. It was a large city, and still exists to-
day under the name of Konieh.

Lystra, In the province of Lyeaonia, Lys-
tra was located less than 20 miles S. S. W. of
Iconium. It is conceded by some scholar's
that the boundary line between Phrygia and
Lyeaonia passed between Iconium and Lys-
tra. Doubtless Paul was attracted to it be-
cause it had been made a Roman colony by
Augustus, and was therefore a center of
learning.

Derbe. About 20 miles east of Lystra,
Derbe is situated at the foothills of the Mount
Taurus, near the pass known as Ciliciau
Gates, which led to Tarsus. The apostles
could have easily slipped through here and
taken a short cut home, but they preferred
to return over the hazardous route over
which they had come.

Perga. On their return trip, they busied
themselves "eonfirmigii the souls of the dis-
ciples, and exhorting them to continue in the
faith." Next to the last stopping place was
Perga, "an important city of the ancient
province of Pamphylia, situated on the river

Cestris, 12 miles northeast of Ottalia." The
ruins now standing are called Murtana.

Attalia. This city received its name from
its founder, Attalus II, Philadelphus, which
in modern days is called Adalia. It stood oh
a flat limestone terrace at the mouth of the
Catarrhactes river. From here Paul and
Barnabas sailed for Antioch in Syria.

Persecutions
It would seem that God soon carried out the
pronouncement He made to the devout dis-
ciple of Damascus, Ananias, concerning Paul
(Acts 9:16), for the apostle to the Gentiles
soon discovered that he must suffer great
things for His . name's sake. Nevertheless,-
these things never phased him. To the con-
trary, they seemed to spur him on to greater
zeal and boldness in proclaiming the gospel.
At Antioch, after preaching boldly and win-,
ning many to their Lord, Paul and Barnabas
were expelled because of the persecution of
the Jews. Going into Iconium, they repeated
their practice with similar results. The un-
believing Jews influenced the Greeks who may
have believed had the Jewish influence not
been so strong. However, many disciples
were made and a church established. Finding
it advisable to leave this city, they went to
Lystra to preach and heal. Here the oppos-
ing Jews from the other cities came and con-
tinued their persecutions. So embittered were
they that they drove Paul from the city and
atoned him, leaving him for dead. But after
a while he arose and with Barnabas went to
Derbe, where it is supposed they labored in
peace.

Power and Popularity

When Paul and Barnabas reached Lystra,
after being driven from Iconium, they found
a life-long cripple, perhaps begging at the
market square. Hearing the apostle preach
the gospel of Christ, his soul was doubtless
stirred, and the Holy Spirit responded to his
desires to be released from physical as well
as spiritual impotency. As soon as the dis-
cerning Paul observed the eager, believing
face of the man, he commanded that he
stand upon his feet. That was all that was
needed, for the cripple leaped — not 'merely
arose — to his feet, arid went on his way
rejoicing.

What a miracle! Those Lystrans had never
seen the like of it before! Immediately they
decided that none other but the gods could
do such wondrous works, so they prepared
to sacrifice unto Paul and Barnabas as the
gods, Jupiter and Mercury. Would we not
have rejoiced to have become so suddenly
popular? Would we not have "fallen for
it?" Not so with the apostles. They rent
their clothes as an indication of humility and
abhorrence. They felt that their preaching
was almost in vain, if they themselces were.
to receive credit for the deed With much
difficulty they persuaded the people to desist
and to give the God of henven the glory.

— Bro. W. T. Hanner, of Julian, was among
the visitors in Calvary church last Sunday
night. Grace church and West End both
helped to swell the congregation. Dr. Broom-1
field preached with his i;sual interest and im-i
pressiveness.

— Will F. Kirkman, aged 75, was buried at
Alamance church this P. M.

Page Twelve

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

July 26, 192S

THE REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN

It is fitting that a complete list of all who
registered for the Leadership Training School
he published in the Herald. Since this could
not be done last week, the list is now com-
pleted. The last, list shows that 230 plus
the list from Siler City had registered. There
were 12 from Siler City, so the number is
brought up to 242.

243. Mr. Bulla, High Point First.

244. Myrtle Davis, High Point First.

245. Margaret Neese, High Point First.

246. Nellie Martin, High Point First.

247. Eev. E. L. Ballard, High Point First.

248. Mrs. E. L. Ballard, High Point First.

249. A. M. Rankin, High Point First.

250. Dot Rankin, High Point First.

251. Mrs. Albertson, High Point First.

252. J. A. Tussey, High Point First.

253. Mrs. J. A. Tussey, High Point First.

254. Mary Shepard, High Point First.

255. Xannie Stowe, High Poiut First.

256. Ruth VonCannon, High Point First.

257. Mary Adams, High Point First.
259. Rev. J. Clyde Auman, Enfield.

259. Alam Sykes, Enfield.

260. Nina Wallace, Enfield.

261. Mary Collins, Enfield.

262. Mrs. Ruby Peirson, Enfield.

263. Mrs. Hubert Whitaker, Enfield.

264. Mrs. Eli Bellamy, Enfield.

265. Eli Bellamy, Enfield.

266. Mrs. Cecil Matthews, Enfield.

267. Mrs. Lily Whitaker, Enfield.

268. Mrs. W. A. Johnson, Friendship, Mt.
Hermon.

269. Bud Isley, Friendship, Mt. Hermon.

270. Myra Yount, Reidsville.

271. Mrs. L. C. Yount, Reidsville.

272. Mrs. C. J. Roberts, Reidsville.

273. C. J. Roberts, Reidsville.

274. Mrs. H. S. Dixon, Reidsville.

275. Lola McCollum, Reidsville.

276. Mrs. D. L. Carroll, Reidsville.

277. Dr. G. R. Brown, Reidsville.

278. Mrs. G. R. Brown, Reidsville.

279. J. F, Baity, Maple Springs, Forsyth.

280. Annie Baity, Maple Springs, Forsyth.

281. Mrs. E. F. Kiger, Maple Springs, Forsyth.

282. Myrtie Kiger, Maple Springs, Forsyth.

283. M. "W. Leonhardt, Bess Chapel.

284. S. Beam, Bess Chapel.

285. Velma Beam, Bess Chapel.

286. Rev. M. C. Henderson, Bess Chapel.

287. George Smith, Burlington.

288. Mrs. J. M. Crawford, Burlington.

289. Lillian Moser, Burlington.

290. Ollie Moser, Burlington.

291. C. C. Durham, Burlington.

292. John Smith, Burlington.

293. Clyde Smith, Burlington.

294. E. A. Sykes, Burlington.

295. Mrs. E. A. Sykes, Burlington.

296. Dan Jones, Burlington.

297. G. W. Coble, Burlington.

298. J. E. Moore, Burlington.

299. Mrs. J. E. Moore, Burlington.

300. Tula Paul, Burlington.

301. M. A. Coble, Burlington.

302. Susie Stafford, Burlington.

303. Mrs. J. J. Crawford, Orange Chapel,
Saxapahaw.

304. I. W. Burton, Pleasant Grove.

305. Mrs. Wilson Myers, Pleasant Grove.

306. J. R. Meredith, Plcisant Grove.

307. I. A. Teague, Pleasai>t Grove.

308. Mrs. I. A. Teague, Ple»sant Grove.

309. Hattie Heath, West End. 375.

310. Margaret Osborne, West End. 376.

311. Carrie Johnson, West End. 377.

312. Dr. J. D. Williams, West End. 378.

313. Mrs. J. D. Williams, West End. 379.

314. Mabel Williams, West End. 380.

315. J. D. Williams, Jr., West End. 381.

316. W. J. Barber, West End. 382.

317. Mrs. Bonkemeyer, West End. 383.

318. Mr. Phillips, West End. 384.

319. D. W. TrogdenTWest End. 385.

320. Mrs. D. W. Trogden, West End. 386.

321. M. II. Waynick, West End. 387.

323. Victor Stockard, West End. 388.

324. Martha Johnson, West End. 389.

325. Stella Bull, West End. 390.

326. Gladys Routh, West End. 391.

327. O. F. Stafford, West End. 392.

328. Mrs. Cooper, West End. 393.

329. Bill Cooper, West End. 394.

330. W. V. Routh, West End. 395.

331. F. S. Stockard, West End. 396.

332. D. M. Trogden, West End. 397.

333. John Innman, West End. 398.

334. C. 11. Trogden, West End. 399.

335. Charles Routh, West End. 400.

336. C. W. Huffine, West End. 401.

337. Margaret Curry, Brown Summit, Haw 402.
River. 403.

338. Rev. G. L. Curry, Brown Summit, Haw 404.
River. 405.

339. Mrs. G. L. Curry, Brown Summit, Haw 41)6.
River. 4(17.

340. J. D. Murphy, Brown Summit, Haw River. 408.

341. Ruby Braxton, Center, Alamance.

342. Bill Smith, Burlington. 409.

343. Mrs. J. R. Hoffman, Burlington. 410.

344. Cora Wheeler, Burlington. 411.

345. Conner Winningham, Burlington. 412.

346. Eula Wheeler, Burlington. 413.

347. Hollie McPherson, Burlington. 414.

348. Mrs. F. S. Cheek, Burlington. 415.

349. Arthula Cheek, Burlington. 416.

350. Dewey Fogleman, Burlington. 417.

351. Mrs. Dewey Fogleman, Burlington. 418.

352. E. Moore, Burlington. 419.

353. Mrs. E. Moore, Burlington. 420.

354. Lillian Wheeler, Burlington. 421.

355. Floy Rogers, Burlington.

356. Mrs. Floy Rogers, Burlington. 422.

357. Elizabeth Rogers, Burlington. 423.

358. Doris Rogers, Burlington. 424.

359. Anderson Thomas, Burlington. 425.

360. Ollie McPherson, Burlington. 426.

361. Mrs. Ollie McPherson, Burlington. 427.

362. Mildred McPherson, Burlington. 428.

363. Billy McPherson, Burlington. 429.
304. Ruth McPherson, Burlington. 430.

365. Eva Miller, Burlington. 431.

366. Anna Hardin, Julian. 432.

367. Mrs. W. T. Hanner, Julian. 433.

368. Elizabeth Hanner, Julian. 434.

369. Edith Bivins, Efland, Orange. 435.

370. Kathryn Bivins, Efland, Orange. 436.

371. Rev. W. M. Loy. Fountain Place. 437.

372. D. M. Johnson, Graham. 438.

373. W. R. Goley, Graham. 439.

374. P. S. Dixon, Graham. 440.

375. Mary Hughes, Graham. 441.

376. Rev. D. R. Williams, Graham. 442.

377. Blanche Fuller, Graham. 443.

378. Nellie Rogers, Graham. 444.
■379. Horace Mitchel, Bethesda, Halifax. 445.

370. Mrs. Horace Mitchel, Bethesda, Halifax. 440.

371. F. M. Taylor, Bethesda, Halifax. 447.

372. Mrs. F. M. Taylor, Bethesda, Halifax. 448.

373. Mrs. N. M. Harrison, Bethesda, Halifax. 450.

374. W. R. Neville, Bethesda, Halifax. 451.

Mrs. W. R. Neville, Bethesda, Halifax.

Catherine Taylor, Bethesda, Halifax.
Lewis Bethea, Bethesda, Halifax.

Tom Taylor, Bethesda, Halifax.

Frank Taylor, Bethesda, Halifax.

Frank Thomas, Bethesda, Halifax.

Willie Spencer, Bethesda, Halifax.

Ethel Harrison, Bethesda, Halifax.

Mrs. W. II. Wilcox, Bethesda, Halifax.

Agnes Wilcox, Bethesda, Halifax.

J. R. Taylor, Bethesda, Halifax.

Rev. N. M. Harrison, Bethesda, Halifax.

Mrs. N. M. Harrison, Bethesda, Halifax.

N. M. Harrison, Jr., Bethesda, Halifax.

Dr. A. G. Dixon, Liberty.

Mrs. A. G. Dixon, Liberty.

Vista Dixon, Liberty.

Mrs. J. W. Curtis, Liberty.

Vera Ferree, Asheboro.

Helen Amick, Asheboro.

Edith McDowell, Asheboro.

Edith Blower, Asheboro.

Elizabeth Ross, Asheboro.

Lucy Clyde Ross, Asheboro.

Annie Gilbert Ross, Asheboro.

Esther Ross, Asheboro.

L. F. Ross, Asheboro.

Mrs. L. F. Ross, Asheboro.

J. D. Ross, Jr., Asheboro.

Sara Jones, Asheboro.

Willie Wood, Hollister, Halifax.

Lillie Mae Braxton, Center, Alamance.

Roy Bowman, Pleasant Hill. Mt. Pleasant.

Mrs. Roy Bowman, Pleasant Hill, Mt.
Pleasant.

R. M. Cox, Hickory Ridge, Forsyth.

Mrs. R. M. Cox, Hickory Ridge, Forsyth.

Robert Cox, Jr., Hickory Ridge, Forsyth.

Eleanor Cox, Hickory Ridge, Forsyth.

Lula Cox, Hickory Ridge, Forsyth.

Bettie Cox, Hickory Ridge, Forsyth.

Daisy Cox, Hickory Ridge, Forsyth.

Mrs. E. V. Neville, Union, Halifax.

B. F. Lewis, Union, Halifax.

Florence Sink, Shiloh, North Davidson.

Carrie Nicholson, Belmont, Mt. Hermon.

V. T. Fogleman, Belmont, Mt. Hermon.

Rev. J. Elwood Carroll. Belmont, Mt. Her-
mon.

Lee Moser, Belmont. Mt. Hermon.

Howard Pickett, Belmont, Mt. Hermon.

Virgie Garrett, Henderson.

Mrs. W. E. Wilson, Henderson.

Eugenia Boyd, Henderson.

J. M. Baity, Henderson.
' Mabel Hayes, Henderson.

Lucy Taylor, Henderson.

Rev. E. A. Bingham, Denton.

Mrs. E. A. Bingham, Denton.

R. C. Powell, Denton.

W. E. Hill, Denton.

J. U. Lanier, Denton.

Val Johnson, Denton.

Mrs. A. L. Hill, Denton.

Colon Cronf'ord, Denton.

Edward Hill. Denton.

Blanche Hoover, Denton.

Julia Loftin, Denton.

Lon McPherson, Bethel, Alamance.

Mi's. Lon McPherson, Bethel, Alamance.

Marcie Foust, Bethel, Alamance.

Ralph Holmes, Bethel, Alamance.

Bessie Holmes, Bethel, Alamance.

.Tannic Blackwood, Union Grove, Orange.

Mary Blackwood, Union Grove, Orange.

Rev. B. M. Williams, Efland, Orange.

G. L. Crutehfield, Efland, Orange.

M. P. Efland, Orange.

July 26, 1928

452. M. P. Efland, Jr., Efland, Orange.

453. Gordon Brown, Efland, Orange.

454. Kathleen Brown, Efland, Orange.

455. Bertie Crutehfield, Efland, Orange.

457. Margaret Sharpe, Efland, Orange.

458. Margaret Causey, Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleas-

ant.

459. S. R. Stafford, Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant.

460. H. P. Amiek, Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant.

461. Ellis Rogers, State Street.

462. lola Hoffman, State Street.

463. Dotsy Koontz, State Street.

464. P. E. Bingham.

465. M. W. Wright.

-166. Margarette Nicholson, Meliane.

467. Bessie Barnett, Mebane.

468. Pauline Nicholson, Mebane.

469. Rena Neese, Tabernacle.

471. Worth Trogden, Tabernacle.

472. Glenn Standi, Tabernacle.

473. William Hardin, Tabernacle.

474. Mrs. J. E. York, Grace, Greensboro.

475. Miriam York, Grace, Greensboro.

476. Paul Fine, Alleghany, Davidson.

477. Inez Ridge, Lineberry, Davidson.

478. Mildred Russel, Liberty, Davidson.

479. Rev. C. E. Ridge, Liberty, Davidson.

480. Mrs. B. W. Little, Charlotte First.

481. Joseph Little, Charlotte First.

4S2. Mrs. R. S. Garmon, Charlotte First.

483. R. S. Garmon, Charlotte First.

484. Rev. H. F. Surratt, Charlotte First.

485. Mrs. H. F. Surratt, Charlotte First.

486. W. W. King, Charlotte First.

487. Nellie Dillinger, Charlotte First.

488. Roy Garmon, Charlotte First-
Miss Wagoner of Brown Summit sent $3.35

but did not send any names, so we gave that
church credit for the above amount.

I am very grateful for the loyal co-opera-
| tio-n and earnest prayers of all.

FRED W. PASCHALL.

—*—

MY IMPRESSIONS OF THE LEADERSHIP
TRAINING SCHOOL

!The Young People's Leadership Training
School which has just convened at High
Point College was a vast improvement over
I the Summer Conference of last year. The
i most outstanding improvement was in the
standardization of this year's school. The
curriculum was more advanced and more
suitable as a whole for mature students.
There was not so great a number of students
present this year, but all those attending
finished their courses, which is a remarkable
event for any school. I could not say that
, the corps of teachers was an improvement
j over any conference; however, they were just
as good as any force we have ever had at
any previous time. All courses were well
taught. The recreation this year excelled that
of any conference held and the spirit of the
.young people was a very fine one. The most
impressive occasion of the school was Decision
night when forty young people dedicated
: their lives in full and part time service for
i the kingdom. The school was an inspiration
i and a "mountain top experience" for me. The
, week was enjoyable and I shall look forward
to a larger and a stronger school next year.
Let us all work to this end.

■ Yours for Christ,

GROVER L. ANGEL.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

j FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Lexington, State Street. — Mr. Bethea gave
us a fine and helpful sermon Sunday morniug
after having spent a week teaching in the
Leadership Training School at High Point
College. Sunday school attendance is hold-
ing up well. A few of our folks are away
and there is some sickness, but our record
has kept up in the face of this and extremely
hot weather.

Dr. Eroomfield and Bro. Norman Wills
were with us Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
for a short service. Dr. Broomfield talked
to us a while in his usual impressive and
interesting way. He spoke very encourag-
ingly of the growth and general progress
of the church and of the faith and courage
shown by so small a number to undertake
so largely in the name of the Lord. Bro.
Wills also gave us a few words of commenda-
tion. A large audience attended this service
and not one but. was helped and inspired
to greater effort.

Dr. Brannoek spoke to Bro. Bethea's con-
gregation at Yadkin College Sunday after-
noon that Bro. Bethea might be in the four
o'clock service here.

Mr. Bethea went to Kernersville yesterday,
where he will preach in revival service for
the next two weeks. This is a part of Mr.
Bethea's vacation time which will extend to
the fourth Sunday in August. We will have
no preaching service during this time. Many
of our folks wished a chance to visit at
other churches rather than to have a supply
preacher.

A week ago Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Aaron, of
Fifth Avenue, Lexington, united with the
church. They have been regular and faithful
members of the Sunday school and attended
almost all the church services since coming
to Lexington about two years ago. They
have a large family of very bright children,
all of whom are always in their places at
Sunday school if possible. So they were our
folks already and we all gladly wecomed them
into church membership.

Mr, Louis Bethea, son of our pastor, who
attended high school in Halifax county last
winter and has been working there since
school closed in the spring, has returned
home where he will stay until the opening of
High Point College this fall where he will
be a freshman.

Master Vance is also at home after an
extended visit to Tns~sister, Mrs. Wilcox, of
Enfield. REPORTER

— Rev. D. R. Williams preached at the
County Home Sunday afternoon, — Graham

Democrat Church. — Our Sunday school and
prayer meeting are moving on right well
and we are having good attendance. We
are glad to report about our revival meeting,
which was very good. Rev. C. E. Ridge came
and did the preaching. He preached well
and every one enjoyed hearing him.

Miss Annie Chisholm was also with us.
She sang for us and worked with us in the
meeting. We miss them since they have left
us, for they seem like we have always known
them.

We hope that we may see them again and
perhaps be with them in another meeting,

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for we enjoyed being with them.
Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
JESSIE WILLIAMS, Reporter.

Hollister, Halifax Charge. — We had a good
service Sunday morning. Bro. Spencer's sub-
ject was, "Soul Winnings." This was a very
appropirate sermon, as our revival is to begin
the next fourth Sunday. We are expecting
to have three services on the day our revival
begins. Rev. B. M. Williams will be with
us for the first service and will preach for
us during our revival. Our pastor assures
us that Bro. Williams is a good preacher.
We are looking forward to hearing him
preach. We are hoping and praying that we
may have a great revival.

We will have an ice cream supper on the
church lawn on Tuesday evening, July 31.
The proceeds will go towards purchasing a
carpet for the church. We hope to have the
new carpet in before our revival begins.

Our pastor attended Pastors' Conference in
High Point last week. He reports a splendid
conference.

Our community has been saddened by the
death of Mr. Joe Hamlet, of Hollister. He
had been suffering with heart trouble for
about four months. He was a member of
Harris Chapel Baptist church near Hollister.
Burial service was conducted at the church
by his pastor, Rev. C. M. Rollins, assisted
by Rev. A.. P. Mustian, of Roanoke Rapids,
N. C, a former pastor of the deceased. He
is survived by his wife and son, father, one
sister and two brothers, a stepmother and six
half-sisters. The floral offerings were beau-
tiful. Mr. Hamlet will be greatly missed
in his church and community.

KATHLEEN SHEARIN, Reporter.

Oak Grove. — I heard Pastor Stubbins
preach last Sunday. He had abundant lib-
erty, as it seemed, and also the congregation
had "liberty" to hear.

He preached on the Ten Commandments,
one of the best of subjects. People do not
have to "profess religion" in order to be
obligated to all the Ten Commandments, and
truly all who bear rule in the nation can
only be fit. by submitting to all the com-
mandments of God.

All good men and women take pleasure in
listening to the voice of Moses and the
prophets.

We voted for delegate to the annual con-
ference.

Communion was served.

Oak Grove Sunday school went over to
the Big River Saturday on a picnic and
swim. I did not get in, but they reported a
fine time — did not need me.

W. F. GRABO.

Bessemer City Church. — Sunday was a great,
day for us. Our Sunday school was very
good, there being 220 present. We have built
a new room at the rear of the auditorium.
The ladies have already taken possession and
seem to feel their importance very much.
They reported 60 or more present last Sun-
day, with 40 or more in the Baraca class.
A goodly number were present at C. E. meet-
ing Sunday evening. Our society is growing
both in number and interest. Several prayer
meetings have been held in different places
here, which we feel have accomplished much
good. Bro. Henderson delivered a very in-

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teresting discourse Sunday right. Bro. Caleb
Hoyle preached for us Sunday morning a
very interesting sermon or rather talked ir>
a very plain and earnest way, which it
seemed every one enjoyed. Wo were glad to
have him with us. We wish to extend a very
hearty invitation to all ex-pastors and any
one else will be cordially welcomed to attend
home-coming the first Sunday in August. Din-
ner will be served picnic style on the church
grounds. Come and make it a joyous gather-
ing. We hope to have some good singing
also. Prayer meeting each Wednesday eve-
ning at the cfrucrh with extra good attend-
ance. Pray for us that God will continue
to bless us and cause his face to shine on us.
Praise, honor, and majesty bo unto him who
giveth every good and perfect gift. Let
everything that hath breath "Praise the
Lord." Best wishes to the Herald and its
many readers.
(MBS.) LUCY (BLANTON) BBACEETT,

Reporter.

Randolph Charge, Shiloh Church. — Our Sun-
day school is progressing nicely with Charlie
Hemphill as superintendent. The attendance
has increased. We have set for our goal 100,
and had 80 preesnt last Sunday. We are
hoping to teach our goal next Sunday.

The" president of our M. P. Conference,
S. W. Taylor, filled our last appointment
the second Sunday at 11 o'clock. He preached
a most • able sermon, taking his text from
the third verse of the 11th chapter of Mark.
"His subject was "The Ability of God's
Needs."

He gave some splendid suggestions for the
benefit of the church, and also a good report.
' We appreciated his good advice and were
glad to have him with us.

Our revival meeting begins the second
Sunday in next month. Brother Lindley will
have for his help Rev. G. F. Millaway. Pray
that we may have a great revival.

The Children's Day program will be ren-
dered on Sunday night of the revival meet-
ing.

All the men of the church are asked to
come Thursday, July 26, to clean off the
cemetery.

We are glad to note that Mrs. Henry Capps,
who has been very ill, is improving.

We were very glad to have Mrs. W. P.

Pickett, who has been confined to her home

for some time, with us a few Sundays ago.

We hope she will be able to come again soon.

REPORTER.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

May God richly bless them and the efforts
they made to make the meeting a success.
Our revival meeting began at Democrat
Church on the first Sunday in July. Eev.
C. E. Ridge came to us on Monday and did
the preaching. Bro. Ridge was at his best.
Every sermon he got better. I feci that his
preaching has helped the people and the
church. Miss Annie sang for us here through-
out the meeting which helped to make the
meeting successful. Twenty professed faith
in Christ on the second Sunday of July; four
united with the church by letter on the third
Sunday evening of July at 4 o'clock. I bap-
tized five bright-faced girls by immersion.
They united with the church at the night
service. May God's unseen hand of protection
ever be over them. Our revival meeting will
begin at Pleasant Gap Church the first Sun-
day in August. Rev. J. A. Cam will help
mo in the meeting. Pray for us, brethren,
that souls may be saved. I carried Brother
Ridge and Brother Trolliuger and Miss Annie
and my wife up on Mt. Mitchell while they
were here. It was a great pleasure to me to
have them to help in the meeting and to
have the privilege of being with them on
the highest peak of the state of North Caro-
lina as we talked and conversed together of
the handiwork of God. "I will lift up mine
eyes unto the hills from whence eometh my
help." Brethren, may we all lift our eyes
and hearts to the God of Jacob and Abraham,
then one day we will stand upon the moun-
tain peaks of this life with the redeemed
of Israel.

I am yours in His service.

H. W. BELL.

July 26, 192S

Was sorry Mrs. Hutton was not able to at-
tend. Brother Hutton has not changed in
the three and a half years since he has been
away. Neither has lie forgotten how to
preach. A purse was made up for him. One
convert and one united with the church. Yet
the seed sown in these few days, we are
sure, will produce fruit in the future.

Was glad to have with us one 'afternoon
during the meeting Rev. T. J. Rogers, pastor
M. E. Church at Madison. We were also
glad to have during the meeting Mrs. Pegg
and baby. We all fell in love with Mrs.
1'cgg, and of course everybody loves the baby.
GRACE R. TUCKER. Reporter.

Democrat Charge. — Our revival meeting be-
gan at Pensacola church the third Sunday in
June. Rev. J. L. Trollinger, of Thomasville
First Methodist Protestant Church, came to
us on Monday and did tne preaching. He
did some wonderful preaching that will bring
fruit in years to come; the church was greatly
revived. Miss Annie Chisholm, of Thomas-
ville First Baptist Church, came and sang
for us in the meeting. Miss Annie's singing
was greatly enjoyed and helped to make the
' meeting a success. She is doing a great work
in singing the gospel. Twelve professed faith
in Christ; three united with the church.

We bought a new organ for Pensacola
Church during our revival meeting. I wish
to thank the people at Pensacola for their
contributing the new- organ and for the offer-
ing they gave Bro. Trollinger and Miss Annie.

Grace Church News. — We were delighted to
have with us Sunday morning Dr. John Cal-
vin Broomfield, president of the General Con-
ference of the Methodist Protestant Church.
Dr. Broomfield delivered a most wonderful
sermon. Dr. Broomfield has been attending
the Young People's Conference at High Point
College. Dr. Andrews, president of High
Point College, was also present at the service.

The Christian Endeavor Society is going
to present two plays next Tuesday night at
8 p. m. Two modern plays, "His Methodist
Foot" and "Betty's Butler," will be given.
The purpose of presenting the plays will be
to raise money for the convention to be
held here in August.

CARL JONES, JR.

Palestine, Flat Rock Circuit. — Sunday school
continues about the same in both interest
and attendance. Third Sunday in June we
held memorial service at Palestine. The
cemetery was cleaned off nice and as many
as one bunch of flowers on each grave, and
many mostly covered, which made them lovely
to look at. It brought back afresh the mem-
ory of loved ones who rest beneath the
flowers. Second Sunday in July our revival
meeting began. In the morning our pastor,
Rev. .1. P. Pegg, preached to a good congre-
gation. In the afternoon Rev. Mr. Shoe-
maker, pastor of the Missionary Baptist
Church, preached. I enjoy Mr. Shoemaker's
messages for he is my mother's pastor. Pas-
tor Pegg had for his help our former and
beloved pastor, Rev. J. R. Hutton, of Greens-
boro. It was a joy and delight to have
Brother Hutton back for a few days with us,
and also to have little Billy at each service.

Bessemer City. — We are proud to say that
our church lias organized a Junior Christian
Endeavor under the leadership of Mrs. Vilda
Beam. Sunday night, July 22, at 5:30, was
.mi- first meeting. There were about 15 young
people present. At this meeting the follow-
ing officers were elected: Leader, Mrs. Vilda
Beam; president. Miss Mozelle Hudson; vice-
president, Miss Ethel Noblitt; treasurer, Miss
Ollie Mae Lutz; secretary, Miss Ruby Canipe;
corresponding secretary, Miss Ollie Mae Lntz;
chorister, Miss Ethel Noblitt; pianist, Miss
Ethel Harmon. We are still hoping that our
Junior C. E. will keep on growing not only in
numbers, but in faith. We are more than
glad to send in this report and hope to have
another one soon.

OLLIE MAE LUTZ,
Jr. C. E. Reporter.

Harris Chapel, Vance Charge. — Our revival
meeting began Sunday, July 8, and closed
July 13. Our church and community were
greatly blessed by the strong gospel ser-
mons Brother Troxler, our pulpit help,
brought to us. Our people were delighted
with his work. There were a number of
reconsecrations and one conversion.

Our Sunday school attendance could be bet-
ter. A committee is at work arranging a
Children's Day program.

The C. E. Society is progressing nicely.
These young people recently had an enjoy-
able outing picnic.

Brother Chambliss fills his regular appoint-
ments faithfully and always brings- us in-
spiring messages.

Mrs. John Wells is sick at her home.

Since our last report one of our most
faithful and loyal members, Mr. James
Glover, has passed into the beyond.

Mrs. Charlie Ellington has also been
claimed by death.

Our hearts go out in sympathy and love
to the bereaved. REPORTER.

Asheville. — Pastor Paschall returned to us
Saturday night, physically much worse for
the wear. The week in High Point was a
success in spite of the heat. Sunday morn-
ing the children gave a delightful program.
The local children were aided by the two
Bellamy children of Enfield, N. C. ; the two
Hardin children of Julian, N. C. ; the two
Padgett children of West Virginia.

Brother Paschall's message Sunday night
was practical and inspiring.

Miss Novella Mclntyre is now at home and
improving daily.

Attending the anti-Smith conference here
last week were J. Bib Mills and Ira Cham-
pion and Rev. Mr. Iddings of Alabama.

July 26, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

Prof. Arthur Smith, Western Maryland, '92,
and Mrs. Smith visited Asheville.. A delight-
ful W. M. C. get-together was enjoyei? by the
hospitality of Dr. F. Webb Griffiith and Mrs.
Griffith.

Attending our services Sunday were Dr.
and Mrs. T. C. Amick and daughter, of Elon
College. This is Dr. Amick's second term
on the faculty of the Asheville Summer
School. More than 2,000 enrolled this sum-
mer.

Brother E. C, Fawcett conducted our prayer
meeting last week in his usual helpful way.
A Jewess was present and showed keen in-
terest by interviewing Bro. Fawcett after the
meeting. She attends our services regularly.
Bro. Scharnock's Bible class invites the
Sunday school to an outing this Tuesday
night. Miss Flossie Monteith will give an
outing to her class this Wednesday. We were
glad to have Bro. Ferd Stout, of Greensboro,
N. C, to worship with us Sunday.

REPORTER.

Kannapolis. — On Sunday, July 22, one of
our own boys preached for us at the eleven
o'clock hour, Rev. .Durant D. Nash, of Hope-
well, Va., pastor of ,the First- Christian.
Church. The service was well attended. Rev.
Mr. Nash and his daughter, Miss Mary Lillie
Nash, sang a beautiful duet. We had about
125 present. We had a regular reconsecration
service which a large number took a part in.
We feel like taking on new life. We are
asking the prayers of all Christians that we
may go forward in our new work.

MRS. C. B. McCOMMONS, Reporter.

Flat Rock Circuit.— The third quarterly
conference convened at Bethel church on the
afternoon of July 14. The conference was
largely attended, all churches being repre-
sented by two or more members. Harmony
and a spirit of good will was evidenced at
all points. Financial reports were good. We
were well pleased with the amount paid on
the budgets. The trustees of Bethel reported
that the insurance on the church was to be
increased soon, and a marker to be set up.

The new church at Flat Rock was said to
be going along nicely, and that it would be
completed in a month or six weeks. The peo-
ple at this church are to be congratulated on
the erection of such a beautiful and sub-
stantial church building. It speaks well for
the spirit of progress and enthusiasm of its
members.

Each church reported an active Sunday
school with good interest, attendance and
offerings to our Children's Home.

The special meetings have been held at
Gideon Grove and Palestine. Bro. Trogdon
did the preaching at the former place. The
services were well attended and the messages
deeply impressed us all. Bro. Hutton was
with us at Palestine. The house was filled at
each service. His words were edifying and
inspiring. They were saturated with the
gospel of salvation. The meeting will result
in additions to each church.

J. P. PEGG, Pastor.

Flat Rock, Flat Rock Circuit.— For some
time I have been watching the columns of
the Herald for a report, not of the happen-
ings, but what we are really doing at Flat
Rock, but as yet I have seen nothing definite
about our new church. Someone asked me

recently if we had begun to build our new
church. I was glad to answer them, most em-
phatically, we had. The work is progressing
nicely. The stone wall is nearing completion,
the roof is on, and the inside is lathed ready
for the plasterers. Every one seems inter-
ested in seeing the work progress. To say
we are proud of our church is putting it
mildly. If anyone wants to donate anything
towards it, any amount will be thankfully
received.

We are still having preaching and Sunday
school. Until last Sunday we met in the
church with just the ceiling for covering. The
weather has been favorable at each service
so far. Last Sunday we held Sunday school
• nit under the trees and had the largest num-
ber present we have had this year. We in-
tended taking our Sunday school to High
Point one day this week to the Young Peo-
ple's Conference, but the wheat-threshers
made their annual visit in our midst, so the
picnic had to be postponed.

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Friddle and children, of
Birmingham, Ala., are visiting their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Friddle and Mr. and
Mrs. T. B. Bailey, respectively.

Mrs. George Friddle continues quite ill, as
does also Mrs. Sidney Parish. Louie Daniel
has been suffering with an attack of erysip-
elas. R. L. Ogburn is recuperating from an
operation for appendicitis. He, together with
Mrs. T. J. Ogburn, spent the week-end in
Richmond visiting T. J. Ogburn, Jr.

The third quarterly conference was held at
Bethel last Saturday. The fourth quarterly
conference will be held at Flat Rock. J. B.
Ogburn, of Flat Rock, and Mr. Humphreys,
of Bethany, are the nominees for delegate to
the Annual Conference.

MRS. J. B. OGBURN.

First Church, Burlington. — The attendance
at Sunday school today was 278. We noted
a decrease of 69 from the previous Sunday.
Offering amounted to $17.02. The orchestra
rendered a beautiful and impressive selec-
tion after the classes reassembled and was
enjoyed by the congregation. In the ab-
sence of the regular Baraca teacher, Prof.
C. C. Lindley, the assistant teacher, Dr. Ho-
bart M. Patterson, taught the lesson in a
helpful manner. The attendance, consider-
ing the extremely hot weather, was very good
and we are hoping that the boys will be
faithful and not allow the class attendance
to decrease during the hot months.

Our pastor delivered a helpful and uplift-
ing sermon at the morning preaching hour.

Our church united with the First Baptist
and the Episcopal churches in a union serv-
ice at 8 o'clock in the evening, in accordance
to action of the local ministerial association
to have union services in different sections
cf the city for some of the summer weeks.

The drive to raise funds with which to set-
tle for the new church site, is now on. We
have ten captains, each over a team of six
members, calling on the membership to se-
cure pledges to cover this indebtedness, and
we hope that the full amount will be pledged
by Wednesday evening of this week, when
the general captain and the division captains
and their respective teams meet for report-
ing, etc.

We are sorry to report that Miss Elizabeth
Rogers is ill at her parents' home on Ruffin
street. We hope she will soon recover. Our

Bro. L. L. Wilson, at Oteen Hospital, is rest-
ing fairly well and has gained a little in
weight, we learned in a recent letter from
him.

Bro. Gerringer and others from our church
were in attendance at the Leadership Train-
ing School at High Point College recently
and report a good session of this body. Miss
Margaret Rogers, of our church, brought the
registration banner back, as a reward for
registering the largest number for the con-
vention.

Our young people's worker, Miss Taylor,
is busy these days and we are highly pleased
with her services. She is organizing a junior
choir among the children of the Sunday
school now and this will be a splendid addi-
tion to the school, we are sure.

Perhaps there are other things that we
might say at this time, but as we do not wish
to take up too much of the valuable space
in the Herald and do not want to burden
the readers with a long report, so will close
for this time. Best wishes.

L. A. BRAXTON, Reporter.

Asheboro. — A week ago two more new mem-
bers were received, Mrs. N. M. Harrison, com-
ing from Grace Chufteh, Greensboro, and
Mrs. W. F. Redding, Jr., coming from the
Presbyterian Church at Cheraw, S. C. Yes-
terday morning Mrs. L. F. Ross came to us
from the Marlboro Friends Church. We are
indeed glad to receive these three brides into
our church. Mrs. Harrison was a member
here before going to Greensboro two years
ago. We now have two more chureh letters
in hand and are hoping to have two additional
ones before many days.

The attendance at Sunday school and
church services was off yesterday due to the
fact that many of our people went to the
country churches to revival meetings and
some are away on vacations.

Next Sunday morning there will be Sunday
school as usual, but we will not hold the morn-
ing service owing to the District Rally at
Charlotte Church in the country. The eve-
ning service will be held as usual.

At the evening service last Sunday the
young people who attended the Young Peo-
ple's Training School at High Point gave
their impressions of the conference. It was
a profitable service. J. E. PRITCHARD.
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SIXTH DISTRICT RALLY NOTICE

Again we give notice that a district rally
for the sixth district will be held at Charlotte
M. P. Church, Richland Charge, on next
Sunday, July 29, beginning at eleven o'clock
and continuing through the afternoon, Char-
lotte Church is about three and a half miles
west of Asheboro on Route 90 leading from
Asheboro to Lexington. A fine concrete road
leads from Asheboro right by the church.

We have the promise of the Ridge quar-
tette and we are hoping also to have the
Bulla quartette. Any other church having
musical numbers to give will please come
prepared.

Again let me say that the charges in the
district are Randleman, Richland, Asheboro,
Why Not, Denton and Davidson. It is ear-
nestly hoped that all churches in the district
be represented.

Each family coming is expected to bring a
basket for the picnic dinner.

J, E. PRITCHARD, Chairman,

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

July 26, 1928

J. F. McCULLOCH, Editor and Publisher

Published weekly in the interest of the Methodist

Protestant Church as an organ of the

North Carolina Annual Conference.

Price — $1.50 a year, payable in advance.

Papers are discontinued on expiration of the
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In directing change of address, give the old ad-
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We cannot often supply back numbers.

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Entered as second-class matter at the post office
at Greensboro, N. C.

Our Children's Home

Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Stallings, Mecklenburg Circuit $1.65

English Street, High Point, Children's

Recital 6-33

Enoch Ledford, Charleston, S. C 25.00

Offerings by Sunday Schools

Thomasville, First Church $12.87

Siler City 4-49

Bethesda, North Davidson Circuit 5.00

Denton, Denton Circuit 5.42

Shoals, Pinnacle Circuit 2.30

Friendship, Haw River Circuit 5.00

Mitchell's Grove, Guilford Circuit, June

and July 3.59

Fair Grove, Haw River Circuit 3.50

West Thomasville, West Thomasville Cir-
cuit 4-26

Mt. Pleasant, West Thomasville Circuit .76

Shiloh, North Davidson Circuit 11.47

Charlotte, First Church 17.80

Mt. Carmel, Forsyth Circuit 5.00

Friendship, Haw River Circuit, Ladies

Class (for music) 500

The W. H. M. S. of the Calvary Church,
Greensboro, N. C, helped us in a very fine
way this week by bringing us half a dozen
sheets.

The Vacation Bible School of Charlotte,
First Church, remembered us with a nice lot
of useful articles, which were made during
their school ; while being trained themselves,
they are helping the Children's Home.

Mr. J. H. Snotherly, of Friendship Station
Church, made us a fine donation of extracts,
spices, etc.

Any help in any way given to us is deeply
appreciated.

Eleven of our girls took advantage of the

opportunity of taking the Young People's

Leadership Training course, three of them

completing the four-year course at this time.

E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.

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Announcement
The Woman's Missionary Societies of Mo-
riah Church are going to have a lawn party
on the church grounds next Saturday evening,
July 28. If the weather continues warm, we
are expecting a very successful evening. Your
presence will be appreciated.

MARY A. COE.

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK

A. C. B.

West Forsyth $ 5.50

Denton 4.15

Pleasant Hill 3.00

Richland 1.80

G. C. B.

Tabernacle $56.50

Friendship 8.82

West Forsyth 8.28

Roberta 7.85

Pleasant Hill 5.00

College

West Forsyth $ 7.25

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL

A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Porter 15.00

State Street 75.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $296.88

Porter 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.00

Reidsville 50.00

Graham 60.00

Superannuates

Orange $ 37.00

Porter 1-70

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron. Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Superannuates
Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

CHARGES PAYING ALL CLAIMS IN FULL

Porter $53.70

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No new charges to be added to our paying
list this week. Three months till Conference,
and still TWELVE CHARGES WITH NO
CREDITS ON ANY BUDGET! I wonder if
this does represent the best that these charges
can do? Would you answer, "Yes" on that,
brethren? Or is it just the old habit of
putting off until the last Perhaps this is it.
Well the last is right here. NOW is your
time. Won't you please let us have your re-
port next week? Thank you! Thank you!

That blank is still standing in our list of
"Charges Paying All Claims in Full." Our
charges start with "A" and end with "Y." At
the beginning or the end, or somewhere be-
tween, we are bidding for a charge to fill in
that blank. YOUR name would look good
there. Hurry, and let us have it.

Next week we will run a full report of all
payments to date.

With assurances of prayers for all your
problems, I am,

Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR.

July 24, 1928.

DAILY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
MINISTRY

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daily vacation Bible schools this summer,
3,000 were from the teeming downtown sec-
tions of the city. Just north of the down-
town Loop is the congested region served by
the vacation Bible school of the Moody Bible
Institute, which was the school nearest to
this needy field.

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— Senator Simmons has resigned as a mem-
ber of the National Democratic Committee.
He has not yet explained why.

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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, AUGUST 2, 192

NUMBER 39

Paul at Mt. Sinai

Immediately after his conversion and his baptism as a
believer in Christ. Paul preached that Jesus is the Son of
God. This indicates both the thoroughness of his conversion
and his keen sense of honor. He had started to Damascus
with the conception that Jesus of Nazareth was an impostor
whose influence ought to be destroyed. Convinced that Jesus
was the Son of God, the view that He was an impostor was
no longer tenable. And the feeling that honorable amends
must be made for the wrong done in persecuting beilevers in
Jesus was keenly felt by Paul and allowed to express itself
in public acknowledgment that Paul (and not Christians)
was in error. Paul could scarcely refrain from saying this.
But when he thought of the seeming conflict between Judaism
in which he had always believed and Christianity in which
he had come to believe, he realized that there were many
reconciliations to be effected if he were to have peace of mind
and to be qualified to serve as a public teacher. Clearly he
needed opportunity for reflection and for the receiving of
further light upon the relation between the law and the
gospel, the teachings of Moses and the teachings of Jesus.
Should he go back to Jerusalem and sit again at the feet of
the Jewish rabbins ? They would only teach over again the
things they had taught him. He might have thought of going
to Jerusalem and sitting at the feet of the apostles of Jesus,
and almost certainly he did think of pursuing this course.
But he decided to go into retirement to receive directly from
Jesus who had encouraged him to this course by appearing
unto him by the way. If Jesus and Moses were in accord,
what more fitting place of retirement could there be than Mt.
Sinai where God had appeared to Moses and given to him
the law '! Paul 's retirement into Arabia is therefore believed
to have been a visit to Mt. Sinai and a protracted stay there
in communion with his Lord, to learn the new truths of the
gospel and to harmonize his views of them with his views of
the law of Moses. Jesus had said that He came not to destroy
but to fulfill the law. But the Jewish teachers had looked
upon Jesus as a destroyer of the law. To see the true rela-
tionship between the dispensation of Moses and the dispensa-
tion of Jesus required careful and prolonged study. Hence
Paul's long retirement in Arabia and probably at Mt. Sinai.
Paul there prepared himself as no other man of his time was
prepared to show how the old dispensation stood in relation
to the new. He was thus liberated for his ministry to the
Gentiles and he was prepared to confound the Jews who
insisted on the perpetuation of what was intended to be
merely temporal and preparatory in the economy of Moses.
Paul's mind grew as other human minds grow. It took much
time and study to become the great teacher he was.

"An old saying — and a tine — Much
thinking." — Swift, in his letters to Stella.

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Atheist League

It seems surprising that atheists would bestir themselves
to propagate their worthless and worse than worthless creed.
But however their action is to be explained, some of them
are very active in effort to spread atheism. I have just
received from the American Association of Atheists a blank
application for membership. They propose to let me join
for $1 in payment of annual dues. Or they will sell me a
life membership for $100. It looks as though it would be
cheaper for me to pay by the year as I do not expect to live
100 years. They also announce a "Junior Atheist League"
for boys and girls from seven to seventeen, and they exhibit
the pleasing picture of a young woman, Christine Walker,
as national secretary of this league.

This organization is against the church and against the
clergy because these believe in God. It aims to do practical
work on a large scale in setting people against all religious
teaching.

If any movement among men had an infernal origin, it
would seem that this movement had. Here are some of the
declarations of the league: "The league will remove boys
and girls from the evil influence of the clergy." "The
attainment of happiness in this world rather than eternal
bliss in a world to come shall be taught as the chief end of
man. " " Stress will be laid on forming branches in high
schools, as these will prepare students to serve as organizers
of Damned Souls societies during college years and for effec-
tive work thereafter in combating the church."

We thought the world had pests enough, but the atheists
are adding themselves to the number. Like boll weevil and
other destroyers, they will have to be met and overcome,
though it may take much time and much labor. If the
atheists would only segregate themselves on some island they
might test for themselves the merits of their creed.

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— "A friend who prefers to be unnamed" has given to
each minister of the General Conference and to each minister
of the Maryland Conference a copy of E. Stanley Jones'
book, Christ at the Round Table. Dr. W. H. Litsinger is
the intermediary in the matter. We thank Dr. Litsinger
and the unknown friend for the copy on our table. Rev.
E. Stanley Jones proved himself great enough to refuse the
office of bishop in the M. E. Church after he had- been unani-
mously elected last May. His heart is in the work of evan-
gelism. We will read his book with greater interest because
of his whole-heartedness in the work of preaching the Gospel
of the Christ.

— The North Carolina Conference will have for visitors
Rev. G. W. Haddaway and Rev. Lawrence Little to repre-
sent the work of the General Conference. Both will be
received with pleasure. Bro. Little will also visit the fol-
lowing conferences: Tennessee, Fort Smith-Oklahoma,
Louisiana, North Mississippi.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

August 2, 1928

THE PROBLEM OF THE DENOMINATIONAL
COLLEGE

(Delivered by Thomas C. Amiek, Ph.D., before the School-
masters Club of Asheville, N. C.)

The topie assigned this speaker was put in the form of a
question, "What is the problem of the Denominational Col-
lege?" The implication seems to be that colleges have prob-
lems to face and problems that they must solve. Every insti-
tution established for the good and for the well-being of
humanity has its problems, and denominational colleges are
no exception.

In the first place, the line of distinction should be drawn
and we should understand just what we mean by the denomi-
national college. In this paper we will assume that colleges
are divided into two classes, namely, the state owned and
controlled colleges and the privately endowed, or denomina-
tional colleges. This line of distinction is not rigid, for there
are a number of privately endowed colleges that are neither-
state colleges nor are they denominational colleges. However,
for the purpose of this discussion, these will be left under
the head of denominational colleges.

The problem of the denominational college is, in a sense,
the problem of every college in the land. It is the problem
of equipping the young man and the young woman who
attends college with the soundest, sanest educational equip-
ment possible; to give to them that preparation that will
enable them to render the greatest possible amount of service
in the world, both to God, to humanity, and to themselves.
The problem of all colleges is to inspire into each student the
highest and noblest ideals possible and to enable the student
to make life as resourceful as possible to the end that the
material and spiritual forces of the race may be conserved and
that the race may make progress and advancement to higher
goals than those yet attained. The object of all colleges is to
develop in the man or woman all the manhood or womanhood
of which the person is capable, and then to inspire the student
to go out and use this for the betterment of society and for
the uplift of the world, and also to cultivate in the young
person the capacity for enjoying everything that is noble
and fine in nature, literature, science, or art, to the end that
life for this person may be as full as possible of the noblest
and best that this world has to give.

Now the problem of the denominational college is to do
this work just a Ititle better than the other instituion can do
the same work. And the speaker maintains that, unless the
denominational college can do this work better than the state
college can do the same work, then there is no excuse what-
ever for the existence of the denominational or privately
endowed college, unless it is for the reason that the church
wishes to help the state to bear the burden of educating the
citizenship of the state. The church has the command, "Bear
ye one another's burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ,"
and, unless the church makes an additional contribution in
education that the state cannot make in educating the young
people of this generation, then the church is simply .helping
to bear the burden of the state, and, by so doing, the church
is simply performing a Christian service, which is her wont.

The writer, however, maintains that the denominational
college can do the work of education better than the state
can do it, and he is prepared to defend the following theses:

First, the state, as our government is organized, cannot
teach religion. Neither can a state college, without usurping

its authority, teach anything along this line except the history
of the different religions and religious organizations that have
existed from time immemorial. The state college may teach
the history of Judaism or of Hinduism, but it may not teach
Judaism or Hinduism as a religion ; otherwise the Protestant,
the Catholic, or the Christian, the Mormon, or some other
sect, who pay their taxes just as the Jews and the Hindoos
pay theirs to support the government of the state, would have
a right to protest, and to bring an injunction suit to restrain
the state institution from teaching religion.

The state has a perfect right to teach the principles of
citizenship, to indoctrinate her future citizens in the funda-
mentals of character ; but when it comes to teaching religion
the state must keep hands off. From the time when Jefferson
and the fathers of this country who established the Consti-
tution of this great country and laid down the principles of
action for these United States .and separated forever Church
and State to this good day, this principle has been held in-
violable in this country.

Again, the faculty of state institutions are selected, not
because of their strong personality and their abiltiy as teach-
ers and inspirers of young men and women; but they are
selected because of their scholarly attainments, their reputa-
tion in the field of research, their ability in authorship in their
respective lines and in the general fields of learning. It is
seldom we find great teachers like Horace Mann, Mark Hop-
kins, and others of their kind in state institutions. In calling
the roll of the great teachers of the ages from Jesus of Nazareth
down to the present we find the teachers who have inspired men
and women to do and to dare and to die, to give their lives to
unselfish service to the race, in the denominational colleges.
These colleges and their teachers have given to men that
inspiration that has led to sacrifice and progress along all
lines that have moved the world upwards toward God. True
we have found scholars in state institutions, they have written
books and their names have become famous and renowned;
but where have they inspired man and woman to the noblest
and most heroic lives? The teacher in the denominational
college is generally too busy and has too much to do to do a
great deal of this research and literary work that otherwise
might make for his reputation and renown.

The state colleges generally have so large a number of
students that their faculties do not have the opportunity to
come into personal contact, personal relationship, and per-
sonal touch with the individual student that, they might leave
on the student the personal impress and stamp of their lives,
as the personal impress and stamp of King Arthur was left
on his knights of the Round Table. This leaves the student to
get his inspiration from the mass of other fellows like him-
self, or from the immature instructor, or from the common
rabble with whom the student associates on the streets or in
the fraternity house. As a rule these influences are neither
uplifting nor are they such as tend to the development of the
noblest that is in the young man. Your speaker has, in his
experience as a student, attended state colleges only ; and his
experience warrants him in saying that, unless the religious
character and convictions of the young man are thoroughly
fixed before he attends a state college, unless he is firmly
grounded on the Rock of Ages and his faith has been fixed
by thorough training in the home and in the church before
he goes to college to the state institution, he is pretty sure
to go on the rocks within the four years of his college career.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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And when he goes on the rocks and shoals during the age of
college preparation for life, he is pretty apt to be a religious
derelict upon the sea of life as long as he is here among men.
On the other hand, your speaker, as a member of the faculty
of denominational colleges, has seen the derelict and the skep-
tic and the unbeliever come to the denominational college and
after four years of association with a faculty of Christian
men and women, and association with a Christian student
body, go out of college with his faith firmly established, his
eye fixed on a goal, a star not seen on land or sea, and his life
become a blessing and a benediction as well as a guide and
light and inspiration to all who come in contact with him.

The next thesis that the speaker maintains is that the
denominational college can offer broader and fuller courses
of study and instruction than the state college can possibly
offer. The denominational college can certainly teach every
course in language and literature, in science and mathematics,
in engineering and mining, in law and in medicine, in art and
appreciation, as well as in any and every subject that you
may name that the state college can teach; and then the
denominational college can enter the fields of theology and
explore its broad vistas and labyrinths; it can enter the
domain of the soul as the soul sits in contemplation of and
with its God; it can enter the fields of the life eternal and
there, from some Mount Pisgah of the Universe, it can explore
the workings of God in sun and moon and star and it can
cause the student to walk with the everlasting spirits who
forever do the Master's will and make the eternal and ever-
lasting city their home. In the denominational college the
problems of everlasting life and of eternity may be studied
with none to molest or to make afraid ; and here the student
may become acquainted with that "city which hath founda-
tions whose builder and maker is God." Here he becomes
acquainted with a love that is eternal and that passeth within
the veil ; he gathers beatific visions that inspire and lead him
to live the life of the spirit and to live above the things of
time and chance and change. And so we maintain the thesis
that the denominational college has the whole field of truth
and of revelation for its own, its courses may cover time and
eternity, they may treat of man and of his progress, of God
and of His doings among men and in the earth ; these courses
are not bounded by time or chance or change, for they are
universal in their nature. The other college has a field by no
means as broad as this.

Then the denominational college must, in choosing its
faculty, select men who are scholars, it is true, but it must
also lay great stress on a faculty of men and women of great
personal magnetism, men and women of faith and hope ; men
and women whose hearts and spirits throb in unison with the
heart and spirit of God. The faculty of the denominational
college must consist of men and women who are connected up
with the great dynamo of everlasting and eternal truth, who
drink from the fountains of living water, who are teachers as
well as scholars, and who will wield an influence that will
attract and affect the lives of young men and young women
for time and also for eternity. The state college may get such
men and women in its faculty ; the denominational college
must have them. It is a problem in mathematical probability
as to whether or not the state college gets such men and
women. The denominational college can have no other kind.
The faculties of the denominational colleges must be men and
women of strong religious convictions, men and women who,

like Luther, will take their stand for the right and for religion,
the universal principle in man, and having taken this stand,
they must stand there eternally.

Again, the denominational college must limit its student
body to such numbers as can reasonably be taught by the
direct members of the faculty. The standardizing agencies,
and these have generally been initiated and organized by the
denominational colleges, have said what endowment a de-
nominational college must have for every fifty to one hundred
students beyond a certain number. This provision has been
made in order to prevent, the college from taking more stu-
dents than can come into direct contact with the heads of its
departments, and, as a result, the denominational college
accepts only that number of students that can reasonably be
taught directly by the faculty. Hence, the instruction is more
personal, more direct, more individualistic, more appealing,
and carries greater weight with it than instruction given to
the masses can possibly be. And so it tells more for life, for
character, and for true manhood and true womanhood.

The denominational college must encourage the spiritual
development of its students. Spiritual development, being
based on religion, the denominational colleges must lay em-
phasis on religion. It must stress not only character ; but it
must strive to make that character decidedly Christian. Unless
this is done, the denominational college loses one of its chief
rights to exist.

The problem of the denominational college, then, is to
maintain an institution of learning that does what the state
college does, but does this work better and in a decidedly better
way than the state college can do it ; and it must do this work
in a decidedly more religious way than it can possibly be done
by the state college. The denominational college must have
no limitations ; the state college necessarily works under limi-
tations. The denominational college must have a wider and
a broader curriculum, its course of study must be enriched
by relating it to and bringing it in touch with God, its faculty
must be men and women devoted to God and to truth, and its
student body must be led and guided as well as directed along
different lines and towards different stanards and nobler
ideals than the state college can guide and lead unto. To do
this work effectively, to provide the equipment, the faculty,
and the endowment to successfully prosecute this great work,
this is the problem of the denominational college.
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MAKE IT A REAL REFERENDUM

It is with great pleasure that I note the correct ring to
the brief editorial in the issue of the Herald immediately
following the convention in Houston. It takes a strong, and
perfectly justifiable, position against the candidacy of Al
Smith for the presidency.

"The defeat of a candidate," says the editorial, "is a
small matter. The defeat of a great moral issue is a very
serious matter." I have heard both Bishop Cannon, of the
M. E. Church South, and Dr. J. A. Barton, a leading Baptist
of Atlanta, say very much the same thing as they discussed
the outlook for prohibition some months ago.

Will the good people of the South continue to write such
editorials and make such speeches until election day next
November, then go to the ballot box and cast their votes in
harmony with this line of thought? I am fully persuaded
that many thousands of them and their readers and hearers
will do that very thing — though, no doubt, some will weaken
and, on the fateful election day, decline to break their record

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to the candidates set forward by their

August 2, 1928

of supreme loyalty
political party.

For the sake of the Democratic party itself, and for the
salvation of the values of party government, every dry
Southern state should record its loyalty to the constitution
as expressed in the 18th amendment, and its condemnation
of its own party for nominating for the presidency a candi-
date who is notoriously wet both in theory and in practice,
and who proposes to do all he can to make the entire country
wet.

This seems to me to be the only logical and moi-al course
for dry Democrats of the South to take, Democrats who have
rendered such valuable service toward making this a dry
nation. Furthermore, these men and women should resent
the implications of wet Democrats that by refusing to vote
for Smith they lose their standing in their party. It is only
by such practical rebuke that they can restore the good name
of the Democratic party, and make its future usefulness at
all possible.

Here's hoping that when the ballots are counted in
November, North Carolina and Maryland, and many other
states of the South, will be found to have endorsed prohibi-
tion in the only practical way.

Luther K. Long.

EMERSON AT THE SISTINE CHAPEL IN ROME

In 1833 Ralph Waldo Emerson visited Europe for the
first time. On March 31st of that year he attended a service
in the Sistine Chapel. He records in his journal of that
date his impressions of the ceremonies:

I have been to the Sistine Chapel to see the Pope bless
the palms and hear his choir chaunt the Passion. The Card-
inals came in, one after another, each wearing a purple robe,
an ermine cape, and a small red cap to cover the tonsure.
A priest attended each one, to adjust the robes of their emi-
nences. As each cardinal entered the chapel, the rest rose.
One or two were fine persons. Then came the Pope in scarlet
robes and bishop's mitre. After he was seated, the cardinals
went in turn to the throne and kneeled and kissed his hand.
After this ceremony the attendants divested the cardinals
of their robes and put on them a gorgeous eape of cloth-of-
gold. When this was arranged, a sort of ornamental baton
made of the dried palm leaf was brought to his holiness and
blessed, and each of the cardinals went again to the throne
and received one of these from the hands of the Pope. They
were supplied from a large pile at the side of the papal chair.
After the cardinals eame other dignitaries, bishops, deans,
canons — I know them not, but there was much etiquette, some
kissing the hand only, and some the foot also of the Pope.
Some received olive branches. Lastly several officers per-
formed the same ceremony.

When this long procession of respect was over, and all
the robed multitude had received their festive palms and
olives, his holiness was attended to a chair of state, and, being
seated, was lifted up by his bearers, and, preceded by the
long official array and by his chaunting choir, he rode out
of the chapel.

It was hard to recognize in this ceremony the gentle Son
of Man who sat upon an ass amidst the rejoicings of His
fickle countrymen. Whether from age or from custom, I
know not, but the Pope's eyes were shut or nearly shut' as
he rode. After a few minutes he re-entered the chapel in

like state, and soon after retired and left the sacred college
of cardinals to hear the Passion chaunted by themselves.

All this pomp is conventional. It is imposing to those
who know the customs of courts', and of what wealth and of
what rank these particular forms are symbols. But to the
eye of an Indian I am afraid it would be ridiculous. There
is no true majesty in all this millinery and imbecility.

A District Rally

The editor accepted a special invitation to Pleasant Union
for the District Rally last Saturday and was glad he did.
There were about 25 persons present in the forenoon and
about 50 in the afternoon. (We suspect there were hundreds
Saturday night and Sunday.) At the request of Chairman
Hanner, Dr. A. G. Dixon presided. The program was fol-
lowed and was well tilled in. Young people from Mt. Pleas-
ant, Shiloh, and Moriah contributed largely to the entertain-
ing and inspiring exercises of the day. In fact, their parts
probably attracted more attendants than did the parts taken
by older speakers. One secret of the large attendance at
some rallies is the fact that many are to have parts on the
program — children, young people, older people. Each speaker
attracts a few, many speakers attract many. President
Taylor and Mrs. A. G. Dixon and Mrs. W. T. Hanner were
the grownups who had places on the program at Pleasant
Union and all held undivided attention. President Taylor
spoke on the program of the Annual Conference. If all parts
of the proceedings measured- up to the standard of Saturday
morning and afternoon, this rally was well worth while. The
picnic dinner on the grounds was another of the satisfying
features.

ALL TRUTH IS GOD'S TRUTH

I think God kept on talking when His book had gone to press ;
That he continues speaking to the listening sons of men.
I think His voice is busy yet, to teach and guide and bless;
That every time we ask for light He calls to us again.
I think He bade the scientists to search the crust of earth
And find the truth He'd hinted at in allegory style;
To ferret out the facts about the human race's birth —
Through clammy protoplasm up to souls that love and smile !
I 'm sure I 've heard Him saying : ' ' Use the mind I gave to you ;
Find out with it as much of truth as ever you can find.
No true thing ever can refute another thing that's true —
I ask not mere credulity — the faith that goes blind."
He never meant His book to hold the total of His word;
He still communes with human souls that crave enlightened-

ness.
Each honest ear to truth attuned His teaching voce had

heard —
I know He kept on talking while the Bible went to press.
— Strickland Gillilan, in The New York Times.

— An elaborate program has been prepared for the Guil-
ford County Sunday School Convention to be held in Moriah
M. P. Church August 16 and 17. Rev. G. F. Millaway and
Rev. H. C. Carmichael have parts on the program. Oppor-
tunity will be given to superintendents or pastors to tell
briefly of the best work done in their schools.

— At every hour we have presented to us two ways — God's
and Satan's. Which shall we take?— C..E. World,

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Slogan

for the Closing Quarter

Not a Charge Without an Honor Roll Church

We believe that this goal can be realized, and we are
asking for a list of all churches that will undertake to do it.
Just one cent will bring us this information. And my, how
a big list of such churches would stimulate our zeal and
yours ! Pastors, members, put your churches in this group,
and let us do this thing.

Transferred

Pro. G. W. Andrew and Pro. C. M. Compiler have been
granted transfers, at their request. We wish for these breth-
ren every possible measure of success in their new fields of
labor.

Assigned

July 27. — Rev. W. Ml. Pike assigned to West Thomasville
charge. The vacancy on this charge has been caused by the
retirement of Rev. G. W. Andrew, who took the work this
year for nine months only, as we understand. Pro. Andrew
leaves this charge to take up again the work that he was
doing in Alvin Drew school before he came to High Point
College and to our conference. Pro. Andrew has rendered
efficient service on this charge, and has won the esteem and
love of his people. Pro. Pike will have, also, a ready recep-
tion by the charge, and we bespeak for him a happy and
successful closing of the year.

Mailing List

About forty pastors have filled out and returned the blank
that we sent to them some time ago, asking for names to
constitute a mailing list for our files. We are sure that
other pastors mean to send this list in but did not do so
promptly, and it probably has been forgotten. This is just
a reminder.

Budgets

Treasurer Idol reports only two charges — Davidson and
Enfield — remitting last week on the A. C. P. Several remit
on the G. C. P., and one — Yarborough — on the college. We
presume that the large number remitting on the G. C. P. is
for Children's Day offering. It is gratifying that many of
our charges observed this day, and that the offerings are
now coming in. We trust that the report next week may be
large again. And let us urge that no charge retain this
offering until the conference report is made. It should be
sent in now, so as to lie made available at once for use by
the Poard of Missions.

Plank No. 1, in the list of charges paying in full, is still

. We know of one charge that would not have to pay

but a very small amount to take it. "A hint to the wise
is sufficient."

We are giving a full list this week of all the charges, and
the full amount of credits due each. The report shows that
there are still twelve charges with no credits. Pro. Pastor
and church officials, please locate your charge in this list
and see if that blank is ''pleasant to the eyes." I wonder

if it can be justified? It's the force of the old habit, isn't
it— putting off till the last ! Put, brethren, this is the last.
Just three months, and then comes conference. The raising
of these budgets is not an easy matter, I know. Put we
must not shrink from a thing because it is hard. Weaklings
do that. God is able to help us, and He will. In that con-
fidence let us go "about our Father's business," knowing
that He needs these budgets for the promotion of His work,
and that He will not permit faithful and persistent labor
to go unrewarded.

An Unusual Offer

Western Maryland College is offering a full scholarship of
$500 to one ministerial student from each of our twenty-six
conferences. No student is eligible who is now enrolled in
some other Methodist Protestant school, or who is not a
graduate of an accredited high school. The offer holds good
until the first of September of this year, and will not be
renewed for four years. This is an exceedingly generous
offer, and one for which the church will not fail to be grateful.
Put the best way to show gratitude is to supply the students.
We sincerely trust that some young man from North Carolina
can qualify for this scholarship. The appointment is to be
made by the presidents of the various conferences. I shall
greatly appreciate any information that will put me in touch
with any young man who should have this scholarship.

High Point College

Our assessment for maintenance this year is only $5,000,
a very small amount measured by our ability, and by the
needs and the increasing opportunities for service that are
opening to the institution. The enrollment last year taxed
the capacity of the dormitories, and the student prospects are
as good or better for next year.

We urge that every charge major on this college assess-
ment, and raise every dollar of it. And, brethren, please
do it now. The need is urgent. Don't minimize this appeal.
Let me ask you to accept it on its face as fact. And I say
again, The need is urgent.

Special Herald Number

We hope to have the material ready for this number by the
last of September. The number will be devoted to church
and parsonage improvements during the year. The plan is
to carry a picture of all such churches and parsonages, with
a brief word in regard to each. It will be necessary for us
to have a good picture of these buildings so we can have cuts
made. A kodak picture, if it is a good one, will lie sufficient.
We trust that pastors and church officials will provide us
with a good picture of each parsonage and church that has
been built or repaired, and let us have it as early as possible.
The small expense for making the picture and cut will be
borne readily, we think, by the churches. For full co-opera-
tion in this undertaking, we shall be very grateful.

Appointments

Aug. 4-5, Fallston and Cleveland charges. We will preach
at Hebron at 11 a. m. and Friendship 8 p. m. Saturday.
Kistler's, 11 a. m„ Oak Grove, 2:30 p. m., and Lawndale,
8 p. m. Sunday.

Aug. 12, Eessemer City and Pess Chapel.

Aug 19, Vacation.

Aug. 25,26, Halifax.

Aug. 28-30, Creswell.

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August 2, 1928

Sept. 2, Midland.
Sept. 4-6, Mecklenburg.

''Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with

your spirit.

Amen.

Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.

August 1, 192S.

THE COLLEGE SITUATION

Many of our people do not realize the change — the
very great change — that has come in recent years with ref-
erence to our colleges. But they ought to know it.

Even under the old regime it was a difficult thing to
establish a college. This could be known if only we had an
accurate and full history of Baptist education in the South.
Such a history would be very largely taken up with educa-
tional institutions which started with glowing hopes, failed
of financial support, became embarrassed with debts and
passed into death without even leaving behind enough wis-
dom to stop others from following them into dismal swamp,
and further. This was in the old days when all that was
needed to have a college were buidlings, teachers and pupils.

But those old days have gone. It takes more now. It
even takes more of those things which once were the only
requirements. A college now must have more teachers, and
more buildings and more books, and it must pay much higher
salaries. Besides, a college must now have endowment funds
and these must be large. A Junior College, in addition to
a full material equipment in buildings, books and apparatus,
must have $200,000 in interest bearing endowment. In other
words, a Junior College is hardly possible without about a
minimum of $300,000. We doubt seriously if $300,000
would do the work. And a Senior College in addition to all
its material plants, must have an endowment of $500,000.
We have some Baptist colleges in South Carolina which have
plants that are worth more than $500,000 and yet they are
not equal to the endowment requirements demanded by the
standards. It takes now about $1,000,000 to build a college,
on the minimum scale, and get it in the Senior class. Do
our people realize these facts? Are they hiding their eyes
to them ?

But one says : ' ' Are we not a free and independent peo-
ple? Can't we have a college without such a large endow-
ment if we want one? Can't a man, if he is not able to build
a mansion, build for himself a cottage and call it home ? And
if he builds the best home his money is equal to, is it not
home to him and his, doing all the good work of home? Do
not the highest and best things come out of these humble
homes? What's to prevent us from having a little unen-
dowed college, if that is the best we can do? Has this become
a land where only the rich can live?" All right, my brother
Baptist, I got as mad as you are now, and I asked all those
questions. But all that we have said about the necessity of
endowment is true. And, mark you, this editor never had
one solitary thing to do with bringing about the necessity.
He has all along deplored the changes that have produced
this new condition of things. Did he have his way he would
go back to something of the old freedom. But as a matter
of simple fact, the old freedom is gone and it never will
return. For the future a college must have the required
endowment equipment or die.

Now why ? The answer is very plain. It has come about
that the only diplomas that are accepted are diplomas given
by colleges that are members, or are on the accepted list, of
the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
A college to be a member of this organization must have the
required equipment, and also the endowment, $200,000 for
a Junior College and $500,000 for a Senior College. Without
this they can't get in, and unless they are in or are on the
accepted list, they can give diplomas indeed, but their di-
plomas are simply not recognized by universities or by those
employing teachers in our high schools. You ask, Do not
many colleges, not in this Southern Association, do as good
work as those in it? They certainty do. But we have come
on a time when it is not the work only that counts. The
value of the diploma has got to be considered. Young people
will not go to a college whose diploma is not accepted when
they can go to one whose diploma is accepted. If all of them
do not know this now, it is only tomorrow when they will
find out. Had we not as well face the facts? It is utterly
useless and hopeless now to try to find a college that is not
equal to membership in the Southern Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools. One might think that the time will
come when we will all go back to "the good old days." Well,
they were not as good as some of us want to imagine; but
we have about as much hope of getting back there as we have
of having yard sticks of varying length. Whatever changes
are to come, a college must be a college, and there must be
some great standard to which it must measure up.

If our people will consider the situation as it is they will
be slow in building another college. Their leaders will be
slow in urging such an undertaking. Some of them might
get wrathy with this editor for writing such an editorial.
But all that we have to say is, after the first flush of wrath
is a little past, then sit down and read again what we are
saying in this editorial. — Baptist Courier.

ONE REQUIREMENT FOR ALL

The educated rationalist may laugh at you. But tomor-
row he will be trodden under foot, and will go down to
shame and everlasting contempt. "Stop," you say, "suppose
he graduated at Harvard? or at Princeton? or suppose he
is at the head of one of the German universities?" I cannot
help that. God makes no special provision for the graduates
of Harvard or Princeton. Rejecting the Bible, they will go
down to be companions of the most abandoned wretches in
the universe, and more miserable than they, because of their
superior education. One rule for all — for great brain and
little brain ; for high-foreheaded Greek professor, and for
flat-skulled Esquimaux. "He that believeth and is baptized
shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damned."
— Rev. DeWitt Talmage.

UNSELFISHNESS

The lesson of unselfishness is the most important, yet the
last to be learned.

The Bishop of Cambridge once put it to his pupils in the
form of Christian grammar: "We have learned to say:
First person, I ; second, thou ; third, he. But to put it right,
we must turn it upside down: First person, He; second,
thou; third, I. 'He' means God, the First Person in the first
place; 'thou,' my fellowman; and 'I', myself, comes last."
— Selected.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OUR STORY PAGE

A STORY OF TWO ARABS

Lamartine, the French poet, tells the following :

There was a famous horse in the tribe of Nagdeh, and an
Arab of another tribe wished to have it. He offered for it
all his camels, but the owner would not sell it. One day he
stained his face, clothed himself in rags and waited by the
roadside where he knew the horse was to pass.

When he saw Naber approaching on his fine horse, he
cried out in a weak voice, ' ' I am a poor stranger ; for three
days I have been unable to move from this spot to seek for
food; I am dying; help me, and heaven will reward you!"

The Bedouin kindly offered to take him upon his horse
and carry him home ; but the rogue replied, ' ' I cannot rise ;
I have no strength left."

Naber, touched with his distress, dismounted and with
great, difficulty set the seeming beggar on the horse's back.

No sooner did Daher feel himself in the saddle than he
set spurs to the horse and galloped off, calling out as he did
so, "It is I, Daher! I have got the horse and am off with
him!"

Naber called after him to stop and listen. Certain of not
being pursued, he turned and halted.

"You have taken my horse. I wish you joy of it; but
I do beg you never to tell any man how you obtained it."

"And why not?" said Daher.

"Because," said the noble Arab, "another man might be
really ill, and men would fear to help him. You would be
the cause of many refusing to perform an act of charity for
fear of being duped as I have been."

Daher, struck with shame at these words, was silent for a
moment, then, springing from his horse, he returned it to its
owner. Naher made him accompany him to his tent, where
they spent a few days together, and became fast friends for
life.— Selected.

THE CHEERING WORD

Little Charlie was the dull boy of his school. All of the
rest either laughed at him or pitied him. Even his master
sometimes made fun of him.

He became sullen and indifferent and took no pains to
get on.

One day a gentleman who was visiting the school looked
over some boys who were making their first attempt to write.
There was a general burst of amusement at poor Charlie's
efforts. He colored, but was silent.

"Never mind, my lad," said the gentleman, cheeringly,
"don't be discouraged. Just do your best and you'll be a
brave writer some day. I recollect when I first begun to
write being quite as awkward as you are; but I kept on, and
now look here."

He took a pen and wrote his name on a piece of paper in
good, plain writing. "See what I can do now," he said.

Many years afterwards that gentleman met Charlie again.
He had turned out to be one of the most celebrated men of
his day, and he told him he owed his success in life, under
God's blessing, to his encouraging words. — Scottish Reformer.

HOW TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF YOUR
CHRISTIAN LIFE

After we become Christians, our growth in grace depends
upon ourselves. It is not possible for us to lie very useful
Christians unless we are willing to do the things essential
to spiritual growth. The following suggestions have been
found by many Christians to be of vital importance :

1. Study the Bible. Set aside at least 15 minutes for
study of the Word of God. Let God talk to us through His
Word. The word of the Bible is food for the soul. Commit
to memory great verses of Scripture. Join a class for study,
and unite with others in studying the Bible.

2. Pray much. Praying is talking with God. We need
to talk with Him about everything — our perplexities and our
joys, our sorrows and our mistakes, our plans and our
associates.

3. Win some one to Christ. The only work Christ ever
gave Christians to do is to win others for His Kingdom. The
only way His Kingdom can be advanced is by the personal
work of those who believe in Him.

4. Avoid evil comradeship. Our evil companions may
be either bad people, bad books, or bad thoughts. We make
our friends, and if these are the wrong sort of people they
unmake us in character. Shun evil companionship.

5. Be active in the church. This implies faithful attend-
ance at all the services in the house of God. Co-operate
with the leaders in every department of the work and strive
to advance the plans made by those in charge of the congre-
gation.— Selected.

IGNORANCE OF SCRIPTURE

It. is positively pitiful how ignorant some people, even
church people, are of Bible truth.

For example, at the Deacons' and Elders' Institute, in
the summer of 1927, at DeFuniak Springs, Fla., I heard one
of the speakers tell this sad incident:

After an Episcopal bishop had spoken in one of a series
of services, one who was a member and a worker in that
church said to the wife of a Presbyterian deacon, "What
do you think the bishop said?" Of course the deacon's wife
did not know. Then the other answered, "Why, he said that
God is everywhere!" "Well, do you not believe that?"
asked the deacon's wife. "Why, no! Do you think I would
sit down at the card table and play cards, if I knew God
was right there?"

It was not said what sort of card game it was that she
referred to — likely some game for a prize, which is gambling,
it matters not who engages in it. But it is plain that the
woman regarded it as wrong ; and she seemed to think she
could engage in it and "put one over" on God because she
thought God was not there.

What pitiable ignorance of the teaching of God's Word!
Had that poor, ignorant church member never read Prov.
15:3, "The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding
the evil and the good?"

Men may work wickedness under cover of darkness and
hide it from other men, but "All things are naked and
opened to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do."
(Heb. 4:13). We do well to keep in mind the word, "Thou
seest me." (Gen. 16:13). — Daniel J. Currie.

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YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

TOPIC

Aug. 5, 1928: "Personal Convictions Versus

Following the Crowd"

(Consecration Meeting)

Scripture: Acts 5:27-29

Point-o-graph

"A chameleon changes its color to suit the

environment.
Do you change your color to suit the crowd?
Ee true to your personal convictions! Don't

be a chameleon!"

Plans for the Meeting

"Write the names of great men upon pieces
of paper and have each member take one
and tell in the meeting how the character
assigned stood by his or her convictions rather
than following the crowd. Here are sug-
gested names: John Huss, Savanarola, John
Knox, Pilgrims, Woodrow Wilson, Jefferson
Davis, Abraham Lincoln, Paul, Peter, William
Lloyd Garrison, Susan B. Anthony, Frances
E. Willard, Francis E. Clark, etc. Use his-
tory, "Who's Who," and references to find out
about these.

Hints to the Leader

The prisoners in our Scripture stood by
their personal convictions. They were told
to go preach and teach. When brought be-
fore their accusers they said, "We must obey
God rather than men." This same spirit of
being true to one's convictions has given
men the moral strength to face all the terrors
that men could invent, and even die for the
sake of their convictions. Paul suffering with
Silas in jail, Peter with head downward upon
the cross, James stretching himself without,
flinching under the executioner's axe, the
martyr Stephen being stoned to death,
the heroic deaths in the arena and at the
stake, Luther at the Diet of Worms, John
Knox a galley slave, John Calvin in exile,
John Bunyan in Bedford jail, the Pilgrims
in search for religious freedom, the great
host of Christians through the century dar-
ing to follow the gleam of the Holy Grail,
all these have heroically chosen to follow the
"voice of God rather than the council of
men." May we follow in their train.

Correlation with S. S. Lesson
The Sunday school lesson for today is "Paul
Unmoved by Flattery and Danger." Have
some one tell of Paul's convictions and how
he was true regardless of the cost.

Lessons in Life

Often one finds himself in a place where
a very important question is being voted
upon. It is always best to vote one's con-
victions rather than vote to be popular with
the crowd in which one is voting. Do not
be a chameleon and have a color for each
occasion.

A certain young lady danced because she
desired to keep up with the other young
ladies of her group, yet it was against her
conscience to do so. She broke from the
crowd and all honor her and respect her for
being true to her convictions.

John didn't think it right to go swimming

on Sunday. Mary thought it wrong to go
to movies when church services were being
held. Jack thought car riding during C. E.
hour and church hours was wrong. What
should each do in their particular cases?
Would they be respected for keeping true to
their convictions?

Debate

Eesolved: "That it is better to stand alone
and lose friends than to go with them into
questionable things."

Closing Minutes

Sing "Faith of Our Fathers."

Close with Mizpah.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
August 12 — The Council at Jerusalem

Scripture Basis — Acts 15:1-35; Gal. 5:1-15.

Golden Text— If therefore the Son shall
make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
John 8:36.

Controversy Concerning Circumcision

Antioch of Syria was the foreign mission-
ary church. When Paul and Barnabas re-
turned from their missionary journey, de-
scribed last week, and related their experi-
ences and God's successes through them, the
church rejoiced and praised God.

But a disturbance arose to somewhat
dampen their ardor. Somo Judaean critics
came down from Jerusalem — "'down' because
Jerusalem was regarded as the summit of
Jewish authority and the temple hill as the
center and source of revealed religion" — and
insisted that Gentile Christians must be cir-
cumcised.

Circumcision was a sacred Jewish rite.
"There can be no doubt that circumcision was
originally a religious act. Membership in the
tribe, entrance upon the rights of citizen-
ship, participation in the religious practices
of the tribe — these privileges are interdepend-
ent." This was an old Mosaic law, to which
the Jews clave tenaciously, but which the
Gentiles knew nothing about from experi-
ence. To submit to this practice would put
a burden upon the latter, which would add
nothing to their salvation.

Commission Carefully Chosen

What must they do to settle the matter
permanently and satisfactorily? Paul and
Barnabas, who were anxious to deliver the
happy, innocent Gentiles from this Jewish
yoke, defended their position earnestly. Al-
though there was a sharp difference of opin-
ion, the original Greek gives no indication
of anger. They could disagree and yet not
lose their Christian spirit.

Since they could arrive at no agreement,
wisely the church decided to carefully select
a commission of several men to consult with
the mother church at Jerusalem. Naturally
Paul and Barnabas should head this commis-
sion. Only one other is known, and that is
one of Paul's disciples and helpers, Titus.
(Ga. 2:3).

Making good use of their time as they
journeyed from Antioch to Jerusalem, as
they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria,
they spoke encouraging messages to the

Christians scattered through these countries,
especially by apprising them of the fact of
the conversion of many Gentiles. Any bits
of news concerning additions to their ranks
or the faithfulness of those enlisted was
encouragement to these early Christians, who
were always in danger of persecutions and
privations because of their faith.
Church Council Called

Arriving at the Holy City, wdiere they were
received gladly, they rehearsed in the ears
of the apostles, Peter, James and John, and
others the glorious things God had wrought
through them in the lives of the Gentiles
in various places. Here some of the Pharisee
converts, of which there were probably only
a comparative few, insisted that the law of
Moses be observed concerning circumcision.

After some discussion, Peter, the venerable
and revered apostle, arose and defended the
Gentiles against this Jewish rite, recalling
his vision and experience with Cornelius of
Caesarea, on whom the Holy Spirit descended
and who was baptized a Christian. (Acts,
Chap. X). He spoke for the liberty of the
Gentiles.

Next, Paul and Barnabas were given an
audience to inform the council "what mira-
cles and wonders God had wrought among
the Gentiles by them." (15:12). Their words
had weight, for they had seen and experi-
enced these things.

James was the next to speak. This was
not John's brother, for he had been martyred.
"Quite certainly this was James the Lord's
brother (Gal. 1:19), Christ's brothers had not
believed in him during his lifetime, but were
won to the Christian faith by His resurrec-
tion." By his wisdom a compromise was
offered and the problem solved. The summary
of his proposal was: That the Gentiles should
not be required to be circumcised; that they
eat not meat offered to idols; that they ab-
stain from fornication; that they eat not the
meat and blood of animals strangled.
Committee Carries Communication

A satisfactory conclusion having been
reached, a brotherly letter setting forth the
factors of the decision was written and sent
by two of the devout men of the Jerusalem
church, namely, Judas Barsabas and Silas,
along with the Antioch deputation. These
two not only delivered the letter, but added
words of exhortation and encouragement,
which did much toward creating a fine feel-
ing of fellowship between the two churches.
May wo not apply this to the present day
regardless of denominational connections?
*-♦—

TENTH DISTRICT RALLY

The Tenth District Rally will be held the
second Sunday in August, the 12th, at Love's
Grove Church, Midland Charge. Two services,
morning and afternoon. Dinner on the
ground. Able speakers and a good program
arranged.

Pastors, superintendents and leaders, take
notice and plan to attend. Let every church
in this district be represented with a large
delegation. Come and you will be glad you
attended.

II. FREO SURRATT,
District Chairman.
*++

— The Ross Clan will hold its annual re-
union at Pleasant Garden on August 9 at
10:30 o'clock.

August 2, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

New Hope Church, Pageland Circuit. — Our

Sunday school is good. Brother John Bich-
ardson, our superintendent, is very faithful
in the work. We had a great service Sunday
night, July 22. Our good pastor preached.
Oh! it was good to be there.

Now we are on the eve of a great camp
meeting at New Hope Tabernacle. The camp
meeting begins the second Sunday in August
at 11 a. m. Eev. A. E. Belk, of Los Angeles,
California, has been secured to assist Bro-
ther C. E. Phillips in the meeting. Several
other able ministers will be on hand to assist
in the services.

Eev. Mr. Belk is a man of wide experi-
ence, having held pastorates in several large
cities in the southern states. He has also
had a successful career as an evangelist and
a church builder. He is truly a preacher and
a teacher of the word. Now the need of the
hour is prayer. Praying changes things. God
continues to hear and answer prayer. Join
us in prayer for the meeting.

Your sister in His name,

MBS. JULIA ST. CLAIR, Reporter.

Greensville Circuit, Matthews Chapel. — Our

revival meeting began the fourth Sunday
and closed the following Thursday night.
Bro. Shelton, from Spring Church Circuit,
came on Monday and did the preaching. We
feel that our church and community were
greatly blessed by the wonderful sermons
Bro. Shelton brought us, and he worked so
faithfully. There were two to unite with our
church.

We are glad to say we are still having
an interesting Sunday school.

Every Sunday night at 8 o'clock our C. E.
Society meets with an interesting program.
We are sorry to say our president, Mrs.
C. E. Ellis, has resigned on account of bad
health, and the writer has been elected to
fill the vacancy.

Since our last report we have put a new
coat of paint on our church, both inside and
out, varnished the pews, purchased new song
books and also placed a marker at the en-
trance of our church bearing its name,
Matthews Chapel M. P. Church, and made
some improvements on the yard.

LOTTIE EDWAEDS.

Rehobeth, Granville Circuit. — Mr. John H.
Mundy, of' Henderson, N. C, departed this
life Sunday, July 15, 1928.

Mr. Mundy for more than 20 years had
been a loyal member of Eehoboth church,
attending the church services and taking an
active part while living in the community.
After moving to Henderson he continued to
support the church and to attend services
when health permitted. He is survived by
his wife and the following children: Mrs.
Tom Powell, Mrs. Clifton Pinch, Mrs. Tal
Beckham and one son, Mr. John Mundy, all
of Henderson.

The funeral was held in Eehoboth church
July 16 and was conducted by the pastor,
Eev. H. F. Pogleman, assisted by Eev. E. A.

Hunter, of the Henderson M. P. Church. The
remains were laid to rest in the Eehoboth
cemetery. The large crowd and many beau-
tiful floral designs attested the high esteem
in which he was held by friends and loved
ones.

In the passing of Mr. Mundy the church
has lost a good member, the community a
good citizen and the family a loving father
and husband.

The Children's Day exercises were held the
third Sunday morning of July. The program
was unusually good, showing the training and
effort of those who were responsible for this
program.

The Missionary auxiliaries held their meet-
ing with Mrs. Jim Wrenn. After a short
program and Bible lesson, the hostess served
an ice course. The August meeting will be
held with Miss Crystal Bobbitt.

Eev. C. W. Bates and family have returned
to Greensboro after having spent last week
in the Union Chapel community, where Mr.
Bates ably assisted the pastor, Eev. H. F.
Fogleman, in the revival services.

It was indeed good to have Mr. and Mrs.
Bates among us again, a former pastor and
wife who are much loved.

The first Sunday rally was held at New
Hope church July 29 with large crowd at-
tending and a good program.

The young people held the Christian En-
deavor meeting Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock.
The meeting was led by Miss Lucy Eogers.
The Children's Mission Band, Circle No. 2,
met with Mrs. Tom Chandler on Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. Chandler read an interesting
story. The children repeated Scripture
verses and sang songs. After the meeting
Mrs. Chandler served ice cream.

The Mission Band, Circle No. 1, met with
Mrs. Eichard Harris on Saturday afternoon.
The children are interested and active in
the mission work. EEPORTEE.

Vaughan, Littleton Circuit. — We are glad
to have back with us Rev. N. M. Harrison,
who has been assigned to the Littleton Cir-
cuit the rest of the conference year. We
had our regular preaching services last Sun-
day. We are going to have a revival, start-
ing the fourth Sunday in August.

We are expecting to organize a Sunday
school some time in the near future.

Our pastor is trying to get all the people
of Vaughan to go together and have cottage
prayer meeting. We hope it will be a success.

At the third quarterly conference at Little-
ton the votes were counted and Mr. M. J.
Morris was elected as delegate to the Annual
Conference. REPOETEE.

Mt. Zion, Pinnacle Charge. — Bro. Win. Pike
came to help Bro. Hunter in our special
meeting which started at 11 o'clock the third
Sunday in July. He preached faithfully and
very properly for a revival, and while there
weren't near the results that we hoped for,
there were five confessions of faith and a
very strong renewed interest noticed in the
church.

On the third Sunday we made an effort to
hold our Children's Day program, and just
as we got started good with a packed house
the lights went out. We finished as best we
could with an oil lamp, but it was disap-
pointing to all of us; so on the fourth Sun-
day night we had the program over with a

large attendance and a very acceptable offer-
ing. The training committee in charge of
this program are to be commended for their
untiring efforts with rehearsing the program.

Our Sunday school attendance is running
above a hundred now with new ones coming
in every Sunday.

Bro. Roy Hunt and wife, of Shoals, N. C„
came over and worshiped with us two days
and nights during the special meeting.

A goodly number of our people attended
the county Sunday school convention at Pin-
nacle recently.

President Taylor was with us the first Sun-
day in July and preached one of his very
finest sermons, which was enjoyed by every
one.

Wonder how many noticed in his report of
visiting Mt. Zion what he said of Mt. Zion
building a new church with Sunday school
rooms. We fully believe this will be put
over this time. Bro. Hunter is determined
that it shall be, and each one of the church
trustees is decided on building new rather
than spending anything on repairing the
present building.

Bro. Hunter accompanied the trustees down
to Reeds, N. 0, to look over and study their
new building. They came back mighty well
pleased with the plan and we are sure that
there will something definite be started soon
on a new cliurch at Mt. Zion.

C. W. ALLEN, Reporter.

Sandy Ridge, Kernersville Charge. — There
will be a Children's Day service the second
Sunday in August, beginning about ten
o'clock. We are expecting to have a picnic
dinner and then in the afternoon there will
be a community singing. Every one is in-
vited to come and spend the day with us.
Come, bring your basket and let's enjoy
both services. E. K. ANDERSON. '

Rehoboth, Creswell Circuit. — We are mov-
ing on as well as we could since you last
heard from us, having observed all the serv-
ices of the church from Christmas on as
they came each year, but no one has reported
for two years or more from this church.
We have a reporter now who will after
the second Sunday in this month begin her
work. We are praying for a good revival
which begins second Sunday.

Capt. Noah Tarkington's family moved last
of February to the old home of his mother
in this community; his wife and several chil-
dren were received in the church Easter
Sunday. He and his oldest son were already
members. Norma Tarkington, his oldest
daughter, I introduce to you as our reporter.
Herbert Swain, son of Henry Swain, was
professor of our Creswell high school last
year. His church attendance is with us. It
is gratifying to know he will teach again in
Creswell this coming year. Bro. C. V. White
is rapidly gaining his strength ; was out to
Sunday school Sunday. He was ill in Protes-
tant Hospital, Norfolk, Va„ for several weeks.
His sister, Minnie White Bendler, died. He
went down to the funeral to accompany
remains to Edenton for burial, was taken ill
at his son's, Thomas White, in Norfolk, was
taken to hospital, his family all called, and
for several days no hopes; but God merci-
fully raised him up again and restored him
to his home and church.

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Mrs. G. L. Davenport has been "under the
weather" since last of May with rheumatic
troubles. She's slowly improving.

Eev. E. L. Hetheox is enjoying two weeks'
rest and vacation in Charleston, S. C, guest
of B. G. J. Cherry. Hope Bro. C. H. Whitaker
lias greatly improved. A MEMBER.

Pleasant Union, Mt. Pleasant Charge. — On

Saturday and Sunday, July 28 and 29, the
District Bally was held at Pleasant Union
church. Large crowds attended all the serv-
ices. The response from the different churches
represented in regard to Sunday school,
Christian Endeavor and missionary work was
fine. Saturday morning Dr. Taylor, presi-
dent of the North Carolina Annual Confer-
ence, gave a splendid discussion of the con-
ference program. This was followed by an
open discussion. If we will each do our part
it will not be a difficult matter to carry out
the program as was outlined by Dr. Taylor,
but a chain is no stronger than its weakest
link. Am I, are you, going to be the weak
link in our chain of church work? The
Methodist Protestant church will be just what
we make it, so let's enter whole-heartedly into
this work and make this the best year thus
far in the history of our church.

Saturday afternoon was given over to mis-
sions. Moriah and Julian churches gave
short, interesting programs which were fol-
lowed by an address by Mrs. A. G. Dixon.
Mrs. Dixon carefully explained the work of
the Mission Board and told of the changes
made at the General Conference in Balti-
more. There is a great mission work to be
done at home and abroad and if we cannot
go we can help send others. May our zeal
for missions speak by our lives.

Saturday evening a missionary pageant or
rather a short play was given by Pleasant
Union church. It was entitled "The Two
Masters."

At 9:45 a. m. Sunday we had our regular
Sunday school. Following this at 11 a. m.
Dr. Taylor gave us a wonderful sermon on
"An All-the-Year Program of Evangelism."
His text was Acts 2:47. He said that an
all-year evangelism is the heart of the church.
We must not only get sinners saved but we
must keep them saved. Christ's program is
an all-year program and if we accept the
program of Jesus Christ for evangelism it
will be one that operates 12 months in the
year. May we adjust ourselves to this kind
of program.

Sunday afternoon Eev. A. G. Dixon spoke
to us very forcibly on "Christian Steward-
ship." He referred us to numerous passages
of Scripture . relating to the duty of a Chris-
tian steward. Following Eev. Mr. Dixon's ad-
dress, Eev. E. M. Andrews, president of High
Point College, gave us an address on "Chris-
tian Education." His text was Genesis
13:14-15.

The rally was helpful and inspirational.
We were glad to have it at Pleasant Union
church. EEADEE.

Tabernacle Charge. — Our revival meeting at
Julian began the fourth Sunday in July and
closed on the following Friday night. Eev.
J. C. Auman, the engaged help, came on Mon-
day and remained until the close. His ser-
mons were instructive and inspiring, result-
ing in seven conversions and three acces-
sions. Others will join later. Pastor and

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

people were delighted to have Brother Au-
man with us in this meeting.

A number of our faithful Tabernacle mem-
bers are very sick at this writing. We trust
that they will soon be better.

Mr. William Hardin, son of Brother P. A.
Hardin,, was the only representative to the
Leadership Training School from Tabernacle
Charge. He was present from the beginning
until the close.

Miss Ezda Deviney, who has been teaching
in Florida State College for a number of
years, is spending the summer months with
her parents at Julian. She is a great help
in our church services.

Brother E. L. Jones will represent Taber-
nacle Charge in our next Annual Conference.

The following have remembered the pastor
with substantial gifts recently: Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Fields. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Jones,
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hanner and Mr. and
Mrs. Ivey. They have our thanks.

H. L. ISLEY.

Friendship Station. — Our protracted meet-
ing will begin Sunday. Eev. Julius Morgan
will assist in the meeting. We are indeed
fortunate in securing Mr. Morgan, for we
know he is a Christian man and we feel like
lie will feed our souls on heavenly food
during this meeting. We ask an interest in
your prayers for the success of our meeting.
MES. D. W. SIDES.

August 3, 193S

to handle the job. We trust that there will
be a unity of prayer and service.

We appreciate the interest of President
Taylor in this charge and hope that he, with
the care o"f all the churches, will not forget
us in prayer in this urgent hour.

And now may all our services be blest
and all our sacrifices be acceptable to Him.
BEATRICE HAWKINS, Eeporter.

Hawkins Chapel, Littleton Charge. — Our

community was saddened on last Saturday
by the death of little Hazel, the nearly two-
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garnett
Hawkins. Little Hazel had been sick about
two days but her disease developed rapidly
and as a last resort was taken to Eoanoke
Eapids Hospital where her mother had pre;
viously been carried a week before for an
operation. Little Hazel lived only a few
hours after reaching the hospital. Her
mother, who is still in the hospital, and
her father are intensely grieved and need
the prayers and sympathy of the entire
community.

The funeral service was conducted at Haw-
kins Chapel at 2:30 Sunday afternoon by
Eev. J. B. O'Briant, who married them, and
Eev. N. M. Harrison, our new pastor.

After the interment the congregation re-
assembled at church to hear the first gospel
message of Bro. Harrison to his people.

We are gratefully pleased to know that
Bro. Harrison has been assigned to Littleton
Charge. The people seemed much impressed
with his first message. His gospel is kind
and convincing. We trust there will be a
harmonious loyalty in the church and that
Bro. Harrison may leal us to victorious
success.

Our Sunday school superintendent, with his
helpers, has launched the Children's Day
program, and we are working overtime to have
a creditable service on the second Sunday
morning in August. The revival meeting will
commence in the afternoon of the same day.

This is somewhat of a home coming day,
and we very often have about a thousand
people in attendance.

We had expected Eev. A. D. Shelton to
preach for us during this revival, but learned
that he had been previously engaged. Bro.
Harrison will do the preaching and, judging
from his sermon yesterday, he is fully able

Asheboro. — Two more members, Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Lamb, were received Sunday eve-
ning, coming to us from Giles' Chapel, Rich-
land Charge. We sincerely welcome them.
For the past two years they have lived in
Asheboro and have been regular attendants
at our church.

Quite a goodly number of our people at-
tended the District Rally at Charlotte Church
last Sunday. The house was comfortably
filled both morning and afternoon. JJev. W.
II. Neese delivered a very fine address on
"Evangelism" at the morning service and
Miss Esther Ross read a fine paper on
"Women's Work in the Church." At the aft-
ernoon service Rev. S. W. Taylor, president
of the conference, spoke enthusiastically of
the Annual Conference program. The Eidge
quartette rendered several selections and the
Bulla quartette gave one selection. Mildred
I. ami), of Asheboro, gave a beautiful recita-
tion.

Next Sunday there will be Sunday school
as usual, but no preaching either morning
or evening as the pastor will be taking a
vacation. On August 12 Dr. T. C. Johnson,
of High Point College, will preach at 11
o'clock. J. E. PRITCHARD.

High Point.— Last Sunday morning an in-
teresting missionary program was given in
the Baraca class at the regular Sunday
school hour. At 11 o'clock the junior church,
under the leadership of Eev. E. Lester Bal-
lard, held its usual services with a good at-
tendance. Dr. S. K. Spahr, of Greenbsoro,
who has been preaching for us since January
1, delivered his last sermon to a very appre-
eiative audience. His theme was the thought-
ful and forceful question of James in the
fourth chapter and 14th verse: "What is your
life?" He said that each one of -US is a
distinct personality, and must give an ac-
count of his deeds to God. Life is not an
accident; are we here only to gratify our
desires and appetites? It is full of responsi-
bility, and each one of us must take others
into account. A selfish life is an unhappy
one, and in order to make the most of our
lives we must recognize our duty to God and
our fellow men.

"So live, that when thy summons comes to join
The innumerable caravan that moves
To that mysterious realm, where each shall

take
His chamber in the silent halls of death,
Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and

soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant

dreams."
It is with the greatest reluctance that the
congregation parts with Dr. Spahr, whose
ministry we have enjoyed greatly. His ser-
mons are uplifting and full of comfort. Ho
and Mrs. Spahr will leave Wednesday in their

August 2, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

car for a visit to relatives and friends at
different points in Pennsylvania.

On Monday afternoon Mrs. George T. Penny
honored her mother, Mrs. J. C. Welch, with
a lovely birthday party at her magnificent
new home, "Pennybyrn," near Jamestown.
The guests were the members of the Ladies*
Aid Society and a number of friends from
Greensboro, Dr. and Mrs. Spahr, Mrs. J. M.
Millikan, and Mrs. T. A. Hunter.

The occasion was honored with the largest
attendance in the history of the society, there
being 60 members present. The meeting was
held in the spacious and handsome living
room, and after the conclusion of business
Mesdames John C. Whitesell, J. H. Allred
and A. W. Bagley, of Greensboro, sang sev-
eral old-time favorites such as "Silver
Threads Among the Gold," "Sweet Genevieve"
and others. A tea- wagon laden with many
beautiful gifts was rolled to the honoree,
Mrs. Welch, by dainty little Miss Katherine
Ryan, which was the first hint of the real
purpose of the party to the guest of honor,
who was overwhelmed by surprise. A deli-
cious salad course with iced tea was then
served by Mrs. J. C. Welch, Jr., Misses Ruth
Moffitt, Lucy Neal Carr, Elizabeth Oakes,
Ruth and Elizabeth Welch. The guests were
next invited into the elegant dining room
where an exquisite birthday cake adorned
the center of the table, and delicious ices,
cakes and mints in roses were served, after
which the hostess opened the entire mansion
for inspection. This beautiful estate com-
prises 154 acres situated on the High Point-
Greensboro highway, 10 acres of which was
reserved for the house and grounds. Deep
River and the beautiful reservoir lake bound
the property in the rear. The house is a
combination of Italian and Spanish type of
architecture, brick with terra cotta trim-
mings, containing 20 rooms, and is elegantly
furnished throughout. The villa, crowning
as it does a lovely knoll, commands a mag-
nificent view of the surrounding country-
side. The setting of gently sloping lawn,
shrubbery and a profusion of flowers adds
greatly to the attractiveness and beauty of
the dwelling, which has been two years in
building, and is the largest and most hand-
some private home in Guilford County. Mr.
and Mrs. Penny are indeed to be congratu-
lated on the excellent taste and wonderful
beauty of this ideal home, and the memory
of this delightful party on Monday will
linger long in the hearts of all those who
were present, and the charming hospitality
of the gracious hostess was a great joy to
her many guests.

We are pained to announce that our be-
loved layman, A. M. Rankin, Sr., is confined
to his room by illness, which is hoped will
be of brief duration.

Miss Annie Bobbins, who suffered a sudden
attack of appendicitis last Sunday, and under-
went an operation Monday morning, is im-
proving satisfactorily. This will be good
news to her host of friends.

Mrs. Robert M. Noble, of Chicago, and
young daughter, Margaret, are guests of her
mother, Mrs. M. E. Blair, and sisters, Mes-
dames A. M\ Rankin, Sr., and Ernest L.
Auman and Miss Florence Blair.

The children of Mrs. W. P. Pickett, Mrs.
John S. Pickett, Mrs. Minnie P. Harrell, Mrs.
John H. Walker, Jr., and Mrs. H. S. Meredith,
of Tampa, Fla., who is a guest in the home,

paid a beautiful tribute to their mother last
Thursday when they gave a dinner party in
honor of her birthday. A large number of
relatives and old-time friends were guests on
this happy occasion, when an elegant dinner
was served.

It is with great regret that we learn of
the resignation of Prof. J. D. Hardy from
the faculty of High Point College. He will
be assistant professor of biology in Dickin-
son College, Carlysle, Peim., next year. He
and his charming wife have greatly endeared
themselves to a large number of our church
people as well as the college group, and we
shall part with them with great reluctance.
Many good wishes will follow them to their
new home. REPORTER.

Fairview, Anderson Charge. — Our commu-
nity has been saddened by the death of one
who lives near the church, Miss Annie Cant-
rell, daughter of Mrs. Sallie Cantrell. She
had been in bad health for several months,
atlhough her death was a surprise to the
surrounding community.

Our Sunday school has increased greatly in
number the last few Sundays. Our enroll-
ment was 125 the past Sunday.

Rev. G. B. Ferree has recently attended
the Young People's Summer Conference at
High Point College. He reported the con-
ference being very successful.

Miss Montez Henderson, who is a teacher
of the young folks1 class, is attending sum-
mer school at Greenville, S. C. She hopes
to get her degree at the close of the session.

Miss Mildred Halley, of Pickens, S. C, the
daughter of our superintendent, gave a party
last Tuesday night in honor of her 16th
birthday. The young people reported an en-
joyable time.

TJie revival meeting started Sunday, July
29, and Rev. Hendry, of Concord, N. C, is
doing the preaching. We hope to have a good
number of converts, which will leave our
community a real Christian one and one
which any one would enjoy living hi.

The Children's Day exercise was held Sun-
day night and the children did unusually
well for the number of times they were
drilled. The offering amounted to $8.51, which
we will be glad to send across the waters to
the foreign lands. We wish to say here we
are glad to express our appreciation for the
kindness and faithfulness which Mrs. L. H.
White and Mrs. Estella Connelly showed in
training these children and helping them to
do their parts.

Mrs. Estella Connelly, of our church, was
elected delegate to the Annual Conference,
which is to be held this fall at Winston-
Salem, N. C.

Our pastor, Rev. Mr. Ferree, preached a
very interesting sermon Sunday from which
everybody received a blessing.

Mrs. J. F. Dosier and family have purchased
a home in Greensboro where they now reside
at No. 9 Springdale Court.

The writer and family are spending their
vacation in Vance County.

W. H. NEESE.
—*—

— The tenth annual Reitzel reunion mil be
held at Richland Church, about four miles
east of Liberty, N. C, on Thursday, August
10, 1928.

Our Children's Home

Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Glen Raven, Children's Recital $ 8.51

Fairview, Glen Raven, Children's Recital 2.89

Maple Springs, Forsyth Circuit 4.30

New Hope, Why Not Circuit 8.06

Offerings by Sunday Schools

Fairview, Glen Raven $ 2.72

Roberta Station 12,00

Hickory Grove, Guilford Circuit 1.35

Mebane 13.80

Union Chapel, Granville Cireuit 14.16

Hebron, Orange Circuit, June and July 7.00

Sapling Ridge, Alamance Circuit 2.06

Gideon Grove, Flat Rock Circuit 2.90

Mt. Pleasant, North Davidson Circuit . 7.84
Asheboro Station 35.00

In connection with the above contributions
of this week we have received from Mrs.
E. M. Brower, of High Point, a very fine
box of merchandise, which she terms rem-
nants, from her store, but among them we
have found several pieces containing enough
for one and two dresses for the large girls.

Not from usual custom, but in all sincerity,
we extend to you our thanks and deep
appreciation.

May we always have your prayers.

On Wednesday evening of this week we
were agreeably surprised on having a large
delegation from Flat Rock Sunday school
come here on their picnic.

We were happy to have them, and we ex-
tend a welcome to any other Sunday schools
that "wish to do likewise.

E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.

ANTAGONIZING THE AL SMITH FORCES

The writer has been reading today where
influential leaders have come out against the
"Anti-Smith" and "Vote for Hoover" forces.
With strong language and convincing argu-
ment these antagonized leaders are massing
their followers.

Some think that there are better ways of
winning an argument than to antagonize the
opponent. It was not the method of Jesus
to antagonize. He appealed with the instru-
ment of love and goodness. Hence evil
vanished.

It seems to the writer that the best method
Jesus' disciples can use just now is the
method Jesus used. We have ministers in
every community preaching and living the
loving and righteous life. They are heard
by the populace. We must have confidence
that this populace will vote for the right
things when the test eomes. If we can have
this confidence in those to whom we have
preached, there is no reason for organizations
that will antagonize the enemy, for right
will eventually triumph.

The writer is first of all a Christian, there-
fore, he will not vote for wet candidates, and
secondly, a Democrat when the party has a
Democratic leader. F. L. GIBBS.

— Adrian College at its recent commence-
ment conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws
upon Prof. Paul S. Kennett, of High Point
College.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

August 2, 192S

"LEADERSHIP TRAINING SCHOOL IN
MISSISSIPPI"

By F. L. Gibbs, Assistant Secretary, Board

of Christian Education, Methodist

Protestant Church

The third Leadership Training School of
the southwest this summer was begun at
Pineville, Mississippi, July 2nd. Some thirty
young people signed up for the following
courses : Principles of Teaching, Mrs. Leslie
M. Wheeler; Evangelism, and Life of Christ,
Dr. G. 0. McMillan, and Vocational Guidance
and Science of Leadership, Rev. F. L. Gibbs.

Eev. F. E. Roberts and his good people
entertained the students iu their homes and
administered in other ways to make our stay
a happy one.

Rev. Lawrence Little, Mrs. Leslie M.
Wheeler, Dr. G. O. McMillan and F. L. Gibbs
spoke at the evening services to large con-
gregations. Each evening prior to the eight
o'clock service, worshipful vesper services
were conducted under the trees of the church
grounds. Again we heard the still small voice
of God speaking to us. Again youth respond-
ed, and many dedicated their lives to religious
work as their vocation.

Each afternoon two hours were giveu to
recreation. The Indian Tribe ideas were
used. The names were Kola Akita, Onspe
Akita, and Teca Akita. Competitive games,
songs, yells, and stunts were participated in
by the groups. Much wholesome fun was
enjoyed by many. The Christian Endeavor
Society of the local church served refresh-
ments at the close of the recreational periods
Wednesday and Friday, Points were given
to the various tribes and the results were:
Tecas 13 (winners), Onspes 8, and Kolas 6.
The stunt afternoon was one of joy and
laughter for all attending.

The decision service was conducted by Rev.
F. L. Gibbs Friday evening. At this service
16 of the finest young men and women to
be found anywhere dedicated their lives to
make their vocations Christian, and signed
the Methodist Protestant Life Service League
pledge.

Our small conferences of the west and
south are developing its youth for Kingdom
service. We feel that this will make the
future secure. Watch the west and south
grow!

The officers selected by the Mississippi
Conference Young People's Union are as fol-
lows: President, Rev. C. F. Gerald, Clara,
Miss. ; vice-president, Mr. Truette Roberts,
Pineville, Miss.; secretary, Miss Lorena Kin-
sey, Richton, Miss.; treasurer, Mr. Emmison
Blakeney, Meridian, Miss.; advisors of board,
Miss Betty Ridgeway, Moselle, Miss., and Mr.
Nate Williamson, Meridian, Miss.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $183,539.90

Mrs. Ed Kirkman 1.00

J. F. Holmes 5.00

A. M. Rankin 150.00

BUDGETS RECEIPTS TO DATE

$183,695.99
Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,319.21

No receipts since last report.

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.

Alamance

Albemarle

Anderson

Asheboro

Asheville

Bess Chapel

Bessemer City

Bethesda

Burlington, First

Caroleen

Charlotte, First

Chase City

Cluitham

Cleveland

Concord

Connelly Springs

Creswell

Davidson

Democrat

Denton

Draper

Enfield

Fallston

Fairfield

Fairview-Glen Raven

Flat Rock

Forsyth

Fountain Place

Friendship

Gibsonville

Graham

Granville

Greensboro — Calvary

Grace

St. Paul

West End

Greensville

Guilford

Halifax

Haw River Circuit

Haw River Mission

Henderson

High Point— English Street

First

Lebanon

Welch Memorial

Kannapolis

Kernersville

Lexington — State Street

Liberty and Siler City (Liberty)

(Slier City)

Lincolnton

Littleton

Mebane

Mecklenburg

Melton's Grove

Midland

Mocksville

Moriah Charge

Mount Hermon

Mount Pleasant

N. Charlotte Mission

North Davidson

Orange

Pageland

Pinnacle and Mount Zion

Pleasant Grove

Porter

Randleman

Randolph

Reidsville

Richland

A.C.B.

G.C.B.

College W.H.M.S. W.F.M.S. 1

$ 77.00

$46.25

$ 53.00

* 34.00

$109.46

56.00

1.00

75.00

69.03

85.00

68.52

241.74 !

45.00

33.65

81.85

12.19

20.50

25.00

100.00

42.08

125.00

179.30

335.20

09.51

33.27

43.36

31.16

125.43

15.00

3.20

3.66

16.00

2.50

2.50

3.20

5.42

15.00

100.00

68.24

85.00
2.00

56.00

56.00

06.58

18.64

11.35

4.90

2.50

17.01

52.10

35.00

3.46

11.16

5.00

5.00

117.52
7.17

55.00
24.25

63.20

78.05

8.00

51.86

39.60

30.00

103.40

52.67

73.25

131.30
26.00

62.22
10.00

67.35

34.94

50.00

43.50

30.00

65.00

25.00

41.00

60.00

53.35

57.50

92.53

74.40

122.66

184.68

73.36.

133.73

109.20

100.00

16.51

17.00

400.00

555.35

' 24.00

53.00

32.00

111.95

70.90

41.80

32.00

60.00

12.65

54.00

33.00

9.00

50.00

5.59

9.17

39.75

3.85

28.68

30.00

15.00

10.00

100.00

35.00
3.18

115.00
40.00

186.04

353.73

98.22

333.55

274.70

58.48

17.S7

46.50

37.80

117.00
■ 31.98

6.00

0.00

6.59

11.30

30.50

75.00

87.90

20.00

30.75

15.00

25.85

39.00

5.00

5.00

70.00

42.50

2.00

26.00

7.00

10.00

7.00

2.45

50.00

32.79

8.67

45.00

129.50

106.23

3.25

16.00

17.00

5.00

13.11

50.01

13.38

79.00 |

19.15

68.93

S8.28

7.00

300.00

85.74
32.40

85.00

63.69

141.00
66.15

36.50

185.00

80.00

227.16

57.85

77.10

25.43

7.25

26.62

16.60 :

100.00

33.82

19.00

15.00

30.00

5.00

15.00

38.69

1.02

26.98

8.75

59.75

48.05

10.00

12.55

25.00

50.00

72.94

81.50

7.30

August 3, 1928

Roberta

Rockingham

Roseneath

Saxapahaw

Shelby

South Lexington

South Winston

Spencer Mission

Spring Church

Tabernacle Charge

Thomasville Community
Thomasville Station

Union Grove .'

Vance

Weaverville

West Forsyth

West Thomasville

Whitakers

Why Not

Winston, First

Yadkin College

Scarborough

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

A.C.B. G.C.B. College W.H.M.S. W.F.M.S.

7.85

9.20 5.30

26.50

12.01

23.88

4.60

14.00

13.75 7.00

25.00 25.00 15.00

fi.00 7.76 10.00 12.50

159.50 58.SS 18.75

9.00 102.11 45.03 72.99 05.50

50.00 50.00 153.90 99.20

4.74 10.00

23.20 37.39 51.01 86.55 5.00

20.00 14.00 10.75

62.63 35.85 50.50 27.50 46.55

18.68 1.25

20.00 103.40

56.14 11.50 22.90 18.40

36.89 87.50 224.4S 103.22

15.00 5.00 5.75

29.10 21.50 25.00

$2,606.77 $2,559.76 $1,955.55 $3,353.83 $3,964.07

SUPERANNUATES

law Eiver Circuit $ 8.01

ilamance 7.00

Vance 4.00

State Street 1.25

Porter 1.70

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Fadkin College $ 15.00

law Eiver Mission 30.00

'orter 15.00

itate Street 75.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $316.29

'orter 30.00

College

Vsbeboro $ 85.00

iberty-Siler City 65.00

radkin College 5.00

law Eiver Mission 10.00

"abernacle 45.00

ipencer 10.00

Jnion Grove 10.00

Inglish Street 40.00

lenderson 115.00

iurlington 125.00

febane 45.00

!oncord 85.00

tate Street 20.00

ft. Pleasant 85.00

libsonville 30.00

(uilford 60.00

'riendship 50.00

outh Winston 15.00

orter 5.06

ieidsville 50.00

raham 60.00

Superannuates

'range $ 37.00

'orter 1.70

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

iler City . . .'. , $ 70.00

pring Church 90.00

ebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

pring Church $ 12.00

pring Valley, Vance Chg 10,00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

CHARGES PAYING ALL CLAIMS IN FULL

Porter $53.70

The report this week is gratifying, as to
the number of charges reporting on the
G. C. B., but not so as to the A. C. B. Eleven
charges report for the former, and only two
for the latter. The A. C. B. funds are dis-
tressingly low just now, and a little from
many - charges would help much. We hope
that the report for next week, as to A. C. B.,
may be much better. Please see note regard-
ing college in president's letter.

We are giving a full list of all charges this
w^eek, and the credits due each. An examina-
tion will show TWELVE BLANKS. Too bad!
Too bad! Only three months till Conference,
and yet here are TWELVE charges that have
not paid a cent on any Conference claim this
year. If the record of every charge were
like that, what would become of the Confer-
ence? If it is a matter of inability, these
charges are excusable. God does not expect
of us, neither must the Conference, what is
beyond our ability. But are we to believe
that there is any charge in the list that has
no ability to pay anything on any Confer-
ence claim during a period of NINE months?'
Are we to believe that? Let's not discount
ourselves, brethren. "We are well able to go
up and take the land."

We are doing our best to avoid errors, but
even then they will sometimes be made. If
you discover any regarding your charge, we
shall be glad to have you call our attention

Page Thirteen

to them so the necessary correction can bo
made.

With a deep interest in every charge, and
a full appreciation of all faithfulness on the
part of pastors and people, I am,
Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR.
August 1, 1928.

— -»~

ECHO NORTH CAROLINA LEADERSHIP
TRAINING SCHOOL

The Leadership Training School which was
held at High Point College the past week
was in every sense of the word a real success.

The recreational program, furnished by
Eev. F. L. Gibbs and Miss Betty Brittingham,
provided clean and wholesome, yet enjoyable,
fun and recreation at just the proper times
for play. We are glad that it is no longer
the custom to separate the social from the
spiritual side of life. And one of the main
points stressed by the recreational leaders
was the fact that these two sides of a per-
son's life are, and should be, closely con-
nected.

Standard courses for Leadership Training
were offered; they were taught by competent
and consecrated teachers. The young people
took the study of these courses seriously and
went back home with a determination to put
into practice and carry out the principles
and truths learned.

It is hard to believe that messages could
hare been given more inspirational than those
delivered by Dr. Link, of Baltimore, on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights.
Then the climax of the conference came on
Friday night when forty young people, who
before had not decided definitely upon their
life work, came forward and dedicated their
life to Christ, either to render whole or part
time Christian service.

Young people, if you would like to enjoy
a real mountain top experience, attend the
Leadership Training School next year.

KATHLEEN PASCHALL.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF SPECIAL
FUND

Special for Church Extension:

Reported last time $

Eev. C. E. Eidge 10.00

By Balance $10.00

J. CLl'DE AUMAN, Treas.

July 30, 1928.

M-

— Bro. J. A. Cox and wife, of Calvary
Church, with two friends are to make a trip
to Indiana soon by automobile. They go to
visit friends and to have a vacation. They
will be gone two Sundays and will be missed
at the church.

— Calvary's new bulletin board was formally
presented to the church last Sunday morning.
It is said to be the best bulletin board in
the city. It was paid for by the C. E.
Society, but much of the labor was con-
tributed by members of the church who are
handy with tools. It cost over $60, but would
have cost about $160 if it had been bought
ready made.

—Prof. J. D. Hardy, of High Point College,
has resigned to accept a position in Dickin-
son College, Pennsylvania.

— The first state-wide anti-evolution ref-
erendum ever held occurs in Arkansas 011
November G,

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\ Woman's Missionary
Department

i - -----■■--■■ ■■■—■■

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF AN-
NUAL CONFERENCE BRANCHES OF THE
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY WORK OF THE
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH

(The term "Missionary11 in this title in-
cludes the whole program of the church.)
Constitution

Article I. Name. This organization shall
be known as Branch of Woman's Mis-
sionary Work of the Methodist Protestant
Church.

Article II. Object. The object of the
Branch shall be to organize and strengthen
the work of women in the conference ; to
promote the spiritual, educational, social and
financial welfare of the churches; to increase
intelligent interest in world-wide missions
and to acquaint the women with the whole
program of the denomination.

Article III. Membership. The representa-
tives of the auxiliaries in the conference shall

constitute the membership of the

Branch of Woman's Missionary Work.

Article IV. Officers. The officers of the

Branch shall consist, of President, First and
Second Vice-Presidents, Recording Secretary,
Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer and Audi-
tor. There shall be the following Secretaries
of Departments: Missionary Education,
Scholarships and Workers, Spiritual Life,
Literature, Thank-Offerings, Christian Edu-
cation, Young People's Work, Temperance,
Benevolences, and Life, Memorial and Per-
petual Members. These officers shall be
elected annually and shall continue in office
until their successors are elected.

Article V. Meetings. The regular meetings
of the Branch shall be held in the Spring.
Quarterly meetings may be held, and the one
nearest to April 1 shall be designated as
the annual meeting. Whenever possible, the
Branch shall be divided into districts corre-
sponding to the Conference Districts.

Article VI. Amendments. This Constitu-
tion may be amended by a two-thirds vote
of the Board of Missions, notice of such
amendment ha\ing been given at a previous
meeting.

By-Laws

Article I. Representation. The officers of
the Branch. Secretaries of Departments, Dis-
trict Chairmen, President and Corresponding
Secretary and two elected representatives
from each auxiliary- shall constitute the per-
sonnel of votes at the annual meetings.

Article II. Duties of Officers. Sec. 1. — The
President, shall preside at all meetings of hte
Branch and Executive Committee. She shall,
with the approval of the Executive Commit-
tee, fill vacancies in office, appoint standing
and special committees, and at the annual
meeting shall present a report with recom-
mendations for the coming year. She shall
be an ex-offieio member of all committees.

-Sec. 2. — The Vice-Presidents shall co-operate
with the President in her work and shall
perform the duties usually assigned to these
officers;

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

See. 3. — The Recording Secretary shall keep
the minutes of the annual and quarterly
meetings, and of the Executive Committee
meetings. She shall also keep a record of
the officers of the Branch and of the Auxili-
aries, sending copies of the same to the As-
sociate Executive Secretary of the Board of
Missions.

Sec, 4_The Corresponding Secretary shall
attend to the general correspondence of the
Branch, send notices of the time and place
of the annual and quarterly meetings at least.
ime month previous to the meeting, give
notice of special meetings upon order of the
President, send report blanks to Auxiliaries
and submit a report of the work of the
Branch at the annual and quarterly meetings.
She shall also send an annual statistical re-
port to the Associate Executive Secretary of
the Board of Missions not later than May 1
of each year.

Sec. 5. — The Treasurer shall receive all
funds, crediting the amounts received as di-
rected by the Auxiliary Treasurers. She shall
forward funds monthly to the Associate
Executive Secretary of the Board of Mis-
sions. She shall disburse funds for Branch
purposes at. the direction of the Executive
Committee and shall close the books March
31st of each year. She shall present a full
report, previously audited, to the annual
meeting of the Branch. She shall, with two
members appointed by the President, consti-
tute a Finance Committee whose duty it shall
be to prepare a budget for the ensuing year
which shall include a contingent fund for
Branch expenses.

Sec. 6. — The duties of the Secretaries of
the various departments shall be as follows:
The Secretary of Missionary Education
shall keep in touch with the work of the
Board of Missions, and shall send to the
Auxiliary Secretary a monthly bulletin of in-
formation in regard to the work. She shall
encourage the organization of Mission Study
classes, conduct Question Boxes and promote
the finances of the Board of Missions by any
methods which are acceptable to the Execu-
tive Committee.

The Secretary of Scholarships and Workers
shall receive applications and secure support
for scholarships and workers through the
Auxiliary Secretaries, and confer with the
Associate Executive Secretary of the Board
in their disposition.

The Secretary of Literature shall co-operate
with the departments of literature in the
denomination, and, if necessary, secure ma-
terial from other denominations. She shall
endeavor to keep her Auxiliary Secretaries
informed, and supplied with the literature
necessary for all the work of the denomina-
tion.

The Secretary of Thank-Offering shall pro-
mote Thank-Offering services through special
programs, envelopes and Thank-OfEering
boxes.

The Secretary of Christian Education shall
furnish the Auxiliaries with information con-
cerning the work and needs of our schools,
summer conferences, student loan funds and
other phases of the work as suggested by
the Secretaries of the Board of Christian
Education.

The Secretary of Young People's Work
shall assist the Auxiliary Secretaries in every
possible way in organizing Y'oung People's
Circles and Children's Societies. The chil-

August 2, 192S

dren's organizations shall be largely mission-
ary in character. The following rules shall
govern the children's work: Any child under
six years -of age may become a member of
the Precious Jewels by the payment of fif-
teen cents a year. Children between the
ages of six and twelve years may be organ-
ized into Sunshine Circles, and those between
12 and 16 into Mission Clubs. Any child
may belong to these organizations by paying
not less than five cents a month. Each of
these organizations shall be under the super-
vision of some active member of the Auxili-
ary whose duty it shall be to watch over and
direct their efforts, to devise useful means
of raising money, to see that all monies col-
lected are duly paid to the Auxiliary Treas-
urer, and also to give them instruction in
Home and Foreign missionary work.

The Secretary of Spiritual Life shall en-
deavor to advance through, the Auxiliary
Secretaries the spiritual growth of the women
of the Branch by means of Prayer Bands,
Women's Bible Classes, Family Altars, Prayer
Calendars, etc.

The Secretary of Temperance shall encour-
age the Auxiliary Secretaries to promote tem-
perance education, and shall advise these
secretaries where proper literature upon this
subject can be secured.

The Secretary of Benevolences shall keep
the Auxiliary Secretaries informed concern-
ing the needs of all the general interests of
our church not represented by Denomina-
tional Boards, such as Superannuate and Mis-
sionary Retirement Funds, Old People's
Home, Girls' Home, Pittsburgh Mission, Chil-
dren's Home and the American Bible Society.
She shall also encourage stewardship studies
and distribute stewardship literature.

The Secretary of Life, Memorial and Per-
petual Members shall promote through the
Auxiliary Secretaries the securing of these
special memberships, and shall provide cer-
tificates for the same. The following rules
shall govern this department: The payment
of $10.00 shall constitute a Life or Memorial
membership, and $30.00 a Perpetual member-
ship. Children under the age of 16 may be
made Life or Memorial members by the pay-
metn of $5. These secretaries shall submit
annual or quarterly reports to the Branch
meetings.

Article III. Executive Committee. The
Executive Committee shall be composed of
the officers of the Branch, Secretaries of
various departments, and District Chairmen.
It shall transact all business in the interim
of the Branch meetings.

Article IV. Finances. Sec. 1. — The ex-
penses of the Branch shall be met by a con-
tingent fund apportioned to the auxiliaries
by the Branch Finance Committee.

Sec. 2. — The expenses of the President, Re-
cording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary
and Treasurer, to the annual or quarterly
meetings, shall be paid out of the Branch
Contingent Fund.

Sec. 3. — The budget for the year shall be
submitted by the Finance Committee to the
Executive Committee for approval, and then
to the Branch for final adoption. It shall
include the apportionment given by the Board
of Missions.

Article V. District Chairmen. Where it
is advisable to organize the Branch into
Districts, the District Chairmen shall be
elected at the annual meeting, names for

August 2} 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

these offices having been previously recom-
mended by their respective districts. They
shall be Branch visitors, organizing and
strengthening auxiliaries in all their churches.
They shall assist the President in the gen-
eral oversight of the work in their districts,
and shall hold at least one district confer-
ence during the year. They shall give an-
nual reports of their work at the Branch
meetings.

Article VI. Quorum. Three shall consti-
tute a quorum of the Executive Committee.

Article VII. Amendments. These By-Laws
may be amended by a two-thirds vote of
the Board of Missions, notice of such amend-
ment having been given at a previous meet-
ing-

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS FOR

LOCAL AUXILIARIES OF THE WOMAN'S

MISSIONARY WORK OF THE METHODIST

PROTESTANT CHURCH

(The term "Missionary" in this title in-
cludes the whole program of the church.)

Constitution

Article I. Name. This organization shall
be known as the Woman's Missionary Society

of the Methodist Protestant Church

Auxiliary to the Branch.

Article II. Object. The object of this
Auxiliary shall be to promote the spiritual,
educational, social and financial welfare of
the church; to increase inteligent interest
in world-wide missions and to acquaint them
with the whole program of the denomination.

Article III. Membership. The member-
ship of the Auxiliary shall include two
classes, Active and Honorary, and may be
divided into Circles.

Article TV. Officers and Their Election.
The general officers of the Auxiliary shall
consist of President, Vice-President, Secre-
tary, Treasurer and Secretaries correspond-
ing to the departments in the Branch. There
shall also be a Secretary of Pastor's Aid.
These officers shall be elected by ballot, and
a majority of the votes cast shall constitute
an election.

Article V. Meetings. The Auxiliary and
Circles shall each hold monthly meetings.

Article VI. Amendments. This Constitu-
tion may be amended at any meeting of the
Board of Missions by a two-t)iirds vore .of
those present, provided notice of the pro-
posed amendment has been given at a pre-
vious meeting.

By-Laws

Article I. Membership. Sec. 1. — The ac-
tive membership of the Auxiliary shall con
sist of the women and girls of the church
and congregation. All the women of the
church, by such relationship, shall be con-
sidered members of the Auxiliary.

Sec. 2. — Men may become Honorary mem-
bers of the Auxiliary by the payment of
twenty-five cents a month. They may be
invited to attend the Circle meetings, but
shall not be accorded the privilege of voting.

Sec. 3. — The total membership of the Aux-
iliary may be divided into Circles. (The
number in these groups shall vary according
to the number of women in the church.)
The time and place of holding these meet-
ings shall be determined by the local
Auxiliary.

Article II. Election of Officers. Sec. 1.—
There shall be an annual election of officers

in February, the newly elected officers as-
suming their duties the following month.

Sec. 2. — A Nominating Committee, appoint-
ed by the Executive Committee at the Janu-
ary meeting, shall present names of suitable
general officers to the Auxiliary in Febru-
ary, .'owl, after nominations from the floor
(if any), the election shall proceed by ballot,
and the majority of votes cast shall consti-
tute an election. No officer, except the
treasurer, shall serve more than two consecu-
tive years.

Sec. 3. — The Secretaries of the various in-
terests shall lie elected by the Auxiliary at
the March meeting, the incoming and out-
going officers acting as a Nominating Com-
mittee. Tiiis committee shall also appoint
the Circle Chairmen and announce the names
at the March meeting. The term of office
of the Secretaries and Circle Chairmen shall
be one year, and they may. not serve longer
than two consecutive years.

Arti.de III. Duties of Officers. Sec. 1.—
The President shall preside at all meetings*
of the Auxiliary and Executive Committee,
fill vacancies occurring in office, appoint
standing and special committees, assign new
members to Circles with the approval of the
Executive Committee, make changes in Cir-
cles when necessary, present a condensed
report of the work of the year (except
finances) at the annual meeting. She shall
be ex-offieio member of all Circles, attend
such meetings as time permits, but make her
free will offerings and pledges directly to
the Auxiliary Treasurer.

Sec. 2. — The Vice-President shall, in the
absence of the President, perform all the
duties of the President.

Sec. 3. — The Secretary shall keep the min-
utes of the Auxiliary and the Executive
Committee, conduct all correspondence and
make regular reports to her Auxiliary. She
shall compile quarterly and annual reports,
including the Treasurer's report, on blanks
provided for that purpose, and forward the
same to the Branch Corresponding Secretary
not later than April 1st of each year.

Sec. 4. — The Treasurer shall receive all the
monies of the Auxiliary, collect all volun-
tary offerings and pledges from the Circle
Treasurers, pay bills and disburse funds as
directed by the Executive Committee and
in accordance with the budget adopted by
the Auxiliary. She shall remit monthly to
the Branch Treasurer, annually the contin-
gent fund to the Branch, and special funds
as directed by the donors. She shall pre-,
sent annual and quarterly reports to the
Auxiliary.

Sec. 5. — The Secretary of Missionary Edu-
cation shall familiarize herself with all
phases of the work at home and abroad, shall
keep the members of the various Circles in
touch with this work, and provide programs
whu-h shall be presented at the various
Circle and Auxiliary meetings. She shall
endeavor to form Mission Study classes and
shall also present plans to increase the
funds for these interests.

Sec. 6. — The Secretary of Scholarships and
Workers shall receive applications and ar-
range for the support of scholarships and
workers with organizations and individuals,
in Home and Foreign departments, and shall
confer with the Branch Secretary of the de-
partment in regard to the work.

Sec. 7. — The Secretary . of Literature shall

have charge of securing subscriptions for the
Missionary Record, church papers and Prayer
Calendars. She may have a literature table
at each meeting of the Auxiliary and call
attention to new and interesting books. She
shall procure all necessary literature for
Auxiliary and Circle programs, and shall
further in every possible way the reading of
missionary literature. She shall co-operate
with the Secretary of Missionary Education
in the organization of Mission Study classes.

Sec. 8.— The Secretary of Thank-Offering
shall see that the members are provided with
Thank-Offering boxes and envelopes, and
shall assist in the preparation of the annual
Home and Foreign Thank-Offering programs.
The Home Thank-Offering service shall be
held during the month of November. The
Foreign Thank-Offering service shall be held
during the month of February.

Sec. 9.— The Secretary of Christian Edu-
cation shall plan one Auxiliary program each
year in the interest of the Board of Chris-
tian Education, shall co-operate with the
Bally Day Committee, shall bring informa-
tion to the young people of the church con-
cerning their colleges and summer confer-
ences, shall* co-operate with the Secretaries of
the Board of Christian Education in securing
gifts for the Student Loan Fund of that
Board and with the missionary societies in
securing funds for their Student Loan.

Sec. 10.— The Secretary of Spiritual Life
shall endeavor to advance the spiritual
growth of the women of the Auxiliary by
means of Prayer Bands, Women's Bible
Classes, Family Altars, Prayer Calendars, etc.

Sec. 11.— The Secretary of Temperance
shall promote temperance education by the
presentation of temperance programs and by
the distribution of proper literature upon
this subject.

See. 12. — The Secretary of Benevolences
shall plan one Auxiliary program each year
presenting information concerning the be-
nevolences not included in the General
Boards of the church, such as Superannuate
and Missionary Retirement Funds, Old Peo-
ple's Home, Girls' Home, Pittsburgh Mission,
Children's Home and the American Bible
Society. She shall also encourage steward-
ship studies and distribute stewardship lit-
erature.

Sec. 13. — The Secretary of Life, Memorial
and Perpetual members shall promote the se-
curing of these special memberships and give
certificates for the same. (See Branch Con-
stitution and By-Laws.)

Sec. 14. — The Secretary of Young People's
Work shall in every possible way assist in
organizing the Young People into Circles,
and the children into groups, according to
age, for missionary instruction. She shall
have a general oversight of the work and
may secure the assistance of others who will
take charge of the children's organizations.
(See Branch Constitution and By-Laws.)

Sec. 15.— The Pastor's Aid Secretary shall
co-operate with the Circle Chairmen in di-
recting the visiting of the members among
the new people of the locality, and among
the sick and needy. She shall make monthly
reports of her work to the pastor.

Article TV. Executive Committee. Sec. 1.
— The general officers. Secretaries and Circle
Chairmen shall constitute the Executive Com-
mittee of which the- Auxiliary President and
Secretary shall be respectively Chairman and

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Secretary. It shall have general supervision
over the affairs of the Auxiliary, but shall
refer with recommendations all proposed
measures to the Auxiliary for decision, ex-
cept such of minor importance, as may re-
quire immediate action. Such action shall be .
reported to the Auxiliary at its fir^t meeting
thereafter for ratification.

Sec. 2. — The Executive Committee shall,
through a committee of its members appoint-
ed for that purpose, arrange a yearly schedule
of visits to be made by the various secretaries
to the Circles in rotation.

Sec. 3. — The Executive Committee shall con-
vene at the call of the President.

Article V. Finances. Sec. 1. — The financial
obligations of the Auxiliary shall be met by
voluntary offerings and pledges, and by any-
other method of raising money approved by
Circle members.

Sec. 2.— The Finance Committee shall pre-
sent a suggestive Auxiliary budget to the
Executive Committee and then to the Aux-
iliary for adoption. This committee shall
take the apportionment given by the Branch,
and the budget shall then include, besides
the Auxiliary's share of the contingent fund,
a sufficient fund for carrying on the local
work of the Auxiliary. Tne Executive Com-
mittee shall present the approved budget
at the first business meeting following the
annual branch meeting, and when adopted by
the Auxiliary it shall be assumed by the
Circles. The Circles shall give their money
monthly to the Auxiliary Treasurer, who
will forward the same to the Branch Treas-
urer. No Circle shall undertake any finan-
cial responsibility outside the budget until
the raising of the entire Auxiliary budget
is assured.

Sec. 3.— A Circle shall not assume any
financial responsibility without the approval
of the Executive Committee.

Sec. 4. — Only such funds as pass through
the hands of the Auxiliary Treasurer shall
be included in the financial report of the
Auxiliary. Funds given to the church budget
by Auxiliary members through the Sunday
collections sahll not be included in the finan-
cial report of the Auxiliary.

Sec. 5. — No funds shall he given to inter-
ests outside the denomination until the local
church budget for the year has been paid.
Article VI. Circles. Sec. 1.— The entire
membership of the Auxiliary may be divided
into Circles.

Sec. 2, — Evening Circles may be organized

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

among business women of the church and
congregation, also Circles among girls of
high school age and older. There may also
be a Home Circle. These Circles (excepting
the Home Circle) shall elect officers from
among the members of the Circle, select a
convenient time for meetings and outline
programs They shall assume part of the
Auxiliary budget, and pay monthly offerings
to the Auxiliary Treasurer.

Sec. 3. — The Home Circle shall include
shut-ins, non-resident members, and all who
cannot attend the Auxiliary meetings. The
Chairman of this Circle shall visit resident
members of the Circle monthly, shall supply
them with literature, and distribute to them
boxes for offerings toward the local budget.
Sec. 4. — All other members of the church
and congregation may be divided into
groups of equal number to be known as Cir-
cles, and indicated- by number. The member-
ship of these Circles shall be shifted at the
end of each year.

'Sec. 5. — Each Circle shall have a Prayer
Band and shall open each Circle meeting with
a devotional service.

Sec. 6. — The Circles shall act in turn as
hostesses of the Auxiliary.

Sec. 7. — Each Circle shall have an appoint-
ed Chairman and shall elect a Secretary and
Treasurer. The Circle Chairman shall pre-
side at Circle meetings, and direct an every-
inember canvass for pledges to the Auxiliary
budget at the beginning of each year. She
shall present monthly reports to the Execu-
tive Committee giving the number present
at Circle meetings, money received, calls
made, etc. She shall report for her Circle
at the Auxiliary meetings.

Sec. 8. — The Secretary shall conduct the
correspondence of the Circle and keep all
its records.

Sec. 9. — The Treasurer shall receive all
funds, credit the amounts as directed, and
forward them each month to the Auxiliary
Treasurer.

Sec. 10. — One day of the week may be se-
lected as Church Day for the year. The fol-
lowing order of meetings is suggested for
churches having Circles.

First Church Day — Executive Committee
meetings.

Second Church Day — Auxiliary business
meetings.

Third Church Day — Circle meetings.
Fourth Church Day— Auxiliary program
meetings and social hour.
• Article "VTI. Quorum.

Sec. 1. — Auxiliary. Five members shall con-
stitute a quorum, provided two officers of the
Auxiliary and representatives of a majority
of the Circles are present.

geC- 2. — Executive Committee. Two of the
Auxiliary officers and a majority of the Cir-
cle Chairmen or two departmental secretaries
shall constitute a quorum of the Executive
Committee.

Sec. 3. — Circles. Five members of a Circle,
provided it includes one of the Circle offi-
cers, shall constitute a Circle quorum.

Article VIII. A suggested order of busi-
ness for auxiliaries, executive committees,
and circles is as follows:

1. Meeting called to order by the Presi-
dent or Chairman.

2. Devotional service.

3. Boll call.

4. Beading of minutes.

August 2, 1928

5. Reports of officers.

C. Reports of Executive Committee, Circles
and Standing Committees.

7. Reports of Special Committees.

S. Unfinished business.

9 New business.

(Election of officers.)

Article IX. Amendments. These by-laws
may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the
Board of Missions, notice of such amend-
ment having been given at a previous meet-
ing.

NOTE: In .small churches where the
number of women is 15 or less, an adapta-
tion of this Constitution and By-Laws may be
made by allowing one group to function as
a combined Auxiliary and Circle. It is ad-
visable in the larger churches to have Cir-
cles with a membership of not more than 30.
A smaller number is even more desirable.

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TAMMANY AND THE SUPREME COURT
Before 1933, Chief Justice Taft of the
Supreme Court will be 75; Justice Holmes
will be 91; Justice Brandeis will be 76; Jus-
tice Van de Vanter will be 73 ; Justice Suther-
land will be 70. The probability is that the
next man elected president will appoint suc-
cessors to every one of these men, either
because of retirement or death. The election
of Gov. Al Smith may place Tammany in
control of the Supreme Court of the United
States.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, AUGUST

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NUMBER 40

A Mother's Anxiety

Our mothers are our best friends. How deeply and con-
stantly are they concerned for our welfare. When we are
children, they are ever on the watch for us, and are ever
fearful lest we are hurt in our play. When we grow up,
they become anxious lest we hurt ourselves incurably by
doing wrong. They pray for us night and day. They lose
sleep for us. What a wonderful love is theirs ! If we could
realize what they are suffering for us, surely we would do
our best to relieve them of anxious fears. We may exhort
mothers not to be anxious about their children. We might as
well exhort the wind not to blow. The mother will tell you
that she cannot keep from being anxious, and she can't. It
is her nature to be anxious for her children. God made her
as she is. God saw that young people need a great human
friend, and He gave them such a friend in Mother. What a
shame it is to despise mother's love, what a crime to trample
mother's love under feet. And yet mother's love does not
die even when trampled under foot. It springs up again
strong as ever. When men are shut up in prisons or insane
asylums, the friend that continues longest to visit them is
mother. A mother's love is said to be the fairest flower that
grows on earth. A mother's anxiety is the fruitage of her
love. It is through a mother's love that God would reveal
to us His own wonderful love. Anxious mothers may do
well to take Peter's advice and cast all their care upon Him
that careth for them. Mothers are God's agents and partners
in the divine work of bringing souls into His service. Their
efforts and sufferings are great and protracted, and surely
their reward will be correspondingly great. Their anxieties
and their prayers for sons and daughters will not go for
naught. They shall see of the travail of their souls and shall
be satisfied.

Herald's Vacation Week

"He that fights and runs away may live to fight another
day." He that fights recklessly on may fall in his tracks and
be able to fight no more. This hot weather suggests that it
is time for a little rest, and week after next is the time
looked forward to by the Herald forces. Therefore we
expect to issue no paper on the 23rd of August. Those hav-
ing announcements or department matter will please send
them in time for the issue of August 16.

— No one, preacher or laymen, should allow himself to be
carried away by waves of worldly excitement over temporal

concerns. It would not be nearly so bad for the to

win as for Satan to win.

— A greater campaign than the politicians are waging is
the campaign preachers and laymen are carrying on for the
salvation of souls. The Kingdom of God is a far greater
thing than is the government of the United States.

Diotrephes at the General Conference

We do not know whether he was at our General Con-
ference in Baltimore. We presume he was not, as the M. E.
General Conference met at the same time in Kansas City,
and Diotrephes was there and had much to say. A writer
in Zion's Herald says of him: "But for him the General
Conference would evidently have been a failure. He knew
what the Conference had a right to do and what it didn't. He
had to speak on every subject. He made so many points of
order that it was sometimes impossible to do business, but of
course his points were always right. He must eulogize upon
everybody who was dead or had a birthday. Mutual admira-
tion ran so high at times that the day's work was forgotten.
The obituaries of the living and the dead," to quote one of
the bishops, "were freely donated, and if any dead or retired
Methodist was omitted it must, have been his own fault for not
holding some office or having been a member of some General
Conference. Of course they were all worthy and anyway
the business could wait, but how we did jam that business
through at the end, except what the chairmen of the com-
mittees would rather leave out!"

Diotrephes is a very eminent and influential man, but
somehow the Apostle John was not well pleased with him.

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— Do the duty that lies nearest to thee. — Goethe.

— Let no man presume to give advice to others who has
not first given good counsel to himself. — Seneca.

— Has the office of President of the United States become
so unimportant that it does not matter who is elected?

— We will be glad when this election campaign is over
and people can give their attention to more important
interests.

—Take your full part in civic affairs but do not let any
influence cause you to degrade yourself by taking a mean
or unworthy part. Your own honor is worth more to you than
would be the greatest success of your party.

— The election of four years ago brought out twenty-nine
million voters. It is predicted that there will be thirty-five
million people who will vote in our national election this
year. The politicians are very anxious about the way they
will vote.

— Daniel W. Wilbur, a layman, at Kansas City voiced the
will of the laymen: "I will stand here and advocate the
payment of the ministers, and that they have more. I pro-
pose to help raise the flag higher, instead of pulling it down.
I say to you, as a layman, it is poor judgment to cut down
the askings for these men in their declining days. No indus-
trial plant would think of doing that in the case of old
employees who have been faithful for twenty or thirty or
forty years." — Zion's Herald.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

August 9, 1928

THE CHALLENGE

(Review of Tin Cltullcugc by William G. McAdoo; The
Century Co., New York City)

The voice of true Democracy on prohibition, liquor law-
lessness and constitutional government speaks clearly in the
volume, The Challenge, by William G. McAdoo, recently pub-
lished by the Century Company, a collection of addresses
delivered during 1927, dealing with the fundamental issues
of politics from the standpoint of prohibition enforcement.
Mr. McAdoo declares:

"The liquor question itself is a question that political
leadership cannot ignore. The American people by writing
the Eighteenth Amendment into the Constitution registered
their solemn conviction that the welfare of the human beings
who compose the nation demanded that they should be pro-
tected from exploitation by a traffic which took a heartless
toll from millions of innocent persons, women and children
for the most part, who without any act of their own were
sacrificed to its financial greed. By the Eighteenth Amend-
ment the American people determined that the resources of
government should lie brought into play that this wrong
might cease, that this burden might be lifted from the inno-
cent, that this source of social loss and wastage might be
checked and the human resources of the nation conserved. In
other words, they determined to bring into operation by con-
stitutional processes the uncontested power of the state to
safeguard the health, morals, and well-being of the community
— the power to abate a public nuisance."

In view of recent happenings in the world of politics, this
statement by Mr. McAdoo is of great significance.

"A great drive is being made by an alliance of all the
political machines, in the section of the country where they
are strongest, to gain control of the federal government for
the first time in American history. This drive is being made
under the guise of an attack upon the Eighteenth Amend-
ment and the prohibition laws. That this issue should have
been chosen by the machine politicians for their purposes is
not unnatural. The connection between machine politics and
the criminal liquor traffic has always been particularly close
and intimate. The machine politician was bred by the saloon.
The saloon was the center of his operations and a main source
of his power. It was the gathering place of the idle and crim-
inal class of hangers-on upon whom he depended to do his
errands and to act as his go-betweens with those who desired to
•purchase his favors. It is asserted and perhaps with truth that
many machine politicians in our great centers of population
maintain speakeasies in order to retain their connection with
this class of supporters and to form the indispensable basis for
their political operations. Of course, politicians of this stamp
are opposed to prohibition and the prohibition laws. These
politicians are fighting for their lives. Not merely would
prohibition, if adequately enforced, break up their centers of
power, but as the population becomes more sober, more
thrifty, and reaches a higher plane of comfort through the
abolition of the liquor traffic, it will be much less susceptible
to machine deception and more alive to its real nature and
purpose."

Those responsible for the repeal of the Mullan-Gage pro-
hibition enforcement law in the state of New York should
read Mr. McAdoo 's discussion of the constitutionality of
such action.

"I submit that where a state has once performed its con-
stitutional duty of enacting a law to enforce the Eighteenth
Amendment, ami later undertakes to repeal that act, the
repeal, if unaccompanied by the substitution of another con-
stitutional and efficacious enforcement statute, is unconstitu-
tional and void for the same reasons that I advanced in con-
sidering the effect of a possible repeal by Congress of the
Volstead act. In the ease of the repeal of a state statute,
however, it would probably be difficult to bring the question
of th,e constitutionality of the repeal before the federal courts
because of the porcedural obstacles ; but the courts of the
repealing state are under a constitutional obligation to hold
the repeal void when their jurisdiction is properly invoked.

"If these views are sound, it must follow that the repeal
by the state of New York in 1923 and the repeal by the state
of Montana recently of their prohibition enforcement laws
are void."

Elsewhere Mr. McAdoo discusses the consequences of the
Mullan-Gage repeal and Governor Smith's misleading state-
ments concerning it. He says :

"Considerable misunderstanding of the consequences of
the repeal of the state enforcement act in New York has been
created by recent utterances of the governor of that state.
After'giving his approval to the act repealing the state pro-
hibition law, the governor now says that 'there devolves upon
the state the sacred duty of sustaining the Eighteenth Amend-
ment and the Volstead law. They are as much a part of
the laws of this state as our own statutes and our own con-
stitution,' and he then goes on to imply that even in the
absence of a state enforcement act the police agencies of the
state are available for the enforcement of prohibition. His
effort is apparently to create the impression that no state
enforcement statute is necessary because even in the absence
of such a statute the state officials are under an obligation to
enforce the Volstead act. This position is entirely misleading
and has no justification in law. . . .

"The 'sacred duty' upon state officials of which the gov-
ernor speaks doubtless exists, but the means of performing it
were taken away from them when jurisdiction over prohibi-
tion offenses was removed from the state courts by repeal of
the state enforcement act. The living organism of- state
enforcement has had its head struck off by closing the state
courts to prohibition cases, and while the duty remains, the
situation is precisely as if we were to say that a policeman is
under a duty to protect a bystander form murderous assault
when we have taken away from him the gun which is his only
means of giving such protection."

The South, whose loyalty to the ideals of true Democracy,
as distinguished from Tammany Democracy, finds Mr.
McAdoo a defender from the assaults of the liquor group.
He presents the Jeffersonian idea of individual liberty in its
contrast to liquor license, thus:

"In those sections of the country where opposition to the
prohibition amendment is strongest there has been unfair
and misleading criticism of the South because of its vigorous
support of the prohibition cause. The charge has been made
that in supporting prohibition the South is untrue to its
traditional Jeffersonian ideal of individual liberty. Such a
charge could only be made by men whose traditions do not
enable them to understand the meaning of civil liberty: by
men who do not share in the Anglo-Saxon tradition of liberty

August 9, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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under law which is the liberty that Southern statesmanship
has always fought for. ' '

When Mr. McAdoo wrote : ' ' The contest between the two
great political parties for the control of the presidency and
the Congress of the United States affords the only national
referendum for the decision of great questions of this kind,
and we must have the courage and sincerity to present this
issue squarely to the people so that their judgment may be
rendered in the light of reason and with full knowledge of
the facts," he probably did not appreciate the fact that the
clear-cut issue whereof he wrote would be so clearly presented
for the American people as it is today.

"We wish that every American citizen might read these
words which sum up clearly and calmly the peril faced by
our public institutions today.

sive operations, and the doom of the Eighteenth Amendment
would be written boldly upon the face of the Constitution."
— By Ernest H. Cherrington, LL.D., Litt.D., Director of
Department of Education, Anti-Saloon League of America.
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ANANIAS OF DAMASCUS

By Rev. W. A. Ledford
Damascus is not indebted to Ananias for its place in his-
tory, & is Tarsus to Saul; Nazareth to Jesus; Arimathaea
to Joseph; Assisi to Saint Francis; Clairvoux to Bernard;
Epvorth to the Wesleys; Ayreshire to Robert Burns, and
Stritford-on-Avon to the immortal Shakespeare. Numerous
otter places might be mentioned, which owe their historical
xistenee to the name of some famous personage. Likewise

many a small, obscure person becomes a historical character

by being connected

The supreme need is to put law enforcement in the ;X"'. '"'" : " . with some fam°us character. Simon of

White House ; it is of less importance to put it in party plat-
forms. In the White House it will transform law violation

into law obedience; in party platforms it will mean nothing
unless translated into the strength and authority of a feal
less, righteous, and resolute president. Attempt is beiif
made to convince the country that no matter if a 'wet's
elected president, the Constitution and laws will be enforcd.
This is both unsound and untrue. Neither the Constit^ton
nor the laws of the United States are self -executing, jrh'
president is charged by the Constitution with the epress
duty of protecting and defending the Constitution, ail exe-
cuting the laws of the land. In doing this he has, of n^ssity,
wide latitude and discretion. If he is opposed to ie laws
which he is called upon to execute, he can neglect aem or
fail to exert his power and authority in such mar-er that
the despised laws will become impotent, without pojeeting
himself to tangible criticism or possible impeacfent. To
say that a president hostile to the Eighteenth Aendment
and the prohibition laws cannot seriously imper effective
enforcement throughout the United States is up1 its face
an absurdity. This has been conclusively demotrated by
what has been done in New York and Maryland, vere hostile
executives have paralyzed prohibition enforc'ent. The
president has the power to appoint the judges of '<? Supreme
Court, the judges of all circuit and district eour throughout
the United States, the prosecuting attorneys, he United
States marshals, the secretary of the treasury, id his assis-
tants— these latter officials being directly arged with
enforcement of the prohibitive laws. If he puld appoint
to these positions men who are hostile to the ws, the effect
upon their successful enforcement would be pi'ound. More-
over, the president is primarily responsible'11 the budget
through which the Congress makes appropripns for prohi-
bition enforcement. He can largely influenc'he size of the
appropriations, which, if inadequate, serir'y impair the
ability to enforce the law. He has the pow to veto appro-
priation and other bills enacted by the Con;ss and through
such power he might be able to reduce thpjpropriations to
such a small amount as to paralyze prohi'orl enforcement.
He has a tremendous influence upon pdc opinion, and
through his speeches and messages to th'Ongress, and the
use of general patronage, which is a jerful weapon in
his hands, he could, if he was opposed the Eighteenth
Amendment and the prohibition laws, ad a formidable
movement for their repeal. The Whiteouse in the hands
of the liquor interests would be a verjtal&jbraltar of often.

Cyrene will always be remembered as the man who met Jesus
and bore the cross for Him. Ananias is known because he
was associated with Saul rather than by any achievements

of his own.

I have called this man "Ananias of Damascus" to distin-
guish him from the other two Ananiases named in the New
Testament. The best known, perhaps, is that one which, with
his wife, lied to the Holy Spirit, and died as a consequence
The other one held the office of high priest, and because of
Ins illegal commands was called a "whited wall" by Paul
One naturally contrasts how differently these three men of
the same name bore the name. Ananias, who lied to the Holy
Spirit, headed the well known "Ananias Club" of the late
Theodore Roosevelt. That other one. who regarded laws so
lightly and his oath of office so meaningless, might properly
head a .great club in our own country, who take pride in
scoffing at certain fundamental laws of our land. All ages
and countries afford such contrasts in the character of men
bearing the same name. I shudder when I read of a George
Washington sentenced to be hanged, desecrating the name left
so clean by the "Father of Our Country." Or of a John
Wesley, or a Martin Luther, or a John Calvin, being arrested
for bootlegging; desecrating the names of the "Fathers of
Protestantism," who so faithfully followed the command,
To do justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with
God." We need to wear the mantle of our fathers worthily.
All that is known of Ananias of Damascus is in his favor
Paul refers to him as a "devout man according to the law
and well reputed of all the Jews that dwelt at Damascus "
Authorities hold that he was the head of the Christian Church
at Damascus, and that he baptized Paul. Tradition says that
he later was consecrated Bishop of Damascus by a few of the
Apostles, and he met a martyr's death. His is an illustration
of the fact that "a good name is rather to be chosen than
great riches, and loving favor than silver and gold." The
Bible says, "That the memory of the righteous is blessed "
AU should diligently, prayerfully, and conscientiously guard
their own good names, and also those of their fellow men
remembering the often quoted words of Shakespeare, "He
that steals my purse, steals trash; but he that filches from
me my good name, takes that which does not enrich him ■ but
makes me infinitely poorer."

When Ananias was bidden to go to where Saul was. he
began to form excuses, pointing out Saul's former record
and the object of his present mission. After the assurance
that it was God'? will for him to go, he went immediately to

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where Saul was in distress, and took him by the hand, and
called him "Brother Said." This salutation has led many
to refer to this Ananias as "Ananias, the Methodist." Ana-
nias learned what all Christians should learn, aamely, that
it is always safe and profitable to go where Cod says go.
The Evil One sets snares, and leads on into plates of grave
danger; but He, who neither tempts nor is temped of evil,
will ever lead in places of "safety first." When God says,
•'Co forward," there is a way to march forward md it is
safe to do so.

This salutation of Ananias to Saul was an ice-bve(ker,
heart-warmer, and a soul-stirrer. Saul had gone with letters
from the high priest to take the Christians at Damascus, aid
finally blot the name from the earth. His well known expe.i-
ences on the Damascus road had thwarted his ill plannel
campaign against the Christians of Damascus. Now he la;

smokers of boys. If any one knows of a more devilish scheme
to catch the boys for nicotine slavery, they should make it
known to the public.

A write]' in the t'lirislian Endeavor World tells of another
trap to catch boys and girls — pictures on great billboards
showing hoys and girls, or young men and women, lighting
their cigarettes, the one from the other's "smoke."

The Reform Bulletin is authority for the statement that
a certain movie hero, who does not smoke in private life,
receives $1,000 per week from tobacco men for rolling cig-
arettes in his plays. It is certainly time that the decent
people of America should vigorously protest against such
contemptible methods.

WHY EXEMPT RELIGION?

A good many people are going to succumb to a false plea

larkness and doubtless wondered what would befall him for tolerance before they are much older. The season of the

next. The least he could expect would be for those Christians country's candidates is here. In particular, religious toler-

at Damascus to take him into their love and affection. By ance will be urged upon the credulous so feelingly yet spe-

this hand clasp and warm salutation, that was just what had ciously that they will become emotional, swallow all their

Surely it was "a song in the night" and as cold convictions, and only when they hear a man's religion criti-

bappencd.

water to Paul's thirsty soul, and good news from a far coun-
try. The world needs more of that warmth today, that led
to the opening of Paul's eyes, and filling him with the Holy
Spirit. That spirit once expressed so frequently and fer-
vently by Christians by the use of the terms of "Brother"
and "Sister" is dropping out of the speech of this modern
age, and 1 fear the church is going to be the poorer for these
losses, and 1 hope somehow the spirit may be kept.

I am aware that comparisons are odious and superlatives
are dangerous; but 1 am sure that the greatest brotherhood
this world knows anything about is the Brotherhood of Chris-
tians. Also the greatest transforming power in the world is

■ised will they take a stand. They will not tolerate that.
Vhy is it, we ask in the name of common sense, that when a
i>at runs for office we have a right, aye, a duty, to express
ou-s\lves on his moral character, on his political doctrine, on
his triff views, free-trade or protective, but must be mute
on iiiyeligion ? The press or the orator broadcasts opposi-
tion \\a candidate's alleged heresies in every other field of
thoughand human interest, and no one ever whispers that
such nthods are tainted by intolerance. But let a word be
said abU a man's religion, and that is something else. Is
it, as a tatter of fact? Why should religion be exempt?
The \miliar answer shows the common ignorance, it
found in the gospel of Christ, "which is the power of Ood seems to V. We do not realize that religion is not merely an

unto salvation unto all that believe." The power that
changed Saul from the persecutor to the defender of the
faith is nothing short of miraculous. The best illustration that
I know of the transforming power of the Gospel is found in
the thief on the cross. That morning confined in the death
cell, doomed to die for his sins, and that afternoon walking
the streets of Paradise with Jesus, as free as the angels of
heaven. Such a Gospel was preached by Ananias of Damascus
to Paul, and is the heritage of all believers. Publish it !

-»♦ •

TOBACCO TRAPPERS BUSY

Will H. Brown

The tobacco trappers are after the boys and girls in dead
earnest. A big tobacco firm in New York sends a carton of
200 cigarettes to youths as "birthday presents," accom-
panied by a friendly letter. The firm obtains the names,
addresses and birthdays of youths in a community, and
shortly before the birthday sends a letter, from which the
following is an extract: "Tomorrow is your birthday, and
all your friends will want to help you enjoy it. For our
part we are sending you, under separate cover, a carton of

cigarettes. And we are not going to trouble you

with a long letter explaining how good they are. Just smoke
'em ! We hope they will win your friendship, and that you
will agree with us that 'nothing else will do.' "

It is said by one editor that the company does not send
such birthday presents except to those who do not smoke,
showing that it is a trap for the sole purpose of making

inner sanW 0f the soul in the house of prayer, but an out-
ward expVision in public life — in other words, in politics.
II an offieteeker's theories of the rights of man are subject
to outspoll difference of opinion, as they surely are as
between yo\ Hamiltonian and your Jeffersonian, so much so
that the twU-eat national parties are in some part founded
upon the dirence, bow much more are a man's theories of
the nature I God, everywhere called the "Ruler of the
Nation," suUt to difference of opinion? Why should we
not say thatU do not believe in a monarchic God as He is
defined in a Uarchic church which claims under that God
suzerainty o\ a virtual monarchic state? One church
believes thStW through this church alone, should rule
over us. All,e other churches repudiate that view, and
believe in the Oration of church and state. There you have
a great politic.jssue on a religious proposition, as old as
recorded historand most alive today. Foolish are the men
who think eithe|lat it is not so or that they should smother
the truth in theterest of a peace too cheap and unworthy
to be mentioned,

A respect roirnan's religion is exactly like a respect
for his economics:v0,yara both one should always be decent,
willing to listen, d considerate. One should' also reserve
the right publicly, give his own position, differ from the
other, and realize lso doing he is not only exercising his
co-equal status wtihe other, but, in all conscience, serving
the truth as he seed for his country's sake. Let us debunk
every insinuation cWolerance when it is not intolerance.
There will be mftrjUportunities.— Christian Register.

August 9, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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THE BIBLE

Born in the East and clothed in Oriental form and
imagery, the Bible walks the ways of all the world with,
familiar feet and enters land after land to find its own every-
where. It has learned to speak in hundreds of languages
to the hearts of man. It comes into the palace to tell the
monarch that he is a servant of the Most High, and into the
cottage to assure the peasant that he is a son of God. Chil-
dren listen to its stories with wonder and delight, and wise
men ponder them as parables of life. It has a word of peace
for the time of peril, a word of comfort for the time of
calamity, a word of light for the hour of darkness. Its
oracles are repeated in the assembly of the people, and its
counsels whispered in the ear of the lonely. The wicked and
the proud tremble at its warnings, but to the wounded and
the penitent it has a mother's voice. The wilderness and the
solitary place have been made glad by it, and the fire on the
hearth has lit the reading of its well-worn page. It has
woven itself into our dearest dreams ; so the love, friendship,
sympathy and devotion, memory and hope, put on the beau-
tiful garments of its treasured speech, breathing of frankin-
cense and myrrh.

No man is poor or desolate who has this treasure for his
own. When the landscape darkens and the trembling pilgrim
comes to the valley named of the shadow, he is not afraid
to enter ; he takes the rod and staff of Scripture in his hand ;
he says to friend and comrade, "Good-bye, we shall meet
again"; and, confronted by that support, he goes toward
the lonely pass as one who walks through darkness into light.
— Henry Van Dyke.

THAT WONDERFUL NAME

The name of Jesus Christ alone will beat back the waves
of darkness that are settling on the earth. It is only the
name of Jesus that will protect the people in the days ahead.
It is only where His name is placed above every name that
there will be perfect victory and perfect deliverance from
the things with which Satan is trying to crush us down.

If you possess that name, you must be an embodiment of
that name and the name must possess you ; and if you possess
that name and that name possesses you, everything that now
possesses you will have to go out of your body. The early
saints knew how to possess that name. "Silver and gold
have I none ; but such as I have give I thee : In the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." Such as I
have ! Some have nothing and are dead. If you have that
name possessing you, you can possess the name and pass it
on; and you will be able to say, "Silver and gold have I
none, but I have the name, the name of One who created
all the silver and the gold, all the world, and all the stars
of the universe." Pray for faith to realize the meaning of
that name. You possess that name, may the name possess
you.

"The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous
runneth into it, and is safe." Are you hiding in that name
— the tower on the rock? All the gates of hell cannot
prevail against that name. Samson took the gates of the city
away. If you possess that name, you can take hold of the
gates and you can remove them, and the gates of hell shall
not prevail against you. The .suffocating gates of hell cannot
stifle you, suffocate you, or prevail over you. You are more
than conquerors through Him who loved you.

Enter your heritage, claim your prerogative, act on your
faith. Christ is depending on His people to make His name
.act all its power that is behind it. God has given this mar-
velous name of His Son, but He limits Himself to make it
manifest through His people. The name was coined in
heaven, minted on the earth, and impressed in hell. The
devils believe and tremble.

God loves him who loves the name of His Son. Reverence
Him, reverence His name, use His name, magnify His name.
When the fiery darts of hell are hurled against you, hurl
back the name. "Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the
king's enemies." You can use this arrow. Ask God to take
you into His school to teach you the rudiments, the alphabet
of the meaning of that name. God has declared, ' ' Yet have I
set my king upon my holy hill of Zion" — on the place of
authority, the place to be seen, the place of power, and the
saint is seated with Him on that seat of power.

That name is also an antidote for disease — a living name.
That name penetrates farther than your mind can penetrate ;
it is high, it is deep. It is effective in heaven, for the saint
asks in that name; and it is effective in hell, for the demons
are bound in that name. This is the midway place where
the name is used with earthly power — heaven — earth — hell.
And the redeemed ones use that name as no others can.
"These signs shall follow them that believe: In my name,
etc." The believers have preference — not the angels. Learn
the value of the name, learn how to use the name, find it in
the Word, carry it out in your life. God will honor you if
you will honor His name.

The name of Jesus paralyzes all the power of the enemy

and everything Satan brings against His redeemed. Will

you not pray, "Father, teach us the power of that name,

that from this day we may use it"? — Selected.
. _*-» — —

WHO PAYS?

Higher education is being more largely financed by private
benefactions than out of public funds, or out of the pockets
of the students, according to recent statistics.

These figures, compiled by the Federal Bureau of Educa-
tion, show that in the contest between these three agencies
as contributors to colleges and universities philanthropy is
far ahead. For the last year for which figures are available,
city, state and federal government contributed $116,000,000.
Students themselves paid into the coffers of these institutions
for higher education, for tuition, board and lodging, an
amount aggregating $114,000,000. That same year private
benefactions and incomes from them amounted to $168,-
000,000, a greater sum than that which came from any other
source. Another $50,000,000 came from miscellaneous
sources. This brought the total receipts up to $480,000,000.
Seventy-two millions of this money was for additions and
endowments, so altogether these institutions had $408,000,000
to spend in a year.

The buildings of these colleges and universities are valued
at about $1,000,000,000. Among them they have another
$1,000,000,000 in the form of productive funds. Grounds,
libraries, machinery, and such, have a value between $300,-
000,000 and $400,000,000. Altogether there is invested in
these plants that yield higher education in the United States
some $2,335,000,000.

-M

— God never imposes a duty without giving the time to
do it. — Buskin.

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•

OPTIMISM

The

President's
Letter

EVANGELISM

SLOGAN

for the Closing Quarter
Not a Charge Without an Honor Roll Church

One pastor writes this week, saying that he believes one
of his churches, at least, will make this slogan good. Hurrah
for the spirit of this pastor and this church ! We will enroll
this church at the head of our list of prospects — you know
that we asked last week for such a list. This is the first to
come in. Please let us have the names of these churches.
We are going after this goal with a determined purpose to
make it true. If every charge will "come up to the help
of the Lord against the mighty" in this thing, we will win
sure. Church Number 1 is listed; please, brethren, make the
list grow.

En Route

We were called from Cleveland charge Monday to assist
in the funeral of Miss Sallie Trollinger, which was held at
Providence church, Graham, Monday, 3 p. m. We are now
(Tuesday) en route to Shelby, where we have an appointment
with our church tonight.

Fallston

Aug. 4. — We were with two of the churches on this
charge on this date — Hebron, 11 a. m., and Friendship,
8 p. m. Congregations at neither place were large, but en-
couraging, both in numbers and interest. In addition to
preaching, the conference programs were presented at each
place, and the people urged to give their earnest and prayer-
ful support to these essentials of the development of the
local church and the conference. We were at Lawndale, on
this charge, Sunday night, and were accorded a respectful
and pleasing hearing by a union congregation. Bro. Morgan
has the esteem of his people and those of other churches. He
has done a good work on this field, as is evidenced by his
long pastorate. He is serving his fifth year here.
Cleveland

Aug. 5. — Sunday. The morning and afternoon were
given to this. charge. At 11 a. m. we were at Kistler's church
and at 3 p. m. the appointment was at Oak Grove. This
charge is getting ready to build a seven-room, brick veneered
parsonage, which they expect to have ready by November 1.
The parsonage will be located at Oak Grove church, and near
a good high school. We most heartily congratulate the
charge upon this evidence of progress. Bro. Morris has
served this charge eight years in succession, and both in his
ministry and his personal life he has been a blessing to the
people.

We enjoyed our visit to these fields, and we assure pastors
and people of our grateful thanks for the kindness and hos-
pitality shown us while with them. Cleveland county is one
of the' very best agricultural counties in the state, and the
prospects are good for a bountiful crop this year. We hope
and pray that the people will show their gratitude to God
by putting these two charges on the honor roll this year.
Brethren of Cleveland and Fallston charges, you are well
able to do this. Let us beseech you that you break the record
this year, and take the place where you belong in your sup-
port of the financial programs of the Kingdom. The revival

season is on with these charges; we pray that these meetings
may result in great blessings to the churches.
A Free Hand
The man who is most held to account for the progress of
a charge is the pastor. He is given his appointment by the
conference for the express purpose of strengthening and en-
larging the work to which he is assigned. His duty to the
church concerns every phase of church activity and develop-
ment. He should, therefore, be a part of the building pro-
grams of his charge; he should have vital connection with
the Sunday school, the C. E. societies, and all of the other
organizational activities of the charge that he is to develop.
The Sunday and mid-week worship programs are phases of
his work that should have his special attention. It is his
mission, of course, to prepare sermons that will be full of
spiritual food and spiritual refreshment for his hearers. But
there is much more in a worship program than the sermon,
as our form of worship indicates. We all need to be developed
in the art of worship, and order and forms are necessary to
this development. And certainly the pastor, more than any
one else, because of his office, is charged with the responsi-
bility of preparing and directing this program.

In many of our churches there are certain well fixed and
well defined policies for running the church, and certainly
no wise pastor will disregard these policies; on the other
hand, he will readily adjust himself to them. However,
there is an individuality that belongs to each pastor, and if
he is to do his best work in developing and enlarging his
charge, he must be given full opportunity of putting his
own individuality into the programs of his churches. The
pastor is supposed to take to his charge and keep before his
people new ideas and new plans. No church wants a pastor
who can't move only as he goes in the trail that somebody
else has blazed. But what are his new ideas and new plans
worth unless he can put them into operation? Brethren of
the laity, recognize your pastor as the servant of Jesus Christ,
charged with the responsibility of developing and enlarging
His church. Give him a free hand and full co-operation.
And let us, brethren of the ministry, "study to show our-
selves approved unto God, workmen that need not to be
ashamed," rightly thinking, planning, praying, executing,
that the churches committed to our care may have peace and
progress.

Financial Report
Owing to our absence from home we will not be able to
get the financial report in Herald this week. It will appear
next week. Only one charge reports on the A. C. B. this
week. The treasury is empty, empty, empty. Please.

Bro. Whitaker writes that Tabernacle church has paid
the college assessment in full. We will see that this church
is in the proper list next week. And be assured, Tabernacle'
of our full appreciation.

Appointments
Aug. 12, Bessemer City and Less Chapel.
Aug. 19, Vacation.
Aug. 25-26, Halifax.
Aug. 28-30, Creswell.
Sept. 2, Midland.
Sept. 4-6, Mecklenburg.
"Be perfect; be of good comfort; be

peace ;

of one mind ; live in
and the God of love and peace shall be with you."

pin

August 6, 1928.

S. W. Taylor.

August 9, 193S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Pa-ge Seven

THE SIN OF WORRY

More people died last year from heart failure than ever
before in the history of the country, and the explanation
given by medical men is that people are living under too
intense a strain. We are living in an age of speed never
known before. That in itself tends to increase the mental
tension of our daily life. But mere speed alone, where we
are master of the situation, need not create an unbearable
strain. The bird in the sweep of the gale does not grow
distracted, but adjusts itself to the current that drives it
along. The aviator, as the speed of his aeroplane increases,
feels not less, but rather more, safe and sure in his flight.
The great executive, sitting at the center of the mighty busi-
ness machine which he controls, feels no panic, but rather is
conscious of his power to guide the complex interests com-
mitted to him.

Where there is the consciousness of being in control, of
being equal to the occasion, there is no inner heat or fretful-
ness, but a quiet, untroubled confidence even under great
pressure. Where this confidence has been lost, the dangerous
mood of worry arises, for worry is a state of anxiety, in
which the soul sees no way out of its problem. This feeling
that things have got the better of us agitates the soul to
the breaking point. This mood, say the doctors, is largely
accountable for the tendency of the sudden breakdowns
which characterize the present generation. One of the famous
Mayo brothers said at a recent medical congress in. London
that the age will somehow have to find a way to slow down,
but he confessed himself unable to see just how this is to be
done. The distinguished surgeon feels that things have
almost got out of hand, and that the machinery of our
modern life is running away with us.

The first step in winning any success in our effort to
recover the mastery of ourselves is to face the fact that, at
all cost, our program of life must be simplified. We are
trying to do too many things, and many of them are not
worth doing. We have too many irons in the fire, and are
being consumed by the effort to handle them all. And all
the time we know in our hearts that life itself is essentially
simple and spacious and that breathing space is vital to its
continuance.

But the lightening of our program will not of itself cure
our trouble. In the last analysis, worry is not due to a
badly overcrowded schedule ; it is due to an unbelieving
heart. We face not a ease of nerves, but a state of soul.
To worry is not a mistake, but a sin. Worry is a form of
pessimism, and pessimism is rooted in unbelief in the love
and goodness of God. Many people have never analyzed
their philosophy of life, or they would discover the truth.
I may be carrying a heavy load, but if my trust is in Him
who bears our burdens, my load will not break me. But
if my trust is in myself, my burden will certainly bear me
down. When we insist thus upon managing things without
God's help, are we not telling Him plainly that we do not
believe that He can manage them for us? What is this but
unbelief? And is unbelief ever anything but sin in God's
eyes?

We must take Jesus more seriously. We have not yet
faced squarely the plain meaning of His words. In nothing
perhaps is this more true than in our attitude toward His
teaching about trusting God. Though Jesus says, "Be not
therefore anxious for the morrow," we deliberately refuse
to obey Him. And when He said ' ' therefore, ' ' He gave us

the reason lying back of His command : that our lives, to
their smallest detail, are in the loving care of God. He
who clothes the grass and cares for the birds "much more"
cares for us. If we do not know that God cares, we indeed
have cause for worry. But we do know that God cares. So
to continue worrying is to continue a habit as sinful as
stealing.

Let us confess our sin of unbelieving care, and cast our-
selves upon God's mercy to be forgiven for our past distrust
of Him, and to be delivered, as we can and shall be, from
the care that corrodes and weakens into the glorious peace
and freedom of the trustful, obedient children of God. —
Home Department Quarterly.

GROWING OLD

God loves the Aged.

He gives them greater visions than the young ;
He puts the words of wisdom on their tongue ;
And keeps His presence ever by their side,
From dawn to dusk, and on through eventide.

God helps the Aged.

Within their home His spirit ever dwells ;

Their mellow hearts are touched like chiming bells ;

He calms their fears, then worries disappear,

Because they know His help is always near.

God keeps the Aged.

With hearts of gold, and silver-tinted hair.
And earnestness, and greater faith in prayer;
He keeps them as a shepherd guards his sheep,
'Til in His fold they gently fall asleep.

— Banner.

THE TRUTH MUST BE TOLD

What is written in the Bible must be preached, whether
it be gloomy or cheerful. There are some ministers who
never mention anything about hell. I heard of a minister
who once said to his congregation, "If you do not love the
Lord Jesus Christ you will be sent to that place which it is
not polite to mention." He ought not to have been allowed
to preach again, I am sure, if he could not use plain words.
If I saw that house on fire over there, do you think I would
stand and say, "I believe the operation of combustion is pro-
ceeding yonder!" No; I would call out, "Fire! fire!" and
then everybody would know what I meant. So if the Bible
says, "The children shall be cast into outer darkness," am I
to stand here and mince the matter at all ? God forbid. We
must speak the trust as it is written. Sinner here tonight
without grace in your heart — without hope of heaven — you
are going downward towards hell as fast as your feet can
carry you. — Charles Spurgeon.

— Dr. A. C. Millar, editor of the Arkansas Methodist, an
organ of the Church South, and for many years an ardent
supporter of the prohibition cause, has withdrawn his can-
didacy for the nomination for lieutenant-governor of Arkan-
sas, stating that he cannot support the Democratic presi-
dential ticket and therefore cannot run for any office within
the gift of the party. Dr. Millar had entered the race as a
result of persistent, urging on the part of the friends of good
government.

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August 9, 192S

OUR STORY PAGE

THE GOOD OLD DAYS

"Toot! Toot! Blare! Blare! Bang! Bang!" And all
sorts of loud sounds came out of a little frame house in a
quiet street. Gay bunting and flags adorned the porch and
lawn in front of the house, explaining the noise to passersby.
In fact, it was the Fourth of -July and the Madisons were
celebrating the glorious day in a safe and sane way.

"Fact is," said Phil Madison, "we can make pretty near
as much noise as a giant cracker. Hey, Tommy, quit hitting
that wash-boiler so hard. You'll knock the bottom out of it
and then what will Mommer say?"

The kids from next door were helping the Madisons cele-
brate their safe and sane Fourth of July. Tad Jones, the
eldest one, did not think Independence could be properly
celebrated so tamely.

"Whoops!" he exclaimed. "Wish you could have been
in Ithaca the year my Uncle Johnson was there. We had
fifteen dollars worth of fireworks — cartwheels, crackers,
Roman candles and everything. One of the rockets set fire
to our old elm tree, but we soon put out the blaze. Then we
did feel awful patriotic. We felt just like soldiers. Didn't
they shoot off gun-powder when they fought for freedom?
Sure they did. I'd risk blowing myself to show what a true
American I am."

"Aw, it's too bad, but when you come to think of it,
patriotism isn't just shooting," said Phil. "Tommy, you
aren't going to turn on that base! Mommer said you
shouldn't play with water."

Just then Mrs. Madison came out on the porch and called
the children. She knew from experience that the best way
to celebrate anything was to have plenty of ice cream and
cake.

The radio was playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" as
the children trooped into the diuing room, and Tad insisted
on everybody standing up while the grand old piece was
played. Tommy kept an anxious eye on his plate of ice
cream, feeling sure that it would melt and dwindle away while
he was paying homage to his native land.

As soon as everybody was seated, Tad began again :

"I think Grandpa is right when he says that old times
are best," he said. "He used to make his own firecrackers,
and some they'd buy from the Chinese."

"Chinese!" exclaimed Tommy. "I didn't know Chinese
people kept the Fourth of July."

"They don't, but they knew about gunpowder before
anybody else," said Tad, "but Grandpa says they never
used it for guns. They just had firecrackers."

"Sillies!" sniffed Mildred, Tad's sister.

"Say," Tad exclaimed, "would you have thought of it!"

Phil had been looking thoughtful.

"We have an old gun out in the storeroom," he said.
"Dad used to shoot woodehucks with it. You throw gun-
powder and bullets in the muzzle. It's an old-timer. I'll
get it."

He hastily scooped up the remnants of his ice cream
and ran out to the storeroom.

Mrs. Madison came in and passed around more cake.

"Don't forget, children," she said, "what this day means.
It stands for everything that makes our country great and
glorious. Remember the heroes that died for their country
and for us. Many young boys hardly older than Tad gave
their lives. We mustn't forget them, and we must do every-
thing to keep our country pure and noble and great, by being
good Americans, every one of us. ' '

"Hurray! Good speech!" cried the boys, clapping loudly.

"Oh for one big grand rocket!" sighed Tad.

Just then, Bang ! Bang! Two bangs just like that ! They
all stared around expectantly. Tad saw a neat hole in the
window glass which he had not noticed before. He gave
one big yell.

"Duck!" lie shouted, slipping out of his chair, and pull-
ing little Tommy down. "Duck down. Some dumbbell is
tiring a gun this way."

Under the table sank all the patriots, including Mrs.
Madison.

"It's Phil," said Mildred. "He went for the old muzzle-
loading blunderbuss."

"I'll blunderbuss him," muttered Tad, crawling towards
the door.

A bit of plaster fell from the wall and struck him in the
back of the neck. What a yell he let out ! Tommy began to
cry with fright and Mildred sobbed: "I want to go home!"

"It's like the days of 1776," groaned Mrs. Madison.
"Tad, please come back here."

But Tad was almost through the door, a grim light in his
eyes, his lips set in a thin line.

He went swiftly to the door and peeped out. There was
Phil whistling cheerfully, carrying a curious-looking shotgun
in his hand.

Tad rushed boldly up to him and snatched the weapon
out of his hand.

"Hey!" protested Phil. "What's the excitement?"

"Who wouldn't be excited, you dumbbell!" cried Tad.
"You're shooting up your own family, don't you know it?
One bullet went right in the window and hit the wall near
your mother's head. That's a nice way to keep a safe and
sane Fourth of July. I 'd call it dangerous and crazy. Look
at all this plaster down my neck. One of your bullets
whacked a big hunk out of the wall and when it fell on me I
thought I had been hit by one of those round cannon balls
over at the soldiers' cemetery."

Phil began running to the house, looking a bit pale, and
in the dining room he met his angry mother, who grasped
his arm with a strong hand which she had inherited from her
Pilgrim ancestors. The next instant Phil saw some sky-
rockets and stars which were not the patriotic kind.

"Mommer, wait," he cried, dodging around the festive
table. "I'm glad you're well and able to give me a slap,
good old Mommer. But why are you mad at me? I didn't
shoot in the window."

"You did so," cried Tad, coming in with the gun. "He
had this gun in his hands."

"Why, Tad," exclaimed Margaret, Phil's sister, coming
up from under the table, "that gun is all rusted and hasn't
even got a trigger or a hammer on it. We've often played
Indian with it. ' '

Tad looked at the gun and saw that it was nothing but a
rusty old barrel.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

"Come here, you poor dear," cried Mrs. Madison to her
wary son. "I'm sorry I was hasty."

Just then a step sounded outside and a voice saying:
"Hip-hip-hip-hooray!" And in came Tad's grandpa waving
a revolver.

"Mr. Jones!" gasped Mrs. Madison while all the children
dived under the table. ' ' Your gun is loaded ! ' '

"Only blanks, my dear," said the old gentleman. "A few
shots to celebrate our glorious independence."

"You thought it was unloaded," said Mrs. Madison.
"Look!"

She pointed at the windowpane and at the crumbling wall.

"We were all in here when it happened," she said gently.

Grandpa Jones turned pale and looked around the little
group. Then he handed his revolver to Mrs. Madison, and
parting his coat tails, he sat down at the table.

"I'm cured," he mumbled hoarsely. "A safe and sane
Fourth for me! Bring on the ice cream and cake!"

"Never mind, Mr. Jones," laughed Phil. "I took a lick-
ing for you."

And so one of the last of the Old Guard was converted to
a "Safe and Sane," and Tad said no more about the good
old days. — Selected.

WHAT FAITH IS

A letter from a radio listener asks the real meaning of
the words translated "faith," "believe," and "belief" in
the New Testament. He says, "I have often thought that
if we could really understand the spiritual, mental or meta-
physical basis upon which Jesus stood, that what He really
tried to teach would be much more easily carried out." It is
an interesting question, and fortunately easily answered.

There are two verbs used in the New Testament trans-
lated believe, or trust, or have faith. They are pisteuo and
peitlio. The former is the one more commonly used. It is
used in Mark 16:13, 14 in the sense of believing what a
persons says to be true. In John 11:10 it is used in the
same sense, but with the especial reference to a statement
about religious belief. In John 1:12 it is used to express
personal trust and reliance as distinct from mere credence.
Here the reference is to the thing that brings salvation. The
noun pistis which comes from this verb is translated faith,
trust, belief, confidence. Never is the word used of mere
credence, or blind faith which lias nothing upon which to
rest.

The other verb is even stronger. It is often translated
"persuade," and the thought which it always conveys is that
the confidence is that which has been reached only after
the person has been persuaded that the object of the faith is
thoroughly trustworthy, from a careful examination of all
the claims. Both of these verbs occur in II Timothy 1 :12,
when Paul says, ' ' I know Him in whom I have believed, and
am persuaded that He is able to guard my deposit until that
day." Before making your deposit in a bank, you examine
the condition of that bank, become convinced that the officers
are honest men, that the bank is thoroughly solvent, and that
when yoil put your deposit there it will be safely guarded,
or kept, until the time you call for it. That is exactly what
Paul meant when he used these words ; he had become con-
vinced from all the facts in the case that Jesus Christ was
thoroughly trustworthy, that He was one who was not only
honest, but able to take good care of what he had to deposit
with Him, and that He would keep it safely until the day of

reckoning. Therefore he committed all that he had to His

safekeeping; he trusted Him; he believed in Him; he had

faith in Him. This is the Scriptural idea of faith or belief.

It is never mere credence; but it is trust, confidence based

on the facts, which will stand the most critical examination.

If you have the faith that saves you, it is nothing less

than believing what Jesus says is true, that He will do what

He says He will do; it is having the utmost confidence in His

ability and willingness; it is committing yourself and your

all to Him, because you have examined His claims and are

convinced that He is thoroughly trustworthy. Such faith

will show itself in works. Anything less than such faith is

not worth a straw. — North Avenue Presbyterian, Atlanta, 6a.
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RICHES WE FORGET

"Uncle, how much money have you?" It was an imper-
tinent question; yet Murray could be excused for his frank-
ness, for he was only a lad.

Uncle Ben laughed. "Not very much, son. I own this
house, the last payment on the store has been made, and
there is a little bank account."

"Then you are not rich?"

"No."

"But you are always so happy," persisted the boy.

The lad was making the same error the majority of us go
on making day after day. It would seem as if we cannot
erase from our minds that silly, outworn idea that riches and
happiness are as inseparable as poverty and unhappiness.

True, money is powerful, but enormous wealth does not
always mean real riches. We tend to forget all our internal
riches — riches greater than all the silver dollars one could
accumulate. We forget our riches in health — feet to walk,
nose to smell, mouth to eat, tongue to talk, arms to work, eyes
to see and ears to hear.

We forget our riches in friends. Life would hardly be
worth living without friends. If I did not have a comrade
to whom I could confide my secrets, 1 would lie poor indeed.
We forget our riches in thoughts. Thank God for the freedom
of thought. No matter how tied down in body one might be,
he can send his thoughts as far as lie likes. In thought he
can lie a millionaire, a king, a prince, a sailor or a soldier.

Collecting money for the sole purpose of amassing wealth
is a poor excuse for a life. Hoarding money so that when the
owner dies it is lying idle is not using our possessions to the
best advantage. Money is made to be exchanged. Money
wisely used will bring a great reward. Hoarding brings a
loss. What if the leaves should be greedily held by the tree ?
There would be no room for new growth.

Possess money, if you can — money is a power. But do
not allow money to possess you. And, while we are earning
and saving money, let us remember the other riches — health,
friends and thougths. — F. C, in Boy Life.
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— Often men decry ambition, which is as foolish as it
would be for a locomotive engineer to scorn steam. Ambition
is simply a big purpose. Whether it is good or bad depends
upon the way in which it is directed. To be without ambition
is to be without an object in life with determination back of
the object. Our object may be a poor one, in which case we
would better have no ambition at all; but it may be a good
one, in which case our ambition will be the making of us.
Let us .get a consecrated ambition. It will bless us and
enlarge our lives.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Aug. 19: Paul Carries the Gospel Into Europe

Scripture Basis: Acts 15:36-16:15.

Golden Text: Come over into Macedonia
raid help us. Acts 16:9.

The "Mark" Contention

After the settlement of the circumcision
dispute, which was communicated to the
church at Antioch of Syria, the missionaries,
Paul and Barnabas remained there for a
while. One day Paul besought Barnabas that
they re-visit the churches they had established
on their first journey, to which Barnabas
agreed. But a contention arose between
them.

John Mark, a cousin of Barnabas, and son
of Mary of Jerusalem, was in Antioch at this
time, and Barnabas desired that he accom-
pany them on this journey. Mark, having
left them at Perga on their previous trip and
returned to Jerusalem, Paul was insistent that
he not be permitted to go. It was probable
that his departure was not because of fear
or home-sickness, but because he was of the
group who disfavored the acceptance of Gen-
tiles on the ground of faith alone. However
much he may have changed his views, Paul
would not take him, which resulted in the
separation of the two, Paul taking Silas, who
had come to Antioch from Jerusalem, and
Barnabas taking Mark, and sailing for Cy-
prus, his home.

The Modest Campanion

Paul and Silas started on their journey
through northern Syria, into Cilicia, through
the pass in the Taurus Mountains known as
the Cilician Gates, westward to Derbe and
Lystra. At the latter place, his attention was
attracted to a goodly, modest young convert
of his former visit. Brethren at Lystra and
Iconium spoke well of him. He was none
other than Timothy, the young man to whom
Paul affectionately wrote the two epistles
which bear his name.

Timothy was the son of a Greek father and
a Jewish mother, apparently a native of Lys-
tra. His father was probably dead at this
time. His mother's name was Eunice, and
grandmother, Lois. These Paul mentions in
his second letter to this "son in the faith."
(II Tim. 1:5.) Eunice was evidently convert-
ed during the apostle's first journey, since
she is spoken of as one who believed (Acts
16:1). Timothy, not having been circum-
cised in infancy, probably because of the ob-
jection of a Gentile father, consented to this
Jewish rite that there be no contention about
it among the Jews. Paul then took him with
him, and he became a faithful companion
throughout the rest of his life.
The Macedonian Call
Leaving Lystra, the little company of evan-
gelists went on to Iconium and Antioch of
Pisidia, strengthening the faith of the con-
verts, encouraging them to remain faithful,
helping them to solve their many problems,
etc. Continuing westward, Paul planned to
preach in the cities of Asia — not as we know
it today, but "only of the western seaboard
of what we call Asia Minor, the three coun-

tries of Mysia (on the north), Lydia and
Caria."

Paul's plans were thwarted by the Holy
Spirit. He was forbidden to preach in this
province. Why, we do not know, nor how.
Turning northward, the little band started for
Bithynia, but again were halted. God had
something else for them to do, as He often
does us, when we are disappointed in carry-
ing our plans to completion. It was God's
will that they go straight to the coast town
of Troas, which they did.

Troas was located on the northwestern coast
of Asia (Minor) on the Aegean Sea, just south
of the Dardanelles. To the north was the
province of Thracia, and directly across the
sea was the country of Macedonia. While the
company was here, Paul received a vision of
a man of Macedonia calling for help. It is
thought that Luke joined the party at Troas,
and urged them to go over into his home
country (as some think), which might have
prompted the vision. However, Paul was not
disobedient to this vision, as he was not to
others, for in it he saw the will of the Lord.

The next day they set sail for Macedonia.
From Samothracia, an island in the northern
part of the- sea, they came to Neapolis, and
thence by land to Philippi, supposedly Luke's
home town, where they remained a few days.
There was no synagogue here, so on the Sab-
bath Paul went down to the riverside where
gathered a small company of devout women.
Preaching the gospel, he was made to rejoice
over the conversion of one Lydia, who repre-
sented her home town of Thyatira by selling
purple-dyed cloth as a means of livelihood.
She and her household, perhaps children,
slaves, trade assistants, were baptized. A
woman was the first European convert!

Our ears need to be opened today to the
Macedonian call. It comes from Europe, yes,
for Europe is not all saved. But it comes
from Asia, from Africa, from South America
as well — yea, even from the isolated sections
of our beloved home land and from the for-
eign districts of our big cities. What is your
answer to the call?

LEADERSHIP TRAINING OUT WEST
Arkansas — Vocational Guidance

The class of Vocational Guidance of the
Leadership Training School Conference was
organized Tuesday morning, July 24. Ralph
Clayton was elected president and Faye Ken-
nedy as secretary. Twenty-six were enrolled
for this course and we chose for our motto:
"To Strive, to Seek, to Find, but Not to
Yield."

Rev. F. L. Gibbs, of Burlington, N. C, in-
structor of this course, emphasized the im-
portance of keeping a notebook. In our
books were the following questions:

1. What shall I do with my life?

2. Who has influenced my life most up to
the present time?

3. Whom shall I have as my ideal in life?

4. What I should like to be at the age of
21. Why? "

5. What I would like to be ten years from
today.

One of the above questions were taken up
and discussed each day in class. Each indi-

August 9, 192S

vidual resolved to keep his notebook until he
readied the age of 21, so he might see if he
has reached his goal or lived up to the
standard.

All members of the class took an active
part and enjoyed it immensely; and each one
feels that he is better qualified for choos-
ing his life's purpose after studying under
such an inspiring leader as Rev. Mr. Gibbs.

The conference had representatives from
Haynesville, Preseott, Buck tier, Leddisdale,
and Magnolia.

All members of this class signed the Meth-
odist Protestant Life Service Pledge, and we
are determined to carry out that which we
have signed.

I'm sure all the young people who attended
received many rich blessings and will be
eager to meet with us again in the next con-
ference. FAYE KENNEDY.

Magnolia, Ark.

OUR LEADERSHIP TRAINING OUT WEST
"Leadership Training School"

Magnolia (Warnock Springs) Arkansas

The Arkansas Leadership Training School,
held under the auspices of the Board of.
Young People's Work of the Arkansas Con-
ference and the Department of Religious Ed-
ucation of the Methodist Protestant Church,
met at Warnock Springs, seven miles from
Magnolia, Arkansas, July 23 to July 28.

This was the third Leadership Training
School of our Conference and the first school
ever held in camp style. It was a glorious
time Monday morning when the faculty and
many young people arrived at the beautiful
camp. There were wooden huts for all camp-
ers, a large wooden shed for the classes and
services of the school and five beautiful, large
springs of wonderful mineral water, all of
these amid a grove of beautiful trees. With
such surroundings, it seemed all were happier
to be out in God's "out-of-doors."

Rev. J. A. Wade, pastor of the local church
who is president of the Young People's Board
of the Arkansas Conference, was dean of the
school, and he conducted the school in an effi-
cient way. The dean and his helpers had
made all arrangements for the camp and
every provision was made for our entertain-
ment.

The following faculty offered the following
courses: "The Principles of Teaching," Dr.
C. M. Lippencott, pastor of the Methodist
Protestant church of Haynesville, La.; "The
New Testament," Rev. J. A. Wade; "Voca-
tional Guidance, The Science of Leadership,"
Rev. F. L. Gibbs, assistant secretary of the
Board of Christian Education of the Meth-
odist Protestant Church, and "Stewardship,"
Rev. W. R. Clower, president of the Arkansas
Conference.

In the afternoon study, rest, and recrea-
tional hours were observed. Rev. F. L. Gibbs
was director of the recreational hours. Games
of volley ball, horseshoe-pitching, and cro-
quet; yells, songs and the three tribe groups,
Tola Akita, Onspo and lye Adita, were en-
joyed by all.

The song and praise service and the morn-
ing worship service were very impressive. The
evening services were very inspiring. In the
opening evening service, Rev. F. L. Gibbs gave
a challenging message. Other helpful eve-
ning messages were brought by Dr. C. M.

August 9, 1928

Lippencott, Rev. W. R, Clower and Rev. J. A.
Wade.

The decision service was conducted by Rev.
F. L. Gibbs Friday evening. At this service
36 fine young men and women dedicated their
lives as Christian leaders and signed the Meth-
odist Protestant Life Service League pledge.
Thirty-eight young men and women, and
Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Hague, of Prescott, Ark.r
received credits at this school.

Truly we are progressing; let's make our
goal a hundred next year.

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WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP
TRAINING SCHOOL AT HIGH
POINT COLLEGE
During the Leadership Training School at
High Point College, the daily program was a
busy one. In the morning every one had
classes. These classes were very helpful and
enjoyed by all. Then in the afternoons, rest,
study, and recreational periods were observed.
Every one was interested in the recreational
activities, and much sportsmanship was shown.
The school was divided into four groups: The
Early Comers, June Bugs, July Flies, and Late
Comers. Games were played in volleyball,
tennis, horseshoe-pitching, etc. Each group
was also called upon for stunts. At the end
of the contests, it was found that the July
Flies had won, by making the most points.

The devotional services in the morning and
the worship services in the evening were both
helpful and inspiring.

After each evening service every one came
over to the girls' dormitory and much fuu
was afforded by the stunts.

Another part of the daily program not to
be forgotten was the meals served in the
College dining room. Much parise is due
Mrs. Neese and the cooks for the splendid
food.

On Wednesday, in spite of the downpour
of rain, a picnic dinner was served, but in
the dining room. This picnic dinner was
enjoyed by all, as was shown by the empty-
table at the end of the meal.

At two o'clock on Wednesday, a splendid
talk was made by Dr. J. C. Broomfield. This
talk was very educational and benefited those
who heard it.

Everyone greatly enjoyed the Leadership
Training School, and being with the fine
group of young people, and every one is hop-
ing for a larger and better training school
for the coming year.

CLARA FATTCETTE.
Gibsonville, N. C.

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SOME IMPRESSIONS OF THE HIGH POINT
LEADERSHIP TRAINING SCHOOL

The first thing I liked was where the Train-
ing School was held. High Point being so
near the center' of the denomination made it
very suitable. Then the college is so conven-
ient with its nice classrooms and dormitories,
dining hall, auditorium, and club rooms.

Our schedule was arranged so nicely, every-
thing possible was put in the few days we
spent together. I feel that every one who at-
tended was greatly benefited.

I think we all gained much from our class-
room work. In my "Study of the Pupil" I
learned how to classify and deal with many
characteristics of children that I must deal
with as a leader of children.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

I was greatly impressed by the "morning
worship." It seemed to come just at the right
time and was led in a way that made it very
impressive.

The afternoon with its rest, study and
recreation periods always brought joy. Then
after dinner the vesper service fitted our
minds for the evening address which was
always good. Of course we all enjoyed the
reereation period after the evening address,
but the one thing I believe every one in
Woman's Hall looked forward to was the
quiet hour the girls had together under the
supervision of Mrs. H. W. Maier just before
retiring.

MARGARET THOMPSON.

714 S. Ellis St., Salisbury, N. C.
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APPORTIONMENTS OF THE BUDGET TO
THE ANNUAL CONFERENCES

Alabama $ 7,000

Alabama (colored) 1,000

Arkansas 6,000

Colorado-Texas 1,000

Colorado-Texas (colored) 1,000

Eastern 26,000

Ft. Smith-Oklahoma 5,000

Georgia 2,000

Georgia (colored) 1,000

Illinois 12,000

Indiana 28,000

Iowa-Missouri 10,000

Kansas 4,000

Kentucky 1,000

Louisiana 4,000

Maryland 110,000

Michigan 17,000

Mississippi 4,000

Missouri 4,000

North Carolina 55,000

North Mississippi 1,000

Ohio 60,000

Onondaga 8,000

Pittsburgh 50,000

South Carolina 1,000

South Carolina (colored) 1,000

Tennessee 1,000,

Texas 10,000

Virginia 1,000

Washington 1,500

West Virginia 45,000

Note : These apportionments are the same
as those of the last quadrennium.

Allowance is made of $21,500 for Special
Gifts, to be credited as Special and not on
individual church budgets. The purpose of
this is to encourage giving for special projects
within the scope of the General Conference
Budget. J. C. BROOMFIELD, Pres.

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FEED BARN BURNS

On Saturday night the feed barn of Mrs.
Gilmer Huffmes was struck by lightning and
burned. Among other contents that were
destroyed was a good pair of mules. The
barn was a good, new, modern structure, hav-
ing been erected during the last few months.
It will be recalled that Bro. Humnes himself
was killed on July 20 because of the over-
turning of a tractor which he was driving.
The Humnes family are among the leading
members of the Mizpah church, Haw River
charge. GEO. L. CURRY.

— The rebels in Nicaragua seem to have
lost hope and given up the struggle.

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Woman's Missionary

Department

FLAT ROCK MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Miss Mary V. White and Mrs. T. P. Hester
were joint hostesses Thursday afternoon, Au-
gust 2nd, when they entertained the Mission-
ary Society of Flat Rock church at the home

of Mrs. T. P. Hester.

The devotions were conducted by Rev. W.
H. Neese, reading the 42nd Psalm, followed

by prayer.

Quite a goodly number were present for
this meeting, only one member being absent,
Mrs. B. W. Jones, who was kept away on ac-
count of illness. After the business session,
the program was taken up. Chapter E of the
"Shining Light Booklet" was given by Miss
Mary V. White. Readings were then given, as
follows: "The Demands of Stewardship," Mrs.
W. B. Reavis; "Sunbeams of Sorry Lands,"
Mrs. U. J. Parrott.

The society adjourned, after which Miss
White and Mrs. Hester served delicious re-
freshments.

We were indeed glad to have with us our
ex-pastor, Rev. W. H. Neese, wife and daugh-
ter, Sara Marie. It was Mrs. Neese who or-
ganized this auxiliary on April 5, 1921. As a
token of appreciation for her never-tiring
service, the auxiliary later made her a life
member.

MRS. T. P. HESTER, Secretary.
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A POET'S "PIPE" DREAM
By Will H. Brown
A certain poet wrote a screed about a boy
named Robert Reed. (This poet's rhymes go
hit or miss, just like you see I'm putting
this). This youth, he says, a model was, held
up to view by pa's and ma's with boys in-
clined to boyish pranks, who needed stern
parental spanks. This poet claims that Robert
Reed ne'er chewed nor smoked the "filthy
weed," but later took to crime's career — got
worse aud worse from year to year. He tried
all sorts of stunts in crime, in many jails he
served his time. He broke the laws that
govern speed, but never touched the filthy
weed. 'Tis plain to see what it's about — who
reads with brains need have no doubt. The
"Anti-Bacs" have got the goat of all who're
in the poet's boat. For such a nut as he sets
forth is seldom found upon this earth. For
in the jails and pens men plead for smokes
and plugs of filthy weed. Go to the hang-
man, ask him what the doomed men crave
that they have not. He'll tell you nothing
fills the bill like nicotine for men who kill.
Go dowrn the list of all that's wrong, you'll
find the victims sing one song: "Give me a
pipe, fags or cigars. Oh, slip them in behind
these bars! I got the habit when a kid—
'twas when that I began to skid from ways of
good and paths of right, and that's what
brought me to this plight." Go, tell the world
this golden truth, that nicotine's against the
youth who wants to win in life's great fight,
and stand triumphant in the right.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

August 9, 1928

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Concord. — A very beautiful and impressive
communion service was held Sunday morning.
The pastor brought a very touching message
on "The Last Supper," using as his text, "This
do in remembrance of me." A large number
communed.

'The Sunday school attendance has beeu off
some during the summer months as so many
of our folks are taking vacations. There
were 260 present Sunday and an offering of
$25, which goes to our Children's Home.

Mr. Hendry is taking his vacation now, but
is spending it in special meetings. Last week
he helped in a meeting at Easley, S. C, and
as we were unable to get someone to fill the
pulpit Sunday morning, he came home and
preached, leaving immediately after service
for Cleveland, where he is engaged in a meet-
ing this week.

On next Sunday morning there will be no
service, as our folks are expected to attend
the 10th District Bally to be held at Love's
Grove church, Midland charge.

On Sunday night Dr. Allman and a group
of children from the Home will be with us
and render a program.

We were glad to have Miss Annie Liven-
good, of Greensboro, worship with us Sunday.
Miss Livengood is teaching in one of our
county schools this year.

Eev. and Mrs. Lawrence Little and children
and Mrs. H. C. Little and children have re-
turned from Louisiana and Texas, where they
spent six weeks.

Our people deeply sympathize with Mrs.
J. K. Helms in the death of her sister, Mrs.
George Foreman, of Albemarle. Mrs. Fore-
man was the second sister of Mrs. Helms to
die in the last three months, and our hearts
go out to this dear woman in her great sor-
row. MBS. D. A. McLAUEIN.

forceful sermon Sunday afternoon; also So-
licitor John G. Carpenter, of Gastonia, gave
an address which all seemed to enjoy very
much. We were glad to welcome every one
to our church. We are always glad to have
any visitors with us.

Pray for us that God will continue to bless
us and cause His face to shine upon us. May
the Heavenly Father's richest blessings rest
on all, is the earnest prayer of

(MBS.) LUCY BLANTON BBASKETT,
Beporter.

Anderson Charge, Fairview Church. — Our

revival meeting began the fifth Sunday in
July and closed the following Sunday night.
Eev. G. H. Hendry, of Concord, the engaged
help, came on Monday and remaiend through
Friday night. His sermons were instructive
and inspiring, resulting in 25 conversions and
11 accessions. Others will join later.

Our meeting at Liberty Hill will begin Sun-
day, August 12. Bev. G. II. Hendry will be
the pulpit help there also.

Pray for us, brethren, that the meeting will
be a great success, and that many may be
born into the Kingdom.

G. B. FEBBEE, Pastor.

Bessemer City Church.— Yesterday, August
5. was Home-Coming here. We had 399 pre-
sent in Sunday school; collection $29.00. All
seemed to enjoy the occasion and also en-
joyed a sumptuous dinner which was served
on the church grounds. We were glad indeed
to welcome several visitors from Lincolnton
church. Bro. D. B. Johnson was among them
and we are always glad to have him with us.
A professor of High Point College delivered
a very interesting discourse Sunday morning;
also Rev. Frank Schnider delivered a very

Orange Charge, Efland. — The special meet-
ing began here Monday night, July 23, and
continued until Wednesday night, August 1.
Bev. J. D. Williams did all the preaching ex-
cept one service by Bev. J. F. Minnis and
three by the writer. Brother Williams was
at his best. He gave us a splendid series of
sermons. Visible results: 26 conversions, 11
additions to the church, others to join later.
Some will join other churches. A purse of
$55.00 was given Bro. Williams.

B. M. WILLIAMS.

West Forsyth Circuit. — For a month the
pastor has been, in obedience to the doctor,
quietly resting at home, but thanks to the
president and other brethren the work has
gone on. While I have lain here in bed,
members from all six of the churches have
been to see me. There has been only one
day since they heard of it that there has been
no one to see me. Flowers, fruits, vegetables
and groceries have been brought. The doc-
tor said I should drink milk, buttermilk, if
available. I have had nice, fresh buttermilk
nearly all the time. The stewards have been
thoughtful. Every church is represented in
that, phase. The C. E. Society at Pleasant
Hill sent cards of loving sympathy.

Messages have come to me from people who
before this seemed almost strangers. Now
they seem like dear friends. Almost all trades
and professions have remembered me by a
visit, or word or letter. Bankers, merchants,
teachers, farmers, preachers, old folks, young
folks, little folks ; almost as varied a crowd as
heard the story of the resurrection on the
day of Pentecost, but all speaking the same
language of love and sympathy. "I commend
you to God, and to the word of his grace,
which is able to build you up and to give
you an inheritance among all them which are
sanctified."

"My God shall supply all your needs ac-
cording to his riches in glory by' Christ
Jesus." C. II. WHITAKEE.

Pine Grove, Kernersville Charge. — The con-
solidated meeting of the three country
churches, Pine Grove, Ai, and Sandy Eidge, ■
of Kernersville charge began the fourth Sun-
day in July at the warehouse in Kernersville
and came to a close last Sunday night. Eev.
N. G. Bethea, pastor of the M. P. church of
Lexington, N. C, was pulpit help. We en-
joyed listening to his inspirational and help-
ful sermons.

Bev. J. L. Trollinger, of the First M. P.
church, Thomasville, was choir 'director. Miss
Buth Vuncannon, of High Point, was pianist.

Other churches in town co-operated in a
very commendable way. We were glad to
have the people "from these churches with us
in our services, and also the people from

the nearby towns and surrounding communi-
ties.

President and Mrs. S. W. Taylor were with
us in one of the evening services. President
Andrews, of High Point College, and Mrs.
Andrews were present at one service. Eev.
and Mrs. E. L. Ballard, of High Point, were
in our midst at. one service.

We were delighted to have with us and feel
grateful to the ones who rendered the spe-
cial messages of song in the different serv-
ices.

At one of the evening services the quartet
from Lexington M. P. church sang several
selections. Mrs. E. M. Andrews also sang a
solo.

The children from the M. P. Children's
Home sang in one evening service.

Bev. E. L. Ballard, of High Point, sang in
one of the evening services.

The quartet from the M. P. church, Thomas-
ville, sang in the evening service the second
Sunday of the meeting.

At the last service of the meeting the quar-
tet from Pine Grove sang.

There were several confessions of faith,
and we feel that many were greatly blessed
by the wonderful sermons Eev. Mr. Bethea
brought us, and by the faithful work of Miss.
Vuncannon and Bev. Mr. Trollinger.

To Thy name, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
be all the praise. EEPOBTEE.

High Point. — At the 11 o'clock service last
Sunday morning the choir rendered the beau-
tiful anthem, "Hear My Prayer, O Lord," and
Mrs. John C. Whitesell and Clarence Schul-
theiss sang as a duet, "The Bose of Sharon."
A delightful communion service was then cele-
brated, the associate pastor, Bev. E. Lester
Ballard, officiating. The greater part of the
congregation joined in this solemn and help-
ful service. There will be no evening services
during the month of August.

An important meeting of the membership
of the church will lie held next Sunday morn-
ing, August 12th, following the 11 o'clock
worship service. The question of disposing
of the parsonage property by sale or trade
will be voted upon. The parsonage is now
located in the business /.one on North Main
street, and it is thought advisable to sell it
since it will command a good price, and buy
and build in a more desirable residential dis-
trict. A majority vote of the qualified mem-
bers, or those who are 21 years old and more,
is required by our constitution and by-laws.

It is with very great pleasure that we an-
nounce that the new senior pastor, Eev. Boy
I. Farmer, will be present next Sunday morn-
ing and occupy the pulpit. His reguar min-
istry will not begin, however, until September
1, when he plans to move his family to High
Point. The congregation looks forward to
his coming with great interest and eager an-
ticipation.

The Sunday school is planning to build up
its library, and is calling on all who have
books of good fiction, biography, history, etc.,
and are willing to donate them, to do so.

The numerous friends of Mr. Gorrell Payne
extend their kindest sympathy to him in the
loss by death of his mother, Mrs. B. E. Payne,
which occurred last Saturday at High Point
Hospital. Her funeral was conducted on Sun-
day at Pleasant Grove by her pastor, Eev.
G. L. Eeynolds, assisted by Eev. Edward Suits

August 9, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

and Eev. J. II. Moton, both of whom were
former pastors. Mrs. Payne was an excellent
mother of a large family, and was held in
high esteem by a large circle of friends and
neighbors.

Miss Virginia Pickens has returned from
a pleasant trip to Washington and Atlantic
City.

Misses Helen Hayes, of Henderson, and
Pauline Elkins, of Liberty, were guests of
Miss May Woollen last Sunday.

We are greatly pleased to note the improve-
ment in the condition of Capt. A. M. Kankin's
health.

Theodore Ballard, of Charlotte, spent Sun-
day here with friends.

Mrs. Herman S. Meredith and sons of Tam-
pa, Fla., are guests of her mother, Mrs. W. P.
Pickett, and other relatives.

Miss Annette Pickens is spending the week
in Concord with her cousin, Miss Alice Arm-
field.

The A. M. Idol Philathea Class held a pleas-
ant meeting with Miss Nellie Martin last Mon-
day evening.

Masters Alson and Joe Gray, young sons of
Mr. and Mrs. June Gray, spent last week in
Charlotte with their grandmother.

Mrs. R. M. Andrews and children are guests
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Harris, in
Henderson. Dr. Andrews has been on a fish-
ing trip to Eastern Carolina.

Fairview. — August 12 will lie Hoine-Coming
Day at Fairview. We want to see all our
members and those that have been members
here on that day.

Our revival meeting also begins on that
day, with New Salem M. E. church united
with us. Eev. T. A. Williams will preach at
11 o'clock. Picnic: dinner will be served on
the grounds. The afternoon will be given
over to our visiting speakers and singers, so
all are asked to come prepared to tell us
something. On Sunday evening, Eev. L. V.
Harris, of the M. E. church, will preach.

Our sympathy goes out to our pastor and
family because of the illness of his daugh-
ter; we pray for her a speedy recovery. May
God help them in their distress.

Pray for us that we may have a glorious
revival. We want to see you at Fairview Sun-
day. REPORTER.

Lineberry, Davidson Charge. — On account
of Brother Ridge's helping in a revival meet-
ing near Seagrove, Brother Eddie Hill, of
Denton, filled the pulpit with a sermon that
was helpful and beneficial to all thirsting for
spiritual food. We welcome such men as
Brother Hill in our church and all who wish
to be with us and who wish to draw closer to
the Lord.

On last Sunday evening a faithful worker
in our Sunday school and Christian Endeavor
and a member of the Lineberry church, Miss
Mildred Loflin, became the bride of Mr. Gra-
ham Tysinger. Miss Loflin will be very much
missed in our church and community, she
being secretary of our Christian Endeavor.
Miss Inez Bidge will now take her place as
secretary..

As the revival season is now on, I think
our main thought should be bringing some
poor soul to Jesus, and to do this we must be
very prayerful. As the revival at this church
is soon to begin, we ask the prayers of all
Christian people, for it seems that our church

is somewhat cold. I realize that I myself
am too cold and unconcerned. Christian
friends, I do want to be found in the service
of Almighty God always. Please pray that
I may be used of Him in the advancement of
His kingdom. I feel deep down in my heart
that I do have dear friends praying for me.
I thank the Lord for their lives.

May we all be drawn closer to the Lord in
the meetings soon to begin.

BOB'T LANIER, Beporter.

Bethany, Randolph Circuit. — We had our

Children's Day service the third Sunday in
June. The children rendered their parts well;
offering was $S.57.

The third Sunday in July was also a good
day for us. The township Sunday School Con-
vention was held at this place. We had splen-
did speakers on that day; picnic dinner on
the grounds.

Our Sunday school in increasing in atten-
dance, we are pleased to say.

Our special meeting will begin the first
Sunday in September. Bro. B. M. Williams
will help Bro. Lindley in the meeting. Pray
for us that much good may be done.

The W. H. M. S. will meet with Mrs. C. E.
Julian on Saturday before the third Sunday
in August. We wish all members to be pres-
ent. MBS. C. E. JULIAN.

Cid, Denton Charge. — Our special meeting
began the fourth Sunday. The Children's
Day service began at 10 a. m. Bev. 0. O. Leon-
ard opened the exercises by making a most
splendid talk for the occasion. Pastor Bing-
ham could not be with us until after noon.
The children were complimented by many,
who said it was the best service of the kind
they had ever attended. The church was
nearly full. A most bountiful dinner was
spread on a long table and there was plenty
left. Our meeting lasted until July 31. We
had four converts and two joined our chureh.
Bro. Bingham and Bro. Leonard did excel-
lent preaching.

We were pleased to have Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Hill, of Denton, also a Miss Bailey, of Den-
ton, and also to our surprise, Bro. Harris Hill,
of Porter, to worship with us. He gave us a
few words that were very touching. May
they all come again.

We had large congregations from start to
finish, and enough gospel preached to have
saved the world if they could have heard and
heeded. The church was much revived.

The more the people learn of Brother Bing.
him and family the more they become en-
deared to them. He visited around in quite
a number of the homes, which was highly
appreciated. Some of them put good things
in his car.

Mr. Nathaniel Adams, one of our old
friends, was found dead in bed on July 21.
He was buried at Clarksburg on the afternoon
of July 22 among a host of sorrowing rela-
tives and friends. He was 73 years old. Rev.
Mr. Connell, of Denton, conducted the
funeral. REPORTER.
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Alice — Which candidate are you going to
vote for, Mabel?

Mabel — How can I tell when I haven't seen
a good picture of either one of them yet?-—
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A GREAT CONVENTION

Like a mighty army, the Sunday school
hosts of the world marched upon Los Angeles
to attend the tenth quadrennial convention
of the World's Sunday School Association,
July 11-18. They came by train, steamer,
airplane, and motor caravan, from fifty dif-
ferent countries, representing fifty million
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States. China had 53 delegates; Canada, 68;
England. 18; India, 21; Mexico, 14; Korea,
34; and Hawaii, 26. There were, all together,
7,494 registered delegates. California, with
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Illinois, 129; Kansas, 106; and Washington,
100.

It was not only the largest convention in
the history of the association, but the most
important and far-reaching as well. — E. Guy
Talbott.

M-

Minister — I wish to announce that on
Wednesday evening the Ladies' Aid will have
a rummage sale. This is a chance for all the
ladies of the congregation to get rid of any-
thing that is not worth keeping but is too
good to be thrown away. Don't forget to
bring your husbands.

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— Much small grain, especially barley, will
be planted in piedmont Carolina this fall to
make up for an indicated shortage of corn.

Page Fourteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Rev. Joseph Franklin Allred

Eev. Joseph Franklin Allred died July 22,
1928, aged 80 years, three months and six days.
He leaves three children living: Mrs. W. C.
Jones, of Franklinsville, N. C, Mr. B. A. All-
red, of Franklinsville, N. C, and Mrs. W. C.
Slack, of High Point, N. C, and also one step-
son, Mr. Wesley Kirkman, of Eandolph coun-
ty, IS grandchildren and 28 great-grandchil-
dren. His wife died last February. I do not
know when Brother Allred was converted. I
knew him when he was a young man ; he was
class-leader at Gray's Chapel. Later, he
joined the M. E. church, South, and was
licensed to preach in that church until about
1912; then he came back to the M. P. church
and served Rockingham Circuit two years and
Why Not Circuit one year. The writer has
been with him in a good many special meet-
ings. Brother Allred was very successful in
winning souls to Christ. Many have told me
that they were converted under his preach-
ing. Preaching was his greatest joy and de-
light. Shortly after he had completed his
work on Why Not Circuit his wife became
afflicted, then he had to give up everything
else and take care of her, and it. seemed to
be a pleasure tn him to care for her until
she died ; then the old brother was worn out
himself; he said he was out of a job now and
had nothing more to live for and he wanted
to go and be with Lou, as he called her.

On Sunday morning, July 22, I stbod by his
bed and saw him breathe his last and go to
be with Lou in that land where we never
grow old.

Funeral services were held next day in the
M. E. church at Franklinsville by the writer
and the Rev. Mr. Hale. Then the Freema-
sons of Hanks Lodge, No. 128, of which he
was a member, took charge of the body and
placed it by the side of his wife in the
Franklinsville cemetery, there to await the
resurrection morn. G. A. LAUGHLIN.

Hauser

William Henry Hauser died June IP, 1928,
aged 51 years, seven months and four days.
He was married to Ellen Owen December 24,
1899. To this union were born two sons, El-
mer and Frederick.

The death angel came into the home
January 1. 1920, and claimed for its victim
the dear wife and mother.

He was again married April 19, 1926, to
Mary Slate, who faithfully filled her place as
wife and step. mother until death again vis-
ited the home, removing Bro. Hauser to his
heavenly home.

He professed faith in Christ in early life
and joined Mount Zion M. P. church. He
afterwards removed his membership to Shoals
M. P. church, where it remained until he was
called to the church triumphant.

He lived at all times a consistent church
member, always abiding by the rules and
government of his church, obeying all the
laws of his country, and as near as possible
fufilling the commandments of his Master.

We have visited in his home numbers and

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

numbers of times and always found him
bright and cheerful, and ready to greet us
with a hearty welcome and always delighted
to assist us in any way, cither financially or
spiritually, ever having the interests of his
church at heart and first in importance.

He had been a great sufferer a good part of
the past ten years of his life, but always ex-
pressing himself as being so thankful that
he wasn't suffering any more than he was.
O, what a Christian spirit, not often found
in poor, frail mortals of the dust.

He was a dutify son, a devoted husband, a
loving father, a loyal brother, a true friend
and a generous and noble-hearted Christian
gentleman, and will be greatly missed in his
home, church, and community. We person-
ally feel the loss very deeply, as we feel
that the number of our best true and tried
friends is one less than before he went away.
He leaves a wife, two sons, two grandchil-
dren, a mother, one sister, eight brothers,
and a host of other relatives and friends to
mourn their loss.

Funeral services were conducted at Shoals
church June 21 by the writer, assisted by
Rev. Mr. Turner, of the Baptist church, and
Eev. G. W. Holmes, of the M. P. church. Sev-
eral other pastors were present.

The vast audience assembled and the beau-
tiful display of flowers all helped to impress
us with the high esteem in which Bro. Hau-
ser was held.

The remains were laid to rest in Shoals
cemetery to await the resurrection.

The bereaved have our heart-felt sympa-
thy. A. L. HUNTER,

Brower

Louis M. Brower, aged 46 years, passed to
his eternal reward May 12, 1928. Mr. Brower
joined the Methodist Protestant church at
Hickory Ridge about 13 years ago. Since
joining the church he had been a loyal and
faithful worker. At the time of his death
he was superintendent of Oak Grove M. P.
church at Rural Hall, N. C. He was a man
much loved and respected by his community
and we will surely miss him in our church
and Sunday school.

The deceased leaves a wife and five chil-
dren to mourn the loss of husband and
father. He also leaves a large number of
relatives and friends over this and other
states who will sorrow at his going. The
funeral was conducted in Hickory Ridge
church by the writer, assisted by Rev. Mr.
Buck of the Luthern church and the body
was' laid to rest in the Hickory Ridge ceme-
tery. R, C. STUBBINS.

Hulin

Jesse Brinkley Hulin, son of the Rev. John
W. and Sara Frances Hulin, was born in
Montgomery County, N. C, October 8, 1881,
and departed this life at his farm about four
miles north of Asheboro July 26, 1928. His
early life was spent in Montgomery County,
but as he approached young manhood the
family moved to Central Falls, where they
remained for several years. On February
25, 1903, he was united in marriage with
Miss Corrinna Neighbors, who survives.

In early life he professed saving faith in
Jesus Christ and united with Love Joy Meth-
odist Protestant church, where his member-
ship remained for the rest of his life.

August 9, W2S

Tlic funeral was held at Neighbors Grove
Wesleyan Methodist church on July 27 at 10
o'clock, and was conducted by the writer, as-
sisted by Revs. Joel Trogdon, S. M. Penn, of
the Congregational church, and C. E. Ridge.
He is survived by his parents, by his widow
and nine children and by four brothers and
two Bister ,s one sister being Mrs. C. W. Hall,
of Stallings, N. C, whose husband is pastor
of Mecklenburg circuit.

All of these relatives have our deepest sym-
pathv, and the sympathy of a large number
of friends. J. E. PRITCHARD.

Shields

On Friday morning of last week the spirit
of Wilbur Stuart Shields was called from its
earthly abode. Mr. Shields was a business
man of the town of Enfield and a member of
the local Methodist Protestant Church. Ho
was born August 2, 1878, and died July 13,
1928. He leaves to mourn his passing a wife
and daughter, Maxine, of his immediate fam-
ily. Of his father's family there remains but
one brother, Professor Shields, of Enfield, a
teacher in the New Bern High School. The
funeral service was conducted by the writer,
and his body was laid to rest in the town
cemetery. J. CLYDE AUMAN.

Allen

Our church and community were made sad
by the untimely death of Keith Moore Allen,
seven-year-old son and only child of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Allen, of Gibsonville.

The illness was so severe that even before
the operation ■ (appendicitis) it was evident
the chances for recovery were against him.

Keith had a sweet, lovable disposition, was
prompt at school, not tardy or absent during
the one year in school. He was courteous,
obedient, faithful, really enthusiastic, in his
Sunday school and special service activities.
Tlic large number present at the funeral and
the numerous beautiful floral designs attested
the sympathy of the church and community
for the grief-stricken parents. May the kind
Father comfort them in this hour of sorrow.

The pall bearers were Herman Randolph,
Samuel Whitesell, Robert Gilmer Lucas, and
Talton Johnson. The flower girls, directed
by Miss Georgia Clapp. were Eva Faucette,
Maxine Hammer, Ella Mae Sears, Lessic Fau-
settc. Ruby Woodard, Mae Sutton, Addie
Campbell, Clara Faucette, Dewey Sutton.

T. M. JOHNSON.

Sharpe

Mrs. Fannie Jennings Sharpe passed from
labor to reward July 22, 1928. For nearly a
year she had been confined fo her home as the
result of a paralytic stroke. All of her 52
years of life had been spent in Alamance
County.

Funeral services were conducted in Belmont
M. P. Church July 23 at 2 o'clock by Revs.
A. O. Lindley, D. I. Oilman, B. R. Branson,
and J. Elwood Carroll. The body was in-
terred in the church cemetery.

The deceased is survived by her husband,
Lacey E. Sharpe, Burlington, Route 7; two
daughters, Mrs. T. E. Powell. Elon College,
and Miss Clara Sharpe, Burlington, Eoute 7;
one son, A. D. Sharpe, Burlington, Eoute 7;
one sister, Mrs. J. M. Holt, Burlington, Eoute
7; and four brothers, Jerome H. Thompson,
Greensboro; Joseph H. Thompson, Snow

August 9, 1928

Camp, Route 2 ; Robert C. Thompson, Bur-
lington, Route 7; and Arthur C. Thompson,
Graham, Route 1.

Sister Sharpe was united to Lacey E. Sharpe
December 24, 1896. In the previous year she
had united with Mt. Hermon M. P. Church.
During her later years she removed to Bel-
mont Church where she remained a member
until death.

Mrs. Sharpe was a very faithful member
at all the services until confined to her home
through illness. During her latter days she
often asked to be carried to the church. She
has gone from among us, leaving a very large
space of goodness to be filled by some other
person. J. ELWOOD CARROLL.

Pickett

Mrs. Laura "Wood Pickett, mother of our
townsman, W. J. Jennings, died July 17th at
the home of her son, D. W. Jennings, near
Liberty. Mrs. Pickett was nearly 80 years
of age, the last of the family to go. Her first
husband was Harris Jennings. Since the
death of her second husband, the late Alfred
Pickett, she has lived with her son.

Besides the two sons named above there is
one daughter, Mrs. Frank Moore ; IS grand-
children, and some great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Pickett was widely known in Guil-
ford, Randolph and Alamance counties. She
was of sweet disposition and strong char-
acter, so recognized by all who knew her.
The Bible was her daily companion. She was
fond of reading the Methodist Protestant
Herald.

The funeral and interment were at Rocky
River Friends church. T. M. JOHNSON.

Riley

Mrs. Emma Riley died July 30, 1928.
Funeral services were conducted by the
writer July 31 at Chestnut Ridge church.

Sister Riley had been a member of Chest-
nut Ridge church for a number of years.

A large congregation attended the funeral
services and by so doing showed the esteem
in which her memory is held.

May God comfort the bereaved ones.

B. M. WILLIAMS.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

bearers were Messrs. Everett and David
Squires, Fletcher McAdams and Mangum
Sykes.

The funeral service was held Sunday after-
noon at Chestnut Ridge M. P. Church, con-
ducted by Rev. B. M. Williams. Then the
little body was laid to rest in the church
cemetery, beneath a mound of flowers. May
God keep and comfort the dear father, mother
and little brother.

Mary Elizabeth, you have left us,
And your bright face we miss.
But your Father said,
"Of such my kingdom is."

God took her home to heaven
To be with the angel band,
Sometime we hope to meet her;
Then and there we'll understand.

Five Sudden Deaths on Haw River Charge
in a Very Short Time
It is very unusual that so many as five
sudden and very shocking deaths should occur
on any one pastoral charge in so short a time
as three months and seven days. But this is
the very sad record of Haw River Charge
within recent months. On April 15, as the
family returned from church, Mrs. Walter
Wagoner was found dead. She was as well as
usual when the family left home. Mrs. Wag-
oner was a member of Friendship church.
On May 20 Bro. B. W. Delap, of the Midway
Church, met death suddenly, not being able
to speak a word after he fell in his yard.
On June 2 Bro. A. L. Phibbs fell dead in his
home. Bro. Phibbs was not a member of any
one of the churches but Mrs. Phibbs is a
member of Brown Summit church. Because
of the overturning of a tractor, which he was
driving, Bro. Gilmer Huffines, one of the offi-
cials of Mizpah church, was instantly killed
on July 20. On the morning of July 22, Bro.
J. J. Mitchel was found dead in his bed. Bro.
Mitehel was a member of Fair Grove Church.
It. is to be noticed that each of the five
churches on the charge has been visited by
one of these shocking deaths.

GEO. L. CURRY.

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Crater

Chloe Crater, wife of A. J. Crater and
daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Calaway Fletcher,
departed this life July II, 1928, aged 60 years,
one month and 16 days. She was united in
marriage to A. J. Crater on August 7, 1892.

Sister Crater processed a hope in Christ
about thirty years ago in Winthrop Friends
Church and united with Union Grove Meth-
odist Protestant Church in September, 1926.
She lived a consistent .Christian life from the
date of her conversion until death and will
be missed very much in the home and in the
church. The funeral was conducted by Rev.
Grady White and the writer.

T. GLENN MADISON.

Sykes

On Saturday morning, July 21, 192S, an
angel bore little Mary Elizabeth Sykes, only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sykes, to
that heavenly home. She was only one year,
six months and 21 days old.

The floral bearers were Misses Grace and
Margaret McAdams, Thelma, Lucelle, and
Gladys Sykes, and Annie Maie Mace. Pall-

— H

THE SKY

The sky is not all dark to me,
I know the sun's behind ;
Those clouds of sombre-looking hue
Are surely silver-lined.
My fancy penetrates that veil,
Rare pictures come to view;
The sky is not all dark to me,
Beyond is rose and blue.

The sky is not all dark to me,

I trace a rainbow there

Of promised beauty yet to come

And colors wondrous fair.

The grey and black are only masks

Of amethyst and gold ;

The sky is not all dark to me,

Its charm I'll see unfold.

— GRENVILLE KLEISER.

MARRIED

Wayrick-Merritt

Howard P. Wayrick and Rosamond E. Mer-
ritt, both of Gibsonville, were married at
the Gibsonville Methodist Protestant parson-
age July 26, 1928.

The marriage was witnessed by a few inti-
mate friends, who with their larger circle
of friends wish for them much happiness
and success. T. M. JOHNSON.

Story-May
Luther H. Story and Emma B. May, both
of Gibsonville, were united in matrimony at
the Methodist Protestant parsonage in Gib-
sonville June 20, 1928.

The many friends of the happy couple
wish for them a long and useful life.

T. M. JOHNSON.

Aultman-Arnold

At 1 o'clock p. m., July 19th, 1928, in the
home of Rev. and Mrs. J. B. O'Briant, Bose-
mary, N. C, Mr. Albert Aultman, of Hope-
well, Va., and Miss Claudia Arnold, of Peters-
burg, Ya., were married by the writer. Soon
after the ceremony the happy couple left for
Hopewell where they expect to make their
home. J. B. O'BRIANT.
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VISION

(A Message for the Blind)
God is my sight,
Through Him I see;
He holds my hand
And so leads me.

— The Department of Agriculture has given
up hope for eradicating the European corn
borer in this country, but its experts are now
confident that the pest can be controlled so
that serious loss can be avoided.

God is my sight,
He makes all clear;
In light I walk
Since He is here.

God is my sight,
He knowrs the way;
In His dear love
I cannot stray.

God is my sight,
He guides me right;
I'll rest in peace,
Secure tonight.

—GRENVILLE KLEISEE.

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"Since the death of my mother."
"And how long ago did your mother die!"
"She died bringing me into this world." —
Rome Tribuna Illustra.

"What did you realize on your stock in-
vestment?"
"What a fool I was.— Pathfinder,

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MANY HISTORICAL ADDRESSES

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His recent schedule is as follows:

August 2 — Field family reunion, Climax,
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August 3 — Summers-Cobb association, Mo-
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August 6— Beunion of the Albert Ingle fam-
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GREENSBORO, N. C, AUGUST 16, 1928

NUMBER 41

The Volstead Act

The eighteenth amendment to the United States Constitu-
tion demands prohibition of the supply of intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes, but leaves it to Congress to define
intoxicating liquors. Congress might err in its definition
and draw the line between intoxicating and non-intoxicating
in the wrong place. This it might do in two ways. It might
forbid as intoxicating that which is not intoxicating, and it
might permit as non-intoxicating that which is intoxicating.
Congress rendered its definition in the passage of the Vol-
stead Act whch defines as intoxicating, liquors having an
alcoholic content of more than one-half of one percent.

Can this definition be justified ? Lovers of liquor say that
it cannot be justified. One-half of one percent alcohol is so
weak a solution that it does not satisfy the craving of the
depraved appetite for stimulants, and the rummies say that
the alcoholic content might be increased to two or three
percent without producing an intoxicating liquor.

Opponents of intoxicating liquors hold that if the law is
wrong at all, it errs on the side of leniency. We might have
expected Congress to pass a law forbidding the supply of
beverages containing any alcohol at all. The difficulty of
removing absolutely all alcohol from some liquors may account
for the fact that the Volstead Act allows one-half of one
percent. We do not know what other consideration, if any,
led to the adoption of the present ratio.

The dispute about this matter, like many disputes, pro-
ceeds because the two parties are not careful to define with
precision the terms they use. What is meant by "intoxicat-
ing"? The dictionary gives as its equivalent "poisonous."
Poisons are of course harmful when taken into the human
system. If alcohol is a poison to man, as has been abun-
dantly proved, does it not seem reasonable that it does harm,
no matter how small the quantity taken ? One-half of one
percent may not be enough to put a man in the ditch or even
to make him stagger ; but who will say that it does not have
an evil effect on the human body it enters? The fact that
drinking weak alcoholic beverages tends to grow into the
habit of taking stronger alcoholic beverages shows that the
weak have harmful effects, though they may not at first or
even for a long time be realized.

The Volstead Act is a friend to health and not a foe to
happiness. This law generally observed will raise the level
of health and happiness throughout our country. Those who
are clamoring for the privilege of poisoning themselves with
alcohol know not what they ask. Their request is to be
denied because it is known to be unwise and contrary to the
interests of those who urge it. The prohibitionists are friends
of humanity. They know the terrible nature of the enemy
they fight and are unwilling that their ignorant or innocent
fellowmen should fall victims to his dreadful power to hurt.

A Conjecture

There is an opinion based on New Testament statements
that James, "the Lord's brother," did not believe in Jesus
until after His resurrection from the dead when He appeared
unto James. If this opinion be correct, then the fact of
James' unbelief causes us to wonder. We are accustomed
to think of Jesus' living such an exemplary life, so full of
sweetness and goodness as to make it impossible for those
intimately associated with Him not to believe in Him. How
could James fail to be convinced by what he had seen per-
sonally of the life and spirit of Jesus? Was not Jesus sinless
in the home and in all His associations with His relatives
and all other men? Luke tells us that from the age of
twelve years He increased in favor with God and man. The
writer of the Hebrews intimates most strongly that through-
out His life Jesus was "harmless, undefiled. separate from
sinners. ' ' How could one live with Jesus and not be brought
to believe in Him?

We should remember that Jesus as lie grew up made no
claims to divinity and wrought no miracles to prove His
divinity. He was obedient to Joseph and Mary and doubtless
lived an exemplary human life, but this would fall far short
of proving the possession of extraordinary divine powers. Had
He asked the members of His family before He began His
public career, "Who do you think I am?" they would not
have supposed that He was even a prophet, much less the
Son of God. He was just one of their family with no promise
of an extraordinary career. When it was reported that He
had entered upon the role of a prophet, they were surprised
and offended. They could only look upon Him as an upstart.
And when the claim was made for Him that He was not
only a prophet of God, but even the very Sou of God, the
only begotten Son of God, the thing to liiem was unthinkable.
That was too far from their previous conception of Him.
His mother might reach up to it, perhaps, because she had
received evidences denied His brothers and sisters, but it was
toe much to expect that they would accept such a view.

James, in particular, was hard to convince. He was of a
very different type of man from Jesus. James was a Naz-
arite. He drank no wine. He never shaved or had his hair
cut. He did not dress in the prevailing style. He spent so
much time in prayer that his knees became hard and tough
like a camel's. Jesus was very different. He was a good
mixer. He ate and drank with people. He was not strict
like James to observe the traditions of the ciders. To James
He did not seem as religious a man as himself. Could such a
man be the Son of God? James could not think so. These
were temperamental differences that prejudiced the judgment
of James. It took a long time to convert James. But Jesus
was gracious and appeared to him especially after He rose
from the dead. James did not cease to be a strict legalist,
but he became a Christian, the most influential man in the
Jerusalem church.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

August 16, 192S

JESUS AND FAITH

By Rev. W. A. Ledford

A noted rope walker announced that on a certain day lie
would attempt to walk a rope stretched over the Niagara
River, from Queen Victroia Park on the Canadian side to
Prospect Park on the American side, just above the upper
cantilever bridge. The day arrived, and so did multitudes of
people to witness the hazardous undertaking. The man be-
came nervous, and announced his inability to carry out his
proposed undertaking that day; but would try again the
next. Early next morning be placed a large, bright, silver
star on the Canadian side, and fixing his eyes on the star,
and starting from the American side, successfully carried
out his daring deed. The dangers were no less and the crowds
as numerous as on the previous day, but the man was looking
at the star rather than at them. The writer to the Hebrews
would have us do something like that, in our race of life,
when he exhorted, "Looking unto Jesus, the author and
finisher of our faith."

There are three words in this text, namely, "faith,"
"author" and "finisher," which justify believers in focusing
their eyes on Jesus. There is no Greek word for "our" in
the original, as we read in most English translations. We
look at faith without any qualifying term. There is no sug-
gestion of a narrow, sectarian dogma : whether Methodist,
Baptist. Presbyterian faith. Not even Jewish, Catholic, or
Protestant faith is implied. The precious faith, once delivered
unto the saints, and which dwelt in Jesus, is what is meant.
That vital, living principle, which makes the individual spir-
itually minded, rather than some cold, theological dogma, was
what faith meant to those earby disciples. Faith then is that
which gives assurance, confitlenee, certainty to things in the
future. By faith Dr. Washington Gladden wrote :

"In hope that sends a shining ray
Far down the future's broadening way."

By faith our fathers and mothers sang:

"When we've been there ten thousand .years,
Bright shining as the stars;
We'll have no less days to sing God's praise,
Than when we first began."

Two men faced what the late Secretary Lane called
"The Great Adventure"; one without and the other with
faith, the difference between them comes out in striking con-
trast. When the end was near, some one asked the noted
infidel, Tom Paine, where he was going, to which he replied,
"I am making a launch into the dark." Poor, benighted soul
without an eye of faith. When Dwight L. Moody was Hearing
his end, he exclaimed, "Earth recedes, heaven opens up
before me." The writer knew a man whose devoted wife
preceded him by over thirty years to the heavenly world.
During those years he lived a devout, Christian life, being
the first member of his church in both material and spiritual
things. Walking with God for about eighty and four years,
looking unto Jesus, "the author and finisher" of his faith,
until the Lord suddenly called him home. A few days before
his exodus, he was discovered reverently standing before the
picture of his loved one, and heard to remark, "Dear one,
I will soon be with you." His was a living example of a
triumphant faith.

The Greek word translated "author"
Bibles, lleb. 12:2, and "captain" in Heb.

places translated "pioneer" by Moffatt, :

in most English
2:10, and in both
s a rich and sug-

gestive word. The idea expressed is more that of captain,
leader, pioneer, than author or originator. Strictly speaking,
Jesus is not the author or originator of faith. The notable
list of Hebrew heroes of faith all lived before Jesus came
into the world. 'I'hi' 11th chapter of Hebrews, however,
should he marked "continued," until all believers have
worked out their salvation through fear and trembling; by
faith subduing kingdoms, working righteousness, obtaining
promises, stopping the mouths of lions, quenching the power
of lire, escaping the edge of the sword, from weakness being
made strong, waxing mighty in war, and turning to flight
the army of the aliens.

Sabine Baring-Gould wrote :

"Like a mighty army
Moves the church of God."

This mighty army proposes to engage in extensive work,
until "the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of
our Lord," and "the knowledge of the Lord covers the earth,
as the waters cover the sea." Also intensively till the whole
of human interests are leavened by the Gospel of Christ.
Christians are not scattered fanatics, beating the air, as cer-
tain enemies would make believe, but an organized army,
with King Jesus for Captain. I make no claim of being a
prophet, and I know that I am no son of a prophet, but am
daring enough to predict that organized Christianity is going
to make itself felt morally and spiritually in national affairs
more in the future than it ever has in the past. Churches
should not enter politics for the purpose of gaining "spoils,"
but for the aiding in the bringing in "the new heaven and
the new earth, where dwelleth righteousness."

Jesus is more than the pioneer or leader of the army of
faith; yea, He is the "finisher" or better, "perfecter," of
faith. He most certainly brought faith to its highest goal
and greatest degree of perfection. We can not imagine an
ideal, a consummation, a perfection of faith greater than we
find in Jesus Himself. Certain inventions have been dis-
carded ; others have been improved ; but faith has remained
for nearly two thousand years, as we see it in Jesus. In this
faith Paul tells us that we are to live, rather than in our own
weak, faltering, erroring faith. Blessed are those who know
from their own experience that the faith of Jesus is living
in them.

— Those who are tendered advice should assume that it
is offered with good intent and should express their thanks
for it whether it prove to be valuable or worthless. The kind-
ness that prompted the giving of the advice has value even
if the suggestions have none.

— It is said to be a dangerous thing to give unsolicited
advice, but sometimes it is justified, and indeed imperatively
demanded. Parents must give such advice to their children
many times. The young people do not know enough about
their situation to realize that they need knowledge that their
parents could easily give. There is an art in giving advice
in such a way that it will be, seriously considered. It should
not be given in the form of commands as to little children,
but in the form of information regarding pertinent facts to
be considered.

August 16, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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A WORD OF CAUTION

I hear and read of a great deal being said about the reso-
lution passed by our ministers at their summer conference,
regarding the coming presidential campaign. I also note one
article has been published in which the preachers resent the
politicians telling them what to preach. Now, I am not a
politician; neither do I feel capable of telling preachers
what to preach. In fact, I am not very strong on giving
advice anyway. Most of us spend the first half of our lives
refusing to take advice that Dad, or anyone else, gives us,
and the other half of our lives we attempt to swell out our
chests and give a lot of advice that no one will take; but I
truly and sincerely have the very best interest of all of our
ministers and our church at heart, and no one would regret
more to see them get off their line and make a mistake that
would impair the influence of themselves and the church of
God than I.

Well do I know that if you take any man out of his line,
he does not know much. In fact, any of us are very fortunate
if we know our own line of business.

This political issue is quite a large problem and our people
are already divided on the important issues in the presidential
campaign, and it has been truthfully said that there is enough
dynamite in three of the issues to destroy the peace and har-
mony of any church, and as I look at the matter, in a com-
mon sense way, I truly believe that nonpartisanship for the
happiness and usefulness of all ministers themselves, and for
the sake of our dear Lord, whose servant, I trust, all ministers
are, would be wonderful.

It has been truthfully said that bitterness and strife are
going to have full sway all over our land during the cam-
paign, and I fear that if a minister becomes a partisan he
might lose the affection of nearly all those who oppose, of
many of those whose candidate he opposes. I am quite sure
that every minister realizes that it is not his pulpit, but that
it is the Lord's and that His pulpit is not a political stump
from which to make political speeches; and I do hope that
none of our ministers, whom we love so well, will allow them-
selves to be persuaded that the great moral questions involved
give them license to do this thing (discuss politics from the
pulpit). All political issues have moral questions, and this
is no exception. I have always felt that our ministers' power
was of grace and not of the law and that if men were saved
through their ministry, it must be of grace through faith in
the Lord Je.sus Christ, and I have too much faith in our minis-
ters to think for a moment that any one of them would ever
throw aside the wisdom of God and the power of God from
their pulpits and hold up to the people instead the platform,
or candidate, of any political party and expect, by that, to
save men from the sin of intemperance, or any other sin or
wrong-doing.

The good ministers that I have had the pleasure to listen
to in the Methodist Protestant Church during the many years
that the church has allowed me to be one of its members have
insisted that there was only one name to be given in the
pulpit, for the salvation of men, and that was His, Jesus
Christ's, name, and from reading I learn that He, Himself,
when He 'Was in the body on earth, never made any political
speeches in His sermons ; nor did any of His disciples, and
the minister who considers himself a servant of Jesus Christ,
if he is a good, common-sense fellow, I am sure will not con-
sider himself greater or wiser than our Lord.

Now, my friend Dr. McCulloch, what I have had to say
in regard to this matter is not going to have much, if any,
effect ; for I am aware of the fact that the ministers are going
to do just about as they please to do in regard to preaching
and talking politics. It has often been said that a change of
work was the best rest that one could have, and possibly
some of the boys feel that they need a rest, and if any one
of them should happen to make a mistake, they shall truly
have my forgiveness, for I love them all and I am 100 percent
for the broad-minded minister who is trying to do his best,
even though he fails.

I am frank to say that I am not taking a great deal of
interest in politics right at this time owing to the fact that
all of my time is consumed in my own line of business and in
puting forth every legitimate effort in behalf of the High
Point College, a wonderful institution that is doing a great
work, and I will be truly thankful to our ministers, that I
well know have the best interest of High Point College at
heart, if they will possibly spare the time to endeavor to
interest every Methodist Protestant in North Carolina in this
college which is doing so much for humanity.

Dr. J. C. Broomfield, president of our General Conference,
J. M. Millikan, Dr. R. M. Andrews and I made a hot, tire-
some trip through Eastern North Carolina during the week
that the North Carolina Methodist Protestant Summer Con-
ference was being held, in behalf of the High Point College ;
and Dr. Broomfield made some of the most wonderful talks
to the people that we appeared before that I ever had the
pleasure of listening to. I feel that he greatly enthused and
stimulated the committee which is working in behalf of the
High Point College, and all who had the pleasure of hearing
him, by coming to our state.

Geo. T, Penny.

"CODDLING SAINTS"

In a recent sermon Dr. S. Parkes Cadman said: "We
want evangelism untainted by commercialism and sensation-
alism. We want evangelists who do not have to dig down
into the gutter or ransack the vaudeville for a vocabulary.
Our people in the pews should go out, two by two, as the
disciples of old, and ask people individually to give their
hearts to Jesus Christ. I believe ive have been so busy
coddling saints that we have not had time to go out and save
sinners. We want men, hot-footed, whose tongues Christ has
touched, to go out and proclaim 'the unsearchable riches.' We
have been victimized by star preachers and pulpit orators.
They get to be liabilities rather than assets." We italicised
the line referring to "coddling saints." If pastors did not
have to spend so much time "smoothing down ruffled
feathers," and healing the almost weekly sores of jealousies
and human vanities, they would not only have more time
to spend among the unredeemed, but they would gain also
new strength and peace of soul. A genuine saint never has
to be 'coddled." He has forsaken the milk bottle. On no
occasion does he do "the baby act." — United Presbyterian.

— The Guilford County Sunday School Convention meets
at Moriah church tonight and tomorrow.

— Rev. C. W. Bates is to be in Georgia next Sunday to
help in a campaign for our new church in Atlanta. His
pulpit in Calvary is to be supplied in the morning. No
Service at night,

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August 16, 1928

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Letter from Mrs. C. G. Soderbom

Liunegatan 104,
Stockholm, Sweden,
July 18, 1928.
Dear Friends at Home:

It does not seem possible that we have been in Sweden a
month. Our trip over was a very pleasant but a' cold one, and
we found Sweden very eold. too. We were told that it was
the coldest June in this country in 200 years. Now, how-
ever, it is much wanner, although not as warm as it was
when we left the States. The daj'S, too, are very long. June
24th is a holiday called Midsummers Day and is the longest
day in the year. It is broad daylight with the sun shining
before two in the morning and it is hard to tell when the
night ends and the day begins. It is nice to be out of doors
in the evening and still find it bright enough to read, but it
is not quite so nice when you want to sleep. Of course if I
were a nurse accustomed to sleep in the day I might not
mind it so much.

How shall 1 begin to tell you about things here. Suppose
I start with the day we landed in Gothenberg, witli the band
playing first the Swedish national anthem and then the "Star
Spangled Banner" as the boat drew near the shore. The
folks on the boat and those on shore were singing the Swedish
anthem, both flags were flying from the docks, every one
seemed so happy, many had loved ones to meet them. After
we went ashore, we had to sit on our suit cases and wait
for the baggage to be put ashore and then we had to search
for it as it was not all in one place. After going through
the custom, we went to a hotel as our train to Stockholm did
not go until the next morning. Then we went out to see
what we could of the city in the short time we had to stay
there. The first thing that impressed me was the 'cleanliness;
even the streets looked as if they had been scrubbed ! The
parks were gorgeous, lilacs abounded everywhere, and they
were not bushes like we have at home, but actually trees. I
had to laugh at the trolley cars for they were so small. There
are seats for only 24 people in a car and if the seats are all
taken, one must ride outside on the platform. Then, too, if
one has a suitcase or large bundle, one must ride on the front
platform and pay an extra fare for the suitcase. We went
through a small museum and just got a general ideal of the
city. Mr. Soderbom tried to get in touch with a friend of
his that he had not seen since his school days, but was
unsuccessful.

The next morning quite early we left for Stockholm. We
were much surprised as our taxi left the hotel to have a man
jump on the running board, but he proved to lie the friend
that we could not get in touch with the day before. He went
with us to the station where we all had breakfast together,
as it was too early to get any at the hotel. Our friend stayed
with us until the train left. How happy the two were to see
each other after so many years ! When we reached the place
where the trains went out, I was surprised to find a beautiful
flower bed at the end of each track. It seemed both to wel-
come and to big you a cheery "good-bye." But perhaps it

was to make one forget that one had to pay for the privilege
of checking one's baggage, be it even a suitcase.

We traveled third class railroad to Stockholm and found
it comfortable, although the seats are not upholstered as at
home. At Stockholm we found our son waiting for us and
how good it was to see him again. We changed trains there
and went on to Sundbyberg.

Sundbyberg is just a half hour ride from Stockholm.
There we stayed at the Mission shemmet which means mis-
sionary home. This home takes the outgoing missionaries
and the incoming ones until they find a place to stay. We
stayed at the home about two weeks and then found a place in
Stockholm. You will find the address at the top of this
letter. It is much more convenient living in Stockholm, as
one can get most anj'where from here and with less expense.

After we moved and got settled we then went to see Mr.
Soderbom 's brothers and sister. One brother and his family
live outside of Uppsala, where the most celebrated university
in Sweden is located. While we were in Uppsala we visited
some friends. We also went through the beautiful cathedral
of which he is a member. You know every Swedish citizen
must be a member of the State Church whether he is a mem-
ber of any other church or not. There they keep all the
records of the state, records of births, deaths, marriages.
Here, too, is where the taxes are paid. They also keep a
record of every boy of age, all of whom must take military
training. Every man must tell exactly where he can be
found. In case of war the whole country could lie mobilized
in a few hours. The cathedral is very impressive. The pulpit
is about the center of the nave, perhaps that is so that the
voice will carry both ways. The altar is very beautiful. On
both sides of the nave are little rooms fenced off with iron
railings. Here are buried in marble caskets some of Sweden's
former kings and queens, great men and women, whose figures
are carved on the outside of the caskets. It seemed strange
to me at first to see these caskets in a church, but the place
was so peaceful and quiet that they seemed to belong right
there.

We had a happy visit with our brother, his wife and son,
and although they could not understand English or I Swedish,
we seemed to understand each other. I must tell you about
two places on their little farm. The first is a little- bower
right near the house tucked away among the lilacs so that
no one would know that it was there. It was an ideal place
to have afternoon coffee which we had out there. The other
place was a bit away from the house and after you had walked
through or rather into an evergreen grove you came upon a
cleared spot, and there was a table, chair and a hammock. It
was an ideal place when one wanted to get away for a rest
or a quiet time.

Then we left Uppsala and went to Dannemora to visit
the other brother and the sister who still live in the old family
home where Mr. Soderbom was born. This is away out in
the country. Right across from the house is an evergreen
woods. We surely did enjoy the country and our visit there.
On Sunday we went to the State. Church. This church was
built in 1500 when the State Church was Catholic (it is now
Lutheran). Of course I could not understand anything that
was said but I found much of interest in the church. At the
time it was built few people could read or write and so pic-
tures were painted on the church walls to tell the Gospel and
other Bible stories, so we found these pictures painted on the
walls. Their conception of the message in pictures was much

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different than what we see today. Right heside where we
sat was a picture of Christ on the cross with his mother and
John looking on. In a side panel were all the things relating
to the passion week and crucifixion, the palms, the scourge,
yes, and even the dice they threw for His garments. There
were many other pictures. In fact, every inch of wall space
was covered with them except the bottom of the wall which
was painted to represent draperies. The bell still rings in
Dannemora as in the olden time for the Angelus every evening
at six. In Sweden all church bells ring on Saturday night
to remind you that the next day is the Sabbath. It is rather
a nice custom, is it not?

After we finished our visit there we came back to Stock-
holm and have been here ever since. They have the strangest
custom in the churches here. No one speaks to any one after
church and every one leaves the church so quickly that I told
Mr. Soderbom that if it happened in our church at home I
was afraid that the surprise would be too much for our pastor.
The sidewalks in Stockholm and all the other cities we
have been in are paved with granite blocks like they used
to pave the streets with at home. At first it bothered my
feet a good bit to walk on them, but I am getting used to it
now and do not mind it so much as at first.

The trolley cars have letter boxes on the back of them, so
if you want to mail a letter and are near a car stop, you just
drop it in while the car stops for passengers. The boxes are
taken to the post office after a certain number of trips.

There are a number of things in Stockholm that we want
to see while we are here but we just have not gotten to it yet.
We will save all those for another letter later.

Mr. Soderbom and I want to use this opportunity to thank
you all for your many kindnesses to us while we were at
home. May the dear Lord bless you all, every one.
With greetings from us both,

Sincerely yours,

Maude L. Soderbom.
This letter, written by Mrs. Soderbom, is a copy of a letter
that she has written to a number of her friends in America.
It is so good that I want all the constituency of our church,
who read our church papers and the Missionary Record, to
enjoy it with those who have received a typewritten or dupli-
cate copy.

S. W. Rosenbeeger, Executive Secretary.

SHIPS THAT NEVER COME IN

All young people have their dream ships — and they expect
them to come in.

But dream ships have a way fo drifting farther and
farther out to sea until they finally disappear. The ship
that comes in is the one captained by Common Sense, with
Vision for a mate, and a crew made up of Industry, Persis-
tence, Ambition, Determination and Enthusiasm.

A ship thus manned will reach the harbor, but the one
with Idle Watching for a Captain, Thoughtlessness for a
mate, and a crew made up of Delay, Indecision, Fear and
Faint Hope never calls at a port.

Dream all you will, but see to it that your dreams are not
merely fanciful pictures. To fix upon a possible and desirable
objective and to think of it night and day, to work toward
it hour after hour, is not idle dreaming; it is the practical
thing that enables men and women to rise above their fellows
in the scale of accomplishment. — Southern News Bulletin.

Attractions of the Gospel

We hear much about the attractions of the world. The
shows and amusements of the world keep people from the
house of God. This, however, does not discount what the
church has to offer to men. It only discounts those who
prefer what the world has to offer. It shows they are defi-
cient in appreciation of that which is highest and best for
them. The time may come when they will become tired of
husks and turn back to the Father's House for the fatted
calf. At any rate the church must continue to spread the
good things of the gospel feast and must continue to invite
men to partake to the satisfaction of their souls. The church
in having the gospel of Christ has the keys of the Kingdom.
The gospel is the power of God unto salvation. It lifts human
life up to the higher realms. It has a story of love and
heroism unequaled in all the world's literature. It has an
assurance for the life that now is that the rich man's wealth
or the strong man's position cannot give unto him. It has a
hope of the future that eclipses all the fondest expectations
of the succsesful man of the world. The Gospel of Christ —
it is balm and health to the soul; it is inspiration and achieve-
ment ; it is comfort and assurance ; it is joy unspeakable and
full of glory. Too much enthusiasm cannot be put into the
preaching of the Gospel. The man called to preach has a
high commission. He should magnify his office and pray daily
for grace and power from above to make him sufficient for
the great task given him. Men may not at once respond,
but let him keep on preaching with a sense of the worth of
his message, and his earnestness and enthusiasm will arouse
men and draw their attention to the most attractive thing
ever offered in this world — the Gospel of Christ,
~t-

THE MASTER'S QUESTION

"Have ye looked for the sheep in the desert,

For those who have missed the way ?
Have ye been in the wild, waste places,

Where the lost and wandering stray?
Have ye trodden the lonely highway,

The foul and darksome street?
It may be ye'd see the gloaming

The print of my wounded feet!
Have ye folded home to your bosom

The trembling, neglected lamb,
And taughf to the lost one straying

The sound of the Shepherd's name?

Have ye searched for the poor and needy,

With no clothing, no home, no bread?
The Son of Man was among them —

He had nowhere to lay His head.
Have ye wept with the broken-hearted

In their agony of woe?
Ye might hear him whispering beside you,

'Tis the pathway I often go.
My disciples, my brethren, my friends,

Can ye dare to follow me?
Then where'er the Master dwelleth

There shall the servant be."

—Please note that there will be no issue of the Herald
next week, our vacation week. We expect to go away for a
little rest, and we hope to be back on the job week after next.
All good wishes to our readers.

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SLOGAN

for the Closing Quarter
Not a Charge Without an Honor Roll Church

This goal is needful, reasonable, attainable. Enough help
and we will realize it. Pastors, please take this up with your
leaders and get them committed to this slogan. We expect
many entire charges to be on the honor roll, and surely
there is no charge that can't have at least one church in this
list. Brethren, let's test it out. By an honest and persistent'
effort, let's see if it can't be done.
Delegates
Our polity provides that every charge may be repre-
sented in the Annual Conference by one delegate. These
delegates should all have been elected by this time, and the
name and address of each forwarded to the Conference Sec-
retary, Rev. C. W. Bates, Greensboro.

For what purpose will these delegates go to conference?
Most of them would, perhaps, say, "To get a pastor." Well,
that is one reason for sending a delegate to the Annual Con-
ference. It is very necessary that every charge have a
pastor, and the delegate goes to represent his charge in this
important matter. But that is not the only duty of a dele-
gate, and, perhaps, not the most important one. The con-
ference could supply every charge with a pastor if there
were no delegates at all. Delegates go to conference to help
do the conference work. They have committee assignments,
and through these committees they must help in solving the
problems and making the programs of the conference. The
delegate has his place, also, in the discussions on the confer-
ence floor, and in the voting that determines the policy of
the conference on all matters upon which decisions must be
made. He is expected, too, to get new information and new
inspiration which he can impart to his charge on his return.
Through the delegate, each charge is supposed to become
better acquainted with the conference and denominational
plans of work, and he is counted on to arouse his charge in
support of these programs. It is remarkable what interested
laymen and laywomen can do in moving the church up along
all lines ; and of course the delegate to the Annual Conference
is expected to be found with this group. When we think a
moment, we see what an important matter it is to be a
delegate to an Annual Conference.
Election
We are approaching the time, now, when all church and
Sunday school officers are to be elected. The law regulating
this is found in the Discipline, pages 47, section 3 ; 50, sec-
tions 8-9 ; 77, section 6.

We urge that the election be conducted according to the
church law. By doing this, uniformity, order and consis-
tency will be secured.

And please see to it, pastors, that this election is held in
October. All officers for 1929 should be duly elected and
installed before the close of this conference year. It is our
opinion that all church officers should be inducted into their
respective offices by a suitable installation service. This gives
becoming dignity and form to church business, and empha-

sizes the importance of being an officer in the church. We
trust that the coming Annual Conference will provide an
installation form, and have it printed in the Conference
Journal. Until then, we urge pastors to make their own
forms and duly install all church and Sunday school officers.

Revising the Register

Our conference law requires that the church register be
revised at the close of each conference year. This is impor-
tant, and pastors will please see that it is properly done.
Proper notations should be made on the register of all per-
sons who have died or transferred during the year. The
church law provides that no other names shall be dropped
from the register except those of persons who "can not be
found," and this by a vote of the church on circuits, and by
the quarterly conference in stations. See Discipline, page 30,
section 3. The last General Conference made some changes
in this law, but we can not become acquainted with this
change until the revised edition of the Discipline is ready
for distribution.

Budgets

One of the serious problems that the conference has to
deal with is the raising of our budgets. We are gradually
growing in the grace of giving, but we are yet far from the
measure of our ability and our obligation. I suppose that
because our conference is largely rural, we have fallen into
the habit of putting off our collections, both for pastor and
budgets, until the last few weeks of the year. About half
that we pay on budgets, and a large part that we pay pastors,
is paid during the last month of the conference year. The
justification for this is that the people in the rural communi-
ties do not have surplus money until their crops are mar-
keted. In part, we are sure that this is true, and we must
make every necessary allowance for it. On the other hand,
I fear that the force of habit plays a big part in it. This
has been our way so long that it is difficult to see that we
could adopt some other plan, or at least make helpful depar-
tures from our present practice. That this can be done is
proved by the fact that some of the largest payments on
budgets to date have been made by rural charges. And the
opinion that habit plays a large part in this matter is further
enforced by the fact that many of our churches where the
people are on weekly payrolls put off their budget payments
until the close of the year. So, after all, we wonder if
"putting off" is not more a habit than a necessity.

Another thing that militates against our budget receipts
is our failure to get the budget out to the membership. I
suspect that I shall not be far afield if I say that 90 per cent
of our churches never cover the budget, either by the Every-
Member canvass or by membership assessment. And that
means, of course, that the budget never gets out to the people,
so that the individual member knows what his allotment is.
Until we can find some way of doing this, we will continue
to be seriously handicapped in our budget receipts. We, of
course, can not compel people to pay to the church. That
is not the way of democratic Methodism. It would not be
right to compel them if we could, for "the Lord loveth a
cheerful giver." However, it is our duty to formulate a
financial program that gets the budget out to the individual
member, and then, by precept and example, by prayer and
persuasion, lead the people of God to see that it is their duty
and privilege to serve the church with their means, as the
"Lord prospers" them.

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Bess Chapel

Sunday, Aug. 12. — We were here for three services —
10 a. m. (Sunday School), 11 a. m. and 2 p. m. It was
pleasing to us to be with Bro. Henderson and his people.
The congregations were large and attentive, and this, of
course, added to the pleasure of preaching. In addition to
teaching a Sunda}' school class and preaching twice, the con-
ference programs were presented. An offering for college
maintenance was taken, which amounted to $19.16 in cash
and pledges. The church will take esedit for this amount on
college maintenance assessment. We earnestly hope that they
will raise the balance of this assessment (the total is $50)
and that the charge will take its rightful place on the Honor
Roll for having raised all assessments for all causes. They
are well able to do this. We have a strong church here, of
well-to-do people, and they need the joy and stimulus of
really discovering their strength. They talk of a new brick
church, with ample Sunday school equipment. Thej- should
go forward witli this. Their children make it necessary;
the enlarged usefulness that would come to the church makes
it necessary ; and their devotion to Him whose they are and
whom they serve makes it necessary. We earnestlj' hope that
they will "Rise up and build."

The pastor tells me that more than forty copies of the
Herald are going weekly to this church. Congratulations !
A reading church always becomes an interested church. The
revival meeting began with the services of Friday. Bro.
Brittain was to arrive on Monday to assist the pastor. Our
prayers are with them for a good meeting.

Bessemer City

We were here Sunday night, and but for a heavy rain we
would have been greeted, we were told, by a house full of
worshipers. A goodly number were present any way. This
church has taken on new life, and gives promise of continued
growth. As an evidence, they have paid, this year, balances
due on back salaries of three pastors. This is certainly evi-
dence of vigorous life ; we heartily congratulate them. Forty
or more have been added to the church this year, and others
are to be received. Two much needed rooms for Sunday
school work have recently been built onto the rear of the
church. The Sunday school attendance two weeks ago —
Home-Coming Day — was 399. On the day we were there the
attendance was over 200. Here, too, a better church building
is needed, and some agitation is now going on. We shall not
be surprised if this church is on the Honor Roll this year.
They have a mind to work and we believe that they are going
to produce gratifying results.

Bro. Plenderson is full of zeal for the success of his
charges, and the people seem to be responding to his leader-
ship. We enjoyed our visit on these fields.

General Conference Journal

It is now ready, and can lie had from our publishing house
in Baltimore or in Pittsburgh. We trust that our people will
supply themselves with this Journal, and thus become ac-
quainted with what was done at the Centennial General
Conference. The price is $1.00.

Appointments

Aug. 19, Vacation.

Aug. 25-26, Halifax. The appointments are as follows:
Bethesda, Saturday, 8 p. in.; Harmony, Sunday, 11 a. m. ;
Hollister, 2 p. m. ; Ringwood, 3:30 p. m. ; Eden, 8 p. m.

Sept. 2, Midland, as follows: Pine Bluff, 11 a. m. ; Mill
Grove, 3 p. m. ; Love Grove, 8 p. m.

Sept. 4-6, Mecklenburg. The appointments will be: Stall-
ings, Tuesday niglit, 7 :30 p. m. ,- Antioeh, Wednesady, 3 p. m. ;
Beulah, 7:30 p. m. ; Zoar, Thursday, 7:30 p. m.

Hoping for the Herald editor and staff a pleasing and
restful vacation, and prajdng the blessings of God upon every
conference interest, I am,

Fraternally,

August 14, 1928.

S. W. Taylor.

"JUST AS I AM"

It is strange what excuses the devil makes men put up to
keep them from coming to the One who is all-loving and all-
powerful, and who is waiting to be gracious to them. In
some of these cases these excuses are subterfuges, but in
many they are just as real as they can be and those who make
them are as honest as the day. Here are some of them:

"I am not good enough." "When I can stop doing this
or that I will come, for I know that it is what I should do."
Well, if such an one waits until they are good enough they
will never come, for we have nothing in ourselves to make us
good enough; and besides Jesus said, "They that are whole
have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. I came
not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance." Matt.
9 :12. Only sick people go to the hospital, and they go
because they know they are sick. Those who come to the
church and unite with it are those who thereby confess to the
world that they know they are sinners and need a Saviour.

"I do not have any feeling." Well, the only one in the
Bible who was guided by his feeling was Isaac, and he made
the mistake of thinking Jacob was Esau ! John 1 :11-12 tells
us, "As many as received Him, to them gave He the right
to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His
name." It is faith, not feeling, that is needed.

"There are too many hypocrites in the church, and I am
afraid I will not hold out. I certainly do not want to be a
hypocrite myself, and I do not want to associate with them."
Yes, there are too many hypocrites in the church; but there
will be none in heaven. It is a question as to whether you
will associate with some of them now, or with all of them
hereafter. And the Book says, in Rom. 14:12, "So then
every man shall give an account of himself to God." What
the other fellow does will neither save nor damn you ; every
tub must stand on its own bottom. And as far as holding-
out is concerned, you do not have to hold out; that is God's
job. And He has promised in John 10:28, "Neither shall
any pluck them out of my hand. My Father which gave
them me is greater than all, and no man is able to pluck them
out of my Father's hand."

"There are so many things I do not understand; 1 want
to be sure before I take any step." Listen to what Jesus
said, in John 7:17: "If any man willeth to do My will, he
shall know of the doctrine." This is the scientific method;
put Him to the test. Believe your beliefs, and doubt your
doubts ; and work at what you know, and you will know more.

"I intend to do this, but not today." Listen to the Book
again: "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold now is the
day of salvation. ' ' II Cor. 6 :2. Have you any right to dic-
tate to God when He shall save you? When He gives the
invitation for today, have you any right to say to Him, No,
thank you, I may come tomorrow? — North Avenue News
Atlanta, Oa.

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OUR STORY PAGE

"GOOD HUNTING"

A shiny blaek-and-yellow taxi whirled up the hill to the
Harwood's door, and a tall young woman, trim as a soldier
and pretty as a daisy, stepped out, as four young Harwoods,
clustered in the front windows of their living room, observed.

"Aunt Ruth!" said Peter approvingly. "Didn't know
she was pretty."

In answer to a smart, summons of the knocker, Betty,
oldest of the family, flew to open the door. "You're our
Aunt Ruth Harwood, aren't you?" she asked softly, instant
admiration in her eyes for Aunt Ruth's perfect appearance.

"You're not Betty?" Aunt Ruth eountcrquestioned.
"Why, you ought not to come above my shoulder," and to the
three timid young Harwoods, shyly emerging into the hall,
"Mercy, I thought I was coming to guard a household of
children! How dare you all shoot above your aunt in the
four short years she hasn't seen you? Ah, all but one.
Akeia, you've no idea how grateful I am to you for still
looking up to me, instead of down on me, as Peter and Betty
and Bob do. But where's your mother? She hasn't gone?"

"No," said Betty, feeling as if all ice were i.'.f.'t only
broken but completely melted in the three minutes Aunt
Ruth had been inside their door. "Father's talking to her
now from New York, and Mother told us to watch for you
and tell you she's be right down."

"And* here she is!" Aunt Ruth ran half-way upstairs to
meet Mother, hurrying down.

"Ruth! You really came! Oh, I shouldn't go and leave
this household in your hands, at that. Robert has just tele-
phoned me I must start tonight, instead of tomorrow night,
because he has word to leave New York a day earlier."

"Not till tonight? Why, that's all day long," said Aunt
Ruth, taking in Mother's whiteness and tiredness in one quick
Look. ' ' There 's nothing five of us can 't do in a day, is there ? ' '
She looked over the banister and smiled at the upturned faces
below. "All you have to do is just give orders."

"But there's food to order, and my trunk to get down
from the attic, and the laundry to count, and—"

"Betty '11 order the food, and Peter'll bring down your
trunk, and Alicia will count the laundry, and Bob and I'll
stand by for incidental orders." Still looking over the banis-
ters, Aunt Ruth nodded to each young relative in turn; and
to their own surprise, the young relatives dispersed nimbly
to perform their allotted tasks.

"Bob will show me my room, won't you, Bob?" went on
Aunt Ruth, realizing that Mother was at that point of tired-
ness when others, without giving a sign, must do a little
thinking for her.

Bob, fallen under the spell of Aunt Ruth's sweet temper,
as had the other young Harwoods, scampered upstairs and
opened the door next to his own. "It's all ready, Aunt
Ruth," he said, as pleased to do the honors as though he
himself had had a hand in making it ready.

"Wait outside a minute," Aunt Ruth smiled at him as
she closed the door, and in three minutes came briskly out,
transformed into housewifery capability by a plain blue linen
dress and flowered smock.

No Bob awaited her. From Mother's room Aunt Ruth
heard him demanding insistently:

"Where's my blue sweater, Mums? No, I looked there.
No, I looked there, too. I've got to have it while you're gone,
and I want to put it on now, for baseball."

Aunt Ruth met them coming out of Mother's room, Bob
determined, Mother harassed. Turning Mother around, Aunt
Ruth pushed her gently back into her room and shut the door.

"I'll help find the sweater, Bob," she said; and the
search began, high and low, till it brought them up, low, in
the cellar, before the work bench, where Bob had pulled it
off.

"There! Now keep track of it!" advised Aunt Ruth,
and sped upstairs to hear both Betty's and Peter's voices
arguing in Mother's room.

' ' I looked there, ' ' said Peter. ' ' I looked there first. I
did ask Betty to help me find 'em, but all she says is she
can't find her fountain pen. No, I didn't borrow it. No, she
can't look through my desk. What good would that do,
anyhow, when I've looked myself? I did tell her I'd looked
there. But I've got to have my running shoes while you're
away, Mums, and I wanted 'em this morning."

Again Aunt Ruth was in time to push Mother gently
right-about-face to her own task of sorting, mending, and
packing.

"My name is Nimrod," she said, a little grimly. "If
you have the slightest idea of getting away tonight, leave
all searching parties to me."

Closing Mother's door upon her, Aunt Ruth faced Peter
and Betty. "Why in this world don't you help each other,
if there must be a continuous hunt going on in this house?"

"Mother always seems to know where things are," said
Peter weakly.

"You see she's home so much and we're home so little,"
said Betty, with the air that her reasoning was perfect.
"She can't help seeing things around."

"I've heard of card catalogues," said Aunt Ruth cryp-
tically. "But I didn't know they were vacillating."

"What's that mean?" asked Peter affably.

With equal affability, Aunt Ruth waved toward the dic-
tionary. "This Nimrod comes to the aid of less mighty
hunters only after they have really tried before they failed,"
said she. "The maxim applies to all manner of hunts, remem-
ber. Hunts in the dictionary, hunts over the house. Nobody
is to send out an S. 0. S. to Mother again this day." And
into her own room disappeared Aunt Ruth, to unpack.

The hunt for running shoes and fountain pen led the
searchers, if Aunt Ruth could judge from sounds, to every
corner of the house. Cellar and attic were included, as they
had been in Bob's sweater hunt.

Two arguing voices rose, sharp and hard.

"I certainly couldn't have taken your running shoes,"
Betty informed her brother curtly, as their trail led past
Aunt Ruth's door. "What on earth would I want of 'em?
And you would want my fountain pen."

The front door banged, and in bounced Alicia. Without
so much as even looking in the hall closet, "Mums,- where's
my red beret? And where's — "

Before she could shout another word, Aunt Ruth leaned
over the banister. "Look for it, you little tyrant," she
commanded. Then, at Alicia's surprised "Where's Mums?"
Aunt Ruth declared, "In her room, packing. And not one
of you is to disturb her, even if, armed to the teeth, I have
to do a sentry-go before her door from now till train time."

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

Somehow that day passed. Somehow Mother assembled
her belongings, packed them, and made her train. After the
same yellow taxi that had whirled Aunt Ruth to the door a
few hours earlier had whirled Mother away, Aunt Ruth sank
exhausted into the nearest chair and summoned her charges.

"We're going to have the best time in the world this next
month, while Mother's having a vacation," she began. "And
I never in all my days saw any one need one so much. But
in spots we're going to reform before we have it."

The four young Harwoods looked blank. Sensing the
"atmosphere" unerringly, as all children do, they knew
Aunt Ruth liked them — and they all liked her instantly.
Why? Perhaps they couldn't have put it in words, yet they
instinctively knew pleasantness and fair play when they met
them; and what more powerful drawing cards to children
than those?

"What spots?" came from Peter.

"The rules of the hunt are to be completely revised,"
said Aunt Ruth, answering his smile with one to match.
"Never have I dreamed of such wild hunting as has gone
on in this house all day long. You needed only hunting
horns and leather doublets."

"Hunting? Hunting what?" came from Alicia in all
innocence.

"Hunting what? Mercy! Are you so accustomed to the
wild ways of the pack that you don't even know you've been
hunting? Don't you ever keep track of your own things?
Any one of you?"

"Awful hard to," said Bob with manly frankness. "Guess
Mums does help us hunt a lot."

"She's not going to any more. Not ever. When she
comes back, she'll love our revised hunting laws."

"What are they?" asked Betty. "I never knew, either,
how we've made Mother hunt."

"Why she hasn't changed her name to Diana years ago, I
don't know," said Aunt Ruth. "Do you know what Nimrod
means?"

And in answer to four puzzled faces, "It means mighty
hunter."

"That's what Mother is," said Betty.

"Was," corrected Aunt Ruth. "As I said before, it's
now my title. But there's this difference. No one under
any circumstances is to appeal to Nimrod except as a
last and desperate resort. Each hunter is to hunt alone, first.
Failing, he may ask another young hunter to help, but only
if he asks politely in this way: 'Good Hunting, Little
Brother!' "

"We know the Jungle Book!" said Bob with enthusiasm.

"Of course," smiled Aunt Ruth. "Then you know how
polite hunters should be. If properly asked, but not other-
wise, other young hunters may join the chase, and they'd
better, because it may soon be their turn to enlist aid."

Peter grinned. "That's fair," said he.

"And," proceeded Aunt Ruth, "all good hunters hunt in
stealthy silence. Never in full cry, as this pack has hunted
today."

"Won't it be fun!" said Alicia. Bowing low to Bob, she
went on. ." 'Good Hunting, Little Brother!' Will you help
me find my 'rithmetic book?"

And Bob, himself bowing low, replied, "Good Hunting,
Little Brother!' I will, if you'll help me find my scout
knife."

"We'll look for 'em both at once," whispered Alicia, and
the two little hunters were about to steal away on tiptoe
when Aunt Ruth recalled them to say :

"The final rule of the chase is: If all young hunters fail,
after a quiet and honest search, they may then, as a last
resort, bow low to Nimrod, who, if politely asked, will aid."

Mother and Father came home in a month, Father cheery
and hale as he always was, and Mother looking "brand-new,"
as Alicia put it. Aunt Ruth stayed a week after their home-
coming.

"You've saved my life and reason," Mother told her on
the last day of the week. "But how'd you do it?"

"I never had a happier month. I hate to go. I do love
my mixed quartet," said Aunt Ruth with real wistfulness.

"The children adore you; but how did you wave a magic
wand over their heads and get them to keep track of their
own things? That eternal hunting was driving me mad."

"Oh, that?" said Aunt Ruth, laughing. "Well, that's
our secret. I promised the quartet not to tell. We invented
a game that worked, that's all. "— United Presbyterian.

SAVING SOUL AND BODY

It is significant that the Greek word translated "save"
is translated in other palces "heal" or "make whole." It
is easy to see in many instances that gross indulgences of
bodily appetites brings on severe and loathsome disease.
Visiting the City Hospital and seeing all sorts of miserable,
corrupted bodies, the physician remarked that 98 per cent
were made so by pandering to lower appetites. It is not so
easy to see, but is often true that unrestrained spirits bring-
on bodily maladies. One doctor said of a patient whom we
visited at the same time, "That woman is so selfish that it
has become a disease of the body as well as the mind." It
has been noted that some high-strung people have sick head-
aches or bodily prostration after a rise of temper. It has
been asserted that violent anger will poison the body. We
know cases of smug, self-centered narrowness of soul causing
the body to be weak, unwholesome and withered. Soul and
body seem to grow small, dry and impotent together —
Selected.

GOD'S ALPHABET

I suppose that Isaiah thought he was as good as most
men, in his day, and perhaps he was a good deal better than
most men, but when he saw the Lord, he cried, "Woe is me,
for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips." When
he saw the Lord, he saw his own deformity, and he fell in
the dust before the Lord. And that is the proper place for
the sinner. Until men realize their own uncleanness they
talk of their own righteousness, but the moment they catch
a sight of Him their mouth is stopped. We cannot learn to
read until we learn the alphabet. We cannot come into His
kingdom until we are humble. That is God's alphabet —
D. L. Moody.

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TO THE HOME BEYOND

Bishop W. A. Quayle related the story of a little child
who was tripping light-heartedly through a graveyard at
dusk. Some one asked her if she was not afraid. "Oh no
I only cross it to get home," was the answer.— Selected. '

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS
Aug. 26: Paul in a Roman Prison

Scripture Basis: Acts 10:16-40.
Golden Text: Rejoice in the Lord always;
again I will say, rejoice. Phil. 4:4.
A Miracle Performed
It seems that Paul and his little evangelis-
tic band were wont to frequent the place of
prayer by the riverside in Philippi during
their brief sojourn. Doubtless the little group
of women found there at first grew to be a
large congregation, for these, like the inhabi-
tants of other towns where Paul had been,
had not heard such a gospel before.

One of Paul's hearers was a poor demented
slave girl. A number of days she followed
him and his associates to the meeting, crying
after them, "These men are the servants of
the most high God, which show unto us the
way of salvation." (Thus did demons ac-
knowledge God and Jesus when He came into
contact with them during His earthly exist-
ence. Mark 1:23-26; Luke 4:41). Paul grew
weary of being made conspicuous in this man-
ner, and desiring to help the poor maiden, he
demanded in the name of Jesus Christ that
the evil spirit come out of her, which he did.
A Multitude Perturbed
This time, instead of being taken for the
gods as did the Lystrans when the lame man
was healed; and instead of being exalted and
glorified, these people turned against them.
Why.' Because this mentally afflicted girl
was bringing money into the pockets of a
group of men by her soothsaying. She was
no good to anyone save to those who would
use her as a tool of the devil to profit there-
by. "Instead of rejoicing over the inestima-
ble blessing that had come to the girl, these
selfish men were enraged because they could
no more make money out of her misfortune.
Thus does greed harden the hearts of men."
Arousing the indignation and opposition of
the crowd, these "stockholders" drew Paul and
Silas to the marketplace where sat the rulers
of the city, and falsely accused them. Ready
to agree with their fellow-countryman (per-
haps those who had been largely instrumental
in placing them in office), these magistrates
ordered the apostles scourged with many
stripes and cast into prison. The jailer, be-
ing given special charge to keep them safely,
cast them into the inner cell and fastened
their feet in the stocks.

A Midnight Prayer Meeting
Imagine if you can the condition of these
two men. They had faithfully preached the,
gospel, had no doubt met with success in win-
ning men and women to Jesus, had relieved
an enslaved soul from her bondage of sin,
and were cast into prison for it. How would
you and I have felt? Surely we would not
have felt at all like singing and praying!
But that is what these two saints of God did.
They held a prayer meeting of their own. The
prisoners heard it, and the jailer himself.
Never had he been placed in charge of such
men before. They possessed something which
l.e nor any of the other prisoners possessed.
A Mighty Phenomenon
God was present at that meeting. He was
the most interested listener. And after His

faithful servants had sung praises to Him
and blessed Him in their prayers for His
goodness to them, He answered them with a
demonstration of His mighty power. An
earthquake shook the foundations of the
prison, and the doors were opened, and the
prisoners were freed of their shackles. Paul
and Silas did not know the earthquake was
coming, but when they observed that they
were loosed, they knew that God's hand was
in it.

A Man Pardoned

The jailer, being awakened out of his sleep,
went to see if the prisoners were all safe.
Finding the doors open and the prisoners free,
he would have killed himself had he not been
arrested in his suicidal impulse by the noble
Paul, who assured him that none had escaped.
The keeper preferred to take his own life,
rather than be disgraced by being publicly
condemned to death for gross negligence. This
man was nothing to Paul; why didn't he let
him carry out his intent? Ah, that man's
soul was precious in his sight, and all he
wanted was a chance to tell him of Jesus.

His chance came, for the frightened jailer
fell down before the men of God and asked
how to obtain salvation. The question may
have been an impulsive one from a nervous
man, but certainly he must have been think-
ing about it, after having learned of the
change in the slave girl's life and having
come in contact with these saintly prisoners.
It didn't take them long to answer him in
the simplest form of the message of salva-
tion. "In season and out of season, Paul
believed in preaching the gospel." The jailer
and his household were saved, and Paul and
Silas were ministered unto by the man who
several hours previously had probably treated
them roughly. That's a practical demonstra-
tion of a genuine conversion.

Sept. 2: Paul in Thessalonica

Scripture Basis: Acts 17:1-15; Bom. 15:
18-20! I Thes. 5:12-23.

Golden Text: The opening of thy words
giveth light. Ps. 119:130.

Thessalonians Taught Truth

At the request of the recent convert, Lydia,
Paul, Silas, and the rest of the gospel band
remained with her a while, gave encourage-
ment to the other new Christians, and left the
town of Philippi. Traveling in a westward
course, they passed through Amphipolis and
Apollonia and arrived at Thessalonica. Here
they found a synagogue, the absence of which
in the other two cities may have been the chief
reason they did not stop there.

Thessalonica was the capital of Macedonia
or northern Greece. It was so named be-
cause on the day the father of Alexander
the Great, Philip of Macedon, heard of the
birth of his sister, he won a victory over
Thessaly, the name signifying "Thessalian
Victory."

It is noticeable that it was Paul's custom
to participate in the services of the syna-
gogue wherever he went. Also, it is seen
that during his stay here, which is supposed
to have been more than three weeks, he "rea-

August 1G, 19ZS

soned with them from the Scriptures." He
opened up to them the Old Testament prophe-
cies, and proved that Jesus was the Messiah
of whom they spoke. Jews and Greeks be-
lieved, the latter in larger numbers than the
former. How could they do otherwise? Fair-
minded men, whose reason has been appealed
to from the early days of Christianity to
the present time, have seen the reasonable-
ness of the gospel and have accepted the
Christ of God as their personal Savior from
sin.

Jews Jeopardize Jason
Doubtless Paul did not expect all to be-
lieve, especially of the Jews. He was not sur-
prised when some of the jealous, narrow-
minded, prejudiced Jews made an uproar and
started persecutions, selecting their accom-
plices from among the class of inhabitants
whose delight is in disturbances.

They made an assault upon the house of one
Jason, where the apostles had probably re-
sided while in Thessalonica, but were not
there at that time. It may be they were
preaching elsewhere in the city. Not finding
the ones they sought, they violently seized
Jason and other converts who were with him,
and hastily brought them before the rulers
of the city. The lives of these men were in
jeopardy. They knew not the outcome of the
rebellion.

The charges of treason and sedition were
brought against Paul, Silas, Jason and the
rest, which were considered very serious. The
accusers unintentionally complimented the
Christian religion when they declared, "These
have turned the world upside down," for
that is truly what the religion of Jesus Christ
does. It changes superstition into sound doc-
trine, ignorance into intelligence, filth into
cleanliness, and hate into love. It seems that
the accused were treated mildly, for they were
dismissed with no greater punishment than to
give bond to keep the peace.

Bereans Believe Bible
Listening to the admonition of the Chris-
tians in Thessalonica, who knew the situation
better than the apostles, Paul and Silas left
under the cover of darkness for Berea, a
little town to the southwest, 47 miles. They
found a synagogue there also, and repeated
their practice in this town as elsewhere. Per-
secution did not phase them. It did not
dampen their ardor. They seemed to receive
stimulation from it.

Greater satisfaction was found here among
the Bereans. They were "more noble" than
the Jews of the former city. They listened
attentively to Paul and Silas. They possessed
open minds to receive the truth. Furthermore,
they inquired into the Scriptures daily to
learn for themselves whether the things they
heard from the mouth of the teachers were
so. This was their privilege ; this is the privi-
lege of every one. It should be the practice
of every devout Sunday school teacher and
pupil. "This is preeminently the Sunday
school verse of the Bible (17:11b), the motto
for the Bible student."

Consequently many believed. The Jews
were among these, as well as the Greeks.
Not only those of the middle or lower classes
socially, but "Greek women of honorable
estate, and of men, not a few." This denotes
social position. It teaches us that the gospel
is for all classes.

August 16, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT HIGH POINT
LEADERSHIP TRAINING SCHOOL

Perhaps the most interesting- features pre-
sented at the annual Leadership Training
School were the Vesper services. I like these
services because they were held at the twi-
light hour, which marks the close of the
dying day. When these services began a
peaceful feeling seemed to settle upon every
one.

The manner in which the breakfasts,
luncheons, and dinners were carried out im-
pressed me very much. We were grouped into
clans of four, and novelty stunts and jokes
were pulled by members of each clan. This
made us feel as if we all belonged to one
great family. In fact, we do; are we not de-
scendants from Adam and Eve?

Coming to the serious part of the program,
I will write of the different courses which
were studied. These comprised junior, inter-
mediate, and senior works. These courses
were made very interesting because they
were conducted by experienced and able
teachers.

Every night after the Vesper services, lec-
tures were made by preachers holding the
D. D. degree. I think every one liked them
and they also will be a great help to us.

Athletics played a great part in this train-
ing school. Various races and games were
played by amateurs who were selected from
the clans.

The things which I have mentioned are
not all of the interesting things connected
with the Training School, but they are the
most outstanding ones.

CLAEA FAUCETTE.

Gibsonville, N. C, Box 305.
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MORE IMPRESSIONS OF LEADERSHIP
TRAINING SCHOOL

(By Talton Whitehead)

The Leadership Training School of the
North Carolina Conference met at High Point
College on July 14. Saturday afternoon was
taken up in making registrations and getting
organized for class work.

The first program took place Sunday morn-
ing at the First Methodist Protestant Church
of High Point. Dr. P. E. Lindley, dean of
High Point College, delivered the opening
address. He spoke on the subject, "Stagger-
ing at the Promises of God." Dr. Lindley
also brought the evening message.

Class work began Monday morning at 8
o'clock. The following courses were offered
in- Young People's training:

"Vocational Guidance," Eev. E. L. Ballard.

"The Life of Jesus," Eev. S. W. Taylor.

"Expert Endeavor," Miss Steele.

"Christian Living" and "Missions," Mrs. A.
G. DLxon.

"How to Read the Bible," Eev. J. E.
Pritchard.

"The Science of Leadeiship," Eev. J. C.
Auman.

"Stewardship," Eev. N. G. Bethea.

"Denominational History and Program,"
Eev. A. G. Dixon.

"Eecreational Methods," Eev. F. S. Gibbs.

"Christian Citizenship," H. W. Maier.

"Evangelism," Eev. L. W. Gerringer.

The following are courses offered in the
standard Leadership Training curriculum:

"A Study of the Pupil" and "Training in

Worship and the Devotional Life," Mrs. H.
W. Maier.

"The Principle in Teaching," Dr. P. E.
Lindley.

"The New Testament," Dr. C. E. Forlines.

"Social and Eecreational," Miss Brillingham.

Eev. T. M. Johnson had charge of the
morning worship and Rev. A. G. Dixon had
charge of the vesper service every evening.

The evening addresses were delivered by
Rev. S. W. Taylor, president of N. C. Con-
ference; Dr. J. D. Williams, pastor of West
End M. P. Church, Greensboro, and Rev. J. N.
Link, pastor Grace Church, Baltimore, Md.
These messages were enjoyed by all who
heard them. On Friday night Rev. J. N. Link
had charge of seryiee when over thirty of
the students made the decision to give part
or whole time service to the Kingdom. This
was a very beautiful sight for those present
to behold.

Rev. F. L. Gibbs, assisted by Miss Britting-
ham, put on a good recreation program. The
school was divided into four groups. Each
group had its team in volley ball, tennis,
etc. These contests added much to the pleas-
ure of all who 'took part, and all showed
very fine sportsmanship.

The school was a very great success, and
the president, Rev. F. W. Paschall, is to be
very highly praised for its success.
M-

THANKS

In whatever way and to whatever extent the
summer conference was a success, those who
took part are justly to be thanked. Every
man placed on the program readily and
promptly responded in a way that indicated
that the subject assigned had been well
studied and prepared. The topics were so
well prepared that in almost every instance
the rendering of a given part brought forth
discussion on the part of those who had heard.
Time was at a' premium and on many occa-
sions the only way to end a discussion was
to call time for the next number. All this
is to be appreciated and the president of the
Summer Conference desires to extend his
most sincere thanks to all who took part and
made the conference the success it was
thought to be. Besides the program rendered
the occasion was a delightful one. It is cer-
tainly to be appreciated that young people
and pastors can gather together once each
year and spend a time in a way that proves
to be helpful to all concerned. Sufficient
words are not to be found to express high
regards and appreciation for our young peo-
ple. We pastors cannot do too much for our
young people. God bless them ! The fine
class of young people that attends these sum-
mer gatherings helps wonderfully to make
the occasion a success. President Paschal
and the other leaders are doing a great work.
It has been a pleasure to be associated with
fhese leaders of the young.

It is hoped that the gathering for next year
will be the best yet. In order to make the
next the best the president of the Pastors'
Conference invites any suggestion whatever
from any source. Ideas from different ones
will certinly help. Come on and help us.

Again thanking all who helped in any way
and hoping for greater things in the future,
I am,

For Christ and the Church,

GEO. L. CUREY.

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ASHEBORO MISSIONARY SOCIETIES

The Woman's Missionary Societies of the
Asheboro Methodist Protestant Church met
with Mrs. Earl Bulla on Monday afternoon,
August 13, for their annual meeting and
picnic. We all look forward to this event
with great anticipation, because it is such an
ideal place for a picnic and Mrs. Bulla is a
charming hostess.

Our president, Mrs. W. C. Hammer, pre-
sided. The pastor, Rev. J. E. Pritchard, con-
ducted the devotions.

The meeting was then turned over to the
program committee. This committee had ar-
ranged a program in the form of a book
called the Missionary Review.

This book contains nine pages, as follows:
1st, the cover; 2nd, the membership; 3rd, the
corresponding secretary; 4th, the recording
secretary; 5th, the treasurer; 6th, the edi-
torial; 7th, the question box; 8th, the pro-
gram ; 9th, back cover. One person would
give her page and then another the next until
the book was completed. When finished it
made a very attractive magazine filled with
missionary news.

Mrs. W. C. Hammer made a very interesting
talk in which she urged each member to ac-
quaint herself with the new constitution. She
also called attention to the special branch
meeting to be held at Mebane in October.

The chairmen of the four circles of the
united societies have been doing splendid
work. A cash prize of $5.00 was offered to
the chairman of the circle securing the most
new members within this year, and a cash
prize of $2.50 to the chairman securing the
next most new members.

We were dismissed with prayer by Mrs.
S. L. Hayworth, after which all enjoyed the
sumptuous picnic supper.

MES. JOHN SWABI, Cor. Sec.

WELCOME

Wind
Rain
Here
Again.
Free
Light
Pure
Bright.
Cool
Sweet
Then
Eetreat.
Wind
Rain
Come
Again !
— Grenville Kleiser.
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— Rev. Roy Farmer, the new pastor of First
Church, High Point, met members of the Con-
ference Faculty on Tuesday P. M. He im-
pressed them most favorable and they heartily
welcome him to our Conference. May his
ministry among us be both pleasant and fruit-
ful. We have no doubt it will be so.

Page Twelve

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Friendship. Chase City.— We began our spe-
cial meeting at this place the fourth Sunday
in July. Eev. E. S. Troxler came to us on
Monday and did all the preaching until Fri-
day night, when we closed. Bro. Troxler did
good preaching and endeared himself to our
folks. They enjoyed his preaching and hav-
ing him in their homes. We had a good
meeting; had several conversions and recla-
mations, with four to join the church.

Our little church at this place is moving
on slowly but surely, we hope. They are
making some progress. They have painted
the church on the outside this year and are
now planning to put a new organ in, as their
old one is about given out. These people
deserve much credit for having a church at
Chase City. We find many good people here,
and are justly proud of their church.

J. B. O'BEIANT.

Mecklenburg.— We have held our third
quarterly conference; had good interest. The
people of this charge do their work in har-
mony and love. I have never lived where
brotherly love abounds more than it does
here.

We have held two of our special meetings.
We had a good meeting at Zoar, but only
two conversions. No one united with the
church. "Bro. J. W. Hulin, of Midland, was
the help. Bro. Hulin preached some very
inspiring sermons. The church was much
revived. In time of our meeting at Zoar we
conducted a funeral of one of the members
of the church, Sister Amanda Stringfellow,
aged 72 years. She leaves one son and one
daughter." She united with the church at an
early age.

Our meeting at Stallings church has just
closed. Bro. Hulin helped at Stallings. We
had a good old-time revival here; nine eon-
versions; two united with the church during
the meeting and we think more will unite
later. Bro. Hulin was highly appreciated at
both churches.

Our next special meeting begins tomorrow,
August 12, at Antioch camp meeting ground.
Bro Baker, from the South Carolina Con-
ference, will help us there. We are hoping
for a good meeting. We are expeeting the
children from High Point there on Monday,
the 13th. W. C. HALL, Pastor.

Kernersville.— A union meeting of the
country churches on this charge began on
Sunday, July 22nd, and closed on Sunday
night, August 5. The meeting was conducted
in the warehouse in Kernersville. Eev. N. G.
Bcthea. pastor of State Street M. P. Church,
Lexington, was the pulpit help. Kev. J. L.
Trollinger, pastor of Thomasville First
M. P. Church, directed the choir. Miss Buth
Voucannon, who has the oversight of the
sewing department at the Children's Home,
was our pianist.

Pine Grove, Ai and Sandy Eidge form the
country churches on this charge. One of the
above churches voted against a union meet-
ing, but I am glad that a number of that

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

church attended the meeting. Two of the
country churches furnished seats, and we
borrowed other benches from a church just
across the road. Many people from both
town and country attended the meeting, so
our seating capacity was often well nigh
tilled.

Brother Bethea did all the preaching after
the first day, and did it well. This made the
third time that he has assisted in meetings
at this place. Brother Trollinger did his part
well, and proved to be the right man to get
others to help. Miss Voncannon was quick
and ready to make the piano do its full and
important part in the great work to be done.

We were favored with special music by
people from Lexington, High Point, High
Point College, the Children's Home, Thomas-
ville, and Pine Grove church.

One man who was afraid that it would
create confusion in his church if it took part
in the union meeting said the night the meet-
ing closed that he expected to begin at once
to plan another union meeting for next year
to include not only the country churches, but
the town church, also.

Eev. S. W. Taylor, the president, came over
from Greensboro and spoke every encour-
agingly concerning the plan of uuion meet-
ings.

Our special help made the parsonage head-
quarters while here. We were invited out
to dine at a number of places where there
was plenty and to spare, and in addition to
this, many wingless ravens brought us flour,
chickens, eggs, butter, milk, and vegetables
of many kinds. Many thanks to all, both in
and out of town, who assisted or encouraged
in this meeting in any way. What could be
done with full co-operation is yet to be seen.
May God greatly bless every effort that has
been made for good in this meeting and
keep unto Himself the seven precious souls
that claimed the blessing that makes people
sons and daughters, heirs and joint hears of
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, is the
prayer of the pastor,

E. G. LOWDEBMILK.

Orange Charge, Union Grave Church. — The

revival meeting began here Sunday, August 5,
and closed Thursday, August 9. Eev. J.
Clyde Auman did all the preaching and did
it well.

Visible results: Church revived, nine con-
versions, three additions to the church ; offer-
ing for Brother Auman, $34.

Eev. W. F. Kennett will preach at Hebron
the fourth Sunday in August at 11 a. m. and
at Chestnut Eidge the same day at 3 p. m.

B. M. WILLIAMS.

Tobaccoville. — Since writing the last notes
the Sunday school at Stony Knoll has re-
membered me with a cash offering.

I tilled my appointment at Union Hill last
Sunday, August 12. Hope soon to be at
regular work. C. H. WHITAKEE.

Bessemer City. — We ore glad to say that
the Juuior Christian Endeavor has been im-
proving rapidly not only in number, but in
faith. Last night, August 12, was the sixth
meeting of the society. There were about 25
or 30 present. A wonderful program was
given and enjoyed by all. About 10 or 15
new members have been enrolled since the
first meeting of the society.

August 16, 1928

We are more than glad to say that every
girl and boys of the junior-intermediate ages
is invited to come and attend these meetings
every Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock, and we
welcome any visitor who wishes to come and
be with us at any of our meetings.

Our leader, Mrs. Velta Beam, has been
very faithful to the society and we wish to
thank her for the .interest and co-operation
which she is giving us.

OLLIE MAE LUTZ,
Jr. C. E. Eeporter.

Porter Church. — Today was our regular
preaching day, but our pastor was away help-
ing in a revival at his home church. We
missed him and his wife and his sermon
very much, but owing to his faithful and un-
tiring service from time to time it was with
pleasure we granted his release. However,
at the preaching hour Mr. G. II. Thompson
made a very helpful and interesting talk on
home religion.- We all enjoyed his talk and
should put into practice the things he said.

Our revival meeting will begin next Sun-
day, August 19th. Eev. Mr. Hill, brother of
our pastor, will assist him in the meeting.

Our third quarterly conference was to have
been held last Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock,
but owing to a severe rain at the appointed
hour a great many of the members were un-
able to get there, so it was postponed. It
will be held some time during the meeting
next week. EEPOETEK.

Sandy Ridge, Kernersville Charge. — We had

Children's Day service last SuHday morning
with a fairly large congregation. We noticed,
however, that some of our own people had
gone to other places instead of attending
their own church that they promised at the
altar to support with their presence every
service possible. Yet they go where they
can find a larger crowd, instead of coming to
their own church and doing their bit to make
their own church more interesting.

The children did their parts well consider-
ing the fact that we never did get them all
together to practice. After the children were
through with their part of the program, Bro.
Lowdermilk gave us some very fine remarks.
Mr. Ad Linville also gave us some encourag-
ing words, which were very much appreci-
ated.

We now have something over 100 on roll
in Sunday school and the attendance is pretty
good most every Sunday.

We didn't get to attend the meeting at the
warehouse very much. Our church did not
join in the meeting; not because we wanted
to be contrary and not work with our pastor,
but we din't feel that our community could
get the good out of a meeting so far away,
and our people are most all farmers and it
wso such a busy time they didn't feel like
they could wrork hard all day and then drive
so far at night. However, we would like to
have attended every service had it been so
that we could. We are hoping to have a re-
vival some time later.

Our third quarterly conference convened
at the warehouse in Kernersville on Saturday
before the fifth Sunday in August. Every
church was represented. All the charge is
somewhat behind with the budgets. There
is quite a lot of work to be done if our pas-

August 16, 1928

tor has a creditable report to take to Con-
ference. Mr. Ad Linville is our delegate.
Best wishes to all. REPORTER.

Fair Grove, Why Not Circuit. — Our special
meeting began August 5 and closed the fol-
lowing Thursday night. Rev. Mr. Ridge did
most of the preaching and he gave us good
sermons. Our pastor, Rev. Joel Trogdon, is
not very strong physically, but is strong in
the spirit.

There were six conversion. Master For-
rester Auman, Miss Louise Gilliam and Mr.
J. F. Steed joined the church on profession
of faith and Mrs. E. W. Auman from Denton
M. P. church, and Mrs. L. A. King, from
Star Methodist church. Others will join

later. REPORTER.

Mount Pleasant, North Davidson Charge. —
We held our Children's Day exercises the
nth Sunday in July. The children rendered
their parts well ; the offering was good.

Our Sunday school is increasing in attend-
ance and interest, we are pleased to say.

Our special meeting will begin the fourth
Sunday in September. Rev. R. S. Troxler
will assist. Pray for us that much good may
be accomplished.

On the fourth Sunday in August at 11
o'clock Rev. R. S. Troxler will speak to us
from the pulpit. We are always very proud
to have our pastor with us. There will be
dinner on the grounds at noon. At 2 o'clock,
Superintendent Allman and a number of the
children from the Children's Home will ren-
der a program. We are sure it will be very
entertaining.

To Thy name, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
be all the praise.

(MISS) RUTH PAYNE.

Asheville. — Mrs. Mary Roberts, mother of
Mayor Gallatin Roberts, passed away August
10. She was a member of Mt. Zion Methodist
Protestant Church since her childhood, having
joined 65 years ago. Surviving her are two
sons, Mayor Roberts and Gwdn W. Roberts,
and the following brothers and sisters: the
Rev. A. G. Buckner, of Clio, S. C.J Mrs. Eena
Eller, of Dallas, Tex. ; Mrs. Samuel A. Coe,
of Baltimore; Mrs. W. H. White, 378 Hay-
wood Road, West Asheville ; Miss Jennie L.
Buckner, of Asheville, and M. L. Buckner, of
Cincinnati.

Services were held in the West Asheville
Presbyterian church Saturday morning — the
church of Mayor Roberts.

Mrs. Roberts' sister, Miss Jennie Buckner,
is a faithful member of our church here.
Another sister, Mrs. Sam Coe, of Maryland,
has honored our church by her lifelong mem-
bership.

Rev. J. S. Williams assisted Pastor Gresham
in the funeral services. There were many
beautiful flowers. The church was filled with
relatives and friends.

Every department of the -city government
was represented.

Pastor Paschall is now driving a new car,
which will greatly aid him in his new field.
His sermons and prayer meeting talks are
already bearing fruit.

Two children of Bro. and Mrs. R. R. Ray
recently joined our church here.

We are glad to have Miss Annie Lightbody
in our services after an absence from the
city.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Our Christian Endeavor Society gave a suc-
cessful ice cream supper two weeks ago.

We are happy to report the continual im-
provement of Miss Novella Mclntyre.

Bro. Walter Hardin and family are much
missed since moving back to Julian, N. C.
They were a great help to our church while
here.

A group of men meet with Bro. Paschall
■ every Saturday night for prayer on behalf
of the church, especially for the Sunday serv-
ices.

We were glad to have Mrs. Eula Miller
Elliott and little daughter, of Detroit, in
our services Sunday. REPORTER.

High Point. — A large and appreciative au-
dience greeted the new pastor, Rev. Roy Irwiu
Farmer, on Sunday morning when he deliv-
ered his initial sermon at 11 o'clock after the
preliminary exercises had been conducted by
Rev. E. L. Ballard and following the rendi-
tion of an anthem, "The Lord Is My
Strength," by the choir, and a beautiful solo,
"Morning and Evening," by Clarence Schul-
theiss. Rev. Mr. Farmer chose as his sub-
ject, "The Master's Joy," and spoke from the
text, John 15:11: "These things have I spoken
unto you, that my joy might remain in you,
and that your joy might be full." He said
that the Bible is a book abouuding in joy,
beginning as it does with an account of the
beautiful Garden of Eden, and closing with
a description of the Holy City, the New Tes-
tament opening with that most blessed mir-
acle, the birth of a young babe. The happiest
and most joyful lives are those that are for-
getful of self and devoted to service for
others and for God. Serene, untroubled lives
are less fruitful than those which are bur-
dened with care, sorrow and hardship. For
instance, the blind Fanny J. Crosby has left
to the world the immortal hymns, "Rescue
the Perishing, "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Sav-
iour," and others. Christians of all people
have the greatest right to be happy and joy-
ous, for they are children of a King, and
heirs of eternal life. Rev. Mr. Farmer made
a very favorable impression on his audience
as a forceful speaker, earnest and zealous in
the Master's service. He is well equipped for
his work, having lately finished post graduate
study in the Yale Divinity School at New
Haven, Conn., and has served the church at
Clinton, Conn., as pastor for two years. He
will assume full charge of the pastorate here
September 2nd, when a Home-coming day will
be observed, and an effort will be made to
have as many resident and out-oftown mem-
bers present as possible, and especially the
older people. The First Church has been
without a regular senior pastor for nearly
two years, and the membership will extend
a double welcome to him and his accomplished
wife, and bespeak for him our heartiest co-
operation and support. We feel that he will
measure up to the standard of other minis-
ters of High Point, and compare favorably
with the best of them. He will have a great
field of usefulness here, and an abundant op-
portunity for large service awaits him in our
city, which Dr. Broomfield calls "The New
Hub of Methodist Protestantism."

The C. E. Society will hold its weekly meet-
ing on Monday evening and Mr. Richard H.
Shaw will lead the discussion of the topic,
"True and False Standards of Success,"

Page Thirteen

The Sabbath School will hold its regular
annual picnic and outing at Hitter's Lake,
south of Greensboro, on Thursday, August 23.
The children and young people are looking
forward eagerly to an enjoyable occasion.

We are greatly pleased to announce that
Miss Annie Robbins, who underwent an opera-
tion for appendicitis two weeks ago at Guil-
ford General Hospital, is improving nicely,
and will be able to be moved to her home
this week.

Mrs. W. M. Marr and two children, Weaver,
Jr., and Peggy, of Jacksonville, Fla., have
been guests of friends here for a few days
returning to Reidsville last Friday with her
brother, Robert A. Brown. She is very pleas-
antly remembered here as Miss Helen Brown.
Prof. L. R. Johnston, principal of High
Point High School, is teaching in the summer
school of Duke University, Durham. Prof.
J. Hobart Allied of the college faculty is do-
ing some research work in Spanish at the
University of North Carolina.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Gray are having im-
provements made on their residence on
Lindsay street.

The Ladies' Aid Society is serving lunch
to the Civitan Club every Tuesday during the
month of August.

Mrs. Nat Alexander and two children, of
Charlotte, were guests last week of her sis-
ter, Mrs. June A. Gray.

While in the city, Rev. R, I. Farmer was
the guest of Dr. and Mrs. S. S. Coe, Mr. and
Mrs. George T. Penny, and others. He will
leave this (Tuesday) evening for Ohio, where
he and family are spending their vacation
with his father.

Enfield.— Rev. J. Clyde Auman gave us two
good sermons Sunday and he had a very large
attendance at each service. The audience
was favored with a solo by Mrs. Cecille Mat-
thews at the morning service and one by Mrs.
Charles Miller at the evening service.

Our Sunday school is holding up fairly
well: attendance fell off some during the
hot weather and vacations of some affected
the attendance. Our school will hold its an-
nual summer picnic Thursday after the third
Sunday in this month.

Mr. Eli Bellamy and the writer of this let-
ter were on a camping trip through the moun-
tains of Virginia and" North Carolina recently.
On our way back to Enfield we came through
Graham and stopped by to see Mr. and Mrs.
D. R. Williams for a little while. We were
glad to find both so well and happy. They
have a host of friends in and around En-
field. I don't think they have forgotten a
person, not even a child, during the four or
five years they have been away. They en-
quired about everybody from our pastor on
down to boys like Harrison Petty and Tom
Porter Powers.

Mrs. R. C. Rives has been sick for a few
days; we missed her from church and Sun-
day school Sunday, and hope she will soon
be out again.

The Senior 0. E. will be in iharge of Miss
Mae Bellamy Wednesday evening. Next Sun-
day evening Miss Frances Ernest, of Lynch-
burg, Va., will be the leader for the Inter-
mediate C. E. Miss Ernest is visiting Mrs.
Charles Neal. We have enjoyed having her
in our C. E.
Best washes to every reader.

REPORTER,

Page Fourteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

McPherson

John D. McPherson was born May 18,1847,
and died July 30, 1928. Sixty years ago ho
was united in marriage to Sarah Jane Dixon,
to whom were born the following children:
Albert Lacy McPherson, Robert Lee McPher-
son, Mrs. Mary Jane Foust, Caleb McPher-
son, Adolphus McPherson. Mrs. Martha Ann
Kimry, Samuel McPherson, Miss Lilly Mc-
Pherson, and William Lawrence McPherson.
All survive except Robert Lee McPherson,
who died when about 14 years of age. There
are 36 grandchildren and 1(3 great-grandchil-
dren. His wife had preceded him in death.

He had been a very earnest, active man.
More than half a century ago he became a
pioneer in progressive farming in South Ala-
mance. His fine success attests his energy,
good management and wisdom. He was high-
ly esteemed by his neighbors and many
friends. In early life he became a member
of Bethel church, of which he remained a con-
sistent and useful member till death.

The funeral was conducted by the writer,
assisted by Eev. J. A. Burgess, in Cane Creek
Friends' church, and his body laid to rest
beside that of his wife in the church ceme-
tery G. W. HOLMES.

Hufflnes

Gilmer William Hufflnes died July 20, 1928,
and was 26 years, six months and 19 days old.
The death of Bro. Hufflnes was extremely
shocking and unusual, being caused by the
overturning of a tractor which he was driv-
ing on Highway No. 70 between Brown Sum-
mit and Eeidsville, N. C. He was married to
Fannie Mae Howerton January 26, 1924. The
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hufflnes was blessed
with two sweet children, who survive their
deceased father. Besides his wife and two
children there are two surviving sisters and
four brothers. The sisters are Mrs. E. N.
Loverin, of Greensboro, N. C, and Mrs. D. E.
Crowder, of near Eeidsville, N. C. The
brothers are C. W. Hufflnes, of Guilford Col-
lege. N. C.[ J. H. Hufflnes, of Bichniond, Va.;
S. B. and D. H. Hufflnes, of the Eeidsville
vicinity. These with many other relatives
and a 'host of friends are sad because of the
untimely going of one much loved.

In the industrial life Bro. Hufflnes was en-
ergetic and conducted his affairs with suc-
cess and wisdom. He was mindful of his home
to make it happy and to give every possrble
comfort to his beloved family. He was a very
prosperous and successful farmer.

As a very young man Bro. Hufflnes accepted
Christ as his" Savior and joined Mizpah Meth-
odist Protestant church. As a church worker
he was very much appreciated by the church
of which he was a part. For a number of
v.-ars he was a member of the official board
'of his church, serving as steward, treasurer
and a member of the board of parsonage trus-
tees. In these capacities of church work he
served with efficiency and will be greatly
missed by his brethren.

The funeral was conducted in Mizpah Meth-
odist Protestant church on Sunday afternoon,

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

July 22, by Eev. W. D. Eecd, Eev. J. D. Wil-
liams and 1 he pastor. The attendance was
possibly the largest that ever attended Miz-
pah church on any occasion. After the
funeral the body was laid to rest in the
church cemetery beside the graves of his par-
ents, who had passed into the beyond a few
years before. The grave was covered with
a largo number of beautiful floral contribu-
tions, which were tributes of love and respect
of the manv friends and loved ones.

GEO. L. CURRY.

Trollinger

Miss Sallie Trollinger, a member of the
First Methodist Protestant church of Burling-
ton, died Sunday, August 5th, at her home
near Carolina. She is survived by one brother
and four sisters. For several months she had
been confined to her bed. She was a sweet-
spirited, patient, Christian young woman. She
had thought for some time that she could
not get well, and had made plans for her
funeral service, selecting her undertaker,
preachers, pallbearers, and flower girls. Sure-
ly she met death bravely and calmly as only
one with faith and trust could meet death.

The funeral service was conducted Monday
afternoon at the Providence Presbyterian
church in Graham. The pastor was assisted
by President S. W. Taylor as per her request.
The many beautiful floral designs and the
large audience present were evidences of the
high esteem in which she was held by those
who knew her.

The brother, the sisters, and other rela-
tives and friends are saddened by the pass-
ing this loved one and yet they have great
comfort in the fact that she died in the
faith and that all is well with her now. May
the Lord graciously look upon the bereaved
ones and grant them His grace for this time
of extreme need.

L. W. GEEEINGEE, Pastor.

Mitchel

In the midst of life we are in death.
Joseph John Mitchel had not been in the best
of health for some time, but on the evening
of July 21 he retired feeling as well as usual,
but the next morning he was found cold in
death. He was born April 11, 1852, and was
76 years, three months and 11. days old when
he died. In 1887 he was married to Miss Jen-
nie Bevil. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchel were the
parents of eight children, two of which died
in early childhood, while six, four daughters
and two sons, survive. The daughters are
Miss Annie and Miss Nannie and Mrs. T. J.
Rumley, of the Brown Summit vicinity, and
Mrs R B. Tysinger, of Greensboro, N. C. The
soirs are Joseph Mitchel, of Hamlet, N. C, and
Spencer Mitchel, of near Brown Summit. The
surviving wife and children are joined by a
large number of other relatives and a host
of friends who are mourning because of the
loss of one much beloved.

For a number of years Bro. Mitchel was
engaged in the mercantile business in Brown
Summit, but since this business engagement
he has lived on his farm in the nearby vicin-
ity.

About 20 years ago Bro. Mitchel became a
Christian and joined Fair Grove Methodist
Protestant church, where he remained a mem-
ber until his death. Because of declining
health in recent years he was not permitted

August 1G, 1028

to be as attentive to his church duties as he
could otherwise have been. His last atten-
dance at church was during the Fair Grove
revival. While for some time he had been
in declining health, no one expected the end
to come so soon or so suddenly. While Bro.
Mitchel was called suddenly, death did not
overtake him unawares. He was expecting
it to come and he had expressed himself as
being ready.

The funeral was conducted in Fair Grove
church on July 23 by Rev, W. F. Ashburn
and the pastor, in the presence of a large au-
dience of friends and loved ones. After the
funeral the body was laid to rest in the
church cemetery, the newly-made grave being
covered with the many beautiful floral con-
tributions of those who loved the deceased.
"I would not live always; I would not ask to

stay
Where storm after storm rises dork o'er the

way ;
The few lurid mori

here
Are enough of life's woes, full enough for its

cheer."

GEO. L. CURRY, Pastor

that dawn on us

Jobe

Hazel Brooks Jobe, the nine-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jobe, of Burling-
ton, died August 10, 1928. She had been ill
only a few days, having been carried to the
Eainey Hospital for an operation some 10
days or so before her death.

Hazel was a sweet, lovable little girl, hav-
ing endeared herself not only to her father
and mother and little brothers, but to all
who knew her.

The funeral service was conducted in the
Mebane Presbyterian church Sunday after-
noon by Mr. Jobe's pastor, Rev. L. W. Ger-
ringer, assisted by Dr. Buck, pastor of Bur-
lington First Baptist church, and Rev. Mr.
Eonck, pastor of the Piedmont Presbyterian
church of Burlington. The little body was
laid to rest in the Oakland cemetery at Meb-
ane. A great throng of people, more than
the church would hold, was present to pay
their tribute of respect and to sympathize
with the broken hearted parents.

The prayers and sympathies of many go out
to Bro. and Sister Jobe in this trying time.
Two more of their children, a boy of 12 and
one of seven years, have been operated upon,
one in the Eainey Hospital and the other^ in
a hospital in Durham. Both were improving
wdien last heard from.

May God richly bless and comfort the fam-
ily in this time of sore affliction. We are
so glad that His grace is sufficient, even for
a time like this. L. W. GERRINGER,
-M

Recently a lawyer unused to the practices

of the United States Supreme Court addressed
the dignified judges as "gentlemen," instead
of saying "your honors." He immediately
apologized. "Don't apologize for calling us
gentlemen," chuckled Chief Justice Taft.
"That's what we try to be."— Capper's Weekly.

—Mrs. Eev. C. W. Bates went to Love's
Grove, near Concord, last Sunday and deliv-
ered an address. Rev. J. W. Hulin is the;
pastor.

August 16, 1928

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR TWO WEEKS

A. C. B.

Orange $ 13.50

Union Grove 12.00

Granville 10.00

G. C. B.

Concord $ 9S.60

Guilford 24.15

Mt. Hermon 18.15

Anderson 15.51

North Davidson 13.45

Alamance 10.49

Granville 10.00

Richland S.10

Lineolnton 3.50

College
Asheville $ 45.00

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Porter 15.00

State Street 75.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $316.29

Porter 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.00

Reidsville 50.00

Graham 60.00

Asheville 45.00

Superannuates

Orange $ 37.00

Porter 1.70

CHURCHES PAYING IN PULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

CHARGES PAYING ALL CLAIMS IN FULL

Porter $53.70

? 1

Our financial report had to go over last
week owing to our absence from home. We
are giving in this report the receipts for
two weeks. Two outstanding items appear
in the report. They are the payments from
Concord and Asheville. The former sends
in $98.60 on G. C. R, and the latter $45 in
full for college assessment. We are glad to
list Asheville with the "Paid in Full." The
next largest amount is that of Guilford
charge— $24.15 on G. C. B. Only three
charges — Orange, Granville and Union Grove
—remit on the A. C. B., totaling $35.50. The
receipts on this budget are falling far short
of running expenses, explained, probably, by
the fact that this is vacation period, during
which time all church activities run low.
But please, brethren, do not let this period
lie too long protracted.

We, of course, have been concerned about
these budgets all the year, but of necessity
our attention has been divided between them
and other financial programs. Now they
must have right of way. Just two and one-
half months, and we are at conference.
What we do must be done quickly. And
brethren, I plead with you that these budgets
be not permitted to suffer. This will hap-
pen if we put off too long our efforts to
collect them. From now until the close of
this conference year let us all work and
pray with unflagging zeal that the financial
needs of the church may be met with every
possible dollar.

And please, brethren, do not hold back
your collections, but let them come in
promptly. This will make them available
for immediate use, and will also keep us
informed on what is being raised.

With assurances of grateful appreciation
for all of your faithfulness along every line
of conference work, and with earnest pray-
ers for the rich blessings of God upon every
pastor and every charge, I am,
Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR.
Aug. 14, 1928.

REPORT OF TREASURER COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $183,695.99

Mrs. J. R. Kcmodle 3.00

$183,698.99
Endowment Insurance Fund

Previously reported $9,349.21

V. W. Stout 2.50

J. M. Blackwelder 30.00

Ladies' Aid Society, Calvary Church 25.00

$9,406.71
J. NORMAN WILLS. Trcas.

»+-

REPORT OF TREASURER OF SPECIAL
FUND

Special for church extension :

Reported last time $10.00

Rev. Fred W. Paschall 25.00

Page Fifteen

HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. J. E. Pritchard, $3.00; Rev. B. M. Wil
liams, $3.00; Rev. W. B. Surratt, 75 cents:
Rev. C. L. Spencer, $4.50; Rev. O. C. Loy,
$1.50; Rev. J. A. Burgess, $1.50; Rev. L. W,
Gerringer, $1.50; Rev. H. F. Fogleman, $1.50
Rev. H. L. -Isley, $3.00; Rev. J. P. Pegg, $2.50
Mrs. Sallie C. Davenport, $1.50; Mrs. H. C
Nicholson, $1.50; Rev. J. M. Morgan, $1.50
Rev. M. C. Henderson, 75 cents; Rev. J. B.
O'Briant, $1.50; Rev. S. W. Taylor, $1.50.

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DEY'S A LI'L SIX FEET OF GROUN'

(From "High Adventure: Life of Lucy
Rider Meyer," by Isabelle Horton, published
by The Methodist Book Concern.)

Dey's a li'l six feet of groun' somewhere,

A li'l six feet of groun',
An' dey 'xpects to bury me dere some day,

Wid de mou'ners mou'nin' 'roun'.
But dey can't bury me in de groun', my Lord,

Dey can't bury me.
I'll be up among de stars wid de angels flyiu'
'roun',

An' dey can't cotch me to bury me!

Dey's a li'l ole bell dey'll toll, some day —

Don't ye hear dat doleful soun'? —
Wen dey tries to bury me deep, dat day,

Wid de mou'ners mou'nin' 'roun'.
But dey can't bury me in de groun', my Lord,

Dey can't bury me,
For de heab'm bells'll ring, an' de angels'll
sing,

Any dey can't cotch me to bury me!

Dey's some ole black clo'es dey'll wear dat day,

Some ole black clo'es dey foun',
An' dey'll wail an' weep, an' de watch dey'll
keep,

Wid de mou'ners mou'nin' 'roun'.
But dey can't bury me in de groun', my Lord,

Dey can't bury me,
Got de golden shoes an' de big white wings,

An' dey can't cotch me to bury me!

— Lucy Rider Meyer.

— A new system of agriculture, based on
the general adoption of mixed farming, more
attention to soil conservation, and develop-
ment of timber resources through protection
from forest fires, is needed in Georgia and
other states of the South, if they are to make
the most of their agricultural opportunities,
Roland Turner, general agricultural agent of
the Southern Railway System declared in an
address before the S2nd annual meeting of
the Georgia State Agricultural Society at
Macon.

By balance

Aug. 13, 1928.

. . .^^ $35.00

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treas.

— "Breddern and sistahs," began Parson
Jackson, "I hab lately heard many complaints
erbout de length ob mah disco'ses. Hereafter
de collection will be taken up an' counted
befo' I begins mah suhmon, an' de smaller de
collection de longah de disco'se." — Boston
Transcript.

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Mrs. Ryan — Good morning, Mrs. McCarty!
How's all the folks?

Mrs. McCarty — They be all doin' well ex-
cept my old man. He's been enjoyin' poor
health for some toime, but this mornin' he
complained of feelin' better.

"Beware of a blonde woman, very pretty — ''
"Too late, I've already married her,"

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niSlLLUSIONMENT

(Poem for Recitation)
The wind sounds strangely weird today,
It titillates my ears,
And brings to recollection clear
Scenes of bygone years.

It whispers, wines and whistles shrill,
And comes and goes in moans;
I stop to listen to its voice
Of multifarious tones.

The pictures it recalls to mind
Are sombre, dull and gray,
Suggestive of tempestuous night
And shivering winter day;

Of swaying trees and storm-tossed craft,
And birds in headlong flight ;
Of trembling witches in Macbeth,
And windy tombs at night.

It dies away, stops, starts again,
Nearer and nearer comes;
The noise grows even louder still,
Like a thousand beating drums.

But now my dream is quite dispelled,
As sense of sound grows keener;
'Tis not the weird and wizard wind,
It's Mary's vacuum cleaner!

— Granville Kleiser.

August 16, 1928

— We have received a circular letter charg-
ing that a committee of the United States
Congress has refused to give a hearing to
complainants against the practice of vivisec-
tion. It charges that many dogs are cut to
pieces alive in the professed interest of
science, and asserts that no good has yet
come to medical science from this practice.
The matter will again be brought to the
attention of Congress in the hope of prevent-
ing needless suffering on the part of helpless
animals.

— The southwest has harvested a tremen-
dous wheat crop — and at less cost than ever
before. This season more than 19,000 harves-
ter— thresher "combines" — have been used in
one state, Kansas, and it is estimated that
60 per cent of the entire crop will be handled
that way. Given good weather conditions, the
"combine" will harvest and thresh for as
little as three cents a bushel whereas the
use of the old binders and threshing ma-
chines ran as high as 25 cents. The reduc-
tion in labor costs is, therefore, an important
factor.

— Despite depredations by bean beetles, the
ordinary farm garden is still the best pay-
ing piece of land on the place.

—The Archbishop of York, Rev. Dr. Cosmo
Gordon Lang, will succeed Eev. Dr. Eandall
Thomas Davidson as archbishop of Canterbury
and primate of all England.

—The condition of Bishop Joseph C. Hart-
zell, who was brutally assaulted by thieves a
few weeks ago, and has since been a patient
in Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, shows some
improvement, although ultimate recovery is
not assured. At latest reports the broken
bones were knitting and he was resting fairly
comfortably.

—Brother Abraham Pressley Brower, aged
eighty, died at his home near Liberty last
Sunday. The funeral was on Tuesday, con-
ducted by Dr. A. G. Dixon, assisted by Bros.
Millaway, Ashburn, and A. O. Lindley. A
large number of relatives and friends were
in attendance. Brother Brower was a valua-
ble member of our church, and his going will
make an appreciable difference.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, AUGUST 30, 1928

NUMBER 42

Emotional Aspects of God

Emotional people are a distinguishable class. They serve
to bring out into relief the emotional side of man's nature.
Man is not a constant factor as gravity and some other forces
seem to be, but he acts on impulse, and his impulses come
from his emotions, which vary from time to time. If a man's
emotions are easily excited and respond to excitement with
great strength, we say he is of an emotional temperament.

Is there anything in the Divine Nature that corresponds
to the emotional nature in man? Are we in respect to our
emotions made in the image of God ?

The question may be too deep for our theology, but it
may be an interesting subject of speculation.

The play of emotions in us seems to be. the result of inter-
action with our environment. Our environment is ever
changing and consequently there is corresponding change
or tendency to change in us. We find in ourselves the power
to respond in different ways to the incitements of environ-
ment. We can say yes and we can say no. Our emotions
do not act with the invariability of gravitation. In other
words, there is a power in us higher than our emotions, a
power that can restrain and direct our emotions. Our emo-
tions are a reservoir of power ready for action when action
is appropriate. In the well regulated life they are kept sub-
ject, to reason. But they act with certainty and vigor when
occasion comes.

There is this great and essential difference between God
and men. Men are taken by surprise, they are suddenly
confronted by an unexpected situation demanding immediate
action. God is never surprised, He knows what to expect, and
He is always prepared for what takes place. Human emotion
is like the lightning flash or the thunderbolt. God's feeling
manifests itself more after the fashion of the evershining sun.
It must be true that God feels as well as thinks and wills.
He feels the noblest emotions. John said of him, He is love.
What higher emotion can there be than love? God is moved
with compassion. He feels pity. He also feels indignation
toward sin. According to scriptural representation, God has
emotions corresponding to our own. He that formed the
eye, shall He not see? He that formed the heart, shall He
not feel? The great difference between us and God is that
our emotions are prone to error but God's never. His emo-
tional responses are both sure and fitting.
-M

— To me education is living and loving and learning and
developing without any expectation or desire of graduation;
it's an endless , process, something that lasts forever. — Dr.
Sykes.

—What do we live for if it is not to make life less difficult
for others? — Eliot.

What Is Success?

Success is a personal achievement. No one can inherit
success. No one can come upon success by accident. Success
means going through with, implying, purpose, method, and
effort adapted to reach the end in view. A man may aim to
become a scholar, and may study persistently and wisely
until he has become a scholar. If so, he has succeeded. A
man may aim to be rich and may scheme and toil and save
for years until he has become rich. He has succeeded. A
rich man may aim to give away all his wealth before he dies,
as Andrew Carnegie is said to have done. If he dies poor,
he has succeeded.

The quality and degree of a man's success depends upon
the quality of his aim and the wisdom and persistence of his
efforts. There are therefore various kinds and degrees of
success. What one man esteems a great and worthy success
another man would consider not worth wlilie. No successes
are cheap in expenditure of effort, but many successes are
not worth what they cost. What a disappointment does a
man experience when he devotes his life to gaining some
species of success and then wakes up to the realization that
what he has gained is not only not worth the effort, but —
sadder still — it has taken away his time and opportunity to
achieve some worthy success.

A success that fails to achieve the main purpose of life
is evidently an unworthy one. What is the main purpose
of life? Here we are liable to make a fatal mistake. Some
would say that the main purpose in life is a man's strongest
purpose, the purpose that appeals to him mast powerfully
and dictates to him his course of procedure. This would
make a man's purpose justify itself by its strength. It would
relieve a man from choosing his own purpose and leave him
free to apply all his energies to working out the means to
gratify the strongest impulse of his being, his master passion.
But this cannot be accepted as a true definition of the main
purpose of life. Man has a social setting, he has a necessary
relation to other men, and above this, a relation to God, his
Maker. Man is not free to ignore God and his fellowmen in
choosing his course in life. No course ean be considered high
and worthy that dishonors God and works injury to fellow-
men. Evidently the highest, and most worthy course is that
which most honors God and most helps fellowmen. How
can one find this course? How can one be sure that he has
found it ! That is a great and vital question. Anxiety about
the matter may become great enough to drive one distracted.
How are we to find the way in the maze of this complex life?
We couldn't find it and be sure that we had found it but by
the guidance of the Holy Spirit of God promised by Christ.
The highest success, the only true success, is achieved by
following the divine leading, doing the things given to us
from above. The soul that does this has peace and joy and
assurance, a constant reward.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

August 30, 192S

AN APPEAL TO FRIENDS OF OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS

Article Nine of the Fourth Section of the Constitution of
the state of New York reads as follows: "Neither the state
nor any subdivision thereof shall use its property or credit
or any public money, or authorize or permit to be used,
directly or indirectly, in aid or maintenance, other than for
examination or inspection, of any school or institution of
learning wholly or in part under the control or direction of
any religious denomination, or in which any denominational
tenet or doctrine is taught."

In the New York Constitutional Convention, June, 1915,
Gov. Smith (then a member of N. Y. Assembly) introduced a
resolution for the abolition of the above article, which would
have opened the door for the division of public school funds
among different religious denominations, which in the end
would have destroyed the American public school system in
that state. Such a division has long been advocated by Cath-
olic ecclesiastics. When I was chaplain of the state senate
of Montana (1893). Senator Powers (at the request of the
bishop) introduced a bill to that effect. Gov. Smith, in pre-
senting the above resolution, as the history of the convention
clearly shows, was acting as the representative and agent of
the archbishop of New York City.

The Catholic Hierarchy in America, bitterly and con-
tinuously, oppose and denounce our public schools. The fol-
lowing (from the Catholic World, November, 1886), is one
of their mildest statements: "The infidelity, communism,
and socialism of the age; lack of reverence for all that has
been considered sacred ; the immorality of society that might
shame a Sodom and Gomorrah — these are the fruits of secu-
lar education" — as given in the public schools.

This is not an extreme or exceptional statement. Bishops
are constant^ issuing pastoral letters to their flocks in which
terms are used far more virulent than the above language.
If one wishes fully to understand the situation, he may con-
sult the standard work on this subject — Jenkins' Christian
vs. Godless Schools — authorized by Cardinal Gibbons, then
the head of the Catholic Hierarchy in America.

Some Protestants and all Catholics charge that all persons
who oppose Gov. Smith for president, because a Catholic, are
supreme bigots. They indignantly exclaim: "Just as unrea-
sonable and un-American as to refuse to vote for a man
for president because he is a Baptist, a Lutheran or a
Quaker."

But the cases are radically unlike. Those who make this
statement are so color blind on the subject of tolerance that
they cannot see a distinction as great as that between day
and night. Many persons oppose Gov. Smith, not on account
of his Catholic religion, but on account of what stands behind
him: ]iis ecclesiastical entanglements. And their fears are
warranted by the history of the Papal policies in all ages and
in all lands where the Roman Church has had or now pos-
sesses adequate power to enforce its authority.

I oppose Gov. Smith for president, not because I am an
enemy of the Catholic Church, but because the rulers of his
church are enemies of our public schools ; and he has never
lifted his voice in condemnation of these bitter and baseless
attacks. My opposition is not intolerance. It is my patriotic
duty as a friend of our schools. This is not a religious ques-
tion but a problem in loyalty to a fundamental American
institution. The language of the great Jefferson on tolera-

tion has no application here, as Senator Robinson recently
contended at the Houston convention. If living, he would be
the first to resent this abuse of our secular schools as immoral
and irreligious.

In his reply to Mr. Charles C. Marshall (Atlantic Monthly,
May, 1927), Gov. Smith affirmed his loyalty to the public
schools as "one of the corner stones of American liberty."
But under the circumstances, this statement is inadequate.
It does not touch the point at issue. How a "corner stone,"
if "un-Christian and godless" as his religious leaders assert?
If a true friend, why so long silent in the face of priestly
abuse? We have the right to demand: When your church
authorities condemn our educational system as the cause of
vice and crime, do you approve or do you not? Silence in
the presence of such persistent and wholesale denunciation
by your ecclesiastical superiors is not consistent with loyalty
to this essential institution of our American civilization.

I oppose Gov. Smith, not because I fear that, if elected,
he would materially injure our American system of educa-
tion, but because he docs not repudiate the slanders heaped
upon it by the priests and bishops of his church.

If the Board of Bishops of the Episcopal Church indulged
in similar language, I should vote against an Episcopal can-
didate for the presidency, unless he publicly condemned such
statements. My motive in doing so would not be intolerance
but patriotis in. And let me earnestly ask here: Is it just or
manly for friends of the public schools to remain silent in
face of this abuse of institutions which they support by their
taxes and which they cherish as helpers of their children?
To remain silent in the presence of wrong-doing is to do
wrong. We do our schools wrong when we ignore the abuse
unjustly heaped upon them. The quickest way for Catholics
to lessen what they call Protestant intolerance is for them to
cease their attacks on our public schools.

If the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church de-
nounced our schools as the chief cause of the vice and crime
in our land, what a storm of protest would break upon their
heads! And nobody would call that protest intolerance.
Have we not a right as American citizens — nay, is it not our
solemn duty — to demand of a candidate for the highest office
in our nation what his attitude is toward these false and .
bitter attacks made by his ecclesiastical superiors, whom he
is under obligation as a Catholic to obey?

The personal qualities of Gov. Smith do not count in this
contest any more than the personality of Senator Douglas in
the election of 1860. What stood behind Douglas was the
negro. American citizens had then to decide by their ballots
the momentous question: Is the negro a human being or a
mere animal ?

What stands behind Gov. Smith in the present contest is
the public school and behind it the Catholic Hierarchy with
an uplifted hand ready to smite it. as their words in num-
berless pastoral letters have bitterly smitten it for genera-
tions. This charge is not a Protestant falsehood, and it is
not bom of religious intolerance. It is made, not in anger,
but in sorrow. lie who runs may read the warrant for it in
thousands of pages of literature authorized by Catholic
prelates.

Therefore, I shall not vote for Gov. Smith, because I
must put into my ballot, not only my loyalty to our public
schools, but also my condemnation of their enemies. While
he himself has not uttered these slanders, they are broadcast
by his ecclesiastical superiors, and until he repudiates them

August 30, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Three

he is particeps criminis. But my opposition does not mean
hatred of the Roman Church, nor does it express bigotry
toward Catholics. All this talk of Protestant intolerance in
this connection is absurd. My action is simply loyalty to our
American system of education which is an essential element
in all true citizenship. My vote must he a counterthrust
against every one who condemns this system as un-Christian
and godless; and also, against candidates who let such
charges go unrebuked.

It is asserted: "A Catholic shall not he kept out of office
because he is a Catholic." An excellent statement so far as
it goes. But it does not apply to the situation before us. "We
do not seek to keep a man out of office simply because of his
Catholic faith. What lies outside his religious belief creates
our opposition. When he leaves the realm of religion, and,
entering the field of civic affairs, condemns and abuses our
schools, then we enter our protest. Our criticism is not
intolerance, but patriotism, being directed, not against his
religion but his citizenship. Abuse of our schools is not an
inherent element of Catholic faith, and when we resent such
abuse, we do not thereby interfere with any man's religion.
We only condemn his defective patriotism.

If a Jewish rabbi used similar language about our schools
and his leading layman made no protest, should they oppose
him when seeking election to the school board? This oppo-
sition wuold not lie bigotry toward Judaism. It would
simply mean that they considered this Jew deficient in loyalty
to things American. And so it is with our opposition to
Gov. Smith.

The priest may charge me with disgraceful bigotry. In
reply, but without bitterness, I charge him with inadequate
patriotism — at least in his attitude toward our public schools.
American patriotism implies loyalty to them. They are the
only schools that our secular state can provide. Therefore,
all persons unfriendly to them lack an essential element of
true Americanism.

In these strange days, when the opponents of Gov. Smith
are accused of trying to rekindle the fires of the Inquisition
(who put those fires ffut?), it is well to remember that there
is a civic intolerance as hateful and as destructive of human
welfare as any bigotry that ever cursed the realm of religion.
Prejudice against a neighbor simply because he is a Catholic
is, indeed, hateful.

But hatred of our public schools, condemnation of them
as un-Christian and godless, and misrepresentation of them
as productive of vice and crime — all this is a form of political
intolerance, which limits patriotism and seriously injures the
American commonwealth.

To insist that members of any church, who enjoy Ameri-
can citizenship, have no right to take such an attitude is the
duty of every loyal American. To demand that any candidate
for the presidency whose church officials use such language
be called upon to repudiate these criticisms, that represent a
form of hostile intolerance toward things essentially Ameri-
can, is also the duty of all loyal Americans.

Supreme loyalty to our nation means devotion to the basic
institutions of our civilization. Opposition to all those who
condemn' any of these fundamental institutions, or by silence
condone such attacks, especially if a candidate for high office,
is not intolerance but patriotism. The worst form of bigotry
is chargeable to those who are intolerant toward the essential
principles of the American state. — J, E, Crocker.

A VOICE FROM THE PHILIPPINES

Since the establishment of this country the prevailing
sentiment, or at least the majority view, has been that reli-
gious or fraternal organizations should not attempt to sway
their adherents in matters of the state. That individuals
should form their own opinions in governmental affairs,
choose their own leaders in administrative affairs of the state
without undue persuasion on the part of any one, has been
one of the landmarks of a country settled largely by those
who sought its shores to find such freedom.

When cretain whispered rumors have been heard of a
church that was seeking to put its members in strategic posi-
tions that it might attain power in civil affairs by its domi-
nance over them; of a religion that taught union of the
Church and State through its servants and was ever seeking
to increase its power in the United States, the whisperers
have been laughed at, called fanatical, over suspicious and
narrow.

Yet certain actions on the part of this church have been
hard to overlook, even though the thought of the religious
question being raised in politics is abhorrent and against
the fundamentals of Americanism. Even though there is an
inherent desire to shrink from and avoid facing such an issue,
it is no doubt better to stamp it out in its infancy.

An occurrence, happening recently in the Philippine
Islands, brings the issue close to home. Despite the Roman
Catholic Church's many and vociferous denials that it makes
any attempt to interfere with politics, it seems that such an
attempt has been brought to light in one of the territories
under the jurisdiction of the United States. The Manila
Tribune carried the following article recently:

"All the parochial churches, Catholic organizations and
prominent Catholic politicians in the Philippines have re-
ceived circulars from the Archbishop of Manila instructing
them to work for the victory of all pro-Catholic candidates,
it was learned yesterday from one of the high government
officials.

' ' Those who have reecived the circulars would not divulge
their full contents, but it is believed that they contain the
lists of the candidates that are to be supported and a litany
of accusations against other religious sects and anti-Catholic
associations. ' '

The editor of the Manila Times comments as follows:

"For the Catholics to deny that their church, as an organi-
zation, does not favor and cannot support the candidacy of
any one in the coming elections, only opposes the truth to the
evident machinations of certain elements to bring the power
of the church into play in affairs of the exclusive jurisdiction
of the state.

"The Filipinos will rue the day they tolerate any church
or sect, as an institution, actively to engage in politics, so
that in temporal matters the spiritual forces in the land will
have, if not a decisive influence, at least a voice. They can-
not envision a future of these islands free from that which
leads to deeper antagonism, idle recriminations, if religious
bodies are permitted to take on political color and to win
ascendency in the government of the country."

The editor said further that the fact that under American
rule the Filipinos had learned to eschew religious intervention
in politics was one of the greatest gifts from this country.

Will the time come when America is no longer able to
set this example, but struggles itself in the net of which it
has taught others to beware? — Scottish Bite News Bureau.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

August 30, 192S

HOW SHALL WE VOTE IN 1928

Everybody except a few politicians agrees that the out-
standing issue of the present presidential campaign is pro-
hibition. The issue has been forced upon us by those who
bitterly oppose and have opposed it. The vote cast this year
will have tremendous bearing upon what we can do hence-
forward to make and keep this nation sober. If this is not a
moral issue, and recognized by Christian people as such, then
we have lost the ability to recognize a moral issue when we
see it.

Botli the leading political parties have yielded to the uni-
versal demands of the people, and have inserted a plank
in their platforms pledging themselves to a faithful and
vigorous enforcement of the law as it now stands. And if
this were all, we might be content and go on with our usual
political alignment, assured that whoever was elected the law
would be enforced.

But this is not all, for the candidates on the platform
differ widely, and have expressed themselves unambiguously.
One of them avows his sympathy with the law, declaring it
"a noble experiment." The other says, "It is well known
that I believe that there should be fundamental changes in
the present provisions."

What sort of "fundamental changes" this candidate
desires is also well known by what he has done while governor
of a great state. Although he had sworn to support and
defend the Constitution of the United States, he signed a
bill to repeal the aet supporting and enforcing one of the
provisions of that Constitution in his state. If elected presi-
dent there is no reason to think that his oatli to support and
defend the Constitution in that office would prevent him from
doing the same thing if he gets the chance. If his counsels
should fail to induce Congress to pass such a bill for him to
sign, we know, for he has said so, that he will bring all possi-
ble pressure to bear to so change the law as to permit the
sale of light wines and beer, which he calls "sane and
sensible. ' '

Now the question for us to answer is this: Why should
those, who believe in prohibition elect a man as president who
does not believe in it? Why should we who do not want the
law fundamentally changed elect a man who "is well known"
to want it changed ? And why should we choose a man to
enforce the law whose principal interest in it is not to get it
enforced, but to get it changed?

A prominent politician who has hitherto been reckoned
in favor of prohibition advises us to elect this candidate and
then fight him in Congress. But what sort of tomfool strategy
is this which would first admit an enemy into our besieged
city and then fight him after we let hi min 1 No. We refuse
to stultify ourselves at the demand of an unintelligent and
hidebound partisanship. Let all our conferences and our min-
isters and editors, who have again and again declared in solemn
resolutions that we stand by the Constitution we helped to
make, and that the law enforcing this provision of it must be
enforced, say it again, and say it with ballot, so that no
political party will ever again dare to assume that we only
believe in prohibition when our political party nominates a
candidate who believes in it. — Rev. T. E. Lewis, D.D.

— What one man cannot do in helping another he can do
easily with the aid of other men. Where one man could not
bring a needed soul to Christ, four men could easily do it.

CHURCH AND UNIVERSITY

By Rev. James C. Baker, D.D.
(Reviewed by Rev. Joseph Fort Newton, Litt.D.)

For twenty-one years Dr. Baker' has been the leader of
the Wesley Foundation at the University of Illinois, and
minister of Trinity Methodist Church in Urbana, a city of
ten thousand students. His anniversary was recently cele-
brated with appropriate exercises, evoking tributes from
religious leaders all over the nation. No man in America
has had richer or more varied contacts with student life,
and the sermon here reviewed, preached on the occasion of
the installation of the Student Council, gives the results of
his ripe experience.

"In the last thirty-five years," Dr. Baker tells us, "the
actual registration in our colleges and universities haB in-
creased six times as rapidly as our population, and the curve
still moves upward. At the same time there is a growing
conviction among educators that the results in the life of
the student — the goal of the whole process of modern educa-
tion— are decidedly unsatisfactory, because the vital spiritual
element is lacking. Unless our wealth of knowledge takes
on spiritual meaning, and finds a spiritual use, it will not
only defeat itself, but may become a menace."

"Three things are needed," as Dr. Baker sees the situa-
tion, "and the first is a competent intellectual interpretation
of religion. This does not mean that the student asks the
church for philosophy, science, or sociology, but he does want
his religion related to other human interests. He wants his
religious teacher to be adequately trained in the thought of
our day and able to speak of eternal things in the terms of
our time, not in any outworn vocabulary of the past. The
finest minds of the church are needed in the universities."

"The second great demand," Dr. Baker continues, "is
for a convincing Christian ethic, required by the devastating
confusion in the minds of the present generation concerning
the meaning, art and conduct of life. Today, as of old, the
church is faced by a pagan theory of life, which leaves man-
kind to wallow in the formless, unchannelled bog of instinct
and passion. The older generation cannot hand over ready-
made its standards, customs and beliefs. These may be offered
as a suggestion, but they will not be repeated by rote. A new
morality is needed, or at least an ancient moral life must be in-
terpreted anew, illuminated, not by authority, but by insight."

"The third requirement," Dr. Baker does not forget, "is
for an interpretation of the social meanings of religion. What
does religion mean in practical life ? Does it make a vital
difference in the relations of men to one another? Or is our
religion a make-believe? Shall society be based upon service
or profit ? Do we intend to end war ? Do we really believe
in the brotherhood of men and races? These are the questions
youth is asking, getting to the root of our discontents."

"They err," Dr. Baker tells us plainly, "who regard the
questionings of youth as mere juvenile squeaks, and the
firing-squad type of mind, which would suppress free thought,
is hopeless. It betrays its own past and darkens the sunrise
in the soul of youth. Education is intended to teach youth
how to think, not what to think. The church must claim and
keep its freedom, if it expects to have leadership among stu-
dents. To me the most hopeful fact is that thoughtful stu-
dents, to a greater degree than ever in my knowledge, are
seeking the vital experience of religion; and that is the path
of light," — McCall's Magazine,

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Denominational Enterprises

THE JAPAN MISSION READY FOR HEARTY
CO-OPERATION

The following report was submitted by the Executive
Committee of the Japan Mission and unanimously adopted
at its meeting on July 3, 1928:

We, the Executive Committee of the Japan Mission, have
received word of the recent actions of the General Confer-
ence, and at this our first meeting since that time wish to
assure you that you may count on your Japan Mission to
co-operate to the fullest possible extent to bring about a true
union. For the past four years under the administration
of the Union Board of Foreign Missions we believe that the
Japan Mission has really functioned as a union mission. We
are eagerly awaiting the board's official letter, and hope that
it will give us definite instructions as to how the union affects
the work of our mission. We infer that there is to be only
one budget, but are awaiting definite instructions.

We are praying that the Holy Spirit may mould us into
one body — a true union — that we may more effectively do
our part in ministering to the spiritual needs of Japan and
the world.

Paul F. Warner,
Evelyn M. Wolfe,

Committee.

A RESUME OF THE ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE

COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF MISSIONS

HELD IN PITTSBURGH, PA., AUG. 14, 1928

The meeting was called to order by the president, G. H.
Miller. Prayer was offered by J. W. Hawley.

Mrs. Henry Hupfield reported a conference with Miss
Annie L. Forrest. For physical reasons Miss Forrest is not
able to render full-time service at present, and a satisfactory
arrangement was made for Miss Forrest to serve the Board
of Missions part time at $50 per month.

Mrs. Thompson was asked to make arrangements with Mrs.
Pettet concerning the Week of Pra.yer Service in New York
City.

A resolution from the New York Woman's Committee for
Law Enforcement in which they indorse Herbert Hoover for
president of the United States and call upon the women to
support him, was read and approved.

The question of our co-operation in the Theological Semi-
nary in Japan was referred to the executive secretaries for
investigation.

The headquarters of the Board of Missions was located
in Pittsburgh.

The secretary was asked to consult attorneys and secure
a charter for the Board of Missions.

J. C. Broomfield reported his investigation of the work at
Albemarle, N. C, and Lexington, N. C. He said they were
both worthy enterprises and that the congregations were to
be congratulated upon their splendid progress.

The treasurer in consultation with G. H. Haddaway was
asked to invest the annuity bond of Mrs. H. D. Stoneking in
Baltimore Ground Rent or other securities equally reliable.

Mrs. Thompson read her report, also those of Miss Edna
M. Dexter and Dr. T. W. Woodford.

The July, expense for Pine Ridge school of $1,036.80 was
ordered paid.

The executive secretaries were asked to provide the neces-
sary report blanks for the work of the board, also to recom-
mend a new blank that may be used for all branches of the
missionary work.

In the cases of Grace Church, Indianapolis, Logansport,
Ind., and Chatham Church, Chicago, the committee dealing
with these situations was continued.

The executive secretary was made a committee upon the
case of the Emmanuel Church, Phialdelphia; San Angelo,
Texas; Charleston, S. C. ; Quinton Church, Fort Smith-
Oklahoma Conference, and West End Church, Greensboro,
N. C.

An appropriation fo $400 was made to Harger Memorial
Church, Detroit, Mich.

S. W. Rosenberger presented his report together with
those of the missionaries on the foreign field.

The board approved the actions of the mission in Japan
in using the proceeds of the old chapel in Nagoya toward
the erection of the new one, also their effort to find a suitable
lot at Hamamatsu. The election of Miss Ethel Hemstead
and Miss Elizabeth Dawson as secretaries was approved.

S. W. Rosenberger was asked to write letters of condolence
to Miss Maedomari because of the death of her mother and to
Rev. and Mrs. Schichi on account of the death of their little
girl.

The Japan Mission was asked to make a new deliverance
concerning the present needs and location of the Nagoya III
and the Astuta churches.

The language expense of $174.10 for Dr. Lacey was
ordered paid.

The executive secretary was asked to write the Mission in
India concerning the probable cost of building an adequate
dormitory for boys at Dulia.

On motion the action of the last executive committee
meeting concerning designated funds and their relation to
the local church budget was reconsidered and the following
policy was adopted :

1. All money raised by women for work under the direc-
tion and control of the Board of Missions shall lie credited
on the local church assessments for General Conference
benevolences.

2. All designated funds shall be used as directed by the
original donors.

3. Special funds raised by the women for misisonary
purposes, and special gifts for enterprises which are not a
part of the regular work of the Board of Missions nor under
its direction, such as enterprises of local branches over which
the Board of Missions has no control, cannot be used as a
credit on the local church assessments for General Conference
benevolences.

On motion the apportionments given to the branches by
the Executive Boards of the W. H. M. S. and the W. F. M. S.
were made the apportionments of the Board of Missions, and
the total of these two apportionments shall be the apportion-
ment for the united branches.

The General Conference treasurer was asked to write Mrs.
Lida K. East assuring her that the money which she advances
to him will be used for its designated purpose.

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The following Committee on Examination was elected :
G. H. Haddaway, Mrs. Marie Thompson, Mrs. Henry Hup-
field and Prof. Rowland Watts.

The appeal from Wakford Church, Chicago, was referred
to J. M. Sheridan and G. H. Haddaway.

J. C. Broomfield and J. W. Hawley were asked to prepare
a manual to govern the work of our missionaries and submit
it to the board for approval.

On motion it was decided to arrange for the celebration
of the 50th anniversary of the W. F. M. S. in the First
Methodist Protestant Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.

The meeting adjourned to meet in Baltimore September
20, 1928.

"THE JOB IS TOO LITTLE"

A committee representing the Standard Oil Company had
an all-night session. The main task was to secure a manager
for a new division of operation which the company hoped to
open in China. The chairman insisted that the manager
must have four qualifications : he must be under thirty years
old; he must be thoroughly trained; he must have proved
generalship ; he must be able to speak the Chinese language.
Many good men had been considered ; but each was found to
be lacking.

It appeared that the meeting would fail of its object. But
finally a young man arose, addressed the chairman, and de-
clared that he knew one man who could meet all the require-
ments. He added that the man was at that time in China,
living in the very city where the company was planning to
establish headquarters. He was twenty-eight years old; had
degrees from three colleges, had three years' study and prac-
tice in the Chinese language ; and had the full confidence of
the Chinese people, among whom he was widely known.
Moreover he had been valedictorian of his class in college
and was a natural leader.

Someone asked how much salary this young man was
getting, and his friend startled the committee by answering,
"Six hundred dollars a year."

The chairman said, "There is something wrong."
The young man's friend replied: "I know there is. But
the wrong is not with my friend ; it is with the system that
employs him. He works for a mission board."

After thorough questioning regarding the missionary, the
chairman said to the committeeman, "You go to China and
offer him the place." The committeeman was to offer ten
thousand dollars a year. If that failed to secure him, he was
to offer twelve thousand or even fifteen thousand.

The young agent crossed the ocean and half of China,
found his friend, and offered him the situation at ten thou-
sand a year. The young misisonary declined. The offer was
raised to twelve thousand, then to fifteen, but was rejected.
Finally the agent asked, "What will you take?"
The missionary replied: "It is not a question of salary.
The salary is magnificent. The trouble is not with the salary ;
it is with the job. The job is too little. You offer me a big
salary but a small job. I get a small salary, but I have a
big job ; and I would rather have a big job with a small
salary than a small job with a big salary. I thank you for
the confidence expressed in your offer; but I feel that I
should be a fool to quit winning souls to sell oil." — W. B.
Phipps in "Wings."

New Peace Pact

Beginning with a proposal of Briand, French statesman,
Secretary Kellogg of the United States has succeeded in
securing the signatures of fifteen nations to an agreement to
renounce war as an instrument of national progress. It is
hoped that all civilized nations will come into the agreement,
and that thus war will be rendered far less probable. Each
nation that signs the agreement is of course bound in honor
to keep it, in addition to the constant obligation all nations
are under to treat others with fairness.

Only time can tell how much this treaty is worth. Already
differences have arisen as to the meaning and application of
the treaty. Europeans, it is said, understood that by the pact
the United States has bound itself to go to war against any
nation breaking the agreement, while Mr. Kellogg asserts
that such is not the case.

THE BOOK THAT TELLS THE TRUTH

One of the distinctive characteristics of the Bible is that it
never appeals to man's pride. Most other books do. They
glorify man and his achievements. Histories tell what this
or that great character has done, or what a nation has done
through the leadership of capable men. Biographies make
out a convincing ease for notable personages. When we come
to the Bible, full of biography and history, the case is dif-
ferent. Its greatest human characters, as a rule, are men of
such glaring weakness or incapacity that God had to do the
supernatural in order to use them for His great works. The
worthy things done by His peculiar nation, Israel, came to
pass only because God patiently bore with its failures and
faithlessness toward Him, and used it in spite of itself.

It is wholesome to read the Bible, because it tells the truth
about ourselves. This does not mean it is ever a discouraged
or a discouraging Book; there is no literature in all the world
. so radiant and quickening with courage, confidence and op-
timism. But it sees the source of hopefulness not in man
but in God. It discloses the true character of sin, its deadly
weakening and destructiveness. Inasmuch as all men are
sinners by nature, and left to themselves are hopelessly in
the bondage of sin, the Bible prevents us from living in a
fool's paradise with any notion that we can, of ourselves,
make life worthy or worth while. One of its great messages
is that "with men this is impossible; but. with God all things
are possible." The grace of God, not the greatness of men,
is the theme of the Bible. — Toronto Globe.

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MY PRAYER

Father, my prayer to Thee is not for fame,
Is not for honor or to win a game
Of distinction, or some prepossessing place,
Father, I seek the sunshine of Thy face,
My prayer, that I might pass Thy blessing to another soul,
That I might brighten the path of some one growing old,
That I may have an understanding heart, a hand to lend,
That I might be to some disparaged heart, a needed friend.
A cooling hand to some one's fevered brow;
A love and tenderness like unto the heart of Thou,
That I might be a blessing to one soul now sad,
That I might bring the happiness to make a child's heart
glad.

— By Sallie May Thrower.

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SLOGAN

for the Closing Quarter
No Charge Without an Honor Roll Church

We do not know how much our people are hearing about
this slogan, aside from what we are saying, but a great deal,
we trust. We suggest that pastors announce from the pulpit
the exact amount apportioned for each cause, the amount
already paid, and what is yet to be raised. With this definite
information before the people, they will see exactly what is
to be done, and if they find it impossible to raise the total of
all causes, they will certainly see that they can raise it for
some, and we believe they will set about to do it. We most
earnestly urge that pastors and stewards press this matter
with all possible wisdom and zeal for these remaining two
months, that the church may not suffer a shortage in budget
receipts. "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof,"
and we must not withhold from Him that that is His own.

College

The fall semester will soon be opening, and the student
prospect is gratifying. The chief need just now is financial
support. Practically every new educational institution has
to pass through its financial throes, and so far, no way has
been found to make High Point College an exception. But
our people are well able to put the institution on a secure
financial footing, and we trust that at no distant date this
will be done. But let us not shift the responsibility. Many
of us may not be able to meet a large share of the need. But
we can meet our part. And above all we must not forget
the source of unfailing relief. Cod, through the prayers of
His people, eau make help available, both where help is ex-
pected, and where it is least expected. And please, Bro.
Pastor and delegate, do not think of going to conference
until you have done your utmost to raise the full assessment
for college maintenance.

Assigned

August 18. Upon the unanimous recommendation of those
members of the conference faculty present at the duly called
meeting, Rev. Roy I. Parmer, of the Ohio Conference, was
on the above date duly assigned to the pastorate of First
Church, High Point, his pastorate to begin September 1. We
trust that this may prove a happy relationship, both for pas-
tor and people, and that the church may have an era of
increasing growth and influence under Bro. Farmer's
leadership.

Spencer

August 18. We were with our people here on this date in
their third quarterly conference. They have their hearts set
on a new church building. Their lot is paid for, and the loca-
tion seems well chosen. Bro. Dan McLauren was present and
promised to meet them again on the following Thursday to
give them more definite information as to details and cost of
their proposed building. We hope that they may be able to
go forward, and that the close of the conference year may find
them worshiping in their own building. Any financial help
that any church, church organization, or individual may give
to them will be gratefully received. Their pastor, Bro. Madi-

son, will leave them about the middle of September to enter
Westminster Theological Seminary. We are glad that he is
to become a student there, though he will be greatly missed
by the Spencer people. Arrangements will be made to fill
out his unexpired term as pastor.
Halifax

August 25-26. Through the kindness of Bro. B. M. Wil-
liams we were privileged to be his traveling companion in
his car to this charge on Saturday, the 25th. Bro. Williams
went down to assist Bro. Spencer in a meeting at Hollister.
Saturday night we preached at Bethesda, and on Sunday the
appointments were at Harmony, Hollister, Ringwood and
Eden, in the order named. Except at Hollister, where the
special meeting was in progress the attendance was not large,
though the interest and the spirit of the people was encourag-
ing. The conference program was presented and stressed
at each point, and an exact financial statement given to each
church. We were pleased with the reaction to this, and our
faith is that every church on the charge will have a good
budget showing. Halifax is one of our oldest and best
charges, and numbers among its membership some of our
most loyal people. It is also Methodist Protestant historic
ground.

Rev. W. H. Wills, D.D., a champion of "mutual rights"
in the pioneer days, resided within the present bounds of this
charge. It will also be recalled that Bethesda, on this charge,
is the home church of Rev. N. M. Harrison. Bro. Spencer's
popularity is attested by the fact that he is closing his fourth
year here. His record of four years is one of zealous and
faithful service, and we trust that this year may be the best
of the four. It has been a pleasure to us to be on this field
and to meet old friends again, and to make new ones. Some
that we esteemed in other days we have missed. For the
kindness of the pastor and his family and the people for their
efforts to help us in our work, and to minister to our comfort,
we give assurances of our grateful thanks, and likewise of
our deep concern for the spiritual and material development
of the charge.

Special Number Herald

Please get us the picture of your new or improved church
or parsonage for this special number. A good kodak picture
will do. And let us have a brief word about the building —
what has been done, the cost, amount paid, location, and other
things that can be briefly told and that will be of general
interest. We want to run this number about the first of
October. We will thank you to let us have this picture and
the note as early as possible.

Is It Being Done?

Just two months more and the work of this conference
year will be history. During these two months much is to be
done to bring the year to a satisfactory closing. And surely
we do not want any closing that isn't satisfactory from the
standpoint of achievement, of effort, or of both. Revival
meetings are on now and others ought to be held. Four-fifths
of all the money we receive on budgets is yet to lie raised ;
nearly one-half of pastors' salaries is yet to be paid — all this
yet to be done, and in addition, the various things that can't
be detailed here that constitute a part of a charge's program
and a conference year's work. Is it being done? Surely these
two months must be months of interest and persistent work,
attended with much prayer. A conference year of successful
endeavor will give us gladness for the annual session, and

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hope of heart and strength of hand for the new year that
lies ahead.

Appointments

Sept. 2, Midland, with appointments as already announced.

Sept. 3, Albemarle, 8 p. m., meeting with the building
committee.

Sept. 4-6, Mecklenburg, with appointments as announced.

Sept. 9, Chatham. Hope, 11 a. m. ; Flint Ridge, 2 :30 ;
Hickory Grove, 8 p. m.

Sept. 16, Union Grove, 11 a. m. ; Lineolnton, 7 :30 p. m.

Sept. 23, Anderson Charge.

Sept. 30, Creswell.
"Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the
oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for
filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ;

"Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being
ensamples to the flock."

"And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall
receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away."

Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.

August 27, 1928.

CO-OPERATION

Select a magnet steel

Of any given length,

Then doubla it, and joy you'll feel

In quadrupling its strength.

Two times two — not four — but eight

Whenever we co-operate.

Our mighty God can take just one

And make a thousand flee ;

But give Him two, and then He'll run

Ten thousand to the sea.

Things increase at a ten-fold rate

When we co-operate.

Sure, I can take a hook and line

And catch a single fish,

But if you'll help me hold the seine

We'll take in all we wish.

A bigger catch and greater weight

Whenever we co-operate.

Since this great truth is written large
In products of the mine;
Exhibited in battle charge ;
Rewards the fisher's time;
'Tis true indeed, without debate,
God wants us to co-operate.

We'll do this in His glorious work
Through all the days to come.
And not a single member shirk
Until the task is done.
We'll win the world a rapid rate
Whenever we co-operate.

—By Dr. Schcll.

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THERE ARE SUCH

There are some people who always make a great time on
great occasions when great men are present, even if they are
compelled to act the hypocrite. They are clouds without
water, trees without fruit, shadows without substance. A
man of this sort once went several miles to hear Whitefield
preach. During the sermon he was thrilled, delighted, cap-
tivated, and so powerfully wrought upon that he was ex-
hausted and overcome, and fell to the earth. When the
sermon was over, and he had recovered from its powerful
effects, he said to a gentleman standing by, "What a great
sermon Whitefield preached today ! " To which the gentle-
man replied, "We were disappointed today; Mr. Whitefield
failed to come, and another reverend gentleman has just
preached in his place." The man looked exceedingly dis-
appointed, and exclaimed, "That wasn't Mr. Whitefield!
Then," said he, as he brushed off the dirt occasioned by his
falling to the ground, "I have dirtied my new coat for
nothing." — From "Anecdotes of Whitefield."

Nothing puts an end to co-operation sooner than the

jealousy and strife which Paul deprecated. It' we admit
them into our society, it ceases to be a society, and becomes
merely a collection of individuals warring with one another.

M-

"CAN'T DO IT"

The story is told of a minister, a temperance man, visiting

a friend. At dinner the friend wished him to take a glass

of wine.

"Can't do it," said the minister. "Wine is a mocker."

"Take a glass of brandy, then."

"Can't do it, brother. Strong drink is raging."

By this time the host became excited and remarked:

"You will pass the decanter to the gentleman next."

"No, my friend. I cannot do that. Woe unto him that

giveth his neighbor drink, that putteth the bottle to him."
"Well, then," said the host in desperation, "pass it over

to me."

"Can't touch it," said the minister, "for the good Book

says, 'Touch not, taste not, handle not.' " — The Wesley an

Methodist.

HEARING SERMONS

An African preacher, speaking from the words, "What
is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his
own soul?" mentioned, among other things, that many lost
their souls by being too charitable ! Seeing the congregation
astonished beyond measure at his saying this, he very em-
phatically repeated it, and then proceeded to explain his
meaning. "Many people," said he, "attend meeting, and
hear the sermon; and when it is over they proceed to divide
it out among the congregtaion ; this part was for that man,
that part for that woman; these precepts were for such per-
sons, these warnings for such sinners — and so," continued
the shrewd African, "they give away the whole sermon,
and keep none for themselves." — Commonwealth.
—*—

SEPARATED FROM THE WORLD

The telegraph wire must be completely insulated before
it can convey the electric communication. So we must be
separated from the world before God's message to sinners
can have free course through us. When Saladin looked at
the sword of Richard C'ceur de Lion, he wondered that a blade
so ordinary should have wrought such mighty deeds. The
English king bared his arm and said: "It was not the sword
that did these things; it was the arm of Richard." We
should be instruments that the Lord can use, and when He
has used us, the glory should all be His. — Selected.

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"FOR HIS SAKE"

There never was a sweeter or more thoughtful girl than
Marjorie Elwood, the doctor's daughter. Perhaps it was
heeause she was his daughter, for he was an unusually tender-
hearted man. He had never hardened to the profession and
never would, for by nature he was always sympathetic and
shared the pains of his patients.

It was the Sunday previous to Children's Day. He was
returning from the Children's Hospital looking weary and
sad.

"What's the matter, father?" asked Marjorie.

"Oh, I was thinking of Emily Monroe, poor child!"

"Who is she?"

"She is a young girl in the hospital. She had to have
an operation a few days ago. She was so brave, but she is
dropping now and I am very much afraid she will not pull
through. I'm sure she is homesick. It is too bad — too bad!"
and Dr. Elwood sighed.

"Why doesn't her mother go to see her?" asked Marjorie,
eagerly.

"Her mother is dead."

"Where is her father?"

"On a long business trip in the Far West."

"Has she any sisters?"

"Yes, several, but they are little children and are in a
distant city, too far away to come to visit Emily. If the
poor girl could see her little sisters I am sure there would be
a change for the better. I'm sure of it. What she needs is
cheer. ' '

It was Sunday morning. Emily lay quite still on her back,
her knees fastened together, for she was not allowed to move
her limbs for several weeks. Her face was pitifully pale and
sad. Her eyes were closed, but slow tears forced themselves
between her lids and rolled down her cheeks.

She was homesick — so homesick!

Presently the nurse came in softly, and, resting a hand
on the aching head, said, "Would you like to see a dear girl
who is waiting in the hall?"

The tearful lids opened, revealing an eager look in the
brown eyes.

"Waiting?" she asked.

"Yes, she came to see you."

"I do not know any girl in this town. Who is she?"

"She is Marjorie Elwood, the doctor's daughter."

"Oh, I love Dr. Elwood! Please bring his daughter in."

Presently Marjorie stood by Emily's bedside. Her face
was radiant.

"I know you're Emily," she said gently. "Papa told me
about you. I'm Marjorie Elwood. I've brought these;
aren't they sweet?" and she held out a bouquet of sweet
June roses.

A smile broke oiit over the wan face as the frail hand
clasped the roses and kissed them.

"Oh, I thank you! I thank you so!" she cried out.
"How did you happen to think of bringing these to me?"

"Why, it's Children's Day at the church and I wanted
you to have a share."

The burden of the sick girl's face was not so heavy now,

the nurse observed, so, pushing forward a chair, she said
kindly, "Sit down, Miss Marjorie, and tell Emily what you
are doing over at the church for Children's Day."

She left the young people alone for fifteen golden minutes,
during which time Marjorie did most of the talking. She
told Emily of the songs that were to be sung that night, of
the flowers and the birds, and the recitation that little Tom
Clark was to give. " I '11 coax him to come over with me some
day and recite it for you, ' ' she said.

Marjorie told other cheering things — how her brother,
Roland, had a wonderful dog that could play many tricks
and dance, and that when she came again she would bring
some more interesting things.

"Time is up," said the nurse, coming in quietly.

"All right," was Marjorie 's cheerful response. Then,
bending over Emily, she touched her forehead softly with
her rosy lips, and laid down on the coverlet a small box with
a pictured cover.

Marjorie was just ready to start for the "children's
service" that Sunday night when her father came in. She
looked charming in her dainty white dress. Her father
regarded her with loving eyes.

"My dear," he said, "Emily is much better. She has
improved wonderfully since morning."

"Oh, I am so glad!" said Marjorie.

"She was asleep when I went in," he continued, "and
there was a smile on her face. Upon a little stand beside her
bed was a beautiful bowl of June roses. In her frail hand
there were clasped some sweet rosebuds. A small box lay on
the side of the bed. Its contents were scattered over the
spread. There were pictures and booklets that would interest
her. I took her temperature and felt her pulse, and then
looked at the nurse. She said, 'It's Children's Day, you
know.' 'Children's Day,' I repeated. 'Yes,' she answered,
it was Miss Marjorie who brought these flowers and pictures
and made it so cheerful for Emily.' It was a heaven-born
thought that took you there, my dear. I verily believe she
was pining for home or the sight of some of her people. You
did a good deed, Marjorie, and Emily is likely to get well."

Marjorie 's face was beaming as she heard these words.
Do you wonder that she felt happy as she kissed her father
and hurried away to the service? That Children's Day meant
a lot to Marjorie. It was a happy, happy day. — Youth's
Banner.

THE BROKEN INSTRUMENT

There is a beautiful legend of a broken instrument. Its
strings were gone; its parts were out of alignment; its ex-
terior and interior were dust covered. It was thrown into a
rubbish heap, till one day a musician came to the castle. He
saw the neglected instrument and repaired it, for he was its
builder. Then he played on it the most exquisite music.
He drew from it harmony that pleased the most cultivated
because he understood its laws. This is a parable of life.
You and I are so unstrung and dissonant that no culture
can attune us, no age-spirit can restore the lost, chord. But
the great Musician, the loving Maker of us all, can repair the
ruin wrought by evil, can change the worldling and sinner
into a saint, can restore the divine image and set us back
among the approved of the Father. Oh, for the harmony
that enables the soul to hold unbroken communion with the
Lord ! — Selected.

Page Ten

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Sept. 9 — Paul in Athens and Corinth
Scripture basis— Acts 17:10-18:17; I Cor.
2:1-16; I Tim. 2:3-7.

The Apostle Argues at Athens
a. Athenians Admonished. Leaving Berea,
the Apostle Paul journeyed by sea to Athens
in the province of Achaia, 250 Soman miles
south of Beraea by land. Silas and Timothy
were left at the latter place, perhaps to fur-
ther strengthen the new converts, and were
bidden to hasten to meet Paul at Athens.

Here in this wonderful city, where learning
and art abounded, he found the absence of
the worship of the true God and His Son.
Jesus Christ. Eight away he began to argue
in the synagogue with the Jews and in the
market place with the devout and those who
would listen to him.

He had not been discoursing very long be-
fore he encountered the two extreme schools
of philosophy in evidence there, Stoicism and
Epicureanism. The former believed that the
Supreme Being cared only for the universe,
that human beings were subjects of fate, that
they must show indifference toward their fate,
whether joyous or sorrowful. The latter, TOT,
believed that the gods only cared for the ma-
terial world, but differed from the other
school in that they held that pleasure was the
chief good in the world.

That they might hear him more fully, they
escorted Paul to Mars' Hill (Areopagus), a
rocky platform to the northwest of the hill
called the Acropolis, where were gathered an
assembly of men, who were always ready to
listen to a new doctrine.

In his opening remarks, he courteously ad-
dressed them as "Ye men of Athens" and
tactfully observed that they were very re-
ligious, for, it is held, "they had on show no
fewer than 3,000 public statues, most of them
representing gods or goddesses." Among these
was one with the inscription, "To the Un-
known God," which seems to signify that with
all their deities there was a reaching out of
the human soul for that which none of these
others could supply. Paul,_using this as the
basis of his argument, declared unto them
Jesus.

b. Athenians Accept. Not all accepted, by
any means, for when Paul discussed the resur-
rection of Jesus, it was beyond their grasp,
and the assembly was dismissed without much
serious consideration. However, the word of
the Lord goes not from the mouth of faithful
witnesses without effect (Isa. 5:11), so a num-
ber of converts were made, several of whose
names are recorded in this chapter (17:34).

The Corinthians Called to Christ
a. Corinthian Characteristics. Lying fifty
miles west of Athens, Corinth enjoyed a most
favorable situation for trade. The cargoes of
ships plying through the Aegean and Adriatic
Seas were transferred here, and trade was
conducted through it between the north and
south.

"At one time the city is said to have hod
300,000 inhabitants, with more than a half
million slaves at work in its fleet and its
colonies. It was a city of pleasure and of

unbridled license, where the idle rich of all
lands went to satisfy beastly desires."

Here the apostle met Aquila and Priscilla,
fellow-craftsmen in tent-making, and he abode
with them while in Corinth. Silas and Timo-
thy joined him here. He remained in the city
IS months, "teaching the word of God among
them."

b. Corinthians Contentious. In the syna-
gogue, Paul taught the Jews and Greeks con-
cerning the Christ of God. He testified, he
persuaded, he admonished, but the Jews be-
came bitter against him. This led him to
denounce them for their hard-heartedness and
to declare his intention to turn to the Gen-
tiles, which he did.

Leaving the synagogue, he went next door
where dwelt a Roman convert to Judaism,
Titus Justus, which was a convenient place
in which to hold services. Crispus, the chief
ruler of the- synagogue, became converted to-
gether with his household and many other
Corinthians, and all were baptized.

In this eity of licentiousness, where the
Jews turned against him, and perhaps being
fatigued mentally and physically, Paul be-
came despondent. But God was with him, and
manifested His presence in a vision. "Be not
afraid; I am with thee; no man shall hurt
thee;" thus came the message of assurance.
No wonder he remained there 18 months, and
even tried to enlist the support of the pro-
consul, Gallio, against him. But Gallio was a
just, merciful ruler, whose "popularity and
bright, lovable character are indicated by the
aeeetionate nickname given him, 'Sweet Gal-
lio'." He dismissed the accusers, and the
Greek sympathizers with Paul took advantage
of the occasion to give the Jewish spokesman,
Sosthenes, a good thrashing.

THE EDITOR'S VACATION

We were gone ten days and spent six of
them in rapid automobile travel. The riding
we consider a helpful exercise to people grown
sluggish by too little physical activity. The
end of the first day found us in Washington,
D. C. While we were stopping at a traffic
signal a young man came near and offered
to conduct us to an inn within a block of the
White House where we could procure lodging
for the night for one dollar each. We knew
that President Coolidge was not at home, but
we decided to go and see this inn. We found
things tolerable but of course not luxurious.

The next day brought us to Pittsburgh, Pa.,
where the editor's older son lives. We had
with us the other son, his wife, and his sister,
so that we had a family reunion.

We spent Sunday in Pittsburgh. I attended
church at the Second Church and heard an
inspiring sermon by Dr. A. J. Allen, now
president of the Pittsburgh Conference, suc-
ceeding Bev. J. C. Broomfield who was in
May promoted to the presidency of the Gen-
eral Conference. The pastor of this church
has given notice that he will not. be available
for next year, and the congregation held a
meeting to call a successor. Of course the
arrangement they make is subject to the
approval of the Annual Conference. But they
know this rind are careful to take only such
steps as they have reason to believe the An-

August 30, 1928

nual Conference will approve. This combina-
tion of congregational and connectional prac-
tice seems to work without, much friction in
the Pittsburgh Conference.

Our third day's travel took us through
Cleveland, Ohio, where we stopped to see a
brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law. A son
of this brother-in-law had just returned from
Haiti where he has spent months in building
some government buildings. This is a family
of contractors, the father and two sons all
being builders. The father, Mr. J. W. Deit-
rick, has built a number of large buildings
in different parts of the country. The younger
son was graduated from the University of
Michigan in June of last year, but is already
a busy builder. By night we reached Adrian,
Mich., the seat of Adrian College. Here we
visited another brother-in-law, Mr. James
Barrow, and his family. He has two sons and
one daughter, all married and living nearby,
so that we were permitted to see them all.
One of the sons is a building contractor and |
the other is game warden for that part of
the state. We had a very pleasant visit with
these relatives. The next day we showed our
two sons the houses in which they were born
and which they left in early childhood. We
also hurried past Adrian College where the
editor and his younger son both attended
school (but not at the same time). Another
day's drive and we were back in Pittsburgh.
While there we were permitted to visit the
office of the Methodist Recorder and see Edi-
tor Davis, Publishing Agent Darling, Editor
Johnson of the Sunday school publications,
Secretary Stephenson of the Board of Educa-
tion, and several ministers, including our own
Dr. S. K. Spahr, who with Mrs. Spahr is spend-
ing the summer months in their old home.
We were glad to hear them say that they ex-
pect to return to Greensboro about October
first to spend the winter. Time failed us to
call on several acquaintances and friends of
former years whom we would have been de-
lighted to see. Pittsburgh is a big city and
its winding streets present a problem to a
stranger trying to go here and there. We
concluded that very few Pittsburgh people
really know Pittsburgh.

We saw a most notable man in Pittsburgh.
He has a face remarkable for its breadth and
this is greatly enlarged by a growth of jet
black whiskers, hanging low and spreading
wide. We never saw such a man anywhere
else. We were told that he is a Jewish rabbi.
While his appearance in some respects would
invite remark, in other respects it would in-
timidate those who might be disposed to ridi-
cule. He looked as though he might fell an
ox with one blow of his fist.

Pastor Leland of the Fourth Church showed
us through his church. It is built of stone
and presents a good appearance outside and
inside. It has a seating capacity of five
hundred with quite a number of classrooms
for Sunday school. It is growing year by year
and is gradually paying itself out of debt.
It has a duplex parsonage next to the church.
The rent from half this is helping financially.
We left Pittsburgh with pleasant recollec-
tions of many kindnesses received from sev-
eral friends there. One of the most interest-
ing places visited was the Westinghouse Lab-
oratory where our older son is employed in
research work. Many experimenters work
here in separate rooms set apart and equipped

August 30, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

for their use. We cannot describe all the
wonders we saw. We will mention one: Mr.
Knowles, an experimenter in electricity, who
has received a thousand-dollar prize for a dis-
covery of his, was working with some ap-
paratus so delicate that a wave of the hand
through the air would turn on and turn off
an electric light.

We were especially impressed with the kind-
ness of Mr. Kellogg, a Connecticut Yankee,
who conducted us from room to room, explain-
ing operations. He is manager of one of the
sections of the laboratory. One of the ex-
perimenters we talked with wras a Russian
who speaks English very brokenly.

Coming home across the mountains of Penn-
sylvania, our car was halted by an officer in
uniform. He did not mistake us for bootleg-
gers, but he thought we might have some
green corn in our car. He was trying to
prevent the spread of the European corn-
borer. We Tiad no green corn and he did
not detain us.

Our last night from home was spent in New
Market, Va., where three of our party visited
the Endless Caverns and saw charming won-
ders under the earth.

We were glad to reach home at the end of
the tenth day and find our usual place again.
We take up the fight where we left off, and
hope to have a little more strength .for the
day.

M-

SURPRISED!

Having been away on vacation, have not
kept up with what was in our church papers.
But today am looking them over and am
surprised to find an editorial under this cap-
tion: "Diotrephes at the General Confer-
ence," in which the editor seems to think
that he was not at ours. How he could be
in both places at the same time I do not
know, but am sure that if he was not at ours
he had a substitute that filled his place to
perfection.

This one at Baltimore seemed to know how
to get in on most any subject twice or more
perhaps; he worried some of us so much
that we felt more like leaving than listening.

Our editor is such a fine-spirited fellow
that he perhaps was not as critical as the
writer, for this man had so much to say that
he seemed to think that no subject intro-
duced was complete until he had put the
finishing touches on by his arguments in some
direction — for often it seemed that just so
he got to speak he was satisfied. In fact, he
talked so much that some of us "dubbed" him

"The Dirigible," and when I say

that some of the readers of this who were
there will remember at once to whom the
writer has reference.

I never feel like taking issue with the
editor, for lie is always on the right side, but
thought perhaps as he has a fine sense of
humor he would enjoy this "correction."

N. G. BETHEA.

(The editor thanks Bro. Bethea for the
correction. — Ed.)

— Pittsburgh has several tunnels under the
mountains for automobile travel, also for foot
passengers. An accident in one of them, ty-
ing up traffic, resulted seriously from the poi-
son gas. They are better ventilated now, fans
keeping the air in circulation.

I Our Children's Home |

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Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Flat Eock, Vance Circuit $ 6.20

Concord, Saxapahaw Circuit 1-05

W. J. Spainhower, Winston-Salem .... 1.00

W. H. Greenway, Oxford, N. C 7.00

Miss Mamie Johnston, Sunday eggs .... 1.00

Mrs. D. T. Gaster, Sunday eggs 75

Roberta, Children's Recital 50.00

Concord Station, Children's Recital 11.25

Antioch, Mecklenburg Circuit, Children's

Recital 10.00

Love's Grove, Midland Circuit, Chil-
dren's Recital 15.62

Fallston, Fallston Circuit, Children's

Recital 15.66

Pleasant Hill, Cleveland Circuit, Chil-
dren's Recital 14.63

Lincolnton Station, Children's Recital . . 10.00

Bess Chapel, Children's Recital 55.70

Bessemer City, Children's Recital 14.33

Kanuapolis, Children's Recital 15.01

Mt. Pleasant, N. Davidson Ct., Chil-
dren's Recital 21.26

Offerings by Sunday Schools

State Street, Lexington $ 4.26

Concord Station 25.00

Lebanon, High Point 5.95

Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant Circuit 5.50

Haw River Mission 3.49

Pleasant Grove Station 9.10

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Circuit 5.60

Tabernacle 5.50

Denton, Denton Circuit . .'. 2.40

Bethany, Randolph Circuit 1.20

pjhoals. Pinnacle Circuit 2.03

Midway, Haw River Circuit 5.00

Fallston, Fallston Circuit (2 months).. 10.85

Bethel, Alamance Circuit S.70

Bethesda, Halifax Circuit, Ladies' Aid .. 3.00

Bethesda, Halifax Circuit 1.50

Mt. Carmel, Forsyth Circuit 4.25

Whitakers 7.00

Friendship, Haw River Circuit 5.00

Bethesda, N. Davidson Ct 5.58

Maple Springs. Forsyth Circuit 3.S3

Center, Alamance Circuit 4.75

Since our last report we have received the
following donations:

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Warlick, one bolt of
sheeting.

Some nice, useful articles made by the Con-
cord Vacation Church School.

Mr. Earnhart, Concord, one box of clothing.
Junior C. E. Society of Arlington, Ohio, one
box of towels.

Ladies' Aid Society of Bethesda Church,
Halifax Circuit, one box containing nice ma-
terials, towels, etc.

Mrs. M. J. Hunter, Halifax Circuit, three
beautiful pieces of fancy-work, which she
made at the age of 80 years.

The Girls' Mission Band, Burlington First
Church, one box containing various useful
articles

Mr. W. F. Grabs, of King, remembered us
in his usual good manner with two bags of
apples.

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Garrett, two bags of
apples.

Mrs. Pickett, of High Point, two bushels
of apples.

We are unable to express our deep apprecia-

tion for the cash and many other donations
received, all of which are very helpful. We
trust that each contributor may be richly
rewarded for their loyalty to this Home.

We were cordially received at each church
which we have visited with the Children's Re-
cital. We appreciate very much the hospi-
tality shown us wherever we take the chil-
dren. E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.
M-

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $183,698.99

R. M. Cox 1,000.00

M. J. Wrenu 500.00

W. L. Ward 500.00

C. C. Bobbins 500.00

R. N. Hauser 500.00

$186,698.99
Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,406.71

Melvin Garner . . .- 2.50

B. L. Hoavner 5.00

$9,514.21
These payments have been made on addi-
tional pledges toward the indebtedness of the
college.

The energetic chairman of our Finance Com-
mittee, Mr. George T. Penny, is very much
interested in providing the means for meeting
the acute financial situation of the college,
and deserves the utmost co-operation of all the
members of the church.

In this connection, may I call the attention
of those who made pledges for the endowment
insurance fund to the fact that the premiums
are now falling due, and that it is of the
utmost importance that those who have made
pledges remit payments due as early as possi-
ble. Statements will be sent out soon, but
it is hoped that all who can possibly do so
will not wait for the statement, but will for-
ward check to the~T;reasurer.

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treas.

— Rev. J. D. Williams is preaching at Mo-
riah church this week. Meetings are held at
3 p. m. and at night. The attendance is
good, but few unconverted people are present.
But converted people need to hear preaching,
and meetings have their purpose where there
are no unconverted. Perhaps we make too
strong the distinction between those who pro-
fess conversion and those who do not profess
it. We never become so good that we cannot
be made better by gospel truth.

— Bro. Jesse C. Causey, Guilford county's
"master farmer," was recently honored by a
visit from the county agricultural board. They
.were most favorably impressed. They found
evidence that farming may be made a pleas-
ure. They saw pigs drinking milk, not out of
silver spoons, but out of metal pipes. Other
farmers might receive inspiration by a visit
to Bro. Causey's farm in the southeastern part
of Guilford county.

— Shelby is shocked with a disaster. Three
buildings suddenly collapsed as a result of
excavation under one of them, killing six
people and hurting about a dozen others. This
occurred last Tuesday morning.

— Two High Point people were involved in
New York's subway disaster. See the report
from First Church, High Point.

Page Twelve

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

West Forsyth Circuit. — Baltimore had a
home-corning day yesterday. Effort was made
to bring all the old members and friends
who used to live near to come back for wor-
ship and renewal of friendship. Many more
than eould be seated were there. Bro. J. Nor-
man Wills, of Greensboro, was the chief
speaker. In the morning he talked of the
homes of the family; in the afternoon he ad-
dressed himself particularly to children and
young people. Bro. D. A. Neese, of High
Point, also made a good talk on the duty of
the church to help save the world. The peo-
ple appreciated the addresses of these busi-
ness men, and hope for their presence again.
C. H. WHITAKEE.

Mt. Hermon Church, Creswell Circuit. — We

have just closed our revival meeting. Our
pastor, Eev. E. L. Hethcox, began the meet-
ing on the first Sunday, and Mr. Trollinger
from Thomasville came on Monday and did
the preaching throughout the week.

We had a very good meeting, with four
additions. We, the people of Mt. Hermon
church, wish to express our appreciation to
Mr. Trollinger and also our pastor for the
great help we received through the services.
We learned to love Mr. Trollinger in the
few days he was with us.

Mr. Trollinger had many experiences while
he was with us, but the one I think he en-
joyed most was the fiishing trip on Lake
Phelps. Although it was raining and the
wind was blowing, he threw his hook and
line overboard and said, "Hethcox, I think
we will have a shower in a minute." Suddenly
one of the party began to get cold from
being drenched, and jumped overboard to
warm up. But I think the part Mr. Hethcox
enjoyed most was Mr. Trollinger's ride to
the shore.

The Sunday school of this church is doing
fine. We are planning a picnic for the chil-
dren.

Our Ladies' Aid is doing a very good work.
In fact, I don't see how we ever got along
without our Ladies' Aid.

Best wishes to the Herald and it many
readers.

CALLIE BAENES DAVENPOET,
Reporter.

Orange Charge, Hebron Church. — The spe-
cial meeting began here Sunday, August 12th.
Eev. H. L. Isley did all the preaching. He
gave us a splendid series of sermons.

Rain and other things interfered with the
meeting. The results were not what we had
hoped for; however, the church was revived,
four reclaimed, one conversion.

The offering for Bro. Isley amounted to
$20. This would have been larger had the
services not been practically rained out the
last day. B. M. WILLIAMS.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

ing and night services, the best seen for
many years.

There were 14 conversions and 15 new
members added to the church. We are very
proud of these new members and overjoyed
to see our little church coming to the front.

Eev. W. E. Hill, brother of our pastor, was
pulpit help, and did some real good preach-
ing. We learned to love Bro. Hill during
his stay with us, and we regret that his health
does not permit his going forward in the
ministry. We feel he would lie a wonderful
power in the upbuilding of God's kingdom.
Our love and best wishes go with him and
we extend him a hearty welcome back into
our midst. May God richly bless him, is our
prayer.

Our Sunday school is growing. We had 70
present yesterday and we hope it will con-
tinue to grow. Some of our faithful ones
who have stood by the church in its dark
hours when it seemed to be on a standstill,
are being rewarded for their faithfulness.
God never forgets his faithful ones.

Our third quarterly conference was held
Thursday evening of last week. Miss Ruby
Thompson was elected delegate to the An-
nual Conference.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
MRS. W. T. BRASWELL, Reporter.

Laurel Hill. — We are proud to say that we
have a large and much-concerned Sunday
school. Every teacher seems very much in-
terested in his own class. We have a su-
perintendent that we are proud of, and every
church that owns such a man should be. He
is a man of God. He doesn't forget to en-
courage the Sunday school each Sunday morn-
ing. He always has something good in store
for us each Sunday morning when he gives
us his little lecture.

Our revival meeting began the second Sun-
day in August and closed the following Sun-
day night. Eev. Harris Hill, of Friendship
church in Stanley County, came on Sunday
morning to help our pastor and remained
through Friday night. The more the people
learned of Brother Hill the more they be-
came endeared to him. He visited in several
homes, which was highly appreciated. We
had large congregations at almost every meet-
ing and each sermon delivered was instruc-
tive and inspiring. There was enough gos-
pel preached to save the world. The church
was much revived. There were something like
20 professions and four accessions. As the
meeting is over we should not stop praying,
but now is the time to begin praying. Pray
that our church will stay revived and that
we all will be drawn closer to the Lord each
day. It seems that sometimes we become un-
concerned and forget to pray. I want to be
found in the service of God always. So may
we all begin praying now for the revival at
Laurel Hill next year.

LOIS WILLIS, Eeporter.

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Porter Church. — Last Friday morning closed
one of the greatest revivals in the history of
our church. Many souls were made to re-
joice. The attendance was fine at both morn-

Tabernacle Charge. — Our annual revival
meeting began at Tabernacle church the first
Sunday in this month. Eev. E. A. Bingham,
the pulpit help, was present on Sunday and
preached every sermon during the meeting.
The people were highly pleased witli his
splendid gospel messages. There were 25 con-
versions and reclamations and eight acces-
sions. A number of visitors from Greens-
boro attended part of the services, among

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them, Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Kennett, Rev.
C. W. Bates and Rev. T. F. McCulloch. We
were very glad to have these visitors.

Two Christian Endeavor societies have re-
cently been organized on this work, a Junior
society at Julian and a Senior society at Tab-
ernacle. We trust that these societies will
accomplish much good.

A large marker was placed on the high-
way the week previous to the meeting, which
reads: "Tabernacle Methodist Protestant
Church." Mr. D. A. Neese, of High Point,
donated this beautiful marker to Tabernacle.
Pastor and people are grateful to Mr. Neese
for this gift. The pulpit furniture at Tab-
ernacle has also been re-varnished and new
upholstering put in the chairs, making alj
the furniture look new.

The good people of this charge continue to
remember the pastor with gifts from time to
time. The following people have our thanks:
Mr. Dan Smith, Mr. Arthur Coble, Mr. H. L.
Whitley, Mr. C. R. Fields— melons; Mr. G. A.
Garrett, Mr. Purvis Neese, Miss Anna Hardin
— peaches and apples.

Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Planner and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, and Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Rey-
nolds were among the recent visitors at the
pastor's home. We thank Mr. and Mrs. Han-
ner for leaving several jars of fruit.

H. L. ISLEY.

Burlington, First Church. — Attendance in
Sunday school today was 280, showing an in-
crease of 37 over the previous Sunday, and
the offering was $19.42. The Baraca class had
charge of the Sunday school and W. E. Smith,
the class president, acted as superintendent.
The music was excellent, with splendid num-
bers by the orchestra and a song entitled,
"Dear Old Daddy," by five members of the
school.

The Baraca boys are well pleased with our
new teacher. Rev. C. C. Lindley, as he brings
such interesting messages each Sunday. The
class is to go out to Spoon's pond for a water-
melon feast and social outing Thursday eve-
ning of this week, and we hope every member
will be out. The Philathea class has an invi-
tation to go with us.

Rev. W. P. McCorkle, a superannuated min-
ister of the Presbyterian church and a resi-
dent of this city, brought us a splendid and
practical sermon at the morning hour, as Bro.
Gerringer is away on his vacation.

Delores, the little 15-month-old baby of Bro.
and Sister LeEoy Wheely, died early last
Tuesday and the funeral was held at 2:30
o'clock Wednesday with Brother Gerringer
conducting the funeral. The grief -stricken
ones have our sympathy and prayers during |
this time of great sorrow.

Prof. Wilbur Stout is spending his vacation
with his parents in this city. Bro. Stout is
one of the instructors in the Concord Uni-
versity in West Virginia and is making good. |
We are always glad to have him back home.

We will have our usual services next Sun-
day, as our pastor will be back from his va-
cation.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
L. A. BRAXTON, Reporter.

Roberta Charge. — Our church and commun-
ity had the very great pleasure of a visit of
Dr. and Mrs. Allrnan, with the class from
our Children's Home the second Sunday in
August. Our people were very pleasingly

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affected by the splendid program which they
rendered at the 11 o'clock hour. After the
program, the congregation was given a chance
to register their appreciation with an offering,
which amounted to $50. There were several
individual gifts to the children apart from
the offering in church. There are some fine
features connected with these visits. First,
it is a real living picture of what it means
to give these little unfortunates a chance.
Then, we are enabled to actually see the re-
wards of our offerings to the home. And,
again, there is the lasting effect which the
visitors inspire us with, which will surely
tell in more unstinted loyalty to this noble
institution in the future. We are more and
more proud of our Children's Home and its
fine leadership.

The program by the children from the
Home marked the beginning of our special
meeting. I am sure we could not have had
a better beginning service. Brother Suits
came to us on Monday night and remained
until Friday night. The meeting started off
with great promise, but on account of the
rain and stormy weather, and perhaps other
causes over which we had no control, our
greatest hopes were not realized. But we
can say with the poet :

"How often here in this vain world,

Our fondest hopes before us fall :
But when we reach that home above,
O, then, we'll understand it all."

Better preaching I could ask no one to do.
God wonderfully used Bro. Suits in bringing
us the old-time Gospel in the old-fashioned
way. Saint and sinner were delighted with
his pulpit manners and methods, and the
fair, consistent and logical appeals. Not a
word of abuse issued from his lips, while he
stripped Satan of his garb and uncovered sin
without fear or favor. He had the reward
of seeing eight souls reclaimed and converted.
But this gospel was the kind that cannot
fail to "accomplish the end to which it was
sent." The pastor, with the church, feels we
are better prepared for the responsibilities
before us. Bro. Suits, we will not forget your
labors of love, and we are sure the Lord will
not.

We are glad to report that our dear sister,
Mrs. Z. D. Cochran, who went to a Charlotte
hospital for au operation a week ago, is re-
covering nicely. We are soon to have her
smiling pdesence with us again, if nothing
sets up anew.

Two days before the meeting began, the
pastor aud family were very kindly and gen-
erously remembered with a pounding, which
is still holding our wants in check. This is
one of several this year that have aided in
keeping our wants away. Space will not al-
low me to insert names, but the eyes of Him
who beholds the evil and the good have the
names and will remember in love and not
forget. BOBEET SHORT, Pastor.

Davidson Charge. — We are now engaged in
evangelistic meetings on this charge. On the
fifth Sunday in July we began our first meet-
ing at Pine Hill church. Bro. C. H. Hill, of
Friendship, -was with us and did good preach-
ing throughout the meeting, which closed on
Thursday night. The church was revived,
three professed faith iu Christ. Our congre-
gations were large at night and good interest
|manifested throughout the meeting. Rev.

and Mrs. Hill made many friends here who
will be glad to have them come this way
again.

On the second Sunday in August we began
our meeting at Alleghany church. Eev. W. M.
Loy was the engaged help. On account of
the sickness of Mrs. Loy, Bro. Loy did not
come. On Tuesday of the meeting I se-
cured the service of Bro. Newton, an aged
M. P. preacher, who lives with his son near
Albemarle. He brought us good messages
and the interest was good. Large crowds
came to the meeting but we failed to reach
the masses of the young people who were not
Christians. There were three professions dur-
ing this meeting, which closed on Friday
night. The church was revived and we feel
sure that much good was accomplished in the
meeting.

On the third Sunday in August we began
our meeting at. Liberty church. At this
church the people asked me to hold my own
meeting. However, Bro. Charlie Cranford, a
member of the local church, did some of the
preaching. His son, Farrel Cranford, and
family of Greensville, were present a part of
the time and rendered helpful service. They
are all-time workers in the Salvation Army.
Here we had an old-time revival. Visible
results: 18 professions; church greatly re-
vived; seven united with the church, and
more will join before Conference.

This meeting closed on Friday night.

I pray God's richest blessings upon all the
brethren in their revival work.

C. E. EIDGE.

Friendship Station. — Our protracted meet-
ing closed Friday night with a wonderful ser-
mon, "The Final Judgment." We added five
members to our church. We feel proud to
have them. Eev. J. M. Morgan did some of
the best preaching this community has ever
been blessed with — pure gospel sermons,
backed up by a Christian man, a man whose
daily walk can safely be followed. One of
the most appealing sermons of the meeting
was "The Devil Fishing," preached on Thurs-
day evening. Following this sermon 3S per-
sons professed faith in God. This was a
touching scene, when some of the seekers
went and sought their children and friends
to come to the altar. On Friday morning
Brother Morgan delivered a beautiful sermon
on "Heaven." How much we enjoyed this
sermon! We feel sure the community will
be very much benefited by this meeting. Ser-
mons such as we listened to all during the
meeting will cause people to stop and think.

We enjoyed more than words can tell the
short and helpful talk with Eev. and Mrs.
W. D. Beed. We hope they will come to
see us right often.

MES. D. W. SIDES.

Reidsrille. — Our pastor, Dr. Brown,
preached a splendid . sermon yesterday on
"Pressing Toward the Mark."

Children's Day exercises, under the direc-
tion of Misses Blanche Weatherly and Lola
McCollum, were held the first Sunday evening
in August. The collection was very good.

The churches of the town united for the
evening services during the month of July.
This month we are having no evening services.

Our Sunday school attendance is not so
good as present, as our people have been

taking their vacations. The S. S. picnic was
held at Buffalo Beach.

Roland Armacost, who has been spending
some time with his grandparents, Dr. and Mrs.
Brown, left for his home in Maryland last
week.

Mrs. W. M. Marr and children have been
spending some time with Dr. and Mrs. Brown.
They also left to visit her sister, Mrs. Arma-
cost, in Maryland.

The condition of Mrs. S. J. Kernodle re-
mains about the same. She has been shut
in for some time.

The funeral of Mrs. E. Carroll, mother of
Miss Alva Carroll, was conducted by Dr. J. D.
Williams and Dr. Brown on last Monday
afternoon.

A coat of paint has recently been put on
the parsonage roof.

We will not have any services next Sunday
as our pastor will be away helping in a
revival. REPORTER,.

Burlington, First Church. — Attendance in
our Sunday school was not as large today as
that of last Sunday. Total number present
last Sunday was 371 and today, 243, showing
a decrease of 128. Offering today amounted
to $15.89.

The Philathea class had charge this morn-
ing; the Baracas are to have charge next Sun-
day morning. Bro. Lindley, our Baraca
teacher, brought us a splendid message in
the classroom this morning, and, as a matter
of fact, he brings helpful and inspiring mes-
sages all the time.

Rev. J. T. Whitehead, a ministerial stu-
dent of High Point College, preached for us
in the absence of our pastor at the 11 o'clock
service and his sermon was helpful and up-
lifting and we hope he will come again.

Bro. Monroe Bennett, one of our boys of
the first church and ministerial student of
High Point College, was recently given
license to preach by the third quarterly con-
ference of our church. Bro. Bennett is a
young man of the best character, an earnest
worker in our local church, and we wish for
him all success in his calling.

Our pastor, Eev. L. W. Gerringer, is in At-
lanta, Ga., engaged in religious work in that
city. This is the regular time for the pas-
tor's vacation and he is spending a part of
the time as above mentioned.

Miss Maxine Taylor, our full time worker,
is leaving us after today, as she is to teach,
we understand, this coming school term. Miss
Taylor has rendered a helpful and uplifting
service for us and we can recommend her
very highly for this work and regret that she
is leaving us.

Best wishes to all.

L. A. BRAXTON, Reporter.

August 19, 1928.

Why Not Circuit.— We started our first spe-
cial meeting at New Hope. Bro. C. E. Ridge
did the preaching and did it well, and every-
body enjoyed hearing him. Nine professed
faith in Christ and five joined the church.

The second protracted meeting was at Fair
Grove. Bro. Ridge did the preaching at this
place and the meeting was a great success.
Five joined the church and others will unite
at my next appointment. Last week we held
our meeting at Macedonia. Bro. G. A. Laugh-
lin did the preaching, this being 16 years he

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has hepled there in succession ; but he did
not fail to get results. Seven professed
Christ and five joined the church. I have
received 18 members during this quarter.

On the 18th of this month the third quar-
terly conference met at New Hope church.
The' business was transacted in a spirit of
love with only four of the churches repre-
sented. Bro. L. A. King was declared elected
delegate to the next Annual Conference from
Fair Grove Church.

Bro. Eussell Williams favored us with a
bushel of tine peaches recently; Mr. and Mrs.
Pierce with four bushels of apples, all of New
Hope church. Much more could be said, but
I will stop for this time. All who read this,
please pray for us. JOEL B. TROGDON.

South Lexington Charge— Our revival meet-
ing began at Mount Carmel church August 12
and closed Wednesday night. The writer did
most of the preaching. Bro. Way preached
twice for us. which was highly appreciated.
Visible results: Church revived; one conver-
sion.

Our meeting is to begin at South Lexing-
ton church the third Sunday in September.
Brother Bethea will be the pulpit help.

The work seems to be moving very slowly
ou this charge.

Brethren, pray for us that we may have
a good meeting at South Lexington church.

A. BJDGE.

Henderson.— A good congregation was pres-
ent at the 11 o'clock services Sunday, August
19th, and our pastor gave us a very helpful
sermon on "Faith and Obedience." He said
that few people were willing to condemn the
world, as Noah did, and by faith, believe and
obey the voice of God. As Christians he
urged us to be courageous and stand for the
truths of Jesus' teachings, and thus in the
end be "heirs of the righteousness which is
by faith." There were a number of visitors
in our services and we were very glad to
have them. Miss Keyser, of Burlington, gave
us a beautiful solo, which was greatly appre-
ciated.

One of the most interesting features in
our church activities this summer was the
"Vacation Daily Bible School," held during
the weeks of July 30th to August 10th. Miss
Mary Wills MeCulloch, of Greensboro, came
to help us, and through her efforts and the
splendid help of our Sunday school teachers,
the work was carried on with good results.

On Friday night, August 10th, the children
gave a commencement exercise which was
much enjoyed by a good audience. This was
used as our Children's Day exercise also, and
the collection taken was for foreign missions.
Numbers of children received diplomas for
perfect attendance and good work, and the
parents and friends were shown at the close
of the exercises the ehxibit of articles made.
The Young Ladies' League met Thursday
night, August 16th, witli Mrs. Clyde L. Finch,
with Miss Lucy Taylor, assistant hostess.
There was a goodly attendance and the presi-
dent, Mrs. H. A. Jordan, presided. Rev. E. A.
Hunter conducted the devotionals. Reports
from the various committees were given and
other business of the society was transacted.
It was voted to have a "coupon musical" at
the Sunday school rooms, August 30. Miss
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put iii charge of the program for this event.
Miss Fox, who was program leader for the
evening, used question from the Bible char-
acters as a contest. At tho close of the
meeting the hostesses served orange ice and
cakes, assisted by Misses Lettie Finch and
Virginia Hicks.

Our revival services will begin the 9th of
September, with Rev. IT. W. Maier, of Thom-
asville, the preacher. We are hoping and, I
trust, praying, for great results. There will
be two services daily. REPORTER.

Rehoheth, Creswell Circuit.— The revival
meeting started Sunday night, August 12, and
closed Friday night. August 17. Preacher
Chester, of Roper, had charge of the meeting
and preached to a large crowd every night.
We had three additions, Ala Chesson, Laddie
Swain, and Woodrow Curies.

The third quarterly conference will be held
at Behoboth church August 20.

The union picnic was held last Thursday,
August 16. Quite a large crowd was present.
We are glad to say we have started our
regular prayer meeting at Behoboth church
and are expecting great things in the future.
We have also organized the Christian En-
deavor again at Behoboth church and are sure
our officers will not fail us.

Had quite an unusual crowd out at Reho-
both Sunday school Sunday.

We are mighty glad to have with us again
our organist, Miss Alice White, who attended
summer school at Wake Forest College.

Miss Callie Tarkington, of Cherry, who is
visiting Miss Ruth and Seattle Swain, at-
tended Behoboth Sunday school.

Mr. C. V. White, an old member of Reho-
both church, was taken ill at his home last
Wednesday, but now is slowly improving.

Mrs. G. L. Davenport, an old member of
Rehoboth church, is now able to be out. We
are very glad to have her back to church.
We are sorry to hear of the death of an
old member of Rehobeth church, Carroll
Blount, who was killed in Africa. His par-
ents have the sympathy of the members of
Rehoboth church.

We will soon have Miss Esther Tarkington,
a student of High Point College, with us as
a teacher in this vicinity.

REPORTER.

Corinth, Littleton Charge.— We are glad to
report our work coming on well. We are
proud of our new pastor, Rev. N. M. Harrison.
He is such a willing worker in the church.
We feel that he is one of the best.

The mid-week prayer meetings will begin
Wednesday night. M. J. Morris will held
this service.

The young people of our church have re-
cently organized a Christian Endeavor society.
They are taking much interest and are look-
ing forward to the regular monthly business
and social meetings.

The ice cream supper that was given in tho
church grove on Friday night, August 17th,
was an enjoyable event.

Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Glasgow and children, of
Winston-Salem, arc visiting friends and rela-
tives in this community. Mrs. Glasgow used
to be one of our best church workers.

Our revival meeting begins the first
Sunday in September and we greatly desire
the fervent prayers of every Christian that

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much and lasting good may be accomplished.
MRS. B. F. MORRIS, Reporter.
August 211, 1928.

Winston-Salem.— The Philathea class held
a watermelon feast Thursday evening at tho
liume of Mrs. W. C. Tise, Country Club Road.
The class was well represented and each mem-
ber had their family as guests. Tho occasion
was greatly enjoyed by all present.
■ — • —

Bess' Chapel.— Our church work is still pro-
gressing nicely. We were glad to have such
a large crowd on our home-coming day, which
was also the beginning of our special meet-
ing. We were honored to have with us for
the day Rev. S. W. Taylor, president of the
Annual Conference. He brought us two splen-
did messages, which every one should have
been benefited by. Bev. N. Brittain, from
Greensboro, came Monday to help in the meet-
ing; every sermon was "a real sermon." The
meeting closed Friday night. The rain and
storms bothered the meeting some, though it
was considered good, despite the bad weather.
In appreciation to Bev. N. Brittain the con-
gregation gave him $31.50.

Rev. M. C. Henderson, our pastor, brought
us a fine sermon the following Sunday, and in
the afternoon we were indeed glad to have the
children from the Children's Home. They
rendered a splendid program, which every one
enjoyed and seemingly the hearts of all the
people were touched, for the offering amount-
ed to $55.70.

We thank the dear Jesus for our many
blessings. N. E. B., Reporter.

— * —
Bethesda, Halifax Circuit.— The revival
meeting began here last second Sunday and
closed Friday night. Rev. Mr. Cassidy, of
Alabama, was pulpit help and gave us some
very earnest sermons. On account of having
to catch on early train, he was forced to be-
gin service Friday night about 7:15— a very
early hour for this place, but the congrega-
tion was pretty good. Mr. Cassidy is a good
man and a great friend of Mr. and Mrs.
Spencer. In the absence of our pianist, Miss
Ellington, of Hollister church, kindly helped
with the music. Collections taken each night
resulted in a sum of $57, $5 of which was
presented to Miss Ellington, and the re-
mainder went to Mr. Cassidy.

Mrs. E. E. Nelson, of Henderson (Kate Har-
rison), who is a splendid pianist, was with
us the last two days of the meeting and
her music was much appreciated.

Mr. Spencer gave us a good sermon the
first Sunday night, our regular night appoint-
ment here.

Bev. N. M. Harrison, of this place, has taken
over the Littleton circuit for the rest of the
Conference year and is now in the midst of a
five weeks' round of revival services at the
several churches. His wife and little boy,
N. M., Ill, recently spent some time with
the Harrison family here. Just at present
they are making their home with her widowed
mother, Mrs. J. S. Lewis, at Asheboro.

We are looking forward with much pleas-
ure to having President Taylor with us on
Saturday, the 25th. EEPORTEB.

August 21, '28.

Caroleen and Shelby.— The work is going
fairly well. The Caroleen Sunday School has
been off a little for the past month or two.

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Last Sunday's report was 111; our collections
also have been short, but are picking up now.

Our finances are badly behind, especially
Conference claims. We are trying to relieve
this situation by taking subscriptions ; hope
we will better these conditions soon. One
cause for this, the mills have been running on
short time, but we hope to do our best.

The good people stormed the parsonage
last Saturday and left $7 in money and $7
in groceries. It is not possible to give the
names of the givers, but the Lord knows all
of them and we pray His blessings upon each
of them.

We had a very peculiar experience last
night. The Christian Endeavor Society gave
a watermelon slicing, and after all had par-
taken of the luscious fruit, the writer was
called into the room where 20 or 30 fine
young folks were seated in a circle. We
were led to the center of the circle by Mr.
Bill Word and Miss Gertrude Murray. Miss
Nellie Word handed us a Bible. Calls came
from all over the room : "Bead from the
Book.'1 We read from the 14th chapter of
John. Bro. Adams led in a short prayer. Miss
Word came for/ward, took the Bible and
opened it at the Scripture where it is more
blessed to give than to receive and place it
into my hands, and they began to come for-
ward and when they were through they had
left $12.75 on the face of the Bible. We do
not have words to express our thanks for
their thoughtfulness. We could only lift our
heart and pray God's blessings upon them.
There is a great future for the young people
of Caroleen.

Bro. Taylor, our president, gave us a visit
at Shelby and delivered a fine sermon on
"Giving." He was unable to get to Caroleen
on account of a funeral.

Brethren, pray for us.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

L. S." HELMS, Pastor.

High Point. — The First Church is making
plans to observe Homecoming Day next Sun-
day, September 2, and a large attendance is
expected. All former members of this church
and all those who ever attended services here
are most cordially invited to return and join
us in worship, as well as all interested friends
from Greensboro, Thomasville, Lexington,
Asheboro, Winston-Salem, our sister churches
in High Point, Welch Memorial, Mechanics-
ville, and West End, and all churches of the
surrounding communities. Especially all the
older people are urged to attend, and renew
friendship of former days. Special plans are
being made for the success of this occasion,
and Mr. H. A. Moffitt has prepared letters and
is mailing them to all heads of families of
the congregation. The new pastor, Eev. Hoy
I. Farmer, of Uhricksville, Ohio, will be pres-
ent and occupy the pulpit, and Mr. Ernest
B. Stimpson, the new head of musical depart-
ment in High Point College, will have charge
of the music program for this service. It is
earnestly hoped that there will be a large
audience, and that this homecoming will be
a very happy occasion.

The Sabbath school enjoyed a delightful
picnic and outing at Kitter's Lake last Thurs-
day, August 23. There was an abundance of
good "eats" as well as boating and swimming,
and the children and grown-ups had a pleas-
ant outing. The Christian Endeavor Society

went to Tar Heel Inn near Greensboro Mon-
day evening and enjoyed a watermelon feast.

The Elks of Greensboro will give the 75
members of the Children's Home family a
rare treat tomorrow. Cars will come and take
them to Greensboro to a "movie" at the
Carolina theatre, followed by an entertain-
ment at the Elks' Club building when de-
lightful refreshments will be served to the
children, after which they will be brought
back to the Home. This will be a most pleas-
ant outing, and the members of the Elks
Club are to be complimented for this generous
treat and thought fulness of these children.

Garland McPherson and James Moffitt re-
turned Sunday from New York, and told of a
harrowing experience in the metropolis when
the subway train on which they were passen-
gers was wrecked and 17 persons were killed
besides 99 who were injured. They were
within 10 feet of the car which was wTecked,
and were forced to remain in total darkness
for almost an hour. Mayor Walker went to
the scene of the disaster and personally super-
vised arrangements for the removal of the
ill-fated passengers.

Many friends of B. Lynn Trout and his
mother, Mrs. P. T. Crawford, will be pleased
to learn that they have returned and will
make High Point their home permanently.

Miss Vera Idol returned Saturday from a
delightful trip to Europe. She spent six weeks
in study at Oxford University, England, be-
sides touring France, Italy, England, and
Scotland.

Mr. H. A. Moffitt spent last week on a busi-
ness trip to New York, returning home Sun-
day night.

Mrs. L. J. Diffee joined one of Mr. Edger-
ton's tours, and is enjoying a delightful trip
of two weeks to Nia-gara Falls, Montreal, Que-
bec, and New York.

Eev. and Mrs. E. L. Ballard left the city
Monday, August 20, and drove to Niagara
Falls. They will stop in Baltimore en route
home and visit Mr. Ballard's parents and
other relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Beu T. Moore have returned
from a trip to Endless Caverns and the Shen-
andoah Valley of Virginia.

Hope, Chatham Charge. — Our revival meet-
ing began the second Sunday in August. We
bad a large attendance at Sunday school that
morning, there being 95 present. At 11
o'clock Mrs. A. G. Dixon brought us the
message of the morning service.

The afternoon was given over to a home-
coming day service, so at 2 o'clock Mr. L. L.
Wrenn, of Siler City, gave the history of
Hope church from its organization in 1873
until the present time. Of the 11 charter
members only one, J. J. Andrew, now survives.

Eev. J. E. Pritchard, of Asheboro, then gave
a fewr appropriate remarks on some experi-
ences he has had at this church. We are al-
ways delighted to have Eev. and Mrs. Pritch-
ard with us. We were also glad to have a
number of other visiting friends and former
members who live away from this community
meet with us on this occasion.

Dr. A. G. Dixon came to us on Monday and
preached at the evening service. Dr. and
Mrs. Dixon certainly did tiring us some good
gospel messages. We feel that the church was
greatly strengthened spiritually. There were

12 accessions to the church. We feel that
each one of these will be a great help to our
church. We were glad to have Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Moore, from Staley M. E. Church, aud
Mr. and Mrs. Murrow, from Pleasant Garden
M. E. Church, unite with us by letter.

We are greatly indebted to Mr. Wayne
Curtis, of Burlington, choir director, and Miss
Ava Lee Andrews, of Bonlee, pianist, for their
faithful service.

We are indeed proud of our Sunday school
rooms. They have added greatly to the con-
venience of our Sunday school. We are also
pleased with our new piano which the Ladies'
Auxiliary has placed, in the church.

Success to the Herald and its readers.

KAEA ANDEEW, Eeporter.

Mt. Hermon, Mt. Hermon Charge. — The re-
vival meeting began at Mt. Hermon the third
Sunday in August and ran till Friday evening.
The pastor, Eev. J. Elwood Carroll, preached

twice on Sunday to large congregations. Mon-
day afternoon Eev. Geo. L. Curry came and
did the preaching from then on. His sermons
were very good and were heard by large
crowds, especially in the evening.

Friday afternoon his sermon was to the
children; they enjoyed it very much. Several
souls were borne into the kingdom, and I
trust the church revived.

The third Sunday evening the C. E. Society
under the leadership of Truth Isley held a
prayer service appropriate for the beginning
of a revival. Misses Elizabeth aud Edna
Nicholson, of Mebane, sang a duet. Mrs.
Nicholson made a short but encouraging talk
on the work of the C. E.

Miss Margaret Curry spent several days
visiting Truth Isley.

The doors of the church will be opened the
first Sunday afternoon. The church will vote
on whether to enlarge the Sunday school
rooms.

The fourth Sunday evening the C. E. Society
went to Cross Eoads church and gave a pro-
gram. Miss Effie Keck had charge. We trust
both societies were benefited by the meetings.
The Mt. Hermon people enjoyed the evening
very much. EEPOETEE.

Lexington, State Street Church. — Bro. Bethea
was back with us Sunday after an absence of
four weeks and preached two fine sermons
for us and also met his regular appointment
at Yadkin College in the afternoon.

Attendance at all the services has been good
all summer, and now that vacation time is
about over we are hoping for still better.

The special revival service begins at West
Lexington Sunday and Bro. Eidge has invited
us to worship with them. We all appreciate
this invitation and intend to accept it.

Our Sunday school will go on a pienic to-
morrow (Wednesday) afternoon. We are
plannng to meet at the church, at 3 o'clock
and go to the Country Club, which is about 10
miles out on the Salisbury road. All the
children, and grown-ups as well, are expecting
a great time. Supper will be spread at 5
o'clock. EEPOETEE.

CARD OF THANKS

We want to thank every one for all kind-
ness shown to us in the sickness and death
of our dear father, Mr. Andy Eoberts.

THE FAMILY.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

August 30, 1928

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PINE RIDGE NEWS LETTER

"We have had a very satisfactory summer.
At our County Sunday School Convention in
July we had the largest delegation and the
Superintendent of Alvan Drew was elected
president for the teuth year.

I have had a good number of interesting
preaching engagements, also enjoyed the priv-
ilege of speaking to two 4H Club camps,
made up of young people in three counties.

I was delighted recently with the response
to a suggestion that we organize a County
Chamber of Commerce, in Campton, our
county-seat. I believe it will come into exis-
tence and prove to be a valuable help in the
development of our county.

Our high school opens August 20, and Grade
School begins September 3. Practically all of
our rooms are already engaged by prospec-
tive students and that means we will have to
turn many away on the opening day.

We feel greatly encouraged in the work
because of the growing popularity of our
school and our entire program in Wolfe and
adjoining counties; also because of the fine
staff of workers planning to be here for the
coming year and, finally, because of the in-
creasing number of friends who are support-
ing us with prayers and gifts, and thus mak-
ing it possible for us to carry on.

Mrs.. Woodford and I are very appreciative
of the many kind expressions of sympathy we
received during our son's illness. It was so

comforting to know so many earnest prayers
were, being offered in his behalf. The silver
plates that were fastened around the broken
bone are to be removed this week and we
are hoping that in about two weeks more he
will be able to leave the hospital. We are
very thankful that he has gotten along so
well.

If some Sunday school or other organiza-
tion should have 75 or 100 song books of the
same title for which they have no further
use, we would be glad to have them. Please
send by parcel post direct to Pine Ridge.

We are planning to have Rev. F. J. Baylis
of our Illinois Conference with us for a brief
series of evangelistic meetings about the mid-
dle of September. Join us in prayer for God's
leading and blessing.

Sincerely,

T. R, WOODFORD, Supt.

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— For 1928-29, our full-time teachers in
high school will be Miss Minnie Byrd, Rev.
G. W. Andrew, who completed his college
work at High Point, N. C, in June, and two
young ladies who recently graduated from
Western Maryland College, Miss Eva Logue
and Miss Mary Hull. Miss Mildred Walker
will have the class in bookkeeping, Mrs.Wood-
ford will continue in charge of expression,
and the superintendent, Bible. — Pine Ridge
Booster.

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Nervous Applicant: "P-P-P-Perkins, sir."
The Squire: "Ah! Then I'll call you Per-
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Colored Laborer: "Boss, will you please, sir,
'vance me twentyfive cents on my time? Our
deacon is gwine away, and we wants to give
him a little momentum."

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Suitor — I love your daughter and would
suffer if I caused her a moment's sorrow.

Father — You'd suffer, all right. I know her.
— Pathfinder.

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— Mrs. Otis Campbell, a highly esteemed
member of Calvary Church, underwent a
serious surgical operation last Saturday morn-
ing. Her present condition gives hope of her
recovery, for which the church is praying.

SUMMER, SEASON OF CALAMITIES

Most of the world's great calamities happen
in the summer, says Dr. E. E. Free. A Swiss
scientist has listed all the important disasters
mentioned in the newspapers of the world
between September, 1924, and August, 1927>»
The tabulation is part of the "materials for
the study of calamities" collected by Raoul
Montandon for the Geographical Society of
Geneva. It shows the curious fact that the
average number of calamities in July is 35,
while in February it is only 19. For the three
summer months of June, July and August the
average monthly number of disasters is 33;
in the three winter months of December,
January and February it averages 23. Sep-
tember and October are also relatively free
from calamities, averaging below December,
but not so low as February.

Calamities recorded in Montandon's tabula-
tion include earthquakes, floods, landslides and
avalanches, cyclones, drouths and famines,
volcanic eruptions, fires, tidal waves and
plagues of insects. Just why disasters so
widely varied should show a relation to the
months of the year is not apparent. Montan-
don has long urged that the collection and
study of statistics of catastrophes of all kinds
will yield useful information, not only for
relief agencies like the Red Cross but also
for the social and biologic sciences. But it
will be necessary, he believes, to continue col-
lecting statistics for some years before de-
pendable conclusions can be reached about the
relationship of calamities to the seasons. —
The Pathfinder.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, SEPTEMBER 6, 1928

NUMBER 43

Our Law Regarding Transfer of Church
Property

Our fathers meant to provide that no church property
should be bought or sold recklessly. Authorization for the
transfer must be given by at least two-thirds of the qualified
members. And these members must be gathered together in
a meeting. It would not do to get their consent on the street
or in their places of business; it must be done in a meeting
with their brethren where there was opportunity for discussion
and the presentation of reasons against the transfer. And
public notice of this meeting must have been given four weeks
in advance, that there might be time to think about the
matter.

This law was found unworkable in many churches because
of the difficulty of getting two-thirds of the members present
at one time. The law thus proved to be a brake on the wheels
of church progress. A few years ago the law was changed
so that a bare majority of the qualified members could
authorize the transfer of property, but these members must
vote in a meeting called for the purpose. The difference
between a majority and a two-thirds majority made it pos-
sible to proceed in some cases, perhaps, but the law was found
to be still unworkable in other cases because a majority of
the qualified members could not be gotten together.

An effort was made at the last General Conference to give
the majority of those present at a duly called meeting the
power to authorize the transfer of property. This was ob-
jected to and failed of passage.

T. A. Murray, an attorney of Baltimore, explained that
the present law would be found workable by the device
known to lawyers of stretching a meeting out into a series of
meetings by the process of adjournment to a fixed day. Those
voting for the measure can be marked on the roll and this
can be done at each succeeding meeting until the requisite
majority is reached. This has actually been done in some
cases, but all do not know this device of the lawyers, and
sometimes there is great embarrassment in trying to proceed
according to the law, and delay results, with the danger of
having to abandon the effort. Experience with the present
law convinces many pastors that some change is imperative.
When it seemed that no proposed change could be made
because of the strenuous opposition, it was agreed to add
Mr. Murray's suggested plan of procedure to the Constitu-
tion, in order that all might know how to proceed. This is
making explicit what is already implicitly in the Constitu-
tion. But now comes Dr. T. H. Lewis, late president of the
General Conference, with the objection that the proposed
plan might give opportunity to a treacherous pastor to accom-
plish his wicked device.

We have high respect for the Doctor's view of the matter.
Treacherous pastors do not often occur, fortunately, but they
are among the dread possibilities and must be provided
against. But failure to get a majority out for action on

property transfer does occur very frequently and we think
we should be more careful to provide against this more prob-
able contingency. The way proposed is simple and easy, it
respects the right of the individual church member to have a
voice in the transfer of church property, and it also recog-
nizes the right of the majority to rule in the matter. As to
continuing the process indefinitely, the majority can put a
stop to it any time by simply declining to adjourn to a fixed
day. We see no danger there.

As to the rarely-occurring treacherous pastor, there is
scarcely any way to frame laws to hold him in cheek. Bfe
is to be thwarted by eternal vigilance.
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Unbearable Truths

We have the best of authority for saying there are unbear-
able truths. After two or three years with them, Jesus tells
His disciples that He has yet many things to say unto them,
"but ye cannot bear them now." Men can receive but little
of the truth at a time. Prejudice precludes new truth. Men
must somehow lie brought to let go of the old and the false
before they can lay hold of the new and true. To get rid of
all our prejudices at one stroke would be too severe a surgical
operation for us to bear. The patient Christ and the patient
God proceed with great gentleness. They see how the roots
and the rootlets of error run through all the contents of our
minds, roots that have been years in growing, and they know
what an ordeal it would be for us to have all these extracted
at once. We could scarcely stand the operation. God does
not give us up, but He postpones part of the treatment until
we may be able to bear it. ' ' The Holy Spirit when He comes
will lead you into all the truth."

It is partly natural and partly the fault of men that they
cannot bear the truth. Men may hug delusions to their bosoms
and refuse to give them up. Self-interest or what is con-
ceived to be self-interest may make the truth unacceptable
and even unbearable. Probably each of us has some cherished
prejudices that make some truths unbearable.

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"New Century Service"

There is vision in this new slogan proposed by Dr.
Straughan to designate our denominational enterprise. We
have closed one ceutury of service, and this new slogan is a
prophecy that we will be permitted to round out another hun-
dred years. There is in this slogan also a reminder that the
church exists for service. Our denomination has a work to
do that no other church can do for us. If we do our work,
we justify our existence. If we fail to do it, we become mere
cumberers of the ground. Let us catch the spirit of Brother
Straughan 's slogan and enter at once upon the service to
which this new century calls us. Let us so enthusiastically
do our part that those who come after us will be moved by
our example to carry on till their day is done.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

September 6, 1928

IS PROHIBITION WORTH ENFORCING?

Thirty Thousand Babies

Dr. Isaac Kawlings, health director of the state of Illinois,
says: "Since the Volstead Law went into effect five thousand
fewer babies have died in the state of Illinois each year.
Where once the beer bottle reigned supreme, the milkman
now makes his daily rounds, leaving a bottle of the most
perfect food known to man — milk. ' '

In New York state 12,000 fewer babies have died each
year since prohibition. — U. S. Census.

"Drunken Sailor" No Longer True Saying

"We can no longer use the old saying, 'like a drunken
sailor.' When the United States fleet visited New York the
other day, there were 20,000 sailors on shore leave daily, and
not one was taken into any court, and there were only thirty
cases of intoxication taken into naval custody." — Allan G.
Olson, Lieut.-Com. U. S. Navy.

$110,000,000 in Labor Banks

At the close of business June 30, 1926, deposits in 30
labor banks were $110, 375,791. Not a labor bank was in
existence before prohibition. — Union Labor Advocate, Jan.,
1927.

Like Another World

Here around Hull House we used to watch whiskey and
beer being left at saloons by the drayload. The poverty and
suffering from drink were appalling. There is such a dif-
ference now that it seems like another world.

Drinking has decreased, and so has our work of rehabili-
tating families wrecked through intemperance. We have
hardly any more squalid homes and neglected families to
deal with. The stuff folks get now makes them uglier, but
its evils are offset by the difficulties of getting it. I would
not see the old system again for anything. — Jane Addams,
founder and superintendent of Hull House, Chicago.

Aren't You Glad?

Cases of cruelty to children are less by 60 per cent in
New York and 70 per cent in Boston as compared with the
average years immediately before prohibition, according to
reports of the Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children of those cities.

Are Americans Growing Healthier?

The census says we are ! There were 60,000 fewer deaths
from tuberculosis in 1926 than 1920, a reduction of 35 per
cent in seven years. There were 30,000 fewer deaths from
pneumonia, which is 30 per cent less. Typhoid deaths aer
less by 50 per cent; Bright 's Disease less by 11.000, 12 per
cent; deaths from alcoholism are less by an average of 1,900,
this is 30 per cent less; deaths from cirrhosis of the liver less
by 6,600, a reduction of 40 per cent.

Perhaps the best of all is that deaths of children under
five years are 43 per cent less than seven years ago, while
the total death rate is less by an average of 300,000 a year.

A Pleasant Surprise

We have heard so much about deaths from poison alcohol
that it is a very pleasant surprise to learn that the total num-
ber of deaths reported from wood and denatured alcohol are
only about 240 a year. While this is 240 too many and is
much to be regretted, it is only one-half the number reported

to have died from this cause every year in the six years before
prohibition. — U. S. Census and Met. Life Ins. Co.

Drug Addicts Are Less

"Contrary to the general belief, prohibition has not caused
an increase in the drug traffic. There are fewer addicts today
than ever before. Eighty-five per cent of the present addicts
acquired their habit before prohibition. The percentage of
new addicts is very small." — U. S. Narcotic Division, Wash.

Churches Gain in Membership

Churches of the United States had a gain of 573,723 in
membership in 1927. This is 100,000 more than the gain
made in the prevoius year. — Official Statistics, Council of
Churches.

A Nation on Wheels

The whole United States could take a joy-ride at one
time, according to the Bureau of Public Roads. Twenty-three
million motors are registered, of which 3,000,000 are trucks
and tractors. There is now one motor for every five persons
in the country.

Money for New Homes

Our associations assisted in purchasing or building over
550,000 homes in 1926. — Nat. Building and Loan Association.

Come On! Let's Go!

Americans are traveling and demand good hotels. In 1926
840 hotels were erected in the United States, representing an
investment of $400,000,000. Many hotel men were afraid that
without a "bar" they would have to go out of business. — '
Hotel Association Report, 1927.

Arrests for Drunkenness in Boston Drop

Arrests for drunkenness in the city of Boston were less
last year by 54,000, as compared with the last years before
prohibition. In 1917 there were 73,000 arrests; last year
they numbered 18,000. — Municipal Court Record, Bostan,
1927.

Instead of Almshouses

More than half of our population (sixty million persons)
now hold life insurance, thereby protecting their own future
and that of their families. — N. Y. State Supi. of Insurance.

Fewer Kids in Court

Only one-half as many children are brought to the Chil-
dren's Court in New York City as in the years before prohibi-
tion ; less than half in Boston.

This improvement is found in varying degrees all through
the country. This means 8,000 fewer children in the courts
of New York City alone.— Children 's Bureau at Washington.

School Children Save

During the last school year about four million children
deposited $23,000,000 in school thrift banks, bringing the
total deposits up to $39,000,000.— V. S. Dept. of Education.

An Honorable Record

Since the month of May 5,200 young men and women
between 16 and 18 years of age have received licenses in .
Connecticut to drive automobiles. The superintendent of
state police says that not a single one of these young people
has been arrested for intoxication.

The motor vehicle department declares that not one of
this class of drivers has been involved in a fatal, or even
serious, accident. — November, 1927.

September 6, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Three

KEEP THE CHURCH OUT OF IT

It is a curious fact that most of those who are so concerned
and are tearing their hair lest the church get into politics
are, as a general rule, those who are most conspicuous in their
local communities for non-attendance at all kinds of church
services and who, if they should drop into a weekly prayer
meeting would create such a sensation that it would be the
talk of the community for days afterwards, and the people
would wonder whether the man hadn't lost a lot of money,
broken down in health, or got scared about something.

Ever now and then there comes out a communication from
some Methodist brother and says that he was a member of
the Methodist Church the last time he heard from it, but
wants to tell the people of the state that he is no longer willing
to stay in the Methodist Church, whose chief pastors are
against liquor, and if anybody can find out where his mem-
bership is, he wants them to take his name off the roll because
he won't stay in any church that has religion enough not to
scare at politics, and will not bow before the juggernaut of
Tammany Hall and say, Come on, Tammany, and rule over us.
Some have thought these men were inconsistent — I don't
think so. Let 's see : They say that the church as an institu-
tion should confine its work to prayer meeting, Sunday school,
preaching twice on Sunday and a protracted meeting once a
year, visit the sick and bury the dead. Now that is the idea
of what constitutes the duty of a Christian church by most
of these gentlemen who are writing for the papers these days.
Well, I claim they are consistent at least. They want to
bottle up the church inside of four walls and not let it come
out for fear it may interfere with them; they want to be
permitted to do whatever they please without any criticism
on the part of the church.

They know full well that if the church is controlled by
the Spirit of God, that as soon as it makes up its mind as to
what constitutes its duty, that nothing can stop it from trying
to correct error and to reprove wrong and that is just what
they don't want done.

There are many men who are writing these days about
bigotry, clericalism and sectarianism. I doubt if any of
them have read five lines of church history or church polity
in years or know anything about the doctrine of the church
in which they are nominal members, or the doctrines of any
other church, yet they undertake to tell people what they
should do in order to gain their approval as circumspect
church members.

Why you can't have clericalism in a Protestant Church;
there is no such thing; there isn't a Protestant Church in
the world that would permit it for five minutes; however
high he might stand in the esteem of that denomination, if a
man were to undertake to tell them what they should do— he
would be fired in a minute. But no church body has any
respect for a leader who, if he sees a danger threatening the
integrity of his flock and doesn't cry aloud and warn his
people of what he thinks of that danger, that would not have
a contempt for such a man.

Now there are churches in which the clerical can tell a man
what they want him to do and he has to do it, willy-nilly, he
has got to do it, but that doesn't apply to any Protestant
Church in the world.

And yet some of these fellows are burning their shirts
for fear we are going to have a chairman, a bishop, a presi-
dent, or presiding officer who will advise people what they

think about a matter that concerns the very foundation of
the church. When the time comes that the Church of God
hasn't strength enough in its spiritual life to fight the forces
of evil, even though it may be entrenched behind political
walls, then we have reached a sad day, and knowing the min-
istry and the officials of practically every Protestant Church
in this country, I make bold to say that all of the howling
on the part of politicians will not keep them from expressing
their piety in a patriotism that will prevent bad men from
being elected to office, and no political threat will deter them.
in the least. So you had just as well stop howling about the
church in politics, for as long as politicians politic the
churches of this land are going to have a say as to what
constitutes proper politics and no abuse or threats or any-
thing else will have the slightest effect in checking their ardor
for carrying out what they feel is their God-given duty.
Therefore, save your paper, brethren; save your paper.

Charles H. Ireland.
Greensboro, N C.

CONFESSIONAL OR CHRIST

"If Christ were sitting in one confessional box and a
priest in another, the priest could blot out sin just as effec-
tively as could Christ. The priest in confessional gives back
strength and health not to a paralyzed body, but to a para-
lyzed soul, and that, too, is a miracle. The mere presence
of a priest causes sin to be blotted out."

These are the words of a Catholic priest. Rev. John F.
Hurley, S. J., in the Church of St. Francis Xavier, New York
City, in the course of a sermon on "The Power of the Cath-
olic Priesthood," on Sunday, July 1st, and as reported in
the New York Times of the next day.

The priest, of course, only voices the recognized position
of Catholicism down through the ages, and. his affirmation but
shows that the papacy has not changed a whit since medieval
times.

Now, we consider that this priest has given us the most
damaging and devastating argument that is to be found
against a belief in Roman Catholicism. We have long con-
tended in this journal that the papacy erects a barrier between
man and God in the system of a priesthood, and that the
priests usurp a function that Christ alone can perform for
the sinner.

Here are a few well-known statements of Scripture which
make it most clear that Christ only is our priest and mediator:

"There is one God, and one mediator between God and
men, the Man Christ Jesus" (1 Tim. 2:5).

' ' If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous" (1 John 2 :1).

"He (Christ) came and preached peace to you that were
afar off, and peace to them that were nigh ; for through Him
we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father"
(Eph. 2:17, 18).

These texts clearly enunciate the fundamental truth that
in pure Christianity there is but one way to God the Father,
and that is through His Son and our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
He is the "one mediator"; He is our advocate; through Him
we have our access to the Father.

Catholicism, on the other hand, says that we must go to a
priest to confess our sins, and that we cannot pray to heaven
direct for forgiveness, but must transact all our business with
God and Christ through a priest of the church. We con-

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September 6, 1928

sider this the most grievous error of the papacy, and one that
makes it absolutely impassible to place any faith whatever
in Catholicism as a way of Ood. It is a direct blow at the
very heart of the Christian religion — the mediation and
priesthood of Jesus Christ. It would make Christ unnecessary
and a superfluity. It tears Christ down from His throne, and
would place man in His stead.

Bible prophets long ago predicted that the Roman Catholic
Church would attempt such a course. Paul, who lived in the
day when the foundations of the Catholic Church were being
laid, said: "It (the second coming of Christ) will not be,
except the falling away come first, and the man of sin be
reevaled, the son of perdition, he that opposeth and exalteth
himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped;
so that he sitteth in the temple of God, setting himself forth
as God" (2 Thess. 2:3, 4).

Paul here is speaking of the great apostasy which was then
beginning and which finally culminated in the papal system.
Compare with Paul's prediction the words of one of the
greatest of modern popes: "We hold upon this earth the
place of God Almighty." ("The Great Encyclical Letters of
Pope Leo XIII," page 304. Benziger Bros., New York.)

Here is a similar statement made at the Fifth Lateran
Council: "Thou (the pope) art the shepherd, thou art the
physician, thou art the director, thou art the husbandman ;
finally, thou art another God on earth." ("History of the
Councils," Labbe and Cassart, vol. XIV, col. 109.)

From the Catholic conception of the pope grows the idea
that he is supreme not only in the realm of religion but that
he also should be supreme in things temporal and civil upon
the earth. If, indeed, the pope were ' ' another God on earth,
then he would, of course, rank above kings and princes and
presidents, and should rule the state as well as the church.
This is a fundamental Catholic belief; but for political pur-
poses, in- countries where the church has not yet the prestige
and power, her apologists, such as Father Duffy and Al Smith,
try to soften the truth so as not to embarrass their cause. —
Signs of the Times.

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Unbearable Truths

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Ministers would like to present certain truths to their
congregations, but are kept from doing so by the knowledge
that their people are as yet unable to bear them. Yet they
do not give up the task, but postpone what cannot now be
done, and proceed gently in the direction of the truth they
would present. Some day the man that would now become
furious and almost be ready to tear you to pieces will be able
to hear the truth and thank you for it.

The truth must not be neglected and abandoned because
men will not receive it. Some day they will receive it and
will rejoice in the freedom it brings to them. The mind
that today cannot bear the light will some day feel the scales
drop off and will be able to see clearly. This work of bringing
blind men to see is a great work. It was Christ's work: He
was the light of the world. But He said to His disciples,
"Ye are the light of the world." He has placed the torch of
truth in our hands that we may as rapidly as possible but
ever patiently lead men out into the truth. The dawn must
precede the full light of day. Minds that are now dark and
too densely filled with error may some day shine with the
glory of the noonday sun. But the light must break gently
upon them. They cannot now bear all the truth.

THE FINE ART OF PRAYING

In a certain conference of ministers for the deepening of
the spiritual life, the chairman put this test question:

"Will every one who spends half an hour a day alone with
God in connection with his work, hold up a hand?"

One person responded.

"All who thus devote fifteen minutes a day hold up a
hand."

A few more hands were shown.

The leader was visibly moved. "Prayer is the working
power of the church of Christ," he said solemnly, "and half
of the workers make hardly any use of it!"

Every person is a bundle of potentialities. These poten-
tialities, according to S. D. Gordon, have five outlets — the
life, or what one is ; the lips, or what one says ; service, or
what one does ; money, or what one gives of his substance ;
and prayer, or one's privilege of wielding the power of God.
Unquestionably the greatest of these is prayer. And yet
"half of the workers make hardly any use of it!"

Andrew Murray phrased a simple but significant sentence
which has been haunting me. It is this: "Jesus never taught
His disciples how to preach, only how to pray." Until a man
knows how to pray he knows little or nothing about preaching
— in the Biblical use of that word.

If Burke was right in saying that "man is a religious
animal" and Brierley correct in defining man as "a praying
animal," then Dr. E. Griffith- Jones' assertion is apropos —
"No religion, no prayer; no prayer, no religion. ... If
you have given up praying in any effective sense, you have
given up religion."

Roger W. Babson, prophet and genius of the business
world, has an institute at Wellesley, Mass., where young men
are trained to be business executives. Men pay a goodly sum
for the privilege of associating with this commercial genius
and of learning of him. Is it not a priceless privilege to
have fellowship with the great Genius of the universe and to
learn of God Almighty? Herein lies the value of prayer.

Tennyson said that to him prayer was the opening of
the sluice-gates between his soul and the waters of eternal
life. Prayer is the medium of the great moral and spiritual
dynamic of God. Through its use men have slain lions of
passion, men have climbed to lofty heights of purity, men
have trodden the "steep and thorny paths" of sacrificed
service.

To dwell in an atmosphere of God's thoughts, to wield
the scepter of God's power, to learn the way of God's will
— wondrous privileges all — these are some of the things that
make prayer a most valuable asset in any life.

The church today has opportunities so golden that the
very angels of heaven might fain exchange places with it
for the chance of serving in this generation. But as we look
about us, what, do we find 1 George Hamilton Combs was not
far wrong when he wrote: "The church is fiddling while a
world is in flames!" A few rare, noble spirits feel the burden
of the world task, and some are toiling almost beyond endur-
ance, but the rank and file of the church are indifferent to
the loud, long, insistent calls of a world in distress.

Manacled with the chains of indifference, of worldliness,
of division, the church is impotent, and it is unable to per-
form the task assigned it by its immortal founder. Only a
free, united spiritual church can conquer a grossly materialis-
tic world. — Howard W. King.

September 6, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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\ Denominational Enterprises

NEW CENTURY SERVICE

An Outline of Promotional Activity Suggested to
Annual Conferences

To the N. C. Annual Conference.
Dear Brethren:

The last session of the General Conference set up a new
department by combining the office of treasurer with that
of an executive secretary in charge of the promotional work
of the church. That means of course an effort to stimulate
the benevolent and missionary work of the denomination
through financial plans and the extension of stewardship.
All of us have felt that the church is capable of a larger
service than we have been rendering and while the secretary
for this new field of endeavor has been chosen and is at work
we feel the task is that of the whole church, the business of
us all.

Without question the big business of the church is to win
people for Christ Jesus. The second great endeavor is to keep
people saved after they have made the great confession. The
field of service is large, many kinds of things to be done, and
ample room for all. But the major expression of that service
is through the stewardship of property when once the stew-
ardship of life is acknowledged; that through it the lives of
Christians reach out in far places, and provide a God-blessed
opportunity for the church to keep faith with Christ. The
General Conference budget is the principal medium for the
combined or group activity of our people. The needs of the
church's undertakings require our fullest measure of support.
To this end we have been laying our plans and ask of
the church its eompletest co-operation.

1. Our new slogan for the $500,000 budget is, "New
Century Service."

2. The office at 516 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md., is
prepared to assist pastors and churches in making their plans,
furnishing posters, literature, speakers, and the like.

3. We want the annual conference to raise up a "New
Century Service Commission" of three or five members which
shall have charge of the promotional activities within the
conference and to co-operate with the general office. We
shall through this commission work along these lines :

a. Ask each church to establish a "New Century Service
Commission" with thrPe departments, or committees the
pastor of the church being thB chairman; Educational Com-
mittee, Stewardship Committee, Finance Committee This
Commission to be appointed by the quarterly conference and
to work under its supervision.

b. The creation of a Woman's Auxiliary in every church
which shall put itself behind the entire "New Century Ser-
vice" program of the church.

c. A survey of the conference which shall reveal the
actual financial conditions and responses of the churches
and that through charts each church's record may be made
clear.

d. The holding of a series of group or district meetings
over the conference as soon as possible in order to bring
actively and in detail further provisions and implications of
this program.

Admittedly, this program is not final. It is, however, a
very definite step towards a fuller realization of our task
and has in it a certain promise. To this end the conference
is asked to adopt this procedure that we may make it uniform
throughout the church. And further, this office pledges itself
to the most loj^al service.

Submitted at the direction of the Executive Committee.
James H. Straughn, Executive Sec.-Treas.
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THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD

To love abundantly is to live abundantly, and to love
forever is to live forever. Hence eternal life is inextricably
bound up with love. We want to live forever for the same
reason that we want to live tomorrow. Why do you want to
live tomorrow? It is because there is some one who loves you
and whom you want to see tomorrow, and to be with, and to
love back. There is no other reason why we should' live on
than that we love and are beloved. It is when a man has no
one to love him that he commits suicide. So long as he has
friends, those who love him and whom he loves, he will live
because to live is to love. Be it but the love of a dog it will
keep him in life ; but let that go and he has no contact with
life, no reason to live. He dies by his own hand.

Eternal life is also to know God, and God is love This
is Christ's own definition. "This is life eternal, that they
might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom
Thou hast sent." Love must be eternal. It is what God is
On the last analysis, then love is life. Love never faileth and
life never faileth so long as there is love. That is the philoso-
phy of what Paul is showing us ; the reason why, in the nature
of things, love should be the supreme thing— because it is
going to last; because in the nature of things it is an eternal
life. It is a thing that we are living now, not what we get
when we die; that we shall have a poor ehance of getting when
we die unless we are living now.

No worse fate can befall a man in this world than to live
and grow old alone, unloving and unloved. To be lost is to
live in an unregenerate condition, loveless and unloved ; and
to be saved is to love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth
already m God. For God is love.— Henry Drummond

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THE UNFAILING FRIEND
O Lord, I would delight in Thee,

And on Thy care depend;
To Thee in every trouble flee,
My best, my faithful Friend.

When all created streams are
Thy fulness is the same;

May I with this be satisfied,
And glory in Thy name.

dried,

O that 1 had a sfrnnger faith

To look within the veil;
To rest on what my Savior saith,

Whose Word can never fail!

O Lord, I cast my care on Thee.

I triumph and adore;
Henceforth my great concern shall be

To love and please Thee more.

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LOVE THE LIBERATOR

Love is the great liberator. The coming of love is the
opening of the prison. If the men and women whose memory
we most cherish had lived and labored with any other motive,
then would they have been less than we now know them to be.
They would not and could not have transformed, as they did,
the disappointments and disillusions which sometimes ap-
peared to be their only reward. Their large fine spirit is
perfectly expressed in the words of the Apostle Paul: "I will
very gladly spend and be spent for you, though the more
abundantly I love you the less I be loved."

Could the whole spirit of Jesus be more fitly or more fully
interpreted? And the fruit of that spirit? It is "the open-
ing of the prison to them that are bound. ' '

Love is the great liberator. It is as when the warm sun-
shine of spring speaks the word of release, and a new spirit
breathes in the air and shines in the light; a tender green
begins to clothe the brown clods, the orchard and woodland
awake to wondrous loveliness, and there is music everywhere
as when the morning stars sang together, and all the Sons of
God shouted for joy.

' ' Now the Lord is that spirit : and where the spirit of the
Lord is, there is liberty."

Browning is right!

Now would I face the world with my new life,
AVith my new crown.

How soon a smile of God can change the world !
How we are made for happiness— how work
Grows play; adversity a winning fight!

The coming of Christ, which is the coming of love, is life's
superb awakening. Everywhere prison doors fly open. Faith
that was bound, hope that was bound— see them now. They
arnge the open spaces free to all the light and the sweet air.
A new gleam in the eyes, a new lilt in the heart, a new vigor
in the stride. With every uplifting of the heart to Him fresh
powers unfold, and the voice of the taskmaster is heard no

more.

*****

Here and there on the road of life we encounter a wayfarer
who has known the truth, whom the truth has made free,
and in him we have seen destroyed "the face of the coverirT
cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all na-
tions." He has given us a glimpse of a life, here and now,
in which "death is swallowed up in victory, and the Lord God
wipes away tears, and the rebuke of His people takes He
away from off all the earth."

Should he speak to us, this wayfarer, of the liberating
truth that is in Him, that makes His mere presence a shining
surprise what would he say? Would he not say in that day:
"Lo this is my God. I have waited for Him, and He, is
saving men: This is the Lord; I have waited for Hmi ; I will
be glad and rejoice in His salvation."

He has seen his life at last in the light of a love which is a
ministering power and a plentiful peace, and because of him
the dreariest road comes to be the way home.— Baptist Times.
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FALSEHOOD

Falsehood is never so successful as when she baits her
hook with truth; and no opinions so fatally mislead us as
those that are not wholly wrong, as no watches so effectually
deceive the wearer as those that are sometimes right.— Colton.

SUFFOCATED CHRISTIANS

Breath is one of the signs of life. After God had created
Adam's body from the dust of the ground, He "breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life ; and man became a living
soul" (Gen. 2:7). When the physical breath leaves the body,
death is only a matter of minutes unless some drastic first
aid measures are taken, and these are not always certain in
their results. In a very real sense prayer is the breath of
the spiritual life of the Christian, and he begins to "breathe"
the moment he is born again. A missionary, writing to a
friend who had asked the secret of her prayer life, says:
"I do not know how to write about my praying. There is
nothing to say. So far as I know it is just being with the
Lord, turning to Him instinctively, knowing He cares. It
has no name, this life with Him. It is too simple for defini-
tion. Sometimes, when a big battle is on, there has to be a
closing down of everything, and a shutting up of oneself to
prayer. But far oftener that is impossible. I think it is
just living with Him; and prayer is the breath of that life.
I think we have within us a quiet cell into which, as it were,
we can retire any time, anywhere."

But in the rush and bustle of daily life are not Christians
in danger of voluntary spiritual suffocation? Yet, just as
we stand before an open window and drink in great draughts
of fresh air the first thing in the morning, sending the life-
blood tingling through the body, so, in His presence, we may
drink in great spiritual draughts at the beginning of each
day and be conscious of our Lord's life flooding our being
with new vigor and strength. And shall we not look to Him
to teach us also how to "breathe" normally, moment by
moment, throughout each day, in fulfillment of His com
mand to "pray without ceasing?"— Exchange.

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HOW SHALL I GIVE THIS YEAR TO THE

LORD'S WORK?
If I refuse to give anything to the Lord's cause this
year I cast a ballot in favor of the cessation of all Christian
work.

If I give less than heretofore, I favor a reduction in the
work, proportionate to my reduced contribution.

If I give the same as formerly, I disregard any forward
movement.

If I advance my offering I favor an advance in the con-
quest for Christ. Shall I join this class?

Resolved: I believe in increasing the work of Christ;
therefore I will increase my offering to His cause.— Exchange.

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WHAT DR. JOWETT LEARNED
In reviewing W§ first pastorate, which was at Newcastle,
Busied, the late Dr. J. H. Jowett said: "I have learned
this lesson, that sin is mighty, but God is mightier ; I have
learned that man is impotent himself ! I have learned that
no man need be regarded as beyond redemption; I have
learned that for the ruined life there is restoration, a power,
a peace, and a joy unspeakable ; I have learned that the care
and the misery of this church are in the homes where Christ
is absent; I have learned that the happiest and most beauti-
ful homes connected with this congregation are the homes of
the redeemed. These are the lessons of my ministry. Upon
the experience of these severe years of labor I declare with a
glad and confident heart that Jesus has power and willingness
to redeem everybody." — Selected.

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DOROTHY'S CHAIRS

"I'll take the spider-legs chairs," said Anna, the oldest,
who had posted herself on the value of antiques.

"Mine's the bookcase," followed Philomena briefly.
"My choice is the set of haircloth furniture."
"I'll have the tall clock."
"I'll take the funny little spider-legged desk."
And so on to, "Well, I may as well choose the sideboard."
Anna frowned a little at that. The sideboard was cracked
and discolored, so she had hoped that none of them would
give it a second glance. On her trip for information among
the antique stores she had seen a sideboard just like that,
marked with three figures, of which the first was not a "1."
It was just as bruised, just as disreputable. "Er— I'll take
the blue willow pattern set of dishes," she sniffed.

"But Dorothy hasn't picked yet," spoke up one of the
cousins perfunctorily.

"Oh, never mind me," smiled Dorothy a little wanly
from one of the mended chairs. "Just leave me out a few
things to remember him by."

Grandfather had been dead only three days. He had
made no will, for apparently there wasn't much except the
old furniture. He had once said for them to divide it to
suit themselves, for they knew what they liked better than
he could guess. So they were dividing it now. The others
were thinking of making as good choices pecuniarily as pos-
sible. Dorothy was thinking of the old man whom she had
loved. The "choosing" method of division had been sug-
gested by Anna, who was posted on antiques, and the others
usually followed Anna's lead.

"Suppose we call the kitchen chairs one of Dorothy's
'picks,'" said one of the cousins amusedly. "She wants
things to remind her of him, and there isn't a thing in the
house so well fitted for it as the old chair set. He was forever
whittling in one of the straight backs or smoking in the
old rocker. If being a reminder has value, then the old chair
set is the best thing in the house for Dorothy."

"Except maybe the big stick cane," laughed another.
"Grandfather clumped 'round with that six days in the
week, and only took the gold-headed cane for church on
Sunday. ' '

"I speak for the gold-headed cane," called a cousin.
"Dorothy can have the stick if -she wants it."

"Out of your turn, Matildy," warned another, "though
Dorothy can have the stick if she likes. She's three behind
anyhow."

"No, she isn't, for I picked out her turns as they came
'round," reminded Anna. "She said for me to leave out
reminders for her, you know. She can have the stick for the
last turn. She can't see that without thinking of the old
codger."

Dorothy flushed a little at the disrespectful word but
said nothing. She didn't care to "mix in" the wrangle
of division, though she perfectly understood what was going
on. She liked to think of grandfather as being near, with his
tender old eyes and loving smile. That was worth more than
any difference of value in articles. And she was glad to have

the old stick and chairs that were so intimately associated
with her grandfather.

The chairs were of heavy wood and so old and worn that
if any paint or varnish had ever been on them it was worn
entirely off, and the middle of the bottoms was half worn
through. But what hurt their looks most and wholly con-
demned them in the eyes of the other cousins was a clumsy
strip of wood screwed securely to the chair behind the rounds
of each back. With use and strain their rounds probably had
been broken off near or even with the seat, and the strips
were to hold them in place.

At length the division was ended to the satisfaction of all,
even Dorothy. Philomena was exulting at having secured
the best-looking articles. Though Anna's selections were
more rubbed and chipped or unstable than some of the others,
a subdued gleam of satisfaction showed in her eyes. And for
various reasons of their own, the rest, too, were satisfied.

"It seems a shame that Dorothy picked out such poor
stuff," commented a more conscientious cousin as they trooped
back to the kitchen. "And she is going to get married next
month, too. What will Jack Ellis think of those straight-
backs and the rocker, and of the big stick, and the rest of
the mess?"

"Dorothy has the best reminders of grandfather of us
all," said Anna sweetly. "Just dollars and cents aren't
everything in the world."

"Piffle!" scorned one of the girls. "Let that come from
any one but you."

Dorothy hastened to bridge the breach. "I'm delighted
with what I've got," she declared sincerely. "And I know
Jack loves me enough to feel so, too."

A month later they were married and went to live in a
little tenement near where Jack worked as an assistant book-
keeper. The old chairs were put in the kitchen, and the few
other things that had been assigned to Dorothy were placed
m various parts of the house. They couldn't buy much on
Jack's small salary.

Jack was ingenious with tools, however, and most of his
evenings were devoted to tinkering in the kitchen One
evening, during a little leisure, Jack eyed the chairs specu-
latively, "Would it— er— hurt your feelings any if I should
paint and varnish 'em up a little?" he asked doubtfully

"No, indeed, Jack. They're dear old chairs, but I'd love
to fix them."

So Jack went to work energetically, and in a few minutes
a strip was unscrewed from the bottom and from the rounds
of one. Then the chair back was lifted, disclosing four
middle medium-sized holes and two outside large ones covered
with glue.

"Looks like the rounds were broken off or sawed off
leaving the ends in the holes, and these covered with glue,"'
Jack said. "Funny. I'll have to gouge them out."

This he proceeded to do, presently uttering a surprised
exclamation.

"What's the matter?" asked Dorothy.
Jack did not answer, but worked on feverishly going
from one hole to another. Presently he turned the chair
over, rapping it smartly. A shower of glittering coins clinked
on the floor. He whirled back the chair without appearing
to notice Dorothy's cry, gouged a few moments, then turned
and rapped again. More coins glittered out. "That's all "
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They did so, placing them in little piles.

"Eight of the twenty-dollar gold pieces in each of the
big holes," he wondered, "and ten-dollar ones in the smaller.
How much does that make, little girl?"

"Seven hundred and twenty," answered Dorothy, after a
little counting on her fingers.

"Correct. Now we'll investigate the other chairs. Won-
der if they'll have anything?"

They did, just the same amount, except that in one of
the rocking-chair holes was a folded paper. Jack passed it
to Dorothy without examination. She opened and read aloud :
"To the one who takes my' old chairs through love of the
old man, I give the money they're taking care of. I don't
want it to be divided. And I don't mind adding that I hope
and expect it will be the dear daisy-chain maker.

"Grandfather."

"I used to weave daisy chains and put them on his head
when we were out in the fields together," she said in a
chuking voice. — Presbyterian Advance.
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THE WOMAN AND THE BOY

"I must tell you, decidedly, Mrs. Patterson, that I cannot
teach Clarence Ray another Sunday," and Mr. Blackford
looked as if he meant every word, as he squared his shoulders
and threw back his head. "The other boys do fairly well,"
he continued, "but Clarence is restless and inattentive, noisy
and obstinate enough to set the whole class going!"

Mrs. Patterson looked up with a little frown of per-
plexity on her pleasant face. She had been intermediate
superintendent only a few short weeks and yet this was the
third teacher who had failed with the class, largely on
Clarence Ray's account. He was not a bad boy, she was sure
of it; he was a nervous, restless, motor type who had never
learned self-control.

"You will have to take Clarence out of the class or get a
new teacher before next Sunday," said Mr. Blackford, after
a moment's pause.

"I will make some provision for Clarence for next Sunday,
Mr. Blackford," said Mrs. Patterson at last, "and then I
will let you know my decision."

What should she do with Clarence next Sunday, she asked
herself on the way home from church. What should she do
with Clarence? The question rang in her thoughts through-
out the day and several days following. Next Sunday was
Easter and the topic for Clarence's class was "The Risen
Lord," with kindred topics in all the other classes of the
department. Was there some way in which Clarence could
help her to make this topic real to the boys and girls? She
telephoned Clarence on Saturday and asked him to meet her
early at the church on Sunday morning; and when he came
up the stairs full fifteen minutes before the hour, he found
her waiting at a small table strewn with various objects.

"Clarence," she said in a tone of friendly confidence, "I
wonder if you would make a poster for me this morning that
I could use in the closing exercise of our department to help
the boys and girls to realize what Easter really is. There is
no greater day in all the Christian's year than Easter and
sometimes I think that a picture helps us to understand its
meaning. This sheet of drawing paper will make the poster,"
she continued, holding it up, "and this picture of Jesus and
Mary on the resurrection morning will form the center. With
this stencil as a guide, you are to draw a tall, stately Easter

lily on either side of the picture. Then I want you to print
across the top in letters as beautiful as you can make them,
'Christ Is Risen,' and across the bottom, 'Are You Risen
With Him?' These water colors and this bit of gilding can
be used for the letters. I am sure that this poster would
help me very much in the little talk I want to give the boys
and girls. Are you willing to try to make it? And do you
think that you can?"

The active boy, whose religion thus far had largely found
expression in terms of the eager hand, had listened with ever
increasing interest. "Of course I can do it! "he said stoutly,
and seated himself at the table without delay.

Everybody who passed through the department room that
morning looked with surprise at Clarence, the "problem" of
the school, working quietly and industriously at the little
table in the corner. At first he had a proud, self-conscious
air, handling his materials like a skilled workman, proud of
his task. But gradually the sweet, compelling influence of
the work that he was doing, of the things that he was han-
dling, left its impress on his keen, sensitive face. The beau-
tiful picture for the center told the Easter story better than
words to a lad of his type; the stately lilies he was drawing
on either side and the simple Easter messages he was letter-
ing with such care, gave to the picture an added meaning.
And by and by, as he worked, there stole across his round,
freckled face a look of reverent interest.

When Mrs. Patterson held up the finished poster during
the closing exercises of the intermediate department and
gave its message in a few deeply earnest words, no one in
the room listened with more eager attention than Clarence.
And when, at the close, she told who had made it and praised
his careful work, Clarence flushed to the roots of his auburn
hair.

"Clarence," said Mrs. Patterson as the pupils were leav-
ing, "how would you like to be my secretary and help me a
few minutes every week?"

"Sure I'd like it!" said Clarence, shifting awkwardly
from one foot to the other.

"But you'd have to miss a part of the lesson, so you
would have to give extra good attention the rest of the hour.
I couldn't ask any of you to be my secretary if it sacrificed
your whole class hour. Would you promise to do your best
in your class if I take you for my helper ? ' '

Mrs. Patterson's outstretched hand was caught in a strong
boyish clasp that made her fingers tingle, and she knew that
the promise was made.

Mrs. Parker had thought the matter over very earnest!}'
all the week long. It seemed presumptuous that she should
attempt to teach that class of unruly junior boys with whom
so many others — both men and women — had failed. What
was the matter with that class of boys anyway, she wondered.
Was it really all their fault that they had come to be the
school problem? Had every honest effort really been made
to appreciate them and understand their point of view? Or
had people come to approach them in an offensive, suspicious
attitude that immeidately awakened a spirit of rebellion?

' ' 0 God, help me to love and understand them ! ' ' she
prayed. "Help me to meet them where they are, not ex-
pecting them to come to me!" And as she prayed, she
worked and studied and planned.

When she entered the classroom on Sunday morning she
found eight or ten boys with chairs tilted carelessly back
against the wall. It was a pleasant, spacious classroom, with

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one large stained glass window, substantial oak chairs, and a
heavy Brussels carpet in green and tan. But there was not a
picture upon the walls, no table, no blackboard, nothing to
teach the eye or call out the expressional life.

The boys were already beginning to pull each others'
coats, towsle one another's hair, and rock their chairs noisily
to and fro when the new teacher entered.

"Good morning, boys," she said brightly, "I'm going to
ask you to set all the chairs out in the hall this morning. Do
it very quietly, please, and place them in order along the
wall where they will not be in the way."

The boys looked up in surprise at this novel request and
were so filled with curiosity about what was going to happen
that they actually removed the chairs with very little noise
and confusion.

"We are going to do some work this morning, you see,"
explained the new teacher, "and as we have no table or black-
board, we will have to work on the floor. But if a stout old
lady like myself can sit on the floor, I am sure you boys won't
mind it."

She laughed brightly as she spoke, and the boys laughed
with her; and when she kneeled on the floor and spread out a
large piece of drawing paper, the boys all crowded about her
to see what was going to happen next.

"You have been studying about how God's people con-
quered the land of Canaan," she began, "and I thought you
might like to see just where they all settled down. There
were twelve tribes or families of them, you remember, though
one tribe was kept to help the priests and another was so
large that it was divided into two tribes, so there were twelve
tribes to find homes."

While she was speaking, she was drawing the outline of
the Mediterranean sea and the Jordan river with the little
sea of Galilee toward the north and the great salt (Dead) sea
at its mouth.

"Now you will remember that the tribes of Reuben and
Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh found a home on the
east side of the Jordan," she went on, drawing the outlines
of these tribes as she talked, "but weren't they brave to go
right over and help the others fight their battles and to stay
right with them until hey had all found their homes too?
It took all the west side of the Jordan, way north of one sea
and south of the other, to supply the rest of them. ' '

On went the busy crayon, marking the homes of the other
ten tribes, from Naphtali and Asher in the north to Simeon
in the south ; and as the teacher worked and the boys looked
on, the stories to which they had only half listened on former
Sundays were lived out in vividness before them. The fall
of Jericho, the defeat and victory at Ai, the tricky plot of
the Gibeonites, and the final conquest over the five kings, all
took on a new reality as the teacher recalled them with vivid
interest and marked the. places where these things had actually
taken place.

"And now I am going to ask you to cut out the homes of
all these tribes," she said, producing several pairs of scissors
from her handbag. "Several of you can work at once, only
be very careful to keep the lines that I have drawn."

Every .boy reached for a pair of scissors, and in an in-
credibly short time those who were fortunate enough to get a
pair had dismembered the home of the Israelites into thirteen
irregular sections.

"Now who will volunteer to put them together?" asked
the teacher quickly.

"I will," said a chubby, freckled faced boy, with little
twinkling blue eyes, the leader in the mischief of other days.
"All right, Arthur, try it," said the teacher; and all the
other boys eagerly leaned forward to see what progress
Arthur might make. He really did remarkably well, and with
several abrupt suggestions from the other boys and only a
few low voiced remarks from the teacher, he had the map put
together again. Then another boy tried it and another, till
at last the teacher thought that she never could forget where
a single one of the tribes belonged.

"Those people worked very hard for a home," said the
teacher at last, as they all sat looking at the map together,
"but don't you suppose they were glad they did when they
were really settled among the lovely hills and valleys of the
holy land?

God has given us this church for our home, ' ' she added,
gently, "and what a beautiful place it is, where we may come
to meet Him face to face! Don't you think it is worth while
to work very hard to make this a place where God would
really like to be?"

A moment's reverent silence was broken by the tinkling
of a bell.

"Well, what do you know about that? There's the last
bell!" said Arthur in surprise.— The Continent.

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HOW WARS BEGIN

Tommy was reading the war news. When he finished he
came over to his mother and said:

"Mamma, how do wars begin?"

"Well, suppose the English hauled down the American
flag, and that the Americans — "

Here Tommy's father intervened.

"My dear," he said, "the English would not—"

Mother: "Excuse me, they would — "

"No, dear, who ever heard of such a thing?"

' ' Pray do not interrupt ! ' '

"But you are giving Tommy a wrong idea!"

"I'm not, sir!"

"You are, madam!"

"Don't call me madam! I won't allow you!"

"I'll call you what I choose!"

"I'm sorry I ever saw you! You are so "

Tommy (going out) : "It's all right; I think I know how
wars begin. ' ' — Selected.

THE POOR MAN'S BURDEN

A poor man traveling on a hot day, carrying a heavy load
upon his back. A rich man passing by in his chariot, took
pity on him, and invited him to take a seat in his chariot
behind. Shortly after, on turning round, the rich man saw
the pilgrim still oppressed with the load upon his back, and
asked why he did not lay it on the chariot. The poor' man
said that it was enough that he had been allowed to be him-
self carried in the chariot, and he could not presume to ask
for more.

"O foolish man!" was the reply, "If I am willing and
able to carry you, am I not able to carry your burden?"

Oppressed and anxious Christian, do you not see in this
man your own unbelief and folly ? He who has accepted your
person, and is your reconciled Father in Christ Jesus, expects
you to cast upon Him all your burden of cares, too ;' and He
is able to sustain it. — Evan. Mess.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

September 6, 192S

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

September 16 — Paul Writes to His Friends at

Corinth

Scripture Basis — I Corinthians, Chapters
1 to 4.

Golden Text — Behold, how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
in unity! Psalm 133:1.

Salutation

The Apostle's first letter to the Corinthians
was written about A. D. 56 in Ephesus, where
he had been for three years, after having
heard of the differences that had arisen among
them by those who would cause dissension.

In all of his letters, Paul begins with a
gracious and brotherly salutation. We ob-
serve this in the opening verses of this
epistle. The late Dr. C. I. Schofield gives
as the title of the first nine verses, "The
believer's position in grace." He rejoices in
what the grace of God has done for them;
having been enriched by the indwelling
Christ in utterance and knowledge; possessing
spiritual gifts equal to any other Christian's;
and endowed with hope and anticipation of
the coming of the Lord. His praise and
encouragement were unstinted.

Separations

The Corinthian Chritsians had not become
separated or divided, but as slight abrasions
of the skin often lead to serious infections
if not given the proper attention, so might
the contentions of the Corinthians lead to
schisms which would be disastrous to them
as well as to the cause of Christ.

The con tent ion was over their leaders.
Some claimed to be followers of Apollos (see
Acts 18:24-28), others of Paul, others of
Cephas (Peter: see John 1:42), and still
others of Christ. Paul declares that this
cannot be. Christ cannot be divided. No
one save Him was crucified for their sins,
neither indeed could be. Baptism was in
Christ's name only. Thus Paul reasoned with
them.

Substantiation

In the last half of the chapter, the writer
establishes the fact that worldly wisdom in
itself is of no effect — yea, is a hindrance —
in the things of God. He brings in the testi-
mony of Isaiah (29:14) to bear him out in
this truth. Men as well as God disrovered
that the wisdom of the world sould not save
men, so God set His faithful apostles to "the
foolishness of prearhing." Many of the world
today lonsider it foolishness, "but unto us
which are saved, it is the power of God."

God's ways are extremely different from
worldly man's ways. The world looks to the
wise and strong to accomplish its purposes,
but God chooses the foolish and weak to
confound the mighty. How often this is
demonstrated! He operates His righteous
will in this manner so that ffno flesh should
glory in His presence." If many would
glory, he should glory in the Lord.

Resignation
By his own methods and conduct, Paul
showed that he used ho excellency of speech

or worldly wisdom in preaching the gospel.
He was not concerned about his manner of
preaching but about the Messiah he was pre-
senting. Such must be the attitude of every
true preacher of the gospel of the pulpit as
well as the pew. Still, there is great wisdom
with God, and Paul states in this second
chapter that there is mystery connected with
it. Dr. Schofield describes mystery in the
Scripture as "a previously hidden truth, now
divinely revealed, but in which a super-
natural element still remains despite the
revelation."

Revelation
Spiritual things are spiritually discerned.
Worldly-minded people cannot expect to know
the mysteries of the kingdom. This privilege
is accorded the disciples of Christ (Matt.
13:11). Paul again quotes the prophet Isaiah
(64:4) to bear up his argument. When we
were received ^hto the family of God by the
blood of Christ, we entered into a revelation
of the mysteries of God. Yet, there are
spiritual truths still unlearned by us and
spiritual ecstacies still unobtained. Only as
our spiritual lives are fed and nourished do
we reach the heights yet unattained.

Carnality

In the beginning of the third chapter, the
Apostle shows the Corinthians that they have
not yet gotten away from carnal-mindedness.
They were as babes in Christ, because of their
contentions. Who are Paul and Apollos and
any others of their calling but servants of
the Lord Jesus? Whether one started the
church or another helped to build it up made
little difference, for only God could cause
it to grow. Those who labored faithfully
will receive their reward, but to God belongs
the glory.

"We are laborers together with God" — what
a privilege! We are not laborers of God or
laborers for God, but, laborers with Him!
That makes our responsibility the greater as
well as the easier. It is greater because
God's work is perfect and as workers with
Him we must strive to make ours more nearly
perfect. It is easier because God shoulders
much of the burden, and thus takes it off
of us.

Construction

All of us are builders. The kind of build-
ing we are erecting depends largely upon
the foundation. Jesus Christ is the only firm
foundation. But some are building upon
earthly possessions and ambitions. These will
not stand the test; they will crumble and fall
when tried. It behooves us to start aright.

One thing about which the Corinthians and
other Gentile Christians were careless was the
care of their temples, which were their own
bodies. Christians today are equally as
guilty. Paul in no uncertain language calls
attention to this. There is a need for rev-
erence of these bodies of ours, for the writer
tells us that the Spirit of God dwells therein.
Should we not keep them strong and clean
and "meet for the Master's use?"

JAPANESE SUNDAY SCHOOL DELEGATES
ON TOUR IN U. S. A.

Of the 167 delegates from Japan who trav-
eled on the' "Tenyo Maru" to the Tenth Con-
vention of the World's Sunday School Asso-
ciation, 110 toured in the TJ. S. A. before
returning to Yokohama. This entire party
went to the Yosemite in a special train at
the end of the convention. Thence they went
to Sacramento where unusual courtesies were
shown to them both by city officials and their
fellow countrymen.

Forty-nine proceeded northward to Portland,
Tacoma and Seattle, whence they sailed for
Japan. The others followed an itinerary
which took them as far eastward as Boston.
At many places en route they were formally
received by city officials and representative
organizations. In Denver, Governor Sweet of
Colorado participated in the reception. When
in Pittsburgh these Japanese went to the
grave of the late II. J. Heinz, who had been
a helpful friend in advancing Sunday school
work in Japan, and placed a floral wreath
with an appropriate service.
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"THY KINGDOM COME"

The motto of the World's Sunday School
Tenth Convention, which was held in Los
Angeles, July 11-18, was "Thy Kingdom
Come." This is also the title of the report
of that convention — a book of at least 400
pages containing an account of the meeting
which was attended by over 7,600 delegates
from many countries. John T. Faris, D.D.,
is the editor. There will be a general ac-
count of the convention, many addresses will
be printed and the findings of the various
conferences are given in full. Requests for
"Thy Kingdom Come" can be sent to the
World's Sunday School Association, 216 Metro-
politan Tower, New York City, and notifica-
tion will be given when the volume is' ready
for mailing. The cost will be $1.50 postpaid.

CELEBRATION AT ABBOTT'S CREEK
CHURCH

On Sunday, September 9, the Raper Family
Association will hold an all-day celebration
at Abbott's Creek Church, six miles out on
hard surface state highway No. 77 from High
Point, N. C. Abbott's Creek Church was
founded in 1758, and three years before this
(1755) William Raper, the founder of the
Raper family in this part of the state, settled
in this community. Recently a new church,
costing nearly $50,000, was dedicated; about
50 of William Raper's descendants are now
connected with this church.

At 11 a. m. the historical address will be
delivered by Dr. W. T. Whitsett, of Whitsett,
N. C, who is well known as a speaker on
historical subjects; he has given much re-
search into the history of Abbott's Creek
and the Raper family, and has gathered much
valuable information.

At 2 p. m. O. A. Kirkman, Jr., of High
Point, N. C, a recent graduate of Oxford
University, England, will speak.

Special music, short talks, and other exer-
cises will make it a day filled with interest.
Dinner will be served on the grounds at noon.
The public generally is cordially invited to
attend these exercises.

— A member of France's cabinet, minister
of commerce and aviation, lost his life in the
fall of his airplane.

— More than half of Florida's people came
from outside the state.

September G, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Hollister, Halifax Charge. — Sunday was a
great day for us, it being- the day our revival
began. Rev. B. M. Williams was with us for
the first service and will be with us for the
remainder of the week. Bro. Williams brought
to us two splendid messages at the morning
and evening services Sunday. We are liking
Bro. Williams fine. Will give a full report
of our revival later on. We were glad to have
with us Sunday afternoon President Taylor.
He preached to us in the afternoon service.
He used for a text that beautiful passage of
Scripture, "For me to live is Christ and to die
is gain." This was indeed a helpful sermon.
There was lots of compliments on his sermon.
President Taylor talked to us a short while
about the conference program.

Our Sunday school is doing fine. We were
glad to have with us Sunday in our Sunday
school Mr. Yarborough, of Richmond, Va. He
gave us a splendid talk on the Sunday school
lesson for Sunday. We were also glad to have
with us Mrs. J. C. Edwards, of Portsmouth,
Va., who used to be one of our faithful mem-
bers before moving away. We are always
glad to have her visit us.

Our Missionary Society is doing good work.
Our net meeting will be held with Mrs. Edd
Wood. We hope to have all the members
present at this meeting.

KATHLEEN SHEARED, Reporter.

Democrat Charge, Pleasant Gap. — Our re-
vival, which began at Pleasant Gap the first
Sunday in August, ended the following Sun-
day. The attendance was good, especially at
night. We hope that the revival has been a
great help to the community. Mr. James
Corn assisted Rev. H. W. Bell in this revival.

Our Sunday school is still in progress.

Best wishes. REPORTER.

Enfield. — Although it rained last Sunday
throughout the day, yet there was a fair con-
gregation at all the appointments — Whitakers
Chapel, Roseneath and Whitakers.

Next Sunday will be the beginning of the
special revival services at Whitakers Chapel.
We hope the members living at a distance
from the church will see fit to make next
week kind of a homecoming week. This is
the time which the membership, unitedly,
needs to help rally the cause for which their
church stands.

The pastor and his people are very pleased
to have Rev. and Mrs. D. R. Williams visiting
in their midst this week.

At this writing Mr. B. R. Kimball, Sr., is
seriously ill.

Mrs. James Lewis, of the Whitakers Chapel
church, has been ill for two weeks. She was
taken ill while on a visit to Norfolk. She
is improving, however.

Miss Lady Bus,tin has not been well for
several weeks. Wewish for them all a speedy
recovery.

The fourth Sunday the Enfield church gave
the writer a vacation from his pulpit which
he appreciated. The time was spent largely
among relatives. J. CLYDE AUMAN.

Liberty, Davison Charge. — I feel that some
good has been accomplished since our last
report.

Our pastor has just closed the revival meet-
ing at this place; it began on the past third
Sunday and closed the following Friday night.
Our pastor, assisted by Rev. C. H. Cranford
and son, Farland Cranford, certainly did some
fine preaching. I feel cpuite certain that all
enjoyed hearing them. Our former pastor,
Rev. Robert Short, was with us on Friday
afternoon. We were very glad to have him
with us. There were 18 conversions and re-
newals and the church was greatly revived.
There are yet a good number around Liberty
unsaved, but may our prayers not be in vain,
but may they yet be answered in some way.
Seven joined the church at the close of the
meeting. We hope to receive more by the
close of the year's work.

The third Sunday in September is the ap-
pointed time for the camp meeting at Chapel
Hill. We pray and trust that it will be one
of the best meetings that have ever been
held at Chapel Hill.

I close with love and best wishes to all.
ANNIE HILL.

gate and hand him a "little purse" to help
bear his expenses. A hint to the wise is suf-
ficient.

We read with pleasure the report of the
wonderful meeting held at Friendship Station
with Rev. J. M. Morgan as help. We have
heard him preach some powerful sermons.
REPORTER.

Mecklenburg Circuit. — At the close of our
revival services at Zoar Church, the good
faithful members and some visiting friends
loaded our car with good things to eat. There
were some fine large watermelons which our
family surely did enjoy, also other articles
of need and money. We appreciate all these
nice things and the spirit that prevails among
the churches of Mecklenburg Circuit to help
the pastor by giving, and I hope to be able
to induce them to come up with a large
amount of the conference budget.

Hoping for further co-operation until we
reaeh the top, I remain your faithful pastor
with many thanks and lots of love,

W. C. HALL.

Greensville Circuit, Hobbs Chapel. — Our re-
vival meeting began the fourth Sunday in
August and closed Wednesday p.m. Brother
Glen Madison was the help and did the
preaching. His sermons were good all through
the meeting. The Holy Spirit was with us.
The church was revived and sinners were
convicted, still they were not converted. Sev-
eral left church under conviction rather than
surrender their lives to Christ. Some were
mothers and fathers, too.

Rev. Mr. Madison is one of the first gradu-
ates from High Point College and we see a
great future ahead for him in the ministry.
He is planning to enter Westminster Seminary
this fall. This shows that he is not satisfied
with self and wants to prepare to give God
the best. Results must follow a person who
gives time, talent and service.

The junior choir enjoyed singing hymns
and choruses from the new hymn books.

On Wednesday afternoon Rev. Mr. Madison
held a service for the little folks. Seven chil-
dren went forward expressing the desire to
become Christians and united with the church'. -
Pray that God may keep them from siu'antt
direct them by the Holy Spirit to *e" soldiers
for Him.

The annual conference is drawing near, and
pastor's salary and other claims must be met.
This shows we mv*i> get busy. While paying
to other cause0' a &ood brother has suggested
that eac^ church should remember our dele-

Winston-Salem.— The Philathea Class of the
First Methodist Protestant Church held its
regular monthly meeting Monday evening at
the home of Miss Leota Loggins, Mrs. D. E.
Wellons associate hostess.

Mrs. W. C. Tise presided over the meeting.
Various business matters were discussed and
the class voted to have a weiner roast.

During the social hour those having a
birthday in this month were delightfully
showered. A delicious ice course was served
by the hostesses.

Asheville. — Pastor Paschall is carrying on
with zeal and earnest endeavor. His messages
are from the heart and are intended to reach
the hearts of his hearrs.

We deeply feel for Mrs. F. R. Mclntyre in
the passing of her sister, Mrs. Cheek, at Wea-
verville, one week ago; and for Mrs. Sue
Carter for the going of her father, Brother
Andy Roberts, at Weaverville, on the same
date.

Mrs. W. C. Hammer and family, of Ashe-
boro, N. C, were guests at Kenilworth Inn
the past week. We welcome to our city and
church Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Ellington, of Hen-
derson, N. C. Mr. Ellington is with the
Dupont Paint Company. Mrs. Ellington was
Miss Lucile Renn of our church in Hender-
son. They are living in the Bellmont Apart-
ments on North Liberty street.

Our young people recently enjoyed a lovely
picnic on the Weaver College campus, the old
Weaverville camp meeting grounds. President
Trowbridge of Weaver College was our genial
host. It was the unanimous wish that we
might take these outings frequently.

Brother E. C. Fawcett was recently elected
president of our Brotherhood, E. H. Pratt
vice-president, and C. C. McNeil secretary-
treasurer. Our C. E. Society recently gave
another ice cream supper. We are planning
a revival campaign for November. Decision
Day will be observed in the latter part of
October.

Sunday was rainy, yet the morning serv-
ice was well attended. The evening service
was rained out.

Brother Paschall is giving us a series of
messages Sunday evenings — Crusade with
Christ for Evangelism, for World Peace, for
Christian Citizenship, and "What Shall I Do
with My Life'?"

Misses Lois and Alma Walker sang a duet
in our Sunday school Sunday. They came all
the way from Black Mountain to do this
service.

In our services recently were Mr. and Mrs.
■Pratt, of Chester, Pa. They were visiting
their son. Brother E. H. Pratt, and his family.
Brother II. L. Hanner and family have en-
tertained Brother Hanner 's sister, Mrs. Dor-
cas Carawan, with her sen, Clarence Caravan,
and his wife and young son. These were fiom
Pantego, N. C. Other guests of Brother and
Mrs. Hanner were Brother J. C. Reynolds,
Mrs. Haulier's father; also Brother and Mrs.
Ross Bowman and >'oung son. These v*ere

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from Greensboro. Mrs. Bowman is Mrs. Ban-
ner's sister. Miss Louise Hanner, who has
been visiting in Greensboro, will return home
in a few days.

Monday morning' Brother Pasehall will
leave for Whitakers, N. C. On Wednesday
night, the 12th, he will be married to Miss
Spencer Cutchin. He carries the congratula-
tions and good wishes of our church here. We
are awaiting with happiness the coming of
his bride. REPORTER.

Liberty Hill Church, Anderson Ct. — The re-
vival began at this place the second Sunday
in August and continued through the follow-
ing Sunday. Rev. G. H. Hendry of Concord
did the preaching through Friday night and
the pastor did the rest oif the preaching.
Brother Hendry's messages were very inspir-
ing and helpful; he will be long remembered
by this people. The church was greatly re-
vived.

The C. E. Society held its monthly social
for August at the home of Misses Annie and
Ruth Pearson. A good time was enjoyed by
all present.

Our pastor filled his appointment here the
fourth Sunday morning; he preached an espe-
cially good sermon, using as his subject Love.
There was no service at night.

Mr. Ferree and family left Sunday after-
noon to attend the revival meeting at their
home church.

ROMAINE POOLE, Reporter.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

are giving a social in the dining hall of the
Sunday school building for the outgoing col-
lege students and teachers, and the incoming
teachers. MRS. D. A. McLAURIN.

Concord. — The regular services are being
held now, as our pastor's vacation is over.
Mr. Hendry has spent the entire four weeks
in meetings, and is leaving today for Wea-
verville to help in a meeting there.

The Lord's Supper was observed at the
morning hour Sunday, and a large number
communed.

The" Sunday school attendance was not as
good as usual owing to a steady downpour
of rain at the Sunday school hour, but there
were 170 present and an offering of $25.00
for the Children's Home.

On Sunday, August 12, our church enjoyed
a program by the children from the Home.

The Sunday school held its annual picnic
at Ritchie's Lake last Thursday and all seem-
ed to eujoy themselves.

Rev. and Mrs. E. G. Lowdermilk, of Ker-
nersville, spent a short while in our city last
week with friends. Mr. Lowdermilk is one
of our former pastors, and we are always
glad to have him come back.

Miss Ethel Blackwelder had as her guests
over the week-end, Misses Laura and Annabel
Thompson of West End Church, Greensboro.
Miss Laura Will teach home economics at the
Winecoff High School here this year.

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Herrin, who have been
living in Charlotte during the summer, have
retimed to the city to live. Mrs. Herrin is
one of the city school teachers.

Mrs. Lottie Brown is leaving today for
North Wilkesboro to make her home in the
futtre. Mrs. Brown is one of our faithful
members and we regiet to give her up.

Mrs. Luther Davis aud baby, who have been
serbnsly ill at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. F. Newton, are improving, we
are glad to report.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Belvin a son
on Thursday, August 30, 1028.

Ou next Saturday night our young people

Mocksville Charge. — Our reports have been
few and far between, but nevertheless we have
been moving a little. Since our last report
we have held four revival meetings, in one
of which the pastor did his own preaching
because of sickness in the family of the one
who was to help. The meetings were fair
and we hope did much good, but not as much
as we would like to have done because we
realize the need of a great work in the evan-
gelistic field.

We are repairing our parsonage and trying
to put it in good shape for use. It has been
in bad shape on the inside and we have re-
moved the plastering from three rooms and
the hall and are ceiling them instead. We
hope to soon have it in good shape and all
debts paid off.

Last Sunday we raised a part of our col-
lege assessment for two of the churches. One
of them has, since that time, paid its assess-
ment in full and we hope that the other will
do likewise in the near future. Since it was
so rainy today and our congregations were
small we did not try to raise the assessments
for the other churches, but hope to do so at
the next preaching service at those churches.

The two Christian Endeavor societies which
have been organized this summer are doing
fine. They have already found them to be
a great help to the churches, especially to
the young people. I attended C. E. at Dulin's
tonight and in spite of the rain and mud
there were about 25 present. We hope for
these societies a successful year.

Gibsonville Church. — It has been some time
since a report has been sent to the Herald
from our Gibsonville church. We are doing
a few things down here, but not turning the
world over. Our Sunday school attendance
has been off some during the vacation weeks
and last Sunday the inclement weather kept
a number at home. Our Children's Day serv-
ice was held in June. President Taylor vis-
ited our church in July. We have three C E.
Societies and all are active. Our pastor, Dr.
Johnson, is bringing us splendid messages
every Sunday. Our special meeting begins
the third Sunday in September, with Rev. L.
W. Gerringer assisting. We have a very
active Ladies' Aid Society and Home Mission-
ary Society, and a Young People's F. M. So-
ciety. Five young men united with our church
here a few Sundays ago. All were members
of our Sunday school; two of these young
men are married. Born to Mr. and Mrs. D. M.
Davidson, August 15, a daughter, Eleanor.
REPORTER.

Mebane Charge. — After a two-week vacation
the writer was back on the job last Sunday
and was met by a splendid congregation, con-
sidering the weather. We were treated to
quite a, surprise. During our absence the good
ladies of bar church had the interior of the
church treated to a coat of paint. The men
caught inspiration from the ladies and put
new light fixtures in. All of this was a pleas-
ant surprise to the pastor. A.nd it has added
much to the appearance of the church on the
inside. The outside of the bultolng Was
painted last year.

September 6, 192S

We are planning with the other churches of
the town for a union revival which will begin
the 14th of October. Will all the readers
of this pray that the efforts may result in a
great ingathering of precious souls.

Some of our young people are planning to
leave soon for High Point College. We will
miss them very much in our services but will
look forward to the time for them to return.
The prayers and best wishes of the entire
church will go with these splendid young
people.

We are still receiving tokens of kindness.
Since our last report we have received many
articles of value. Each giver has our sincere
thanks for his kindness.

EDW. SUITS.

Lexington, State Street Church. — Good
crowds attended all the services Sunday con-
sidering the downpour of rain, which kept up
practically all day and until late Sunday
night. The revival meeting at West Lex-
ington was postponed until next Sunday.

Bro. Bethea gave us a fine sermon on "The
Gospel of Christ" Sunday night, which was
the one-thousandth sermon he has composed.

Miss Blanche Hardie and her sister, Mrs.
Reeves, of Enfield, visited at the parsonage
Sunday and were in the services. Mr. and
Rrs. Bethea "accompanied them to Enfield
Monday morning to spend a few days with
their daughter, Mrs, Wilcox.

The picnic last Wednesday afternoon was
a most enjoyable outing for all who attended.
Almost all of our folks were there and some
from other denominations. Games were en-
joyed during the afternoon, and at 5:30
o'clock a delicious supper was spread.

Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Koonts have both been
sick with tonsilitis for the past few days.
Both are improving now, we are glad to
state.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
will meet at the church Thursday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. REPORTER.

High Point. — In spite of inclement weather
the members and friends of the First Church
assembled in large numbers at the Sunday
school hour and at the 11 o'clock service to
greet the new pastor, Rev. Roy I. Farmer,
who delivered the initial sermon of his pas-
torate last Sunday morning. A program of
charming music was rendered by Prof. Ernest
B. Stimpson, the new director of the music
department in High Point College, who played
the pipe organ with unusual ease and masterly
skill. The prelude, "Vision," was exceptionally
beautiful. The choir rendered "Ten Thousand
Times Ten Thousand" in an inspiring man-
ner, and Mrs. J. H. Allen sang "God Be Merci-
ful to Me" in her usual lovely voice. In a
short and timely address, Mr. L. R. Johnston,
principal of city high school, introduced the
speaker, comparing this church to the Allied
armies during the late World War. For
nearly two years we have had no regular
pastor, and have been in a period of watchful
waiting and test of spiritual strength just
as the Allied armies lay in the trenches for
months waiting to strike the blow which broke
through the Hindenburg line and defeated the
German Kaiser's forces. With the new leader
who brings new energy and blood Ave are now
ready to go forward and combat the forces of
sin and the enemies of spiritual life around
us. In bis introductory remarka Rev. Mr.

September 6, 1928

Farmer said that he felt that he and hia family
were enjoying a homecoming as well as the
congregation, since they have received so
many courtesies here by many who already
have made them feel very much at home. He
said that he comes not with any words of
special wisdom, but to proclaim Jesus crucified
to save a lost world. We are not responsible
for results, but we are accountable for our
work and its manner of performance. He
chose as the subject of his discourse, "The
More Excellent Way," and said that the popu-
lar way of life is alluring; it is the "way
that seemeth right to a man, but leadeth to
death."

Artemus Ward once said, "It is not knowl-
edge that gives us trouble, but knowing so
many things that are not so." When the
church stops letting God drag it along, then
it will come into its full power. This meta-
phor of the "Way of Life" runs all through
the Bible, and is aptly expressed in the lines
of John Oxenham:

"To every man there openeth
A Way, and Ways, and a Way;
And the High Soul climbs the High Way,
And the Low Soul gropes the Low;
And in between on the misty flats
The rest drift to and fro.
But to every man there openeth
A High Way and a Low,
And every man decideth
The Way his soul shall go."

At the close of this strong and forceful ser-
mon, which impressed his hearers in a very
favorable manner, bringing great joy and
courage in the hope of the future work and
usefulness of this church, we were especially
delighted when the associate pastor, Eev.
E. Lester Ballard, announced that the follow-
ing strong members are uniting with us: Mrs.
John S. Pickett, who comes from the Baptist
church; Mrs. Mattie Staley, who transfers
from Liberty Grove, near Liberty; Mr. and
Mrs. John Whitesell, from the Christian
church ; Prof. G. B. Hinshaw, of the college
faculty, who was formerly a Friend; Mrs. B.
E. Blackburn, nee Miss Mary Ogburn, who is
a member of a well-known Methodist Protes-
tant family, and Dr. and Mrs. P. E. Lindley,
who come from the Friends' church. We ex-
tend to these splendid members an unusually
warm and cordial welcome to our fellowship.

There was a splendid attendance at the eve-
ning service, and Eev. Mr. Farmer delivered
another able sermon on "What the Church
Has Done for Me." Many people thought it
surpassed the one of the morning service. The
music of the evening brought forth many
compliments, and we can but feel that we
are highly favored in Mr. Stimpson, the new
director of music, as well as the new pastor.

The Junior Mission Circle met Monday
morning at 9 o'clock in the assembly room
with Mrs. E. M. Andrews, superintendent.

The circles of the Woman's Missionary So-
cieties met at the following places Monday
afternoon: Circle No. 1, Mrs. L. J. Diffee,
chairman, with Mrs. Ernest L. Auman; Circle
No. 2, Mrs'. John Walker, chairman, with Mrs.
J. G. Snipes; Circle No. 3, Mrs. H. A. Moffltt,
chairman, with Mrs. W. A. Davis.

At the Christian Endeavor meeting Monday
evening Miss Lois Snipes was leader on the
topic, "Will the Golden Bule Work in Business
and Industry I"

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Eev. and Mrs. E. L. Ballard are entertaining
the members of the Sunday School Workers'
Council this (Tuesday) evening at the par-
sonage.

Prof. C. E. Hinshaw has taken the place of
Dr. P. E. Lindley as leader of the Teacher
Training Class, and will continue the class on
Wednesday evening after prayer meeting.

Supper will be served to the Men's Brother-
hood on Thursday evening at 6:45 o'clock in
the church dining room by Mrs. A. M. Eankin's
group.

A reception will be given in honor of the
pastor, Eev. E. I. Farmer, and his family at
the elegant home of Mr. and Mrs. George T.
Penny on Greensboro road next Friday eve-
ning from 8 to 10 o'clock, and refreshments
will be served by members of the Ladies'
Aid Society. A cordial invitation is extended
to all members of the church and their friends
to come and meet the new pastor and family
and become acquainted with them. They are
moving into the house at 607 Farriss Avenue,
and will be at home there temporarily. Mrs.
Farmer is an accomplished musician and a
charming woman, and they have a young
daughter and son. We count ourselves happy
in having this lovely family in our midst
and are looking forward with eager delight
to companionship with them.

High Point College will open for its fifth
annual session on Wednesday, September 12,
and a large number of new students has
been enrolled.

Mrs. Edwards, of Middletown, Ohio, who is
pleasantly remembered by many friends as
Miss Jewel Pickett, is the guest of Mrs. J. W.
Harriss and other relatives for a few weeks.

Miss Claire Douglas has returned from
Chapel Hill, where she has been taking some
special work in the summer school. She
will be a senior in the college this year.

Mrs. C. E. Strouse, of Hagerstown, Md., who
is very pleasantly remembered by many
friends in High Point and the college as Miss
Eugenia Williams, was here for a short visit
Monday. She is a guest of her father, Mr.
E. F. Williams, and Mrs. Williams in Greens-
boro.

Miss Buth Moffitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Moffitt, left last week for Philadelphia
to take training as a nurse in one of the
large hospitals there.

Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Johnston and little
(laughter. Eebecea Holt, are at home from
Elon College. Mr. Johnston taught in Duke
summer school, Durham, while Mrs. Johnston
and Eebecea spent the summer with her
parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Wicker.

Miss Lucille Pickens returned Friday from
New York where she studied Library Science
in Columbia University for two months, and
has resumed her work in High Point Public
Library. En route home she visited Mrs.
May Mason Dixon in Baltimore for a few
days.

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appreciated by all who heard Mm ; the church
was greatly revived, three conversions and
two accessions to the church.

We began the meeting at Bethesda church
on the second Sunday in August. Brother
Casaday assisted us here until Friday night.
He did some good preaching here, and the
church was revived. Each service grew bet-
ter and we were sorry that Bro. Casaday had
to leave us so soon. Mr. Casaday is one of
the best pastors in the Alabama conference,
as well as an evangelist.

We began our meeting at Union on the
third Sunday in August. Eev. J. B. O'Briant
came to us on Sunday morning and did all
of the preaching. Bro. O'Briant was at his
best and did some good preaching. The
church was revived and all were impressed
with the messages.

On the fourth Sunday in August we began
our revival at Hollister. Eev. B. M. Wil-
liams, of Efland, came to us for the 11 o'clock
services on Sunday. Our president, Bro. Tay-
lor, was also on the work and preached at'
four churches and presented the conference
claims on Sunday. He brought us a deep,
stirring message at Hollister in the after-
noon Sunday. All were highly pleased with
his message. Bro. Williams continued to
bring us his stirring messages until Friday
night. The church here was greatly revived.
Four or five conversions and some reclaimed.
There were three accessions to the church.
All were well pleased with Bro. Williams'
messages and would be glad to have him come
again- C. L. SPENCEE, Pastor.

Halifax Charge. — We began our revival serv-
ices at. Eden Church on the first Sunday in
August. Eev. J. E. Pritchard preached for
us on Sunday at 11 a. m. and the writer did
the rest of the preaching until Eev. T. C.
Casaday, pastor of the First Methodist Prot-
estant Church, Montgomery, Ala., reached us
on Tuesday. We continued this meeting until
the following Sunday night. Bro. Casaday
did some good gospel preaching, which was

Shiloh. — On the third Sunday of August
began one of the most "reviving" revivals
Shiloh has known in many years. Like Pente-
cost, the real revival began in a prayer meet-
ing. On Thursday and Friday nights a little
band of earnest souls gathered at the church
and prayed for a baptism of God's Holy
Spirit. Like the psalmist of old, the burden
of our prayer was, "Eevive us again that thy
people may rejoice in thee." When God's
professing children rejoice, the unsaved begin
to seek that joy. On Friday night the Spirit
came and we received the assurance of
"showers of blessings." We, like Elijah on
Carmel, saw the small cloud on the horizon
and looked forward to the refreshing showers.

On Sunday we had the usual large crowd
but there seemed to be a holy awe over the
congregation. God's Spirit hovered over the
church and we were conscious of something
more than pleasant friendships and happy
greetings. Our pastor, Eev. B. S. Troxler,
preached at 11 a. m. from the text, "Set thine
house in order, for thou shaft die and not
live." Again he preached at 3 p. m. on "The
Utter Insufficiency of Human Energy."

Each afternoon from 2 to 2:45 we had
prayer meeting. At 3 p. ni. and 7:30 p. m.
our pastor, at the request of the church, did
the preaching. He gave us some wonderful
messages from the following texts:

"The paralytic brought by four and let down
through the roof."

"When it was noised abroad that Jesus
was there."

"Come unto me, all ye who labor and are
heavy laden and I will give you rest."

"Curse ye Meroz — because they came not to
the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord
against the mighty."

"Ye did run well, who hath hindered you?"

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

September 6, 192S '

''The Son of Man came to seek and to save
that which was lost."

"Awake, awake, put on thy strength, 0
Zion ; put on thy beautiful garments, O
Jerusalem, the holy city.''

"He that being often reproved hardeneth
his neck shall suddenly be cut off, and that
without remedy."

"Pentecost."

"Who knoweth whether thou art come to
the kingdom for such a time as this?"

God's Spirit was upon the preacher, and the
messages were sealed by the Holy Gliost upon
both saved and unsaved. Men were not afraid
to say "amen" nor ashamed to shout his
praises, and they did both.

The sweetest service of all (to the writer)
was on Friday afternoon when Bro. Troxlcr
opened by an experience meeting and many
testified of their love for the Lord and His
goodness to them. Then we had a sermon on
"Pentecost," followed by a memorial service
of a peculiar kind. Each Christian was asked
to kneel by the one who led him or her to
Christ; or if that person should be absent
or gone on to Glory, come to the altar in
memory of such an one. The feeling was too
deep for expression, not much could be heard
but sobs from overflowing hearts. O, it was
good to be there, and to know the fellowship
of our Christ and His redeemed children!
I would that we could carry the rejoicing
of the hope until the next revival and on
to the end. Could we lie just as earnest in
prayer and soul-saving throughout the year,
what a harvest there would be.

There were about 30 conversions and
reclamations. Twenty-nine were added to the
church, some by profession and some by let-
ter, with at least two more to come soon. T¥e
were sorry for the meeting to close and leave
some in whom we were vitally interested out-
side, the fold, but we shall continue to pray
for them. O, Shiloh, be faithful to your
sacred trust. Nourish the little ones, bear one
another's burdens, and above all let brotherly
love continue.

Yours in His service,

MRS. WILEY SHOAF.

Randolph. — Our special , meeting at Shiloh
began on the second Sunday In August. Bro.
Millaway came to us on Sunday, and did
some fine preaching for us. The weather was
unfavorable. We had a few professions and
reclamations, and three accessions.

We began our meeting at Bethel on the
third Sunday in August. Bro. H. C. Car-
michael came to us on Monday. His work,
too, was highly appreciated. We had a num-
ber of professions and several reclaimed. Nine
joined the church at Bethel, and two gave
their names for membership at Gray's Chapel.

We were to start on our special meeting at
Bethany September 2, but because of rain
the meeting is to start September 9. Bro.
B. M. Williams is to be our pulpit help. We
hope for a good meeting. A. 0. LINDLEY.
~f-

— Prof. Howard Munch, of Chapel Hill, was
driving last week with his family near Staun-
ton, Va. In attempting to pass a truck his
car skidded and overturned and his left arm
was so injured that it was amputated. Prof.
Munch was graduated from Adrian College,
Mich., in 1904. Mrs. Munch is a sister of
Missionary Obee of Japan.

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THREE WEEKS

A. C. B.

Mt. Pleasant $ 50.00

Davidson 32.68

Mebane 25.00

Fallston 20.00

Haw River 15.26

Alamance • 15.00

Pleasant Grove 12.50

Pinnacle 10.50

Bess Chapel 10.40

West . Forsyth 10.00

Efland 10-00

Forsyth 9-70

Why Not 7.88

Vance 5.00

Randleman 1-55

G. C. B.

Liberty-SiTer (Siler City) $40.00

Haw River 29.42

Spring Church 25.00

Haw River Mission 25.00

Henderson 15.00

Fallston 12-50

Graham 12-00

Mocksville H-35

Forsyth 11-30

Kerncrsville 8.7-j

Charlotte 6-31

Why Not 5.27

Yance 5.10

West Forsyth 4-25

Enfield 1-50

College

Mocksville * 20.00

Charlotte 16-04

Haw River 12-68

Bess Chapel 8.66

Enfield 5-0°

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15-00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Porter I5-00

State Street 75.00

Calvary $316.29

Porter 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10-00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45-°°

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant ■ • • 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15-00

Porter 5-°0

Reidsville 50.00

Graham 60-00

Asheville 45-00

Superannuates

Orange * 37.00

Porter 1-70

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City ' $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth 9.70

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

CHARGES PAYING ALL CLAIMS IN FULL

Porter $53.70

State Street

1 ?

Hats off to State Street! They take second
place this week in the list of charges paying

all claims in full. That 1 is moved

down to third place. Now that we have it
started down where it belongs, let's keep it
going. Come on, some other charge, right
quickly, and give it another push. We should
get lots of inspiration during these next two
months watching that blank go down.

We are away from home and do not know,
therefore, what is in the report this w:eek.
We hope, however, that it may show we'd,
both in the number of charges remitting, and
in amounts.

Counting on all pastors and all church
leaders for zeal and persistence in bringing
the year to a happy closing, and with assur-
ances of prayers for heaven's help, I am,
Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR,

August 27, 1928.

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REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $186,698.99

M. J. Wrenn 500.00

$187,198.99
Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,514.21

No receipts since last report.

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.

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REPORT OF TREASURER OF SPECIAL

FUND
Special for Church Extension :

Reported last time $35.00

Rev. H. L. Isley 2.00

By balance $37.00

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treasurer.
Sept. 4, 1928.

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— Lightning seems to be especially attracted
by the First Presbyterian Church of Burling-
ton. The third stroke occurred a few days
ago. A lady playing the organ at the time
received no shock.

September 6, 192S

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Foust

Delinda F. Foust, nee Smith, was born
March 22, 1846. At the age of 13 she accepted
Christ as her Savior and joined the church.
On February 25, 1866, she was married to
Newton Jasper Foust. This union was blessed
with five children, all of whom survive; viz.,
Mrs. Emma C. Neece, Samuel W. Foust, Reu
ben P. Foust, Mrs. Mary J. Pugh, and Jasper
Foust. She leaves 28 grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren.

After several months of suffering, her spirit
was called home on July 28, 1928. And thus
at the age of 82 years, four months and six
days one of our best members at Gray's
Chapel passed on to her reward.

Her influence lives on in her children, who
are followers of Jesus.

Her husband preceded her to the Spirit
world 33 years. Her remains were laid to rest
in the cemetery at Gray's Chapel beside those
of her husband after the funeral services
conducted by her pastor.

May the influence of this Christian mother
live in the minds and hearts of all her loved
ones. And may they meet her in glory.

A. O. LINDLEY.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

mittee who will draft proper resolutions which
will be published.

While the church and community will
greatly miss our deceased sister, she will be
missed most in the home. Bro. Payne has lost
a good companion, and the children a devoted
mother. While this loss brings sorrow, yet
all should be happy in the thought that soon
we can go to meet her where there will be
no more sad partings. Children, your mother
was not afraid to die. Jesus, whom she served
so long, met her in the dark valley of death
and carried her safely home.

On Monday, August 6, her body was laid
in the family burying plot in the cemetery
at Pleasant Grove. Funeral services were
conducted by her pastor, assisted by two for-
mer pastors, Eev. J. H. Moton and Rev. Ed-
ward Suits. The congregation that attended
the funeral was unusually large.

We bow in submission to His divine will
and pray the richest benedictions of heaven
upon the entire family.

G. L. REYNOLDS, Pastor.

Payne

Augusta Lula Payne, wife of B. E. Payne,
was born October 14, 1867, and died in a High
Point hospital August 4, 1928. Mrs. Payne
had been sick under a physician's care for
more than a year, but had been confined to
her bed only for a few weeks. Nearly three
weeks ago she was carried to the hospital
where her condition grew worse until the end
quietly and triumphantly came Saturday eve-
ning at 6:10.

Mrs. Payne was born in Davidson County
near High Point, and spent her entire life
near the place of her birth. She was a
daughter of the late Zebulon and Clara Men-
denhall Hilton. In 1889 she was married to
B. E. Payne. To this union 10 children were
born, eight boys and two girls. The second
child, a boy, died in infancy. Nine children
survive: Percy, Lee, Gorrell, Hubert, Clyde,
William, and Stuart; two girls, Mrs. W. B.
Turner, of High Point, and Mrs. Lee Freedle,
of Winston-Salem; and a sister, Mrs. A. S.
Morris, of Davidson County.

She professed religion and joined Pleasant
Grove church 33 years ago this fall. During
these years she has shown herself to be a
consecrated Christian worker. Mrs. Payne
had the best interests of her church at heart;
and not only this, but she took the lead in
her community and acted as an angel of
mercy in times of sickness, sorrow and death.
At times she has taken her life into her
own hands by going into homes where the
folks were .suffering with contagious diseases.
She looked not at the danger, but at the
needed help she could render.

The deceased was a charter member of our
Ladies' Aid and was treasurer at the time of
her death. It was an inspiration to mingle
with her in any department of church work.
The ladies have recently appointed a eom-

Brower

Abraham Pressley Brower, son of Washing-
ton and Nellie Brower, was born in Randolph
County, N. C, on March 4, 1848. He passed
to his eternal home on August 12, 1928.
He was married to Miss Nancy Margaret Me-
Masters on March 2, 1870. She was his faith-
ful, loving and helpful companion for a little
over 58 years, and no one will feel the sep-
aration nearly so keenly as will she.

To this union were born ten children, seven
sons and three daughters, all of whom sur-
vive, and with their mother mourn the pass-
ing of their noble husband and father. The
children are Oscar P., James W., David S.,
Hallie D., Mrs. V. G. Pickett, Otis P., Arm-
stead J., Mrs. S. C. Frazier, Mrs. Currie King
and Harvey P. Brower. There are 33 grand-
children in the family and 13 great-grand-
children. Six of the grandsons acted as pall-
bearers.

Bro. Brower also leaves one brother and
three sisters. These are Mr. H. L. Brower, of
Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Emma B. Siler, Siler City,
N. C; Mrs. Lidia Kirkman, Norfolk, Va., and
Mrs. Swanna. Hadley, Mt. Airy, N. C. Be-
sides these there are a number of nephews
and nieces and other relatives, and a host of
friends who will feel very keenly the loss of
this strong, sturdy character among them. He
leaves a family of at least 90 or 100 mem-
bers, and if he were permitted to speak to-
day he would probably say, "They are all
mine and I haven't a reason to be ashamed
of one of them." This family has in the life
of Bro. Bower a noble heritage.

Bro. Bower professed faith in Jesus Christ
early in life and joined Liberty Grove Meth-
odist Protestant Church more than 63 years
ago. Something like 15 years ago he with
his wife moved their membership to the
Liberty Methodist Protestant Church, and was
a. faithful member until his Lord said, "It
is enough, come up higher." His faith in
Jesus Christ was simple and strong. He had
no doubts about the divinity of Jesus, nor
about the saving power of the blessed Son
of God. To him Jesus was a real personal
Savior, and was "an anchor to the soul, which
is both sure and steadfast." He was a man
of strong convictions, and always stood for
what he believed to be right. For these rea-

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sons he was a faithful and trusted church
member and church worker, and was wise in
his counsels as a churchman. When the Lib-
erty Methodist Protestant Church was re-
modeled, and the Sunday school rooms were
built, and the entire plant brick veneered, I
am told that he was one of the leading
spirits in it, and that he aided very materially
with bis counsel and with his money. He
loved to contribute of his money to religious
causes. Perhaps the very last gift, he mado
to his church was a thank-offering of $5.00
upon the 100th anniversary of the denomina-
tion.

For nearly two years Bro. Brower was a
shut-in, being unable to walk, and during
the last nine months of his life I had the
privilege of visiting him several times. I
found him patient and long-suffering. He
delighted to talk about the church and its
work, and also about his love for and faith in
the Lord Jesus Christ. And toward the end
I think we may say that he began to long
to go home. So today we feel to congratulate
him. It will be sad and lonely without him,
especially for his companion of so many years
and for his children; but surely none of us
would call him back. But rather we feel to
say of him today, as was once said of an-
other: "Grand old soldier of the cross, battle-
scarred and travel-worn, but home at last."
Surely he could say with Paul, "I have fought
a good fight, I have finished my course, I
have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid
up for me a crown of righteousness, which
the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me
at that day: and not to me only, but unto
all them also that, love His appearing."

Bro. Brower was a good man, he was a good
neighbor, he was a good husband, and he was
a good father. Therefore, he was a good
Christian, and a great man. In his younger
days doubtless be had his imperfections, as
all human beings do; but as I have seen him
during the last nine months, his last months
on earth, he seemed to me to be a perfect
Christian.

We sympathize with all his loved ones, and
pray God's richest blessings upon each of
them, that God will help them to be faithful
servants of the Master here, so that they
may one day be a reunited family in the
heavenly home.

"Servant of God, well done!
Thy glorious warfare's past;
The battle's fought, the race is won,
And thou art crowned at last.

"O happy, happy soul !
In ecstasies of praise,
Long as eternal ages roll,
Thou seest thy Savior's face."

The funeral services were conducted by the
writer, assisted by Rev. G. F. Millaway, Rev.
W. F. Ashliurn, and Rev. A. O. Liudley. The
floral offerings were beautiful and the at-
tendance of sympathizing friends was large.
Faithfully,

A. G. DIXON, Pastor.

Andy Roberts

He was born May 27, 1848. He was trans-
lated August 24, 192S, at his home in Weaver-
ville, N. C. Everybody loved him as "Uncle
Andy." Said a neighbor, "I have lost my best
friend." Said his youngest daughter, Miss

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Hattie, "The best and dearest father to me
has gone, and I miss him so much. Yet I
know our loss is his gain."

His body was gently laid away in the
Clark's Chapel churchyard Sunday afternoon,
August 26. Loving friends crowded the church
and grounds. His pastor, Rev. J. D. Cran-
ford, Rev. Fred W. Paschall, and the writer
conducted the services. Three surviving
daughters were present, Mrs. Sue Carter, Mrs.
Itaska Kirk, and Miss Hattie Eoberts. His
only son, Ellis, is in the west. Not many
months ago his brother, Doak Eoberts, passed
away. There were also present the families
of his other two deceased brothers, Joshua
and Jasper. These four Eoberts brothers
were loyal and honored Methodist Protestants
and were good citizens. Mrs. Andy Eoberts,
"Aunt Betty," went home before him several
years ago. Their home was a welcome place
for preachers. They had a room set apart
for the minister, like' the little chamber on
the wall with its bed and table and chair,
dedicated to the prophet by the Shunaminte
woman and her husband. Many a weary min-
ister rested in that room, and was refreshed
with the best food to be found anywhere,
prepared by Mrs. Eoberts and her children.

Brother Eoberts had a gentle spirit. His
words were always gracious. Even his voice
was soft. He loved his family and his
friends. He was jovial and sometimes boy-
ishly playful. He always did his best for

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his church. He would enquire about its
progress, after his health forbade him going
to church. He was a good neighbor. He
was a great comfort to me for the 24 years
of our friendship. J. S. WILLIAMS.

Daniel

Bobert D. Daniel, of Enfield, Eoute 3, de-
parted this life Tuesday, August 21, 1928.
Mr. Daniel was one of our oldest members,
being 82 years old. He was a member of
Eden Methodist Protestant Church, where he
had been a member ever since he was a young
man. In the passing of Mr. Daniel, Eden
church has lost another good and faithful
member and the community a good faithful
neighbor, and the children a devoted father.

The deceased will be greatly missed by
his church, community and children, but we
should not grieve as one that hath no hope,
for lie left the testimony that he was pre-
pared for the mansion above where his wife
had preceded him a few years ago. He leaves
to mourn their loss the following children :
Jeff D. Daniel, Nashville, N. C. ; M. F. Daniel,
Enfield; Mrs. Mattie Hasty, Eichmond, Va. ;
Mrs. J. O. Staton, Eocky Mount; E. M. Daniel,
Bocky Mount; Mrs. S. G. Bullock, Bocky
Mount; Miss Dixie Daniel, Enfield; E. T.
Daniel, Bocky Mount; Miss Geneva Daniel,
Weldon, N. C.

The funeral services were conducted in the
home by the writer in the presence of a
large crowd, after which the body was laid
to rest in the family cemetery beneath a
beautiful mound of flowers to await the
resurrection morning.

May the benedictions of heaven rest upon
the family and the community.

C. L. SPENCER.

September 6, 1928

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— Canada has a car for every 10 people,
Australia for every i3, the United Kingdom
for. every 37, France for every 40, and Ger-
many only one for every 148.

— The oldest living thing in the world is
said to be a cypress tree in Mexico. It is
160 feet in circumference and is believed to
be about 3,500 years old.

— Some Canadians are discovering that, in-
stead of liquor being controlled by the gov-
ernment, the government is being controlled
by liquor.

HIGH POINT COLLEGE

HIGH POINT, N. C.

A high grade institution for the education of young women
and young men.

Splendid courses are offered by competent instructors. Full
credit is given by the State Board of Education for all work com-
pleted here.

Special courses in Music, Art, and Commercial subjects are also
given. Fall Semester begins September the 11th.

Correspondence solicited.

R. M. Andrews, President

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Offering's by Churches and Individuals

W. W. Hedrick, Davidson Circuit $ 1.00

Friendship, Fallston Circuit 4.40

Offerings by Sunday Schools

Shiloh, North Davidson Circuit $16.65

Enfield, Enfield Circuit 9.87

Julian, Tabernacle Circuit 10.00

Asheboro Station 35.00

Fair Grove, Haw River Circuit 3.50

Grace, Greensboro 6.84

Grace Baraca Class, Greensboro 12.50

The members of the Senior C. E. Society
liere were very pleasantly entertained by the
C. E. Society of First Church, High Point,
Monday night, at the Tar Heel Inn. After
short devotionals, games were enjoyed and
an abundance of watermelon served.

Wednesday afternoon our entire family
were guests of the Elks Club of Greensboro.
Cars came and conducted us to the Carolina
Theatre. Then, after enjoying the Vitaphone,
we had a jolly time at the Elks Club and
were very generously treated to ice cream
and cake. Before returning home we had a
nice drive through Greensboro, which was an-
other delightful surprise to all, especially the
children.

For these good times, we heartily thank
our good friends, and assure them that their
kindness is much appreciated by our whole
family.

E. F. ALLMAN, Superintendent.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, SEPTEMBER 13, 192

NUMBER 44

"No Mud-Slinging"

In the warm political campaign now on in our country, it
is good to hear that there is to be no "mud-slinging;" that
is, if we can believe it. Rotten eggs, mud, and such like do
not form the material for convincing arguments. Rather,
they lead to a conclusion just the opposite of that intended.
They convince men that those who use such arguments have
not only a very weak cause but also very weak advocates of
that cause. It is bad policy to throw mud as well as bad
manners and bad morals.

We may be tempted to throw mud at opposing voters
as well as at candidates we do not approve. We may charge
them with bad motives or with being actuated by motives dif-
ferent from those they profess. A man's motives cannot be
seen, though they may sometimes be inferred from facts that
can be seen. Not a man's motives, but the natural effect of
his conduct should be the ground of our judgment. A man's
motives may be good and his conduct bad if his judgment
is poor.

An effort to set forth pertinent facts regarding candidates
should not be regarded as mud-slinging if these facts are
fairly set forth. People are entitled to such knowledge. We
should not jump to the conclusion that every man who sets
forth an ugly fact has an ugly motive. If so, we are stulti-
fying ourselves.

No one can afford to speak unfairly or act unfairly in this
campaign. The stake is not great enough to justify it. Even
the high office of President of the United States is not high
enough to justify any candidate for it in speaking a single
unfair word. Surely those of us who expect no personal
advantage whatever from the issue of the election cannot
afford to soil our hands or pollute our lips to change the result
in any way. Above all. let us be honest and fair.

Vacillating Views of the Scientists

Those who attend to the public utterances of the scientists
given to the world from time to time through books and
periodicals are impressed with the fact that these men fre-
quently change their views. Evidently they "know" a great
deal that is "not so."

A year ago we were told that science reaches only a nega-
tive result in regard to the question of man's immortality.
This year we are told that nature adds confirmation to man's
belief in a future state of life.

However much authority scientists may assume to them-
selves, it is coming to be pretty evident to the rest of us that
we would better take their most positive utterances with a
grain of allowance and leave to ourselves the liberty of think-
ing otherwise. The ipse dixit of the scientist is no longer
sufficient. It must be proved by more incontrovertible evi-
dence than his own word before it is safe to walk out upon it.

Knowledge is a very valuable possession, but "professed
knowledge" is not worth near so much per bushel.

A Great Privilege and a High Attainment

Paul in one of his epistles exhorts his readers to pray
for all men, and declares that this is good and acceptable
in the sight of God.

This implies that we have the privilege of praying for
all men. This is amazing when we come to realize all that is
involved in it. It does not surprise us that Jesus has the
privilege of interceding for all men, for He was the Creator
and also the Redeemer of all men. He has such a right and
interest in men as qualifies Him to speak for all men. But
the case is far different with us. WTio are we that we should
presume to appear before High Heaven as suppliants for
men we do not know and in whom we have no special interest?
Wouldn 't our prayer be regarded as a mockery and would it
not win for us condemnation and banishment from the pres-
ence of God ? Surely it would unless we put our hearts into
the prayer. But can we put our hearts into a petition for an
unseen and unknown man? By our own natural power we
cannot, but by divine grace we can. It is one of the achieve-
ments of Christianity in us that it qualifies us to pray for
all men. Christianity when it has its way with us unites
us with the whole family of mankind. All become God's
possible children and our possible brothers. When we find
ourselves praying for all, we have made a great attainment
in grace and are enjoying a high privilege.
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Airplanes in the Book of Revelation

A Frenchman has elaborated a theory explaining St.
John's prediction of swarms of locusts or grasshoppers by
the swarms of airplanes that are beginning to darken the air.
Others have found railroad trains and automobiles referred
to in the Bible.

We regard all such interpretations as fanciful. The Bible
was not written to forecast the course of mechanical develop-
ments. It has to do with the moral and spiritual history of
mankind. What wonders of future invention Jesus could
have described for us had He chosen. But He uttered not a
word of this kind. Neither did any of the prophets or
apostles, in our judgment.

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WHEN HE SUCCEEDED MOST

In referring to Dr. Henry Ward Beecher, The Presby-
terian of Philadelphia, among other things, says:

"This much is distinctly definite in the chronology of his
years, while he was preaching his rich gospel message of the
love of God in Christ for the saving of men, souls like doves
to their windows flocked about the Plymouth altars and found
there the rest they sought. When the great truths which
range themselves about evangelical religion began to be
spoken of with less assurance and the Bible was no longer the
ultimate and final court of appeal, then the days of wonders
at Plymouth ceased and the years of sunshine were followed
by the sad, tragic years of shadows."— Selected.

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September 13, 1928

Denominational Enterprises

THE BUDGET BULLETIN

The Budget Bulletin is edited by the Budget Council,
created by the Annual Conference, and composed of the
President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The purpose of the
Bulletin is to give our people information regarding our
budgets, and to stimulate them in a more liberal response to
the financial needs of the church. How long the Bulletin
will live, and how often it will be issued depends upon the
space it can be allowed in the Herald, and the good that it
seems to be accomplishing.

With this first number, and all the numbers that may
follow, goes an earnest prayer for the blessings of God upon
this effort to acquaint our people with our budgets, and to
arouse them to larger liberality.

The Budget

Since the Annual Conference of 1914, held in Greensboro,
N. C, we have been talking about our conference and de-
nominational finances, as the "budget." This idea originated
with this conference and, not withstanding the budget has
been in vogue with us for fourteen years, our people have
not yet become well acquainted with it, and with its workings,
and for two reasons. First, the budget is more or less com-
plicated; and second, we probably have not taken the pains
to understand it. Let us see where we will get by a brief
study of it here. And perhaps we shall do best by studying
it through the question and answer method.

1. What is the budget? Ans. The budget is the sum of
money that the church asks the people to contribute for the
purpose of establishing and extending Christ's Kingdom.

2. How many budgets do we have ? Ans. We have two
budgets, the Annual Conference budget and the General Con-
ference budget. The former is designated by the initial
letters, A. C. B., and the latter G. C. B.

3. Who determines the amounts of these budgets? Ans.
The General Conference determines the G. C. B., and the
Annual Conference the A. C. B.

4. What is the annual amount of the G. C. B. 1 Ans.
$500,000.

5. Is this apportioned to the different Annual Conferences
—26 in all? Ans. It is.

6. Who makes the apportionment ? Ans. The Executive
Committee of the General Conference.

7. What is the annual amount allotted to the North
Carolina Conference? Ans. $55,000.

8. How is it distributed ? Ans. It is apportioned by the
Annual Conference to our 92 charges, and by the charges to
the individual church, and by the individual church to the
individual member.

9. What money raised by the local church may be
applied on this budget? Ans. Money raised by membership
assessment, and money raised by women for work under the
direction and control of the Board of Missions, and the offer-
ings of all the special days, as provided by the General
Conference.

10. For what purpose is the mone3T raised on the G. C. B.
used? Ans. All of our missionary work — home and foreign
— is supported by this money. It is used in helping weak

congregations to build and establish Methodist Protestant
churches. It helps to support our colleges and our Theological
Seminary. It is used in providing a ministerial relief fund
for our aged and disabled ministers. An appropriation is
made out of this fund for the maintenance of the Methodist
Protestant Home for the Aged at West Lafayette, Ohio, and
for the Children's Home at High Point. The American Bible
Society likewise shares in this fund. All salaries of general
church officers and other necessary expenses of the church
come out of the budget. The apportionment is as follows:
Board of Missions, 73 per cent; Board of Christian Educa-
tion, 19 per cent; Contingent Fund (all salaries and other
necessary expenses are paid out of this), 1 per cent; Children's
Home, 1 per cent; Superannuates, 4 per cent; Old People's
Home, 1 per cent; American Bible Society, 1 per cent.

11. Do we raise the $55,000 allotted to us? Ans. No.
Last year we raised $20,876.11.

12. This conference year is five-sixths gone; how much
have we raised to date ? Ans. Up to August 2, when the last
full report was published, we had raised $9,877.66. But a
great deal more will be raised during these two closing
months. About one-third of all we receive will not be in
hand until the conference meets.

13. To whom shall money be sent that is raised for the
G. C. B.? Ans. Mr. V. W. Idol, Treasurer, High Point, N. C.

Next week the Bulletin will deal with the A. C. B.

The Budget Council.
Sept. 7, 1928.

RALLY DAY ORDERS BEING FILLED

From the headquarters in Pittsburgh and Baltimore
orders for the Rally Day program prepared by the Board of
Christian Education are now being filled as rapidly as they
are received. Some delay was experienced due to our in-
ability to secure material but we are assured this has been
corrected and we need have no further anxiety.

Local committees are frequently embarrassed in making
their plans for Rally Day because some one has failed to
order the supplies. Pastors can help to prevent delays by
promptly filling out and forwarding the order cards which
accompanied the samples. The material furnished by the
Board of Christian Education is free for the asking. What-
ever is needed will be furnished gladly.

Many kind things have been said about the Rally Day
material prepared by the board in former years, but none
equal the enthusiastic praise being given this year's publica-
tion. A former executive secretary says it is the best ever
put out by the board or any of its predecessors, while a New
Jersey friend declares it to be the finest piece of work of
the kind he has ever seen put out by our church. If you
have not seen a sample, send for it. Better still, send in
your order and we know you will be well pleased.

BOARD OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.

Frank W. Stephenson, Executive Secretary,
613 W. Diamond St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.

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— -"Better choose to run than to be run over."

— Pittsburgh has a monument to those who have beei
killed by automobiles in the city. The number in 1927 was
176. The number this year is not yet so great, but it is
growing.

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September 13, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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CHRIST'S PRACTICE OF PRAYER

1. Prayer to our Lord was more important than teaching
and healing, for "great multitudes came together to hear
and be healed," but he withdrew himself into the desert and
prayed. — Luke 5:15, 16.

2. Prayer to our Lord was more important than rest,
for "in the morning a great while before day he rose up
and went out and departed into a desert place and there
prayed. "—Mark 1:35.

3. Prayer to our Lord was more important than sleep,
for "He went out into the mountain to pray and he continued
all night in prayer to God."— Luke 6:12.

4. Prayer to our Lord was more important than the
working of miracles, for instead of working a miracle to
deliver Peter, He said, "I have prayed for thee that thy
faith fail not."— Luke 22:32.

5. Prayer to our Lord was more important in securing
workers than either money or machinery, for He said, "Pray
ye the Lord of the harvest that he send forth laborers into
his harvest." — Matthew 9:38.

6. Prayer to our Lord was more important to be taught
than preached, for He taught men to pray, but we have no
record that He ever taught them to preach.— Matthew 6 :5-15.

^ 7. Prayer to our Lord is more important than all other
ministries, for "he ever liveth to make intercession for us."
— Hebrews 7:25.

The earthly ministry of our Lord was begun in prayer
(Luke 3:21), continued in prayer and ended in prayer (Luke
22:34).

The heavenly ministry of our Lord was begun in prayer
(John 14:16), and is now continued in prayer (Heb. 7:25).
"Lord, teach us to be praying" (Luke 11 :1). — F. W. Troy.
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THE WHY OF PRAYER

"Behold the Lord's hand is not shortened that it cannot
save, neither His ear heavy that it cannot hear; but your
iniquities have separated between you and your God." Spoken
by the Prophet Isaiah to recreant, sinning, idolatrous Israel
in his effort to bring them back to God. Their sins had come
up like a thick cloud between God and His people, and they
could not see Him nor hear His voice. God had not changed,
but His people had through sin lost contact with Him.

With equal force this message of Isaiah could be applied
to our own times and our own nation. God is the same, just
as able and willing to help, but like Israel of old, we as a
nation have lost contact with Him. The source of power is
still there, but the transmission line has been severed. And
what is that line? Prayer. Prayer is the lifting up of one's
soul unto God. And when prayer stops, sin begins.

There was a time when we, as a nation, prayed. During
the World War men and women prayed who had never
looked to God in prayer before. It was a time of dire distress
and anxiety, and we looked to the source of all power for
help. Our prayers were answered, and in the excitement and
rejoicing over the victory we, as a nation, stopped praying.
The tension was. relaxed and we plunged into pleasure seeking.
And then sin reared its ugly head. Not the kind of sin that
we used to pray about— that hid in alley-ways and did its
deeds under cover of darkness. No. Brazen, wanton, un-
ashamed sin is stalking abroad in our land today and we all
know that this is so. The kind of sin that when cornered

gives you back an impudent look and says, "Well, whatcher
goin ' to do about it ? " Crimes are committed with a hardened
indifference to all moral laws. We see no sense of sorrow for
sin, nor regret at crimes committed. Just a desire to escape
punishment. As in the individual life the spiritual and the
physical are so entertained that what hurts one affects the
other, so in our national life.

When spiritual forces decline, then mental, moral and
physical decay begins. Conditions are such in our land today
that I am firmly convinced it is beyond the power of any
human agency to bring about a remedy. What then! "Not
by might." Of no avail is it to pass laws, and more laws,
and yet more laws, and let them lie like dead letters on the
statute books. No, not that. "Nor by power." If sin is to
be crushed out by putting to death all the sinners, a small
portion of our nation would be executioners and the rest vic-
tims. That will not do, either. "But by my spirit, said the
Lord." In that expression, "Whatcher goin' to do about it?"
there is a challenge that all Christian men and women should
meet. And the thing to do is, ' ' Take it to the Lord in prayer. "
This is a time when all who love the Lord Jesus should be in
earnest, beseeching, supplicating prayer to God for an out-
pouring of His Spirit upon our nation to the end that there
may be a return to righteousness and to God. Not forgetting
the confession of our own sins and shortcomings and the
putting away of those things that come between us and God.
Not that our nation may be great and rich and powerful, but
that we might be "a people whose God is the Lord."

And why should we do this ? The answer is in the words
of the wise man, "Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin
is a reproach to any people."

And that is the way of prayer. — Jno. F. Todd, Lexington,
Kentucky.

THE TREASURER SAYS
Forget the slander you have heard,
Forget the hasty, unkind word,
Forget the quarrel and the cause,
Forget the whole affair, because
Forgetting is the only way.
Forget the storms of yesterday,
Forget the chap whose sour face
Forgets to smile in any place.
Forget the trials you have had,
Forget the weather, if it's bad,
Forget the knocker, he's a freak,
Forget him seven days a week.
Forget you're not a millionaire,
Forget the gray streaks in your hair;
Forget the coffee when it's cold.
Forget the kicks, forget to scold.
Forget to ever get the blues,
But don't forget to pay your dues.

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BOOST

"Give a little, live a little, try a little mirth;
Sing a little, bring a little happiness to earth.
Pray a little, play a little, be a little glad;
Rest a little, jest a little, if the heart is sad.
Spend a little, send a little to another's door;
Give a little, live a little, love a little more. ' '

— Exchange.

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September 13, 1928

OPTIMISM

The

President's
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EVANGELISM

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for the Closing Quarter
No Charge Without an Honor Roll Church

It is highly gratifying to find interest in the budgets grow-
ing, as we approach the closing of the conference year. Our
opinion is that a great many churches will be on one or more
of the conference honor rolls when the counts are all in. We
urge pastors and stewards to press this matter, and to put
before the people the defmtie amounts to be raised to realize
this slogan. For instance : If the college assessment is $10
for a certain church, tell the people that, and let them know
that they will put their church on the honor roll for college
assessment by raising that amount. And likewise for all the
budget interests. Such definite information will enable the
people to see just what they are asked to do, and it will go
far in securing the assessments.

All together, now, for a big budget showing, and big
honor rolls! It can be done.

Take Credit

Take credit on the 0. C. B. of the local church for the full
amount of money raised by the missionary societies for all
work under the direction and control of the Board of Mis-
sions. Special offerings for purposes not under the control
of the Board of Missions can not be counted on the budget
of the local church.

Help It

Bro. Reiner is putting on a campaign in our conference
for subscriptions to The Methodist Protestant. His goal is
100 new subscriptions and 185 renewals. We trust that it
may be fully realized. This is the oldest Methodist paper in
America, and our people will do well to have it in their homes.
Help the campaign along.

Spring Church

August 29-30. These two days were given to this charge,
to which we were conveyed by Bro. J. B. O'Briant, after we
had shared the comfort and the hospitality of his home Tues-
day night. We found a good meeting in progress at Spring
Church, in which the pastor was assisted by Rev. George R.
Brown. D.D. The meeting closed Thursday,- and at the
request of the pastor, we had the pleasure of baptizing and
receiving the candidates into the church — seven in all. We
were conveyed by the pastor to Lebanon church, but could
hold no service there, owing to the fact that the church is
being remodeled. We were glad to see this improvement,
and we expect to run a cut of this church in our special num-
ber of the Herald, at which time details of the building will
be given. The churches on this charge date back to the early
beginnings of the denomination. It is gratifying- to find their
strength unabated, and their zeal for democratic Methodism
still warm. The people speak commendingly of their pastor,
Bro. Shelton. and under his leadership the charge is pro-
gressing. This is one of our few charges that pay the pastor,
in large part, monthly, and it will be recalled that two of

the churches on the charge paid their allotment of the
A. C. B. ($137) early in the year. It was not our good
fortune to visit the Pleasant Hill church at this time, though
we have been there on other occasions, and enjoyed our fel-
lowship with them. We are very hopeful of a successful
closing of the year's work on this charge, along all lines, and
we shall not be at all surprised if we have to make room for
them on the Honor Roll. Watch Spring Church charge !
Bro. Powell attended the meeting at Spring Church Thurs-
day. We were glad to see him.

Through the courtesy of Doctor and Mrs. Brown, we had
the pleasure of returning to Greensboro in their new Ford
sedan. We left the Spring Church community Thursday at
5 :30 p. m. and arrived at Reidsville, via Enfield, Rocky
Mount, Raleigh, Burlington, at 1 :30 a. m. Friday. Dr.
Brown proved a capable driver, and the car "the traveler's
delight." After resting at the parsonage for the remainder
of the night, we continued our journey to Greensboro in this
same good car with this same good driver at the wheel. We
are very grateful to these friends for this kindness.
Midland

September 2, Sunday. We visited all the churches on this
charge, preaching at Pine Bluff 11 a. m., Mill Grove 3 p. m.,
and Love's Grove 8 p. m. There was much rain during the
day, but despite this the congregations were surprisingly
good, especially at the first two points. The interest of the
people and their response to our efforts were highly pleasing.
We were pleased, also, with the location of these churches, and
the service that they seem to be rendering to their respective
communities. We found the Sunday school in progress at
Pine Bluff, and for a rainy morning the attendance seemed
unusually large. A new church building is in progress at
Love's Grove, and the plan has been to have it ready for use
by the late fall. The building is to be brick veneered, 35x60,
with Sunday school rooms on the back sides, 12x20. The
old church has been torn down, and services are being held
in the arbor. We most heartily congratulate this church upon
this undertaking, and we trust that they may go forward
according to their plans to an early completion. The people
of Mill Grove need to build, and their hope is to replace their
present church with a modern brick structure. At each .point
the conference programs were stressed, and it was cheering
to find the people with open minds and warm hearts. We
believe that each church on this charge will have an honor
roll place. There are several readers of the Herald on the
work, and we were pleased to hear favorable comments on
the paper. Bro. Hulin is serving his third year here, and is
rendering good service. He has the confidence and co-opera-
tion of his people. Unless all signs fail, Midland will send a
pleasing report to the coming conference.

For courtesies and comfort received from the pastors and

people on these charges, we are gratefully appreciative, and

we give further assurances of our deep concern and earnest

prayers for continued and enlarging growth on these fields.

Commission on Evangelism

This commission, created by the last General Conference,
will hold its initial meeting in Baltimore September 4. Rev.
George R. Brown, D.D., will take our place in this meeting,
as we could not attend because of important previous engage-
ments. There is no matter that concerns the church that is
so important as that with which this commission is charged.
We shall await the ouctome of this meeting and Dr. Brown's
report with praj'erful interest.

September 13, 192S

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Optimism

We set that word before our face at the beginning of
this conference year, and our eyes have been kept steadily
upon it. Now, in the closing weeks, let us magnify it. Take
it with you, brethren, into your pulpits; dwell on that side
of the gospel in your sermons ; let the people feel it when you
visit them in their homes. Optimism is to life what the
morning sun is to the flower that closes up with the shades
of night. The sun opens the flower and unfolds its beauty;
so optimism opens life, and brings forth strength and beauty
hidden there. There will be difficulties, of course, but
optimism is the surest way around them; there will always
be hard work, but optimism is the easiest way of getting it
done ; loads will have to be lifted, but optimism is the lever
that makes them light. The minister and the church that
live and work in the spirit of optimism will get results that
can not be secured otherwise. Let this spirit run high these
closing weeks.

"The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our
refuge."

Appointments

September 12, High Point College.

September 16, Union Grove, 11 a.m. ; Lincolnton, 7 :30 p.m.
September 23, West End, 11 a.m. ; Mt. Pleasant Church,
Mt. Pleasant Charge, 7:30 p.m. (tentative).
September 30, Creswell.
October 7, Anderson.

Fraternally,
Sept. 3, 1928. ' S. W. Taylor.

FLETCHER'S RULES FOR SELF-EXAMINATION

Among the early Methodists there was not a more saintly
man than John Fletcher, of Madeley. Of him John Wesley
said, "So unblameable a man, in every respect, I have not
found either in Europe or in America, nor do I expect to find
another such this side of eternity." The following rules
show the standard by which he tested his heart day by day.
It is not surprising that, facing these, he walked with God:

1. Did I awake spiritual, and was I watchful in keeping
my mind from wandering this morning when I was rising?

2. Have I this day got nearer to God in times of prayer
or have I given way to a lazy, idle spirit?

3. Has my faith been weakened by unwatchfulness or
quickened by diligence today?

4. Have I this day walked by faith and eyed God in all
things ?

5. Have I denied myself in all unkind words and
thoughts? Have I been delighted in seeing others preferred
before me?

6. Have I made the most of my precious time so far as
I had light, strength and opportunity?

7. Have I kept the issues of my heart in the means of
grace so as to profit by them?

8. What have I done this day for the souls and bodies
of the saints?

9. Have I laid out anything to please myself, when I
might have saved the money for the cause of God ?

10. Have I governed well my tongue this day, remember-
ing that in a multitude of words there wanteth not sin ?

11. In how many instances have I denied myself this day ?

12. Do my life and conversation adorn the gospel of
Jesus Christ?— The Wesleyan Methodist.

JACOB'S TITHE

Gen. 28:10-22; 31:13-42; 32:28; Deut. 8:18)
Not every young man leaving home for the first time,
going into the world for himself, has success. Nay, let us say
not many ! Yet wherever we find one who lays the foundation
that Jacob laid, there may we look for success and, perchance,
find it. Jacob made a splendid beginning. It was perhaps
natural that he should dream of his father's God; a homeless
boy, forlorn and lonely, exiled and homesick and guilty of
conscience, his thoughts, awake or asleep, would be remorseful
and full of longing.

It was borne in upon him that Jehovah cared ; that there
was one from whom he need not separate ; and as he realized
this, in the spontaneous rush of joy and consolation that came
to his heart, he vowed a vow to Jehovah. The elements of
this vow are not self-imposed; it was God's own proposition.
And Jacob, quite overcome with awe and gratitude, replied
earnestly, "If God will indeed be with me— and will keep me
—and will give me bread— and raiment— so that I come
again— I will surely—." Then indeed was he ready to honor
Jehovah in the ways with which he was familiar: personal
devotion, worship and payment of the tithe.

God kept His part of the agreement; He always does.
Jacob, during twenty years, forgot his promises, even while
the very success God had assured him followed him in his
new life. It came so rapidly and in such remarkable measure
that his mind failed to realize that Jehovah was behind it all.
If he had only kept his early promise and paid God's tithe
with love and worship in his heart, lie would, we believe, have
been spared the hours of suffering which God used to 'bring

him back to Himself and the remembrance of his vow Mrs

F. W. Withoft, Georgia,

BE WITH ME

Through every minute of this day,

Be with me, Lord!
Through every day of all this week,

Be with me, Lord !
Through every week of all this year,

Be with me, Lord!
Through all the years of all this life,

Be with me, Lord!
So shall the days and weeks and years

Be threaded on a golden cord.

And all draw on with sweet accord

Unto Thy fullness, Lord.
That so, when time is past,
By grace, I may at last

Be with Thee, Lord!

— John Oxenahm,

OUR NEEDLESS WORRY

My wife tells me that I ought to be ashamed of myself,"
remarked a farmer, as he pointed to a beautiful field of wheat
rippling and swaying in the July breeze. "All through the
winter and early summer I worried about that field. I was
late planting it last fall because of heavy rains. I was sure
it would be frozen out by the extreme cold, and, in addition
the hail laid it low just a few weeks ago. But now just look
at it! I never saw a nicer field. Why can't we Christians
get the habit of leaving things in God's hands after we have
done the best we can ? He seems to do pretty well, I notice,
in spite of all our worrying." — Forward,

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September 13, 1928

WHEN THE REAPING TIME COMES

"In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening with-
hold not thine hand." That is, "Use any and every oppor-
tunity which the Lord is pleased to give thee ; seek to redeem
the time, for thou hast but one life here on earth, and that
brief — very brief — as compared with eternity ; therefore
make good use of it." Oh, the blessing that results from
attending to this! On every occasion, under all circum-
stances, after we have sought the Lord's blessing and are in
a proper state of heart, let us drop a word for Christ here
and there and everywhere, and after we have spoken it,
bring it before God again, and again, and again in prayer.
When the reaping time comes, and we find ourselves in
glory, that child for whom we prayed will be found there!
That aged cripple whom we met incidentally on the road,
and to whom we spoke, will be in heaven. That person in
consumption whom we visited every day for a long time,
and who gave little or no heed at all to what we had to say,
will be found in glory, having at last laid to heart what we
spoke so many times to him, and though we had no informa-
tion about it, God blessed our word. Oh, the multitude of
instances we shall find at last when our work, labor, or
service has, contrary to natural expectation, been blessed !
I was once standing here about 62 years ago, preaching
the Word of Life, and after I was through I was cast down
because my words seemed to me so cold, so dull, so lifeless.
■Not till three months after did I hear that through that
very address abundant blessing had been brought to 19
different persons.

But let us carefully see to it that when the reaping time
comes there will be something to reap because we have been
laboring. If there be no labor, if there be a careless, thought-
less walk, without prayer and crying to God mightily, then
let us not be surprised if when the harvest time comes there
is no reaping as far as we are concerned. But as assuredly
as there has been the crying mightily to God, as there has
been the sowing, most assuredly we shall reap.

"For thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this
or that." We know not what God is about to do, because
He does not tell us if it is at this or that particular time He
will own our labor and service.

"Or whether they both shall be alike good." God may
bless, not merely at one time, but both times. In the morning
the work may be commenced, in the evening the Holy Ghost
may deepen it, and God may bring double blessing out of
our poor, feeble service.

In view of the above, let us not grow weary in well doing,
or slack in our supplication, but let us be more earnest in
endeavor, more faithful in prayer, and because we shall reap
if we faint not, let us continue to pray for revival! — George
Midler, given at Bristol in his 92nd year.

thou art a weariness. Oh, that He would give us again the
solemn earnestness, the ideal grandeur of the early days of
the Church and of the Reformation !

The stake does not burn in our cities, the sword of the law
is not drawn against us; and yet, without the sacrifice of
the life there is no witness-bearing to the truth. — Selected.

TOO MUCH EASE IN ZION

Let us step forth, for it is high time, from our inconsistent
Christianity. So little has it of heroism or grandeur that it
is scarcely strong enough to excite either hatred on the one
hand, or sympathetic admiration on the other. The men of
our generation pass before us, and never pause, for they see
nothing extraordinary in us. They would pause before holi-
ness, perhaps to revile it, but possibly to admire. 0 pale,
colorless, petty piety; we are weary of thee, and to thy God

THE CHURCH'S BUSINESS

When Jesus Christ sent His disciples out by twos to do
this work of evangelism, He gave the most scientific method
as well as the most devout, spiritual method of doing evan-
gelism that has ever been tried. Two are more than twice
one in any contest.

In the first century the Holy Spirit directed them to go
conferring together, praying together, catechizing the children,
catechizing the servants, catechizing the members of the
household, breaking bread together, praying, and literally
evangelizing the people of those households. He extended
Christ's plan, and made it the permanent plan of the church.
Personal evangelism is the plan of the Holy Ghost. He com-
mands the individual Christian to hand-pick the lost souls.

If the Church were doing her duty and if every member
of the Church were finding his man, praying with him, talk-
ing to him, explaining the Scriptures to him, and leading
him to Christ, America could be evangelized in thirty days.
To name but one denomination, if the elders of
the Presbyterian Church would hand-pick one man each week
and lead him to Christ they could bring to Christ and into
the Church 2,160,000 souls every year. But the average elder
is so lazy that he will not even attend prayer meeting. He
imagines he occupies a seat of authority when he isn't even
fit to occupy any such position ; in fact, if he were a real
Presbyterian he would know that his only duty on the session
is the duty of leading men to Christ. There is no position
in the Presbyterian Church for an elder unless he is imbued
with the spirit of evangelism. We do not need governors;
we haven't anything to govern. We need workers, not shirk-
ers ; we need prayers, not players ; we need personal workers,
not egotistical peacocks.

A great deal of what has been said applies to the minis-
ters. If they were to do personal work and make an evan-
gelistic appeal at the end of each evangelistic sermon, more
people would be saved and brought to Christ and into the
church. The average preacher is an evangelistic deadhead.
. . . The Holy Ghost plan is to preach the Gospel, draw
the net; yet there are preachers all over the country who
receive members on communion days only. The devil never
created a more diabolical scheme to destroy the evangelistic
spirit than that scheme. There is but one God-decreed kind
of evangelism, namely, personal evangelism, in season and
out of season, without recess, never permitting a lapse, always
at the business of finding a lost soul and bringing him to
Christ.

If the Church, if the individual Christian, if the Church
officer — elder, deacon, deaconess, Sunday school teacher, and
worker in any and every department — can be made to see
that his supreme business in life is finding a lost soul and
leading him to Christ, then God will add to the Church daily
those He is saving. — Rev. Mark A. Matthews, of Seattle.

— If a country were truly Christian, all other nations of
earth would go to it and study its ways and seek to be like it.

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OUR STORY PAGE

THE FORGOTTEN TUNNEL

We were dog-trotting up the path to the top of the hill,
wondering whether we would get there before it was too late,
when a man who was leaning against a tree put out his hand
and stopped us.

"You can't pass by here, boys," he said. "We are blast-
ing stone along this path, and you are liable to get hurt."
"But, mister, we've got to get to the top of the mountain
before the storm comes!" panted Kit.
"What storm?"

"Maybe you don't know," Kit explained, still puffing.
"But we're from the boys' camp down there in the valley.
Mr. Walters just got a telephone call from the city saying
that there was a terriffic thunderstorm coming this way, and
he sent us to tell the fellows who were going to stay all night
on Mount Hope to come back."

"I can't help it," replied the man. "I've got orders to
keep everybody off this part of the hill, and I've got to obey
them. Why don't you fellows take the cave route?"
"The cave route?"

"It isn't a cave, exactly, but an old tunnel that goes in
this side of the hill and comes out on the other side. When
I was a boy there was some talk of starting a mine and the
tunnel was built as a short cut for the donkey trains. Every-
body has forgotten it by now, I suppose."

"And can we reach the top of the hill by this tunnel?"
asked Kit. "It doesn't run up hill, does it?"

"No," was the laughing answer. "It doesn't, but on
the other side of the tunnel there is a steps-and-stairs foot-
path that goes directly to the summit."

While talking, the man was pointing to where a ledge
of rock showed bare among the bushes and trees.

"The opening is just about that ledge," he said — then,
startled, he cried, "What's that?"

We heard a noise like the rumbling of a thousand barrels
down a long tin roof.

"It's thunder," cried Kit. "Come on, Tim. We've got
to hurry."

We made our own path through the thick woods, and
although the sky was getting blacker as we went along, we
soon found ourselves over the rocky ledge that had been
pointed out to us from below.

"No tunnel here," I said to Kit.

"Doesn't seem to be. I wonder if the opening has been
covered up?"

"A rock might have rolled against it."
"Well, we can't waste any time looking for it. What
do you say if we keep on through the woods. It's pretty
bad going, but we've got to reach the overnight hikers before
it is too late."

We looked anxiously at the approaching storm. There
were great black billows of cloud rolling up from the West
and already the wind had increased so that the trees were
swaying like the mast of a ship in the trough of a sea.

"Cheer up," Kit said. "Mount Hope is only a thousand
feet high. Half an hour from now all of us will be back
safe in the log cabin."

When we finally reached the clearing at the top of the
mountain, there was nobody there !

We looked everywhere. We shouted at the top of our
voices. But we got no reply.

"Perhaps they have started back," I suggested. "Any-
body can see that a storm is coming."

"Maybe they have," agreed Kit. "If we climb to the
top of this rock, we ought to be able to see them."

It was easy to trace the path from the peak of King
Phillip 's rock. We could see it wind down the hillside, dis-
appear for a while beneath some trees, and finally straighten
out along the level stretch where we had met the man.

"There they are!" Kit cried, pointing to where the figures
of eight fellows were hurrying down the hillside. "And
Tim! They're going right for the path that's being blasted!"
A blinding flash of lightning cut everything from our
sight. A clap and roar of thunder prevented me from hear-
ing what else it was that Kit said, but he was pounding me
on the chest with both hands and almost frantic in despair
and excitement.

"How can we stop them?"
"We can't!" I yelled back at him.
"We've got to," he cried. "Come on, Tim. Let's run
back to the man who stopped us. Perhaps we can get there
in time to stop him from blasting."

But just as he spoke, we heard an explosion. Far below
us in the waving and wind-swept forest we saw a part of the
earth heave into the sky as though upturned by the shovel
of a giant. Rocks and trees flew high into the air, fell crash-
ing again to the ground.

The wind was shrieking through the trees by this time.
They weren't swaying any more, they were snapping like
whips. But we went through them — half crying, I guess,
with the fear that another explosion would take our camp-
mates along with the rocks and trees.
Boom ! Boom ! Boom !

Three distinct explosions! And so close that my ears
ached with the terrific sound.

Kit fell back against ledge where vines had covered the
bare granite.

I flattened myself against the vines, and when my weight
was added to Kit's, to our great surprise both of us fell
through into a yawning hole in the side of the rock
"The cave!"

"You're not going in, are you?" I gasped. "It's too
dark!"

"It's our only hope,' shouted Kit, above the roar of the
wind, and without waiting for an answer, he ran into the
mouth of the tunnel.
I followed him.
It was deathly quiet and spooky in that tunnel, and as
dark as the bottom of the ocean. But the walls had been
cut quite even, so feeling our way was easier than I had
expected. We were in there hours, it seemed to me, but
actually only five or six minutes passed before we saw gray
light ahead of us.

There were shadowy figures crouched in the opening-
figures we knew — our fellows !
"Oh, Pete," called Kit softly.

Pete and the others looked up quickly and gazed out of
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"It's us — Tim and Kit. This cave is really a tunnel and
it leads back to the other side of the hill where the log cabin
is. Mr. Walters wants you all to come back."

"But the mountain is being blown up!" objected Pete,
scared. "It's liable to fall in on us!"

"No, it won't," explained Kit. The explosions you heard
were along the path. Some men are blasting there."

"If that's the case, we'd better start back at once,"
agreed Pete.

So one by one we filed through the new tunnel, and after
we came out we made a dash for the cabin across fields, stone
walls and through woods. Just as we got within one hundred
yards of the door the storm broke — and maybe it wasn't one
of the worst storms- that had ever hit Mount Hope!

Anyway Kit and I have never forgotten it ! It was the
most exciting thing that happened to us while we were at
camp, even though we did have lots of fun afterwards playing
pirates or bandits in the tunnel that everybody had forgotten.
— Selected.

M-

HOW TRIXIE EARNED HER LUNCH BONES

Trixie was a lovely white silky-haired dog with the cutest
little black spot on each ear, and the tip of her ever-friendly
wagging tail, and she was the beloved pet of a little girl
named Priscilla. Now Trixie often went to the store when
Priscilla accompanied her mother and it happened one day
when Trixie went along the kind-hearted butcher man, seeing
the friendly little dog looking longingly at the meat, yet
never offering to touch anything, threw her the end of a
soup bone.

To the butcher man's surprise, Trixie gave a delightful
little bark, which said "Thank you" as plainly as any dog
could say it.

"That's quite a smart little dog j'ou've got there," the
butcher man said to Priscilla. "What's her name?"

"Her name's Trixie," Priscilla answered, "and she's
tricky too."

"I can well believe that," the butcher man laughed.

"Would you like to see her do some stunts?" asked
Priscilla.

"Come around tomorrow about noon," the butcher man
answered. "I won't be quite so busy then."

So the next day Priscilla took Trixie along with her to
the butcher man's place, and when the dog had performed a
number of cute little tricks the butcher man gave her a
nice, rich, juicy bone.

That was how it happened that every day about noon a
little white dog with a black spot on each ear and the tip of
her tail would enter a meat market, and standing on her
hind feet with paws propped against the counter, would give
a little bark to attract the butcher man's attention, and beg
with her gentle brown eyes while she waited for the bone
which she never failed to receive.

"You're about the nicest little dog there is," the butcher
man declared, as he gave Trixie the end of a juicy bone, and
Trixie never forgot her "thank you" bark as she picked up
the bone and trotted proudly in the direction of home.

When Priscilla saw Trixie coming home the first time all
by herself with a fresh bone in her mouth, the little girl ran
laughing to her mother.

September 13, 1928
'Trixie has learned how to go after

"Mamma," she said,
her own lunch bones."

"I'm afraid Trixie is becoming a nuisance at the meat
shop," Mrs. Deveny replied. "I'll have to speak to the
butcher man about it."

So the next day when Priscilla and her mother went to
the meat market they decided to keep the dog at home, but
Trixie slyly slipped out the back door and beat them to the
shop, and to their surprise they found Trixie at her accus-
tomed place by the counter, waiting patiently for the bone,
which she always received.

"I'm afraid that dog's making you a lot of trouble,"
Mrs. Deveny said to the butcher man.

"Not at all, ma'am," he assured her. "She's a dog in a
thousand, for I can go out and leave her alone and she never
touches a thing — she really earns her bones by her nice, polite
wa3's. " — The Lutheran.

THE BLUE ROOM

"How many rooms have you in your new house, Grace?"
asked Natalie of her chum.

"Seven," Grace replied, "kitchen, dining room, sitting
room, three sleeping rooms and the Blue Room."

"The Blue Room?" repeated Natalie, "what's that?"

"Oh, that's the room that we have set apart to have the
blues in. I '11 tell you about it. It was mother 's idea first.
She said that we ought to have certain rooms for certain
tilings, and not clutter up other rooms with things that didn't
belong there. We would never think of cooking in the parlor,
she said, or of sleeping in the dining room or eating in the
bedroom.

"So as we have regular rooms for these things, why not
have a regular room to be blue in when we had to be and not
spoil other folks' fun by wearing our gloom in public.

"We decided to try the plan and it works first rate. If I
come from school feeling cross or gloomy about something and
mother catches sight of my face, she will say:

" 'The Blue Room.' Then I have to go into the. Blue
Room, lock the door any stay there until I have thrown off
the blues and am ready to go out again.

"It's the same way with the rest of us. No matter what
the trouble is or who is afflicted, according to the rule none
of us can mingle with the family until we are able to smile
again and be good natured.

"You'd be surprised to see how short a time we have to
stay there, too. We have decorated the walls of the room
with mottoes like this —

" 'Count your blessings,' 'Tell God about it,' 'If you
must go down, go down smiling.' Once we begin to count
our blessings we find that things are not as bad as they might
be after all and we are able to leave the room cheered and
comforted. Then by having the Blue Room to go into, the rest
of the family is spared the discomfort of sharing our blues
with us."

"That's a great idea, isn't it, Grace?" declared Natalie
enthusiastically. "I'm afraid I've been spoiling a lot of eve-
nings lately for my family. I'm going right home and fit
out a Blue Room of my own." — Albert A. Rand, in Kind
Words.

September 13, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

September 23— The Christian Basis of Total

Abstinence

Scripture Basis— I Corinthians 8:1-13.
Golden Text — Let no man seek his own,
but each his neighbor's good. I Cor. 10:24.
The Text Taught
1. Learning vs. Love. (Vs. 1-3.) Many
problems faced the early Christians, because
of the mixture of Jews and Gentiles among
them, which have long since been solved, but
the principle of the one we find in this les-
son is applicable today.

The question here raised is whether or not
it was proper for a Christian to eat meat
offered in sacrifice to idols. Here in Corinth
as elsewhere the followers of Christ were
closely associated with the heathen, who were
idol worshippers. They were once idol wor-
shippers themselves. Some of their friends
were still of this class. When they had their
feasts in connection with their ceremonies,
they would invite their Christian friends to
eat of the meat offered to their idol gods.
Was it right in the sight of God for them to
participate? We shall try to discover the
answer as we proceed.

Knowledge is a great possession, but some-
times it causes its possessor to be puffed up.
This is usually the case with those who have
little knowledge and boast about it. It is
very evident that the greater the learning
the humbler the scholar, for the more one
learns the more lie realizes how much is
yet unlearned. Paraphrasing the axiom, "Let
him that thinketh he knows take heed lest
his knowledge be vain."

Love is the motive that should be behind
all impulses and expression. Knowledge is
great but love is greater. Love makes the
world go 'round. Love tempers knowledge
so that it will not act vainly. "Knowledge
puffeth up, but love edifieth."

2. Gods vs. God. (Vs. 4-6.) How numerous
were the gods of the heathen! Paul dis-
covered this as he made his missionary jour-
neys, especially, for example, at Athens.
Some worshipped the sun, moon and stars,
of the heavens; others worshipped things of
wood, stone and brass, creatures of man's
hands; still others fell down before trees,
rivers, and animals, of the earth.

Food, especially various kinds of meat, was
offered to these things as sacrifices. As far
as the meat was concerned, it was not af-
fected. It was not poisoned or in any other
way made unfit for a child of God to eat,
for, as Paul states, "an idol is nothing in
the world." Then, why should not a Chris-
tian eat of such meat? Let us see.

There may be gods but there is only one
God. Three of the great religions of the
world agree upon this, the Jewish, the Mo-
hammedan, and the Christian. As far apart
as they are on the divinity of Christ and
other doctrines, they agree that there is one
God. It is He who should be worshipped,
and not the gods of men's conception and
creation.

3. Liberty vs. License. (Vs. 7-13.) It was
difficult for some of those who had been
idolators for so long to get away from the

practice. "They know that idol meat is no
different from other meat, but they cannot
get over the feeling that it is different" —
"and their conscience being weak is defiled."
The food itself will not make one better or
worse. So, if merely the eating of the idol
meat was all there was involved, nothing
detrimental or offensive would result. But
something else is involved.

One may have the liberty and take the
liberty to eat and drink as he pleases. It
may not affect him, but it will affect some
one else. There's the fellow with the weak
conscience who sees the other at the heathen
table, and immediately he finds just cause
to satisfy his desires for the sacrificial idol
meat. He is thereby offended; and thus is
sin committed against the Christ who died
for both, and all. Paul told the Eomans,
"For none of us liveth to himself, and no
man dieth to himself." (Eom. 14:7.)

It is absolutely false that a man can do
as he pleases and he only is affected by his
conduct. We cannot live unto ourselves,
whether we believe it or not. It is a law
of God. Man may have the liberty to do as
he pleases, but he has no right to use this
liberty as license. When an attitude of so-
called independence, which is no more than
don't-care-ism, is assumed, then a man has
turned liberty into license.

Memorize this last verse; print it on a
card and hang it near your bed; place a
copy in your office or shop; write it indelibly
on your heart: "Wherefore, if meat eauseth
my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh
for evermore, that I cause not my brother
to stumble."

Tee-Totalism Tested

Now, apply this lesson to tee-totalism, or
total abstinence. Surely it is not necessary
to discuss this in detail with Christian read-
ers. We may summarize, however, by stat-
ing that it has and will effect —

1. Bigger Bodies. No man who becomes a
habitual drinker of intoxicants can maintain
a healthy body. Organic diseases often de-
velop. At least, when serious sickness comes,
his chances for recovery are much less than
those who are tee-totalers.

2. Broader Brains. Intoxicants cause dull
and bemuddled brains. The alert and broad
minds are found in those who do not imbibe
strong drink, all other things being equal.

3. Better Business. Since prohibition has
been in effect in our beloved country, busi-
ness is better. The country is prosperous.
Men are investing their money in the sav-
ings accounts of the banks instead of in
the losing accounts of the saloon.

4. Brighter Boys. One of the greatest
blessings of a saloonless nation is the bless-
ing that comes to the home. The mother
is not worn and haggard, and the boys, as
well as the girls, are brighter and happier.
Many of them do not know how a drunken
man looks.

5. Benevolent Brotherhood. Instead of
hatred being engendered in the hearts of
men, because of quarrels, crimes, etc., com-
mitted by those under the influence of the
accursed intoxicants, men who are total ab-

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stainers learn to love each other. That
spirit is being emphasized today, not only
in our own country, but among the civilized
countries of the world. God help us to keep
strong drink out of our country, out of our
homes, and out of these bodies of ours,
which are the temples of the Spirit of God.
To this end be sure to cast your vote aright
in November !

OLD YADKIN

Yadkin College as an institution of learn-
ing will perhaps never be what it once was,
but it has been a great school in its day
and many feel greatly indebted to it because
of many fond recollections and because of
valuable training received there. High Point
College has properly and well taken its place
among us as our school and certainly it
should receive the full heritage of the former
institution. So much as it should meet with
the approval of the management of the High
Point College some who yet have great love
for old Yadkin would greatly appreciate hav-
ing, so far as is possible, the history and
memory of the former institution woven into
the institution that is serving us so well at
the present and which will train and mould
our people for time to come. The one thing
in this direction that presents itself just
now is the need of the installation of the
old historic bell that for so many years
called the Yadkin College students to duty
and which has been placed at High Point
and is now doing service in that institution.
At present it is not properly and permanently
mounted and President Andrews has ex-
pressed a desire to have it installed with
electric equipment so that the hours for
classes, etc., of High Point College would be
called m a very convenient and effective
manner by the same tones that called many
of us in former days, in the institution of
our youth. To christen the bell "Old Yad-
kin" and let it become a familiar name
among the student body, the term "Old Yad-
kin" would become perpetuated among the
High Point students and those of today as
well as those that are to follow in the years
to come would, many times a day, be re-
minded of the school that served our people
of another day. This is one of the wavs
the memories of Yadkin College could be
woven into the life of High Point College
and thus perpetuated. The amount neces-
sary to install and equip the bell as above
described is about $100.00 and the under-
signed is hoping to raise this amount from
former Yadkin students and other friends of
both institutions. While this appeal is made
to anyone it is hoped that Yadkin students
and other friends of the institution will be
especially interested. Come on. Yadkinites
Let's once more raise our colors and show
our spirits and do something to commemo-
rate the dear old school that has done so
much for us.

Send contributions and pledges to the un-
dersigned and acknowledgement will be made
through the columns of the Herald.

GEO. L. CURRY.
Brown Summit, N. C.

Linguistic Miracle

Mrs. Nouveau-Riche: "He's getting on so
well at school; he learns French and algebra
Now, Ronnie, say 'How d'ye do' to the lady in
Algebra."— Goblin.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

September 13, 192S

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK

A. C. B.

Lebanon $ 9.67

Eandleman 5.00

G. C. B.

Haw River . .: $ 4.25

College

N. Davidson $ 28.00

Haw River 2.25

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Porter 15.00

State Street 75.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $316.29

Porter 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty -Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10-00

Union Grove 1000

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85-00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 3000

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.00

Reidsville 50.00

Graham 00.00

Asheville 45.00

Superannuates

Orange $ 37.00

Porter 1™

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City * 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth 9.70

College

Spring Church * 12-00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Charge 9.00

CHARGES PAYING ALL CLAIMS IN FULL

Porter $53.70

State Street

f f

Only five charges report this week. Two
make payments on A. C. B. ; one on college;
one on superannuate assessment; and one on
college and G. C. B. We are grateful for all
of these remittances. It will be noted that
Hickory Ridge, Forsyth charge, goes in the
list of churches paying superannuate assess-
ment in full. We know of two other charges,
and two churches on another charge, that
have paid the college assessment in full. We
trust that their reports may reach Treasurer
Idol in time for us to list them in their
proper places next week.

To date four charges and four churches
ou other charges have paid the A. C. B. in
full; 22 charges and 14 churches on other
charges have paid the college assessment in
full; two charges and two churches on othef
charges have paid the superannuate assess-
ment; one charge — Calvary — has paid the
G. C. B., and two charges — Porter and State
Street — have paid all assessments.

Business men tell us that they are having
great difficulty in making collections, and
of course it is not surprising that this should
be true of the church. However, in our visi-
tations of the various fields, we are meeting
with encouraging responses to the various
appeals. It is our opinion that our already
large conference honor roll will not be di-
minished when the reports are all in. Where
we have had an opportunity to point out to
the people what small amounts would make
this possible for their churches, they have
said, "Well, certainly we can do that."

We suggest again that pastors give to each
church itemized statements of all budget
assessments, and that this be announced from
the pulpit, with stress put upon each item.
This will enable the people to see at a glance
what these assessments are, and how easily
much of this total amount is within their
reach. Where this is done, we are confident
of the results.

And please, pastors and church treasurers,
send in your collections promptly. Your pay-
ments will be an inspiration to your charges,
and to other charges, and, besides, the money
will be available for immediate use where it
is needed.

Again we give assurances that our deep
solicitude and earnest prayers are with every
pastor and every charge in these days of
special effort to bring the year to a happy
and successful closing.

Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR,

Sept. 11, 1928.

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—James W. Swain and family recently en-
joyed a visit to Morehead City.

— Calvary church people are much relieved
to know that Mrs. Otis Campbell is conva-
lescing. She has returned from the hospital
to her home.

— A racing automobile going 120 miles per
hour turned over in an Italian city and
leaped into the grandstand, killing and
wounding many.

— Charles E. Hughes, of New York, will
be elected to succeed John Bassett Moore as
a judge in the World Court. Mr. Hughes
lias served several years as a member of our
Supreme Court, resigning to enter the race
for the presidency against Wilson in his sec-
ond run. He is one of the most highly
esteemed statesmen in the country.

Our Children's Home

Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Pine Grove, Kernersville Ct $ 1.00

C. E. Society, High Point, First 5.00

Pinnacle, Pinnacle Ct., Children's Re-
cital 5.17

Pilot, Pinnacle Ct., Children's Recital 3.10
Shoals, Pinnacle Ct., Children's Recital 7.17
Mt. Zion, Pinnacle Ct., Children's Re-
cital 4.28

W. H. M. S., various branches outside

of N. C 400.00

Offerings by Sunday Schools

Welch Memorial, High Point $ 6.07

Young Ladies' Bible Class, Welch Mem. 5.00

Union Chapel, Grancille Circuit 11.41

Friendship Station 5.35

Winston-Salem First, Aug. and Sept. . . 14.74

Brown Summit, Haw River Circuit . . . 1.00

Palestine, Flat Rock Circuit 1.05

Fairfield, Guilford Circuit 1.00

Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant Circuit . . . 4.25

Midway, Haw River Circuit 5.00

Draper Station 2.86

Creswell, Creswell Circuit 8.63

Friendship, North Davidson Circuit .. 4.00

State Street, Lexington 4.13

South Lexington, South Davidson Ct. . 2.00

Reidsville Station 10.00

Mt. Hermon, Creswell Circuit 90

Friendship, Mt. Hermon Circuit 2.25

St. Paul, Greensboro 4.16

In connection with the above cash con-
tributions we have received the following:

W. H. M. Society, Reidsville church, four
sheets.

English Street, High Point, Ladies' Class,
a nice box of clothing for boys and girls.
This will be a wonderful help, in the begin-
ning of our school year, as it is opening
this week. We deeply appreciate all of the
above contributions.

Since our last report, Drs. Coe and Austin
very successfully performed nine tonsil and
adenoid operations, all recovering nicely. For
this liberal service which these doctors, ren-
der to the children we are truly grateful.
E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.

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REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $187,198.99

Rev. Geo. L. Curry 10.00

Rev. H. L. Isley 2.00

George T. Penny 1,000.00

Mrs. Lula Johnson 5.00

$188,215.99
Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,514.21

No receipts since last report.

The generous contributions made recently
have been applied on the interest on mort-
gage. I would again call attention of those
who made pledges on the endowment insur-
ance to the fact that the premiums are now
due, and payments on pledges for this pur-
pose would be greatly appreciated. By paying
the premiums we shall materially increase
the cash value of the life insurance, which
is being accumulated with which to meet
the mortgage at maturity.

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.

September 13, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Mebane.— The Missionary Societies and
Ladies' Aid have been having their meetings
regularly with good attendance and collec-
tions. The September meeting of the Ladies'
Aid was held Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Charles Jobe with 25 members and
one visitor present. Collection for the after-
noon was $19.60.

During the social hour Mrs. Jobe, assisted
by Mrs. Earl Brady and Mrs. Highflll Jobe,
served ice cream and cake.

The Ever-Beady Circle, composed of the
members of the girls' Philathea class, was
recently organized. Mrs. Earl Brady is the
president. This circle is doing mission work
and also interested in the Ladies' Aid. The
Intermediate Christian Endeavor Society has
been very active this summer. They have
been holding their meetings in the homes
during the summer months, but will go back
to the church for meetings during the winter.

The Williams Nicholson Mission Band is
doing nicely. This band meets each month
in the home of some member or at the church
and usually have a splendid attendance.

The following young people of our church
will leave soon for school: Misses Grace
Barnette, Alta Alien, Elizabeth and Edna
Nicholson, High Point College; Miss Buhy
Jones, N. C. C. W., Greensboro; Grover Sykes,
Duke University, and Miss Margaret Nichol-
son, Wesley Long Hospital, Greensboro, to
enter training. BEPOBTEB.

Alleghany, Davidson Charge.— Bio. Bidge
preached a great sermon last Sunday. The
church needs to watch, work and pray to
keep Satan out of the church. After preach-
ing he administered the Lord's Supper.

Bro. Bunch Lanier has a very sick little
child in the hospital at High Point which
keeps them from church. Our prayers go
out for them.

There will be preaching again the second
Sunday in October, which will be the last
time before conference. All come out; at
this time the officers are to be elected for
the net year. Pray for us.

ABIGAIL COGGIN, Beporter.

Asheboro. — Even though we do not often
have a report in the Herald we have not
been idle. Yesterday was a splendid day
with us. The Goto-Church campaign inaugu-
rated by all the churches of the town seems
to have worked well. The congregations at
our church morning and evening were better
than usual. At the morning hour yesterday
we took pledges to the remaining indebted-
ness of our church. Brother J. S. Lewis left
the church one thousand dollars in his will
to help pay off the remaining indebtedness
on condition that the church raise the re-
mainder, which was about four hundred dol-
lars. The amount now pledged is about
three hundred and twenty, and we are hoping
to get the rest pledged right away. The defi-
nite date for the dedication of the church
will be set right away. We are looking
forward to this event with a great deal of

pleasure. Two years ago new pews and car-
pet were put in the auditorium and just
recently new windows have been put in.
Within a little more than a year three new
pianos have been put in the various depart-
ments, making five pianos in the building,
so we are in good condition for work now.
When the church is dedicated we trust it
will give inspiration for even better things.

Brother B. B. Boss, who was somewhat hurt
in a fall a couple of weeks ago, was at church
again yesterday. Brother J. S. Bidge, who
has been in failing health for the past few
years, is now critically ill and very little
hope is held out for his recovery.

J. E. PEITCHABD.

P. S. — I might have said that along with
the material improvements we are looking
out for new members, 19 having been received
so far this conference year. J. E. P.

First Church, Concord. — Our reporter has
been reporting so often and so well that it
has been unnecessary for me to write, but
now that vacation is over it may be well for
me to say a word about my activities during
vacation. The church was kind in giving us
a four weeks' vacation which we have spent
assisting in revival meetings.

The fifth Sunday in July I joined Brother
G. B. Ferree in a meetiug at Fairview
Church on Anderson charge. The meeting re-
sulted in some 25 conversions and a number
of reconsecrations. The first Sunday evening
found me with Bev. J. D. Morris at Kistler's
church on Cleveland charge. The meeting
ran through Thursday night. The second
Sunday morning I joined with Brother Ferree
again, this time at Liberty Hill church. The
meeting closed the following Sunday. I was
compelled to leave the meeting Friday night.
The third Sunday night I went to Brother
Braxton at Bethel church on Mocksville
charge and continued with him through
Thursday night. Then came a week of rest.
Monday after the first Sunday in September
I joined Brother J. D. Cranford in the
Weaverville church at Weaverville and con-
tinued with him through the following Fri-
day night. At this point we were almost
completely rained out during the entire
week. At all points I feel that great good
was accomplished. However, I feel that each
of these meetings ought to have gone another
full week. We had only time to do a sort
of foundation work and little more, but the
combined efforts resulted in 65 conversions
with about 50 accessions to the various
churches.

I greatly enjoyed the fellowship of the
pastors and each of them rendered fine serv-
ice during the meetings. Three of the five
meetings were among the churches located on
the border of our conference territory and
while each of them has those problems which
are common and even peculiar to churches
thus located, they are going forward. Bless-
ings on them all.

Next Sunday is home-coming day with our
church here. Several of the former pastors
and a host of former members are expected
to be present. There will be three services
— eleven, three and seven-thirty.

The Christian Endeavor Society held a sort
of farewell service for several members who
go away this week to college. It was a camp-
fire service and was both interesting and

helpful. Miss Dessie Lee Little and Miss
Beatrice Waddell leave this week for High
Point College and Miss Ethel Blackwelder
goes to Kernersville to teach. Miss Bettie
Brittiiigham, who has been rendering fine
service during the past year, also goes this
week to Western Maryland College for her
senior year. We will greatly miss all these
workers.

The remaining weeks of the conference
year will find us busily engaged in finishing
up the year's program. We are greatly be-
hind on our General and Annual Conference
budgets, but. expect to pay out as usual by
conference.

G. H. HENDEY, Pastor.
— • —

Haw River Tidings.— Three of the five
churches have had revivals during the sum-
mer. The Friendship meeting began the first
Sunday in July. The people were very busy
but the attendance was good through the
entire meeting. The pastor had not been able
to secure pulpit help until on Tuesday when
Bro. Ashburn and Bro. Hutton, two of the
beloved former pastors, came and remained
until Thursday night. To the delight of us
all these brethren brought fine soul-stirring
messages. To have these two brethren take
their turns preaching reminded us of the
old days when perhaps a number of preachers
would gather at our churches and preach
during the revival seasons without much for-
mality but with power. Because of the set
plans of these churches the meeting at
Friendship had to close on Friday night that
the work might begin at Fair Grove on the
following Sunday. Bro. Ashburn did the
preaching throughout the meeting and his
sermons were very much appreciated by both
pastor and people. There were not many
unconverted people in attendance at this
meeting but when the meeting had to close
on Friday night the evidences were favorable
to a good meeting if we could have continued
longer. It is indeed unfortunate that so
many of our people contend that meetings
be held at times when the work must be cut
short because of the lack of time and the
results are not satisfactory to the people and
surely not what is needful for church and
community. At Mizpah the revival began on
the night of the fifth Sunday of July. Here
again Bio. Ashburn came to us on Monday
and continued through the meeting which
continued for ten days. We were here again
pleased and edified by the good sermons by
the ranch beloved former pastor. Bro. Ash-
burn has served this charge more years than
any other living man and the people love
him greatly. While the Mizpah meeting was
not all we would have had it to be, it was
a good meeting. Souls rejoiced, sinners were
converted and backsliders were reclaimed.
One joined the church. May God bless the
good brethren who did the good preaehing
and the good people for their co-operation.
May great good come out of the efforts put
forth not only now but in time to come.

Bro. Eeed, who for four years served this
work as pastor, was an attendant at Fail-
Grove on every service and at the other re-
vivals a part of the time. We thank him for
his co-operation.

On next Sunday a ten days' revival begins
at Midway. Dr. and Mrs. Dixon are to be
with us to do the evangelistic work. This
is to be the first revival conducted in the

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September 13, 192S

new church at this place. Dr. Dixon was
reared in this community and the people arc
pleased to have him back in their midst.
We are hoping for and expecting a great
revival. Brethren, please remember us in
your prayers that this revival might be a
great success. This request is especially
made of former pastors.

Many pounds of good things have come
to the parsonage from many homes on the
charge but on two recent occasions these
favors came in real "pounding" style. One
night during the revival at Fair Grove, when
we went to the car we found room was at a
premium, for we found that our faithful old
vehicle had been converted into a groceteria.
Even in the dark it did not take us long to
learn that somebody had been imposing on
our car but it did not take us long to con-
clude that the imposition on the ear was no
imposition to us. We were quite ready and
glad to say, "Do it again." Again on Sun-
day, September 2, when we were preparing
to take our leave from Mizpah we were
greatly surprised to find the Chevrolet again
converted into a groceteria. The people must
have found that she worked well in this
capacity. People seem to find great pleasure
in surprising pastors in this way but this
pastor is glad to be surprised at any time
in just such fashion. God bless the people
at both these churches for the good things
and the kind deeds. We do not know the
names of all these good people who took
part in these splendid donations and the
articles were too numerous to mention, so
we leave it all to the good Lord and through
Him we thank all for all that was included.
We greatly appreciate all the gifts for their
value but we appreciate more the good
thought of the good people that prompted
the giving. God bless you one and all.

As we approach the close of the year we
find finances considerably behind but feel
sure it will greatly improve before the year
ends. Nominating committees have been ap-
pointed at all the churches and with the ex-
ception of one church the committees have-
done their work and the nominees are before
their respective churches to be voted upon
at congregational meetings appointed for the
near future.

In His name, GEO. L. CURRY.

Burlington, First Church. — Attendance of
the Sunday school today numbered 32(3 with
offering amounting to $20.32. An increase of
151 over the previous Sunday was noted, as
last Sunday was a very rainy day.

The Baraca class attendance was large and
our teacher, Bro. C. C. Lindley, brought us
a helpful and inspiring message on the regu-
lar lesson. The hot weather is most over
now and we are hoping that we will have a
very large class of men within a few Sun-
days. One of our Baraca boys, Mr. L. L,
Wilson, is still a patient in the government
hospital at Oteen, N. C, and last reports
we had from him were encouraging. We
truly hope that he will soon be restored to
normal health.

Preaching services at both the morning
and evening hour were well attended, with
splendid sermons by Bro. Gerringer.

Rev. F. L. Gibbs, associate secretary of
the board of young people's work, of our
church, was present at the Sunday school
service, and gave us a splendid talk on the

work of the board. Bio. Gibbs is one of
the boys going from the First Church and
we are always glad to have him come back
home. Bro. Gibbs preached a great sermon
on "Living a Life" at the Fountain Place
church at the evening service today, and in
his discourse he made a strong appeal to
the young people to find their calling and
to live for Christ.

The hour for the evening services has been
changed from 8 o'clock to 7:30 o'clock begin-
ning with today, upon action of the local
Ministerial Association.

We don't know of very much, if any, ill-
ness among our members at this time, but
if there is any, kindly inform the pastor of
this fact. Bro. Scott Braxton, who was very
sick last week, is almost well again, it seems.

Best wishes to all.

L. A. BRAXTON, Reporter.

Hope, Chatham Charge. — We had the pleas-
ure of having our president, Rev. S. W. Tay-
lor, with us last Sunday. It was his first visit
to us and the large audience was delighted
with the good message he brought.

At the close of the service Maurine Voss
was taken into the church.

Sunday school work was not so well at-
tended as we would like to have had, but
we are hoping for better attendance from
now on. We have set "100 present" as our
goal. KARA ANDREW, Reporter.

High Point. — To a large congregation
which comfortably filled the auditorium of
the First Church, the new pastor, Rev. Roy I.
Farmer, delivered at the 11 o'colck service
a comforting and inspiring message, which
he called "The Glory of the Commonplace,"
from the text found in Matthew 13:54-55:
"Whence hath this man this wisdom and
these mighty works? Is not this the carpen-
ter's son?" Seneca said that every man loves
his own home, not because it is beautiful, but
because it is his own. When he came to
Nazareth, it must have been a poignant grief
to him that the people did not receive him,
but rebuked him with scorn, saying, "Is not
this the son of a carpenter?" "A prophet is
not without honor save in his own country"
and "He did not many mighty works because
of their unbelief." In life there are two
estates for all of us: first, long years of
humility, the commonplace, and humdrum
drudgery. Charles Kingsley said, "Thank
God every morning that we have something
to do when we get up and some work that
we must get up for." Before the glorious
years of His ministry, Jesus spent thirty
years in humdrum work, in obedience to His
parents, leading the life of any normal boy,
learning His trade. When we step aboard
the elegant Pullman car that carries us from
New York to New Orleans or across the con-
tinent, in luxurious style and comfort, how
many of us think of the engineer and fire-
man, who guide the destiny of that train of
cars or remember to pray for them that their
eyes may be strong and their hands steady?
Back of everything glorious and every life
worth while are long years of training and
preparation. Without these years of humility
and drudgery in the field of law, medicine,
the ministry, the teaching profession or even
the mother rearing her family, you cannot
expect success. A most comforting thought
is that many who do not attain the position

in life that they desire are often the inspira-
tion to others who accomplish more than

they.

"The heights by great men reached and kept
Were not attained by sudden flight;
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night!"

The music at this morning service was
very beautiful. Mr. Ernest B. Stimson pre-
sided at the organ in a charming manner,
and Mr. William Mason, of Greensboro, sang
"Spirit of God" with fine effect. At the
Sunday evening service Mrs. Walter Kester
played a lovely violin solo, "Cavatina," by
Raff, and Mr. Stimson played as a prelude
the "Moonlight Sonata," by Beethoven. Rev.
Mr. Farmer chose for the subject of his
discourse, "Who Is Greatest?"

An elegant reception was tendered to Rev.
and Mrs. R. I. Farmer at the handsome new
home of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Penny at
Jamestown last Friday evening from 8 to 10
o'clock. The mansion was beautiful in its
decorations and arrangements, an ideal set-
ting for an elaborate social affair. Tea was
served in the dining room and frozen punch
in the sun parlor. Lovely music was ren-
dered throughout the evening by Mrs. J. H.
Allred, Mrs. John C. Whitesell, Prof. Ernest

B. Stimson and Clarence Schultheiss. This
reception was an unusually brilliant social
affair, and more than 200 guests called to
meet the new pastor and his wife.

The regular September meeting of the
Ladies' Aid Society was held Monday after-
noon at the home of Mrs. S. S. Coe in Emery-
wood, with Mrs. C. C. Bobbins associate hos-
tess. There was a large attendance and en-
thusiasm ran high when the treasurer, Mrs.

C. L. Gray, reported that the note of $2,600
for the Carpet Fund has been paid in full.
A coffee urn has been bought for the church
kitchen at a cost of $58, and there is still
a balance of $159 in the bank. A motion
was carried to buy a number of kitchen uten-
sils from this balance in the treasury. At
the conclusion of the business session, de-
lightful refreshments were served by the
hostesses, and a pleasant social hour was en-
joyed. We were much pleased to have Rev.
and Mrs. Farmer present, also Rev. and Mrs.
E. L. Ballard and Mrs. O. O. Young, of
Henderson, who will live at the college this
winter with her daughter, Miss Mary E.
Young.

The address of the new pastor, Rev. Roy I.
Farmer, is G07 W. Farriss Ave., phone num-
ber 5298.

The members of the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Societies are looking for-
ward to an interesting meeting next Monday
afternoon when Mrs. W. C. Hammer, of
Asheboro, will come and give a concise sum-
mary of the Home Mission Study Book.

We learn with great pleasure that 400
students have enrolled at High Point College
and class work will begin next Thursday,
September 13. Today is Orientation Day
for freshmen. President Andrews and the
officials are expecting a very successful year.

Wyatt A. Pickens arrived Friday evening
from Baton Rouge, La., for a visit of a week
to his mother, Mrs. R. T. Pickens, and other
relatives. He is assistant professor of ro-
mance languages in Louisiana State Uni-
versity.

September 13, 1928

Hollister, Halifax Charge. — The congrega-
tion was very large at both Sunday school
and the evening service Sunday. We had
several new members in our Sunday school.

Eev. Willie Wood filled our appointment
Sunday evening, as our pastor was away
assisting Bro. Powell in a meeting. This was
the first time our people had had an oppor-
tunity to hear Mr. Wood preach. They were
well pleased with his preaching. We are
proud of him, as he is one of our Sunday
school boys and we hope that he will do a
great work in our Master's vineyard.

We enjoyed having Bro. Williams with us
in our revival and hearing him preach. He
brought us some soul-stirring messages.

One of our faithful members, Mr. W. A.
Ellington, is at the point of death at this
writing. EEPOETBE.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

there will be many precious souls saved.
The harvest is great and the laborers are few.
There is a great work that ought to be done.
F. L. SMITH.

Kernersville. — The fourth quarterly confer-
ence of this charge will convene at Pino
Grove church at 2 p. m. Saturday, October 13

Winding up this year's work in an accept-
able way, in view of making some plans for
another year, is very important. Therefore,
a full count of all the official members of
the entire charge is very necessary.

Eemember, brethren, that the Annual Con-
ference meets in Winston October 31.

E. G. LOWDEBMILK, Pastor.

Midway, Haw River Circuit. — Our pastor,
Bro. Curry, has filled all his appointments
siuce our last report, and he always brings
us something good. We have learned to love
him and his family very much since they
have been with us. Last Sunday we had a
township Sunday school convention at this
place which was enjoyed very much ; had
some good speakers on the various parts of
Sunday school work. Our Sunday school is
doing good work under the leadership of
E. P. Butler. The Christian Endeavor Society
is also moving along nicely, Miss Sallie Dobbs
being president.

Our revival starts next Sunday, September
16, with preaching at 11 o'clock and at 8,
and will run on through the fourth Sunday.
We are looking forward to having Dr. and
Mrs. A. G. Dixon with us during this meet-
ing. Will ask the prayers of all who read
this, that wTe may have a great revival.

MBS. G. W. APPLE, Eeporter.

Pine Hill, Davidson Charge. — Bro. Eidgc
preached a soul-stirring sermon on the sec-
ond Sunday at 3 o'clock. It filled our hearts
with joy, the gracious words he spoke. Our
conference year will soon be closed. We
truly hope we will get Bro. Eidge again.
We have all learned to love him and his
family so well. He has been so faithful to
us this year, it would pain our hearts for
him to have to leave us. We feel like he
has strengthened our church by his good
preaching and good singing and playing the
organ. We feel like he has done his whole
duty in our church. May God bless him and
keep him ever true. There has not been the
interest taken in our church this year that
ought to have been. We are hoping to start
our prayer meeting and Sabbath school as
soon as the revival meeting is over. Our
camp meeting at Chapel Hill is to begin the
third Sunday in September. We pray that

Mt. Zion, Pinnacle Charge. — Our Sunday
school is doing very well ; attendance has
been well over a hundred.

On the second Sunday in August Bro. W. E.
Jones and family gave the entire school a
real watermelon feast on the church grounds
immediately after Sunday school. On that
same date the Women's Board and Ladies'
Aid held a joint meeting with a good attend-
ance.

Seems that the stork has been pretty busy
among our membership the past few weeks:
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Mickey, a son; Mr. and
Mrs. Edd Jones, a son; Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Allen, a son.

Bro. Hunter filled his appointment on the
third Sunday in August with a full house.
We were very glad to note that an unusually
large number partook of the sacrament after
the sermon.

Bro. Hunter opened the doors of the church
for new members; there were two who came
forward, William Hutchins and his sister,
and were duly received into the church.
C. W. ALLEN, Eeporter.

Enfield. — Since the reporter wrote last our
Sunday school has given a very enjoyable
picnic to its members and a number of visi-
tors out at Bellamy's Lake. About one hun- ■
dred enjoyed the brunswick stew, barbecue,
cakes, pickles, etc.

Eev. J. B. O'Briant preached a good sermon
for us Sunday morning. We enjoyed a very
helpful sermon from our pastor Sunday
night.

I will give a brief account of the meeting
of the Ladies' Aid. Wednesday afternoon,
August. 29, at i o'clock, the Ladies' Aid of
the M. P. church met with Mrs. Mary Barn-
hill and Mrs. Egbert Barnhill. The assist-
ing hostesses were Mrs. Walter Moore, Mrs.
Bustin and Mrs. Jack Eigsby.

The president was absent, so the vice-
president, Mrs. H. M. Whitaker, presided very
efficiently at this meeting. The devotional
exercise was conducted by Mrs. Eigsby. The
routine of business passed off very smoothly.
Among the sick mentioned was Mrs. Bus-
tin ; we hope she will soon be better and
can be at our next meeting. We were very
glad to have Mrs. Frank Harris join our
society; we are always pleased to have new
members and also visitors.

Befreshments consisting of ice cream and
cake were served.

Spring Church. — Our revival meeting be-
gan the fourth Sunday in August and closed
en the following Thursday. Dr. Geo. E.
Brown did all the preaching and we feel
that our church and community were greatly
blessed by the wonderful sermons Dr. Brown
brought us. There were eight to unite with
our church.

We were delighted to have with us Wednes-
day and Thursday of our meeting President
Taylor. On Thursday afternoon at the clos-
ing of the meeting he talked to us about
the conference program.

Since our last report one of our oldest
and faithful members, Mrs. Betty Cox, has
passed into the beyond.

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Mr. Cliftou Cook will represent Spring
Church Charge in our next Annual Confer-
ence.

Our pastor, Eev. A. D. Shelton, preached a
very inspiring sermon Sunday.

VIRGINIA MASSEY.

WHAT ONE CIRCUIT STEWARD IS DOING

The inclosed letter was sent out by one cir-
cuit steward to the various stewards on his
charge, and we are giving it to the Herald,
by permission, with the hope that it may be
a suggestion to other charges. We are put-
ting blanks in the place of names for obvious
reasons.

This steward is interested in the success
of his charge; his charge is old and influen-
tial, and his pastor has an honorable and
long-standing record in the conference.

S. W. TAYLOE.
(Inclosure)

July 18, 1928. .
Dear Brother Steward:

I am wondering if we are doing by our
pastor and church as we would have others
do by us could we but exchange places. If
not, let's do a better part than we are doing.
Despite the fact that the conference year
is more than two-thirds gone, we have paid
our pastor only about $341.50, distributed as

follows: $57; $77; $37.50;

$170. This is considerably less than one-
third of his salary. Are we treating our pas-
tor as we should? Bro. does not com-
plain, but he is human and I'm sure he finds
himself in embarrassing positions at times
for the simple reason that we have not met
our obligation to him. This ought not so
to be. I believe it would be easier and we
would feel much better over it if we would
pay our pastor as we go along. If all can't
pay now, collect from those who can pay
now and let the others pay later. Most of
our people can and do buy gasoline. Much
depends on how anxious we are to do a thing.
Many could pay their full assessment and
get along without embarrassment could they
but awake to the importance of the matter.
If you, as a steward, have done your very
best, I commend you and have no more to
say; but if you have not done your best,
won't you begin right now? I believe that
we stewards can better the situation.

And along with the pastor's salary, let us
not forget the other interests of our church.
On these the spread of the Kingdom through
the means of our church largely depends.
Let's do our best to help carry on the work
elsewhere in our own country and in the
foreign lauds by raising all we possibly
can on the budgets.

If I can be of any service at any time,
do not hesitate to call on me at any time
or place.
With best wishes, I am,
Fraternally,

OIBCUIT STEWARD.
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Missed Nothing

"So you remember way back to the Bevolu-
tion, do you?"

"Yassa. De Revolution and Gin'I Washing-
ton an' all them."

"Perhaps you were a witness of the fall
of Rome?"

"Nossa, Ah didn' exactly see it, but Ah
recollect hearin' somethin' drop!" — Tufts
Weekly.

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IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Our church mourns the death of the be-
loved wife of B. B. Payne, Augusta Lula.

Mrs. Payne was a perfect type of a true
Christian companion and ideal motherhood.
Her life was, with all its powers, given to
the building of a home that has been eon-
trolled by love, and the advancement of the
material and spiritual interests of her church,
Sunday school and Ladies' Aid. She was a
consistent and loyal member of Pleasant
Grove Methodist Protestant church.

In Proverbs, 31st chapter, the wise man
asks: "Who can find a virtuous woman?"
And then describes the qualities she should
possess. We believe Mrs. Payne possessed
every one and filled every requirement.

Those who knew her best loved her most,
and those who knew her least loved her much.
Her soul has gone out where the darkness
disappears and the shadows flee away.

We cannot withhold from her the unbidden
homage, for of such is the kingdom of
heaven.

"She is not dead, she only sleeps the sleep
Of one who, wearied with her toil, gives o'er
And walks into a slumber sweet and deep,
To awaken on a bright, eternal shore.
She is not dead — God would not have it so;
The busy hands close-folded on her breast,
The feet that were so swift to come and go
Had grown earth-weary, and God gave them
rest."
Eesolved, first, that we, the members of
Pleasant Grove Ladies' Aid take this means
of expressing our sincere appreciation of her
faithful life and labors.

Eesolved, second, that we extend to her
husband, children and grandchildren our
highest regards for her memory and our
deepest sympathy in their great loss, and
pray that the God of all comfort may sustain
and keep them.

Resolved, third, that a copy of these reso-
lutions be spread upon the minutes of Ladies'
Aid, a copy be sent to the bereaved family
and one to the Methodist Protestant Herald.
By order of Ladies' Aid Pleasant Grove
church.

MES. J. E. MEEEDITH,
MES. B. J. KENNEDY,
MES. J. E. CECIL,

Committee.

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WINONA BIBLE CONFERENCE CLOSES
The 34th Annual Bible Conference at Wi-
nona Lake, Ind., closed Sunday, August 26,
with 12 services.

One cannot begin to tell of the many good
things. The sermons, Bible teaching, the
music under the direction of Homer Rode-
heaver. the "Rescue Mission Boys," the Hill-
side services, the meeting held each morning
for women, when Dr. J. C. Massee spoke.

The inspiration received from the many
home and foreign missionaries who told of
their work each afternoon and evening. Al-
most 100 from many lands were in attend-
ance.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Thirty-three states were represented at the
Conference. The Conference closes with all
expenses paid and with a neat balance of one
thousand dollars, which has been turned over
to Winona institutions.

"Home-Coining Day" was a great Buccess.
The largest crowd ever assembled on a mid-
week occasion was here. The marvelous pro-
hibition talk given by Rev. W. A. Sunday
was enthusiastically received. Much informa-
tion was given as to the character of Gov.
Al Smith and his purposes.

M. A. MARTIN.

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THE NO-TOBACCO LEAGUE

At its recent annual convention at Winona
Lake, the No-Tobacco League of America
elected officers.

The reports of the officers showed that the
league had the best year in its history and
the outlook for the future was most encour-
aging. Plans were matured for specializing
the work in various departments. The gen-
eral superintendent is to take over the major
part of the work formerly carried by the
general secretary, who will confine his atten-
tion to college organization, church conven-
tions, publicity and literature. There is need
for a multitude of field workers and others
capable of carrying on other lines of special
activities. Those wishing to engage in such
work should address the general superintend-
ent, F. W. Lough. Those interested in litera-
ture pertaining to the tobacco problem
should write to the general secretary, Charles
M. Fillmore. The headquarters of the league
remains at 820 Occidental Building, Indian-
apolis, Ind.

CONCERNING THE PRESIDENT OF THE
NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE

Rev. 0. E. Miller, of Albany, N. Y., is not
only president of the National Civic League,
whose headquarters are at 206 Pennsylvania
Ave., S. E., Washington, D. O, but he is also
state superintendent of the New York Civic
League, and for nearly twenty years has
lived at Albany. He spends as much time
as possible at Washington when Congress is
in session, working for good legislation and
opposing bad legislation affecting moral
questions.

He has traveled widely and studied moral
reform questions in every part of the coun-
try, having lectured in every state in the
Union. For 35 years he has been a clergy-
man, "in good and regular standing" in his
denomination. ' He was a pastor ten years
before he was drafted into reform work and
for the last 25 years has devoted his whole
time to fighting moral reform battles — in
helping secure both the enactment and en-
forcement of state and national laws against
bootlegging, gambling, vice, Sabbath desecra-
tion, etc.

Any one wishing to make inquiry con-
cerning his character and standing are re-
ferred to any bank in Albany, N. Y., or to
any Protestant pastor in that city, and to
hundreds of other Protestant pastors in all
parts of New York state; also to any of the
following persons, all of whom know Mr.
Miller personally, some for many years:

Bishop John W. Hamilton, Dr. Clarence
True Wilson, Hon. Seymour Lowman, Wash-
ington, D. C; Dr. S. Parkes Cadman, Mrs.

September 13, 1928

Ella A. Boole, Canon Wm. Sheafe Chase,
Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Dr. Daniel A. Poling, Dr.
C. F. Reisner, New York City; Dr. William
Bancroft Hill, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; U. S.
District Judge Frank Cooper, Albany, N. Y.;
Clinton N. Howard, Rochester, N. Y.; Bishop
A. W. Leonard, Buffalo, N. Y.; Bishop E. H.
Hughes, Chicago, 111.; Bishop C. E. Locke,
Saint Paul, Minn.; Congressmen F. M. Daven-
port, T. C. Sweet, G. H. Stalker, all of New
York State; former Congressman William D.
Upshaw, Atlanta, Ga. ; Dr. Frank M. Larkin,
Los Angeles, Calif., and many others whose
names might be given.

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ANCIENT HISTORY
The various religious denominations should
make haste to put the true history before
their people. A man of consideration said
that "ignorance is the greatest evil in the
world."

We must gain our knowdedge by being
taught, and we should cherish a willingness
to be taught. A generation ago, after an
able traveler and lecturer had made a second
trip to the "old countries," he said that one
needs to know a good deal about his travels
in advance so as to learn much after he gets
there.

In the late Herald, August 30, page 4, you
have something of the reading for "1928."
"Intelligence is the life of liberty," and now
is the time for those who should lead and
influence to stir up. There are old books,
safe histories, laid back. Hunt them out and
lend to your neighbors, The way for your
quiet neighbors to have the "sober" reading
that they just now need is to look it up
and put it into their hands. Leaflets are
now needed. Select sketches from ancient
histories, and from sermons, and send in to
the editors of (safe) pepers, and have the
needed history published.

We can only be safe by being ruled by
men who have due respect for our Christian
institutions. OBSBEVEE.

DR. COMPHER GIVEN NEW AUTOMOBILE

Rev. C. M. Compiler and family will leave
Monday morning for Lynchburg, Va., to at-
tend the Maryland M. P. Conference, to which
Mr. Compher will return this year. They will
go in a handsome new sedan car, gift from
a friend with whom warm friendship has de-
veloped during Mr. Compiler's ministry in
Winston-Salem. The friend approached Mr.
Compher a few days ago and suggested that
he trade his old car for a new one before
he left the city for Maryland conference.
Upon the assertion that he was not in a po-
sition to acquire a new car at this time, the
friend insisted that he have his car checked
over at a garage that was designated. This
was done and when the old car was driven
into the place he was instructed to drive the
new car away and leave the old one — a gift
from the friend that had previously ap-
proached him.

Mr. Compher is a former pastor of the
church at which the conference will be held
at Lynchburg, and is looking forward to the
sessions with interest. They expect to return
to the city about September 18 to arrange
for removal to some appointment in the
Maryland conference. — Winston-Salem Sen-
tinel.

September 13, 192S

Woman's Missionary
Department

BETHEL MISSIONARY SOCIETY

The W. P. M. S. of Bethel, Alamance, is
very active under the leadership of our effi-
cient president, Mrs. Lon McPherson. The
monthly meetings have been well attended
and good programs rendered. Much credit
is due our program committee for planning
these meetings.

Our September meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. J. A. Foust on last Friday
afternoon. The subject was, "Developing Our
Talents for Leadership." The devotional
service consisted of songs, responsive reading
of the Parable of the Talents, and prayer.
After the reading of the minutes and the
roll call a question box was conducted. Les-
son from study book was given by Mrs. B. W.
Lindley.

A plan was adopted for the circulation of
missionary books and magazines in our
church.

Then came an item of business that was
looked forward to with keenest interest by
every member — that of hearing the reports
of the leaders of a contest that came to a
close at this time. This contest was for the
purpose of raising our apportionment. The
plan used was "A Trip to India," letting each
cent collected represent five miles. The mem-
bership was divided, and the winning side
was to be entertained by the losers. Neither
side permitted the other to know how far
on the journey it was. What a moment of
suspended silence when the president called
for the reports and the two captains arose
and handed in their written reports and the
secretary read the results! What surprise
and rejoicing to discover that each side had
more than reached India and back home
again !

Thus the contest was a success in a finan-
cial way. Other results were revealed by
the next item of business when 19 names
were presented for membership. Truly it
was a time of great joy as these were voted
into the society. It was a most impressive
scene as the music of "Blest Be the Tie" was
softly rendered on the piano while the new
members were given the right hand of fel-
lowship, then all joined hands and sang the
song.

The president made a very touching speech
as she welcomed these new members into
the society. This welcome was further ex-
tended by Mrs. B. W. Lindley and Miss
Bessie Holmes, followed by a special prayer
in behalf of the new members offered by
Mrs. A. L. Foust. Next Miss Marcia Foust
gave a brief talk on "The Purpose of the
Missionary Society." After a few brief re-
marks by members, new and old, and the
closing song, we were dismissed by prayer
by Miss Holmes. Befreshments were then
served by the hostess and her daughter, Miss
Lizabel Foust.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

On Tuesday afternoon the losing side in
the contest entertained the winners at the
home of the president, Mrs. Lon McPherson.
This represented a tea given in India. Two
young ladies impersonated the women of
India and carried out the program in the
fashion of that country. Although their cus-
toms seemed strange to us Americans, we
enjoyed the whole program of songs, games,
contests, and refreshments. One article on
display was a fan sent from India by one
who formerly lived in this community, Mrs.
Cordia Thompson Murdoch, whose mother was
the first president of our society. We feel
that" our interest in India has been deepened,
and especially for the child whom our
society is supporting there.

We trust that we may be more faithful
in the service of the Master.

MABCIA FOUST, Cor. See.

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HOME-COMING DAY AT GILES CHAPEL

Sunday, September IGy we will have a
reunion of the Sunday school organized in
1875 by Jesse L. Giles, superintendent. We
hope to see our old comrades in Christ on
that day. Come and enjoy the day with us
once more at the old home church. Our pro-
tracted meeting will commence on that day.

Our Sunday school is not as large as it
used to be, but we have the same interest
and the same hope and the same faith, and
lift up the same Christ before the rising
generation that the world may be the better
because we are living in it.

J. C. ALLBED, Supt.
M-

— Bev. W. F. Ashburn is to assist in New
Salem meeting which begins next Sunday.
Bro. Ashburn will begin Monday.

W. H. NEESE.

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September 13, 1928

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FROM NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD
OF HEALTH

A life a day, and more, is the toll being
taken by automobiles in North Carolina as
shown by the death certificates filed with
the State Board of Health. To August 1, a
total of 270 deaths had been reported as re-
sulting from automobile accidents. Deaths
from this cause are exceeding month by
month those resulting from typhoid fever and
diphtheria. And month by month the num-
ber grows.

"For the next two months we may expect
a heavy increase in automobile accidents, and
resulting deaths," Dr. Chas. O'H. Laughing-
house, State Health Officer, said today in dis-
cussing this terrific loss of life and property.
"Some, of course, are unavoidable, but the
most are due to carelessness or gross negli-
gence.

"Eight now one of the greatest hazards of
the road is the unlighted cart and wagon. All
over Eastern North Carolina tobacco grow-
ers are hauling then- crops to market, and a
great number of them travel at night in or-
der to have their tobacco ready to go on
the warehouse floor in the early morning.
Hardly one in a thousand of the horse-drawn
vehicles on the roads carries a light. The
result will be an increase of collision acci-
dents through all the autumn months.

"The warehousemen of the State could ren-
der a valuable service to the State and to
their patrons by urging upon each of their
customers the necessity of carrying a light
on their carts and wagons for their own pro-
tection, and to save their product from being
ruined in a wreck.

"The last session of the General Assembly
enacted legislation requiring that any vehicle
operated on the public roads betweeu a half
hour after sunset and a half hour before sun-
rise must display a light on the left side
of the vehicle visible to those approaching
either from the front or the rear. A penalty
of fine not to exceed $50 was provided. The
law has been in effect for more than a year
but I have never heard of any person being
prosecuted because of its violation. I do
know from personal experience that prac-
tically no horse-drawn vehicle has any light
upon it.

"Entirely from the standpoint of conserv-
ing the lives of our people I urge that this
gross carelessness and negligence be stopped.
The man on the road at night with an un-
lighted vehicle endangers not only his own
life, but that, of all others traveling the same
road. By carrying lights the awful toll of
death from automobile accidents can be re-
duced."

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Guardian Spirit

Little Alice, aged three, after she had been
tucked into bed was afraid of the dark.

"There's Someone who always takes care of
little children, dear," her mother assured her.
But Alice looked puzzled and her mother
continued: "Don't you remember? . . . Some-
one up in the sky?"

Alice smiled back. "Oh, yes, 'course I do
now — Lindbergh." — Aero Digest.

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— Mrs. Bates has organized a battalion of
one-cent-a-day money-givers to pay off Cal-
vary's floating debt contracted in building.
This bids fair to aggregate very appreciably
in quickeuing the process of emerging from
debt. H absolutely all our members will
join in, the results will bring an agreeable
little help made the cushions. The church
needed glass for an ornamental window in
the gable. She raised the money and had
glass put in. She proceeds so quietly with

her good deeds that it is sometimes quite a
while before we learn what she is about, but
we are always gratified when we learn. We
highly appreciate such a member. May she
find a feast of joy in her consecration to
the church. She is doing what she can.

— Richard E. Byrd, of Virginia, is now on
his perilous expedition to the Antarctic re-
gions. His party of 72 persons are in three
ships, carrying supplies. Mr. Byrd hopes to
make important discoveries. He takes an
airship in which he hopes to fly over the
south pole. He will not be the first to do
this feat. It is doubtful whether the results
of the expedition will justify the suffering
and loss of life involved. The expedition
now is chiefly notable as an exhibition of
courage. One boy scout, aged 19, is in the
party, one of 88 scouts that competed for
the privilege.

— Calvary church has a notable member —
notable for her good achievements under un-
favorable conditions. We say unfavorable
conditions because she is infirm in health,
unable to attend church many times. But
she thinks of the church and for the church
when she is at home. The church needed a
bell. She raised the money and bought it.
The church needed cushions for the com-
munion altar. She traded and made the
money for the materials and then with a
surprise. In order to encourage those who
can pay only a cent a day, those who can
and do pay more might fittingly enter the
company.

— Maine had its state election last Monday.
The vote was light, and went for the Repub-
lican ticket about two to one for the
Democratic.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, SEPTEMBER 20, 1928

NUMBER 45

What Would It Take to Make You
Happy?

An ancient heathen author discussed the question of
human happiness, trying to discover the condition under
which the highest happiness would be realized. At length
he drew a picture illustrating his conception of the most
happy state of life. He pictured a ship at sea in a great
storm. All on board were in terrible distress, fearing instant
or early death. There is no happiness, of course, in such a
scene as that. But that is only part of the picture. The
happy situation was that of the author, in a secure place on
the land, in sight of the endangered and distressed ship. His
thought was that his own happiness would lie greatly en-
hanced by contrast with the feeling of the terrified people in
the ship. Since that man was a heathen, we are perhaps not
much surprised at his heathenish view of the conditions of
happiness. You would say that your happiness would be
greatly diminished, yes, would be made impossible, by the
sight of that ship in distress. You could not be happy as
long as one of those imperiled people was in danger.

The difference between you and the heathen writer is
that you have sympathy for others and he had none.

There are people living today in Christian lands who
seem to enjoy wealth more because others have it not; health
more because others are sick; every advantage more because
it is not universal. They are like the heathen author. It
needs the contrast of want or woe to enable them to realize
how well off they are.

But you will say it is quite heathenism to draw happiness
from the misfortunes of your fellowmen. It would take far
more to meet, your notions of the conditions of happiness.
You could enjoy wealth if everybody had it. You could
enjoy health if everybody were well. You could rejoice in
learning if everybody were learned. You could take pleasure
in your home if every one had a home as good. You have
some sympathy for your fellowmen. So far you are a Chris-
tian and not a heathen. With him happiness was an indi-
vidual affair. With you it is a community, a national, an
international affair. It would take a great deal to make you
happy. As long as there is one in danger and distress, you
are agitated, you feel moved to try to rescue.

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Church Dedication

The Asheboro people have come to the point of dedicating
their splendid house of worship and have set September 30
as the time for the dedicatory service. Pres. R. M. Andrews,
of High Point College, will preach the sermon at 11 o'clock.
This day is also to be home-coming day for all former mem-
bers of the church and congregation. All former pastors
and all friends of the church are also invited to be present.
We hope this will be a red letter day for our Asheboro people.
Pastor Pritehard joins with his people in extending these
invitations.

Speak the Truth in Love

It becomes necessary sometimes to speak some very plain
truths, yes, some very ugly truths, frightfully ugly truths.
If the truth were not known, great mistakes might be made
and much harm might ensue. People must be enlightened
regarding matters about which they must act. Both men
and measures must be set forth in their true colors. Right-
eousness is dependent on truth.

This is particularly true in our political affairs. We
need to know the men who are candidates for high office
over us. Shall we vote for them or shall we vote against
them? To answer this question we must know the men, we
must know the truth about them so far as this truth is perti-
nent to a just estimate of their efficiency as office-holders.
We want to know how the man will conduct himself in office.
If we vote for him, we make him our agent and we become
responsible for what he does. Under these circumstances we
wish to know the truth, we are entitled to know the truth.

It is a delicate matter, however, to discuss the personal
qualifications of candidates. Men shrink from doing it. But
it must be done by those in a position to know. If they hold
their peace and allow the people in their ignorance to make a
great mistake in the choice of public servants, they become
guilty of a great sin of omission. They cannot hold their
peace, they must speak out. But they must speak not in
hate but in love. If candidates are grossly unfit, those who
know it must declare it, but they must do it, not in hatred
toward the aspiring candidates, but out of the best of
motives: love for the people as a whole and love for even
the very men they are bound to oppose.

Our political campaigns would not be the painful things
they are if the truth that must be told were told always in
love. Even the candidates would feel less resentment and
would be shamed into repentance if they realized that oppo-
sition to them sprang from a regard for the good of all.

The rule holds in all our testimonies. We are bound to
speak only the truth. Sometimes we are bound to speak when
we would prefer to be silent. But if we always speak the
truth in love, much of the pain is taken away, and we may
hope that more of good than of evil will result from our
speaking.

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— Rev. C. C. Day, of the Maryland Conference, a class-
mate of Rev. C. W. Bates, preached an excellent sermon in
Calvary church last Sunday morning. He went in the after-
noon to see High Point College and then returned to Lynch-
burg, Va., where the Maryland Conference was in session.
Brother Day is pastor of St. Luke's M. P. Church in
Philadelphia.

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— It is possible for a country to be outwardly Christian,
with gorgeous ceremonies and splendid churches, and yet not
to have access to God in any real way. — C. E. World,

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

September 20, 1928

THE PASTOR AND THE CHURCH REGISTER

(An abridgment of an address delivered at the Pastors'

Conference, July 19, by Rev. J. E. Pritchard, and

published by request of the conference)

In discussing the subject allotted me I will say that I am
not expecting any shouting. In fact, the subject may be
considered dry. Recently some one said to me, "How can
any man talk forty minutes on such a subject as you have?"
Fortunately for you and me, I do not have to talk forty
minutes, as only thirty-five minutes have been allotted to me
and in the second place I have some decided convictions on
the subject which ought to make it easy for me to speak.
Even though it might seem to be difficult to find a passage
of Scripture bearing on my theme, yet without any intention
of doing violence to Scripture, I take a text. It is found in
1 Timothy 6:20: "0, Timothy, keep that which is committed
to thy trust." Now this may have meant, Keep the doctrines
committed to thy trust, but I believe it also means, Keep
everything that is committed to thy trust. And surely a
thing as precious as a church roll is a sacred trust.

Now I am going to be honest and admit that once I did
not see this thing as I see it now. When I first entered the
ministry I felt that every church roll ought to be rewritten
often and all of the names which had been dropped or the
names of deceased persons left off, and I did this in two or
three places, much to my sorrow now, and I am afraid the
precious old record is lost. But I learned better, and I
received the suggestion from your chairman. Brother Curry.
When I succeeded him at Burlington in 1920 he was in the
parsonage when I arrived. He took me into the pastor's
study and showed me the church register and showed me
how he kept it. And in showing it to me he said, "Now I am
of the opinion that a church register ought never to lie
rewritten, as there is too much valuable information lost."
My eyes began to open and as the years have gone by they
have opened wider, until now it seems to me to be a tragedy
to destroy the precious old record that contains so much
information concerning the saints of old. And let me say
that every record grows in value as it grows older. A new
record is not very valuable because usually there are a great
many people who can remember what you want to know.
But as the years come and go and those who onee remem-
bered pass on to the great beyond, then au old record is of
priceless value. How many times have I wanted the original
roll of a church so as to know who the charter members
were ! How many times in getting ready to conduct a funeral
or in writing an obituary did I search in vain to find out
from the church register wdien the deceased united with the
church and whether by letter or profession of faith, and many
times the information could not be had because some conse-
crated and well meaning pastor had rewritten the church
roll and the original roll had been lost. What, then, shall we
do about it ? Shall we go on with the old roll and search for
hours for the names of those who are members? Not at all.
I once did that, but I have found a more excellent way. Now
I make an alphabetical roll for my own use and leave the
original roll just as I find it except that of course I add to it
as members join the church. How, then, shall we make the
alphabetical roll with any degree of accuracy? Now let us
open the official church register for our observation. The
middle column on the right hand page is where notations
are to be made of deaths or removals. If the space in that

column is blank, then the name on the left hand margin of
the left hand page represents a person in good standing. Let
the pastor get some one to assist him, lay a ruler across both
pages, slip it down from time to time over the blank space
on right hand page and the left hand of the ruler will point
to a name on the left hand page. As these names are ob-
served, write them down, the A's in one place and the B's in
another, until the entire roll is completed. In making the
alphabetical roll leave considerable space between the letters
in which to write any new names of people who join the
church later. On the extreme left hand margin of the left
baud page is the place for the serial number of the members.
In making the alphabetical! roll give the same number to the
person as is given on the old roll. Suppose I want to find
the name of John Doe on the church register. I take my
alphabetical roll and under the D's I turn to it immediately.
Suppose his number is 632. Then I turn to number 632 on
the old church register and I find it in about thirty seconds
instead of searching ten minutes as I once did. In case the
names on the church register were not numbered as they
were received, any pastor can yet number them in a few min-
utes. This method of handling the church register saves a
great deal of time and promotes greater accuracy. As new
members are added to the church they are added to both rolls
and at the end of the year when the members are to be
counted for the report to the Annual Conference, count the
alphabetical roll instead of wading through the several hun-
dred names on the old register, remembering that when any
members die or move their membership the corrections are to
be made on both rolls. This will leave the old roll with its
priceless information and the coming generations will come
along and have the same advantages that you had.

There is another great advantage in this alphabetical
roll : it helps the new pastor. The alphabetical roll is not so
sacred as the old register, so you do not hesitate to mark jt
by giving the street address of the people if they live in town
and the name of the town of the people who have moved
away but still keep their membership at the old home church.
Before the pastor leaves the charge he can sit down and in a
few minutes enter the name of the street and the number if
he has it opposite each name on the alphabetical roll and the
new pastor comes in, takes up this roll, studies it a short
while and finds his members without enquiring of the entire
community where certain people live, and possibly not finding
some of them for a year.

It is a firm conviction of mine that we pastors ought to
make it just as easy for our successor as possible, remember-
ing that it is all the work of the kingdom. I do not believe a
' pastor ever loses anything by making it easy for his successor
and I am sure the church in general does not lose.

Now while my subject has not been of such a nature as
to call for any demonstration, let us remember that some
of these little things that may seem unimportant are of tre-
mendous importance, and the care of the church register
which enables us to tell whom we have and what we have is
of no small consequence. "Let no man despise the day of
small things." Let us so keep the things committed to our
trust that others will know that we have kept them.

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— It is easy to drift away from God. Israel did this very
thing. All through Jewish history God was constantly call-
ing His people back to their true life. — C. E. World.

September 20, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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BUDGET BULLETIN

Last week the Bulletin dealt with the General Conference
Budget— G. C. B. If anything we said then is not clear in
the mind of any one, we shall be glad to make it so. We
want these budgets understood, and we shall be glad to receive
inquiry on any matter that is not clear.

We are devoting the space this week to the Annual Con-
ference Budget — A. C. B. In doing so, we shall continue the
question and answer method of last week.

1. Who determines the amount of the A. C. B.? Ans.
The Annual Conference.

2. What is the amount of the A. C. B. for this year?
Ans. $16,295.

3. For what purpose is this money used? Ans. Presi-
dent's salary; debt on the district parsonage, and upkeep of
parsonage superannuates; church extension; office expense of
the Board of Young People's Work; platform expense of
pastors ' summer conference ; expenses of conference secre-
tary, treasurer, reporter, statistical secretary, and incidental
expenses, as postage, printing, long distance phoning, lele-
graphing, etc., etc.

4. Do we raise the full amount — $16,295? Ans. No.
Last year we raised $11,010.51.

5. How much has been raised this year? Ans. Up to
August 2, when our full report was published, we had raised
$2,606.77.

6. That is far short of the total ; will more be raised '.
Ans. Yes, a great deal more. The most of our budget receipts
come in during the last quarter, and a large part will not be
in before the meeting of conference.

7. How is the $16,295 distributed? Ans. It is appor-
tioned by the Annual Conferences to the 92 charges of the
conference, by the charges to the individual churches, and by
the individual churches to the individual member.

8. Is this apportionment actually done ? Ans. No, uot
as to the individual member.

9. What part of this budget gets to the individual mem-
ber by the Every-Member canvass, assessment, or other plan
of distributing it? Ans. Perhaps 25 per cent.

10. What are some essentials for raising the budget?
Ans. (1) Information. People will not give liberally to any-
thing about which they do not have proper information.
(2) Allotment to the individual member. There is no hope
of raising this budget until it gets out to the people. (3) A
persisting pastor and a working board of stewards. (4) A
deepened spirituality in the church. The closer the church
is to Christ, the looser the purse strings will be.

Watch for the Bulletin next week.

S. W. Taylor,
C. W. Bates,
V. W. Idol,

The Budget Council.
September 19, 1928.

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— The Bible is the best of all missionaries. Where the
Bible goes, there goes light. The Gospel picture of the
Saviour is so winsome as to need no invitation. — C. 0. World.

Liquor Control in Canada

Mr. Ben H. Spence, of Canada, has published a pamphlet
showing how government control of the liquor traffic works
in his country. He writes sanely and sensibly as a man who
is careful to tell the exact truth. He gives much interesting
information, and concludes with this statement:

" 'Liquor control' in the Provinces of Canada is a huge
success from the standpoint of those who make aud wish to
derive a profit from the sale of liquor; and those who buy
and wish to derive sensations of intoxication from the con-
sumption of liquor; but from the standpoint of those who
seek to remedy the evils of alcoholism, it is a tragic, ghastly
failure.

"Writ large in the experience of these Canadian Provinces
is the truth, which ought to be self-evident, that the ravages
of a plague cannot be remedied by arranging for the dissemi-
nation of disease germs nor can the evils of alcoholism be
prevented by providing facilities by which people may obtain
alcoholic beverages."

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HOW TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF YOUR
CHRISTIAN LIFE

After we become Christians, our growth in grace depends
upon ourselves. It is not possible for us to be very useful
Christians unless we are willing to do the things essential
to spiritual growth. The following suggestions have been
found by many Christians to be of vital importance:

1. Study the Bible. Set aside at least 15 minutes for
study of the Word of God. Let God talk to us through His
Word. The word of the Bible is food for the soul. Commit
to memory great verses of Scripture. Join a class for study,
and unite with others in studying the Bible.

2. Pray much. Praying is talking with God. We need to
talk with Him about everything — our perplexities and our
joys, our sorrows and our mistakes, our plans and associates.

3. Win some one to Christ. The only work Christ ever
gave Christians to do is to win others for His Kingdom. The
only way His Kingdom can be advanced is by the personal
work of those who believe in Him.

4. Avoid evil comradeship. Our evil companions may
be either bad people, bad books, or bad thoughts. We make
our friends, and if these are the wrong sort of people they
unmake us in character. Shun evil companionship.

5. Be active in the church. This implies faithful attend-
ance at all the services in the house of God. Co-operate
with the leaders in every department of the work and strive
to advance the plans made by those in charge of the congre-
gation.— Selected.

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WENT HOME ON A PROMISE

It is related of the saintly Frances Ridley Havergal that
on the last day of her life she asked a friend to read to her
the forty-second chapter of Isaiah.

When the friend read the sixth verse, "I, the Lord, have
called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and
will keep thee," Miss Havergal stopped her.

"Called — held — kept — used," she whispered. "Well, I'll
just go home on that."

And she did "go home on that," as on a celestial chariot,
and the home-going was a triumph, with an abundant en-
trance into the city of God. What word of God have you to
go home on? — Selected.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

September 20, 192S

OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM |

SLOGAN

for the Closing Quarter
No Charge Without an Honor Roll Church

"According to your faith be it unto you" 1ms a marked
application here. The pastor and the church that believe
that this thing can be done are the ones that will do it. And
we must not forget that the only vital faith is the faith that
does something; the faith that is active. Brethren, please
have that kind of faith towards this goal. Do your best to
make it real, and you will have at least two compensations:
you will experience the inner satisfaction that always comes
from faithful effort, and you will have results. This goal
will be realized on your charge.

"Somebody said that 'it couldn't be done,'
But he, with a chuckle, replied,
That 'maybe it couldn't,' but he would be one
Who wouldn't say so till he tried."

That is good logic, and good religion, too. Try it, breth-
ren ! Try it !

Mecklenburg

Sept, 4-6. We were booked for this charge for this date,
but could not carry out our full program here because of
heavy rains. On Tuesday night we had a very satisfactory
service at Stallings church, but were not able to have services
at any of the other churches on the charge because of weather
conditions. We had hoped to get back to the charge later, but
a pressure of work from now until conference may make
this impossible. Pastor Hall is zealous, and is working faith-
fully for the success of his charge. Pastor and people seem
to be in harmony with each other — a very vital condition for
successful work. We are expecting the year to end well on
this charge.

Chatham

Sept. 9, Sunday. On this date we visited, three churches
on this charge in the following order: Bonlee, 11 a. m. ;
Flint Ridge, 2 :30 p. m. ; Hickory Grove, 7 -.30 p. m. At the
first and last points the congregations were good. At the
Flint Ridge the attendance was not so large, owing to a
revival meeting at a nearby church. We were given a pleasing
hearing at each church, and the response to our efforts, both
in preaching and in presenting the conference programs, was
highly gratifying. The church at Bonlee has taken on new
life in a marked measure under the pastorate of Bro. Isley.
The growing Sunday school has demanded increased facilities
for work in this department, and during this year an addi-
tion has been made to the church which provides three good
reasons for classes. The school is only two years old, and
the enrollment is now 125. The attendance goal for the
Sunday following our visit was set at 100. Nearly 50 mem-
bers, we believe, have been added to this church during the
past two years. We had the pleasure of receiving one mem-
ber on the day we were there. While the other churches that
we visited did not evidence this marked growth, yet the work
is going on steadily, and apparently without friction. The
families of two of our ministers, Bros. Pike and Lindley,

have their memberships at one of these churches — Hickory
drove. It was our good pleasure to be entertained in the
home of each one of these brethren on the occasion of our
visit to their church. We are pleased with what we saw of
Chatham charge, and with their response to the conference
programs. We believe that they are going to help do the
things that we are trying to do; and it will be no surprise to
us if this charge helps to realize the goal that stands at the
head of this page. In fact, we shall not be surprised if more
than one of these churches are on several conference honor
rolls. We heard a number of commendatory things said of
the pastor, and we hope that this year is to be the best yet
of his ministry.

Trustee Meeting

Sept. 12. We attended a meeting of the trustees of the
college on this date. Plans are being made for meeting the
financial needs of the institution, and through the wise and
persistent efforts of the finance committee we are sure that
this will be done. However, the burden must not be left
upon a few. All must help to bear it, and as we do, the load
will be lifted, and the work go forward. Rev. G. I. Hum-
phreys, D. D., President of the Board of Christian Education,
and Rev. F. W. Stephenson, D.D., Executive Secretary of
the Board, were present, and gave encouragement, by their
presence and by their remarks, to the work. Students were
enrolling the day we were there, though we do not have
information as to the number. We trust that this may be a
good year in every way for the college.

Union Grove and Lincolnton

Sept, 16, Sunday. This date was given to these two
points. We were at Union Grove at 11 o'clock and Lincoln-
ton at 7 :30 p. m. The distance between these two points is
about 70 miles. Good roads and automobiles have eliminated
distance. However, they have not eliminated bodily fatigue.
We would not want to preach twice every Sunday at points
this far apart. We enjoyed being with each of these
churches. The people were kind to us, and attentive to all
that we tried to do. The Union Grove church is an old one,
the present building being the third one to be erected on that
site. The first building was a log house ; the second building,
a frame one, was struck by lightning and burned just a few
years ago. The present house, a frame structure, 40x60, was
immediately built, and every dollar of the cost was paid
when the building was completed, and I believe they said that
they had a surplus of $300 in the bank. Good church financ-
ing, I call it ! A standard high school has just been estab-
lished hard by the church, and this should mean a larger
and more vigorous life to the church in the years that are
ahead. The church also owns a good parsonage. The main
drawback to the church is in the fact that it is isolated from
our other churches, and this makes the matter of pastoral
supply a little difficult. However, we trust that this diffi-
culty may be overcome, and that a future of increasing prog-
ress may await this church. We missed the pastor, Bro.
Madison. He was at Spencer Sunday, and was to leave on
Monday the 17th for study at Westminster Theological Semi-
nary. Union Grove is honored in this spiritual son, and we
are sure that they fully appreciate him.

For the night service we were at Lincolnton. We were
there in a meeting two or three years ago and consequently
we were not without some first-hand knowledge of this church.
We noted at once that considerable improvement had been

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made on the building since we were there, particularly in
the matter of painting. This has been done both inside and
out, with pleasing effect. New rubber tracking has also been
laid in the aisles and around the altar. With the Sunday
school rooms which they have had for several years, and these
recent improvements, the church presents an attractive and
serviceable appearance, and one that no doubt commends it
to the community. We were glad to worship with this con-
gregation again, and we appreciate their kindly reception of
our message. We are hoping that Lincolnton may be on
several of the conference honor rolls. Pastor Carson is serv-
ing his third year here, and has done a good work. We
bespeak for him the help of his people in bringing this year
to a happy and successful closing.

For entertainment and other kindnesses shown us while
visiting all of these charges, we are grateful.

Herald Subscriptions

Many Herald subscriptions expire about the close of the
conference year. We trust that pastors will look after this,
and have these subscriptions renewed. One of the very best
assistants that a pastor can have is the church paper. Where
the people read the church papers it is much easier to secure
their full co-operation in the church programs. And along
with the Herald, let us boost the Methodist Protestant. Every
church family will do well to have these two church papers
come regularly to the home.

Rally Day Program

The Board of Christian Education has ready now the
Rally Day program, "Training for Service," which will be
sent to any church just for the asking, postpaid. Consid-
erable time and money has been spent in pi-eparing this pro-
gram, and we urge our churches to use it. It will be found
complete, and just what is needed for a good church rally.
And when you give this program, please do not fail to take
an offering for the Board of Christian Education. Take
credit for the amount on the G. C. B. of the local church.
Order from the Board of Christian Education, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
613 West Diamond St., N. S.

Just Think!

Only 43 days more, and we will be meeting in Annual
Conference. How short the year has been ! How much yet
remains to be done in closing the work of this conference
year. Let us fill these days with much prayer and intense
labor. They will be gone quickly, and unless we "seize the
day," this time will slip away and leave us with much undone
that we ought to do. Please let every "man stand in his
place" and do his very best these closing days.

Oct. 12, Tabernacle church, Tabernacle charge, quarterly
conference, 2 p. m.

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the
power of his might."

Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.
September 19, 1928.

a. m. ; 7:30 p. m.,
meeting of the Com-

Appointments

Sept. 23, Sunday. West End, 11
Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant charge.

Sept. 26, Wednesday. 10:30 a.
mission on Methodist Co-operation.

Sept. 26, Wednesday. 7 :30 p. m., Quarterly conference
Midway church, Guilford charge.

Sept. 30, Creswell charge.

Oct. 3, Winston, quarterly conference, 7:30 p. m.

Oct. 4, West Forsyth, Harmony Grove church, quarterly
conference, 1:30 p. m. ; preaching at 11 a. m.

Oct. 7, Anderson charge.

HE CHOSE YOU

"He chose you not to bitter tears,

Though dark your life may seem ;
He chose you not to foolish fears,

And not to sit and dream ;
He chose you in His loving grace,

To action, patience, trust,
To show upon a smiling face

What God can do with dust.

"He chose you for His service here,

To witness of His love;
He chose you— oh, the call is clear,

It comes from heaven above —
He chose you, is not this enough

To man you for the fight?
What if the way be lone and rough,

Be true to God and right.

' ' He chose you for His faithful vine,
Peculiarly His own,
To magnify His life divine,

To live for Him alone.
He chose you for that home above,

Where endless praises ring;
He chose you — oh, the matchless love —
A priest of God, a king.

— Selected.

THE TEST OF TRUTH

Dean Stanley used hopefulness as a test of all systems
of truth. Surely this is true of our religion. God is the
God of hope and good cheer. The falsity of Medievalism
appears in this that it robbed men of joy and gladness. God
dwelt in darkness. His throne was iron. His heart was
marble. His laws were huge implements of destruction. His
penalties were red hot cannon balls crashing along the sin-
ner's pathway. "Repentance toward God," says N. D. Hillis,
in the Investment of Influence, "was moving towards the
arctics and away from the tropics. Philosophers destroyed
God's winsomeness. The Reformers came in to lead man away
from Medievalism back to God Himself. To say, 'There is
no hope for me in God,' is a slander on God and is 'blasphemy
against His love." Without God life is a graveyard; with
Him it is a garden. — Selected.

-H>

—You cannot push people up to a higher level of living,
you must lift them up; and to lift them up you must first
climb up yourself. — ('. E. World.

—Love is not the same as service. There may be service
without love. Real service flows from love as the sunbeam
from the sun. — C. E. World.

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OUR STORY PAGE

CHERRY BLOSSOMS

She had been christened Carolyn May Bransby, but her
father and mother and relatives shortened her everyday name
to Callie.

The little girl had a fine home and everything was done
to make her happy, but often she wished that she had a
brother or sister of her very own. But Callie was not the
sort of a child to whine or tease. She was naturally sun-
shiny and happy and anxious to be kind to those around her.
Quite often she called on old Auntie Hayes, who lived in
a little, wood-colored house around the corner. She was not
Callie 's really, truly Auntie, but the little girl always called
her that affectionately, and often carried her some pretty
flowers or a little treat of something nice to eat. Callie liked
to hear Auntie Hayes tell stories of when she was a little girl,
and the two of them often had nice times together.

Sometimes Susan, whose special duty it was to look after
Callie, would take the child to the Children's Hospital, and
always there was a basket to go along, with little gifts in it
for the children there.

Callie often spent her own rainy days pasting picture
books on pink or blue cambric leaves. It took quite a while
to make a book, as the pictures had to be cut from magazines,
and then the paste got on one's fingers and had to be wiped
off, and the leaves stitched together up and down the back
after the paste was dry. The children were always delighted
with these books. Often there were flowers for them, or per-
haps little bags of candy. It always made Callie feel warm
and happy inside to see how the children's eyes would
brighten up at the sight of her, and how many of them would
be laughing and joyful when she came away.

One day a box came to Callie 's house, and in it was a doll
which was quite different from any she had ever owned before.
It looked so much like a little Japanese child that Callie, at
her mother's suggestion, named the new doll Miss Cherry
Blossom, for of course you know how fond the Japanese people
are of the beautiful cherry trees when they are in bloom.
And they have a festival or holiday so that every one can
enjoy them, and they paint pictures and embroider cherry
blossoms so that they may see them the year around.

Miss Cherry Blossom had black hair — fine and silky—
and eyes which tipped upward just a little at the outer
corners. She was jointed in quite a remarkable way, so that
she eould kneel and brace herself with her hands, or move
her arms and legs as her little girl-mother might wish.

Then right down near the band of Cherry Blossom's
rompers, in the back, was a tiny key, and when you wound
the spring with which the key connected, this doll would say,
"Mamma love baby. I'm a good girl." And "I want a
drink. ' '

Callie loved Cherry Blossom very much, and she was so
careful of her that she rarely took her out-of-doors. Cherry
Blossom had a cute little black and gold Windsor chair all
her own, and a little white crib and a doll carriage.

Callie took nice care of her toys because it always made
her feel badly to see them broken or out of order. When
her little friends came to play with her, Callie liked to share
the enjoyment of her treasures with them, but it disturbed

her if they handled any of her things at all roughly.

Georgie Harter liked to tease and sometimes he made Callie
quite unhappy by telling what he was going to do to some of
her dolls or other things she prized. So when Georgie was
coming over, Callie put Cherry Blossom in the little black
and gold chair in a corner of the sun parlor.

But she reckoned without taking Trixy into consideration.
Trixy was the new puppy which her father had brought home
on her birthday, and if the truth must be told, Trixy was
very mischievous.

So when Georgie Harter 's visit was over and Callie went
to comfort her neglected and darling Cherry Blossom, she
found the poor child on her knees on the floor. Her little
rompers were torn, and the joint in one leg seemed to be out
of order, and although Callie wound the key carefully, Cherry
wouldn't say a single word, but just eyed her little girl-
mother sadly.

Poor Callie began to cry. When Callie cried and cried
so people could hear her, there was sure to be something
serious the matter. And her daddy, who was coming into
the hall, wondered right away what was wrong.

"Oh, Daddy," wailed Callie, "please take Cherry Blossom
and me right up to the hospital. She's hurted terribly — and
there's a boy there who fixes the broken things for the little
boys and girls, and he can even mend the nurses' watches
when they don't keep right time. Let's go now, Daddy."

"I'm afraid I can't go right away, little daughter," her
father replied. ' ' But 1 '11 take you up in the ear in the morn-
ing, and perhaps you can get some one to mend Cherry Blos-
som's clothes. Trixy did a good deal of mischief, I see."
Callie thought right away of Auntie Hayes, and it com-
forted her very much to have this kind-hearted, little old
lady sympathize with her so earnest!}'. And when she got
through with repairing Cherry Blossom's rompers, you could
hardly find the place where the damage had been done.

The next morning Mr. Bransby was true to his word, and
Callie carried her injured child to the children's ward of the
big, clean, many-windowed hospital.

Callie knew right where to go, and David Gregg, who was
propped up with pillows in a wheel chair, made quite a .
thorough examination of the injured doll baby.

"Better feel of her pulse," grinned Mr. Bransby, "and
take her blood pressure."

But David continued to look solemn.
"I think," he said, "you'll have to leave her. I'll do
my best, and I hope she'll be all well by tomorrow."

When Callie and her father went down to the office, Mr. S
Bransby had quite a chat with the superintendent, and Callie
knew from what she heard that they were talking of David.
When they went back next day, Cherry Blossom was her own
cheerful and talkative self and Callie 's joy knew no bounds.
A week later Callie was having a romp with Trixy on the
lawn. She was careful nowadays to put Cherry Blossom out I
of his reach. Her father called her and Callie went at once,
because she didn't like to be kept waiting herself. .

"We have a surprise for you, my dear," smiled her
mother. "Daddy will tell you about it."

"I've been wondering," smiled her father, "how my little
daughter would like a brother — a fine young lad like David.
You see, dear, he has no one to take care of him now, and
they tell me at the hospital that with proper care and treat-
ment for a year or so, he will get entirely well. And David
tells me that he would like to grow up and be a doctor him-

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self some day, so as to make really and truly people well.
If it hadn't been for you, dear, I shouldn't have known about
him."

"Me and Trixy," interrupted Callie, her eyes shining.
"Oh, Daddy, when can David come to live with us?"

"Ask your mother," smiled Mr. Bransby.

Callie turned eagerly around.

"Come, girlie," said her mother, in a voice that had a
little quaver in it.

With her father on one side and her mother on the other,
Callie was led into the sun parlor where a happy, 12-year-old
boy in a wheel chair was waiting for them. — Selected.

CARRYING THINGS TO CARRIE

Belle Norton rushed into the house like a brisk west wind,
ran upstairs to her room, and soon came stumbling down
again, counting over some pieces. "Oh, mother!" she ex-
claimed, "isn't it lovely? I can do it just as well as not,
Here is seventy-five cents, all from my own 'reserve.' "

Mrs. Norton, being used to Belle's sudden enthusiasm,
kept knitting while she asked, "What is it that you can do
Belle?"

"Carry something to Carrie Stanley. You know she has
been dreadfully sick, and now she is beginning to get better,
and the girls are all thinking up tilings to take to her. And
I have thought of something just perfectly beautiful. My,
but wouldn't I like it myself! Carnations are high, but
seventy-five cents will buy half a dozen, and I have decided
to get two dark-red, two white, and two of the lovely day-
breaks. I shall arrange them for her myself. And then,
mamma, I thought I would take a large tumblerful of currant
jelly that you taught me how to make last summer. It came
out so well, you know, and I want to tell Carrie that I made
it myself. Don't you think that's a nice plan, Mrs. Knitley?"
Mrs. Norton hesitated a moment before she answered.
"I don't know, Belle. Perhaps it is; but if I were in your
place I would go over to Mrs. Stanley's and inquire what
will be the best for Carrie."

"Oh dear! I wanted it to be a sort of surprise. I just
love surprises."

"You wouldn't want it to be a disappointnig surprise,
would you?"

"No-o," said Belle reluctantly.

"You see," Mrs. Norton went on, "they don't have any
too much money to use at Mrs. Stanley's. I'm afraid they
depend a good deal on old Mr. Noreross' pension. Of course,
there has been a good deal of extra expense while Carrie has
been ill ; it may be that she needs some things that they don 't
feel able to buy."

"All right, mother." Belle's high spirits had all come
back again. "I'll run right over to Crane's, and perhaps I
shall be the one to get a surprise."

And she certainly did get a surprise — several surprises.
When Mrs. Stanley came to the door there was a worried
look on her face, and she seemed sort of relieved when she
saw Belle standing there with nothing in her hands.

"We heard, that Carrie was beginning to get better,"
Belle began quickly, "and I thought perhaps there might
be something I could bring her."

"Y-yes," Mrs. Stanley spoke nervously, "the girls are
very thoughtful— very kind; some of them have brought in
things to Carrie already."

"Oh, have they? What have they brought?"
_ Mrs. Stanley hesitated a moment. Then, as if it was an
effort to speak each word, she said, "Step in and see."

Wondering what the mystery could mean, Belle followed
Mrs. Stanley into the house. "Don't speak very loud," she
said ; ' ' Carrie is not strong enough to see much company yet,
and she would surely want to see you if she knew you were
here. Right in this way."

" Oh ! " cried Belle, ' ' what beautiful lilies ! And the room
is full of their sweet, perfume. Doesn't Carrie just love
them? Who brought them?"

"Sh-h!" warned Mrs. Stanley, closing the door. "Lily
Pembroke brought them. 'They will speak my name to
Carrie,' she' said, with her sweet smile, and they must have
cost ever so much. But do you know"— Mrs. Stanley lowered

her voice as if she was afraid someone was listening "Carrie

is so weak and sensitive that she can't bear .to have the lilies
in her room. The perfume makes her faint. ' '

"Dear me," said Belle, "I never knew sickness could
affect anybody like that."

Of course, Lily didn't understand it. And it was the
same way with the girls that have brought these things for
Carrie to eat. Here are three tumblers of nice jelly. But
Carrie can't eat anything so acid as that yet. Nor these
salads, nor this rich spiced cake ; and oh, dear me, here is a

thick mince pie that fairly makes your mouth water. That

well, I guess I wou't mention any names. Father and I eat
these good things, of course ; but father says that every mouth-
ful chokes him when he thinks of what Carrie ought to have,

and his pension isn't due for two weeks, and "

"What are the things that Carrie ought to have, Mrs.
Stanley?" asked Belle quickly.

Fresh eggs, the doctor says, and nourishing beef broth.
And he did speak of lamb chop broiled ; but, of course, every-
thing is so high."

"If you will excuse me — I have an errand down the
street— I will be back later, and just say 'Hello!' to Carrie."
Belle started dowu the steps and then ran back. "Mrs.
Stanley, what— what would you ask for if you were going
to get a piece of beef to make broth?"

"What they call a shin piece, just where they stop cutting
the steak." Mrs. Stanley answered so quickly that it was
evident she was thinking of that very piece of' meat. "But,
Belle, you mustn't."

But Belle was flying down the street and never stopped
until she ran up the steps into Ryland's New Market. "Mr.
Ryland," she began between her quick breaths, "how much
are fresh eggs?"

"Maplewood Farm eggs are 72 cents a dozen."
Belle did a bit of mental arithmetic. "I'll take three."
"Three dozen?" stared Mr. Ryland.
"No; three eggs. They are for a girl that is just getting

over a sickness, and she needs nourishing food. And now"

Belle was remembering carefully— "a shin piece, just where
you stop cutting the steak— how much would that be a
pound ? ' '

"Twenty cents."

Belle opened her hand and considered her money. "I'll
take two pounds."

"Who is this girl?" asked the market man as he laid the
meat on the cutting block.

"Carrie Stanley. She's been sick. She and her mother
live with Carrie's grandfather, old Sergeant Noreross."

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"H'm." Mr. Ryland moved the knife along on the meat
before he cut into it. He didn't put it on the scales, either,
but he lifted it in his hand. "I guess there's two pounds,"
he said.

' ' My ! it's a good, big piece and will make a lot of nice
broth. And"— Belle looked at her money again — "could I
get a lamb chop for 12 cents?"

"Two lamb chops go for 12 cents for this sale only,"
declared Mr. Ryland promptly.

"Oh, goody! That leaves five cents for an orange; per-
haps Carrie could take a little of the juice. Oh, yes, Mr.
Ryland, I can carry the bundle all right. Good-bye."

Belle ran up the street faster than ever. ' ' Here they are,
she cried; "just the things you spoke of, Mrs. Stanley.
Hello!" she called gently to Carrie as Mrs. Stanley opened
the door of her room. "Just a wave and a word. I'll come
again when you are stronger."

Carrie's thin, pale face brightened into a faint smile as
she "waved" to Belle, and as Belle started homeward she
said to herself, "And to think that I was going to carry
Carrie some carnations! My, my! but isn't my mother a
Werrld.

sensible woman !

-Girls'

BRIGHTENING THE WAY

School was over and a group of girls had gathered on
Marion's porch to discuss vacation days. "I'm going to catch
up on all my back reading," said one. "I'm so far behind
now it will take me almost the whole summer."

"Mother wants me to work up my math," said Alice
Brown, "so I can pass on my winter condition."

"I think we're going to Maine for August," said May.

' ' Oh, girls, ' ' said Bella. ' ' I always feel so utterly useless
when I think of vacation days and how little we really do in
them."

"What would you like to do to make them useful?" asked
Marion.

"That's just it," said Bella, "I don't know."

"Well," laughed Alice, "you might work off excess
energy helping our laundress."

"That isn't as funny as it sounds," said Grace, "there
are more ways of helping than by doing the actual washing.

"It's something like that I mean," exclaimed Bella, "but
what could we do?"

"Let's all think this over," said May. "For I know I for
one would be glad to enter into a plan to do something worth
while. We might sort of brighten the way for others during
our spare time."

"Oh, that's a fine idea," said Betty. "I can think right
now of ever so many ways of brightening the way for
others. ' '

"Let's hear!" cried the girls, and so the idea was born.

That summer was the happiest that the girls had, ever
known. It was, too, for Mrs. Jones, whose failing sight had
made her old age a burden to her, for two afternoons a week
some bright young girl sat by her chair and read her the
news or a popular book and brought the world to her door.
It was, too, for the children in the L — Street tenement, for
two afternoons each week they were gathered up in a roomy
automobile and whisked away to the lawns of a suburban
house, where under the trees stories were told, quiet games
were played and lemonade or ice cream was served. It was,
too, for countless others, sick or aged, whose rooms were

brightened by bright flowers and fresh young voices. Indeed,
it was all too quickly that the summer passed and school once
more opened its doors. But the way that had been bright-
ened was never to be dark again, for sunshine had grown in
the souls of those girls and they were destined to shed it upon
their way all the rest of their lives.

Do you brighten the way for any one? Try it and see
how bright your own way will be.

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IGNORANCE OF SCRIPTURE

It is positively pitiful how ignorant some people, even
church people, are of Bible truth.

For example, at the Deacons' and Elders' Institute, in
the summer of 1927, at DeFuniak Springs, Fla., I heard one
of the speakers tell this sad incident :

After an Episcopal bishop had spoken in one of a series
of services, one who was a member and a worker in that
church said to the wife of a Presbyterian deacon, "What
do you think the bishop said?" Of course the deacon's wife
did not know. Then the other answered, "Why, he said that
God is everywhere!" "Well, do you not believe that?"
asked the deacon's wife. "Why, no! Do you think I would
sit down at the card table and play cards, if I knew God
was right there?"

It was not said what sort of card game it was that she
referred to — likely some game for a prize, which is gambling,
it matters not who engages in it. But it is plain that the
woman regarded it as wrong; and she seemed to think she
could engage in it and "put one over" on God because she
thought God was not there.

What pitiable ignorance of the teaching of God's Word!
Had that poor, ignorant church member never read Prov.
15 :3, ' ' The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding
the evil and the good?"

Men may work wickedness under cover of darkness and
hide it from other men, but "All things are naked and
opened to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do."
(Heb. 4:13). We do well to keep in mind the word, "Thou
seest me." (Gen. 16:13). — Daniel J. Currie.

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"CAN'T DO IT"

The story is told of a minister, a temperance man, visiting

a friend. At dinner the friend wished him to take a glass

of wine.

"Can't do it," said the minister. "Wine is a mocker."

"Take a glass of brandy, then."

"Can't do it, brother. Strong drink is raging."

By this time the host became excited and remarked:

"You will pass the decanter to the gentleman next."

"No, my friend." I cannot do that. Woe unto him that

giveth his neighbor drink, that putteth the bottle to him."
"Well, then," said the host in desperation, "pass it over

to me."

"Can't touch it," said the minister, "for the good Book

says, 'Touch not, taste not, handle not,' " — The Wesley an

Methodist.

— f—

— The test of idealism's worth in a nation or an individual
is the extent to which the idealism becomes concrete in service.
— Herbert Hoover.

September 20, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

Sept. 30: Paul the Missionary (Review)

Golden Text: Christ liveth in me. Gala-
tions 2:20.

The Early Life of Saul
(Dent. 6:4-9; Phil. 3:4-6; Acts 22:3, 27, 28)
Saul was well trained in the law of the
Lord, as were all of the Hebrew children.
He was born in Tarsus of Cilicia, cireum-
cised according to the Jewish law, instructed
by the great teacher, Gamaliel. He was a
"Hebrew of the Hebrews," and by sect, a
Pharisee. His early teaching showed its
effect in his zeal for the eause he repre-
sented in later life. "Train up a child in
the way he should go; and when he is old,
he will not depart from it." (Prov. 22:6.)

Saul and Stephen
(Acts 7:54-8:3; 22:3, 4, 19, 20; 26:4, 5, 9-11;
Gal. 1:13, 14)
Yes, he was there when the vicious mob
stoned the faithful saint of God, Stephen,
for he guarded the outer cloaks of the mur-
derers as the crime was being committed. It
is thought probable that Saul directed the
affair. Whatever the attending circum-
stances, "Saul was consenting unto his
death." We may be sure that the benign
forgiving aspect of the martyr's face made
its indelible impression upon the man, Saul.

The Conversion of Saul

(Acts 9:1-19; 22:6-16; I Cor. 15:8)
As Saul, "breathing out threatenings and
slaughter," journeyed toward Damascus to
persecute the Christians, he could not dis-
miss from his mind the tranquil death of
the martyr, Stephen. It was then that the
convicting and converting power of God came
upon him, so that in humility and blindness
he was compelled to call upon the name of
the Lord. He reached his destination, but
instead of leading he had to be led; instead
of directing he had to be directed. He was
a helpless creature in the hands of his Cre-
ator.

Saul's Early Ministry
(Acts 9:19-30; 11:19-30; 12:25; Gal. 1:15.-18)
After his sight was restored to him at the
end of three days by the power of God
through the faithful disciple, Ananias,
"straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed
Jesus, that he is the Son of God." Then the
Jews, being chagrined and humiliated that
their purposes had suffered such a destruc-
tive blow by their leader turning "traitor,"
made an effort to destroy him. His friends
became his foes, which of necessity must
happen sometimes when a man takes Christ
into his heart. He escaped and went to Jeru-
salem, where some of the disciples were
afraid of him. What discouragements! But
praise be to Barnabas, he had faith in Saul's
conversion, and stood by him. Blessed be
such friends!

The First Foreign Missionaries

(Acts 13:1-52)
The church at Antioch in Syria was the
first missionary church. After fasting and

prayer, Saul (called Paul) and Barnabas were
sent out to preach the gospel to other coun-
tries. Their intinerary included Salamis and
Paphos on the Isle of Cyprus, Perga in Pam-
rhylia, from which place John Mark, who had
gone with them, departed and went back to
Jerusalem, Antioch in Pisidia, where he
preached a great sermon and won many to
the Christian faith, both of Jews and Gen-
tiles.

Paul in a Pagan Country
(Acts 14:1-28) "
Being opposed and persecuted by the Jews
in Antioch, they continued their journey to
Iconium, almost due east of Antioch. Here
also they met with persecution, and journeyed
southward to Lystra. In this city, an at-
tempt was made, to do sacrifice unto them as
gods, because of a miracle of healing per-
formed upon a life-long cripple, which, of
course, they resisted. Prom here, being per-
secuted again by the envious Jews, they
went to Derbe, 20 miles east, where they
preached the gospel. Retracing their steps,
confirming the disciples as they went, they
reached Attalia, a little south of Perga, from
whence they sailed for Seleueia, the seaport
of Antioch of Syria.

The Council at Jerusalem

(Acts 15:1-35; Gal. 5:1-15)
A contention arose among the apostles and
disciples regarding the Jewish rite of cir-
cumcision. This led to the calling of a
council at Jerusalem, where the mother
church was maintained. As this require-
ment would lay a burden upon the Gentile
proselytes, and as it was not essential to
salvation, the decision was handed down that
it did not have to be observed, which caused
satisfaction among the apostles.

Paul Carries the Gospel Into Europe

(Acts 15:36-16:15)
On the second missionary journey, Paul
takes Silas with him instead of Barnabas,
because of the contention over John Mark.
Their trip took them north and west through
Syria, thence into Cilicia through the Cilician
gates in the Taurus Mountains to Derbe,
Lytra, Iconium and Antioch, and to the coast
town of Troas. From here they took ship
and sailed around the head of the Aegean
Sea to Neapolis and Philippi in Macedonia,
Paul having received a vision in Troas of a
man of Macedonia calling for help. By the
riverside at Philippi, the first European con-
vert was made, a woman of Thyatira named
Lydia.

Paul in a Roman Prison

(Acts 16:16-40)
In this latter Macedonia city, because a de-
mented girl who brought money to her mas-
ters by soothsaying was converted, Paul and
Silas were thrust into prison. Singing
praises and praying to God at midnight the
doors of the prison were opened by a mighty
earthquake, and the jailer, so affrighted that
he would have taken his own life had not
Paul prevented, asked for salvation, which
Paul and Silas gladly offered to him and his
household, all of whom joyously received it.

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Paul in Thessalonica
(Acts 17:1-15; Rom. 15:18-20; I Thes.
5:12-23)
From Philippi, the apostles journeyed to
Thessalonica, the capital of Macedonia.' These
people were no different from those elsewhere
as far as the gospel was concerned. Some
believed and some persecuted. To escape the
vicious Jews, Paul and Silas were sent away
by night, and came to Berea, 47 miles south-
west. The Bereans were declared to be more
noble than those of Thessalonica, because
they possessed more open minds for the
truth. Many believed of Jews and Greeks,
men as well as women.

Paul in Athens and Corinth

(Acts 17:16-18:17; I Cor. 2:1-16; I Tim. 2:37)
Leaving Berea, Paul came to the city of
learning and art, Athens in Greece. His
heart was sick as he observed the ignorance
among these intelligent people concerning
their spiritual life. Seeing an altar erected
to "The Unknown God" among the many to
be found there, he preached to them God* the
Creator and His Son the Saviour. His mes-
sage had effect, and a number were con-
verted.

At Corinth, to the west of Athens, the apos-
tle repeated his practice of preaching in the
synagague. Likewise was repeated the oppo-
sition that he had received all along his
journey. He then turned his attention to
the Gentiles, who accepted his Christ more
readily. An assurauee of the Father's ap-
proval and protection was given him here
in a dream. He remained with them 18
months.

Back from the Arctic

Com. Donald B. MaeMillan, famous Arctic
explorer, is back in the United States after
spending more than a year exploring the
Arctic regions. This was his 11th expedition
into the Far North. He brought back more
than 6,000 specimens of plant, bird, and ani-
mal life. Some of them had never before
been found in the Arctic. He tried to find
relics in Labrador showing that Scandinavian
explorers had visited that country and made
settlements there long before Columbus dis-
covered America. However, he did not dis-
cover enough evidence to prove beyond a
doubt that that is true.— Current Events.

Lindy's Mother Goes to Turkey

Mrs. Evangeline L. Lindbergh, Lindy's
mother, is now in Turkey. She has been
granted leave of absence for a year from
her school in Detroit, Mich., to teach science
at the American Woman's College in Con-
stantinople. While she is away, her famous
son will continue to promote commercial
aviation in the United States. He is work-
ing out plans from regular 48-hour passenger
service from coast by railroad aud airplane.
— Current Events.

—The special meeting at Flat Bock church
will begin Sunday, September 23. Two serv-
ices will be held on that day, with dinner
on the grounds.

—Mrs. Willis Booth, of Calvary church.
was accompanied last Sunday by her sister,
Mrs. Spencer, of Georgia.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

September 20, 192S

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Liberty. — The regular meeting of the "Wom-
an's Auxiliary of the Methodist Protestant
Church was held in the church Monday after-
noon. The meeting "was well attended and
real enthusiasm was shown by the members.

We had a very interesting program on
Stewardship, also a few missionary items,
after which there was an unusually encourag-
ing business meeting. Reports from the
three auxiliary circles were good financially.
The circles reported money collected both by
collection of dues and sales made since the
last meeting.

A committee was appointed to plan a
silver tea to be given a little later. This
will consist of a musical program and read-
ings, and a salad course will be served. A
free-will silver offering will be received at
the door.

Further plans for raising money were dis-
cussed, also instructive programs for the
remainder of the year.

trust we will be able to keep him. With
his preaching, our prayers and loyalty to
God and our church, we are expecting to beat
back the powers of hell and Satan and shine
for God as a city set on a hill which cannot
be hid. We feel more determined than ever
to press on to the mark of the high calling
in Christ Jesus. I am glad God is able to
keep that which we have committed unto Him.
JULIA ST. CLAIR, Reporter.

Siler City. — Sunday, August 26, closed a
series of revival services at our church. While
there were not as many conversions as were
expected, we feel that the number of won-
derful sermons we heard were very beneficial
to all of us. As a result of the revival Mrs.
Campbell united herself with our church and
was baptized Sunday afternoon, September 2.
Mr. Campbell was also received by letter.

Mr. Billie Wrenn, who has been spending
the summer with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Les Wrenn, has returned to the Alabama
State College to continue his studies.

Miss Lebus Stone left September 11 for
High Point College where she will be a mem-
ber of the freshman class this year.

Miss Theo Sewell, of Pageland, S. C, who
is the guest of Miss Minnie Cooper, has been
very helpful in rendering special music in
many of the services.

We are very glad to have with us until
October 1 Miss Margaret Siler, of Nashville,
Tenn., who is one of our number.

REPORTER.

Pageland Circuit, New Hope Church. — The
camp meeting held under the auspices of New
Hope Tabernacle a few months ago was one
of the best for a small camp I have ever
seen. A large crowd attended and gave the
best of attention to the gospel messages.

We were highly favored with a gracious
outpouring of God's Spirit. Rev. A. E. Belk
was the evangelist. Bro. C. E. Phillips, our
pastor, did part of the preaching. With
those two gospel preachers we enjoyed the
Bible truth expounded in all of its fullness.
We as a church praise God for good, old-
fashioned Bible truths, for ministers who are
fearless in declaring the truth,

We had 19 accessions to the church. Pray
that we may lead these young people aright.

We had a large attendance at prayer meet-
ing Sunday night. The leader spoke from
part of the fifth chapter of Ephesians. A
number of Christians testified with freedom
and liberty in the Lord.

We love Brother Phillips, our minister, and

Lexington, State Street. — The opening exer-
cises of Sunday school Sunday morning were
made very interesting by Mrs. Curtis Koonts
and members of her Sunshine Circle. A lit-
tle play was given stressing the need of lit-
erature for the children of China and India.
Miss Lila Aron gave in her delightful way
a reading, bringing to our minds the Lord's
ability and willingness to make our small
gifts and sacrifices bring great results.

There was no preaching, morning or night,
at State Street as Brother Bethea is conduct-
ing revival services at West Lexington. A
large number of our folks heard Mr. Bethea
at West Lexington Sunday morning and en-
joyed the service a great deal.

Mrs. Dickens, of Enfield, spent the past
week at the parsonage as the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Bethea. She has been in all the
services since her coming and has made
many friends here. We hope to have her
often.

A very interesting service was the meet-
ing of the Woman's Missionary Society at
the church last Thursday afternoon. The
answers to the questions in the "Question
Box" were given by Mrs. Harkey in a man-
ner that clearly showed she had read the
"Record" from cover to cover. The Stew-
ardship Study was given by Mrs. C. L.
Koonts, who always does well the many
worth-while things she does.

The requirements of the "efficiency chart"
were reviewed and we find we rate as an
honor society.

We are pleased to find that we have in
the city schools four teachers who are Meth-
odist Protestants: Miss Mabel Hutton, who
lias taught here for the past three years;
Miss Taylor, and Miss Welch, who conies this
year for the first time, and Mrs. Prank Mc-
Crary, who lives here and has been a very
efficient school teacher for several years.
Mrs. McCreary and her children are help-
ful members of State Street church and Sun-
day school. Miss Hutton, while not a mem-
ber of the church here, is a faithful worker,
a great help in all the services. We hope to
have Miss Taylor and Miss Welch in the
services soon, as we feel sure they would be
vauable assets.

REPORTER.

3, Miss Pauline Nicholson; Circle No. i, Mrs.
J. E. Barnette. We feel sure our Missionary
Society will increase in interest and member-
ship.

The board of tsewards met with Mr. W. G.
Smith Tuesday evening of last week with
splendid attendance. The treasurer's report
was encouraging. After the business was
transacted Mrs. Smith served refreshments.

We were delighted to have Rev. J. P. Min-
nis speak to us last Sunday evening at 7:30.
Rev. Mr. Minnis is a native of Orange County
and has spent over five years in India as a
missionary. It is certainly our privilege to
contribute to missions and certainly it is our
duty to do so. When we hear of the terrible
conditions that exist there we should want
to do more than ever, and I believe we do.
An offering of $13.16 was taken at this service
for missions.

We are glad to report Mr. H. C. Nicholson
is recovering nicely after having his tonsils
removed. REPORTER.

Mehane. — The Home and Foreign Mission-
ary Societies met at the church in joint ses-
sion Monday evening of last week. At this
meeting the societies were merged into a Mis-
sionary Society and divided into circles. The
following officers were elected: President,
Mrs. H. C. Nicholson ; first vice-president,
Mrs. J. W. Nicholson; second vice-president,
Mrs. Jack Smith ; treasurer, Miss Mary Jobe ;
recording secretary, Mrs. George Wyatte ; cor-
responding secretary, Mrs. Carl E. Sykes; cir-
cle leaders were appointed by the president
as follows: Circle No. 1, Mrs. Highfill Jobe;
Circle No. 2, Mrs. George Wyatte; Circle No.

Efland, Orange Charge. — The Ladies' Aid and
the W. H. M. S. gave a lawn party on the
church lawn Saturday night for the benefit
of the church. A nice sum wras taken in.

Our Sunday school is increasing in atten-
dance from Sunday to Sunday. We now have
147 enrolled. May the Lord add His bless-
ings to all our efforts.

Brother Williams gave us another of his
splendid sermons Sunday night. We always
enjoy his sermons. He will be with us for
only three more services before Conference.
We are hoping that Conference will be kind
enough to send him back to us.

MRS. E. S. TAYLOR, Reporter.

English Street. — Last Sunday our Sunday
school was not large, but lots better interest
in every class was shown than in some time.
The last payment on the piano was due and
$73 was raised, which finishes paying the
full amount.

The Junior Philathea class held its monthly
meeting with Misses Myrtle and Bessie
Cates, it being time to elect new officers for
the next six months. Much business was
brought up. Mrs. J. A. Lee was re-elected
teacher and Miss Louise Swann was elected
assistant teacher. These young folks are
planning to go to higher heights in God's
worft.

The Philathea class met this month with
Mrs. Allred, and the teacher of the class, Mrs.
Goebel, was re-elected for the coming six
months and Mrs. Boswell was elected as assis-
tant, teacher. Much interest was taken and
the business went along nicely, after which
delicious refreshments were served by Mrs.
Allred and Mrs. Guyer.

A few of the ladies and our pastor visited
the Children's Home some time ago and asked
for measures of the most needy children. The
sewing matron granted the request, so last
week 10 little children's hearts were made
glad because they had something new to wear.
I think the ones that made this possible were
happiest. Lots of things are needed for these
children to wear to school and when you lend
a helping hand the blessing will be yours.

The Christian Endeavor business and social
meeting for September was small in number
but those who were not there missed a jolly
good time at the home of Miss Annie Crater.

September 20, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

On last Tuesday night the Ladies' Aid came
together at the home of Mrs. Caudle for the
regular monthly meeting. The general busi-
ness routine was carried out, and it was de-
cided to use the "rainy day bag." Just be-
fore we started home we had something just
fine to eat. Now the president has sent each
member a pretty little bag and every day it
rains they are to put a penny in the bag.

I guess my report is getting lengthy, but
I have not written iu a long time, and I'll
just have to tell you readers that our pastor,
Rev. D. I. Garner, is preaching better and bet-
ter. Sunday night he preached a special ser-
mon on the subject, "Bead Made Alive." It
was a very strong sermon, showing the great
importance of church members being much
alive.

Pray for us that we may not be discouraged.
MRS. J. A. LEE, Reporter.

Enfield Charge. — The regular evangelistic
services were held at the Whitakers Chapel
church, morning and evening, with the ex-
ception of Sunday, beginning with the sec-
ond Sunday and closing on Friday night of
the same week. While there were no con-
versions, yet the spirit of the services was
good and every one seemed to be helped in a
very definite way. The writer did all the
preaching with the exception of Tuesday
morning and Wednesday night. Rev. J. P.
Minnis was there and brought two stirring
appeals at these services. The people greatly
appreciated Brother Minnis' messages and
welcome him back at any time that he can
make it convenient. As an appreciation in
part for his soul-stirring messages a purse of
$10 was made up to be sent to Mr. Minnis.

Iu the absence of the pastor last Sunday
morning at the Enfield church, Rev. J. B.
O'Briant kindly came over and preached at
the morning hour. The people greatly appre-
ciated his message.

Here, also, Mr. Minnis spoke to the people
on Tuesday night.

Mr. B. R. Kimball remains very ill; how-
ever, we are hoping and praying for his
recovery. J. CLYDE AUMAN.

West End, Greensboro.— The W. H. M. S.
held a very interesting meeting Monday after-
noon, September 17. All business was trans-
acted in our usual way. Finances are im-
proved and, we are hoping, will grow better.
The U\o societies have been working to-
gether on a silk quilt, and have raised quite
a nice sum. For every one who gives a do-
nation we embroider their name somewhere
on this quilt, and we are expecting to sell the
quilt at auction; so watch for this sale and
give us a bid.

Sunday, September 23, marks another birth-
day for our church. We are looking forward
to a very happy day as we are hoping all our
friends and former members will come and
join with us for the day. We will have
tables for dinner to be spread on, so come
and bring a basket. Let us all rejoice to-
gether. REPORTER.

to happen there in the building of our church.
Three months ago the old frame church was
standing. Now we have remodeled and trans-
formed it into a beautiful, up-to-date church,
furnished with the exception of the seats,
which we hope to put in before very long.
The church is built of gray stone, quarried
from the quarry nearby, which was first
called Flat Rock, and the church was named
for this rock. Electric lights have been in-
stalled.

We hope soon to organize a Ladies' Aid
Society. In the meantime the ladies are busy
trying to raise money for a new piano and to
curtain off the Sunday school rooms, four of
which were added. The church was designed
by Herbert Hunter, of High Point, and the
contract was given to Mr. J. W. E. Lewis, of
Greensboro, for the woodwork and to Mr.
H. A. Sherrill, of Hillsdale, for the stone. Mr.
Lewis, with his efficient sons, and Mr. Sherrill
with his helpers have given us a beautiful
building. Watcjh the Herald for the picture
of it. This is for my good friend at Grace
to see.

Our special meeting will begin the fourth
Sunday in September. The Sunday school is
improving, those coming taking a lively in-
terest.

Mr. Humphrey, of Bethany church, is dele-
gate to Annual Conference.

The health of the church membership is
good with the exception pf Mrs. George Frid-
dle and Mrs. Sidney Parish. They both con-
tinue quite ill.

Richard L. Ogburn and Miss Dorothy Hol-
land, of Marion, Maryland, were married at
the home of bride's" parents on September 8.
They are on a bridal trip to Niagara Falls
and will be at home to their friends at Sum-
merfield October 1.

M. W. Thomas is building a nice home near
the church.

R. L. Ogburn's home is almost completed,
and Percy Friddle will soon begin to build
his home. All these are live members of Flat
Rock.

Mrs. J. B. Ogburn had as her guests this
X>ast week her cousins, Mr. Joseph Davis and
daughters, and his sister, Mrs. Esther Hodson,
of Hagerstown, Ind. This was their first trip
to N. C, except that Mrs. Hodson was here,
once when a very small girl. They were re-
lighted -with this part of the state and said
the religious status of the churches was bet-
ter than with them. They said the churches
in their part of the state had, to a great ex-
tent, adopted the Holy Roller manner of
worship, which had not as yet seemed con-
ducive of much religious improvement.

MRS. J. B. OGBURN, Reporter.

West Forsyth Circuit. — The fourth quarterly
conference will meet at Harmony Grove on
Thursday, October 4, at 11 o'clock. President
Taylor will preside. Business of great im-
portance to all the churches 'will be taken up.
C. H. WHITAKER, Pastor.

Happenings at Flat Rock Church.— Possibly

I should not have begun this epistle with the
word "Happenings," for things do not happen
only as some material law or some person gets
behind them and causes them to happen. The
members of Flat Rock have had a mind to
work together and cause something beautiful

High Point. — Last Sunday morning at the
Sunday school hour the students of High
Point College were given a special welcome
upon their arrival at the church when com-
mittees greeted them at the several class-
rooms. Special programs were presented by
the Baraca and Philathea classes in their
rooms. The attendance at Sunday school
numbered 485.

At the hour for morning worship a splen-
did congregation filled the auditorium. A
delightful program of music was presented;
the choir sang the beautiful anthem, "Seek Ye
the Lord," by Roberts. In her lovely con-
tralto voice, Mrs. John C. Whitesell rendered
Watson's "Babylon" in a charming manner.
Prof. Ernest B. Stimson presided at the organ
with remarkable skill and fine effect.

Rev. Roy I. Farmer chose for the basis of
a splendid discourse on "The Dominion of
Man," the text from Psalm 8:4: "What is
man that thou art mindful of him? or the son
of man that thou visitest him?" In part, he
said: "Man is half-way between nothing and
deity; he is either the scandal or glory of
the world. Shakespeare said:

"'Man was not born to shame;

Upon his brow shame is ashamed to sit,
For 'tis a throne where honor may be
crowned.'

"God never intended for man to be the
victim of circumstances; he rises to his high-
est self when he sacrifices most for humanity.
The greatest life is the one that flings itself
into service. Diseases of the body yield them-
selves to the X-ray; mechanics can make noth-
ing that works like the joints of the arm:
there is no laboratory like the human body;
all this physical machinery goes on day after
day! This is the physical being that God
made, but the image of God is not here. Is
the image of God in the intellect? A man
is worth more above his chin than below, but
to cultivate the intellectual side of life alone
is dangerous. A man who is expert at golf,
tennis, or business may have evil thoughts.
The image of God is not in the physical or
intellectual side of life, but in the moral, or
spiritual life. We have the same faculties
of conscience, love, generosity, and justice
that God has. When we learn to look upon
life as a priceless possession, we become re-
sponsible beings. If we want to excel in any
place in life we must develop and exercise
our power in that realm. If we want to be
what God wishes us to be, we must love Him,
and take Him for our guide; as the clod of
earth is different because it lives close to the
rose, then our lives are sweetened and hal-
lowed when we live near Jesus."

At the evening service the pastor brought
a most practical message on "What Is It to Be
a Christian?" and Clarence Schultheiss, whose
beautiful voice is always pleasing to our con-
gregation, sang a lovely solo, "Save Me, 0
God."

A very delightful meeting of the two Mis-
sionary societies was held Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. A. M. Rau-
kin, Sr. After a short business session, Mrs.
Ben Moore in a few well-chosen words intro-
duced Mrs. W. C. Hammer, of Asheboro, who
presented a splendid, concise summary of the
Home Mission study book, "What Next in
Home Missions?" by Dr. William P. Shriver,
who has been for 18 years the director of
city, immigrant, and industrial work for the
Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian
church in the U. S. A., and of its successor,
the Board of National Missions. Mrs. Ham-
mer's clever presentation of this very inter-
esting book was greatly enjoyed by all mem-
bers present. At the conclusion of the study
book, Mrs. Hammer outlined the plans of the
merger of the two Missionary societies as

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September 20, 1928

adopted by General Conference. On behalf
of the societies, a beautiful bouquet of pink
dahlias and zinnias was presented to Mrs.
Hammer in token of appreciation for her
visit to us. Two lovely piano solos were then
rendered by Mrs. Roy I. Farmer. Delicious
refreshments were then served by a commit-
tee from the Home Missionary Society.

A tragic and most deplorable accident oc-
curred last Sunday afternoon when Capt. A. J.
Morris of the police force lost his life while
in the discharge of his duty. He and Po-
liceman Friddle had arrested a young man,
Garland Shipwash, who, on the way to police
headquarters tried to break away, and in the
scuffle which followed Captain Morris re-
ceived a severe blow in the stomach, which
caused almost instant death. He lived at
S05 East Commerce street, and was one of
the most popular men on the force. He was
a member of the Junior Order and of the
First church, where funeral services were held
for him Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, con-
ducted by the pastor, Rev. Roy I, Farmer, as-
sisted by Rev. E. J. Harbinson, assistant pas-
tor of Wesley Memorial M. E. church, and
Rev. W. A. Barber, of Stanley County. Cap-
tain Morris was born in Davidson County 62
years ago, and is survived by his widow, three
sons, Messrs. O. C. Morris, A. W. Morris, and
A. C. Morris, and one daughter, Mrs. Reitzel
Wagner. Pallbearers at the funeral were
fellow members of the police force and in-
terment was made in Oakwood Cemetery. The
sympathy of a large number of friends is
extended to the bereaved family.

The Christian Endeavor Society held its
weekly meeting Monday evening, when the
leader, Miss Nellie Martin, presented a very
helpful and entertaining talk on the topic,
"The Service of Science to Human Life."

The Young Woman's Missionary Auxiliary
is holding a wienie roast in the church kitchen
this (Tuesday) evening.

Professor Stirnson is planning to organize
a choir among the boys of the church between
the ages of 7 and 14 years. This will be a
good opportunity for these boys to receive
some musical training that will be beneficial,
and be of service to their church as well.

The executive board of the N. C. Branch
of Missionary Societies will meet Thursday
of this week with Mrs. W. P. Pickett and
Mrs. Minnie P. Harrell on North Main street.

The local W. C. T. U. met Tuesday after-
noon with Mrs. R. T. Pickens, but owing to
the disagreeable weather, there was not a
full attendance. Plans are being formulated
for the entertainment of the State W. C. T. U.
convention, which meets here October 23-25.
The sessions will be held in Wesley Memorial
M. E. Church ; there is to be a banquet on
Tuesday evening, a speaker of national repu-
tation, Mrs. Welch, of Tennessee, will -de-
liver an address Wednesday evening, and the
convention will close Thursday afternoon, Oc-
tober 25th. Approximately 75 delegates are
expected to attend and they will be enter-
tained in the homes of High Point. Luncheon
will be served them on Wednesday and
Thursday at Wesley Memorial church by
courtesy of the Rotary, Kiwanis, and Civitan
Clubs of the city.

Wyatt A. Pickens, who has been here on a
visit to home-folks, left Monday morning for
Baton Rogue, La., where he will be assistant
professor of Romance Languages in Louisiana
State University. He taught there the two

past summer school sessions, and says he likes
the sunny country of the Creoles and Span-
ish better than the frozen north of the Bos-
tonese, where he has lived for three years at
Harvard. He visited the little town near
Baton Rogue where Evangeline, the ill-fated
heroine of Longfellow's beautiful poem, lived
and was shown the Evangeline Oak, named
in her memory and near which she lies
buried. The people there tell the legend
differently from Longfellow's version, saying
that she after a long search found Gabriel,
her lover, in Louisiana, but he was the hus-
band of another; she lost her reason and wan-
dered around among the poorer classes, who
kindly took care of her until death released
her from suffering. The Louisiana State Uni-
versity is putting on a program of great ex-
pansion— it is comparatively new, but bids
fair to rival in a short time our own State
University, and the fishing in that charming
and romantic land is most excellent!

Bethesda, Halifax Circuit. — Mr. Spencer is
still busy in revival meetings. This week he
is at Harmony church, assisted by Rev. A. D.
Shelton. The meeting next week at Ring-
wood will close the list.

The people here were very much pleased
with Mr. Taylor's visit last month and with
his splendid and inspiring sermon. His busi-
ness talk afterward was interesting, also, de-
livered in his pleasant and modest manner.
Mr. Taylor has long been a favorite among
us, and we are always glad to see him.

The Ladies' Aid meets monthly at the
homes of the members. Sickness in the home
of Mrs. F. M. Taylor prevented the last meet-
ing being held there, as appointed. Mrs.
Horace Mitchell is president, succeeding Mrs.
Spencer (the first president), who "did not
choose to run" again.

Capt. Horace Mitchell is sick here at the
home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. N. M. Har-
rison.

Mrs. W. H. Wilcox has recently returned
from Greensboro, where she attended the sum-
mer school for teachers. Her sister, Miss
Agnes Wills, is visiting her.

Miss Mary Hunter, who has just spent sev-
eral weeks with her mother, Mrs. M. J. Hun-
ter, has returned to her work in Chapel Hill.
REPORTER.

September 17, 1928.

Concord. — Home-coming day was observed
at our church Sunday, and good congrega-
tions were present at the three services. Dr.
P. E. Lindley, of High Point College, a for-
mer pastor, preached at 11 o'clock, and his
message was greatly enjoyed. In the after-
noon the service was more in the form of a
memorial service in memory of some who
have done so much for our church, but who
now have passed on. Words were spoken in
appreciation of Mr. W. H. Scarboro, Revs.
D. A. Brasw.ell, and W. R. Lowdermilk.

At night we were privileged in hearing Dr.
R. M. Andrews, of High Point College, who
preached a helpful and inspiring sermon.
There was special music at all services and
the day was thoroughly enjoyed by all. We
were sorry that more of our former pastors
could not be with us.

The Christian Endeavorers held their regu-
lar monthly meeting at the County Home
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A good crowd
was present and an interesting meeting held.

On last Tuesday night the Clyde Auman
Missionary Circle held a birthday party in
the dining hall of the Sunday school build-
ing, a very- interesting program being given.
Miss Laura Thompson, formerly of Greens-
boro, who is teaching here now, gave a splen-
did talk on India. The program was followed
by a social hour which was in charge of Miss
Ethel Blackwelder and Mrs. W. A. Herrin.
Refreshments were served to about 200 peo-
ple who attended. Proceeds amounted to $34.

Our Ladies' Aid Society expects to conduct
a booth at the Cabarrus District Fair, which
opens October 9. We will be glad to have
any of our friends visiting the Fair hunt up
the M. P. booth and eat with us.

Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Sides left last week for
a trip to Texas and Mexico.

MRS. D. A. McLAURLN, Reporter.

THE IDEAL PREACHER'S WIFE

A preacher's wife, to be ideal,

Must be a woman who is real;

Not too large and not too small,

Not too short and not too tall ;

Her face and form must be just fair,

She must not be at all too rare;

In dress she must be considered sane,

And yet not altogether plain.

Her home must be in perfect grace,

With everything in its proper place;

Her family must not be large or small,

'Tis wrong to have no child at all,

But six or eight will never do,

'Tis just as bad as to have too few;

Her children, the precious, darling things,

Must each one have at least two wings.

She must lead in all the women's work,
And from no task will she ever shirk;
To the church's task she must be always true;
Although to her no salary is ever due;
Oh, the wedding fees are hers, perhaps,
If her husband's memory does not lapse;
But if her husband gives her all,
Her salary, alas! will be quite small.

If God in heaven has prepared a place

Above the average for the race,

A mansion built in heaven's center, .

Into which no one else can ever enter,

It is for the devoted preacher's wife,

When she is done with this world of strife;

A place of quiet, helpful rest,

In a mansion that is the very best.

—J. B. CONNETT.

NOTICE

There will be an all-day missionary serv-
ice at Orange Chapel the 5th Sunday in
September. We expect to have a treat in
store for all who come — good speaking and
singing and a regular Orange Chapel dinner.
If you have ever been there you will know
what to expect. MRS. J. J. CRAWFORD.
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— Rev. C. W. Bates has made over a thou-
sand pastoral calls this year. This sur-
passes every previous record of his.

— The West Indies and the Gulf coast, es-
pecially in Florida, have been hard hit by
storms the past few days. The dead are
numbered by scores and hundreds. Of course
the property loss is immense. So great is the
distress that the Red Cross has gone to relief
and is calling on all of us for money to de-
fray the expenses.

September 20, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK

A. C. B.

High Point First $100.00

Thomasville Community 50.00

Grace, Greensboro 25.00

Weaverville 20.00

Denton " 12.70

West Thomasville 1.00

College

Thomasville Community $25.00

Lineolnton 10.00

Mocksville 2.00

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Porter 15.00

State Street 75.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $316.29

Porter 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.0U

Thomasville Community 25.00

Superannuates
Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth 9.70

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Bethel, Mocksville Charge 20.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Charge 9.00

CHARGES PAYING ALL CLAIMS IN FULL

Porter $ 53.70

State Street 244.00

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Eight charges report this week, with total
amount of $245.70. Thomasville Community
church goes in the "Paid in Full" on the col-
lege assessment. Glad to put them NOW
where we knew they would ultimately go.

First Church, High Point, Thomasville Com-
munity, Grace, and Weaverville, lead the list
this week, in the order named, on A. C. B.
Lineolnton takes second place on college as-
sessment. Lineolnton will be heard from
again, and it will be no surprise to us to find
this church on some honor rolls before long.
We are grateful to all of these charges for
these remittances, whether the amount is
large or small. Small payments oftimes rep-
resent as much effort and sacrifice as large
payments do.

Bethel church on Mocksville charge is en-
titled to a place in the college "Paid in Full"
list. The amount was sent in previous to this
report and credit given to Mocksville charge.
We have learned since that it was paid by
Bethel church, and that it is their total as-
sessments for college maintenance. We are
glad to have Bethel on this honor roll. And
we are fully expecting that other churches
from this charge will be honor roll churches,
if not in every particular, certainly in one or
more.

Now, brethren, for an earnest, steady pull,
until every dollar possible has been secured
for these budgets. We know that "times are
hard," but that has always been so. Still
we have gone right on prospering from year
to year. There never will be a time when it
is perfectly easy to collect money for any-
thing. Business encounters great difficulties
in this particular, and certainly it will be
so of the church. But business does not stop
because of this ; neither must the church. Let
us do our best, then, to raise these budgets,
eveu to the last possible dollar.

And once more: PLEASE do not hold back
your collections, but send them in promptly
from week to week. This will give to us the
inspiration of the increasing payments, and
also make the work of the treasurer lighter
when Conference meets.

EIGHT charges reporting this week: Let's
double it next week. Say so?
Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR.
September 19,1928.

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REPORT OF TREASURER OF
SPECIAL FUND
Special for Church Extension:

Reported last time $37.00

Rev. L. W. Gerringer 10.00

Rev. A. G. Dixon 12.50

Ladies, Mebane church (Mrs. H. C. N.) 10.00

By balance $69.50

General Conference Delegate Expenses:

Reported last time $13.85

Conference Treas., Mr. V. W. Idol 2.25

By balance $16.10

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treasurer.

September 18, 1928.

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— Within five years the number of Ameri-
can automobiles sold abroad has increased
by 425 per cent, and cultivation of the over-
seas market has but just begun. Whereas in
this country there is an automobile for every
five persons, the world average is one to 59.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $188,215.99

No receipts since last report.

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,514.21

Mrs. H. G. Ellington 5.00

Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Ballard 10.00

Rev. E. A. Bingham 10.00

Total $9,539.21

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.
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SOME STORIES THEY TELL

A colored preacher was discoursing on the
Rich Man and Lazarus. He made the state-
ment that Lazarus was borne by the angels
into Beelzebub's bosom. One of his young
parishioners at once called attention to the
fact that an outrageous mistake had been
made, that it was Abraham's bosom. The
preacher did not thank him for the correc-
tion, but on the contrary replied:

"What diff'ence does it make, smarty? Dey
was bof good men." Not satisfied with ad-
ministering this rebuke he proceeded to in-
stitute a test of Bible knowledge which he
felt sure would humiliate the young man who
had presumed to correct him. He said: "You
claim to know so much about de scriptures :
I bet you can't tell de name ob de dogs dat
licked Lazarus' sores." The young man re-
plied that the Bible did not give the names
of the dogs. "Yes it do. I knew you couldn't
tell. The name is 'Moreover'."

Two Methodist Protestant preachers of our
Conference went one night to a negro church
to a service led by a negro preacher. They
were the first to leave the church at the close
of the service: Not far from the church they
had to cross a deep ditch by a narrow bridge.
In the dense darkness one of the preachers
missed the bridge and landed in the ditch
with much crackling of breaking brush. It
took him quite a while to find firm footing
and get out. Every move he made was ac-
companied by more breaking of brush. One
old negro woman, hearing the crackling in
the ditch, inquired, "What negro is dat down
in de ditch?" There was no answer, and
the question was repeated in louder tones.
Still there was no answer, and then she said,
"I don't blame you, fool nigger, for being
ashamed to tell your name."

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Government Finances

Our government is the biggest business in-
stitution in the world. For the fiscal year
1928, which ended June 30, its total receipts
were $4,042,000,000; total expenditures,
$3,644,000,000. That left a surplus of $398,-
000,000, in spite of the fact that taxes had
been reduced $220,000,000 a year. The pub-
lic debt was reduced by $907,000,000. On
June 30, it stood at $17,604,000,000. Interest
payments on the debt for the year amounted
to a total of $732,000,000. The average in-
terest rate paid by the government was 3.87
per cent. — Current Events.

— The banks of the United States have
deposits of nearly 57 billion dollars and ag-
gregate resources of 70 billion. On February
28th last, there were 26,699 banks in all,—
18,965 state-chartered institutions and 7,734
national banks.

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MARRIED

Browne-Potts

A very pretty but simple wedding was
solemnized at the home of Rev. Parks W.
Wilson on Clarkson street, Charlotte, N. C,
pastor of the bride, September 8, 1928, when
Miss Ellis Trettie Potts, of Charlotte, became
the bride of Mr. Clyde E. Browne, of the
same city, formerly of High Point, N. C.

The bride is the attractive daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Potts, of 408 E. Seventh
street, Charlotte, N. C, and is a graduate
of Martin Institute, Jefferson, Georgia.

The bridegroom is a member of the Meth-
odist Protestant church and lias held a posi-
tion with the Southern Coach Company for
the past three years.

Immediately following the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Browne left for an extended tour
in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

The friends of the popular couple are wish-
ing them many years of marital bliss and
happiness.

After September 18 they will be at home
at 13y2 Andrille Terrace, Charlotte, N. C.

Moss-McGee

On August 21, 1928, 10 o'clock P. M., in the
home of Rev. and Mrs. J. B. O'Briant, Rose-
mary, N. C, Mr. Clifton E. Moss and Miss
Mattie McGee were married by the writer.

These young people are both from Weldon,
N. C, and are quite popular and have a wide
circle of friends who are wishing for them
the best in life. J. B. O'BRIANT.
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— Calvary church has a notable member —
notable for her good achievements under un-
favorable conditions. We say unfavorable
conditions because she is infirm in health,
unable to attend church many times. But
she thinks of the church and for the church
when she is at home. The church needed a
bell. She raised the money and bought it.
The church needed cushions for- the com-
munion altar. She traded and made the
money for the materials and then with a
little help made the cushions. The church
needed glass for an ornamental window in
the gable. She raised the money and had
glass put in. She proceeds so quietly with
her good deeds that it is sometimes quite a
while before we learn what she is about, but
we are always gratified when we learn. We
highly appreciate such a member. May she
find a feast of joy in her consecration to
the church. She is doing what she can.
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Irish Official: You cannot stay in this
country.

Traveler: Then I'll leave it.
Official: Have you a passport?
Traveler: No.
Official: Then you lannot leave.

I will

give you

24 hours to decide what you will do.

During the sermon a baby began to cry
and its mother immediately picked it up and
began to carry it towards the door.

"Stop!" the minister exclaimed. "Don't go
away. The baby is not disturbing me."

"Oh. he ain't, ain't he?" replied the mother,
continuing her way to the door. "But you're
disturbin' him, the precious little darlin'."

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

THE WARFARE AGAINST BUGS

More than 600 scientists, representing 30
countries of the world, met at Ithaca recently
in the Fourth International Congress of Ento-
mology. There is no work in the world which
is more important than that of the economic
entomologists who spend their lifetime in
finding new ways and means of fighting
harmful insects.

It is estimated that insects consume at
least 10 per cent of all the world's crops
and in spite of the fight that man is waging
against them and of the millions of dollars
that have been spent to control them their
ravages are constantly increasing. Any
farmer of middle age or over can name
dozens of "bugs" which afflict agriculture
now that were unknown even 40 or 50 years
ago. A common and outstanding example is
the potato bug which did not become a
serious pest until after the Civil War.

Some of the species of insects are germ-
carriers, spreaders of disease. Others burrow
into cattle and torture their victims. Still
others make life miserable for us by their
bites and stings, and an untold number live
on valuable plants and crops.

The Indians used to say that the white
man brought the weeds. It is equally true
of the insects. The constant carrying of all
kinds of animals and plants from one part
of the world to another also brings the pests
which afflict them. Thus the pests of one
locality tend to become universal.

As an illustration of how "bugs" spread, it
is interesting to know that in Australia
blackberry bushes rapidly cover the land and
drive out the farmers. What a paradise for
the berry pickers! To combat these bushes
scientists are trying to find insect pests that
will destroy them. Yet in other parts of
the world blackberries are a cultivated crop,
and the helpful insects of Australia may in
time, if imported, become the harmful pests
of other lands. Thus, it is easy to see why
the scientists are worried about the advance-
ment of the great insect army, and are won-
dering if man is going to be able to hold
them in check in the future.

Added to the danger is the fact that many
of these "bugs" are physically better equipped
to survive than is man himself. There are
for instance insects that refuse to die after
being exposed to deadly gas for several
hours, which would snuff out the life of man
in 30 seconds. As one of these scientists
expressed it, "Our only hope lies in the fact
that man has a brain and the insect does not."
When one begins to think of the problem,
he sees the importance of the profession of
entomology. These great scientists and their
meetings and work are not spectacular. Their
doings do not often find their way to the
front pages of the newspapers. Nevertheless,
there have been few more important gather-
ings in recent years than the recent meeting
of the Congress of Entomologists at Ithaca,
and one would travel a long way before he
would find a world-wide gathering of men
more devoted or necessary to the real wel-
fare of mankind. — American Agricultuirst.

September 20, 1.92S

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Customer: Call these , matches safety
matches, do you? Why, they won't light at
all.

Merchant: Veil, mine friendt, wot could
be safer than that?

i Our Children's Home

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Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Kistlers, Cleveland Circuit $ 3.00

Mrs J R Barton, High Point 5.00

Mrs G L Davenport, Mackey's 2.50

Ai, Kernersville Circuit 9.40

Sandy Ridge, Kernersville Circuit . . . 5.95

Offerings by Sunday Schools

Pleasant Station $ 15.79

West Thomasville, West Thomasville

Circuit, Aug. and Sept 8.23

Concord Station 25.00

Bethel, Mocksville Circuit 2.72

Mizpah, Haw River Circuit 1.56

Graham Station 6.37

Belmont, Mt. Hermon Circuit 6.06

Calvary, Greensboro 12.65

Lebanon, High Point 7.14

Mitchells Grove, Guilford Circuit 2.00

Thomasville, First Church 5.71

Grace Baraca Class, Greensboro 12.00

Grace, Greensboro 5.54

Weaverville (three months) 6.00

Pleasant Union, Mt. Pleasant Circuit . 2.92

Shiioh, Randolph Circuit 3.25

Flat Rock, Flat Rock Circuit 2.50

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Circuit 6.36

Bethesda, North Davidson Circuit 6.12

Mr. Geo. R. Garrett (father of Mr. .H. A.
Garrett), who is S4 years of age, very kindly
remembered the Children's Home with a nice
box of apples.

The W. H. M. S. of the Union Grove
Church, Orange Circuit, donated us two nice
quilts.

For the continued loyalty of these good
folks we are deeply appreciative.

We have completed one week of our school,
which has started off nicely.

We are glad to report our large family
enjoying good health at present.

E. F. ALLMAN, Superintendent.

— The South has planted more than 46 mil-
lion acres to cotton, as against less tlian 42
million last year, but a late spring and a wet
summer have puzzled the crop estimators.
Given good luck the acreage planted might
well produce 15 million bales, but weevil in-
festation is heavy in many sections, and the
weather has stimulated propagation of the
pest. Government estimates fix the carry-
over for August 1st, the beginning of the
crop year, at 2 1-2 million bales, as against
3,760,000 in 1927. Under the circumstances
there seems little danger of an over-supply
this year.

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— Dr. Allman has resigned as superinten-
dent of our Children's Home at High Point
and Rev. A. G. Dixon has been elected as his
successor. This is a very responsible posi-
tion and we are glad to see it filled by one
who will realize and meet the responsibili-
ties of the position; but it does seem that
Brother Dixon is needed in the pastorate.
However, he will doubtless continue to
preach. We wish him the best of success
in this new position. We understand that
Dr. Allman has accepted a business offer in
Winston-Salem.

September 20, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

Woman's Missionary
Department

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TO MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN
MISSIONARY SOCIETIES

Ladies, I have not. yet received the Life,
Memorial and Perpetual certificates. I asked
for them when I sent to Miss Rittel 19
names before our branch meeting, when she
; wrote me they were "out of print." How-
ever, since the branch meeting I have sent
two names, Mrs. Prichard and Mrs. Teague ;
both of these are in the July Record, but
none of the uineteen sent before. I wrote
for certificates again when I saw in this
Record they had been printed and I am
writing again for them and hope to have
them soon.

Trusting that you may not be over-
anxious, I am yours in the Master's work.
MRS. SAMUEL R. HARRIS, Sec.

WASHING AN INTERNATIONAL
ELEPHANT

More than a million American women
rolled bandages and made surgical dressings
during the Great War. Why not carry on
for the lepers? The medical staff headquar-
ters won't fuss at you if the bandages vary
one-eighth of an inch from regulations, and
you can feel, in the immortal language of a
recent song-hit, that you are washing one of
the largest. elephants of all time.

The war may be over, but leprosy isn't,
although the American Mission to Lepers is
bending every effort to secure the world co-
operation of governments, of scientists, and
of all intelligent and considerate people to
put an end to this age-old menace. While
the wheels are turning to bring about these
large results, the intimate needs of the desti-
tute lepers in rescue stations in twenty coun-
tries must not be overlooked. One of the
greatest of these needs is for bandages.

To stand by a doctor's side and watch the
number of dressings required for even one
patient makes one wonder just how a mis-
sionary doctor manages 12,000 miles from
"Johnson and Johnson" and with insufficient
funds to buy dressings locally, even if they
could be obtained. Yet they do manage, and
incipient cases of leprosy are being cured
and the suffering of incurable cases is being
eased, and the sound bodies of little children
of lepers, who fortunately do not inherit
leprosy, are being safeguarded in separate
homes.

If these doctors, serving without special
compensation and handicapped by lack of
equipment and trained assistants, are willing
to carry on, the women of America who pride
themselves on leading in so many good
causes will surely be willing to help them.

Strong bandage material for outer dress-
ings can be washed and used again and again.
Any firm cotton >or linen cloth is suitable
for this. Old sheets or table linen are excel-
lent— cut into two-inch strips, rolled, and
fastened with that great national instrument,
the safety pin. Even the pin will be used.
It will sparkle like a brooch while it holds
together the edges of a shawl pinned across

the pain-racked shoulders of some leper re-
cipient of your generosity.

If you are willing to prepare a parcel of
bandages or merchandise material, let the
American Mission to Lepers send you the
address of a medical missionary to whom you
can ship direct by parcel post.

Write for a free circular, "Material 'Gifts
for Lepers," to W. M. Danner, General Sec-
retary the American Mission to Lepers, 156
Fifth Avenue, New York.

— Two intermingled paragraphs appeared
in the Herald last week. The intermingling
made nonsense of both. The error occurred
in putting the type in place in the forms
and was not noticed until after the paper
was printed. Such mistakes will occur some-
times, but we hope they will not occur often.
It is especially untimely when they appear
in paragraphs meant to be complimentary.

(accosting stranger on street) —
Pardon me, Mister;' I haven't had anything
to eat for three days. Won't you give me
a dollar?

Stranger — If you are as bad off as you say
you are, it seems to me that you would have
asked for 25 cents. I'ou would have been
more likely to receive what you asked for.

Beggar — You can either give me a dollar
or refuse to do it. YTou can't tell me how
to manage my business.

"Don't, you know the difference," said the
smart young lawyer, "between a horse and
a donkey?"

''Well, sir," replied the witness, "I should
never take you for a horse."

Announcing the birth of a son on Septem-
ber 7; weight, 8% pounds. Name, James
Crews. MR. AND MRS. R. A. HUNTER.

| The 1928 Rally Day |

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AN EARNEST CALL TO PRAYER FOR A
WORLD-WIDE REVIVAL

Whereas, the apostasy from Christ has
been rapidly spreading all over the world, and

Whereas, there has also arisen a growing
yearning in the hearts of many for a fresh
heaven-born revival to visit this earth,

Therefore, as the result of the meetings of
a Victorious Life Conference at Oakland, Cal.,
an International Prayer Council for World-
Wide Eevival has come into being. The ob-
jective of this Prayer Council is to organize
both in America, as well as in many other
countries, a large number of prayer groups,
which will meet once a week, in church or
home, for the special purpose of praying
for a spirit "of repentance toward God and
faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ" (Acts
20:21.)

Christian people everywhere, who are like-
minded with the initiators of this movement,
are invited to co-operate with them in or-
ganizing such prayer groups, and informing
the above mentioned Council of same by
applying for membership in this Prayer
Council for World-Wide Revival. In their
application, the name and address of con-
venor of each prayer group can be given;
also place and time of meeting. Two or
more praying persons can constitute a group.
Information to the prayer groups will be

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given from time to time through the Evan-
gelical Press; or occasionally through spe-
cial bulletins. The officers of the Council are :
Dr. Arthur T. O'Eear, President; Rev. 0. M.
Temple, Vice-President; Mr. Ivan C. Frick-
stad, Secretary-Treasurer.

There are no membership fees, but dona-
tions towards the support of our traveling
prayer organizing secretary and for the dis-
semination of revival messages will be grate-
fully received.

Address all inquiries, applications and cor-
respondence to the president, Dr. Arthur T.
O'Rear, 1559 Church Street, San Francisco,
California.

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THE MESSAGE OF HOPE
Alone, in a valley of sorrow and care,

The darkness fast falling around,
Crushed down by a burden too heavy to bear,

I trembled on uncertain ground.
Forsaken, it seemed, by the forces of Light,

Forsaken by Guide and by day;
0, how could I press on through unending
night,

With no one to show me the way?

When, lo! from the distance of the voice of
a man,
A voice of assurance and cheer,
Like fresh springing waters in dry desert
land,
Gave hope to me, banished my fear.
"Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dis-
mayed!"
His message rang out on the night.
"For I'll be thy Guide. I will still give thee
aid!"
0 wonders! a faint-gleaming light
Appeared in the east. Had the day broke so
soon?
Or magic perchance could it be?
Or was it the beams of the new virgin moon
That glimmered so softly 'round me?

The stranger drew near and with out-
stretched hand,
Addressed me. "0, pilgrim," said he,
"You're lost! Let me point you to Canaan's
fair land,
Where darkness nor cares there shall be."
"E'en now I am trying to journey that way;
My burden is hindering me, though,

September 20, 1928

'I've struggled to follow the path day by day,
P.ut heavier my sorrow did grow."

Then answered the stranger — ihe light bright-
er grew —
"Your burden, my friend, is your cross;
The symbol of membership given to you

By Jesus who died on a cross.
Sing praise to the emblem that makes you
as one
With Him whom you journey to see.
Sing praise; pray for strength. When your
journey is done
You'll wonder so light it could be."

The day broke in full as he pointed me back

To heights I had lost in my woe.
I praised now my burden; begged grace I
did lack;
Prayed strength that I onward might go.
And, wonder of wonders, my burdens de-
crease,
My sorrow and cares roll away.
All praise to the King for His blessed re-
lease,
To His servant for pointing the way.

— NILA GARNETTE AMICK.

— Mrs. Bates has organized a battalion of
one-cent-a-day money-givers to pay off Cal-
vary's floating debt contracted in building.
This bids fair to aggregate very appreciably
in quickening the process of emerging from
debt. If absolutely all our members will
join in, the results will bring an agreeable
surprise. In order to encourage those who
can pay only a cent a day, those who can
and do pay more might fittingly enter the
company.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, SEPTEMBER 27. 1928

NUMBER 46

Taking the Sacrament Unworthily

Paul wrote that we may be condemned for taking the
sacrament of the Lord's Supper unworthily. This statement
of the apostle has caused some Christians to hesitate to go
to the Lord's Table and has perhaps kept some from going.
It has been taken to mean that those who feel unworthy of
the sacrifice Jesus made for them in his death are disqualified
for participation in the communion. But surely Paul did
not mean that! What Christian does feel worthy of the
offering Jesus made for him ? Surely the meaning must be
different from that. Paul himself explains what he means by
eating and drinking unworthily when he says — "not discern-
ing the Lord's body." The person who receives the bread
and wine as he receives common food, without any thought
of the death of Christ for him, is eating and drinking un-
worthily and will be condemned or rather is now condemned
for the act. But the person that eats in remembrance of
Jesus as his suffering Savior will not be condemned therefor
but will receive a blessing.

If it be a sin to lose sight of the meaning of the sacrament
when we are partaking of it, is it not much more a sin to
lose out of our consciousness all thought of the atoning sacri-
fice of Jesus for the sins of the world? Should we not keep
ourselves ever in the frame to sing:

"In the cross of Christ I glory,

Towering o 'er the wrecks of time ;
All the light of sacred story

Gathers round its head sublime."

N. G. Bethea with 32 members. The number of members
has grown to nearly 300. It has live organizations for mis-
sion work, Sunday school work, and other interests. We may
not only speak of it as one of our coming churches, we may
go further and say that it has already come.

Its roll of pastors bears the names of Rev. R. A. Hunter,
Rev. N. M. Harrison, Rev. E. Lester Ballard, and the present
pastor, Dr. J. D. Williams.

In an early issue of the Herald we hope to present pic-
tures of this church's buildings with those of a number of
other churches.

Its members have come to the place where they may thank
God and take courage. It will not always be easy going;
there are burdens to carry, and there may be obstacles to
surmount, but with faith in God and consecration to the work
which Providence 'has committed to their hands, they may
press forward and have the high pleasure of seeing the
Lord's work prosper in their hands. So may it be.

Pastor Williams announced evangelistic services to run
through this week.

West End Church's Gratifying Progress

West End Church, Greensboro, came last Sunday to the
celebration of its eleventh anniversary and the formal open-
ing of its new Sunday school building. An elaborate program
for the day involved addresses or sermons by Prof. Jackson,
of N. C. C. W., President S. W. Taylor, Revs. R. M. Andrews
and N. G. Bethea and Bro. J. Norman Wills; the first two in
the forenoon, the next two in the afternoon, and the last one
at night. All services were well attended. A dinner was
enjoyed at the noon hour on the church grounds.

A comparison of the present with the beginning 11 years
ago abundantly justifies the effort that has been put forth
and makes the pioneers in the movement glad that they had
faitli enough to go forward in the beginning. Three members
of Grace church living in the west end of Greensboro united
in a request to Rev. R. M. Andrews to be organized into a
nucleus of a new church to hold the real estate (church lot)
until the church was fully organized. These three men were
Bros. C. -F. Johnson, F. S. Stockard, and L. M. Foust, All
remain to this day and all have been strong pillars in the
church throughout its history. The church was duly or-
ganized in September, 1917, by Revs. R. M. Andrews and

Some of Uncle Sam's Findings

Our Federal Government has been taking a census of the
churches of our country. Statistics ordinarily make dry
reading, but Uncle Sam has succeeded in presenting his re-
port iu a fashion more entertaining than mere tables of
figures. He took this census in 1916 and again in 1926, and
his report makes a comparison of conditions at the two
periods.

In 1916 he found 200 denominations in the United States.
In 1926 he found 213. Some denominations went out of
existence in this decade but enough came into existence to
make a net increase of 13. Among the new ones we note the
names : African Orthodox Church, African Orthodox Church
of New York, Apostolic Over-Coming Holy Church of God,
Independent Baptist Church of America, Church of Christ,
Holiness, Congregational Holiness Church, Divine Science
Church, Church of God (Apostolic), Free Church of God in
Christ, Liberal Catholic Church, Reformed Methodist Church,
Independent African Methodist Episcopal Church, National
Spiritual Alliance of the United States of America, Universal
Brotherhood and Theosophical Society, and others.

In addition to our own Methodist Protestant Church I
find two others; the Colored Methodist Protestant Church
and the African Union Methodist Protestant Church. The
last named has 43 churches and 4,086 members.

Several denominations lost churches in the decade begin-
ning 1916. The M. E. Church lost over three thousand
churches. The M. E. Church, South, lost over one thousand
churches. Our own denomination lost over two hundred

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September 27, 192S

THE BUDGET BULLETIN
The Machinery of the Church

Most of us are interested in machinery. We like to see
• ' the wheels go round, ' ' and to follow the processes of manu-
facture from the raw material to the finished product as it
goes through the various machines.

Perhaps we have not thought of the church as a sort of
a factory engaged in the business of taking certain raw ma-
terials, transforming them into a finished product, other and
better than the raw material with which it started. When
Jesus said, "Go ye into all the world and make disciples of
all people," he was thinking of the raw material and of the
finished product. He was thinking of the church as a factory.

In the production of this finished product, three things
are necessary: the raw material, the machinery, and the
power. If any one of the three is missing, there is no product.

It is not stretching the analogy too far to say that the raw
material is the human element, the men and women, boys
and girls, with which the church has to work. Some one
says, "The Sunday school of today will be the church of
tomorrow." That is just saying in another way that the
boys and girls of our Sunday schools will be reached and
won, trained and prepared, for the work of the church.

And here they are: in our colleges, in the Children's
Home, in the mission schools, within reach of our mission
churches. The raw material to be molded in Christian char-
acter as the church gets hold upon it,

But the machinery is also necessary. The Sunday school,
the church, the Christian college, at home and abroad, and
every other agency that is at work in the task of transform-
ing character. All this is the machinery. Without it the
raw material will remain raw material. I think this is why
Jesus organized His church, and that later, other agencies
arose within the church. "Make disciples," but it is hard
to make disciples — which means learners — without organiza-
tion, without machinery.

And we must have power. The raw material remains
raw material, the machinery is useless, unless it can be made
to run so the raw material through it can be turned into the
finished product. And what is the power? Jesus says to
those who are to act as the machinery in making disciples,
"Tarry until ye be endued with power." For these leaders,
for all the organizations and institutions of the church, the
first requisite is the Holy Spirit. We have tried to run the
church without power with as much success as a miller has
who tries to run a mill without it. Yes, the Holy Spirit, first
of all.

But something more is necessary, if that machinery is
to run. That something is money. If you will read the Book
of Acts carefully, and the Epistles, you will find that in
the missionary journeys, and in all the work of the early
church, there was great need of gifts to forward the enter-
prises of the church. True, Paul labored with his hands,
but now and again he was helped by the churches he had
established, helped to establish more churches. Call it if you
will. Church Extension, Home Missions, Foreign Missions.
What he was doing was all of that. Did the early church
have educational institutions? Nothing is said about it in
the New Testament; but if Paul, the Jew, sat at the feet
of Gamaliel in Jerusalem, you may be pretty sure he saw to
it that Christian teachers were training young men and young
women to be preachers and deaconnesses. And the church

supported the teachers as they taught. Funds were sent
to the poor saints at Jerusalem. That is, in all the tasks of
the early church money was heeded and money was given.
"So mightily grew the Word, and prevailed."

Now, what is true of the early church is true today. The
raw material is all about. We have the machinery. Let's
pray for power to run it. But not only the power of the
Holy Spirit. But also the power that is in our money, your
money and mine. To pray for the one, and not give the other,
won't get us very far in the task. We are in a divine part-
nership. God will give the Holy Spirit. Let us give the
money.

TnE Budget Council.

CENSUS OF RELIGIOUS BODIES, 1926

Washington, D. G. September 28, 1928.— The Department
of Commerce announces that, according to the returns re-
ceived, there were in the United States in 1926, 213 religious
bodies with 231,983 organizations and 54,624,976 members, as
compared with 200 denominations reporting 226,718 organi-
zations and 41,926,854 members in 1916. Comparative figures
are shown in the following table for number of churches (or
other local organizations) and members for the denominations
for which data were collected in 1926 and 1916. As the term
"members" has a variety of uses, each church was requested
to report the number of members according to the definition
of membership in that church or organization. In some re-
ligious bodies the term member is limited to communicants;
in others it includes all baptized persons; and in still others
it covers all enrolled persons.

The report for 1916 included statistics for 200 denomina-
tions, 19 of which are not shown at this census. Some have
joined other denominations and their statistics are included
with them, others are out of existence, etc. There are 32
denominations shown at this census not reported in 1916.
All of them are not new, however, as a number were created
by divisions in denominations which were shown as units
in 1916.

At the census of 1926 the total expenditures were $814,-
371,529, as compared with $328,809,999 in 1916. Under this
item are included the amount expended for salaries, repairs,
etc, for payments on church debt; for benevolences, includ-
ing home and foreign missions, for denominational support,
and for all other purposes.

The value of church edifices in 1926 was $3,842,577,133,
as compared with $1,676,60,582 in 1916. This item includes
any building used mainly for religious Services, together with
the land on which it stands and all furniture and furnishings
owned by the church and actually used in connection with
church services. It does not include buildings hired for
religious services or those used for social or organization
work in connection with the church.

All figures for 1926 are preliminary and subject to cor-
rection.— Department of Commerce, Washington.

— Dr. George R. Brown will conduct evangelistic services
in our Reidsville church, of which he is pastor, next week.
Rev. E. L. Ballard will lead in song. We hope they will
have a good meeting.

— Gambling and goodness are as far apart as the Poles.
— William Lefroy, D.D.

September 27, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Denominational Enterprises

A MESSAGE TO THE CHURCHES

Rev. J. C. Broomfield, D.D.

During the past ten years I have travelled quite exten-
sively throughout our denomination. In my visitation of the
annual conferences during the last three months I have
covered much of the territory previously gone over. Hence I
am in position to compare conditions in our church today
with what they were ten years ago ; and my conclusions give
me great joy.

In the last three months I have visited, in the order named,
in the North Carolina, Missouri, Onondaga, Illinois, Ohio,
Michigan, Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Maryland Confer-
ences. In all of these conferences, in the individual churches
visited, and in the annual sessions, I found the same attitudes,
and was forced to the same conclusions. Three of these con-
clusions I pass on to you.

First, I found everywhere a new and justified confidence
in ourselves. This led me to seek its explanation, and my
conviction is that this new confidence began in the Million
Dollar Campaign, has been fostered in the Young People's
Summer Conferences, was greatly strengthened in the Cen-
tennial Gratitude Gift Campaign, and was full-born in the
great centennial celebration held in the Lyric theatre, Balti-
more, Md., May 16 of this year. In that celebration, to me
my church was reborn.

The second thing 1 am finding is a ready and willing
acceptance of the challenge of our new task in this new
century. The new slogan, "The New Century Service," is
being caught up everywhere, and in harmony therewith we
are quickening our pace.

In addition to the above, I find on all sides a refreshing
spirit of optimism. No minor note is being sounded. The
spirit of Christian daring, so frequently manifested during
the sessions of the recent General Conference, seems to be
sweeping over the church.

I confess to great joy in the present, and large hopes for
the future. Naturally, as president of the General Confer-
ence, I have ambitions for the coming quadrennium ; three of
these I desire to share with you.

My first ambition is that during this quadrennium all our
people shall be increasingly good, that they shall grow in
grace, so that four years hence, if spared, we shall all be
better Christians than we are today. 0, for an enrichment
of our spiritual life!

My second ambition is for the conversion of a multitude
of folks. In making this confession I am discriminating
between joining the church and being born again. It is
saved folks we want.

My third ambition is for a marked increase in the financial
response of our people to the appeal of our denominational
program.

If my ambitious are to be realized, we must have sane,
sympathetic, united denomination-wide prayer. We must
advance on our knees. We must have a pronounced revival
of the sense of personal responsibility for the success of our
program. No "Let George do it," but "God and me; He
and we."

I a in asking folks everywhere to draw a circle, real or
imaginary, around their feet, and then to say to themselves
and to God: "God needs me, my church needs me, the world
needs me ; and to meet these needs, God and my church, and
the world, can have all that is inside the circle— all my body,
all my mind, all my spirit, and all my possessions." Such a
circle will then become your Victory Circle; and with two
hundred thousand Victory Circles, who is there that can
estimate our progress, or our contribution to the Kingdom, in
this quadrennium?

THE NEW CENTURY SERVICE AND RALLY DAY

By the action of the denominational Executive Committee
and the Budget Council, Rev. J. H. Straughn, D.D., Promo-
tional Executive Secretary and Treasurer, has adopted the
slogan. "New Century Service," a term which covers all the
work the denomination is attempting by the direction of the
General Conference. This covers the causes formerly included
in the General Conference budget, and is now stated in terms
of Missions, Christian Education, and Benevolences. The
entire Home and Foreign missionary enterprise is adminis-
tered by the Board of Missions. The cause of Christian
Education is administered and promoted by the two depart-
ments of the Board of Christian Education. The interests
covered by the term "Benevolences," such as the Home for
the Aged, the Children's Home, and the Superannuated Fund,
are eared for by special Boards without the services of full-
time secretaries. The denominational administrative expenses
are provided for through the "contingent fund," one per
cent of the "New Century Service" being set apart for this
purpose. One per cent goes also to the American Bible
Society.

Rally Day is the first special opportunity our people have
to express their interest in the "New Century Service." It
is the one opportunity during the year when the Department
of Educational Institutions of the Board of Christian Educa-
tion has of stating its case, of appealing for the consideration
and financial support of our people.

The increased support given the Board of Education dur-
ing the last quadrennium as compared with the preceding
four years was most gratifying. From 1920-1924 the Rally
Day offerings averaged $7,117, and during 1924-1928 they
averaged $15,787, an average annual increase of $8,660, and
a net increase of $34,681. That accounts for all but $8,826
of the increased resources of the Board.

The growth of our work makes our needs more urgent
than ever. The enrollment of our colleges and seminary
increased 57 per cent during the last four years. We are
helping more students and on a more generous basis than
ever before. The number of Leadership Training Conferences
held each summer has iacreased from year to year. By the
action of the last General Conference the Board was instructed
to make more generous terms with our ministerial candidates
which will reduce the amount of return payments for loans
made. Our usual resources did not warrant this but the
inducements being offered our students by other schools
compelled it.

The importance of increasing the offerings received on
Rally Day is evident. The future growth and usefulness of
the Methodist Protestant Church depends very largely upon
the support given Rally Day. If you have not ordered your
supplies, do so at once. They are free for the asking. They

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September 27, 192S

can be secured from either the Pittsburgh or Baltimore
headquarters. Your support is imperative if our service is
to increase.

Frank W. Stephenson, Executive Secretary,

Department of Educational Institutions.
Board of Christian Education, 613 W. Diamond Street,
N. S., Pittsburgh, Penn.

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THE BOOK OF BOOKS

Born in the East and clothed in Oriental imagery, the
Bible walks the ways of all the world with familiar feet and
enters land after land to find its own everywhere. It has
learned to speak in hundreds of languages to the heart of
man. It comes into the palace to tell the monarch that he is
a servant of the Most High and into the cottage to assure the
peasant that he is a son of God. Children listen to its stories
witli wonder and delight, and wise men ponder them as
parables of life. It has a word of peace for the time of
peril, a word of comfort for the time of calamity, a word of
light for the hour of darkness. Its oracles are repeated in
the assembly of the people, and its counsels whispered in the
ear of the lonely. The wicked and the proud tremble at
its warnings, but to the wounded and the penitent it has a
mother's voice. The wilderness and the solitary place have
been made glad by it, and the fire on the hearth has lit the
reading of its well-worn pages. It has woven itself into our
dearest dreams ; so that love, friendship, sympathy and devo-
tion, memory and hope, put on the beautiful garments of
its treasured speech, breathing of frankincense and myrrh.

— Selected.

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A PERSONAL QUESTION

Were the whole world as good as you
— not an atom better —
Just as pure and true as you,
Just as strong in faith and works,
Just as free from crafty quirks,
All extortion, all deceit,
Schemes its neighbor to defeat.
Schemes its neighbor to defraud,
Schemes some culprit to applaud —
Would this world be better?

If this world would but followed you
— followed to the letter —
Would it be a nobler world,
All deceit and falsehood hurled
From it altogether?
Malice, selfishness and lust
Banished from beneath the crust,
Covering human hearts from view —
Tell me, if it followed you,

Would this world be better?

— The Messenger, Fiist Baptist, Houston.
M-

THE WORST BLINDNESS

"The pure in heart shall see God. That is the very actual
fact. And the impure cannot see Him. What an awful
thought : to be blind, while we apprehend no danger. Where
may we not be going, what horror, what pitfall may we not be
near? What end may we not be reaching? Even eternal
loss, and yet feeling not, seeing not." — Selected.

"THE THINGS UNSEEN''

At the end of their first .week in business the owners
of a little shop lowered the curtains of their windows and
went home.

On each succeeding Saturday night the curtains were
pulled down and kept down until Monday morning.

As the little shop grew the suggestion came from many
sources that the curtains should stay up. "The windows are
beautiful," people said, "let us walk by and look."

The owners had an old-fashioned background. They had
been taught in. childhood that six days are enough for the
things that are seen. The first day of the week, they said, is
for the things unseen — rest and worship, and family life, and
freedom from thoughts of business.

Seventy-five years have passed. The store has grown until
its windows are said to be more valuable than any windows
in the world. But the example of the founders remains and
all day Sunday the shades are down.

Strong churches and strong homes build strong cities.
All the great words of business — service and courtesy and
kindliness and truth — have their inspiration in religion. And
prosperity is only permanent, where there is reverence and
mutual trust and faith.

It pays. — Selected.

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WHY CHRIST'S YOKE IS EASY

Mark Guy Pearse gives an incident occurring in connec-
tion with a sermon of his on Christ's invitation to the weary
and heavy laden. I had finished my sermon when a good
man came to me and said : "I wish I had known what you
were going to preach about. I could have told you some-
thing." "Well, my friend," I said, "may I have it still?"
"Do you know why His yoke is light, sir?" "Well, because
the good Lord helps us to carry it, I suppose." "No, sir,"
said he, shaking his head, ' ' I think I know better than that.
You see, when I was a boy at home I used to drive the oxen,
and the yoke was never made to balance, as you said. Father's
yokes were always made heavier on one side than the other.
Then, you see, we would put a weak bullock in alongside of a
strong bullock ; the light end would come on the weak ox,
the heavier end on the stronger one. That's why the yoke is
easy and the burden is light, because the Lord's yoke is made
after the same pattern, and the heavy end is upon His
shoulder. ' ' — Selected.

SOME BENEFITS OF RELIGION

A religion which teaches personal responsibility to God
gives strength to morality. There is a powerful restraining
influence in the belief that an all-seeing eye scrutinizes every
thought and word and act of the individual.

There is a wide difference between the man who is trying
to conform his life to a standard of morality about him and
the man who seeks to make his life approximate to a divine
standard. The former attempts to live up to the standard,
if it is above him, and down to it, if it is below him — and if
he is doing right only when others are looking, he is sure to
find a time when he thinks he is unobserved, and then he
takes a vacation and falls. One needs the inner strength which
comes with the conscioas presence of a personal God. If
those who are thus fortified sometimes yield to temptation,
how helpless and hopeless must those be who rely upon their
own strength alone ! — William J. Bryan.

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OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

SLOGAN

for the Closing Quarter
No Charge Without an Honor Roll Church

The reports that are coining in on budget receipt prospects
are encouraging. Despite the fact that this has seemed to be
a. year of much difficulty in raising money, the prospects now
are that we will come up well in the end. Why not? It if
the Lord's work that we are doing, and it can't be done with-
out monej'. Why not believe, then, that He will help us, and
that He is helping us raise the budgets.

In that faith, brethren, determine to make this slogan real.

Again

The Rally Day ! If you have not ordered the program,
please do so at once, and observe this special day, as ordered
by the General Conference. By doing this you will boost the
interest in general of the local church, raise something on
the G. C. B., and give encouragement to the work that the
Board of Christian Education is doing. The more we raise
through this offering, the more the Board can do for our
schools. By observing this Rally Day we are helping High
Point College.

Definite Amounts

If pastors will work out for each church the definite amount
for each budget interest, and present it to the churches in
this way, it is our opinion that good results will follow. We
recommend, also, that each steward be supplied with such a
statement. Only a little work will be required to do this, and
we are sure it will pay. Try it, Bro. Pastor, and church
officials. Set your people to work toward these definite goals,
and see if it doesn't pay — if they don't pay.

Salaries

We are approaching "Pay Day" now, for many of our
pastors. It is altogether probable that half the amount
promised pastors for the year is yet unpaid, with only 40
days of the conference year remaining. This, of course,
will be paid, every dollar of it we trust. Bro. Layman, please
let us beseech you to see to it that every dollar promised your
pastor is paid before he goes to conference. According to the
■Journal, a few charges — 16, to be exact — failed to pay up last
year. Several charges overpaid — 15 in all. And the over-
pay on these charges will, we believe, more than balance what
was not paid on the other charges. But this did not help
the underpaid pastor, for he did not get this overplus. This
is a case where "every tub must stand on its own bottom."
Please, every charge, send your pastor to conference with
every cent of his salary paid.

Special Herald Number

Quite a while ago we announced our purpose to run this
number by the consent of the obliging editor, and asked
through Herald, and by personal letter, for pictures of new
churches and parsonages, and repaired churches and parson-
ages. To date we have received three replies only. Perhaps
more difficulty is experienced in getting these pictures than

we anticipated. And, too, we know that pastors have many
matters to which they are expected to give attention. So we
are not complaining. However, we believe that this number
would prove interesting and pleasing, and we have been and
are still anxious to run it, If pictures can't be furnished, we
may be able to carry out our purpose somewhat by a brief
statement of what has been done at each place. We, of
course, prefer the picture, if we could get it; but if not,
please let us have the brief sketch without it. Thank you.

West End

Sept. 23, Sunday. It was our privilege and pleasure on
this date to worship with this church morning and afternoon
in their eleventh anniversary program, and the public opening
of their new Sunday school building. We preached at the
11 o'clock hour, and also attended the afternoon service, at
which time Bros. Andrews and Bethea were the speakers.
We noted four other ministers at this service — Editor McCul-
loch, Bro. T. F. McCulloeh, Bro. Bates and Bro. Ballard.

The weather was favorable, and we trust that the results
of the day were in keeping with the full expectations of
pastor and people. The offering will be used in completing
the Sunday school building, a small part of which is
unfinished.

The growth of this church has been gratifying. They
began eleven years ago with only a few members. Now they
have 300. We doubt if any other church in the conference
excels that growth. Their Sunday school building is well
arranged and constructed, and will prove highly facilitating
to their work. We heartily congratulate them upon this
achievement, and upon their progress during this first decade
of their existence. Bro. Williams is popular with his people,
and under his leadership the work is going forward. Despite
their heavy local obligations, this church will be on the con-
ference honor roll. Revival services will follow this week.
We shall hope and pray for good results.

Mt. Pleasant

This is Mt. Pleasant church, on Mt. Pleasant charge.
We were here for the service Sunday night, and had the
pleasure of preaching to a large congregation, and then
presenting the conference interests. We were pleased to see
old friends in the congregation that we have known for years,
and that we highly esteem.

This is one of our strongest, most flourishing, and most
influential rural churches. The membership is large, active,
and loyal. This church will be on several of the conference
honor rolls. We should be delighted to see the entire charge
an Honor Roll charge. How say you, Mt, Pleasant charge?

Pastor Millaway is popular with his people, as is evidenced
by his long pastorate ; he is closing his sixth consecutive year
on this charge. His faithful labors have been owned of God
and blessed to the edifying of the people. We trust that
this year may be one of his happiest and best. Our visit to
this church did us good.

Passing

These last weeks. And "there is much land yet to be
taken." Let every pastor, every church official, every mem-
ber work and pray— pray and work— that there shall be no
lacking when the last day comes. We want a good report,
that the balance may be right for this year; and we want
the encouragement of such report for the new year that lies
ahead. A "God bless you," brethren, for these closing weeks.

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September

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Appointments

Sept

Sept. 26,
Co-operation

Sept. 26,
ford charge.

Sept. 28,

Sept. 30,

24-25, With Bro. Phillips on Pageland

ID,
With meeting of Commission on

jharge.

Methodist

Midway church, Guil-

Quarterly conference at
Hour, 7 :30 p.m.

High Point College, for chapel exercise.
Creswell charge.
Oct. 3, Quarterly conference, Winston church, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 4, Quarterly conference, West Forsyth charge, Har-
mony Grove church. Preaching 11 a.m. ; conference 1 :30 p.m.
Oct, 7, Anderson charge.

Oct. 12, In conference Tabernacle church, Tabernacle
charge, 2 p.m.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen.

Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.

Sept. 2-4, 1928.

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Some of Uncle Sam's Figures

(Continued from Page One)
churches. All these denominations increased in total member-
ship. The loss of churches is to be explained in large meas-
ure by the consolidation of churches. Probably a few
churches have died from lack of support,

The Roman Catholic Church reports an increase in num-
ber of members and also in number of churches. This is by
far the largest church in our country.

The Primitive Baptists report an increase both in number
of members and in number of churches.

Uncle Sam has done an appreciated service in gathering
and publishing this information regarding the churches.

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LIVING WITH CHRIST

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth and the
life. No man cometh unto the Father but by me."

When a soul receives Christ he receives power to live
the life of Christ. Christ in His humanity wrought out a
perfect character and this character He offered to impart
to us. When on earth He said to His disciples, ' ' I have kept
my Father's commandments." If we look to Christ we shall
be clothed with the garment of His righteousness. It
is in this life that we are to put on the robe of Christ's
righteousness.

All men have been bought by the price of Christ's blood.
We are not our own, we have been bought with a price. "Not
with corruptible things as silver and gold, but with the
precious blood of Christ," "that they which live should not
henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died
for them and rose again." The entire Bible is crimson with
the story of the blood. From the offering of Abel, recorded in
Genesis, to the song of the redeemed, recorded in Revelation,
the blood is conspicuously present. "Without shedding of
blood there is no remission of sin."

We must all take Jesus as our Saviour. There is no other
way but His way. The way to heaven is by Christ's blood.

"Lord Jesus, I have promised to serve Thee to the end,
Be thou forever near me, my Master and my Friend,
I shall not fear the battle if Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway, if Thou wilt be my guide.

"0, Jesus, Thou hast promised to all who follow Thee
That where Thou art in glory, there shall thy servant be,
And, Jesus, I have promised to serve Thee to the end;
Oh, give me grace to follow my Master and my Friend."

Christ said, "1 am the Light of the world." Faith in
Jesus Christ has grown as the world has advanced in knowl-
edge. If the teachings of Christ were followed, our problems
would all be solved, we should reach the ideal of human life.
No one with the life of Christ before him can cease to have
faith in his fellowman or himself. It is our faith in human
life which gives us power. Jesus Christ with His eyes open
to all weakness gives us a faith and hope in human life that
nothing can destroy.

There is no substitute for the Gospel of Salvation through
Jesus Christ. No man can be saved by any other method
than faith in Jesus Christ,

The life of Christ has shown what humanity can do by
being partakers of the divine nature. All that Christ received
from God we too may have. For are we not children, "heirs
of God, and joint heirs with Jesus Christ?" We should let
the glorious conception of God possess our minds and let
our lives be knit by hidden links to the life of Christ.

"I

have a friend so precious,

So very dear to me,
He loves me with such tender love,

He loves me faithfully.
I could not live apart from Him,

I love to feel Him nigh,
And so we dwell together,

My Lord and I.

"Sometimes I'm faint and weary,

He knows that I am weak,
And as He bids me lean on Him,

His help I gladly seek.
He leads me in the paths of light

Beneath a sunny sky,
And so we walk together,

My Lord and I.

' ' I tell Him all my sorrows,
I tell Him all my joys,
I tell Him all that pleases me,

I tell Him what annoys.
He tells me what I ought to do,

He tells me wdiat to try,
And so we walk together,
My Lord and I."

— Mrs. Sam Edwards.

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LITTLE SINS

Be fearful of little sins. Take alarm at even an evil

thought, wish, desire. These are the germs of sin^the float-

' ing seeds which drop into the heart, and finding in our

natural corruption a fat and favorable soil, spring up into

actual transgressions. These, like the rattle of the snake,

the hiss of the serpent, reveal the presence and neighborhood

of danger. The experience of all good men proves that sin

is most easily crushed in the bud, and that it is safer to flee

from temptation than to fight it. — Rev. Thomas Guthrie, T).T).

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— "The greatest business in the world is Clod's business."

September 27, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OUR STORY PAGE

BOBBY'S SISTER

Bobby Thatcher took his tennis racquet, his bathing suit,
his canoe paddle and a good big lunch and started out for a
day's outing at the picnic grounds and bathing beach. At
the gate he met his sister Mildred.

"May I go?" she asked, wistfully. Secretly she admired
■ her brother because he could swim, canoe and play tennis
so well.

"Really, Mildred," pleaded Bobby. "I'd like to have
you go, but gosh — it's awful doing things with girls."

"I can play tennis," said Mildred. "Honestly I can."

"Maybe you can swing a racquet and hit the ball once in

a while," replied her brother with a laugh. "But I don't

think you can play tennis the way a boy likes to play it.

Besides, I'm going to be canoeing most of the day."

"Well," informed Mildred. "I can paddle, too. You
weren't with me last summer when I went down the rapids
with that Indian guide, were you?"

"No, but I bet the guide did all the work."
"No, Bobby, really he didn't. And if you're going swim-
ming, I can do that too. You ought to see me!"

' ' You 'd lie on the beach a lot like most girls, ' ' said Bobby,
"but I doubt whether you would do much real swimming.
You'd be afraid to go out to the raft, anyway, and that's
where I always go. No, Milly, excuse me this time. Why
don't you ask your girl friend in the next house to go with
you ? ' '

"She doesn't play tennis, she can't swim, and I don't
believe she's been in a canoe in her life." replied Milly,
dispirited. "But go ahead, Bobby. I won't spoil your fun.
I hope you have a good time. ' '

Bobby really hated to disappoint his sister, but this was
his first day at the lake and he wanted it to be good. Girls
had to be pampered, and they were awfully slow and scary
about things, especially canoes. Besides, Billy Davol would
be waiting for him at the boathouse, and Billy was a fellow
who could do anything, and do it well.

■' 'Lo, Bill," greeted Bob, a half-hour later. "What '11
we do first?"

"We'll play tennis," was the eager answer. "After that
we'll go in for a plunge. Then we'll have lunch, and after
we've rested a while we'll go canoeing until late in the after-
noon, and finally we'll top the whole day off by another swim,
this time a real good one."
"That'll be great!"

The chums put on their sneakers and applied for a permit
to play tennis. Each boy won one set, and the third set was
a tie for twelve games apiece, finally broken by Bobby, who
won by the narrowest margin possible.

After these three strenuous contests, they sat on the grassy
bank for a rest, and while the two boys were sitting there,
they noticed quite a crowd of people watching a boy and
girl playing singles on a court some distance away. Bobby
couldn't see who the players were, but the girl was dressed
in red. and she was a fiery streak at tennis if there ever
was one.

The fellow she was playing against didn't pamper her any
either. Whenever a ball went out of the court, if it happened

to be on her side, she chased after it. Whenever her partner
got a chance, he drove the ball straight at her as hard as he
could, but she always caught it fairly on her racquet and
sent it back where he couldn't get it.

"I believe she's beating him!" said Billy, excitedly. "For
a girl, she sure can play tennis ! ' '

"I'll bet she's a stranger," replied Bob. "No girl from
our town plays as good as she does."

And with those tributes to the unknown girl, both boys
rose to their feet and went to the bathing pavilion.

"Gosh!" said Bob, as they came out ready for their swim.
Look at how rough the water is ! I don 't believe I care to
swim out to the raft today."

"Nor me, either," replied Billy. "I think I could make
it, though," he added.

' ' Oh — I could make it all right, ' ' answered Bobby, hastily.
But as he looked at the waves that he would have to swim
against, he was a little doubtful of his ability to do what he
said he could.

A half-hour later he was more than surprised to hear
Billy cry out:

"Look, Bob! There's a girl swimming out to the raft
against those big waves! And I believe she is going out
alone ! ' '

The two chums had dressed by that time and were eating
their lunch on the boathouse porch. They couldn't see who
the girl was, but they knew by the speed she was making
that she was a -good swimmer. With strong, overhand strokes,
she fought her way out to the raft, climbed aboard and waved
delightedly to the people on shore. She stayed there just long
enough for Bobby to see that she had on a green bathing suit ;
then she plunged again into the water and set out for the
beach.

"I didn't know girls could swim that way!" gasped Billy.
"They can't, as a rule," answered Bob. "She's an
exception."

That afternoon, instead of remaining near the clubhouse
for the canoe and boat races, the boys took a long trip down
the lake to the boys' camp, returning just before dark. They
did not have time to take the long swim that they had planned
to take, so they just plunged in to cool off, coming right out
again. As they went up the road toward home, a friend of
Billy's caught up with them and told how a girl had won
the canoe race that afternoon.

"She was a wonder," he said. "Handled her paddle bet-
ter than most fellows can handle one, and she was as steady
as an Indian. She won the cup without any trouble at all. ' '
Bobby walked the rest of the way home in silence. When
he got to the house he saw a green bathing suit hanging out
to dry on the clothes line. On the table in the living-room
there was a silver loving cup with two handles.
"What's the cup for, mother?" he sang out.
"Canoe race, first prize," answered Mrs. Thatcher.
"Whose green bathing suit on the line, mother?" was
his next question.
"Mildred's."

Bobby's eyes opened wide in surprise and amazement.
Then he asked another question.

"Has Milly got a red dress, mother?"
"She has, Bobby. It is a new one that I bought her
especially for the tennis courts. Is there any particular
reason for asking?"

"You bet there is, mother! Here I've been thinking all

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along that Milly was just like other girls, but I found out
today that she's the best tennis player, the best swimmer and
the best canoe paddler at the resort. Where is Mildred now ? ' '

"Out in the yard playing witli the kittens, I believe."

Bobby went as far as the door.

"Oh— Milly! Milly!"

"Yes, Bob.'"

"Tomorrow morning. Don't forget— you and I — play
tennis, swim, go paddling. All right?"

"Oh, Bobby, I'll be delighted. You're a great brother."

"And you're some sister!" replied Bobby, proudly, won.
dering why he had been so blind as not to see it before. —
Selected.

September 27, 1928
Her worn little face

Vi 'lets

VIOLETS OR BEER?

The old man sniffed the fragrant blossoms appreciatively.
"A little bit of heaven," the poor flower-woman had called
them. How true !

"Hallo, hallo! and wot are we doin' with our bookays,
eh? We wouldn't like to give a poor pal a few flowers, wot
hasn't got no garden, I suppose?"

Jim Burch lurched up and tried to snatch, but the old
man was too quick for him.

"Be careful, Jim; they're for my old gel's grave,
was her favorites, and they're dear yet."

"How much?"
■ "Xhrippence a bunch."

The other shrugged significantly.

"I should want a few drinks for that."

"You'd be all the better without 'em, mate. How's little
Kit?"

Jim,'s face darkened.

"No better; it's cruel wot the kiddie suffers. I'm obliged
to 'ave an extra pint at times to keep from thinkin' about
'er."

"Why not buy her a bunch o' these?" — touching the blos-
soms tenderly. "A whiff o' their scent in her room would
be more refreshing than the smell o' beer."

Jim flushed angrily at the old man's words and murmured
something about it being very 'ard for some people to mind
their own business, 'specially since they had turned pious.

The moment the words had passed his lips he regretted
them. Dear old John Keen, what a heartbroken look he gave
him. He tried to forget it, and, a few minutes later, slouched
off to the public-house.

The rush of noxious fumes that met him on pushing open
the bar door brought back the old man's words very forcibly.
Did he really take that ghastly smell home with him every
day? Poor little Kit!

Something seemed to draw him back, and the next moment
he was in the street again.

"Vi'lets, sweet vi'lets! Thrippence a bunch."

The poor flower-seller's voice was weak and cracked, yet
there was something rather sweet about that, too ; and, setting
his lips, he strode over to where she was standing and reck-
lessly demanded four bunches. A shilling ! He supposed he
was going crazy.

The house was very quiet when he reached home, for his
wife was out charring and the children were still at school.
So much the better ! He went in quietly and opened the door
of a black room where eleven-year-old Kit had lain suffering

for two years with spinal complaint,
lighted up at the sight of the flowers.
' ' O-oh, daddie ! How 1-lovely ! ' '

' ' They 're for you, Kit, ' ' he said, flushing like a schoolboy.
"I thought maybe they'd cheer you up."
She gave a little scream of delight.
"Forme? O-oh!"

She began kissing the dainty little bunches rapturously,
and her father felt a queer sensation in his throat. He bent
over the suffering mite, and tenderly touched her curly hair.

"Sit by me," she pleaded.

He placed a chair by the bed, sat down, and she stroked
his hand very gently.

"Daddie," she began shyly, "yon haven't been to the
'Blue Anchor' on your way home."

He started.

"How do you know, Kit?"

She fondled his hand again and laid it against her cheek.

"Don't mind me saying it," she whispered, "but I can tell
by the smell. Last night, after you came in to kiss me good-
night I had a dreadful turn of sickness. It has happened
often lately. Mother can't think what causes it, and, of
course, I've never told her. I wouldn't for anything, daddie,"
she added loyally.

Jim's eyes suddenly smarted, and he sniffed suspiciously.
Muttering something about having a wash, he left Kit's
bedside.

A few days later he met John Keen again, and held out
a friendly hand. The old man looked his surprise.

"I was rude to you the other afternoon, John, and I'm
sorry," said Jim.

"I don't remember anything about it, mate."

"Thanks! I — I bought the violets for my little Kit."

"Instead o' beer?"

"Yes."

The old man shook Jim's hand again. "Good! It won't
be the last time, Jim ? ' '

"No; I'm going to try for the kid's sake. She's that
braced as never was."

Old John wrinkled his nose and smiled.

"Maybe 'twouldn't be a bad idea if I offered another sug-
gestion," he added whimsically.

"Go ahead, then."

"What about going with me o' Sunday night to Speer
Hall? The singin's something lovely."

Jim looked at him affectionately.

"You artful old fellow!" he grinned. "Well, I ain't
sure but "what it is a good suggestion, and I've had a mind
to."— British Weekly.

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DEATH INESCAPABLE

"There is one angel with whom we must wrestle, whether
we will or no, and whose power of curse or blessing we cannot
alter — even the Angel of Death. We know not when he
eometh, but as surely as the leaves of the forest which last
spring you saw so young and green in the rain and the golden
sunshine are now fading and falling around us, and being
trodden down into the dishonored dust — so surely the gen-
erations of men are passing, so surely shall each of us be
carried among mourners to our last home, outstretched in the
cold fixity of death." — Selected.

September 27, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS
By F. L. Gibbs

Young People's Christian Endeavor Topic
for September 30: "Goals for Our Society."
Gal. 5:22-26; 6:10.

Vitagxaph

"The straw hat season is over
The vacation days, they ain't;
Our Christian Endeavor Societies
need
A brand-new coat of paint."

Suggested Program

Prelude, played quietly while members are
taking their places.

Call to worship; read some appropriate re-
sponsive selection from M. P. Hymnal.

Song, "A Charge to Keep I Have."

Prayer, by chairman lookout committee,
ending with Lord's Prayer.

Leader's talk, (President), "Worth-while
Goals for Our Society."

Song, "I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go."

Two minute talks by members of the vari-
ous committees: "What Our Committee Is
Planning to Do to Make Our Society More
Efficient. "

Hymn, "The Fight Is On," or "To the
Work, to the Work!"

Discussion, generally.

Motto: In unison, "One group of heroic
hearts, are we. Strong in will, to strive ; to
seek ; to find ; and to conquor, but not to
yield!"

Announcements.

Benediction.

Suggested Activities

(a) Business Meetings and Socials. Any
Christian Endeavor Society will remain in
the vacation rut if it fails to have a regular
monthly business meeting and social. Here
is opportunity for the president and social
committee chairman to get their heads to-
gether.

(b) Reading. The long winter evenings
furnish much time for reading. Have your
society join the "circulating library" of the
Board of Christian Education of the M. P.
Church, Durham, N. C. The price of joining
for a life-time is only $1.00. From this source
the latest helps on C. E. and S. S. work can
be secured for the payment of return post-
age on materials. Another one: Join our
group of readers and take a reading course,
or, better yet, take a course in leadership
training via correspondence. Another one:
Secure free helps on C. E. topics from In-
ternational Society of Christian Endeavor, 41
Mt. Vernon street, Boston, Mass. (E. P.
Gates, general secretary). Provide a litera-
ture table for your society. See that your
society members have access to the M. P.
Herald, the Methodist Protestant, the Meth-
odist Recorder and Christian Endeavor World.
Here is activity for you, Mr. Good Literature
Committee.

(e) Methodist Protestant Life Service
Leaguers. Hundreds signed the M. P. Life
Service League Covenant this summer, giving
their lives in part-time and all-time religious
work; 40 part-timers and 10 all-timers joined

the ranks of others in N. C. this last July
at the Leadership Training School at High
Point College. May we be faithful to our
covenant and secure others to the ranks. This
is a worthy task for any society.

(d) Start a Leadership Training Fund.
There is no greater need in the church today
than more efficient leaders consecrated to
the Kingdom's work. Start a fund now to
send members of your society to our "Winter
Leadership Training Schools that will be pro-
moted in your vicinity this winter,'' or to send
a large group to High Point School next sum-
mer." (Asheville is already planning to send
a large delegation down, so the writer was
informed last night). The time will soon
come ! "O, wind ! if winter comes, can
spring be far behind?"

(e) Annual Conference One Month Away.
Co-operate with your pastor and church in
an effort to place your church upon the
"Honor Roll" at Conference, by raising all
claims in full. Here is work for your finance
committee!

(f) Other Suggestions: Secure new members
for the "Quiet Hour," "Tenth Legion," and
conduct "A constructive membership campaign
for your society." Secure a "Crusade With
Christ" chart from C. E. headquarters and
put your society to work upon it. Visit the
sick and shut-ins. Form a Pastor's Aid Com-
mittee. Plan proper recreation for the so-
ciety, such as socials, hikes, weinie roasts,
etc. Conduct a "Go to Church Campaign,"
etc.

Notice to Church Workers
If you want a C. E. Society organized in
your church, get in touch with Rev. Elwood
Carroll, Burlington, N. C, Route S. He and
his workers will be glad to serve you.

N. B.: Watch this page of the Herald for
C. E. helps each week. Any suggestions are
appreciated.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

October 7: Paul in Ephesus

Scripture basis: Acts 19:1-41; Eph. 4:1-16.

Golden text: We are his workmanship, cre-
ated in Christ Jesus for good works, which
God afore prepared that we should walk in
them. Eph. 2:10.

Dedication

From Corinth Paul sailed across the Aegean
Sea to the important city of Ephesus. "It
was the most important city in the Roman
province of Asia, which included the western
part of Asia Minor; and among cities in that
part of the world it ranked with Antioch and
Alexandria."

Here Paul found 12 disciples of John the
Baptist, who evidently were void of the spir-
itual power so dominant in the early Chris-
tians. Upon inquiry he learned that they
were ignorant of the indwelling of the Holy
Spirit. Laying his hands upon them, the
Spirit entered their souls and demonstrated
his power. They were dedicated to the Christ
who died for them.

Dissertation

For three months the Apostle to the Gen-
tiles diligently spoke to the assemblies on

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things pertaining to the kingdom. As usual,
some believed and others' hearts were hard-
ened. Paul wasted no time on them, but "sep-
arated the disciples, disputing daily in the
school of one Tyrannus," who may have been
a Jewish rabbi or a Greek rhetorician. The
latter is the common opinion. The gospel
was preached in this school, or lecture hall,
for two years, and many Jews and Greeks
heard the convincing dissertations.

Demonstration

In two ways the Spirit's power was demon-
strated: (1) "God wrought special miracles
by the hands of Paul." Handkerchiefs which
had touched his body were carried to the sick
and demon-possessed, and they were healed.
Observe that they were "special miracles,"
and performed in the days of the early apos-
tles. How absurd it is for men of this dis-
pensation to claim any such powers with God
and man !

(2) When the sons of Sceva, a Jew, not hav-
ing the personal experience of salvation
through Christ, endeavored to cast out demons
in the name of "Jesus whom Paul preacheth,"
the evil spirit of one man leaped upon them
and drove them from the house naked and
wounded. Evil spirits knew Christ and His
power, and also knew those who were his.

Destruction

Observing the power demonstrated by the
Holy Spirit, the people feared, many believed,
others brought the books of magic which they
had been reading and believing to a common
place and burned them, the value of the books
destroyed being "fifty thousand pieces of sil-
ver," $7,500 or $8,000. "So mightily grew the
word of God and prevailed."

Demetrius

In general, humanity has been similar
throughout the ages. Today, as of Paul's day,
a man will raise a howl when his purse is dis-
turbed, when his income is reduced, even
though his business or practice be for the
detriment of his fellowman. So with the sil-
versmith, Demetrius. He made his living
manufacturing small shrines of the goddess
of the city to sell to visiting pilgrims. Ac-
ceptance of Christ meant the destruction of
idolatry in any form; hence his business be-
gan to fall off.

Dissension

Discovering this, Demetrius consulted with
others of his trade and induced them to join
him in an uproar. He appealed to them, not
only from a business standpoint, but from
the standpoint of religion as well. The slo-
gan of the contenders was "Great is Diana
of the Ephesians!"

Rushing hither and thither over the city,
they aroused men and women who followed
them to discover the meaning of it all. Into
a public place the came, rushing two men
of Macedonia, who had come from there with
Paul, into the theater. Paul would have en-
tered himself, but his friends constrained
him. Many of the people knew not what it
was all about; "some cried one thing and
some another." What a tumult!

Deliverance

Humanly speaking, it seems a pity that the
names of some obscure persons who per-
formed noble deeds are not recorded in the
Sacred Writ. But because they are not, en-
couragement is lent to us who are trying to

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

September 27, 1928

be faithful in uur regular duties to our Lord.
It was the town cderk who succeeded in quiet-
ing the mob, after going their attention and
reasoning with them. It appears that he
must have made them ashamed of themselves,
fur with apparently little difficulty, the
crowd was dismissed after he finished his
speech. God's hand was in the deliverance,
fur lie had other work for Paul yet to do.

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BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK

A. C. B.

Randolph $32.37

Friendship 25.00

Pleasant Grove 12.50

Alamance • 7.00

Union Grove 1-00

G. C. B.

Orange $17-00

Randolph 11-75

Vance 5.50

Greensville ■ 5.35

College

Mocksville $10-40

Connelly Springs 3.00

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL

A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Porter 15.00

State Street 75.00

Mt. Pleasant 350.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $316.29

Porter 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10-00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.00

Thomasville Community 75.00

Connelly Springs 5.00

Superannuates
Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth 9.70

Union Grove, Orange Charge

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Efland, Orange Chg 36.00

Union Grove, Orange Chg 17.00

Hebron, Orange Chg 27.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Bethel, Mocksville Charge 20.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Charge 9.00

Bethel, Alamance Charge 7.00

CHARGES PAYING ALL CLAIMS IN FULL

Porter $ 53.70

State Street 244.00

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Mount Pleasant charge goes on the A. C. B.
honor roll this week ; so does Union Grove
church, Orange charge. Bethel church, Ala-
mance charge, goes on Superannuate honor
roll ; and Connelly Springs charge goes on
the College honor roll. We congratulate them,
and gladly give to them their places of honor.
"May their tribe increase."

Nine reports are made on A. C. B.; four
on G. C. B. ; and two on College. It is our
purpose to run a full report next week of all
payments to date, including the amounts paid
through missionary societies. We shall try
to have this report absolutely correct in
every item. If we fail in this we shall be
glad to have our errors indicated so they may
be corrected.

From now until Conference many remit-
tances will pay "in full." Please do not fail
to indicate that in making report to Treasurer
Idol. Otherwise proper credits may not be
given.

Several pastors have not yet returned
budget questionnaire sent out by the Budget
Council. Please let us urge that this be done
AT ONCE. If we can get it riow, it will be
of much value to us. Much delay, however,
will defeat our purpose.

We are counting on every charge for the
most liberal response possible during the
closing weeks, and we are praying that God's
rich blessings may attend every effort to
meet these financial obligations.
Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR.

September 26, 1928.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $188,215.99

Miss Ila Stafford, Burlington 5.00

C. B. Amiek, Burlington 10.00

J. E. Moore, Burlington 25.00

John W. Shaw, Burlington 5.00

T. T. Stafford, Burlington 5.00

Total $188,265.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,439.21

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Crawford 10.00

Total $9,449.21

J. NORMAN WELLS, Treasurer.

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— Mr. Raskob is very sorry that the rumor
has been started that Herbert Hoover took
a drink. Query: How many votes would
Herbert Hoover gain if it could be proved
that Ik- had taken a drink? We have no
doubt that he did take a drink — of water.

| Our Children's Home j

Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Starlings, Mecklenburg Circuit $ 1.25

Miss Mamie Johnston, Sunday eggs .... 1.40

Offerings by Sunday Schools

Mt. Lebanon, Randleman Circuit $ 5.00

Burlington Station, Aug., July, Sept. . . 52.92
Ray Bible Class, Graham, Aug., Sept... 7.10

Mt. Carmel, Forsyth Circuit 4.34

Siler City, Siler City Circuit 3.50

Lincolnton Station 7.35

Bethesda, Halifax Circuit 1.50

Mill Grove, Midland Circuit 6.25

Charlotte Station 12.50

Canaan, Denton Circuit 1.21

Yarboroughs Chapel, S. C, Aug., Sept... 3.34

Union Chapel, Mocksville Circuit 1.25

Whitakers 6.05

Bethel, Alamance Circuit 2.75

Bess Chapel - 4.66

Maple Springs, Forsyth Circuit 3.52

Friendship, Haw River Circuit 5.00

Mebane Station 12.00

Worthville, Randleman Circuit 2.61

Fairview, Glen Raven Circuit 1-10

Gideon Grove, Flat Rock Circuit 2.20

Spring Valley, Vance Circuit 5.50

Henderson 8.00

Aside from the cash contributions received,
Mr. W. F. Grabs, of King, who is always
thoughtful and kind to the Home, gave us
10 bushels of pears.

We received a nice box of merchandise from
Mrs. W. Mollan, of Adrian, Michigan.

We are truly grateful to each contributor.
E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT CENTENNIAL
GRATITUDE GIFT

Sept. 1. Total cash received $102,488.72

Total expense account . . 4,946.20

Balance for distribution. .$ 97,542.52
Distribution

To Board of Foreign Missions $29,262.76

To Board of Home Missions 29,262.76

To Board of Education :
Westminster Theologi-
cal Seminary $9,754.26

Adrian College 9,754.26

High Point College . . . 4,877.12
Westminster College . . 4,877.12— 29,262.76

Baltimore Book Directory 4,877.12

Pittsburgh Book Directory 4,877.12

$97,542.52
Signed with a grateful heart,

JAS. H. STRAUGHN, Director.

CALVARY S. S. ATTENDANCE

August 1926 1927 1928

First Sunday HI 127 184

Second Sunday 112 116 186

Third Sunday 117 124 183

Fourth Sunday 102 121 162

442 488 715

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— One hundred and twenty people lost their
lives in a theater fire in Madrid, Spain, last
Sunday night. Better would it have been for
them if they had attended church that night.

September 27, 1928

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Bethel, Alamance Charge. — It has been along
time since Bethel reported. For quite awhile

| the reporter was away, then sickness of herself
and members of her family prevented her
attending church, and 'tis hard to report
what we do not know. However, we do know
that our pastor, Eev. J. A. Burgess, has been

j doing good faithful work among us. We are
liking him better every day and are hoping
to have him remain with us another year.
He filled his appointment last Sunday and,
as he always does, gave us a good sermon.
We had the pleasude of entertaining him and
his wife in our home for a short time. Our
special meeting was held in August. Bro.
B. M. Williams was with us. We enjoyed
having him. His sermons were good and soul-
stirring. We trust much lasting good was
done and our church revived.

Our Sunday school has been progressing
nicely with Bro. Lon McPherson superinten-
dent. Our Mothers' class was pleasantly en-
tertained in the home of our teacher, Mrs.
Lon McPherson, recently. The class was di-
vided and each side worked for attendance
and lesson study. The losing side entertained
the other. Our hostess had everything nicely
planned. We enjoyed it much and left feel-
ing anew the Christian ties that bind the
class together.

Miss Marcia Foust and Miss Bessie Holmes
also recently entertained their classes, the
Junior and Intermediate, at the home of Mrs.
A. L. Foust. Games were played on the wide
lawn and refreshments served. Many were
present and enjoyed the occasion to the fullest
extent.

Memorial service, all day and dinner on the
grounds, will lie held at Bethel the fifth Sun-
day in September. Everyone cordially in-
vited to come. Next year we hope to have a
younger and better reporter.

MRS. J. M. FOUST, Reporter.

Henderson. — The Missionary Societies were
delightfully entertained at the home of Mrs.
George B. Harris August 20 with Mrs. H. T.
Powell assistant hostess. A large attendance
was present and the meeting was presided over
by the president, Mrs. L. R. Gooch. Rev. R.
A. Hunter opened the meeting by prayer
for Rev. and Mrs. Soderbom and Dr. Fleagle.
Mrs. Sam Harris conducted the devotionals
from the "Jewel Box." The general business
of the societies was then transacted and a
general discussion of China followed. A let-
ter from the Soderboms was read by Mr.
Hunter and the "Question Box," conducted
by Mrs. S. R. Watson. The meeting was
closed by prayer. The guests were then in-
vited to the dining room and served delicious
cream and cake.

The Young Ladies' League held a "coupon
concert" on . Thursday night, August 30. A
splendid musical was given and a silver offer-
ing and coupons were collected for the pur-
pose of buying two silver vases for the church.
The concert proved a success in every way
and the program was greatly enjoyed by a
large attendance. Wafers and lemonade
were served at the close of the program.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Preceding our revival a series of prayer
services were held at the church for three
fconseeuti)ve nights/. Beginning Wednesday
night, September 5th, Lawyer J. C. Kittrell
being leader, gave us a most helpful talk
on the power of prayer and the need of it.
Thursday night, Rev. H. B. Porter, of the
M. E. church, led the services and another
inspiring talk was enjoyed. Friday night,
Rev. H. A. Ellis, pastor of the Baptist church,
gave a splendid talk on the "Living Words
of the Bible." These meetings were well at-
tended and very encouraging for the begin-
ning of our revival, which began the second
Sunday in September.

The Philathea class held a very interest-
ing meeting at the home of their new presi-
dent, Miss Ruth Cunningham, on Tuesday
night, September 3rd. Miss Cunningham
called the meeting to order and Mrs. Silas
Powell conducted the devotionals. The gen-
eral routine of business was concluded and
reports of special committees given. The
new chairmen were appointed, and read the
duties of each officer and who their assistants
would be for the following term. Many im-
portant matters were discussed and voted
on: One to build a booth at the Fairgrounds
for the purpose of serving meals there dur-
ing the Fair. The meeting was closed by
prayer and the hostesses served a delightful
ice course.

The revival which has been in progress for
one week, closed last night, with much evi-
dence of a great spiritual help to our church.
Rev. H. W. Maier, of Thomasville, held the
services and a great deal of interest was
shown by the large attendane at both morn-
ing and evening services. Sunday was a good
day with us and two splendid sermons were
enjoyed by the large congregations. On next
Sunday, Pastor Hunter will open the doors
of the church and receive new members. Let
us pray for a great blessing on that day.
We as a church are most grateful to Rev.
Mr. Maier for his efforts and time, given us
so freely, and his presence with us will be
ever a pleasant memory. God bless him in
his work elsewhere. REPORTER.

West End, Greensboro. — The Woman's
Home Missionary Society met at the church
Monday afternoon with a good attendance
and an interesting program prepared by the
president, Mrs. J. K. Osborn. The meeting
was said to be the best one held since the
Branch meeting. The treasurer gave a good
report. It was decided to pay half of the
scholarship pledges at this time. Two bed-
spreads have been given to the Children's
Home. A large number of visits to the sick
have been made. The Society is making
a silk quilt for sale and will give a supper
at the church soon to help raise some money.

During the summer months Dr. Williams
had a short vacation, during which time he
conducted revival services ' wlrere he visited.
Rev. W. F. Kennett and Rev. J. P. Banning
filled the pulpit during his absence. Recently
Dr. Williams exchanged pulpits with Rev.
H. C. Carmichael, and conducted revival serv-
ices the week following at Moriah.

On next Sunday West End will celebrate
the 11th anniversary and the formal opening
of the new church school building. The pro-
gram is arranged fur all day service. Those
expected to attend, and contributing to the
program are President Taylor, President Au-

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drews, Dean Jackson, of N. C. C. W., Greens-
boro, Rev. N. G. Bethea, and Mr. J. Norman
Wills. All the former pastors are invited.
Rev. E. Lester Ballard will sing the beau-
tiful song, "A Vision." Miss Ruth Maynard
and Mr. Stedman Clifton will assist the choir
and the I. C. E. Choral Club with the music.
The offering will go to help complete the
new building. All of us being from the coun-
try, we decided to have the basket dinner
on the church grounds. The opening address
will be at 10 o'clock and the closing one at
the evening service.

You are invited to come.

REPORTER.

(Received too late for last week's Herald. —
Editor).

Friendship Station. — This Conference year
will soon draw to a close. As it is so near
spent, it causes us to ask ourselves the ques-
tion, "Have we done what we could for the
Master?" I trust we have done our best. We
held our special meeting beginning the first
Sunday in August. Rev. J. M. Morgan came
to us for the first service and stayed until
the close, which was on Friday night follow-
ing. He did a wonderful work that week
in the messages he brought. The people all
were well pleased, and they say, come again,
Brother Morgan. There were 38 souls re-
claimed and converted. Five united with the
church, with others to follow later on.

This is a loyal band. They believe in di-
viding with the pastor and family in what
the Lord blesses them with, such as all kinds
of fruits, vegetables, milk, butter, and many
other things as good neighbors will do for
each other. All this they have done beside
the real pounding they gave us after we came
back from Conference. We ask the Lord to
bless each one, as He knows the giver, and
to make us worthy to receive each gift.

Porter: Our special meeting began the
third Sunday in August. My Brother, W. E.
Hill, of Denton, came over and spent the
week with us in the meeting and did most
of the preaching. This was one of the sweet-
est meetings I ever attended. There was a
large congregation at every service. We be-
gan the service on Monday morning with a
prayer meeting at 10 o'clock, and kept it up
each day until the close of the meeting, which
was on Friday. Let me say here, we did not
have to preach at 11, for when that hour
arrived some were at the altar seeking Christ,
some praising Him aloud, and all feeling
like it was good to be there. There was not
a sermon preached during the day throughout
the week.

There were 14 conversions, and 15 joined
the church .Some came from other churches,
others joining on profession of faith. We
gladly welcome them all.

It was wonderful to see how the members
of other churches took part in the meeting.
It made our souls rejoice to see all come to-
gether as one. For we know the Lord is
pleased for His people to work for the up-
building of His kingdom here on earth. I
don't wonder at the outpouring of the Holy
Spirit upon the people that are working
for the Master as this little band is. They
are wide-awake, as you all that read the
church paper can see; they were the first on
the Honor Roll to pay all claims in full, and
did not stop there; after beautifying their
church they bought $100 worth of ground ad-

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joining the church ground and cleaned it off.
It has added a great deal to the value of the
church, and they have it all paid in full.
They gave us a real pounding in the begin-
ning of the Conference year, and added many
things throughout the year from time to time
■for our comfort. We haven't words to ex-
press our gratitude for all these gifts. Our
prayer is that this people may continue to
grow and prosper in the work of the Lord.
C. H. HILL, Pastor.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

pastor that on the second Sunday morning in
October they would hold the election of
church officers for the coming year at Union
Chapel. It is urged that the members spend
much time in prayer and meditation concern-
ing this election. It was also announced that
the fourth quarterly conference would be held
on October 20th at Elbaville church.

Hickory Grove, Chatham Charge. — We were
very glad indeed to have our president, Eev.
S. W. Taylor, with us last second Sunday
night. It was his first visit here, and a largo
audience enjoyed his fine and helpful ser-
mon. We hope he will come again.

BBPOETEB.

Rehoboth, Creswell Circuit. — We are very
glad to say we had a fine crowd out at Sun-
day school Sunday.

Miss Eva White, teacher of class No. 4, en-
tertained the entire Sunday school on her
birthday Wednesday, September 12, 1928. Had
a large crowd present. Games were played
and afterwards refreshments were served.

We are very glad to have back with us our
pastor, Rev. Mr. Hetheox, who has been absent
two weeks.

Mr. C. V. White was taken sick yesterday
and is now slowly improving.

Sorry to say that Mrs. G. L. Davenport is
confined to her bed.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Vick and son, L. A.
Viek, and family, motored from Portsmouth,
Va., to visit their daughter and family, Mrs.
N. W. Tarkington. Mr. Denver Parker Tark-
ington aud Samuel Vick Tarkington returned
to Portsmouth, Va., with their grandparents
Sunday afternoon.

Mr. Wilson Phelps, a member of Rehoboth
Sunday school, returned from Norfolk Sun-
day, Spetember 16, 1928.

Interest is still being shown in our weekly
prayer meeting.

Miss Pattie Spruill, who has been away
three weeks visiting relatives, has returned
home and is back teaching her Sunday school
class at Rehoboth.

Mr. Robert Brewer, a member of Rehoboth
church, has been absent for some time. He
is now visiting friends in the neighborhood.
REPORTER.

Mocksvillc Charge. — "A Knowledge of God
Man's Greatest Need Today" was the subject
of Rev. J. W. Braxton's message today. He
preached to an attentive congregation at both
Bethel and Union Chapel. In his message he
pointed out some of the things which have
been stumbling-blocks for many in their re-
ligious life, and then described some of the
paths which lead to God.

The attendance at Bethel was not as large
today as it has been at times, but there was
a reasonable congregation today. Union
Chapel seems to be breaking its record in at-
tendance at preaching service. The 3 o'clock
service this afternoon proved to be one of
the best services held since Mr. Braxton has
been on the work.

The pastor is trying to increase the devo-
tion in the worship services, and to make
them a period of real worship. It is hoped
that every one will co-operate in doing this.

It was announced this afternoon by the

Asheville. — For the first time the writer has
had an opportunity to visit the work at Ashe-
ville. In the absence of the pastor, Rev.
F. W. Paschall, it was my privilege to be in
the Sunday school, the Christian Endeavor
and to lead in the two services of worship
last Sunday. A good working organization
was evident on every hand and the members
seemed happy in their work. They are well
pleased with their new pastor, as evidenced
by the many good things heard about his
work.

Much interest was added to the stay by a
motor trip ofer the city and to Sunset Moun-
tain. The kindness of the members who made
this trip possible will long be remembered.
Western North Carolina has some of the most
beautiful scenery in the world, and surely
the writer has never seen more beautiful
scenery anywhere. The Christian fellowship
and places of interest will long be remem-
bered. F. L. GIBBS.

Asheboro. — Next Sunday, September 30, is
to be a Red Letter Day for our church here
in Asheboro. We will start the day with
Rally Day services in the Sunday school, the
entire Sunday school hour being used for this
purpose. Then at 11 o'clock we will have the
dedication of the church, Rev. R. M. An-
drews, D. D., preaching the sermon. At the
evening hour, 7:30, Rev. N. M. Harrison will
preach. All members of the church, whether
living in Asheboro or elsewhere, and all for-
mer members and friends of the church are
cordially invited to be present for the day.

The "Go to Church" campaign which has
been on in Asheboro with all the churches
will end next Sunday. The campaign has had
a wholesome effect on the town.

Our church lost another one of its members
on Saturday evening, September 15, when
Brother John Sherman Ridge died at the age
of 66 years. Brother Ridge had lived in
Asheboro for many years, being a merchant
and a justice of the peace, but had been a
member of our church only since 1923, hav-
ing moved his membership from the M. E.
church. For the past two or three years his
health had been very bad and he has not been
able to be out much. Mrs. Ridge and one
son, W. M. Ridge, are members of our church
here in Asheboro. The funeral was held from
our church on Monday morning, September
17, and was conducted by the writer, assisted
by Rev. T. M. Johnson, D. D., a former near
neighbor of the deceased, and Rev. B. C.
Reavis, of the'M. E. church.

J. E. PRITCHARD.

September 27, 1938 >

We hope to have him again. There were 18
or 20 conversions and the church is greatly
revived. -May the good Lord greatly bless
Brother Carson and his family in their noble
work for the Master.

Our fourth quarterly meeting will convene
at Macedonia October 13. Pray for us that
we may be able to meet all obligations so
that our pastor can go up to Conference with
a light heart.

Brother Morgan has been with us nine years
and we want him back again, for he is a
good pastor and a good preacher.

God bless the Herald and its readers.

Pray for us. EMMA HOYLE, Reporter.

Zoar, Mecklenburg Circuit. — Our reports
have been few, but we. have been moving
a little. Since our last report the meeting
has been held at Zoar. It began the fifth
Sunday in July. Rev. J. W. Hulin, of Mid-
land, did the preaching. He came on Mon-
day afternoon and remained until Thursday
night. Brother Hulin did some good preach-
ing. He will be long remembered by this
people. The church was greatly revived. Our
pastor filled the pulpit at 11; he preached an
excellent sermon.

Brother Hall has been very faithful to us.
He has filled all of his appointments. All
like him as a man and preacher. We hope
he will be returned to us for the incoming
year.

On account of rain and bad weather Pres-
ident Taylor did not get to fill his appoint-
ment the sixth of September. We hope that
he can get to us later.

The Ladies Aid Society gave an ice cream •
supper at the home of Mrs. W. W. Osborne.
A large crowd attended; proceeds amounted
to $12.25.

The church register will be revised the third
Sunday in next month; also, the officers and
teachers will be elected.

Mr. W. C. Hartis, of Zoar, will represent
Mecklenburg as delegate to the Annual Con-
ference. REPORTER-.

Draper. — At. the. St. Leo's .Hospital .in

Greensboro the 19th of September, Mrs. Mar-
tha Fuqua passed from a bed of suffering to
her home above. She was one of our best
members, a capable and willing leader of
children. It was upon her we depended for
our Christmas, our Easter, and our Children's
Day exercises. Under her direction the chil-
dren acquitted themselves well at all these
services. Now we must depend upon others
for the Rally Day. W. T. TOTTEN.

Macedonia, Fallston Charge. — The atten-
dance at Sunday school is improving every
Sunday. The superintendent is right on his
jolt. He is a good man, and I think we will
have more improvement.

Our revival meeting ran all of last week,
closing Saturday night. Brother Carson, of
Lincolnton, was the pulpit help; he brought
us some good messages. He is a live wire.

Burlington, First Church.— Our Sunday
school attendance is getting back to normal,
as we had 319 in attendance today, and offer-
ing amounted to $12.56.

Brother Gerringer brought us a helpful
message on "Prayer" at the morning preach-
ing hour. The attendance at this service was
very large, and good music was rendered by
the choir.

Our revival meeting begins next Sunday
and we are hoping and praying for a great
meeting. We ask that each reader of the
Herald will join us in praying for this meet-
ing and all the meetings that are in progress
in other churches, also. Brother G. F. Mil-
laway is to be with us in this meeting and we
welcome him home again, as Brother Milla-
way served this work many years ago. He is

September 27, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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a strong preacher of the Gospel and we are
looking forward to a great meeting.

At the evening service Rev. T. M. Johnson
brought the sermon, which was indeed in-
spiring and uplifting.

Something like five weeks and this Con-
ference year will come to a close and there
is much to be done. Let's all work faith-
fully and ask God to help us accomplish much
in these closing weeks.

L. A. BRAXTON, Reporter.

Corinth, Littleton Circuit. — Our special
meeting began September 2 and closed the
following Thursday night. In spite of the
downpour of rain all during the meeting we
had fairly good crowds and our pastor gave
us some good sermons. We had a good meet-
ing, had several conversions and reclama-
tions, with two to join the church.

Since our last report, gas lights have been
put in the church.

The Christian Endeavor Society held its
first social Friday night at the home of
Misses Louise and Virginia Insco. There were
about 25 present and all had a good time.
We were very glad to have our pastor with
us. Misses Jnsco served a salad course.

On Saturday evening at 7 o'clock, Septem-
ber 15, Mr. Clifton Morris, of Rich Square,
(one of our members) and Miss Sarah Jones,
of Richmond, Va., were quietly united in
marriage at the M. E. parsonage at Williams-
burg, Va. Rev. Mr. Jones officiated, the ring
ceremony being used. -We wish for them a
prosperous and happy life.

Lizzie Coley, one of our Sunday school girls,
is attending business college at Richmond, Va.

Louise Insco left today (Monday) for
Greenville, where she will enter E. C. T. C.
for her second year.

Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Morris visited friends at
Greenville Monday.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
MRS. B. F. MORRIS, Reporter.

Lexington, State Street. — Sunday school was
well attended Sunday morning. There was
h-o preaching at 11 o'clock because of the
meeting at West Lexington, where Mr. Be-
thea is conducting a revival meeting that is
being well attended by the West End folks
and State Street congregation and also many
from other denominations. The preaching is
appealing and helpful and much interest is
being shown. It has not been announced
when the meeting will close.

At the Sunday night service Miss Willie
Veigh Leonard and Mr. Bethea sang a duet
that all enjoyed very much.

Mrs. C. L. Koonts, pianist at State Street,
is playing the piano for all the services at
West Lexington.

Mr. Bethea gave an address at the opening
service of West End, Greensboro, new church
school building Sunday afternoon. The pro-
gram for that occasion was especially good
and we congratulate the West End congrega-
tion and their efficient leader on the progress
they are making. REPORTER.

West End, Greensboro. — Born in Grace,
January 11, 191 7, by Rev. R. M. Andrews with
three members to legally hold the title to
the property; charter membership organized
September 23, 1917, by Rev. R. M. Andrews
and Rev. N. G. Bethea; thirty-two members.
Served by four pastors: Rev. R. A. Hunter,

Rev. N. M. Harrison, Jr., Rev. E. Laster Bal-
lard, and the present pastor, Dr. J. D. Wil-
liams.

Celebrated the 11th- anniversary and for-
mal opening of the new church school build-
ing yesterday. Those contributing to the
program were Dr. Williams, pastor. Dr. Jack-
son, dean of North Carolina College for
Women, Rev. S. W. Taylor, president N. C.
Conference, Dr. R. M. Andrews, president
High Point College, Rev. N. G. Bethea, pastor
State Street church, Lexington, Rev. E. Les-
ter Ballard, junior pastor High Point, Rev.
T. F. McCulloch, superannuated pastor, Rev.
C. W. Bates, pastor Calvary church, Greens-
boro, Miss Ruth Maynard, student of music,
and Mr. Stedman Clifton, teacher of violin,
Central High School, Greensboro.

It was an all -day program, opening at 10
o'clock in the morning with an address to
the adult division of the church school by
Dean Jackson, followed by a sermon by Pres-
ident Taylor. In the afternoon President An-
drews and Rev. Bethea addressed the congre-
gation. Rev. Ballard rendered a vocal solo.
In the evening, Mr. J. Norman Wills gave an
address. Miss Maynard sang at the morning
and evening services, and Mr. Clifton played
beautifully on his violin at both services. At
noon refreshments were served on the church
lawn. The offering will be used in helping
complete the new building. It was nearly
$100, for which we are grateful. A large
congregation remained throughout the day
to hear the very splendid and helpful ad-
dresses of well chosen subjects and many
people expressed sincere appreciation of every
part of the program.

We were glad to have a number of former
members and friends of the church with us
on this occasion. We were also glad to have
the presence of Dr. J. F. McCulloch, editor
of the Herald, at the afternoon service.

The church is very grateful to these people
who brought to us such stirring messages,
and to Dr. Williams for planning such a
splendid program for his people. At the close
the pastor announced that the most important
part of it all will be the revival services
which he will conduct through this week and
next. What can compare to the joy in heaven
over one sinner that repenteth ? We shall
be glad to have you unite with us in prayer
for the one who shall conduct the meeting
and for the renewing of the kingdom in the
church and the community.

REPORTER.

Knob Creek, Fallston Charge. — We are hav-
ing a very large attendance in our Sunday
school and church service. Brother Morgan
preached a wonderful sermon Sunday on the
subject, "Robbing God." Text, Malachi 3:8.
Mr. Morgan gave us some strong points on
this subject, after which the Lord's Supper
was observed.

Our last quarterly conference will be held
at Macedonia on Saturday before the second
Sunday in October. We are urging that all
of our stewards be present with a good re-
port. We are all trusting that Brother Mor-
gan will return to us, as he has done a won-
derful work on this charge and has been a
great help to our people.

Brother Morgan is going to give us an
extra sermon the third Sunday evening at
7:30 o'clock. Subject, "The Signs of Time."
We are hoping to see the church crowded.

Our church has prayer meeting every First
Sunday night, being conducted by different
members of the school. Everybody is urged
to attend and take part in these services.

Our church has installed electric lights,
which make these services more convenient.

We were very sorry to learn that Mrs. Hart-
man, wife of our good superintendent, is
sick and confined at her home. We hope, if
it be God's will, that she will soon be restored
to health and that she can be with us again
in our church services, as she is greatly
missed by the church and the community.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
MRS. BVNUM CHAPMAN, Reporter.

Hollister, Halifax Charge.— We had a splen-
did service Sunday morning. Rev. W. H.
Ncese was with us and by much persuasion
of Pastor Spencer he kindly consented to
preach for us. We were glad to have him
with us and hear him preach. We enjoyed
his sermon and will be glad to have him visit
us any time he can.

Brother Neese is assisting in the meeting
at Ringwood this week. They had a splendid
service Sunday afternoon. This was the first
of the series of services to be held there this
week.

Conference will soon be in session and we
have a lot to do before then. We are behind
with our finances. We will have to get busy
in order to raise our apportionments before
Conference meets.

On the fourth Sunday in October we
will elect our i-hurch officers for the ensuing
year. We hope to have all members present
as this is very important business.

KATHLEEN SHEARLN, Reporter.

September 24.

High Point.— The executive board of the

Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary So-
cieties held a most harmonious and interest-
ing session last Thursday, September 20, at
the home of Mrs. W. P. Pickett, with her
daughter, Mrs. Minnie P. Harrell, correspond-
ing secretary of the Foreign Society, as asso-
ciate hostess. The meeting convened at 10
o'clock A. M„ with a full attendance, the
absent members being Mrs. A. G. Dixon, of
Liberty, and Mrs. H. C. Nicholson, of Mebane.
Much routine business was transacted during
the day. It was decided to ask Miss Mildred
Miskimen, returned missionary to India at
home on furlough, to come to the Annual
Conference, which convenes in Winston-Sa-
lem October 31. It is expected that Rev. and
Mrs. J. F. Minnis will be there also. Another
matter of importance was decided when a mo-
tion was carried to call off the proposed meet-
ing of N. C. Branch at Mebane, N. C, in
October, since the majority of those present
felt that the societies in the state are not yet
ready for re-organization according to the
constitution and by-laws adopted by the Gen-
eral Conference in Baltimore last May. It
was thought best to go on as we have here-
tofore until the regular annual Branch meet-
ing next April. At 1 o'clock a delicious lunch-
eon was served to the members. The hostesses
were assisted in serving by Mrs. John Walker
and Mrs. J. S. Pickett. Those present were
the following: Misses Mary, Velna, and Pearl
McCulloch, Greensboro; Mesdames W, C. Ham-
mer, of Asheboro ; George R. Brown, of Reids-
ville; H. W. Maier, of Thomasville; L. W.
Gerringer and H. A. Garrett, of Burlington;

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T. L. Speas, of Winston-Salem; J. Norman
Wills, J. M. Millikan, C. W. Bates ana S. W.
Taylor, of Greensboro; B. M. Andrews, C. L.
Whitaker, W. P. Pickett, E. L. Ballard, Min
nie P. Harrell, and S. S. Coe, High Point.
Additional guests were Rev. and Mrs. Eoy I.
Farmer and two children, and Mrs. E. T.
Pickens.

On Sunday morning at the worship hour
services were conducted as usual for the
juniors in assembly room by Eev. E. L. Bal-
lard. This service for the younger members
of the congregation continues very popular,
and maintains an average attendance of SO
to 0(1 children and young people. In the au-
ditorium Eev. Eoy I. Farmer delivered a
beautiful sermon on "Breaking Dawn and
Fleeing Shadows," "from the text in II Peter
1:19: "Ye do well that ye take heed, as unto
a light that shineth in a dark place, until
the day dawn, and the day star arises in
your hearts." He said in part that shadow is
a deficiency of light within an illuminated
region. After shadows the world passes
through night and darkness, then comes dawn
when the shadows flee away! Life is full
of shadows, the shadow of disease, shadow of
temporal or pecuniary loss, shadow of death;
nobody likes them, and we rebel against them,
but they are useful. God in the darkness of
the world changes things; wantonness, wick-
edness, sin, lust, and hate give way to light
through God when the day star rises. Hold
fast then that faith of yours in hours of
darkness, welcome Christ, the day star, into
your hearts. Help us to catch a vision of
what Thou wouldst have us to be.

"Behold! we know not anything;
I can but trust that good shall fall,
At last far off, at last to all,
And every winter change to spring."

The music at this service was particularly
appealing; the duet, "I Waited for the Lord,"
from Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise, was
sung in a charming manner by Mrs. J. C.
Whitesell and Mrs. J. H. Allred; the choir
rendered a beautiful anthem, "How Long
Wilt Thou Forget Me, O God!"

At the evening service the pastor brought
a very forceful message on "The Weapon of
Christ," from the text in Zechariah 4:6: "Not
by might, nor by power, but by my spirit,
saith the Lord of hosts." A delightful trio,
"Lift Thine Eyes," was sung by Miss Eliza-
beth Welch, Mrs. Allred and Mrs. Whitesell.

Promotion Day will be observed next Sun-
day, September 30 in the Sunday school, and
on the following Sunday, October 7th, Bally
Day will be held, when an appropriate pro-
gram will be presented under direction of a
capable committee. A great effort will be
made to make this a record day in attendance
as well as the offering.

An important meeting of the stewards will
be held Tuesday evenirT and there will also
be a meeting of the Workers' Council of the
Sabbath chool at 7:30 "'clock at the church.

A marriage of great interest to a large cir-
cle of relatives and frauds here and in the
eastern part of North Carolina was solem-
nized in Jacksonville, Fin., on Saturday, Sep-
tember 15, when Miss Jnanita Hammer, of
High Point, became the bride of Mr. Neill J.
Parker, of Tampa, Fla. The bride was ac-
companied to Jacksonville by her sister, Mrs.
O. Arthur Kirkman and Arthur Kirkman, Jr.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Hammer, of High Point, a graduate of the
city graded school and Elon College. She
taught here and at points in Eastern North
Carolina for several years, and was at one
time private secretary to Dr. Andrews when
he lived in Greensboro. She is a young lady
of charming personality and many graces,
devoted to the work of her church and Sun-
day school. Mr. Parker was at one time a
resident of High Point, and is now in busi-
ness in Tampa, Florida. This young couple
lias hosts of friends who extend best wishes
and congratulations. The bride, who is a
great-granddaughter of the late Eev. Alex-
ander Bobbins of sainted memory, will be
sadly missed in the work of the local church,
where she has taken an active part for sev-
eral years.

An operation for appendicitis was per-
formed on Herbert Gannon, of Charlotte, one
of the boys of the Children's Home family,
at Guilford General Hospital last Sunday, and
he is doing nicely.

Mrs. Geore T. Penny recently made glad
the heart of the treasurer of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society with her gift of
$100 for a Pine Eidge scholarship. This con-
tribution is made annually, and Mrs. Penny's
generosity is greatly appreciated.

Eev. E. Lester Ballard will go to Eeids-
ville next week to lead the singing in a
revival, which Dr. Brown will conduct in his
church.

Miss Martha Sanford, of Knaxville, Tenn.,
was the guest of her school-mate, Miss Daisy
Lee York, for the week-end, and together
they returned to Charleston, S. C, where they
are students in Ashley Hall, a school for
kindergarten teachers.

Mr. John Eller, of Davidson County, who
has passed his 97th milestone, is the guest of
his daughter, Mrs. W. P. Pickett. He was
accompanied by his faithful and devoted
daughter, Miss Mary Eller.

A most singular and interesting coincidence
was related here by Prof. E. B. Stimson, the
able and efficient director of music in High
Point College and also of First church choir.
He says he started off the Children's Home,
for wdien a lad in his teens and a resident
of Fayetteville, N. C, he gave a piano recital
in Winston-Salem for the benefit of the Home,
then just being established in Denton, N. C,
by Miss Mabel Williams, sister of Eev. J. S.
Williams of Asheville, now Mrs. B. S. Eus-
sell, of this city, and a member of the First
church. This was the first appearance in pub-
lic by Mr. Stimson, who recalls the occur-
rence with much pleasure.

Apropos of the Children's Home, it is anoth-
er singular coincidence that Eev. A. G. Dixon,
who was pastor of First church when the
Home was moved to High Point, will come to
it as superintendent October 1st. His hosts
of friends here in High Point of all denomi-
nations, who remember with much love and
gratitude his remarkable ministry of nine
years' duration, assure him of their gratifi-
cation in the thought of his return to their
midst, and will give him and his beloved wife
a most cordial greeting. It is said that all
who have lived in High Point, although they
roam far, far away, always long to return,
which is a splendid advertisement for the
goodness of its people.

September

1928

Woman's Missionary
Department

PROGRAM FOR OCTOBER WOMAN'S MIS-
SIONARY SOCIETIES, N. C. BRANCH

Topic: "Our Educational Institutions at
Home and in the Foreign Field."

(By action of the last General Conference
all the activities of the church are included
in the missionary program.)

Hymn 148, Hymnal, "O Master, Let Me
Walk With Thee."

Scripture, Proverbs 4.

Prayer for our educational institutions at
home and in the foreign field.

Leaflet, to be sent to auxiliaries.

Mission Study Book, "Friends of Africa,"
or "What Next in Missions?"

Closing hymn, 401 Hymnal, "The Church's
One Foundation."

Mizpah Benediction.

(The Study Book, "Friends of Africa," can
be secured from Miss Pearl McCulloch, Sec-
retary of Literature, 1011 Martin street,
Greensboro, N. C. 60 cents a copy, postpaid).

NOTICE TO WOMAN'S HOME AND FOR-
EIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETIES

A number of calls for Programs have been
received, but I have not been able to supply
them. I am glad to say that the new programs
are to be in my hands soon, and I hope to
get them to the societies in time for the Oc-
tober meeting. H you do not get yours, please
let me know.

PEAEL McCULLOCH,
Sec'y of Literature.

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THE YADKIN COLLEGE BELL

Eecently there was run in the Herald an
article by Rev. Geo. L. Curry relatives to
the Y'adkin College bell. Of course, it is
generally known that the bell is here at High
Point College on the campus and is being
used for calling the classes. I agree with
Brother Curry in that if the bell could be
electrified — that is, an electrical ringer could
be attached and placed in the tower it would
be quite a splendid arrangement. If Brother
Curry succeeds in his project, that is what
will be done. The bell will be placed in the
tower in Roberts Hall and an electrical device
for ringing installed. This will cost around
$100 — that is, the price that has been summed
up.

We would greatly appreciate this way of
keeping the old bell in service and we be-
lieve that every alumnus of Yadkin College
would be pleased to know that it is done.

I am just adding my word of approval with
what Brother Curry has said.

Fraternally yours,

B. M. ANDREWS,
President High Point College.
-♦-

— Greensboro is asked to contribute $4,000
to the relief of storm sufferers. Already
about half of this amount has been con-
tributed.

September 27, 192S

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Mayes
Durey Stokes Mayes was born in Davidson
County, N. C, on June 10, 1858. On Septem-
ber 13, 1928 he was called to answer the
call and moved from his earthly tabernacle
into the place prepared for him in the man-
sion above. Because of about three years of
illness, a good part of which had been in-
tense— even greater than his family and inti-
mate friends knew — he endured patiently, con-
tinually fighting the battle and, like every
one, wanted to regain his health. The serv-
ices and advice of many and learned physi-
cians were secured, but to no avail. All
they and friends could do was done for him.
Bravely he struggled, and patiently he waited
and prayed, but it was the will of God that
he be taken. He wanted to get well that
he might carry on for those he loved.

In 1900 he moved his family to Orange
County where he bought a farm and made
his home until he answered the call of God.
From May 10, 1884, he made his home in
Durham, N. C. In his hands lay vast sums
of money and materials and great responsi-
bility. He was a man with a big mind when
structures were to be built and plans made
for larger service and greater efficiency.

After moving his family to his farm in
Orange County in 1909 he did public work
in Chapel Hill, after which he gave his time
to his home, his farm and to making better
the community in which he lived, because of
his quiet, peaceful disposition and good in-
fluence, aiding wherever he could in any
way a friend who called upon him for serv-
ice. He was a big-hearted man, too big to
say no to a friend he could help.

Living by him for most of these 19 years,
working with him and his six boys, the writer
knows because of these years of association
that we have lost a good neighbor, a valuable
member of our community, a good citizen
and a good man. His life has been an ex-
ample we would all do well to follow. His
faith was fixed on and in Jesus Christ. In
Him he lived, moved and trusted. Evidences
of this he plainly showed until the summons
came. He never faile'd to ask that I remem-
ber him in prayer when I would leave.

Surviving are the following relatives. A
companion (to whom he was married in 1S89,
Evelene Booker Mayes) ; two brothers, Messrs.
Cid Mayes, of Gaffney, S. C, and Augustus
Mayes, of Greensboro, N. C. ; six boys, Vestal,
of New York City, Oswald, Baltimore, Md.,
Edgar, Efland, N. C, Clyde, Spencer, N. C,
Norman, Chapel Hill, N. C, Carl, Henderson,
N. C, and four grandchildren.

Funeral service was conducted at Bethel
Baptist church near Chapel Hill by Rev. B.
M. Williams, of Efland M. P. ehurch, and the
writer in the presence of a large group of
relatives and friends.

Because of his ' quiet, submissive life the
following tribute can be paid him:
"Servant of God, well done!
Thy glorious warfare's past;
Thy battle's fought, the race is won,
And thou art crowned at last."

M. IVEY CRTJTCHFIELD.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

McDaniel

Mocksville charge. Heart failure caused
the death of Mrs. Susan Williams McDaniel,
who died almost suddenly Sunday night, Sep-
tember 16, at the home of her son, Bonas
McDaniel. Mrs. McDaniel was born August
7, 1841. She joined the M. P. church when
a young girl and was a faithful member un-
til her death. She was married in 1859 to
Mr. George McDaniel and to this union were
horn eight children, six of whom survive:
Mrs. Ester Plott, Messrs. Spencer, John, Jas-
per, Napoleon, and Bonas McDaniel. Two
daughters, Mrs. Delia Hudson and Mrs. Cor-
nie Foster, departed this life several years
ago. Mrs. McDaniel also leaves 37 grand-
children and 35 great-grandchildren to mourn
her death.

She was Aunt Susie to all and to know her
was to love her.

The funeral service was conducted by her

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pastor, Rev, J. W. Braxton, Tuesday morn-
ing, September 18, in Smith's Grove church,
after which her body was laid to rest in the
church cemetery.

Walle

Mocksville Charge. John Waller died from
on attack of dropsy on September 16, 1928.
Mr. Waller was born in 1858. He leaves to
mourn his death his wife, nine children and a
host of friends. He was married in 1882 to
Miss Jane Whisunt, and to this union were
born 10 children, nine of whom survive:
Messrs. L. P., G. W., K. C, N. W., of Advance,
and R. W. Waller, of Winston-Salem, Mrs.
Clyde Cidden, of Advance, and Mrs. Sam
Fry, of Advance; also Mrs. Jap Jones and
Mrs. Johnnie Jones, of Fork Church. He
also leaves 27 grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.

He was a member of Elbaville M. P. church

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for 20 years, and told his friends that he was
ready to go when the Master called him.

Funeral service was conducted by his pas-
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September 17 at 3:30 o'clock, after which his
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SUPPORT RALLY DAY
The coming Rally Day Service will be our
first special effort together in the new cen-
tury. I appeal to the entire church to sup-
port it enthusiastically. Hold the service,
present your offering, and help make this
Rally Day worth while.

J. C. BROOMFIELD,
Pres. Gen'l Conf.

PREVENT FIRES!

President Coolidge has issued a proclama-
tion setting aside the week beginning Octo-
ber 7 as Fire Prevention Week. He calls
upon every community in the land, through
its schools, churches, and civic organizations,
to turn its attention to means of preventing
fires during that week. "Year by year," the
proclamation says, "fire has resulted in the
the destruction of many lives and mnch ma-
terial wealth. In 1927, property loss alone
in the United States due to fire is estimated
to have totaled more than 475 million dol-
lars, while loss of life from the same cause
was likewise heavy."— Current Events.

Eaker-Beam

A very pretty but simple wedding was
solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
•I. L. Beam, of Cherryville, N. C, Route 3,
Saturday morning, September 22, 1928, at
sunrise when their daughter, Essie Virginia,
became the bride of Mr. Connie Plato Eaker,
of Cherryville, Route 1.

The home was beautifully decorated with'
ferns and fall flowers. The bride wore a
dainty gown of white crepe de chine with
touches of silver. The ring ceremony was
carried out. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. M. C. Henderson, pastor of the bride.

The bride is the attractive daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Beam, and now holds a posi-
tion as primary teacher at Northbrook High
School.

The bridegroom is a graduate of Weaver
College, Weaverville, N. C, and at the pres-
ent time is a teacher in the Northbrook
schools.

Immediately following the ceremony a wed-
ding breakfast was served, after which Mr.
and Mrs. Eaker left for a trip to Washing-
ton, D. C.

The friends of the popular couple wish for
them many years of marital bliss and happi-
ness.

After September 28 they will be at home
at Northbrook, N. C.

REPORTER.

Wedding Invitation

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph William Boyles re-
quest the honor of your presence at the mar-
riage of their daughter, Ruth, to Mr. Guy
Rucker Dudley, on Saturday evening, the
thirteenth of October, at half after eight
o'clock. Community Methodist Protestant
Church, Thomasville, North Carolina.

Mr. and Mrs. Dudley will be at home after
November 1 at 165 Holbrooke Avenue, Dan-
ville, Va.

_►-

—Mrs. J. M. Stone, of Grace church, lost a
brother by death, Mr. J. A. Pugh, of Durham.
The funeral was held last Sunday.

September 27, 192S

LONGER DAYS THAN LABOR UNIONS
ALLOW

'T>t me .mention one day in the life of a
circuit rider that is a little more than typi-
cal," writes a Western Congregational home
missionary pastor. "It had been thawing for
some time. Main roads were terrible. Side
roads were impassible. I had called up to
postpone the services but was called back
and was asked whether I would come if they
found a way for me. I said that I would.
So after morning service and a hurried din-
ner I drove through nine miles of mud, which
might be more nearly described in some
places as soft soap, and in others as soft
tar. Two miles from my destination I was
met by a boy who had an extra horse for me,
I then had a slow, hard rido up mountain
roads in mud that no buggy could get
through. The horses had to rest several
times. After a more than usually successful
meeting, I was asked to go farther on to visit
an old man who had been bedridden for al-
most a year. He had sent word for me but
had given up hope of my coming because
of the weather. I never before saw so much
help given to another just by the short talk
we had together. I went back on horseback
to my car, had a late supper in one of the
homes, and just reached by next appoint-
ment in time for the evening service. This
was a long day— longer than that allowed by
labor unions — but it was one of the greatest
days in my ministry." — Congregationalist.

•-♦-•

— M. S. Rudisill continues to win renown as
a good wheat grower. His final report is
1,207 bushals of grain on 40 acres of land.
On one field where he had plowed under a
clover sod, he produced on average of 40
bushels on 16 acres.

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NUMBER 47

Wanted — a Good Substitute for Bridge

We do not know how to play bridge. We do not know
how other people play it. We infer from newspaper reports
of soeial events that many people are indulging in the game
in these passing days. In a recent sermon to which we
listened we heard the preacher say that he had inspected
reports of many social gatherings and in about seven out of
ten bridge is played. Why ask for a substitute for a game
so popular? It is perhaps unreasonable to do so, but we are
moved by the fact that this preacher declared most emphati-
cally that there is nothing in bridge. We believe that he
knows pretty well what he is talking about, and on the ground
of his judgment we are moved to ask whether some occupation
can be found for ladies of leisure which will leave them with
the feeling that they have been doing something worth while.
Or is that preacher wholly wrong in his verdict ? Is bridge a
necessity in these strenuous days upon whi-h these ladies
have come* Does it relieve their overwrought nerves and
make them fit for the work they are doing when not playing
bridge? We ask because we wish to know. We insist on
either a substitute for bridge or a justification of bridge.
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Be Honest With Your Pastor

Honestly is so generally recognized as a fundamental
requirement of morality that it seems to be almost an insult
to remind people of the obligation to be honest. Yet this
primal virtue does not always manifest itself in full force
in dealing with ministers of the Gospel, and we therefore feel
that a few words on the subject may lie admissible. We have
specially in mind pastors and their pastoral charges. There
are several ways in which a charge may treat a pastor dis-
honestly. Perhaps the most common way — and more common
formerly than now — is to fail to pay him all his salary. .Some-
times charges rashly promise more than they can easily pay,
but after they have agreed to pay, they are under obligation
to pay. There are some nice questions involved as to the way
to raise the money. The best-paying members may have paid
more than their share, and many members may have failed
to pay their share and may be unwilling to pay it. It then
becomes a serious question how the deficit is to be made up.
But this is the charge's problem, and honesty to the pastor
requires that the balance be raised somehow.

Another way in which a charge may treat a pastor dis-
honestly is by making on his mind the impression that his
return for the next year is desired when the fact is otherwise.
Some charges have been reported as instructing their delegate
to the Annual Conference to ask for the return of the present
pastor and then have been represented by an informal depu-
tation of leading members to impress the stationing committee
that a change of pastors is very much desired if indeed not
imperative if the charge is to be saved from utter ruination.
No one can defend such tactics as that. No charge has a
right to treat its pastor in any such way. It is a delicate

matter to inform a pastor that it is believed best for the
charge that there can be a change of pastors. It is the more
delicate because in some cases those who hold this opinion
are mistaken. But when the time comes that there is a strong
general desire for change, whether based on reason or on
mere prejudice, it may be that a new pastoral supply should
be sought. In the absence of the pastor the delegate is
instructed to seek another minister. Should the pastor be
kept in ignorance of this action and allowed to go up to
conference with the expectation that he is to be returned?
Surely not. Some discreet brother should be deputized to
inform the pastor of the fact in the ease.

Preachers are men with human feelings and should be
treated fairly.

Asheboro Church Dedication

A large congregation assembled in the Asheboro church
last Sunday to take part in or witness the dedication of the
house of worship. The ritual of the church for such occasions
was followed, the choir and the minister alternating in the
reading of parts. Dr. E. M. Andrews, president of High
Point College, delivered an appropriate sermon, after which
Pastor Pritehard announced that R, R. Ross had been unani-
mously selected by a committee to present the church for
dedication. Bro. Ross arose and asked the other trustees to
stand up with him, whereupon Hon. W. C. Hammer, Dr.
Swaim, and Arthur Ross arose. Brother Ross then made a
brief speech of presentation. The ceremony was concluded,
and the members of the congregation were asked by the pastor
to inspect the building.

The church is a more elaborate structure than one realizes
on entering the auditorium. It is compactly built and con-
tains many rooms. There are nearly twenty rooms for Sun-
day school classes besides large rooms for assemblage pur-
poses. One has to go down into the basement to realize how
much space there is there. The primary department of the
Sunday school holds its meetings in the basement, and there
is provision also for soeial meetings of the congregation. It
is really a three-story church and the upper floor has six
or eight class rooms.

The church is equipped with modern heating and ven-
tilating plant. It is furnished with comfortable and hand-
some pews and has stained glass windows. It is one of the
best located churches in Asheboro and has a growing member-
ship. It has one of the most capable pastors in our Confer-
ence, and we hope for its continued growth and prosperity.

The congregation last Sunday included quite a number of
visitors from a distance who came to rejoice with the Ashe-
boro people in their brightened prospects.

Two former pastors sent their congratulations, Rev. T. M.
-Johnson by letter and Rev. L. W. Gerringer by telegram.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

October 4, 1928

THE OLD SOAK

By Ernest H. Cherrington, LL.D., Litt.D.

Director of Department of Education, Anti-Saloon

League of America

Have you ever met the Old Soak? He is fast vanishing.

He will soon be as extinct as the carrier pigeon, the dodo, the

great auk or Sinbad's roe. It almost seems a pity that science

could not preserve him by the vitaphone or some other device

that would let us see and hear him as he is. Yet, even then

much of the peculiar flavor that made him unique would be

lost. Don Marquis placed him on the stage as Clem Hawley,

probably the very best picture of this disappearing species

which has ever been given.

The Old Soak was lovable, but a total loss to any com-
munity. He was well meaning, but as unreliable as a boot-
legger's word. He was a "good fellow" when with the boys
down at the corner saloon, but his wife had a different opinion
of him. His sons usually viewed him as a horrible example
and became teetotalers themselves, while his daughter blushed
with shame if he met her while she was in the company of
her friends.

Possibly there can be no stronger indictment of the bev-
erage liquor traffic than some of the Old Soaks whom we
have known. Many of them were men of culture, men of
exquisite refinement, men with the perfect courtesy of the
old school. Even in the ultimate degradation to which they
had fallen, they still had an air. One felt that they had
been, even though they weer not, gentlemen. The contrast
between what they were and what they had been and the
still more tragic contrast between what they were and what
they might have been, constitutes an indictment which the
liquor group can never answer.

The Old Soak never planned to be an old soak. He merely
planned to be sociable. All he sought was a little agreeable
color and fragrance in life. He believed he could "take it
or let it alone." Like Joe Jefferson's "Rip Van "Winkle"
he often said, "I won't count this one," but nature counted
it and the uncounted steins of beer, the uncounted glasses of
wine, the uncounted pints of whiskey soon changed the care-
less laughing good fellow into the hopeless Old Soak.

The Old Soak did not want to reform. With Omar
Khayyam he might say:

"Though wine hath rent my robe of honor, well,
I often wonder what the vintners buy
One-half so precious as the stuff they sell."

All that ambition meant to him, all that life held out of
promise in his glowing youth, all his dreams of achievement,
of fame and honor, all these he has bartered for his glass
of wine. After a time that glass of wine became the strongest,
most influential spirits which the malignant ingenuitj' of
man could devise.

The Old Soak was not really old. He merely looked old.
His gray hair, his uncertain walk, the trembling of his hands,
his lack of consecutiveness when he talked did not make him
venerable. His life had not ripened into mellowed years of
fruitage but had been blighted into premature decay. Unlike
Browning's Rabbi Ben Ezra, he could not say:

"Grow old along with me,
The best is yet to be."

The Old Soak would never invite youth to a pilgrimage
that companioned his. He knew that his old age was "unwept,

unhonored and unsung." Like Shakespeare's Wolsey he had
felt "a frost, a killing frost," -and "honors, friends and all
he hoped to have" had been swept away. Like Cleopatra, he
had dissolved a priceless pearl in a glass of wine. He knew
il, hut he knew it far too late.

Among the ancient Hebrews, slaves were freed in the Year
of Jubilee. Some slaves, however, declined to accept manu-
mission and the law directed that as evidence of that refusal
these were taken to the door posts where an awl was driven
through their ear into the portal. Unseen by the physical
eye, that stigmata of unbreakable slavery marked the Old
Soak. His fetters had become so great and so much a part
of himself that he had lost even the will to cast them off.

As a nation, we do not sanction the making of Old Soaks
any more. Instead, we are emphasizing the making of leaders
of the world's dreams, for the raw material of an Old Soak
is also tlie raw material of a great statesman, a great poet, a
great leader of mankind. Tht easy accessibility to liquor
which made possible the development of a Clem Hawley has
passed away forever in this nation. There may be a few, who
because of some diseased appetites or depraved tastes, may
crave the fiery draughts of liquor, but the wholesale produc-
tion of the Old Soak has been abandoned. One might reverse
the application of the epitaph Shakespeare wrote for a dead
king, "Take him for all in all. We shall not look upon his like
again. ' '

•— ♦—

AFTER

After the darkness and storm
Cometh a radiant light ;
After the winds and the rain
Cometh the sunshine bright ;
After the gloaming and night
Cometh the glorious dawn;
After the toiling and cares
Cometh the victor's song.

After the turmoil and strife

Cometh a wondrous peace ;

After the doubts and the fears

Cometh a sure release ;

After the sorrow and tears

Cometh a heavenly strain ;

After the prayer and praise

Cometh His blessing again.

— Selected.

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— The social element in amusement is a very Christian
element, lor brotherhood is a Christian attribute. Playing
together aids us to work together. If we cannot get along
with others in our games, we cannot get along with them in
our business. "Team play" teaches co-operation in getting
large affairs of life well done. Christians are to live help-
fully wi1h others, and to that end they will play charmingly
with others. — C. E. World.

— Some really great Bible characters get only small men-
tion in the Bible. There is Enoch, for instance. All that we
know about him is that he "walked with God," and Hebrews
11 tells us that he pleased God. The big fact is that "he was
not, for God took him." His life was spent in intimate com-
munion with God, so that he did not taste of death. He is
great because was was a man of prayer. — C. E. World.

October i, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Denominational Enterprises

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

Resume of the Minutes of the Executive Committee

Meeting of the Board of Missions Held in

Baltimore, Md., Sept. 20, 1928

Those present were G. H. Miller, J. C. Broomfield, S. W.
Rosenberger, G. W. Haddaway, Mrs. Henry Hupfield, Mrs.
A. G. Dixon, Mrs. Marie Thompson, J. M. Sheridan, J. H.
Straughn and J. W. Hawley.

A communication was read from Miss Mable Shaffer stat-
ing that it would be very difficult for her to keep an engage-
ment at the Eastern Conference and at her suggestoin the
Executive Committee authorized Mrs. Thompson to fill the
engagement.

Miss Shaffer was employed for promotional work at $75
per month.

Rev. J. F. Minnis and Rev. Clyde Auman, our missionaries
on furlough, were present and addressed the meeting con-
cerning their work, making very helpful suggestions.

J. W. Hawley reported his conferences with lawyers and
his negotiations with the Executive Committee of the W. F.
M. S. concerning the method of affecting the union of our
missionary interests.

On motion G. W. Haddaway was authorized to draw a
voucher for $170.00 as a refund to Mrs. East, and J. H.
Straughn was asked to send her a statement of the monies
received from the W. F. M. S. Branches.

J. W. Hawley was asked to continue his negotiations with
the W. F. M. S. and the W. H. M. S. for the purpose of
arriving at a satisfactory plan by which we can carry out
the directions of the General Conference and unite the mis-
sionary work of the church as soon as possible.

A report from Mrs. Larsen, the treasurer of the China
mission, was read and approved.

A letter from Dr. Edith Lacy with recommendations con-
cerning the hospital in India was read.

A letter was read from Miss Hodges in which she pledged
her full co-operation with the Board of Missions.

The repairs on Chandeker's house in India amounting to
123 rupees-4-9 were ordered paid.

A letter was read from Mr. and Mrs. Soderbaum in which
they inclosed their medical certificates.

A letter was read from Mr. Cassen making certain sug-
gestions concerning missionary pensions. G. W. Haddaway
was asked to ascertain what other denominations are doing
for their retired missionaries in India.

The India Mission was authorized to proceed with the
building of the Girls' School according to the plans already
approved, with the request that Rev. Cassen be made the chair-
man of the building committee. Mrs. Thompson was asked
to notify Mrs. Neer, treasurer of the Ohio Branch, of this
action so that she might forward the money which the Ohio
Branch has raised for this purpose.

It was decided to send $125 to India for boys' clothing,
and to approve the use of $111 out of the reserve fund for
the same purpose.

The report of Dr. Woodford, of Pine Ridge, Ky., was read.

The report of Miss Bessie M. Eiss. Home Missionary
worker at Dillonvale, Ohio, was read. G. W. Haddaway and
Mrs. John Feth, president of the Ohio Branch of the W. H.
M. S., in company with Rev. John Sharp, Presbyterial Super-
intendent of Missions for the Presbyterian church in Ohio,
from whom the suggestion came, were asked to visit Dillon-
vale and survey the work there with a view to recommending
to the Board of Missions any change in policy that will better
serve the interests of the Kingdom.

An architect was employed to supervise the erection of a
church at Rochester, N. Y.

The Executive Secretaries were ordered to secure bond for
the official force of the Board of Missions in the sum of
$10,000.

It was decided to confirm the agreement entered into by
the committee sent to visit the First Church, Detroit, whereby
the funds due to the Board of Missions from the Michigan
Conference shall be applied to the obligation of the Board
to the First Church, Detroit.

A letter from Rev. M. L. Matthews, president of the Fort
Smith-Oklahoma Conference, was read relating our opportuni-
ties about the Mazzard Church in Arkansas. The matter was
referred to the Executive Secretary with instructions to visit
the conference.

On motion it was decided to accept the bid of the Stockton
Press of $220 for 4,000. copies of the Missionary Record de-
livered at the post office for mailing ; and that Mrs. Thompson
assume the editorship of the Record with the January issue.

Mrs. C. S. Kidd was elected to represent the Board of
Missions in the National Council of Women for Home
Missions.

The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be
held in Pittsburgh, Pa., November 13, 1928.

J. W. Hawley, Secretary.

RALLY DAY POSTERS

The Department of Educational Institutions of the Board
of Christian Education has sent to most of our churches a
special Rally Day poster. This is a plan never before adopted
by the Board, but the drawing and printing is of such a high
order we are sure our people will appreciate it. If properly
placed it should advertise the coming Rally Day service in a
manner to attract attention and to increase the attendance
and offering.

This poster has been prepared and distributed at no little
expense. This money will be wasted unless our pastors and
leaders see that it is placed somewhere in the church where
it will speak its message. It is a real bugle call to remember
Rally Day and our New Century Service. If any more are
desired, a line to this office will be promptly answered.

The number of orders received for the Rally Day supplies
is close to the high record of last year. But. many of our
churches have not been heard from yet. If you believe in the
work being done by this Board in behalf of our colleges and
seminary, in behalf of our young people, in behalf of a better
trained leadership for every department of the local church,
if you believe in the cause of Christian Education, you will
not fail to hold a Rally Day service. And certainly if you
wish to give to the work your church is trying to do in its
local field an impulse and inspiration which will be felt
throughout the year you will put forth an extra effort to have
a real rally clay. The program prepared by the Board of

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October 4, 1928

Christian Education costs you nothing. You are welcome to
all the supplies needed. Drop us a line and the material will
be in your hands within a few days.

This is your first opportunity to do something definite
and generous in support of the New Century Service, Send
your orders to Frank W. Stephenson, Board of Christian
Education. 61:.! W. Diamond St.: N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

The chairmen of the various appointive conference com-
mittees are announced below. The full membership of each
committee will be added as soon as the full conference roll
is in hand. If each chairman can have the report of his
committee well formulated before the meeting of conference,
the work will be greatly expedited.

The committees follow: Credentials, C. W. Bates; Fra-
ternal Relations, George R, Brown; Literature and Education,
Paul S. Kennett; Methodist Protestant Herald, T. 0. Pender;
Missions, J. F. Miirnis; Official Character, J. D. Williams;
Pulpit Service, J. H. Moton; Ordinances, R. M. Andrews;
Parsonages, J. H. Allen ; Pastoral Work, N. 6. Bethea ; Presi-
dent's Message, J. A. Burgess; Rural Church Life, George L.
Curry; Social Reform, T. M. Johnson; Superannuates, B. M.-
Williams; Young People's Work, L. W. Gerringer.

The following obituary committees are hereby announced,
with the first named as chairman: In honor of Bro. D. A.
Braswell, W. F. Ashburn, A. G. Dixon. N. G. Bethea, G. H.
Hendrey, D. A. McLaurin, R, S. Garmon. In honor of Bro.
J. F. Dosier, W. F. Kennett, W. F. Ashburn, E. C. Harris,
Wm. H. Neese, W. M. Pike, J. H. Moton, John Lamb, Kelly
Coltrane. S. W. Taylor.

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RECEPTION OF THE FRIENDSHIP SCHOOL BAGS

The great stadium in Mexico City was crowded on Sep-
tember 15 with 65,000 participants in the patriotic program
celebrating the 118th anniversary of Mexico's declaration of
independence from Spain. On the tribunal sat President
Calles, his cabinet, and representatives of the diplomatic
group. The Mexican Committee on World Friendship among
Children, with Mrs. Einrieh as their guest of honor, sat
immediately behind the President.

One part of the very remarkably staged, three-hour pro-
gram was particularly significant for Americans — the section
given to the presentation of the Friendship School Bags. Bo.ys
and girls — 3,000 of them — each carrying a Friendship School
Bag, marched four abreast down the field between the cheer-
ing thousands seated in the stadium, while the presentation
speech was made by Mrs. Emrieh, and two Friendship Bags,
one for the boj's and one for the girls of Mexico, were pre-
sented to the First Secretary of the Embassy, acting for the
Ambassador. He in turn, speaking in Spanish, presented the
bags to the President. In front of the President's chair stood
a Mexican boy and girl representing the school children of
the Republic. With a quick smile and greeting the President
put into their hands these symbols of friendship and goodwill
from the children of the United States, while the strains of
the "Star Spangled Banner" were heard from one end of the
great stadium to the other.

The task of receiving, recording, classifying and allocat-
ing the Bags among Mexico's million and a quarter primary
school children proved to be a much more exacting one than
had been anticipated.

"You will rejoice to know," writes Mrs. Emrieh from
Mexico City, "that a course on international friendship has
been written into the curriculum of the primary schools of
Mexico, due entirely, so Mr. Moises Saenz, Acting Minister of
Education, told me, to this friendship project from the United
States."

' " In one school that I visited this morning the teacher said
they are studying about the United States, its history, its
accomplishments, its people, and all in a friendly way. 'This,'
she said, 'is a new thing, and strange, but we are happy in
doing it !' "

Another teacher said: "We have heard a great deal about
our enemies in the United States, but we had not heard before
of the friends we have there."

An American long resident in Mexico observed: "I heard
the Mexican band playing the 'Star Spangled Banner' in
the stadium, saw the American flag waving while the thou-
sands of Mexican children, carrying their Friendship Bags,
marched down the field, and watched the packed crowds stand-
ing and cheering. I realized that I had never seen anything
quite like this in Mexico before."

After a conference with Dr. Moises Saenz it was decided
to continue the project until the first of December in order
that as many Bags as possible might be available for distri-
bution in the primary schools. The 26,000 Bags already in
hand have assured real success to this enterprise. But many
American schools and churches heard of this project too late
in the spring to have a share in it and it is felt that if it is .-.
continued until December 5 (the last date for mailing Bags)
many thousand additional Bags will be sent and many more
schools and pupils in the United States and in Mexico will
be brought into the circle of this beautiful program. Full
information of this friendship project may be secured from
the Committee on World Friendship among Children, 289
Fourth Avenue. New York. A beautifully illustrated folder
pictures the sending of Friendship Bags from the United
States and their reception by the Department of Education
in Mexico City.

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DYING GRACE

John Wesley said upon one occasion, "Our people die
well." That is true of all good Christians. Interesting and
inspiring are these dying declarations of some of God's chil-
dren who were the world's great servants. Here are their
last words:

Richard Baxter: "I have pain, but. I have peace."
Edward Payson: "The battle is fought, the victory won.
John Wesley: "The best of all. God is with us."
Charles Wesley: "I shall be satisfied when I awake in
thy likeness."

Susannah Wesley: "Children, 'I am going; lift a song
of praise."

John Fletcher: "I am like a bird escaping from its cage."
Prince Albert: "Roek of Ages, cleft for me."
Lady Huntington: "I am going to my Father tonight."
Philip Melanthton: "Nothing now but heaven."
John Bradford, to his fellow-martyr: "Be of good com-
fort, we shall sup with Christ tonight,"

Edward Perronet, author of "All Hail the Power of Jesus'
Name": "Glory to God in the height of His divinity! Glory
to God in the depths of His humanity! Glory to God in all
His sufficiency ! Into His hands I commit my spirit." —
N. C. Christian Advocate,

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OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

SLOGAN

for the Closing Quarter
No Charge Without an Honor Roll Church

We trust that this goal is being kept before the people,
and that it may be pushed with fervor and faith from now
until the end. We ean't hope to accomplish it unless this is
done. If we fail, let us not fail in the "try." A pushing
pastor, and one or two daring laymen, or laywomen, and
somebody will go up to conference happy.
Pageland
Sept. 24-25. — On this date we were with Bro. Phillips and
his people of the Pageland charge. The first appointment
was at New Hope, on Monday night. We were there for the
first time, as a "boy preacher," just a few years ago. This
church is located about six miles south of Monroe, and seems
to be favorably known in that section. Pastor Phillips told
us that the attendance at the regular services usually fills
the house, and that the attendance on special occasions is
very large. An arbor, 40x65, has recently been built on the
church grounds. It is well constructed and well seated. The
natural incline of the land gives it an elevated floor. This
provides a commodious place for revival meetings and other
special occasions, and must be a very comfortable place in
hot weather. The attendance on the occasion of our visit was
good, we thought, for a Monday night service, and the recep-
tion of our message was pleasing. We trust that our visit to
them was mutually helpful.

On Tuesday night we were at Pageland. This church is in
South Carolina, a short distance across the state Hue, and
twenty miles southeast of Monroe. Pageland is a nice little
town of one thousand population. Our church membership
at this place is not large, though loyal and interesting. We
were there in a meeting a few years ago, assisting Bro. Quick
in a meeting. We missed him and others who were there at
that time, but who now have their places, we trust, in the
church triumphant. We were pleased with our visit to each
of these churches, and shall watch their future with renewed
interest. Bro. Phillips has the full confidence of his people,
and is doing a good work. We hope for a gratifying eon;
ference report from this charge. The pastor and people have
our grateful thanks for kindnesses shown us while on the
work.

Methodist Co-operation

Sept. 26. — The Commission on Methodist Co-operation met
on this date, witli three members of each church present.
Some advanced plans, looking towards the realization of the
purposes of this commission, have been worked out, and will
be submitted to the respective conferences of the two churches
in their fall sessions. We believe that some plan should be
agreed upon by which there may be a better co-operation, in
form, in many communities where there are small groups of
Methodists and other kindred bodies.

Midway Church (Guilford Charge)

Sept. 26. — It was oui' privilege to bo hen' in one of the
very best attended quarterly conferences. Each of the five

churches was represented, and some with large delegations.
The reports of the various Sunday schools of the charge
showed marked improvement in interest and attendance.
Practically all, we believe, contribute to the Children's Home.
Hickory Grove reported an active Aid Society of 20 members
and $100 raised this year. They show a line enthusiasm in
this work. Finances were found to be considerably in arrears,
both on pastor's salary and on budgets. However, the con-
ference manifested a hopeful interest in this phase of their
work, and we believe that they will have a report that will be
to their credit when the end comes. Pastor Ashburn has
been zealous in promoting the spiritual and the material
interests of the charge, and has done a good year's work. He
is esteemed and loved by his people. We are still saying that
Guilford should be one of our choice charges.

C res we 11

Sept. 30.— We were with this charge on this date, visiting
two churches, Mt. Hermon, 11 a. m., and Creswell, 7 :30 p. m.
The attendance was not large at either place, probably inter-
fered with by rain. Since we were on this field a few years
ago the Creswell church has been removed from its original
location to a site hard by the parsonage. We think the change
is a decided improvement. The church here, and also the
.Mt. Hermon church, are neat and well-kept buildings. How-
ever, a coat of paint is needed on the exterior of the Mt.
Hermon church. We were glad to find the major part of
pastor's salary already paid, and we trust that the full amount
promised will lie paid by the close of the conference year.
We are hoping, also, that the charge will make an encouraging
showing on the budgets. We are sure this can be done if a
few laymen at each church will rally to the pastor in a per-
sistent effort in this direction. Creswell charge should be on
several conference honor rolls. We trust they will not let
our faith be without their good works. Pastor Hethcox is
serving his tenth year on this charge. His people speak in
high praise of him, both as to his standing with his charge,
and with the people, in general, throughout the county. He
is encouraged over developments that have marked his' minis-
try. This charge has the disadvantage of being remade from
other fields of the conference. However, there are many
good people here, and it is gratifying to find hopeful signs
on the work. The contribution to the Children's Home last
year was next to the largest in the conference. We were
glad to see again old friends on the charge, and to pastor
and people we are indebted for transportation and the hos-
pitality of their homes.

Pastoral Supply

This matter is at the front new, and logically so. with
pastors and charges alike. We would be superhuman, I
think, if it were otherwise. However, it is not a matter that
needs to be attended with undue concern. Throughout the
history of the church we have depended upon God to direct
in this; and He is still with us. What we need to do is to
pray that He may be so in our hearts, and so in our delibera-
tions, that His will may be done in every assignment. Let us
so pray, brethren.

We suggest that where changes seem necessary that pastors
go right on with their work, as though no change were ex-
pected. Officers should be notified, at least the delegate; but
it is our opinion that it is best to have very little to say
publicly about a change. The people need to have their minds
kept on a fit closing of the year's work, and not on a change

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love

of pastors. And let us see to it that in the change
abound, that there may be no lingering sting.
Interesting— Encouraging
Prom the 51 charges returning budget questionnaires the
following facts arc gleaned :

Forty-four charges will pay salary in full ; 27, A. C. B. ;
38, college assessment ; 31, superannuate assessment; 39, repre-
sentative's expense; sixteen charges will pay all claims in
full. Several charges that we think can be counted on for
liberal payments have not yet returned the questionnaire.
We believe that the figures above will be still more interesting
and encouraging when the reports are all in. The only thing
about this showing so far that is at all disparaging is a seem-
ing shortage in pastors' salaries. We most earnestly hope
that no charge will permit that to occur. No charge will
want that record, we are sure, and certainly no pastor can
afford that loss.

The reports of pastors that have not yet been received
will be appreciated.

Special Herald Number
This will be run week after next. Pictures, and the brief
word about church or parsonage, must be in my hands not
later than Friday, October 12. The cuts will cost about $3.00
each. If we can get pictures of all of our church and par-
sonage building during the year, we would have a very inter-
esting and pleasing number of the Herald.
Appointments
Oct. 3, Quarterly conference, Winston church. Hour,
7 :30 p.m.

Oct. 4, Quarterly conference, Vest Forsyth charge, Har-
mony Grove church. Preaching, 11 a.m. ; conference, 1 :30 p.m.
Oct. 7, Anderson charge. Fairview, 11a.m.; Liberty Hill,
7 -.30 p.m.

Oct. 9, Quarterly conference, Poekingham charge. Hour,
7 :30 p.m.

Oct. 12, Quarterly conference, Tabernacle. Tabernacle
charge. Hour, 2 :00 p.m.

Oct. 11, Whitaker's and Enfield. Whitaker's, 11 a.m. and
quarterly conference, 2 :00 p.m. Enfield, 7 :30 p.m.

Oct. 15, Quarterly conference, Flat Rock church, Vance
charge. Hour, 7 :30 p.m.

Oct. 21, Quarterly conference, Liberty-Siler charge, at
Liberty. Hour, 2:30 p.m.

"And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season
we shall reap if we faint not."

S. W. Taylor.
Oct, 2, 1928.

GETTING CHURCH MEMBERS BY
BY HIGH PRESSURE

The one great task of the Church is to add new members
to its fold, but this is not the chief end of the Church. There
is a vast difference between a member added to the Church
and one added to the Kingdom of Christ. A church that has
a good number added to the church roll may not be so much
entitled to praise as one that has worked on the members
already in the church, but added no members at all. It might
be better to get some drones out of the hive before we add
more new ones. It might be well to get our members to
church and shut the front door before we start a revival meet-
ing for the general public.

Surely it is the wrong ideal to make our first aim that,
of getting new members unless, first of all, those members are
spiritual members before they add their names to the roll.
Some high-pressure methods of adding members are cer-
tainly subject to criticism. We know one church that re-
quired the preacher to add so many members to the roll each
week. We have met members whose names were on church
rolls when they had never entered the church. The pastor
in his zeal got their names when they did not have interest
enough to go to church when they were received or at any
time after. We met a woman a few weeks ago who declared
that she had learned with surprise that her name was on a
church roll when she had had no intention of removing her
membership from the home church.

It would lie a good move to be more careful when mem-
bers are sought for our churches and to be sure they are in
heart prepared. — Richmond Christian Advocate.

— H-

THE MOST NEEDED SERVICE

There are far more famishing souls in the world than
there are starving bodies. The former are all about you ; and
the noblest service known to earth is to feed them upon the
bread of life. Are you, as a professed disciple of Jesus, faith-
fully endeavoring to do this? Or are you insistent upon
spending your strength in the easier and more superficial
ministries of a physical kind"? The missionary who carries
effective help to immortal human spirits in whom sin is en-
throned and working its awful ruin is the missionary that
mankind most needs. This is the work that the Apostles
counted of such vast importance that they appointed others
to "serve tables," that they might give themselves unremit-
tingly to it. It is a sacred duty to do good to the bodies of
men and we dare not neglect it; but as Christ's representa-
tives in the world, that is not our highest obligation to our

PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT

It is asserted that prohibition cannot be enforced. Yet
the records show that 36,546 liquor dealers were convicted in
the Federal courts last year — an average of 100 for every
day of the year. Of these 11,818 were sent to prison. The
others paid fines of $4,143,040. Now, in 1928, let the fines be
doubled, and especially the jail sentences be tripled. The
law-breakers will move heaven and earth to try to keep out
of jail. A stiff dose of incarceration might help enforcement
mightily. — The Presbyterian, of Philadelphia.
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fellow-creatures,
Selected.

and woe lie unto us if we make it

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— Are we lil'e-bringers? Does our influence fill life with
new meanings, ennoble it, enrich it? — C. E. World,

Asheboro Church Dedication

(Continued from Page One)

These communications were read to the congregation by
Pastor Pritebard.

Rev. N. M. Harrison was present to preach at the evening
service. It was regretted that Mrs. J. S. Lewis and her
daughter, Mrs. N. M. Harrison, were kept from attendance by
Mrs. Harrison's illness, and the more because this occasion
was meant to honor the memory of Brother Lewis, whose
liberal bequest to the church made possible the dedication at
this time.

October 4, 1928

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PROHIBITION NOT A FAILURE

We are hearing a great deal these days about the failure
of prohibition in our country. The preachment to that effect
is, in our opinion, without justification. To be sure, the law
is not perfectly enforced. No law is. We have had laws
against theft and murder ever since our nation existed ; yet
we still have much stealing and many killings. But nobody
is proposing to strike from our statute books the laws against
these crimes. Such a proposal would be regarded as abso-
lutely preposterous.

There is a considerable amount of illicit liquor-selling
going on and intoxicants are yet consumed to a considerable
extent; but the selling and the drinking are small compared
to what we had under the saloon regime.

The benefits of prohibition to the American people have
been manifold and far-reaching. It has contributed to their
betterment financially. This is shown by the increased de-
posits in saving banks and in the larger number of laboring
people who own their homes. It has, furthermore, been of
immense moral benefit. The improvement of conditions in
this respect constitutes one of the most outstanding achieve-
ments of modern times.

There should be no weakening of our national prohibition
laws, nor abatement in the effort to enforce them effectively.
That any kind of state regulation of liquor-selling would
prove satisfactory, we do not believe. South Carolina tried
experiments of that sort years ago and found them imprac-
ticable; and the reports that now come to us from Canada,
where such a system is in operation, are to the effect that
many results attest the failure of the scheme. All the history
of the past in dealing with the liquor traffic warrants the
assertion that nothing but its complete suppression gives any
hope of riddance of the direful evils which everywhere attend
its existence in any form. — Southern Methodist.

— H

PRAYER

Prayer is communion with our God ;

A whisper in His ear,
To tell Him of our needs and wants,

With faith that He will hear.

We go to Him with all our cares,
And all our griefs make known ;

Our weaknesses and secret sins
Lay bare before His throne.

For He has told us in His Word,

Although our sins are great,
That with the Father evermore

We have an Advocate.

And blessings for the ones

Whose lives are dearer than our own,
Whose praj-ers have been neglected

Since they have older grown.

And for the ones that we must love,

Although they love us not;
Help us to plead for them, Dear Lord.

Lest they should be forgot.

— Mrs. C. W. Millnei

STEPS IN STEWARDSHIP

The earth did not belong to my ancestors; they could not
give it to me.

lit will not belong to my children; I cannot bequeath it to
them.

It does belong to God. He entrusts a share of its care to
me. I am His steward.

Stewards are not required to be wealthy or brilliant; but
they are required to be faithful.

The tithe is an acknowledgment that all I have belongs to
God. I am His debtor. The tithe is not a free-will offering.
It is a debt to God for His work. To withhold it is to rob
God. By carefully observing stewardship in financial mat-
ters, I become a faithful steward of God's property. Stew-
ardship includes the use of all talents for God.

One-tenth of the income received by each 100 Christians
will equip for Christian service and adequately maintain at
least ten who are called to devote all their time to God's
service. — Exchange.

CHRIST ALONE

The world, I thought, belonged to me —
Goods, gold, and people, land and sea —
Where'er I w-alked beneath God's sky,
In those old days, my word was "I."

Years passed : there flashed my pathway near
The fragrance of a vision dear ;
My former word no more sufficed,
And what I said was — ' ' I and Christ. ' '

But, 0, the more I looked on Him,
His glory grew, while mine grew dim;
I shrank so small, he towered so high,
All I dared say was "Christ and I."

Years more the vision held its place

And looked me steadily in the face ;

I speak now in a humbler tone,

And what I say is — "Christ alone."

— Samuel Valentine Cole.
— H

THE GREAT DISCOVERY

"What is the greatest discovery you ever made?" asked
a young man of the celebrated Sir James Y. Simpson, the dis-
coverer of the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic. He re-
plied: "The greatest discovery I ever made was that I was
a great sinner, and that Jesus was a great Savior. ' '

The person who has never made the discovery that he is
a sinner, and who considers he has no need of a Savior, is a
person in peril. Jesus "came not to call the righteous, but
sinners to repentance." — Exchange.

THE GREAT BATTLE

Ever and everywhere a mighty battle is raging around us,
a battle in which we are all volunteers, aye, and enrolled
soldiers on either side— the great silent internal battle of
lust and purity, of truth and falsehood, of right and wrong.
It. needs no splendid occasion, no stately amphitheater, no
pomp and prodigality of outward circumstances, for its seat
is the human heart. But its effects and issues are in the
world. — Selected.

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OUR STORY PAGE

THROUGH A KNOT HOLE

Little James played contentedly in his sand pile for quite
a while. Then he became tired of digging wells, and building
sand houses, and it occurred to him that he was thirsty and
wanted a drink.

It. was shady by this time on the smooth pavement in
front of the house, and it would be fun to ride his bicycle up
and down the street. So James opened his mouth quite wide
and very loudly called to Ellen who had lived witli them
ever since he was a weak baby.

"Ellen! Oh, El-1 — en!" he called again and again, grow-
ing rather provoked that he received no answer. Surely Ellen
might come and see what he wanted !

So he began to cry for he didn't like the idea of going
after what he wanted himself. Still to his surprise no one
.came near, though he made more and more of an outcry.
Prom time to time he would stop and listen and look around,
and perhaps say aloud — for James sometimes talked to him-
self— "I don't believe Ellen is going to come. She's a mean
old thing or she'd come to the door anyway to see if I am
hurted ! ' '

The more he thought about it, the more he was certain
that he was being very badly treated. Then it dawned on
him that Ellen might have gone to the grocery for something.
The grocery was just down at th'e corner. He knew his mother
was out-
Well, if there was no one to hear him, there wasn't any
sense in crying any longer ! So James got up, brushed the
sand off his clothes, and trotted up the steps and into the
kitchen where he was able to get a drink of water quite easily
by climbing on a chair.

It was only a step from the back door to the small garage
where his father kept the family ear and the velocipede had
a place of its own in one corner. He might as well go and
get that himself too ! He could open the door just as well as
not by standing on tiptoes.

Just as he eame in front of the door, James stopped, for
there right in the middle of a round knot hole near one of the.
hinges was an eye looking out at him. It made James feel
decidedly queer to know that somebody had been close all the
time, and hearing him call, and even hearing him talk to
himself without his knowing it.

He stopped for he wasn't quite sure whether he wanted
to go into the garage now or not, and while he was thinking
about it, the latch clicked and the door swung open from
the inside, and there stood his own Daddy smiling at him.

"Well, son," remarked his father, "you didn't know that
I was home this afternoon, did you, and right in here work-
ing on the ear ! I 've been watching to see what would happen,
for I am quite surprised that you should expect Ellen to do
things for you which you are entirely able to do for yourself.
Ellen lias her own work to do, and I know she's perfectly
willing to leave it, to help you when it is necessary, but you
are not a baby any more, and why should she trot around and
wait on you as if you were?"

James hung his head. When he came to think about it,
it had been kind of silly to work himself all up like that,
and besides it hadn't done any good.

"1 have been watching you through this knot hole," went
on his father, "and do you know, James, that you have wasted
about ten times as much energy trying to get out of going
after what you wanted as would have served to get those
things in the first place. And think of how unhappy you
have made yourself. Your face is all streaked with dirt from
crying, and you are red and out of sorts.

' ' Besides, I am wondering what the neighbors would think
to hear such a racket from a lad who ought to be much too
big for that sort of thing. Perhaps some day when you are
really in trouble and want help, they will hear you but will
just say to themselves: 'Oh, that's only James Brown. He
is always screaming about something, and usually that 'some-
thing' is really just nothing at all.

"You know that once there was a boy who liked to cry
'Wolf! Wolf!' to get people to come to his aid, but one day
the wolf really came and he was much frightened and in
actual danger. But this time when he screamed 'Wolf!
Wolf!' no one believed him, and he had to get away himself
the very best way he eould.

"We should not expect other people to help us nor yet
to believe us unless we are truthful and sincere, and ready
to do our best on our own account. Now there's your veloci-
pede, and when you get through with it, don't ask anyone
to take care of it for you, and don't leave it out in the drive-
way, nor on the front walk, nor in the garden. Put it back
here in the garage where it belongs, and even take pains to
stand it snugly up in one corner where it will be out of the
way. To wait on yourself and to be independent is one way
to learn to be a real man."

James felt quite ashamed of himself, for he didn't like
to feel that his father had overheard him making such a fuss.
He took the velocipede out of the garage, but he left it at the
foot of the back steps for a few minutes while he went into
the house and washed his face and combed his hair. He was
quite surprised to find how nicety he could do this, for usually
he waited for Ellen or his mother to do it for him.

Then he remembered that he wanted another drink of eool
water. It really tasted better, he thought, when he got it
himself than when some one else got it. for him. He hung
the cup up by the sink, climbed down from the chair, and
started toward the kitchen door.

Then he paused a moment, turned around, looked at that
chair and went back. It only took a minute to put it back
by the window where it belonged, and he knew it would please
Ellen to come back and find her kitchen as tidy as she had
left it.

As he turned around, there stood Ellen in the door with
some parcels in her arms. She was smiling.

"Well, well!" she exclaimed cheerfully, "what a big boy
you are getting to be to wait on yourself so nicely!"

James nodded happily.

"I'm going to ride my velocipede," he said. "I got it
out of the garage my own self!"

* * * * * *

There were times when James opened his mouth ready to
call to somebody to come and do something for him, but
usually he remembered in time to stop and wonder if he
couldn't do that very thing himself. And after a while he
learned that it's lots more fun to start and finish a thing
nicely and to know that one can do a good many things on
one's own account, rather than to wait helplessly for some
one else to come and do it for you. — Selected.

October i, 193S

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CULTIVATING THE HABIT OF KINDNESS

The game started when mother overheard Alice and
Tommy discussing how fervently they disliked Johnny
Randall.

"He's a bad boy," Tommy said. "He comes over to
play with me and breaks my toys. ' '

"Let's chase him home next time," volunteered Alice.

Right here mother stepped in. "Why, children," she
said, "what makes you say such unkind things? You know
Johnny is very fond of you both and that lie loves to come
over. And I'm sure you'd miss him if he stopped coming.
He's a bit rough, but if you asked him to be more careful,
I think he'd try to lie more careful. He is a brave little
fellow. You have both noticed it and told me about it. You
cry sometimes when you hurt yourselves, but I've never seen
Johnny whine or cry about anything. Have you? He's
always smiling and always cheerful. I'm glad he comes to
play with you, and I think it would be a fine thing if you're
talking about him to think of all the nice things you can say
of him and forget the bad ones. We all have faults, but it
isn't kind to talk of them."

So it started. That was several years ago. Whenever
Tommy and Alice talked about anyone they thought of the
nice things to say. "If you can't say something pleasant,"
mother counseled, "don't say anything."

The habit has grown. The two children really look for
the pleasant side of every one, and it is a long time since they
have said unfavorable things about anybody, old or young,
thoughtlessly or as a pastime. And since they are looking
for pleasant things in people they always find them, while
every one remarks what sweet children they have grown to
be. This does not mean, however, that the attitude of critieal-
mindedness so necessary for personal growth and right choice
of associates has been neglected. Historical and fictitious
characters have been discussed freely but always with charity
and an attempt to get more than one point of view. This
helps them to see their neighbors and friends in their true
characters and to say about them only those things which are
worth saying.

Not long ago a new boy joined Tommy's class at school.

"Gee, he looks like a sis!" growled one of the children.

"Let's haze him a bit," suggested another.

"I think he looks all right," promptly offered Tommy.
"T bet he's just a regular guy feeling terribly shy and lost
here, and he's all dressed 'cause they've just moved here
and his mother wants him to make a good impression. Let's
be nice to him and see."

They followed Tommy's advice and found he was right.
Charlie was a "regular fellow" and soon was a favorite. "He
was spared many unhappy moments owing to one mother's
thoughtful method of training her children always to think
the best of the other fellow. — Z ion's Herald.

_♦-.

WELL-SAID

The idea of a progressive Gospel seems to have fascinated
many. To us that notion is a sort of cross-breed between non-
sense and blasphemy. After the Gospel has been found effec-
tual in the eternal salvation of untold multitudes, it seems
rather late in the day to alter it; and since it is the revelation
of the all-wise and unchanging God, it appears somewhat
audacious to attempt its improvement. — Selected.

TAINTED SPEECH

We hear much in these days about tainted food. Cold
storage unquestionably does arrest decay, and enables us
to preserve many food-products in a wholesome state for a
muck longer time than was supposed possible in former years,
but cold storage has been overdone to such an extent as to
create an even greater suspicion in our minds concerning the
wholesomeness of what we buy in the markets than was enter-
tained in other days. A fuller knowledge of the noxious
character of tainted foods doubtless has added to our dread.
We have learned that the tainted food is not only unpalata-
ble, but positively dangerous to health and life. We have
enacted pure food laws for our protection. We forbid the
placing of adulterations and noxious products upon the
market.

The ancients were not unfamiliar with the fact that vari-
ous substances decay, become putrid. They have words to
describe such a condition. St. Paul found a Greek word

with such a meaning and he wrote about "corrupt speech"

words which have become tainted. There must have been a
great many such words in common use in that old morally
rotten world in which he moved about. When he wrote to
the saints at Ephesus he said: "Let no corrupt (tainted)
communication proceed out of your mouth" — make no tainted
speech ; for even good words may be used in such a connec-
tion as to carry a taint with them. The fact is, that words
get their taint as they proceed out of the mouths of men
whose imaginations are polluted. Jesus taught that it is
what comes "from within," out of men's hearts, which is
morally defiling.

How much of the speech we hear is tainted ! Hany many
irreverent words are uttered! How prevalent is profanity,
and how insidiously it poisons the spirit of reverence ! How
common are the vulgar and indecent stories which men tell,
and how often is it plain that their words have lingered in
the chamber of an unclean imagination before they have
emerged from their lips! But words that are neither un-
chaste nor profane may carry with them the distinct taint
of insincerity.

Fresh, pure speech is just as necessary to the moral and
spiritual life as fresh, pure food is to the physical life. St.
Paul understood this also, and his admonition is positive as
well as negative. Speak such words as will build up, such as
will supply the manifest need of knowledge, encouragement
and hope which you may easily see in the lives of those about
you. — Pittsburgh Christian Advocate.

— M-

DEATH AN UNMASKING

Today the world is like a masquerade. High carnival
is being held, and men wear their masques and dominoes, and
strut about, and we think that man a king, and this a mighty
prince. But the time is over for the masque ; daylight dawns';
strip off your garnish ings; every one of you put on your
ordinary garments! Who goes to the unrobing room with
the greatest confidence? Why the man who feels that his ■
next dress will lie a far more glorious vestment. If any
reader of this page seems to be what he is not, let him be
wise enough to think of the spade, the shroud, and the silent
dust. Let every one among us now put his soul in the cruci-
ble, and as we shall test ourselves in tin? dying hour, so let
us judge ourselves now. — Charles H. Spurgeon.

Page Ten

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

October 4, 192S

NOTES

— The perils of air travel are exemplified
by the experiences of Johnnie Kytle last
Saturday night in trying to deliver the mail
at Greensboro airport. He lost his way in
the storm and wandered about until he got
out of gasoline and had to descend. He
found a place to land with little injury to
the plane and none to himself. But where
was he and how could he get away? He did
not know. He went to a house to ask for
help. The farmer must have taken him for
a burglar, for he responded with a load of
shot from an angry-sounding gun. Fortu-
nately Johnnie was not hit, but he was not
helped. He left a light in the plane that he
might find it in the dark; but when he re-
turned to it he found that the plane had
burned up with all the sacks of mail he car-
ried, Fortunately for Johnnie he can never
know how much trouble will be caused by
the failure of those letters to arrive.

—The rains last week left 175 people in
Pender county surrounded by water but with
no food supply. Fortunately for them their
friends knew of their plight and came to the
rescue.

— Miss Lac-ky, a granddaughter of Eev. W.
D. Eeed, is a student in High Point College.
— The 11-year-old son of Bro. Dwight Da-
vidson, of Gibsonville, was operated on for
appendicitis at Long's Hospital last Sunday
night. He stood the operation well, though
the ease was urgent.

—J. C. Coe, Jr., was kicked in the head by
a mule which he was trying to catch last Sun-
day night. He went to a hospital for treat-
ment, but was able to return home. It is
hoped that his injuries will not prove to be
serious.

—Miss Marion Hunter, daughter of the late
T. A. Hunter, will be married next Saturday
night to Mr. E. E. Lindsay, of New York City.
—In his address at West End Sunday after-
noon Dr. Andrews referred to the changes
and improvements in church work during the
last 30 or 40 years and asked all who would
like to go back to the old custom of having
sermons two and a half hours long to hold
up their hands. Only one hand went up—
that of Brother Herndon.

In his West End address Dr. Andrews

compared the progress of the church at that
place to the journey of the Israelites through
the wilderness across the Jordan into the
Promised Land. Bro. Bethea, who followed
and who has always an eye open for the
ludicrous, remarked that the members of West
End church, many of them, came out of
Grace church, but he presumed their condi-
tion in that church was not to be compared
to Egyptian bondage.

— One of life's shocking tragedies developed
in our city recently. Leslie Wilmoth and
Mrs. Duke were married about two weeks
ago. In the midst of what is ordinarily the
honeymoon, trouble came to them and both
were' shot and killed by one or the other,
the coroner is unable to determine which.

— Hev. J. E. Pritchard's Buff Orpington
chickens attracted much attention at the Ran-
dolph Fair and won a number of valuable
prizes.

—Rev. J. E. Pritchard keeps tab on the
weather changes in an official capacity. He
received a number of telegrams giving in-
formation as to the progress of the late hur-
ricane in Florida and other parts.

BUDGETS RECEIPTS TO DATE

Alamance

Albemarle

Anderson

Asheboro

Asheville

Bess Chapel

Bessemer City

Bethesda

Burlington, First

Caroleen

Charlotte, First

Chase City

Chatham

Cleveland

Concord

Connelly Springs

Creswell

Davidson

Democrat

Denton

Draper

Enfield

Fallston

Fairfield

Fairview-Glen Raven

Flat Rock

Forsyth

Fountain Place

Friendship

Gibsonville

Graham

Granville

Greensboro — Calvary

Grace

St. Paul

West End

Greensville

Guilford

Halifax

Haw River Circuit

Haw River Mission

Henderson

High Point — English Street ....

First

Lebanon

Welch Memorial

Kannapolis

Kernersville

Lexington — State Street

Liberty and Siler City (Liberty)
(Siler City)

Lincolnton

Littleton

Mebane

Mecklenburg

Melton's Grove

■ Midland

Mocksville

Moriah Charge

Mount Hermon

Mount Pleasant

N. Charlotte Mission

North Davidson

Orange

Pageland

Pinnacle and Mount Zion

Pleasant Grove

Porter

Randleman

Randolph

Reidsville

Richland

A.C.B.

$ 09.00

G.C.B. College W.H.M.S. W.F.M.S.

$ 50.74 $ 53.00 $ 40.00 $135.91

50.00

15.51

1.00

75.00

69.03

85.00

106.92

322.89

45.00

45.00

53.30

98.55

42.96

7.42

8.66

25.00

100.00

42.08

125.00

247.22

364.92

69.51

39.58

60.00

31.16

143.25

15.00

3.26

3.66

16.00

5.00

5.00

3.20

5.42

15.00

100.00

166.84

85.00
5.00

56.00

56.00

99.26

18.64

11.35

4.90

2.50

29.71

52.10

35.00

3.46

11.16

5.00

5.00

63.02

60.00

63.20

20.00

19.67

24.25

78.05

8.00

57.86

39.60

50.00

113.10

63.97

73.25

143.40
26.00

67.82
10.00

S2.35

34.94

50.00

43.50

■ 30.00

85.00

25.00

53.00

60.00

59.10

67.50

102.53

74.40

134.28

213.56

73.36

133.73

118.90

125.00

16.51

17.00

500.00

612.65

24.00

53.00
5.35

32.00

111.95

88.25

41.80

56.15

60.00

12.65

54.00

33.00

9.00

50.00

20.85

42.84

54.68

3.85

31.53

30.00

40.00

10.00

100.00

50.00
3.18

115.00
40.00

211.21

403.26

100.00

98.22

462.30

333.55

68.15

17.87

46.50

25.00

117.00

25.00

45.30

37.78

6.00

6.00

0.59

20.02

30.50

75.00

85.00

20.00

40.00

15.00

25.85

39.00

10.00

10.00

70.00

82.50
5.50

26.00
10.00

17.00

10.00

7.00

2.45

75.00

32.79

8.67

45.00

139.50

113.23

3.25

16.00

17.00

5.00

24.46

32.40

50.01

44.68

94.00

19.15

87.08

142.28

7.00

350.00

85.74

85.00

63.69

230.36

45.85

28.00

98.62

60.00

202.00

120.00

243.96

59.70

87.60

25.43

7.25

33.72

16.60

15.00

30.00

5.00

125.00

33.82

19.00

21.55

38.69

1.02

26.98

10.75

92.12

59.80

10.00

12.55

25.00

50.00

114.62

118.30

7.30

8.10

October i, 1938

Roberta

Rockingham

Roseueath

Saxapahaw

Shelby

South Lexington

South Winston

Spencer Mission

Spring Church

Tabernacle Charge

Thomasville Community

Thomasville Station

Union Grove

Vance

Weaverville

West Forsyth

West Thomasville

Whitakers

Why Not

Winston, First

Yadkin College

Yarborough

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

A.C.B. G.C.B. College W.H.M.S. W.F.M.S.

7.S5

9.20 5.30

26.50

12.61

u::.ss

4.00

17.90

13.75 7.00

25.00 25.00 15.00

6.00 7.76 10.00 12.50

162.50 S3.88 18.75

9.00 102.11 45.03 101.54 109.59

100.00 75.00 107.30 104.20

5.00

13.00 4.74 10.00

28.20 47.99 51.01 S6.55 5.00

40.00 14.00 10.75

69.70 35.10 50.50 43.40 63.40

1.00 18.68 1.25

20.00 111.90

64.04 16.77 58.05 18.40

36.89 87.50 271.43 105.02

15.00 5.00 5.75

29.10 21.50 30.00

211.27 $3,018.28 $2,187.84 $4,109.25 $4,663.94

SUPERANNUATES

Haw River Circuit $ 8.01

Alamance 7.00

Vance 4.00

Yadkin College 1.25

Porter 1.70

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Porter 15.00

State Street 75.00

Mt. Pleasant 350.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $316.29

Porter 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-SLler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane • 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.00

Thomasville Community 75.00

Connelly Springs 5.00

Graham . . '. 60.00

Orange 130.00

Reidsville - 50.00

Asheville 45.00

Charlotte 60 00

Superannuates
Orange ..,.. * 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL

A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.OO

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth 9.70

Union Grove, Orange Charge

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg. ..' 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Bethel, Mocksville Charge 20.00

Bethesda, N. Davidson Charge 28.00

Brown Summit, Haw River Charge .... 9.00

Fair Grove, Haw River Charge 15.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Charge 9.00

Bethel, Alamance Charge 7.00

CHARGES PAYING ALL CLAIMS IN FULL

Porter $ 53.70

State Street 244 00

1 1

Orange is the "honor roll" charge in the
report this week. Their remittance of $40
pays their college assessment in full. It is
cheering to place this responsive charge in
the Paid in Full list. First church, Charloit",
has the distinction of being on the college
honor roll. This delayed information has
just iL-nchcd us. We are very: nappy to give
to this vigorous church its merited place. Be-
thesda church, North Davidson charge, goes
this week in the list of churches paying col-
lege assessment in full. This payment was
made some time ago, but we learned only this
week that it was "in full" for this church. We
are glad to list, this splendid church where
it belongs, and we trust that this is only

Page Eleven

n beginning of North Davidson honor roll
churches.

Brown Summit and Fairgrove churches,
Haw River charge, also have paid their allot-
ment on college assessment, and are entitled
to promotion. Graham, Reidsville and Ashe-
ville go into the list of charges paying col-
lege assessment in full.

Brethren, let's make this list grow rapidly.
There should be no charge in the Conference
that fails to pay the college assessment. Let's
do one fine thing, brethren, and make this
assessment 100 per cent. "Aye," everybody?

We are grateful for the four charges that
remit this week — Orange and Vance on col-
lege; and Bess Chapel and Welch on A. C. B.
The list is not large, but this is only the
"lull before the storm." We are in "pay
time," now, and surely this list will grow
each week. We trust that collections will not
be held back until they can be augmented.
Send in what you have, whether the amount
is large or small, and let us have the inspira-
tion and the encouragement of a large list
each week.

We are reporting, in this edition of the
Herald, the full amount that has been paid
to date, including all credits due from mis-
sionary societies. If errors are discovered in
this report, please call our attention to them
promptly, so they may be corrected at once.
We do our best to be accurate, but even then
mistakes will somtimes occur.

Let. us call attention again to the impor-
tance of details when remittances are made,
especially if the amount sent pays some as-
sessment in full. When that is the case,
please do not fail to indicate it.

With full appreciation of all that pastors
and people are doing in these busy closing
days to bring the year to a happy ending,
and with constant prayers for God's blessings
upon our labors, I am,

Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR.
October 2, 1928.

HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. J. D. Williams, $1.50; Rev. J. E. Pritch-
ard, $1.50; Rev. N. G. Bethea, $1.50; Rev. J. A.
Burgess, $1.50; Rev. C. H. Hill, $1.50; Rev.
B. M. Williams, $31.50; Rev. W. F. Ashburn,
$2.00; Rev. G. L. Curry, $2.00; Rev. L. W.
Gerringer, $3.00; Rev. E. A. Bingham, $1.50;
Rev. Edward Suits, $1.50; Rev. C. G. Isley,
$3.00; Bev. E. G. Lowdermilk, $1.50; Rev.
A. O. Limlley, $3.00; Rev. J. E. Carroll, $3.00;
Rev. C. H. Whitaker, $1.50; Rev. J. D. Morris,
$1.50; Rev. H. L. Powell, $1.50; Rev. W. T.
Totten, $7.50.

GRATITUDE

Father, ■

I thank

Thee!

For Faith to walk, my hand in Thine,

For Truth to know Thy Law divine.

For Strength to work with voice and pen,

For Love to serve my fellow-men.

For Means to give to those in need,

For Grace to help in thought and deed,

For Light the goal ahead to see,

For life to use alone for Thee,

Father,

I thank

Thee!

— Grenville Kleiser.

Page Twelve

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

October -1, 1928

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC

Oct. 7: WORKERS TOGETHER WITH GOD
I Cor. 3:1-9

(A Consecration Service)

By F. L. GIBBS

The Aim: Sunday, October 7, is Rally
Day. Last Sunday the new work of the
society was discussed and many new plans
were made for the fall and winter months.
This Sunday is a call, not only to a great
rally, but a call to "work with Cod." As the
society members answer the challenge to a
greater work endeavor to impress upon each
member that the work will be done in so far
as each member is consecrated to the tasks
confronting each one. Let consecration be
the central aim in this service.
Try This Service

1. "Worshipful prelude.

2. Silent prayer followed by a series of
sentence prayers.

3. Hymn, "Take My Life and Let It Be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee." (Head by the
leader, then sung prayerfully by all).

4. Scripture, by the leader, and comments
on the topic.

5. Hymn, "Take Time to Be Holy."

6. Presentation and topic discussion.

7. Special music.

8. Talk on consecration, by pastor.

9. Reading of Christian Endeavor Pledge
and roll call.

10. Silent prayer of consecration ending
with C. E. benediction.

Questions for Discussion

1. What is the workers' equipment? (See
II Tim. 2:15).

2. Does one have to be in all-time Chris
tian work to be a "Worker With God?"

3. Are you a "worker" or a "shirker?" What
is the difference?

Points for the Leader

A successful life must be a. life of activity.
One must work! There is no place-in a con-
structive civilization for the "shirker." Not
only work for the sake of being actively en-
gaged in doing something, but we must work
with some goal in view. One must cease aim-
ing at "nothing" and hitting "it," but aim
at those worthy ends that will bring joy and
success to oneself and friends.

Our members should "work together." Co-
operation must be evident in any successful
organization. It must be the spirit, in our
Christian work. The new plans and task set
by the society is the task for each member.

We must "work together with God." "Trust-
ing in the Lord Jesus Christ I promise I will
strive to do." These familiar words of our
pledge show that close fellowship must be
sustained with our Father and His Son, Jesus,
if one is able to know what to do and how to
accomplish it.

So it is the desire of your leader and of
your officers, even of our Heavenly Father,
that each one of us be consecrated to the
tasks ahead, and to "work together with Him"
in all we do.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

October 14: SPIRITUAL GIFTS

Scriptural basis: I Cor. 12:14.

Golden Text: Now abideth faith, hope,
love, these three; and the greatest of these is
love. I Cor. 13:13.

Diversities of Gifts

(Chapter XII)

A gift, as Paul states it here, is similar to
a talent, as stated by Jesus. It is that God-
given ability for service, such as prayer, sing-
ing, teaching, etc. "These gifts are diverse,
but all are equally honorable because be-
stowed by the same Spirit, administered un-
der the same Lord, and energized by God."
In verses 8 to 10, these gifts are enumerated.

Today there may be slight differences in
the gifts bestowed upon men because not all
of the same gifts are necessary as in the
days of the early apostles. But all have
them. None can rightly refuse to apply them-
selves to the Lord's work for lack of ability.

Dependency for Growth

Dr. Amos R. Wells declares that "verses 12
to 30 constitute one of the most eloquent
passages in Paul's writings, and, indeed, in
the entire Bible." It is a very comprehensi-
ble metaphor, in which is described the re-
lationship of the members of the church of
Christ by the illustration of the human body.

How dependable each part of the body is
upon every other, part! One cannot say to
the other, "I have no need of thee." And if
one part suffers, the other parts are affected
to a greater or lesser degree. How true it
is of the church of Christ! Members cannot
wrangle with each other and expect the
church to grow. There must be harmony and
sympathy.

Desire for Greatest

The chapter ends with an admonition to
"desire earnestly the best gifts." What a
pity it is that so many professed followers
of the Lord Jesus are satisfied with that
which is much short of the best. No sensible
man would eat at a weinie stand when a
sumptuous meal was awaiting him in the
banquet hall. And yet, that is what we are
doing spiritually. The desire for greater
tilings is lacking. God grant that that desire
may be created in many of us!
Seriousness of Love

Now follows the sublime "Love Chapter"
of the Bible. Men, women and children
should, know it from memory. Better still,
all should know it by heart. In the beginning,
the writer points out the folly of the use of
gifts without love. Oratory may be used,
Braat understanding may be had, marvelous
faith.' may be exercised, benevolence may be
practiced, and even martyrdom may be sub-
mitted to — all these are commendable, but
without love, they amount to nothing.

Do we find such practices in our church ac-
tivities today? Are there preachers of the
gospel who depend upon their eloquence to
save sinners and edify saints? Are there,
teachers of the Word who use their knowl-
edge alone to inculcate sacred truths in the
lives of children and young people? Are

there men and women of wealth who try to
buy their way into heaven by gifts of large
sums of money? O, fools these be! Let love
be the motive, the dynamic, that prompts all
Christian service.

Substance of Love
Love is long-suffering, is kind, is not envi-
ous, is not conceited or vain, is courteous,
gracious, polite, seeks others' interests, op-
poses evil without becoming angered, holds
no grudge, rejoices with truth, patiently
bears buffets, sneers, etc., is quick to believe
the truth, is hopeful, and is enduring. What
a list of noble characteristics!

Read over these few verses carefully. Think
of each separately and strive, by the help
of the Spirit, to obtain the full meaning con-
tained therein. Ask yourself if the motive
of your services measures up. Then deter-
mine that love shall be the dominating force
in prompting you to do service for your Mas-
ter and your fellowuian.

Supremacy of Love
Concluding the chapter, Paul declares the
supremacy of this great virtue. He states that
other things may vanish, but love will re-
main. "Earthly knowledge is partial, but
heavenly love will be complete, doing away
with all in our present lives that is frag-
mentary and unsatisfying. Our life here is
like the crude beginnings of childhood; the
perfected life in which love reigns will be
the life of a full-grown soul." Faith and
hope are so essential to our spiritual welfare.
We can do without neither. But above them
both, stands out love as a beacon to draw the
earth-attracted, carnal-minded and self-cen-
tered from the ways of death.

Prophecy Not Trivial
(Chapter XIV)
Paul was a "prophet-preacher." "The New
Testament prophet is not ordinarily a fore
teller, but rather a forth-teller, one whose
gift enabled him to speak 'to edification, and
exhortation, and comfort.'" Hence, he could
conscientiously and consistently emphasize
prophecy above speaking with tongues.
"Whatever may have been the exact .nature
of that ecstatic form of utterance, Paul knew
that it required interpreting, and held that
without interpretation it could not move the
consciences of unbelievers, or win them to
Jesus Christ." "Tongues and the sign gifts
are to cease, and meantime must be used with
restraint, and only if an interpreter be pres-
ent."

Propriety in Temple
It has been previously observed in these
columns that Corinth was a licentious city,
a place "where so many women are shame-
•less." They were therefore instructed to
keep silent in the temple of God, and show
modesty and retirement. It was required of
them in those days. Narrow-minded and an-
tiquated is lie who declares that this law
prevails today in our enlightened age.

We may well couple together verses 33 and
40 in support of this argument. As God in a
perfectly orderly manner brought the world
out of chaos, and likewise operates the great
solar system, so must the church practice
this essential requirement toward perfectnoss
in worship. How many church bodies are
caret^l about this today? How is it with the
church 'on \yhose register your name appears?
What do yott fl0 to help to maintain it?

October 4, 1928

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Liberty-Siler City.— Bally Day and Home-
coming Day will be observed at each one of
these churches in October ; the first Sunday in
Siler City and the second Sunday in Liberty.
Rev. F. L. Gibbs is to be with us in these
services in Siler City, and we are inviting
him to meet with our Christian Endeavorers
at the parsonage in Liberty on Saturday
night, October 6.

We are also inviting a special speaker for
the Rally-Home-Coming Day in Liberty on
the second Sunday.

At the suggestion of the treasurer of the
church we are asking our people in Liberty
to make the second Sunday in October Pay-
Up Day, and' will also ask Siler City to make
the third Sunday in October Pay-Up Day.
We are confidently expecting a good financial
report for Conference. Mr. W. E. Sharpe,
of Siler City, is delegate to Conference.

Miss Eva Spencer and Miss Nettie Stewart,
of Liberty, have returned to High Point Col-
lege. Miss Lebus Stone, of Siler City, has
entered the freshman class in High Point
College. Miss Helen Long Hanner, of Lib-
erty, is in a business college in Greensboro,
and Miss Pauline Eliins, of Liberty, is in
a business college in Richmond.

Mr. Frank Shepard, Mr. Charles Elkins. and
Mr. Paul Butler recently entered the fresh-
man class in the University of North Caro-
lina, and Mr. Ealph Frazier entered the fresh-
man class in Wake Forest. All four of these
young men are from Liberty.

All these young people were faithful work-
ers in our Sunday schools and Christian En-
deavor societies and we shall greatly miss
them. We pray heaven's rich blessings upon
them in their preparation for larger service
for the Master.

Funeral services for Mrs. Beach Cooper
will be held at Pine Grove church today. An
obituary will appear later.

A. G. DIXON.

Burlington, First Church.— The offering
taken last Sunday for the sufferers of the
storm-stricken area amounted to $19. The
regular offering of the Sunday school today
amounted to $18.42, and the attendance was
271.

Bro. Gerringer brought a splendid sermon
at the morning hour on the text: "Follow me
and I will make you fishers of men." As this
was the beginning of our special meetings,
this subject was especially appropriate. Bro.
G. F. Millaway, who is to do the preaching
in our meeting, has arrived and preached
his first sermon at the evening services to a
particularly full house. His discourse was
very appealign and full of the old-time
gospel." We are expecting a great meeting
and hope the entire membership of the church
will attend as much as possible.

The attendance of the Baraca class was
very good today and Lawyer John E. Huff-
man taught the lesson in a very helpful and
forceful way. We were indeed glad to have
him with us and invite him back again.

The second Sunday in October with us will
be Pay-Up Day, and we trust that jeach mem-

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

ber will do his or her best to pay up, if they
are behind with their dues. This Sunday
will also be the time to make a new pledge
for next year's work, so come prepared to
furnish your steward with your pledge for
the new Conference year.

The fourth quarterly conference will be
held October 17th and plan now to attend
this meeting.

Sunday, the 14th of October, will be Bally
Day and a special program will lie rendered
in the evening and an offering taken.

Mrs. J. G. Rogers, who was injured in an
auto accident some weeks ago, is able to be
out some now, we are glad to report.

We kindly request your earnest prayers
for a great meeting during the next two
weeks. Best wishes.

L. A. BBAXTOX, Reporter.

Grace Church, Greensboro. — The congrega-
tion enjoyed two very worth while sermons
Sunday. The topic for Sunday morning was
"The Importance of An Attitude," and Sun-
day evening on "The Light of the World,"
the second of a series of "I am's."

The ladies of the church gave a very de-
lightful Brunswick stew. They served lunch
from 12 till 2 and dinner from 6 to S.

The Senior Christian Endeavor Society is
starting a contest next Sunday. The society
has been divided into two sides with John
Taylor and Dorothy Haltom as captains. The
score will be based on points, ten for a new
member, five for a visitor, five for attendance,
and five for attending church twice Sunday.
The society thinks that this contest will
greatly help the attendance. The losers are
to give the winners a party.

The Sunday school is beginning to get back
to normal again after the summer vacation.
The famous star classes of last year are get-
ting together again. Last Sunday morning
the Baraca class had charge of the closing
exercises. They had a well known negro
quartette sing for us. The music was en-
joyed by every one. BEPOBTEB.

Orange Charge, Chestnut Ridge Church. —

The revimal meeting began here Sunday, Sep-
tember 23rd, and closed September 30th. Eev.
G. F. Millaway did all the preaching except
one sermon by Eev. D. E. Williams, one by
Eev. M. Ivey Crutchfield, and two by the
writer. Other ministerial brethren attending
and rendering service in these meetings were
Bevs. O. B. and T. A. Williams, Eev. F. L.
Gibbs. Brother Gibbs delivered a splendid
address the fifth Sunday afternoon. The
sermons by Bevs. D. R. Williams and M.
Ivey Crutchfield were faithfully delivered and
well received.

Bro. Millaway was at his best and delivered
a splendid series of sermons. These made a
profound impression. The church was re-
vived, about 40 were converted and reclaimed,
25 new members were received into the
church. The offering for Bro. Millaway was
$30. We are grateful to all these brethren
for services rendered. To God be the praise
for the results. B. M. WILLIAMS.

Greensville Circuit. — The revival meetings
are all over for this conference year and my
reporters have all gone dead or fallen in
waste-baskets or something has happened to
them. They may be busy getting ready to
get married; so I'll come into print again.

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My meetings at Matthews Chapel, Wesley's
Chapel, and Ebenezer were good. These three
churches were greatly revived. A few con-
versions, a few additions. She pastor was as-
sisted at the three churches by Eev. A. D.
Shelton, Pleasant Hill, N. C. Bro. Shelton
did some great preaching. It was well re-
ceived by the three congregations. Bro. Shel-
ton won a place in many hearts and his ser-
mons will be long remembered and the influ-
ence of these gospel messages will live long in
the years to come. Bro. Shelton is a wel-
come guest on Greensville charge and may
be the next pastor, as the present pastor is
now rounding up his fifth year and some-
one will be sought to serve this faithful peo-
ple another year.

The meeting has been reported from Hobbs
Chapel. Eev. Glen Madison was my help and
did all the preaching from the first to last.
Bro. Madison is one of our promising young
men and won his way socially as well as
showing himself a skilled workman for the
Master. Seven additions to the church. The
church was greatly revived. All were glad
to have this young man and servant of Christ
with us.

The second Sunday in September we were
in our revival at Philadelphia. Eev. C. L.
Spencer, pastor of Halifax Circuit, was our
help. Bro. Spencer did all the preaching and
did it so well that he completely captured
the people from the start and grew as a mas-
ter builder to the close of the meeting. The
Lord gave us an old-time revival. It re-
minded one of days of old; many backsliders
were reclaimed. Bro. Spencer is popular with
this people and they will be glad to see him
return.

There has been some progress on this
charge this year. Philadelphia has put in a
modern heating plant at retail cost of $125
and carpeted the aisles and pulpit at a cost
of $120. Matthews Chapel has painted inside
and out at a cost, if it had been contracted,
of $175. Wesley's Chapel has been recovered,
painted inside and out at a cost of $350. The
above improvements have been made and
paid for.

My fifth year is closing with progress along
all lines. This people has been loyal and
faithful to their pastor through the five years
of my stay with them. We have some great
Methodist Protestants on Greensville Charge
and my long stay with them has been pleas-
ant and I have enjoyed the work. I regret
I have not been able to do more for them.
I trust some good man can and will be se-
cured to carry this work on far beyond what
I have been able to do.

May the good Lord bless them and all the
Conference. EEV. H. L. POWELL.

Pleasant Grove. — The pastor of this church
wishes to thank the good people who made
it possible for him to enjoy a two weeks' va-
cation. We appreciate the rest and the time,
we trust, was profitably spent.

All services of the church for the latter
part of the summer have been held under
conditions not favorable because of repairs
being made on Highway 10. This work has
now been finished and if we could get out
of the mud from the higway to the church —
a distance of only a few hundred yards — we
would be in fine shape for more aggressive
work.

The new Hasty High School has had a flue

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opening and bids fair to be one of the best
in the county. Our new parsonage is now
being built just off the highway towards the
high school. When complete, this will be one
of the best parsonages in the Conference so
far as workmanship and material are con-
cerned. We do not approve of the interior
arraugemeut, but have been powerless to pre-
vent it. As it is being built, you enter the
parsonage from the driveway through a large
outside door in the dining room. Instead
of a breakfast room adjoining the dining
room, there is one large room supposed to
be used by pastor and family as living room,
cook room, and breakfast room. Instead of
a closet in each bed room there is to be oue
large closet adjoining the bath room. This, I
suppose, is to be used by the entire family.
The pastors who follow us here will certainly
have a good home beautifully located. We
are now asking that all who like the arrange-
ment please give the trustees all the honor,
and if any dislike it, please do not blame this
pastor, who has done all in his power to get
it differently arranged. Contractor J. R.
Beasley is building it exactly according to
contract and is doing extra good work.

Mrs. Alvan Kennedy has been right sick
for several days, but is now able to be out
again.

We wish to thank Bro. I. A. Teague for a
bushel of potatoes, and Bro. Noah Charles
for apples. Mrs. Teague has also given us
vegetables, for which she has our thanks.

The Philathea class has purchased on organ
for their class room. This is commendable.
The class, with Mrs. J. R. Meredith as teacher,
is doing fine work.

The outlook now is that the Grove will make
the best financial record this year since its
organization in 1828.

G. L. REYNOLDS.

Pleasant Grove Brotherhood. — A meeting
was held Saturday evening in the home of
Bro. F. H. Clark. Owing to bad weather, all
the members were not present. The presi-
dent, Bro. Burton, presided over the meeting.
After the business was transacted, Bro. T. W.
Kennedy, of English Street church, made a
talk. We enjoyed very much having him
with us, and the encouragement he gave for
our church and Brotherhood.

Bro. J. M. Kennedy was able to be at our
meeting. He has been confined at home for
quite a while with eye trouble. A speedy re-
covery is our wish for him. as he is missed
very much in our church services.

After the meeting refreshments were served.
CLYDE PAYNE, Reporter.

Enfield.— Bally Day services at our church
have been postponed until the second Sunday
morning in October. The program is expected
to be very good; we hope the attendance will
be large. We are expecting President Taylor
to speak at the evening services the second
Sunday of this month ; we hope many of
our members can hear him.

Our Sunday school is doing well
tendance holds'up exceedingly well,
also glad to have visitors in the
classes 'most every Sunday.

The Intermediate C. E. re-elected officers
the fourth Sunday in September, as follows:
Miss Frances Ernest, president; Mr. Luther
Parker, vice-president ; Miss Patty Ruth Neal,
secretary; Miss Ellen Maddry, treasurer.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Mrs. J. Clyde Auman was the leader in
charge of the Senior C. E. last Wednesday
night. Her topic was "How Missionary In-
terest Broadens Our Knowledge." Having
been a missionary, Mrs. Auman gave us very
helpful and interesting knowledge concerning
the above topic.

Mr. J. B. Davis has been elected delegate
to the Annual Conference.

Girls leaving recently to resume their work
in college are Misses Louise Wallace, Gladys
White, Ruby and Elizabeth MeGwigan. We
will miss these girls from their class in Sun-
day school and church service. We hope they
will attend church in their various college
towns.

The Ladies' Aid met last Monday afternoon,
September 27, in the home of Mrs. Sam Pier-
son. The assisting hostesses were Mrs. E. E.
Stallings and Miss Mary Collins.

The. meeting was presided over by the reg-
ular president, Mrs. R. C. Rives. The devo-
tional exercises were conducted by Mrs. Sam
Pierson. Various committees made reports
on work which had been assigned them. Plans
were made to send a box to the Children's
Home about Thanksgiving. An order has
been sent to Japan for articles appropriate
for Christmas gifts; these will reach Enfield
in November, and be put on sale soon after
their arrival.

Mr. B. R. Kimball, Sr., and Mrs. Cecille
Matthews were mentioned among the siek;
we wish for both a speedy recovery.

Miss Mary Collins and Mrs. Lloyd Mat-
thews were appointed to keep flowers in the
church during October; Mrs. Arthur Yick
and Mrs. Eli Bellamy were asked to visit the
sick during October.

The hostesses served delicious rolls, hot
coffee, chicken salad and grapes.

MRS. ELI BELLAMY, Reporter.

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various

October 4, 1928

Asheboro. — Yesterday was a day to be well
remembered by Asheboro Methodist Protes-
tants, as it was an important day in Sunday
school as well as the church. The day started
off with Rally Day and Promotion services
in the Sunday school. A number of children
were promoted from one department to anoth-
er, which made it a great occasion for them,
as they were looking forward to this day.
New officers were elected for the coming year.
We feel that great work is going to be done
in the Sunday school this year.

At the 11 o'clock hour Rev. R. M. Andrews,
of High Point College, preached the dedica-
tory sermon, which was inspiring. Mr. R. R.
Ross, being one of the charter members of
this church and chairman of the board of
trustees, presented the church for dedication.
This service was also in memery of the
late Mr. J. S. Lewis, who made it possible
to dedicate the church at this time. A large
congregation, including a good number of
out-of-town members aud friends, was pres-
ent to witness this scene, which was the first
service of this kind for a great many people.
The choir rendered splendid music. Mes-
sages of congratulations and good wishes from
Dr. T. M. Johnson and Rev. and Mrs. L. W.
Gerringer were read and much appreciated
by the congregation.

At the evening hour Rev. N. M. Harrison
preached on "Consecration," which was very
helpful. The program for the entire day was
a wonderful success, and, we feel, will help
greatly in the future growth of our church.
EXIE CALICOTT, Reporter.

October 1, 1928.

Halifax. — We have just finished our revival
meetings. We have reported for the first
four churches. Rev. A. D. Shelton assisted
us at Harmony the week following the third
Sunday in August. We continued this meet-
ing for only two days on account of the heavy
rains and high water. We may hold for a
few days following the third Sunday in Oc-
tober. We began our revival at Ringwood
on the fourth Sunday in September. The
weather was good and the attendance very
good. Rev. W. H. Neese, of Randlemau, as-
sisted us here and the people were well
pleased with his messages.

We want to thank Mrs. S. A. Whitley for
a nice ham, Frank Thomas, G. B. Rice, and
others for gas, Mrs. Peggy Lee for six nice
chickens, and others for other good things
for the pantry. We are closing the fourth
year on this charge and have never lived
among a more faithful, loyal people than
we have on this charge. They have always
paid every cent they promised the pastor and
given him so many things besides during
the year.

Our fourth quarterly conference will meet
at Bethesda church on Friday, October 19,
at 2 p. m. We want all of our officials to bo
present, and we want each official or chair-
man of each board to bring a written report.

Our charge is right much behind on salary
and budgets, but we are expecting them to
come up in October and" make just as good or
better report than they have made in the
past few years. C. L. SPENCER, Pastor.

Greer's Chapel. — On September 2, 1928, Rev.
R. S. Troxler began his revival meeting at our
church. He delivered many wonderful ser-
mons which were heard by large crowds. Sev-
eral people were converted and 12 joined the
church. Words can't express how much the
meeting meant to the people, not only in our
community, but iu other communities also.
The week of the meeting God was so near us
until everybody was happy and sweet.

One of the greatest sermons we ever heard
was delivered Sunday, September 30, when
Rev. R. S. Troxler filled his appointment with
us. We were glad to hear this good sermon
and were glad to receive two new members
into the church.

Our church is increasiug in faith, number
and work. REPORTER.

Ashevillc. — We are all eagerly awaiting the
return of Bro. Paschall with his bride. They
will arrive the latter part of this week, and
he will preach at both services next Sunday.
In the "pastor's absence the pulpit has been
filled by*Bev. Homer Casto, Rev. F. L. Gibbs,
Rev. Lex Klutz, Rev. R. E. Lineberger, and
Mr. Fred Willis. Bro. E. C. Fawcett con-
ducted the prayer meetings. Every speaker
gave us splendid messages. A visitor said:
"Y7our church certainly always has a good
supply in the absence of your pastor."

REPORTER.

Union Chapel, Granville Charge. — On the

fourth Sunday morning at our regular preach-
ing service our pastor had the use of a new
and handsome pulpit Bible. This Bible was
presented to the church by Mr. Parry B.
Finch, in memory of his mother, Mrs. Laura
A. Finch. Mr. Polk Garrett sang, "My Moth-

Methodis

VOLUME XXXIV

The Holy Spirit's Part <

Some confusion exists as to the relat:
Spirit, and the members of the church in tl
the Kingdom. Both arc agents in imp]
the gospel on the minds of men. But sin<
so infinitely superior to us in power an
natural to feel that our efforts are incoii
may therefore be omitted in favor of Hi
elude that, our duty is completely done w
the Holy Spirit to bring conviction td
salvation we desire. But in the view
Captain of our salvation, we cannot thus!
bility and duty of our personal work.

"dress the second Sunday afternoon. I am
sure Mrs. Cummings will have an instructive
message for us. We hope to have many
present and at the close of the service we
will take an offering for missions.

The district meeting of our missionary so-
cieties will be held at Union Chapel October
26. Mrs. C. W. Bates, of Greensboro, and
Mrs. George R. Brown, of Reidsville, will be
with us and we are going to have a good
meeting.

Our C. E. Society seems to be growing in
numbers and also in interest. We have had
an average of 51 present for three Sundays.
Mrs. Owen Edwards led Sunday night and
she divided the members into two groups —
with Prof. Holt Hunter as score-keeper. This
made the meeting very interesting.

Since our last report the oldest member
of our church has passed away. Mr. Mark
Woodlief was called home August 14, 1928.
He was 88 years old and had been in declin-
ing health for some time. He was laid to
rest in the family cemetery near the home.

We regret that Mr. H. A. Finch has not
been able to attend services for several Sun-
days. We hope that he will be with us
again soon.

Friends of Mr. S. U. Floyd will be glad to
learn that he is improving after having un-
dergone an operation four weeks ago at the
Maria Parham Hospital. We hope that he
will soon be able to return home.

REPORTER.

October 1, 1928.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

CALVARY CHURCH NOTES

— Captain A. M. Rankin, of High Point,
recently visited Calvary M. P. church in
Greensboro. He has this kind word of com-
ment: '.'Calvary has the finest church site in
Greensboro."

— The following new members were wel-
comed into the church recently: Mr, and
[Mrs. Sistrunk and their daughter; David
Glass, wife, and son. Bro. Sistrunk came
from South Carolina and settled on Randolph
Avenue to fill the position of general man-
ager of the Swift Fertilizer plant. Bro.
Glass and family have long lived among us
and are well and favorably known by us.

— Evangelistic meetings to continue ten
days will begin next Sunday. Rev. R. A.
Hunter, of Henderson, is to come next Mon-
day and do the preaching till the close.
There will be a morning service and a night
service. We are praying and hoping for
good results.

— The C. E. Society recently elected officers.
Bro. Reynolds succeeds Bro. Wagner as presi-
dent. There were twenty present last Sun-
day evening and there was manifest a dispo-
sition to go forward into greater activity.

— Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk was in attendance
at services last Sunday night. He takes a
deep interest in all work for the church.

— Last Sunday was called "Loyalty Day"
by Pastor Bates. One expression of loyalty
called for was the making of pledges for next
year's budget. A committee at church in the
afternoon waited on those who came to make
pledges. The aggregate of pledges encourages
the hope that when all have been heard from
the budget will be underwritten. °

— A supper of savory chicken pie was re-
cently served by the Ladies' Aid Society in
the Hut. This Friday evening they are going
to vary the menu by serving Brunswick
stew.

Page Fifteen

Vance. — The fourth quarterly conference
will convene at Flat Rock church on Monday,
October 15, at 7:30 p. m. We are expecting
President Taylor to be with us at that time
and it is very essential that all churches be
represented. M. P. CHAMBLISS.

NOTICE TO PASTORS

Report blanks will be sent out the last of
this week, and ought to be in your hands by
the time you read this. If you fail to get
them by the first of next week, notify me,
and I will send another set.

There are two blanks of each sort in the
envelope. Practice on one, and make the
other out carefully for the conference officers.
There arc no changes in the blanks this year;
so practice ought to make perfect. There
has been a noticeable improvement in this
matter, but we haven't reached perfection
yet, as the Statistical Secretary can testify.

Credential cards were sent out the first
of September. At this writirtg, 24 charges
have failed to make return. Carelessness,
perhaps, but both the President and the Sec-
retary are greatly delayed in their work.
Won't you please return the card, or if you
have lost it, please send me the information.

Some of the brethren have sent me the
name of the alternate on the card with the
delegate's name. The election law says that
"the alternate delegate shall be elected at
the fourth quarterly conference." I do not
need the name unless the delegate cannot
<-ome. C. W. BATES, Secretary.

— The mountain section of Western North
Carolina is destined to become one of the
great dairy regions of the United States.
Slowly and surely the farmers of that sec-
tion are bringing this to pass.

Sullivan and Mrs.
recently married in

—Mr. D. M
Breeden were
mond, Va.

— Uncle Sam has placed a maiJ-boj
Asheboro street near Calvary church.

Annie
Rich-

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

McQueen

William Calvin McQueen departed this life
September i, 1928, aged 65 years, three months
and 11 days. He was a member of the Rock-
ingham M. P. church. For some time he had
been in failing health.

The funeral service was conducted at the
M. P. church on Wednesday afternoon, Sep-
tember "5, by his pastor, assisted by Rev.
T. W. Hearne, pastor of the Baptist church,
after which his body was laid to rest in the
Wortham cemetery to await the resurrection.

Brother McQueen leaves to mourn their loss
a widow, two daughters, four sons and a Host
of friends and loved ones. Our sympathy
goes out to the bereaved ones. May the good
Lord bless and comfort them.

JAMES H. TEOLINGEB, Pastor.

Adkins

Early on the morning of September 20,
1928, death came to the home of S. P. Adkins
and took away his wife, Zylphia Ann Jones
Adkins. Besides her husband she leaves two
daughters and one son in their home. Since
girlhood she has been a faithful member of
Bethany church. We shall all miss her sweet,
gentle spirit. God help us to follow the
Christ whom she loved and trusted till He
shall call us to live with Him in the eternal
city.

— H

NOTICE

To the Officials of Greensville Circuit:

Take due notice hereof and govern your-
selves accordingly : The fourth quarterly con-
ference will convene at Wesley's Chapel on
Saturday before the third Sunday in October.
Preaching at 11 o'clock by Rev. A. D. Shelton;
lunch ; business of quarterly conference.

Brethren, get busy! There will be only
about eight days left till we will start to
Annual Conference. Do your best before the
quarterly conference. H. L. POWELL.

Preacher in Court. — A Presbyterian minis-
ter in eastern North Carolina was brought
into court charged with running down a cow
with his automobile. The judge asked: "Have
you a lawyer to defend you?" The minister
replied in the negative. Then the judge said:
"Have you anything to say in your own de-
fense'?" "If it please your honor, I have,"
said the clergyman. "I was driving on the
public highway when this cow rushed in
before me without blowing her horn or dis-
playing her tail-light, and I ran over her."
The general laugh that ensued was too much
for the gravity of the court. He dismissed
the case and called for the next on the
docket.

—Mrs. W. B. Cooper, of Siler City, died
last Sunday. Bros. Dixon and C. G. Isley
assisted in the funeral service on Monday.
Pneumonia was the cause of death.
M-.

— Land on which lespedeza has been grown
will produce twice as much corn as where
there was no lespedeza, according to J. D.
Whitley, of Oakboro, in Stanly County.

Page Fourteen

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

October 4, 1928

opening and bids fair to be one of the best
in the county. Our new parsonage is now
being built just off the highway towards the
high school. When complete, this will be one
of the best parsonages in the Conference so
far as workmanship and material are con-
cerned. We do not approve of the interior
arrangement, but have been powerless to pre-
vent it. As it is being built, you enter the
parsonage from the driveway through a large
outside door in the dining room. Instead
of a breakfast room adjoining the dining
room, there is one large room supposed to
be used by pastor and family as living room,
cook room, and breakfast room. Instead of
a closet, in each bed room there is to be one
large closet adjoining the bath room. This, I
suppose, is to be used by the entire family.
The pastors who follow us here will certainly
have a good home beautifully located. We
are now asking that all who like the arrange-
ment please give the trustees all the honor,
and if any dislike it, please do not blame this
pastor, who has done all in his power to get
it differently arranged. Contractor J. B.
Beasley is building it exactly according to
contract and is doing extra good work.

Mrs. Alvan Kennedy has been right sick
for several days, but is now able to be out
again.

We wish to thank Bro. I. A. Teague for a
bushel of potatoes, and Bro. Noah Charles
for apples. Mrs. Teague has also given us
vegetables, for which she has our thanks.

The Philathea class has purchased on organ
for their class room. This is commendable.
The class, with Mrs. J. E. Meredith as teacher,
is doing fine work.

The outlook now is that the Grove will make
the best financial record this year since its
organization in 1828.

G. L. EEYNOLDS.

Mrs. J. Clyde Auman was the leader in
charge of the Senior C. E. last Wednesday
night. Her topic was "How Missionary In-
terest Broadens Our Knowledge." Having
been a missionary, Mrs. Auman gave us very
helpful and interesting knowledge concerning
the above topic.

Mr. J. B. Davis has been elected delegate
to the Annual Conference.

Girls leaving recently to resume their work
in college are Misses Louise Wallace, Gladys
White, Buby and Elizabeth McGwigan. We
will miss these girls from their class in Sun-
day school and church service. We hope they
will attend church in their various college
towns.

The. Ladies' Aid met last. Monday afternoon,
September 27, in the home of Mrs. Sam Pier-
son. The assisting hostesses were Mrs. E. E.
Stallings and Miss Mary Collins.

The meeting was presided over by the reg-
ular president, Mrs. E. C. Eives. The devo-
tional exercises were conducted by Mrs. Sam
Pierson. Various committees made reports
on work which had been assigned them. Plans
were made to send a box to the Children's
Home about Thanksgiving. An order has
been sent to Japan for articles appropriate
for Christmas gifts; these will reach Enfield
in November, and be put on sale soon after
their arrival.

Mr. B. B. Kimball, Sr., and Mrs. Cecille
Matthews were mentioned among the sick;
we wish for both a speedy recovery.

Miss Mary Collins and Mrs. Lloyd Mat-
thews were appointed to keep flowers in the
church during October; Mrs. Arthur Vick
and Mrs. Eli Bellamy were asked to visit the
sick during October.

The hostesses served delicious rolls, hot
coffee, chicken salad and grapes.

MRS. ELI BELLAMY, Reporter.

Pleasant Grove Brotherhood. — A meeting
was held Saturday evening in the home of
Bro. P. H. Clark. Owing to bad weather, all
the members were not present. The presi-
dent, Bro. Burton, presided over the meeting.
After the business was transacted, Bro. T. W.
Kennedy, of English Street, church, made a
talk. We enjoyed very much having him
with us, and the encouragement he gave for
our church and Brotherhood.

Bro. J. M. Kennedy was able to be at our
meeting. He has been confined at home for
quite a while with eye trouble. A speedy re-
covery is our wish for him, as he is missed
very much in our church services.

After the meeting refreshments were served.
CLYDE PAYNE, Reporter.

Enfield.— Bally Day services at our church
have been postponed until the second Sunday
morning in October. The program is expected
to be very good ; we hope the attendance will
be large. We are expecting President Taylor
to speak at the evening services the second
Sunday of this month ; we hope many of
our members can hear him.

Our Sunday school is doing well; the at-
tendance holds'up exceedingly well. We are
also glad to have visitors in the various
classes 'most every Sunday.

The Intermediate C. E. re-elected officers
the fourth Sunday in September, as follows:
Miss Frances Ernest, president; Mr. Luther
Parker, vice-president; Miss Patty Buth Neal,
secretary; Miss Ellen Maddry, treasurer.

Asheboro. — Yesterday was a day to be well
remembered by Asheboro Methodist Protes-
tants, as it was an important day in Sunday
school as well as the church. The day started
off with Eally Day and Promotion services
in the Sunday school. A number of children
were promoted from one department to anoth-
er, which made it a great occasion for them,
as they were looking forward to this day.
New officers were elected for the coming year.
We feel that great work is going to be done
in the Sunday school this year.

At the 11 o'clock hour Bev. E. M. Andrews,
of High Point College, preached the dedica-
tory sermon, which was inspiring. Mr. R. B.
Boss, being one of the charter members of
this church and chairman of the board of
trustees, presented the church for dedication.
This service was also in memery of the
late Mr. J. S. Lewis, who made it possible
to dedicate the church at this time. A large
congregation, including a good number of
out-of-town members and friends, was pres-
ent to witness this scene, which was the first
service of this kind for a great many people.
The choir rendered splendid music. Mes-
sages of congratulations and good wishes from
Dr. T. M. Johnson and Bev. and Mrs. L. W.
Gerringer were read and much appreciated
by the congregation.

At the evening hour Bev. N. M. Harrison
preached on "Consecration," which was very
helpful. The program for the entire day was
a wonderful success, and, we feel, will help
greatly in the future growth of our church.
EXIE CALICOTT, Reporter.

October 1, 1928.

Halifax-. — We have just finished our revival
meetings. We have reported for the first
four churches. Bev. A. D. Shelton assisted
us at Harmony the week following the third
Sunday in August. We continued this meet-
ing for only two days on account of the heavy
rains and high water. We may hold for a
few days following the third Sunday in Oc-
tober. We began our revival at Bingwood
on the fourth Sunday in September. The
weather was good and the attendance very
good. Bev. W. H. Neese, of Bandleman, as-
sisted us here and the people were well
pleased with his messages.

We want to thank Mrs. S. A. Whitley for
a nice ham, Frank Thomas, G. B. Rice, and
others for gas, Mrs. Peggy Lee for six nice
chickens, and others for other good things
for the pantry. We are closing the fourth
year on this charge and have never lived
among a more faithful, loyal people than
we have on this charge. They have always
paid every cent they promised the pastor and
given him so many things besides during
the year.

Our fourth quarterly conference will meet
at Bethesda church on Friday, October 19,
at 2 p. in. We want all of our officials to be
present, and we want each official or chair-
man of each board to bring a written report.
Our charge is right much behind on salary
and budgets, but we are expecting them to
come up in October and make just as good or
better report than they have made in the
past few years. C. L. SPENCER, Pastor.

Greer's Chapel.— On September 2, 1928, Rev.
B. S. Troxler began his revival meeting at our
church. He delivered many wonderful ser-
mons which were heard by large crowds. Sev-
eral people were converted and 12 joined the
church. Words can't express how much the
meeting meant to the people, not only in our
community, but in other communities also.
The week of the meeting God was so near us
until everybody was happy and sweet.

One of the greatest sermons we ever heard
was delivered Sunday, September 30, when
Eev. E. S. Troxler filled his appointment with
us. We were glad to hear this good sermon
and were glad to receive two new members
into the church,

Our church is increasing in faith, number
and work. REPORTER.

Ashevillc.— We are all eagerly awaiting the
return of Bro. Paschall with his bride. They
will arrive the latter part of this week, and
he will preach at both services next Sunday.
In the "pastor's absence the pulpit has been
filled by"Rev. Homer Casto, Rev. F. L. Gibbs,
Bev. Lex Klutz, Eev. B. E. Lineberger, and
Mr. Fred Willis. Bro. E. C. Fawcett con
ducted the prayer meetings. Every speaker
gave us splendid messages. A visitor said:
"Y'our church certainly always has a good
supply in the absence of your pastor."

EEPORTER.

Union Chapel, Granville Charge. — On the

fourth Sunday morning at our regular preach-
ing service our pastor had the use of a new
and handsome pulpit Bible. This Bible was
presented to the church by Mr. Parry B.
Finch, in memory of his mother, Mrs. Laura
A. Finch. Mr. Polk Garrett sang, "My Moth-

ress tne second Sunday afternoon. I am
sure Mrs. Cummings will have an instructive
message for us. We hope to have many
present and at the close of the service we
will take an offering for missions.

The district meeting of our missionary so-
cieties will be held at Union Chapel October
26. Mrs. C. W. Bates, of Greensboro, and
Mrs. George R. Brown, of Reidsville, will be
with us and we are going to have a good
meeting.

Our C. E. Society seems to be growing in
numbers and also in interest. We have had
an average of 51 present for three Sundays.
Mrs. Owen Edwards led Sunday night and
she divided the members into two groups —
with Prof. Holt Hunter as score-keeper. This
made the meeting very interesting.

Since our last report the oldest 'member
of our church has passed away. Mr. Mark
Woodlief was called home August 14, 1928.
He was 88 years old and had been in declin-
ing health for some time. He was laid to
rest in the family cemetery near the home.

We regret that Mr. H. A. Pinch has not
been able to attend services for several Sun-
days. We hope that he will be with us
again soon.

Friends of Mr. S. U. Floyd will be glad to
learn that he is improving after having un-
dergone an operation four wreeks ago at the
Maria Parham Hospital. We hope that he
will soon be able to return home.

REPORTER.

October 1, 1928.

Vance. — The fourth quarterly conference
will convene at Flat Rock church on Monday,
[October 15, at 7:30 p. m. We are expecting
President Taylor to be with us at that time
and it is very essential that all churches be
represented. M. P. CHAMBLISS.

-The mountain section of Western North
Carolina is destined to become one of the
great dairy regions of the United States.
Slowly and surely the farmers of that sec-
tion are bringing this to pass.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

CALVARY CHURCH NOTES

— Captain A. M. Rankin, of High Point,
recently visited Calvary M. P. church in
Greensboro. He has this kind word of com-
ment: '-'Calvary has the finest church site in
Greensboro."

— The following new members were wel-
comed into the church recently: Mr. and
;Mrs. Sistrunk and their daughter; David
Glass, wife, and son. Bro. Sistrunk came
from South Carolina and settled on Randolph
Avenue to fill the position of general man-
ager of the Swift Fertilizer plant. Bro.
Glass and family have long lived among us
and are well and favorably known by us.

— Evangelistic meetings to continue ten
days will begin next Sunday. Rev. R. A.
Hunter, of Henderson, is to come next Mon-
day and do the preaching till the close.
There will be a morning service and a night
service. We are praying and hoping for
ood results.

— The C. E. Society recently elected officers.
Bro. Reynolds succeeds Bro. Wagner as presi-
dent. There were twenty present last Sun-
day evening and there was manifest a dispo-
sition to go forward into greater activity.

— Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk was in attendance
at services last Sunday night. He takes a
deep interest in all work for the church.

— Last Sunday was called "Loyalty Day"
by Pastor Bates. One expression of loyalty
called for was the making of pledges for next
year's budget. A committee at church in the
afternoon waited on those who came to make
pledges. The aggregate of pledges encourages
the hope that when all have been heard from
the budget will be underwritten. °

— A supper of savory chicken pie was re-
cently served by the Ladies' Aid Society in
the Hut. This Friday evening they are going
to vary the menu by serving Brunswick
stew.

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NOTICE TO PASTORS

Report blanks will be sent out the last of
this week, and ought to be in your hands by
the time you read this. If you fail to get
them by the first of next week, notify me,
and I will send another set.

There are two blanks of each sort in the
envelope. Practice on one, and make the
other out carefully for the conference officers.
There are no changes in the blanks this year;
so practice ought to make perfect. There
has been a noticeable improvement in this
matter, but we haven't reached perfection
yet, as the Statistical Secretary can testify.

Credential cards were sent out the first
of September. At this writing, 24 charges
have failed to make return. Carelessness,
perhaps, but both the President and the Sec-
retary are greatly delayed in their work.
Won't you please return the card, or if you
have lost it, please send me the information.

Some of the brethren have sent me the
name of the alternate on the card with the
delegate's name. The election law says that
"the alternate delegate shall be elected at
the fourth quarterly conference." I do not
need the name unless the delegate cannot
come. C. W. BATES, Secretary-
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— Mr. D. M. Sullivan and Mrs. Annie
Breeden were recently married in Rich-
mond, Va.

— Uncle Sam has placed a mail-box on
Asheboro street near Calvary church.

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

McQueen

William Calvin McQueen departed this life
September i, 1928, aged 65 years, three months
and 11 days. He was a member of the Bock-
ingham M. P. church. For some time he had
been in failing health.

The funeral service was conducted at the
M. P. church on Wednesday afternoon, Sep-
tember -5, by his pastor, assisted by Kev.
T. W. Hearne, pastor of the Baptist church,
after which his body was laid to rest in the
Wortham cemetery to await the resurrection.

Brother McQueen leaves to mourn their loss
a widow, two daughters, four sons and a Host
of friends and loved ones. Our sympathy
goes out to the bereaved ones. May the good
Lord bless and comfort them.

JAMES H. TBOLINGEE, Pastor.

Adkins

Early on the morning of September 20,
1928, death came to the home of S. P. Adkins
and took away his wife, Zylphia Ann Jones
Adkins. Besides her husband she leaves two
daughters and one son in their home. Since
girlhood she has been a faithful member of
Bethany church. We shall all miss her sweet,
gentle spirit. God help us to follow the
Christ whom she loved and trusted till He
shall call us to live with Him in the eternal
city.

NOTICE

To the Officials of Greensville Circuit:

Take due notice hereof and govern your-
selves accordingly: The fourth quarterly con-
ference will convene at Wesley's Chapel on
Saturday before the third Sunday in October.
Preaching at 11 o'clock by Bev. A. D. Shelton ;
lunch; business of quarterly conference.

Brethren, get busy! There will be only
about eight days left till we will start to
Annual Conference. Do your best before the
quarterly conference. H. L. POWELL.

Preacher in Court. — A Presbyterian minis-
ter in eastern North Carolina was brought
into court charged with running down a cow
with his automobile. The judge asked: "Have
you a lawyer to defend you?" The minister
replied in the negative. Then the judge said:
"Have you anything to say in your own de-
fense?" "If it please your honor, I have,"
said the clergyman. "I was driving on the
public highway when this cow rushed in
before me without blowing her horn or dis-
playing her tail-light, and I ran over her."
The general laugh that ensued was too much
for the gravity of the court. He dismissed
the case and called for the next on the
docket.

—Mrs. W. B. Cooper, of Siler City, died
last Sunday. Bros. Dixon and C. G. Isley
assisted in the funeral service on Monday.
Pneumonia was the cause of death.

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— Land on which lespedeza has been grown
will produce twice as much corn as where
there was no lespedeza, according to J. D.
Whitley, of Oakboro, in Stanly County.

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— A Mississippi darky is credited with hav-
ing offered the following prayer: "0 Lawd,
give thy se'vant this mawnin' the eyes of the
eagle and the wisdom of the owl; connect his
soul with the gospel telephone in the central
skies ; luminate his brow with the sun of
heaven; pizeu his mind with love for de
people; turpentine his imagination, grease
his lips with 'possum oil, loosen his tongue
with the sledge hammer of thy power, 'lee-
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of dy glory; 'noint him all over wid he kero-
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Amen."

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— Twenty-four well fattened pigs netted one
Davidson County farmer a clear profit of
$629.10 at the first sales made in September.

—It was hard to find a field of corn stand-
ing in Surry County following the recent
heavy rains.

Our Children's Home

Offerings by Churches and Individuals

Elbaville, Mocksville Circuit $ 3.8fi

Whitakers Chapel, Enfield Circuit 9.63

\Y. II. M, S., North Carolina Branch . . . 72.49

Offerings by Sunday Schools
Beginners Class, Yarboroughs Chapel,

S. C $ 2.00

Asheboro Station 35.00

High Point, First 9.00

Baraca Class, High Point, First 25.00

Shiloh, North Davidson Circuit 10.82

Sapling Ridge, Alamance Circuit 6.29

Hickory Grove, Guilford Circuit 1.95

Friendship, Fallston Circuit 5.23

Also, we received some clothing for boys
from Mis. Johnson, Siler City. About three
bushels of pears, but do not know to whom
credit is due. Nice quilt from one of the
societies in Birmingham, Alabama.

For all we are very grateful indeed.

On last Sunday, September 23, one of our
boys, Herbert Garmon, underwent an opera-
tion for appendicitis. We are glad to report
that he has gotten along unusually well, and
will soon be home again.

This being our last report before leaving
the Home, I wish to take advantage of this
opportunity to express our sincere apprecia-
tion to the many friends whom we have met,
and learned to love, and others whom we have
not had the pleasure of meeting, yet have
had their fine spirit of co-operation. Had it
not been for the loyalty of our good people
this work could not continue. May you all
be richly rewarded, and may we continue to
have your prayers.

We hope Dr. A. G. Dixon, as he enters upon
his new field of labor, may have your loyal
support. E. F. ALLMAN, Supt.

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NOTICE

All money for running expenses of the
Children's Home should be sent to Rev. A. G.
Dixon, Children's Home, High Point, N. C.
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VOLUME XXXIV

GREENSBORO, N. C, OCTOBER 11, 1928

NUMBER 48

The Holy Spirit's Part and Ours

Some confusion exists as to the relationship of the Holy
Spirit and the members of the church in the work of extending
he Kingdom. Both are agents in impressing the truth of
he gospel on the minds of men. But since the Holy Spirit is
o infinitely superior to us in power and effectiveness, it is
latural to feel that our efforts are incomparable to His and
aay therefore be omitted in favor of His. Or we may cou-
lude that our duty is completely done when we have prayed
he Holy Spirit to bring conviction to the. persons whose
alvation we desire. But in the view of Christ, the great
.'aptain of our salvation, we cannot thus escape the responsi-
lility and duty of our personal work. In John 15 :26, 27,
"esus declares, "The Spirit of Truth shall testify of me, and
e also shall bear witness because ye have been with me from
he beginning." Jesus might have committed the whole work
f evangelization to the Holy Spirit, but He did not do so.
ten also, the men who had been with him from the beginning,
rere to give their testimony. From that day to this those
7I10 have had experience of Jesus' saving power have been
ailed upon to add their testimony to the witness of the Spirit.
luman testimony would amount to little if it were not con-
irmed by the witness of the Spirit, and on the other hand
he work of the Spirit would not have complete effectiveness
.'ithout the supplement of human testimony. We cannot
nit off our work on the Spirit, of God, but we can further
nd facilitate the work of the Holy Spirit by moving and
cting in the line of His suggestions and promptings.

Fountain of Perpetual Youth

Ponce de Leon sought it in Florida, but failed to find it.
'erhaps he thought in this land of ever-blooming flowers
uman life would be perpetually rejuvenated. But he did
ot find it so. Recently the would-be-young-again have had
heir hopes aroused by the announcement that a diet includ-
ag certain glands of animals would restore lost powers and
ring back .youth. But these hopes have been dashed. There
'ill probably be other advertised restoratives of youth, but
11 will no doubt prove disappointing. Decay and death are
a the order of nature, and much as we may dislike to con-
^mplate such an end for ourselves and our friends, we might
s well make up our minds to accept our fate without protest.
>ut we can do a better thing than that. "We can believe that
ature's way which is God's way is best. We can believe
hat every stage of our life in this world has its divine pur-
ose to fulfil. The functions of life vary with its periods, but
very period brings us to new duties while it releases us from
ome of preceding stages. Aged and aging people need not
eel useless unless they voluntarily make themselves so. God
as no superannuates, He gives to all an honored part in His
ervice. How gracefully some old people grow old ! It is
ecause they cheerfully accept the changes of life as divinely

ordained means to spiritual development. With them decreas-
ing physical power is accompanied by increasing spiritual
power. Infancy, childhood, youth, manhood, old age — all
have their place in the plan of God and all may be made to
contribute to the grand total of spiritual growth preparatory
to the immortal state that God has planned for us. If we
regard ourselves as mere animals, mere creatures of the earth,
then old age has but little of value to offer. But when we see
and feel the undying, the immortal in us, we find life increas-
ing in interest and value. We take up again the forgotten
dream of unfailing youth, project it into the glorious world of
the future, and look forward to its sure realization in our own
experience. This dream becomes more than a dream to us
as we cherish it. It becomes a splendid reality and we with
patience and yet with ever-increasing desire await its coming.

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Great Peace Conference in 1930

A conference was recently held in Geneva to plan for a
great peace congress of one thousand members representing
all the religions of the world. The object of the great meet-
ing is to prepare the world for universal peace. In this
preparatory meeting just closed there were representatives
of the Hindus, Buddhists, Confucians, Parsees, Jews, Moham-
medans, Jains, Shintoists, Brahmans, Zoroastrians, as well
as Christians. Two-thirds were of non-Christian faiths. In
the great conference of 1930 three topics are to be discussed:
what is each religion doing to promote peace ; what can each
religion learn from others as to the best way to bring about
enduring peace ; and how can the various religious com-
munions co-operate to create sentiment for peace and good-
will among men. There was enthusiasm in the meeting and
it is to be expected that the program adopted will be carried
out, and that the conference two years hence will be an
eventful one in the history of the world.
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— "Take my name off the church register!" That is
easily said in a moment of petulance or provocation, but it.
involves so very much that a man should be very slow to
make such a demand. It sounds too much like saying to
Jesus Christ, "Strike my name out of the Lamb's Book of
Life." No man should join the church without serious
thought, and no man should hastily give up his church mem-
bership. It is too sacred a matter to be trifled with or dealt
with in anger or any kind of ill feeling.

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— Successful Farming, Des Moines, Iowa, says that "Pro-
hibition of alcoholic liquors is the outstanding issue in the
world today. The liquor interests are fighting every inch of
the way because it deprives them of enormous sums of money
and great political power."

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— A stone cast into a pond changes the centre of gravity of
the earth. You never know what a loving act will produce.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

October 11, 1928

THREE HEROES OF FREEDOM

The sixteenth century was an age of groat men who
towered far above the common level. The masses, notwith-
standing the new spirit of learning brought in with the
Rennaissance, were densely ignorant and superstitious. There
was no open Bible and, if there had been, the majority eould
not have read a word of it. It was an age of notorious social
laxity. Kings, popes, and priests not uncommonly practiced
an immorality so open and constant as to excite little surprise
and no comment. Scarcely possible is it for the mind of the
twentieth century by the best aid of the imagination to repro-
duce the sixteenth. The picture presented by reputable his-
torians is by no means appealing. The dominant church,
though professing to voice the law and will of a Supreme
Righteousness, was directed in the spirit of human calcula-
tions and expedients worthy the most worldly and unspiritual
of worldly kingdoms. Who dared to say them nay? Men
opened their mouths at the peril of their lives. Autocracy
in its worst form, an ecclesiastical autocracy, held sway.
Such has always been opposed to human liberty.

Among kings and popes and reformers appeared towering
personalities. Charles V, the most powerful monarch of the
sixteenth century, reigned for full half a century; Francis I,
37 full years. To know their bloody record in the Low-
Country read Motley. These were men of force and devout
Catholics. The Medicean popes had among them men of
wonderful ability and not one of them had any sympathy
with the Protestant Reformation. But for the fact that each
of the sovereigns of that time was really more interested in
his dynasty than in the welfare of the church, the Reforma-
tion would have been strangled in short order. Luther would
not have lived out half his days. However, in these clays as
set against the liberty of the individual, his influence over
the German populace proved to be a factor for kings and
popes to reckon with on the chess board of European
diplomacy. So, in the desperate game of emperor, king and
popes to protect, perpetuate or enlarge their respective tem-
poral dominions, Luther was spared to do a work of world
consequence.

Luther is the supreme historical character of the times
and the best hated of them all. The papacy raved and issued
a bull of excommunication against him. For 400 years he
has been excoriated and held up as a monster in human
history. At times the papacy simply grits its teeth in silence,
bewailing the fate of the day following Luther and those of
his day. We are in a freer world, for the day he nailed the
theses papal absolution was doomed. He announced the right
and privilege of the individual soul to find its spiritual birth-
right by approach to God through Christ without the inter-
vention of any priestly or human agency. This struck a
deadly blow at the very center of the whole priestly system
of the papacy. It was a fight for freedom. Religious auto-
crats are still set against this doctrine of liberty, but the
mighty currents of the world's life are running full and
strong in favor of the ultimate overthrow' of the last autocrat.

A child of poverty, struggling for a liberal education,
Luther's father designed him for the law; but suddenly he
changed direction and entered a convent. There he gave
himself unremittingly to prayer and fasting, to a study of
the classics and of the Scriptures. He made a visit to Rome,
as to a holy shrine, full of reverent and devout anticipation ;
what he saw under the sanction of holy pretense filled his

righteous soul with revolt. What he had learned amid vigils
and prayers, in his convent study of the Bible, now clarified
his vision and accentuated his convictions. He went to Rome
a devout Catholic; he returned a Protestant.

In Wittenburg University thronged classes to hear his
brilliant expositions of the Scriptures. Ordained to the priest-
hood, he suddenly flamed out as an eloquent preacher. His
influence went far and near.

Pope Leo X authorized John Tetzel, a Dominican monk,
to sell indulgences in Germany. This aroused all the oppo-
sition of Luther's religious convictions. His theses stirred
to the core the heart of the nation; and aroused all the ire
of the papacy. Luther burned the pope's bull of excommuni-
cation publicly in the market place. His superb courage
was further shown in his going to appear before the Diet at
Worms. Warned of his peril, he replied; "I would go to
Worms if there were as many devils there as tiles upon the
roof "of the houses."

Luther gave the Scripture in the vernacular of the people
which wonderfully influenced the German language as well
as put the truths of the Bible within reach of the common
people. In this work, he did for the German tongue much
I he same work done for the English by the King James
Version and by Shakespeare.

Wonderfully human, filled with many weaknesses, dog-
matic to a degree, leaving large fields of error and abuse
untouched, Luther must be judged in the light of the times
of which he was a product. It was a corrupt age, even
among many religious folk, and no one expects him to be
a paragon of perfection. But notwithstanding the abuse
and villifieation heaped upon him by the minions of Rome,
he holds and will continue to hold peerless a merited rank
as the dauntless soldier whose strokes shattered irretrievably
the papal despotism. Should one who opened the barred
gateways through which spiritual thought and civilization
itself could pass to larger liberties be forgotten?

The Reformers have been abused because of their dif-
ferences and divisions. They were fighting for the right to
be free to differ. No man has the right to speak the last
word, not even an infallible pope. Authority, ultimate and
dogmatic, rests not in any institution, dogma or book. There
is but one unto whom all power in heaven and earth is given,
and by the principle of the priesthood of believers for which
Protestantism stands all are free to approach him. This is
fundamental and we would do well not to allow any casting
of dust into the air to blind our eyes.

Zwi;igli, a devout and exhaustive student of the Bible,
quite independently formed his own conclusions and an-
nounced doctrines at variance with those of Luther. Zwingli
having been reared under other conditions and in an atmo-
sphere of intellectual liberty, the Swiss reformer went sev-
eral stages beyond that of Luther, reared in the suffocating
atmosphere surrounding his early days. His mind was inde-
pendent, buoyant and free. He was the greatest Protestant
of the two, though not such a leader of the forces arrayed
against the tyranny of the times.

Zwingli made a triumphant fight against the sale of indul-
gences and contended stoutly for liberty of conscience which
is not duly sanctioned by the Word of God ; that Christ alone
is our salvation; that the mass, in which Christ is offered for
the sins of the living and the dead, is contrary to Scripture;
that we should not pray to dead mediators and intercessors;
and that marriage is lawful to all. clergy and laity; that

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purgatory is not taught in the Scriptures and that the Sacra-
ment is a memorial supper, were some of Zwingli's conten-
tions. Zwingli and Luther fell far apart on many questions.
This was inevitable. For, from this on, internal forces and
conviction of soul were to have priority over external con-
straints and the edicts of earthly absolutism.

Did space permit, Calvin and the work lie did should be
noticed at length. His extraordinary intellect, the system
of doctrine he formulated, the work he did for civil liberty
and else, deserve the fullest recognition. But this would
require a volume.

However, the work of Calvin and of Calvinism in behalf
of civil liberty should be kept prominently in the public mind
and well in the fore these days so tilled with empty preten-
tion on the part of some. Calvin proved most effective in
his day and he is not yet exhausted.

The exalting of an Almighty Ruler in the presence of
whom all earthly potentates dwarf into insignificance; the
drawing of a sharp boundary line between church and state ;
and the formulation of a democratic church organization,
tended to make Calvinism potential in promoting civil lib-
erty. This system of Calvin remains a mighty bulwark against
pretentions and the thunders of John Knox reverberate still.
Rome detests the name of John Calvin.

To the hardy, heroic men of might, such as Luther,
Zwingli, Calvin and Knox, the world owes a debt of gratitude
for the larger liberty which has come because they were the
embodied foes of certain ecclesiastical pretentions in a day
less free.

Though we may differ much about many things, the facts
of history — and facts are at times stubborn and most severe
— tell of a mighty struggle in the days of the Reformation
and make to live the doings of the marvelous men whom the
world will not willingly let die.

A great boulder, roughly squared, marks the place of
Zwingli's fall, and bears the inscription: "They may kill
the body, but not the soul." So spoke on this spot Ulrich
Zwingli. who for truth and the freedom of the Christian
church died a hero's death, October 11, 1531. But better,
he and those like him live in grateful hearts still. Let their
memories with us be fresh and green. — X. C. Christian
Advocate.

A PRAYER FOR THE DAY'S BEGINNING

0 give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy
endureth forever. 0 Lord, I beseech thee, look down in
thine infinite pity upon this, thy world; for lo! day is at
hand, and thy children must soon awake to life, and toil.
and temptation. O thou who art the Lover of men, let thy
Holy Spirit wait to meet with each one of us upon the
threshold of the dawn, and lead us through this coming day.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so dost thou pity all
the woeful and heavy-hearted. Look down upon all those
who must so soon awake to their griefs, speak comfortably to
them ; remember those in pain who must so soon take up their
weary burdens. Look down upon the hungry, and the rich,
and the evil, and the good, that in this new day, finding each
something of thy mercy, they may give thanks unto the Lord,
for he is good, and his mercy endureth forever. — Jeffery
Farnol, in The Broad Highway,

IN DEFENSE OF BRIDGE

Editor Herald:

From editorial in last issue I take it that you have invited
expressions as to the merits or demerits of bridge. You
admit you do not have knowledge of the game and seem to
base your opinion largely from the denouncement of bridge
by a preacher who "has iuspected reports of many social
gatherings." I do not doubt the sincerity of this preacher's
conclusions. However, before I admit his competency to
judge, I prefer to know that he can play bridge and can play
well. It is not enough that he "has inspected reports of
many social gatherings."

I do not believe any one, even a preacher of the highest
ability, who can play bridge expertly, will condemn bridge
per se. I was brought up in a home, as was the editor, in
which playing cards were not kept. I reached my majority
with a prejudice against cards. Since, I have had many
experiences — nay knowledge has increased — my ability to pass
judgment has enlarged. I have learned to play bridge, not
expertly, but so well that my prejudice against cards has
vanished. Now I am decidedly partial to bridge.

Bridge is an opportunity for four or more persons to have
a pleasant evening in a quiet way at home. Bridge is a fine
exercise for the memory. Bridge increases the power of con-
centration. Bridge develops the faculty of decision, and
helps keep the mind active and nimble. Bridge diverts the
mind from business cares and sends away disturbing causes
and affords opportunity for rest and recreation. Bridge is
one of the pleasures left to those of advanced years.

I commend bridge to all who have the mentality to grasp.
1 would think no less of a preacher should he play bridge,
and if he plays well would have a higher regard for him on
account of this accomplishment.

C. E. McCullooh.
Wilmington, N. C.

[We would like to hear further on this subject from
people who know whereof they write. If the game is a good
one, is it indulged in immoderately ? Eating is a good exer-
cise, but it does not justify gluttony. Are people wasting
precious time on bridge? Or are they just indulging in
needed and wholesome diversion? It is a serious and impor-
tant question to those who play and who wish to spend life
to best advantage. — Editor.]

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NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE,
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH

The 101st annual session of the North Carolina Annual
Conference of the Methodist Protestant church will be held
in the First Methodist Protestant church, Winston-Salem,
N. C, Rev. J. H. Moton, pastor, beginning Wednesday,
October -'11, 1928, at 10 o'clock in the morning.

All delegates and ministers are expected to be in their
places at the opening session ; and it is hoped that they will
plan to remain until the close. Much of the important work
of the conference cannot be finished until the latter part of
the session, and it is important that such matters should have
the earnest attention of the entire conference membership.

May the Lord bless us as we meet in this session, and may
we come with an earnest desire to glorify him in all that
shall be done.

S. W. Taylor, President,
C. W. Bates, Secretary.

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Denominational Enterprises

ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM

We are submitting below the conference program, subject
to such changes as we may find it necessary to make before
the final programs are printed; and subject, of course, to
such changes as the conference may want to make when we
meet.

Wednesday, October 31

Morning Session
9:30 — Opening session. Calling of the conference roll.
Incidental business.

Brief worship, conducted by the president of the con-
ference, Rev. S. W. Taylor.

Annual message of the president, and the passage of
the president's character.
10:30 — The annual conference sermon, by Rev. J. E. Pritch-
ard, pastor of Asheboro Methodist Protestant church.
11:30— Roll of the honoread dead, called by the secretary
(conference standing).
Observance of the Holy Communion.
12 :30 — Adjournment.

Afternoon Session
1 :45 — Hymn. Conference called to order. Calling the roll.
Incidental business.

Devotional Bible Study, by Harland L. Feeman, D.D.,
President of Adrian College. Subject: "Jesus and
Temptation. ' '
3 :00 — Business Session. Election of conference officers,
President, Secretary, Treasurer, Statistician, Reporter.
Committees: Lay member of the Stationing Committee.
Committee on Appeals (five members, laymen and
ministers).
3:30— Address by Rev. John Calvin Broomfield, D.D., Presi-
dent of the General Conference.
4 :15 — Business Session. Adjournment at pleasure.
Evening Session

7 :30 — Worship, conducted by Rev. L. W. Gerringer, pastor

of First Church, Burlington.
7:45 — Message of Welcome. (Speaker to be chosen by the
conference church.) Response by Rev. George R.
Brown, D.D., pastor of Reidsville church.

8 :00 — The first of a series of three addresses on Evangelism,

by Dr. Broomfield, President of the General Con-
ference.

Thursday, November 1
Morning Session

9 :00 — Hymn. Conference called to order. Roll call. Read-

ing and correcting minutes of previous day.
9:20 — Devotional Bible Study, by Dr. Feeman. Subject:
"Jesus and the Crowd."

10:00 — Submitting pastors' official reports, as follows: Per-
sonal report, statistical report, and financial report.
(The conference law requires these reports to be sub-
mitted at this hour. It is highly important that all
pastors have them ready at this time.)

10 :20— Address by Rev. J. H. Straughn, D.D., General Con-
ference Treasurer and Promotional Secretary.

11 :00 — Adjournment for committee work.

Afternoon Session
1 ;45— Worship, conducted by Rev. D. R. Williams, pastor

of Graham church.
2:00 — Second address of Dr. Broomfield on Evangelism.
2:30— Address by Editors: Methodist Protestant; Methodist

Protestant Herald.
3:00 — Business Session. Adjournment at pleasure.
7 :30— Worship, conducted by Rev. R. A. Hunter, pastor of

Henderson church.
7 :45 — Centennial Echo Service.

1. Report of the Conference Centennial Gratitude
Gift Committee, Mr. J. D. Ross, Chairman.

2. "One Hundred Years of Denominational Prog-
ress," an illustrated address by Rev. C. W.
Bates, Secretary of the General Conference, and |
pastor of Calvary church, Greensboro.

3. "The Spirit of the Centennial General Con-
ference." by Rev. J. C. Broomfield. D.D., Presi-
dent of the General Conference.

4. Fraternal Greetings, by Bishop Edward Rond-
thaler, D.D.

Business Session. Adjournment at pleasure.

Friday, November 2

Morning Session
9:00 — Hymn. Conference called to order. Roll call.
9 :20— Devotional Bible Study, by Dr. Feeman. Subject:
"Jesus and His Enemies."
10 :00 — Business Session.

10:30 — Address by Representative of the Westminster Theo-
logical Seminary.
1 1 :00— Reports of Committees: (1) Pastoral Work; (2)
Social Reform; (3) Literature and Education; (4)
Missions; (5) Official Character; (6) Methodist
Protestant Herald; (7) Superannuates.
12 :30 — Adjournment.

Afternoon Session
1 :45 — Worship, conducted by Rev. J. H. Moton.
2:00 — Committee Reports: (1) Parsonages; (2) Young

People's Work; (3) President's report.
2:30 — Women's Work. Mrs. George R. Brown and Mrs.

W. C. Hammer, presiding.
3 :15 — Meeting of the Conference Brotherhood. President,

George R. Brown, D.D., presiding.
4:15 — Business Session. Adjournment at pleasure.

Evening Session
7:30 — Worship, conducted by Rev. R. J. Tamblyn, pastor

of Grace church, Greensboro.
7 :45 — Missionary Program, Rev. J. Clyde Auman, returned
missionary from Japan, and pastor of Enfield church,
presiding.

1. Address by Rev. G. H. Haddaway, D.D., Execu-
tive Secretary of the Board of Missions.

2. Address by Miss Mildred Miskimen, missionary
to India, at home on furlough.

3. Address by Rev. J. F. Minnis, missionary to
India, at home on furlough.

Business Session. Adjournment at pleasure.

Saturday, November 3

Afternoon Session
9 :00 — Hymn. Conference called to order. Roll call. Read-
ing of minutes of previous day.
9:20 — Devotional Bible Study, by Dr. Feeman. Subject:

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"Jesus and His Cross."

10:00 — Report of standing committees: (1) Boundary; (2)
Church Extension and Survey; (3) Evangelism;
(4) Church Music; (5) Conference Faculty.

11 :00 — High Point College. The President of the College,
Rev. R. M. Andrews, D.D., presiding.

12:00— Children's Home. Mr. J. M. Millikan, Chairman of
the Board of Trustees, presiding.

12 :30 — Adjournment.

Afternoon Session
1 :45 — Worship, conducted by Rev. H. L. Powell.
2:00 — Reports of standing boards : (1) Conference Trustees ;
(2) Board of Young People's Work; (3) Church Ex-
tension; (4) Superannuate Fund Society; (5) Dis-
trict Parsonage Trustees; (6) Statistical Secretary;
(7) Treasurer; (8) Secretary.

3:00 — Third address by Dr. Broomfleld on Evangelism.

3 :30 — Business Session. Adjournment at pleasure.
Evening Session

1 :30 — Worship. Song service conducted by the conference
chorister, Rev. H. F. Surratt.

7:45 — Young People's Program, in charge of Rev. Fred W.
Paschall, President of the Board of Young People's
Work. (Full program to be announced later.)
Business Session. Adjournment at pleasure.

Sunday, November 4

Morning
9 :3fl — Sunday school at the conference church.
11 :00 — Ordination Service. Sermon by Rev. J. A. Burgess,
pastor of Alamance charge.
Afternoon
2:30 — Memorial service in honor of Rev. D. A. Braswell
and Rev. J. F. Dosier.

Evening Service
7:30 — Preaching service in the conference church. (Speaker
to be announced later.)

Monday, November 5

Morning Session
9:00 — Hymn. Conference called to order. Roll call.

Worship, conducted by Rev. W. C. Kennett.
9:15 — Reading minutes of Saturday and Sunday sessions.
9 :30 — Business Session.
11 :00 — Report of Stationing Committee.
12 :00 — Final Adjournment.

S. W. Taylor,
C. W. Bates,
J. H. Moton,

Program Committee.
Oct. 5, 1928.

FOUNDERS DAY

We are planning to observe Founders Day at High Point
College on October the 25th, at which time we hope to have
a visiting speaker of more than state-wide reputation and to
observe in a becoming way the founding of the college. This
is to be a -day observed on the college calendar every year,
and at which time we are very eager to have as many of the
friends of the college present as possible. Please co-operate
with us in this matter by giving as wide publicity to the day
as possible. The program begins at 10:30 a. m.

R. M. Andrews,
President High Point College.

SLOGAN

for the Closing Quarter

No Charge Without an Honor Roll Church

We do not know how nearly this slogan is to be realized
when the year is up. We do know, though, that it is worthy,
and that if we try to make it good, and fail, we will not
have tried in vain. There is time enough yet for a real effort
to make this goal good. Last year there were seven churches
that did this. They follow: Shady Grove on Moriah, New
Hope on Why Not, Spring Valley on Vance, Mizpah on Haw
River, Bethel on Alamance, Whitaker's on Whitaker, Mt.
Carmel on South Lexington. Of course we are expecting
these to do this again this year. They are our leaders; they
have set the pace for other churches. Why not make this
number grow until an entire page in the Journal will be
required to list these honor roll churches? Pastors, please
put this to the front. Get one or two interested leaders at
your churches to help you push this matter, and amaze us
with the results.

Winston
Oct. 3. On Wednesday night of this date we were with
this church in their fourth quarterly conference. A goodly
number of the officials were present, and all business was
promptly and harmoniously transacted. A noticeable fact
of the meeting was the absence of women. However, the
Aid Society sent a written report to the conference, covering
their activities during the year, and the church has missionary
organizations that are doing good work also. The report of
the Sunday school superintendent indicated that the school
is in an encouraging condition and growing. All special days
were reported held, we believe, to date, and the Rally Day
program was in preparation. The church contributes monthly
to the Children's Home. The finances, which pile up with
most churches at this time, were about normal, and if any
difference, the showing was a little more favorable than in
other years. The pastor's salary and budgets will be paid
in full, we are confident. This is a "Paid in Full" church.
Bro. Moton has been faithful and zealous, since he was
assigned there as pastor in the early spring, and has endeared
himself to the people. All phases of the church appear en-
couraging, and the pastor will have a gratifying report to
make to the coming conference. Bro. R, L. Hopper will
represent the church in the conference. Bro. R, N. Hauser
is the alternate delegate. Preparations for entertaining the
conference are under way, and everything will be in readiness
when the conference meets. A committee was appointed to
secure a home for the pastor for next year. We enjoyed
being with our friends again in this old church, and Bro.
and Sister W. V. Hutehins have our thanks for entertain-
ment in their home during the night.

West Forsyth

Oct. 4. From Winston we went to Harmony Grove
church, on this charge, to attend their fourth quarterly con-
ference. We preached at 11 a. m. and the conference fol-
lowed. All churches were well represented except Tabernacle.
No one was present from that church. A pleasing spirit pre-

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vailed, and the usual business of a fourth quarterly confer-
ence was transacted without discord. Plans had previously
been made for some repairs on the parsonage, and three
churches reported their allotments of the cost in hand. The
desire is to have this work done in advance of the winter
weather. We trust that it may go forward without delay.
Bro. C. Gr. Hunter was elected as the alternate delegate for
the charge. Pro. John W. Doub, for many years a licentiate
of the charge, is the duly elected delegate, though he thinks
he will not attend, owing to his physical condition. If he
can not. represent the charge, we trust that he may be able to
visit the conference. Bro. Hunter, no doubt, feels quite at
home in an annual conference ; he has attended so many.
His friends will be glad to see him again. At this time the
charge was slightly behind in total amounts paid on budgets
last year. Practically the total amount for college assessment
was in hand. The charge will go on the honor roll again here.
And we are hopeful that at least one church will be on this
roll on all assessments. We shall be surprised if this is not
true. The pastor's salary was in the category of many other
charges at this date — only about half paid. We trust that
every dollar of it will be forthcoming. It is small at most,
and surely the charge will allow none of it to be unpaid.
We suggest that the stronger church on the charge lie scrip-
tural, and help the weaker ones, that there may lie no shortage
in salary. Bro. Whitaker is closing his third year here, and
has done constructive work during his pastorate. His infirm
physical condition has hindered him during recent weeks,
though his zeal for the work hrs been unabated. He has
arranged to hold his revival meetings, and reports some good
results. He will not be available for a work so heavy as this
next year, owing to his physical condition, and so announced
to the conference. The sympathy and interest and esteem of
his friends on the charge will follow him when he leaves the
work. We trust that rest may restore his strength, and that
his years of usefulness may be lengthened. It is our faith
that West Forsyth charge has latent possibilities, and we
trust that in no remote future the charge may show signs of
marked growth.

Anderson

Oct. 7. We were here on this date, and visited each of the
two churches, with pleasing results. In the morning we were
at Fairview, arriving in time, to share in the Sunday school,
and then preaching at 11 a. m. At night we were at Liberty
Hill. The distance between these churches is about thirty-two
miles. The pastor travels, in serving them, about twenty-five
hundred miles a year. Since we were on the work, as a "boy
preacher," many changes have taken place. Several who were
active in the work then have been given their places in the
church triumphant. Many who were very young then are
home owners now, and active leaders in the church. We were
glad to find some still in the churches who were leaders during
our first experience with them, twenty-seven years ago. The
old Fairview church that we knew has been replaced by a
more modern building, and plans are now in the making for
brick veneering it, and adding Sunday school rooms. This
is very commendable, and we trust that it .may soon lie done.
Liberty Hill lias also been improved by paint and other
changes. We have at these two churches splendid Methodist
Protestants, and it is gratifying to find them hopeful and
progressive. Pastor Ferree is doing good work : the people
are pleased with him and are anxious for him to be returned

to the charge. The conference programs were presented at
each church, and it was gratifying to find the people re-
sponsive. We believe that the charge will make a good
financial showing, and we are hopeful that they will increase
the conference honor roll. This work should provide more
salary for the pastor, and if matters continue as they are
now, we believe this will be done before long. Helpful meet-
ings have been held at each church, and the spiritual con-
dition of the charge seems good. Our visit to this field gives
us gratifying impressions. We are grateful to pastor and
friends for their kindness, and for comforts provided for us
while on the work.

Salaries
We appeal again to all church officials and to every mem-
ber in behalf of pastors' salaries. Let us make this a record
year by having every charge in the conference report pastor's
salary ''paid in full." Come on now, brethren, and let us
do this. It will be a credit to your charge to do it; and a
failure will entail hardships on your pastor. We are sure no
charge desires that. Make "pay in full" your purpose,
brethren, and let no charge fail.

Supply for Next Year
Is there to be a change of pastors on your charge? Please
let that lie decided in a friendly and Christian manner before
pastors and delegates go to conference. Pastors sometimes
deem a change advisable; so do charges. This is to be
expected, and it is in perfect keeping with the itinerant
system. Frankness will help much to make these changes
easy, and will leave no grounds for misunderstanding. To
let the best interests of the charge and the Kingdom be
dominant will help much also. What every pastor should
want is a charge where he can do the most good. And what
every charge should want is a pastor who will be given the
largest measure of co-operation by the people. With these
conditions maintaining, a happy pastorate follows.

Appointments

Oct. 10, Lebanon church, in quarterly conference. Hour,
7:30 p. m. (tentative).

Oct. 12, Tabernacle church, Tabernacle charge, in quar-
terly conference. Hour, 2 p. m.

Oct. 14, Whitaker's and Enfield. Whitaker's, 11 a. m.,
preaching; 2 p. m., quarterly conference. Enfield, preaching,
7:30 p. m.

Oct. 15, Flat Rock church, Vance charge, in quarterly
conference. Hour, 7:30 p. ra.

Oct. 21, Liberty in quarterly conference. Liberty-Siler
charge. Hour, 2 :30 p. m.

"Grace be with you all. Amen."

S. W. Taylor.

Oct. 8, 1928.

WHEN AGE STEALS ON

When we step on the downgrade of life, and see that it
dips in the verge of the cold river, we want to behold some
one near who will help us across. When the sight loses its
power, we need that faith that can illumine. When we feel
the failure of the ear, we need the clear tones of the divine
voice. When the axe-men of death hew down whole forests
of strength and beauty around us, and we are left in soli-
tude, we need the heavenly dove to sing in our branches. —
T. I). Talmage.

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OUR STORY PAGE

A WONDERFUL DAY

A rainy morning can disarrange a good many things.
This morning it was only drizzling, but it had rained in the
night, and as Esther looked out on the dripping trees and
gray sky she counted up her disappointments on her lingers,
"fwon't be a nice Memorial Day for any one, that's sure
to begin with, and it won't be any at all for me. I couldn't
wear my new summer dress and hat into Roekford if I went,
and I can't go, because I know Uncle William won't come for
me. He'll never bring his new car out a day like this. He's
had it just long enough to be a good deal surer about skidding
than he is about driving."

Having thus stated the ease, Esther gave her long braid of
hair an impatient twitch, and completed its dressing by tying
it with a dark ribbon instead of the fresh pink ribbon that she
had intended to wear. From below came 'Hetable's voice in
the words that, for some unknown reason, almost invariably
accompanied her beating up waffles for breakfast :

"Whatsomever yer lot,
If ye have, or have not,
'Tain't never made better by frettin'."

"It's a good thing her waffles are better than her singing,"

; commented Esther in the safe privacy of her own room. ' ' It 's

I a shame to feel cross at good old 'Hetable, but I do wish she'd

learn another tune; this is one of the times I can't stand that

tune. I did so want to go to Roekford today ! ' '

Downstairs mother gently sympathized with the disap-
pointed girl, but so gently that it presently stirred the usually
sunny Esther to laughter.

"You needn't try any more, mother," she said. "I know

; you're aching to tell me 'When it rains, let it rain.' I've

1 heard that ever since I was four years old, and now I am

thirteen, and it doesn't sound a bit more comforting now

than it did the first time."

Mother smiled, but she added neither advice nor reproof.
"The good thing about mother is that when you have
found your text she always leaves you to preach your own
sermon," Esther's father used to remark.

Breakfast over, Esther donned raincoat and rubbers and
ran out into the garden to look at the flowers she had meant
to gather. They, at least, were not disappointing. Heavy
peonies of crimson, pink, and white drooped their beautiful
heads, but lifted them again as Esther shook away the mois-
ture. The lilacs still held fragrant clusters of blossom, and
the pansies smiled up at her brightly. It was while she was
busying herself among them that she caught sight of a queer
■ little figure moving along the walk outside the garden fence.
. At first it seemed nothing but a failed, flopping umbrella that
in some mysterious way was drawing a small wagon covered
! by a shawl,- but as the wagon drew nearer a pair of sturdy
I legs showed beneath the umbrella. Esther stared for a moment
; and then recognized the outfit.

"Why, Tommy Stebbins ! What do you think yon are
doing?" she demanded.

The wagon halted, the umbrella was tilted sideways so
. that it revealed the boy who carried it, and small Tommy

viewed his questioner with serious eyes.
"I'm a Dec 'ration Day," he announced.
"A— what?" asked Esther, not sure that she had heard
aright.

"A Dec 'ration Day," repeated Tommy patiently. "Don't
you know about them— a big girl like you? My grandfather
was a soldier, and he's buried in that little graveyard over on
the hill. Folks don't go there any more, and most every one
that used to lie there's been took to Roekford cemetery, but
my grandfather he was a soldier, and I'm takin' flowers.
Gram-mother put 'em in the wagon for me. She couldn't go
'count of her rheumatism, but I'm plenty big 'nough to go.
We wouldn't let gramfather be forgot when he was a soldier."
"No, indeed!" said Esther heartily. "I'll go with you,
Tommy. Come in here a minute, and we'll fill up the wagon
with flowers that I was going to pick today."

She could understand the situation very easily — the lonely
little burying ground, unused and seldom visited now, its
scant space almost overgrown with rank grass and wild rose-
bushes. The three or four mossy stones remaining there bore
names of those whose kindred had long removed from the
neighborhood, and the honor due the solitary veteran might
well have been overlooked.

"I'm glad I can go too," said Esther, "I had nowhere
to carry my flowers today."

She hastily gathered the choicest of them, and laid them
beside the sparse array in the wagon where a small flag kept
them company. Then the children took hold of the wagon
together and started down the country road. The drizzling
rain grew less and less, stopping altogether after they had
traveled for half a mile, and with some difficulty Tommy suc-
ceeded in lowering his umbrella and shouldering it for the
remainder of the walk. They made their way through the
mat of heavy, wet grass until they reached the desired corner
—a deserted corner it seemed until the children's hands care-
fully and skillfully deposited their treasures, and thus turned
it into a mound of beauty. Esther exclaimed over the com-
pleted work, but Tommy did not seem quite satisfied.

"Did you ever see the folks do it at Roekford?" he
demanded.

"The Memorial Day eexreises? Yes, once or twice,"
Esther admitted. "They put up the little flag markers like
this flag, and they strewed the flowers, and then they had
singing and — observances. ' '

"I want some of them beservances," said little Tommy
with the air of one who was asking no more than belonged to
him. "My gramfather was a soldier, too. He come in from
the field and he said — my grammother told me — 'Wife, I feel
like my country needs me.' And she said, 'I don't know how
we'll ever get along without you, Amos, but I feel just like
you.' So he went, just like that, and his name's here on this
stone — Amos Stebbins. My gramfather was a good soldier."
"So he was!" agreed Esther heartily.
"Well, then. Why don't he have some beservances, too?"
insisted Tommy as if his companion were in some way
responsible.

"We— we might sing," suggested Esther a trifle uncer-
tainly. "We know 'My Country' and 'Battle Hymn.' " The
young voices were not very strong but they rang out clear
and sweet on the quiet country air.

"In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea.

With a beauty in his bosom that transfigures you and me."

A car rolling along the road came to a halt at the sound.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

October 11, 192S

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Siler City. — Immediately following the Sun-
day school hour last Sunday morning the Pri-
mary children rendered an excellent Rally
Day program, which consisted of a number of
recitations and a short play, entitled, "Rally-
ing for Christ." We wish to thank Miss Sal-
lie Smith, Mrs. Duncan Welch and Mrs. C. E
Brady, who made such a program possible.
Under the auspices of Mrs. A. 6. Dixon and
Miss Sallie Smith the Christian Endeavor So-
ciety gave a beautiful pantomime Sunday eve-
ning, after which Bev. F. L. Gibbs delivered
a very interesting message on the subject,
"The Challenge of the New Century."

We were glad to have worship with us last
Sunday Mr. Jerry Sykes, of Durham.

It is with regret we learn that Eev. and
Mrs. Dixon will not lie with us the ensuing
year ; yet we rejoice with those at the Chil-
dren's Home to know they have secured the
services of such agreeable and faithful peo-
ple. We know our loss is their gain.

Our hearts reach out in sincere sympathy
to Mr. Brack Cooper and family because of
the death of Mrs. Cooper. Although a mem-
ber of Piney Grove M. P. Church, Mrs. Coop-
er has been a regular attendant of our
church since their moving here, which has
been a number of years ago. The funeral
service was conducted at Piney Grove M. P.
church Monday, October 1, by Eev. Mr. Isley.
assisted by Eev. A. G. Dixon, also Eev. W. L.
Maness, of the M. E. church, Siler City.

PEAELIE MOOEE, Reporter.

High Point.— An interesting Bally Day
service was observed at 9:30 o'clock last Sun-
day morning by the Sabbath school. Miss
Myrtle Davis was chairman of the program
committee, with additional members as fol-
lows: Mrs. Minnie P. Harrell, Misses Lucille
Pickens, Dennyce McAdams, and Grace
Koontz. The attendance at this service totaled
475, and the offering amounted to $52.50.

At the hour fur morning worship Mrs. .1. II.
Allred and Clarence Schultheiss sang a lovely
duet, "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say," by
Eathbun, and the choir rendered a beautiful
anthem, "Fear Not, O Israel," the solo parts
being taken by Mrs. J. C. Whitesell, Mr. Wil-
liam Mason, of Greensboro, Mrs. J. II. Allred,
and Clarence Schultheiss. Professor Stimson
played the ever popular and lovely Sextette
from Lucia. Eev. Boy I. Farmer delivered
a very touching and comforting message on
"The Art of Burden -Bearing" from that
matchless text in Matt. 11:28, "Come unto me,
all ye who are weary and heavy laden, and I
will give you rest." There is no explanation
for sorrow in our lives but faith in God.
There is some burden of sadness, sorrow and
heartache in every life. Hands that labor,
brains that think, or hearts that ache must
find release or help. When burdened ones
hear and believe these words of Jesus, the
invitation becomes music to the soul. He said,
first of all. "Bear ye one another's burdens,
and so fulfil the law of Christ." What is a
burden? Anything pressing down upon the
heart so that occasion is given for another
to provoke, or some temptation to be over-
come. We are our brothers' keepers. If one

falls, another is under obligation to lift him.
The thought of Christ's yoke making easier
our burdens is divine. No one who lightens
burdens for others is useless. The Word also
states, "Every man shall bear his own bur-
den." In the march of life some kits or packs
ate individual, and some burdens of sorrow,
wounded conscience, or spiritual anxiety can-
not be shared. The Christian rejoices that
when burdens cannot be shared nor borne
alone, he may accept that gracious promise,
"Cast thy burden on the Lord, and He shall
sustain thee."

"To every man upon this earth
God gives a burden to lie carried down
The road between the cross and crown ;
No lot is wholly free,
He giveth one to thee."

At the evening service the first of a series
of sermons on texts of great churchmen was
delivered by the pastor, Eev. Mr. Farmer, on
"Martin Luther's Text."_

The members of the Ladies' Aid Society
were delightfully entertained Monday after-
noon by Mrs. W. P. Pickett at her home on
North Main street. There was an attendance
of 40, and after the business session delight-
ful refreshments of sandwiches, tea, pickles,
and date-bars were served by the hostess, who
was assisted by her daughters, Mrs. Harrell,
Mrs. John H. Walker, and Mrs. John S. Pick-
ett. We were delighted to receive one new
member, Mrs. L. H. Zimmerman, who we feel
will prove a most valuable addition to the
society.

The topic discussed at the weekly C. E.
Society meeting Monday evening was "Work-
ers Together With- God." This was a conse-
cration service anil was led by Miss Dennyce
McAdams.

The Life of Christ is the subject to be
studied by the Teacher Training Class on
Wednesday evenings in conjunction with the
mid-week prayer meeting. Our pastor will be
the instructor.

Next Friday evening the First church will
be at home to the faculty and students of
High Point College, and the Methodist Prot-
estant teachers in the city schools in the as-
sembly room. Committees from the Chris-
tian Endeavor Society, Sabbath school, and
Ladies' Aid Society have been appointed to
make plans for this reception, which is an
annual affair, and will, no doubt, prove a
pleasant social occasion.

On Sunday morning the pastor took occa-
sion to call attention to the campaign for tho
Methodist Protestant organ of our denomina-
tion, which has been so successfully edited
by Dr. Frank T. Benson in Baltimore, Md.,
for a long period of years. He was successor
to the late, lamented, and greatly beloved Dr.
Francis T. Tagg. This paper is full worthy
of the patronage of all our members, and it
has contributed in no small degree to the
growth and edvancement of our denomina-
tion.

We are delighted to announce that Capt.
A. M. Eankin, who has heen ill again, is much
improved.

Many friends here were greatly interested
to hear of the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis White, of Greensboro, on Friday, Oc-
tober 5. Mrs. White is pleasantly remembered
here as Miss Margaret Whitaker, who spent
part of her girlhood here, she being the
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Whitaker, and

Mr. White was also reared here, being the
son of Mr. 'and Mrs. Bobert B. White.

Zoar Church, Mecklenburg Circuit. — We

have just paid the A. C. B. in full, also the
superannuate fund and delegate's expenses to
General Conference. They go on roll for
three items.

W. C. HALL, Pastor.

Midway, Haw River Circuit. — Our revival
meeting began the third Sunday in Septem-
ber, continuing through the fourth Sunday
and closing the following Tuesday night. Dr.
and Mrs. A. G. Dixon came to us on Monday
and did the preaching. They did some won-
derful preaching that will bring fruit in
years to come; the church was greatly re-
vived. Eight professed faith in Christ ; one
reconsecrated her life to God, and five joined
the church.

We were glad to have Dr. and Mrs. Dixon
with us and have them in our homes. This
is his home church and it seemed good to
have the privilege of worshipping with him
once more.

Our Sunday school is moving along nicely
and we think it is doing a wonderful work.
Bally Day was observed last Sunday; tho
children were trained by Mrs. B. P. Butler.

The C. E. Society is moving along nicely;
the meeting was led last Sunday night by
Frank Chambers. These young people are
faithful and we hope they will grow up to
be useful in our church.

MBS. G. W. APPLE, Reporter.

October 8, 1928.

Cid, Denton Charge. — The lovely autumn
breezes are affording some of us good health,
while some others are on the bed of afflic-
tion, hut all feel thankful it's no worse.

Eev. E. A. Bingham, accompanied by wife
and children, filled his appointment at Cid
yesterday at 2:30 and gave us one of his in-
spiring sermons. May his words find way
into some sin-siek soul and bring forth good
fruit, as we are promised that from our
labors. Communion was served. Had a good-
sized congregation.

The Sunday school is getting back to nor-
mal since special meetings are about over
with.

Bio. Bingham will preach at Cid next Sun-
day night for the last time this Conference
year. We are in arrears, but hoping to come
out in the minister's salary.

The church officers elected were: Trustees,
Mr. A. F. Wright, Mr. Ben Parrish and Mr.
M. L. Wright; stewards, Mr. C. W. Craver,
Mr. M. L. Wright, Mr. A. F. Wright; Herald
reporter, Mrs. N. W. Lanier. Sunday school
officers: Mr. C. 0. Leonard, superintendent;
Mr. C. M. Craver, assistant superintendent;
Mr. Walter Lambeth, secretary and treasurer;
Mrs. Bessie Hedriek, organist.

We are sorry to say that Miss Bessie Hed-
riek is now in the High Point Hospital for
an appendicitis operation. On Thursday her
condition was reported as being favorable.

Mr. Allison Leonard, father-in-law of Mr.
C. O. Leonard, has been real sick, but is con-
valescing now.

Best wishes for a good Annual Conference.
MBS. N. W. LANIER, Reporter.

Concord, Saxapahaw Circuit. — Mr. Loy last
Sunday gave us one of his good sermons. As

October 11, 1928

I this was his last appointment at our church
8 the officers for the coming year were elected,
I as follows: Trustees, Messrs. J. F. Woody,
I M. S. Guthrie, T. H. Moore, M. T. Hargrove
I and C, W. Johnson ; tewards, J. C. Guthrie,
I B. S. Curl, E, S, Woody, L. E. Moore and
I H. G. Hargrove; class leader, L. E. Guthrie;
I reporter, Mrs. H. G. Hargrove; S. S. superin-
i tendent, H. G. Hargrove; organist, Mrs. B. N.
Eoberson.

The young people of our community are
planning to give a play, "The Fruit of His
Folly," at Whitney High School on Saturday,
j October 20th, at 7:30 p. m. The proceeds
I from this play will, be used to start a fund
I for a new piano. The play is being directed
' by our pastor.

The Woman's Missionary Society will meet
1 with Mrs. J. C. Guthrie Sunday afternoon at
; 2 o'clock. EEPOETEB,

Orange Chapel, Saxapahaw Charge. — Our re-

. ports have been few, but we have been mov-

i ing a little since our last report. Our meeting

began the third Sunday in August with Eev.

J 3. Clye Auman, of Enfield, pulpit help. He

came on Monday and remained until Friday.

He did some splendid preaching we trust

. much and lasting good was done. Eev. H. L.

Isley, of Tabernacle charge, was also with us

I part of the time. The church was revived

j and eight new members were added.

Mr. Auman was no stranger among us as
i he was our pastor before going to foreign
[field. We enjoyed having him with us.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
'held its annual thank-offering at Orange
Chapel the fifth Sunday in September with
all-day service. We were very fortunate in
securing Mr. J. Norman Wills as our speaker.
He gave us a very inspiring missionary lec-
ture. Come again, Mr. Wills.

We were very sorry that owing to the in-
ielemeney of the weather and muddy roads
fithe congregation was small. We feel that
(•those that failed to get there missed some-
thing.

• Our pastor, Mr. Loy, has filled about all
[his appointments and we all like him and
are hoping for his return for the coming year.
A EEADEE.

Haw River Tidings. — At Midway the revival
began on September 1G and continued for
ten days. The discourses rendered by both
Dr. and Mrs. DLxon were strong, elevating
land impressive. To say the least, they were
appreciated by all. It was a good revival.
There were eight conversions and reclama-
tions. Five joined the church. Dr. Dixon is
a native of Bockingham County and for a
number of years was a member of Midway
church. His many relatives and friends who
live in this community showed every sign of
[their great pleasure at having him and his
[good wife to mingle with them these few
days. The pastor and his family shared this
pod pleasure. We were glad to have them
jin the parsonage a part of the time and we
nope for their, return to our midst on some
pther occasion.

The revival is now on at Brown Summit, be-
ginning September 30. Rev. E. S. Troxler is
loing the preaching and is conducting the
linging to the delight of all present. Already
here have been a number of conversions and
eelamations. Seven have presented them-

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

selves for membership. The meeting will con-
tinue during a part of this week.

Our good people have learned that our
Chevrolet does fine service as an auto-gro-
cetaria. Twice during the Midway meeting
when the pastor and family started for home
it was found that someone or ones had been
meddling with our car. These meddlers were
of the very thoughtful sort, for out of their
kindness and good thought they had filled
the good old "Chewy" with the best old good
things that have proved to be so very service-
able in the parsonage. On September 16
when we were about to leave the Mizpah
church we again found that the old faithful
"Chewy" had been again drafted into serv-
ice and again converted into a auto-groee-
taria. This is the second time this has hap-
pened at Mizpah. So it is getting to be the
order of the day on Haw Eiver charge that
the preacher's ear at almost any good old
time is converted into an auto-grocetaria. But
the latest is that another man's ear was so
instructed that it did fine service in this ca-
pacity. Bro. Walter Maxwell, a member of
Friendship, was an attendant at one of the
evening services at Brown Summit. At the
close of the service he invited the pastor
to accompany him to his car. There we
found one-half barrel of fine flour. This gift
of Bro. Maxwell is certainly appreciated. Bro.
Maxwell is one of the leading members of
Friendship church and we understand that
it is one of his customs annually to remem-
ber his preacher as this preacher has just
been remembered. Thanks to Bro. Maxwell
and all the other good people who have had
to do with these recent donations. I would
like to give you all special mention if I
could. May God bless you. Four out of the
five churches have remembered the pastor
by one or more regular "poundings," and the
one church that has not pounded in a con-
certed way has done it individually in that
the parsonage has at some time during the
year received some nice gift from almost
every family in this church. Surely we are
serving a good people who are interested in
the pastor's welfare.

For the Master's cause,

GEO. L. CUREY.

Winston.— The Philathea Class of the First
Methodist Protestant church met Monday eve-
ning at the home of Mrs. W. D. Coble, with
Mrs. E. M. Routh as joint hostess. Eighteen
members and two visitors were present. De-
votionals were conducted by the president,
Mrs. W. C. Tise. Committee reports were
made and various business discussed. The
class voted to have a weinie roast Thursday,
October 27.

Those having birthdays in this month were
delightfully showered during the social hour,
after which the hostesses served a delicious
ice course.

Lexington, State Street.— Last Sunday was
"Go to Church Sunday" in Lexington and all
the churches had unusually large attendance.
Bro. Bethea brought us splendid sermons
morning and evening.

The special revival services at Yadkin Col-
lege closed Friday night after about a week
of good preaching.

The meeting at West Lexington, which
closed the middle of week before last, was one
of the best at that place for many years.

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The Missionary Society held the regular
monthly meeting in the church last Thursday
afternoon, Mrs. A. H. Evans, president, pre-
siding. A good program was given and all
business on hand was satisfactorily disposed
of.

Thursday night the City Christian Endeavor
Union met at the First Reformed church.
Our society was well represented. Mrs. F. J
Cox and Mrs. H. S. Lanier, of State Street
Society, were on the program.

EEPOETER.

Mocksville Charge— Mary Ann Myers Hane-
jine, a sufferere of rheumatism for several
years, passed from this earthly life October 1,
1928. She was 72 years, 10 months and 14
days old.

On November 10, 187S, she was married to
George Kimbrough Llauteline, and to this
union were born 12 children, nine boys and
three girls. Her husband and three of the
children passed from this earthly life before
her. She leaves seven of her boys and two
of her girls to travel the rest of the way
without a mother. She was the grandmother
of 31 children, 22 of which survive.

She professed faith in Christ in early child-
hood, and lived a true Christian life to the
end. She joined Elbaville M. P. church later
in life.

Mrs. Haneline knew what it was to suffer,
becaue she was confined to her bed for three
years before her death. She said that she
felt that her earthly task was done and she
was ready to go home to the Master where
there would be no pain and sorrow.

Funeral services were conducted at Elba-
ville church on Tuesday afternoon, October 2,
by her pastor, Eev. J. W. Braxton, after
which the body was interred in the church
cemetery.

Little Mama Myers, the two-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Myers, died October 1,
1928, and was buried the same day in Elba-
ville M. P. cemetery. The disease which
caused the death made it necessary to bury
the body immediately, and there was no serv-
ice held at the time of the burial, but special
mention was made of his death at Mrs. Hane-
lines's funeral on Tuesday afternoon.

West End, Greensboro.— Just closed a two
weeks' revival meeting. There were 12 con-
versions, four children of "teen" age and the
remainder heads of families. Ten people
united with the church, the children being
received by sprinkling'. Those uniting with
the church were: Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and
Mrs. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Crowell, Misses
Euby Lee, Vera Taylor, Edna Lucas and
Frances Foust.

Dr. Williams preached at each service and
was at his best in his sermons, and continued
well, announcing at the close that he didn't
know when he had enjoyed conducting a
meeting more.

A number of members were in prayer daily
for the meeting. The women held a prayer
service at 9:30 in the morning and the men
at 7 o'clock in the evening. It was a refresh-
ing revival and closed Sunday, observing the
Lord's Supper at the morning hour.

The Ladies' Aid Society met Monday night
in the church in regular business session with
a good attendance.

The Intermediate Christian Endeavor So-
ciety met in business session at the church

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October 11, 19,28

Monday at 5 o'clock. They plan another rum-
mage sale in the near future to raise some
money. The officers for the next six months
are: Frances Foust, president; Leonard
Routh, vice-president; Mary Hinton, secre-
tary, and Douglas Kime, treasurer.

The teaching of church music will continue
with Mr. Foust directing, Mrs. Holden, pianist,
and Miss Gladys South, superintendent of
the society.

The Junior society meets iu joint session
with the Intermediate Society and has aban-
doned a separate organization, and will be
under the direction of the Intermediate su-
perintendent.

The church business session will convene
Wednesday evening, at which time the offi-
cers for the ensuing year will be elected.
— • —

High Point. — At the hour for morning wor-
ship last Sunday a program of beautiful
music was rendered, with Mr. E. B. Stimson
at the organ ; Mr. William Mason, of Greens-
boro, sang "There's a Beautiful Land on
High," by Taylor, and the choir sang Nevrn's
charming anthem, "Jesus, My Saviour." For
the offertory Mr. Stimson played the lovely
old favorite, "Ah! I Have Sighed to Best
Me!" from II Trovatore, by Verdi. A large
and attentive audience greeted the pastor,
Eev. Hoy I. Farmer, who brought a forceful
and inspiring message from John 1:38;
"Rabbi, Where Dwellest Thou?" The first
public utterauce of Jesus after His baptism
by John and his entrance upon his ministry
was "What Seek Ye?"— a question addressed
to the two disciples who followed Him. They
in turn asked Him a question: "Master, where
do you live?" These were the disciples, Pe-
ter and Andrew, his brother. They went home
with Jesus, and abode there that day. A
customary question heard on all sides at the
present day is "Where do you hail from?" or
"Where do you live?" To know where one
was born and reared gives an insight into his
character and personality; colloquialisms of
speech often proclaim one's identity. The
long drawl and the omission of the final "r's"
and "g's" identify the Southerner to all
strangers, while the sharp, quick speech desig-
nates a Northerner. Walter Malone says:
"At sunrise every soul is born again." What
is your chief interest in life? What is your
attitude to great things? Two sets of eyes
gaze on the Sistine Madonna. The world is
full of people who look upon the material
side of things, who devote most of their time
to barter and exchange, buying and selling.
An artist and a lumberman were standing
in a forest; the artist said with sparkling
eyes, "Isn't that a beautiful picture?" The
lumber dealer answered, "That lumber ought
to net about 80 cents per foot." He was
dwelling in a world of commodities alone. A
lot of other people live in a world of doubt,
suspicion, distrust, and insinuation. Today
there is too much distrust in the economic
world and too much suspicion in the political
world. A matter of far greater importance
than the election of Smith or Hoover is the
creation of distrust for the leaders in the
political war now raging in our country, when
friendships are being broken, and brother is
arrayed against brother. God help us to
live in a world of dreams of better things,
of a better day, in a sense of divine com-
panionship, a world of brotherhood, confi-
dence, and trust. Sam Walter Foss. win. in

the quaintly beautiful little poem, "House
by the Side of the Road," expresses human
brotherhood in such a charming manner, has
given the world another fine verse:

"Despise not any man that lives,
Alien or neighbor, near or far;
Go out beneath the scornful stars,
And see how very small you are.
The world is large, and space is high
That sweeps around our little ken ;
But there's no space or time to spare
In which, to hate our fellow-men ;
And this, my frind, is not the work for

you,
Then leave all this for smaller men

to do."

At the evening service Rev. Mr. Farmer
chose for the subject of an able discourse,
"Grinding by Hand at Waterfalls."

The three circles of the Woman's Mission-,
ary societies met Monday afternoon, as fol-
lows: Circle No. 1, Mrs. L. J. Diffee, chair-
man, with Mrs. J. B. Spencer, on Lindsay
street; Circle No. 2, Mrs. John Walker, chair-
man, with Miss Mary Lyndon, on West Rus-
sell street; Circle No. 3, Mrs. H. A. Moffitt,
chairman, with Mrs. W. M. Crouch on Win-
ston road.

The Christian Endeavor Society met in
weekly session Monday evening, and the
topic, "Goals for Our Society," was discussed
by the leader, Miss Lalah Shepard.

An increase in attendance at the mid-week
prayer meeting was seen last Wednesday
evening. Rev, Mr. Farmer yill lead next
Wednesday, and Prof. C. R. Hinshaw, of the
college faculty, will teach the last lesson of
the teacher training book.

Next Sunday will be observed as Rally Day
in the Sabbath school, and a pleasing program
has been prepared by the committee. A spe-
cial offering will be taken, which will be
credited to our General Conference budget.
A record attendance is earnestly desired as
well as a generous offering.

A meeting of the Brotherhood will be held
Thursday evening, and supper will be served
to them in the assembly room of the church.

A music recital will be given by the mem-
bers of the faculty of High Point College on
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in the college
auditorium.

Captain and Mrs. A. M. Rankin went to
Asheboro Sunday to attend the dedicatory
exercises of the church and the memorial
service for the late Mr. J. S. Lewis, whose
generosity by his will made it possible for
the church debt to be cancelled, thereby
making it ready for dedication according to
the rules of the Methodist Protestant denom-
ination. Captain and Mrs. Rankin were for-
mer members of the Asheboro church. Dr.
R. M. Andrews, president of the college, de-
livered the dedicatory sermon.

The fourth quarterly conference will con-
vene Wednesday evening, October 17th, when
reports of all the phases of church work
will be made by the officers of societies.

Rev. E. Lester Ballard is assisting Dr.
George R. Brown in a revival meeting at
Reidsville this week.

We are sorry to note the removal of Mrs.
Elizabeth Gibson to her old home at Three
Rivers, Michigan. Her son, Vergne Gibson,
has a position in a town in Canada.

Mrs. June A. Gray is having his residence

on Lindsay street improved and remodeled
by brick "veneer.

Chestnut Ridge, Orange Circuit. — Our re-

\ ivt.nl meeting began the fourth Sunday in Sep-
tember and continued on until the fifth Sun-
day. Our pastor had for his pulpit help, Rev.
G. F. Millaway, from Mount Pleasant Circuit.
Pastor Williams filled the pulpit Sunday
morning and Rev. D. R. Williams Sunday aft-
ernoon. Both brethren delivered messages
enjoyed by all.

Rev. G. F. Millaway came on Monday and
was called home Saturday night to conduct
a funeral Sunday afternoon ; sorry that he
could not remain with us until the meeting
closed. Our people learned to like Mr. Milla-
way and enjoyed his stay among us. He has
a warm welcome in our hearts and we wish
lor him to come again. He delivered some
wonderful messages. There were 40 converted
and reclaimed and 25 united with the church.
The church was greatly revived and much
good accomplished.

At the close of the meeting a purse of $30
was presented Mr. Millaway. As Mr. Milla-
way had to leave Saturday night, our pastor
filled the pulpit Sunday morning. Sunday
afternoon Rev. M. Ivey Crutchfield delivered
a very helpful and interesting sermon.

Rev. F. L. Gibbs made an interesting talk
to the young converts which was enjoyed by
every one. Come again, Mr. Gibbs.

The fourth quarterly conference will meet
here Saturday before the four Sunday in Oc-
tober at 2:30 o'clock. There will be some
business of special interest to come before
the conference.

The Lord's Supper will be observed the sec-
ond Sunday in October.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
REPORTER.

October i, 1928.

Davidson Circuit. — Our meeting at Pleasant
Grove Church began the fourth Sunday iu
August with Rev. J. B. Trogdon, of Why Not
Circuit, as pulpit help. The interest was
good and our congregation kept increasing
until the close. The sermons preached by
Bro. Trogdon were helpful and inspiring. He
has helped in meetings here before and his
service was all that could be desired. Much
and lasting good was clone but the visible re-
sults were not what we had hoped for.

Our meeting began at Lineberry church on
the first Sunday in September with Rev. E. W.
Jones, of the Wesleyan Methodist Church,
High Point, as help. Rain interfered very
greatly with our plans, but the meeting con-
tinued on and came to a close on the second
Sunday night; three professed faith in Christ
and five joined the church. Brother Jones
is a good preacher and he has made many
friends on this charge. The camp meeting
at Chapel Hill church began the third Sun-
day in September. The first camp meeting,
according to the best information I can get,
was held at this place on the third Sunday
in September, 1870, with Rev. Jack Loflin
as pastor. There has been a camp meeting
every year since and the time has never been
changed. I think there were 12 families that |
moved out to the meeting this time. One
new tent was built, so it seems that the folks
expect to continue the camp meeting. Rev.
J. R. Anderson, of Albemarle, and Re

ig. Rev. |
!V. H. W.

October 11, 1928

j Bell, of Democrat, did the preaching through-
I out the meeting that closed on the following
| Friday night. These brethren seemed to be
; at their best and their preaching was all that
could be desired. Wind and rain almost
' paralyzed the meeting for two days and
1 nights, but we had two clear days at the
j close, so the congregation gathered again and
we closed out in fine shape. Fourteen pro-
fessions were made, aud eight gave their
i names for church membership.

The church did a fine thing in Inlying a
J light plant for the church at Tabernacle, and
j they have it paid for.

Our special meetings are over, but we are
still busy in these closing days of the Con-
ference year. C. E. RIDGE.

Charlotte, First. — We regret that our re-
porter has been ill for some time. She goes
to the hospital this evening. Several of our
church members and their friends have been

I subjects of recent illness. We can report that

several have been able to get out again. We

hope and pray that all will recuperate soon.

Not so long ago our people paid off the

I debt on the parsonage lot except the accrued

1 interest, which we hope to raise very soon.

i This will open up the way for progress con-

■ siderably. We have other things to claim
, our attention now, as perhaps other churches
| can testify to this also.

The election of church school officers was
i held September 23rd and the new group of

■ officers and teachers were installed and be-
gan the school year last Sunday morning with

I Mr. C. C. Thomas as superintendent. There
1 was a noticeable increase in attendance over
vacation times. Taking the entire year into
consideration, the attendance and offering has
been the largest in the history of the church.
However, the have vast room for advance-
, ment.

The Ladies' Aid elected officers last week

and they will be installed in the near future.

One of our girls, Miss Almett Coggins, was

j married to Mr. Herbert Garrison recently,

the ceremony following immediately the

; morning service at the church. They locate

here and have our best wishes for a happy

life together.

The annual Rally Day services will be held
next Sunday morning; the delay has been
caused by local conditions which are justi-
fiable. We hope for the largest interest yet
i in this particular service.

The ladies of the church will meet tomor-
row, Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs. J. A.
Perry, to effect a union of the two missionary
societies. At this time there will be an elec-
tion of officers for the coming year.

On Saturday morning, September 22, one
1 of our faithful members of the primary de-
partment, little Virginia May Carpenter,
was struck by an automobile and fatally in-
jured. The funeral services were conducted
by the pastor from the home of her parents
the following Sunday afternoon. The tragic
death caused a deep sorrow to fall upon our
; constituency. . The bright disposition of the
: girl caused her to have manv friends. The
1 father, mother, and little sister besides a
| number of close relatives have our deepest
sympathy. H. FREO SURRATT.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

veneered with red texture brick. It will be
completed as soon as possible. We have com-
menced to build with faith, faith that we
will got witli what we have on hand and can
borrow enough to complete our building. The
little chapel was not large enough for our
Sunday school work, and we wanted a build-
ing of our own. If all our churches will help
us just a little now we can borrow the rest.
Won't you do it that we may have another
M. P. church, one in Spencer and Rowan
County? Calvary church gave us $15.50. Who
will lie the next ? All money received will
be acknowledge through our M. P. Herald
and appreciated.

Our pastor, Rev. T. Glen Madison, now at
Westminster Theological Seminary, served
here two years and did good work. We will
miss him so much. The best wishes of our
church go with him. We were glad to have
Rev. Willie Wood, a ministerial student in
High Point College, to preach for us. He
brought us a helpful aud inspiring message.
We are glad to have Bro. Wood to fill out this
Conference year, and any help you can give
us send to either Rev. W. B. Wood, High
Point College, High Point, or to Mrs. A. L.
Moore, Box 34, Spencer.

Please pray for us in this great work of
building a church. MRS. A. L. MOORE.

Spencer. — The material is being placed on
our church lot for our church building. Our
building is to be 30x40 by 14 feet high, brick

Fair view, Anderson Charge. — We were in-
deed glad to have Rev. S. W. Taylor, presi-
dent of the .Conference, with us Sunday at
the 11 o'clock service. He gave a very helpful
and inspiring talk.

We were very glad to have several of the
members of Harmony church, on Tarborough
charge, worship with us Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Poole, of Greenville,
S. C, also attended the Sunday morning serv-
ice.

Misses Fannynet Freeman and Emma Lee
Poole, two of the members of our church, have
again taken up their work at High Point Col-
lege.

The Conference year is now drawing to a
close; we have had a very successful year so
far, although we- are some behind on finances.
However, wre are hoping to have all business
settled before the year closes.

The third Sunday will be our last preach-
ing service. At this service the Lord's Sup-
per will be observed.

The fourth quarterly conference will be
held at Liberty Hill on Saturday before the
third Sunday, which will be the 27th of Oc-
tober.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
REPORTER.

Eden, Halifax Charge. — We had a very good
week for our protracted meeting in August
so far as weather was concerned. We were
well pleased with Bro. Cassidy and greatly
benefited by his good sermons. There were
quite a number of conversions and several
young people united with the church.

We have been saddened by the visits of the
grim reaper in our community. Eden lost
another of its older members by the death
of Mr. R. D. Daniel which occurred in Au-
gust. Mrs. Allen Bedgood was laid to rest
in the Eden cemetery on Thursday, October 4.
On October 1 Mr. Tom Wynne was buried in
the family burial ground. Mr. Wynne held
his membership with us several years ago.
We regret their passing.

Page Thirteen

Bro. Spencer has had a strenuous summer

but has not failed to fill his appointments
wit): us and on every occasion has delivered
very inspiring sermons.

We hope our delegate to Annual Conference
may be aide to carry in a good report from
our church. If our stewards have our co-
operation I am sure our report will be all
that can be desired. We hope to have our
pointer for the church in place before Con-
ference. The Ladies' Aid is behind this
project, so I think the pointer is an assured
thing.

On Sunday, October 7, the church officers
were elected. They are: Class leader, Miss
Blanche Hardee; board of stewards, Mr. J.
W. Hardee, chairman, Miss Winnie Burt, Mr.
D. W. Sykes, and Mr. E. A. Smith; trustees,
Messrs. 2. A. Hardee, J. L. Bellamy, T. Bil-
lups, J. J. Burt, and R. H. Neville; Sunday
school superintendent, Mr. J. W. Hardee;
pianist, Mrs. Z. A. Hardee; reporter, Mrs.
L. A. Williams.

Our Sunday school is still functioning, but
not quite as lively as we would like, but we
hope for better days ahead. Perhaps some
who have been kept away on account of bad
weather will be coming back soon.

Our Ladies' Aid is still on the upward trend.
We are already planning next year's work,
which you will hear about later.

REPORTER.

Bcthesda, Halifax Circuit.— Mr. Spencer

gave us a good sermon last night at our
regular appointment. We were very glad
to have in the congregation Misses Mary and
Harriet Wills, of Greensboro, who are spend-
ing a few days here. Their many friends are
glad to welcome them to the old home neigh-
borhood, where they have always been among
the "pillars of the church."

Mrs. Ernest Swearingen (nee Miss Helen
Harrison) of Cleveland, Ohio, was present
also, and helped with the music. She was
formerly our pianist here.

Next Sunday is our last appointment at this
church and, consequently, time for election of
officers. People should think over a matter
of this kind and be ready to nominate those
best suited to office. Sometimes the subject
is not given proper consideration before-
hand.

The financial situation is bad, but we hope
for some improvement before Conference
meets. The farmers have lost by having their
crops and gardens damaged by bad weather
and the bean beetle.

Our Sunday school is small but still shows
interest. Mr. Frank Taylor, Jr., is secretary
and treasurer, succeeding Mr. Willie J. Spen-
cer, who has gone to High Point College.

Mr. S. T. Thorne, long a prominent mer-
chant of this section, has bought out the busi-
ness interests of the late Mr. N. M. Harrison,
and this frees Rev. N. M. Harrison for return
to the ministerial work.

Perhaps our new reporter for the coming
year will be more prompt and make more
"readable" reports than this one lias gen-
erally done.

M. H. STREET, Reporter.

October 8, 192S.

Concord. — There were 277 present in S. S.
Sunday and the offering of $25 will go to the
Children's Home. At the morning hour Mr.
Hendry preached on "Keeping of the Heart,"

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

October 11, 1928

after which the Lord's Supper was observed
and a large number communed. Mrs. J. R.
Helms and daughter, Mrs. J. L. Sides, pre-
sented the church with a communion service
tray and glasses, which was badly needed,
making four trays in our service now. We
greatly appreciate this gift from these faith-
ful ones.

At the night service Mr. Hendry spoke on
"The Compassion of Jesus." Special music
was rendered at both services.

On next Sunday Bally Day will be observed
in Sunday school with exercises at the 11
o'clock hour. Our goal for the Sunday school
is 400 present and an offering of $150.

On next Sunday night special evangelistic
services will begin, running for two weeks,
with our pastor doing the preaching. Prepa-
rations for the meeting have been going on
for two weeks in the form of cottage prayer
meetings and visiting the unchurched and un-
saved in our community. We are hoping and
praying for a great ingathering and a genu-
ine revival during this season.

Conference is nearly on us and we find that
we are behind with our finances, but our
stewards are at work and we hope that we
will wind up the year's work with all claims
paid in full as heretofore.

Mr. Cornelius D. Sides, who has been the
efficient pianist of the Baraca class and ac-
tive in church work here since his graduation
from High Point College last spring, is now
in Scrancisco, N. C, where he is assistant prin-
cipal of a high school there.

Misses Dessie Little and Beatrice Waddell,
students of High Point College, spent Sun-
clay with homefolks here. They had as their
guest Miss Lucy Nunnery, also of the college.
MRS. D. A. McLAUEIN.

Randleman Charge. — Dr. R. M. Andrews
preached the opening sermon at the beginning
of the revival at Level Cross last Sunday.
Kev. N. Brittain, the engaged helper, came
for the afternoon service. The attendance
was good at both services.

Three members united by letter with Mt.
Lebanon church last night: Mrs. Boss Wood,
Juanita and John Wood. They came from
High Point First church.

The last quarterly conference mil be held
at Bandleman Saturday, the 13th, at 2:30
P. M. All officials are urged to attend.

W. H. NEESE.

October 8, 1028.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
PUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $188,265.03

A. M. Rankin 000.00

$18S,865.99
Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,449.21

J. M. Minnis 10-0°

$9,459.21
J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.

Correction

The address of Rev. M. Ivey Crutchfield
is Efland, N. C, instead of Enfield, N. C, as
stated in last week's Herald.
— — ♦- —

—Mrs. McCuiston. of Philadelphia, formerly
of Calvary church, this city, is the proud
mother of a son.

A CROOKED MAP

I suppose all maps are crooked in some re-
spects. I am quite sure I have never seen a
map that was not partly crooked. But the
crookedest map I think I ever saw is one
that is before me just now. I think it is the
crookedest of the crooked. It is one of our
maps of the North Carolina Conference show-
ing churches, parsonage, high schools, etc. This
map did not appear more crooked than the
average map until it was recently revised,
by drawing red ink lines around the various
charges of the Conference. The crookedness
was there before but not noticeable until the
red lines were drawn. These red lines wrere
drawn that the writer, a member of the
boundary committee, might become more fa-
miliar with the location of different churches
and charges. Now that the lines are drawn
and the charges are located, the one thing
that is evident is that surely there is more
crookedness than is necessary. How the mat-
ter is to be adjusted is of course the question.
I have served on the boundary committee but
a short time, but I have served long enough
to find some insurmountable difficulties. But
some of these difficulties can be overcome. To
do this I believe information should be in
the hands of the committee as soon as possi-
ble that every possible thought could be
given to it. I have concluded that during the
sitting of Conference is a poor time to give
the best to these things while in many cases
the final word will of necessity be said there.
Some requests have already been given to
me and doubtless other members of the com-
mittee have such information. As a member
of this important committee I would suggest
that any pastor or layman having any infor-
mation or suggestion that should come before
this committee should at once give it to Dr.
A. G. Dixon, the chairmon of this committee,
or some other member, that thought might be
given to. the matter at once. The sooner the
better. Time is short and the work is im-
portant.

Anxious to serve in the Kingdom, I am

GEO. L. CUBBY.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $188,865.99

W. G. Causey, for Mt. Pleasant
Ptiilathea. Class 5.00

$188,870.99
Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,459.21

Miss Esther Boss 25.00

$9,484.21
J. NOBMAN WILLS, Treas.

—Pastor Bates baptizeed three children last
Sunday morning; two of the Waugh house-
hold and the little son of Bro. J. Norman
Kirkman.

— Mrs. Martha Hanncr, widow of John Han-
ner, died this week and was buried at Taber-
nacle on Wednesday, funeral in charge of
Rev. H. L. Isley.

— Miss Blanche Hunter, daughter of Eev.
A. L. Hunter and sister of Eev. E. A. Hunter,
was hurt in a wreck last Sunday. She lin-
gered for a day or two and then passed on.
The family have our sympathy in this pain-
ful bereavement.

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Friddle

Not a day passes but sorrow of the keenest
sort comes to some of God's children, and in
the sudden transition of Mrs. Frances Jane
Friddle on September 20, 1928, a beautiful
life has gone out, and a host of friends and i
loving relatives suffer an irreparable loss.

Frances Jane Adams was born October 4,
1863. She joined the M. P. Church when a
young girl and was a faithful member of
Flat Bock Church. She was married to Mr.
George F. Friddle December 27, 1881, and to
this union seven children were born, three of
whom survive: E. C, of Eockingham County;
J. C, of Birmingham, Ala., and one daughter,
Miss Ethel, of this community. One son,
J. F., departed this life three years ago and
three children died in infancy. Also 13
grandchildren are left to mourn her death.

The funeral service was conducted by Eev.
J. E. Hutton, Eev. W. F. Kennett and Eev.
J. P. Pegg, Saturday afternoon, September
22, in the beautiful new Flat Bock church,
after which her body was laid to rest in the
church cemetery. MBS. J. P. PEGG.

Blackwelder

On October 4 A. W. Blackwelder departed
this life at the age of 63 years. He was a
steward of New Salem church and a consistent
Christian. He leaves a wife and two chil-
dren. Funeral services were conducted by
the writer, assisted by Rev. Mr. Garner, from
New Salem church, Friday, October 5, in the
presence of many sympathizing friends.

W. H. NEESE.

Siler

Weimar D. Siler, after many weeks of suf-
fering, quietly passed on October 6 at the
advanced aged of 82 years. He is spoken of in
highest terms by all who knew him. The
writer, assisted by Bev. Murray Williams and
Rev. Mr. Hendrick, conducted the funeral
rites from Providence church Sunday at 11
a. m., October 7. An unusually large crowd
attended the final service. He leaves a wife
and five children.

W. H. NEESE.

— H

TO PASTORS AND CHURCH MEMBERS

The "Budget Receipts to Date" in last week's
reveal some startling and shocking facts. See
pages 10 and 11.

Total, A. C. B., $3,211.27; G. C. B., $3,018.28;
College, $2,187.89— $8,417.39.

Total, W. H. M. S., $4,109.25; W. F. M. S.,
$4,663.94— $8,773.13.

These figures reveal the fact that our Wom-
en's Missionary Societies, to date, have paid
$355.75 more on the General Conference
budget than all the rest of us have paid on
A. C. B. and G. C. B. and College combined.

There must be something wrong with our
religion or with our system of giving, or with
our willingness to give to these great causes.
October should see some mighty stirring in
the giving department of the church.
Yours for a better showing,

RUBE.

October 11, 192S

Woman's Missionary
Department

EXECUTIVE MEETING NOTES

The second executive session of the Wom-
an's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
met on Thursday, September 20, 1928, at the
home of Mrs, W. P. Pickett in High Point,
with Mrs. M. P. Harrell, Corresponding Sec-
retary of the Foreign Branch, as joint host-
ess.

About 25 members were present, and as
visitors Eev. and Mrs. B. I. Farmer, new
pastor and wife of First Methodist Protestant
Church, High Point, Eev. H. W. Maier, Eev.
George E. Brown, Eev. L. W. Gerringer, Eev.
E. L. Ballard, and Miss Ila Stafford, of Bur-
lington, and Mrs. E. T. Pickens, of High
Point.

The foreign meeting was held first, Mrs.
George E. Brown presiding and leading the
devotionals. Several impressive sentence
prayers were offered.

The report of the corresponding secretary
showed an increase in membership since our
last, branch meeting of 67. Mrs. Harrell still
pleads for co-operation from the correspond-
ing secretaries of the auxiliaries. Fifteen
failed to return the blanks and a number
of those returning them failed to give full
reports of the work being done.

It was encouraging to note that the treas-
urer's report indicated that more money has
been paid this year than had been paid at
the corresponding date last year. However,
the total received to date, $1,085.25, is far
short of the amount due. With almost half
of the missionary year gone and a budget of
$6,000 to raise, there remains much yet to be
done.

A short, session of the home society fol-
lowed, with Mrs. W. C. Hammer, president,
presiding. Every secretary of the home
branch was present and every officer except
three. We regretted the absence of Mrs.
H. C. Nicholson, faithful and efficient corre-
sponding secretary, who was kept away on
account, of her husband's illness.

Following this meeting the joint session of
the two societies was opened with Mrs. C. W.
Bates, chairman, presiding.

The matter of programs for the auxiliary
meetings was discussed at length and because
of the probability of the mission board not
being able to get them out soon, a committee
composed of Mrs. H. W. Maier, Mrs. C. W.
Bates, Mrs. George E. Brown and Mrs. W. C.
Hammer was selected to make up programs
for use in the auxiliary meetings in North
Carolina, have them printed or mimeographed
and mailed to the various auxiliaries.

Because of a lack of definite plans to pre-
sent to the auxiliaries for uniting the Wom-
an's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies,
and because a constitution and by-laws, by
which the new organization will be governed,
has not been definitely worked out, it was
thought best not, to have the called branch
meeting previously planned for October at
Mebane, but wait till the regular time next
April. In the meantime the auxiliaries are
urged to work together harmoniously, as here-

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

tofore, looking forward to uniting in the near
future. The secretary was instructed to write
a letter to Dr. John W. Hawley, secretary of
tlie Board of Missions, explaining why we
are postponing, the unting of the two societies,
and pledging the board our loyal support and
co-operation.

The renewed invitation from the hospitable
Mebane people to hold the called branch
meeting there was read by the secretary, and
xpressions of appreciation extended to the
good people of Mebane church.

Th matter of having Miss Mildred Miski-
nien, returned missionary from India, present
our work in India at the coming Annual Con-
ference was discussed and Mrs. Brown was
asked to write Miss Miskimeu and make ar-
rangements with her, and if possible, arrange
with her for a tour of the state immediately
after Conference. Further announcement
"ill lie made of these plans.

The meeting adjourned for lunch with
prayer by Eev. E. I. Farmer and the hostesses,
assisted by Mrs. J. S. Pickett and Mrs. John
Walker, Jr., served a most delightful lunch.

A pleasant social hour followed the lunch
period and after reassembling to offer a ris-
ing vote of thanks to the hostesses for their,
charming hospitality the meeting adjourned
with prayer by Eev. George E. Brown.

MES. E. LESTER BALLARD, Sec'y.

(This report has been delayed two weeks,
first by a miscarriage in the mail, and sec-
ond by the oversight of the editor).

PLE.4SE NOTICE

Miss Mildred Miskimen, who was our mis-
sionary in India, is expected to visit our
Annual Conference, and to address some of
our missionary societies afterwards. If you
wish her to visit your society, communicate
with Mrs. George E. Brown, of Keidsville, as
soon as possible so she can make out Miss
Miskimen's schedule.

PINE RIDGE NOTES

September 15th, Rev. F. J. Bayliss, of Bluffs,
Illinois, came to us to hold a series of re-
vival meetings. At the very beginning inter-
est was shown, and when the appeals were
made, many took a definite stand for Christ;
others lifted their hands for prayer, later go-
ing to the altar and making a complete sur-
render. Almost every night found some, and
many times quite a number, at the altar earn-
estly seeking "first the kingdom of God and
His righteousness."

Sunday afternoon, September 23rd, Bro.
Bayliss preached from the subject, "The Old-
Fasliioned Home." In announcing his theme,
the speaker promised six months' subscrip-
tion to the Methodist Eecorder to the largest
family in attendance at the Sunday afternoon
service. Mr. and Mrs. Cud Clark, having six
children at the meeting, received the sub-
scription.

In addition to the night services, Bro. Bay-
liss gave interesting talks in chapel, often-
times giving us a helpful object lesson.

1 Hiring the meeting, 42 were converted or
reclaimed. Thus far, ten have been received
into church membership.

We are glad to have had Bro. Bayliss with
us. In saying good-bye at our last chapel
service with him, we all sang, "Blest Be the
Tie," and, finally, "God Be With You Till We
Meet Again."

September 26 was Fair Day for Alvan Drew

Page Fifteen

School and Community. A splendid program
of addresses by visiting speakers, music, and
recitations was given in our grade school au-
ditorium. An exhibition of field crops, gar-
den products, canned goods, sewing, etc., was
on hand; a number of the first prizes went on
to the Eastern Kentucky Fair at Quicksand.
Work has been started on the dam. This
will prove a great blessing to us in furnish-
ing our water supply. The reservoir thus
created will hold over one hundred million
gallons of water.

.Mr. M. E. Cole, of Campton, recently pre-
sented to us a large oil painting, "The Prayer
of Sacrifice." Through his study of the life
of Christ, Mr. Cole gives us a very suggestive
picture of the Christ in Gethesemane. This
painting will, no doubt, measure three feet
by five feet. We appreciate the friendship
expressed through this gift to us.

G. W. ANDEEW.

GOOD CITIZENSHIP SUNDAY

Sunday, October 28, has been named Good
Citizenship Sunday by the Anti-Saloon League
of America. On this day all pastors, Sunday
school superintendents, and other leaders of
church and temperance groups are urged to
take part in a nation-wide concerted discus-
sion of the principles of good citizenship. They
are asked to emphasize the importance of vot-
ing by good citizens to insure good govern-
ment. They are asked to present the vital
facts about the great moral question of pro-
hibition to enable good citizens to vote intel-
ligently on this issue.

Note the date now. Prepare to do your part.
Send for' a Patriotic Temperance Poster for
your church. Secure complete, authoritative
information about issues and candidates. The
discussion of public questions affecting the
moral welfare of the nation is not politics —
it is patriotism. The Eighteenth Amendment
is a part of the Constitution of the United
States. The patriotic obligation to support,
uphold and defend the Constitution in time
of peace is as great as the duty to serve the
nation in time of war.

Examine the lists of literature and supplies
obtainable without cost from the Anti-Saloon
League. Help inform good citizens. Urge
them to vote on November 6th. Make Good
Citizenship Sunday, October 28, count for
good citizenship in your community, your
state and the nation.

*+~-

LETTER FROM DR. ANDREWS

Dear Brother Pastor:

As the Annual Conference approaches we
are very anxious that every pastoral charge
shall collect the assessment for High Point
College in full. Quite a numbers of charges
have already done this and many others have
collected most of their assessment, but some
are yet rather far behind. The purpose of
this appeal is that we may through the Her-
ald reach those who are behind in raising the
assessment and to stimulate their interest in
the matter. The college is very much in need
of tins money, since it was a part guaranteed
to it by the Annual Conference to be applied
on the deficit in lieu of an endowment. Please
make an earnest and persistent effort to com-
plete your assessment and send it at once to
Mr. V. W. Idol, Treasurer, High Point, N. C.
Very truly yours,
E, M. ANDREWS. President,
High Point College.

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MARRIED

Parker-Hammer -

Friends of Miss Juanita Bryan Hammer,
of High Point, will be interested to learn of
her marriage on September 15, 1928, at Jack-
sonville, Florida, to Noil Joseph Parker, of
West Palm Beach, Florida.

Mrs. Parker is widely known throughout
this state. She has been active in the work
of the First Methodist Protestant Church of
High Point for several years. She was a
member of Elon College and held an official
position with that college for some time after
completion of her work there as a student.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Hammer, of Steele street, High Point.

Mr. Parker holds a position with Fagg's
Millwork and Lumber Company, of West
Palm Beach.

Mr. and Mrs. Parker as now making their
home at 430, 14th street, West Palm Beach,
Florida.

— Several additions to Calvary's cradle roll
have been made lately. Bros. T. B. Waugh
and H. W. Highfill have new daughters, the
first they have had.

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Gilburg, Vance Charge 2.00

New Hope, Why Not Charge 2.68

Welch Memorial 14.11

Welch Memorial Philathea class 5.00

Mitchell's Grove, Guilford Charge 2.43

Lawndale Union S. S 16.80

Brown Summit, Haw Eiver Charge 1.00

Harris Chapel, Vance Charge 11.46

Palestine, Flat' Bock 1-40

Pleasant Hill, Forsyth 5.87

Efland, Orange 9-83

Beidsville 10.84

Hickory Grove, Chatham 1.60

Flint Ridge, Chatham 2.00

Flat Rock 5.00

We thank you for these offerings for the
Home. The children just now are in very
great need of clothing and shoes for the
fall and winter, so we are asking all friends
of the Home and all the Sunday schools to
be as liberal as conditions will admit.

Change of Management

Dr. E. F. Allman left the Home of October
1, and having been elected to the position
of superintendent of the Home by the Board
of Trustees, I took charge on that same day.
My work at Liberty and Siler City must be
finished up for the year, so I can only give
part time here for this month. But we will
try to keep accounts perfectly straight. Those
sending checks and money will please desig-
nate plainly which church on which charge
shall be given credit.

In Kind

Mr. Auman, of Seagrove, a nice lot of
peppers.

The Flat Bock picnickers, some splendid
boxes of food for the children.

The Picnic

We were glad to have the churches of Flat
Rock charge picnic at the Home on last Sat-
urday. Sorry we were not here to meet and

October 11, 1928

to greet them. We hope they will come again,
and that others will also come.

Please send all money for the support of
the Home to the undersigned.
Faithfully yours,

A. G. DIXON.

— Calvary church experienced a disappoint-
ment in the beginning of its meeting this
week. Rev. R. A. Hunter, who was expected
to preach during the series of services, tele-
graphed from Mt. Airy that one of his sisters
had been hurt in a wreck and was in a very
serious condition. However, Dr. S. K. Spahr
helped us out by agreeing to take Bro. Hunt-
er's place in the evening services. His ser-
mon on Monday night was very appropriate
for the beginning, though he had only a few
hours' notice. Bro. Bates is conducting the
morning services.

— Bro. W. L. Spoon, who lives in Alamance
County, but who does business in Greens-
boro as a civil engineer, has taken the stump
for prohibition in the present campaign. He
cannot see that any political or partisan
gains would justify the moral loss that would
come to the country by the overthrow of
prohibition.

— Powerful loud speakers have been placed
in the hall where the Prussia Diet meets, so
that the voice of the chairman may be heard
above any noise made by disorderly members.

— Henry Fbrd is to add to his village near
Dearborn, Mich., an Edison museum to con- j
tain early working models of Edison's inven-
tions, with tools, note-books, and other arti-
cles used in his experiments.

— "I have a scheme for ending war. It is
this — no nation is allowed to enter a war
until they have paid for the last one." — Will
Rogers.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, OCTOBER 18, 1928

NUMBER 49

The Command to Love

The greatest of all the commandments are God's, com-
mandments that men love Him with all their hearts and their
neighbors as themselves. Our ordinary conception of love
is that it is won by the worthiness and attractiveness of the
object of it. A king could not gain the love of his subjects
by commanding them to love him, though he might punish
them if they gave evidence of dissatisfaction. Does God show
ignorance of psyschology in
these commands to men to
love? Surely that cannot
be. How then are we to un-
derstand the matter .' We
may not be able to clear up
all mystery, but there is an
essential difference between
the command of an earthly
sovereign and the command
of God. The human king,
no matter how virtuous and
beneficent, could not de-
mand the supreme love of
his people for the reason
that he would not be worthy
of it. God's appeal is far
different. He is worthy of
supreme love and when He
commands His subjects to
give it, He is only demand-
ing what is His clear and
indisputable right. And no
doubt He has more regard
to the interests of His sub-
jects than to His own rights.
Men can realize their per-
fection only through the exercise of supreme love to God, the
Perfect One. Then God has given proof of His love to us,
and we may reasonably love Mm with all our hearts because
He has first loved us with all His heart, With the great exac-
tion of the first great commandment, God supplies also His
divine aid to our powers in obeying the command. "He that
loves is born of God," writes John the Apostle. The fact
that we are commanded to love indicates our responsibility
in the matter. We are guilty of sin against God if we with-
hold our love. Our own wills must be operative in love. Love
is a product of our volition. Love and hate are both subject
to human will and our human laws recognize the fact. God's
infinite attractions make a powerful appeal for our love, but
_ still we must respond with the power of our own wills. God's
goodness will appeal to us in vain if we will not to give God
the best love of our hearts. Love springs up not, as the grass
in the springtime in automatic response to the sun and the
shower, but it springs up because a sentient and rational soul

wills that it shall spring up. We are not automatons. We
are free spirits and can choose or refuse even what God offers.
God is so necessary to us that He goes the last step in the
effort to bless us— He commands us to love Him with all our
hearts.

As to loving our fellowmen as ourselves, that is a require-
ment of simple justice. Is there any reason why you should
love year: elf more than you love any other person? Equal-
ity of rights settles that
question.

First Methodist Protest^xt Church, High Point

Governor McLean

on Prohibition

Enforcement

The Governor of our state
in his speeches of the pres-
ent campaign advocates a
plan of prohibition enforce-
ment which differs both
from the present plan and
from the plan proposed by
Governor Smith of New
York. Governor McLean
would have the states willing
to do so adopt machinery
for state-wide enforcement
and then he would have the
federal government contrib-
ute money to help largely
with the expense. He thinks
this would lie an improve-
ment over the dual system
now in operation. He thinks
present enforcement is less
effective because federal enforcement agents depend on state
enforcement agents and vice versa. The governor declares
that in the case of North Carolina prosecutions by state agents
far exceed in number those by federal agents.

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Our First Church, High Point

Through the courtesy of Rev. E. L. Ballard, associate
pastor, we are able to present to our readers a view of this
splendid church edifice. It is a very elaborate building, con-
taining many more rooms than you would suspect from an
outside view. It provides for all the departments of the
church. We know of no better church in our entire denom-
ination, and North Carolina has few, if any, superior churches
of any denomination. Our High Point people have wrought
well, and are worthy of the commendation accorded them.
We congratulate them not. only upon their possession of a
place of worship so well contrived, but also on the good
quality of the work done by both ministry and laity.'

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

October 18, 1928

THE HISTORY OF YARBROUGH CHAPEL
M. P. CHURCH

Yarbrough Chapel Methodist Protestant Church was or-
ganized by Rev. Thomas C. Hutehings in August, 1845. This
was in the seventh annual conference year of the Methodist
Protestant Church in this state (South Carolina).

The organization was small in number, not exceeding fif-
teen, but those few continued faithful. In 1860 there were
21 names on the register. The house of worship at this time
was small and not very comfortable. In 1866 Hiram Yar-
brough, one of the original members, made a gift of 80 acres
of land to the church and built a new church on it.

The name of "Yarborough Chapel" was given by Rev.
John Burdine, then president of the Conference.

In 1886 another gift was made to the church consisting of
135 acres of land adjoining the first. This was given by Lewis
Yarborough, another of the original members.

Until 1871 Yarborough Chapel was included in what was
then called Laurens Circuit, At a meeting of the confer-
ence of that year the name was changed to Spartanburg Cir-
cuit. It was during this year that the first parsonage was
built on the lands given by Hiram Yarborough.

The annual conference of 1871 assigned Caleb Smith
pastor of this station. He remained such, with the exception
of one year, 1889, until the close of 1896, at which time he
resigned the pastorate.

At the beginning of 1870 there were 15 names enrolled.
In 1897 there were 250. In January, 1897, a revision of the
register was made. After this revision 115 names remained.
In 1901 the roll was again revised, 104 names remaining. Our
present total is 90.

In the autumn, 1895, the erection of the present church
building was begun and completed in the spring of 1896.

In August, 1901, a meeting was called for the purpose of
discussing the question of petitioning the North Carolina
conference for admission into that body. It was decided to

offer their petition subject to the approval of the General
Conference. In 1901 this church was admitted into the North
Carolina conference.

The South Carolina Conference convened at this church
in the years 1857, 1868, 1876, 1881 and 1885.

In the year 1907 a modern and more centrally located
parsonage was built.

The names of the ministers who have served here as pas-
tors are: Rev. Thomas C. Hutehings, Dr. J. L. Crumly,
Abram Maehen, John Clark, Henry T.' Arnold, Jesse Allen,
David B. Dow, John Burdine, W. R. Reynolds,, Thomas Gul-
ledge, W. Wells, Caleb McKindsee Smith, M. E. McKissick,
M. F. Whitaker, John H. Turner, W. R. Lowdermilk, H. L.
Powell, N. G. Bethea. W. A. Lamar, O. B. Williams, N. M.
Harrison, Jr., T. E. Martin. N. Brittain, E. F. Root, R. G.
Coons, E. G. Cowan, and our present pastor, Rev. W. B.
Surra tt. •'• U Wilson.

YARBOROUGH'S CHAPEL M. I'. CHURCH
This church is located about one mile from Cross Anchor, S. C,
just off South Carolina State Highway No. 5(1. between Spartanburg
and Clinton, in a beautiful pine grove. The erection of this building
was begun in 1803 and completed and dedicated in 1806. These
improvements were made possible by the efforts of our former pastor,
Rev. E. G. Cowan, who suggested that funds be raised by having a
few acres of cotton, the proceeds of which were to be used for various
improvements. Through the co-operation of our pastor, W. B.
Surratt, and a greater portion of the members, the building has been
painted and cement steps erected. This work has been done at an
approximate cost of $200.

J. L. Wilson, Reporter.

WEST END CHURCH, GREENSBORO
Main Entrance to New Building

WEST END CHURCH, GREENSBORO

West End Methodist Protestant Church was located just
outside the city of Greensboro, but in the path of a greater
Greensboro ; while then a few scattered homes, now a thickly
settled community.

Since its organization September 23, 1917, West End has j
not been an exception among new churches, but has had its
struggles and made its sacrifices. Beginning with 32 mem-
bers, today it has about 300.

The original church building had for some time been
crowded, till it became necessary to erect a new building. The
new building was formally opened September 23, 1928, exact-
ly eleven years after the formal opening and organization of
the church.

The Sunday school was organized on the first Sunday in
October, 1917, with 52 members. On the eleventh anniversary
there were 265 members in attendance.

Not only is found a marked growth in membership in both
the church' and Sunday school, but a growing interest in all
the work of the church. West End with a stronger faith in
its leader looks hopefully to the future.

October IS, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Denominational Enterprises

THANK YOU

By this time most of our churches and Sunday schools
have held their Rally Day service. The others will observe
the day within the next two or three weeks. This means that
only a few more orders for the supplies furnished by the
Department of Educational Institutions of the Board cf
Christian Education will be received. It takes considerable
time through the year to prepare, publish and distribute
this materia], and the response of our people remains a
mystery for many months. Will they lie pleased with the
programs? Will the number of orders equal or exceed those
received in other years? How will the offerings run? Will
they be more or less than formerly? During the last quad-
rennium one-half of our receipts came from the Rally Day
offerings. That gives some idea of their importance.

In spite of some unsettlement and uncertainty due to
the changes made by the last General Conference, the orders
for Rally Day supplies are as great as they were last year.
At the present writing we are less than thirty of the total
received a year ago. Since they usually continue to come in
until the first week in November, we are confident that the
present record will equal if not exceed anything in the
history of the Board.

That this splendid response is appreciated hardly needs
stating. It has been an anxious time but we are encouraged.

MIDWAY CHUHCH, HAW EIVBE CHARGE
Including the little log school Louse in which the Midway church
whs organized in 1880, the present structure is the fourth' bulletin"
on the present location. The first church was a log house built in
186(. For 21 years this log church served the community as a place
ot worship. In 1888 a frame building was erected which 40 years
afterward was replaced by the present building. The new church
is a large brick-veneered building, well proportioned and well lighted
There is a large balcony which is used for Sunday school classes
The building is located in the midst of beautiful oaks at about 200
feet from the road. The ground is slightly elevated, sloping from
the building in every direction. The church with its most beautiful
outlines surrounded by the beautiful trees and on grounds most ideal
has an appearance that is attractive and lovely, — most suitable for
a place to worship God. The new building was erected duriug the
early part of this year. 'The cornerstone was placed Easter Monday.
The opening service was conducted the fourth Sunday in May, tlie
sermon being preached by Rev. \V. F. Kennett who was pastor of
the congregation at the time the second church was built. The cost
of the new building is between $7,000 and .$8,000.

EFLAND METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH
This church was organized by Rev. \V. D. Fogleman about 25
years ago. A wooden building was erected. This was remodeled
iluring the pastorate of Rev. Homer Casio about 18 years ago. This
year (1928) seven new Sunday school rooms we're built to the
original building. The whole was plastered inside and brick veneered
on the outside.

B. M. Williams.

Evidently the Methodist Protestant Church purposes to give
to the cause of Christian Education their cordial support.
We believe this attitude will lie reflected in the offerings.
Just one exhortation! If you have not ordered your
supplies, do so at once. In some communities November is
the best time in the fall for a Rally Day service. We have
enough material to supply fifty churches. We shall be glad
for the opportunity to serve you.

Frank W. Stephenson, Executive Secretary,

Department of Educational Institutions,
Board of Christian Education.
613 W. Diamond St., N. S.,
Pittsburgh, Pa.

CHASE CITY CHURCH
This church was built in Pi24 ami Rev. M. P. Chambliss and
Rev. J. II. Trollinger jointly deserve credit for the building of the
present church there. Bro. D. M. Ley had begun a work near Chase
City in another community some time previous, but that failed to
succeed. The present church began with 28 charter members and
it now has about 100 members anil is clear of debt. They have
painted the church this year and put in a new organ. They "have a
good Sunday school and prayer meetings are held Sunday nights
when there is no preaching.

,T, B. O'Beiant,

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October IS, 1928

OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

SLOGAN

for the closing quarter

No Charge Without an Honor Roll Church

Two pastors write that one church on their respective
charges is on the "honor roll," and one of these pastors says
of his other churches, ' ' I think more will be. ' ' This is heart-
ening, and we expect from now on that such reports will be
frequent. We know- of two other churches on one charge
that we believe will be in this group. In fact, one of them
is .practically ready to be entered now ; the other one has a
mind to work, and the goal for them is not far off. We know
also of one other church that is "paid up," and that will get
in the report next week. Just a little steady, persistent
planning and pushing for the next two weeks, and this list
of "honor roll" churches will be conspicuous in the 1928
Journal. Pastors and church members, don't let up until
one church at least on your charge is in this list.

Rockingham

October 9. The fourth quarterly conference of this charge
convened on this date, 7:30 p.m., and it was our privilege
to meet witli them. Several of the official members were pres-
ent, and a much larger number of church members. The
usual business of a fourth quarterly conference was duly
transacted, and the affairs of the church found to be in nor-
mal condition. A considerable amount is due on pastor's
salary, and but little has been paid on budgets. We earnestly
hope that this church will join us in our effort to have no
pastor go to conference with his salary unpaid. We trust,

PHILADELPHIA, GREENSVILLE CIRCUIT
Philadelphia is one of the oldest churches of our denomination —
the Mother of Methodist Protestantism in this section. It is lieauti-
ful in situation; small in membership hut great in works. It pays
over a third of pastor's salary of a charge of five churches. It has
this year Installed a heatiug plant at a cost of $125.00, has laid down
120 yards of heautiful carpet on her floors, aisles, and pulpit, at a
cost of $200.00 ; now running flue for heating plant. Here is a pic-
ture of the third church builded on this hallowed spot.

Rev. II. L. Powell, Pastor.

[Brother Powell says that they have put a marker— the nicest
one that he has ever seen — on the highway Immediately in front of
Philadelphia church. On the marker is inscribed : "Philadelphia
Methodist Protestant Church — One Hundred Years of Service —
1828-1928." — 6. W. Taylor.]

also, that budget receipts will be much better in the end than
at present. Four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) was paid
to us on A. C. B., for which proper credit will be given.

We were at this church some years ago in a revival meet-
ing. Since then a new church has been erected on a different
site. The building is large, with Sunday school rooms on
each side in the rear. It has not yet been painted on the in-
side, but we presume this will be doue yet. Some improve-
ments on the grounds at the front entranc eare greatly needed,
and would add much to the appearance of the church. Pastor

FAIRFIELD METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH
Located in Lincoln County near the villages of Triangle aud
Denver. X. C. From the best information we have been able to
gather, this church is between SO and 100 years old. During the
services one cold day last winter the roof caught tire from a defective
flue and was partly burned off. making necessary some needed repairs.
New ceiling aud a new roof have been added, also a new coat of paint
both inside and out. aud new carpet for the pulpit and new rubber
runners for the aisles and front. This with the new pulpit furniture
and the new piano has added very materially to the comfort and
convenience as well as to the appearance of the church. The grounds
surrounding the church are kept nice and clean, and the little white
church trimmed in green, nestling in a large grove of oak, pine and
hickory trees presents a very beautiful picture. The cost of these
repairs with new furniture and fixtures was about one thousand
dollars. Rev. J5- <3. Cowan is serving this church this year.

RINGWOOD METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH
Ringwood Church, located at Ringwood, N. C, on Halifax Charge,
was repaired this year. A new cover was put on, and three coats
of paint and some "other repairs, which cost $260. This church has
not a very large membership, but does have some faithful members.
They have paid their pastor's salary, A. C. B. and college assessment
every year since we have l»en on the charge.

C. L. Spencee.

October IS, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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WORTHVILLE M. P. CHURCH
The new Methodist Protestant Church at Worthville was begun
February 1, 192S, and was completed the 12,th day of May flits
opening service was held May 13. Rev. S. W. Taylor preached the
gpsning day sermon at 11 a. in. The site, hauling, paint, and painting
were given by the Seward Manufacturing Company. Mr. W L Ward
secretary and treasurer. W. J,. Ward was chairman of the building
committee ; A. K. Groce, chairman board of trustees, and C F. Allred
treasurer building fund. The church was begun with only $088
cash. It has a good-sized auditorium and fine, well arranged Sundav
school rooms. The plant is valued at $5,000, with an indebtedness
of $l,o46. There are sixty-six members on roll. The present pastor,
Rev. W. II. Neese, is now serving his fourth year here.

W. H. Xeese.

I Trolinger is closing his third year of a second pastorate here,

and is devoting himself earnestly to his work. We hope there

I may be zealous and united effort in bringing the year to a

I happy ending, and that the church may go forward in an
; : era of steady and enlarging growth. We see no reason why

I I this should not be so. Pastor and people were kind to us and
l| they have our grateful thanks.

Lebanon

October 10. The fourth quarterly conference of this
charge convened on this date, and we had the pleasure of
meeting with it. The conference was well attended, and a
hopeful and progressive spirit was in evidence. The pastor's
salary was found to be considerably in arrears, but we are
hopeful that this will all be paid. The prospect for increase
in budget receipts is encouraging. The assessment for college
maintenance has been paid in full, and the charge goes on
the honor roll for that this week. Unless our zeal is better
than our judgment, this church will have more than one honor
roll place this year. The. Sunday school and the women's
organizations are active, and there is a Christian Endeavor
society here with about fifty members. Pastor Hutton is
closing his fourth year with this work, and under his lead-
ership the church has had a quadrennium of progress. Leb-
anon appeals to us to be one of our most promising churches.
Tabernacle
October 12. We were with this charge, and at this church,
in their fourth quarterly conference. There are two churches
on this work,' and each one was represented in the conference.
The brethren present indicated an earnest concern for the
work. The business of the conference was transacted prompt-
ly and in harmony. Sunday schools are held regularly at
;aeh church, and Tabernacle reports one active missionary
society. Pastor's salary was some in arrears, but this will
ie paid in full. The budget reports showed considerable

RANDLEMAN PARSONAGE
Built in 1924 during the pastorate of Rev. J. II. Trollinger and
painted ins.de. It has seven well arranged rooms, and six closets
large size, the lot is 120x300 feet. During pastorale of Rev W II'
-\eese the parsonage was screened and painted outside. The Ladies'
Aid lias placed .$500 worth of furniture, floor covering etc in the
building. It also has lights and phone. The location is airy drv
and surroundings are quiet.

Wm. H. Neese.

shortage, but we are hopeful of a good showing in the end.
The college assessment has already been paid in full, and it
is our expectation that other houor roll places will be taken
by the charge when the reports are all in. The pastor has
the confidence of his people, and they have his esteem. His
report indicated faithful application on his part to the work
of his charge. Tabernacle church is talking Sunday school
rooms. We hope to see that done, and this point made a
prominent center of religious and community activities. It
appears to us that it should not be a difficult matter to develop
Tabernacle church into a strong station.

Whitakers

October 13-14. It was our pleasure to be with this church
on these two days. Saturday night we were with them in a
business meeting, and on Sunday we preached at 11 a.m.,
and held the fourth quarterly conference at 2 :30 p.m. The
attendance at the morning service was good, and a close and

KERNERSVILLE CHARGE PARSONAGE

Our parsonage is a seven-n i building. Five rooms downstairs

In addition to this, there is a bath room and a
I' of the building is .$3,509.00; lot cost, $806.00;

and two upstairs
pantry. The cos
total, $4,375.00.

E. G. LOWDEBMILK.

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October IS, 1928

worshipful attention marked the attitude of the people. The
conference which followed in the afternoon was well attended
also, and was characterized by a deep interest in the work.
The charge has had no assigned pastor for the year, but
preaching services have been provided for two Sundays in
each month. Brother Auman. pastor of Enfield charge, has
given them one service on the first Sunday, and different ^vis-
iting ministers have preached for them twice on second Sun-
days. The work has been maintained in this way during the
year with some degree of satisfaction, but of course not as it
could have been done with a resident pastor. Plans have
been made for a full time pastor for next year, and we trust
that all matters concerned may Vie adjusted readily and favor-
ably to this good end.

Roseneath. which has been a part of Whitakers charge
for several years, gives promise of new life and growth. Pas-
tor Auman has been supplying for them this year, and is
much encouraged witli the prospects. Speight's Chapel is
not so hopeful. We trust, however, that a preaching appoint-
ment may be maintained there next year. Whitaker's church
has paid all conference claims this year, and will go on the
honor roll next week when the report reaches us from Treas-
urer Idol. We think that this is a splendid record for them,
not having a pastor, and we gladly extend to them our most
hearty congratulations. They are very grateful to all the
brethren who have preached for them during the year, and
thus helped then to carry on their work.
Enfield
October 14 We were here for the Sunday night service,
and found the beautiful auditorium of this attractive church
well filled with interested worshipers. We were glad to find
quite a number present from Whitaker's Chapel. The people
were attentive and appreciative. A brief business meeting
was held at the close of the service, at which time the confer-
ence programs were presented. Pastor Auman is zealous
for the full program of the conference and of the denomina-
tion, and we appreciate all co-operation on the part of his
people in making these programs real. The pastor's salary
will be paid in full, of course, and we are hoping for an

LIBERTY-SILEB CITY PARSONAGE
The above is the Llberty-Siler city parsonage, located in Liberty
mi the Burlington end of higbway No. 02. This home was built!
durin' this year at a cost of about $4,100. It is a convenient, well
arranged home with .seven rooms, bath, basement, hardwood lloors and
a good heating plant. The lot is or. by 320 feet, and is well located.

A. <;. Dixon.

HAW RIVER PARSONAGE
The present parsonage (if Haw Rriver charge, located at Brown
Summit, was purchased about V2 years ago. When bought there
were only three rooms. During Hie pastorate of the late Dr. Swam
two additional rooms were built. During the early part of this year
two more rooms were built. A large porch was so arranged that it
is most ideal for sleeping purposes. There arc now seven good rooms
and a large sleeping porch. During this year electric lights have
been installed. The home lias about two acres of land.

increase in budget payments. The charge is right up at the
top alphabeticaly, and belongs there in all these conference
interests. It is our faith that Enfield charge will be on more
than one honor roll when the reports are complete. Pastor
Auman has pressed the work with zeal and thoughtfulness,
and has the confidence and esteem of his people. He is clos-
ing the year with a series of revival services at Enfield, the
express purpose of which is to deepen the spiritual life of the
church. We hope and pray that gratifying results may at-
tend his labors, and that there may be much in these closing
days of joy and inspiration to him and the people of his
charge.

We enjoyed our visit to these fields and the privilege of
seeing old friends; and for gracious entertainment pro-
vided for us, we give assurances of our grateful thanks.
Special Herald Number
It appears this week, ami we hope that it may please.
There are some churches and parsonages that will be missed
because of the difficulty in getting pictures. This was, per-
haps, more difficult than we anticipated when we began some
months ago to prepare for this edition. We are greatly pleased
with what we have, and our only regret is that we could not
have all. A complete picture presentation of our building
projects, such as we have tried to .get for this special Herald
number, would give us a very pleasing and gratifying con-
ception of what we have done along this line during the year.
Some of our largest building projects are lacking in this num-
ber. Our grateful thanks are extended to the editor, and to
pastors and others who have helped us in this undertaking.

Two Weeks

more weeks and we will lie meeting in our annual
These weeks will be attended with much anxious

both on the part of pastors and people. The year
must end, stud certainly all are concerned that it ends well.
No pastor wants to go to conference with a poor report, and
certainly no charge can desire to send up such a report. This
means that much earnest, prayerful, and persistent work is
yet to lie done. And by such effort there yet remains time
enough to accomplish much, especially in our financial olili-

Two

session,
concern

October IS, 1928

-METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Seven

gations. Other things will concern us, as for instance, new
grouping of churches. To do this may interfere with ar-
rangements of long standing. This may, or may not, be best.
There will doubtless be differences of opinion, and when
agreements are reached by the local churches, the annual con-
ference will have to make the final decision. There is one
assurance for us for every problem : He has promised to be
with us. It we seek His guidance, and permit ourselves to
be brought under the power of His Spirit, our plannings
will lie in wisdom and in peace.

Let us be much in prayer that for these closing days and
for the conference there may be the unmistakable evidence
that His hand is upon us.

Founders Day

Announcement has been given by President Andrews that
High Point College will observe "Pounders Day," October 25.
We urge our people to attend this occasion, and help to make
it a real "boost" for the College. The program begins, ac-
cording to announcement, at 10:45 a.m. We are sure that
the day will be worth-while, both to those who go, and to the
College. Give the College, your friends, and yourself the
benefit of your presence.

Appointments

October 17. West End in quarterly conference, 7:30 p.m.

October 21. Liberty, in quarterly conference Liberty-
Siler City charge. Hour, 2 :30 p.m.

October 21. Siler City 7:30 p.m., for preaching service.

October 25. Founders Day, High Point College.

This will close my appointments for the year. I must
have the remainder of time between now and conference to
prepare my report, and to secure some much-needed rest.
Some charges have not been visited. I regret this, but it has
been a physical impossibility to cover the entire district. We
started on our rounds immediately upon the rise of confer-
ence and have been going continuously ever since.

And now, brethren, for these few remaining days, add to
your faith, works; and to your works, persistence; and to your
persistence, tact; and to your tact, love; for if these be in
you and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be bar-
ren nor unfruitful in this harvest season.

Fraternally,
October 17, 1928. S. W.' Taylor.

GOD'S

Just to
Just to
Just to
Just to
Just to
Just to
Just to
Just to
Whethc
Just to
Just to
Just in
Just to
That is

WILL FOR YOU AND ME

be tender, just to be true,
be glad the whole day through,
be merciful, just to be mild,
he trustful as a child,
be gentle and kind and sweet,
be helpful with willing feet,
be cheery when things go wrong,
drive sadness away with a song,
;r the hour is dark or bright,
be loyal to God and right,
believe that God knows best,
his promises ever to rest —
let love be our daily key,
God's will for you and me."

— Selected.

A SEASONAL AID IN CHURCH WORK

The holiday season is approaching and soon the postman's
pack will be filled with remembrances sent from far and near
to gladden the hearts of home-folks everywhere. It brings
an opportunity for the hospitality committees of churches
and Sunday schools to reach out to persons in their circle;
to keep alive interest in church matters which in some in-
stances may seem to be wavering; to show that, although it is
not always possible to make personal calls, people on church
lists are still kept in mind. Even so modest a greeting as a
Thanksgiving or Christmas card is genuine evidence of good
will, and effective testimony that the recipient has not been
forgotten.

A greeting card cannot, of course, take the place of a
friendly call or a personal word of welcome to the stranger,
but it can supplement such calls in a worth while way. It is
a gesture of friendliness which cannot fail to create an
answering response, and it has just the right personal note
to make it welcome as a message from the church, not only
for Christmas and Easter, which are essentially church
greeting days, but for more personal occasions such as births
and birthdays, wedding anniversaries, school graduates,
church membership anniversaries, or when some one is ill
or convalescent. Whether it is sponsored by the church or
done by the individual church worker, the trouble taken is
always more than repaid by the interest and appreciation
evoked.

The Christmas cards this year offer an unusual variety
of designs particularly suitable for church use. There are
new reproductions of famous old religious masterpieces, and
some of the street scenes of medieval England feature the
ringing of church bells or the singing of Christmas carols
by choir boys. Early New England scenes, also, appear this
year with steepled churches predominant in the design. Then
there are the cards made especially for children and suitable
for Sunday school use.

All the 1928 cards seem unusually bright and gay. The
modernistic note is creeping into the designs, but shows
itself chiefly in clear colors and bolder lines. Many of the
cards are larger, and in place of the holly sprays which used
to decorate the corners, are found large all-over designs and
pictures that tell the Christmas story in themselves. There
are many etchings among the new cards, and simplicity and a
note of genuine sincerity characterize the best designs*
-M

SIN
Do not trifle with a sin. even a small sin. It is like the
little cloud which, as the poet has said, may hold a hurricane
in its grasp.

The tiny stream from which the little sin springs may
become a Niagara of evil.

The small seed of sin may become a great vine overrunning
the whole house, shutting out the sunshine entirely.

Sin is not a mere act or incident; it is a storm center,
a fountain, the seed germ of a wilderness.

Do not give it a start in your heart and life.— The War
Cry.

-M

•♦ •

—Extra copies of this issue may be obtained for a small
sum on application to Rev. S. W. Taylor.

—The series of meetings at Calvary church resulted well
in quickening interest among church members. It is expected
that several boys and girls will be received to church mem-
bership next Sunday. Dr. Spahr's sermons made a fine im-
pression on those present.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

By F. L. Gibbs

OCT. 21: HOW DOES LAW INCREASE
FREEDOM?

Bom. 13:1-8
Plan for These Outcomes

a. A correct understanding of what law is.

b. A definite regard for law in all its
phases.

e. A helpful attitude toward community,
city, county, state and national officials who
have the enforcement of the laws in their
power.

d. A proper recognition of God's law and
an earnest desire to observe it in our lives.
Plans for the Meeting
Have the objects of the meeting placed be-
fore those present. Invite some young stu-
dent of law in the community to make a
ten-minute talk on "Laws and Their Effect
on Lives," or "Law-Making and Law-Observ-
ance." Have the pastor or some Bible stu-
dent to speak on the topic, "Freedom Under
God's Laws." Carry out the following pro-
gram, if possible :
Hymn, "America, the Beautiful."
Call to Worship, Psalm 99.
Prayer by a number of those present.
Flag recognition ; story of "National" and
"Christian" flags told by two Endeavorers.

Hymn, "Faith of Our Fathers" and "Amer
ica."

Reading of Scripture and leader's talk.
Presentation of special speakers.
Discussion of topic, by all.
Hymn, "I'll Go Where You Want Me to
Go."
Benediction.

Points on Topic
What is law? There are three uses of the
word, "law:" (a) Pertaining to political and
governmental affiairs ; (b) Relating to tradi-
tion and common usages; (c) Resulting from
cause and effect. (See New National Encyclo-
pedia for definition).

Where law operates: Law relates itself to
many phases of life. The following are due
our consideration :

1. Law in the moral and spiritual realm:
This phase touches every life, whether re-
ligious or not. Freedom is enjoyed, health
is produced, comfort and irght uses of lives
are due to observance of moral and spiritual
laws. "Prohibition" is a moral law, for it
directly concerns life and its protection. It
is out" of the realm of political law. "Child
labor" is another law in the moral field.
"Love" offers freedom under the law in the
moral and spiritual realm. "Owe no man
anything, but to love one another: for he
that loveth another hath fulfilled the law."
Law touches other spheres: (2) Natural and
physical world; (3) Social realm; (4) Civic
sphere; and the International realm.
Questions

1. Should a Christian obey all laws regard-
less of conscience?

2. What nations gave our legal founda-
tion?

3. Name the great law-givers: of Israel, of

Rome, of England, of America.

4. What great laws are under discussion
at the present time? Point out strength and
defects in these laws.

5. What are "blue laws."

b'. Is enforcement of laws a solution to pres-
ent day evils?

7. What is involved in "fulfilling the law
of Christ?" See Gal. 6:2; 5:13, 11.

8. What is the fourth commandment? Is
to obey a restriction upon liberty or an aid
to one's freedom?

Poem to the Point
"I am Liberty— God's daughter!

My symbols — a law and a torch;
Not a sword to threaten slaughter,
Nor a flame to dazzle or scorch;
But a light that the world may see,
And a truth that shall make men free."
— Selected.

Intermediate Topic for October 21
"WHAT IS TRUE REVERENCE?"

Matt. 6:9; Isa. 6:1-5

Junior Topic for October 21
"FAVORITE BIBLE VERSES"

John 3:16
772 College Station, Durham, N. C.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

OCT. 28: PAUL'S LAST JOURNEY TO
JERUSALEM

Scripture basis: Acts 20:1-21: 17; IT Cor.
11:28.

Golden Text: Remember the words of the
Lord Jesus, that he himself said, it is more
blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35.
"Paul the Faithful Preacher
Acts 20:1-21
We take up Paul at Ephesus, where we
left him a few weeks ago. After the uprising
of the silversmiths had ceased, the Apostle
to the Gentiles departed to go through Mace-
donia. Going north, he came to Troas, and
from there sailed across the head of the
Aegean Sea into Macedonia, where he met
Titus, who brought him good news from the
Corinthians. Ho continued to collect funds
for the needy Christians in Jerusalem as he
went over the country, and did likewise dur-
ing his three months' sojourn in Greece.
While in Corinth, he wrote those splendid
epistles to the Romans and Galatians. The
unbelieving Jews who learned of his pur-
pose to sail for Syria from Cenehrea, the port
of Corinth, laid in wait for him, perhaps to
rob him of the money he had accumulated,
but. he was too wise for them. He returned
northward through Macedonia, stopped at
Philippi, went to Neapolis, its port, and
sailed across to Troas, where he met other
delegates to Jerusalem, and remained there
a week. Here Luke joined the party.

While preaching a long sermon in a close
third-story room on a hot night a young man
sitting in the window, perhaps weary from
a strenuous day, went to sleep and fell down
to the stone pavement below, with fatal re-
sults. It was perhaps time for Paul to end
his sermon, yet he had so much to say to

October 18, 1928

these beloved "babes in Christ." However,
that such a sad ending might not come just
prior to his' departure, and that the power
of God might be manifest, he hastily de-
scended to the lifeless body of the former
sleeper, fell upon him, prayed, and rising, as-
sisted him to his feet, a restored being. Warn-
ing: Keep awake while the gospel message
is being delivered. Keep the church audito-
rium well ventilated.

Instead of sailing with the party from
Troas to Assos, Paul went by land and joined
them there. Continuing, they sailed to Mity-
lene, the capital of the island of Lesbos,
thence to the islands of Chios and Somas.
As much as he would have enjoyed visiting
Ephesus, he refrained from stopping there,
because he was anxious to arrive at Jerusa-
lef in time for the Passover feast. There-
fore, he, with the party, stopped at Miletus,
an important city 25 miles south of Ephesus.
From here he sent for the elders (or presby-
ters), who were the heads of the Ephesian
churches, and delivered to them an important
message, in which he defends his conduct and
preaching of the past.

*Paul the Faithful Pastor
Acts 20:22-38
He continues his message by relating unto
them his plans and probable fate, as he set
his face steadfastly toward Jerusalem, as did
his Lord on His last journey. (Luke 9:51).
He further stated that he was not so much
concerned as to what would befall him as he
was of doing his full duty, so that, as he
said, "I might finish my course with joy, and
the ministry which I have received of the
Lord Jesus."

A further concern of his was the "flock,"
the churches over which these ciders had
been made) overseers. ("Ever since David
wrote the Twenty-third Psalm, God's people
have been compared to sheep and God to a
wise and loving Shepherd." 'Pastors, Sun-
day school teachers, church officers, parents,
all that have to do with instructing and guid-
ing human souls are God's under-shepherds."
He warns them of the "wolves" that will enter
into the flock, even some from among them,
who will work destruction if not defeated.
Then, he commends them to God.

In the last part of Paul's message, he hum-
lily points to himself as an example of piety,
devotion, unselfishness. "A wonderful man,
who can confidently point to his own life as
an example to others in all particulars, and,
moreover, not seem to be boasting in doing
so." He calls attention to the words of
Jesus, not recorded in the sacred writ, that
it is more blessed to give than to receive.
This may be applied materially or spir-
itually.

Paul the Faithful Propagandist
Acts 21:1-17; II Cor. 11:28
After a sorrowful parting, Paul took ship
and sailed with his party past the little island
of Coos, thence to the towns of Rhodes and
Patara in Lycia, thence to Tyre in Phoenecia,
where they remained seven days. Some of
the faithful disciples of the Lord foresaw
the perils awaiting the apostle in Jerusalem,
and urged him not to go, but the Spirit led
him on. Continuing the journey by ship,
they probably landed nt Ptolemais (Acre),

Peloubet's Select

* Sub -topics given
Notes. — Wells.

■ October IS, 192S

and journeyed by land to Caesarea, the
Roman capital of Palestine. Here he tarried
several days with Philip, one of the seven
deacons, and his four daughters. Here, also,
he was warned again about going to the
great Jewish metropolis by a prophet from
Jerusalem, Agabus. Taking Paul's girdle, he
bound himself with it and declared that the
apostle would so be bound. What courageous
words, depicting his unsurpassed devotion,
came from the lips of Paul, as he responded
to the entreaties of his friends to remain
with them when he said, "I am ready, not to
be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem
for the name of the Lord Jesus!" On to Je-
rusalem he went with a cortege of disciples
from Caesarea, including an old disciple of
Cyprus, Mnason, in whose house it was ar-
ranged for him to stay. "And when we were
come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us
gladly."

The last verse of the lesson was added to
show Paul's loving care of the churches he
had established in various places. He was
not only a propagandist of the gospel, but
an organizer as well. Besides his numerous
trials and afflictions, he was burdened for
the welfare of the groups of Christ's follow-
ers located here and there over parts of
Europe and Asia. He was a faithful under-
shepherd.

"Every one who deals with others — and
who does not, in some capacity and to some
degree? — may well study the spirit and meth-
ods of Paul."

ANNUAL FATHER AND SON WEEK
November 11-18, 1928

For 20 years Fathers and Sons have been
brought together in yearly observances of
various types under the auspices of the
Church and its agencies. Those who have
attended such gatherings realize the great
benefits derived by Fathers and Sons in
bringing them in social and religious fellow-
ship one with another.

The Department of Religious Education,
Board of Christian Education, is very anxious
that the leaders throughout the Methodist
Protestant Church observe this "Father and
Son Week," November 11-18.

The following materials are ready for dis-
tribution:

1. A General Descriptive Leaflet. This is
a general six-page leaflet describing all plans,
including suggestions for Father and Son
Banquet. Price 1% cents each, or $1.35 per
hundred.

2. A Worship Program for Father and Son
Sunday. This two-page leaflet can be used
in any Father and Son Observance. Price
% cent each or 45c per hundred.

3. Father and Son Songs. To be used at
the banquet and other similar social gather-
ings. Price 1 cent each, or 85 cents per hun-
dred.

Order these materials and secure other in-
formation regarding Father and Son Week
from International Council of Religious Edu-
cation, 5 South Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111.
F. L. GIBBS, Assistant Secretary,
Department of Religious Education.
-f*

— Dr. W. A. Hornaday, Greensboro veterina-
rian, has been attending a clinic at the North
Shore Animal Hospital, Chicago, HI.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

PERSEVERANCE

All who expect to be successful must perse-
vere. Eminent succes is reached only by
patient, earnest toil. In this free country,
this land favored of God and liberty, the
poorest boy may rise to the highest and most
respectable position in life, if he only has
the will and energy to persevere. It is a
fact not to be denied, that a great many of
our wealthy and most influential men com-
menced at the very foot of the ladder and
worked their way up.

Industry may, indeed, sometimes be disap-
pointed, success may not always be to the
persevering; but at the same time it is evi-
dently certain in the ordinary course of things
that without perseverance we cannot succeed.
The law of our nature, the condition under
which we were placed from our birth, is, that
nothing good or great is to be acquired with-
out industry and perseverance.

A price is set by kind Providence to be paid
for everything; and the price of success is
untiring perseverance. Never give up; though
everything may look dark and seemingly no
prospect ahead. The persons who have the
strength of mind to earnestly persevere when
all things seem to go wrong and when mis-
fortune and failures stare them in the face,
will sooner or later see their efforts crowned
with success. Let your business be what it
may, make it a rule to work with your whole
heart in the matter; fix your eyes on the
desired goal, and let nothing turn you from
the path you have entered. If you desire
fame, you can have it, you can place your
name high upon the roll of honor, if you
will only content yourself and work and
wait. If you desire to be wealthy, your
chance is as good, and perhaps better, than
was that of hundreds of our millionaires who
now are living in marble mansions, and who
commenced life as poor, barefooted boys. Do
not sit down and idly wait for something to
turn up. Hundreds, yea, thousands, have gone
to ruin by so doing- who could have filled
high and honored positions if they had only
gone to work and persevered. Go to work —
seize upon the present opportunity. Whatever
that may be, never give up until you have a
chance for something better. Go to work
with your hands, and with the brain, also,
and do not allow either to be idle for a day
and you will succeed as sure as you perse-
vere.

"Never turn back; what you attempt, do
with all your strength. If the prospect, be
somewhat darkened put the fire of resolution
to your soul and kindle a flame that nothing
but death can extinguish."

As the light goes out with the exhaustion
of the oil, so will fortune fail with cessation
of human endeavors and perseverance. It is
very common to hear people wishing they
were rich, and see them waiting for an oppor-
tunity to do much at once, but such people
may breathe out their lives in idle wishes
and regret in their last moments their use-
less intentions and barren zeal.

D. C. Adridge.
Greensboro, N. C.

— ♦-

— Miss Hallie Ross, daughter of Bro.
Arthur Ross, of Asheboro, is to be married
on October 27 to Mr. Seddon Goode, Jr. After
November 10 they will be at home in Clin-
ton, N. C.

Page Nine

OLD YADKIN

While the contributions to install the old
Yadkin College bell in the High Point Col-
lege have not been just what might have
been expected, the responses have been en-
couraging. Some of the good words that have
accompanied the responses follow:

Miss Garrett, of Pocahontas, Va., writes:
"I am sending my check for 'Old Yadkin.7
If every Yadkinite feels as I do about that
dear old bell it will soon be installed. It is
grand that that much of Yadkin College is
to live on."

Mrs. Grace Holder-Speas, of Winston-Sa-
lem, says: "I am glad to have a part in any-
thing connected with Yadkin College. It was
there my life was molded for good. I feel
sure that every Yadkin student who hears
of the idea will lie glad to help."

Mr. and Mrs. Z. M. Rea, of Charlotte, say:
"We have read your call to the colors and
we heartily approve of the plan."

Bro. Hanner, of Julian, says he is glad to
contribute and will pay more if necessary.
Bro. Snotherly, of Albemarle, sends encour-
aging words. Bro. Troxler, of Lexington,
gladly responds and thinks the idea should
be carried out. It is interesting to note that
these words have come from so many dif-
ferent parts of the country and how the
different walks of life are so well represented.
It only indicates that Yadkin College has
made its imprint on life in so many favor-
able ways.

Yadkin College is living in the lives of
many a man and woman over our land,
making these people more useful in the world.
Because of the great good this old school has
done, its memory should certainly be per-
petuated.

Contributions and pledges are as follows:
Payments:

Geo. L. Curry $1.00

Vera Garrett 1.00

Mrs. T. L. Speas 1.00

J. II. Enotherly 1.00

$4.00
Pledges :

William Hanner $1.00

Z. M. Rea 1.00

Mrs. Z. M. Rea 1.00

Rev. R. S. Troxler j 1.00

$4.00

Who will be the next? It is hoped that a
large number of responses will be ready to
report by Founders Day, which is October 25.
If I do not bear from you sooner, meet me
there with your contribution.

GEO. L. CURRY.

FOUNDERS DAY, HIGH POINT COLLEGE

Just, a line to remind all the friends of
High Point College that the program begins
at 10:45 on October 25, (Thursday). Presi-
dent Chase, of the University of North Caro-
lina , and Mr. J. Norman Wills are the speak'
ers for this occasion. Music for the occasion
will be furnished by the college orchestra.
Make the day a picnic affair. Every one
come!

R, M. ANDREWS, President.

— Rev. and Mrs. Dr. Spahr are enjoying a
visit from Mr. and Mrs. Hubbs, friends from
New Jersey.

fu, li Tin

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

1928. His

was given

on October
69 years.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and
the God of comfort, who comforteth us in all
our tribulations. II Cor. 1:3, 4.

J. CLYDE ATJMAN.

Enfield Charge. — On September 26th, the
Eoseneath Church and Nahala Presbyterian
Church, in the same neighborhood, began a
union revival and closed Sunday night, last.
The pastors concerned did the preaching. Mr.
Yandell, of the Presbyterian Church, con-
ducted the singing. There was good atten-
dance throughout the meeting, but the re-
spouse was not what it ought to have been.
The church people seemed to be revived. Sun-
day night four gave their hearts to God. Our
church here seemed to be helpd by the meet-
ing and to have a spirit to go ahead for big-
ger things. It might be added that there are
enough Methodist Protestants in this neigh-
borhood to make a strong church in the
writer's opinion if they had a man to get out
among them and get some of the uninter-
ested ones interested. I am hoping that Con-
ference can make some arrangement whereby
this church may have an all-time pastor for
next year.

Sunday was the writer's last appointment
at Whitaker's Chapel. Following the preach-
ing service the church had a business meet-
ing at which time the officers for the ensuing
year were elected. They are as follows:

Church trustees, Mr. C. S. Whitaker, Miss
Jewel Whitaker, Mrs. S. C. Whitaker, Rev.
C. H. Whitaker, Mr. Cary Whitaker, Mr. Rob-
ert Whitaker and Miss Roberta Pittman ;
stewards, Mrs. S. C. Whitaker, Mr. Cary Whit-
aker, and James Lewis. Class leader, Mrs.
Sarah D. Harris; Sunday school superinten-
dent, Mr. W. B. Baker. Plans for the com-
ing year were discussed. The spirit of the
meeting was optimistic.

Next Sunday will be a big day for En-
field. The Sunday school is planning to have
a Rally Day service at the regular preaching
hour. Besides the regular Rally Day service,
the service of Prof. E. J. Coletrane has been
secured. He will address the church and
Sunday school on the subject of Christian
Education. I do not know of anyone who
is more capable of handling such a subject.
Every one wants to hear Professor Coletrane.
Professor Coletrane is superintendent of
schools in Roanoke Rapids. An offering will
be taken for Christian Education. Come pre-
pared.

Sunday night President Taylor will preach.
This is equally an important service. Let
all make next Sunday "go to church Sun-
day."

Last Saturday the funeral of Mr. Spier Bel-
lamy was conducted by the writer. While
not a member of our church, he had ances-
tors who were members. His father, Dr. John
Bellamy was a member. I am told that his
grandfathers on both sides of the family were
preachers in our conference. He was the
only remaining member of the immediate,
family with the exception of Mrs. John Hall,
of Scotland Neck, a niece. He had a great
feeling for the Methodist Protestant church,
expressing it many times by substantial gifts
to the church and her pastors. He spent his
last days in the home of Mrs. Annie May
McGwigan. His earthly life came to an end

Pine Grove, Kernersville Charge. — A good
congregation was present at the 11 o'clock
service Sunday, October 7, and our pastor
gave us a splendid sermon on "Temperance."
"Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging;
and whosoever is deceived thereby is not
wise." The cnogregation joined in responsive
reading from the Hymnal in reference to the
text.

"Be not drunk with wine, be not among
wine bibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come
to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a
man with rags."

He who fools with strong drink will be
fooled by it. The watchword ought to be
"Touch not, taste not, handle not."

As Christians he urged us to be courageous
and stand for the right.

We were glad to have the pastor and his
good wife with us at the Sunday school hour.
It was announced Sunday that Rev. Mr. Me-
Culloch will preach for us at the next appoint-
ment, the third Sunday in October at 3
o'clock.

We are hoping for a large congregation,
as it will be the last regular appointment be-
fore Conference. REPORTER.

Orange Charge, Notice.— The fourth quar-
terly conference is called to meet at Chest-
nut' Ridge church Saturday, October 27th, at
2 P. M. Please be on hand promptly. Im-
portant business.

B. M. WILLIAMS.

October IS, 1928

highly pleased with the strong and powerful
gospel messages that he brought each night.
We are glad tu report around 30 professions,
and HI new members were received at the
morning service today, making a total of 71
new members for this Conference year.

The Rally Day exercises as observed at the
evening hours were well attended and a splen-
did program given.

The fourth quarterly conference will he
held at the church Wednesday evening, Oc-
tober 17. at 7:30 o'clock, and a full attendance
of the officers and members of the church is
greatly desired. Come one, come all! Let's
close the year's work with a complete report.
Mayor Clarence Ross, of Graham, taught
the Baraca class today and brought a great
message on the lesson. Mr. Ross is a young
attorney, and is known extenisvely as an ex-
cellent teacher. Lawyer E. S. W. Dameron
is to teach us next Sunday and we can prom-
ise that those who hear him will be delighted
at his explanation of the lesson. Bro. C. C.
Lindley, our own good teacher, expects to be
back on the job October 28. Three of our
members are in hospitals, as follows: Mr.
L. L. Wilson, at Oteen, N. C; Mr. Malcolmn,
at Hot Springs, Ark., and Mr. Adrian Perry
in Rainey Hospital, this city. We ask that
each member write the members who are
away and visit the one nearby and pray for
the recovery of each one, if it is in accord-
ance with our Heavenly Father's will.
Best wishes.

L. A. BRAXTON, Reporter.

Tabernacle Charge. — Rally Day exercises
will be held at Tabernacle church on the
fourth Sunday in this month, beginning at 11
o'clock. A splendid program is being ar-
ranged. It has been suggested that every
member of the Sunday school endeavor to
bring a new scholar with him.

Tabernacle church is very fortunate to have
live Home and Foreign Missionary Societies.
These societies will meet next Saturday aft-
ernoon in the home of Mrs. R. L. Jones.

Mrs. Charles Sizemore, one of our faithful
Tabernacle members, is in a Greensboro hos-
pital taking treatment. We hope she will
soon be restored to health.

Miss Ezda Deviney and Miss Elizabeth
Hanner are missed from the services at
Julian. They have gone back to their school
work.

The people of this charge continue to re-
member the pastor with gifts from time to
time. We thank each one.

II. L. ISLEY.

Burlington. First Church.— Today the at-
tendance in the Sunday school was 339 and
offering amounted to $25.76. We are hoping
to be able to report a large increase in both
attendance and offering within a few weeks,
as the hot weather is about past, we believe,
and perhaps many old members, at least, will
return to the school.

Bro. George Millaway has been with us in
the meeting we have just closed, and we were

Philadelphia, Greensville Circuit.— The sec-
ond week in September proved to be a great
and successful week in the revival at Phila-
delphia church. Rev. Mr. Spencer, of Hah-
fax charge, delivered such fine sermons that
the people could no longer reject Christ, but
were revived as in olden times. May God
help those who were brought to Christ to
hold out to the end.

Our Sunday school has been delayed for
the last few' months on account of the re-
vivals, but we are now opening up again and
hope to have a large attendance.

The last quarterly conference of this year
will be held at Wesley's Chapel on Saturday
before the third Sunday, October 20. We are
expecting Rev. A. D. Shelton to preach for
us at 11 o'clock. Everybody come.

We have beeu greatly blessed for the last
five years with Brother Powell as our pastor,
and we would feel glad to welcome him back
as our pastor for the coming year. Should
it not be God's will for his return we are
glad to know that some circuit will be very
fortunate indeed to have as its pastor Rev.
H. L. Powell. May God bless him and his
family in their future life.

BKRNICE PEARSON, Reporter.

Fifst Churth, Concord t-Yesterday was
another inspiring day with us here. The
morning hour was given to the rendering ot
our Rally Day program. The Sunday school
attendance was fine as was also the atten-
dance at the 11 o'clock hour. The offering
was $150.95 which goes to the Board of Chns-
tion Education. A splendid offering was also
received at the other services to apply on
General Conference Budget. We have been
■n-eatlv behind financially but we are now
sighting the goal for the year and expect
to pay out by Conference.

October 18, 1928

.METHODIST PROTECTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

Evangelistic services were begun with the
evening service yesterday and will probably
run for two weeks. The pastor is doing the
preaching and the local workers are render-
ing tine assistance in the work. The atten-
dance at all services yesterday was all that
we could hope for. We were delighted to
have Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence Little and the
children worship with us in the morning serv-
ice. Brother Little contributed of his splen-
did enthusiasm to the service in a short ad-
dress appropriate to the occasion. We are
always glad to have them, with us.

We covet the prayers of the church in our
behalf. G. H. HENDRY, Pastor.

Asheboro. — The dedicatory service Septem-
ber 30th was a great inspiration to our peo-
ple. Dr. Andrews delivered a very fine ser-
mon and the entire occasion was all that we
could wish for. Rev. N. M. Harrison preached
a splendid sermon at the evening hour.

A week ago last evening Rev. Joel B. Trog-
don, the pastor of Why Not charge, preached
in our church to the delight and edification
of our people. The writer assisted Brother
Trogdon in a meeting at Flag Springs all last
week. There were several professions and a
fine spirit manifested. Brother Trogdon is
deservedly popular with his people and they
seem anxious to have him returned to them
for another year. The writer and Brother
Trogdon were brought up in the same church
and this was the first opportunity we have
had of being in a revival together and it
was a great pleasure.

Conference is so close at hand that we can
hear the grinding of the wheels. Our peo-
ple are far from ready for it in financial
matters, but will make on effort. Wednes-
day evening of this week is the annual con-
gregational meeting for the election of offi-
cers for the coming year, and Wednesday eve-
ning of next week we will hold the fourth
quarterly conference.

The Sunday school officers were elected on
Rally Day, September 30, and are already
on the job. Practically all the old officers
were re-elected. We find that with a depart-
mentalized school and highly graded lessons
it is wise to let the newly elected officers go
into office on the first Sunday in October as
that is the beginning of the new year of liter-
ature. Brother W. L. Ward continues as
general superintendent of the school.

Brother James Bunch is the delegate to
conference.

Yesterday afternoon the writer went to
Marlboro Friends church to conduct the
funeral of Walter Millikan, who had been
sick for a long time. Mr. Millikan lived near
Asheboro and was 45 years old.

J. E. JRITCHARD.

Monday Morning.

Reidsville. — Someone who has been smart
enough so far to conceal his or her identity
is responsible for the fact, a very delightful
fact, that the pastor of this church is strut-
ting around wearing a tailor-made suit of
brand new clothes. Every strut he makes
is a sincere expression of his deep gratitude
to this unknown friend for this highly ap-
preciated gift. This friend may be able to
keep us from knowing who he is, but it is
impossible for him to conceal his identity
from a kind heavenly Father, who, out of His
unbounded love and goodness, will deal ten-

derly and graciously with him. We hope this
friend will receive as much joy out of giving
as we have in receiving.

No, this is not all. Last Sunday as we were
entering the pulpit a good woman handed us
a small package and remarked: "A little
donation from your friends." Upon investi-
gation we found that a number of the mem-
bers of the church, headed by the three "elect
ladies" who reside on Main street, and who
are always doing something nice for the pas-
tor and his wife, had given us more than
$50 in money ; and our cup of joy ran all
over once more. AVe tried to say something
befitting the occasion, but we made a poor
our at it. The tears of gratitude and appre-
ciation drowned out the feeble tongue that
was struggling desperately to do itself proud.
Why is it that when a fellow needs his tongue
most the thing refuses to do anything but
sputter and stutter?

We all regret to lose Brother J. A. Dixon
and family from our community and church.
They moved last week to take up their per-
manent abode at the Children's Home. We
shall miss them from our services. They
have been kind to the pastor's family, and
they shall miss very much their friendly
visits, which in almost every instance brought
with if a donation of something good to eat.
We wish them unbounded success and happi-
ness in their work at the Home.

We were delighted to have Brother E. Les-
ter Ballard conduct the singing during our
revival which closed last Wednesday. He and
his good wife endeared themselves to the
members and friends of our church. He ren-
dered valuable service, and we are grateful.
The meeting, while not accomplishing what
we had hoped, was worth while. The congre-
gations were unusually good for this church,
and the interest was better than it has been
since we came here. We are still of the
opinion that our church has an opportunity
in Reidsville, but it will take time and pa-
tience and perseverance to develop the op-
portunity into the kind of a church we ought
to have in this city. We have some of the
most loyal Methodist Protestants here to be
found anywhere. May God bless them, and
prosper them, and make possible the realiza-
tion of their fondest hopes.

GEO. R. BROWN.

Mt. Zion, Pinnacle Charge. — Our Sunday
school seems to be improving 'most every
way.

The women's society met immediately after
Sunday school with a good attendance.

Next Sunday at 1:30 o'clock the fourth
quarterly conference will be held at Pilot
church.

On next Sunday we will elect the officers
and teachers for the ensuing year's Sunday
school.

Mrs. R. L. Wolffe, of Guilford College, was
a visitor in our Sunday school Sunday.

Next Saturday morning at 7 :30 o'clock
everybody that is interested and can con-
veniently do so is invited to meet at Mount
Zion and take part in a general clean-up of
the cemetery and church ground.

Our hearts have been saddened very much
because of the tragic death of the beloved
daughter of our pastor, Miss Blanche Hunter.
The entire membership shares the bereave-
ment and extends to Mr. and Mrs. Hunter
and all members of the family their heart-

jfelt sympathy. Such, untimely deaths as
dear Blanche encountered are hard to under-
stand, and almost make our hearts bleed with
sorrow, but "sometime we shall understand,"
and it could have been worse. Such things
do happen in families where those that are
left behind don't know anything about the
meaning of that Scripture: "The Lord giveth
and the Lord taketh away; blessed be the
name of the Lord." Not so with Bro. Hunter
and family. May the Lord add His blessings
to the family in such a way that this great
sorrow and bereavement will be easier to
bear, is our prayer.

0. W. ALLEN, Reporter.

Rehoboth, Creswtll Circuit. — We had a

very large crowd at preaching Sunday at 11
o'clock. Pastor Hethcox delivered a fine ser-
mon.

In the afternoon the convention was held
at Rehoboth church; had quite a large crowd
present, also had a fine program.

The Christian Endeavor Society held its
regular meeting Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock.
A large crowd was present.

Since my last report our young people are
taking great interest in prayer meeting. The
following have led: Mr. J. B. White, Mr.
Tom Curies, Mr. H. L. Swain. We are look-
ing forward to a fine talk from Mr. Wilson
Phelps Friday night, October 19.

Mrs. G. L. Davenport is still confined to
her bed.

Mr. Sam.' Tarkington has returned home
from Portsmouth, Ya.

NORMA TARKINGTON.

Winston-Salem — There was good attendance
at all services last Sunday. The Sunday
school had its Rally Day program and inter-
esting messages were delivered by the pas-
tor, Rev. J. H. Moton, at the morning and
evening services. Special music was ren-
dered by the choir under direction of A. W.
Davis.

The new officers and teachers of the Sun-
day school, recently elected, were installed.
The officers are : Superintendent, C. H.
Smith ; assistant superintendents, S. E. Kelly
and R. H. Shouse ; secretary, Miss Pauline
Tise; assistant secretary, W. D. Coble; treas-
urer, W. G. White; librarian, N. F. Carroll;
music director, A. W. Davis; pianist. Miss
Pearl Sapp.

Departmental superintendents are: Begin-
ners, Mrs. J. A. Gwyn ; Primary, Mrs. J. E.
Kirk; Junior, Mrs. W. N. Pegram ; Interme-
diate, S. E. Hauser; Adult, R. N. Hauser.

The teachers are Mrs. J. A. Gwyn, Miss
Helen Voss, Miss Pearl Sapp, J. W. Hester,
F. D. Yoss. W. W. Weatherman, W. N. Pe-
gram, R. N. Hauser, Miss Nannie Watson,
C. H. Smith, Mrs. R, IT. Shouse, Miss Pauline
Branson, S. E. Hauser, D. D. Yroom, Miss
Thelma Smothers, Mrs. R. N. Hauser, Mrs.
W. N. Pegram, Mrs. W. D. Coble, Mrs. G. A.
King, Mrs. J. E. Kirk.

On next Sunday the nominating committee
for church officers for the coming year will
make its report.

At a recent meeting of the Board of Stew-
ards, a canceled note for several hundred
dollars was presented to the church by R. N.
Hauser, the note having been issued before
the last Annual Conference in order to take
care of the finances for that year.

Our church is prospering and will close this

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year with a good record. The finances will
be paid in full and no indebtedness carried
over. The president was with us at the last
quarterly conference and his letter in a re-
cent issue of the Herald gives a detailed
report of conditions as he found them. We
were glad to have Brother Taylor with us
and our only regret is that he cannot come
oftener.

We are looking forward with keen inter-
est and pleasure to the Annual Conference
which meets with us on October 31st. All
committees, working on plans for the Confer-
ence, were appointed some time ago and their
work is well under way. We are working
hard to help make the coming session the
best in the history of our denomination in
this state. Rev. R. 0. Stubbins will act as
associate hostess to our pastor, Brother
Mo ton.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

appears to be much younger than she is.

Bro. J. M. Kennedy, who has been suffer-
ing a great deal with his eyes for the last
two months, is getting better. Bro. Kennedy
is one of our best choir members, and we
have greatly missed him.

GEO. L. REYNOLDS.

Pleasant Grove. — Yesterday was a good day
for us at the Grove. Attendance at church
and Sunday school was good, but our night
services were not so well attended. Next
Sunday will be our Bally Day and we are
expecting an increased attendance.

Our new parsonage is nearing completion.
The defects in arrangement referred to in a
former letter have nearly all been remedied
and we will have one of the best parsonages
in Conference. All the bed rooms have closets
and the large breakfast room will meet all
demands along that line. The entrance from
the driveway through the dining room re-
mains unchanged, but each pastor can man-
age that to suit himself. If he does not
like it as it is, he can close the door and
enter at the front or rear, just as he likes.

We will have cold and hot water, bath,
sewer, electric lights, and all modern con-
veniences. A basement has also been added.
In short, nothing lias been left off that a
city pastor would need. The church is to be
congratulated on this new addition to their
church property and I now feel that the
church is getting in better shape to do real
aggressive work along spiritual and educa-
tional lines. A great spiritual awakening is
our greatest need at the Grove at this time,
and the pastor sees no reason why it should
not come. We have good people here — intel-
ligent and interested in the church. Our
most difficult problem now is the location
of a road from the highway to the church.
The county has promised to build this at
once if the property owners will agree on
the location. Not to do this will keep us in
the mud and keep some from attending
church who otherwise would come.

Our last quarterly conference for the year
will be held Saturday, October 20th, at 2
P. M. We are expecting good reports. It
took only a few minutes of our time last
Sunday morning to go over the top on our
superannuate collection. This is highly grati-
fying to the pastor and shows how easily folks
can do their duty when they see it and have
a willing heart and hand.

Bro. Noah Charles, one of our shut-in mem-
bers, is not quite so well at this writing, but
we hope soon to see him better.

We thank Mrs. R. J. Kennedy for a nice
lot of corn— roasting ears. We also thank
Mrs. Hilton, mother of our highly esteemed
bass singer, Mr. .1. M. Hilton, for some fine
potatoes. Mrs. Hilton is one of our oldest
citizens and yet she moves around easily and

Porter Church. — Pastor Hill filled his reg-
ular appointment here yesterday, and as usual
preached an excellent sermon, after which
communion was held. Bro. Hill will preach
for us again the fourth Sunday in this month,
which will be his last time for this year. He
has given us the fourth Sunday extra just
as much as he possibly could all the summer;
this we appreciate very much.

We are expecting Conference to return Bro.
Hill to us for the coming year; otherwise we
will be greatly disappointed. We feel he has
done so much here this year and he and Mrs.
iiill have endeared themselves to us so much
we cannot have them leave.

Our work is moving on smoothly, every-
thing in harmony. We have not done won-
ders this year, still we feel much good has
been accomplished and considering our mem-
bership we have done fairly well, and we
hope to do even better the coming year.

Our fourth quarterly conference will be
held next Saturday afternoon at 10 o'clock.
This is a very important conference and we
hope every member that possibly can will
be present. We want to finish paying the
pastor's salary. Other claims are paid and
we must not let our good pastor, who has
served us so faithfully, go to Conference not
paid up in full. We feel sure it will be paid,
though, and everything put in shape for
Conference by then.

We elected our new officers for the coming
year yesterday. Not very many changes were
made. Class leaders are Mr. G. H. Thomp-
son ami Mr. Solomon Simpson. The same
stewards were elected, Mrs. Hattie Marbry
and W. II. Mabry. Mr. J. L. Cauble is still
our Sunday school superintendent, with Mr.
Pearson Poplin assistant.

MRS. W. T. BRASWELL.

Orange Circuit, Hebron. — Our reports have
been few. but we have been moving on. Our
meeting began the second Sunday in August
willi Rev. 11. L. Isley as pulpit help. His
sermons were helpful and inspiring and were
enjoyed by all. The visible results were not
what we had hoped for, but. trust much last-
ing good was done. Bros. T. O. Pender and
A. K. McAdams led the singing and many
thanks are due them for their work, which
added greatly to the singing.

Bro. Williams preached yesterday after-
noon, after which the Lord's Supper was ad-
ministered and church officers were elected
for the coming year. All the old ones were
re-elected with the exception of stewards.
Some new stewards were elected.

We hope Conference will send our present
pastor back to us. We have all learned to
love him, and feel that lie is the man for this
work.

We are somewhat behind with our pastor's
salary but hope to pay out by Conference.

The fourth and last quarterly conference
will be held at Chestnut Ridge Saturday be-
fore the fourth Sunday. It is important that
all Ho- official members lie present.

MRS. LELIA GHjL, Reporter.

October IS, 192S

Chestnut Ridge, Orange Charge. — The con-
gregation was fine last Sunday and Brother
Williams preached a good sermon. After the
sermon the communion service was held. We
were glad to see the largo number partake
of the Lord's Supper. New officers were
elected, or the old ones re-elected, rather, for
the next Conference yaer. They are: Class
leaders, J. S. Paucette, J. F. Holmes, W. A.
Pender, Mrs. C. A. Sykes, W. S. Sykes, G. P.
Sykes, G. W. Sykes ; trustees, W. S. Dodson,
S. N. Hayes, P. F. Tapp, D. M. Pender, C. A.
Sykes, D. M. Sykes, J. E. Thompson; stewards,
.1. C. Dodson, S. E. Holmes, C. H. Jones, A. F.
Jones, J. M. Minnis, W. A. Moore, D. A. Pen-
der, Mrs. Annie Bell Sykes, E. C. Sykes; Sun-
day school superintendent, J. T. Hobbs;
church secretary and treasurer, C. H. Jones;
assistant secretary and treasurer, Mrs. C. A.
Sykes; reporter, Annie Squires.

The fourth quarterly conference will meet
at Chestnut Ridge on October 27 at 2 o'clock.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
ANNIE SQUIRES, Reporter.

October 15, 1928.

Enfield. — The fourth quarterly conference
will convene at the Enfield church Friday aft-
ernoon at 'A o'clock before the fourth Sun-
day. We are especially anxious to have a
good attendance at this conference. Every
voting member of the church is invited. The
official members of the conference will be
prepared, of course, to make their quarterly
reports. J. CLYDE AUMAN.

High Point. — A delightful Hallowe'en party
was given last Friday evening in the assem-
bly room of the church in honor of the fac-
ulty and students of High Point College and
the Methodist Protestant teachers of the city
schools. The room was beautifully decorated
willi black and yellow, witches, brooms, au-
tumn fruits, corn, and a huge witch-pot in
the center, from which punch was served. A
number of games were played at different
tables, and fortunes were told. A large num-
ber of young people appeared in masque cos-
tumes appropriate to All Saints' Day, and
clowns, witches and ghosts were much in evi-
dence. Mrs. J. H. Allred and Mrs. C. R. Hin-
shaw sang, and little Miss Sirull gave several
humorous recitations in a piquant manner.
Mrs. L. R. Johnston impersonated the Queen
of Witches very admirably. Delicious re-
freshments of ice cream and small cakes were
served by a bevy of young girls from the
0. E. Society and matrons from the Aid So-
ciety. A large number of students and dig-
nified professors from the college, as well as
young and old members of the congregation,
participated in the fun and youthful jollity
of the evening. This occasion has come to
he an annual affair when the church members
are at home to the college people in order
to become better acquainted. The students
look forward eagerly with rare pleasure to
this happy occasion.

At the 11 o'clock service Sunday morning
we were delighted to have Dr. S. K. Spahr, of
Greensboro, worship with us, and give the
invocation. The congregation feels much at-
tached to this venerable and saintly servant
of God, who in the evening peace of a long,
useful life "looks back on duties well per-
formed and days well spent." At this morn-
ing worship Mrs. .1. C. Whitesell sang in her
beautiful contralto voice the) evea'-popular

October IS, 1928

"Crossing the Bar," and the choir rendered
the lovely anthem, "I Will Lay Me Down in
Peace," with Prof. Ernest B. Stimson at the
pipe organ. The pastor, Rev. Roy I. Farmer,
brought a very practical and forceful mes-
sage on "The Sin of Being Too Busy," the
text being taken from I Kings 20: "As thy
servant was busy, he was gone." He said, in
part, that inconsistency is one of the sins
of which we must all plead guilty. We are
all interested in big business, but Christ was
the biggest business man of all time. What
a gay deceiver are the pleasures of life and
the prosperity of the world! You cannot
feed your soul with money or pleasure, and
the excessive pursuit of worldly things is
dangerous. Whatever prevents you from do-
ing your Christian duty, whether social
affairs, the pursuit of wealth or selfish pleas-
ure, is dangerous. We leave the dregs of
time and service to God and His work, and
while we are preoccupied with matters of
our own inteerst, the man or woman whom
we should have won for Christ is lost and
gone from us. Mr. Farmer deplored the fact
that insidious sins are sapping our home life
today. The homes from which came Jane
Addams, Florence Nightingale, Abraham Lin-
coln, Gen. John J. Pershing and Robert E.
Lee were Christian, and the parents were not
too busy to give them Christian training.
The major sin of today is dodging our duty,
and trying to leave it to the other fellow,
not only in training our children, but in our
obligations to our church and neighbors.

God grant that we may all take heed from
this timely warning, and be up and con-
cerned "about our Father's business." Ben-
jamin Harrison, while a lawyer of Indianap-
olis in the midst of a busy campaign, went
to a young man's room one evening to talk
to him about the salvation of his soul. The
time flew by until he looked at his watch
and saw that it was 2 A. M., but he had won
his young man. Mr. Harrison afterward be-
came presideiit of the United States.

At the evening service Rev. Mr. Farmer
delivered the second of the series on "John
Knox's Text." Mr. William Mason, of
Greensboro, sang "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought," by Ambrose, and the choir rendered
"Holy Father, Cheer Our Way" very beauti-
fully.

The general meeting of the Women's Mis-
sionary societies convened Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock in the Philathea class room. The
Foreign Society had charge of the program
for the day, and rendered a most interesting
one. Mrs. C. H. Whitaker presided, and gave
a beautiful talk on "Tact, or Oiling the Ma-
chinery." Twenty-eight members were pres-
ent. Circle No. "1 reported that they held a
food sale on the preceding Saturday, from
which approximately $40 was realized, one-
half of which was given to the Home society.
An excellent paper on "Our Educational In-
stitutions" was read by Mrs. E. L. Ballard,
which gave the history of Adrian College,
Western Maryland College, at Westminster,
Md., the Theological Seminary, at the same
place, Yadkin College, old Jamestown Female
College, the Junior College at Tehuacana,
Texas, and our own High Point College,
besides Nagoya College, Japan, the girls'
school at Hamamatsu, Japan, and Eiwa Jo
Gakko, at Yokohama. Mrs. E. L. Douglas
read a splendid article on Pine Ridge, Ken-
tucky, School, and the salutations of the new

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

secretaries of missions, Rev. G. W. Hadda-
way and Mrs. Marie Thompson, from a recent
issue of the Methodist Protestant was read
by Mrs. R. M. Andrews. The thank-offering
service, which is held annually near Thanks-
giving Day, when a group of children from
the Home present the program, was discussed,
and Mrs. Pickens was asked to consult the
superintendent of the Children's Home about
the time of this service and program. We
were very sorry to receive the resignation of
Mrs. R. M. Andrews as superintendent of the
Junior Mission Circle, but Mrs. John C.
Whitesell was appointed in her stead, and
.'she is allowed to select her own assistant.
Mrs. Andrews has been faithful and efficient
in her work with the children for three years,
and her resignation was accepted with great
reluctance. The circle contributed $8 to be
equally divided between the foreign and home
work.

The Christian Endeavor Society held an in-
teresting meeting Monday evening and Misses
Irene and Inez Reynolds discussed the timely
topic, "The Christian's Duty As a Voter."

The Young Women's Auxiliary will hold a
meeting on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
with Mrs. George Ilaltom at S24 Montlieu
avenue.

Wednesday evening the fourth quarterly
conference will be held, when full reports
in writing from all the different societies
and organizations for the year are expected.
There is much activity among the officers
and heads of the branches of church work
in order to render the best report possible
before Annual Conference.

A social for the newly organized Senior
department of the Sunday school will be
given at the church Thursday evening. This
department is for young people of high school
age, and the social is planned to provide a
good time for the young folks and to get
them better acquainted with each other as
well as to interest others who ought to be
members of our Sabbath school.

The first Founders Day will be observed at
High Point College on October 2yth, when Dr.
Harry W. Chase, president of the University
of North Carolina, will be present and de-
liver an address. An excellent program has
been prepared, and the exercises will begin
at 10:30 a. m.

Mebane. — We held our fourth quarterly con-
ference Tuesday night, the 9th. The atten-
dance was splendid. Reports were encourag-
ing, and we are hoping to close the year with
all claims paid in full. The salary was in-
creased $250 for next year. Wo think this
an indication of a desire to go forward.

Officers for the coming year have been
elected and were installed last Sunday morn-
ing. The stewards are making the canvass
and taking pledges for the coming year. We
think this better than to wait till after Con-
ference to take the pledges.

One of our members, Mr. Will Sykes, is in
the hospital at Durham in a very critical
condition. He has just had a very serious
operation. Will every one who reads this
pray that he may soon recover and be back
in his place at church. We miss him very
much in the service.

All of the churches of this town are now
engaged in a revival. Rev. Mr. Stephens,
pastor of Green Street Baptist church of
High Point, is doing the preaching. Large

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crowds are coming out to hear him and we
are sure his preaching will mean much to the
towri- EDWARD SUITS.

Alleghany, Davidson Charge. — Brother

Ridge preached the second Sunday on the
kind of foundation to build on. It was a
good sermon, and was the last before Con-
ference. We expect our pastor back. He has
been with us four years and we hate to give
him up.

Our hearts were made sad on the ninth
when death claimed Brother Bunch Lanier,
one of our best members. He was about 37
years of age. He leaves a wife arid five chil-
dren, the oldest about 12 years old. He was
well respected, as shown by the large crowd
that attended the burial, the largest crowd
I think that ever was at a burial at Alle-
ghany. Pray for the bereaved; they need
our sympathy.

F. M. Cook was re-elected superintendent
of the Sunday school. We have a good
crowd of 3roung folks and a good Sunday
school.

ABIGAIL COGGIN, Reporter.

Mount Pleasant.— All the Sunday school offi-
cers were re-elected for another year at our
last preaching service. Miss Ruby Smith was
elected as secretary of the cradle roll depart-
ment, and Mesdames J. T. Shoffner and J. E.
Stafford were elected as her assistants.

Rally Day services will be held here next
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.

A number of people from the Monnett
School community gathered at the parsonage
Saturday evening and gave Rev. and Mrs.
Millaway a genuine pounding.

The Baraea and Philathea classes presented
the play, "A Prairie Rose,'' at Nathanael
Greene School Saturday* evening, October 6.
The performance was highly praised by the
audience. This play will be given in the au-
ditorium of Pleasant Garden High School
next Saturday evening, October 20. The pro-
ceeds are being used to finance a singing
school and to aid in the erection of new
Sunday school rooms some time in the fu-
ture. LILLIAN SHOFFNER, Reporter.

Enfield. — Sunday was Rally Day at our
church. The Sudnay school was the largest
in some time. The rally services, which be-
gan at 11 o'clock, were also well attended.
The address for this occasion was delivered
by Professor Coletrane, superintendent of the
schools of Roanoke Rapids. His subject was
"Christian Education;"' the keynote of his
address was "loyalty." Professor Coletrane
is a magnetic man. The address he gave was
worth while to every hearer; it was educa-
tional, it was enjoyable. His address put
into practice by the people is the need of
today.

At the evening services Rev. S. W, Taylor
was with us and preached a splendid sermon.

Our revival services start Monday night
and continue through the week. We hope
all members will attend and invite their
friends and neighbors to attend.

Best wishes to evei^ reader.

REPORTER.

West End, Greensboro.— At the regular
monthly business session of the church on
Wednesday night the officers for the ensuing
year were elected. The conference roll num-

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bers 24. C. F. Johnson is chairman of the
board of trustees, F. S. Stockard, chairman
class leaders, O. F. Stafford, chairman hoard
of stewards, L. M. Foust, general Sunday
school superintendent, with Miss Gladys
Kouth, assistant general Sunday school su-
perintendent.

Other church officers are O. F. Stafford,
treasurer; V. C. Stockard, secretary of busi-
ness session ; C. W. Huffines and P. A. Burns,
chief ushers; L. M. Foust, chorister; Mes-
dames J. K. Holden and V. C. Stockard,
pianists, and Miss Nellie Eldridge, reporter.
Other officers of the Sunday school are S. E.
Batledge, general secretary, and F. S. Stock-
ard, general treasurer; Mr. Black, of the Ba-
raca class, adult superintendent.

Messrs. Black and Routzen recently in-
stalled a system of bells for use in the S. S.
in signaling time to the departmental rooms,
to lie operated from the general secretary's
office. Officers and teachers are well pleased
and grateful for the timely gift of these two
members.

A joint session of the Women's Missionary
societies convenes Monday night, and on
Wednesday night the fourth quarterly confer-
ence will convene.

An opportunity will be given at the morn-
ing service next Sunday for the baptism of
infants.

Asheville.— Brother Paschall and his bride
are now in the parsonage. We are all very
happy for the presence of both of them.

On Monday night, October 8, our member-
ship surprised them with a lovely reception.
The decorations and the program and the
refreshments were most delightful in every
way. Miss Verdie Mclntyre was general
chairman and had the support of a compe-
tent committee. One of the participants de-
clared : "It was the greatest party our church
ever pulled off." The attendance was the
largest of any social gathering in our church
here.

Next Sunday will be Bally Day with us.
Our Missionary societies and Ladies' Aid
recently held a joint meeting in the beau-
tiful home of Mrs. J. A. Bell, and reorganized
on the plan adopted by the General Confer-
ence. The new name will be the Woman's
Auxiliary. The new officers are: Mrs. C. C.
McNeil. 'president; Mrs. Fred W. Paschall,
vice-president; Mrs. J. S. Williams, secre-
tary; Mrs. E. C. Fawcett, treasurer, and Mrs.
H. L. Hanner, assistant treasurer. All en-
joyed the hospitaliy of Mrs. Roberts. The
auxiliary will meet this Thursday with Mrs.
L. M. Joyner. Mrs. Julia Bedinger, returned
misionary from South Africa, will be the
speaker.

Other activities this week are the Brother-
hood meeting, a chicken supper by the Chris-
tian Endeavor Society, and a cake and rum-
mage sale by our Ladies' Aid.

REPORTER.

English Street.— The revival meeting began
here October 7 and closed October 14. Rev.
N. G. Bethea was the pulpit help during the
week and our pastor preached on Sunday.
Brother Bethea did some great preaching
in his pleasant, simple way. He has won a
place in many hearts, and his sermons will
be long remembered by those who heard. I
am sure the influence of these gospel mes-
sages will live long in the days to come.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Some for whom we have been praying were
reclaimed and we trust people's hearts were
much revived, while there are other on our
Sunday school roll who are out of safety yet.
There's much work to be done. Bro. Bethea,
his wife and the friends he brought from
Lexington last week will always be welcome
guests at English Street church.

The three Misses Leonard, of Lexington,
sang for us Saturday night, and all those
who were there to hear these splendid sing-
ers just missed listening to one of heaven's
greatest gifts— good singing.

The different Sunday school classes held
their business meetings a week sooner so
that would not be an excuse for not attend-
ing the revival services.

Pastor Garner preached on "Excuses" last
Sunday night. He says there are many,
many excuses, but very few real reasons for
not attending church services.

The Christian Endeavorers held their busi-
ness meeting at the home of Miss Dot
Michael Friday night, October 5. After the
business was looked after the society mem-
bers and some visitors went in a truck to
Hayworth Springs, carrying with them differ-
ent things to be roasted. A Are was built,
then the cooking, eating, and fun had full
sway for a while.

It has been announced that next Sunday
is pay-day at. our church, and we trust that
this announcement will not be in vain.

We request the eraders' earnest prayers
that we may close this conference year as
God would have it done.

MBS. J. A. LEE.

October IS, 192S

B. Meridith. vice-president; Mrs. Ralph Ken-
nedy, secretary; Mrs. Clyde Payne, treasurer.

The attendance and interest of the Junior
O. E. Society has not been quite so good
since their leader, Mrs. L. F. Honeycutt, has
the mumps. We hope she will soon be able
to be out again.

Mr. Noah Charles, who has been shut in for
for time, is very sick. Wo hope for these
a speedy recovery.

The fourth quarterly conference will bo
held next Saturday, October 20, at 2 o'clock.
REPOBTER.

Pleasant Hill, West Forsyth Circuit.— Our

Sunday school is moving along nicely. We
have very good attendance every Sunday.

We are looking forward to the special meet-
ing which will begin Sunday, October 21. The
pastor will have for his pulpit help Rev. J. D.
Williams, of Greensboro. We are hoping to
have a good meeting. We will be glad to
have any visitors come and worship with us
during the series of the meeting.

Prayer meetings are held at the church
every Thursday night.

The monthly business meeting of the C. E.
Society was held Sunday night at the church.
Plans for making money were discussed. The
society also planned to have a social very
soon.

The Woman's Home and Foreign Mission-
ary Societies met for their monthly meeting
at the church Tuesday night.

MBS. AEZIA DAVIS.

Pleasant Grove.— The attendance at the
Sunday school and church services is increas-
ing since the vacation season is over. The
Sunday school superintendent has on a spe-
cial devotional exercise for the month of Oc-
tober. A different class conducts the open-
ing exercise each Sunday. All have had
splendid programs so far and we feel the
other two will have as good.

Brother Reynolds brought us splendid ser-
mons Sunday. At the close of the morning
service the church officers for the coming
year were elected.

The Ladies' Aid Society met last Wednes-
day with Mrs. W. L. Kennedy in High Point.
At the close of the business sessions the offi-
cers were elected for the next year, as fol-
lows: Mrs. Vivian Cecil, president; Mrs. J.

Pine Hill, Davidson Charge.— Bro. Ridge
preached a wonderful sermon on the second
Sunday night in October, this being his last
time until Conference. We hope to have him
back again. He has served us four years and
he has been so faithful to us we would be
sorry to give him up. We must watch and
pray to keep our church alive.

Our last quarterly meeting will be held
at Chapel Hill October 20 at 2 p. m. We
hope all the official members will be present.
We must not forget our delegate to make
him up a little mite to pay his expenses to
Conference.

Our Sabbath school will begin next Sunday
at 10 o'clock. Our prayer meeting will be-
gin Sunday night. We are praying that we
will have great success. Pray for us that
we may do more for the Lord in the future
than in the past. F. L. SMITH, Reporter.

State Street, Lexington.— A large audience
heard Brother Bethea in a fine sermon Sun-
day morning. His subject, "Growth in Chris-
tion Life," was impressively presented.

We had in the morning service Mr. and
Mrs. O. V. Warlick and their two daughters,
of Shelby. Mr. Warlick is a brother of Mrs.
Bethea. Their son and daughter are stu-
dents of High Point College. Young Miss
and Miss Warlick came down from High
Point and joined their parents and younger
sister here and all enjoyed a visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Bethea.

The revival services in the Concord
church are in progress this week. Bro. Hen-
dry has invited us to worship with them on
Thursday night. A good many are planning
to go. Mr. Hendry requested that we bring
some special music from Lexington, so wo
have engaged the Crescent quartet of Lex-
ington to go with us and feel sure all who
hear them will be delighted and helped by
these fine singers.

Next Sunday will be the time for election
of new church officers and the Sunday school
superintendent. In the afternoon from 1:30
o'clock to 5, the stewards will be at the
church to receive pledges. All are expected
to come some time during this time to make
their pledges for next year on the church
budget. This plan of going to meet the
stewards instead of having them hunt us up
has been found very satisfactory the past
two years and has become a fixed custom.

Bro. Bethea did some good preaching at
the English Street M. P. church of High
Point last week. Much interest was mani-
fested. The meeting closed Sunday night.

Much favorable comment is being made on
the work of our C. E. Society. Mr. Homer
Evans is the efficient president of this so-
ciety and also secretary and treasurer of
Sunday school. REPORTER,

October 18, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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TABERNACLE MISSIONARY SOCIETIES

The Woman's Home and Foreign Mission-
ary Societies of Tabernacle met at the church
Sunday afternoon and held their regular
monthly meeting. This being the home meet-
ing our president, Mrs. E. T. Coble, was in
charge. She read for our devotional the
fourth chapter of Proverbs, followed with
prayer by Rev. T. F. McCulloch.

No literary program was rendered as we
had Mrs. Bates and Miss Pearl McCulloch,
of Calvary church, with us to explain the
merging of the boards. We were very glad
indeed to have these good women with us.
They gave us splendid explanation on our
new work. We thank them very much for
coming. It gave us new inspiration.

We will hold our next meeting on Saturday
afternoon, November 17, at 2:30 P. M. at
the home of Mrs. B. S. Jones.
MBS. J. N. FIELDS,
Sec. and Treas, Foreign Society.

TO WOMEN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY
SOCIETIES

I am glad to inform you that I have re-
ceived the Life, Memorial, and Perpetual
Members' Certificates, and will lie glad to
send on application.

MBS. SAMUEL B. HARRIS, Sec'y
L., M. and P. Members.
Box 183, Henderson, N. C.

BUDGETS RECEIPTS FOR TWO WEEKS
A. C. B.

Calvary $70.00

Davidson 29.58

Chatham 17.00

Welch Memorial 15.00

Pleasant Grove 12.50

Forsyth 12.40

Lebanon 6.65

Why Not 5.00

Richland, 3.56

G. C. B.

Forsyth $44.23

Liberty-Siler (Siler City) 37.68

Chatham 28.00

Asheboro 27.33

Haw Biver Mission 20.00

Eandleman 13.87

Mebane 12.84

Orange 12.43

Calvary 0.65

College

Calvary $40.00

Welch Memorial 25.00

Grace 25.00

Chatham 9.00

Lebanon . . :' 8.50

Mocksville ' 8.00

W. Forsyth 6.75

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College $ 15.00

Haw Biver Mission 30.00

Porter 15.00

State Street 75.00

Mt. Pleasant 350.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $316.29

Porter 30.00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw Biver Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer 10.00

Union Grove 10.00

English Street 40.00

Henderson 115.00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45.00

Concord 85.00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.00

Thomasville Community 75.00

Connelly Springs 5.00

Graham 60.00

Orange 120.00

Beidsville 50.00

Asheville 45.00

Charlotte 60.00

Chatham 25.00

Calvary 40.00

Lebanon 55.00

Superannuates
Orange $ 37.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Siler City $ 70.00

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth 9.70

Union Grove, Orange Charge 50.00

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Bethel, Mocksville Charge 20.00

Bethesda, N. Davidson Charge 28.00

Brown Summit, Haw Biver Charge .... 9.00

Fair Grove, Haw Biver Charge 15.00

Dulins, Mocksville Charge 8.00

Byerlys Chapel, Mocksville Charge .. 2j00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) $ 4.00

Hickory Bidge, Forsyth Charge 9.00

Bethel, Alamance Charge 7.00

CHARGES PAYING ALL CLAIMS IN FULL

Porter $ 53.70

State Street 244.00

Haw Biver Mission 90.00

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We were not able to got in the financial
report last week so we are combining two
reports this week. Eighteen charges are in-

cluded in these two reports. Calvary leads
on A. C. B. with $70.00; Divodson follows
with $29.58. The others range from $2.56 to
$17.00. On the G. C. B. Forsyth leads with
$44.23; Liberty-Siler City follows with $37.68;
Chatham is next, with $28.00, then Asheboro,
with $27.33. Haw Biver Mission takes the
next lead with $20 IN FULL for this budget.
Hats off to Haw Biver Mission! The remain-
ing charges range in amounts from $9 to
$13. Liberty-Siler City stands alone in re-
mittance on superannuate assessment. Seven
charges remit on College assessment. Cal-
vary leads, with Grace and Welch tieing with
$25 each. Lebanon and Chatham pay this
assessment in full, and thus share with Cal-
vary the place of honor this week on this
claim. West Forsyth is so near out that we
can hardly refrain from listing them in full,
too. This is to be reserved for a later pleas-
ure.

Among the individual churches for honor
roll recognition, Union Grove, Orange
charge, holds the distinction in this report.
The remittance this week pays all claims in
full for this church. Hats off again

This is the best report that we have been
able to publish for wreeks, and it is but an
indication — and a very encouraging one — of
what lies ahead for these budgets. Thank
you, brethren, thank you !

Now for next week: More honor roll
charges and more honor roll churches!

And once again : Please say "In Full''
when you remit to Treasurer Idol. Only one
charge that we have found to be in full this
week was indicated on the report.

We are "champing the bit" for the report
next week. Please make it big!
Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOE.

October 17, 192S.

P. S. : Since writing the above I have
learned that the remittance this week from
Mocksville pays College assessment in full
for Dulins. Also that Byerly's Chapel has
paid in full. We congratulate these two
churches and gladly give them their rightful
places in the "Paid in Full" list.

S. W. T.

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REPORT OF TREASURER OF
SPECIAL FUND
Special for Church Extension:

Eeported last time $ 69.50

Bev. H. F. Surratt 10.00

Bev. W. M. Loy 50.00

Bev. W. H. Neese 5.00

Total receipts $134.50

Paid M. A. Coble, treasurer 100.00

Balance $ 34.50

Conference Maps:

Bev. Geo. D. Reynolds $4.00

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treas.

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HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS
Bev. Edward Suits, $4.50; Bev. J. C. Auman,
$3.75; Bev. T. A. Williams, $2.50; Bev. B. M.
Williams, $8.50; Bev. E. L. Hethcox, $3.00;
Rev. W. T. Totten, $6.00; Bev. H. F. Surratt,
$3.00; Bev. J. B. Anderson, $2.25; Bev. N. G.
Bethea, $3.00; Bev. G. B. Ferree, $12.00; Rev.
J. B. Trogdon. $1.50; Bev. C. H. Whitaker,
$1.50: Bev. W. H. Neese, $1.50; Bev. G. L.
Curry, 50 cents.

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SUPREME COURT IS IN SESSION
The Supreme Court of the United States
is now in session. The new term of court
liegan October 1, and will continue until next
June. The judges have been on vacation
since last June.

William Howard Taft, of Connecticut, is
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. There
are eight Associate Justices, as follows: Oliver
Wendell Holmes, of Massachusetts; Willis
Van Decanter, of Wyoming; James C. Mc-
Eeynnlds, of Tennessee; Louis D. Brandeis.
of Massachusetts; George Sutherland, of
Utah; Pierce Butler, of Minnesota; Edward
T. Sanford, of Tennessee; Harlan Fiske
Stone, of New York, The Chief Justice re-
ceives a salary of $20,5110 a year; each Asso-
ciate Justice, $20,000 a year.— Current Events.

—President A. N. Ward, Western Maryland
College, Westminster, Maryland, says: "Con-
ditions among college students at the present
time as compared with pre-prohibition times
are incomparably better. The change over
the past is amazing. Of course, colleges have
some difficulties, but they are nothing as
compared with former conditionsc. To go
l,,i,-k to the saloon or modification of the
present system looking toward liberalizing
the IStll amendment or the Volstead act is
unthinkable, in my judgment."

.METHODIST PKOTUSTANT HERALD

I Our Children's Home

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Calvary $10.16

Stallings, Mecklenburg 1.56

Friendship, Ml. Ilermnn 4.15

Union Grove, Orange 4.31

Friendship Station 5.20

Friendship, North Davidson 2.50

State Street 5.48

English Street 12.86

Sutton Philathea Class, Grace 25.00

Whitakers 7.00

Mizpah, Haw River 2.22

Stony Knoll. W. Forsyth 2.50

Lewistown, Ohio, for table or bed linen 6.00

South Lexington 3.57

Bethel, Flat Rock 3.65

St. Paul 5.15

('. E. Society, First Church, High Point 5.00

Graham 8-00

Rehoboth, Granville 6-25

Winston-Salem 7.26

First Church, Burlington 7.75

Pleasant Grove 12.67

Siler City 4-3*

Yarboroughs Chapel 2-45

Mr. G. J. Cherry, Columbia, S. C 500.00

In Kind

The Philathea Class of Reidsville sent a box
of clothing for the little girl they care for.
Thanks for this.

This is a splendid showing this week, and
we sincerely thank all those who have con-
tributed. Since fall weather is upon us, and
since the children had only their old summer
clothing, which in most eases was badly worn,
we have been compelled to purchase clothing
and shoes for a goodly number of our fam-
ily of 77 children. Any father and mother
knows what this means, if you have had to
purchase clothing and shoes for even four
or five children. So it will prove a great
blessing to the Home if each Sunday school
and church will just lay emphasis upon your

next ilhy offering for the Home, and thus

help us to pay for these purchases.

Mr. G. J. Cherry, a splendid friend of the
Home, has also set a good example for many
more of our business men. God has blessed

Oelober 18, 1928

him and he is liberally sharing with the
Home.

Thanksgiving is about here, and wo are
hereby asking all our people to get ready to
make a liberal offering to the Home. The
Home needs your financial help right now a
bit more than you think. Knowing this, I
am sure you will respond with that help.

The Boys' Dormitory

Many of you will be glad to know that my
brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Dixon, have moved back into the boys' dor-
mitory and will have charge of the farm for
the next year. This, we think, insures the
raising of much more produce on the farm.
The Need of Chickens

We found not more than 50 chickens on
the entire Home farm upon taking charge,
and this is a scrub lot. Just as soon as we
are through sowing wheat we will bo glad
to send a car into any nearby community
where the ladies will get together and give
as many as a dozen or more chickens to the
Home. We trust the ladies of several of our
country churches will talk this over, agree
to give the chickens, and let us know where
to get them. We thank you for your gifts
and for your prayers for this splendid insti-
tution.

Faithfully yours in His service,

A. G. DIXON.

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Correspondence solicited.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, OCTOBER 25, 1928

NUMBER 50

God's Unspeakable Gift

"We praise Thee, 0 God! for the Son of Thy Love,
For Jesus who died, and is now gone above.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory, hallelujah ! Amen!"

Paul was caught up into the third heavean and heard
unspeakable things. There are also unspeakable things on
earth. Who can describe the
glory of the sunlight? Who
can tell how comes the flam-
ing beauty of the full-blown
rose? Who can explain the
rise of thought in the brain
of man ? Who can measure
the depths of sorrow or the
heights of joy in the human
breast? But the most un-
speakable of all on eartli in
all its mysterious ages is the
Unspeakable Person of God's
Only Begotten Son. What
mysterious powers showed
forth themselves in His life !
He was subject of all and
yet ' master of all. He was
servant of all and yet lord
of all. He was lowliest
among the lowly, and
mightiest among the mighty.
He was cast down and yet
He was not destroyed. He
was subject to death and
yet He had immortality.
Men hated Him with a cruel

and mighty hatred and yet He loved them with a mighty,
unfailing love. He outmeasured men in every attribute of
goodness and nobility. He called Himself the Son of Man,
but we must call Him the Son of God. In Him dwelt all
the fullness of the Godhead bodily. We cannot find the
limits of His powers: we can only fall down before Him in
worship. Before the world was He was. After the world
passes, He will abide. He was and is and ever will be.
Because of Him the mystery of the world ceases to pain us.
Because of Him we have an everlasting and everliving hope.
He brings to us present peace and joy. He satisfies our
longings with good things. We shall be fully satisfied when
we awake in His likeness. Thanks be unto God for His
Unspeakable Gift !

--♦-

— It is a serious matter to have the privilege of voting in
an election to choose our rulers. Few peoples in the history
of the nations have had the privilege of choosing their own
rulers.

The Lofty Position of the Citizen

In this country the people are supreme. We do not all
realize the responsibility involved in this fact. "We think of
our lawmakers and judges and governors and presidents as
bearing responsibility, as bound to a righteous course of
action, but we do not think of ourselves as individual citizens

equally bound by the moral law

FIRST M. I'. CHTJRC
Comer 7th unci Liberty Stree

We think and say that we
have a right to do as we
please. In particular, we in-
sist that we have the right
to vote as we please. It is
true that no other indivi-
dual has the right to tell us
how we shall vote. But that
is true because we are under
moral obligation to think
for ourselves and decide by
the light of reason and con-
science how we shall vote.
We have no more right to
vote as we please than the
governor of a state or the
president of the United
States has to rule as he
pleases. These officials are
held in check in their ad-
ministration by laws. Hu-
man laws do not prescribe
the manner of our voting
and therefore we seem to be
absolutely free. But we are
bound by moral law more
sacred than the constitution
of our state or nation. Our
lofty position as individual citizens lifts up in the exercise
of suffrage above the restraint and constraint of human law,
but we arc still subject to the moral law of God. On the
sixth of November when we come to vote, we will not be free
to vote for our own worldly advantage. We will be bound in
honor to vote a righteous vote. But it should be our pleasure
to register such a vote. It is only thus that we can prove
ourselves worthy of the high privilege conferred upon us in
giving us the supremacy in our American system of govern-
ment. If the people, the fountain head of government, turn
from righteousness, what will become of our nation?

II. WINSTON-SALEM

ts, sent of Annual Conference

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— Don't vote without first praying for divine direction,
but be sure that you pray earnestly and honestly. A dis-
honest prayer and a dishonest vote will not recommend you
to God.

— Your vote may turn the scale in the presidential elec-
tion November 6th. Vote, but vote right.

Page Two

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

October 25, 1928

PRESIDENT BROOMFIELD'S REPORT

Baltimore. Md., October 16, 1928.

of

To the Executive Committee of the General Conference

the Methodist Protestant Church.
Dear Co-Workers :

Since our last meeting, held in this city on July 10th,
fifteen of our conferences have held their annual sessions.
I have been able to attend nine of them in the following
order: Missouri, Onondaga, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Pitts-
burgh, West Virginia, Maryland, and Eastern.

In all of them 1 was enthusiastically received, and was
assured of their hearty co-operation in carrying out our
denominational program.

Overlapping of dates made it impossible for me to visit
the other six. Each of the fifteen has ratified the overtures
sent down by the General Conference.

During July I visited High Point College, and conferred
with the college authorities concerning a campaign for the
liquidation of the college debt.

While there I made two addresses at the Ministers' Sum-
mer Institute at the college and spoke at Burlington, Enfield
and Henderson — all in behalf of the college campaign.

In harmony with the request of the Board of Missions I

visited the Lexington and Albemarle churches, and reviewed

with the trustees their applications to the board for help.

During the quarter I have preached twenty-four times

and delivered thirty addresses.

These sermons and addresses were delivered in Greens-
boro, High Point, Lexington, Burlington, Eirfield and Hen-
derson, North Carolina ; in Pittsburgh, Beaver Falls, Castle
Shannon, Waynesburg and Uniontown, Pa. ; in Fairmont,
Morgantown, and Weston, West Virginia ; in Midland Park,
Lapeer, and Lansing, Mich.; in Toronto, Cambridge and
Sabina, Ohio; in Canton, Foosland and Chicago, 111.; in St.
Louis and Ionia, Missouri ; in Atlantic City and Ventnor City,
N. J.; in Lynchburg, Va., and in the Camp Ground of the
Onondaga Conference, near Oswego, N. Y.

I attended a meeting of the Board of Publication, since
my last report, called to consider the steps to be taken whereby
the order of the General Conference, directing the consolida-
tion of our church papers, may be carried out.

An entire day was spent going over the matter, and a
committee was appointed, consisting of Rev. G. W. Haddaway
from the Baltimore Directory, and Mr. W. 0. Perkins, of
the Pittsburgh Directory, along with the president of the
General Conference, to continue the investigation, and pre-
sent a plan of consolidation, to a meeting of the board to be
called if possible during the month of December.

I also attended a meeting of the Commission on Evangel-
ism, and three meetings of the Executive Committee of the
Board of Missions.

During the past three weeks, in company with Drs.
Straughn and Haddaway, I have attended and addressed
district meetings in Lansing and Lapeer in the Michigan Con-
ference ; and in Chicago and Foosland in the Illinois Con-
ference.

We are planning to hold similar meetings throughout all
the conferences.

During the quarter I have travelled nearly 15,000 miles,
and my expenses have been $213.40. In the same period I
have assisted in raising over $10,000 for indebtedness.

Since the adjournment of the General Conference, five
months ago, much of the time has been spent in making the
adjustments demanded by the new legislation.

With a new Board of Missions and two secretaries new
in the work, and the vacation season intervening, it has not
been easy to get under way as rapidly as we had desired.
However, every indication points to a better understanding in
this department of our program, and to sincere co-operation
on all sides.

Because of the slight adjustments required in the creation
of the Board of Christian Education, the two departments of
its work have functioned freely and efficiently.

I regard the outlook for the year as exceedingly hopeful.

J. C. Broompield.
*+.

REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee of the General Conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church at the call of the president
met in Baltimore, Md., on October 16, 1928.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. J. C. Broomfield,
the president of the General Conference. Devotionals were
conducted by Dr. Broomfield. Prayer was offered by Mrs.
W. C. Hammer. The following members of the committee
were present : Chairman, Dr. J. C. Broomfield ; secretary,
Dr. Charles H. Beck; Mrs. W. C. Hammer, J. A. Pugh, Dr.
E. C. Makosky, and Dr. Alden J. Allen, being the entire
membership of the committee.

The minutes of the last session were read and approved
as correct. The report of the president was presented and
approved. This report showed that the president of the Gen-
eral Conference has attended nine of the fifteen conferences
which have already met this fall, the other six being impossible
because of overlapping dates.

During the quarter the president has traveled nearly
15,000 miles in the discharge of the duties of his office. He
lias preached twenty-four times, and delivered thirty ad-
dresses in ten states. He was present at important meetings
of the Board of Trustees of the High Point College, and
attended and made addresses at the Ministers' Summer Insti-
tute in North Carolina. ■ At the request of the Board of Mis-
sions, he visited churches in North Carolina to make some
investigations with reference to applications made to that
board for assistance. He has attended an important meeting
of the Board of Publication, called to consider special business
referred to this board by the General Conference. He has
attended a meeting of the Committee on Evangelism, and
three meetings of the Executive Committee of the Board of
Missions. Within the past three weeks President Broomfield,
in company with Dr. Jas. H. Straughn, promotional secretary
and treasurer, and Dr. G. W. Haddaway, executive secretary
of the Board of Missions, has attended and addressed district
meetings in Lansing, and Lapeer, Michigan, and in Foosland
and Chicago, Illinois. Immediately upon the adjournment of
the Executive Committee meetings, Dr. Broomfield and Dr.
Straughn left for a series of group meetings in the Onondaga
Conference. Similar group meetings are to be held in all of
the conferences.

Ocfober 25, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Three

The president presented a communication from the execu-
tive secretary of the Board of Christian Education, calling
attention to a possible misunderstanding as to the final per-
centages to be in the distribution of the budget, and inquiring
as to the preparation of a Christmas program to be used by
the Sunday schools of the denomination.

President Broomfield was requested to prepare a suitable
statement concerning the budget matter and publish it in the
church papers at his earliest convenience. Dr. Jas. H.
Straughn, the secretary for promotion and treasurer, arrived
at this time. Dr. G. W. Haddaway, the secretary of the Board
of Missions, and Mrs. Marie Thompson, associate secretary
of the Board of Missions, arrived a few minutes later, and
were invited to participate freely in all discussions. It was
decided to issue a Christmas program, and the matter of its
preparation and distribution was referred to the secretary of
promotion and the New Century Service Commission. It was
noted that no programs had been issued by the Woman's
Home Missionary Society, and that no programs had been
provided for the newly organized Women's Auxiliaries of the
Methodist Protestant Church. Mrs. W. C. Hammer pre-
sented a copy of a program which had been prepared for
use among the women in North Carolina. The general
scheme of this program was approved, certain suggestions
were made, and the whole matter was referred to the secre-
tary of promotion for its final form. These programs are to
be known as the New Century Service programs, and are to
be prepared in consultation with the secretaries of the Boards
of Missions and Christian Education. It was also directed by
the Executive Committee that these New Century programs
shall be ready for delivery at the earliest possible date.

Informal reports of their work were presented by the
secretary and the associate secretary of the Board of Missions.
Mrs. Thompson presented a Prayer Calendar as a part of her
report, which was approved. This calendar will be printed
and distributed by the Board of Missions at an early date.

A question proposed by Rev. J. E. Pritchard, of Asheboro,
North Carolina, as to Quarterly Conference membership was

Membership on a Board of Parsonage Trustees does not
answered as follows:

constitute one a member of the Quarterly Conference, under
the provisions of the Constitution of the Methodist Protestant
Church, Article VI, Section 1, page 21.

The Executive Committee took recess at 12:40 for lunch,
reassembling for business at 2 o'clock. There was an informal
discussion of plans for the annual meeting of the General
Boards of the church, and of the 50th Anniversary Jubilee
meeting of the women in recognition of the goodness of God
in leading them safely through the first half century in
foreign missionary work. The Jubilee meeting will be held
in First Church, Pittsburgh, and the board meetings in
places to be announced later. This will be the outstanding
event of the year in Methodist Protestant circles. It is ex-
pected that there will be one thousand women in attendance.
The report of Dr. Straughn as promotional secretary was
approved. 'His report as treasurer was also approved. It
was noted that the treasurer and all the employees of his
office were properly bonded, as required by the General Con-
ference. The bonds were submitted to the Executive Com-
mittee and approved.

The meeting closed about 4 o'clock, after a very busy day.
All of the reports of the day were very optimistic, and every

program had the forward look. The closing devotions were
led by Dr. E. C. Makosky, of Baltimore. The next meeting
of the Executive Committee will be held in January at a
place to be announced.

Charles H. Beck, Secretary.
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HOME MISSIONS

Mas. P. J. Cox, Lexington City C. E. Union

The command of Jesus to be witnesses in Jerusalem,
Judea, Samaria and the uttermost parts of the earth shows
how intimately connected are all phases of the life of the
church and its membership.

We are all the product of missions, beginning at Jeru-
salem. While all phases of missions need to be studied, I
want to confine my paper to Home Missions, for that is just
as necessary to the life and growth of the church as any
other. In fact, this is one link in the chain that is abso-
lutely necessary.

We all know that one link out of the chain destroys its
usefulness so far as connecting that which is to be drawn
with that which draws. So we cannot skip Home Missions
and jump to Foreign Missions without disaster to the whole
fabric of our church life.

What then in Home Missions is so vital to our existence
as a church — any church? Take the work among foreigners.
Some one has said that because we have neglected foreign
missions that. God has sent the foreigner to our door. But
when they are here they are to be worked with through the
Home Mission Boards. We must study their need, to make
them Christian, to keep them from making us heathen, if
for no other reason. Then that greatest of all reasons — the
love of lost souls that lives in the heart of all God's true
children. We find many bright gems among them and often
they become interested in their own people back home and
become foreign missionaries.

Then our slum work among our own people in the larger
cities should be studied. For there we find many "diamonds
in the rough" that become great workers in the Kingdom,
notably men like Jerry McCauly, and men of like type who
have become great workers. In the Methodist Protestant
Church, in the Illinois Conference, one of the most brilliant
men of our church came to this country a drunken English-
man, converted in the Bowery Mission, New York City, has
been honored as president of his conference, and is often on
Chautauqua circuits today. Then there is that sturdy class,
the pure blood of America, the mountaineer. Whose heart
is it that does not thrill as the work and the rich results
from this class begin to shine as ministers and workers for
the Master as they are given opportunity for training
through the Home Mission Boards? A study of this particu-
lar work will be found interesting. It is encouraging to
know that many of our brightest and best young people are
giving themselves to this great work in bringing this class
to their rightful place in making America great.

Summing it all up and seeing the needs arc so great, let
Christian Endeavor have as one of its goals, "More informa-
tion about our Home Missionary work, a greater interest in
what they are doing, a greater support given this important
work, by giving of our means, our workers and our faith and
our prayers."

-M

— Vote as you think you ought, but vote. Your vote will
be needed to kill the vote of the man who votes wrong.

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OPTIMISM

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

October 25, 1928

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

SLOGAN
for the closing quarter

No Charge Without an Honor Roll Church

We are still saying it. and with what results we shall soon
know. The course will soon he run, so far as this conference
year is concerned ; and I earnestly trust that we may all feel
that we have "fought a good fight," If that is true, we have
won, though we may not have realized the full purpose of this
goal. But much can yet be done in these closing seven days.
And much will be done. Believe it, pastor! Believe it,
people! and put that church of yours on the Honor Roll.

Quarterly Conferences

Flor the past week our chief work, aside from increased
office duties, has been in quarterly conferences.

On October 15, we started with Vance charge. The con-
ference was held at Flat Rock church, and a large delegation
of officials and church members was present. Each church
on the charge was represented, and the business of the con-
ference was transacted with promptness and zeal. The re-
ports from the various churches and organizations pleased.
The Aid Society of Flat Rock church reported 15 members,
and amount raised during the year, $220. The three mis-
sionary societies of the charge have raised during the year
$138. Their enrollment is 32 members. The total raised by
the women's organizations for the year is $358.79. All the
churches contribute monthly to the Children's Home, with,
perhaps, one exception. Pastor Chambliss is popular witli
his people, and is doing a good work on this charge. We
trust that his salary will be paid in full, and we are glad to
know that his charge will help us realize our slogan. One
church, and we hope, two, will be on the honor roll. Flat.
Rock church has been greatly improved, and is now one of
our best rural churches. Two Sunday school rooms have
been added on the sides in the rear, the interior walls done
over, and the exterior painted. They have our hearty con-
gratulations— pastor and people. We trust that they will
complete their work, now, by underpinning and putting a
nice marker on the highway, running immediately in front,
of the church.

Our next conference was at. West End, October 17. Here
again we met with a large and enthusiastic conference. This
church is well organized, and the organizations were ready
with good reports. The church has an active C. E. Society.
The Aid Society, witli 23 members, has raised during the
year $103.69 ; the two missionary societies, $252.80. We were
told that the Home Society of this church is the only one in
the North Carolina Branch that meets the 100 per cent effi-
ciency requirements. Congratulations ! The Sunday school
is growing, and the new building facilitates the work greatly.
The present enrollment is 325, and the school has raised dur-
ing the year $887.27. Pastor Williams has just conducted in
his church a successful revival meeting. He is highly esteemed
by his people, and the work is prospering under his leader-
ship. All claims will be paid in full.

On Friday night, October 19, it was our good pleasure to

lie with Calvary church in their fourth quarterly conference.
The attendance here was not so large, hut nevertheless, a full
conference. The pastor's carefully prepared report, and the
reports of the officers and various organizations, evidenced
wise planning and zealous and persistent endeavor; also, a
full and progressive program for the coming year. A special
meeting just closed contributed to the spiritual life of the
church. The Aid Society reported 45 members, and $387.49
raised during the year. The goal for next year is $500. The
Sunday school has an enrollment of 307, and has had the
best year in the history of the church. Monthly contributions
made to the Children's Home. The amount raised by the
school for all purposes is $558.64. There are three active
C. E. Societies in the church, and the new order of women's
work has been instituted, with three circles, and 30 active
women. The amount raised by the missionary activities
during the year is $223.48. This church has the largest and
most attractive bulletin board to be found in the city of
Greensboro— the gift of the C. E. Society. We congratulate
them upon doing this splendid thing. The finances of the
church were found to be in good condition. All claims will
be paid in full. Pastor Bates is winning his way to the
hearts of the people — has won it — and shares with them the
satisfaction of a good year's work. It is our faith that this
church will find its way to the front in our conference. We
should add that they are now erecting a seven-room parson-
age which will cost about $4,500, including the lot.

Saturday night, October 20, we were with St. Paul's
church in their conference. Here, too, we found a well
attended conference, and the minds and hearts of the people
set for work. Local industrial conditions have hindered the
church considerably in the matter of finance. We believe,
however, that the. church will make a faithful effort to bring
up the finances as much as possible, and it is our hope that
the final showing may be much better than the conference
accounting revealed. The church has a large C. E. Society;
the Sunday school for the year has averaged 108 in attend-
ance, and has raised $406.05. The church has an Aid Society,
also, that renders helpful service. A meeting held by the
pastor during the year resulted in about 50 professions. This
church has a place of usefulness in this community, and we
trust that it may have an enlarging service with each suc-
ceeding year. Pastor Brittain is faithful in his work, and
holds the esteem of his people.

Siler-Liberty charge marks our closing work in this
capacity for the year. We were with this charge Sunday,
October 21, at 2 :30 p. m., at Liberty. Here again we had the
delight of meeting with another full conference of thoughtful
and earnest workers. Each church was well represented, and
all business was transacted promptly and unitedly. The
various reports showed that good organization work had been
done, and that the organizations were being well fostered.
The Liberty church reported three active C. E. Societies,
and the church at Siler a senior and junior society. Each
church has an encouraging Sunday school, with an average
attendance of about 100. During the year the Siler school
has raised $255.24. We did not get amount raised by the
Liberty school, but, judging from their report of this depart-
ment of their work, we are sure that it was a good amount.
Siler contributes monthly to the Children's Home. This
church has just elected a woman to superintend their Sunday
school. We commend them for this innovation, and shall
expect continued growth for the school under her manage-

October 25, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Five

merit. Each church has an active Aid Society and mis-
sionary societies. At Liberty the new order of women's
work has been inaugurated. The women spoke pleasingly of
it, and expect more satisfactory results than were secured
from the old order. The Liberty auxiliary has raised during
the year $133. The Siler societies report $49.30. A par-
sonage has been built during the year at a cost of about
$4,300, with an indebtedness of $2,000, half of which is
already covered by pledges. The parsonage is located at
Liberty. At night it was our privilege to preach in the
Siler church, and to attend, also, the meeting of the C. E.
Society, held just prior to the preaching service. Pastor
and Mrs. Dixon have won a place of esteem in the hearts of
the people, and the charge greatly regrets to give them up
so soon. But they show a fine spirit, and will look to the
conference in confidence for other pastoral supply.

Our visit to these various fields was enjoyed by us, and
we are grateful to pastors and people for every kindness
received at their hands.

"Now the Collection"

For pastor's salary. We refuse to believe that any charge
wants the year to close with a deficit here ; and we are sure
that no pastor can afford to have it so close. Now, brethren,
one final effort to pay your pastor in full. This will lie to
your credit, and to his comfort. Do it !

And, of course, the budgets, too. "Every dollar possible
on the budgets, and more," has been our watch word during
the year, and we are still saying it. The college, A. C. B.,
G. C. B., Superannuates — all of these causes — need every
dollar possible. Please do not stop pressing these budgets
until the utmost has been done.

Quarterly Reports

Only 44 have been returned up to the time of this writ-
ing. We have not had time yet to tabulate the results, but
in the main the reports indicate encouraging progress. We
shall have something to say about these reports in our mes-
sage to the conference, and probably later through the Herald.
We trust that the remaining reports may reach us before
our message to the conference has been completed.

Moving — Staying?

Do it graciously, and let there be no hurts. The world
is too big, and we have too many charges to be filled for
any serious lack of harmony in pastoral relationship. 1 know
that no pastor can please all the people, and some people do
not please the pastor. However, there can, and should be, a
maximum of harmony and good will. Where this is lacking,
there is but little hope of success. Moving or staying should
be determined largely, it seems to us, by this test. If you
go or if you stay, let us say again, do it graciously, and let
there be no unnecessary hurts. And above all, let us pray
that God's hand may be upon the stationing authority of
conference, and upon, every pastor and every charge.

Finally

This will be our final message to reach the field before
conference meets. We wish here to extend to pastors anil
to people our grateful thanks for courtesy, kindness, and
co-operation during the year. We shall hope to meet you in
the conference, happy in the consciousness — all of us — that
we have been faithful to the work committed to our hands.
The conference will be a time of reckoning; it will likewise be
a time of planning for more work. The time, wisdom, and

consecration of all of us will be needed for this task. As
we have been faithful through the year, so let us be faithful
in this conference, and go prepared to put our best into it,
and to stay until the benediction is pronounced in the closing
session.

Our last appointment for the year will be at Graham
Sunday night, October 28.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.
October 22, 1928.

COMPLETE LIST OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

On the fourth of October we announced through the
Herald the chairmen of the various conference committees.
This week we are giving the committees in full. The list
follows, with the first named as chairman:
Credentials — C. W. Bates, C. E. Phillips, R. L. Jones.
Fraternal Relations — George R. Brown, 31. P. Chambliss,

H. C. Carmichael, George H. Foster, Phil S. Dixon,

Paul A. Burns.
Literature and Education — H. W. Maier, A. O. Lindley, H. F.

Fogleman, R. J. Tamblyn, W. E. Sharpe, J. B." Hicks,

A. A. Hill.
Methodist Protestant Herald— T. O. Pender, H. L. Powell,

W. H. Neese, W. T. Totten, M. J. Morris, James Pugh,

S. R. Greene.
Missions — J. F. Minnis, J. Clyde Auman, E. A. Bingham,

James Bunch, Mrs. Estell Connelly, C. C. Thomas.
Official Character— J. D. Williams, E. G. Lowdermilk, A. G.

Dixon, C. E. Ridge, C. G. Hunter, C. S. Summers,

D. R. Comiell.

Ministerial Moral Character — G. W. Holmes, J. B. O'Briant,

W. F. Kennett, Oscar Hatley, D. C. Marsh, H. P. Hoffman!

Pulpit Supply— J. II. Moton, R. C. Stubbins, R, L. Hopper

E. L. Ballard.

Ordinances — R, M. Andrews, Edw. Suits, G. H. Hendry,

Julian C. Jobe, Delos Heugeeox, J. S. Pickett.
Parsonages — J. H. Allen, B. E. Kennedy, E. P. Sharpe, D. R,

Williams. G. L. Reynolds, J. D. Morris.
Pastoral Work—N. G. Bethea, A. D. Shelton, F. W. Paschall,

A. N. Linville, John Eury, C. F. Greene.
President's Message — J. A. Burgess, J. E. Pritchard, N. M.

Harrison, James E. York, Banks C. Doggert, Dr. R, V.

Yokely.
Rural Church Life — George L. Curry, H. L. Isley, R. S.

Troxler, J. P. Elliott, B. A. Sain, Mrs. T. C. Williams.
Social Reform— T. M. Johnson, J. R. Hutton, A. L. Hunter,

J. M. Gallimore, Willis Booth, D. B. Eldridge.
Superannuates — B. 51. Williams, J. M. Morgan, T. A. Wil-
liams. G. F. Millaway, F. G. Hammer, J. B. Davis, Floy

Rogers.
Young People's Work — L. W. Gerringer, R. A. Hunter, J. W.

Braxton, Roy L. Bowman, Miss Ruby Thompson, Lewis

Davis.
Obituary Committees — In honor of Rev. D. A. Braswell:

W. F. Ashburn, A. G. Dixon, G. IT. Hendry, N. G. Bethea,

I). A. MeLauren, R. S. Gannon. In honor of Rev. J. F.

Dosier: W. F. Kennett, W. M. Pike, J. H. Moton, W. F.'

Ashburn, W. H. Neese, John Lamb, Kelly Coltrane, E. C.

Harris.
Conference Clwristcr — H. Freo Surratt.

S. W. Taylor.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD
THE QUIET HOUR

October 25, 192S

(Read by Mrs. H. S. Lanier, Lexington City C. E. Union)
No doubt some of us here do not know exactly what the
Quiet Hour is, so we might ask the question, ""What is the
Quiet Hour?"

A comrade of the Quiet Hour is one who has signed the
following pledge: ''Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ for
strength, I will make it the rule of my life to set apart at
least fifteen minutes every day, if possible in the early morn-
ing, for quiet meditation and direct communion with God."
The value of a pledge of this kind is that it makes very
definite the promise of the Christian Endeavor pledge to
"read the Bible and pray every day."

More than 200,000 Endeavorers in all parts of the world
have signed the Quiet Hour covenant, Experience has shown
that it greatly aids in forming habits of daily devotions. In
these days when the family altar is practically extinct in the
homes of America a movement which establishes an altar in
the heart is a great boon to young people.

The roots of Christian service must strike deeply into the
devotional life if service is to be carried on with the enthusi-
asm and conviction that come from consecration. We can
never dispense with reading the Bible, prayer, and meditation
on the great themes of life. The Quiet Hour attempts to
start young people on this path. It is a standard set for
them, a goal to be achieved. Sometimes they fail, but if they
make it a "rule of life" to devote some time each day to the
interests of the spiritual life, the habit of communion will
gradually be established and they will come to look forward
to these quiet moments of fellowship with God with feelings
of real joy.

The value of daily devotions has been proved by their
place in the lives of the great Christian leaders of all the
centuries. When we become 1 letter acquainted with the inner,
private life of the men who have made Christian history and
have been the leaders in the great w-ork of the church, we
find that they gave much time to daily devotions when they
could be alone with God.

Christ made much use of prayer and frequently left His
most intimate human friends to be alone with God in prayer.
Christ sought the Quiet Hour before life's great decisions, in
the midst of life's great tasks and in life's great crises, and
must have made it a regular practice, according to Luke,
who says, "He went out, as his custom was, unto the Mount
of Olives." If He who came from the Father found it neces-
sary to seek these Quiet Hours, it must be much more necessary
for us who are merely human.

The Quiet Hour gives time for Bible reading, meditation
and prayer, which we are sometimes tempted to put off for
lack of time. The Quiet Hour also brings peace and gives
strength and power to accomplish great things in Christian
work. Christ said to His disciples, "My peace I give unto
you." We can gain some of that peace from Him in the
Quiet Hour.

The real source of all the value of daily devotions is the
fact that through them we allow the power of God to come
into our lives and work through us. His power is infinite,
but our capacity is limited. By the practice of the Quiet
Hour we keep ourselves in condition to receive and use more
of His power.

The best time for the Quiet Hour is in the morning when
the mind is fresh and free from the cares that haunt the day.

If necessary, it is worth while to rise fifteen minutes earlier
than usual in order that we may prepare ourselves through
communion with God for the duties that lie before us, but
if this is impossible the next best time is at night. Of course,
what one does in one's Quiet Hour may be greatly varied
according to one's mood or the amount of time one can give
to the exercise, but it will usually include the following:
(1) The realization of the presence of God; (2) prayer, in-
cluding thanksgiving as well as petitions; (3) Bible reading;
(4) meditation; (5) closing prayer.

Our Quiet Hour may also include the reading of devo-
tional books, but we should not try to crowd in too much.
It is essential that our Quiet Hour be quiet. We must learn
to be unhurried, calm, poised. Our attitude in this hour
should be maintained as far as possible during the entire
day. In the Quiet Hour we relax, we lean upon God, we
draw strength from above, we see Him by faith, we take Him
with us, but we can never appreciate its value fully until
we have developed a regular and systematic use of the Quiet
Hour.

Lay Members of the Annual Conference

The lay members of our Annual Conference cannot be
justly charged with "magnifying their office." They have
been content to act a minor part. They have all the privi-
leges that ministers have in debate and in voting; in initiat-
ing reforms and proposing better means of accomplishing
the legitimate purposes of the Conference, but as a rule they
have not been forward in availing themselves of these privi-
leges. If they realized how the laymen of some other churches
have striven in vain to gain the vantage ground our laymen
have, we wonder whether they would not make more of their
"lay rights." Our Methodist Protestant polity recognizes
laymen as men indeed, and it looks to them to perform a
manly part. With the privileges conferred on our laymen
go corresponding responsibilities. Laymen are under equal
obligation with the ministers to attend to all the business of
the Conference. They should be faithful in attendance and
should give earnest attention to all matters presented for
consideration and action. It is not too much to expect that
sometimes laymen will take the initiative and lead on to
better things. The judgment of laymen is needed in many
matters that come up in conference. The combined judgment
of ministers and laymen is better than the judgment of either
class alone. May we remind our lay brethren who are to
meet with us in Winston of these things, and express the
hope that they will be fully alive to their privileges and obli-
gations in the high office to which they have been elected by
their fellow-church-members.

A SKEPTIC'S TESTIMONY

Lord Bolingbroke, a man of giant intellect, of great politi-
cal influence during his life, but an avowed infidel, declared
that "the doctrine of rewards and punishments in a future
state has so great a tendency to enforce the civil laws and
restrain the vices of men that though reason would decide
against it on the principles of theology, it will not decide I
against it on the principles of good policy." — Selected.

•♦•

— We cannot delegate to Herbert Hoover or Al Smith
our responsibilities.

— No matter who is elected, God will not resign His office.

October 25, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Seven

A GIRL TO BE REMEMBERED

Mother eame into the playroom and found Mary in tears.
"Why, daughter," she exclaimed, "whatever is the matter?
Why aren't you out in the garden playing with Howard
and Rob?"

"They — they d — on't w-w-want me," cried Mary, sobbing
all the harder. "They're p-playing soldiers, and — and they
s-say g-g-girls are not good — "

At that moment two little boys appeared in the doorway
and mother called them into the room. "What's this I hear
about girls being no good?" she asked.

"We meant they were no good as soldiers," exclaimed
Howard.

"Girls can't fight," added Rob.

"Can't they?" said mother. "Well, you sit right down
here, and I'll tell you about a girl I want you always to
remember. ' '

This sounded like the beginning of a story, so the boys
took off their soldier caps and Mary dried her tears and they
all settled themselves to listen.

"The girl's name was Molly," began mother. "Molly
Pitcher, and she and her husband lived happily on their farm
near Monmouth Court House when the War of American
Independence was declared. Molly was a brave woman and
her husband was a brave man, so when he suggested joining
the American forces, Molly urged him to defend his country.
She helped him make ready; she helped prepare his uniform
and she filled his remaining days at home with comforting
thoughts and promises to carry on the work of the home in
his absence. Then followed anxious days for brave little
Molly Pitcher. Days of fighting; days of hunger; days of
fear. Whenever her husband's regiment was in the neighbor-
hood of their home he would try to get word to her or even
to see her.

Molly's husband had charge of a large cannon and often
on short visits to his home he would tell her of his part in
the fighting and explain the working of his cannon to her.
Now he told her of his position in the line of fight and
explained how important the cannon was to the success of
the battle. Molly listened to all this, her heart swelling with
pride mingled with fear for the safety of her husband ; and
she bade him good-bye with a heavy heart. Then she began
to wonder why she could not be of some aid in the battle.
Other women had marched to the defense of their country
— Joan of Arc, notably; why couldn't Molly Pitcher do some-
thing? Then the thought came to her that while she could
not fight she might at least help the fighters.

June 28th, the day of the battle of Monmouth Court
House, was blazing hot. Molly was up bright and early,
the sound of her husband's cannon booming in her ears, and,
unmindful of her own danger, she walked up and down the
lines of fighting men carrying buckets of cool water to Wet
parched throats. Many grateful hands reached out to her.
Dying men blessed her as she stopped to relieve their last
anguish. Her name was breathed with reverence by the brave
soldiers who watched her passing on her deeds of mercy.
And then a fatal shot from the enemy lines and Mollv's

husband fell dead beside his cannon. The cannon was silent.
Without the cannon, what could the soldiers do ? Quick as a
flash Molly dropped her buckets and rushed to the cannon.
She was thankful now that she had listened so well to her
husband's explanations of this machine. Throughout the day
of battle Molly stood at her husband's place beside the cannon
and aided in the fight. Word of her bravery and patriotism
was passed along the line. News of her finally eame to the
ears of General Washington. He sent for the brave woman
and recognized her heroism by giving her a commission in
the army. Do you think girls are no good as fighters?
Remember brave Molly Pitcher and reverence her name."
— Selected.

STAINS

Oue day Ruth came home from school with three stains
on her pretty dress. When mother saw them, she said:

"You may get them out yourself. I'll tell you how."

So Ruth rubbed the cocoa stain in cold water. That dis-
appeared. Then she poured boiling water through the straw-
berry stain. The red turned to pink, then faded away. The
ink stain was hardest of all. Mother gave her something in a
bottle that banished the ugly black. Some drops from another
bottle kept the acid from eating the cloth.

It is easy to take stains out of cloth, but do you know
how to take stains out of thoughts?

There is a quarrel stain. Your playmate does something
that you do not like. Soon is an ugly, brown stain on your
friendship. You can make it disappear by pouring on the
water of remembrance. Think of all the fun you have had
together and of all the kind things which your playmate has
done. Away will go the quarrel stain.

Some stains are very hard to get out that if you keep
thinking about the words or even repeating them. Take
them out at once. Make yourself think of last Sunday's
Golden Text or your favorite stories whenever bad words
want to say themselves over.

Whenever you make a thought stain, see if you can remove
it as quickly as the boiling water faded the strawberry stain.
— Di w Drops.

THE HYPOCRITE

The hypocrite, of all men, is the most destitute of noble
sentiments. He can shed crocodile tears while robbing a
corpse. His promises cannot be relied upon, for he is a
stranger to honor. His best friend is the devil, who is always
ready to give him employment. Beware of the hypocrite !
His honeyed words are impregnated with poison ! . . . .

The rattlesnake gives the alarm before he strikes the
deadly blow, but the hypocrite steals upon his victim with
noiseless step and stabs him while he smiles. Where he is
known, lie has no standing, though others like himself may
seem to be his friends.

When he dies the world is better off and only the doctor
and undertaker are profited by his having lived. — J. J. Dickey,
in flic Fleming Gazette, of Kentucky.

• * -

— Don't fall out with your neighbor because he does not
agree with you in politics or religion. He does not differ
from you any more than you differ from him.

— Yote the straight ticket of your own moral convictions.

— If you do not do your duty, it will not be done.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

October 25, 1928

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YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

By F. L. Gibbs

OCT. 28: "MAKING THE RIGHT USE OF

OUR TALENTS"

Matt. 25:14-30
A Suggested Program

Hymn: "Take My Life ami Let It Be Con-
secrated, Lord, to Thee."

Reading of Scripture by an Endeavoror.

Leader's talk on topic: "Our Talents, the
Importance of Developing Them."

Hymn of consecration.

Special music ; use the best-talented.

Sentence prayers; ask those present to de-
velop their prayer life. Begin now.

Poem, "Forty Cents a Year." (See C. E.
World).

General Discussion.

Hymn.

Benediction.

Hints for Leaders

Stewardship is a term which is inclusive.
It takes in all of life. The topic under dis-
cussion merely takes in the right use of our
talents.

A talent in New Testament times is esti-
mated to have been worth $1,200. Today-
talents means a power of mind or body. A
natural aptitude one possesses as a gift. The
possessor does not create or originate the tal-
ent. It is God-given. One comes into full
possession or realizes the gift by the price
of using or developing it. It is not in
misuse of talents that cause unprofitable lives,
but in the failure to use that brings regret.

Very few young people in Christian Rn-
deavor circles have been overlooked by the
Heavenly Father in the distribution of tal-
ents. So far these talents may be hid. L t us
examine our lives and seek to discover and
develop our every talent; and, better still,
seek to find talents in other lives and en-
courage their development could this lie a
new talent for oneself?

"Buried Talent"
A youth, leaving his aunt's home after a
visit, found it was raining outside. Noticing
an umbrella neatly placed in a corner pro-
ceeded to use it. The elderly lady, seeing
the act exclaimed: "That you shall never do!
I've had that umbrella 23 years and it has
never been wet and I'm sure it will not be
wet now "

Some people treat their talents the same
way. They guard them, keep them hid, fail
to use them until the time of usefulness is
passed.

Phillips Brooks told the story of some sav-
ages to whom was given a sun-dial. So desir-
ous were they to honor and keep it sacred
that they housed it and built n roof over it.
0, Youth! Do your talents seem so valuable
that you carefully cover them up instead of
blessing the world with their daily use?
Note the truth of the following lines:

"I saw a farmer plow his land who never

came to sow ;

I saw a student filled with truth to practice

never go ;

In land or mind I never saw the ripened

harvest grow." — Selected.

NOV. 4: WORLD'S TEMPERANCE SUNDAY

Scripture Basis: Romans 13:1-14.

Golden Text: Love worketh no ill to his
neighbor; love therefore is the fulfilment of
the law. Rom. 13:10.

Loyalty to Law

"Let every soul be in subjection to the
higher powers." That is the first declaration
of this chapter. That is the summary of the
first seven verses. That is the first essential
to good citizenship. This is true because, as
Paul states, "the powers that be are ordained
of God." Who could have power, temporal
or spiritual, if God did not will it? From
him comes all human authority.

But how can this be true, when some of the
most godless, tyrannical, inhuman rulers have
held sway? What about Nero, who reigned
during Paul's day? Of course, he was not
ordained of God, but the authority of the
position he held was of divine origin. And
a good citizen must honor the ruler for the
sake of the office he holds. It is better to
be in subjection to a bad king and wait pa-
timely for the opportune time to dethrone
him, than to be among those who cause rebel-
lion and bloodshed in the nation. "All things
work together for good to them that love
God." (Rom. 8:28).

The purpose of the law is not to make men
fear. Who does fear the law, anyway? Is
it that man who tries to live peaceably within
the bounds of the law? No! It is the mur-
derer, the thief, the gambler, the bootlegger—
these men fear the law, because thy know
they are acting contrary to law. And it some-
times seems that these are predominant in our
country today, since the newspapers seem
to be delighted to flaunt the acts of the crim-
inal group in our faces. But they do not
tell of the thousands who have showed for-
giveness instead of resorting to murder to
redress wrongs; they fail to relate the hun-
dreds upon hundreds who are placed in posi-
tions of trust over the gold and silver of
the country, yet never yield to the tempta-
tion to steal ; they have no space for the
myriads of good citizens who are living up-
right Christian lives. "Render to all their
dues," and the law will exert no binding
effect upon you.

Law of Love
After all. there is only one law to be
obeyed, and that is the law of love. In an-
swer to the Pharisee's question, Jesus de-
clared that the greatest commendments were
lovd toward God and love of man. "On these
two commandments," said he, "hang all the
law and the prophets." (Matt. 22:40). And
he was quoting from the laws of the Old Tes-
tament, (See Deut. 6:5; Lev. 19:18). It is
this second great commandment that Paul
deals with here.

Consider how the Decalogue is summed up
in these two great commandments of Jesus.
We find that the first four of the ten deal
with our attitude toward. God, while the last
six relate to our attitude toward our fellow-
man. A man may claim that he may do as
lie pleases and not do injury to his neigh-

bor, but his claim is wrong. There is hardly
anything that we may do without directly or
indirectly affecting our relatives, friends, or
acquaintances.

Again, love does not merely seek to refrain
from doing evil against one's neighbor, but it
seeks to do good. Love is not passive, it is
active. The Deealogue and the civil law are
chiefly negative, but the law of love is posi-
tive. "Love, therefore, is the fulfilment of
the law."

Loving the Light

Quoting Isaiah (60:1-2), where the prophet
records the coming of the Deliverer out of
Zion, Paul admonishes the Ephesians (5:14),
"Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from
the dead, and Christ shall give thee light."
To the Romans in the last part of this 13th
chapter, he speaks similar imperative words.
The salvation of the Lord is at hand; the
night of sin through which you have been
passing is about over; the day of righteous-
ness is upon you; arouse you; get you up; be
about your Master's business! is the sub-
stance of the apostle's injunction.

Jesus declared, "men loved darkness rather
than light, because their deeds were evil;"
and, "Every one that doeth evil hateth the
light." (John 3:19, 20). Most of the evil
committed is done under the cover of dark-
ness. Therefore, darkness is a symbol of
wickedness. Paul urges the Roman Chris-
tians to "cast off the works of darkness" and
"put on the armor of light," which is the
Lord Jesus, who declared himself to be the
Light of the world. With him as our shield
and defender, our example and guide, no
evil will befall us, whatever betide.

Now. apply this to the prohibition law, or
any other law for that matter, and very
clearly you will see the wisdom and duty of
followers of Christ to keep the whole law.

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AN UNLIMITED AUDIENCE
It is announced that Dr. S. Parkes Cadman,
president of the Federal Council of Churches
of Christ in America, is to resign his Brooklyn
pastorate and devote himself to radio audi-
ences. The "hook-up" for these audiences is
to include 40 radio stations, reaching an audi-
ence of millions each Sunday over an area
from Florida to Alaska. Dr. Cadman has bene
pastor of Central Congregational Church,
Brooklyn, since 1901 and has built up a mem-
bership in that church or more than 3,500,
which is said to be one of the finest religious
organizations in the country. He is to be
known in his new field as the national radio
pastor, and is to receive a salary of $25,000
a year. His services are to cover an hour and
a half each Sunday from 4 to 5:30 P. M.
eastern standard time, and he is to be as-
sisted in the services by a special symphony
orchestra recruited from the best of New
York's musicians and from a vocal ensemble
of the best radio singers. Among other fea- ■
lures of the services will be Dr. Cadman's
answers to questions propounded from vari-
ous quarters as has been his custom for some
time past.

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— Colvard Brothers, of Ashe County, will
secure 9,000 bushels of certified Irish pota-
to seed from 30 acres of land, according to
present estimates.

—Self-feeders number 46 and 47 have been
built by hog growers of Person County.

October 25, 192S

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Wesley's Chapel, Greensville Circuit. — Wes-
ley's is situated in a beautiful oak grove
on the public highway, and in the beautiful
little village of Valentine. This church has
been made new this year. The interior and
windows have been worked over, new roof
put on, a good job of painting, inside and
out, new steps clear across the front; a num-
ber of new song-books have been purchased.
These improvements have been made at a
cost of $350. The membership is small and
scattered. If the people of the village hold-
ing membership at a distance would join our
church here it would soon be one of the
strongest churches in this section,

H. L. POWELL, Pastor.

Matthews Chapel, Greensville Circuit. — Sit-
uated on a beautiful hill some 200 yards
from a good sand-clay road. This church is
well heated. This year the ground has been
improved by trimming up trees and clearing
out a large opening from church to public
highway and putting up a marked. The
church has itself been newly painted inside
and out at a cost, if contracted, of $175. The
membership has some painters. They bought
paint and painted it themselves. No finer
co-operation could have been found in any
membership.

A large number of song-books have just
been purchased.

The church has a splendid Christian En-
deavor society.

H. L. POWELL, Pastor.

Hope, Chatham Charge. — We had good at-
tendance at Sunday school last Sunday and
also at preaching service, as this was our
pastor's last appointment before Conference
meets. Bro. Isley certainly brought us a
good sermon on "Life and Death." At the
close of the service the Lord's Supper was
taken and a large number communed.

Church officers for the coming year were
elected.

Several of our people attended quarterly
conference at Piney Grove Saturday, Oc-
tober 13. The quarterly conference called
Bro. Xsley back for another year, and we are
hoping that the Annual Conference may see
fit to send him back to us, for he certainly
has done splendid work among us.

Fifty-two members have been added to our
church during his pastorate.

E. R. Brewer is our delegate to Conference
and Claude Teague is alternate.

We are planning to have a community
sing on the fourth Sunday night. Several
choirs are expected to participate and we
are hoping for a profitable as well as an
enjoyable time.

Mrs. J. J.' Andrew and Mrs. J. G. Hanner
have been on the sick list. We hope that
both will soon be better.

KARA ANDREW, Reporter.

Piney Grove, Denton Charge. — Pastor Bing-
ham filled his appointment Sunday with a
fine message. We were very glad indeed to

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

see so many out, and hope that the congre-
gations may continue to grow.

We have started painting the church, and
have the first coat on the outside. We have
already done some painting inside, and want
to do some repair; it will cost about $100
in cash. The good brethren of the commun-
ity have given their time and service free
of charge on painting. Pray for our faith-
ful little band that we may continue to grow
and do something worth while for our blessed
Savior, and be faithful to the end.

Mr. J. F. Delk, who has been sick for over
a week, does not improve. Hope for him
a speedy recovery. REPORTER.

Pageland Circuit, New Hope Church. —

Greetings to the Herald in Jesus' name. We
have an interesting Sunday school. We as
a church are fighting sin. Brother Phillip,
our good pastor, preached two good sermons
last Sunday morning and Sunday evening.

Our Conference is drawing near and we
hope to pay our pastor up; also all other
church expenses. We will be glad to get our
same pastor back. He and his good wife
are good, consecrated workers. Every church
of Jesus Christ needs good clean ministers.
We as sheep need good shepherds. Dear peo-
ple, let us fight sin and try to retain our
freedom that our forefathers fought and
died to win.

Today our country is undergoing some ter-
rible struggles between right and wrong. So
much sin and wickedness over the coming
election. Let us defend the rights of our
children and grandchildren. Let us resolve
we will not have liquor placed before them.
Let's not vote for Al Smith, whose great
desire is to nullify the 18th amendment. Dear
brothers and sisters, the fight is on. Let
us pray and vote. I want to ask our min-
isters everywhere to direct the people on
this great subject. Someone will advise the
people ,and I feel as if it should be our
ministers who know God.

People, let's pray to God earnestly, who
is the director of the destiny of our nations,
that He will intervene as He has done in
time past.

I suppose I had better stop or someone
will say I am mixing politics and religion.
"When the wicked rule the people mourn."
"Except the Lord build the house, they labor
in vain that build it."

JULIA ST. CLAIR, Reporter.

State Street, Lexington. — Coming close to
the end of this Conference year reminds me
that there are some things that have not
been mentioned that should have been re-
ported some time ago; but a good reporter
causes many a pastor, perhaps, to neglect
writing.

This has been a very busy year with this
writer and the question often comes up like
this: Are the demands greater or do we
slow up as we grow older to such a degree
that we cannot get in as much work as for-
merly Anyway, I think that we all agree
that there is much to do these days if one
keeps the interests of the Kingdom going
committed to his hands.

Our work here is encouraging and there
has been some progress made this year that
is .noticeable. Our Sunday school is going
well and there has been an improvement in
every way, as we see it.

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Christian Endeavor has not been as largely
attended recently as the first past of the
year, but the class of work being done seems
to be of a better grade and we are very
proud of our workers. Two of them recently
made a fine impression in our City Union
held with the First Reformed Church. These
papers read by Mrs. F. J. Cox and Mrs.
H. S. Lanier are being sent to the Herald
for publication, if the editor sees fit to do so.
The Sunshine Circle under the leadership
of Mrs. C. L. Koontz is doing fine work and
won and holds the state banner at present for
their points of efficiency. We are proud of
our children as well as their leader.

Many deeds of kindness that cannot be
mentioned have been done for us during
the year and things that have been pleasing
to the taste as well as to the mind have been
given us. From Yadkin College we have been
remembered by Mrs. Yountz, Mrs. Dale, Miss
Cora Totten, Miss Sallie Taylor, Mrs. Ernest
Walser — these have given us many good eats.
State Street folks have not been behind in
this, either, for Mrs. Harkey, Mrs. W. J.
Lindsay, J. B. Hayworth, Dr. Brannock, Mrs.
Wooley, Mrs. C. L. Koontz, Mrs. Stanley
Owen, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Koontz, have
brought us good things to eat. Last, but
not least, Mrs. F. J. Cox and Mrs. A. H.
Evans have almost kept us in fresh eggs.
They have given us so many that I told
them that pounding may come and pounding
may go, but their eggs come on forever.
Thank you, good folks.

Another good deed: You know that two
years ago this preacher suffered from an
attack of sciatic trouble. The Christian En-
deavor Society ;leaming that cramps still
bothered as an aftermath of the first attack
bought a Vim Ray and gave it to me and
this has largely eliminated the trouble. They
furnish the machine and the church pays
for the current that it takes to run it, also.
This gift is greatly appreciated.

Conference is nearly here and we are ex-
pecting to have all moneys in hand before
this gets into print.

Let us pray that this may be a progressive
•iiid harmonious session.1 and that greater
prosperity may come to our Zion in the years
to come. N. G. BETHEA.

Asheville. — The last two weeks of our Con-
ference year are very full. Last week we
had something doing every day. The Rally
Day exercises Sunday culminated in a beau-
tiful play in the evening. Those taking part
were Bro. and Mrs. Paschall, Richard and
Miss Arline Hanner, Miss Clarice Younginer,
Messrs. Bevans and Charnock. The title of
the play was "The Call to Prepare."

It looks now that Pastor Paschall and
Delegate G. M. Foster will go to Conference
with the budget paid in full. The fourth
quarterly conference this Wednesday night,
and the installation of officers next Sunday
are two leading features for the week.

Miss Gladys Boling spent the week-end
with her parents here, Bro. and Mrs. J. W,
Boling.

Our congregation has voted to go in with
other churches in the city for a city-wide
personal evangelistic campaign next March.
Our pastor is continually praying and work-
ing for a revival.

Last week Mrs. L. M. Joyner entertained
the new women's organizations. Mrs. Julia

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Beddinger was the speaker. She told o£ her
experiences as a missionary in South Africa.

Mrs. J. S. Williams and her committee en-
tertained the Brotherhood. The meeting was
well attended. Rev. E. R. Lineberger, pastor
of St. Marks Lutheran church here, was the
speaker. A program of music was given by
Messrs. Crawford and Officer.

The chicken supper by the Christian En-
deavor Society and the cake and rummage
sale bv the Ladies' Aid were both successful.
EEPOETEE.

Denton Church. — We had a very large
crowd at preaching Sunday at 11 o'clock.
Pastor Bingham delivered a fine sermon,
after which the Lord's Supper was held.

At the Sunday school hour the officers of
the Sunday school for the new year were
elected as follows:

Superintendent, Mr. W. A. Johnson; assis-
tant superintendent, Mr. A. R, Morris; sec-
retary and treasurer, Sallie Mae Prank; as-
sistant secretary and treasurer, Blanche
Hoover; pianist, Marvin Sexton; assistant
pianist, Sallie Mae Frank; choir leader, Mr.
J. U. Lanier; assistant choir leader, Mr. W.
E. Hill; church reporter, M. Marvin Sexton.
Church officers follow:

Stewards. Mr. N. V. Johnson, Mr. D. M.
Sexton, Mr. E. C. Powell, Mr. A. L. Hill, Mr.
W. E. Hill; class leader, Mr. A. G. Cran-
ford; assistant class leader, Mr. E. C. Powell;
trustees, Mr. C. A. Hoover, Mr. Charlie Cran-
ford, Mr. W. J. Frank, Mr. W. E. Hill, Mr.
C. G. Loftin; church treasurer, Mr. M. C.
Cranford.

The church is having a supper on next
Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock on the church
grounds. After the supper the various offi-
cers and teachers have been asked to make
a detailed report of the work done the past
year in the different departments of the
church. Denton church is closing a very
successful year's work, and Pastor Bingham
is popular with the people.

We are expecting our present pastor to
return for another successful year's work.

The C. E. society is doing splendid work
with Miss Kathleen Frank as leader of the
society.

Today marked the last preaching service
of the conference year.

W. MAEVIN SEXTON, Eeporter.
Ortober 21, 1928.

Dulins, Mocksville Charge.— We have had
several up-downs during the year which we
hope to avoid hereafter. Some of our mem-
bers have been absent almost a half year.
The death angel has come into our midst
and removed both old and young.

Our former pastor saw fit to resign in the
early spring and Eev. J. W. Braxton, a young
man of High Point College, came to us in
this great disaster. I have heard him only
once, sorry to say. He preached a very in-
teresting and helpful sermon yesterday. I
have just known Eev. J. W. Braxton for a
few days. I think he is very interesting in
young people's work. He left us yesterday.
We are in hopes that Annual Conference
will send him back with us. He organized
a Christian Endeavor Society, which I be-
lieve every member enjoys to the fullest ex-
tent. Since this society is very new, the
people and the members of the church helped
us get one lamp, which is going to help us

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

a great deal. We are planning to get two
before long — if possible, before the year is
gone.

The death angel came into our midst last
Monday morning and removed Master Theo-
dore Foster, son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Foster, 15 years of ago. He joined the Du-
lins M. P. church this year. He leaves to
mourn their loss, father and mother, three
sisters, three brothers, and a host of relatives
and friends.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
LEONA HENDEIX, Eeporter.

Mocksville, N. C, Oct. 22, 1928.

First Church, Burlington. — Our efficient re-
porter has kept the readers of the Herald so
well informed of the work of First church,
Burlington, that it has not been necessary
for the pastor to write many times. This
has been a very busy but happy year with
the pastor. The work has moved along
smoothly all the year. There has been a
fine spirit of co-operation manifested in all
the work of the church. The degree of har-
mony that prevails in so large a membership
is rather remarkable. This spirit of co-opera-
tion and harmony is as it should be. No
church can do its best work without it.

There has been a substantial gain in mem-
bership for the year. Seventy-three new
names have been added to the roll, fifteen
lost by death and transfers, leaving us a net
gain of 58. This gives First Church a mem-
bership of more than 700. What a respon-
sibility upon pastor and lay-leaders! And
yet what a privilege and opportunity to lead
these in religious service and develop them
in Christian character!

Because of depressed business conditions
finances have been a bit difficult. Many of
our people have been without work a part
of the time. However, we are expecting First
Church to live up to her record and pay all
obligations.

Brother Millaway did splendid preaching
in our revival meeting. As a result of the
meeting there were something like 30 de-
cisions and to date 18 have united with the
church. Pastor and church enjoyed having
Brother Millaway with us in the meeting.

I appreciate the co-operation that, has been
given the pastor in all the work of the year.
I appreciate also all favors done the pastor
and his family, and these have been many,
though I have not always taken space in the
Herald to tell about them. The vote of con-
fidence given me in the fourth quarterly con-
ference is especially appreciated. I think
I can see something of the wonderful op-
portunity that our church has in this city,
and I am keenly conscious of the great re-
sponsibility that is upon the pastor of this
great church.

Witli a prayer that God may bless all of
our pastors and churches in these closing
days of the Conference year, and that His
Spirit may lead and His grace be upon us
when we meet in annual session in Winston-
Salem, I am, one of you in service,

L. W. GEEELNGEB, Pastor.

October 25, 1928

port will not show the increase in church
membership that it showed last year, due
to the fact that in revising the church roll
many names of members who cannot be heard
from have been dropped, we feel that the
church as a whole is in a very prosperous
condition. As has been stated before, the
church has been painted outside and inside
during the year and only last week an electric
motor for the organ was installed.

The people have been good to the pastor
and family, remembering us in many sub-
stantial ways. One thing we wish to men-
tion especially. During that "rainy week"
in September one of our good members see-
ing our need remembered us with one of
the best raincoats that could be bought in
Henderson. Many other expressions of kind-
ness have been shown throughout the year
for which we are grateful.

The congregations have been good and the
work in every department of the church has
been normal. We hope to close the year in
good shape and meet our brethren at Con-
ference with a good report.

E. A. HUNTEE.

Hollister, Halifax Charge.— The attendance
at Sunday school Sunday was very large. The
officers for Sunday school were elected as
follows: Superintendent, Mr. E. T. Elling-
ton ; assistant superintendent, Mr. Leslie Lee ;
secretary, Mr. Ollie Knight; treasurer, Mrs.
E. T. Ellington ; janitor, Mr. Tom Alston,
pianist, Miss Mary Davis Alston; assistant
pianist, Miss Kathleen Shearin. The teachers
are as follows: Class No. 1, Miss Kathleen
Shearin; Class No. 2, Mrs. Henry Tidwell;
class No. 3, Mr. W. J. Galloway; Class No. 4,
Mrs. E. T. Ellington; Class No. 5, Mrs. T. C.
Williams; assistant teacher, Mrs. W. D.
Wood.

Next Sunday will be our last appointment
before Conference. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
have served us faithfully for the past four
years and we will be glad to have them ro
turn to us for another year if it is God's
will.

Our Missionary Society held its monthly
meeting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Hardy on Tuesday afternoon, October 16.
Mrs. J. L. Alston led the devotional, after
which the roll was called by the secretary
and the minutes of the last meeting were
read. Miss Kathleen Shearin had charge of
the program. The main topic was "Our Edu-
cational Institutions at Home and in the For-
eign Field." Special prayers were made for
our educational institutions. The treasurer
was instructed to pay the Home budget in
full and to pay $25 on the Foreign budget.
We want our societies to have a good re-
port at the Annual Conference.

REPORTER.

Henderson. — Since our reporter has been
so faithful this pastor has had little to say
through the columns of the Herald this year.
However, we would like to say in this, the
last issue of the Conference year, that it has
been a good year with us. While our re-

Union Grove, Orange Circuit.— Brother
Williams brought us another one of his good
sermons Sunday. A good congregation was
present and the services were enjoyed by all.
This was our last appointment before Con-
ference meets.

We are hoping Conference will be so kind
as to send our present pastor back. He has
served us faithfully four years. We would
be very sorry to give him up.

Our Sunday school is moving on very
nicely under the leadership of Mr. Thomas
Snipes.

October 25, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

All the old church officers were re-elected
for another year.

Prof. Charles W. Davis and family, of
Rosemary, spent the week-end with Mr. Da-
vis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Davis.

We were glad to have Mr. and Mrs. Thomp-
son, of Efland, worship with us Sunday;
also Mr. Sam Minnis and family, of Univer-
sity. MRS. LUTHER DAVIS.

Concord.— A congregation that filled the
church was present Sunday and heard an in-
spiring sermon l>y Mr. Hendry on "The Ad-
vantage of Accepting Christ Early in Life."
Several young girls came forward, giving
their hearts to Christ, and their names for
church membership.

The special services that have been in
progress for a week will continue possibly
until Wednesday night of this week. A
special feature of the Sunday morning serv-
ice was a trombone duet, "Give Me Thine
Heart," by Messrs. Widenhouse and Swan-
ner, accompanied by Mrs. Ernest Litaker at
the piano.

On last Thursday night a large delegation
from State Street church, Lexington, accom-
panied by the Crescent Quartet of that city,
attended the service, the quartet singing sev-
eral numbers to the delight of all present.

Our members held a prayer meeting at
the County Home Sunday afternoon. The
meeting was in charge of Miss Maggie Mann.
Short talks were made by Mrs. J. W. Ritch,
Mrs. F. C. Garmon and Mrs. G. H. Hendry.
Several of those aged people held up their
hands asking for prayer. This was a very
helpful meeting and our folks, as well as
the inmates, enjoyed it.

Miss Adelaide Reed, of Mitchell College,
Statesville, spent the week-end with home-
folks here, coming home to be with her
grandmother, Mrs. R. O. Atwell, who has
been very ill with pneumonia.

Miss Lois Helms, one of our faithful Sun-
day school teachers and church workers, is
also ill at this time.

The condition of Mr. L. C. Little, who has
been sick for a long time, is not improved.
His illness is causing the absence of all his
children from all services. We trust that all
these sick members may be restored to health.
MRS. D. A. McLAURTN.

Orange Charge. — Yesterday was a good
day. We held final services at Efland and
Union Grove. Union Grove is out on all
claims except balance on pastor's salary.
Efland is in fairly good shape to pay all
claims. Everything will be paid here with
the possible exception of some on G. C. B.

Next Sunday will wind up the work at
Hebron and Chestnut Ridge. Hope to make
a considerable payment on budgets at these
places then.

It now appears likely that we are going
to make a better showing on all claims than
in any previous year. Will also show a
greater increase in members. To God be
all the praise. B. M. WILLIAMS.

Why Not Circuit. — As this Conference year
is drawing to a close perhaps some of our
friends would like to hear from us. We have
not made prograss by leaps and bounds but
feel that the good Lord has blessed our fee-
ble efforts and we have made some progress.
We have had 75 professions and reclamations

and 43 have joined the churches. The fourth
Sunday in September we started our camp
meeting at Love Joy, Rev. C. E. Ridge and
Rev. J. W. Hulin did the preaching through
the meeting. It was a great revival and
43 were converted and reclaimed as a result
of the power of the gospel preached. The
first Sunday in this month we began our
special meeting at Flag Springs. Rev. J. E.
Pritcherd came Sunday afternoon and did
the preaching throughout the meeting. His
messages were much enjoyed by all and nine
professed faith in Christ and on yesterday
eight joined the church as a result of the
meeting. I am sure great good was accom-
plished and it seems there is a spirit of
unity throughout the entire circuit. There
is some of the salt of the earth on Why Not
Circuit. The circuit is too large for any one
man to do the work that ought to be done
to develop the work. The people of Lova
Joy will probably have their new church
enclosed before we start to Conference. They
are building a solid brick church with Sun-
day school rooms and it will be modern in
every respect. They expect to have it ready
to worship in this winter.

I must close for this time and before I
write again we will meet in Annual Confer-
ence, and I pray that the spirit of Christ
may lead throughout the Conference and
direct in every assignment.

JOEL B. TROGDON, Pastor.

Salem, Saxapahaw Charge. — As we are be-
ginning a new year in our Sunday school
work, our superintendent, Bro. H. G. Paris,
is planning for greater things than ever be-
fore. He has been doing great things in
Sunday school work and is going to do even
more than he has done before.

How? Because he is interested in Sunday
school work. He has been a worker prac-
tically all his life in Sunday school work,
and knows a lot about the work, and he is
still learning about it. Then this new knowl-
edge, plus the old knowledge, enables him
to do greater things, and he is doing it.

The church has great faith in his ability
and integrity of the superintendent ; there-
fore, his unanimous election to succeed him-
self.

With the co-operation of the whole Sun-
day school with superintendent you will see
Salem Sunday school as good if not better
than the best. A lot depends on you, as
to what our Sunday school will be for the
next 12 months. Also, your work now, good
or bad, will have an influence on the boys
and girls of our Sunday school in the years
yet to come.

The church officers elected were: Trustees,
J. R. Minor, W. T. Payne, W. G. Cranford,
and James Pair; stewards, J. M. Crutchfield,
Jessie Smith, Charlie Greeson and G. W.
Paris.

Sunday school officers: H. G. Pair, super-
intendent, with Wililam Overman as assis-
tant; P. S. Overman, secretary and treasurer,
with Edwin Payne, assistant; Miss Sallie
Pair, organist, with Mrs. Ola Crutchfield, as-
sistant.

Don't forget who our stewards are, and
don't wait for them to hunt you up. Let's
go see them and pay our preacher, (and we
have a good one, too).

Our Sunday school officers need our help to
push the Sunday school work forward ; so

let's all do our best, and then, knowing that
we have done our best, we will have ease
of conscience, which is so essential to happi-
ness. Happiness leads to long life, so let's
all try to inherit this happiness brought
about by doing our best at whatever we un-
dertake to do.

Therefore, let's try to do our very best
and see greater results.

REPORTER.

Gibsonville.— The year's work has been
pleasant for the pastor and has produced
some gratifying results. The three Chris-
tian Endeavor societies, the two Missionary
societies, the Ladies' Aid, and the Sunday
school have each done good work, though
neither of these organizations has been able
to reach and interest as many of our people
as desired.

Nine persons, all adults, have joined the
church on professions of faith, though our
report of membership may show a loss when
the class book has been properly revised.

Our special meeting was characterized by
strong sermons by Rev. L. W. Gerringer and
impressive spiritual services to the edifica-
tion of those attending.

The service of the preaching hour Sunday
evening the 14th, inst., conducted by the
class leaders, was deeply spiritual and im-
pressive. One was led to feel when it was
over that the office of class leader if properly
filled is not a defunct part of our church
organization.

The church officers for the next year have
been elected and duly installed at an eleven
o'clock church service. The newly elected
Christian Endeavor officers and the commit-
tees were installed at the preaching hour on
a recent Sunday evening, making an impres-
sive service.

The every-member canvass has been made
— almost completed — for next year by the
new board of stewards. Collections for the
current year have not been completed.

F. G. Hammer is the delegate-elect to the
Annual Conference and Samuel Whitesell is
alternate.

Rally Day service will be held Sunday eve-
ning, the 28th. The other special day services
have been held.

T. M. JOHNSON, Pastor.

Burlington, First Church. — The fourth quar-
terly conference held its session last Wednes-
day at 7:30 o'clock with a very good atten-
dance of officers and others. Matters of im-
portance were brought before this body and
among the business matters attended to, mo-
tion was carried unanimously for the dele-
gate, Mr. Floy Rogers, to ask the Conference
stationing committee to return Bro. Gerrin-
ger to us for the new year. We feel that our
pastor has really just begun his work here,
as our membership numbers 714 and it is cer-
tainly a real task to learn the faces and
residences of such a host. We have received
to date for this year 73 new members and lost
by death and transfer 15, giving us a net
gain of 58 for the closing year. The last ad-
dition to the church is Miss Evelyn Black,
who united with us at the 11 o'clock hour
today.

The officers for the coming term were in-
stalled by a short but appropriate talk by
Bro. Gerringer at the morning preaching
service. Among the new list of officials Mr.

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.METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

October 25, 1928

W. E. Smith is the Sunday school superin-
tendent, succeeding Bro. J. G. Rogers. Mr.
Rogers has served our school in this capacity
for many years, and has proved very efficient
as a leader. We feel that in Mr. Smith we
have a good leader and we should each oue
work with him in the building up of our
Sunday school.

Offering last Sunday night at the Rally Day
exercises was $58.37, which is right much
under what we expected to raise.

Offering at the Sunday school today amount-
ed to $19.55, with attendance standing at 322.

A little more than a week until our pastor
and delegate will leave for Conference and
we are hoping that this session will be the
best yet.

L. A. BRAXTON, Reporter.

except at one church and at that church this
service will be attended to on next Sunday.

As the year draws to a close, financial con-
ditions are more encouraging. All pastor's
salary will lie paid and payments on the
budgets are improving.

An adjourned session of the fourth quar-
terly conference will meet at Brown Summit
church on next Saturday at 1:30 p. m. It is
hoped that at that time it will be found that
the year will have closed with credit.

GEO. L. CURRY.

Mt. Hermon, Mt. Hermon Charge. — On Oc-
tober 21st the people gathered at Mt. Her-
mon to hear their pastor preach the last
sermon at this place for this Conference
year. In his impressive style he read I John,
1st chapter. After the scripture lesson he
has made it a rule to talk to the children a
short while. This morning he talked to them
about filling their lives with love; love for
God, for their parents, Sunday school teach-
ers, teachers, brothers and sisters and play-
mates. He then preached a very good ser-
mon on "Reality," from I John 1:5, "God Is
Light,"

Mrs. Mamie Sharpe was received into the
church. Five infants were baptized. The
church roll was revised. The officers for
next year were elected as follows: Stewards,
Haywood Crabtree, June Coble, L. P. Holt;
trustees, G. M. Holt, J. A. Sharpe, J. H.
Wood, John P. Loy, George Payne; super-
intendent of the Sunday school, James
Thompson; class leader, H. G. Sharpe.

The fourth quarterly conference will be
held at Cedar Clic Saturday afternoon, Octo-
ber 27.

Mr. J. A. Sharpe is the delegate to Annual
Conference. Of course he is expected to
bring the present pastor back. He has been
with us two years and the people love him.
He is a good preacher, a good pastor and a
good mixer. He is an enthusiastic, but pa-
tient, worker. He has work started here; he
is needed to help push it to a finish.

Since there are plenty of song-books and
singings are being held in the homes occa-
sionallv, the music has improved.

REPORTER.

Haw River Tidings.— The Brown Summit
revival was the best for years at this place.
The meeting began on the fifth Sunday night
and continued for 11 days. Rev. R, S. Troxler,
pastor of the North Davidson charge, came
on Tuesday night and, as usual, proved him-
self to be master of the situation. His ser-
mons were of the highest order and his
musical talent was used for great inspiration.
In the personal work and at the altar Bro.
Troxler was a great power. The church was
greatly revived and a number of the young
people were converted and joined the church.
At the closing service 15 were receivd into
the church.

Last Sunday communion services were con-
ducted at three of the churches and officers
elected for the Conference year 1928-29 were
installed. Officers have been electd at all
of the churches and all have been installed

Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant Circuit. —

Rally Day services were held Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock at our church. The program was
directed by Misses Georgie Amick and Lillian
Shoffner. Collection amounted to $22.70.

Fourth quarterly conference met here Sat-
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

An . all-day singing is being planned for
next Sunday, October 28, under the direction
of our choir leader, L. L. Bowman. The pub-
lic is cordially invited to attend.

The play, "A Prairie Rose," which was to
have been given in the Pleasant Garden High
School auditorium last Saturday evening was
postponed on account of a political speaking
at that place. The Baracas and Philatheas
will present this play next Saturday evening,
October 27, at 7:30 o'clock in the Pleasant
Garden auditorium. The public is cordially
invited to attend this play, which is full of
mystery and humor, yet teaches a good les-
son. The proceeds will be used for the ben-
efit of the Sunday school.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Delano Millaway and
daughter, Mary Ellen, moved last week to
Greensbor*.

The social committee of our young people's
C. E. society is planning a social for some
time near Hallowe'en.

Our Sunday school is progressing nicely,
with good attendance each Sunday. Two hun-
dred and sixty-two were present last Sunday.

Services will be held here next Sunday eve-
ning, at which time church officers will be
elected for the ensuing year. Communion
services will also be observed.

LHilAN SHOFFNER, Reporter.

to lie to I he Heavenly Father, who gives us
the air we- breathe, the water we drink, the
food we eat — everything.

"For Cod so loved the world that he gave
his only begotten Son that whosoever be-
lieveth on Him should not perish, but have
everlasting life." As it is written, He has
dispersed abroad; He hath given to the poor;
His righteousness remaineth forever.

Every man according as he purposeth in
his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly or
of necessity : for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable
gift.

Brother McCulloeh related that he had been
preaching over 40 years. He was once pastor
of this charge many years ago, even before
a church was built at Pine Grove; the school
building was used then.

We were glad to have present at the serv-
ice Sunday Mrs. Alta Vance and three chil-
dren, and Mrs. Hill, from High Point.

REPORTER.

Liberty Hill, Anderson Charge. — We reor-
ganized our Sunday chool yesterday. Mr.
B. A. McClimon, who has been our superin-
tendent for a number of years, was re-elected.
The C. E. officers were also elected yesterday.
Miss Ruth Parson was re-elected president.
Church officers for next year will be elected
next Sunday.

President Taylor was with us the first Sun-
day in this month. His message was enjoyed
by all present.

The fourth quarterly conference will be
held at this church next Saturday afternoon.

Our pastor. Rev. G. B. Ferree, will fill his
last appointment for the Conference year
next Sunday. It is hoped that lie will be
returned to us for another year.

REPORTER.

Pine Grove, Kernersville Charge. — \t the 3

o'clock service last Sunday we were delighted
to have with us Rev. T. F. McCulloeh. We
enjoyed listening to the inspirational mes-
sage he delivered on "Christian Stewardship."
Most all little children are taught to say
"Thank you" when someone gives them some-
thing. How much more thankful ought we

Siler City. — In his last message before Con-
ference last Sunday morning our pastor left
some very interesting facts with us, which
will lie of help to us in future years.

Immediately following the preaching serv-
ice the following church officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Sunday school super-
intendent, Miss Sallie Smith; assistant super-
intendent, Mr. E. D. Woody; treasurer, Mr.
L. L. Wrenn ; class leaders, Mrs. Emma B.
Siler and Mrs. Will Teague. The officers
were installed at the close of the evening
service.

The fourth quarterly conference of the Lib-
erty-Siler City charge convened at the Liberty
church last Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Our president, Rev. S. W. Taylor, presided
over the meeting. Both churches were rep-
resented by a large number of people, and
very good reports were made by the different
departments of each church. Mr. W. E.
Sharpe was elected delegate to the Annual
Conference to convene at Winston-Salem on
October 31st, with Miss Clata Andrew as
alternate.

We were very glad indeed to have Rev. Mr.
Taylor with us Sunday evening. He brought
us a wonderful message.

PEARLIE MOORE, Reporter.

North Davidson Charge. — It has been some
time since you heard from me ; but we have
some good reporters, so it is not necessary
for me to report. Nevertheless, we are still
here on North Davidson charge, and it is still
in Davidson County. We have had some hard
work to do, and have had some real good
revivals on the work ; some as good as I have
ever seen. Bros. Moton and Suits have been
my help this year; both did good work and
real good spiritual preaching.

We held our last quarterly conference last
Saturday; had a good conference, all churches
were represented, and with encouraging re-
ports from all churches.

The outlook for our Sunday school is good.

We have had CO accessions to church mem-
bership this year, which will give us a fair
gain to report to our Annual Conference..

We had a good conference, harmony, good
will, good feeling toward each other, that we
had to sing "Blest Be the Tie That Binds
our Hearts in Christian Love" before we ad-

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

journed, and everybody went home feeling
good.

We are serving a good people. All through
the year they have been mindful of pastor
and family. De are debtors for special dona-
tions to Bro. Jeff Berrier, Mrs. Jeff Berrier,
Miss Emma Berrier, Bro. Ed Waitmau, Bro.
James, the ladies of Shiloh church, Bro.
James Byerly, Mr. and Mrs. Coats, and on
last Friday night a car of our Christian En-
deavorers from Shiloh church drove up and
dressed this preacher up in a real nice suit
of clothes. I have one of the finest C. E.
societies in North Carolina.

I have sowed my turnip patch and am get-
ting ready for Conference.

Yours for a good Conference,

R. S. TROXLER.

Bess Chapel.— Pastor Henderson tilled his
appointment here yesterday and, as usual,
preached an excellent sermon. Bro. Hender-
son will preach again next Sunday, which
will be his last sermon before Conference.

We are expecting Conference to return Bro.
Henderson to us for the coming year; other-
wise we will be greatly disappointed. We
all feel that he has done so much here this
year and that both he and Mrs. Henderson
have endeared themselves to us so much we
cannot have them leave.

Our work is still moving on in harmony.
We still have fairly good attendance at Sun-
day school.

The Ladies' Aid Society will give a play
Friday night, October 25.

We haven't quite finished paying the pas-
tor's salary yet, but we feel sure it will be
paid in full and everything will be in good
shape for Conference.

Bro. Lum Heavner, one of our shut-in mem-
bers, is very sick, but we hope soon to see
him better.

We elected the church officers and teachers
of the Sunday school and they were also in-
stalled.

Not many changes were made. Mr. D. P.
Beam was elected Sunday school superinten-
dent, Mr. Guy Heavner, assistant. The latter
was formerly superintendent and has served
faithfully for two years. Many thanks are
due him for his work.

REPORTER.

Moriah News.- — Last Sunday was our annual
election of church and Sunday school officers,
and' although the officers for this year were
very efficient there were some changes, as
'most always happen.

Sunday school convened promptly at 10
o'clock by singing, "There Is Power in the
Blood," after which our superintendent led
in prayer. Then followed another song, "Will
There Be Any Stars in Hy Crown?" The re-
sponsive reading followed.

The classes were in their rooms by 10 :15,
with all teachers present but two. At 10:50
the school reassembled. The choir sang
"When Love Shines In." The secretary then
made her report: Total enrollment of 127 ;
90 were present. The superintendent then
made the announcments for the day, one of
which was next Sunday, October 28th, the
Rally Day exercises would begin promptly at
10:45 and all branches of the church would
take part.

Immediately after Sunday school was dis-
missed our pastor took charge and announced

song No. 256, "Revive Us Again," which was
sung by the congregation; then followed a
prayer by the pastor, and the Scripture read-
ing was followed by the regular offering for
the day.

We then went immediately into the election
of officers for the ensuing year, with the fol-
lowing results:

Trustees, E. P. Sharpe, John McLean, Julius
Sharpe, Cecil Moser, J. C. Coe, A. V. Kirkmau,
Sr., C. G. Dorsett; stewards, J. F. Jobe, John
Sharpe, Jr., Charles F. Scott, Charles Sharpe,
Sr., J. S. Wood, E. P. Sharpe, A. V. Kirkman,
Sr.; class leader, A. L. Plunkett; pianist, Mrs.
N. N. Coltrane; assistant pianist, Miss Dezier
Moser; Sunday school superintendent, Charles
F. Scott; assistant superintendent, J. S. Wood;
secretary-treasurer, Miss Mary Kirkman; as-
sistant secretary-treasurer, Mis Maude Curtis;
church reporter, Mrs. J. S. Wood.

Immediately after elections our delegate to
the Annual Conference, Mr. E. P. Sharpe,
asked for instructions from the congregation
in regard to a pastor for another year, and
the result stood without a dissenting vote for
the return of our present pastor, Rev. H. C.
Carmichael.

We hope to have a splendid report for
our paper on our Rally Bay for next week.
A MEMBER.

Flat Rock Circuit. — Our Sunday school con-
tinues to go on. While our attendance is not
as large as last fall, the interest in good and
the superintendent is always present. The
school sends a monthly offering to the Chil-
dren's Home.

Our pastor has filled all his appointments
since coming to this work. Brother Pegg has
only been with us one year, but he has en-
deared himself to us, not only him, but his
dear wife and sweet baby also. We were
made to feel glad Saturday evening when our
last quarterly meeting voted unanimously for
the return of Pastor Pegg. Brother Pegg is
a young man and has not the long experience
of the older pastors that have served us, but
where's a better place for a young man to
start than on Flat Rock circuit?

We feel our church has been greatly blessed
this year in many ways, yet we can look
back over the past year and see some mis-
takes we have made.

Our pastor's salary is paid in full; did not
get statement from other claims.

A short while ago one of the dear beloved
members of our church passed to her reward,
Mrs. Thomas Moore. Funeral was held and
she was laid to rest in the cemetery at Pales-
tine. GRACE R. TUCKER.

Corinth, Littleton Circuit.— Rev. N. M. Har-
rison filled his appointment here on the first
Sunday at 11 o'clock. He gave us a very
inspiring message, after which Rev. H. S. B.
Thompson assisted him in observing the Lord's
Supper.

Our Rally Day service was held the second
Sunday at 8 p. m. The children did their
parts well, considering the fact we never
could get them together to practice. After
the children were through with their part of
the program Mr. Harrison gave us a fine talk,
which we all enjoyed.

At our last appointment the church officers
were elected for the coming year. They are:
Class leaders, Bonney Morris and Sol Insco;

board of stewards, M. J. Morris, chairman,
B. F. Morris, G. M. Johnston, E. D. Day; trus-
tees, D. A. Insco, W. E. Carter, Whit Harper,
W\ R. Carter, M. J. Morris; superintendent,

B. F. Morris; pianist, Mrs. Hettie Carter; re-
porter, Dasie Lee Carter.

The Conference year is near a close. We
are somewhat behind on finances, but hope
to have all business settled before Confer-
ence. We hope the Conference will send
our pastor back for another year. We have
enjoyed the four months he has been here
and he has won the love of all.

Our C. E. Society still meets every Sunday
night at 7:30. The president, with most of
the members, went on an opossum hunt Fri-
day night. They captured two fine opossums
and all reported a good time.

The fourth quarterly conference will be
held in Littleton Saturday, October 27, at 2
p. m. All officials please take notice and come.

Several of our members attended the Rally
Day service at Weaver's yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Morris, Bonney, Henry
and Vera Morris and Miss Virginia Insco
spent yesterday at Richmond, Va., with Mrs

C. T. Hardy.

Perhaps the new reporter will be more
prompt and make more readable reports than
this one has.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
MRS. B. F. MORRIS.

Enfield. — The Enfield church has just closed
what may be considered a very successful
revival. The church was revived and nine
converts were some of the visible results. The
writer did the preaching.

J. CLYDE AUMAN.

ZIONISTS TO CONVENE IN GOLDSBORO

A state convention of North Carolina Zion-
ist leaders will be held in Goldsboro, North
Carolina, Sunday, November 18th, 1928. A
call for this convention has been issued at
the instigation of the administrative commit-
tee of the Seaboard Zionist Region with head-
quarters in Baltimore. The convention plans
will be supervised by an arrangements com-
mittee, consisting of the most prominent lead-
ers in Goldsboro. The convention will deal
with a number of important problems affect-
iug work in Palestine.

North Carolina has for many years evi-
denced a great interest poi the upbuilding ef-
forts in Palestine. The progress noted in
Palestine in recent years not only reacts
beneficially to the Jewish inhabitants in the
holy land, but has had a marked effect upon
the living conditions among all classes, races
and creeds residing in Palestine. The Zion-
ist organization which sponsors hundreds of
schools, hospitals, agricultural as well as other
institutions of learning, does not discrimi-
nate between the inhabitants of the land in
admitting them to these institutions although
practically all money raised to maintain them
is realized from Jewish sourcess.

A Doubtful Compliment

An eminent gentleman was the guest of
honor at a dinner party in one of our cities.
The mayor presided, and when the dessert
was being served he leaned over and touched
the gentleman, saying: "Shall we let the peo-
ple enjoy themselves a little longer, or had
we better have your speech now?" — Exchange.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

October 25, 1928

BUDGETS RECEIPTS FOR THIS WEEK
A. C. B.

Concord $130.00

Liberty-Siler (Liberty) 90.00

Mount Hermon 86.86

Whitakers 75.00

Alamance 42.50

Anderson 32.50

Fallston 32.00

Haw Eiver 5.60

Rockingham 4-50

Davidson 4.18

Tabernacle 3.00

G. C. B.

Concord $150.95

Whitakers 90.60

Alamance 35.25

Reidsville 30.00

Enfield 22.50

Haw River 16-78

Mt. Hermon 1-95

Tabernacle I-00

Davidson I-00

College

High Point, First $145.00

Fallston 69.58

Whitakers 25.00

Haw Eiver 5.70

Moeksville 1-00

Superannuates

Liberty-Siler (Siler City) $12.32

Whitakers 10.00

Concord 32-00

Tabernacle 50

CHARGES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Yadkin College * 15.00

Haw River Mission 30.00

Porter 15.00

State Street 75.00

Mt. Pleasant 350.00

Liberty-Siler City 175.00

G. C. B.

Calvary $316.29

Porter 30-00

College

Asheboro $ 85.00

Liberty-Siler City 65.00

Yadkin College 5.00

Haw River Mission 10.00

Tabernacle 45.00

Spencer l°-0°

Union Grove 10-00

English Street !. 40.00

HenderBon 115-00

Burlington 125.00

Mebane 45-00

Concord 85-00

State Street 20.00

Mt. Pleasant 85.00

Gibsonville 30.00

Guilford 60.00

Friendship 50.00

South Winston 15.00

Porter 5.00

Thomasville Community 75.00

Connelly Springs 5.00

Graham 60.00

Orange 120-00

Reidsville 50.00

Asheville 45.00

Charlotte 60.00

Chatham 25.00

Calvary 40.00

Lebanon 55.00

High Point, First 145.00

Superannuates

Orange » 37.00

Concord 32.00

CHURCHES PAYING IN FULL
A. C. B.

Spring Church 90.00

Lebanon, Spring Ch. Chg 47.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth 88.50

Union Grove, Orange Charge 50.00

Chapel Hill, Davidson Charge 42.00

Hickory Grove, Chatham Charge 12.00

Whitakers, Whitakers Charge 75.00

Julian

Denton Church 86.40

Mount. Ebal 11.43

Sapling Ridge, Alamance Charge

Center, Alamance Charge

Bethel, Alamance Charge

G. C. B.

Julian $

Whitakers, Whitakers Charge 110.60

Mt. Carmel, Forsyth Charge 23.25

Bethel, Alamance Charge

College

Spring Church $ 12.00

Spring Valley, Vance Chg 10.00

Center, Alamance Chg 14.00

Bethel, Alamance Chg 15.00

Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth 20.00

Saxapahaw 8.88

Concord, Saxapahaw Chg 15.00

Union Hill, W. Forsyth Chg 6.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Chg 30.00

Denton, Denton Chg 35.00

Baltimore, W. Forsyth Charge 14.00

Bethel, Moeksville Charge 20.00

Bethesda, N. Davidson Charge 28.00

Brown Summit, Haw Eiver Charge 9.00

Fair Grove, Haw River Charge 15.00

Dulins, Moeksville Charge 8.00

Byerlys Chapel, Moeksville Charge . . 2.00

Chapel Hill, Davidson Charge 14.25

Julian

Kernersville Church 19.00

Whitakers, Whitakers Charge 25.00

Superannuates

Spring Valley (in full) * 4-00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth Charge 9.00

Bethel, Alamance Charge 7.00

Whitakers, Whitakers Charge 10.00

Julian

CHARGES PAYING ALf, CLAIMS IN FULL

Porter $ 53.70

State Street 244.00

Haw River Mission 90.00

», '

Fifteen charges report this week, with Whit-
aker's church taking the lion's share in honor
rolls. They pay in full, and take their usual
place on all the Conference honor rolls. First
Church. High Point, follows with $145, which
places them on the College honor roll. Liber-
ty, of the Liberty-Siler City charge, with a
payment of $90.00 goes on the A. C. B. honor
roll. Concord, with a check for $32, goes on
the College honor roll. Remittance this week
of $69.58 from Fallston nearly puts them out
on the College assessment; just $5.17 more
will do it. We are sure they will not let that
stand between them and a perfect, finish. Let-
ters from several of the brethren this morn-
ing bring gratifying news. Bro. C. E. Eldge
says Chapel Hill has paid A. C. B. in full,
$42.00 ; College assessment in full, $14.25. H. L.
Isley writes that Julian church has paid every-

thing in full, though does not give amounts.
Bro. Bingham writes that Denton has paid
A. C. B. in full, $86.40, and that Mt. Ebal
church has done likewise, $11.43. Bro. Bur-
gess writes that Sapling Ridge and Center
churches have paid A. C. B. in full, though
does not give amounts. Center church will
send up a substantial payment, he says, on
the G. C. B., perhaps the best in the history
of the church. Good! Bethel has paid both
budgets in full. He expects Rock Creek to
go on the A. C. B. honor roll next Sunday.
Eev. E. G. Lowdermilk writes that Kerners-
ville charge has paid in full representatives'
expense assessment, $10.00, and that the Ker-
nersville church is entitled to honor roll rec-
ognition, having paid the College assessment
of $19.00 in full. When did we ever receive
so many nice letters all at once. And that
is not all : from Bro. Bates comes the good
news that Calvary is out on A. C. B. and
College. They are nearly $100 plus on the
G. C. B. I move that we reduce the Confer-
ence period to six months, so we may have
more frequent endings. We are grateful, in-
deed, to these brethren for all of this good
news. We know that it has meant a great
deal of hard work, and we rejoice with them
and their people in the cheer that we are
sure comes to them in the results. The pros-
pects for good reports brighten every day.
All over the Conference the brethren are
working faithfully to bring the year to a
good closing. Our hearts and prayers are
with them. We hope that when they come
up to Conference, bringing their sheaves with
them, that they may come with glad hearts
because their labors have been rewarded.

A final, "God bless you," pastors and peo-
ple, in these last of the last days.
Fraternally,

S. W. TAYLOR.

Oct. 24, 1928.

P. S.: In the report of last week the re-
mittance from Chatham charge paid Hickory
Grove's assessment for A. C. B. in full. We
learned this after the report had been pub-
lished, and are glad to give this church its
rightful place in the list this week.

S. W. T.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE ENTERTAINMENT
All preparations are going forward for en-
tertaining the North Carolina Annual Confer-
ence of the Methodist. Protestant Church,
which convenes in the First M. P. Church,
Winston-Salem, October 31. The entertainment
committee is meeting with most encouraging
success in securing homes for pastors and
delegates. Everything will be in readiness
when the Conference meets.

R. N. HAUSER,
Chmn. Entertainment Com.
October 24, 1928.

*+*

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $188,870.99

No receipts since last report.

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,484.21

Calvary Ladies' Aid Society 25.00

E. L. Douglas 100.00

T0tai $9,609.21

J. NORMAN WELLS, Treas,
Oct. 16, 1928.

October 25, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

IN HONOR OF j
THE DEAD I

Br as well

A tribute of love from the C. E. Society
of Matthews Chapel Church to the memory
of Miss Lillie Braswell, who fell asleep in
Jesus October 4, 1928.

Lillie "was one of the charter members of
our C. E. Society, one of the most devoted
Christians, always loyal to her Master. He
came first in all her walks of life. We have
lost a dear friend, but be not grieved, for
sooner or later we too must cross the silent
river never to return, but in the golden
summer of another life we shall all meet in
that sweet reunion where parting is no more.

Therefore, be it resolved, that we, the
members of the C. E. Society, ever remember
her beautiful Christian character, and that
we emulate her example in our lives by mani-
festing her sweet spirit and obedience to
the Father's will.

Second, that we extend our sympathy to
her loved ones left behind and commend them
to the care of One who doeth all things well.

Dear Lillie, we had to give you up.

Though sad our hearts indeed.
We little thought when last we met,

The parting was so near.

Your earthly trials are over,

No more you'll feel a pain,
No more you'll know a sorrow,

But with Jesus ever reign.

One by one we are called away,
And our bodies return to clay.
One by one we shall see Jesus,
And dwell with him for aye.
MRS. C. E. ELLIS,
MISS ODELL BOWEN,
MISS LOTTIE EDWARDS,

Committee.

Wood burn

Mrs. Meda Woodburn, wife of R. Roy Wood-
burn, died last week and was buried at Win-
ston-Salem. A number of relatives and
friends from Tabernacle attended the funeral.

Bro. Woodburn will be remembered by all
of our people, having preached at Tabernacle
church recently. He and his children are now
spending a few days with his aged mother,
who is in her 90th year, being one of the
oldest members of Tabernacle church.

Hanner

Mrs. Martha L. Hanner was born November
26, 1860, and departed this life October 8,
1928. For several months she had been in
failing health, yet during all her illness she
looked to her Father for comfort.

The funeral was conducted at Tabernacle
M. P. church, where she had been a faithful
member. Mrs. Hanner leaves to mourn their
loss six boys, three sisters, one brother, and
17 grandchildren.

To her dear family circle we tender our
deepest and most loving sympathy, and pray
that the beautiful, shining example of faith
and trust may enable them to look up and

press forward along the same path which leads
to immortal joy in a final reunion which shall
know no breaking, but be forever with the
Lord. MRS. H. L. ISLEY.

Resolutions of Respect
Whereas, our Heavenly Father in His in-
finite wisdom has allowed the death angel to
visit the home of Brother and Sister Hunter
and take aw^ay their beloved daughter,
Blanc lie ; and whereas, we bow our heads
in humble submission to His righteous will,
therefore be it resolved:

1. That we, the members of the Home Mis-
sionary Society of Mt. Zion church, do hereby
extend to the bereaved family our most sin-
cere sympathy, love and respect.

2. That this dispensation of His providence
may draw us closer together and closer to
God, realizing more fully the greatness of
His holiness.

3. That we keep the memory of dear Blanche
fresh in our hearts and prepare to meet her
in that happy home where we know she has
gone. There we will part no more, neither
will there be any sickness, nor sorrow, nor
pain; but all will be joy and gladness. What
a happy meeting that will be!

4. That a copy of these resolutions be sent,
one to the bereaved family, one to the Meth-
odist Protestant Herald, one to the Missionary
Record, and a copy retained in the minutes of
our society.

MRS. W. E. JONES, Pres.,
MRS. F. G. FOWLER, Sec,
MRS. C. W. ALLEN, Cor. Sec.

Woodburn

Died at the Clinic Hospital in Greensboro,
N. C, on the 19th of October, 1928, Miss "Vera
Woodburn, of ; 1602 Asheboro street. The
funeral was held from Centenary M. E. church,
of which she was a member, in the presence
of a large concourse of people, after which
the remains were carried to Pleasant Garden
for interment.

She was known and warmly admired for
her many virtues by the writer. She was
indeed a queenly woman — ennobled by all
womanly virtues, with affections as tender
and true as Godly faith was pure and holy,
with manner and speech adorned by the
grace of inherited refinement; with an intel-
ligent, cultured and unclouded mind, deeply
sensitive in thought and feeling, which makes
in our lamented friend a character of rare
excellence and beauty.

She might be considered in the prime of
young womanhood, being only about 32 years
of age. But death loves a shining mark and
our beloved friend has been laid away in
silent slumber, and eyes which once gleamed
with soul-lit radiance are lusterless now in
the grave's deep sleep; hands which never
gave a treacherous clasp are folded in nerve-
less clasp across a bosom which we trust
never cherished a thought that was not pure
and noble. Her voice, so sweet and bird-like,
is dumb and noteless now — its music has
flown. Yes, our beloved friend is dead, and
not until the belfry of eternity shall toll out
the funeral of time shall we behold her again.
"In this sad thought there is an ocean of
grief whose dark and bitter waves engulf
the heart in everlasting gloom, and before
whose surging billows sympathy herself
stands mute and bows the head in voiceless

anguish." And yet, despite all this, upon
the lowering clouds there is seen a rainbow
of comfort glistening on the inky flood of
sorrow, for truly we believe that our de-
parted friend now roams the sweet fields of
Aiden and sips with angels the nectar of
blissful immortality. We would say to the
grief-stricken father, brother, sisters, and
relatives. Tis sad to part with loved ones;
but we should not murmur, for truly the
Triune God doeth all things well.

"Better to smile when such a life
Gives up the battle of earthly strife;
Better to know that her tasks are done,
Trials ended and glory won;
Tears are vain when a soul so bright
Wings it way to the gates of light.

"She passed away, but her sweet good will
Like fragrant odor lingers still;
The tender lesson that memory brings,
The mantle of patience o'er us flings,
We strive to follow the path she trod
To be more like her, who has gone
to God."

D. C. ALDRIDGE.
Greensboro.

Dickson

On last Thursday evening, October 11,
1928, about 4 o'clock, our hearts were made
sad indeed when the life of our good neigh-
bor, Mrs. Nannie Dickson, was released from
a body of pain and carried to that home be-
yond the skies where the weary find rest and
suffering is no more.

Her husband preceded her to the glory
world seven years ago.

We feel deeply the loss of her going, but
hope it is her eternal gain. Her age was 80
years, nine months and 11 days.

Mrs. Dickson had been in declining health
for several years, but had been confined to
her bed only eight weeks when the summons
came. We shall never see her anymore on
earth, but when our stay on earth has ended
we hope to meet her in heaven.

She is survived by three sons: Messrs.
Barlet Dickson, of Macon, Ga.; Alex and Rob-
ert Dickson, of Mebane, N. C. ; two grand-
daughters, Misses Mamie and Frances Dick-
son, of Murphy, N. C. ; one brother, Mr. D. A.
Mebane, of Mebane, N. C; three sisters, Mrs.
Hattie Tarpley, of Spartanburg, S. C, Mrs.
Ed Holt, of Mebane, N. C, and Miss Bettie
Mebane, of Mebane.

The funeral was conducted Friday after-
noon in her home by Rev. D. B. Greene, pas-
tor of the Presbyterian church of Mebane.
Interment was made in Oakwood cemetery.

The sympathy of the community goes out
to the family in their sad bereavement.

ANNIE SQUIRES.

AN APPRECIATION

Since the departure from this life of our
dear daughter and sister, Blanche, so many
expressions of sympathy have come to us
from our brethren and other friends of the
Conference we wish to use this means of ex-
pressing our sincere thanks to every one of
you. Your messages have been a great source
of comfort to us in these days of bereave-
ment. May God bless you all.

A. L. HUNTER,

B, A. HUNTER.

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—Calvary church received three members on
profession' of faith last Sunday morning,
Margaret Jackson, Jane Greer, and Preston
Kirkman; and one by transfer, Bro. Staley,
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THE PRESIDENT LOSES A FRIEND
President Coolidge is sad these days. He
has lost a real friend. Eob Roy, his white
collie dog, is dead. Boys and girls who have
lost their favorite pets know just how the
President feels. Eob Eoy (his master called
him Eobert) was the President's companion
for nearly five years. They took many long
walks together. When the President was
busy in his office, Eob Roy would nestle un-
der the desk and wait patiently until his
master was ready to leave. When Eob Roy
became ill, the President sent him to a hos-
pital for treatment, but all to no avail. The
doctors could not save the President's faith-
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NUMBER 51

"The Gospel of Work"

Dr. Chase, President of the University of North Carolina,
made a notable speech at High Point College last Thursday.
It was the first observance of Pounders' Day, and Dr. Chase
was the chief speaker. He described the conditions of suc-
cessful student life in college or university. He laid especial
stress upon the necessity of work, real work, proclaiming the
"Gospel of Work." The young man who expects to derive
prestige from a course of four years' loafing on a college
campus will' find himself sadly disappointed. Employers do
not care about one's ancestry or family; they do not ask who
was your father or grandfather : they simply want to know
what you can do. And in the age which we are now living
nothing will take the place of the ability to do first rate
work. Those satisfied with half-way preparation for their
tasks will find themselves rejected in the strenuous competi-
tion of the time. Students must acquire the habit of work,
good work, earnest work, persistent, effective work.

Of course Dr. Chase did not make the impression that
the chief purpose of college education is to prepare men to
be mere tools in the processes of the economic world. He did
not overlook the higher goals of education in intellectual,
moral and spiritual life, but he emphasized what students
often overlook — the necessity not only of being something
but also of doing something. A student is uneducated or
misedueated if he is unprepared to contribute his part to
the world's well-being. True education is education for
service as well as preparation for the enjoyment of the
highest and best things that appeal to man.

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This Conference — A Prediction

"When our Conference last met in Concord, N. C, we
published a dream concerning the conference which was not
fulfilled in every detail. Now we are going to venture upon
the prophet's role, trusting that our predictions will all be
verified. We are not asleep or even sleepy, but wide awake.

First, we predict that Brother S. W. Taylor or some other
capable minister will be elected president. In this year in
which so many men are running for president with qualifica-
tions so diverse, you may imagine that our conference will
elect a layman for its president, but we predict otherwise.

Secondly, we predict that the conference will elect a
capable layman to serve with the president as stationing
committee.

Thirdly, we predict that these elections will he held with-
out bloodshed or strife or stuffing the ballot box or miscount-
ing the ballots or misrepresentation of the number of votes
cast. ^ We further predict that there will be no attempt to
intimidate voters or deceive them as to the qualifications
of candidates. We go -further than that: we predict that
there will be no fear of any of these things in the mind of
any member or spectator of the conference.

Fourthl.y, we predict that the conference will be charac-
terized by a spirit of harmony and yet a spirit of earnest
devotion to the work of the conference and the church.
Debaters will be respectful to those who differ from them and
all will prefer to see the truth rather than their own indi-
vidual views prevail. Majorities will have respect for minori-
ties, knowing that they may be right, and minorities will
have respect for majorities, hoping that they will prove to
be right.

Fifildy, there will be a number (we do not say what
number) of changes in pastoral relations, but we predict that
the report of the stationing committee will be received with
an unusual degree of satisfaction. We cannot predict that
there will be no appeal from the report of the stationing
committee, but we do predict that a committee on appeals
will be elected to be prepared for such a contingency.

Sixthly, we predict that the members of the conference
will go home with pleasant recollections of their associations
in Winston, especially with their entertainers in their homes,
and with a heightened interest in the work of the church.

Seventhly, we predict that all members of conference will
so conduct themselves that our people in Winston will not
be sorry that they invited us to come.

JIark these predictions and see if they are not all fulfilled.
M~

The Eastern Conference

This conference was formed some years ago by the com-
bination of three conferences: namely, Pennsylvania, New
York and^New Jersey. It does not include all of the states
of New York and Pennsylvania, only the eastern portion.
It closed its annual conference session on October 15, a good
account of which is given by the Methodist Recorder of
October 27 and by the Methodist Protestant of October 24.
The session was featured by a series of lectures by Dr. T. H.
Lewis on the reasonableness of divine revelation. Rev. Roby
F. Day was re-elected president. There are about 65 pastoral
charges. Six charges were left to be supplied and six minis-
ters were left in the hands of the president.

Dr. C. D. Sinkinson, of the Eastern Conference, has been
serving Christ Church, Atlantic City, New Jersey, for over
thirty years continuously. He was re-assigned to that church.
We know of no longer term of pastoral service in the entire
denominational life.

—Don't allow yourself to be carried away by any current
of ill feeling. Stand true to your conviction and at the same
time make charitable allowance for those who differ from
you. Opinions are the result of experience and no two per-
sons have precisely the same course of experience. When
we all know more we will agree more closely. Hold the
friendly attitude toward all, and this will greatly help to
overcome the opposition of the prejudiced. Remember the
apostle's injunction that prayer be made for all men.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

November 1, 1928

WHAT THE WORLD OWES TO THE QUAKERS

By Henry Alfred Porter

"The term Quakers was applied in derision by an English
judge when George Fox called on him to tremble at the word
of the Lord." At first they had called themselves Children
of Truth. Children of Light and Friends of Truth. Finally
they became the Religious Society of Friends.

The Society of Friends sprang up in England in the
middle of the seventeenth century. This movement was "the
last wave of the reformation in England." It was the most
advanced of all. It sought to reform the reformers. The
Friends banished liturgies and music from public worship.
They refused to follow the changing fashions in dress or to
doff' the hat to social superiors. They insisted upon the use
of the singular pronoun when addressing a single person.
These peculiarities, however, were not of the essence of
Quakerism and most of them have been outgrown and
abandoned.

"The Greatest of the Moderns"
Fox, the founder of the society, was a truly great man.
Carlyle' calls Fox "the greatest of the moderns." And a
recent English writer says, "Of four great characters of
the seventeenth century Cromwell. Milton, Bunyan and Fox,
the last named has had the greatest influence upon the world
and has been the least recognized."

The first of the Quakers was a man of heroic mold in
body and soul. I see him racing from Cromwell's stage
coach when the grim Protector rode through Hyde Park,
warning him to prepare for the final tribunal. Cromwell
gave testimony to the sturdiness and sincerity of Fox and
his followers when he said, "There is a people risen that I
can not win either with gifts, honors, office or place, but
all others I can win."

Fox left a shining record of noble daring and of fearless
devotion to righteousness and truth. A contemporary once
said of him that "he was as a tree and as pure as a bell, for
we could never stir him." It is estimated that before he
died he enlisted one hundred thousand followers, among
whom were some of the strongest characters of the day.

Quakerism has never been wanting in strong characters.
There was that beautiful prison angel, Elizabeth Fry, who,
following the footsteps of John Howard in prison reform,
visited fearless and alone the frightful "women's ward" of
Newgate, though warned beforehand that its savage inmates
would likely tear her limb from limb. There was John Bright,
the Quaker statesman of Great Britain, who for a whole gen-
eration battled heroically for the rights of the people, and left
the world better than he found it, both morally and socially.
There was John Greenleaf Whittier, our Quaker poet and
politician, who wielded with one hand the sword of national
reform and with the other a pen from which flowed songs of
liberty and reverence and faith. And there was Neal Dow,
the temperance reformer, and John Woolman and Lucretia
Mott and Susan B. Anthony. Sir Walter Scott came of
Quaker ancestry as did Abraham Lincoln. Outstanding
among the Quakers of today are Rufus M. Jones, Elbert
Russell and Herbert Hoover.

Quakerism was one of the streams of life which watered
the early garden of our American commonwealth. In the
autumn of 1682 the ship called Welcome sailed up the Dela-

ware bringing a band of Quakers under the leadership of
William Penn. The territory of Pennsylvania had been given
to Penn by Charles the Second and there he set himself to
build a commonwealth founded on the principles of complete
toleration and perfect democracy.

The world owes the Quakers an immense debt for their
consistent advocacy of the doctrine of the "inner light."
They proclaimed that God speaks directly to each human
soul through a present living experience of Christ. With
the Roman Catholic the ultimate authority is the church.
The reformers substituted for this the authority of the Bible.
The Quakers substituted an inward for an outward authority.
The ultimate authority with the Quaker was the "Inner
Light" or the "Christ within." This does not mean that
be discarded the revelation of God in the Bible. No man of
his time was more saturated with the teachings of the Bible
than George Fox. And the simple creed of William Penn
was, "The grace of God within me and the scripture without
me are the foundation and declaration of my faith and reli-
gion." The Quaker recognized in the Bible "the inspiration
of the same Spirit who is known in the inner consciousness
as the Inner Light." But he could not be content with a
"God they took from a printed book." His religion was
grounded in personal experience. The truth in the Bible
became living truth for him only as it was verified in actual
experience.

Believing that God and man have direct dealings with
each other, the Quakers would allow nothing to come between
— no liturgy nor creed nor any ecclesiastical mediation. They
held that God is a living presence revealed within the soul,
that "the only shekinah in the world is within," and that
there God and man actually meet.

The Authority of the Soul

This Quaker doctrine of the authority of the soul was a
return to primitive Christianity. They were anticipated in
it by the Baptists. And there is not wanting evidence that
there were numerous points of contact between the early
Baptists and the early Friends,

Laying such stress upon mystical experience it is not
strange that Quakerism went to the extreme of setting aside
even baptism and the Lord's Supper. And it did not escape
other perils of the mystic way. On the one hand there was a
tendency to develop cranks and fanatics and on the other to
crystalize into a set of observances in dress and speech and
worship. And the Friends have seldom been noted for mis-
sionary and evangelistic zeal.

But in its insistence on religion as a direct and personal
experience of God, possible to every one, Quakerism empha-
sized certain truths of incalculable value to the world, such
as human dignity, freedom and brotherly love. A man, any
man, who would open the windows of his soul might have the
Inner Light and possess the peace and power of the indwelling
Spirit of Christ. One with such infinite possibilities within
him was sacred and to be treated with respect. So the
Friends gave no place to class or caste or any form of social
tyranny. From the beginning they have stood for equal
rights for women in the ministry and in worship. And they
have been pioneers in work for the abolition of slavery and
of capital punishment, for temperance, prison reform, educa-
tion, the equality of the sexes and the fair treatment of sub-

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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merged races. The language of Masefleld's "Everlasting
Mercy" was the language of the Quaker:

"I know that God has given me birth
To brother all the souls on earth."

To the Quakers the world owes a debt unpayable for their
contribution to peace. The friends have been against every
institution and practice that struck at Brotherhood. And
the head of the offending of this regard has been war. Against
war they have borne their historic testimony. Even in the
seventeenth century Fox challenged the militarists as blind
leaders of the blind. "I told them," lie said, "that 1 lived
in that life and power which did away with all occasion
for all war." When William Penn and his associates came
to Pennsylvania they brought no gunpowder. They brought
Bibles and the implements of industry. On these they estab-
lished that great commonwealth. They believed that "sol-
diers are as unfit to build the temple of freedom as the warrior
David was to build the temple of God."

The Making of Peace

"Blessed are the peacemakers." Peace must be made, ft
is one of the hardest jobs in the world. It is a stupendous
enterprise. It must literally be made. It can not be attained
simply by lying down and refusing to take arms. The Quakers
understood that. They were not passivists but pacifists. They
sought peace and zealously pursued it. They practiced peace
and brotherhood. Their ambition was "to live in such a
way that if everybody lived like them war would be
impossible."

For their loyalty to their high ideals the Quakers endured
hardship and affliction. The suffering of individuals was
frightful. But theirs was the strength of the martyr nature,
and they did not suffer in vain.

These cruel persecutions, and the imprisonment of most
of their ministers, confirmed the Quakers in their way of
worshipping God in silence. Charles Lamb writes of the
stillness of the Quaker meetings: "I have seen the reeling
sea ruffian who came with the avowed intention of disturbing
the quiet, from the very heart of the place receive in a moment
a new heart, and presently sit down in peace among the
friends to let God talk to his heart." This practice of silence
undoubtedly tended to quicken and deepen the inner life.
Would it not be well to have something of it in our public
worship? Would it not keep our spiritual life more whole-
some ? ' ' My soul, wait thou upon God. ' '

The Friends have gained in vitality and power and repu-
tation since the Great War. They proved themselves no
shin-warming pacifists. While they bore their historic testi-
mony against war they organized an active relief program
in the war-stricken countries of Europe, sending out from
America alone over a thousand workers and twenty-five mil-
lion dollars. Many accepted some form of hospital service.
Nor did they keep out of the zone of death. "They followed
the conflict and mopped up its fearful debris."

The Friends are not a numerous people. Throughout the
world they count less than one hundred and fifty thousand
members, mostly rural. But by their cultivation of the inner
life, their sincerity in word and deed, their simplicity in
manners and in worship, their superior family life, their
industry and thrift, and their devotion to Christian educa-
tion, they have exercised a spiritual sway altogether dispro-
portionate to their numbers. And by their long and venture-

some experiment in brotherhood and positive goodwill they
have at last focused the attention of mankind. And when
the angel anthem of the Nativity rings around the world
and peace broods over all the earth, the Quaker shall not be
without his honor and his glory. — Christian Index.

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THE CALL WILL COME

The hour is approaching when the message will come to
us, as it comes to all, "Arise and go forth from the home
in which thou hast dwelt, from the city in which thou hast
done thy business, from thy family, from thy friends. Arise,
and take thy last journey." And what know we of the
journey I And what know we of the country to which we
are bound ? A little we have read thereof, and somewhat has
been revealed to us by the Spirit; but how little do we know
of the realms of the future! We know that there is a black
and stormy river called "Death." God bids us cross it,
promising to be with us. And, after death, what cometh?
What wonder-world will open upon our astonished sight?
What scene of glory will be unfolded to our view? No traveler
has ever returned to tell. But we know enough of the heavenly
land to make us welcome our summons thither with joy
and gladness.

The journey of death may be dark, but we may go forth
on it fearlessly, knowing that God will be with us as we walk
through the gloomy valley, and therefore we need fear no
evil. We shall be departing from all we have known and
loved here, but we shall be going to our Father's house— to
our Father's home, where Jesus is— to that royal "city which
hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God." This
shall be our last removal, to dwell forever with Him we love,
in the midst of His people, in the presense of God.

Christian, meditate much on heaven; it will help thee to
press on, and to forget the toil of the way. This vale of tears
is but the pathway to the better country; this world of woe
is but the stepping-stone to a world of bliss.

"Prepare us. Lord, by grace divine

For Thy bright courts on high;

Then bid our spirits rise, and join

The chorus of the sky."

— Selected.
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WELL EXPLAINED

Two pastors' wives were spending the day together. They
had each brought their sewing. One had a round, plump,
smiling, happy face; the other a long, solemn visage. She
looked as though she was preparing to go to a funeral or
drive a hearse or something of that kind.

Finally she of the long face said with a groan: "I don't
see how it is ; over at your place everything seems to be kept
up. The salary is always paid, repairs are made and every-
thing moves on so nicely, while with us everything is always
behind."

She of the smiling face laughingly repiled, "Well, I don't
know; maybe our work would explain it." Then they both
looked down, and strange to say, each was mending a pair
of her husband 's trousers. She of the smiling face was putting
a patch on the knee, while she of the long and solemn visage
was putting a patch — well, it was not on the knee, for, as

she said, everything at their house was always behind.

.V. B. Williams, in Baptist Argus,

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November 1, 1928

OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

Today has been a day of good tidings, and 1 dare not
hold my peace. Bro. Bates had a good day yesterday (Sun-
day) and tells us this morning that everything is in readiness
for an "In Full." Bro. Pritchard called this morning on
long distance to say another pleasant "In Full" to us. That
word is certainly music to our ears and joy to our heart.
We believe, too, that when all the "In Fulls" are in, the list
will be no mean one. We shall not be surprised if Kannapolis,
one of the youngest in our family, finds that place of honor.
Just a few days ago Bro. Cowan, the pastor, wrote to say
that they were "planning to raise every penny of every claim,
if possible, and we think it is." Of course such news sounds
good! We want to say again how grateful we are to all of
the brethren, ministers and laymen for all that they have
done in their efforts to raise these budgets. We trust that
they may find a full reward, both in the consciousness of
faithfulness, and in the fruitful results of their labors.

Sunday was a good day for us. too. We' worshipped with
Bro. Bates and the Calvary congregation in the morning, and
enjoyed the service and the fellowship of the people. At
night we were at Graham with Bro. D. R, Williams and the
people of his church. A large congregation was present, and
we were pleased and helped by our worship with them. We
tried to preach, and we trust this was not without helpful
results to the people. Bro. Williams is closing his fourth
year with this church, and has done a good work. He and
his wife hold a place of high esteem with the congregation.
Today— Monday — "Blue Monday" — but we don't know
whether it has been "blue" or not. Been too busy — too
busy — too busy — to find out. The best remedy in the world
for the "blues" is to get busy, real busy. Try it! Well, I
trust that no pastor has had the "blues" today; but I'll
venture the guess that about a hundred have been very busy.
Just so many things to be done, and conference right on us.
Say, brethren, was it ever so that you were not rushed in
the last days? Well, these are busy days, but I trust happy-
ones for every minister and every delegate, and I hope that
nothing may happen during our annual gathering this year
to mar the peace of any of us. The Lord grant unto us this
benediction.

There will be no weekly report from Bro. Idol this week.
However, we are running a full statement of all money that
has been reported to us during the year. This includes
credits due from missionary societies. It has been our pur-
pose to keep these reports accurate, but errors have gotten in
despite our pains to keep them out. However, the charges
have been patient with us. for which we are grateful. And
not only so, but for every co-operation and every kindness
shown us during the year, our heart abounds in gratitude.

And Now

Brethren, you are reading this in the midst of conference
— our largest and most important gathering of the year.
Don't forget that you have a part to perforin in making
the conference helpful and successful in the largest measure.
Promptness is important ; prayer is important ; worship is

important; good will is important; work is important. All
together, then, for the best conference yet!

"Now. the God of peace, that brought again from the dead
our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through
the blood of the everlasting covenant,

"Make you perfect in every good work to do his will,
working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight,
through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever."
' ' Amen. ' '

Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.
Monday, Oct. 29, 1928.

P. S. — Since writing the above we have received additional
interesting information. West End is out with all claims;
so is First Church, Charlotte ; so Asheville church ; so Yadkin
College; so Alamance charge on A. C. budget; Bethel Church
on this charge on both budgets; so Macedonia, Hebron, and
Lawndale churches on Fallston charge. Fine! Fine!! We
shall gladly give these churches their rightful place of dis-
tinction.

S. W. T.
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SOUL-WINNING THE SUPREME TASK OF
THE CHURCH

Soul-winning is the supreme task of the church. In the
great commission Christ commands us to preach the gospel
to all the world. Again He says, "As my Father has sent me,
even so send I you." In these stressful days of institution-
alization and intensiveness, care should be taken lest we forget
the primal task, personal evangelism. We must have religion
of the heart as well as of the head to cope with present-day
tendencies and serve our day and generation. The world
needs the gospel today in purity and power more than in
any other period in its history.

The flames of evangelism are not keeping pace with other
departments of our work. Progress has been greater along
other lines than in the field of evangelism. The records
show that we are winning one soul to Christ each year, per
seventeen members of our churches, which is one for each
church every six weeks. These figures are staggering when
you think of our culture and equipment. You are almost
compelled to question whether or not we believe in evangelism.

We should give ourselves to prayerful thoughts concern-
ing God's purpose and program for the world, the condition
of lost men, their possibilities in the Lord Jesus, and then
busy ourselves in directing the forces anew in the one supreme
task — evangelism. May God lead us in this great task. —
Rev. E. E. Hun/sherry.

AS A GREAT PREACHER VIEWED IT

How remarkable that persons will claim to be Christians
when they have rejected every distinctive doctrine of Chris-
tianity. Indeed, such persons do sometimes claim that by
thus rejecting almost the whole of the Bible, and all its great
scheme of salvation by an atonement, they have become real
Christians. Now they have got the true light. Indeed! How
can such a delusion be accounted for except on the ground
that the Spirit of God has abandoned the man to his own
ways and left him to utter and perfect delusion? — Charles
G. Finney.

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THE CHURCH AND THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD

The people of the United States have witnessed a disaster
in the ^Mississippi Valley, which has never been precedented.
The lowlands of six states have been overspread by a flood
which has wiped out homes, churches, stores, factories, farms,
roads, and destroyed cattle and other live stock. All condi-
tions of people have been affected — white, black, Creole,
Protestant, Catholic, poor and rich, owners and tenants.
Cotton farms have been inundated, likewise sugar plantations.
Many lives have been lost, several hundred, and the number
may increase as the muddy waters recede, and leave their
gruesome dregs.

It has been a time for heroism, self-sacrifice, and real
religion. While many have fled before the waters, others
who might have gone have stayed behind to work and help
others. The Christian ministers and Christian people have
been diligent in rescue and defensive work. The white people
have been no more self-forgetful than the colored. Many a
negro preacher has distinguished himself for courage and
self-denial. The Manufacturers Record reprints the entire
copy of a negro paper, The Cotton Farmer, edited by Rev.
Ad. Wimbs, a negro minister, who gives details of the flood,
and publishes the appreciation of his people for the help
thej" are receiving.

The church has ministered religious comfort as well as
physical help. White and black have held religious services
on the levees, and elsewhere, to bring courage and spiritual
consolations to all in their terrible hour of trial.

The whole country has been stirred to give aid through
the Red Cross. Many churches have raised large sums of
money for the suffering multitudes. President Coolidge and
Secretary Hoover have asked for $10,000,000, but now it is
seen that this will be inadequate, and $25,000,000 will not
suffice the needy states in their rescue and rehabilitation work.
Every church of all denominations ought to take special col-
lections, and send them to the Red Cross agencies. We that
are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and
not to please ourselves. — J. G. O.

8. If we want to do any Christian work with others and
lor others, we must know the Bible. A knowledge of it and
love in our hearts constitute the best equipment for Christian
work. — Dr. Robert E. Speer.

REASONS FOR STUDYING THE BIBLE

1. Our souls need nourishment as truly as our bodies, and
the Bible is the best food for any soul.

2. It occupies the mind with good thoughts. It fosters
reverence and earnestness of spirit. It gives volume and
depth and dignity to our lives.

3. It helps to restrain wrong impulses and to purify
wrong desires, to clarify and strengthen the sense of duty
and to awaken and intensify the purposes of righteousness.

-L It molds the character by keeping before it the perfect
example of Christ and by the influence of the truth. It
reveals to us the will of God as to duty and work and the
spirit and sphere of our lives.

5. The Bible has so entered into the best life and institu-
tions of the nation that ignorance of the Bible is unpatriotic.
As Justice Brewer says, "He is the best patriot who loves the
Bible best and teaches it to others."

6. The Bible contains all that we know of God. There
are some things that we can reason out about God, but they
are all in the Bible, and a good deal more we should not
know otherwise.

7. It is the most interesting book in the world. If any
one thinks it is not, let him try to practice it and see.

THE CHRISTIAN

To be a Christian is not a matter of mere words. It is a
relationship ; the relationship of a soul with God. It has three
distinct phases. It begins with the New Birth, through which
we become sons and daughters of God. It finds its consum-
mation in the day when we come face to face with God, and
our eyes open on the joys and delights of the heavenly man-
sions. In between these two ends lies the Christian life. It
is here that we are greatly in need of a new emphasis. We
have tried hard to bring people into this relationship. What
we have not fully grasped is that the whole experience is
one, in different stages. Without the new birth there can be
no Christian life. Without the Christian life there can be no
gloiious consummation. Without the consummation the
Christian life would lose its highest hope and expectation.
Without the Christian life the new birth would be a tragically
incomplete thing. It is not a matter of the length of life,
but of its character. The new born soul that lives but a day,
but lives that day as God would have it, has a right to the
consummation. The life that has many years, but these years
spent without the approval of God. will be a dread disappoint-
ment. Our aim must be to so present the message of the
Gospel that men and women may come into the full and
rounded and complete Christian experience. — W. E. Denham.

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IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE

There are many persons who take a complacent attitude
toward error in religious thinking, saying easily, "It does
not make any difference what a man believes so long as he is
sincere." But we do not take the same attitude in the rest
of life. We do not say: "It makes no difference if a man
mistakes poison for food so long as he is sincere." Why
should we play fast and loose with the substance which is to
nourish the intellectual life any more than with that which
sustains the body? It does make a difference what a man
believes. Thought exercises a powerful if subtle influence on
action. "As a man thinketh in his heart so is he." If he
mistakes error for truth, evil consequences are bound to
result. They may not reveal themselves at once, but sooner
or later it will become apparent, at some point in the social
life, that the fruit of error is disaster. We have as much
reason to warn men of the danger from false belief as we
have to fix the cautioning label on the bottle of deadly poison.
— Christian Register.

CHARITY AND JUSTICE

Ruskin contrasts charity and justice in "The Crown of
Wild Olives" and then shows how they are related. "Charity
you will say is greater than justice. Yes, it is greater; it is
the summit of justice — it is the temple of which justice is
the foundation. But you can't have the top without the
bottom; you cannot build upon charity. Do justice to your
brother and you will come to love him. But do injustice to
him because you don't love him and you will come to hate
him. Love is the last reward of good work." Splendid! for
love becomes incoherent gush outside of its natural context.
Faith and works are no more essential to each other than
love and justice. — Selected.

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THE GIVING ALPHABET

(Compiled by Dorothy Dix Porges)
All things come of Thee, and of Thine own have we given

Thee. 1 Chron. 29:14.
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse. Ma]. 3 :10.
Charge them that are rich in this world . . . that they do

good. 1 Tim. 6:17, 18.
Do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the

household of faith. Gal. 6:10.
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let

him give. 2 Cor. 9 :7.
Freely ye have received, freely give. Matt. 10:8.
God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. 9 :7.
Honor the Lord with thy substance. Prov. 3:9.
If there he a willing mind, it is accepted according t<> thai a

man hath. 2 Cor. 8 :12.
Jesus said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts

20 :35.
Knowing that whatsoever good things any man doeth, the

same shall he receive of the Lord. Eph. 6:8.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth . . . but
lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. Matt. 6:19,20.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue,

but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3 :18.
Now concerning the collection for the saints, upon the first
day of the week, let every one of you lay by him in store
as God hath prospered him. 1 Cor. 16:1. 2.
Of all that Thou shalt give me 1 will surely give the tenth

to Thee. Gen. 28:22.
Provide yourselves bags which wax not old. Luke 12:33.
Quench not the spirit. 1 Thes. 5:19.

Render unto God the things that are God's. Matt. 22:21.
See that ye abound in this grace also. 2 Cor. 8 :7.
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, said the Lord of

Hosts. Hag. 2:8.
Unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be

required. Luke 12 :48.
Vow and pay unto the Lord your God. Ps. 76:11.
Whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have
need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him,
how'dwellcth the love of God in him? 1 John 3:17.
Xcept your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of
the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into
the Kingdom of Heaven. Matt. 5:20.
Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though
He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor, that ye,
through His poverty, might be rich. 2 Cor. 8:9.
Zealous of good works. Titus 2 :14.

— Ch ristian Observer.

the Redeemer's death. Murdered Christian missionaries die
as martyrs; Christ's death was not that of a martyr. The
missionary dying for his faith in Christ dies under the bless-
ing of God; Christ died under the curse of God. "Christ
hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a
curse for us" (Gal. 3:13). When the Christian takes up his
cross and follows Christ, being crucified with Christ, he dies
to his own sins. But when Christ died on the cross, he died
not unto his own sins, for he had none, but unto the sins of
the whole world which were laid on him "who his own self
bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead
to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye
were healed" (1 Pet. 2:24). The cross, to Christ, was the
place of curse and separation from God. The cross to the
Christian is the place of blessing and fellowship with God.
There is only one Calvary. — Selected.

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ONLY ONE CALVARY

No one but Christ could ever be the Lamb slain. Many
others have died on the cross, and may yet do so. But there
is an infinite difference between their death and Christ's
death. We should keep this in mind when speaking of tin-
death of martyrs. It is regrettable to read in the public
press the comment recently made by a minister on the death
of a missionary in China: "If he could speak he would say
he had counted it a privilege to go to the cross as Christ
went." We honor and mourn every missionary life laid
down in the foreign field; but only a sinless one could die

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CHRIST WANTS THE BEST

Christ wants the best.' -He in the far-off ages

Once claimed the firstling of the flock, the finest of the
wheat,
And still he asks his own in gentlest pleading,

To lay their highest hopes and brightest talents at his feet.
He'll not forget the feeblest service, humblest love;
Be only asks that of our store we give to him

The best we have.

Christ gives the best, lie takes the hearts we offer

And tills them with his glorious beauty, joy and peace.

And in his service as we're growing stronger
The calls to grand achievements still increase.

The richest gifts for us on earth, or in heaven above,

Are hid in Christ. In -Jesus we receive
The best we have.

And is our best too much.' Our loving sendee

For his sake ? () friend, let us remember
How once our Lord poured out his blood for us,

And in the prime of his mysterious manhood

Gave up his precious life upon the cross!
The Lord of lords by whom the world was made,
Through bitter grief and tears, gave us

The best he had.

—Selected.

HE SILENCED THE DEVIL

If you find yourself getting very miserly, begin to scat-
ter, like a wealthy farmer in New York State I heard of.
lie was a noted miser, but he was converted. Soon after, a
poor man who had been burnt out and had no provisions,
came to him for help. The farmer thought he would he
libera] and give the man a bam from his smokehouse. On
his way to get it, the tempter wdiispered to him:

"Give him the smallest one you have."

He had a struggle whether he would give a large or a
small ham. but finally he took down the largest he could find.

"You are a fool." the devil said.

"If you don't keep still," the farmer replied, "I will
give him every ham 1 have in the smokehouse." — I). L. Moody.
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—The truth is hard t" find, but is well worth seeking.

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OUR STORY PAGE

FALTER FLIES UPHILL

"It's only a mile as the crow flies," said Mr. Jenkins, in
reply to a question from Walter Clemm, his nephew.

"Too bad we can't ride crows," remarked Janet Jenkins,
Walter's cousin.

"Eight you are!" exclaimed Walter. "It's a good two
miles by the road."

He looked down the hill on which the Jenkins farmhouse
stood, and could see the smoking chimney in the valley where
his friends, the Barnes boys, lived.

"I guess I'll take my express wagon and ride down," he
said. "Want to come along, Janet?"

But Janet did not care to ride wildly down a road which
was never any too smooth, and which was now cut up by the
rain and frost.

"If you'll pull me up again, I'll come," she added, smil-
ing slyly, because she knew he couldn't do it.

"Aw, come on," urged Walter. "We may get a hitch."

Janet did not need much urging, and soon the two were
on the road, clinging tightly to Walter's express wagon which
bounded dangerously over the road.

"We'll have to do something about this road," said Wal-
ter between his teeth which he had to keep clenched so they
wouldn't rattle out. "A cog-railroad," he muttered thought-
fully.

"Or a tunnel," suggested Janet.

They only had five spills that time and lost several patches
of skin, but they soon reached the Barnes' farm and were
greeted joyfully by the children.

"Kids," said Walter solemnly, "we're going to build a
big tunnel."

Of course, the Barnes children were delighted with the
idea. There were six of them, but only Herbie, Grace and
Albert were old enough to build a tunnel. Janet thought
the tunnel was not a good idea.

"I don't like being under the ground," she objected.

Still she helped with the work and by evening they had
dug quite a large cave in the side of the hill. They were
very much pleased with their work, but Walter remarked
as they climbed home that he thought it would take too long
to tunnel through the hill.

"Besides," said Janet, "we'd have to climb out awful
far when we got to our house."

This had not occurred to Walter before, and it discouraged
him so much that he stopped thinking about the tunnel.
Instead he began thinking about ways of flying or traveling
over the land.

"If I had a very long rope or cable and a strong pulley,"
he said, '■ ' I could rig up a thing to pull up my express wagon. ' '

"Well, you haven't got it," said Janet. "If I had a
hundred 'tame crows I could train them to hoist me up."

"I guess we'll have to go by shank's mare," admitted
Walter. "The trouble is, we haven't anything to make things
with."

Next morning, as he was at breakfast with the family,
the telephone rang.

"Herbie Barnes wants to speak to you, Walt," said his
aunt.

Herbie 's voice quivered with excitement.

"Say," he cried, "a feller flew into our field last night.
He was on his way to Boston and lost his way. Come right
down and you'll have a good look at an airplane."

Walter was too excited to finish his meal, and his uncle
let him go right over.

"We'll all be down later," he said. "Not every day in
the week there's a chance to see an anrplane."

But when Walter reached the Barnes' farm, the pilot was
all ready to go. He was just in time to walk around the
machine admiringly.

Z-z-z-z! went the motor, but the airplane did not budge.
Again it buzzed, but there was nothing doing, and the owner
leaned out and shouted :

"One of you boys give the propeller in back a turn,
won't you?"

The motor was making such a noise that Herbie and his
father did not catch the words, but Walter, whose ears were
uncommonly large and sharp, sprang forward eagerly and
took hold of the propellers in the back and gave them a turn.
Before he knew what was happening, the machine suddenly
rose into the air and he found himself looking down on the
top of the Barnes' farmhouse.

The cries of those below were drowned by the roar of the
motor. Up soared the airplane and the boy, who was now
wondering if he could hang on all the way to Boston.

The driver soon realized that something was wrong with
his plane, and when he reached the top of the hill, he saw a
nice wide meadow and decided to stop. Slowly and carefully
he circled about like a big bird and then came gently to rest
in the field. As he stepped out of the airplane, Walter ran
around from the back of the machine, rubbing his wrists.

"Great Caesar's ghost!" cried the man. "How did you
get here so fast?"

When Walter explained the matter to him, he was a very
surprised man. Then the Jenkins family came rushing out
of the house, having seen the airplane just as Mr. Barnes was
telling them over the 'phone that Walt had gone up, headed
for Boston.

Janet threw her arms around her beloved cousin, sobbing.
Mr. Jenkins said rather sternly to the young driver: "It's a
wonder you wouldn't look around before you go up." Mrs.
Jenkins put a large sugary doughnut into her nephew 's hand.

"Of course, I'm awfully sorry," said the pilot. "But let
me tell you, I think you have a wonderful boy there. To
think that he had the courage to hang ou that way! And
when he came around the plane, he was as cool as a cucumber.
I thiuk he's going to make a good pilot some day. It happens
that I own this machine and another one besides. It's my
hobby, flying is. Maybe you'll let this fellow take a real
ride with me. He deserves it."

Never was a boy more happy. What a time he had soar-
ing up in the clouds, balancing and dipping and turning, like
a hawk with a sparrow after him! At last they came to rest
once more in the field, and the airplane flew away to Boston.
But the young owner, Mr. Crompton, promised Walter that
when be was old enough and still wanted to, he would see
that lie got a chance to learn flying.

"Well," said Janet, as the two set off for the Barnes'
farm where their friends waited eagerly for Walter's story

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of his adventure, "now you've come up the hill in the air,
and how did you like it?"

Walter laughed.

"I wasn't much seared at the time," he said; "it hap-
pened so quickly and was over so soon. But now when I
think of trailing through the sky with nothing under ray feet,
I get the shivers. I guess shank's mare isn't such a had way
to travel after all. But some day I'm going to take you up
this hill with the stick in my hand."

And Walt looked up in the sky, dreaming great dreams
of the future, and Mr. Crompton's promise was surely going
to make his dreams come true. — Selected.

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Then I came back to get the job, sir.

STICK TO IT

John Jones was eager to get a job during the summer
vacation. His father had been ill and his mother had worked
hard to keep John at school, and hold the little family to-
gether during the long winter months, so John scanned the
list of advertisements with anxious eye and Anally selecting
one that he thought might be applicable to him he carefully
brushed his clothes and his shoes, arranged bis tie and
smoothed down his hair and went forth in search of employ-
ment. He was a nice looking boy when he took his place in
the long line of applicants who stood or lounged outside
the door of the private office, bearing on the door the name:
Frederick Gray.

At last John's turn was reached and he hurried forward.
Mr. Gray looked the lad over carefully with clear kindly
eyes. He asked him a few questions about his home, his
parents and his schooling, all of which John answered satis-
factorily and the lad's hopes rose high. Then Mr. Gray did
a queer thing. He rose and taking from behind his desk a
walking stick he handed it to John and said: "Do you see
that nail sticking there in the wall ? Let me see if you can
hit it squarely on the head with this stick three times in
succession. If you can, the job is yours." The nail was a
small one and the walking stick was very narrow. John
tried, he nearly hit it but he could not strike the nail on the
head three times in succession. Chagrined he passed out of
the office and the next applicant passed him on the way in.
Outside stood a group of sullen, disappointed boys all speak-
ing meanly of the man who went about engaging a boy in
such a peculiar and unfair way. But John did not join
them. Instead he walked home, thinking deeply as lie went.
The following week the same advertisement was still ap-
pearing in the newspaper and again John Jones presented
himself at the door of Mr. Frederick Gray's private office
with a new lot of applicants. When his turn came he entered
the office confidently, and his confidence did not waver when
Mr. Gray looked at him keenly and again asked him the
familiar questions. Then Mr. Gray once more reached for
the walking stick and with his instructions handed it to John.
John took the stick and. Whack ! Again, and again ! He hit
the nail right on the bead. Mr. Gray looked at him with
pleasureable surprise.

"Aren't you the lad who was here last Friday?" be asked.
"Yes, sir," answered John.

"But then you could not hit Hie nail." said Mi'. Gray.
"No, sir," said John, "but I got to thinking and I knew
you would not have asked me to hit the nail if it were im-
possible to do so. I wanted the job and I made up my mind
that I would try to get it. I went home and drove a nail in

our back fence and I practiced hitting it with the handle of
my mother's broom until I knew that I could hit it every
time without a miss.
Do I get it?"

"You do," said Mr. Gray, beaming upon the boy. And
1 think he deserved it, don't you? — Selected.

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OUR LEISURE HOURS
A boy was employed in a lawyer's office, and he had the
daily papers with which to amuse himself. He began to
study French, and became a fluent reader and writer of the
language. He accomplished this by laying aside the news-
paper and taking up something not so amusing but far more
profitable.

A coachman was often obliged to wait long hours while
bis mistress made calls. He determined to improve the time.
He found a small volume containing the writings of Virgil,
but could not read it; so he purchased a Latin grammar.
Day after day he studied this, and finally mastered its intri-
cacies. His mistress came up behind him one day as he stood
by the horse waiting for her, and asked him what he was so
intently reading.

"Only a bit of Virgil, ma'am."

"What ! do you read Latin?" ,she asked in surprise.
She mentioned it to her husband who insisted that David
should have a teacher to instruct him. In a short time David
became a learned man, and was for many years a useful and
beloved minister in Scotland.

A boy was told to open and shut the gates to let the teams
out of an iron mine. Sometimes an hour would pass before
the teams came, and this he used so well that there was
scarcely any fact in history that escaped his attention. He
began with a little book on English history, and having
learned that thoroughly, he borrowed of a minister Gold-
smith's "History of Greece." This good man became. greatly
interested in him and lent him hooks, and was often seen
sitting by him on the log conversing with him about the people
of ancient times.

Boys, it will pay you to use your leisure hours well. —
Young Reaper.

NO COMPROMISE POSSIBLE

The most deceptive, vicious and conscienceless apostasy
that ever sought to corrupt the Churches of Christ is at
work at the present time. And it does its work not under
its proper guise as an enemy of the cross of Christ, but under
a hypocritical cloak. Pretending to be an advanced type of
Christianity, it has rejected the. very heart of Christianity,
which is the redemptive work of Christ and the helplessness
of men in sin except as they are made righteous through the
merits of His atonement.

Yet silly pacifists coddle themselves with the belief that
compromise may be had with these men who reject the
redemptive gospel. Our merciful God may save the churches
from these devouring wolves of Modernism. We pray that
lie may. For as for man, how shamefully and traitorously
he often fails where the honor of His Lord and Savior is
the issue! Even the "best" men among God's people are
not seldom leading the procession of compromise and sur-
render! God forgive us that we call such "best"! — The
Western Recorder.

November 1. 192S

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YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

By Grover L. Angel

President C. E. Society, High Point College

NOV. 4: IN WHAT WAYS DO WE WASTE
OUR TIME?

Eph. 5:16; Ps. 90:12
(A Consecration Meeting)

Plans for the Meeting
If possible get a clock with a large second-
hand for the leader's desk. If desired each
person may be alloted a certain amount of
time for his share of the program. Ask one
of the group to keep close watch on the clock
while there is no one performing, tabulating
the results. Multiply these by the number
of members present and report to the audi-
ence at the close of the service the amount
of time wasted during the program.

Suggested Program

Quiet music.

Hymn: "Work for the Night Is Coming."

Opening prayer.

Poll call, members responding with a Bible
verse.

Scripture lesson.

Leader's talk.

Discussion of topics.

Special music.

Sentence prayers.

Poem.

Four-minute summary talk or essay on
"The Value of Time."

Hymn: "Take Time to Be Holy."

Announcements.

Benediction.

Topics for Discussion

1. How People Waste Time in Our Com-
munity.

2. The Waste of Time in Being Too Busy.

3. Wasting Time During Our Leisure Hours.

4. Ways in Which We Waste Time in Our
C. E. Society.

Thoughts on the Theme

1. Much time is wasted in the lack of con-
centration, reading of trashy literature, use-
less amusements, loafing, gossiping, and the
like. Why not do things on time and in
their place? "There is a time for every-
thing," and we should not waste or detract
from the better things of life because of
selfish amusements and interests.

2. Each year millious of dollars are spent
in installing modern time-saving devices. We
are making every effort to cut the time rate.
What are we doing with the time we are
saving? Are we losing ourselves in the hum-
drum of life?

3. Surveys show that a number of years in
the aferage man's life are spent in idleness,
the average man's life are spent in idleness,
the one who rises to the top in the world.
It is said that Napolean planned one of his
greatest campaigns between the acts of a
play while attending the theater.

4. We have learned in our Society how to
plan a budget regulating onr finances. It
might be well to plan a time budget for our-
selves, giving the proper amount of time to
the various activities of our routine, such as
sleep, eating, study, recreation, work, social

affairs, private devotions, etc. A good slogan
is "Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan."

Appropriate Quotations

"There is nothing that we can properly call
our own but our time, and yet everybody
fools us out of it who has a mind to do it.
If a man borrows a paltry sum of money,
there must needs be bonds and securities,
and every common civility is presently
charged upon account. But he who has my
time thinks he owes me nothing for it, though
it be a debt that gratitude itself can never
repay." — Seneca.

"He who cannot find time to consult his
Bible will one day find that he has time to
be sick ; he who has no time to pray must
find time to die; he who can find no time
to reflect is most likely to find time to sin ;
he who cannot find time for repentance will
find an eternity in which repentance will be
of no avail; he who cannot find time to work
for others may find an eternity in which to
suffer for himself." — Hannah More.
"Time is the Life of the Soul." — Longfellow.
"Time is the herald of truth." — Cicero.
"Lost: Yesterday somewhere between sun-
rise and sunset, two golden hours, each set
with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is
offered ; they are gone forever." — Selected.
Poetry to the Point
"I have only just a minute,
Only sixty seconds in it,
Forced upon me — can't refuse it
Didn't seek it, didn't choose it,
But it's up to me to use it,
I must suffer if I lose it,
Give account if I abuse it.
Just a tiny little minute.
But eternity is in it."

—Selected.

Junior Topic for November 4
"Little Faults That Spoil Our Lives"

Scripture: Matt. 7:3-5
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

NOV. 11: PEACE AND GOOD WILL
AMONG MEN

Scripture Basis: Romans 12:1-21.
Golden Text: Be not overcome of evil, but
overcome evil with good. Rom. 12:21.

Sacrifice (Verses 1, 2)

The twelfth chapter of Romans, which
deals with practical Christian living, is one
of the most impressive of the Pauline writ-
ings. It is a favorite of many, adopted by
the Christian Endeavor organization as the
expression of its principles, as well as by
other organizations. Consistently following
the precepts of the chapter, a man will not
fall for short of a perfect being in Christ
Jesus.

The first two verses deal with the surren-
der or sacrifice required of a Christian to
come into the fulness of the life hid with
God in Christ. Paul's entreaty is urgent —
"I beseech you." In other words, it is abso-
lutely necessary to present one's body a sac-
rifice to God, a living sacrifice. The sacrifices
of old, of sheep, goats, etc., were dead sacri-

Pagc Nine

flees. But after the shedding of human blood
for man's redemption, it became necessary
for one who would be a follower of the
Lamb of God to give of himself wholly, as
well as holy, unto the Lord.

This presentation is brought about by be-
ing transformed from, rather than conformed
to (or fashioned according to) this world. As
sinners, we were conformed to the world; as
Christians we are transformed from this
world. And this is the only way to learn the
will of God concerning us. Thus we learn
that God's will is good, is acceptable (well-
pleasing), is perfect.

Service (Verses 3-8)
One of the chief channels through which
surrender to Christ or sacrifice of self ex-
presses itself is service. Love begets sacri-
fice; sacrifice beget service. But that the
service may be productive of the greatest
good and merit the greatest favor of God, it
must be done in humility. Humbleness of
mind and soberness of thought are essential
factors. Why? Because God has given to
each of us the ability and capacity to serve.
"God hath dealt to each man a measure of
faith."

But we all do not have the same talents,
nor the ability to serve along all lines. As
the human body, so are we as the mystical
body of Christ. Many parts make up the
whole, but each part has its particular work
to perform. (See I Cor., chapter 12).

Seven gifts are here recorded. Prophecy:
"It is not meant of the extraordinary gifts
of foretelling things to come, but the ordi-
nary office of preaching the word." Minis-
try: This refers to the "office of a deacon,"
of which doubtless more was made than is
today. "It includes all those offices which
concern the outward business of the house of
God." Teaching: No explanation is neces-
sary, but how imperative it is that teachers
of the Word be faithful! Exhortation: This
is the work of a pastor or preacher ; "to apply
gospel truths and rules more closely to the
case and condition of the people, and to press
upon them that which is more practical."
Giving: It should not be necessary to urge
liberality in giving, for when one gives him-
self to the Lord his earthly possessions are
included. The Macedonians were a good ex-
ample. (II Cor. 8:1-5). Ruling: Diligence
is exhorted for those who have authority in
the church. Mercy: "It seems to be meant
of some particular church officers, whose work
it was to take care of the sick and strangers,
and those were generally widows that were
iu this matter servants to the church." Cheer-
fulness was urged in this line of service.
Sincerity (Verses 9-16)
Another division of the last 13 verses of
the chapter is, "The Christian and those
within," (Verses 9-1(3), and "The Christian
and those without, (Verses 17-21) ; in other
words, the attitude of the Christian toward
his brethren in Christ, and his attitude
toward his enemies. However, we consider it
"all our duty towards one another is summed
up in one word, and that a sweet word.
Love."

This love must be without hypocrisy; it
must be sincere. Feigned love is false. And
in order that love be the purest, the most
perfect, it is imperative that evil in thought
and action be abhorred, and that good be
cultivated in mind and heart.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

November 1, 1928

One commentator sums up the 10th through
the 16th verses by giving the kinds of love
that must be expressed in sincerity: "An
affectionate love (Verse 10; a respectful love
(Verse 10) ; a liberal love (Verse 13) ; a sym-
pathizing love (Verse 15) ; a united love
(Verse 10) ; and a condescending love
(Verso 16)."

The other expressions of sincere love given
here are: Diligence, fervency, service, re-
joicing, patience, prayer, forgiveness, and hu-
mility. "Be not wise in your own conceits"
seems to be a reiteration of verse 3, urging
humbleness of mind.

Sobriety (Verses 17-21)
The clause which contains the crux of the
last division of the lesson is "Be at peace
with all men." (Verse 18). And to be at
peace, it is necessary for one to exercise so-
briety of thought and conduct. Ho must not
practice retaliation. (Verse 17). "The repu-
tation of the church, the honor of Christ
among men, are in the hands of Christians."
(Verse 17). It is not always easy to maintain
peace, but the apostle exhorts that it should
be done as far as possible. (Verse 18). Three
interpretations of the next verse, quoted from
Deut. 32:35, are given: (1) Hold your tem-
per a while until it cools; (2) Let your op-
ponent's anger spend itself; (3) Let God do
the avenging, not you. This last seems to
be the most acceptable. (Verse 19).

In the 20th verse, Paul again quotes from
the Old Testament. (Prov. 25:21, 22). Who
has practiced this and not received a reward
that has paid for the effort a hundrel times?
The reward is the humble, repentant spirit
manifested by the offender, after kindness has
been offered for the offense. The "coals of
fire," that is, the shame for misconduct, is
greater punishment than that meted out by
the court. Evil cannot truly be overcome
with evil ; two wrongs do not make a right.
Let good dominate. It is so easy to give way
to the carnal nature, but it is far better to
yield oneself to Christ's way.

Suppose this doctrine of peace were prac-
ticed among nations as well as among indi-
viduals, what chance would war have among
the peoples of the world?

NOTICE TO ENDEAVORERS

Christian Endeavorers of North Carolina
conference will be glad to know that the
"Christian Endeavor Helps" for November
and December will be edited by a special
committee of Endeavorers of our High Point
College Christian Endeavor Society.

Mr. Grover Angel, of the student body, will
have supervision of the work, and we have
no doubt about the success of the special
committee since High Point students know-
how to put things over in the right way.

The Endeavorers are invited to use the
"Helps" anl "Notes" that appear each week
in making their meetings and activities more
successful.

Watch for these helps and use them.
Best wishes for all our Endeavorers.
F. L. GIBBS,
Dept. of Religious Education.

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—Cotton planted after Irish potatoes with-
out additional fertilizer will make an aver-
age of one and one-half bales to the acre,
reports R. O. Tarkington, of Bath.

BUDGETS RECEIPTS TO DATE

Alamance *

Albemarle

Anderson

Asheboro

Asheville

Bess Chapel

Bessemer City

Bethesda

Burlington, First

Caroleen

Charlotte, First

Chase City

Chatham

Cleveland

Concord

Connelly Springs

Creswell

Davidson

Democrat

Denton

Draper

Enfield

Fallston

Fairfield

Fairview-Glen Raven

Flat Rock

Forsyth

Fountain Place

Friendship

Gibsonville

Graham

Granville

Greensboro — Calvary

Grace

St. Paul

West End

Greensville

Guilford

Halifax

Haw River Circuit

Haw River Mission

Henderson

High Point— English Street

First

Lebanon

Welch Memorial

Kannapolis

Kernersville

Lexington — State Street

Liberty and Siler City (Liberty)

(Siler City)

Lincolnton

Littleton

Mebane

Mecklenburg

Melton's Grove

Midland

Mocksville

Moriah Charge

Mount Hermon

Mount Pleasant

N. Charlotte Mission

North Davidson

Orange

Pageland

Pinnacle and Mount Zion

Pleasant Grove

Porter

Randleman

Randolph

Reidsville

Richland

G.C.B. College W.H.M.S. W.F.M.S.

* 56.74 $ 53.00 $ 40.00 $169.51

56.00
75.00

69.51
15.00
17.00
3.20
100.00

128.84

4.90

29.71

3.46

15.00

20.00

78.05
57.86
125.50

92.35

67.50
70.00
125.00

24.00

41.80
54.00
20.85
30.00

100.00

100.00
74.80
40.00
6.00
0.59
75.00
15.00
70.00

7.00
75.00

3.25

16.00

5.00

19.15
350.00

60.00

15.51

96.36

45.00

7.42

42.08

39.58
3.26

31.66
5.42

166.84

18.64
2.50
52.10
11.16
63.02
19.67

8.00
39.60

108.20

34.94
43.50
53.00
102.53
83.01

16.51
53.00

5.35
56.15
61.00
42.84
60.00
50.00

3.18
98.22
17.87

6.00
20.02
85.00
25.85
120.18

5.50

2.45
45.63

8.67

17.00
24.46
50.01
87.08
85.74

45.85
214.43

125.00

60.00

25.00

15.00

85.00

5.00

11.35

35.00

5.00

60.00

24.25

50.00
73.25

50.00
30.00
60.00
74.40
40.00
25.00
17.00
32.00

60.00
9.00
54.68
10.00
115.00
40.00

55.00
25.00

30.50
20.00
39.00
26.00

io.oo

45.00

40.40

85.00

28.00
120.00

87.60

25.43

7.25

137.50

33.82

19.00

125.00

33.82

19.00

21.55

52.56

1.02

92.12

59.80

10.00

25.00

50.00

9.86

8.10

1. 00

178.78

404.52

60.40

122.85

25.00

J80.27

438.97

41.08

155.85

5.00

5.00

108.50

108.50

63.20

161.75

69.12

26.00

10.00

92.00

215.11
133.73
500.00

141.71

17.00

30.00

3.85

407.80
56.30
50.30

15.00
22.00

255.61

25.00

59.10

258.21

131.50

703.80

88.25

90.00
32.78

239.26 426.26

718.81
150.00
42.78

40.00
15.00
25.00

139.50 133.83

103.97 110.00

142.28 7.00

81.94 256.31

106.04
41.15

38.22

16.60

71.68

14.75

16.75

125.04

134.52

November 13 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

A.C.B.

Roberta

Rockingham

Roseneath

Saxapahaw

Shelby

South Lexington

South Winston

Spencer Mission

Spring Church

Tabernacle Charge

Thomasville Community
Thomasville Station . . .

"Union Grove

Vance

Weaverville

West Forsyth

West Thomasville

Whitakers

Why Not

Winston, First

Yadkin College

Tarborough

G.C.B. College W.H.M.S. W.F.M.S.

9.20

5.30

26.50

12.61

23.88

4.60

55.13

13.75

7.00

25.00

25.00

15.00

6.00

7.76

10.00

25.00

162.50

83.88

18.75

9.00

102.11

45.03

110.18

146.00

100.00

75.00

177.30
5.00

122.60

13.00

4.74

10.00

28.20

47.99

51.01

117.74

5.00

40.00

14.00

24.61

69.70

35.10

57.25

45.57

73.95

1.00

18.68
20.00

1.25

119.50

69.04

16.77

28.05

18.40

36.89

87.50

329.43

138.52

15.00

2.90

5.00

5.75

29.10

21.50

30.00

$3 381.96

$3,224.31

$2,305.09

$4,831.59

$5,820.11

Our Children's Home

Spring Hill, West Thomasville $7.10

Salem, Saxapahaw 5.18

Canaan, West Thomasville 2.76

Mount Lebanon, Eandleman 5.00

Chase City 5.78

Fairview, Glen Raven 1.30

Union Grove, Moeksville 1.15

Bethel, Moeksville 2.06

Worthville, Eandleman 3.29

Concord, Saxapahaw 3.80

Bethany, Eandloph 1.60

Mrs. D. T. Gaster, Sunday eggs 2.00

Charlotte, Richland 5.07

Mrs. T. F. Humphreys, Sundays eggs . . 2.25

Lebanon 5.28

New Hope, Vance 6.00

Haw River 3.44

Winston-Salem 6.34

Pine Grove, Kernersville 20.00

Ai, Kernersville 4.00

Sandy Ridge, Kernersville 3.10

Antioch, Mecklenburg 3.53

Moriah 7.00

Concord 25.00

Enfield 10.00

Mrs. Cox, for dolls 5.00

Bethesda, North Davidson 26.50

Samuel E. Leonard, gift of love 5.00

Fairfield, Guilford 2.00

Mount Hermon, Creswell 88

Pleasant Union, Mount Pleasant 1.78

Junior C. E., Siler City 2.25

Mitchel's Grove, Guilford 2.50

Mrs. D. T. Wrenn, Rehoboth, Granville 3.00

Gideon's Grove, Flat Rock 2.00

Cid, Denton 2.50

Friendship, Haw River 5.00

Mount Carmel, Forsyth 4.52

Shellie Adkins, Ft. Mill, S. C 2.00

Spring Valley, Vance 4.62

Tabernacle, Tabernacle 6.35

Elbaville, Moeksville 1.41

Kernersville, Kernersville Circuit 6.15

Fair Grove, Why Not 4.00

Bethel. Alamance 1.50

Whitakers Chapel, Enfield 4.80

Grace Baraca Class 10.00

Grace Sudnay School 7.97

Henderson Sunday chool 16.20

Calvary Sunday school 14.50

Corinth S. S., Littleton 3.60

Shiloh S. S.. Randolph 6.00

Gifts of Various Kinds

1. The first gift of fall supplies for the
Home came from the ladies of our own Lib-
erty church in the form of six splendid bed-
quilts. These will add comfort to our beds
for children this winter. They are also get-
ting up a nice lot of chickens.

2. The second splendid gift of a similar
nature came from Bellevue Church, Pitts-
burgh, in the shape of two dozen splendid
bath towels and 21 pairs of pillow-cases.
These gifts come from near Mrs. Dixon's old
home in Pennsylvania.

3. During the last week-end while we were
away filling appointments in Liberty and Siler
City, Mrs. J. A. Gunn, of Beidsville, sent by
the hands of Dr. and Mrs. George E. Brown
a box of clothing for boys which is easily
worth $20.

4. About the same time Mr. John Suits, of
Midway, Guilford Charge, sent a box of cloth-
ing and a chicken.

5. Mrs. W. J. Jennings, of Gibsonville, sent
us several dozen lead pencils and several tab-
lets for school work.

All these gifts are very timely, and we
thank you, and may God bless you every one.

6. One day last week Mrs. P. C. Futrell,
daughter of the late Bev. and Mrs. J. H.
Bowman, came and presented the Home with
a splendid oil painting of Miss Millie L. Bow-
man. This was given by the nieces and
nephews of Miss Millie. She was matron and
Bible teacher here for about 11 years, and
she reserved the privilege of giving to the
children in the Home a Bible each, as long
as she lived. Some generous soul should
continue these gifts.

The oil painting was contributed by Mrs.
Charles A. Shoffner. Mrs. Maggie Shoffner
White, Mrs. Will Bowman, Mr. Willis E.
Shoffner, Mr. Roy L. Bowman, Mrs. Mana
Bowman Causey, Mr. T. Grady Bowman, Mrs.
Lizzie Bowman Futrell, Mrs. Bessie Bowman

Sockwell, Mr. James T. Bowman, Mrs. Mary
Shoffner Hornady.

These nephews and nieces have done well
to honor in this way the memory of so noble
a worker for God among His little ones.
Faithfully yours in Kingdom service,
A. G. DIXON.

HERALD'S HONOR ROLL

(Pastors who have collected over $20.00
During Year)

Rev. B. M. Williams $128.00

Rev. M. P. Chambliss 87.75

Rev. J. E. Pritchard 59.25

Rev. A. G. DLxon 58.50

Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk 58.00

Rev. D. E. Williams 46.50

E. A. Bingham 40.25

G. L. Curry 39.60

S. W. Taylor 36.00

C. L. Spencer 33.50

C. E. Eidge 33.00

Rev
Rev
Eev
Rev
Eev,

Bev. N. G. Bethea 31.50

Eev. R. S. Troxler 31.50

Eev. L. W. Gerringer 30.00

Rev. H. F. Surratt 30.00

Rev. J. C. Auman 29.25

Rev. C. H. Hill 27.00

Eev. W. H. Neese 26.50

Rev. Glenn Madison 26.25

O. C. Loy 24.75

A. L. Hunter 24.75

T. A. Williams 24.25

J. A. Burgess 24.00

Rev. G. H. Hendry 22.50

Eev. N. Brittain 21.00

Rev. G. L. Reynolds 21.00

Rev. W. T. Totten 21.00

We thank these and all other collectors

and the people who have responded to their

solicitations. Without such friends the Her-
ald could not live.

Rev
Eev
Rev
Eev

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REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $188,870.99

Rev. H. L. Isley 2.00

Total $188,872.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,609.21

Mrs. J. A. McAuley 1.00

B. M. Williams 10.00

Mrs. B. M. Williams 5.00

Mrs. John W. Bay 5.00

Total $9,630.21

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treas.

October 30, 1928.

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HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. J. E. Hutton, $3.00; Rev. F. R. Love,
$1.50 ; Rev. H. F. Fogleman, $1.50 ; Rev. C. G.
Isley, $1.50; Rev. W. H. Neese, $1.50; Rev.
C. L. Spencer, $1.50; Eev. W. T. Totten, $4.50;
Eev. B. M. Williams, $5.75; Eev. M. P. Cham-
bliss, $3.00; Rev. G. F. Laughlin, $1.50; Rev.
J. W. Braxton, $1.50; Rev. C. E. Eidge. $1.50;
Rev. J. E. Anderson, $1.50; Rev. H. C. Car-
miehael, $3.00; Eev. J. C. Auman, $3.00; Mrs.
H. W. Wade, $1.50.

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— A hog cholera eradication campaign be-
gan in Pitt County on September 3. The
county agent will seek to immunize most of
the animals against attacks of this disease.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

November J, 192S

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Pilot Church. — The last quarterly meeting
was held Saturday evening before Conference
and a business meeting was held Sunday eve-
ning to elect the following officials for the
coming year:

Superintendent, J. L. Whitaker; assistant
superintendent, J. A. Allen; class leader, J. W.
Watson; assistant, J. L. Whitaker; stewards,
J. A. Allen, E. E. Marion, J. L. Whitaker,
S. H. Marion, Jr., J. N. Dezarn, and J. F.
Whitaker; church trustees, S. H. Marion, Sr.,
J. S. Dezarn, E. E. Marion, J. W. Watson and
J F Whitaker; church reporter, Miss Irene
Chilton. REPORTER.

meeting started the first Sunday in October
and continued through Friday night. Rev.
E. A. Bingham was our pulpit help. He gave
us some mighty fine sermons, which every-
body enjoyed hearing. We won two new souls
for Christ and added one new member to our
church. Although we did not win many
souls for Christ, I think we all feel better
and are stronger Christians. We had a large
attendance at night but net so many in the
afternoon, due to the busy time with the
farmers. People were rather liberal with
their offerings, which we all appreciated very
much.

Wishing for our church a successful year's
work in our Master's vineyard.

ELIZABETH GLASS, Reporter.

Matthews Chapel, Greensville Circuit. —

Matthews Chapel has not sent in a report
lately, but we feel that we are receiving
many blessings.

Our pastor, Eev. H. L. Powell, gave us a
very interesting and helpful sermon the third
Sunday morning in October, which was his
last time for this Conference year. He has
served the charge faithfully for five years
and we are sorry to have to give him up, as
we feel this is his last year with us. We
pray God's blessings on him and family
wherever they are called.

The fourth quarterly meeting was held at
Wesley's Chapel on Saturday, October 20.
The attendance was very good. Rev. A. D.
Shelton gave us a fine sermon in the morn-
ing.

May we each so work and pull together
that our pastor for the coming year may
ever feel as one among us without fear.

Our Sunday school is very good; also the
Christian Endeavor Society; yet there is still
room for improvement.

With best wishes to the Herald.

(Miss) ODELL BOWEN, Reporter.

Asheville — Brother Paschall finished his
first year as our pastor this Monday night,
presiding over a meeting of the Sunday
school officers and teachers.

Our fourth quarterly conference last week
unanimously voted to ask for Bro. Paschall's
return.

Miss Eula Taylor will represent us at the
Annual Conference. All claims have been
paid— Pastor's salary, General Conference
and Annual Conference assessments, and the
local church budget.

Bro. E. H. Pratt was our volunteer "col-
lector" three days last week, and met with
a most cordial response. We arc all thank-
ful for the mercy and blessing of our Father
upon us here, and we are praying for a spir-
itual session of the Conference.

REPORTER.

Hickory Grove.— Although we haven't been
heard from in some time, this is no evidence
we haven't been doing anything. Our pastor
has been doing his part faithfully. He has
been giving us splendid sermons all the year.
We are sorry to think of this being his last
appointment this year, but we hope to be so
fortunate as to get him back or someone to
fill his place as near as possible. Our revival

High Point. — A very harmonious and well-
attended quarterly conference, the fourth of
this year, was held Wednesday evening, Octo-
ber 17, with the new pastor, Rev. Roy I. Far-
mer, presiding. He made an excellent report
considering the short time he has been with
us, and gave some splendid suggestions in
regard to the work, one of which was that
the fiscal year be made to continue from
October 1st to the same date of the follow-
ing year, in order to eliminate the last-min-
ute rush and turmoil incident to closing up
the work just before Annual Conference.
Another suggestion was that a special col-
lection be taken for the poor and needy of
the city on the Sundays when we celebrate
the Lord's Supper. The associate pastor, Rev.
E. Lester Ballard, gave a very comprehensive
and encouraging report. There have been at
one time 700 members, but 14 have been lost
by death and removal; however, 20 new mem-
bers have been added recently. As superin-
tendent, Mr. Ballard reported that the Sun-
day school is in a flourishing condition, the
attendance and collections being good. The
C. E. Society made a splendid report through
Miss Myrtle Davis. Mrs. C. L. Gray, treas-
urer of the Ladies' Aid Society, reported that
more than $500 has been raised by this group
of women during the year; the Foreign Mis-
sionary Society has contributed $562 and the
Home Missionary Society. $465. Thus the
women of our church have contributed more
than $1,500 through these three societies,
whose members are practically the same.
Many words of praise and commendation were
expressed for Rev. E. L. Ballard and his
lovely wife for their splendid service to the
church for the past two years. They have
endeared themselves to all members of the
congregation in no small degree as well as
to many townspeople outside of the denomi-
nation. Mr. Ballard has been a very suc-
cessful worker with the children through the
Junior church, which holds services every
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in the Assembly
room. There is an average attendance of 70
children and young people. An adjourned
session of the quarterly conference is sched-
uled to be held this (Monday) evening. Mr.
A. A. Hill is the delegate to Annual Confer-
ence at Winston-Salem.

On Sunday, October 21st, we were much
pleased to receive the following new mem-
bers: Mrs. Roy I. Farmer by transfer, Mary
Elizabeth and Joseph Farmer, Aureal Bulla,
Helen Cecil. Hazel and Louise Boyd, Marie
Koonce, Polly Jenson, Vera Garmon, Leona
Deal, and Mattie Ruth Guyer. May the

heavenly Father bless them in our fellow-
ship together.

The flowers in the pulpit Sunday morning
were given by Mrs. Ben Moore, Miss Eliza-
beth Reitzcl, Messrs. Richard and Brooks
Reitzel in loving memory of their aunt, Mrs.
Sallie B. Wilborn, who was an active and
loyal member of this church for a number of
years. On the preceding Sunday, Clemmons
Bodenheimer, who lost his life as a result
of the World War, was thus honored by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Bodenheimer.

The first Founders Day was observed by
High Point College last Thursday morning
with appropriate exercises. The Glee Club,
under the direction of Prof. Ernest B. Stim-
son, with Miss Hortense Spiegell at the piano,
sang two beautiful selections; Rev. Roy I.
Farmer made the invocation; Dr. J. F. Mc-
culloch gave some interesting history about
the inception of the college, and told of the
vigorous campaign which he waged in behalf
of a college for North Carolina for 20 years,
through the pages of "Our Church Record,"
as it was then known. His dream was
realized and the boys' dormitory is called
McCulloch Hall in his honor. The beloved
layman, Mr. J. Norman Wills, of Greensboro,
then gave a very comprehensive sketch of
the history of the college, and paid high trib-
ute to J. Calvin Roberts, of Kernersville,
who bequeathed the first $10,000 by will for
its establishment. This sketch was very in-
teresting. The students, led by Charles
Brooks, gave three resounding rahs for the
founders. Dr. Andrews, in a well-timed talk,
introduced the speaker of the hour, Dr. Harry
W. Chase, president of the University of
North Carolina, who in his characteristic
manner delivered a forceful and timely ad-
dress. He told the students to have high re-
spect for work, and good work, too. He said
it is viciouj for a student to loaf through
college for four years. Then he advised the
boys and girls to pay respect to ideas instead
of personalities such as Edison and Henry
Ford have given to the world. Lastly, he
stressed co-operation in living together. It.
was Nathanael Macon who said that he did
want to live where he could see the smoke
from his neighbor's chimney or hear his
dog's bark, but that day is past forever. To-
day we live in crowded cities and thickly
settled communities and the art of living to-
gether in peace and harmony is a problem.
Dr. Chase made a fine impression on the
large audience. Although a native of Massa-
chusetts, Dr. Chase has become so closely
identified with our state and its traditions
that he seems "to the manner born," and
loves North Carolina as one of her own sons.
At the conclusion of his address, he left for
a luncheon of the Rotary Club, where he
made another address. It was a happy thought
on the part of Dr. Andrews to bring Dr.
Chase to High Point, for this was his first
appearance here as a public speaker.

At last Sunday morning's service the pas-
tor. Rev. Roy I. Farmer, chose for his text
"For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain,"
from Philippians 1:21. He said that it is of
little value to discover truth unless we put
it to practical use. Nothing is of value in
life unless we manifest Christ to others. There
are several ways of attempted manifestation
of Christ; by the sword or war; by the effort
of sculpture; by the art of painting; by the
art of song and words set to music; by sac-

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

rifiee and self-denial. How do we prove
Christianity? By living like Him and mani-
festing Him to the world. At this service
Messrs. Schultheiss and Mason, of Greensboro,
sang a lovely duet, "Crucifix," and the choir
rendered a charming anthem, "Twilight and
Dawn," by Speaks. At the evening service,
Mesdames Allred and Whitesell sang "As
Pants the Hart" in a beautiful manner, and
the anthem was 'Saviour, I Follow On." Eev.
Mr. Farmer delivered the last of a series of
sermons on famous texts, this having been
"John Wesley's Text."

At a congregational meeting after services
Sunday morning, Mr. E. L. Douglas was
elected superintendent of the Sabbath school.
Trustees, stewards, ushers, and different com-
mittees were elected.

The Hallowe'en social, which was planned
by the C. E. Society for Monday evening, was
cancelled on account of James' Hinkle's be-
reavement, but the usual weekly prayer
meeting was held, when the topic "Making
the Right Use of Our Talents," was discussed
by Margaret Opal Neese as leader.

On Wednesday evening, the prayer service
and teacher training class will be held. The
life of Christ will be studied for the next
eight weeks.

On Sunday morning, October 21st, Donald,
the lovely little son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
H. Leonard, was baptized by Rev. E. L. Bal-
lard, and it is interesting to note that the
water he used in the service was brought
from the Jordan river, when he made a tour
of the Holy Land about three years ago.

Congratulations are being extended by many
friends to Mr. and Mrs. D. Astor Dowdy upon
the arrival of a little son October 24th at
High Point Hospital. This young gentleman,
who is also the grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Perryman, will be christened James
Henrv Dowdy.

Asheboro. — We had a very good attendance
at Sunday school yesterday. We think that
we are rolling along fine.

At the 11 o'clock hour we had a large con-
gregation. Installation of new officers who
are to serve for the coming year took place
at this time. This service was very impres-
sive and will no doubt make the people feel
more keenly the responsibility.

The fourth quarterly conference was held
last Wednesday evening with a good many
members present and right much business was
transacted, and the most important of all was
that the quarterly conference voted unani-
mously for the return of Rev. and Mrs. J. E.
Pritchard. Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard have done
good work in our church and community, and
we hope that the Conference will send them
back to us for another year.

We have had two young people to join our
church recently. They are Miss Betsy Bulla
and Mr. Morgan Grimes. We are always glad
to see the young people come into the church.

Our pastor will leave here Tuesday for
Winston Salem to attend the Annual Con-
ference.

EXIE CALICOTT, Reporter.

Oetober 29, 1928.

Hoi lister, Halifax Charge. — Pastor Spencer
filled his appointment here Sunday and, as
usual, preached a splendid sermon. There
was a very large congregation at both preach-
ing and Sunday school. We noticed several

visitors in the congregation; among them
were Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Harper and three
children, of Nashville, N. C. Mrs. Harper is
one of our members.

The church officers were elected Sunday as
follows : Class leader, Mr. G. L. Knight ;
stewards, Mr. Daniel Knight, Miss Kathleen
Shearin, Mr. Robert Arrington, Mr. W. J.
Ga,lloway, Mr. E. T. Ellington, .and Mrs.
T. C. Williams; trustees, Mr. E. T. Elling-
ton, Mr. E. L. Lee, Mr. R. A. Hardy, Mr.
G. L. Knight, and Mr. Robert Arrington ;
pianist, Miss Estelle Ellington; assistant
pianist, Miss Sallie Wood; reporter, Miss
Kathleen Shearin.

Mr. Spencer and delegate, Mrs. T. C. Wil-
liams, will leave for Conference Wednesday.
We are hoping and praying that this will be
the best Conference ever held.

KATHLEEN SHEARIN, Reporter

Grace Church. — Sunday was communion day
and a greater part of the large congregation
communed. The pastor was assisted by Dr.
Spahr. The doors of the church were opened
and seven young boys of the 'teen age pre-
sented themselves for membership. All these
boys came from Mr. F. R. Stout's class, which
is composed of the 'teen age. This class,
better known as the "Jinx" Class, is made
up out of as fine a bunch of youngsters as
can be found anywhere. Mr. Stout, the teach-
er, is a born leader of boys, and each one
of his class is happy to be under the leader-
ship of such a splendid character.

The Sunday before the church received into
membership seven adults: Mrs. J. F. Do-
sier, son and daughter, from Randleman M. P.
church, Mr. and Mrs. Holder from Trinity
M. E. Church, Durham; Mrs. Archie Morris,
Muirs Chapel M. E. Church, and Mrs. J. M.
Murray.

The Sunday evening service was the be-
ginning of a series of sermons and addresses
on why the speaker belongs to a certain de-
nomination. Rev. Milo S. Hinkle, of the
Asheboro Street Friends Church, spoke on
"Why I Am a Quaker." After listening to
such a splendid address, those that were not
Quakers went away with a deeper love for
that band of great and noble Christians. The
last Sunday evening in November the congre-
gation will be addresses by Mr. R. D. Douglas,
one of our city's most outstanding citizens.
His subject will be "Why I Am a Catholic."
These addresses will last throughout the fall
?nd winter months and the speakers will
come not only from the Protestant and Cath-
olic, but by the rabbi and some outstanding
layman of the Jewish synagogue.

These addresses are not intended to be
argumentative, but that we may have a bet-
ter understanding and love for other denomi-
nations.

The church has closed a very successful year
and will begin the new year well organized,
looking forward to a better year than the
one past.

The choir, under the direction of Mr.
Bynuni Clapp as director, and Miss Bnrton
as organist, is giving splendid music at each
service. The choir is very fortunate in hav-
ing Miss Madge Marley, one of Greensboro's
best soprano soloists. C. J., Jr.

Spring Hill. — Our revival began on October
21. Owing to the pastor being unable to be
with us longer, we had only a few days'

meeting, but we feel our efforts were not
in vain. Six were converted, five uniting with
the church. We trust others will join in the
near future. Rev. D. I. Garner did most
of the preaching. We enjoyed hearing him
very much.

On October 24 the church officers were
elected. They are: Class leader, Mr. G. J.
Jones; trustees, Mr. C. 0. Craven, Mr. C. L.
Swaim, J. D. Collett, Mr. J. L. Craven, Mr.
Colon Haynes; stewards, Mrs. H. F. Moore,
Mrs. Henry Byerly, Miss Alice Haynes.

Since last writing, Miss Bessie Swaim and
Miss Alice Haynes entertained the primary
and junior classes with a picnic and outing,
all enjoying the occasion very much.

Our new church is now nearing comple-
tion. We are thankful to the One who
maketh all things possible. May God's rich-
est blessings rest on every one that has given
of their means and time. Especial mention
should be given Mr. C. O. Craven, who has
been so faithful in the Lord's work. We be-
lieve he is sending up good material for a
home eternal in the heavens.

Please pray for us in this great work.
REPORTER.

Chestnut Ridge, Orange Charge. — Yesterday
was the last regular service of the Confer-
ence year. Brother Williams preached a
splendid sermon, as usual.

The last quarterly conference was held at
Chestnut Ridge church Saturday P. M. ; there
was a very good attendance. The conference
voted for the return of the present pastor,
and we hope the Annual Conference will see
fit to send him and his family back to us,
for we have learned to love them and we feel
like we can't let them leave us.

We are behind some on pastor's salary,
but we hope before Conference it will be
paid in full.

The Sunday school is moving along very
nicely under the leadership of Mr. J. T.
Hobbs, but the attendance could be lots bet-
ter.

Two new members have been received into
the chureli here since the revival meeting
closed.

May God richly bless the Annual Confer-
ence, and make this the best Conference year
yet. ANNIE SQUIRES, Reporter.

Tabernacle, Tabernacle Charge. — A splendid
Rally Day program was given Sunday at 11
o'clock, which consisted of recitations, exer-
cises by the children, and the play, "The
Call to Prepare." Those taking part in the
play were Misses Violet Hanner and Kate
Garrett, Messrs. Glen Stancil, Cecil Fields,
Worth Trogdou and Howard Neece. The
offering amounted to $26.70.

Our Sunday school superintendent for the
coming year is Cecil M. Fields; assistant,
Mrs. Ed Coble ; secretary, Glen Stancil, and
treasurer, Henry Royal.

R. L. Jones is delegate to Conference. We
earnestly hope for the return of our present
pastor.

Among our church visitors Sunday were
Thomas Neece and family, of Shady Grove
Church. REPORTER.
*+*

— Robert Lansing, Secretary of State in
Wilson's Cabinet, died of heart failure this
week.

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Woman's Missionary j
Department |

METHODIST PROTESTANT CHILDREN'S
HOME, HIGH POINT, N. C.
Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer
(The following history of the Methodist
Protestant Children's Home lias been pre-
pared for use in missionary meetings and
church services for Thanksgiving, at which
time it is hoped every Methodist Protestant
will contribute the sum equal to one day's
earnings. From this source comes the largest
amount of money contributed during the
year, and after 16 years there are many
needs. With Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Dixon in
charge of the Home, its continued success is
assured).

The Children's Home at High Point, North
Carolina, is a work in which the whole church
has become interested. The work was begun
by the North Carolina Branch of the Wtmi'
an's Missionary Society, August, 1910, with
less than $50 in the treasury, in an old school-
house at Denton, which was adjoining a Meth-
odist Protestant high school. The reason
for the location at this place was that the
building might be secured free of rent and
that tuition would be given to as many chil-
dren as might be gathered. The Home was
equipped by various churches' and missionary
societies' furnishing the different rooms, and
it was supported in its early days by dues
from the missionary societies (special ar-
rangements having been made with the Wom-
an's Board of Home Missions), personal
pledges, Sunday school offerings, and contri-
butions of money on Thanksgiving.

The reason which prompted the establish-
ment of the Children's Home was that there
were more than eight thousand orphan chil-
dren who were not being cared for in insti-
tutions in North Carolina.

It may be of interest to note that the plan
of giving the sum equal to one days' earn-
ings on Thanksgiving for the children which
was inaugurated by the trustees of the Chil-
dren's Home, was so favorably received by
the people of North Carolina that the gov-
ernor of the state, in his Thanksgiving proc-
lamation each year asks that every citizen
contribute to some orphanage.

It was but a short time after the estab-
lishment of the Home at Denton before the
building was crowded with bright, sprightly
children, and it became necessary for the
missionary society to consider expanding.
Consequently some of the leading men of
the Methodist Protestant Church were in-
vited to meet with them. A committee was
appointed and an announcement was made
that a permanent location would have to be
secured. A farm of 38 acres, one mile from
High Point on the national highway, was
purchased, and a modern building with all
conveniences was erected at a cost of $30,-
000.

Until the time that the Home was moved.
Miss Mabel Williams as matron and Miss
Etta Auman and Mrs. W. .1. Page, assistants,
managed the children. At this time Mr. H. A.
Garrett was employed as superintendent and

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Mrs. Garrett as matron. Too much can not
be said of Mr. and Mrs. Garrett and their
splendid management and the wholesome
training given the children. After 11 years
of service Mr. and Mrs. Garrett resigned and
were succeeded by Bev. and Mrs. E. G. Low-
dermilk, who were also untiring in their
efforts to care for the enterprise which has
always been close to their hearts. Upon
their resignation three years ago Dr. and
Mrs. E. F. Allinan took up the work and
through their persistent conscientious efforts
continued the splendid work until September
1st. this year, when they resigned and were
succeeded by Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Dixon, who
have been loyal supporters and interested
from the small beginning at Denton. While
Mrs. Dixon has for many years been a mem-
ber of the board of trustees, Dr. Dixon dur-
ing the five years he was president of the
North Caroliua Conference, by virtue of his
office, was also a member of the Board of
trustees, under whom the institution is con-
trolled.

Too much cannot lie said of those who have
given of their time in the management of
the Home and it is little wonder that the
institution has prospered as it has under the
guidance of such splendid, consecrated peo-
ple. This has been true of all who have
served in any way.

In 1922-23 a boys' dormitory was erected,
largely through the generosity of Messrs.
George T. and J. C. Penny, who contributed
one-half the cost of the building. From time
to time more land has been purchased. The
farm now comprises 130 acres, most of which
is in cultivation. Mr. J. A. Dixon, who was
for a time in charge of the farm, has re-
turned and will supervise the work of the
boys, who will assist in all of the farm
work, caring for the splendid herd of Hol-
stein cows, the hogs and other live stock.
The girls are also taught to sew, cook and
do general household work, and they also
operate the modern steam laundry.

Since the opening of the Children's Home,
150 children have been admitted, represent-
ing 51 families from North Carolina, Mary-
land, Ohio, Pittsburgh and Michigan confer-
ences. At the age of 18 years the young peo-
ple are dismissed from the Home and are
assisted in securing positions for which they
seem fitted. Among those who have gone
out, many are filling responsible positions
and are reflecting credit on the institution.
While children of Methodist Protestant par-
ents arc given preference, no child is denied
admittance on account of religious faith. The
greater number of the children are fatherless,
and many have neither parent living. It
costs approximately $240 per year for the
support and maintenance of each child. Nine-
ty per cent of the Sunday schools of our de-
nomination in North Carolina contribute
monthly to the support of the Home. Many
Sunday school, missionary and aid societies,
and individuals outside of the state send
contributions regularly. A small amount is
also assigned on percentage basis from the
General Conference budget.

The education of the children has at all
times been carefully considered. At present
a most satisfactory arrangement is employed
by having the primary and elementary grades
taught in the home and the high school stu-
dents sent to Jamestown, only a few miles
distant. For those talented in music, les-

November 1, 1928

sons have been arranged. With High Point
College only a stone's throw away, higher
education may be secured by practically all
who aspire. Especial emphasis has been
placed on the study of the individual child
in order to develop personality.

The institutional spirit which is prevalent
at the majority of orphanages is not found
at the Children's Home; but on the other
hand is found a splendid parental interest
which follows the young people, not only
to the end of their lives in the Home, but
after they enter the different fields for wdiich
they arc prepared.

MARRIED

Ogburn-Holland

Of special interest in Maryland and North
Carolina was the wedding on September 8 of
Miss Dorothy Eleanor Holland, of Marion,
Md., to Richard Lee Ogburn, of Summerfield,
N. C, which occurred at 8 o'clock in the
morning at the country home of the bride's
parents.

The home was exquisitely decorated in the
colors yellow and green, tall yellow dahlias
and ivy being artistically arranged to form
an arch, and the scene was lighted by tall
yellow candles.

Prior to the ceremony, Miss Althea Davis,
a student at Peabody, sang Cadman's "At
Dawning," and "I Love Tou Truly." Miss
Betty Fiedler, of Erie Pa., who teaches music
at the University of Maryland, played the
wedding music.

Miss Nell Parsons, of Easton, Md., was the
bride's only attendant. The bride entered
with her father, Charles A. Holland, who gave
her in marriage. She was met at the altar
by Mr. Ogburn, attended by his best man,
Marvin Chalk, of Towson, Md., and the cere-
mony was performed by Hev. Cronston Big-
gin, of Pikesville, Md.

Following the wedding, the bridal party,
relatives and friends, were entertained at
a wedding breakfast.

Mrs. Ogburn is the pretty and charming
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Holland.
She is a member of an old and prominent
Eastern Shore family. She is an alumnus of
Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md.,
and since leaving school she has taught in
the city schools of Salisbury, Md.

Mr. Ogburn is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John B. Ogburn. of Summerfield. N. C. He
is an alumnus of Oak Bidge Military Insti-
tute and Western Maryland College, West-
minster, Md. He is in partnership with his
father in the milling business.

After a motor trip to Philadelphia, Atlantic
City, Niagara Falls, Canada, and other places
of interest, Mr. and Mrs. Ogburn will be at
their new home, which is almost complete at
Summerfield, N. C.

»+-

— Bro. W. F. Grabbs suggests that all
churches hold weekly prayer meetings to
pray for our country. That would be a good
move to make. Such prayer should be offered
whether meetings are held or not. Praying
would so change people that they would not
be willing to vote for immoral men for pub-
lic office.

November 1, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Cooper

Mrs. Alice A. Cooper, wife of W. B. Cooper,
died September 30, 1928, at her home in Siler
City.

She is survived by her husband and chil-
dren, also sisters, brothers and other rela-
tives.

She was a consistent member of Piuey
Grove M. P. church ; ever having the interest
of her church at heart and first in importance.

Mrs. Cooper was widely known in Chatham
and the surrounding counties. She gained
her many friends through the true Christian
spirit, her lovable disposition and her strong
character.

Funeral services were conducted at Piney
Grove church by her pastor, Eev. C. G. Isley,
assisted by Dr. A. G. Dixon and the pastor
of the M. E. church at Siler City, Mr. Mc-
Manus. The large number present at the
funeral and the numerous beautiful floral
designs attested the love and esteem in which
she was held in the hearts of her friends and
relatives.

May God comfort those who mourn their
loss. C. G. ISLEY.

Foster

Thedore Foster, the 15-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. James F. Foster, departed this life
October 15, 1928. Many hearts were saddened
at the news of his death. Theodore was a
kind and obedient boy and was loved by
many. He took a great interest in his Sun-
day school and church, and was always there
when possible. He joined Dulins Methodist
Protestant church last July.

Theodore is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James F. Foster, three sisters, Leona,
Sallie and Geneva; three brothers, William,
Charlie and Spurgeon.

This was a sad shock to the family and we
extend our sympathy to his friends and loved
ones. Many friends expressed their sympathy
with flowers, which made a large and beau-
tiful floral offering.

The funeral service was conducted Tuesday
afternoon by his pastor, Eev. J. W. Braxton,
at the M. E. church of Advance, N. C, after
which the body was interred in the Advance
cemetery.

— A few days ago the death of Evangelist
Torrey was announced. He died in Asheville,
N. C. He was prominent in the rank with
Moody years ago. We heard him preach in
Winston while Rev. G. F. Millaway was pas-
tor there and while Mr. Taft was president
of the United States. He spoke of the van-
ity of worldly fame one day, saying that in
a very few years Mr. Taft's name would
scarcely be mentioned, though at that time
it was on the first page in nearly every daily
paper.

Little Jane — I s'pose I ought to be looking
for a husband now, Auntie.

Old Maid— Why, dear?

Little Jane — I heard daddy say you'd been
looking for one for 20 years, so I'd better
begin early. — Pathfinder,

SONG OF THE SUDWAY

(New York, 6 P. M.)
By Grenville Kleieer

Jam them in, slam them in.

Keep the thing a-humming,
Ram them in, cram them in,

People still a-coming!
Millionaires, stenographers,
Office boys and editors,
Managers and auctioneers,
Entry clerks and engineers,
Wall Street men, optometrists,
Osteopaths and journalists,
Nondescripts and working men,
Seventeen and three-score-ten,
Crush them in, rush them in,
People still a-eoming!

Show- them in, throw them in,

Many more to follow,
Shoot them in, boot them in,

Don't take time to swallow!
Pretty maid and tailor-made,
Slylish maid and homely maid,
Jersey maid and ready-made,
Housemaid and old maid !
Billionaire and pauper air,
Bald head and golden hair,
Native born and foreign race,
All alert and vacant face!
Sqteeze them in, tease them in,

More and more to follow.

Bump them in, dump them in,

People should not worry.
Face them in, chase them in,

Every one must hurry.
Take a place behind the gate,
Get your clothes prest wrhile you wait,
Grab a seat, don't give a rap
For the lady at the strap.
If your life is spared till night
You can tell you wife all right;

How the gateman pushed them in,
Piled them in, filed them in,
Backed them in, packed them in,
Coaxed them in, hoaxed them in,
Tossed them in, bossed them in,
Put them in, foot them in,
Paired them in, stared them in,
Hauled them in, bawled them in,
Drubbed them in, clubbed them in,
Poked them in, stoked them in,
Steered them in, jeered them in.
Called them in, mauled them in,
Took them in, shook them in,
Passed them in, massed them in,
Booed them in, shooed them in,
Dared them in, scared them in,
Slipped them in, tripped them in,
Talked them in, walked_ them in,
Drew them in, threw them in,
Rapped them in, snapped them in,
Urged them in, scourged them in,
Stacked them in, whacked them in,
Cuffed them in, stuffed them in.
Polled them in, bowled them in.
Pitched them in, switched them in,
Brought them in, fought them in,
Hurled them in, whirled them in,
Knocked them in, locked them in.
To speed them homeward going!
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Weary Willie — Will you please help an old
survivor, lady?

Lady — An old survivor of what?

Weary Willie— Of the summer of 1928.

A SAD AND DISTRESSING CALAMITY

The deplorable tragedy, which startled and
shocked the entire city of High Point last
Sunday morning, has cast a spell of gloom
and sadness over our congregation. The
church has lost an active and highly es-
teemed member, Mr. James W. Hinkle, who
was a steward and secretary of the quarterly
conference, and the Sabbath school and Jun-
ior church have been bereft of two dear, sweet
children, Virgil, aged 10 years, and his lovely
little sister, Elizabeth, who was only eight.
God truly "moves in a mysterious way;" we
stand appalled at this strange dispensation
of Providence, and can but wonder why He
permits these shocking calamities to happen.
We know that always "His ways are just and
His counsels wise," and "sometime we'll un-
derstand" when the mists of earthly vision
have cleared away. "Though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear
no evil, for thou art with me; thy rod and
thy staff, they comfort me."

Funeral services for the three deceased
members will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock from the First church, with the fol-
lowing ministers officiating: The pastor, Rev.
R. I. Farmer, the associate pastor, Rev. E. L.
Ballard, and former pastors, Dr. Geo. R.
Brown, of Reidsville, and Rev. P. E. Lindley.

To Mrs. Hinkle and her son, James, the
heartfelt love and deepest sympathy of our
entire membership are extended, and we com-
mend them to the gracious Heavenly Father,
who has promised, "I will never leave thee
nor forsake thee," praying earnestly that
God's grace may be sufficient for them and
that they may feel His tender, loving care
and protection about them, knowing that
"Underneath are the Everlasting Arms."
"I know not where His islands lift
Their fronded palms in air;
I only know I cannot drift
Beyond His love and care."

High Point, October 30, 1928.

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YOUTH DRINKING LESS

The widespread propaganda to the contrary
notwithstanding, the records show that drink-
ing is going out of vogue with youth, says
W. G. Calderwood. Judge Mary M. Bartelme,
of the Chicago Children's Court, stated re-
cently : "In 1913, when I began to hear girls'
cases, as many as eight or ten girls wrere
brought to me every week on the charge of
being intoxicated. I doubt if I now have one
in three months. They have almost disap-
peared."

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—"The school lunch is of great importance,"
saj's Miss Mary Thomas, nutrition specialist
at State College. "About one-fourth of the
food for a day should in the lunch-box and
to balance this food so that the child "will
be well nourished, some planning is neces-
sary. The well-planned lunch will contain
milk in some form, a substantial food, usually
in the form of sandwiches, some fruit or
vegetables, a fat, preferably in the form of
butter, and a sweet in the form of simple
cakes or fruits."

Son : Pop, what is the difference between
a dialogue and a monologue?

Pop: When two women talk it's a dia-
logue; but when a woman carries on a con-
versation with her husband, it's a monologue.

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ARMISTICE DAY PROCLAMATION— 1928
By the Governor

To the People of North Carolina:

Ten years ago a broken world laid aside
the implements of war and turned its face
toward peace. The signing of the Armistice
on November 11, 1918, followed the most
sanguinary struggle in the history of the
human race. For four years Europe had been
bathed in blood. While the actual fighting
was confined for the most part to that con-
tinent, the effects of that struggle were felt
throughout the realm of civilization. It was
a world experience.

America's participation in the fight for
supremacy, waged between autocracy and
democracy, undoubtedly hastened its conclu-
sion. We called the result a victory. From
a material standpoint it was; but unless the
spiritual ideals of those whose souls were
dedicated to the cause of world peace shall
prevail, the millions who perished in Europe
died in vain.

With the Great War a decade behind us,
we are confronted today with our peace-time,
problems. The hardships and privations of
war should have taught us self-mastery.

If there remains among us a spirit of an-
tagonism toward those who hold the diversi-
fied viewpoints that must always exist among
a free people; if the spirit of brotherhood
has not been promoted to a point where we
can disagree and, at the same time, exercise

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a spirit of tolerance ; if individual differences
of opinion are to bring about internal strife
and conflict, then selfishness is the shrine at
which we worship and the blood that was
spilled in behalf of universal liberty and
freedom of thought lias lost its spiritual sig-
nificance.

Composite humanity comprised the armies
that marched forth on the battlefields of
Europe. Men of all nationalities, of all
creeds, fought and died shoulder to shoulder.
Differences of personal opinion faded into in-
significance. In that great melting-pot, hu-
manity refined its gold and discarded its
dross. One purpose dominated the hearts of
those who presented themselves living sacri-
fices to democracy and universal brother-
hood.

It again becomes my duty, under the law,
to issue my proclamation giving official rec-
ognition to the eleventh day of November.
But this is more than a duty. It is a sacred
privilege. As we approach this tenth anni-
versary of that significant event which took
place in the fall of 1018, I urge our people
to give serious consideration to what the day
really means and to prepare their hearts for
a fitting observance. To do this, we must
banish from our minds all malice ; we must
forget our differences, remembering those
those who left the shores of America to do
battle for democracy know no creed but pa-
triotism ; that they were all moved by the
same sublime motives.

Armistice Day this year falls on the Sab-
bath. Hence, its observance must be con-
ducted in a dignified manner and for the
most part in houses of worship. Secular and
military celebrations will follow on Monday.
Where it is consistent with their order of
service, I respectfully urge the ministers of
the various churches to make such reference
to Armistice Day as they may deem proper
and that they request the congregations com-
mitted to their charge to observe a period
of silence, from 11 o'clock until two minutes
past eleven. This should in no way inter-
fere with any service, but will constitute a
splendid preface to regular worship. This
period of silence should be spent in prayer
and meditation; prayer for those in whoso
hearts the wounds of war have not yet healed,
and meditation on the grave problems which
confront this Christian nation today.

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November 1, 1928

Armistice Day should not be a day of
mourning but one of rejoicing; not a day of
boasting but of introspection. We should
search our hearts, weigh our motives, and
seek to banish from our lives those unwhole-
some traits which tend to mar good citizen-
ship. If we do this, we will emerge better
equipped to serve humanity and fight the
battles of peace with clean hands and pure
hearts.

Done in the City of Kaleigh, this the 1st
day of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight,
and in the one hundred and fifty-second year
of our American independence.

ANGUS W. McLEAN,
Governor of North Carolina.

HIGH POINT COLLEGE

HIGH POINT, N. C.

A high grade institution for the education of young women
and young men.

Splendid courses are offered by competent instructors. Full
credit is given by the State Board of Education for all work com-
pleted here.

Special courses in Music, Art, and Commercial subjects are also
given. Fall Semester begins September the 11th.

Correspondence solicited.

R. M. Andrews, President

Shocking Tragedy in High Point. — Last Sat-
urday afternoon Brother .1. W. Hinkle of
First Church, High Point, took his two young-
er children out in his automobile. Not re-
turning at night, alarm was excited and an
all-night search instituted. Early the next
morning the dead bodies of all three were
found in the woods near together, with a
pistol lying near. It is supposed that ill
health caused the terrible deed. There are
left of the family Mrs. Hinkle and the older
son, aged 16. How keen must be their dis-
tress, but they will have many sympathizing
friends.

— The largest telescope in the world is to
be erected on a California hilltop. It will
have a 200-inch reflector and will bring into
view thousands of stars never yet seen by
the eye of man. It is expected that it will
help to settle some questions that now divide
or puzzle astronomers.

—Forty-three million men and women have
registered for this presidential election;
fourteen million more than four years ago.

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GREENS30R0, N. C, NOVEMBER 8, 1928

NUMBER 1

Looking Back to Conference

For nearly a year we have been looking forward to the
meeting of our Annual Conference in Winston-Salem. Now
we are looking back to it. Its work has been done, its im-
pressions made. Its work was earnest and we trust results
will prove that it was wisely directed. Changes in pastoral
relations may awaken misgivings for a time, but after read-
justments have been made all new relations may be found
as pleasant and as advantageous to the work of the church
as were the old. So may it be. New pastors and new flocks
may make it so.

One of the impressions that will abide with members of
the conference was the impression made by the entertainment
received. The Winston people know how to entertain a con-
ference. Without fuss or hurry or worry they entertained us
in a most satisfactory manner. Their success in this matter
is partly due to the capability of the chairmen of the Enter-
tainment Committee, Bro. R. N. Hauser. In our vote of
thanks for favors received most prominent in our minds were
our hosts and their representative, Bro. Hauser.

Of course we were impressed with the fact that Winston-
Salem, though a sort of Siamese twins town, is really a very
active city, one of the most active in the state. Loafers would
find its streets very dangerous and uncomfortable, for they
would have to hustle to keep from being run over.

We were impressed, too, with the inspirational and devo-
tional addresses that were made outside the special range of
conference business. Dr. Broomfield's addresses on Evangel-
ism were moving indeed. How it must have inspired the
preachers to be told that a great railroad man drawing an
immense salary and filling a position of great responsibility
said to Dr. Broomfield: "You ministers have the greatest job
in the world!" Dr. Feeman's devotional talks reached the
deepest depths of the heart, and reminded one most forcibly
of Mr. Gordon's Quiet Talks. Then Bishop Rondthaler, 86
years old but with mental faculties alert, inspired us all by
his brief address to the conference.

We will remember the general agents, as we used to call
them, and their brief appeals and reports. They impressed
us with the greatness and urgency of the work of the denomi-
nation. The field work of the denomination was never better
manned before. Broomfield, Straughn, Haddaway, Little
made strong appeals for our co-operation in the work of our
church as a whole.

Dr. Elderdice came and laid upon our hearts again the
need of the school of the prophets, the seminary. His geniality
and his hopefulness always secure sympathy and in the long
run help. He always asks in such a way that he can ask
again.

Dr. Andrews, President of High Point College, appealed
for the help of our people in paying balances on running
expenses. Until the college is endowed deficits in running
expenses may be expected every year. These deficits with

economical management will not be large enough to be alarm-
ing unless they are neglected and allowed to accumulate. A
little subsidy each year from the church will enable the college
to hold up its head and do its work, but the impossible should
not be expected of the college. Some of our people did not
vote to build the college and did not contribute toward the
building fund, but that should not prevent their helping to
support the college now that it has come. The child that
was not wanted may become an object of great affection and
a source of pleasure. Please respond to the appeal and help
High Point college that it may not be interrupted in its impor-
tant work for Christ and the Methodist Protestant Church.

We were impressed with the spirit of fraternity shown by
several denominations through the visit of their ministers to
our body. One of these at least, Dr. Barnhart, came as an
appointed fraternal messenger from his church, the M. E.
Church, South. His speech was most happy.

We were impressed with the unanimity of our conference
regarding the prohibition of the liquor traffic. The opposi-
tion to having a wet country and wet office-holders seemed
to be absolutely unanimous. The election will be over before
this reaches our readers, but however it goes you may know
that our preachers and our laymen generally are opposed to
efforts to reinstate rum. They want John Barleycorn to
stay buried.

This conference occupied all the time. In former years
we frequently heard the presiding officer say, "There is
nothing before conference." This year many times there
were two or more members on the floor seeking recognition.
Near the end of conference a motion was made and we believe
passed instructing the program committee for next confer-
ence to leave more time for the transaction of business. How-
ever, this year adjournment came only a few hours later than
it usually does. Certainly the extra features were enjoyable
and helpful.

We publish elsewhere the report of the stationing com-
mittee and some conference notes. Next conference is to be
held in Concord, N. C, beginning Wednesday after the first
Sunday in November. It was deferred a week out of def-
erence to business men who have special duties the first
Saturday and the first Monday in the month.

We should at once begin to look forward to our meeting
in Concord and begin to make preparation to report a good
year's work. Let us make these days and months glow with
the light of our good works.

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Arabs say, "All sunshine makes a desert." And they
ought to know, for they are familiar with vast tracts of sand
on which nothing grows. Eliphaz says in Job 15:21, "In
prosperity the destroyer shall come." And Solomon says
even more pointedly, in Prov. 1:32, "The prosperity of fools
shall destroy them." We need clouds and storms as well
as sunshine. — Selected.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

November S, 19:28

GOD'S ATTITUDE TOWARD US

St. Luke, 15th chapter, points out to me the great out-
standing love of God, and how Christ seeks out the lost soul
and how there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repents.
Jesus said He came not to call the righteous, hut sinners
to repent. Now it's human nature that all of our hearts
reach out for love and it's also nature that from those whom
we do most for. sacrifice most for, we naturally expect most
love and gratitude. Now God made this body of ours from
the dust of the earth, breathed into our nostrils the breath
of life, gave us everything we have or hope to have, sacrificed
His only begotten Son that we might have life and have it
more abundantly. Surely God expects our love and gratitude.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth ;
He made the night and the day. He made the beast of the
earth and the fowl of the air. God looked upon these and
said that they were good. But He saw there was yet some-
thing lacking, that He hadn't yet created anything to wor-
ship Him. God is love. God desires love. So He said, Let
us make man in our own image, after our own likeness, and
let them have dominion over everything that is upon the
earth. How honored man ought to feel that God put confi-
dence enough in us to give us Ml possession of the things
that He had created on the earth, and then created us to
worship Him. But when God made man, they were perfect
without sin. And God blessed them. And even though man
fell in the Garden of Eden, God's blessings still continue to
fall on us. He is long-suffering and has no respect of person.
He sends His sunshine and rain on the just and the unjust.
But what brings sadness to my heart is that man is the only
thing that God created that has not complied with His wish.
It grieved His heart to look down upon the earth and see
the wickedness of His people that He thought were going to
be such a pleasure. But instead of worshipping Him, they
are continuing to eat of the forbidden fruit, participating
in the things God has forbidden them to do, breaking the
laws of God, breaking the laws of their country. But God's
love was so great as He looked down upon us He didn't
wish any to be lost, but that all should come to repentance.
So He gave His only begotten Son as a Savior of the world.
Another grief added because He had made man.

God has an all-seeing eye. He saw His Son as He lay
in the manger; there was no room in the inn for Jesus. He
saw Him as He grew up and began teaching at the age of
twelve, and when He preached that great Sermon on the
Mount trying to turn men from their sins and from darkness
into light.

He saw His Son as they laid hands on Him in the Garden
and led Him to be tried for His life. They spat upon Him,
smote Him with their hands, made a crown of thorns and
placed it upon his brow, and in the end crucified Jesus, a
man in whom they could find no fault. Surely this too
grieved God's heart. But He allowed all this to draw Hie
hearts of men to Him that He had made in His own likeness.
And today Jesus is at the right hand of God making inter-
cession for us. And whosoever believeth on Him shall not
perish but have everlasting life.

X. Y. Z.

"I am come that ye might
have it more abundantly."

have life, and that ye might

AMERICA SEEN THROUGH GERMAN EYES

(Review of America Seen Through German Eyes, by Dr.
Arthur Feiler, editor of Frankfurter Zeitung;
The New Republic, New York City)
By Erxest H. Cherrington, LL.D., Litt.D.
Director of Department of Education, Anti-Saloon
League of America
Dr. Arthur Feiler, editor of the Frankfurter Zeitung,
in his new book, America Seen Through German Eyes (pub-
lished by the New Republic) is amazing for his voluminous
accuracy and for his sympathetic understanding of this
nation. One wonders how Dr. Feiler ever was able to gather
all the data he has assembled in this book and, still more,
how he was able to so digest it that he presents it in the
most human and interesting fashion. Many Americans, even
travelled Americans, can learn much about, their own land
from this keen-eyed, fair-minded and delightfully conversa-
tional visitor. Especially interesting are his discussions of
American prosperity and our economic problems, these two
themes comprising two-thirds of the book. Dr. Feiler does
not adopt the common European fallacy that America's
wealth is due to the war, but affirms:

"It should, however, be remembered in this connection
that for the United States the war did not result in war
profits only, enormous as they may have been, for at the
same time America was granting loans to the allies and was
spending large amounts herself for war purposes, so that she
was assuming tremendous debts, which are now being re-
deemed. It should also be remembered that American citi-
zens, especially those who were wealthy, were taxed very
heavily because of America 's participation in the war. ' ' To
this he adds: "It is a fact of the utmost importance that
labor, too, is participating in this general prosperity."

.Many Americans will wonder at this dictum: "Spacious-
ness is the ruling symbol of American life: spaciousness,
loneliness and emptiness." Equally curious seems his con-
viction that the automobile is the cure for loneliness in
America, while in Germany they cure it with beer. Dr.
Feiler writes: 'This inner loneliness is hard to satisfy; it
is easier to bury it beneath some superficial interest than it is
to cure it fundamentally. The average American (like the
average European of today), at any rate, finds it more con-
venient to hide this feeling of discontent under some outward
activity. The rapid development of the automobile industry
reflects this growing demand for an interest which will at
least give him something to do. . . .A little more gasoline
was distributed, per capita, in America than beer was con-
sumed in Bavaria, where the per capita consumption of beer
in 1912 amounted to 238 liters, while the average German
throughout the Reich as a whole was satisfied with 100 liters
of liquor (beer, not gasoline) per annum. The sale of books,
both before the war and after, was smaller in both countries
than the sale of beer or gasoline."

Dr. Feiler pays much attention to the prohibition issue.
In one place he writes:

"Prohibition, which has probably exercised a more far-
reaching influence on morality than any other regulation
affecting private life in America, is chiefly due to the women's
efforts.

"Germans returning home after a visit in America fre-
quently take a mischievous delight in telling about the many
drinks they enjoyed in the United States, where, despite pro-

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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hibition, they had mam- opportunities to secure alcoholic
beverages. Many Germans believe, therefore, that prohibi-
tion in America has failed completely. This is the prevailing
attitude in Germany, where the progress of prohibition
throughout the world is either discredited altogether or
ironically scorned. Soon we Germans may have the doubtful
glory of taking the lead among civilized European nations,
as far as our freedom in unlimited alcohol traffic is con-
cerned. . . .

"Such negative opinions do not give a true picture of
the real facts of the success of the movement. It is true, of
course, that prohibition has not been entirely successful and
this is only natural, for its administrators are not powerful
enough to enforce it completely. Exceptional cases, in which
the sale of alcohol is legal, have made it possible for many
people to circumvent prohibition. Wine for medical purposes
or for church sacraments, permitted despite prohibition, is
doubtless more popular now than it was before the amend-
ment went into effect. There are plenty of legitimate and
illegitimate 'old' stocks of alcoholic beverages on hand in
the country. Homebrew (the Italians are particularly versed
in the domestic manufacture of wine) is permitted within
limits and the temptation to surpass them is great. America's
frontiers above all are so extensive and her ports so numerous
that a complete supervision is impossible.

After referring to the bootleggers and recognizing the
difficulties in enforcement of the law. Dr.. Peiler finds:

''One typically American reason why prohibition will
stay is the fact that it abolished saloons and suppressed this
source of political and moral corruption, which had been
poisoning American life. Many saloon owners were the
agents and henchmen of corrupt political bosses whose cam-
paigns were organized in the saloons themselves, which were
also the recruiting quarters of all kinds of criminals. Ameri-
can life was tremendously purified when these institutions,
which had been a real pest, were exterminated. The aboli-
tion of the saloons was a benefit to the country which none
of the unfavorahle effects of prohibition can counteract,"

He sums up his general observations concerning prohibi-
tion in a very careful analysis as follows:

"The saloons were fatal to labor. Innumerable workers
wasted their hard-earned wages and ruined their families by
just 'stopping for a moment' on their way home to have 'one
glass' of liquor, which so often ended with a 'round of
drinks.' ... It is the consensus of opinion in America that
prohibition has greatly stimulated the progress of labor, not
only because the worker has learned to save the money which
he might otherwise have spent on drink, but because his
general sobriety has increased his efficiency and enabled him
to earn higher wages. Socially this has been the most impor-
tant result brought about by prohibition and it is an achieve-
ment which other countries should consider as well.

"Some distinguished American political economists very
largely attribute the recent increase of production as weil
as the post-war prosperity in general to prohibition, and that
their opinion is shared by a great many people is indicated
by the fact that some of the large employers' and workers'
organizations are now unitedly supporting prohibition be-
cause they consider it a vital factor in the maintenance of
the country's wealth, and the workers' efficiency; they believe
that prohibition has helped to increase the country's pur-
chasing power and has contributed towards the rise in wages

and the increased productivity of industry which has con-
tinued despite these high wages. Business interests as a
whole are no longer opposed to prohibition. The saloons
have been replaced by shops of various kinds. The breweries
have readjusted their output and are manufacturing canned
goods, ice or ice cream. Even the wine-growers are satisfied,
for their grapes are sold as raisins or as ingredients for
homebrew at high prices, made possible because, under pro-
hibition, foreign wines cannot be imported into America.

"Despite an extensive smuggling trade in alcoholic bev-
erages, and despite the bootleggers, prohibition has quite
evidently markedly decreased the consumption of alcohol in
the United States. Even individuals who complain a great
deal about this curtailment of their personal liberty are very
economical with their stocks of alcohol, which is, after all,
very hard to obtain, at least of good quality. The number
of individuals revolting against prohibition is smaller than
it was at first and is still diminishing; even in their homes
these people now frequently serve only one cocktail to each
guest. In other private social gatherings alcohol is no longer
consumed at all, and at public dinners it is, of course, ex-
cluded, so that now most Americans drink very little. The
great masses of the people will become more and more accus-
tomed to doing without drink altogether and there are many
who are already accustomed to abstinence. American life
is being tamed by prohibition as well as by other things, and
the women and especially children are deriving the benefits
of this development. The consideration of them, and the
coming generation which needs protection, is the strongest
moral support of prohibition. This consideration of the chil-
dren is more impressive and more important than all other
economic or social factors which have supported the prohibi-
tion movement."

Those who fail to read this book will miss one of the most
entertaining and informing portrayals of American life that
has ever been written by a visitor to our shores.
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WHAT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HAS
ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE LAST YEAR

1. In Porto Rico the American Red Cross has a half
million homeless and destitute persons under its care, and in
Florida there are 50,000 persons looking to it for assistance
as a result of the tropical hurricane which swept out of the
Caribbean Sea in September and cut a path of destruction
over a 1,500-mile course. A relief fund of about $5,500,000
has been raised with which the organization is preventing
intense suffering and in many instances actual starvation.

2. During the organization's fiscal year which closed
June 30th it gave assistance following 88 disasters, 66 of
which were in this country and 22 abroad.

3. Its workers in nearly 3,000 chapters in the United
States have assisted an average of 40,500 service and ex-
service men each month, helping them to settle government
claims and procure hospital treatment and seeing that their
families did not suffer while these claims were pending. At
the same time Red Cross workers in camps and hospitals
assisted an average of nearly 16,000 men each month and
arranged during the year more than 22,000 recreation and
entertainment events.

4. Carrying on civilian activities only where there is no
other agency to do it— mostly in small towns and rural sec-

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tions — the Red Cross has assisted more than 10,000 families
during the year.

5. In communities throughout the United States and in
our insular and foreign possessions, its 745 public health
nurses have been fighting disease and suffering and improving
the health standards of the nation. They have made more
than a million visits to homes during the year to eare for the
sick and protect the well. Eight hundred and seventy-four
thousand school children have been inspected and given assis-
tance in having their physical defects corrected.

6. Nearly 60,000 women and girls have been taught, in the
organization's Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick classes,
how to give home care to the sick in their homes and how to
prevent sickness by the proper eare of the home and the
family.

7. In their fight against malnutrition, the cause of many
physical defects in children and adults, the organization has
given nutrition instruction to 128,000 persons, of whom
122,000 were children.

8. With 90,000 persons a year dying as a result of acci-
dents, the American Red Cross is waging a nation-wide cam-
paign to reduce this annual loss of life. In the last twelve
months it has instructed more than 150,000 persons in the
United States in first aid for the injured, while the number
of persons enrolled in its life-saving corps after receiving
intensive instruction in methods for rescuing and reviving
the drowning persons, has reached nearly 174,000. During the
year it has also given more than 4,000 lectures and demon-
strations for the furtherance of this campaign.

9. In addition to helping with the administrative and
other phases of the work, Red Cross volunteers have during
the year produced more than a quarter of a million garments
and two and a quarter million surgical dressings for use in
disaster relief work and other contingencies. They have also
transcribed 1,316 volumes into Braille, a system of raised
lettering whereby the blind are enabled to read. Practically
all Braille transcribing in this country is done by Red Cross
volunteers.

10. The American Red Cross makes no appeals for funds
during the year except following great national disasters in
which cases all funds contributed are spent for relief work
in the disaster for which the appeal is made. This entire
program of service is financed from membership dues obtained
during the roll call. In addition to this the membership
funds finance many relief operations following relatively small
disasters in which no special appeal is made.

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GOD'S BEST GIFTS

The blessings of God come upon all mankind, but His
best gifts are to the righteous. We do not refer to wealth,
fame, pleasure, or any physical possession, but to His indwell-
ing presence, with its accompanying peace and joy, to the
other fruits of the Spirit which adorn and enrich the soul,
to the capacity for highest usefulness which belongs only to
the Christian, to the glorious foretastes of heaven which ever
and anon thrill and enrapture the heart, and to the inspiring
future, made bright by the precious promises of the Divine
Word. Are these choicest blessings yours? If not, they may
be if you will rightly seek them. There is a path through
life that all may walk with Jesus, and "it shineth more and
more unto the perfect day." — Selected.

Lessons from the Late Political Campaign

The campaign has been a strenuous one and it has been an
instructive one. Perhaps its strenuousness has made it
instructive. The way to truth is sometimes a painful way.
Light has been thrown by the discussions of this campaign
upon a number of truths that were before obscurely seen.
There has been evident confusion regarding the religious
question. Our federal constitution provides for separation
between church and state, at the same time favoring the free
exercise of religion and forbidding the institution of any
religious tests for office. This has been taken to mean that
an individual voter or campaign speaker is forbidden to refer
to a man's religion when considering his fitness for office.
This is now seen to be a false position. Because a voter
believes in separation of church and state he may think it
unwise to elect to a high office a man who does not believe in
separation of church and state. After a man has been elected
to office no religious test shall be applied to shut him out of
the office to which he has been chosen, but this is far from
saying that a voter for officers shall have no regard for the
quality of a man's religion or his lack of any religion.

Another fact that emerges into prominence from this cam-
paign is the great moral earnestness of the American people.
One of the presidential candidates mistook the American
people for a liquor-loving people. He could not believe that
the majority of American voters really believe in letting
alcoholic liquors alone. He has learned that the American
people do not regard prohibition as a "damnable affliction."

Other lessons may be read out of the events of this
campaign.

But now that the contest is over, it becomes us all to

accept the result with good grace and devote ourselves with

earnestness to the tasks yet before us. With charity for all

and malice toward none, may we gird ourselves for the battle

against evil and for truth and righteousness. Let all parties

become one party in zeal for the things that are honest and

wholesome.

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THE PRESIDENT'S THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION

The season again approaches when it has been the custom
for generations to set apart a day of thanksgiving for the
blessings which the Giver of all good and perfect gifts has
bestowed upon us during the year. It is most becoming that
we should do this, for the goodness and mercy of God which
have followed us through the year deserve our grateful recog-
nition and acknowledgment. Through His divine favor peace
and tranquillity have reigned throughout the land. He has
protected our country as a whole against pestilence and disas-
ter and has directed us in the ways of national prosperity.
Our fields have been abundantly productive; our industries
have flourished ; our commerce has increased, wages have been
lucrative, and comfort and contentment have followed the
undisturbed pursuit of honest toil. As we have prospered
in material things, so have we also grown and expanded in
things spiritual. Through divine inspiration we have en-
larged our charities and our missions; we have been imbued
with high ideals which have operated for the benefit of the
world and the promotion of the brotherhood of man through
peace and good will.

Wherefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United
States, do hereby set apart Thursday, the 29th day of Noveni-

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ber next, as a day of general thanksgiving and prayer, and I
recommend that on that day the people shall cease from their
daily work and in their homes and in their accustomed places
of worship devoutly give thanks to the Almighty for the
many and great blessings they have received and seek His
guidance that they may deserve a continuance of His favor.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and cause to
be affixed the great seal of the United States.

Done at th ecity of Washington, this 23rd day of October,
in the year of our Lord 1928, and of the independence of the
United States the 153rd.

(Seal) CALVIN COOLIDGE.

By the President:
Fkank B. Kellogg,
Secretary of State.

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THE ABIDING PRESENCE

In John's tender record of the Master's farewell gathering
of His disciples, we find him dwelling upon the permanency
of eommunion. In chapter 14, verse 23, we read, "If a mail
love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love
him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with
him." It is worthy of note that the word here translated
"abode," is translated "mansion" in verse two of the same
chapter. What a beautiful thought it is that while the Lord
is preparing a "mansion" for us yonder, he is seeking a
"mansion" for himself in our hearts. It is the realization
of this fact which makes Christ real to us. Only by realizing
His presence may we realize Himself.

Paul realizes that these bodies of ours are "the temples of
the Holy Ghost," and beseeches us to "present our bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God." But to think
that we may be actually the "abode," the "mansion" of
the Living God! Truly, in this thought —

"Heaven comes down our souls to greet,
And glory crowns the mercy-seat."

Do we know enough of Jesus Christ's coining to us to desire
Him not only as a frequent visitor, but as a permanent guest?
If He makes His "abode" with us, we must give to Him
the keys of every room. He -will not wait outside on washing
day, nor knock again because we are at our account books,
dealing with a tardy debtor, or making up our income tax
papers.

What a clean-up there is when visitors are expected ! And
not for casual acquaintances either. If we clean up one
room it will put a good enough face on things for them. It
is the visitor who knows us well enough "to come to stay a
while" that brings about a "spring cleaning" in the winter
time. And everybody knows it when such a visitor is
approaching.

When God's Spirit comes to make ready for the divine
abode in the human soul, there is a cleaning up and a clearing
out. Whenever Jesus comes, "it is noised that He is in the
house." And if He is to come with the Father and make
His abode with, us, we must be ready to let the Spirit make
us ready. No one can wash down the walls and make them
sweet and clean as He can do it. When He has gone over us
and through us there will be no cobwebs left. Are we ready
to hand Him the keys of every secret thought-recess of our
soul? Then Jesus is waiting to come in, to make His abode
with us. — Selected.

VALUE OF CHURCH MEMBERSHIP

"Do you think a man could get to heaven without joining
the church?" asked three good men of a preacher.
"I think he could."

They laughed, patted him on the back, and called him
broad-minded.

"Let me ask you a question, and I want you to answer
me just as quickly as I answered you," said the preacher.
"Why do you want to go to heaven that way?"

They were speechless.

"Why don't you ask me another question?" suggested
the preacher. 'Why don't you ask me if a man could get
to England without going on a boat?"

"Well," they said, "we will ask you that. Now what is
the answer?"

"I see no reason why a man could not get to England
without going on a ship, provided he was a good swimmer,
tied some food between the shoulders to eat on the way, had
strength to buffet the waves— if a shark did not get 'him.
And suppose you did get to England without a ship, do you
think you would get there much ahead of a man who' goes by
ship?"— Selected.

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THE CHRISTIAN'S PRESENT INHERITANCE
Many think of the Christian's inheritance as something
that entirely awaits him in eternity; but in this conception
they are mistaken. Glorious indeed will be the estate into
the possession of which the Christian will then come, and
it is well for him to keep in mind what God has prepared
in the heavenly home for them that love Him. But the
true disciple of Jesus has a precious inheritance in this pres-
ent life which is worth vastly more than anything that the
world can give. It includes conscious fellowship with the
risen Lord, the communion of saints, and all the blessed
fruits of the Holy Spirit-: faith, peace, spiritual knowledge
moral courage, love, joy, patience, long-suffering, gentleness,'
goodness, meekness, and temperance. Why, with such soul-
wealth within his reach, need any follower of Christ account
himself poor ? Let us, each and all, claim in full measure
these priceless treasures which the Heavenly Father would
fain bestow upon us here on earth. 'If these things be in
you and abound," you will be able to sing from the heart
and with the sacred poet :

"I had rather be the least of those
Who are the Lord's alone,
Than to wear a royal diadem
And sit upon a throne."

— Selected.
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WHAT WORSHIP IS

To sit quiet in a pew in the house of God is not all of
worship. A man's body may be in a pew and his mind and
heart be a thousand miles away. Worship is concentration
Body, mmd and soul fixed on God, communing with God-
that is true worship. The Spirit comes into the heart of the
worshiper and brings the things of God to him. He prays
praises, and becomes conscious of God. The truth is applied
by the Spirit to the individual heart, and the worshiper
becomes conscious that he has been sitting in a heavenly
place with Jesus Christ.— Selected. ' '

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A LESSON IN COURTESY

The cither day, when the 5:30 mob of a lug western city
was moving homeward, a wide-trousered, jaunty youth was
comfortably seated amid the throng of haggard-faced busi-
ness men and working men. His dainty manicured finger-
nails were in evidence over the margin of his newspaper. His
hair was staeombed to a queen's taste. A pair of fur-lined
gloves peeped from his coat poeket at the proper angle, and
his atmosphere was scented with violet and tale. He was
the living exponent of the haberdasher's dream.

Suddenly a quivering hand clutched the strap above him,
and a greasy lunch can with the smell of sausage and stale
bread rubbed against his knees. As the youth looked up,
any and all predisposition to anger vanished as he met the
weary eyes of beaten age. The man was white-haired and
uncertain of his ability to stand.

The youth jumped up, and at once invited him to sit,
adding, "I have been sitting all day, and it will do me good
to stand; are you cold?"

"Bless your life, no; I never get cold. In all the seventy-
five years that I have seen, I haven't had time to get cold,"
he said with a laugh.

"You are just trying to joke me. You are shivering
now," the youth smiled back at him.

"Well, if I were, you haven't a pair of gloves to give
me," challenged the elderly one.

"Yes, I have," said the sheik, "but you are just the
kind of a chap that would refuse to accept them."

As the conversation went on, they became more interested
in each other. Soon the seat by the old man was made vacant,
and the youth slumped down by his side, and they became
chummy until the youth's station came, and he expressed his
pleasure and bade the old man good-bye and walked out
with light-hearted whistle.

A few moments after, as the old man instinctively put
his hand in his side pocket, he tremblingly drew out an
expensive pair of fur-lined gloves. He looked them over
through tears and smiles. The youth had somewhere learned
the habit and value of courtesy.—//. B. McKenzie, in Arkan-
sas Gazette.

IMMODEST DRESSING

We have been surprised anil grieved the past few sum-
mers at the number of women attending the holiness camp
meetings who were dressed more like the denizens of places
of shame rather than devout Christians cleansed from sin
and filled with the Holy Ghost. For one, I do not believe
that any sanctified woman can keep peace with Christ, the
comfort and witness of the Holy Ghost in her heart, and at
the same time undertake to keep up with the present-day
indecent fashions. I find some preachers who seem to think
that dress is too small a matter to be discussed in their
messages to the people. Nothing is too small that involves
decency, modesty and a proper adjustment to the will of God
and the good taste of high-toned Christian society. I very
well understand that this is a large and difficult problem,
nevertheless faithful men and women must give a word of
warning, leave the issues with God and hope that there may
come back to the world the spirit of true modesty and
reverence for God and the human body. — Dr. H. C. Morrkcm,
in The Pentecostal Herald.

GIDEON GEOVE, FLAT ROCK CIECUIT
This church was built about 1888 or 1889 through the influence of
Bro Harris Pegram, Bio. William Pegram, Bro. Penn Angel and a
few others, having branched off from Flat Rock Church. The church
was organized, we think, by Rev. T. J. Ogburn, pastor, and Rev. W. A
Bunch, president, Bro. Ogburn being the first pastor. The old church
•erved its day well, but five years ago we built it new and now we
have a good building some 38 x 40 feet with raised floor at. the rear,
two large windows of art glass in front and two small ones m recess
pulpit two large frosted windows and eight small ones. It stands
in a beautiful grove at the old Gideon Pegram place on the Stokesdale
and Ellisboro soil road. We do not have a strong membership but
we do have a good building with seven-foot portico in front concreted.

PRAY WITHOUT CEASING

Unanswered yet, the prayer your lips have pleaded

In agony of heart these many years?
Does faith begin to fail, is hope declining.

And think you all in vain those falling tears?
Say not the Father has not heard your prayer,
You shall have your desire, some time, somewhere!

Unanswered yet? Tho' when you first presented
This one petition at the Father's throne,

it seemed you could not wait the time of asking,
So anxious was your heart to have it done ;

I f years have passed since then, do not despair,

For (iod "ill answer you. some time, somewhere.

Unanswered yet? lint you are not unheeded;

The promises of God forever stand;
To Him our days and years alike are equal.

"Have faith in God!" It is your Lord's command.
Hold on to Jacob's angel, and your prayer
Shall bring a blessing down, some time, somewhere.

Unanswered yet? Nay. do not say unanswered;

Perhaps your part is not yet wholly done.
Tlie work began when first your prayer was uttered,

Ami God will finish what lie has begun.
Keep incense burning at the shrine of prayer,
And glory shall descend, some time, somewhere.

Unanswered yet? Faith cannot be unanswered;

Her feet are firmly planted on the Rock.
Amid the wildest storms she stands undaunted,

Nor quails before the loudest thunder shock.
She knows Omnipotence has heard her prayer,
And cries, "It shall be done, some time, somewhere."

— Selected.

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THE CHURCH THAT
EVANGELIZES

It has been said that
there are two kinds of
churches, the church whose
primary concern is with it-
self, and the church whose
primary concern is with
world-wide Kingdom exten-
sion. It would be difficult
to so classify denominations,
but we find many local
churches that represent ten-
dencies in both of these di-
rections in their attitudes
and activities. We must
recognize that our local
church is a means to a
Kingdom end, and not let
our dominant motive be to
promote ourselves as an
organization. Self - seeking
churches, jockeying for local
dominance, inevitably invite
trouble to themselves. Seek-
ing to save their own lives,

such churches are in danger of losing them. The church that
is devoted to the task of extending the Kingdom at home
and abroad through personal and world-wide evangelism,
utilizing and directing its energies and material resources to
that end, inevitably enjoys growth and overflowing life. The
church whose consuming passion is the advancement of
Christ's Kingdom will find its local problems largely dissi-
pated. In this month devoted to the development of the
First Department of the Progressive Program, Spiritual Life
and Evangelism, let us each step in this church and prove
the vitality of our spiritual resources by throwing our ener-
gies into evangelism. — Selected.

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THIS BOOK

Build your great cathedrals; yes! Enlarge your great
universities ; yes ! Extend and place everywhere your great
hospitals and homes of healing; yes! Advance your vast
missionary movements; yes! And endow them! Endow
them richly! But do not forget the Book in which are the
words, "God so loved the world that he gave his only begot-
ten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish,
but have eternal life."

Sow your cities down with this Book. Broadcast it in
every town and hamlet and to the solitary dwellers in forests
and prairies. Send it out to all peoples in all lands. Give
to it of your little, or of your wealth. Endow it with mil-
lions. Where we send forth five millions of volumes a year,
we ought to send fifty millions, for the healing of the world!

But, above all, trust it — hide it in your hearts! Believe
in it, and In Him who is reevaled in it: and may you have
the joy of the promise: "He that followeth me (shall not
walk in darkness, but shall have the light of lif e. " — WiUiam
Ingraham Haven.

— We never know what a simple, loving act will produe

New Flat Ruck Church, Flat Rock Circuit

ANOTHER RECORD BROKEN

More orders for Rally Day supplies have been received
by the Board of Christian Education this year than last,
which means the largest number ever. Such cordial support
of the work this board is trying to do is indeed gratifying.
It is an inspiration. It prompts the faith that the offerings
will be correspondingly large and that it will be possible to
carry out our plans for the further development of our edu-
cational and ministerial recruiting activities.

Many items have appeared in our church papers reporting
successful and enthusiastic Rally Day services. This is good
reading. But there ought to be more of it. Church papers
are interesting to church people because of the church news
they contain. When one pastor holds a good Rally Day
service it should inspire others to do the same. So more
than one good cause is helped.

In some sections of the church it is not too late to hold a
Rally Day service. The board has a few supplies left which
they will gladly send to any who will make the effort to
hold a service and will send the offering taken to the annual
conference treasurer carefully designating it as the "Rally
Day offering for Christian Education."

Frank W. Stephenson, Executive Secretary,

Board of Christian Education.

613 W. Diamond St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.

—Everything which is of heaven bears the stamp of holi-
ness, wholeness. Let us go to our Saviour with renewed con-
secration, asking that everything worthless and harmful in
what we are and do may be consumed away. In following
such a course our lives will be broadened and deepened
spiritually, and our contact with our fellow men will inspire
happiness in their hearts and prove a benediction to our own
souls. In order for us to exert the best influence on those
about us it is necessary that we ourselves shall be full of the
Spirit. — Selected.

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OUR STORY PAGE

HALF-WAY HOUSE

Herbert Eggleston peered sharply over the tops of his
glasses. "The Spring Arbor delegates are coming," he said.

Little Mrs. Eggleston glanced up, with a smile. "I'll
have to get the south room ready," she said.

Mr. Eggleston nodded. "I'd have some of those grape
preserves, too, if I were you, mother," he said.

For as far back as most people could remember, the Eggles-
tons had "entertained." Now, it was some minister on his
way to another field; again, a visiting elder; a missionary
from a foreign field, or merely some lay brother who chanced
to pass through the little town. Everybody expected it, and
never yet had any one been disappointed. "So long as I
have a crock of butter and a jar full of cookies, I don't care,"
said Mrs. Eggleston, in reply to would-be consolers, and no
one who ever partook of her bounty ever doubted her word.
"The Half -Way House." That was what Mildred Thorpe
had once laughingly designated the Eggleston home as, and.
somehow, the name stuck.

Trouble? Of course, it was trouble aplenty. Not for
worlds, however, would either John Eggleston or his wife
have missed it. "Sort o' keeps us wide-awake," and, "We
always get more than we give." These were the Egglestons'
invariable replies to their friends. Not that either John or
Maria charged — far from it — but to them the interchange of
thought and feeling more than compensated them for what
they gave. ' ' Old folks who live alone are apt to become self •
centered and narrow-minded," said Mr. Eggleston one day'
in commenting on the situation, "why, I don't know, unless
it is that they shut themselves so much away from outside
interests. Neither Maria nor I would think of that, though,"
with a chuckle.

There came a day, however, when for the old couple hos-
pitality ceased to be a possibility. Mrs. Eggleston 's fall,
John's attack of rheumatism, and a succession of poor crops
were responsible for that.

Disconsolately, the old man sat in his chair all day. or
dragged himself painfully about. "Tell you what, mother,"
he said one day, "We can't keep this up much longer. Scott
is getting uneasy for his money, and I don't blame him, of
course, but it's tough on us. Why, this place has been in our
possession for generations. It belonged to my father, and
his father before him."

Mrs. Eggleston sighed. "If only John — " she said. John,

however, as both knew, had troubles of his own.

# * * # *

"Girls, " said Madge True, looking about the pleasant
room, "the Stamfords are coming."

A thrill ran through the little assembly. The Stamfords
were people of note and securing them was quite a feather
in the cap of "The Willing Workers." Possessed of wealth,
culture, and leisure, gladly they had devoted all to the Mas-
ter's cause. Not attached to any one field, they went about
lending a helping hand, now here, now there, as circumstances
seemed to warrant. At home they were in great demand.
"Gives one a new angle on things," said one. "Yes, and

they penetrate where others do not go," said another, "and
bring back something worth while."

"Whatever can we do with them?" inquired Lila Moore.
Lila was a "last-minute" girl.

"The Albion House," said Mildred Thompson.

"Not to be thought of," replied Madge.

"Perhaps, Mrs. Gibson," suggested Alice Turner.

"Mrs. Gibson is already well supplied with guests,"
replied Madge. Every one knew Mrs. Gibson — a good enough
woman in her way ; one, however, so wrapped up in her own
interests as to have little time or thought for others.

"Mrs. Eggleston," said Madge, coming in sometime later
on, "we are in a quandary. Can you help us?"

"Who is 'we'?" smiled Mrs. Eggleston.

"Why, the Willing Workers, of course," replied Madge.
"You see, we expect the Stamfords on the 24th and we
haven't a place to put them. We might send them to a hotel,
but who wants to? And we have been wondering if it were
not possible for you to have them here. Oh, yes, we know
you are not entertaining, but we will gladly attend to details,
if only you will consent."

"I — I'll think it over, my dear," replied Mrs. Eggleston.

"John, do you suppose they know?" she inquired of her
husband later.

"I hardly think so," replied Mr. Eggleston. " 'Tisn't
likely Scott would say anything, and there is no one else to.
It's our last chance, Maria, and we must do our best. How-
ever we are going to meet the bills", though, I don't know."

"There won't be any," replied Mrs. Eggleston. "All
the young folks want of us is to sponsor their party."

"That's settled then," replied Mr. Eggleston with a sigh
of relief.

* * # # #

The Stamfords came and went, and, for four never-to-be-
forgotten days joy reigned supreme in the old Eggleston
homestead ; for, not only the Stamfords, but as well a handful
of visitors from Madisonville shared its hospitality. Sadly
on the morning of their departure, Mrs. Eggleston moved
about. "Never again," she thought, listlessly dusting a chair.

' ' Maria, ' ' called a voice. Maria started. ' ' Come here,
quick," said the old man, and Maria came. "What — what
is it?", she faltered.

"Good news! That's what it is," replied Mr. Eggleston,
scarcely able to contain himself. "What do you think those
Willing Workers have done? Bought our mortgage, and are
going to give us a lifetime to pay it."

"What?" exclaimed Mrs. Eggleston, scarcely believing
her ears.

"Uh-huh," replied the old man. "And all we've got to
do is to act as host and hostess whenever they wish," he
finished triumphantly. "However they found out beats me.
Trust 'em for that, though," with a chuckle.

"John!" exclaimed Mrs. Eggleston, at a loss for words.

"And what is more," went on Mr. Eggleston, "they are
coming over this very evening to clinch the bargain. Shouldn't
wonder if that was them now," at a burst of merriment from
without. And it was.

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YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

By Grover L. Angel

President C. E. Society, High Point College

NOV. 11: WHAT IS BEING DONE FOR
AND AGAINST WORLD PEACE?

Romans 14:19
Plans for the Meeting
A small globe placed on the leader's desk
will make the meeting more effective. If
practical someone might be asked to make a
brief report to the society of the proposed
peace plans for the world. Another impres-
sive feature would be to have the different
speakers to wear costumes representing the
different nations of the world. At the close
of the meeting these would join hands, form-
ing a circle around the globe, and sing "Blest
Be the Tie That Binds."

Suggested Program
Quiet music.

Hymn: "America the Beautiful."
Silent prayer, closed by leader.
Scripture lesson.
Leader's talk.

Outline of World Peace Plan.
Answering of questions.
Piano solo.
Sentence prayers.
Poem.

Hymn: "Dwelling in Beulah Land."
Announcements.
Mizpah benediction.

Questions to Be Answered

1. What can we do as individuals to pro-
mote world peace?

2. Is the church doing her share in the pro-
motion of world peace? If not, suggest meth-
ods to that end.

3. How do missionaries hinder or advance
international peace?

4. Do you think that military training has
an effect on world peace?

Outline for Leader's Talk

With so many traces of the World War
still about us, our topic for this meeting is
one of vital interest to every American citi-
zen. Ten years ago today the armistice was
signed. That is, the guns were silenced, but
the wounded hearts and burdened souls will
remain for many years.

Throughout the world there is a growing
demand for peace policies. Peoples are
struggling for the abolishment of the cruel
and heartless trends of war. Organizations
are doing their utmost to bring about peace
treaties. Conferences are held for both na-
tional and international agreements, and a
renewed interest is being manifested in all
phases of the plans.

If we will do our part as Christians, we can
be a determining factor in the promotion of
permanent peace for all nations of the world.
Education is the best possible solution to the
problem. If people were taught the stupidity
of war and its consequences, and to cherish
the progress of the world at large, then this
horrible monster of war would be driven
from the channels of history and men could
settle down to peace and happiness once more.

Appropriate Quotations

"Peace is the proper result of the Christian
temper. It is the great kindness which our
religion doth us, that brings us to a settled-
ness of mind, and a consistency within our-
selves."— Bishop Patrick.

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall
be called the children of God." — Bible.

"Peace rules the day, where reason rules
the mind." — Collins.

"Where God is, all agree." — Vaughan.
Poetry to the Point
0 God of love, 0 King of peace,
Make wars thro'out the world to cease;
The wrath of sinful man restrain,
Give peace, O God, give peace again I

Where saints and angels dwell above,
All hearts are knit in holy love ;
0 bind us in that heav'nly chain,
Give peace, O God, give peace again!

— Henry W. Baker.

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THE WEEK OF PRAYER
November 11-17, 1928
Daily Meditations by Robert Seneca Smith
Based on the Lord's Prayer
Sunday, November 11. "Our Father, who art
in heaven, hallowed be thy name." — Matt.
0:9. Read Matt. 6:5-15. Hymn, "Holy, holy,
holy, Lord God Almighty."
Personal questions:

When I commence my prayer, what words
do I habitually use?

What has hindered me from becoming
aware of the presence of God?

What difference would there be in its effect
upon me if I began with "My Father" instead
of "Our Father?"

Let us pray :
That we may sincerely desire the prayer
experience of Jesus.

That in our prayer we may be helped to
visualize the needs of all sorts and condi-
tions of men.

That in the face of the momentous tasks
that confront the religious organizations
of the modern world, both leaders and
members may humble themselves before
the Most High God.

"O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty
and Everlasting God, who hast safely
brought us to the beginning of this day;
defend us in the same with thy mighty
power ; and grant that this day we fall
into no sin, neither run into any kind of
danger; but that all our doings, being
ordered by thy governance, may be right-
eous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen." — Book of Common
Prayer.

Monday, November 12. "Thy kingdom
come. Matt. 6:10. Read Matt. 5:1-16, 21-22,
27-28, 38-39, 43-48. Hymn, "How beautiful for
spacious skies."

Personal questions:

When I say, "Thy kingdom come," what
do I mean?"

What can I do to help God establish His
kingdom?

What is the relation between my citizen-
ship in God's kingdom and my citizenship in
my country?

Let us pray:

That we may try to comprehend the
height and depth and length and breadth
of the Kingdom of God.

That we may not be afraid to practice
the spirit of the Sermon on the Mount
in all our relationships.

That through loyalty to Christ's ideal of
citizenship in the_Kingdom we may be
come worthier citizens of our own coun-
try.

"O Almighty God, who hast entrusted
this earth unto the children of men, and
through Thy Son Jesus Christ callest us
unto a heavenly citizenship; grant us, we
humbly beseech Thee, such shame and
repentance for the disorder and injus-
tice and cruelty that are in our midst,
that fleeing unto Thee for pardon and
for grace we may henceforth set our-
selves to establish that city which has
justice for its foundation and love for
its law, whereof Thou/ art the Architect
and Maker; through the same Jesus
Christ, Thy Son, our Savior."— Prayers
for the City of God.

Tuesday, November 13. ."Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven." Matt. 6:10. Read
Matt. 13:1-9, 31-33, 44-46. Hymn, "O Master,
let me walk with thee."

Personal questions:

In my prayer do I try to persuade God
to do my will or persuade myself to do His
will ?

How is God's will done in heaven?

What is necessary before I can do God's
will on earth?

Let us pray:

That we may believe that through study
and meditation and obedience it is pos-
sible for us to come to know the will of
God.

That as co-builders of the kingdom we
may have the courage to work and the
patience to wait for its coming.

"O God of patience and consolation,
give us such good will, we beseech Thee,
that with free hearts we may love and
serve Thee and our brethren; and, hav-
ing thus the mind of Christ, may begin
heaven on earth, and exercise ourselves
therein till that day when heaven, where
love abideth, shall seem no strange habi-
tation to us. For Jesus ChTist's sake.
Amen." — Christina G. Rosetti.

Wednesday, November 14. "Give us this
day our daily bread." Matt 6:11. Read Matt.
14:13-21. Hymn, "Break Thou the bread of
life."

Personal questions:

Do I pray for things?

Should I pray for what I can secure by
personal or natural means?

How might daily prayer affect my strug-
gle for physical necessities?

Let us pray:

That we may rightly discern what things

we have need of.

That we may have the will and the wis-

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dom to help others secure those things
which will make for their well-being.
That we may daily keep a proper sense of
the relative value of those things which
are physical and those experiences which
are spiritual.

"O God. we thank Thee for the sweet
refreshment of sleep and for the glory
and vigor of the new day. As we set our
faces once more toward our daily work,
we pray Thee for the strength sufficient
for our tasks. May Christ's spirit of
duty and service ennoble all we do. Up-
hold us by the consciousness that our
work is useful work and a blessing to all.
If there has been anything in our work
harmful to others, and dishonorable to
ourselves, reveal it to our inner eye with
such clearness that we shall hate it and
put it away, though it be at a loss to
ourselves. When we work with others,
help us to regard them not as servant to
our will, but as brothers equal to us in
human dignity, and equally worthy of
their full reward. May there be nothing
in this day's work of which we shall be
ashamed when the sun has set, nor in the
eventide of our life when our task is
done and we go to our long home to meet
Thy face. Amen." — Walter Rauschen-
busch.

Thursday, November 15. ."And forgive us
our debts as we forgive our debtors." Matt.
6:12. Eead Matt, 18:21-35. Hymn, "'There's
a wideness in God's mercy."

Personal questions:

When another person wrongs me do I try
to forgive him or to get even with him?

Can I forgive him unless he wishes to be
forgiven?

What does forgiveness mean?

Let us pray :

That we may have the forgiving love of
Christ.

That we may not allow any misunder-
standing to go unexplained or any wrong
to remain unrighted.
That we may permit the healing love of
God to surround and interpenetrate our
entire being.

"Almighty and most merciful Father,
we have erred and strayed from thy ways
like lost sheep. We have followed too
much the devices and desires of our owu
hearts. We have offended against thy
holy laws. We have left undone those
things which we ought to have done;
and we have done those things which we
ought not to have done; and there is no
health in us. But thou, 0 Lord, have
mercy upon us, miserable offenders.
Spare thou those, O God, who confess
'their faults. Restore thou those who are
penitent; according to thy promises de-
clared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our
Lord. And grant, O most merciful
Father, for His sake, that we may here-
after live a godly, righteous and sober
life to the glory of thy holy name.
Amen."— Book of Common prayer.

Friday, November 16. ."Anil lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from evil."
Matt. 6:13. Read Matt. 4:1-11. Hymn, "O
Jesus, I have promised."

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Personal questions:

What is my most constant temptation?

WThat circumstances or state of mind make
me most susceptible to it?

When temptation has beeu hard upon me
have I really tried to think of Christ or
thrown myself upon the help and power of
God?

Let us pray:

That the presence of Christ may be
clearly felt in the hour of temptation.
That men may be delivered from the evil
standards and forces that would drag
them down.

That we may work together to build a
better world whose influences upon men
may be more wholesome and ennobling.

"Strong Son of God, who was tried and
tempted to the uttermost, yet without sin,
lie near me now with thy strength and
give me the victory over this evil desire
that threatens to ruin me. I am weak,
O Lord, and full of doubts and fears.
There are moments when I am afraid of
myself, when the world and the flesh and
the devil seem more powerful than the
forces of good. But now I look to thee
in whom dwelleth all the fulness of grace
and might and redemption. Blessed
Saviour! I take thee afresh to be my
Refuge, my Covert, my Defense, my
strong Tower from the enemy. Hear me
and bless me now and ever. Amen." —
Samuel McComb.

Saturday, November 17. ."For thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for
ever and ever. Amen." Matt. 6:13. Read
Romans 8:31-39. Hymn, "The Lord is King,
lift up thy voice."
Personal questions:

Into what attitude does prayer finally
bring me — self-sufficiency or submission, re-
bellion or peace?

How can I use my faith in God to help me
in the midst of life's perplexities?

Why is it necessary for me to say, "Not
my will but thine be done"?

November 8, 1928

with exceeding joy, to the only wise God
our Saviour, be glory and majesty, do-
minion and power, both now and ever.
Amen." — Jude.

Let us pray :

That we may submit not to blind fate
but to the will of an intelligent and lov-
ing God.

That we may do our work not for our
own glory but for the glory of God and
His kingdom.

That our prayer life, during this week,
may have been so creative and energiz-
ing that henceforth we shall not allow
it to become "weary, stale, flat, and un-
profitable."

"Almighty God, who hast given us grace
at this time with one accord to make our
common supplications unto thee; and
dost promise that when two or three are
gathered together in thy Name thou wilt
grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord,
the desires and petitions of thy servants,
as may be most expedient for them;
granting us in this world knowledge of
thy truth, and in the world to come life
everlasting. Amen."— Book of Common
Prayer.

"Now unto him that is able to keep
you from flailing, and to present you
faultless before the presence of his glory

CHINESE FACE STARVATION

More than three million Chinese are fac-
ing starvation as the result of crop failures
in China this year. The greatest suffering
is in the southern part of the Province of
Chihli and across the border in the Province
of Shantung. In those two provinces alone
two and a half million Chinese are in dire
need of food. In the Province of Shensi,
800,000 Chinese are threatened with famine.
— Current Events.

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JOIN THE RED CROSS!

The yearly Red Cross Roll Call will begin
on Armistice Day, November 11, and will con-
tinue through Thanksgiving Day, November
29. During that period all true Americans
are urged to become members of the Red
Cross.

A BIG RADIO "AUDIENCE"

Nearly ten million families in the United
States now own radio sets, which represent
a total cost of more than two billion dollars.
The total number of persons who "listen in"
on radio programs is estimated at more than
forty million. — Current Events.

Raising Rabbits for Fur

The rabbit is fast taking his place among
the valuable fur-bearing animals. Few peo-
ple realize how rapidly the rabbit industry
is growing in the United Statess. Bulletins
are now prepared by the Department of Agri-
culture for the instruction of rabbit breeders.
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— Scotland, as well as Ireland, has a move-
ment for separation from England. At Ro-
broyston a movement was launched for au-
tonomy and a parliament of Scotland. It
was announced that 18 candidates for parlia-
ment had enrolled themselves under their
banner.

Geigers — They say Bill Speedmore drives
his new Ford 70 miles an hour.

Simpson — Don't say "drives" say "drove."
The paper this morning said his funeral will
be tomorrow. — Exchange.

-H

Gee — Why do you call Mrs. Farr slow?

Whiz — Why, it has taken her 40 years to
reach the age of 30.— Pathfinder.

— Rev. R. L. Hethcox was missed in the
Winston conference.

— The Home Moravion Church, Winston-
Salem, celebrates its 157th anniversary next
Sunday.

—Flat Rock Church, Flat Rock Circuit, is
shown elsewhere this issue. It is a splendid
new building and its members are justly
proud of it. You would probably have to
go far to find its equal among country
churches. We congratulate our Flat Rock

people on this achievement.

—The defeat of Smith by Hoover was con-
ceded on Tuesday night. Hoover's majority
seems very large, though complete returns
may reduce it.

November 8, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Friendship Church, Mt. Hermon Charge.—
Our Conference year came to a close on the
third Sunday of October. After an inspir-
ing sermon by our pastor, Eev. J. Ehvood
Carroll, the following officers were elected
for the coming year:

Trustees, Messrs. J. J. Sharpe, J. Gumey
Holt, T. E. Sharpe, Lacy Isley and A. M.
Isley.

Stewards : Messrs. E. W. Isley, Paul M.
Graves, Moody Isley, G. E. May.

Sunday school superintendent, Mr. T. F.
Overman.

Class leader, Mr. H. A. Garrett.

Ushers, Messrs. Howard Patterson, Norman
Johnson, Wade Isley and Clifton Sharpe.

M. P. Herald reporter, Mae Patterson.

We have made several improvements in
and around the church this year, including
the purchase of a Heatrola, the installation
of electric lights, and a good bit of work on
the cemetery.

Our Christian Endeavor Society is doing
much to prepare leaders for our church and
Sunday school. Some very splendid programs
have been been given recently and every one
is urged to attend the C. E. meetings. Your
presence will be a help both to us and to you.

Our pastor, assisted by Eev. W. M. Loy,
of Fountain Place M. P. Church, Burlington,
conducted a revival at Alamance Mills dur-
ing the latter part of October. We were
glad to receive a goodly number of the con-
verts into our church on the first Sunday in
November.

We note with regret the passing of Mr.
A. M. Isley, a trustee and a loyal member
of our church, on Saturday, October 28, 192S.
He had been ill for about ten months, his con-
dition becoming serious about two weeks
prior to his death. Mr. Isley was an humble,
unassuming Christian man, known and es-
teemed by a wide circle of friends. The
funeral service was conducted at Friendship
Church Monday at 11 o'clock by the pastor,
assisted by Rev. T. A. Williams, Eev. D. I. Off-
man and Rev. A. O. Lindley. We extend our
sincere sympathy to the bereaved family.

Mr. J. A. Sharpe is our delegate to con-
ference this year. He was instructed to
bring Mr. Carroll back to our charge. He
has served successfully for two years and
we are hoping that he will be back with us.
MAE PATTERSON, Reporter.

Laurel Hill. — Our attendance at Sunday
school is very good. We had 106 present Sun-
day. We are proud of our Sunday school
and especially of our superintendent and
good choir singing. We have good singing.
We sing praise to the Lord and not just to
be heard. If wre would all think and feel
the words of a song as we sing it we could
sing much more sweetly.

Bro. Morgan preached for us Sunday, after
which the Lord's Supper was administered
and church officers and Sunday school officers
were elected for the following year. The
officers elected wTere as follows: Superinten-
dent, A. A. Sain ; assistant superintendent,
Lois Willis ; secretary and treasurer, Horace

Sain ; church reporter, Lois Willis. The old
boards of trustees, class leaders, and stewards
were re-elected.

Bro. Morgan preached us a splendid ser-
mon as he always does. Bro. Morgan has
been with us five years and we certainly have
been fortunate in having a man like this
with us. He has endeared himself to us, not
only him, but his entire family. We are hop-
ing that Mr. Morgan will be returned to us
for another year.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
REPORTER.

Creswell. — Rev. R. L. Hethcox preached his
last sermon at Creswell for the Conference
year 1928 on October 21.

The fourth quarterly conference of the
Creswell charge met October 23 at Creswell.
All the churches were represented but
Woodley's Chapel and Mt. Elmer. The con-
ference met for a regular business meeting.

Mr. Joe White, from Rehoboth church, was
elected delegate for this charge, with Miss
Matilda Alexander as alternate. The Con-
ference instructed Mr. White to bring Rev.
Mr. Hetheox back. He has been on Craswell
charge for the past ten years and has been
doing a splendid work and we feel sure that
in asking him back he will strive harder than
ever to give good service.

All officers for the church and Sunday
school have been elected, and we are looking
forward to the best and most successful year
that these organizations have ever known.

The Sunday school has started making plans
for a Christmas program this year. The com-
mittee has been appointed and is carefully
considering various things in the way of
Christmas entertainment.

Mr. William Wiley was re-elected as class
leader in our Sunday school. He is always
present and ever ready to help and offer sug-
gestions for the best of our school.

The outlook now is that Creswell charge
will have a good record for the year 1928-29,
both spiritually and financially.

REPORTER.

Flat Rock, Vance. — It's quite a while since
we have reported, however, we have been
moving forward. Pastor Chambliss continues
to give us good sermons and he is endeavor-
ing to make this year on Vance the best
ever. Flat Rock finances are pretty well in
hand. All of pastor's salary was paid be-
fore last quarterly conference. We hope to
be on every honor roll at Annual Conference.

We were indeed glad to have Rev. S. W.
Taylor with us in the quarterly conference.
His visit and words of encouragement did
much to inspire our people to greater effort
for the church. We wish he might come more
often.

Our Sunday school rooms are completed
and have been in use several weeks. They
add much to the efficiency of the school. Out-
side painting is done and we feel we have a
new church.

New officers were elected at last appoint-
ment as follows: Trustees, A. E. White, J. H.
Satter white, S. J. Satter white, J. L. Hester ;
stewards, S. W. Reavis, chairman, T. P. Hes-
ter, B. W. Jones, Roy Davis; elasss leader,
Mrs. S. W. Reavis; Sunday school superinten-
dent, S. W. Reavis; assistant superintendent,
Roy Davis ; secretary and treasurer, B. W.
Jones; reporter. Miss Mary V. White.

We are planning to send the Sunday school
offering to the Children's Home one Sunday
in each month. Heretofore we have taken the
offering fqr the Home at preaching service.

The Ladies' Aid Society continues with much
interest. At present they are piecing a quilt,
each square to net one dollar. It will be
quilted and sold. They have raised during
the year $220.

The W. H. M. S. is progressing very nicely.
Since last Annual Conference they have sent
the Branch treasurer about $55. Plans are
being made that the societies be merged and
organized by General Conference standards.

The Willing Workers Mission Band meet
with many hindrances; as yet they have very
few stars on their chart.

Mrs. S. W. Reavis and Miss Mary V. White
were joint hostesses to their Sunday school
classes last Friday evening from 7:30 o'clock
to 10. The games and contest, as well as dec-
orations, carried the idea of Hallowe'en. It
proved a very enjoyable evening. Cream and
cake was served.

A call meeting of quarterly conference was
to be held Monday evening, October 29, with
Spring Valley church, to arrange complete re-
port of finances before Conference.

We are expecting the return of Rev. Mr.
Chambliss. He was the unanimous choice of
the quarterly conference and the delegate was
instructed to ask for his return.

REPORTER.

Friendship, Chase City Charge. — We had

good attendance at Sunday school last Sun-
day; also at preaching service. Bro. O'Briant
certainly brought us a wonderful sermon,
which all seemed to enjoy. At the close of
the service the Lord's Supper was taken.

We held our fourth quarterly conference
last Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock. Church
officers for the coming year were elected. The
quarterly conference called Bro. O'Briant
back for another year, and we are hoping
that Annual Conference may see fit to send
him back to us, for he has certainly done
splendid work among us. Bro. L. L. Wilson
is our delegate to Conference.

Our work here is encouraging and there
has been some progress made that is notice-
aide. We hope to do more in the future.

REPORTER.

Albemarle. — The Albemarle church news has
been in the background for about a year, but
as 'most everybody knowrs, we have been
having services in a store building since our
church was burned last December, and haven't
had much of interest to write about.

We have all taken on new life since we
moved into our new church, and though we
are only in the basement so far, we feel so
grateful that we once more have a church
we can call our own.

Our Sunday school has shown a remarkable
growth since moving into the new building.
The average attendance for the past year has
been around 100, and at one time dropped as
low as 85, so it was very inspiring to see 164
present the second Sunday after moving. We
feel that we can really do some good work
when our class rooms are finished and we
get our classes re-organized.

The Men's Bible class is having a contest,
trying to see which of two sides can get the
most new members and most regular atten-
dance. Each month the points are counted,

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November 8, 1928

and the losisng side must give the winning
side a supper. J. E. Gantt and C. S. Moton
are the captains, and this month Mr. Moton's
side won. It surely is creating more interest
among the men, causing them to almost dou-
ble their membership in about a month's time.
One woman was heard to remark that she
didn't get to Sunday school that morning be-
cause her husband had two new members to
bring in and he was afraid he might be late
if he went back for her.

We are all hoping that Conference will send
our pastor, Eev. J. B. Anderson, back to us,
for he meets the unanimous approval of our
members. He has been with us two years, and
we have become so attached to him and his
family we would hate to see him leave us.
However we will all know next week.

MRS. JOHN U. WHITLOCK, Reporter.

put out and the dormitory saved. Electric
wiring too close to a hot furnace pipe seems
to have caused the fire. The insurance com-
pany has allowed us $20 to cover damages.

Thankful beyond expression for the many
evidences of our Father's guidance and grace.
Sincerely.

THOS. R. WOODFORD, Supt.

Chapel Hill, Davidson.— Brother Ridge
preached a good sermon the third Sunday,
his subject being "Jesus." The congrega-
tion was large. We will feel disappointed
if we do not get Brother Ridge back.

We have started our Sunday school again ;
hope we will have a good school; had a good
number this evening and good interest.

Prayer meeting has been good since the
revival meeting.

Sunday school next Sunday at 10 o'clock;
prayer meeting at 2 o'clock.

With best wishes to the Herald readers,
LIZZIE CRANFORD.

Pine Ridge, Kentucky.— The enrollment at
Alvan Drew School this year is the largest
we have ever had— 177. Other boys and girls
are writing almost every day and wanting to
come, but only as some who are here drop
out can others be received, as we have al-
ready more than reached the limit of our
dormitory accommodations.

Work on our dam is progressing. We hope
to get it finished before hard freezing weather
reaches us. If our plans work out, the dam
will make a reservoir holding over a million
gallons of water. Think of that much water
on Pine Ridge!

We are still having an abundant supply of
"roasting ears" from our own truck patch,
and that means a lot of corn when you have
115 active individuals in the dining room.
Frosts have not yet hurt our growing crops.
We have an acre of late potatoes with vines
still as green as though it were summer time.

We are delighted with our staff of teachers
and workers this year. All seem interested,
earnest, and consecrated. We greatly appre-
ciate the prayers and co-operation of the
church at large.

Business has been very good at our store
this fall, consequently our stock of second
hand goods is very much depleted. Several
young people's organizations have written us
that they are making children's dresses and
various useful articles of clothing to send us.
That is a fine plan. May their number in-
crease! Send parcel post packages to Pine
Ridge, Wolfe County, and freight or express
to Slade, Ky.

We had a scare last Sunday morning. I
was preparing to preach on Paul building a
fire on the Island of Melita, when I heard
a cry: "Green Garrett dormitory is on fire."
Of course I hastened to the scene and found
our boys had discovered it just in time and
with a little strenuous action the fire was

High Point. — At the hour for morning wor-
ship Sunday morning, Dr. J. C. Broomfield,
president of the General Conference, who was
in Winston-Salem attending the Annual Con-
ference, filled the pulpit of First Church,
and delivered an eloquent and masterly ser-
mon from Isaiah 9:6: "Iluto us a child is
born, unto us a son is given; his name shall
be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty
God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace." He said in part that the greatest
abiding need of people is to know Jesus, to
appreciate Him more and to love Him bet-
ter. Christ is wonderful in His pre-existence ;
wonderful in his creative power. All things
were made by Him, and in Him all things
consist. Then He is wonderful in His proph-
ecy, and in His conception. He did wonder-
ful things to feed others when hungry, but so
little to feed Himself. A prize for the best
essay on Christ's first miracle at Cana of
Galilee was offered, and John Milton won it
by a single sentence: "The water knew its
Lord and blushed." All time revolves around
Him; there is not a deed executed, nor a
coin of money minted that docs not bear
His impress. All dates are reckoned from
His birth, He is wonderful in the homage
He has received, and in the blessings He dis-
penses ; we get our churches, public schools,
hospitals, children's homes, libraries, in fact,
everything good comes from His bounteous
hand. Christ has been the inspiration of
genius for all time; without Him Raphael's
famous Sistine Madonna would never have
been given to the world. In modern times
two famous buildings have been erected, the
church of St. John the Divine in New York,
and the Cathedral in Washington where
Woodrow Wilson sleeps. The Bible has noth-
ing to fear from truth. When you look into
the grave of a loved one, you will not expect
to hear the voice of science, but the voice of
Him who said, "I am the resurrection and
the life." He is an interceding Christ; "He
walks beside me in the way, what a wonder-
ful Saviour!" Finally, He is wonderful in
the witness of my own heart.

"O, Moster, let me walk with Thee
In paths of lowly service free;
Tell me Thy secret; help me bear
The strain of toil, the fret of care."
Dr. Broomfield will make an ideal execu-
tive, and the General Conference made no
mistake in choosing him for this high office.
The Missionary Circles met Monday after-
noon as follows: Circle No. 1, Mrs. L. J.
Diffee, chairman, with Mrs. S. D. Shelton;
Mrs. J. H. Walker's at her home on Colonial
Drive, and Mrs. Moffitt's with Mrs. John C.
Whitesell, 909 West College Drive. At Mrs.
Shelton's Mrs. L. R. Johnston had charge of
the program. Mrs. Paul S. Kennett read the
last chapter of Proverbs and led in prayer.
Mrs. Johnston then read a beautiful poem,
"The Woman Who Understands," Jonathan
Miller's famous, "The Bravest Battle," and
Longfellow's "Arrow and the Song."

The topic for Christian Endeavor Society
Monday evening was "In What Ways Do We
Waste Our Time?" and was led by Miss Pearl
Leonard.

The Workers' Council will meet Wednesday
evening after mid-week prayer service and
Teacher Training class.

Next Sunday morning the Lord's Supper
will be celebrated. This will be the first
Sabbath of the Conference year, and we pray
that God's spirit may lead and direct our
church through the coming year.

Our pastor, Rev. R. I. Farmer, occupied the
pulpit of Grace Church, Greensboro, last Sun-
day morning, and at the evening service de-
livered the message in the Home Moravian
Church in Winston-Salem.

The congregation is delighted to know that
Rev. E. Lester Ballard has been returned by
the Annual Conference as associate pastor
here. He has done a great work with us,
and we feel that the Junior church is firmly
established and will continue to go forward
under his guidance. High Point has been
blessed with six splendid ministers by action
of the Conference just closed: Rev. R. I.
Farmer and Rev. E. L. Ballard at First
Church, Rev. G. L. Reynolds at English Street,
Rev. Geo. L. Curry at Welch Memorial, Rev.
Edward Suits at Lebanon, and Dr. A. G. Dixon
at the Children's Home.

Mrs. W. C. Wicker, of Elon College, is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. L. R. John-
ston.

Mrs. L. J. Diffee went to Blue Ridge last
Saturday to visit her grand-son, Sidney Tom-
linson, who is in school there.

Siler City. — On Tuesday evening, October
23, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Dixon delightfully en-
tertained the Senior Christian Endeavor So-
ciety at their home in Liberty. Many inter-
esting games and contests were enjoyed, after
which delicious ice cream, cake, sandwiches
and lemonade were served. About 15 of our
number enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. and
Mrs. Dixon.

In addition to the regular Hallowe'en party
this year, the Junior and Senior Christian
Endeavor Societies jointly entertained with
a tacky party. At this social gathering offi-
cers for the ensuing year were elected, which
are as follows: President, Mr. Marvin Phil-
lips; vice-president, Mrs. Duncan Welch; sec-
retary-treasurer, Miss Clata Andrew; assis-
tant, Mr. Cletus Whitehead; pianist, Miss
Minnie Cooper; assistant, Mrs. C. E. Brady;
corresponding secretary, Miss Peaiiie Moore;
prayer meeting committee, Miss Sallie Smith.

The death angel has visited us again and
taken from us Mrs. Ollie Campbell. Besides
a host of friends and many distant relatives
she leaves a husband and two dear little

girls.

REPORTER.

Albemarle. — The flower show and bazaar,
which is sponsored annually by the Ladies'
Aid Society, was heltl Friday, November 2nd,
and was a decided success from every stand-
point. Many beautiful flowers were entered
from different parts of the town and county,
and they were surely worth going to see.
Chrysanthemums of exquisite colors, roses,
dhalias. ferns, begonias, geranium, coleus,
and other potted plants were on display, and
the judges had a difficult task in selecting
the ones that should wear the blue and red
ribbons. There were 42 prizes awarded, rang-

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Thirteen

ing in value up to $5.00, and these prizes
were very generously donated by various
merchants of the town.

This is the third year this event has been
staged, and each year more and more inter-
est is shown by the ladies of the town in
trying to see who can grow the most beauti-
ful flowers.

In connection with the flower show, a ba-
zaar also was held, and fancy-work and home-
made candy and cakes were on sale at rea-
sonable prices. This was also a success as
everything was sold during the afternoon and
night.

During the hours from 6 to 9 a plate supper,
consisting of barbecued pork, peas in patties,
slaw, candied yams, ambrosia, cake, coffee,
and hot rolls, was served to about 150 people.

The proceeds derived from the day's activi-
ties, which amounted to about $135, will be
used toward purchasing something for the
new church.

Our church is rapidly nearing completion.
Beautiful memorial windows have been placed
and the finishing touches are being added, and
when completed it will be one of the prettiest
churches in town. If you don't believe it,

kjust come and see for yourself.
MRS. JOHN U. WHITLOCK, Beporter.

Winston.— The Philathea class of the First
Methodist Protestant church met Monday eve-
ning at the home of Mrs. J. E. Brewer. Mrs.
I W. G. White was associate hostess. Devo-
tionals were conducted by the president, Mrs.
W. C. Tise. Minutes were read and ap-
proved, and twenty-three members answered
the roll call. Nine dollars and five cents dues
and pledges were collected. Various commit-
tee reports were made.

During the social hour those having a birth-
day in this month were delightfully showered.
Afterward the hostesses served delicious re-
freshments.

REPOETEB.

Haw River Mission. — Haw River Mission has
not sent in a report lately, but we feel that
we are receiving many blessings. Our Sun-
day school is very good, also the Christian
Endeavor Society; yet there is still room for
improvement.

Our pastor, Rev. G. W. Holmes, gave us two
very helpful and interesting sermons on the
fourth Sunday in October, which closed this
Conference year. He has served the Mission
faithfully for one year, and we pray God's
blessings on him and family whereever they
are called.

We are beginning the new year well or-
ganized and looking forward to a better year
than the one past. May we each so work
together that our pastor for the coming year
may ever feel as one among us, without fear.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
MAUDE MONTGOMERY,
EUBY SYKES,

Eeporters.

Haw Eiver, N. C, Nov. 5, 1928.

dale. Two hundred and thirty-three souls
were saved and many names were added to
the different church rolls. I have never seen
the power of God so manifested. Old men
and women, young men, boys and girls came
flocking horn to God and then went out after
other lost souls. The young i)eople here sure-
ly are on the "Firing Line" for God.

The boys have organized an evangelistic
cluli with a membership of 71. The girls
have organized a Sunshine Band with 41 mem-
bers. These clubs go into the different homes
for cottage prayer meetings, and have had 11
conversions. By God's help we are going to
do great things for our Lord.

Bio. Carson surely is a man of God and

lias great power with lost souls. Three young

men have answered the call to preach God's

word. You readers will hear from us again.

SISTERS IN CHRIST.

Stallings, Mecklenburg Charge. — Although
we haven't been heard from in some time,
this is no reason we haven't been doing any-
thing.

Our fourth quarterly conference was held
on Saturday, October 27. Many were present.
The conference voted unanimously for the
return of Rev. W. C. Hall and family. Mr.
Hall has worked faithfully through the year
with us and we are hoping to have him back
with us. May we each so work together that
our pastor for the coming year may feel as
one among us. We hope to flourish more
this year than we did last year. Pray for
us that we may do so.

On account of Mr. Hall's baby being very
ill he was called home on Saturday during
the Conference week. The baby was much
better yesterday.

The Ladies' Auxiliary met in the home of
Mrs. A. B. Garmon. Members present were
Mrs. M. L. Stallings, Mrs. P. L. Garmon, Mrs.
S. A. Noles, Mrs. Paul Curlee, Mrs. A. B.
Garmon, Miss Gladys Kiser and Mrs. Jesse
Hartis. The busy time caused many members
to be absent. W& re-organized and had
an interesting program. We will meet with
Mrs. R. F. Kinley the first Thursday in De-
cember, hoping every member may be present.

Pray for us that we may flourish as a band
of workers. We reorganized the Sunday
school yesterday and much interest was taken
toward helping to make this coming year
more progressive.

Christian Endeavor Society , meets every
Sunday night; interest is taken but there is
still room for improvement ; also prayer meet-
ing every Wednesday night. We wish more
people present.

Wishing for our church a successful year's
work in our Master's vineyard.

MRS. J. E. HARTIS, Reporter.

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Lawndale.— Lawndale is a small mill village
with a population of 1,000, situated in the
foothills of the mountains. It has been noted
in the past for its meanness and shall be
noted in the future for its goodness.

Rev. W. L. Carson (better known as Bill),
of Lincolnton, has had one of the greatest
meetings ever known in the history of Lawn-

SPECIAL NOTICE

Pastors and church officials will please note
that all contributions for the General and
Annual Couference budgets are to be sent to
the new conference treasurer at the address
given herewith. Please designate the inter-
est to which the contribution is to be
credited.

GEO. R. BROWN, Conf. Treas.,
Box 287,

Reidsville, N. C.

A CHANCE CONVERSATION

"I'll tell you that the laws about working
children in mills have done lots of good."

The speaker was the police officer of a
small southern town whom I chanced to meet
at the railroad station — a plain, honest man.
He had no more idea of who I was than the
man in the moon.

"I used to see," he continued, "little fel-
lows eight and ten years of age working all
night long. They used to get so tired along
about 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning that they
would fall asleep in spite of themselves."

I suggested that I was glad the thing was
working out so well and inquired whether or
not there had been any difficulties.

"It's coming out all right," he replied. "You
do not see these little-uns in the mills any
more."

"What do they do?" I inquired.

"Oh. they go to school," he answered, "a
good deal at first. The people seemed to
think they had a right to do as they pleased
with their own children."

"Did you have the parents up in court?"
I asked.

"No," he answered, "we did not work it that
way. When we found a family keeping its
children out of school we tried to show them
that the school law had to be obeyed just
like any other law. In some bad cases we
sent for the woman who looks after all this
and had her come over to talk to them. In
one or two cases, I believe, we did threaten
to have them up in court, but we were able
to get on without that."

"So you think," I said, "that these laws
have done good."

"Why, of course, they have done good," he
replied. "How can a body get on these days
without an education and how can you get
education unless you go to school?"

"What do you think about requiring chil-
dren to go to school more, say up to the age
of 16?"

"Oh, it would be all right now," he said.
"We couldn't have done that eight or ten
years ago, but now we could. Children ought
to be sent to school until they are 16 years
of age unless they get a good education be-
fore. I doubt if children ought to be put
to work as regular hands too early. I am
not in favor of having boys and girls loaf
around, but some play won't hurt them."

"Do you think that the mills and other
places could get on without children under
16?" I asked.

"Why, of course," he replied. "There are
more grown-up people now than there is
work for. I always say let the grown-ups do
the work, the old folks rest, and the children
play and go to school."— W. H. S. in the
American Child.

HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. R. L. Hethcox, $1.50; Rev. G. W.
Holmes, $3.00; Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk, 50
cents; Rev. C. E. Phillips, $5.25; Rev. H. L.
Powell, $6.50; Rer. W. M. Loy, $3.00; Rev.
G. H. Hendry, $1.50; Rev. J. R. Anderson,
$4.50; Rev. J. D. Morris, $1.50; Rev. A. O.
Lindley, $4.50; Rev. W. C. Hall, $1.50; Rev.
H. F. Fogleman, $2.25; Rev. N. G. Bethea, 75
cents; Rev. D. R. Williams, $4.50; Rev. A. L.
Hunter, $6.00; Rev. L. W. Gerringer, $9.50;
Rev. J. A. Burgess, $1.50; Rev. J. M. Morgan,
$10.50.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

REPORT OF STATIONING COMMITTEE

Alamance J- A- Burgess

Albemarle J- H- Anderson

Anderson G. B. Ferree

Asheboro J- E- Pritchard

Asheville Fred W. Pascliall

Bess Chapel, Bessemer City.. M. C. Henderson

Burlington L- W. Gerringer

Burlington, Fountain Place.. M. P. Chambliss

Caroleen, Shelby W. L. Carson

Charlotte, First N. M. Harrison

Chase City J- B. O'Briant

Chatham A. 0. Lmdley

Cleveland C. E. Ridge

Concord G. H. Hendry

Connelly Springs L- S. Helms

Creswell «• L- Hethcox

Davidson W. D. Beed

Davidson, North K. S. Troxler

Democrat H.W.Bell

Denton E. A. Bingham

Draper W. T. Totten

Enfield J- c- Auman

Fairfield. Kannapolis E. G. Lowdermilk

Fairview. Glen Eaven W. H. Neese

Fallston J- M- MoTSan

Flat Eock J- P- PeSE

Forsyth »■ c- Stubbms

Forsyth, West 0. B. Way

Friendship c- H- HlU

Gibsonville To be supplied

Graham J. F. Minms

Granville H. F. Fogleman

Greensboro, Calvary G W. Bates

Greensboro, Grace K. J. Tamblyn

Greensboro, St. Paul N. Bnttam

Greensboro, West End J. D. Williams

Greensville B. G. Cowan

Guilford J- E- Hutton

Halifax C. L. Spencer

Haw River Circuit J. L- Trolhnger

Haw River Mission M. P. Chambliss

Henderson B. A Hunter

High Point, English St G. L. Reynolds

High Point, First B. I. Farmer

High Point, First .... E. L. Ballard, Associate

High Point. Lebanon Edward Suits

High Point, Welch G. L. Curry

Kernersville J D. OrMtod

Lexington, State St N. G Bethea

Lexington, South 0. G. Isley

Liberty-Siler City To be supplied

Lincolnton n T « IT

, ..., , C. I. Smith

Littleton ~- ■

Mebane ' * ' ;,

Mecklenburg ^ Ir

Melton's Grove J. H Troll.ngei

Midalnd J- W.Hulm

Mocksville Wr ,'1

Mount Hermnn '■ *>• C«*°n

Mount Pleasant &■ F MUlaway

.... H C. Carmichael

^0Iiah B. M. Williams

°ranf%" C.E. Phillips

l^]af A. L. Hunter

Pinnacle ,,,■,,•

Ple-nt Grove D. B.~

KanXman V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V-"" T.' A. Williams
„ i i i. D. I. Garner

Randolph "■

t, • i -ii George E. Brown

Eeidsville „ t, t>- „„

„. , , n . T. E. Pierce

™"d '....Robert Short

*ob"ta •■• J. H. Trollinger

Ro^ngham . . o. C. Loy. Jr.

1™T . W.L. Carson

felby E. B. Wood

Spencer • .

Thomasville Community H. W. Maier

m , i . . H. L. Isley
Tabernacle

Thomasville, West T. J. Whitehead

Thomasville To be supplied

Spring Church A. D. Shelton

Union Grove L. S. Helms

Vance To be supplied

Weaverville Q- L- Joyner

Whitakers T. M. Johnson

Why Not J- B. Trogdon

Winston, First H. F. Surratt

Winston, South P. L. Kinnamon

Yadkin College N. G. Bethea

Yarborough D. D. Broom

Left without appointment at their own re-
quest: H. L. Powell, Atlas Ridge, J. D. Morris.
In hands of the president: 0. B. Williams,
C. J. Edwards, J. S. Riddle, E. A. Truitt, Wm.
H. J. Winstead, C. W. Saunders, Charles
Grant, .I.F.Whitley, R. E. Scarlette, Earl Cook,
R. L. Victory, M. Ivey Crutchfield, W. B.
Surratt.

Supernumeraries: Littleton, D. A. Fishel;
Richland. W. F. McDowell.

Superannuates: W. P. Martin. T. F. Mc-
Culloch, D. M. Loy, W. F. Kennett, G. W.
Holmes, J. H. Moton, W. M. Pike, H. S. B.
Thompson, C. H. Whitaker, W. F. Ashburn.

President of High Point College, K. M. An-
drews.

Professors in High Point College, P. S.
Kennett, P. E. Lindley.

Professor in Dickison College, Pa., J. D.
Hardy.

Professor in Westminster Theological Sem-
inary, C. E. Forlines.

Editor Methodist Protestant Herald, J. F.
McCulloch.

Loaned to Good Samaritan Mission, J. S.
Williams.

Superintendent of Bethel Home, Homer
Casto.

Secretary Board of Christian Education,
Lawrence C. Little ; F. L. Gibbs, associate sec-
retary Board of Christian Education.

Students at Westminster Theological Semi-
nary, T. G. Madison, P. T. Bingham.

Students in High Point College, K. G. Holt,
Taft White, E. 0. Peeler.

Superintendent Children's Home, A. G.
Dixon.

The chairmen of the different districts to
be appointed and published in the Journal.
S. W. TAYLOR,
J. II. ALLEN.

»-♦-.

SUNDAY AT CONFERENCE
The Sunday occasion was very great. The
memorial occasion was a "means of grace."
All were reminded of the fact that Bro. Bras-
well was a great laborer in the vineyard. The
wish was that the relatives of Bro. Dosier
could have been at the meeting.

The impulse was to speak a few words re-
ferring to Bro. Dosier; however, I now wish
to tell his relatives and friends that I man-
aged to read all his writings through the Her-
old for more than 30 years. Once he pub-
lished a great article, "Salvation by Faith
in All Aages;" wish the article could be pub-
lished soon again. Also, wish that his article
that was once published on water baptism
could lie published again.

Sunday I was reminded, and encouraged,
by several of the distant friends to write to
the paper— and this effort comes by the lively
encouragement. It was a pleasure to meet
up with distant friends— preachers and peo-
ple I looked (hastily) for numbers that I
did not see. I looked for young Bro. Swain,

November 8, 1928

the son of the late Dr. Swain, but did not
get to see him. He is in the Herald office.
(Did not see Bro. Garrett.) At the Children's
Home is one of the locations where distant
friends can manage to meet, and I want to
meet Bro. Swain and his brother and sister,
and tell them that I very well remember hear-
ing their father talk prohibition more than
50 years ago at Conference at Winston. On
that great occasion prohibition resolutions in
favor of temperance were passed, and I heard
Bro. Swain say that the more of it the better
he liked it.

Hope soon to meet the distant friends, as
suggested, and hear some encouraging experi-
ences about the importance of temperance,
etc.

At the Sunday school Sunday we were priv-
ileged to listen to hearty teaching in favor
of temperance and prohibition.

W. F. GRABS.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

CONFERENCE NOTES

— Rev. S. W. Taylor and other conference
officers were unanimously re-elected.

— Brother J. H. Allen was elected to serve
with the president on the Stationing Commit-
tee.

— The younger ministers gave a supper one
evening to the superannuated ministers.

— The following ministers were placed
among the superannuates this year: Ash-
burn, Thompson, Whitaker.

— Several business men of Winston aided
our people in entertaining members of con-
ference by paying bills at hotels.

—Bros. B. M. Cox and R. N. Hauser gave a
supper on Friday evening to all members of
conference at Robert E. Lee hotel.

— Bro. and Mrs. George B. Harris, of Hen-
derson, were among the visitors.

—Mr. Willis Harris, a son of Rev. C. F.
Harris, now living near the western coast,
was at conference one day, with his sister,
Mrs. Dr. Glascock, of Greensboro.

— Rev. L. W. Gerringer was called to Bur-
lington on Sunday afternoon to conduct the
funeral of Charles Sharpe.

—Revs. G. F. Millaway and R. S. Troxler
were called to Mt. Pleasant on Monday to
conduct the funeral of Mrs. Mendenhall,
mother of Miss Dovie Mendenhall. She had
reached the advanced age of 87 years.

— The committee on group insurance was
continued for a year. There were several
new applicants and it is hoped the requisite
number will be reached this year.

— W. F. Grabs was present on Sunday. He
is a great friend of the Children's Home. The
children know him and love him.

— Winston is said to have 110 churches and
110 business establishments.

— The Conference Brotherhood held its an-
nual meeting Friday afternoon. The officers
were re-elected.

— Our ministers filled many pulpits on Sun-
day, in Winston and outside.

— President Broomfleld goes next to the
Alabama and Florida conferences.

—The Winston church building is unlike
any other that we have seen, but it has
adaptability to large or small congregations
and has quite a number of rooms for classes
of the Sunday school. The transormation
from an old-time to a modern church was
unusually successful. It is a good plant now.
— Business of conference brought forth one
or two warm debates, but out of them came
substantial harmony. The spirit of brother-
hood exists in our conference to a remark-
able degree. We have never seen it sur-
passed in any conference we have visited.

— Five ministers were ordained on Sunday:
Way, Henderson, W. M. Loy, 0. C. Loy, and
J. H. Trollinger.

—Rev. Roy Farmer, pastor of First Church,
High Point, was received into the North
Carolina Conference from the Ohio Confer-
ence. He is heartily welcomed as Rev. R. J.
Tamblyn was welcomed a year ago.

— The following were chosen to present to
our people during November the urgent need
of High Point College: Dixon, Bethea,
Pritchard, Harrison, Gerringer, Farmer, and
Gibbs. Their charges are asked by the An-

nual Conference to liberate these pastors for
a few weeks for this purpose.

— Dr. and Mrs. Spahr were present part of
the session.

— Dr. George R. Brown was elected as Con-
ference Treasurer and Rev. J. Clyde Auman
was elected Treasurer of Special Funds.

— Missionary work was represented in ad-
dresses by J. Clyde Auman, J. F. Minnis, and
Dr. J. C. Broomfleld.

— Women's work had its representatives
in a meeting addressed by Mrs. Brown, Mrs.
Hammer, and Mrs. Bates.

—On Young People's night Kev. Roy I.
Farmer made a stirring address.

— Among the visitors at conference was
Miss Whitley, of Indiana. She was graduated
from Adrian College two years ago and is
now teaching in a Baptist institution in this
state.

— Bro. Barker was called home by the sick-
ness of his wife. Prayer was offered for her
and for a brother of Rev. G. W. Holmes, also
very ill.

— The matter of disposing of the building
formerly used for Yadkin College was com-
mitted for recommendation next conference.

— An installation service was adopted for
use in local churches in installing church
officers.

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REMINISCENCES

After reading Rev. C. E. Ridge's report of
the camping meeting at Chapel HD1 church
it brought back to my mind memories of 58
years ago. I well remember that camp meet-
ing of 1870, although I never was at Chapel
Hill. The Rev. Jack Laughlin, the pastor
at that time, was my father. I remember
he and my step-mother going to hold that
camp meeting and their having left me at
home by myself to keep house and take care
of things, although only a 15-year-old boy.
I did my own cooking and milked the cow,
pulled fodder, took care of things in general.
That was a long week to me, by myself day
and night, and the worst of it all I was not
a Christian myself but I was willing to do
this if my father could help somebody else.
My father died 42 years ago last August and
"I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me.
Write blessed are dead which die in the
Lord ; yea, saith the Spirit that they may
rest from their labors and their works to
follow them." I am glad that his work still
lives at Chapel Hill. All of these years I
have thought I would like to go to Chapel
Hill. Ever since I have been preaching my-
self I would love to preach in that old church
and stand in the place where my father stood.
But I reckon this desire will never be real-
ized, although as to health and strength I
em fully able; otherwise I am not. I wonder
if there is any member at Chapel Hill that
was there when my father was pastor: if so,
I would be glad to hear from you. My ad-
dress is Randleman, Route 2.

G. A. LAUGHLIN.
M-»

Mr. Knutt — Look, there's something about
me in the paper. It says that in June
there were 15,738,526 passengers carried on
the street cars.

Mrs. Knutt— Well, what of it?

Mr. Knutt — I was one of the passengers. —
Exchange.

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Heavner

David Columbus Heavner departed this life
November 1, 1928, aged 68 years, 4 months
and 9 days.

In early life he became a member of the
Bess Chapel church, was an active member
and efficient steward as long as his health
would permit, and was faithful until death.
March 30, 1881, he married Samantha Jane
Bess. To this union were born eleven chil-
dren, five sons, Lee and Kenneth, of this
county, Claud, Thomas and Walter, of Gas-
tonia; six daughters, Mrs. C. M. Childress,
Mrs. A. B. Sain, Mrs. F. W. Baxter, Mrs.
L. P. Wise, of this county, and Mrs. A. Z.
Canipe, of Gastonia, one daughter having pre-
ceded him to the grave.

Besides the wife and children, he leaves
to mourn their loss, two brothers, two sis-
ters, 35 grandchildren, five great-grandchil-
dren, and a host of relatives and friends. He
was a devoted husband, a loving father, and
a friend to all. He will be greatly missed in
the home, in the church and in the com-
munity.

The family wishes to thank the friends and
neighbors for their kindness during the sick-
ness and death of the husband and father
and brother. M. C. HENDERSON.

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COLLEGE INFORMATION

Last Friday at the college dinner in the
Robert E. Lee Hotel, a committee was ap-
pointed to bring the interesting facts con-
cerning our college before the people. This
committee will endeavor to keep the read-
ers of the Herald posted on valuable infor-
mation relative to the college from week
to week. We suggest that you watch for this
article each week and profit by the informa-
tion given.

After reading the facts, be free and anxious
to talk them over among your people and
thus spread the good news of our victories
and progress at High Point College. We
have an extraordinary outlook here and may
feel justly proud of the achievements made
already.

Just last night — Monday — we were honored
and pleased to have a student representative
among the young collegiate orators of the
state in an eventful contest at State College.
Raleigh. Charles Webster Pope, our repre-
sentative, passed the elimination contest
there successfully and was thereby called to
compete with the choice speakers in the final
race. And while we did not win the prize
we were honored to even have a speaker able
to hold out in the race with the men from
the old and well known colleges and univer-
sities of North Carolina.

There are many remarkable achievements
you will be happy to review and we trust
you may read them with pleasure and then
pass the good word on to encourage each
other as we labor together for the financial
support which is necessary in order that the
college may continue to do its great work.
P. E. LINDLEY, Chairman,
Committee on Information.

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JEWISH REPRESENTATIVES TO DELIB-
ERATE ON PALESTINE

A conclave of Jewish leaders from every
part of North Carolina will take place at the
convention to be held in Goldsboro on Sun-
day, November 18th. This will be the first
gathering of such nature to be held in the
state in a number of years. Matters vitally
concerning Jewish affairs in general and Pal-
estine in particular will be considered at this
gathering. The convention will deal with the
following important problems: Campaigns
for the United Palestine Appeal in all com-
munities in North Carolina. The TJ. P. A. is
the fund-raising agency of the Zionist organi-
zation. Quotas for Zionist membership en-
rollment will be assigned to all communities.
It is also proposed to subdivide the state into
seven divisional headquarters with a chairman
in each division to be in charge of those activ-
ities. Of great importance will be the elec-
tion of officers and an executive committee to
govern Palestine affairs in this state which
will occupy the attention of the delegates.
A special conference preceding the opening
session of the convention will be held at
the Goldsboro Hotel, Sunday morning, Novem-
ber 18th. A number of the most important
Jewish leaders in the state have been asked
to meet Mr. Kellman, president of the Sea-
board Zionist Begion, at that time to confer
with him on the general situation and pre-
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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

session of the convention, which will open
at 1 p. m. at the Oheb Sholem Synagogue in
Goldsboro, at which time a large number of
delegates and guests are expected from all
parts of the state.

Among the leaders who will attend and ad-
dress the convention will be Mr. Harry T.
Kellman, president Seaboard Zionist Region;
Mrs. Israel Shapiro, president Seaboard Hadas-
has Regional Unit, and Mr. Simon J. Levin,
Regional Executive Director, all of Baltimore.

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"GOOD MORNING, AUSTRALIA"
The United States and Australia were con-
nected by radio the other day. For a half
hour, between 6:30 and 7 o'clock in the morn-
ing, Eastern Standard Time, October 26, per-
sons in a broadcasting station near Schenec-
tady, N. Y„ carried on conversations with per-
sons in a broadcasting station at Sydney,
Australia.

"Good morning," began the announcer in
the United States. "Good morning," came the
reply from Australia. "It is a nice bright
morning here and the time is 6:30. Can you
hear me?" said the American announcer. "I
can hear you very well; it is 10:30 in the
evening in Australia," was the reply.

The test in the United States was made
at an experimental station of the General
Electric Company. The voices of the Aus-
tralian speakers were heard so clearly in
the United States that they were rebroadcast
by WGY, the regular broadcasting station of
the General Electric Company, at Schenec-
tady.— Current Events.

As it is the stamp of great wits to put much
in few words, so it is that of petty minds
to speak much and say nothing worth listen-
ing to. — La Fochefoucaukl.

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A MORNING PRAYER

Teach us, Thou Shepherd of mankind,
Thy pastures rich to find

This day, with happy, trustful soul;

Though we may fail to see the goal
Toward which our footsteps wind.

For Thou didst guide through ages gray

Thy saints, each in his day,
Far up the mount; didst give them there
The soul's true vision. May we dare
Go with Thee all the way.

— Ralph Welles Keeler.

November 8, 1928

PREVENT ACCIDENTS!

A natioir-wide campaign to prevent acci-
dents, that will reach every community in
the United States, is soon to begin. That
was decided in New York recently at the 17th
yearly Safety Congress of the National Safety
Council. More than 8,000 men and women,
from all sections of the United States, at-
tended the meetings.

Last year, 95,000 persons were killed and
ten million injured in all kinds of accidents.
Among those who lost their lives were 20,000
school children. And nearly all the accidents
could have been prevented by proper care I—
Current Events.

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VOLUME XXXV

GREENSBORO, N. C, NOVEMBER 15, 1928

The Papacy as Bunyan Saw It

John Bunyan was imprisoned for twelve years by the
authorities of England because he would not conform to the
requirements of the Established Church of England, but he
seems to have had little fear of the Pope of Rome. Here is
the picture he draws of the pope:

"Now I saw in my dream, that at the end of this valley
lay blood, bones, ashes, and mangled bodies of men, even of
pilgrims that had gone this way formerly. And while I was
musing what should be the reason, I espied a little before
me a cave where two giants, Pope and Pagan, dwelt in old
time, by whose power and tyranny the men whose bones,
blood, ashes, etc.. lay there, were cruelly put to death. But
hy this place Christian went without much danger, whereat
I somewhat wondered; but I have learned since, that Pagan
has been dead many a day ; and as for the other, though he
be yet alive, he is, by reason of age, and also of the many
shrewd brushes that he met with in his younger days, grown
so crazy, and stiff in his joints, that he cannot do little more
than sit in his cave's mouth, grinning at pilgrims as they go
by, and biting his nails, because he cannot come at them."

Bunyan wrote this about 250 years ago.

"Manifest Destiny" Argument Fails Again

Some time ago we called attention to the fallacy of the
"manifest destiny" argument. This argument tries to secure
support for a movement on the ground that it is inevitably
going to succeed. Instead of going to the trouble of con-
vincing you that it ought to succeed, it simply declares that
its success is sure and therefore you ought to favor it. This
argument has been used in many great movements of history.
The people of Mexico back in the days of Cortez were more
easily conquered by the sword because of the fatalism that
seized upon their minds. They were made to feel that super-
natural powers had decreed their conquest at that time.

Religious and political movements of our own time have
been promoted by the same sort of argument. People who
wish above all to be with the majority are peculiarly sus-
ceptible to this argument. People who put expediency above
principle may easily yield to it.

The recent use of this argument to which we refer was
that which declared we ought to support Governor Smith
in his presidential aspirations because he is evidently a man
of destiny. The fact that he had been elected four times
governor of New York did not by any means prove that he
ought to be elected once for president of the United States.

Let us beware of this fallacious argument wherever it
presents itself. It is not an argument that really appeals to
reason, but rather one that paralyzes reason. It tries to
create the presumption that we are guilty of impiety if we
dare think for ourselves and try to be guided by the right
rather than allow ourselves to be swept on by what seems
inevitable.

The Value of Bunyan 's Masterpiece

John Bunyan wrote sixty books, but The Pilgrim's Prog-
ress was his masterpiece. We have just read this great book
again. We first read it in our early boyhood. It made a
powerful impression then. We did not take it quite literally,
and yet we did not fully comprehend its spiritual meaning.
As we read the book now, we think that we do grasp its Inner
meaning. It is a vivid picture of the Christian life. It
enables one to see clearly what is involved in this life. It
•thus removes from our minds certain common misconceptions.
The man who thinks the Christian life begins and ends with
conversion or with joining the church makes a mistake which
this book may correct for him. It shows him that the Chris-
tian life involves progress, it is a journey, a pilgrimage.
The man who thinks the Christian life is a life of inactivity
and repose should read this book to find out the fact in
the case, to learn that there is struggle and conflict and
perilous adventure. The man who dreams of no opposition in
the Christian life should read of the experiences of Christian
and Faithful and Hopeful. The man who conceives of the
Christian life as involving little in the beginning and result-
ing in little in the end should follow the career of Christian
as he leaves wife and children and goes on through the most
dreadful experiences because he is filled with a great hope;
should follow him to the end of his pilgrimage and see the
glorious destination to which his pilgz-image finally leads
him. Yes, the Christian life is a journey, a perilous, difficult
and painful journey, but it leads somewhere — it leads to
everlasting wellbeing, to joys that never end.

The book is a great book because it does a great service to
the honest and earnest reader : it makes him aware that he
must fight if he would reign, and that he must be clad with
the Christian's armor if he would fight a winning battle. The
book not only presents a vivid picture of the man that wins
in the battle of life, but it also presents warning pictures of
many men who try for life 's great prize and fail most terribly
because they try amiss.

Our own time needs a more vividly realizing sense of the
moral perils of life, and it would be a good thing to read
again or read for the first time Bunyan 's fascinating
masterpiece.

' ' My soul, be on thy guard ;
Ten thousand foes arise ;
The hosts of sin are pressing hard
To draw thee from the skies."

— We will publish next week the new addresses of pastors
who have moved and notified us of their new addresses. We
do not change addresses of pastors on our mailing list until
we are requested to do so, as we do not know just when this
change is desired, even if we know the new address.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

November 15, 192S

MEN FOR THE MINISTRY SUNDAY

Ministerial Recruiting

Three years ago the Board of Christian Education sug-
gested that the church set apart and observe "Men for the
Ministry Sunday." It was intended that our pastors make
use of the day in any way that seemed appropriate to the
purpose. A Sunday near Christmas was mentioned as suit-
able for such an observance. The Board was gratified to
have a number of the annual conferences take action sanction-
ing the plan, and to know that some of our pastors followed
the suggestion.

Why Such a Day

The Methodist Protestant Church has four special days.
They are Rally Day, Christian Endeavor Day, Easter and
Children's Day. It may seem like an imposition to burden
our people with a request to add another. But this is dif-
ferent. "Hen for the Ministry Sunday" is not to be the
occasion of a financial appeal, nor is it to be for the benefit
of any particular denominational enterprise. These indeed
are necessary. The Kingdom cannot advance as it should
without them. Christian Education, missions and certain
benevolent services are essential expressions of the Christian
spirit and motive. But how can these succeed without quali-
fied leaders? How can the Gospel be preached without min-
isters? They must come from its own life and as a result
of its own efforts.

To observe such a day is in keeping with the instructions
of our Lord when He said, "Pray ye therefore the Lord of
the harvest that he send forth harvesters into his harvest
field." (Matt, 9:37, 38.) Individual disciples have not
failed to obey this injunction. Occasionally church bodies
have taken official action setting apart a certain season for
fasting and prayer that God might raise up leaders for the
great work of saving the world and building the Kingdom of
Heaven. And this is as it should be.

When a definite time is thus provided it directs the atten-
tion of God's people to our Lord's command and reminds
them of their personal and corporate responsibility to obey
it. In this, as in church attendance, giving, observing the
Lord's Supper, and other Christian obligations it is easy
to become careless and neglectful. But to do so imposes
inescapable penalties. In this case it means that some of
our young men will fail to respond to the call of God and
the church will be deprived of the power of their leadership.
Innumerable forces are tugging at their hearts arousing
excusable ambitions to become leaders in some other profes-
sion or vocation. Today there are more of such forces than
ever. They are well nigh irresistible. They apparently offer
so much more than the church. Nevertheless if they are
approached in the right way they are as ready as any youth
the world has ever seen to dedicate themselvs to the Christian
ministry. But if the church neglects to obey her Lord's
command and neglects to lay upon it the hearts and con-
sciences of her youth she will continue to suffer irreparable
loss. Is not a large part of the ineffectiveness of the church
today due to a limited leadership ? If so she is paying the
penalty of past neglect.

The Results of Obedience

United prayer on the part of the church in keeping with
this command bespeaks both interest and concern. If she
is not concerned those for whom she prays will not be. Before
they are moved we must be aroused. Ministers usually come

from homes where the parents are interested in the church
and its work. The dominant interest of parents is likely to
be imparted to their children. This holds true in the church.
If she is interested and evidently concerned as to her future
leadership, these will be implanted in the hearts of her youth.

To set apart a special day like this makes for unity of
thought and action. For a brief time at least all are thinking
about the same thing. Their minds are focused upon a cause
of vital importance. And being agreed they can claim the
promise that "it shall be done." Unity is essential to
answered prayer. It is also essential to spiritual power.
Whatever therefore makes for a spirit of unity on the part
of the church or contributes to that end is of value and
merits support.

In the command to "pray that harvesters be sent" there
is a promise which is more than implied ; a promise that the
laborers shall be provided. And the contrary is also true. No
prayers, no laborers. Our concern is for more prayer. Be-
cause, more prayer, more laborers. On the basis of this con-
viction Methodist Protestant people everywhere are being
asked to set apart some Lord's Day during the Thanksgiving
season for this purpose. We can do so in the full assurance,
that it is in keeping with the Master's instructions and that
its obedience will bring the results desired.

When

Because of the crowding interests at Christmas time it
was found impossible for most of our pastors to give adequate
attention to this plan. The idea is certainly in keeping with
the spirit of the season, that of giving oneself in sacrificial
service to a great Leader and His cause. But Christmas has
taken on the character of a holiday and a time for merry-
making. It is difficult to set our minds upon the more serious
interests of life. So far as we know there are no objections
to having such a day. The problem is to find the time when
it will receive more general recognition.

The Thanksgiving season, either just before or just after
the day, seems to be the best time. Even if observed the
Sunday before, the usual Thanksgiving service occupies only
one of the two. Besides there is the Sunday school and the
Christian Endeavor gatherings.

It is not intended to settle upon a certain day and have
the observance immovable and universal. The important
thing is to observe, the day! The particular time is imma-
terial. It would seem not only worth while but a happy
thing for all to do something, doing it at a time most con-
venient to those concerned.

How

It is intended that each church or pastor shall observe
the day in a way that suits his own liking. Some suggestions
may not be amiss.

First — Let the pastor and his helpers plan a full service
of worship with "Men of the Ministry" the central theme.
The Scripture, hymns, special music, prayers and sermon
should center upon this idea. A prayer might be prepared
and distributed in which the entire congregation could join.
Such a service will be found most helpful and is the plan
the Board of Christian Education has in mind.

Second — A short address by the pastor, or some one
equally competent and interested, to the Sunday school and
Christian Endeavor. Sometimes the young folks are not
found in the worship service. If they are to be reached it
will be necessary to go where they are.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Third — A prayer which has been carefully thought out
beforehand to be offered at one or if possible at all of the
services throughout the day. Few Christian activities are
more effective than an earnestly given, sincerely wrought
prayer. A sermon may be well prepared and equally well
delivered and yet somehow lack reality and get nowhere. It
may be beautiful but not convincing. It may please and
instruct but never arouse the conscience. These may be true
also of a prayer. It may be as artificial and as ineffective.
But if there is in it the evidence of love, sincerity, longing,
and real anxiety for the Kingdom and for its future leader-
ship it is bound to reach the heart and quicken the conscience
of some one.

Fourth — Arrange for some young man to tell the life
story of such men as N. D. Hillis, H. W. Beecher, D. L.
Moody, C. H. Spurgeon, John Wesley, C. G. Finney, John
Knox, Huss, Luther, Savonarola or some other of the number-
less ministers of Christ whom he may especially admire.
This young man should be chosen for the task with several
purposes in view. If necessary the address should lie care-
fully written and learned. If he is well coached he will tell
it with interest and effectiveness. It will do good to more
than one.

Fifth — If the local church publishes a bulletin it should
be packed full of the testimonials of prominent ministers as
to what the ministry has meant to them.

Sixth — If the pastor will tell the story of how he became
a minister and what he thinks of the ministry as a field of
service, even apart from the call of which he was conscious,
it will be one of the most effective things he can do. Needless
to say it should be done with due modesty and with a strict
regard for the truth !

Seventh — Ask some of your more devoted people to offer
special prayer for the plans you have made, especially for
some of the young men of the congregation whom you may
have reason to believe are thinking of the ministry or who
by gifts and grace seem fitted for that work.

Eighth — If it is impossible to follow any of the above
plans, make the theme the center of the thought and prayers
of the mid-week service. It is surely of sufficient importance
to merit this consideration.

Suggested Themes

Many pastors will prefer to choose their own topic for
discussion but the following may be helpful. If these are
not suitable for your particular situation, they may lead to
some which are. ' ' Planning Your Life-work. " " What Shall
I Do "With My Life?" "Fitting Myself into God's Plans."
"Life at Its Best." "The Whitening Fields." "Making
Life Count for the Most." "A Glorious Church." "The
Vocation Most Worth While. " "Following the Gleam." "A
Life-purpose Worth Choosing." "The Higher Motive."
"The Opportunities of the Christian Minister." "Great
Ministers I Have Known." "What Makes Life Worth Liv-
ing?" "Heroes of the Cross." "Living for Tomorrow."
"Woe Is Me if I Preach Not." "A Minister's Call." "The
Call to Preach." "Called According to His Purpose." "A
Challenging Vocation. ' '

The Need

That there is real value in observing "Men for the Minis-
try Sunday" few will question. Our great need is men to
fill our pulpits and man our missions, to take advantage of

the wonderful opportunities God has opened for us. God
has given us scores and hundreds of wonderful men. They
have rendered the church and the Kingdom a priceless
service. Their labors and sacrifices are the glory of the past
and the light of the present. But some are passing away,
others have to step out because of ill health or other hinder-
ing circumstances. We have threescore or more pulpits un-
supplied. Many are filled with those who are quite unfitted
for the responsibilities they are compelled to carry. Although
we have approximately one hundred men in training for the
ministry of the Methodist Protestant Church, there is room
and need for twice that number. There would be a challeng-
ing opportunity for them when their period of preparation
is finished. The urgent need should inspire the desire to
make the most of this plan.

Pastors will not fail to find a place in any plans they
carry out in the observance of "Men for the Ministry Sun-
day" to emphasize the need of thorough preparation. In
almost every modern occupation there is a new emphasis upon
training. Our colleges and universities are taxed to their
capacity with enrollments that are increasing annually. Surely
no vocation is any more important than that of the Christian
ministry, a work which deals not only with the things of time
but with the things of eternity. And now with a new stress
being placed upon religious education it is more important
than ever that the prospective minister be "thoroughly
furnished."

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ADDRESS TO THE YOUNG PREACHER

By Rev. 0. H. Whitakeb

You are standing at the threshold of the noblest work to
which men have ever been called, and among the many quali-
fications essential I will name among the first complete con-
secration, unfaltering faith, and a sublime courage founded
in your conviction of the greatness of the calling and the
might of Him who called you.

This address is the result of information that there is a
misunderstanding concerning the purpose of the course of
study that has been arranged for the benefit of those who are
preparing to enter the conference as ministers. Where they
got the erroneous idea under which they labored I do not
know. I have known sick people who seemed to think that
the physician prescribed a certain course of treatment for his
own pleasure, and to show how much he knew.

Please do not think I am comparing our course of study
. to disagreeable medicine. Far from it. It would be a de-
lightful pastime did we not feel so many important duties
and obligations demanding attention. There are two essen-
tial ends to be attained by completing the requirements, a
major and a minor. The minor is membership in the con-
ference. There are certain rights and privileges that can be
yours in no other way. The other is that you may be better
prepared to do the great work to which you have been called
by the Holy Spirit. Paul speaks of it as our "high calling"
and "holy calling." In the Epistle to the Hebrews it is a
"heavenly calling." It is so high, and so holy, and so
heavenly, nothing less than our very best is fit to be offered
in the name of Him who called us.

"Study to show thyself approved unto God." Paul did
not say study books, or people, or conditions. He says study.
The purpose is to show ourselves approved unto God. We
must study everything that will help us to do that.

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November 15, 1.928

A hard working farmer was toiling in his field in western
Pennsylvania when a young man who was a student in the
scientific department of a nearby college joined him. As
they discussed the business that had brought them together
the young man began rubbing the soil between his hands.
Presently he asked the farmer if he knew that there was
coal in his land. The farmer had it investigated and was
soon a millionaire. My brethren, there is gold in every con-
gregation. It is our business to find it. We study people
and conditions that we may understand the needs. We study
books that they may help us to solve the problems. The phy-
sician studies his books, then studies his patients. When he
finds what the trouble is, the books help him to decide on
the proper treatment.

Our course of study is divided iuto four parts, viz.:
entrance, first year, second year, third year. In order that
we may better understand I have arranged them by a different
system, with different designations, which I call: preliminary,
preparation, practice (which includes preaching and pastoral
work), and proving. This arrangement and these topics may
not suit you. There is no law compelling you to accept them.

1. Preliminary. Frankly this does not suit me. for the
reason that preliminaries are considered unimportant, and
might be left off. That, however, is not the meaning of
the word. Observe the derivation. Under this head I have
placed the school books, discipline, democratic Methodism.
It can be readily seen that these are logically in the fore-
front, being the necessary foundation. Do not let the arrange-
ment confuse you. It is not a rearrangement of the course.
We are studying the course, not the separate studies.

The preachers are the representatives of the denomina-
tion before the world. They must know the language of those
to whom they preach, as well as the history, creed, and polity
of the church. The Pharisees asked, "How knoweth this man
letters, having never learned?" They intended to criticise
and discredit. They probably meant he had not been to
their schools. But they admitted that he knew. "How
knoweth this man.''' It does not matter if you are criticised
if you know, and your critics find that you know. You will
probably be told that there is no difference between your
church and some others. Do you know what the difference
is? Can you tell it?

2. Preparation. I have six studies here. How to Study.
Preparation and Delivery of Sermons, Effective English, The
Bible, Elements of Divinity, Binney. The Bible is our text-
book, our Magna Charta. Jesus said. "Search the Scrip-
tures." He said, "Go teach all nations to observe all things
that I have commanded you." Paul said, "Preach the word."
Not your opinion. Not some fad, or ism. "Preach the
word." "Preach the word." Preach that men should
repent. Preach that "God so loved the world that he gave
his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish but have everlasting life." Preach love. And
again, Preach love.

Preach optimistically. He is a great Savior and can save
great sinners. "In all these things we are more than con-
querors. In tribulations, famine, nakedness, peril, sword."
"The weapons of our warfare are not carnal."

What is a good sermon ? I will let an eminent English
bishop answer. He says a good sermon must satisfy four
requirements. Note the four and see if there is any objection.
He says it must be interesting, intelligible, relevant, and

edifying. He continues, "The foundation of successfi;
preaching is the power to interest the hearer."

Shepard in his book, Before an Audience, says, "Yo
should catch the attention of your audience with your fin-
sentence." Have you noticed that some very successfi
preachers have this power? Second, intelligibility. No on
is interested in what he can not understand. A churc
sending request to conference for a pastor said, "We hav
had a professor of history, a professor of science, of mathi
matics. etc., please send us a professor of religion." Yo
would not preach the same kind of sermon before a conver
tion of doctors or lawyers as to the inmates of a children '!
home. The next point fits in very aptly here.

3. Relevancy. Make your sermon suit the occasion am
the audience. I don't mean try to please, but don't preac
a revival sermon on a funeral occasion. A better educa
tional preparation than formerly is imperative. My first ani
second pastorates a quarter of a century ago were in averag
rural communities. There was not a college bred man o
woman, and not more than a half dozen who could enter big
school on either field. There is not a congregation of whor
this is true today. High schools are graduating hundreds
and a constantly increasing stream of young folks come frois
our colleges.

"A good sermon must be edifying, building up th|
spiritual life." You must inspire as well as instruct. "Ed'
fying preaching can result only from close fellowship witl
God. It presupposes a rich and developing religious experi
enee of the preacher."

My third topic is practicing. Doing the work of pasto
and preacher. The studies under this head are, Ernpt;
Churches, Church School. Ideal Ministry, Psychic Culture
Christian Ethics. These, not the studies but the work, an
the big problems of administration and of conduct and ar(
related to the intimate life of the preacher. His daily wall
and work. The pulpit is where the preacher's greatest oppor
tunity, his greatest influence, his greatest power is. He 1
there in the presence of Him who has called him, with tb
message he is sent to deliver; not his word, but his Master's,
Can you stand there in that august presence and have th\
least feeling of levity? Moses said, "I exceedingly fear an(
quake." Some writer strongly condemns one who "court;
a grin" when he should be "trying to win a soul." Then
is great difference between earnestness and sensationalism
There is a dignity that should be present in the ministei
that should commend his calling. Paul says, "I magnify
mine office." " 1 honor my ministry," is said to be the literal
meaning. I do not mean that he should assume an exaltec
idea of his own importance. The world applies the undig|
nified term "bighead" to that attitude. "We are ambas
sadors for Christ." Paul says, "Take heed to thyself, anc
to the doctrine." And again, "Let no man despise thee.'j
If the preacher's greatest power for good is in the pulpit—
and will any deny it? — that power is multiplied if his lift
is back of his preaching. One asked a converted heathen i:
he knew Jesus. The savage replied, "No, but I know th<
missionary and he knows Jesus." My young brethren, "Car
the world see Jesus in you?" "A bishop must be blameless
and of good report of them that are without."

4. My fourth topic is Proving. The books to be studiec
are Logic, Personal Salvation, Divine Credentials. A bishof
must "hold fast the faithful word that he hath been taughl

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hat he may be able to exhort and to convince the gain-
ayers. ' '

There is the story of a young man who had been admitted
o the bar whose educational advantages had not been great
nd who sat down to reason about Iris chance to succeed. His
onelusion was that he had to prove things, and to know
lat he had proved them. He had never studied geometry
ut knew that it was a science that dealt in proved conclu-
ons. He delayed entering upon his practice until he had
.astered this science, and became a very successful lawyer.
he preacher should know, in the first place, that he himself

saved. Unless he can say, "I know that my redeemer
veth," "I know whom I have believed and that he is able
) keep," it is useless for him to try to tell a lost one the way
E salvation. Then he should know how to present the truth.
Give a reason of the hope that is in him." The books under
lis topic are intended to do this — will do this.
' Let me assure you that our desire, the desire of every
ember of this faculty, is to help you to be more useful and
lccessful in your God-given task. The bringing of the lost
) the Savior "who loved us and gave himself for us." I
;lieve every member of the faculty will stand with me to
nphasize this assurance.

"I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus
hrist ; Preach the word ; be instant in season, out of season ;
prove, rebuke, with all long-suffering and doctrine.

"Watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work
: an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry." Then
iu will be able to say, "Henceforth there is laid up for me
crown of righteousness which the Lord will give me. ' '

"Unto him that loved and washed us from our sins in his
vn blood, and hath made us kings and priests, unto God
id his Father; to him be glory and dominion forever and
er. Amen."

THE CHEERFUL MAN

What a boon he is, says Ohio State Journal, in everybody's
'e ! Like a bright sunrise and a gentle south wind coming
gether on a winter morning, he is to all who cross his path,
e brushes cheerily along, knocking grief and disappointment
it of his path, and leaving it fringed with flowers. Such
man is worth a great deal in the world; more than all his
aney, or his wisdom, or his ambitious schemes. People feel
sort of pleasure just seeing him come down the street, and
len they meet him there is not a cloud in sight.

Such men are a blessing to a town. They make one feel
at the town is growing, is getting more beautiful, more
an a place just to eat and sleep and make a living in.
imetimes one doesn 't meet such men and then he feels that
e town is degenerating, that things are going wrong and
at the evil spirit is trying to put a little malice in his heart,
d he goes home and meets his wife's smile with a feeling

suspicion.

A cheerful man doesn't realize the amount of good he is
ing in the world. But it is his nature and he cannot help
Heaven has picked him out as one of its angels, and he is
ithful to his mission. Every day some fellow has been
ide happy by his pleasant smile and his genial "good
)rning;" and if one has a bit of business with him, it passes
' very much like an exchange of compliment.

To be cheerful may not be so great a duty as to be honest

unselfish, but it certainly widens the radiance of these
rtues. — Selected.

SPURGEONS CONVERSION

As is very generally known. Dr. Charles Haddon Spurgeon,
perhaps, with the exception of John Wesley, the greatest
preacher of modern times, was converted under the preaching
of an obscure Methodist minister whose name no one knows.
Dr. Spurgeon thus described this interesting event which
exercised so far-reaching an influence in the world :

"I sometimes think I might have been in darkness and
despair until now. had it not been for the goodness of God
in sending a snow-storm one Sunday morning, when I was
going to a certain place of worship. When I could go no
farther. I turned down a side street and came to a little
Primitive Methodist chapel. In that chapel there may have
been a dozen or fifteen persons. ... At last a very thin-
looking man, a shoemaker, or tailor, or something of the
sort, went into the pulpit to preach. . . . The text was:
'Look unto me, and ye shall be saved, all the ends of the
earth.' . . . The preacher began thus: 'My friends, this is
a very simple text indeed. It says. Look. Now lookin' don't
take a great deal of pains. It ain't liftin' your foot or finger;
it is just, Look. Well, a man needn't go to college to learn to
look. You may be the biggest fool on earth and yet you can
look.' Then, lifting his hands, he shouted, as only a Primi-
tive Methodist can shout, 'Young man, look to Jesus Christ.
Look ! Look ! Look ! You have nothing to do but look and
live.' I saw at once the way of salvation. . . . There and
then the cloud was gone, the darkness had rolled away, and
that moment I saw the sun; and I could have risen that
instant and sung, with the most enthusiastic of them, of the
precious blood of Christ and the simple faith which looks
alone to Him."

Think of what the world might have lost if the pedants
of that, time had made it impossible for that simple, earnest,
uneducated Methodist preacher to stand in the pulpit and in
his artless way point the unsaved to Jesus! — Selected.

■ ♦♦

FRETTING

One fretter can destroy the peace of a family; can dis-
turb the harmony of a neighborhood; can unsettle the coun-
cils of cities, and hinder the legislation of nations. He who
frets is never the one who mends, who heals, who repairs
evil ; more, he discourages, enfeebles and often disables those
around him. who. but for the gloom and depression of his
company, would do good work and keep up brave cheer. The
effect upon a sensitive person in the mere neighborhood of a
fretter is indescribable. It is to the soul what cold, icy mist
is to the body — more chilling than the bitterest storm. And
when the fretter is one who is believed, then the misery of it
becomes, indeed, insupportable. — Selected.

THE GREAT DISCOVERY

What is the greatest discovery you ever made ? ' ' asked a
young man of the celebrated Sir James Y. Simpson, Bart.,
the discoverer of the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic.
He replied: "The greatest discovery I ever made was that I
was a great sinner, and that Jesus was a great Savior."

The person who has never made the discovery that he is a
sinner, and who considers he has no need of a Savior, is a
person in peril. Jesus "came not to call the righteous, but
sinners to repentance." — Selected.

<~>~

— Ill-gotten gains give a little pleasure for the moment,
but afterwards cause lasting woe. — Antiplianes.

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OPTIMISM

The

President' s

Letter

EVANGELISM i

{ Herein is my Father glorified, that ijc bear much fruit;

i so sliull ye be my disciples. — John 15 :S.

The Conference

The Winston church was a generous host, as every one
testifies. The efficient committee on entertainment, headed
by Mr. R, N. Hauser, seemed to have forgotten nothing nor
spared nothing that would contribute to the success and the
happiness of the conference. No feature of any conference
that we recall was more effective than the banquet given at
the Robert E. Lee Hotel by two of our strong and interested
laymen. We are all grateful for such abounding hospitality,
and shall always remember this as one of our very best
conferences.

At the Front

After a few days of intermittent rest we are again at the
front, with hopes high and courage strong. The conference
year, and the conference just closed, are now pleasant mem-
ories, and once more we turn our faces toward a new year of
opportunities and responsibilities. It will, no doubt, be a
year beset with trying difficulties and hard labor; but never-
theless, it will be a year of joy and triumph ; for God is with
us. And "If God be for us, who can be against us?" Our
watchwords still, therefore, are Optimism and Evangelism.
In this spirit, "We conquer."

Shortly before our Saviour left his disciples he said to
them, "Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much
fruit,' so shall ye be my disciples." We all want this to be a
year of much fruit-bearing— and s.irely this is the will of
God. "We appeal, therefore, to every pastor and every charge
to set high goals now, at the very beginning of the year, and
to "press toward the prize." "Lest we forget," we are
setting these words of our Saviour at the head of our weekly
letter, with the hope and the prayer that more and more we
may realize them in our personal lives, in our ministry, ami
in the programs of the church. Nothing that we can do can
be more assuring, more inspiring, and more pleasing to God,
than to determine now that this shall be a year of "much
fruit-bearing."

New Charges— Old Charges

This is what we are facing now, as we do every year at
this time. Some pastors will change; others will not. Our
itinerant system, and the interest of all matters concerned
make these changes inevitable. Pastors who are moving will
quickly become identified with their new work, we trust ; and
those who are staying will, of course, promptly set the ma-
chinery of the church going for the work of the new year.
In either case — staying or moving— let us have new pastors
and new charges. New in personal consecration; new in
loyalty to each other and to every conference program ; new
in brotherliness ; new in liberality; new in study and labor,
that God may have in us a new opportunity to magnify his
grace and his power. And brethren of the laity, give to the
old pastor and to the new your heart and your hand. lie is a
divinely chosen leader, and appointed by the conference as
such; do not forget that you can have his best service only
by recognizing his leadership. And you, pastors, will remem-

ber always that leadership is not secured by an office, but by
wise and progressive service, and the power of a pious life.

The Budgets

The conference ordered that the budget allotments should
be made by "The New Century Service Commisison," created
by the conference. This commission has had one meeting, and
is prepared to report this week, through the Herald, the
allotments for A. C. B., Superannuates, College Maintenance,
and Gratitude Gift balance. The G. C. B. is still under con-
sideration by the Commission, and the report can not be pub-
lished before next week. The problems that this budget pre-
sents to the Commission are so apparent to the conference
that we feel the delay in publishing the report will be
endorsed. Then, too, it is to be said that we were not able
to have a full attendance of the Commission at our first
meeting.

College Maintenance

By the unanimous order of the conference, this was in-
creased to $10,000, and November named in which it is to
be raised. The conference voted, also, to release certain
pastors to assist, by full-time service, in raising this allot-
ment. The churches to which they were assigned will
acquiesce, we are sure, in this arrangement. The allotments
for each charge will appear in the Herald this week, and
probably payments that have already been made. We know
of one charge that has already paid in full, and another one
that is half out — one a city charge, the other rural. No more
important work is before us at this time. This college must
be maintained, and we must do it. Every pastor and every
charge is expected to carry out this conference order by giving
the full measure of loyalty to this undertaking. Of course
none will fail. Of course none will fail.

Promptness

In the business world there are but few qualities more
valued than promptness. To encourage this, and most prob-
ably to magnify ils value, a director of a bank once told me
that a dollar bill was put in the chair of each director, and
each one who was on time pocketed his money; the late .comers
lost. We do not have any money to offer as a reward for
promptness, but we would like to enter into a solemn covenant
with every pastor to practice this virtue this year. And
right now we are putting a pin here while we get off a letter
that should not be delayed. . . . The letter is posted. Per-
haps we have all been sinners in this matter of not attending
to correspondence, and even important correspondence. But
let us repent, even in sackcloth and ashes, and make this year
famous for promptness. It will be good practice, too, for
your appointments. If you are to begin a service at 10 a. in.,
be there on time, and begin. Waiting for the folks to come
is bad practice. When they learn that you begin on time,
they will he there. And again 1 say, "Be prompt."

Activities
Thursday, Nov. 8. On this date we met with the college
maintenance committee, headed by President Andrews, to
assist in putting in readiness the plans for raising the $10,000
for the college, as ordered by the conference. Tuesday, No-
vember 13, we were again in session with this committee;
spoke also to the students in the college chapel, and met with
the Board of Church Extension in the afternoon. All appro-
priations made last year were ordered paid, so far as our
money would reach, and new appropriations made for this

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year. The Board was organized, with Rev. J. E. Pritehard
as chairman, and Mr. W. L. Ward, of Asheboro, as secretary
and treasurer.

On Monday, November 12, we held a meeting with the
New Century Service Commission in an effort to apportion
the budgets for this year. Our task, so far as we were able
to complete it, will be given through the Herald this week
by the secretary of the Commission, Rev. C. W. Bates.

Appointments

Wednesday, Nov. 14, In conference with the Gihsonville
church.

Thursday, Nov. 15, In .conference with First Church,
Thomasville.

Sunday, November 18, In the opening service of the new
Spencer church.

Saturday, December 8, In quarterly conference on Why
Not charge.

"Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be
likeminded one toward another, according to Christ Jesus;

' ' That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God,
even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."

S. W. Taylor.
Nov. 14, 1928.

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A THANKSGIVING MEDITATION

By H. H. Smith

It is well to have a Thanksgiving Day once a year; but as
every day should be a holy day, spent for the glory of God,
and not simply one day in seven; so every day should be a
Thanksgiving Day, for each day brings its added blessings.
A little boy, tired of hearing his father ask a blessing at the
table three times a day, said: "Why don't you go down in
the cellar and ask a blessing over the whole barrel of pork
and save the time of doing it at every meal ? ' ' There are
adults also who believe in "lumping" their thanksgiving and
confining it to a single day out of the three hundred and
sixty-five.

Ingratitude seems to be a common fault of humanity.
"Were there not ten cleansed?" asked the Master, "but where
are the nine? There are not found that returned to give
glory to God, save this stranger. ' ' We are often mere beggars
before the Lord, continually asking for blessings, and failing
to give thanks for those received. A pastor once decided to
have a prayer-meeting in which all who participated were to
devote their whole prayer to an expression of gratitude for
God's blessings without asking for more blessings. It was so
difficult for those who offered prayer to confine themselves to
thanksgiving alone that the audience was somewhat amused
at the effort put forth to keep from falling into the old habit
of making the prayer principally a matter of petition for
greater blessings.

Perhaps some have had a hard year in many respects, and
feel that they have little to be thankful for ; but. upon closer
examination they will find many things for which to be
thankful. In some cases loved ones have been called away,
and we "long for the touch of a vanished hand, and the sound
of a voice that is stilled." But let us be grateful to God that
we can look forward to a happy reunion beyond this vale of
tears. This is one of the great blessings of Christianity. A
missionary in Korea lost his little child, and as the funeral
procession passed along the street, one of the natives re-
marked, "How sad that the poor man's child has died!"

But another native said: "It is not so sad with him as it is
with us, for he knows osme way to be reunited with his child
in the next world." In the hour of grief let us be grateful
for this glorious hope of reunion with our loved ones who
have preceded us to the Father's home above.

If tempted to think our lot harder than that of others,
we should remember that there are many less fortunate than
ourselves. The story is told of a beggar who was severely
complaining because he had no shoes, when, suddenly he saw
carried along the street another beggar who had lost both
feet. Then in shame and confusion be ceased complaining
and thanked God that he was better off with his bare feet
than the beggar who had no feet at all.

Even adversity often has its bright side for which we
should be thankful. Many a person has been brought to God
by affliction. The writer recalls the case of an old man about
75 years of age who was seized with an incurable disease. He
had been an unbeliever all his life, but, facing inevitable
death in a short time, he heartily turned to God and died in
the full assurance of faith. On his deathbed he thanked the
Lord over and over again for the affliction that had brought
him to himself and turned his heart to God. "It is good for
me that I have been afflicted," said the psalmist. The frost
blights the roses, but it destroys the fatal fever germs ; the
electric storm may damage life and property, but it purifies
the atmosphere and wards off a plague.

Some people are thankful only when they have had a nar-
row escape from some great evil. But why not 'consider the
blessings that come unmixed with evil as providential? A
man once related to Bishop Whateley what he called a case
of a wonderful providence. He said he had been in a ship-
wreck and every one but himself had perished. He felt sure
that this was an extraordinary providence and a demonstra-
tion of special care on the part of God. "Whateley replied
that he knew of a case more wonderful still. Some friends
of his had sailed for some distant port and all had arrived
safe. And not only they, but all the passengers had arrived
safe. And still more wonderful, the crew and the vessel and
the cargo had arrived safe ; and no loss of any kind had been
suffered during the voyage. The safety of all surely testified
more eloquently of a divine providence than the bare escape
of one."

We show our gratitude to God by our conduct more than
by our words. God has given us life, with its many privileges
and duties. How are we using this gift of life with its accom-
panying blessings ? Are we thankful that we know not what
it is to face real want? Then, we must not forget the multi-
tudes who have a hard struggle to get bread for themselves
and their families. We cannot be grateful for abundant
material blessings and ignore the cry of hungry orphans in
other parts of the world. Are we grateful for the Gospel?
Then, we cannot neglect to send the bread of life to the
benighted millions. We are truly grateful to God for all His
blessings only when we use them to glorify Him and promote
His Kingdom.

We often fail to be truly thankful for daily bread, taking
it as a matter of course. Have we not worked for it and
earned it by the sweat of our brow — or brain? But trace
the loaf back to its origin and we trace it back to God.

"Back of the loaf is the snowy flour.
Back of the flour the mil] ;
Back of the mill the wheat and the shower,
And the sun and the Father 's will. ' '

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OUR STORY PAGE

A TIME TO FIGHT

Father and Mother had moved to town, and James had to
go to a different school.

After James had been going to this new school a few
days, two of the boys had a tight on the playground at recess.

All the other boys began to yell, "A tight! A fight!"
And they made a circle around the fighters, yelling, "Go it!
Hit him again, Carl!" "Why don't you knock him out,
John?"

James watched the fight a few minutes, and asked the boy
standing beside him, "What's it all about? What are they
fighting over?"

"Why, Carl put a chip on his shoulder and dared John
to knock it off," said the boy.

"And you call that something to fight over? I don't."
And James walked away.

The next morning when James went to school he found a
crowd of the boys standing at the gate of the playground.

"Here comes the good little boy who won't fight," said
one of them.

"Who said I wouldn't fight?" asked James.

"Oh, we know. You're a 'fraid cat," said another boy.

"I'm not a 'fraid cat, and I'll fight when there's a reason
for it," said James.

"Oh, boys, he says he'll fight when there's a reason for
it, and he said yesterday there was no reason for John and
Carl to fight. He's his mother's good little boy."

"Yes, I am my mother's boy, and I'm proud of it. My
mother says, 'There are only two reasons for fighting; one
is to fight yourself to keep from doing wrong, and the other
is to fight to keep wrong from being done another.' '

"Oh, hear him preach, boys. He's a 'fraid cat, that's
what he is."

Just then the school bell rang, and, with cries of " 'fraid
cat," "mother's baby," "sissy" and "coward," the boys
hurried to form in line to march into their schoolroom.

At recess, as soon as the boys went to the playground,
they formed a circle around James, and began daring him
to fight, calling him all sorts of names, " fraid cat," "Mam-
ma's good little boy," and "sissy," and one of the boys shook
his fist under James' nose and said, "Dare you to fight."

"Oh, he won't fight. He's afraid he might get his clothes
dirty," yelled a boy, as he knocked James' cap into the mud.

James' eyes flashed, and he straightened up and set his
teeth tight together and clenched his fists.

It looked as if there were going to lie a fight, but slowly
James opened his hands and walked over and picked up his
cap, and began to brash the mud off as he walked away from
the boys.

One of the boys ran along beside James and said. "Aw.
why didn't you fight him? He isn't any bigger 'n you are.
You could have licked him. The boys won't let up on you
until you fight. I know. I had to when I first came here
and now they let me alone."

"I was fighting, all the time," said James. "I was fight-
ing myself to keep from fighting Tom."
"Why didn't you fight him, then?"

"Fighting Tom wouldn't have taken the mud off my cap.
All the good it would have done was to show the boys they
could make me fight, and 1 tell you they can't unless there's
a reason."

When James reached school the next morning, John, the
biggest boy in the room, and the one who was always starting
fights, as he could whip most of the boys, came up to him and
said, "So the 'fraid cat said no boy could make him fight.
I see you took good care to say it when I wasn't around.
You don't dare fight me."

"1. dare do it and I can lick you, too," said James as
the school bell rang.

After school, James saw a crowd of boys on one side of
the playground, and, when he went over there, he found
John and a little boy from a lower grade in the center of the
crowd.

' ' Please, John, let me go, ' ' James heard the little boy say.

"The little baby wants to run home to his mother," said
John. "Here, give me that pencil," and he snatched a new
long pencil out of the little boy's pocket.

"Please give my pencil back," cried the little boy.

"No, I won't," said John. "You can run along home.
This pencil just suits me," and he put it into his own pocket.

"You're a thief to take my pencil," cried the little boy.

"A thief, am I?" said John, and he gave the little boy a
slap that knocked him down.

Quick as a flash James put his books on the ground,
jerked off his cap and coat, and rushed through the crowd
of boys. Snatching the pencil from John's pocket he handed
it to the little boy and said, "There, sonny, run along home."

John drew back his arm and doubled his fist, as he said,
" You will, will you?"

"Yes, I will," said James, as he dodged the blow John
aimed at his head, at the same time planting a blow on John's
jaw that made him see stars.

Fast and furious fell the blows. The boys who were
watching were so surprised to see James fight that they
forgot to yell, at first.

John was a larger, stronger boy than James, and he was
a fighter. There wasn't a boy in the crowd that he hadn't
licked, but James was quicker and knew how to hit where it
would count for the most, and it wasn't long before John
cried, "Enough," amid the yells of the boys, "Good for
James!" "Serves John right!" "Who said James wouldn't
fight?"

As James put on his coat, he said, "I told you boys I
would fight when there was a reason."

And he never had to fight again as long as he went to
that school. — Presbyterian.

CIGARETTE SMOKING AND MOTHERHOOD

In view of the present furor for smoking cigarettes, we
think the following statement should be given due considera-
tion. We clip it from a reliable exchange: "According to
a statement made recently by Dr. C. L. Barber, Lansing,
Mich., at the annual convention for Medical Physical Re-
search, sixty per cent of all babies born from cigarette-
smoking mothers die before they reach the age of two, due
primarily to nicotine poisoning." — The Bible Champion,
Reading, Pa.

November 15, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

Denominational Enterprises

i

TO THE METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH

There are few more important enterprises in the Methodist
Protestant Church than Westminster College, Tehuaeana,
Texas. It is not a large school. It is not a senior but a
junior college. The student body is not large, only 180
;nrolling last year. There are only a dozen faculty members.
The equipment is only moderate, there being three buildings,
wo of which are frame and both well beyond the time of
iheir greatest usefulness. Texas Hall is a stately old building,
nade from the rock in the hill upon which it stands and a
jredit to the community and the church. It too is in need of
repairs. Generous friends have made it more attractive and
jseful but it would take several thousand dollars more to
?ive it the finish it so much needs. The library is small, the
icientifie equipment inadequate, while there is abundance of
room for more chairs, desks, pianos and other furnishings.

Less than three years ago those who have carried the
burden of this enterprise were utterly discouraged. They
dad come to the end of their resources and were convinced
it was useless to keep up the struggle any longer. The money
raised during the Million Dollar Campaign was exhausted.
Grasshoppers, drought and a low price for cotton had brought
3ur people to the verge of bankruptcy. Various cireuni-
rtances had destroyed the good name of the school. It was
decided to try once more in spite of these handicaps, but a
mere handful of students responded to the announcements.
The rating as a junior college was lost.

There seemed no one able to lead out of the wilderness.
But .Dean J. G. Willis did not lose heart. He consented to
fill the position of acting president as well as that of dean.
Rev. E. M. Mouser went into the field for funds. The con-
tributions from the Board of Education were increased. And
along came another "oil boom" and the college properties
were leased for a respectable sum. Evidently the Lord did
not intend this enterprise to perish. At least not until the
Methodist Protestant Church had had another opportunity
to redeem itself and save the situation. The school year
passed off beautifully. No deficit was incurred and some of
the obligations were paid.

The next year friends arose on every hand. The farmers
had a good crop and received a good price. At a great per-
sonal sacrifice Rev. and Mrs. G. O. McMillan gave up their
Oklahoma home and went down to Tehuaeana to assume the
responsibility of leadership and to see what more might be
done to improve the situation. The plan to ask 500 people
to give $10 or more a year for five years was undertaken and
brought several thousand dollars to the college. A campaign
of advertising and for students resulted in greatly improving
sentiment and in securing a splendid enrollment. The in-
idebtedness was reduced from around $15,000 to less than
$6,500, due partly to the help from the Gratitude Gift. Its
accrediting as a junior college was restored and a new day
j dawned.

The lost prestige of the school in the minds of the sur-
rounding communities as well as in the supporting confer-
ences was the hardest thing to overcome. They refused to
send their children there. Westminster College was almost a

by-word. But things have changed. The conferences of that
area have heartily pledged their loyal support and are send-
ing their students. The following clipping from the Mexia
Daily Neios tells in a few words how the people in that com-
munity, six miles from Tehuaeana, feel about it. From
October 27-31 the Texas Annual Conference met at Tehua-
eana and here is the editorial in the Mexia News:

"Methodist Protestants, here's our hand. Welcome to the
Bi-Stone Empire. The M. P.'s are holding an annual con-
ference at Tehuaeana. Some high churchmen there. Thej'
will seek to do something to improve the college. Moving it
to Mexia wouldn't be a bad idea for the college, and Mexia
would doubtless offer an attractive proposition provided the
denomination agreed to get behind it. Westminster is a
thorough college. There are none getting by easy there.
They have to learn to get grades at Westminster. It's a
value to the Bi-Stone, and move or stay Mexia is proud of
the institution. ' '

For thirty years Westminster College has been serving
the cause of Methodist Protestantism in the Southwest. Two-
score of its graduates are serving in that territory. Some are
working in other parts of the church. There are ten splendid
young men enrolled there now preparing themselves for
greater usefulness as ministers of Christ in our church. Of
this we must be assured: If our educational effort in that
area fails, the Methodist Protestant Church will speedily dis-
appear from that territory. Because of the struggle the
college has had the church also has had a struggle. It has
hardly been able to maintain itself.

This is what is needed : An annual appropriation of from
$7,500 to $10,000 from the Board of Christian Education. In
addition it needs an endowment of at least $100,000. Much
more would be better. If the Methodist Protestant Church
would raise the New Century Service fund in full we could
go a long way toward realizing these goals.

In the meantime there are other things we can do. One
good friend of the college is planning to place in the hands
of the Board of Christian Education a splendid gift in the
form of an annuity, the nucleus of a fund to support a chair
of Bible. As long as she lives she will receive a fair income
on this gift and then for years to come it will go on doing
the work in which she is interested. Why cannot others do
something similar? Gifts, annuities and wills can make the
future of the college secure.

For thirty years Westminster College, Tehuaeana, Texas,
has been serving the cause of Methodist Protestantism. It
has had a hard struggle. Upon the shoulders of those who
have been responsible for its maintenance has rested a great
burden. They have made the limit of personal sacrifices.
They have done their share and more. Are there not some
generous Methodist Protestants who can find it in their heart
to help solve this problem? It is one of the most important
missionary enterprises in the denomination. God grant that
we will not let this opportunity pass.

Frank Wm. Stephenson.
613 W. Diamond St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.

— Treaties and the efforts of statesmen to advance the
cause of world peace can only be regarded as a portion of
the problem. In addition to treaties there must be an aroused
public conscience against the utter horror and frightfulness
of war. — Secretary of State Kellogg.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

November 15, 192S

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

By G rover L. Angel

President C. E. Society, High Point College

NOV. 18: WHAT THE PRACTICE OF

STEWARDSHIP WOULD MEAN TO

THE WORLD

I Peter 4:7-11
Suggested Program

Quiet music.

Hymn: "Day Is Dying in the West."

Opening prayer, by pastor.

Scripture lesson.

Leader's talk.

Topic: "What the Practice of Stewardship
Would Mean to Our Church."

Question : "What effect would the practice
of stewardship have on Christianity at
large?"

Vocal duet.

Topic: "The Tenth Legion as a Help for
the Practice of Stewardship."

Question : "Can I be a steward with little
or no money?"

Poem (See C. E. Quarterly).

Sentence prayers.

Discussion of topic.

Hymn: "There Shall Be Showers of Bless-
ing."

Christian Endeavor benediction.
Helps for the Leader

What does the word, "Stewardship" really
mean? The giving of our resources to char-
itable causes and to the church. Yes, but
it means more than that. Stewardship is the
spirit of giving. The responsibility of the
gift is in proportion to the possibilites. "It
is easy to overlook the claims of God, to for-
get His rights, to withhold the honor that is
His due. Christian Stewardship not only rec-
ognizes Him, but uses His gifts for His
glory."

'Most all Christian organizations have a
continual struggle with financial problems.
The lack of money is not because the people
do not have it, but because we fail to give
God His dues. We have often heard that we
should give God a tenth of all our income,
and we are due Him that amount. But if we
stop there we have only paid our debts, and
haven't given Him anything above our dues.
He has granted us our possessions, and we
are on our honor to give Him a true and
,iust account of all that He has given us.

"Christian Stewardship," says Dr. Foulkes,
"is a key which will unlock the door of indus-
trial peace and good-will." Naturally the
bringing about of peace and good-will in in-
dustrialism, will be a determining factor in
the winning of the world for Jesus.

Points for the Topics and Questions

1. Stewardship would mean to our church:

a. A greater benevolent work.

b. The solving of our financial problems.

c. A better salary for our pastor.

d. Would bring a greater power to the

church.

2. Stewardship would affect Christianity at

large:

a. More adequate program of religious edu-

cation.

b. More workers in full-time Christian

service.

3. The Tenth Legion as an aid to Steward-

ship:

a. The meaning of the Legion; giving a

tenth of all our income.

b. Less extravagant living.

4. How I can be a Steward with little money:

a. Give as I can. Remember the widow's

mite.

b. I can promote a spirit of giving.

Quotations

"Property is a living trust. Things are
tools, not prizes. Life is not for self-in-
dulgence, but self-devotion. When, instead
of saying, 'The world owes me a living,' men
shall say, 'I owe the world a life,' then the
kingdom will come in power. We owe every-
thing to God but our sins. Fatherland, pedi-
gree, home-life, schooling, Christian training
— all are God's gifts. Every member of the
body or faculty of the mind is ours provi-
dentially. There is no accomplishment in
our lives that is not roo.ted in opportunities
and powers we had nothing to do with in
achieving. 'What hast thou that thou didst
not receive?' If God gives us the possibili-
ties and the powers to get wealth, to acquire
influence, to be forces in the world, what is
the true conception of life but divine owner-
ship and human administration? 'Of Thine
own wc render Thee.' All there is of 'me' is
God's estate, and I am His tenant and agent.
On the day of our birth a new leave is signed.
On the day of our death accounts are closed.
Our fidelity is the interest on God's princi-
pal. 'That I may receive mine own with in-
terest,' is the divine intention. So live, that
when thy summons comes to give an account
of thy stewardship it may be done with joy,
and not with grief!" — Maltbie Babcock.

"The practice of stewardship will bring
greater happiness to all who follow it. They
will have the satisfaction of having been
true to their obligation to God." — Selected.

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

NOV. 25: THE PRAYERS OF PAUL

Scripture Basis: Acts 20:36-38; Rom.
1:8-10; Eph. 1:15-23; 3:14-21; I Thes. 1:2-5.

Golden Text: Rejoice always; pray with-
out ceasing; in everything give thanks.
I Thes. 5:16-18.

Social Prayer

It may be recalled that on his last journey
to Jerusalem, Paul passed by Ephesus and
stopped at Miletus, where he sent for the
elders of the congregations to advise with
them. (See lesson for October 26th). Hav-
ing instructed and admonished them in things
pertaining to the care of the Christians in
Ephesus, with much feeling he informed them
that they should see him no more. We can
only imagine what a pathetic scene that was,
as the heart of Paul went out toward those
devout men in love, which drew from them
the love and sympathy that they bore for him.
With affection and sorrow they bade him
adieu.

But before he left them, he kneeled down
and prayed with them. And such a prayer.
that must have been! "We can imagine how
tender Paul's prayer was, how full of love
for the church. He carried to Christ all the

needs of his hearers. He lifted their hearts
with him "to the throne of grace. Orientals
are readier than we to show their emotions,
and strong men are not ashamed of tears
and kisses."

Social prayers may be engaged in under sev-
eral conditions. The prayer around the fam-
ily altar, where father is the priest and offers
his prayer for the family. Regretful, indeed,
is it that in the complexity of modern living
we have gotten away from this practice. God
help us as Christian parents to return to this
habit of Christian living. The church prayer
meeting during the week is another place of
social prayer. Although other organizations
of the church have to some extent supplanted
the popular prayer meeting of other days, yet
it is to be lamented that there is not more
interest manifested in most churches in this
service of prayer and praise. Social prayer
is practiced in the services of worship on the
Sabbath day. When the pastor or leader of
the service says, "Let us unite in prayer," he
means that the congregation should actually
unite with him in thought and feeling as he
utters the verbal petition. Methinks such
prayers would move God mightily if all were
in accord while prayer was being offered.
Intercessory Prayer
How encouraging it must have been to the
Roman Christians to know that the great
Apostle to the Gentiles remembered them in
his prayers! And how strengthening it un-
doubtedly was to them to know that Paul
thanked God for their indomitable faith
which was "spoken of throughout the world!"
Furthermore, it was his earnest prayer to
come to them, not knowing that his desire
would be realized, but as a prisoner.

In his prayer for the Ephesians, Paul draws
upon the unbounded riches of the glory of
God; that the power of the Holy Spirit may
grow more powerful in them ; that through
faith they may enthrone the Christ in their
hearts; that His love being rooted and ground-
ed in them may cause them to be able to ap-
prehend the boundless extent of it, and to
know that love which is beyond knowledge
in the realm of faith; and that th^y may
thus he filled "unto the fulness of God,"
which is the completeness of the divine na-
ture.

Intercessory prayer can and does accom-
plish more than we give it credit. "There is
no more delicate service in the wholde round
of human action than that of intercessory
prayer, it is so hidden as to have a special
beauty on that account. While men are un-
conscious that we are thinking of them, we
fold our arms about them and bring them
up before God for blessing and guidance. In-
tercessory prayer may be defined as loving
our neighbor on our knees."

Thankful Prayer
As in his intercessory prayer for the Roman
Christians, so the Apostle thanks God for the
faith of the Ephesians, as well as their love.
"The remainder of the passage prays more in
detail for the Ephesians, that they may come
to know more of Jesus Christ, of their eternal
hope in him, of their glorious inheritance
through him, of the exceeding greatness of
his power which he will grant to believers,
and of his majestic station at God's right
hand in heaven, far above all rulers and
dominions, and with all things in subjection
under his feet."
Again, Paul rejoiees in the faith and love

November 15, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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of the Thessalonians, adding hope in their
case. The church in Thessalonica, being one
of the earliest churches founded by Paul in
Europe, was the recipient of the earliest of his
writings. "Paul's prayers are unceasingly of
them, thankful to God for their faith-filled
and loving labors, and for the patient hope-
fulness with which they look forward."

What is prayer without thanksgiving? How
can we petition without praising? If we are
not thankful for what we receive from the
"Giver of every good and perfect gift," how
can -we expect him to give us more? And
why not be thankful for the perseverance,
faith, love, etc., of our fellow-Christians?
Even if we are not as far advanced in Chris-
tion experience as they, we can surely praise
God for their attainments. O, let us ever be
thankful for our numberless blessings, both
material and spiritual.

Woman's Missionary

Department

SUGGESTIVE THANK-OFFERING
PROGRAM

Quiet music — "Now Thank We All Our
God" (Played softly on piano)— No. 62, Church
Hymnal.

Hymn— "Come, All Ye Thankful People,
Come." (First and second verses).

Prayer of praise.

Bible reading — 96th Psalm.

Hymn — "Praise God From Whom All Bless-
ings Flow."

Bible reading— Matt. 25:34-40.

Three-minute talks on each of the following
topics :

"For I was anhungered and ye gave me
meat; I was thirsty and ye gave me drink." —
Our Pine Eidge Work.

"I was a stranger and ye took me in." — Our
work in the Ohio Valley, Pittsburgh Mission,
and Girls' Home in Baltimore.

"Naked and ye clothed me" — Our Children's
Home.

"I was sick and ye visited me" — Our Bethel
Home.

Hymn— "Christ for the World We Sing"—
No. 397, Church Hymnal.

Playlet — "Tithes and Offerings — 5c per
copy. (These may be secured from Miss
Pearl McCulloch, secretary of literature,
Greensboro, N. C.)

Offering.

Benediction.

— +«

— The little island of Eigg, one of the
Hebrides, claims to have the best record of
human conduct known to the world. There
has not been a police case on the island with-
in the memory of the oldest inhabitant.

— John Bunyan lived 60 years and wrote
60 books, the greatest of which was "The
Pilgrim's Progress."

~f-

Lady: "You look robust, are you equal to
the task of sawing wood?"

Tramp: "Equal isn't the word, mum, I'm
superior to it." — Exchange.

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Our Children's Home !

Thanksgiving Offering for the Home

For several years we have been looking to
our people for a special offering for our
Children's Home at Thanksgiving, and we
are writing to remind you that Thanksgiving
is almost here.

A few years ago Mr. J. M. Millikan, chair-
man of our board of trustees, suggested that
our people make an offering of one day's
income to the Home at Thanksgiving. This
thought was followed up by the Orphans'
Home Association of North Carolina, and all
the people of our state are asked thus to
contribute to the orphanage of their choice.

The need at our High Point Children's
Home is especially pressing this time, so we
are asking that our people remember the
"One day's income for the Home" this year
and thus lift us up where our real needs can
be supplied. We confidently expeet our peo-
ple to roll up a fine offering for the Home
within the next two weeks. We are trying
to reach each pastor and each Sunday school
superintendent by mail this week to get them
to help us reach all our people. If our let-
ter fails to reach you, please take this as our
appeal for your help.

The following contributions have been re-
ceived :

Porter $ 7.00

Harris Chapel, Yance 4.02

Sapling Ridge, Alamance 8.25

Union Grove, Orange 3.41

Midway, Haw River 10.00

Belmont, Mt. Hermon 8.50

Whitakers Chapel, Enfield 15.00

Union Chapel, Granville 26.00

Flat Rock, Vance 4.51

Oak Grove, Forsyth, A. J. Long 10.00

Yadkin College 5.05

Asheboro 35.00

Mrs. J. H. Jones, Baltimore, Arlington.. 5.00

Pleasant Hill, Spring Church 5.00

Fair Grove, Haw River 3.50

Friendship, Fallston 9.00

Shiloh, North Davidson 10.02

New Hope, Why Not 2.50

Bethesda, Halifax 2.00

Mt. Pleasant, North Davidson 6.62

Hickory Grove, Guilford 1.63

Graham 3.75

Mrs. Truman Young, Clarksburg, W. Va. 25.00

Flat Rock, Flat Rock 1.03

Spring Church, Spring Church 2.08

Mt. Carmel, South Lexington 9.51

Welch Memorial, Philathea Class 5.00

Pine Ridge, Kernersville 1.00

Sandy Ridge, Kernersville 95

Oak Grove, Cleveland 15.00

Community Church 25.82

Lincolnton 5.00

Weaverville, Weaverville 5.00

English Street 4.95

Bethel, Mocksville 2.49

South Lexington, South Lexington 4.34

Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant 6.00

Stfi Paul 6.56

Calvary 14.30

Mt. Lebanon, Randleman 5.55

Friendship, Mt. Hermon 3.70

Friendship, North Davidson 7.23

Stallings, Mecklenburg 1.50

Friendship Station 3.72

Liberty Hill, Anderson 5.15

Maple Springs, Forsyth 4.42

Draper 2.60

Fairfield, Guilford 1.50

Graham, Ray Bible Class 3.15

High Point First 37.85

Giltsonville 5.31

Creswell, Creswell 1.65

State Street, Lexington 4.93

Whitakers 7.00

Winston-Salem 16.51

Yarborough 2.00

First Church, High Point, C. E. Society 5.00

Tiffin, Ohio, C. E. Society 8.00

Liberty, Liberty-Siler City 5.00

Palestine, Flat Rock 1.10

West End, Thomasville 7.94

We thank our people for these splendid
offerings. You cheer our hearts by your gifts.
Several gifts of clothing and bed-clothing
have come in, but in our present pressure of
work in getting moved and in getting hold of
the work we haven't them listed for this
week, and this must go in the mail or be
late. Be patient with us, and things will
move systematically soon.

Please remember that we are looking to all
our people for that "one day's income for the
orphan child" at Thanksgiving. God bless
you while you give. Thank you.
Faithfully,

A. G. DIXON.

FIELD WORK FOR THE HERALD

The plan adopted this year looking to a
wider circulation of the Herald among our
people involves sending by pastors the ad-
dresses of those not now receiving the paper
that a few sample copies may be sent them.
After this has been done, direct appeal (by
pastors or others designated by pastors) is
to be made for subscriptions.

One pastor has already sent a list of names.
We request the others to send us their list
by December 1, if convenient, that we may
send samples in that month. January was
made by conference resolution the special
month in which to solicit subscriptions for
the Herald.

H-

Dixon-Smat hers- Williams Reunion

This family reunion will be held at the
Children's Home, High Point, N. C, on
Thanksgiving day, beginning at 10:30 a. m.
The descendants of Robert L. Dixon, "Uncle
' Johnnie Williams," "Uncle Billie Williams,"
"Uncle Robert Williams," and "Uncle Patrick
Williams," are all expected to attend. Please
load baskets a bit heavy since this Dixon has
77 children in his family now. Rev. J. S.
Williams, D. D., of Asheville, N. C, has prom-
ised to deliver the address to the group about
11 a. m. in the chapel. Dinner will be served
picnic style in the dining room in the boys'
building. We are anticipating a great day.
A. G. DIXON.

— President-elect Hoover is to start next
Monday by battleship to South America on
a good-will trip. He will stop and inspect
the Panama Canal and will then proceed to
some of the South American countries on the
west coast. It is guessed that Mr. Hoover
thinks this a more pleasant and useful way
to spend the next few weeks than hearing
the appeals of aspirants for office.

Page Twelve

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

November 15, 19S8

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Enfield. — On Thursday night preceding con-
ference, the annual business meeting of the
Enfield church was held in the hut, with the
pastor, Rev. J. Clyde Auinan, presiding. The
hut had been made very attractive with fall
flowers, and a blazing fire added to the cheer-
fulness of the occasion. The meeting was
opened with Scripture reading aud prayer,
and a number of stirring hymns were sung.
The church register was revised and church
officers elected for the ensuing year. They
were as follows : Stewards, J. R. Powers,
P. S. Bellamy, E. I. Bellamy and Miss Mary
Collins ; trustees, R. C. Rives, J. B. Davies,
Leo V. Braswell ; class leader, H, C. Matthews;
Sunday school superintendent, Hubert M.
Whitaker; assistant superintendent, J. B.
Davis; C. E. president, E. I. Bellamy; Inter-
mediate C. E., Mrs. E. I. Bellamy ; Junior
C. E. president, Mrs. Walter Holliday, Mrs.
J. R. Powers, assistant; president of the
Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. Ralph Rives.

Interesting reports were made by Mr. J. R.
Powers, treasurer of the board of stewards,
Mr. Ralph Rives, treasurer of the church trus-
tees, Mr. Cecil Matthews, treasurer of the
Sunday school, and Mrs. Sam Pierson, treas-
urer of the Ladies' Aid.

After disposing of the business, a very in-
teresting little drama depicting the every-
member canvass was presented by members
of the church. This was greatly enjoyed.

Refreshments were served and a very de-
lightful social hour was spent. A goodly num-
ber of the members were present at this
meeting and greatly enjoyed the reports and
the fellowship with each other.

On the following day the fourth quarterly
conference was held. Financial reports were
made, and the pastor read a splendid report
of his year's work, which was accepted with
thanks and appreciation. The conference
unanimously voted to instruct the delegate to
ask for the return of Mr. Auman, and also
passed a resolution voicing appreciation of
his work and high regard for him personally.

On the last Sunday of the conference year
all church officers were formally installed.
Two new members were received into the
church at Enfield, one at Whitaker's Chapel.
The service closed with a celebration of the
Lord's Supper. REPORTER.

Fairview-Glen Raven. By the time this

notice is read we will have moved to Glen
Raven. Regular services will begin the third
Sunday. WM, II. NEESE.

Pine Ridge Notes. — We now have the high-
way surfaced past our school. We can get
all the way to Winchester, Kentucky, 40
miles distant, on either gravel, crushed stone,
or tarvae surfaced road.

Recently the Kentucky State Board of
Health Department held a clinic in Campton,
our county-seat. Our students were exam-
amined; many were found to need their ton-
sils removed, while others required eye atten-
tion. The parents co-operated splendidly,
giving their permission and the necessary
work was done gratis.

We have been greatly in need of water for
some time. Last week one of the pumps got
out of working order, which was a still great-
er inconvenience. This meant water must
be carried from rain barrels, etc., for wash-
ing purposes, Bath rooms could not be sup-
plied and when it seemed we were going to
reach our limit, God opened his windows and
sent us rain, which gave some relief. What
a blessing it will be to have the dam com-
pleted aud have a supply of water ever on
hand !

The Porters' Literary Society gave their
monthly program on one of the October Fri-
day nights. A play, "The Rainbow Kimono,"
was well given.

Another preacher. Rev. T. W. Farmer, to-
gether with his wife and baby, has come to
be with us. He will co-operate in our religious
services, thus enabling us to make more
preaching appointments. Rev. Mr. Farmer
is a former pastor of the M. E. church in
Campton.

We conduct two chapels, one for the pri-
mary department; another, beginning with
the fifth grade and continuing through the
high school. Friday mornings we have union
chapel, which takes in all our students. Last
Friday the auditorium in our grade school
building was full to overflowing. Some of
the small boys, having no place to sit, went
up in front and sat down around the altar
railing. What an interesting scene!

We appreciate our friends throughout the
church who co-operate with us. Remember
us when you pray.

G. W. ANDREW.

Ebenezer, Greensville Circuit. — Our former
pastor, Brother H. L. Powell, gave us a very
helpful and interesting sermon on the fourth
Sunday in October, which closed this confer-
ence year. He has served us faithfully for
five years and we pray God's blessing on him
and family wherever they are called.

Our officers for the past year have been
elected for the coming year, and now we are
looking forward to a better year than the
one past. May we each so work together that
our new pastor for the coming year may
feel as one among us.

You will hear from us again soon.

RENA ROOK, Reporter.

Moriah. — Rally Day exercises were held at
Moriah church on the fourth Sunday morn-
ing, beginning at 10:45 o'clock. A splendid
program was enjoyed. We were very fortu-
nate in having three interesting speakers
from Greensboro : Mr. J. Norman Wills
spoke on the work of the Sunday school; Mr.
Stokes Rawlins, president of the State Chris-
tian Endeavor Union, on Christian Endeavor
work, and Mrs. J, S. Moore on missions. The
Rally Day collection amounted to $24.60. This
included $10 from the Young People's C. E.
Society, $2 from the Intermediates and $2.07
from the Juniors.

The Missionary Societies met with Mrs.
G. W. Dawson at her home near Bessemer
on last Tuesday afternoon with a good atten-
dance. Dr. Joy Glascock, of Greensboro, led
the devotional and gave a splendid talk on
stewardship. Mr. G. W. Dawson gave a short
talk on the meaning of missions, which was
very interesting. Plans were made to serve
a supper at the church the last Saturday night
in November for the benefit of the societies.

On Tuesday evening a Hallowe'en social
was given at Mrs. Van Kirkman's by Mrs.
Kiikman and Mrs. Carl Comer for the benefit
of the church. Miss Blanch Curtis won the
piize for being the last of those in costume
to be recognized. An admission fee of one
cent for every two inches in height was
charged.

A weinie roast was given for the Inter-
mediate C. E. Society Friday evening at
Gree-no-ca Spring by their retiring superin-
tendent, Mr. C. F. Scott. Twenty Intermedi-
ates were present and the evening was en-
joyed by all.

MRS. J. S. WOOD, Reporter.

Mt. Zion, Pinnacle and Mt. Zion Charge. —

Our last quarterly conference voted unani-
mously for Bro. Hunter to return to us for
another year. We are very glad indeed that
Bro. E. S. Stone, our delegate, was successful
in securing Bro. Hunter for our pastor. He
will fill his first appointment for us next
Sunday at 11 o'clock.

At our church meeting the following officers
were elected for the year: Stewards: Chair-
man, O. P. Jones; treasurer, J. R. Stone, J. N.
and W. E. Jones, E. S. Stone, O. W. Barber,
C. W. Allen. J. D. Mikles, R. S. Barber
T. G. Barber, F. G. Fowler, S. T. Lane, S. T.
Kellam, W. D. Hall and W. T. Allen, Sr.;
classleader, R. S. Barber; reporter to church
paper, C. W. Allen ; church trustees, E. S.
Stone, S. F. Mickey, O. F. Hauser, S. T. Lane
and F. G. Fowler.

The meeting voted to give Bro. Hunter au-
thority as pastor to revise the church class-
book.

The following are the officers of our Sun-
day school for the ensuing year: Superinten-
dent, C. W. Allen; assistants, S. T. Lane and
\V. D. Wall; secretary and treasurer, W. E.
Jones; assistant, E. S. Mickey; teachers: class
No. 1 (women), Mrs. F. G. Fowler; No. 2
(men), O. P. Jones, teacher, E. S. Mickey,
assistant; No. 3 (girls), Mrs. W. E. Jones,
teacher, Mrs. E. S. Stone, assistant; No. 4
(boys), Mr. Wilbur Lane, teacher, Everett
Kallam, assistant; No. ;i (Intermediate,
mixed), Mrs. W. D. Wall, teacher, Mrs. O. P.
Jones, assistant; No. 0 (Primary, mixed), Miss
Ethel Lane, teacher, Miss Lettie Wall, assis-
tant; No. 7 (Primary or card, mixed), Miss
Lola Barber, teacher. Miss Ellie Lane, assis-
tant.

The Women's societies will present the
church with a nice new pulpit Bible next
Sunday.

As secretary of quarterly conference, it is
important that I have the full reports of the
different church meetings published in the
church paper', but sin-ce there have been
reporters duly appointed by all the churches
I am not reporting for any but Mt. Zion, as
I feel sure that each respective reporter will
want to report their own business; so let's
hear from Shoals, Pilot and Pinnacle. Le(
your members that are away know that you
are still carrying on. Please send in your
reports right away.

Miss Ruby Stone recently was married to
a Mr. Kirby, of King, N. C. Mr. and Mrs.
Kirby reside in High Point, where Mr. Kirby
holds a position. Mrs. Kirby is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Stone and was a very
regular Sunday school and church attendant
and worker. We regret very much to have
her leave us.

November 15, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Rev. Albert Phillips, of the faculty of Pin-
nacle High School, filled Bro. Hunter's last
appointment at Mt. Zion. Rev. Mr. Philips
preached a very strong sermon, which was
enjoyed by all present.

Several of our members are called to attend
eourt at Dobson this week as witnesses in
the wreck case of Miss Blanche Hunter, de-
ceased.

Death visited the home of Bro. Riley Fulk
and claimed him as his own. Bro. Fulk was
attending court at Danbury, Stokes County,
and at his boarding place he sat up and
talked till about 10 o'clock the night of the
16th of October, seemingly as well as usual.
In the course of conversation during the eve-
ning he remarked that he hoped he might die
suddenly and without struggle. When he was
called next morning he didn't answer, and
upon investigation it was found that he had
died during the night apparently as he had
desired to. Bro. Fulk was 79 years and 17
days old. He was a loyal member of Mt.
Zion church and will be missed by all who
knew him.

Bro. S. M. Scott had the misfortune of los-
ing his wife recently. Mrs. Scott was burned
to death in her home and was buried at
Shoals Baptist church.

We have been attending a revival meeting
at our neighbor church, Friends Union ; the
preaching was being done by a Miss Sills,
and was greatly enjoyed by all who heard
her.

We heard some of the members asking
about what would be done about Mt. Zion
building a new church now since Bro. Hunter
has come back. We are hoping it will be
put over big this year.

Mr. and Mrs. Gorrell Kiger are the happy
parents of a new baby boy.

May the Lord add His blessings to the ac-
tion of our past Annual Conference to the
extent that this will be a great year for
the N. C. Conference.

C. W. ALLEN, Reporter.

P. S.: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Culler are happy
to announce the arrival of a bouncing baby
in their home. C. W. A.

Albemarle. — We were very glad to have our
pastor, Rev. J. R. Anderson, back with us
again on Sunday. He brought us an inspir-
ing message for the beginning of a new
year's work, with an appeal for the "personal
touch" of the members of the church, which
he said will do more toward evangelizing the
community than anything we can do.

The new officers of the church will be in-
stalled at the morning service next Sunday.

An offering was taken in the Sunday school
Sunday morning for the Fort Brogg Memorial
Chapel, which is to be erected at Fort Bragg
for the purpose of providing a place of wor-
ship for the 10,000 soldiers who are connected
with this camp every year. The appeal made
by our pastor, who had made a visit to the
camp and realized the great need of the
Chapel, was heartily responded to, and $18
was raised in about three minutes, which was
more than we had been asked to contribute.

The Ladies' Aid Society held its Novem-
ber meeting with Mrs. Don Helms. Several
items of business were disposed of, new ac-
tivities discussed. Committee reports showed
that good work is being done, and the mem-
bers are all enthused with the spirit of work.
At the conclusion of the business hour, de-

licious refreshments were served. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs. D. F. Harkey.

Mrs. H. P. Sheffield rendered a vocal solo at
the Sunday morning service, which was great-
ly enjoyed. We hope to have her sing again
in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Sheffield,
with their son, Lloyd, recently moved to Al-
bemarle from Florida, where they made the
acquaintance of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gantt,
while they were living there.

A marriage that will be of much interest
and surprise to some of our readers was that
of Miss Blanche Furr to Mr. John Johnson,
which occurred Saturday, November 3. The
bride is the attractive daughter of Sheriff
R. N. Furr, of this county, and has a wide
i-ircle of friends, many of whom were made
through her activities as pianist of the M. P.
church of this place, in which capacity she
has served in a very able manner since she
was only a child. Mr. Johnson is the son
of J. W. Johnson, of High Point, and has
held a responsible position with a wholesale
grocery firm of this place for some time, dur-
ing which he has made many friends. The
couple left shortly after the ceremony for a
trip by auto to Washington and other north-
ern points. The best wishes of their many
friends accompany them on their journey
through life.

MRS. JOHN U. WHITLOCK, Reporter.

Spring Valley, Vance Circuit. — We held our
annual revival in October. Bro. Troxler was
our help, and did some fine preaching. The
church and community was greatly revived,
and as a result, nine united with our church.

Our Sunday school is doing splendid work;
110 on roll; average attendance, 70. The
children rendered a Rally Day program the
fourth Sunday night in October, which was
\ery good. The offering was $5.00.

We regret very much that Bro. Chambliss
does not return for another year. While we
feel our loss we rejoice in others' gain. He
will always find a warm place in our hearts.

Our church went on the honor roll again
this year, as we paid out all claims before
conference.

The Woman's Home Missionary Society is
doing splendid work. They had an oyster
supper on last Friday night and cleared
$37.82. This will be used on the church.

Best wishes to the Herald readers.

REPORTER.

November 12, 1928.

West Forsyth.— The writer is glad of the
privilege of being a pastor again. We were
assigned to the West Forsyth charge by the
Winston-Salem Annual Conference and have
entered upon the work of the pastorate.

Last Sunday was spent with Union Hill
church, located in Yadkin County. There
we found a fairly large congregation before
time for the service. The people gave us a
very cordial greeting and a good hearing. We
appreciated trying to preach to them. It
was the first appointment since assuming the
work. The congregation was pleased to have
Rev. C. H. Whitaker, the retiring pastor,
present and to take some part in the service.
Bro. Whitaker, who served as a guide for the
new pastor from the parsonage to the church,
introduced the new pastor and spoke timely
words to the people concerning the co-opera-
tion which should be given a pastor by the
people.

We were glad to have Bro. Ring, a preacher
of the Friends church, worship with us in
the service last Sunday. He also had a part
in the service, leading the opening prayer.
A lady from Knoxville, Tenn., who was vis-
iting in the community, was an attendant
and worshiper with us.

Bro. Whitaker and I, with two of the little
Ways, were invited to the home of Bro.
J. W. P. Baker for dinner, and we glally
accepted the invitation. My first impression
of Bro. Baker was that he was a good man
and a loyal Methodist Protestant. We en-
joyed a most splendid dinner. Yes, chicken,
of course, and numerous other good things
to eat. A few hours were spent in this good
home in the afternoon and we returned to
our home at Lexington before sun-down.

The same plan of appointments for the
West Forsyth charge will be followed which
has been followed during the past year. The
appointments are as follows:

First Sunday: Baltimore, 11 a. m.j Stony
Knoll, 2:30 p. m.

Second Sunday: Union Hill, 11 a. m.
Third Sunday: Pleasant Hill, 11 a. m.;
Tabernacle, 3 p. m.
Fourth Sunday: Harmony Grove, 11 a. m.
The meeting of the first quarterly confer-
ence has been called for the second Sunday
in December at 2 o'clock at Pleasant Hill
church. The place had been selected at the
fourth quarterly conference and the pastor
has named the date. It is the desire of the
pastor that all of the official members of the
conference be present and help transact the
business of the charge.

We are preparing to move into the parson-
age at Pleasant Hill as soon as it is vacated by
Rev. C. H. Whitaker, who is now a superan-
nuate. He is looking for a new location and
as soon as he finds a place to move to, and
vacates the parsonage, the new pastor and
family expect to move in and be among the
jteople on the charge as much as possible.
In the meantime the appointments will be
met by travel from Lexington to the differ-
ent churches each Sunday.

It is the sincere prayer of this writer that
every pastor assigned to a new charge will
find pleasant surroundings and splendid co-
operation from the people, to the end that
the coming year will be the best for results
in building up the Methodist Protestant
Church in North Carolina and the advance-
ment of the Kingdom of God.

C. B. WAY, Pastor.
Lexington, N. C.

Burlington, First Church. — We have entered
upon the duties of the new conference year
with very good attendance at the Sunday
services. We are truly grateful to the con-
ference stationing committee for returning
our beloved pastor, Bro. Gerringer, to us for
the new year, and we hope that we will make
this the best year in the history of our
church.

Sunday school attendance today was 321,
showing an increase of 19 over the previous
Sunday. The offering was $18.89. Special
collection for the work of the Young People's
Union was taken at the Sunday school hour.

Our Baraca teacher, Mr. C. C. Lindley, is
back on the job and brought us a good les-
son today. Early in December, we will hold
our regular monthly business meeting and
the most important item of business to come

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before this meeting will be the election of
officers for the coining six months. It is
the custom of the class to give the "boys"
a supper in the hut at this time each year,
so every member is urged to be present at this
supper and business meeting and make the
occasion a grand success.

Mr. Walter E. Smith, our new Sunday school
superintendent, is on the job and we are
hoping that, with his leadership, this will be
a great year in the work of our school.
' Our pastor was confined to his room with
illness a few days last week, but was able
to be at his work on Sunday, bringing, as
usual, a real gospel message.

Our brother, Mr. L. L. Wilson, is still a
patient at the Oteen Hospital, near Ashe-
ville, N. C, and we ask that any of our
church folks in that section, who can, to pay
this splendid Christian man a visit.
Yours in His work,

L. A. BRAXTON, Reporter.

November 12, 1928.

Efland, Orange Charge.— We are very much
pleased with the fact that, conference saw
fit to send our pastor back to us. This is
the fifth year he has been on this work. We
extend to him a hearty welcome and hope this
will prove to be the best year yet. The work
that Bro. Williams has already accomplished
on Orange charge will ever be a treasured
memory, and just to know that he is assigned
to us for another year is assurance that
there is stil much more in store for us. May
the Lord add His blessing to all our efforts
as we all, pastor and people, labor together.

We are very sorry that some of our mem-
bers are on the sick list. Simm Efland, Archie
Gray Williams and Harold Sharpe, three of
our Sunday school boys, were absent Sunday
morning on account of sickness, Simm being
in Watts Hospital and Archie Gray in St.
Leo's. We wish for these boys a speedy re-
covery, and may they soon be able to fill
their places again, for we miss them so
much. MRS. E. S. TAYLOR, Reporter.

Concord.— Our people seemed delighted in
having Rev. G. H. Hendry returned to our
church for another year. The work has pros-
pered under his leadership. Our financial re-
port for last year showed that we had raised
over $10,(100 during the year, besides a good
increase in membership.

At the morning service Sunday Mr. Hendry
outlined goals for the year in a short mes-
sage, which were unanimously adopted, after
which an installation service was held and
the new officers were" installed. The congre-
gation was large, the church being filled. On
next Saturday and Sunday, November 17-18,
our church will entertain the N. W. District
O. E. convention. The program calls for ad-
dresses by Messrs. Roy W. Bregg, of Chat-
tanooga, S. S. Rawlins, of Greensboro, and
Rev. N. G. Bethea, of Lexington, besides sev-
eral local speakers.

Our folks are delighted in having Rev. and
Mrs. E. G. Lowdermilk as neighbors. They
are moving into the Kannapolis parsonage
tomorrow (Tuesday).

Armistice Day was observed here Sunday,
nearly all churches observing the occasion
in one of their services. Our pastor spoke
Sunday night on "World Peace." Music ap-
propriate to the occasion was used.

The honor system of the every-member can-
vass was used again this year with good re-

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suits. The stewards were at the church from
2 to 4:30 p. m. Sunday to receive pledges,
and the members met them there.

REPORTER.

South Lexington Church. — Sunday marked a
new day in our church. We Btarted the new
conference year with a very interested Sun-
day school. We elected teachers and officers
for the ensuing year. May the Lord help us
to give our best to His service. There were
1(50 present for Sunday school, an increase of
a goodly number over last year.

We were very glad indeed to have Bro.
and Mrs. Ridge, our former pastor, with us.
He is still a resident of our town and we
extend to them a hearty welcome.

Bro. C. G. Isley came to us with a very
forceful sermon. We are very grateful to
the conference for sending Bro. Isley to us.
I feel sure we will have a good year. Let
us co-operate and pray daily and God will
surely give us the victory.

There is a great work to be done. We have
a wonderful opportunity within our grasp.
We can take advantage of the opportunity
or we can shirk it. "Let us work while it is
called today, for the night cometh when no
man can work."

Pray for us that we may accomplish great
things for God.

LENxV HEDRICK, Reporter.

Orange Charge Announcements. — Thangsgiv-
ing services will be held as follows on Thurs-
day, November 20 :

11:00 a. m., Hebron; 2:00 p. m.. Chestnut
Ridge; 4:00 p. m„ Union Grove; 7:00 p. m„
Efland.

Offerings will be received at each place
for our Children's Home.

The first quarterly conference is called to
meet at Union Grove church Saturday, Decem-
ber 1st, at 2:00 p. m. The program will be
as follows: 2:00 p. m., devotionals; 2:10, Im-
pressions of Annual Conference, Julian G.
Jobe and B. M. Williams; 2:30, Business ses-
sion; 3:00, Adjournment.

B. M. WILLIAMS, Pastor.

Bethesda, North Davidson.— We were de-
lighted with the return of our pastor, Rev.
R. S. Troxler, and every one seemed to wel-
come him Sunday with smiling faces and
happy hearts. He has been with us four
years, but his work here has been so success-
ful that he still meets the unanimous ap-
proval of our members. We hope that his
work this year will be even more successful
and enjoyable for him and his people than
it has been in the past. His message Sunday
was very interesting and inspiring to all.

The Sunday school is progressing nicely. It
seems to be very active. The eyes and minds
of all are alert for any new plan for im-
provement or added interest. Our work is
very encouraging and there has been some
progress made that is noticeable. We hope
to do more in the future.

The Sunday school has started making plans
for a Christmas program. The entertainment
committee is carefully considering various
things in the way of Christmas entertainment.

The various organizations are getting along
very well. The Ladies' Aid and Missionary
Societies hold their regular monthly meetings
on the third Sunday after Sunday school. Our
pastor expressed his desire Sunday to organ-

November 15, 1928

ize or .rather, re-organize a Christian En-
deavor Society and a date was set for organi-
zation. We hope that the society will be
successful this time, for nothing is more en-
joyable and helpful for the young people's
training than wide-awake Christian Endeavor
societies.

The first quarterly conference will meet
with us on Saturday before the second Sunday
in December.

Wishing for our church a successful year's
work, both spiritually and financially.

REPORTER.

Hope, Chatham Charge. — Our new pastor,
Rev. A. O. Lindley. filled his first appointment
for us last Sunday. The people seemed well
pleased with his splendid discourse from the
text: "Wherefore art thou come?" found in
Matt. 26-50. The congregation was not so
large as we had expected, owing to so much
sickness in Boulee. We are hoping that wo
may have a good year with Bro. Lindley as
pastor.

We certainly do hate to give up our former
pastor, Rev. C. G. Isley, and his mother. They
have made many friends among us and it is
with sincere regret that we see them leave us.
We are indeed grateful to Mr. Isly for the
splendid work he has done for us, and wish
him continued success in his new field of
labor. May greater opportunities open up to
him and may he have divine guidance and
strength to go forth with the work.

May this conference year be the best the
M. P. denomination has ever known.

KARA ANDREW, Reporter.

Rehoboth, Creswell Circuit. — We are glad
to have back with us our same preacher, Rev.
Mr. Hethcox.

Sunday school was held at Rehoboth church
Sunday. An unusually large crowd was pres-
ent, with 13 visitors. There was no preaching
service on account of bad weather.

The Sunday school convention was held at
Oak Grove church Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. Did not have very many present on
account of bad weather.

Our Christian Endeavor society met Sun-
day evening with a large number present. A
lecture was made by Rev. Mr. Hethcox. Offi-
cers were elected as follows: Mr. Herbert
Swain, president; Miss Seattle Swain, secre-
tary; Mr. Joe White, treasurer; Miss Stella
Phelps, chairman of social committee; Miss
Eva White, chairman of program committee;
Miss Norma Tarkington, reporter; Miss Alice
White, chairman of music committee. -A
social will be given soon.

Preaching was also held at Rehoboth Sun-
day night. Had quite a large crowd present.
Mr. Hethcox rendered a fine sermon.

Prayer meeting was also held at Rehoboth
church Friday night, November 9. Had quite
a number present. Mr. Wheeler Swain con-
ducted the meeting and Mr. Laddie Swain
was appointed to lead the following Friday
night, November 10.

Mr. Joe White attended the Methodist
Protestant conference at Winston-Salem last
week as a delegate from the local community
church. Mr. Vernon Everett accompanied the
delegate. They returned Saturday. They
were guests at a supper given in the Robert
E. Lee Hotel by members of the host church,
They heard many lectures.
Mr. D. P. Tarkington, a member of Reho-

November 15, 1928

both church, was visiting Miss Lillian Halsey
■ and his relatives Sunday. He returned to
Norfolk Monday morning.

Mrs. G. L. Davenport will soon leave to
spend some time with her brother, Mr. Gibb
Cherry, in Charleston, S. C.

Miss Stella Phelps, a member of Rehoboth
church, is visiting her sister, near Cherry.

Mrs. Matilda Aumac/k arrived here last
week after spending some time with Dr. and
Mrs. S. A. Saunders, of Aulander.
I Mrs. M. J. Elliott, accompanied by Mr. Ver-
non Everett, attended the funeral of Mr.
Julius Woodley, of Norfolk.

Mrs. John Halsey, of this community, is
at the bedside of her daughter, Ida, in Nor-
folk Hospital.

Miss Sabry Bateman, of Richmond, spent
the week-end with her relatives.

NORMA L. TARKINGTON.

Greer's Chapel. — We are very glad indeed to
accept to have our dear beloved pastor, Rev.
R. S. Troxler, back with us. When he left
for conference we were in hopes for him
back. "Where there's a will there's always
a way."

Last year was a good year for us with the
aid of Rev. Mr. Troxler. We increased with
knowledge of God by having him.

We are having a three weeks' singing at
the church now. Professor C. B. Rollins is
the teacher. Sunday afternoon we had a spe-
cial singing; different choirs were there, in-
cluding "Oakdale's choirs," "High Point's
choir," and several other choirs in addition
to ours. All of the choirs had been taught
by Professor Rollins. Every one seemed to
enjoy the afternoon. Several talks were made
by different men, which were interesting.
May God bless us all. REPORTER.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

meeting at the pretty, remodeled home of
Mrs. C. L. Gray on Lindsay street. Associate
hostesses were Mrs. J. A. Gray, Mrs. A. L.
Ellison, and Miss Myrtle Ellison. Mrs. S. S.
Coe presided at the meeting. Since the car-
pet and coffee urn and other kitchen improve-
ments have been paid for the women are
afraid of idle brains and empty hands — so
they voted to contribute the sum of $50.00
per month to the church budget next year.
After the transaction of business, the host-
esses served delicious refreshments of coffee
and sandwiches.

We are much pleased to know that Mr.
Fred McPherson, who has had pneumonia
following an operation for appendicitis, is
improving at High Point Hospital.

We are pained to announce the death of
Mr. Walton, father of Mrs. C. R. Hinshaw,
wife of Professor Hinshaw, of the college
faculty. Mrs. Hinshaw left Sunday for Gates-
ville, N. C, to attend his funeral. Her many
friends extend sympathy in her sorrow.

Misses Helen Hayes, who is teaching at
Asheboro, and Alice Faulkner, of Henderson,
were guests at the college last Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Davis and small daugh-
ter were guests of her parents, Mr. and Mr.
Ira Johnson, of Thomasville, last Sunday.

We are pleased to learn of the improvement
of condition of Mrs. E. L. Ballard, who has
been ill.

Pinnacle, Mt. Zion Charge. — Brother Hunter
has come back to serve us another year. We
are very glad that he did come back. He
preached a good sermon last Sunday, his text
being "Pray without ceasing." A large con-
gregation was present to hear him.

Our Sunday school is very good now; we
hope that it will continue so.

The officers elected for the coming year
are as follows: Stewards, H. E. Kiger, L. G.
j Kiger, J. P. Owen, I. O. Hauser, D. C. Har-
vey, Mrs. C. V. Hauser; classleader, I. 0.
Hauser ; Sunday school superintendent, J. P.
Owen; assistant, Mrs. 0. P. Hauser; church
trustees, H. E. Kiger, C. W. Harvey, I. O.
Hauser, J. P. Owen, P. B. Owen; church treas-
urer, L. G. Kiger; secretary for Sunday school,
L. H. Kiger.

MRS. J. P. OWEN, Reporter.

High Point. — The sympathy of the entire
congregation is extended to the pastor, Rev.
R. I. Farmer, in the loss of his brother, Mr.
Clinton R. Farmer. The news of his sudden
death was received by wire Saturday night,
and Rev. * and Mrs. Farmer and their two
children left at noon Sunday for Uhrichs-
ville, Ohio, -to attend the funeral services.
They plan to return home the latter part
of the week.

A solemn and impressive communion serv-
ice was held Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
when the Lord's Supper was celebrated with
Rev. P. E. Lindley and Rev. E. L. Ballard
presiding. A very large number participated.

The Ladies' Aid Society held a delightful

State Street, Lexington.- — A large congrega-
tion heard Bro. Bethea Sunday morning in an
inspiring and interesting sermon based on
the text found in the 10th chapter of John,
10th verse: "I am come that they might have
life and that they might have it more abun-
dantly." That beautiful text is used many
times, but is always new and wonderful. Mr.
Bethea urged a deeper consecration and
stronger effort to achieve greater things in
the conference year just beginning than any
previous one.

Armistice Day was recognized by two min-
utes of worshipful silence at the beginning
of the service.

At the close of the evening service the
Workers' Council held a meeting. New plans
and suggestions for better wrork in all the
branches were discussed.

The Missionary Society is giving a supper
Friday evening in the dining room of the
church. All whose have attended these sup-
pers, several of which have already been
given, have found them very enjoyable. We
are hoping for a large attendance.

The many friends of Earl Rogers, young
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Rogers, who under-
went an operation for appendicitis at the Da-
vidson Hospital recently, were very glad to
see him back in his place Sunday morning
for the services. REPORTER.

Spencer. — Our new church will be completed
this week and we will move in Sunday. Our
president. Rev. S. W. Taylor, will preach for
us at 11 a. m. We are thankful we have a
church at last to worship in. We want to
thank Rev. N. M. Harrison for $5 given at
conference ; Mr. D. A. McLaurin built our
church and has been very generous, building
at almost cost, and now if all M. P. churches
will give us $2.50 each we could pay off our
indebtedness, except our mortgage. So many
of our people have been placed on the extra
board, only part time work, they can't pay

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as they would if they had all time work. We
need your help now. Conference could not
help us now, so we are asking the churches
to please help us at this time.

MRS. A. L. MOORE.

Davidson Circuit. — I will be on the charge
beginning the third Sunday in November,
filling the appointments as they now stand.
With this notice, I send greetings to the en-
tire charge, praying that God's blessings may
richly attend our labors together with Him
this year. W. D. REED.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF
SPECIAL FUND

Special for Church Extension —

Reported last time $ 46.50

Mebane Ladies' Aid (Mrs. H. C. N.) . . 5.00

Rev. W. H. Neese 20.00

Rev. G. L. Curry 15.00

Rev. J. D. Williams 25.00

Mr. J. W. Redding 25.00

Rev. G. F. Millaway 25.00

Mr. C. G. Hunter 25.00

Mr. H. G. Parris 5.00

Rev. E. A. Bingham 5.00

Rev. H. F. Surratt 15.00

Mr. J. F. Evans 10.00

Rev. C. B. Way ,. 5.00

Dr. J. F. McCulloch 25.00

Bethel Church, Alamance Ct 25.00

Moriah Charge 25.00

Rev. Edward Suits 5.00

Rev. J. Clyde Auman 50.00

Mr. C. R. Ephland 25.00

Total $381.50

General Conference Delegates' Expenses —

Reported last time $ 16.10

Vance, Spring "Valley Church 2.00

West Forsyth, Pleasant Hill Church . . 3.50

Why Not Charge 2.00

Thomasville Community Church 15.00

Granville Charge 15.00

Denton Charge 12.10

Shelby Charge 2.00

Mocksville Charge 2.50

Albemarle Charge 10.00

Flat Rock Charge 15.00

Calvary Church 10.00

Midland Charge 8.00

North Davidson 24.00

By balance $137.20

Conference Maps —

Reported last time $ 4.00

Rev. C. H. Whitaker 2.50

By balance $ 6.50

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treasurer.

November 13, 1928.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $188,872.99

C. F. Finch 500.00

Total $189,372.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,630.21

Mrs. Irene Hastings Williams 5.00

Total $9,635.21

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.
November 13, 1928.

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COLLEGE INFORMATION

You will be interested in the following facts
which give some idea of the extraordinary
progress made by our High Point College.

HATING. By the close of our fourth year
and with the graduation of the first regular
class, High Point College had been given
the Standard A-Grade rating by the State
Board of Education.

STUDENT BODY. Since the opening of the
college we have had an average of 251 stu-
dents each year, totaling 1,255 matriculants.
These are for the most part Methodist Prot-
estants and splendid young people. We have
had 38 students for the ministry and mis-
sions.

OUR GRADUATES. Of our 61 graduates 39
are teaching, six are in the ministry, while
several others are pursuing graduate study.
The 36 seniors of the class of this year will
bring the total graduates up to 97.

INTERCOLLEGIATE ACTIVITIES. High
Point College has entered 17 inter-collegiate
debates and oratorical contests, winning over
State College, Wake Forest, Guilford, Lenoir-
Rhyne and other colleges. In athletics we
have been even more successful winning the
championship in two sports among the small
colleges of North Carolina.

FINANCIAL. By comparison we find that
our college operates on a smaller cost per stu-
dent than other similar institutions. Expenses
are well regulated, which reduces the annual

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deficit to a minimum. Our great need is an
adequate endowment to supply funds for
operation. With only a slender income, we
have made remarkable headway, and now we
are prayerfully hoping for the fullest possis-
ble co-operation of our people along financial
lines. Our immediate objective is to raise the
total college budget at each church within
the next few weeks. In this emergency you
will be glad to do your part, we know, and
also to urge your church to contribute its
full quota.

INFORMATION COMMITTEE.

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HIGH POINT COLLEGE CAMPAIGN

In the campaign for deficit in running ex-
penses of High Point College, the assessment
for all pastoral charges has been made out
and sent to both pastor and delegate. It is
just twice the amount of last year. Already
Fallston Charge has sent a check for half its
amount, $100, with the assurance that the
other half will be raised this week. Burling-
ton charge has raised its amount, $250.00, and
State Street, Lexington, reports its amount
raised.

All this sounds good and we believe that
with an earnest, faithful effort the entire
amount can be raised during the month of
November. Please remember that this is the
assessment laid by the last conference for
running expenses for High Point College and
would ordinarily be raised during the year,
but since the need is so urgent, we are asking
that the total amount be raised during the
month of November. If for any reason a
church cannot raise the amount assessed at
once, please raise as large an installment as
possible and secure the other with a pledge
to lie paid in 60 days.

Cordially yours,

R. M. ANDREWS.

November 15, 1928

HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. T. E. Pierce, $4.50; Eev. H, F. Fog
man, $3.00; Rev. J. M. Morgan, $1.50; B<
L. W. Gerringer, $1.50; Rev. B. M. Willian
$7.50; Rev. A. L. Hunter, $4.50; Rev. H.
Powell, $1.50; Eev. C. E. Ridge, $1.50; Ki
E. L. Ballard, $6.00.

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— The ship Vestris sunk off the coast
Virginia last Monday. Other ships respond
to the signals of distress, but arrived on tl
scene after the stricken ship had gone dovi
There were 350 people on board who h'
taken to boats, many of whom were fina'.|
drowned.

— Mt. Etna is in violent eruption again.
People are fleeing from their homes as the
molten lava pours down the mountain sides.

— In the late election Smith and Robinson
carried eight states and Hoover and Curtis
all the rest. The eight states were Alabama,
Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
Mississippi, Rhode Island, and South Caro-
lina. Hoover and Curtis will receive 444
electoral votes; Smith and Robinson, 87.

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HIGH POINT, N. C.

A high grade institution for the education of young women
and young men.

Splendid courses are offered by competent instructors. Pull
credit is given by the State Board of Education for all work com-
pleted here.

Special courses in Music, Art, and Commercial subjects are also
given. Fall Semester begins September the 11th.

Correspondence solicited.

R. M. Andrews, President

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NUMBER 3

./Vtfzc Church Opened

It was our esteemed privilege last Sunday to accompany
President Taylor to Spencer where he preached the opening
sermon in a new Methodist Protestant Church. There have
been a few scattered Methodist Protestants in Spencer for
several years, but they did not know of each other and in
their individual loneliness did not make much demonstration
of their denominational loyalty. A seeming accident brought
two of them together and made them known to each other
and they began to think and talk of a united effort for the
church they both loved so well. They found a few others
like minded, organized a little band and went to work in faith.
That, was about three 3-ears ago. They organized a Sunday
school and a church in a private house, that of Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Moore. Later they moved to a little chapel outgrown
by the Protestant Episcopal Church. But they wanted a
larger house and one that they could call their own. They
wanted it so badly that they were willing to make great sacri-
fices to have it and then they found a way to have it. Of
course they eould not pay for it all at once, but they were
willing to incur a debt for future payment, and they forged
ahead. Now they have a neat brick veneered building on a
good corner lot of which they are justly proud. Their lot
will enable them to enlarge their building when they have
need.

They now have 36 members and had 37 in Sunday school
last Sunday. The congregation that heard Brother Taylor's
opening sermon numbered about 60. The seating capacity of
the church is about 250, the number depending on the size
of the folks.

Bro. Taylor spoke on Christ and the Church, impressing
most forcibly that Christ must have His pre-eminent place
in every true church and also encouraging the hope of the
perpetual presence and power of Christ in any church devoted
to His Kingdom.

The church is located with a view to service. We trust it
will grow and do an ever-enlarging work. President Taylor
expects to find a pastor very soon. Bro. C. R. Jackson, an
engineer on the Southern Railway, is the Sunday school
superintendent. It numbers some faithful Methodist Protes-
tants in its membership and it will develop more. Success
to it!

(See sketch of this church in another column.)

~*—

What Is a Church?

There appeared recently in a daily paper an article written
by a lawyer of the Roman Catholic Church setting forth the
view that the church was organized by the apostles of Jesus.
In opposition to the Protestant view that the Scriptures of
the New Testament are the sufficient authority to direct in
the formation of Christian churches, he makes the point that
no book of the New Testament was written for years after
the organization of the church. His conclusion is that a
personal authority, that of the apostles representing Christ,

was necessary to validate a. church organization. In his view
the supreme authority conferred upon the apostles was trans-
ferred to the line of Roman Catholic popes and is held today
exclusively by the Pope of Rome.

"Where the Roman Catholic finds one great all-including
church organization, the Protestant reader finds many
churches, groups of believers in Christ separately formed and
each group constituting a church as really as does the whole
including all believers in Christ. Paul speaks of the "church
that is in thy house," and of "the church that is in their
house." Evidently Paul thought of a small body of believers
as constituting a real church.

That the apostles of Jesus organized numbers of Christian
churches cannot be disproved and is probably true. That
they organized one world-wide church, the church universal,
cannot be proved and is extremely improbable.

The principal question about a church is not who or-
ganized it, but what is its character and purpose? All who
are united to Christ by a living faith are prepared to enter
into a union with other similar believers to constitute a
church. A lake is as truly water as is the ocean. Because a
drop of water is not in the ocean, shall we say that it is
not water?

The Roman Catholic contention that a man who is not a
unit in the largest, religious body in the world is not truly a
Christian is without warrant. Mr. Legality may insist on
the Roman Catholic view, but we think Mr. Christian Vitality
will take the view that individual Christian character de-
rived from communion with Christ constitutes the essence of
church membership. The real Christian is brother to every
other real Christian and all real Christians constitute the
church universal, but this is only partially identical with the
Roman Catholic Church. A Christian church is a body of
believers in Christ. They may believe in the Pope or they
may not believe in him. Catholics should cease to read
Protestants out of the church and Protestants should recog-
nize the fact that there are many devout Christians in the
Roman Catholic Church.

CHRISTLIKE MEN AND WOMEN NEEDED

The great need of the world today is not more professors
of Christianity, but more Christlike men and women. Pro-
fessors may be multiplied on the plane of nature where a
nominal adherence to the Gospel has become popular. But
Christlike people are the creation of a supernatural agency,
even the Holy Spirit in His personal inworking and abiding.
That Christianity may attain its maximum of power to
transform men and elevate society, there must be a radical
work wrought with nominal believers, who not only do not
shine themselves, but also obstruct rays which emanate from
truly consecrated souls. It is not only true that one sinner
destroyeth much good, but, furthermore, that one dead church
member casts an eclipse on many souls who might otherwise
see Christ, the Light of the World.— Selected.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

November 22, 1928

Denominational Enterprises

THE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

So many requests have been received for material suitable
for a Christmas program that the Executive Committee in-
structed Dr. J. H. Straughn and the other executive secre-
taries to prepare something to meet this demand. This is
not intended as an effort to add another special day but to
meet the needs of our people. Those who use the program
will of course receive and forward offerings for the New
Century Service, the new name chosen to supplant the one
used for the past several years, the General Conference
Budget. It is service, not budget, we are emphasizing.

As many of our churches as possible should make use of
this Christmas season to raise something more toward their
New Century Service apportionment. This is a matter of
real concern to the Board of Christian Education. At the
present time the Department of Educational Institutions,
formerly the Board of Education, will receive less than
$21,000 for the year's work, a conclusion based on the average
monthly distribution coming to this department since May 1
when the denominational fiscal year began. Such a small
income ties our hands. It is but a tithe of what is needed to
promote the work with which we have been entrusted.

The same situation faces the Department of Religious
Education, formerly the Board of Young People's Work.
Their receipts to date promise an income of less than $8,000.
How can such an important service survive, let alone expand,
on such a paltry capital? How can those responsible for
vital causes keep up their enthusiasm when they are tied
hand and foot .' A substantial offering at Christmas time, a
sort of "they shall not fail" offering, will help to correct this
situation.

One-half and more of the fiscal year of the church has
gone, and the payments of the New Century Service have
been hardly $75,000, or at the rate of $150,000 a year, a sum
fully $85,000 less than the smallest amount received during
any year of the last quadrennium. Of the amount raised to
date the Department of Educational Institutions has received
$10,242.23 and the Department of Religious Education
$3,962.05. The records prove that these six months usually
furnish the major part of the denominational budget. Novem-
ber is another good month, after which the. receipts decline,
reaching their nadir during the summer. Under the new
arrangement it is hoped this will not be the case, that a
broader information will stimulate more regular contributions.
Order your Christmas program at once and make an
earnest effort to secure an offering which will mean something
generous toward meeting your New Century Service responsi-
bility. This offering should not lie designated unless there
is a special reason for it. When designated it helps but one;
when undesignated it helps all.

Send your orders to Rev. J. II. Straughn, D.D., 516
N. Charles St., Baltimore. Md.

P. W. Stephenson, Executive Secretary,,
Department of Educational Institutions.

Board of Christian Education.

"And when the chief shepherd shall appear, ye shall
n ivc a crown of glory that fadeth not away."

AMERICA'S GIFT TO ANCIENT LANDS

By John R. Voris
■■Associate General Secretary, Near East Relief

1 stood on the balcony of the American House at Jebail,
Syria. Jebail is the seaport town called Gebal in the Book
of Kings. It was to this town that the cedars of Lebanon
were brought from the mountains to the Mediterranean to be
floated as rafts down the coast to Haifa, and from there taken
overland to the Holy City to build the Temple of Solomon.
It was here that the Egyptians and later the Romans found a
port of entry and it was here that they left notable monu-
ments now being uncovered by the French.

Below me where the soft waters of the Mediterranean
lapped against the shores, I could see the dim outline of
slender columns of an ancient Roman temple, recently un-
covered by the excavators, and could fancy, at least, that I
could see a great sarcophagus in which the earlier Egyptians
had buried one of their leaders. In my mind's eye I could
see the great cedars of Lebanon drawn on rough wheels by a
multitude of dark-skinned servants, cedars that would go to
build a temple of the Lord. Raising my eyes, I saw outlined
against the sky above to my right a great castle built by
crusaders in the twelfth century.

I found myself awed by the march of history. I was
conscious of being on ground trodden by the kings of old.
Alexander the Great had been here, Philip of Macedon and
Napoleon. In imagination one could review civilization as it
marched past. Each conqueror had left his monument in
marble or stone.

Earlier in the day I had been talking with some of the
older boy leaders of the American orphanage center and their
teachers, and now I thought of the monument America was
erecting there, not a monument of brick or stone but one
measured in terms of human life. In the building near me
seven hundred boys were sleeping. Fine, healthy and alert
youngsters they were. I had seen them all at their work, at
their meals, in the sea enjoying their morning plunge, and
also in the church service. All these boys owed their lives
to America's gifts of food and shelter and care. And" I said
to myself, "We're not leaving a crusader's castle or a Solo-
mon's Temple or Roman monument or even an Egyptian
sarcophagus, not even a shrine or church. We have invested
our money in childhood."

Here we are leaving the kind of a monument that the
earlier civilizations would have scorned. Just children ! Even
today childhood has but little place in these Eastern lands.
Parents love their offspring, to be sure. But children are
valued only as potential adults, not as children. Civilization
is built for adults. The result is that there is a complete
lack of child care movements. Money, if spent, is expended
upon shrines and great churches built of lasting materials,
but not for education or care of children. Now comes the
richest nation on the globe, and it leaves only children, strong,
sturdy, trained children, to be sure, but only children. A
strange spectacle.

And so I turned to my couch with a feeling of content, for
I knew that we had not only builded unselfishly, but we are
leaving a trained leadership among youth and a new ideal
for all childhood.

We have brought to the land of Him wdio said, "Suffer the
little children to come unto me," a demonstration of the
meaning of that message.

November 22, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

Herein is my Father glorified, that uc bear much fruit;
so shan ye be my disciples. — John 15 :S.

Thanksgiving

When this reaches our readers, Thanksgiving will be very
close at hand. Let us not forget to make an offering to the
Children's Home on that day, and let our offering be just
as liberal as our means will permit. The Home is highly
worthy, and there is a need for the offering. Let us not fail
to make it.

We hope, too, that our people will assemble for worship
on Thanksgiving day. No observance of the day is in keeping
with the idea without public worship and public thanks-
giving. We urge our people, therefore, to meet in their own
places of worship, or to join witli other congregations in union
services. Above eevrything else, Thanksgiving should be
characterized by public worship, praise and thanksgiving to
Him from whom all blessings flow.

College Campaign

^ This is on now, and good reports are coming in. Bro.
Williams tells us that West End has provided the allotment
for that church, and a letter yesterday from Bro. J. M.
Morgan brings the good news that Fallston charge has over-
subscribed. This is good work, and worthy of the completest
success. We bespeak the full co-operation of every pastor
and every charge, and urge that other matters be made sub-
sidiary while this campaign is on. Prayer is to be offered
constantly and earnestly for the blessings of God upon the
undertaking.

"Men for the Ministry Sunday"

The Board of Christian Education is suggesting such a
day, and we heartily endorse the suggestion. We desire that
all of our pastors set apart such a day during the year, and
on that day lay this claim upon the hearts of our young men.
This can be done by an appropriate sermon, or by some other
well thought out program. A number of good suggestions
for the day are given in the Herald of November 15. We
believe that such a day is in harmony with God's plans for
recruiting his ministerial ranks, and likewise, with present
needs.

Budget Apportionments

We were delayed beyond our expectation in getting the
report in the Herald last week. However, it will appear this
week, and the Commission publishes it with the hope that it
may receive the approval of every charge. We earnestly
hope that every pastor and every member will resolve to do
his very best in serving God through the raising of the
budgets. And the very best time to do that is right now at
the beginning of the new year. Every dollar that can be
raised now will certainly make this part of the conference
program much, easier later on.

We have had no report from the treasurer yet, so we
are not able to give any financial statement this week. But
please let us have something to report before the month is up.
It will be interesting to see what charge will get in the first
budget payment. Don't keep it back, please, because the
amount is not large. Let it go in— anything from $1 to $100.

Send to Rev. George R, Brown, Treasurer, Reidsville, N. C.
First ?

Song Books
We stated last year, through Herald and from pulpit,
that our General Conference had ordered the compiling and
publishing of a song book for use in our churches. It was
our hope that the book would be ready before a great while.
It appears now, however, that the delay will be more than we
anticipated. We hope, however, that it may be ready later,
but in the meantime we advise churches that need song books
to go ahead and get them— good, high grade, standard books.
And first of all, we recommend our Church Hymnal — one of
the very best song books to be found anywhere.

Activities

On November 7, Bro. Willie Wood was released from the
pastorate of Spencer church. Bro. W. F. Ashburn was
assigned there November 19. On the 15th we were in prayer
service and business meeting with First Church, Thomasville,
and again with them in business meeting on the 20th. We
hope to have pastor with them very soon.

On Sunday, November 18, it was our good fortune to be
with the Spencer people in the opening service of their new
church. We found the Sunday school in session upon our
arrival. This was followed by the 11 o 'clock service, in which
we were privileged to preach. The attendance was not large,
though about 60 members and friends were present. This is
our newest church enterprise. The work was started by
Bro. Braswell about 1923, we believe. An organization was
effected later, and a lot secured for a church building. About
three weeks ago the actual building of the church began, and
the opening services were held in the finished building, as
stated above. However, the painting has not yet been done.
The building is brick-veneered, 30x46, and cost about $3,000.
The congregation acted wisely, we think, in building within
their means. We have only about 40 members there. They
are faithful and zealous, and we shall watch their develop-
ments with deep interest and prayers.

We had the privilege of going over to Spencer in Editor
McCulloch's car, and the pleasure of having him as a traveling
companion. We enjoyed the day.

Appointments

Nov. 21, Wednesday, at Gibsonville, in business meeting
with Gibsonville church. Hour, 7:30 p. m.

Nov. 22, Thursday. At Liberty, in business meeting with
the Liberty-Siler charge. Hour, 7 :30 p. m.

Nov. 25, Sunday. Vance charge.

Dec. 1, Saturday. At Mt. iZon, West Thomasville charge,
in quarterly conference. Hour, 2 :30 p. m.

Dec. 7, Friday. Halifax charge, in quarterly conference
Hour, 2 :00 p. m.

Dec. 8-9, Saturday and Sunday. On Why Not charge.
Saturday, 11 a. m., preaching, and quarterly conference 1 :30
p. m. Sunday as follows: Preaching, Lovejoy, 11 a. m.;
Macedonia. 2:30 p. m. ; Seagrove, 7:30 p. m.

Finally, brethren —

"Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the
oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for
filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ;

"Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being
ensamples to the flock.

Fraternally,
Not- 22> 1928. g. W. Tatlor.

rage Four

METHODIST PKOTESTANT IIKRALD

November 22, 192S

GENERAL AND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
APPORTIONMENTS

General

Conference
Budget

General

Confer/ /ice
Budget

Alamance $SOO

Albemarle 350

Anderson 521 )

Asheboro 070

Asbeville 250

Bess Chapel 300

Bessemer City 175

Burlington, First 1,150

Burlington, Ft. PI. 200

Caroleeu 270

Charlotte, First 300

Chase City 100

Chatham 330

Cleveland 890

Concord SIX)

Connelly Springs 165

Creswell 735

Davidson 760

Democrat 330

Denton 070

Draper 300

Enfield 500

Fairfield 100

Fairview-Glen It. 500

Fallston 1,180

Flat Rock 1,090

Friendship 405

Forsyth 725

Gibsonville 250

Graham 430

Granville 975
Greensboro, Calvary 30U

Greensboro, Grace 1,350
Greensboro, St. Paul 430
Greensboro, \Y. End 300

Greensville 830

Guilford 040

Halifax 075

Haw River S75

Haw River Mis. 60

Henderson 800

High Pt, Eng. si. 190

High Pt., First 1.275

High Pt., Lebanon GOO

High Pt.. Welch GOO

Kannapolis 30

Kernersville 600

Lexington. Sooth 300
Lexnigton, State St. 125

Liherty-Siler 500

Lincolnton 350

Littleton 050

Mebaue 5G5

.Mecklenburg 585

Melton's Grove 20

Midland 700

Mocksville GO"

Moriah 430

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Mt. Pleasant

North Davidson

Orange

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Pinnacle

Pleasant drove

Porter

Randleniau

Randolph

Rcidsville

Richland

Roberta

Rockingham

Saxapabaw

Shelby

Spencer Mis.

Spring Church

Tabernacle

Thomasville. Com.

Thomasville, First

Thomasville, West

Union Grove ■

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Weaver ville

West Forsyth

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Winston. First

Winston, South

Yadkin College

Yarborough

865

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500

770

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375

500

400

200

650

180

30

510

460

350

350

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400

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300

725

1500

100

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315

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250
350
420
355
160
200
150
15
225
150
175
150
100
50
200
55
15
180
210
200
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200

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10

Shower of Hymnals Predicted

The papers recently predicted a shower of meteors on a
certain night. Those who watched for them were disappointed.
The meteors did not come in sufficient number to be called
a "shower." Here is another predicted shower that, we
hope will really come: Last Sunday Mrs. A. L. Moore, of
our new Spencer church, said she wondered whether some
church somewhere would not supply Spencer church with
used hymnals. President Taylor replied that he believed
enough individual Methodist Protestants if they knew of
the need would be glad to contribute one new book each or
the price of the same (seventy-five cents). This would be a
worthy offering and would be much appreciated by this new
church. Will this shower fall? Will President Taylor's
confidence be justified? If you are one who feels the force
of the appeal and who wishes to aid in this way a heroic band
of Methodist Protestants in a great and good work, send
75 cents or more to Mrs. A. L. Moore, Box 60, Spencer, N. C,
for the new hymnal fund. We venture to say she will
acknowledge all receipts for this purpose in the Herald.

•♦•

Arabs say, "All sunshine makes a desert." And they
ought to know, for they are familiar with vast tracts of sand
on which nothing grows. Eliphaz says in Job 15:21, "In
prosperity the destroyer shall come." And Solomon says
even more pointedly, in Prov. 1:32, "The prosperity of fools
shall destroy them."

November 22, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Five

OUR STORY PAGE

THE THIEF AT THE MEAT SHOP

"Bob! Bob!"

The cries eame from downstairs in John Cart's butcher
shop. Bobby dropped his book and hurried to the door.

"What's the matter?"

"Come down here quickly."

Bobby ran downstairs. Mr. Cart was standing at his
meat counter, looking at a platter of raw steaks. He was
excited — and perplexed.

"There's been another mysterious meat theft," he said,
"but this time it is more mysterious than ever. It wasn't a
minute ago that I put six plank steaks on that platter. Now
there are only five."

"Are you sure you put six on there in the first place?"
asked Bob.

"Of course I am," answered Bob's uncle. "I always put
six on a platter that is going in the window."

"Was there anybody in the shop?" was Bob's next
question.

"Not a soul," replied Uncle John "I turned my back for
three seconds— maybe less— and it was gone!"
"Gosh, that is funny," agreed Bob.
For two weeks now, John Cart's butcher shop had been
the scene of persistent and annoying thefts. Whoever the
guilty person was, he seemed to have a preference for the
meat counter. Although it was much easier to steal candy or
bread, this particular thief never took anything but plank
steaks !

"There's been one stolen every day," said Mr. Cart. "I
watch pretty closely, but I can't seem to catch the criminal
in the act."

"What time do the thefts occur?" asked Bob.
"Always before noon," replied his uncle. "In fact, right
about this time every morning."

"I have a clue," announced Bob. "Leave it to me."
"Bob could sit in the bay window of the front room
upstairs and see everybody who entered or left his uncle's
store. For the last three days, he had noticed a suspicious
character prowling around outside the door. At any other
time, this character would not have been suspicious, but since
the meat began to disappear, Bob could reach but one
conclusion.

"He's the one, all right',' Bob decided to himself. "To-
morrow I'll watch every move he makes— and if he steals
anything, I'll follow him and see where he takes it."

The next morning Bob took his station at the window,
feeling very much like a spectator who has come early at the
theatre. An hour passed— then he was rewarded by' the ap-
pearance of the one he suspected. No wonder this thief could
steal steaks right from under Uncle John's eyes! He wasn't
any higher than the counter on which the meat was placed,
and with a little speed at a moment when the butcher's back
was turned, the job could be done.

The suspect walked slowly past the door, peering in as he
did so. Ten yards or more up the street he stopped, retraced
bis steps as far as the door, stood there undecided for a
moment or so, then quickly disappeared within the shop.

Before Bob could cry out a word of warning to his uncle, the
thief was out again, going rapidly down the street.

Bob dashed down into the street, but he did not try to
overtake his prey. Keeping it in sight, he maintained a good
distance— content for the first time to find out the headquar-
ters from which the strange thief operated. Suddenly Bob's
suspect turned a corner, and disappeared— vanished like a
dim star behind a dark cloud, and Bob could not locate him
again.

Returning to the butcher shop, he said to his uncle:
"Did you see the thief this morning?"
"No," answered his uncle. "He didn't come this morning."
"What!" exclaimed Bob in surprise.
"Oh, I fooled him this morning. I waited until after
11 o'clock before I cut the steaks. There they are now— six
of them — all ready for the window."

"You mean there wasn't any theft this morning?"
"No. How could there be? I've just this minute cut
that meat into slices."

"Well, this beats everything!" cried Bob, amazed. Then
his uncle reached for the platter, but before his fingers touched
it, he cried out in alarm.

Bob looked down quickly. There were only five steaks on
the platter — the sixth one had gone!

While they had been talking about the thief, he had paid
his morning visit. Bob stood mystified for a second or two
then ran out into the street and looked in the direction taken
by the supposed culprit ten minutes earlier. There was
nobody in sight!

"I'll catch him tomorrow morning," he resolved
Outwitted in the first attempt, he was determined not to
be fooled any more. The next day, stationing himself in
the store behind a small candy counter, he patiently awaited
the coming of his clever opponent. Bob could see the door—
and he could see the meat counter, and he had even arranged
things so that he could see the single piece of steak that he
had asked his uncle to leave out for bait.

At 10 o'clock the lookout spied the supposed criminal
He was peering m the doorway— alert, intelligent, judging
his chances. Bob's uncle looked up casually from his work
saw the figure in the doorway, then thoughtlessly turned to
his work again. The next instant the bait had been lifted
from the platter, and was on its way out of the shop.

There was no mistake about it this time— Bob saw it done
He shouted a word of warning to his uncle, bounded out from
his hiding place and pursued the thief— this itme tracking
him to the door of a small cottage.

Mustering up all his courage, Bob knocked on the door
and a dog barked furiously from within. A few minutes
later an old lady opened the door. She was coughing— Boli
could see at a glance that she was very ill.

"Come in," she invited, in a weak voice— and when Bob
had entered the house, undecided how to say what was in his
mind, she continued :

''How did your uncle, Mr. Cart, know that I was sick?"
"Why— 1 don't think— he did know!" stammered Bob
"He has been very good," murmured the old lady "to
send up a steak every day with Jack."
Here was Bob's cue.
Leaning over, he said softly:

"That is what I came to see you about. Jack has been—"
He hesitated a moment. The old lady's eyes were filled with

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

November 22, 1928

tears "Well, the trouble with Jack is that he can't carry all
that you need— and I wonder if it would be all right for me
to bring your order instead."

The sick woman began to cry.

"•Why—," continued Bob. "You need milk and bread,
and butter and tea and lots of things. What good is a steak
without something to eat with it?"

He left the cottage, ran back to his uncle's store, made
explanations and certain other arrangements pleasing to them
both, and in fifteen minutes was back at the cottage door.
He had a basket on his arm— a basket of good things to eat,
and in his pocket he had a letter from John Cart to the Widow
Marlowe, informing her that it would be a pleasure for him
to supply her with all her wants during her illness.

As Bob stepped inside, he put down the basket, and called
out in a friendly voice :
"Here, Jack! Jack!"
An airedale jumped up from the corner and came over

to Bob.

"You old thief, you," said Bob, running Ins hands through
the dog's shaggy hair, and by the tone in which it was said,
Jack knew that Bob was all right, so friends were made on

the spot.

-♦-.

HOW BRUCE EARNED HIS WATCH

There was no other way to do it. Bruee simply would
have to go and take the money to Grandfather Morris. Bruce 's
father was very ill, and of course his mother could not be
spared. The money had to be taken to Chester that very day,
and Bruce was the only one who could go. Over and over
his mother explained that sometimes robbers took things from
people and that he must be very, very careful.

"If Bruce were not such a talker, it would be all right,"
said the doctor to whom they told their troubles. The doctor
did not know that Bruce was in the next room. "I can put
him in care of the conductor, and it is only twenty-five miles
to Chester, so no harm could befall him, but he may tell the
secret to some one."

But Bruce was sure he would not. He was only in the
second grade, and he did talk a great deal for one small
boy ; but if he said he would keep a secret they could count
on him.

"I won't say a word, not a single word till I get to Chester
and see grandfather. I'll just let them think I'm a little
dumb boy like Johnny Harp."

In spite of their troubles they all had to laugh, even sick
Mr. Morris. Mrs. Morris stopped laughing to say that if
she thought Bruce would do that she would give him the
watch he had been working so hard to earn.

"The watch is as good as mine, mother," said Bruce.
' ' Please give it to me right away, so I can tell when to get off
the train at Chester. Miss Lucy taught us to tell time on
the school clock."

But of course no one could go and get a watch when time
was so pressing, and then nobody thought Bruce would keep
still. The money was made into a flat packet and pinned to
his clothes with a big safety pin. He was told over and over
not to touch that place where he could feel the packet, but
to look out of the window and keep still until the conductor
came to put him off.

But nobody could have guessed that morning that the pas-

senger train would run into a freight train and the conductor
get badly hurt. After the injured man was taken to the hos-
pital, a new man came on, and of course he knew nothing of
Bruce. Poor Bruce ! He was determined to win that watch,
but how would he know when he reached Chester? All this
time they were going around a strange way to avoid the
wreck, and Bruce didn't know a single place. Of course the
man would call the name, but he did it so quickly that Bruce
could not understand what he said.

"Ticket. Ticket!" said the conductor at Bruce 's elbow.
"Little boy, where is your mother?"

Not a word from Bruce. Finally a lady across the aisle
said: "I think that must be a little deaf and dumb boy,
Conductor. He hasn't said a word even when the accident
threw him from his seat."

By this time Bruce drew out a little card on which he
had printed in tipsy letters C-H-E-S-T-E-R. "Good!" said
the conductor. "He may be dumb, but he's not deaf." Then
he and the lady laughed, but Bruce looked out of the window.
So presently they rolled into grandfather's town, and the
conductor helped him to go down the steps. He and the lady
watched, and presently an elderly man grabbed Bruce up
and hugged him. The train just pulled out when they heard
a shrill little voice say : "Grandfather, I've got a lot of money
pinned to my clothes inside. Mother said if I didn't say a
word on the way down here she'd get me a watch, and I've
earned it."

And the laughing conductor waved from the platform
and said to grandfather: "He's right, mister. We couldn't
get a word out of him all the way."

So Bruee won his watch, but grandfather bought it; and
when he made the return trip alone he not only wore the
watch, but he told all the passengers for three seats around
exactly how he had earned it. — Hilda Richmond, in the Chris-
tian Advocate.

^-

HE SILENCED THE DEVIL

If you find yourself getting very miserly, begin to scat-
ter, like a wealthy farmer in New York State I heard of. '
He was a noted miser, but he was converted. Soon after, a
poor man who had been burnt out and had no provisions,
came to him for help. The farmer thought he would be
liberal and give the man a ham from his smokehouse. On
his way to get it, the tempter whispered to him:
"Give him the smallest one you have."
He had a struggle whether he would give a large or a
small ham, but finally he took down the largest he could find.
"You are a fool," the devil said.

"If you don't keep still," the farmer replied, "I will
give him every ham I have in the smokehouse." — D. L. Moody.

~f-

THE STORY OF TWO BROTHERS
There were two boys in the Taylor family. The older
said he must make a name for his family, and so turned his
face toward Parliament and fame. The younger decided to
give his life to the service of Christ and so turned his face
toward China and duty. Hudson Taylor, the missionary,
died, beloved and known on every continent. But when I
looked into the Encyclopedia to see what the other son had
done, I found these words. "The brother of Hudson Taylor."
— The Wesleyan Methodist, Syracuse, N. Y.

November 22, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Seven

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

By Grover L. Angel

President C. E. Society, High Point College

NOV. 25: REMEMBER GOD
Eeel. 12:1; Ps. 103:1-5

(Note for the leader: This meeting is
aimed especially to aid the development
of our devotional lite. Prayer songs,
quiet music, scripture readings, and
prayer should be the outstanding fac-
tors of the program).

Suggested Program
Quiet music.

Prayer by leader (Invocation for program).
Hymn : "Sweet Hour of Prayer."
Scripture lesson.
Leader's talk.

Quiet music. ("Nearer, My God, to Thee.")
Silent prayer, dosed by a member.
Discussion of topics.

Hymn: "Dear Lord and Father of Man-
kind."
Answering of questions.
Piano solo.
Poem.

Hymn: "Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me."
Sentence prayers, closed with Mizpah.

Helps for the Leader

"Remember God" is a topic that will sound
somewhat peculiar to some of us. But there
are multitudes of people, many of them in
our midst, who seem to forget God. The
prime reason for this may be that they are
so busy with the affairs of the world and
an everlasting search for the materialistic
things that they don't really stop to think
that they are neglecting the most important
thing of their lives.

We need to remember God now while the
most of us are young, taking Him as the
Guiding Star of our lives, and relying upon
Him for our every need. We should remem-
ber God in our joys as well as in. our sor-
rows. He will walk with you in every phase
of an upright life.

An appropriate question we may ask our-
selves during this Thanksgiving season is
"What shall I render unto the Lord for al1.
His benefits unto me?", ,w

Remembering God should become a habit
of our lives. We have only to open our eyes
and ears to see the glory of His universe.
God is the Maker of all things ; the Giver of
every good and perfect gift. How, then, can
we forget His love for us?

Other Appropriate Songs

"I Need Thee Every Hour."

"Jesus, Lover of My Soul."

"Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me.."

"Lead, Kindly Light."

"Jesus Calls Us, O'er the Tumult."
Topics for Discussion

1. Why We Forget God: (a) Because we
are too busy with the world, (b) The pur-
suit of pleasure, (c) Because sin has built
a barrier between God and our. . lives.

2. Why We Should Remember God:
(a) He has created all for us. (b) He has
given' us spiritual blessings, (c) He gives
us hope, faith, and strength for the future.

Questions to Be Answered

1. How may we remember God?

a. Bible reading and prayer.

b. Study of the' Universe.

c. Regular attendance at worship.

2. When shall we remember God?

a. Temptation.

b. Time of happiness.

c. Time of sorrow.

d. In youth, noontime, and old age.

GOD
"There is an Eye that never sleeps
Beneath the wing of night;
There is an Ear that never shuts
When sink the beams of light.

There is an Arm that never tires
When human strength gives Way;

There is a Love that never fails
When earthly loves decay.

That Eye unseen o'erwatcheth all ;

That Arm upholds the sky;
That Ear doth hear the sparrows' call;

That Love is ever nigh.

— James Cowden Wallace.

— f—

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

DEC. 2: PAUL BEFORE HIS JUDGES

Scripture Basis: Acts 24:1-26:32.
Golden Text : I was not disobedient unto
the heavenly vision. Acts 26:19.

Comparisons of Character

I. Felix

Paul, having declared his Roman citizen-
ship, saved himself from punishment and
possible death at the hands of the irate Jews.
The chief captain, nor anyone else for that
matter, dare have a part in pronouncing the
death sentence upon a Roman citizen. So
the prisoner was sent under heavily armed
escort to Caesarea, the Eoman capital of
Judea on the Mediteranean coast.

The procurator, or governor, of the province
at that time was one Antonius Felix, who
modern commentators claim to have taken
this office in 51 A. D., and who held Paul
prisoner between 56- and 58 A. D. The great
Jewish historian, Josephus, with other au-
thorities, corroborate the account in Acts
of the evil character of Felix. He is de-
clared as the worst one with whom the Apos-
tle had any dealings except Nero, though
quite as cruel. It is true that he aided ma-
terially in ridding the Judcan country of
robbers and murderers so prevalent then,
but he acted, under the authority of his
office, .worse than them all. Though his wick-
edness knew no bounds, he was shrewd
enough not to harm a Roman citizen. "His
leaving Paul in bonds was but a final in-
stance of one Who sacrificed duty and justice
for the .sake of his own unscrupulous selfish-
ness."

After five days',' when his accusers from
Jerusalem arrived 'headed by Ananias, the
abominable high priest, and ■ assisted by a
hired .Roman lawyer named Tertullus, the
trial began. Tertullus, with a flattering in-
troductions addressed to the "most noble
Felix;" made his Charge. Paul, when per-
mitted to ■ speak, boldly defended himself.

Felix, upon the pretext of desiring the testi-
mony of the chief captain of Jerusalem,
Lysias, deferred judgment. His real purpose
was, however, that he might obtain bribes
from Paul for his release.
II. Festus

For two years, this man of God was kept
prisoner under the roof of the palace until
Porcius Festus succeeded Felix in the gov-
ernor's chair. Ten days elapsed before Fes-
tus called for a hearing, during which time
(he new governor visited Jerusalem. He re-
fused to have the prisoner brought to the
Holy City for trial, which defeated the plans
of his enemies to slay him en route. Some
of them, therefore, came to Caesarea and re-
peated the charges formerly made against
Paul, which he flatly denied, as before.

Festus is declared to be "honest, but be-
wildered." He was "a man of far better
character than his predecessor, as history
tells us and as our record shows. While
Festus displayed a certain contempt for what
lie regarded as the empty delusions of a
harmless maniac, his condut throughout the
whole proceeding was marked by a strict im-
partiality, and his straightforward dealing
with Paul formed a marked contrast to the
dilatoriness of Felix.

Desiring to please the Jews, and believing
the charges more of a religious character,
Festus would have Paul tried in Jerusalem,
but the Apostle, knowing the nefarious plot
of the Jews to kill him, made his appeal as
a citizen of Rome to Caesar, to which the
governor acquiesced.

III. Agrippa

In the meanwhile. King Herod Agrippa
came to pay his respects to Governor Festus
upon his appointment to the high office. He
had with him his sister, Bernice, whom he
had sinfully made his wife. After they had
been with Festus a while, he declared unto
the king the case of Paul, which interested
him to the extent of desiring to hear his de-
fense.

Herod Agrippa II was the son of Herod
Agrippa I and the great-grandson of Herod the
Great, and at this time was king of Chaleis.
Not having wholly forgotten his people, he es-
poused the cause of the Jews whenever he
could." He loved pomp and ceremony, and
doubtless was gorgeously arrayed as he sat
in the throne room with Bernice and Festus
listening to the greater Paul. His character
is chiefly expressed in two words, crafty and
base.

Having heard the convincing mesage of the
Apostle to the Gentiles, Festus and his guests
withdrew. Agrippa expressed the opinion of
the group, after due consideration, '"This
man might have been set at liberty, if he
had not appealed to Caesar." (26:32).
IV. Paul

In our hearts we would humbly apologize
to this pioneer Christian missionary for even
listing his name witli such characters as
above, but it is done that the great contrast
1 etween them and him might lie brought
to our attention. How can we describe him?
To use a multiplicity of words might have a
tendency to lessen rather than raise our
opinion of him. (Although we might peruse
the pages of a biography of his life, we need
hardly to go beyond the limitations of his
experiences in our lesson to discover his out-
standing characteristics.

Page Eight

He was fearless. Neither bitter Jew nor
pompous monarch disturbed him. He was
powerful in speech. The cruel Felix trem-
bled "as he reasoned of righteousness, and
self-control, and the judgment to come. The
bewildered Festus relented as he defended
himself against the false accusations of .his
enemies. The vile Agrippa was almost per-
suaded as he reasoned with him concerning
the prophecies. He was a Christian. It was
far from complimentary in his day to be
called such, but it has become a high and
holy title as Christianity has progressed. In
truth, it is the most all-inclusive, compre-
hensive expression that can be used to de-
scribe the character of Paul. Well he could
say, "Be ye followers of me," for he was a
follower of Christ.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Woman's Missionary
Department

AN OPEN LETTER

It belongs to the college and the Children's
Home to have many things of interest near
High Point. We who live at a distance are
only able to attend a few of the interesting
occasions. Through this letter I would sug-
gest that some of the friends, near and far,
try to be at the Home on next fourth Sun-
day. We can manage to get in by 2 o'clock,
after going to our own meetings near home.
I hope to go to the school and the usual
preaching at our church, Oak Grove, near
Rural Hall, and then run over to High Point
by 2 o'clock.

The man that I have arranged to ride with
agrees to try the trip if the weather is favor-
able and not too cold. The shape of the ven-
ture, as now proposed, is such that all who
go will be safe, even if some of us who want
to go should happen to be hindered. I will
only mention two names of those wdiom I
would ask to go: Bro. Swain, of Greensboro,
and Bro. H. A. Garrett.

At conference, on Sunday, I was privileged
to take dinner with a group of the friends
of the home, and would ask them to get m,
too, with some of their relatives and friends.
I think that such a trip as is now in view
belongs to the sacred side of life.

I was very glad to read a letter in a
recent Herald from Brother Laughlin. We
have never met, but his father, many years
ago served on the Forsyth circuit, was pas-
tor'of our church, and I was privileged to
hear him preach often at several of the
churches. At Tabernacle one day, after he
had preached, and the most of the people
had left, I was standing on the ground, he
on the steps. His instructions were: "Bro.
Grabs, read and learn, and inform yourself,
and you can help to do some work in this
country some time."

These words are near what he said. Even
at this late date his instructions seem to be
very encouraging. However, I'm trying to
hold to the class of people who try to learn
while they live.

I had thought to pass this letter through
the hands of Dr. Dixon at the Home, but it
would be too late for next week, and I ask
for the "voice" as the editor may think best.
The impulse now is to try to write to the
papers right often. W. F. GRABS.

—i—

—Jesse C. Bradshaw died in a Winston
hospital following a stroke of paralysis. He
was buried in Greensboro yesterday. He was
a brother of Mrs. Jennings, of Gibsonville,
and of Mrs. V. R. Holt, of Burlington.

CONCERNING THE PROGRAMS

When the programs were sent out, "Work-
ing With Orphans in India" was omitted. That
paper has since been written by Miss Mildred
Miskimen, and is printed in this issue of
the Herald.

PEARL McCULLOCH,
Sec. of Literature.

-*-

WORKING WITH ORPHANS IN INDIA
Hindu society is different from our own in
that "charitable institutions," as we know
them arc practically unknown except a few
in recent years in imitation of our Western
systems Their own system of caring for un-
fortunate people is entirely different. In
the caste system every individual born in the
caste must keep the caste rules, and the caste
in turn is responsible to a degree for his
welfare. Cripples, blind, orphans, those whose
business fails, all are cared foi by their rela-
tives in the caste. They prefer to care for
their unfortuantes in this way rather than to
provide institutions for their care. It is the
custom of the ages.

It will be readily seen that they do not ask
the outsiders for charity in these matters ex-
cept in unusual circumstances. There is one
class of people, however, for whom there is
no place in the homes of relatives or friends,
and these are illegitimate children. The
moral code is strict, and a mother must dis-
pose of her illegitimate child in some manner
or leave the caste. She can not leave the
caste, so she must dispose of the child in some
way. The usual thing is the little girls are
given to or sold to the harlots of the town.
There is no other place for them, and these
women bring them up to lead the lives they
themselves lead. There is no hope that women
and girls may ever escape from the life they
lead, for they may not marry and no profes-
sion is open to them.

Mother love is the same in India as it is
here, and most mothers prefer to have their
daughters anywhere rather than under the de-
grading influences of the recognized harlots.
It was for the purpose of rescuing these ille-
gitimate baby girls that Miss Long started
the institution that we call our "Orphanage."
She knew that the mothers would bring their
little unwelcome babies to an institution
where they would be loved and sheltered, and
have the opportunity to be good women, and
they have done so. Most of the children in
our school at Dhulia whom we call orphans
are really not orphans, although we do have
some whose parents are dead.

Along with these children in our school we
have the children of the Christians in the
community. These children have their par-
ents and brothers and sisters, but the
"orphan" girls have no one. Their mothers
or other Hindu relatives never look them up
after they leave them with us. Our orphan
girls have taken to considering themselves a
family. Miss Long started by giving them all
the same name, Karmarkar. They call each

November 22, 1928

other sister, and often seem to be bound to-
gether by very real affection. The older ones
seem to take interest in the younger ones and
encourage them to do their best.

The orphan girls are among the sweetest,
prettiest and most talented of our school-
girls. Many of them have marired and gone
to make happy homes of their own. If our
mission has done nothing else, it has taken
lives that would otherwise have been given
to sin and misery and has given opportunity
for the power of God to make lives of joy
and usefulness.

Following are the names of our orphan girls
who are making good: There is Shegulla, a
fine Christian girl who was married over a
year ago to a splendid young preacher in a
nearby mission. She is able to be a very real
help to him in his work. I have just heard
that they have a little son. There is Champa,
who is taking kindergarten training and who
will be a great help in our work. There is
Puma, who was very recently married to a
bright young carpenter in Dhulia. There
is dear baby Rama, who smiles her way into
every heart. I could not mention them all
by name, but all are sweet, happy girls.

MILDRED MISKIMEN.
— ♦-

A REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE

With the exception of three days at homer
I have spent the past six weeks in the field.
During that time, four days were given to
district meetings in the Onondaga Conference,
and the balance to the sessions of the East-
ern, Texas, North Carolina, Alabama and
Florida Conferences. In these visitations I
travelled over 5.000 miles; and, with the ex-
ception of the visit to the Texas Conference,
where Dr. Straughn was absent, was accom-
panied by Drs. Haddaway and Straughn.

These brethren presented the missionary,
educational, and New Century Service pro-
grams, while I in turn sought to interpret
conditions throughout the church as I appre-
hend them, and stressed the great need and
opportunity for evangelism.

We were received enthusiastically, and each
Conference pledged its heartiest co-operation
in carrying out our denominational program.

Our great need is for the individual, and
the local congregation, and the various organ-
izations therein t o do their best for this
program, and to do it NOW. The outlook is
verv encouraging all along the line.

J. C. BROOMFIELD.

WORDS FROM PASTORS

—We raised the college assessment at Spring
Church yesterday.— A. D. Shelton.

—We have been kindly received by the
folks and the prospects are encouraging.—
J. L. Trollinger.

—I arrived Saturday afternoon, but the
work went well Sunday and I trust we are
to have a good year— T. M. Johnson.
►+»

—A negro preacher is credited with a new
theory to explain the origin of hell: "De
wickedness of men is going to bring on hell.
Dey goes down into de arth an steals de oil
dat de Almighty put dar to grease de great
axles on which de world turns. Some day
dem axles gwine to run dry and cotch on fire
because wicked men have stolen de Lord's
axle grease. Dat fire will be hell."

November 22, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

| FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Chestnut Ridge, Orange Charge. — We are
looking forward for a good year. We are
indeed glad to have our beloved pastor, Bro.
B. M. Williams, back with us for another
year. We trust God will be with us in
making this the best year in the history of
our church. Pray for us. Let us all co-op-
erate and we will have a good year in the
service of our Lord and Master.

REPORTER.

Graham. — The beginning of the new confer-
ence year finds us full of pep and eager to
help our new pastor, Rev. J. F. Minnis, who
has been bringing some splendid sermons
for the past two Sundays. The people are
confident he has much in store for them, and
welcome him heartily.

It was with sincere regret we gave up our
former pastor, Rev. D R. Williams and wife.
The four years they spent with us were very
happy and profitable. For the great good
they have done we are truly grateful and
are hoping they will be happy in their new
work.

On Friday evening a Father and Son ban-
quet was held for the fathers and sons of
the church and an interesting xerogram was
enjoyed. We were fortunate in having Prof.
Yount, county superintendent of public in-
struction, who gave an inspiring address on
the topic, "The Father's Duty to His Son."
[Mr. Henry Easley furnished instrumental
music during the program and also sang.
Short talks were made by the pastor and
some of the fathers. Interest was kept up
during the entire program by the toastmas-
ter, Mr. P. S. Dixon. The response for the
sons was given by Master S. S. Holt, Jr. A
most enjoyable time was had by all present.

On Sunday morning the service was in
honor of the fathers and sons and Rev. Mr.
Minnis spoke on "The Ideal Father," and
again in the evening on "The Ideal Son."

There will be services in the church
Thanksgiving Day.

On Friday evening, November 30, monthly
meeting will be held

We are glad to report that Miss Levona
Amick, who underwent an operation in St.
Leo's Hospital, Greensboro, was able to re-
turn home Sunday. We wish for her a speedy
recovery. REPORTER.

Concord. — Sunday was a great day with us.
The Sunday school attendance was 316. The
District C. E. convention opened Saturday
afternoon with the president, Mr. Eugene
Houston, of Mount Mourne, presiding.

Rev. M. R. Gibson, pastor of the A. R. P.
church, this city, brought the first quiet hour
message on "Crusading With Christ." Other
quiet hour -speakers were Rev. J. K. Parker,
of Mt. Mourne, and Rev. W. P. Robertson, of
this city.

The welcome address was made by Mr.
D. A. McLaurin, of the local church. Miss
Ada May White, of Mooresville, responded.

Messrs. W. Ray Breg, all-South secretary,
of Chattanooga; S. S. Rawlins, Greensboro;
A. J. Koonce, High Point, and Misses Gladys

Routh, Greensboro, Hattie May Covington,
Wadesboro, and Miss Hester Steele, Moores-
ville, state officers of the S. E. Union, were
present, adding much to the program.

At 6 o'clock Saturday evening a picnic
supper was held in the dining hall of the
S. S. building, and a social hour followed.
Messrs. Breg, Rawlins and Koonce were in
charge, and a general good time was had
by everybody. The principal address Satur-
day night was made by Rev. N. G. Bethea, of
Lexington, who brought a splendid message
on "Crusading With Christ for Christian Cit-
izenship."

The church was packed Sunday at the 11
o'clock service when Mr. Berg brought an
inspirational message which was a challenge
to all young people to prepare themselves
for Christian leadership.

The closing services were held Sunday eve-
ning and night. At 6 o'clock a great C. E.
prayer meeting was held, led by Messrs. Breg
and Rawlins. This was followed by reports
from committees and installation of officers.
Mr. D. A. McLaurin is the new district presi-
dent and Mr. W. J. Widenhouse, treasurer.
Both these men are from our church.

The climax of the whole convention wras
the closing message by Mr. Breg, who spoke
on "Crusading With Christ for Evangelism."
This was a decision service and numbers of
young people reconsecrated their lives to the
Master. A pleasing feature of this service
was a beautiful solo, "Jesus, Lover of My
Soul," by MacDougall, sung by Mrs. J. B.
Womble, who was accompanied at the piano
by Mrs. Ernest Litaker.

The delegates were entertained in the
homes by our people, and the convention was
a success in every way.

MRS. D. A. McLAURIN, Reporter.

— • —

Bethel, Alamance. — Last Sunday our pastor,
Rev. J. A. Burgess, filled his first appoint-
ment for the conference year and delivered
a wonderful sermon from Exodus 32:26:
"Who is on the Lord's side?" We are glad
to have him back with us, for we always en-
joy his splendid sermons.

We paid our budgets in full the past year
and hope to do the same this year. We have
already raised our college assessment.

Our Sunday school is doing nicely under
the leadership of our efficient superinten-
dent, Mr. Lon MePherson. May we all work
together to make this year the best ever.

Our Woman's Missionary Society held its
regular monthly meeting the first Sunday in
November at the home of Mrs. D. M. Thomp-
son. An especially interesting feature of
this meeting was the discusion of the sub-
ject, "Influence."

The Thanksgiving service of the Woman's
Missionary Society will be held at Bethel
church on the first Sunday afternoon in De-
cember. We are expecting to have Rev. J. F.
Minnis with us at that time. We feel we are
very fortunate in securing Mr. Minnis, re-
turned missionar3r from India, as our
speaker.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
MAHCIA FOUST, Eeporter.

Tabernacle, Tabernacle Charge. — We are

very glad indeed to have our pastor, Brother
Isley, back with us for another year. He
gave us another splendid sermon Sunday,
using as his subject, "The Adornment of the

Gospel." He told us one way to adorn the
gospel is to magnify Jesus in our lives. He
called our attention to the fact that some
people never read the four gospels of the
New Testament, but they read the gospel ac-
cording to you and me.

We are looking forward to next Sunday
morning when Dr. Dixon and some of the
children from the Children's Home will be
with us. We are expecting all the Julian
church folks up to enjoy this program with
us.

Our Sunday school is moving on nicely.
Good attendance Sunday. Several visitors
were present. The woman's auxiliary met at
the home of Mrs. R. L. Jones Saturday after-
noon with Mrs. A. P. Coble in charge. After
the meeting a very delightful social hour
was enjoyed, during which the hostess, as-
sisted by Miss Hendrix, served delicious re-
freshments.

We are glad to have as assistant teaches
in our day school Miss Hendrix, who is a
graduate of our High Point College.

The four days old son of Fletcher Homey
was buried at Tabernacle on November 15.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastor
Isley. REPORTER.

Friendship Church, Mt. Hermon Charge. —

Friendship church is glad to welcome Kev.
J. E. Carroll back to the work for the com-
ing year. We feel that more can be accom-
plished by keeping the same pastor for sev-
eral successive years. Much valuable time
and effort is lost in changing pastors, teach-
ers, and officers too often. We should realize
that in church work the old is ever new and
that far away fields are not always greenest.

A very interesting worth-while service was
held last Sunday. Mr. R. W. Isley, who has
served us several years as steward and church
treasurer, resigned and Mr. Clifton Sharpe
was elected to succeed him. Mr. Howard Pat-
terson, of Friendship, and Mr. L. A. Edwards,
of Alamance Mills, were appointed to collect
the college assessment before the first Sun-
day in December. We feel sure that the
full amount, $51.12, will be on hand by that
time.

After the short business session the pastor
preached a splendid sermon, using as his
theme "New Year Resolutions." He made it
plain that the church peopli this year should
serve God and the church more devotedly
in three ways: 1. By giving more liberally
of our money ; 2. By crusading for Christ,
and 3. By personal consecration. Pastor
and people must co-operate to incorporate
these resolutions into our lives during the
coining conference year.

We are planning to make this the best year
in every way in the history of our church;
but we must be mindful that the church is
made up of individuals, so everybody should
help to put our church on the honor roll
next year.

Our Sunday school is doing some splendid
work now. The different classes are taking'
turns in opening the Sunday school. The
Philathea class was in charge of the opening
exercises today and gave a helpful program.
The Intermediates will conduct the opening
exercises next Sunday.

Members of the Sunday school are taking
a course in teacher-training. The class will
meet every Friday night with Rev. and Mrs.
D. I. Offinan unless otherwise announced.

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Mr. Offman has kindly consented to help in
the teaching; of this course, and we hope that
a large number of our people will avail them-
selves of this splendid opportunity to know
more about the Bible.

We wish to extend to the other churches
in the conference our best wishes for a suc-
cessful year's work. REPORTER.

Liberty, Davidson Circuit. — Our new pas-
tor. Brother W. D. Reed, filled his first ap-
pointment this evening. Brother Bethea be-
ing with him, he did the preaching and gave
us a splendid sermon. We were glad to have
Bro. Bethea with us.

Every one seems to like Bro. Reed. We
hope and pray that every one will put their
shoulders to the wheel and let's make this
a good conference year. We were sorry to
give up Bro. Ridge, but God knows best and
we are sure He makes no mistakes.

We have elected our officers for the coming
year and our Sunday school is pressing right
on. We are hoping to make each year bet-
ter in the Sunday school. We have the ma-
terial for a splendid Sunday school if we
could only get the people to come out. We
have a reporter elected, but I never see any-
thing from Liberty, so I just thought I would
drop in and let the people know we are still
fighting the wicked one.

MRS. P. L. WALKER,

ate with our leaders and do much in helping
extend His kingdom this year. We would
ask the prayers of every reader of the Herald.
MRS. C. B. PRICE, Reporter.

Kannapolis. — Our church here recently
elected me for their reporter for this year;
this is something new for me, but I hope I
shall escape the wastebasket.

Our new pastor, Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk,
arrived last Tuesday evening just in time to
be present for a reception or get-together
meeting the Ladies' Aid Society had planned
for that night that we all might meet our
new pastor and his wife. Of course these
good people were not strangers to some of
us, as Brother Lowdermilk had been pastor
of a few of us in other years when he was
pastor of Concord church. And it was there
we first learned to love them. Between 55
and 60 men, women and children, including
some of those who are much interested in
our church at this place from Concord, assem-
bled at the Tabernacle to greet these good
people. There were a number of informal
talks made by different ones, after which re-
freshments were served and before we sepa-
rated we forgot that there were any strangers
in our midst.

The following are the officers for the com-
ing year: Trustees, M. W. Henderson, C. B.
Price, C. B. McCommons, E. N. Galloway, and
J. M. Gordon; church treasurer, C. B. Mc-
Commons; stewards, J. M. Gordon, E. N. Gal-
lowav and Mrs. N. F. Harris; parsonage trus-
tees," Mrs. C. B. Price and Mrs. M. W. Hen-
derson ; Sunday school superintendent, M. W.
Henderson ; Sunday school secretary and
treasurer. Miss Pearl Gordon; pianist, Mrs.
C. B. McCommons; reporter, for Methodist
Protestant Herald, Mrs. C. B. Price.

Today we had 62 present in Sunday school.
The collection was $2.86.

For the 11 o'clock service the attendance
was very good, 75 or 80 being present. Our
pastor brought us a message on co-operation.
He showed us clearly that where the people
all have a mind to work and co-operate, Zion
will surely move. In unity there is strength.
God grant that our little band shall eo-oper-

Halifax Charge. — The new conference year
is starting off very well, and we hope this
will be the best year we have had on this
charge. We had a good congregation at Har-
mony church yesterday morning.

Mr. W. A. Ellington died Saturday and
was buried yesterday evening. The funeral
services were held in Hollister chureh, and a
very large congregation attended the service.
'Mr. Ellington had been sick for several
months.

At the last meeting of the Ladies' Aid So-
ciety of Eden chureh, they presented the pas-
tor and his wife with a fine set of silver
spoons as a token of their appreciation of
them and their services.

We want to express our sincere thanks to
the Ladies' Aid for this kind remembrance,
and we will assure you that we will try to
render better service in the future.

Our first quarterly conference will meet
with Ringwood church on Friday before the
second Sunday in December, December 7. We
want all of the official members to be present
at this conference. We want to lay our plans
for the year, and we need your help; we
want you to help us plan the work for the
year, and plan to make this the best year
in the history of this charge. We can do
it, and I believe you will help do it, and we
will have a great year.

C. L. SPENCER, Pastor.

pastor. Then followed the best pairt of
the program, namely, the roasted oysters,
which were very palatable. The whole affair
was quite enjoyable and we hope our pastor
and his wife will be very happy as they live
among us this year.

The Men's Union Bible class met with us
Sunday morning. Mr. Coletrane, superinten-
dent of Roanoke Rapids Schools, taught the
class in a very profitable and enjoyable way.
We are always glad to have Mr. Coletrane
with us.

Rev. Mr. Daniel, a student of Wake Forest
College and an Assyrian, very vividly brought
us a message of the conditions in the East
and particualrly of his own country, at the
morning hour last Sunday. The offering at
this time was $37.75, which was very good
considering the audience present.

At the evening hour Pastor Auman pre-
sented in a unique manner High Point Col-
lege.

A Junior C. E. has been organized, with
Mrs. Walter Halliday superintendent and
Mrs. J. R. Powers her assistant ; they started
with 10 little folks and are haying good re-
sults. The Seniors and Intermediates are
coming on nicely.

Best wishes to all. REPORTER.

Randleman.— We went to Glen Raven the
fall of 1923 and served these good people
for five years, and it was five successful-
years; did not do as much as I wish we
could have done, but will say we left a fine
people for anyone to serve and I feel that
we have as dear friends there as any place
we have left yet.

On Wednesday, November 14, a truck
brought Bro. W. H. Neese's furniture to Glen
Raven and brought ours back to Randleman,
and we have found a fine people here. I
filled two appointments Sunday; in the morn-
ing at Mt. Lebanon and in the afternoon at
New Salem; found good congregations at
both places. I trust that this will be a fine
year for both pastor and people, and may we
go hand in hand to do the work that, our
dear Lord and Master has assigned us to do.
T. A. WILLIAMS.

Enfield.— Last Thursday night a very en-
joyable affair took place at the Hut, when
an oyster roast was given in honor of Rev.
and Mrs. Auman. Our pastor and his wife
have faithfully and successfully served the
people of the M. P. church for a year now,
and it was a great pleasure for the people
to welcome them back ; they begin work
among us for the second year.

A glowing fire was sparkling in the huge
fireplace of the Hut as the people assembled.
Mr. Hubert Whitaker very ably acted as
leader of the program, which consisted of a
song by all present; prayer by Rev. R. C.
Stubbiiis, who was visiting in Enfield; the
address of welcome by Miss Mary Collins;
response by Pastor Auman; an "Uncle Re-
mus" story by Mrs. Sam Pearson ; a short
address by Rev. R. C. Stubbins, our former

Enfield. — The second Sunday saw the be-
ginning of the second year of service with
the people of this charge. We have been
very warmly received and we anticipate a
good year. Our people here are manifesting
a fine spirit of co-operation.

The Sunday school, with Mr. H. M. Whit-
aker as its leader, has started off with a fine
showing. This is Mr. Whitaker's third year
as superintendent. President Bellamy, of
the Senior C. E. Society, has entered upon
his new field of Christian service in a zealous
manner. Along with Brother Bellamy is his
wife and co-laborer, Mrs. E. I. Bellamy, the
re-elected superintendent of the Intermedi-
ate C. E. Mrs. Bellamy is doing a fine piece
of work with the teen-age boys and girls.
The Junior Christian Endeavor, a new project
of the Enfield church, bids fair to be one
of the most interesting pieces of work which
the church has undertaken. The name of
Miss Ruth Bellamy should be added to the
list of church officers as given in the Herald
last week. Mis Bellamy is one of the assis-
tants of the Junior Christian Endeavor and
is showing, along with the other leaders of
this society, real talent for this most im-
portant work of the church.

At the request of Mr. H. C. Matthews, the
classleader of the church, for someone to as-
sist him in his work, Mr. George L. Parker
was unanimously elected.

With such a splendid corps of co-laborers
the writer is expecting great things for the
interest of the Kingdom among this people.

On Thursday night of last week members
of the Enfield church, in the nature of a
church social, welcomed the writer and his
wife back into their midst. Mr. P. S. Bel-
lamy had ordered a barrel of oysters to be
roasted. Every one seemed to enjoy the
oysters to the fullest degree. The pastor
greatly appreciates this hearty welcome ex-
presed' in genral by those who were there
and in particular by those who appeared on
the program.

Last Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock
hour Mr. M. G. Daniel, a student at Wake

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Forest College, spoke. Mr. Daniel is the
authorized representative of the Assyrian Be-
lief Commission with its headquarters in
Philadelphia. He told in a very vivid way
of the awful atrocities committed against his
people by the Turks. At the conclusion of
the service an offering was taken which
amounted to $38.75

Mrs. Mary A. Barnhill has been very ill,
hut we are glad to report that she is con-
siderably better, although yet under the care
of the doctor.

Mr. B. R. Kimball, Sr., who has been con-
fined to his room for a long time, is able,
we are glad to say, to be out again.

J. CLYDE AUMAN.

Pine Grove, Kernersville Charge. — A large
congregation heard Rev. J. D. Cranford, our
new pastor, Sunday at the 3 o'clock service
in an inspiring and interesting sermon based
on the text found in I Corinthians 3:6-9: "I
have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave
the increase." For we are laborers together
with God.

What has already been planted we must
strive to keep watered with the Spirit, of
God. For every man is rewarded according
to his labor.

At this, the beginning of the conference
year, he urged that all do their best and labor
together for the upbuilding of the kingdom,
end look to God for the results.

We wish for our former pastor, Rev. E. G.
Lowdermilk, much success in his new field
of labor. May he have divine guidance and
strength to go forth with the work.

REPORTER.

High Point. — Rev. and Mrs. Roy I. Farmer

and children, Mary Elizabeth and Joseph, re-
turned Saturday evening from a sad trip to
IThrichsville, Ohio, where they were called
by the sudden death of Mr. Farmer's younger
brother, Clinton R. Farmer. On Sunday
morning Rev. Mr. Farmer occupied his pul-
pit at the hour for morning worship, and
delivered a beautiful and appropriate sermon
from I John 4:16: "God is love; and he that
dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God
in him." He said in part that the concep-
tion of God in all ages has been very differ-
ent. To the Jew God is lawful; He is strong
and beautiful. If God should not love His
creatures, it would prove something is wrong.
He has never made anything that He can-
not embrace in the pale of his love, which
shines upon the good and evil alike. "I know
its beauty and power in my own life and
that of others." God's love is inconceivable
to mortals; it is immutable, boundless, infi-
nite. You cannot fathom it; it is so great
that it includes all peoples and nations of
the earth. The function of religion is not
to argue God and His love, but simply to an-
nounce it. What is love? The love of God
is that love which is self-affirmation, an hon-
est, just, and fair respect for self. He is
not a true lover who is not made purer by his
love. When we believe ourselves worthy of
God's love, then it comes into our hearts.
Then His love is self-impartation. When
we love another, we delight to bestow affec-
tion, gifts, and service upon that person.
Love in family life is self-impartation ; also
in neighborhood or community life. Again
God's life is self-finding. Vivariousness
means that He put himself in our place; He

became the propitiation for our sins. Sym-
pathy is the pain in one's heart for another.
The crux of this text revolves around this
question: "Are we in Christ and He in us?"
"No life can be pure in its purpose and
strong in strife, and all life not be purer and
stronger thereby."

At this service Mr. Clarence Schultheiss
sang, "Rock of Ages" with beautiful effect,
with a lovely organ accompaniment by Prof
Ernest B. Stimson. The choir rendered a
beautiful anthem, "Break Forth Into Joy," by
Harker. After the sermon a short, but im-
pressive installation service was conducted
by Rev. Mr. Farmer, when officers of the
church, trustees, stewards, superintendent of
Sunday school, chairmen of special commit-
tees, such, as grounds', music, house, Boy
Scouts, etc., presidents of Ladies' Aid So-
ciety, W. F. M. S„ W. H. M. S., Christian
Endeavor, church treasurer, secretary, and
church reporter were inducted into office.

At the evening service Rev. Mr. Farmer
delivered another splendid sermon in the
series on David Livingstone's text. A lovely
quartet, "Crossing the Bar," was sung by
Mesdames Allred and Whitesell, Messrs.
Schultheiss and Mason, and the anthem, "The
Shadows of the Evening Hour," was rendered
by the choir. Professor Stimson is proving
himself an excellent organist and music direc-
tor, and the congregation is delighted with
his wonderful skill.

Sunday was Volunteer Pledge Day, and the
members of the church looked up their stew-
ards and gave them subscriptions for the
work of the new conference year. This plan
works better than the one hitherto used here,
that of the stewards going to the homes and
soliciting the pledges. "God loveth a cheer-
ful giver," and when one makes a voluntary,
free-will offering, it always adds to the joy
and satisfaction of the gift.

The two Missionary Societies held an in-
teresting meeting Monday afternoon at the
church. The meeting of the Home Society
came first, and Mrs. L. R. Johnston presented
a splendid program. Rev. R. I. Farmer con-
ducted the devotionals and Mrs. L. J. Diffee
told of some of the urgent needs of the
Children's Home, as November has always
been designated as the month for Thanks-
giving and special contributions to the
Home. Mrs. Johnson read a touching and
beautiful poem, "The Children." Mrs. J. H.
Allred sang a lovely solo, accompanied at
the piano by Mrs. R. M. Andrews. All mem-
bers present joined in singing the exquisite
hymn, "0, Master, let me walk with thee."
Rev. Mr. Farmer led in a tender, three-fold
prayer ; first, for the children in our own
homes, then for the helpless orphans in our
Children's Home, and, lastly, for the children
in foreign lands. Announcement was made
of the annual Thank-Offering service by the
Woman's Home Missionary Society, which
will be held this year on Sunday evening,
December 2, which will be the Sunday fol-
lowing Thanksgiving day. Every one, men,
women, and children, are earnest^ requested
and urged to contribute the amount of one
day's wages or income for the support and
maintenance of the children, who by unfor-
tunate circumstances have been placed under
our care in the Children's Home. This insti-
tution at our very door which is admitted to
be the most beautiful benevolence of the
Methodist Protestant Church of North Caro-

lina, is full worthy of our heartiest support,
and the members of the Home Society are
hoping and praying for a larger thank-offer-
ing than ever before. The secretary will send
out an individual appeal in the form of a
letter to every member of our church within
the week. After business of the Home Society
was finished, Mrs. C. L. Whitaker gave the
first chapter of the Foreign Society study
book, "Friends of Africa," by Mrs. Macken-
zie, in a most interesting manner. The mem-
bers present enjoyed greatly the presentation
of Mrs. Whitaker.

The C. E. Society held its weekly meeting
Monday evening. The topic, "Remember
God," was led by Mrs. Alice Koonc& Davis-
Following this discussion a hobo party was
enjoyed.

In Roberts Hall, High Point College, on
Tuesday evening Miss Mary Young will be
hostess to the Young Women's Auxiliary, and
a Thanksgiving program will be presented.

On Wednesday evening at the usual hour
the prayer meeting and teacher-training class
will be held.

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Robbins left Saturday
for a trip to points in Florida and Havana,
Cuba.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ogburn, of Summer-
field, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Russell R.
Blackburn Saturday and Sunday.

Dr. A. Norman Ward, president of West-
ern Maryland College, Prof. Samuel Scho-
field and Dr. Isanogle, of the faculty, were
guests of Dr. Andrews at High Point College
one day last week.

Mrs. A. G. Dixon left Monday for Pitts-
burgh, Pa., to attend a meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Women's Missionary
Societies. Miss Vista Dixon, who is teaching
at Bath, N. C, will spend the Thanksgiving
holidays with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. G.
Dixon.

Albemarle. — Our Sunday school was re-or-
ganized on last Sunday, and the new class
rooms were used for the first time. New
teachers were elected and a Junior depart-
ment was organized with Mrs. C. S. Moton
as superintendent. Mrs. Moton has had quite
a bit of experience in this line of work,
and we feel that she will make a fine super-
intendent. Several new classes were formed,
and every one seemed to be happy to have a
class room of their own again.

Pastor Anderson brought a message espe-
cially to the new officers of the church at
the Sunday morning service, at which time
the installation of officers occurred. A power-
ful appeal was made for willingness to serve
in the places to which the officers had been
elected.

As some of our readers know, one of our
oldest and most energetic members, Mrs.
Marshall Hatley, has been working on a
"memory quilt" for some time, getting dona-
tions from her many friends and acquain-
tances, and the quilt is now finished, and
will be sold at auction at a Thanksgiving
social which is to be held Tuesday, November
27, in the church basement. Mrs. Hatley,
through her untiring efforts, has succeeded
in raising about $150 on the quilt, $5.00 of
which was sent to her by Governor McLean.
The money is being used to purchase needed
things for the new church.

Mr. J. E. Gantt's team wins in the second
month of the contest, which is being carried

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

November 22, 1928

on in the Men's Bible class, so they win the
next supper.

Two new members, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Smith, were received into the church Sunday
night, having transferred their membership
from the M. E. church of Wadesboro. We
are very glad to have these fine folks join
with us, as they have been living in our
midst for some time and have been associated
with the Sunday school.

MRS. J. U. WHITLOCK, Reporter.

Midway, Haw River Circuit. — Our former
pastor, Bro. Curry, was with us the fourth
Sunday in October, which closed the confer-
ence year. This was communion day, and a
very sweet service was held. Most of the
congregation partook if the Lord's Supper.
We regret very much that Bro. Curry was
not returned for another year; he served us
only one year, but will always find a warm
place in our hearts and we pray God's bless-
ings on him and family in their new work.
While we regret losing Bro. Curry, we feel
that we are fortunate in getting Bro. Trol-
linger, and we welcome him and family into
our midst. He does not seem like a stranger
to us, as he has been with us in a revival
and we learned to love him very much. He
was with us the second Sunday afternoon, but
did not preach, as it was cold and our heat-
ing plant was not finished. It is now finished
and we are looking forward to his being
with us neyt Sunday morning.

Our Sunday school is moving along nicely.
We have reorganized and elected teachers
for the coming year, and are hoping to do
a great work. Some of our boys and girls
are sick with "flu," and were missed at church
last Sunday. We hope for them a speedy
recovery.

Best wishes to the Herald Readers.

MRS. G. W. APPLE, Reporter.

Nov. 18, 1928.

North Davidson Charge. — Our work is start-
ing off nicely. Everybody seems to be happy
and taking hold of the work as never before;
they want to make this the best year yet on
this charge. Good congregations met us at
all appointments. Last Thursday night we
organized a C. E. Society at Bethesda, with
IMiss Elizabeth Tokley as president. We
have a fine bunch of young people at this
church, who can do great things for our
church and kingdom.

Workers' Council met at Shiloh church on
Monday night. We had a good meeting. The
Workers' Council is a great help to Shiloh
church. They have done some fine work.

The executive board of the Christian En-
deavor Society will meet at the parsonage
Tuesday night to lay plans for the year.

We have been enjoying plenty of fresh
meat since conference. Bro. Jeff Berrier gave
us a whole hog, or big pig, and the peculiar
thing about it is I have three hams and one
shoulder.

The teachers at Shiloh Sunday school gave
Mrs. Troxler a nice dress for conference. As
they had to take the same preacher back for
another year, they wanted them to look new,
at least.

We are planning and praying for a good
year; pray for us. R. S. TROXLER.

Oranire Chapel. Saxapahaw Charge.— Today
was our regular preaching day. Our pastor,

Rev. O. C. Loy, gave us another one of his
good sermons. Words can not express how
glad we are to have Mr. Loy, our pastor,
back with us this year. He has delivered
many wonderful sermons during the past
year, but the one he delivered today was
one of the greatest sermons we ever heard.
It seems that he preaches from the material
that needs to be expressed before the peopl.

A vry interesting program was rndered
today by the Mission Band. The offering was
eight dollars. This collection is to go to the
Children's Home at High Point.

We are very sorry that Mrs. Loy was not
able to come to church today ; we missed her
very much and hope she will be able to come
next preaching Sunday.

New officers were elected for the coming
year a few Sundays ago. We feel and pray
that great working is going to be done in
the Sunday school this year.

We kindly request your earnest prayers
for a great religious co-operation among the
members of Orange Chapel church during
this year's work.

Best wishes. L. W.

Concord, Saxapahaw Circuit. — We started
another year's work at our church Sunday
with Mr. O. C. Loy as our pastor. We are
very glad to have him with us again. He
gave us a very inspiring sermon, using as his
text, "Arise, take up thy bed, and walk."

We are trying to create more interest in
our Sunday school by each class taking it
upon themselves to open the school one Sun-
day. The Baracas had charge Sunday and
the Philathea's will open school next Sunday.

The Sunday school has started plans for
a Christmas program and tree at our church
on Monday night, the 24th of December. Mrs.
R. N. Robertson, Mattie Ferguson and Edith
Guthrie were appointed to prepare a pro-
gram.

The young people of the church have given
their play twice and have taken in $45.

The Woman's Missionary Society will have
their next regular meeting with Mrs. R. T.
Woody. This society has not been doing
much for the past year, but we hope to lie
more successful this year.

REPORTER.

English Street.— We certainly did hate to
give up our pastor. Rev. D. I. Garner, who
has made many friends in High Point, and
we are indeed grateful to Mr. Garner for the
splendid work he has done for us, especially
in getting the young people interested in the
work, and we wish for him much success in
his new field of labor. May greater opportu-
nities be opened up for him to go forth in
this great work, that he loves so much to do ;
but as he was called elsewhere we are very
much pleased with the fact that conference
saw fit to send Rev. G. L. Reynolds to us. He
began his work here with a wonderful ser-
mon for the beginning of this conference
year, pleading with the members to have more
faith, which he says will have more to do
with this year's work than anything else.
Mrs. Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. Hunnycutt, Irene
and Inez, in their friendly way, have already
won many new friends and with such a fam-
ily to co-operate with much work can be
done.

Our Sunday school has released the super-
intendent, M. L. Boswell, who has served

well, at his own request that he might take
up other work in the Sunday school, and now
Mr. Tom Kennedy has this work in hand, who
is much interested and the people seem to be
pleased with his efforts.

The new secretary and treasurer, J. A. Lee,
began his new year's work last Sunday. It
has been decided to grade and divide the
classes, which will be done next Sunday.

The Senior Christian Endeavor held its
business and social meeting this month with
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bower. The meeting was
called to order by the president and the usual
business of the society was looked after.
These young folks want to give better pro-
grams each Sunday night from now on. When
business was over the chairman of social
committee, Miss Tressie Caudle, started the
fun by sending each one through the spider
web for a treasure. Many other games were
played ; then Mrs. Bowers invited us to the
table, where were lots of good things to eat,
and the game, telling a secret, was enjoyed
by all.

A Junior Endeavor has been organized and
the first meeting last Wednesday night had
15 youngsters present.

Mr. and Mrs. Hunnycutt are starting a
great work and it seems their field is un-
limited.

The Ladies' Aid came together with a good
crowd last week at the home of the new
president, Mrs. Goebel. More interest was
taken than usual and we know if we will
work as she is instructing us, lots will be
done. And if you Herald readers know how
she and Mrs. Elilott can serve good things to
eat, we'd have company next time.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Little announce the
birth of a daughter, Bettie May, October 28.

The first quarterly conference was held last
night but owing to the rain there were not
many present. Much work was planned for
this year.

There is a long list of our members sick
with "flu," but we trust they will soon be
out again.

May this year be the best the M. P. denom-
ination has ever known.

MRS. J. A. LEE, Reporter.

Cedar Falls.— We have entered upon the
duties of the new conference year. Our Sun-
day school is small, but we hope the people
will see fit to come to Sunday school and
preaching more in the future than they have
in the past.

Our new pastor, Rev. T. E. Pierce, filled
his first appointment the second Sunday at
11 a. m. and preached a splendid sermon. The
congregation was not so large, but all seemed
to enjoy the sermon.

We certainly do hate to give up our former
pastor, Rev. Fred R. Love. We will miss
his smiling face. We are glad to know that
Sister Love is improving after n long illness.
May the Lord bless and protect Bro. and
Sister Love wherever they go.

May the Lord bless our church and may our
Sunday school prosper. Let's all work to-
gether for the Lord.

MRS. JAMES M. ALLRED, Reporter.

West End, Greensboro.— On Friday evening,
November 16, the Ladies' Aid Society and
the adult classes of the Sunday school gave
a reception in the new auditorium to wel-
come our pastor, Dr. Williams, whom we are

November 22, 1928

so glad to have with us again, and all the
members that have been added to the church
during the past year. The entertainment
committee provided a splendid program. We
also enjoyed several selections of negro spir-
ituals by the New Light negro quartet. This
quartet was furnished through the courtesy
of the Baraca and Philathea classes.

The attendance was good and every one had
a good time.

I am very glad to report that our assess-
ment to the High Point College for this year
has been raised.

The Woman's Home and Foreign Mission-
ary Societies will hold a joint session at the
home of Dr. Joy Glascock Tuesday evening,
November 22.

The members of the Foust Bible class were
invited to the Central Fire Station last Sun-
day. The class was well represented and
enjoyed it very much. REPORTER.

Spencer.— In 1925 Rev. D. A. Braswell came
to Spencer and held services in the home of
A. L. Moore, 600 Carolina Avenue. On July
5, 1925, Mr. Braswell began a series of serv-
ices, and on Monday night held service in
St. Joseph Chapel on Rowan Avenue. This
meeting continued through Thursday. On
Thursday, July 9th, 1925 we organized our
Woman's Home Missionary Society in the
home of Mrs. A. L. Moore. Officers elected
were Mrs. A. L. Moore, president; Mrs. N. A.
Lynch, recording secretary, and Mrs. C. B.
Jackson, treasurer; only three present. The
next week we went out and secured four more
names, together with three honorary mem-
bers. The lady members joining at this time
were Mrs. J. W. Redding, Mrs. Mary Dead-
mon, Mrs. S. D. Smith and Mrs. J. S. Lawson.
The honorary members were A. L. Moore,
C. R. Jackson and N. A. Lynch, making a
membership of ten. The next to join our
society were Mrs. S. C. Brown, Mrs. J. C.
Lloyd, Mrs. J. W. Bedding and Mrs. J. L.
Gray. Rev. D. A. Braswell continued to hold
services twice a month until September 13,
1925. We organized our church with 15 mem-
bers. All these services were held in the
home of A. L. Moore except three night serv-
ices mentiond above.

A new church of our own has been built
and was completed November 16, 1928, with
opening services held Sunday morning, No-
vember 18, 1928, conducted by Rev. S. W.
Taylor, president of the North Carolina Meth-
odist Protestant Conference.

On July 9th, 1925, the following officers
were elected: Trustees, A. L. Moore, C. R.
Jackson, Mrs. N. A. Lynch; Stewards, C ,R.
Jackson, Mrs. A. L. Moore, later adding J. W.
Redding, J. L. Furr; Treasurer, Mrs. A. L.
Moore.

Our Sunday School was organized December
6th, 1925, in the Mason's Hall, but only met
at this place on the first Sunday as we were
not allowed to rent the hall, and the Sunday
School returned to the home of A. L. Moore
for meetings. Officers of Sunday School were
elected, as ''follows: C. B. Jackson, Superin-
tendent; J. L. Furr, Assistant Superintendent;
Mrs. J. L. Furr, Bible Class Teacher; Mrs.
C. R. Jackson, Primary, and Mrs. A. L.
Moore, Beginners; Secretary and Treasurer,
J. L. Furr.

On September 24th, 1925, Mrs. Moore,
Church Treasurer, bought a piano and made
first payment of $20.00.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

On November 4th, 1925, at the North Caro-
lina Annual Conference at High Point, N. C,
Rev. D. A. Braswell and Mrs. A. L. Moore
wont before the Boundary Committee asking
that Spencer Charge, embracing North Char-
lotte and Spencer, be admitted and that
Allison Grove be attached to the Spencer
Charge. Rev. D. A. Braswell was pastor that
year, preaching in the home of A. L. Moore
until May 23rd, 1926, when we rented St.
Joseph Chapel on Rowan Avenue.

Other ministers to visit us and preach dur-
ing this time have been Rev. W. C. Carson
and Rev. N. G. Bethea.

Membership List: A. L. Moore, Mrs. A. L.
Moore, C. R. Jackson, Mrs. C. R, Jackson,
Thomas Jackson, Arnold Jackson, Doris Jack-
son, Mrs. N. A. Lynch, J. W. Redding, Mrs.
J. W. Redding, W. A. Redding, Mrs. W. A.
Eedding, Mrs. D. A. Hackney, Mrs. J. C.
Lloyd, J. L. Furr, Mrs. J. L. Furr, Mrs. Susie
Harkey, N. A. Lynch, S. C. Brown, Mrs. S. C.
Brown, C. M. Mayes, Mrs. C. M. Mayes, Mrs.

C. P. Styres, Mrs. J. H. McPherson, Mrs.

D. E. Cable, Josephine Cable, Phillip Cable,
W. N". Thompson, Mrs. W. N. Thompson,
Margaret Thomposn, R. William Thompson,
Euth M. Thompson, Sarah F. Thompson, Mrs.

E. L. Small, Margaret Small, Samuel Cable,
Harold Hackney, D. A. Hackney, Jr., R. L.
Small.

In November, 1926, at Annual Conference
at Greensboro, N. C, Mr. C. R. Jackson was
delegate. At this conference Spencer Church
was attached with Union Grove Church and
Rev. T. Glenn Madison was given us as pastor.

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NEW ADDRESSES OF PASTORS

Bev. C. E. Ridge, R, 1, Lawndale.

Rev. D. E. Williams, R. 2, Thomasville.

Eev. E. G. Cowan, Triplet, Va.

Rev. D. I. Garner, Julian.

Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk, Kannapolis.

Rev. L. S. Helms, R. 4, Connelly Springs.

Rev. J. L. Trollinger, Brown Summit.

Bev. T. M. Johnson, Whitakers.

Eev. C. B. Way, E. 1, Tobaccoville.

Eev. C. H. Whitaker, 1921 Brantley St.,
Winston -Salem.

Rev. N. M. Harrison, Apt. 1, Heathland
Apts., 501 Central Ave., Charlotte.

Rev. W. M. Loy, Box 157, Mebane.

Rev. Edw. Suits, Box 67, High Point.

Eev. G. L. Curry, 803 Mangum Ave., High
Point.

Bev. H. F. Surratt, 906 Carolina Ave., Win-
ston-Salem.

Bev. O. C. Loy, Saxapahaw.

Rev. J. D. Cranford, Kernersville.
■ Rev. W. H. Neese, Glen Raven.

Rev. T. A. Williams, Randleman.

Bev. Q. L. Jovner, Weaverville.
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REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $189,372.99

Rev. J. H. Trollinger 5.00

Mrs. O. O. Young 40.00

Total $189,417.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,635.21

A. V. Ferguson 10.00

Total $9,645.21

J. NOBMAN WILLS, Treasurer.
November 20. 1928.

Page Thirteen

'"-•'I

MARRIED

Married at my house by the writer Novem-
ber 3, 1928, Worth Foster and Maomi Canoy;
also on November 10, Mr. W. Pearley Osborn
and Miss Pearl M. Foster.

They are fine young people. We wish for
them all the happiness this life affords. The
parties are all from Asheboro; so come on,
Asheboro, it is only six miles to my house;
good road and down hill all the way; at least
Asheboro is several feet above Deep River
level at Cedar Falls; so come on and get mar-
ried while it is convenient.

G. A. LATJGHLIN.

Smith-Newby
At the writer's home in High Point, Mr.
Percy Smith and Miss Lucile Newby were
united in marriage on the 17th of November.
Mr. Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Smith, of Davidson county, and is a young
man of excellent character. Mrs. Smith is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Newby, of
High Point, and is a young lady of strong
Christian character. We wish this happy
couple smooth sailing over life's troubled
waters. GEO. L. REYNOLDS.

ATTENTION, CHURCHES!

The Executive Committee of the General
Conference in a recent meeting authorized
the issuance of a spcial Christmas program
for use in our churches.

The preparation of the program was en-
trusted to Dr. J. H. Straughn, secretary of
Promotional Work, in conjunction with the
secretaries of the Board of Missions and the
Board of Christian Education.

In connection with this program, an appeal
is to lie made for a special offering to apply
on the General Conference apportionment
Whatever amount is given is to be credited
on the local church budget for the New Cen-
tury Service.

Send your orders for the Christmas pro-
gram to Dr. J. H. Straughn, 516 N. Charles
street, Baltimore, Md.

The time is short, but long enough for
intensive and efficient preparation. A liberal
offering will greatly help the Boards.

J. C. BROOMFIELD, Pres.
General Conference.

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HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Bev. N. G. Bethea, $1.50; Bev. C. H. Hill,
$1.50; Rev. L. W. Gerringer, $3.00; Rev. G. L.
Curry, $1.50; Bev. N. M. Harrison, $4.50; Bev.
B. M. Williams, $1.50; Rev. A. D. Shelton,
$3.00; Rev. C. L. Spencer, $1.50; Rev. A. L.
Hunter, $3.00; Rev. J. A. Burgess, $1.50; Rev.
J. C. Auman, $1.50; Bev. C. B. Way, $1.50;
Miss Mamie Johnston, $1.50; Mrs. H. W.
Wade, $6.00.

NICARAGUA'S ELECTION

The presidential election in Nicaragua was
held November 4. The election was under
the supervision of United States marines. A
large vote was cast and there were few dis-
orders. Gen. Jose Maria Moncada, the Lib-
eral candidate, was elected president of Nic-
aragua by a majority of about 20,000 votes
over his Conservative opponent. — Current
Events.

Page Fourteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Isley

Mr. Andrew Michael Isley, one of Friend-
ship's oldest members, passed away October
27. He was one of Alamance County's best
farmers and a member of the Jr. O. U. A. M.
The remains were interred in Friendship
cemetery following the funeral service, which
was conducted in the church.

Mr. Isley was born .Tune 29, 1856. Most
of his life had been spent in the Friendship
community. For over ten months he had
been in failing health ; however the last two
weeks were more painful to him. He is sur-
vived by his wife, Mrs. Minerva E. Isley, and
one son, H. W. Isley, Burlington. He also
leaves one sister, Mrs. Sophia Hippy, Alta-
mahaw, and one brother, J. Frank Isley, Win-
ston-Salem.

The funeral was conducted in Friendship
church Monday, October 29, at 11 o'clock. The
pastor was in charge and was assisted by
Eevs. A. O. Lindley, D. I. Offman, and T. A.
Williams. The remains were interred in the
local cemetery. The Juniors conducted their
regular burial service at the grave.

He was a member of Friendship church for
over a half century. For several years, even
unto death, he was a member of the board
of trustees. He had a spirit that was uncon-
querable and superb. Even during his latter
days he came on a cane to a trustee meeting.
He was the first member to vote that Friend-
ship church install electric lights. He always
stood for progress. Even though he almost
reached the three-quarter century mark he
was young in spirit. He was always laugh-
ing and smiling. We on earth may miss his
cheer, but heaven must be a little brighter
by his sweet disposition and cheer.

J. ELWOOD CARROLL, Pastor.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

church. The father was a capable man in
business and in the church, and efficiently
conducted the affairs of the several positions
of trust which he held in the First church.
A more efficient secretary of the quarterly
conference or steward could hardly be found.
His attendance upon the services of the
church was characterized by faithfulness and
worshipfulness. The fervency of his public
prayers led one to remark, "Surely, no man
could pray like that if lie were not a good
man." Financial complications opened the
way for the evil spirit to enter his over-
wrought mind, with the fatal result stated
above. That the wisdom and mercy of God,
whose ways and thoughts are higher than ours,
may deal kindly with his soul is the hope and
prayer of a large number of Christian friends.
Who can say that the love of pomp and dis-
play so manifest in these modern days, and
of which the church of the living God cannot
prove itself entirely innocent, did not con-
tribute in a large degree to the temptation
and dawnfall of James W. Hinkle? Let the
mantle of Christian charity cover his name
for all time, and "He that is without sin, let
him first cast a stone at him." God grant that
we may ponder and take stock of ourselves,
and as church members be more faithful in
our duty as teachers of morality and cham-
pions of humility and duty, even as the
"lowly Nazarene."

"Oh yet we trust that somehow good
Will be the final goal of ill.
To pangs of nature, sins of will.
Defects of doubt and taints of blood;

That nothing walks with aimless feet;
That not one life shall be destroyed,
Or cast as rubbish to the void,
When God hath made the pile complete.

Behold, we know not anything;
I can but trust that good shall fall
At last— far off— at last to all,
And every winter change to spring."

IN MEMORIAM

James W. Hinkle

Virgil Hinkle

Lucille Elizabeth Hinkle

A cruel fate it seems when our loved ones
are snatched without warning from our fire-
sides into the Great Beyond. Epecially does
this seem true when the victims are the little
sunbeams of the home. More especially is
it true when the lives of sweet, innocent chil-
dren are snuffed out by the fateful bullet of
a madman's pistol. Such was the tragic and
deplorable case of Virgil and Elizabeth, the
two younger children of the late J. W. Hinkle
and Mrs. Hinkle, who were slain by their
father just before he turned the pistol to
his own heart.

Born near Louisburg, "West Virginia, Feb-
ruary 19th, 1884, James Walker Hinkle came
to High Point in young manhood about 20
years ago. He married Miss Vesta Kinney, a
native of Virginia, October 5, 1910 . To them
were born three children: James, Jr., Virgil,
and Elizabeth. Soon after their marriage
they established a home on South Main street
in High Point, and united themselves with
the Main Street Methodist Episcopal church.
Some time later they moved to Thurston
street, and about 10 years ago removed their
membership to the First Methodist Protestant

Virgil Hinkle, born in High Point February
2, 1918, was a typical American boy, fun-lov-
ing, even hilarious at times. He was un-
usually bright, and was a member of Miss
Morton's sixth grade in Junior High School.
His teachers speak in the highest terms of
Virgil, who was a leader among his group
and very popular with his companions. In
fact, he' was "a little gentleman" in every
sense of the word. Deliberately accepting the
invitation to dedicate his life to the Lord
Jesus on Palm Sunday, 1927, he followed it
by uniting with the church the next Sunday.
By his faithfulness to the Sunday school and
junior church, as well as his childish effort
to live daily for Jesus, he proved himself a
worthy member of the church of Christ. Al-
though only ten years of age, he left an im-
press upon his little friends and schoolmates,
and his memory will linger long in the hearts
of those who were near to him.

Lucille Elizabeth Hinkle, over whose fair
head only eight summers had passed, was a
ray of sunshine to all who knew her. Blue-
eyed and blondhaired. her beaming counte-
nance bespoke the happiness of the buoyant
heart within her little body. She had already-
reached the third grade at Ray Street School,
and was greatly loved by her teachers and
little fellow-students. She was not far be-
hind her brother in making her decision for

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her Savior, for only two weeks before her
tragic deat'li she made her confession along
with others of her friends. She manifested
an interest in the church of her parents, and
was faithful in attendance at Sunday school
and Junior church. "Of such is the kingdom
of heaven," spake the Master. Despite our
heart-rending sorrow at the loss of these dear,
lovely children, we rejoice that they have es-
caped the "evil days" of later life, which
are fraught with so many dangers and pitfalls
so hard to avoid. To the grief -stricken moth-
er, who has been a true and faithful wife
and help-meet, we commend her to the
Father, who has promised: "He shall gather
the lambs within His arms, and carry them
in His bosom."

BLANCHE A. PICKENS,
E. LESTER BALLARD.
— -t- —
Dosier
Roxanna Dosier was born June 20th, 1836,
and died October 23rd. 1928, being 92 years,
four months and three days old. Her hus-
band, Perry Dosier, died ten year sago. She
leaves three sons and one daughter. Rev.
J. F. Dosier, the eldest son, died the day after
his mother's 92nd birthday. Thirteen grand-
children and 15 great-grandchildren survive.
Grandma Dosier had lived with her daughter,
Mrs. A. S. Barker, for ten years. For a long
time she was almost deaf, blind and helpless.
Mrs. Barker exceeded the limit of her phys-
ical ability in her ministration to her help-
less and deserving mother. The deceased was
a long time member of Level Cross M. P.
church. Funeral services were conducted by
the writer from Providence Friends church
on October 25.

A good mother has gone on to greet a great
son. WM. H. NEESE.

Poole

J. D. Poole, Jr., was born September 24th,
1922, and departed this life September 17th,
1928. He was run over by an automobile as
he was crossing a highway near his home at
Greenville, S. C. He was rushed to the hos-
pital but it was too late; nothing could he
done for him.

J. D. leaves to mourn their loss a father,
mother, and two little sisters, Mary Alice and
Barbara; two grandfathers, two grandmothers;
also a host of relatives and friends.

The funeral service was held at Liberty
Hill M. P. church September 18th, conducted
by the pastor of his parents, Rev. G. B. Fer-
ree. assisted by Rev. Smiley Edwards, of
Greenville.

His body was tenderly laid to rest in the
church cemetery under a mound of beautiful
flowers to await the resurrection morn.

ROMAINE POOLE.

Charles

Noah C. Charles, son of Pleasant. and
Samantha Kennedy Charles, was born in
Davidson county near High Point September
8, 1896, and died October 29, 1928, at his
home near the place of his birth. Surviving
are his wife, two brothers, Gurney and Ros-
coe, also one sister, Mrs. Florence May. All
of these live near High Point.

Bro. Charles spent the greater part of his
life in this community, except the time spent
in the World War. During this great war
he spent about two months in training and
then went to France, where he spent about

November 22, 192S

seven months. At the end of this time,
March 31, 1919, he received an honorable dis-
charge and returned to his home here. His
health gave way and he then went to the
Oteen Hospital near Asheville and spent 13
months. While there his health improved to
some extent and he came back to his old
home where he spent the remainder of his
days.

Fbruary 11, 1922, he was married to Miss
Irma Lee Craven, of near High Point. While
his married life was not very long, yet it
was one of happiness. It was in the home
that he displayed so many acts of kindness
and love to his wife that she deeply mourns
because of his going.

Shortly after his return from the hospital
this writer was in his home for the first
time. We learned later of his being con-
verted while a patient in the hospital and
solicited his name for membership at the
Grove. He at once expressed a desire to
join the church, although he was not able
to go to the church to be received. We
gladly consented to receive him at his home.
After his taking all the vows for active
church membership we presented his name to
the church the next Sunday and he was voted
full membership in Pleasant Grove church.
After this we visited him regularly for two
or more years, and the last conversation we
had with him, which was a few days before
death came, he expressed his willingness and
readiness to go. I think we can truthfully
say, "He died in the triumphs of a gospel
faith."

His pastor conducted the funeral at the
church in the presence of a large congrega-
tion and his body was placed in the family
burying plot in the church cemetery.

GEO. L. REYNOLDS.

Presnell

Mary Lillian Presnell was bom June 24,
1869, and departed this life November 5,
1928. She professed faith in Jesus Christ in
youth and first joined the Methodist Protes-
tant Church at Cedar Falls; later she moved
her membership to Flag Springs and re-
mained a faithful member until death. This
writer and Mary spent a good part of our
school days as schoolmates. Mary was a good
girl, and grew to be a good woman. She will
be much missed in church and the commu-
nity. She leaves to mourn her departure
three brothers, John, Henry, and Braxton
Presnell ; three sisters, Mrs. W. E. Williams,
Miss Louzena Presnell, and Mrs. Herb McGee.
May our heavenly Father comfort those left
behind and lead them in the center of his
will until they all be gathered in that home
where peace flows like a river and where
parting will be no more.

On the 6th her funeral was conducted at
Cedar Falls Methodist Protestant Church by
her pastor, assisted by Rev. J. E. Pritchard
and Rev. G. A. Laughlin. She was laid to
rest beneath a mound of flowers to sleep
that sweet sleep from which none ever wake
to weep.

JOEL B. TROGDOX, Pastor.
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— Rev. C. W. Bates is taking his congrega-
tion along the course of Bunyan's Pilgrim's
Progress the last three Sunday nights of this
month. His reading is accompanied by soft
music from the pipe organ, Miss Vivian Sul-
livan playing.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

Our Children's Home

A REASONABLE REQUEST

"And whoso shall receive one such lit-
tle child in my name receiveth me.''

When the lights are burning in your spa-
cious home on Thanksgiving night, when the
children's hour has come — that little tot so
bravely struggling against the sandman,
those of larger growth busy with the lessons
for tomorrow, so well started on life's road
as fine, useful citizens, with all of life's
opportunities before them, may it be said
that you have previously given thought for
those who are homeless, without father, with-
out mother, just set adrift to find what har-
lor they may on the restless sea of human
endeavor.

Have you ever felt the thrill and the
warmth of heart that comes when the weak
hand of the little child snuggles into yours
on a dark night, or in a strange place? If
you have, this message, although it has come
to you a dozen times during the past 12
years, will appeal to your sense of justice
to the fatherless and homeless children of
the state who, through no fault of their own,
are left to battle alone along the rugged
pathway of life.

The farmer plants the seed for the har-
vest he expects to garner. The orphan homes
of the state are planning for a harvest of the
race. Shall we give to growing children that
degree of care and attention the farmer ex-
pends upon the plants from which he ex-
pects an abundant yield of golden grain?
Shall we have a part in building for the fu-
ture ? Shall we grow patriots for the coming
years ? If so, we shall not offer an apology
for bringing again the needs of the father-
less and motherless children of North Caro-
lina to the attention of the people at Thanks-
giving.

Here is the proposition : The North Caro-
lina Orphan Association is asking every man
and woman in the state to contribute the
equivalent of one day's income, or a day's
salary, to one of the orphan homes of the
state on, or near, Thanksgiving Day. All of
them are cleanly administered and all of
them are worthy of unstinted support. Their
needs are urgent and they are looking with
hope and confidence to the Thanksgiving
period for means to sustain them through the
long dreary months of approaching winter.
No one can do a finer thing at this blessed
Thanksgiving season than to show his, or
her, love and appreciation for them and for
the thousands of helpless children whom they
are nourishing and bringing up under re-
ligious influences, by remembering them at
Thanksgiving in a generous way.

The President of the LTnited States and the
Governor of North Carolina issue their
Thanksgiving proclamations calling upon our
people of every faith and denomination, and
in every walk of life, to "give thanks" to
the Almighty Author of our being, the Pre-
server of our lives, liberties, and all the
blessings we enjoy through the gracious mer-
cies of the Protector of our country — the
Great Architect of the LTniverse. But the
measure of one's thankfulness is found in
what he is willing to do, and WILL do, for
those who are less fortunate.

Those who are truly thankful for t
Christian land of ours, for the creature com
forts that God has given them during the
year, for the prosperity that their community,
their state, and their nation enjoy, will show
it by trying to pass on to those worthy of
their benefactions some of the blessings "that
they themselves are enjoying. To those who
are looking for some such an outlet as this
for the joyful spirit of Thanksgiving we
commend to their consideration the appeal
of the North Carolina Orphan Association
which is, once again, asking every citizen
of the "Old North State" to contribute the
income of one day out of 365 to the orphan-
age of his, or her, choice on or near Thurs-
day, November 29, the day set. apart for the
celebration of divine goodness. Make the
offering on the basis of your earning capac-
ity for a single day— more if you will; less
if you can do no better. Make it through
your church, or lodge, or individually to the
orphanage in which you are most interested.
And, remember, you are asked to do this
in the name of Him who said, "And whoso
shall receive one such little child in My name
receiveth Me." It is for His little ones' bereft
of parents that this appeal is made. To the
liberal giver it will bring happiness and
contentment; and the liberal contributor is
the one who gives in the right spirit, he it
much or little. "For God loveth a cheerful
giver."

It is the hope of the committee and the
North Carolina Orphan Association it repre-
sents that many thousands of people will en-
ter into the spirit of this message, which
seeks to help gladden the lives of hundreds
of orphaned children now under the foster-
ing care of the fine orphan homes located
in the various sections of this progressive
commonwealth. From year to year responses
to similar appeals have been most gratify-
ing, not only because of the liberal gifts to
the various orphan homes, but because there
has been revealed tender and practical sym-
pathy which many of our people feel towards
the thousands of our fatherless children.

One day's income to the orphanage of your
choice would help mightily in directing lit-
tle footsteps into the ways of pleasantness
and peace. So little for YOL~, but in the ag-
gregate a princely sum.

The above is a part of an article sent out
by the Orphanage Association to the citizens
of North Carolina. We are substituting this
for the financial report this week, hoping
that it will stir the hearts of our Methodist
Protestant people, and their friends to do
a beautiful thing by our own Children's
Home this Thanksgiving.

Christmas Cards
We are offering for sale to our friends
Christmas cards. Twenty cards and enve-
lopes in a box, no two cards alike, all for
one dollar. These are cards and envelopes
such as you would pay 10 cents each for at
a book store. If you pass the Home, stop
and buy a box, or order by mail.

Faithfully yours in His service,

A. G. DIXON.

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WATCH FOR THE ECLIPSE
A total eclipse of the moon will take place
early in the morning of ■ November 27. It
will be visible throughout the United States
and other parts of North America. ... -

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— We were pleased to find among the mem-
bers of the new Spencer church Bro. Thomp-
son and family, formerly of Burlington, now
of Salisbury.

— Calvary's parsonage is now closed in and
is to be ready for occupancy on or before
January 1. It has basement, six rooms and
a bathroom on the first floor and will have
two rooms and a bathroom on second floor.
The upper rooms will not be completed now
as the present pastor's family will not need
them.

—Coming from High Point to Greensboro
last Sunday evening we came to the scene of
a wreck and found a broken car surrounded
by people. A woman with three small chil-
dren sat upon the ground and had been sit-
ting there for an hour. Nobody was hurst
in the wreck but a car full of people were
left without means of transportation. Some
lived in Greensboro, some in High Point, and
some in Winston. They had been attending
a family reunion in High Point, celebrating
grandmother's birthday. On the road toward
Greensboro a reckless driver had driven
across onto their Bide of the road and smashed
into their car and then went on his way.
An unhappy ending to their happy day. We
were able to help them a little by bringing
them to Pomona. They said we were the
first to offer to do so in all the hour they
had sat helpless.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

— Mrs. S. W. Taylor and her children vis-
ited friends in High Point College the first
of this week.

— President Taylor made a pilgrimage to
Yadkin College last Sunday afternoon to see
his aged mother, now 85 years old. She is
almost blind, but otherwise is well preserved.
— On the road between Spencer and Tad-
kin College there is a stone slab about six
feet high set up by the roadside with some
inscriptions declaring that George Washing-
ton sat on that stone one day and ate his
dinner. That day was perhaps 150 years
ago. We could not tell what he had for
dinner that day by any marks left on the
stone.

— On the road from Greensboro to Spencer
one may see the following M. P. churches:
St. Paul, Calvary, Grace, West End, Midway.
Pleasant Grove, Lebanon, Welch Memorial,
First Church (High Point), English Street,
First Church (Thomasville), Community,
West Thomasville, State Street (Lexington),
South Lexington, Greers, and the new church
in Spencer. The distance is about 50 miles.
—Pleasant Grove's new parsonage shows
off well and the marker calling attention to
the church is the largest and most conspic-
uous one we have seen.

— We were pleased to see the new church
named Greers last Sunday. It was built by
a new society and they have done themselves
credit in building so well. They have a brick
building which we presume contains several
rooms.

— The new church at Spencer was built
by Bro. D. A. McLaurin, of Concord. He
built it in a few weeks, but did a neat job.

— Spencer church has an attractive new
stove as its source of heat. Brother Jackson
found ready helpers in raising the purchase
price among his associates in railroad service.
— Here is a memorable incident in the his-
tory of the Spencer church: Bev. D. B. Wil-
liams had been secured to preach one day
and was well advertised as the "Kailroad
Preacher." A large congregation of railroad
men was expected and a public building was
secured for the occasion. The time drew near
for the service and nobody came to open the
doors. What should they do? Mrs. Moore
pondered the question and decided that if

November 22, 1928

the .janitor or other person did not come to
open up she would have some one break out
n window-pane, go in and open the doors.
This program would have been carried out
had they not found a rear door unfastened.

— The Masonic order of Greensboro this
week dedicated their new temple.

— The United States Supreme Court has
just upheld the law of New York State re-
quiring the Ku Klux Klan to file with the
secretary of state sworn information as to
its by-laws, oaths, and membership.

Snow fell in Western North Carolina last

Tuesday. The mercury dropped to freezing
at Asheville.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, NOVEMBER 29, 1928

NUMBER 4

Demand for Infallibility

"0 that I knew where. I might find the seat of knowledge !"
I want absolute assurance. I want to know ! This expresses
what seems to be a widely felt demand. Men are not satisfied
with probabilities. They want certainty. In this state of
mind men have done some surprising things. They have
played a trick upon themselves. They have set up idols of
infallibility and bowed down before them. They have in a
moment accepted a great delusion in order that they might
evermore seem to have a great light. In a day the Pope of
Rome was made infallible by vote of his brethren and for
centuries his decisions have been accepted without misgivings.
By a similar process the Protestants declared the Holy Scrip-
tures infallible and have regarded them as a complete and
perfect revelation of the will of God.

In the political world when men could no longer believe
in the divine right and perfect infallibility of kings, they
sought elsewhere for a solid foundation. They ended by
declaring the voice of the people the voice of God and accept-
ing the voice of the majority as the voice of the people.

Men live in a physical world which is fast moving through
space, but they demand a foundation of absolute solidity and
absolute unmoveableness in the moral world.

It is honoring to our nature that such a demand exists
in our souls. But how shall this demand be met ? We believe
infallibility is to be sought and found only in God Himself.
All substitutes for God are mere graven images wrought by
the device of human fancy. Happy is the soul that is led
by his love of truth to God, the only Infallible.

»♦■

Roman Catholic Layman in a Methodist
Protestant Pulpit

This took place last Sunday night. The layman was
R. D. Douglas, Esq., a lawyer of Greensboro. The pulpit was
that of Grace Church. This does not mean that the members
of Grace Church have all turned Catholic or that their pastor,
Rev. R. J. Tamblyn, is trying to make any of them Catholic.
It is part of a program of enlightenment, giving opportunity
to Methodist Protestants to broaden their knowledge of the
religious world. A month ago a minister of the Quaker
church spoke from the Quaker point, of view. A month hence
a Jew will tell what a Jew can believe. Later the Presby-
terians and the Universalists will be represented by ministers
with addresses. Possibly there will lie others, all speaking
on "The' Why of Religion."

"Why I Am a Catholic" was the phrasing of Mr. Douglas's
theme. He answered the question briefly by saying it was
because he believed it most to his advantage in realizing
eternal salvation. He then proceeded to draw a picture of
the Roman Catholic Church, comparing it with the Protestant
portion of Christendom. The chief difference between the
two bodies, he thinks, is in the place given the Bible. Both

honor the Bible and have exactly the same New Testament.
The Roman Catholics admit to the Old Testament certain
books regarded by Protestants as apocryphal. The Protes-
tants regard the Bible as a sufficient guide in faith and
morals. The Catholics think of the church as an additional
source of authority, though this authority must not contravene
that of the Scriptures. He compares the Bible to a state
constitution which limits authority within certain bounds but
does not forbid the legislature (representing the church) to
exercise authority on grounds not covered by the constitu-
tion. In the matter of church authority he did not trace
the course of history out to its climax in the recognition of
the infallibility of the Pope. But he took occasion to deny
the right of the church to temporal dominion. He said the
possession of temporal power was but an accident of European
politics, not likely to occur again, and declared that ninety
per cent of the Roman Catholics were opposed to the exercise
of temporal power by the church. This would allay most
Protestant fears if all could know that the remaining ten per
cent did not include the class of men most likely to be mis-
chief-makers.

Mr. Douglas spoke in no controversial spirit, but was
glad of an opportunity to correct certain misconceptions. He
declared that in many respects investigation of facts will
reveal just the opposite of what was previously conceived.

This misunderstanding between churches gives ground for
such efforts as Bro. Tamblyn and Grace Church are making
through this series of addresses. Of course there is risk in
the effort and it should be made cautiously when made at all.

Miracles of Regeneration

It is counted a notable and wonderful achievement to
make two blades of grass grow where one grew before. But
what shall we say of the achievement of making a pure human
life grow where a corrupt human life grew before? This is
nothing less than miraculous. And yet it is a miracle that
we may see for ourselves. We do not have to go into past
centuries to find it. Our own time displays many such
miracles. We may see any day men and women whose moral
tastes have been changed even to the point of reversion. What
they once loved now they hate. What they once hated now
they love. They now abhor what they once delighted in.
They have been changed. And it is no slight change, no
superficial alteration. They have been regenerated. They
are new creatures, creatures of a very different sort. Evo-
lutionists have been searching the earth and the rocks to fin I
evidence that living creatures may change their species. It
is doubtful whether they have found it or can ever find it.
But here in the realm of moral creation we behold not simply
change of species, but change of genus. Yes, the world has
its "twice born men," the marvels of their age. God may be
through with physical creation on the earth for aught we

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A LIFE OF PRAYER

By Rev. Norman II. Camp

In a recent book entitled His in a Life of Prayer, Dr.
Norman B. Harrison, its author, the pastor of the Brooks
Memorial Presbyterian Church of St. Louis, in pleading for
such a life, says: "One of the ceaseless activities of the body
is its breathing. It is essential to self-preservation. We do
it involuntarily. Such is the function of prayer; hence its
primal importance. It is the church's part, practically, in
the sustaining of her life. We sing:

"Prayer is the Christian's vital breath,
The Christian's native air."

"But it is a law of the body that the more actively and
vigorously it exercises the more deeply and freely it must
breathe. Under exertion the body demands a quickened
breathing, an ampler supply of air, to meet its necessities.

"The application to the church is obvious. She has come
upon a day of almost hectic exertion. Her activities are
many and varied. She is endeavoring to do things as never
before. Hence, acknowledging that she is an organism, this
speeding up of activity, by every known law, automatically,
so to speak, calls for increased breathing. To sustain her own
life she must have more prayer. Physiologically and scien-
tifically judged, to refuse herself an increase of breathing,
proportionate to her heightened exertion, must prove fatal."

In the introduction to Problems in the Prayer Life, by
Dr. J. 0. Buswell, president of Wheaton College, the author
defines prayer as "conversation with God." He continues:
"Our conversation with God is reciprocal. God speaks to us
while we pray, though we do not always recognize His voice.
We ought always to pray with the words of the child Samuel
in mind, 'Speak, for thy servant heareth.' When we pray,
we talk with One who hears, who understands, who cares,
and who answers !

"This conversation with God need not always be in words,
but it should never be broken off. It ought to be essentially
continuous in its nature. . . . The continuous nature of
prayer may well be illustrated by the conversation of intimate
friends. Words are not constantly exchanged, but fellowship
is not interrupted. We must not only have regular and fre-
quent times for prayer, but, whenever there is a break in the
occupation of our minds, we ought to revert to conscious
communion with God just as involuntarily as we should con-
tinue in conversation with a friend near at hand."

In his book on Prevailing Prayer, D. L. Moody says in
the opening chapter : ' ' Those who have left the deepest impres-
sion on this sin-cursed earth have been men and women of
prayer. You will find that prayer has been the mighty power
that has moved not only God, but man. Abraham was a
man of prayer, and angels came down from heaven to con-
verse with him. Jacob's prayer was answered in the won-
derful interview at Peniel, that resulted in his having such
a mighty blessing, and in softening the heart of his brother
Esau; the child Samuel was given in answer to Hannah's
prayer; Elijah's prayer closed up the heavens for three years
and six months, and he prayed again and the heavens gave
rain. . . . Let us remember that the God of Elijah still
lives. The prophet was translated and went up to heaven,
but his God still lives, and we have the same access to Him
that Elijah had."

Dr. R. A. Torrey, in his book on How to Pray, which has
had a large circulation, writes thus on "The Importance of

Prayer": "The history of the church has always been a
history of grave difficulties to overcome. The devil hates
the church and seeks in every way to block its progress; now
by false doctrine, again by division, again by inward corrup-
tion of life. But by prayer, a clear way can be made through
everything. Prayer will root out heresy, allay misunder-
standing, sweep away jealousies and animosities, obliterate
immoralities, and bring in the full tide of God's reviving
grace. History abundantly proves this. In the hour of
darkest portent, when the case of the church, local or uni-
versal, has seemed beyond hope, believing men and women
have met together and cried to God and the answer has
come.

"It was so in the days of Knox, it was so in the days of
Wesley and Whitfield, it was so in the days of Edwards and
Brainerd, it was so in the days of Finney, it was so in the
days of the great revival of 1857 in this country and of 1859
in Ireland, and it will be so again in your day and mine.
Satan has marshalled his forces. Christian science with its
false Christ — a woman — lifts high its head. Others making
great pretentions of apostolic methods, but covering the
rankest dishonesty and hypocrisy with these pretentions,
speak witli loud assurance. Christians equally loyal to the
great fundamental truths of the Gospel are glowering at one
another with a devil-sent suspicion. The world, the flesh and
the devil are holding high carnival. It is now a dark day,
but — now 'it is time for Thee, Lord, to work; for they have
made void Thy law.' (Psa. 119:126.) And He is getting
ready to work, and now He is listening for the voice of
prayer. Will He hear it? Will He hear it from you? Will
He hear it from the church as a body? I believe He will."

In the introduction to a compilation of remarkable
answers to prayers, entitled / Cried, He Answered, Dr.
Charles G. Trumbull, the editor of the Sunday Scliool Times,
writes as follows : ' ' We never have to choose between service
and prayer. We never have to choose between working and
praying. For prayer is service; prayer is work of the most
efficient kind that any human being can render. The com-
monly used expression, 'prayer and service,' often on the lips
of sincere Christians, is a mistaken one. It implies that
prayer is one thing and service another, whereas those serve
who pray, and they serve while they are praying.

"For prayer, as has well been said, 'releases the energies
of God.' Prayer is asking God to do what we cannot do.

"Every true prayer originates with God.

"Every true prayer is brought from the heart of God by
the Holy Spirit to the heart of man.

"Every true prayer, thus originated by God and con-
veyed to the heart of man, when offered in the only true way
in the name of Jesus, is carried back to God by the Holy
Spirit.

"And every true prayer finds its efficiency in the result-
ing work which God Himself accomplishes in answer.

"We all have the marvelous privilege of permitting or
preventing this working of the omnipotence of God."

In George Muller's narratives of Answers to Prayer, one
of the series of books belonging to the Moody Colportage
Library, he assures us that: "The joy which answers to
prayer give, cannot be described; and the impetus which they
afford to the spiritual life is exceedingly great. The experi-
ence of this happiness I desire for all my Christian readers.
If you believe indeed in the Lord Jesus for the salvation of
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in your heart, if you continue to wait patiently, and be-
lievingly upon God ; then answers will surely be given to
your prayers. You may not be called upon to serve the Lord
in the way the writer does, and therefore may never have
answers to prayer respecting such tilings as are recorded here;
but, in your various circumstances, your family, your business,
your profession, your church position, your labour for the
Lord, etc., you may have answers as distinct as any here
recorded."

The author of Praying Hyde, the Rev. Francis A. McGaw,
of Akron, Ohio, tells of the amazing prayer-life of a mis-
sionary in India whose intercession "changed things" for the
Sialkot revival. He refers to the Punjab Prayer-Union which
was started in 1904, about the time of the first Sialkot con-
vention. The principles of this Union are stated in the form
of questions which were signed by those becoming members,
as follows:

1. "Are you praying for quickening in your own life, in
the life of your fellow-workers, and in the Church?

2. "Are you longing for greater power of the Holy Spirit
in your own life and work, and are you convinced that you
cannot go on without this power?

3. ' ' "Will you pray that you may not be ashamed of Jesus ?

4. "Do you believe that prayer is the great means for
securing this spiritual awakening?

5. "Will you set. apart one-half hour each day as soon
after noon as possible to pray for this awakening, and are
you willing to pray till the awakening comes?"

Rev. Gordon Watt, of England, in his book on The
Strategic Value of Prayer, has this to say in the last chapter:
' ' There are two forms of weakness in the prayer-life of many.
The first is to think that prayer consists only in words.
Prayer is more than asking something. It is work, the great-
est that can ever be done, and one in which each Christian
can have a share.

"The path to the throne of God lies open for all who will
tread it. And who can measure the issues for the kingdom
of God that flow from prayer? Our ideas of prayer are
colored by our limitations. The Word of God views prayer
in its unbounded possibilities. A man of eloquence may
touch multitudes; the man of prayer touches God. Eloquence
may pass away without permanent result; prayer in the
spirit, prayer that lays a hand upon the throne and knows
how to concentrate upon a recognized need, sets in motion
spiritual forces which will influence others near and far.

"The second form of weakness is to think that prayer
consists in many words, without any real point or purpose in
them. Indefiniteness of petition produces leakage of power.
Generalities, whether in prayer or preaching, are ineffective.
And it is therefore necessary to emphasize this fact, that
prayer is a work, as much a work as preaching, teaching,
singing, visiting, or attending some religious service. . . .
The thoroughness with which we do that work is the measure
of the thoroughness with which God will be able to do His
work through us."

Those who desire help in their prayer-life may secure
any of these books on "Prayer" by writing the Bible Insti-
tute Colportage Association, founded by D. L. Moody, 843-845
N. Wells St., Chicago. These books range in price, if bound
in paper, from twenty-five cents to fifty cents. They have
been an inspiration to many.

THREE BEAUTIFUL GARMENTS

Rev. W. A. Ledford

One of the plainest facts in all creation is that God is a
lover of the beautiful. The variety of flowers, scattered so
widely over the face of the earth, leaves the inference that
God loves flowers. The starry skies, which have gripped,
startled and amazed the imagination of the wisest men of
all ages with their beauty, are the handiwork of God. A trip
through some subterranean cavern, or a study of geology,
reveals the hidden wonders and beauties concealed in the
bosom of the earth. One is not surprised that the Indians
called the beautiful valley in Virginia "Shenandoah — Daugh-
ter of the Stars." Neither are we surprised to read in the
Scriptures that God commanded Jerusalem to put on her
beautiful garments.

The prophet states that one of these beautiful garments
was the garment of praise. This was among the garments
substituted for others that were not so desirable. The whole
list is both interesting and comforting. They are among the
good things the Messiah would give. A few of them are
"Beauty for ashes, oil of joy for mourning, the garment of
praise for the spirit of heaviness." The note of praise is not
sounded as much as it should be among God's people. The
late Dr. J. H. Jowett lamented the fact as follows, "God be
merciful" is uttered by ten to one saying, "God be praised."
Such expressions as, "I will praise Thee with my whole
heart," "I will declare thy name unto my brethren," "I will
declare his glory among the heathen," suggest both how and
where the ministry of praise should be performed. The
Scriptures say as much about praise, joy, rejoice, as they do
on any other one subject. "Rejoice always; pray without
ceasing; in everything give thanks," was the way Paul saw it.

While Jesus bestowed the garment of praise, He wore the
garment of humility. He said, "Take my yoke upon you,
and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart." The
lowly service He performed, as He went about doing good,
those that were with Him never forgot. Peter wrote, "Gird
yourself with humility. ' ' In his reminiscences he never could
forget the time Jesus girded Himself with a towel and washed
the feet of the disciples. Peter figured so prominently in that
scene. The word "girded" is literally to "wrap" and
"knot," making it difficult to strip it off. Peter was de-
scribing the garment of a servant, in which he was to do his
work, adding that Christians are to do their work clothed in
humility. Since Peter was a student of Old Testament his-
tory, he might also have had in mind King Saul, who was pro-
moted and so pre-eminently successful, when he was little in
his own sight, and demoted and failed when he became proud
and boastful in his own achievements. Peter knew the prone-
ness of men in their prosperity to cease to walk humbly before
God. Some one has observed that pride is the only sin that
riseth up and boldly resisteth God, and God brings out His
army to defeat it. "Haughty spirit goeth before a fall," is
the natural and only logical result. The figure is suggested
from the following Scriptural statement, viz.: "For God
resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble." The
humble are to be rewarded with the present earth and the new
heaven and the new earth that are to come. Surely the reward
fully justifies the garment of humility.

Paul after naming a long list of Christian graces and
virtues added, "Above all things put on love or charity,

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which is the bond of perfectness." The thought is that all
other graces are collected and clasped together by love, and
without it they fall asunder. Praise and humility are worth-
less without love. Paul was stressing the same thought when
he wrote the 13th chapter of First Corinthians. The figure
suggests that love holds the same relation to other graces
that staves do to the barrel, or twine to the sheaf of grain.
Love does more than merely hold together; yea, "it covers
a multitude of sins" — not a multitude of sinning. Perhaps
there is no garment the Christian church needs to wear today
worse than the garment of charity, or love. In a world of
hate, jealousy, suspicion, pride, intolerance, there is need for
the practice of love and charity, which alone can conquer
the discordant elements in society. Some one has said,
"Small deeds that charity gladly would hide,
By evil minds are greatly magnified."
"Now abideth these three beautiful garments, namely,
praise, humility and charity, and the most beautiful one is
charity." Since "God is love," might one not say, who is
clothed with love, or charity, that the beauty of the Lord
our God is upon him. That is the way God would have it.
Man in his growth must "add . . .. god-likeness," saith the
Scriptures.

WORSHIP

(Sermon preached by Rev. J. E. Pritehard, of Asheboro,
N. C, to the North Carolina Conference, Methodist Protestant
Church, Winston-Salem, Oct. 31, 1928.)

Text — But the hour eometh and now is when the true
worshipers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in truth,
for the Father seeketh such to worship him. John 4:23.

I can think of no subject that is of more importance than
that of Worship. It is that which concerns us here and that
that concerns us yonder. We have only a few glimpses into
the spirit world but wherever the curtain has been drawn and
men have been permitted to look beyond the vail almost
invariably they have seen those who have gone on before
us engaged in worship around the throne. It is a fine thing
for a man to be a great preacher, but in so far as we know
preaching will cease with the ending of our existence here,
but worship must go on forever. Now let us look at the text.
We have recorded here a discussion of a great subject by our
Lord and the woman of Samaria at the village of Sychar.
And let me say here that our Lord was not afraid of losing a
big sermon on a small crowd. Perhaps some of us have
changed subjects after arriving at the church because we did
not want to give our best to the small number, but some of
the most precious truths ever uttered by our Lord were not
to the multitude but to the few.

As our Lord was going from Jerusalem into Galilee he
passed through Samaria and as he came to Jacob's well he
found a woman there. A conversation developed concerning
the well and the water. And finally the conversation shifted
to the subject of where men ought to worship. The woman
had been taught that on Mount Gerizim, a short distance
away, was the place to worship and the Jews thought that at
Jerusalem was the place to worship, but our Lord said. The
time will come when neither at Jerusalem nor on Mount
Gerizim will be any better places to worship than anywhere
else, for n shall be permitted to worship anywhere pro-
vided they worship in spirit and in truth.

Now there are certain words and expressions here which
I would like to mention briefly. True Worshipers. When we

think of the true worshipers somehow we have a feeling
that there were some others in the mind of our Lord who
were not true but false worshipers. And we know that the
Samaritans had a general mixture of some good and some
bad in their worship. In Spirit and in truth seems to sug-
gest that there were some who did not worship this way.
Perhaps our Lord had in mind those people who had been
bringing their carnal sacrifices and had been trying to wor-
ship by means of these. Now we know that God had at pre-
vious times sanctioned this kind of worship. People had
even been commanded to firing a sacrifice consisting of some
kind of animal or of fowl. But in this was not God teaching
the people how to worship. In this early stage of the world's
civilization God was dealing with the childhood of the human
race and the child needs some kind of object with which to
grasp a truth. Spiritual truth is always difficult to get hold
of unless in some way it can be associated with some concrete
object. Even our Lord Himself used many parables and he
always used things as objects that were perfectly familiar to
the people to whom he was talking. He used the parable of
the vine and the branches to show the spiritual relationship
between the believer and his Lord. He used the parable of
the sower to teach a spiritual truth.

One other expression, The Father seeketh such to worship
him, it seems to me, needs to be emphasized. Why the Father
should seek us to worship him when angels could do it so
much better can be explained by saying that the ultimate
purpose in worship is the good that comes to the worshiper
rather than to the Father Himself. For God knew from the
beginning that man would never be at his best until he could
look away from self to something else. He also knew that if
the worshiper should ever be lifted above the debasing things
of life he must have a high goal. As we worship the true, the
good, the holy one, we aspire to be like him and as we are
made like him we are getting ready to live not only with our
fellow men but with ourselves also.

What then is Worship? Some might say it is offering
praise to God. And certainly this is a part of it. We might
say that this is good in so far as it goes, but the trouble with
it is it does not go far enough. Worship involves an expres-
sion of feeling and a conception of the object towards whom
the feeling is expressed. As we worship we are conscious of
the fact that this great Supreme Being is worthy of our wor-
ship. The scripture says, He that eometh to God must believe
that he is and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently
seek him. Worship, then, is the offering of the soul unto God.

We come now to a discussoin of public worship. While
the text was not written with public worship rather than
private worship in view, yet I will not be doing violence to
scripture by discussing public worship. And why should I
discuss public worship '? Because the church is weak on public
worship. Protestantism has magnified the sermon out of all
proportion to other things. And in this I am not minimizing
the sermon, for sometimes it seems that people pay little
enough attention to it. God honors preaching and has used
it for the conversion of a great many people and without it
not many people are converted and somehow God has ordained
that by what the apostle calls the foolishness of preaching the
world is to be saved. All of this is gospel truth and we do
not want to take anything away from that, but while this is
true, it is also true that most churches are weak on worship.
Even today you may go into some communities where certain
people will stay out of doors and talk about their crops and

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the weather and various other things until the preacher is
ready to take his text, when they hustle in to hear the sermon.
Why do they stay out there ? It is not because of their absorb-
ing interest in their crops, neither is it that they are espe-
cially interested in the weather nor the latest scandal of the
community but it is largely because they have not learned the
value of worship. They do not see that there is anything m
worship for them. It is no wonder their souls are lean. It
is no wonder some of them do not have much love for the
church nor much loyalty to their Christ, for they have not
learned the important lesson that worship is the most impor-
tant thing about the service.

It now becomes my duty to suggest some aids to worship,
some things that will add enrichment to our services. The
first of these which I shall mention is. There must be a quiet
place. And let me pause here long enough to say the time
has come when we must consider the place for the church
building. I could mention a number of churches right now
which are comparatively new and splendid in design which
are practically worthless as places of worship simply because
they were built on some public corner where the noise of
modern traffic renders it almost impossible to worship or do
anything else worth while. Why did Jesus tell the people
to go into their closet and shut the door and pray to our
Father in secret? Was it not because he knew that the soul
was in no condition to worship in the midst of ten thousand
distracting things such as we have to contend with in the busy
thoroughfares. A few years ago while pastor in a certain
progressive city in this state we decided to have a union
revival meeting. We secured at considerable expense a largt
tent and erected it on the busiest corner in the city. We
engaged one of the most eloquent preachers I have ever heard
to do the preaching but the meeting was almost a failure
because of the noise.

Another great aid to worship is a spiritual hymn. And
when I say spiritual hymn I mean just what the term implies.
Everybody knows we have had enough of the cheap jingles
and modem jazz. Yes, I mean we need real hymn singing,
singing with' the heart as well as with the lips. And there
ought to be a hymn book for everybody in the congregation as
well as for those in the choir. It is almost an insult to my
nature to go into a church where they offer me no hymn book
and where the choir tries to worship for me, for they cannot
do it. Think of the effect it has upon the devout soul to sing,
All hail the power of Jesus' name,
Let angels prostrate fall,
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown him Lord of all.

One such hymn as I have quoted is worth a dozen of the cheap
trashy kind that has neither melody nor common sense. Let
it be understood that I am not opposing any hymn simply
because it is new. We do have a few really great hymns that
are of recent origin. But whether the hymn is new or old,
for it to be worth anything it must have worship in it and 1
am sure- it is impossible to worship while using some hymns
I have heard.

Another aid to worship which I wish to mention is the
responsive reading. Did you ever try to worship without
words? Suppose you try it. Just sit down somewhere and
try to praise God without words. You cannot do it. You
must either use your own words or the words of somebody
else, for the mind must think in terms of words. Now the

responsive readings furnish you the words for worship. A
great many of the Psalms are devotional in their nature and
are especially suited to worship. When we say, Great is the
Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, and
when we say, God is our refuge and strength, a very present
help in trouble, we are rendering praise unto our God and
this expression deepens the impressions which we already
have. Imagine if you can the profound impression upon the
pious Jew when he said in the sanctuary, Lift up your heads,
O ye gates; and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and
the king of glory shall come in. Who is this King of Glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift
up your heads, 0 ye gates, even lift them up, ye everlasting
doors, and the King of glory shall come in. AVho is this
King' of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.
With some degree of hesitancy I use one illustration from
the present political campaign. Take the speakers of both
political parties. Oo you not notice what progress they have
made in declaring for their respective candidates. At first
some of them were hesitant, but now they can speak with
great freedom about the virtues of the one whom they want
to see elected. What is the significance of this? The more
we tell a thing the more strongly do we believe it. They
have told it until they now believe it. How much more then
are the things of God real to us as we utter them over and
over again in the responsive readings.

Now- the laymen as well as the ministers can have a part
in this. They can furnish the hymnals with the responsive
readings and make it possible for the people to worship.

But there is another thing that is necessary before the
people can worship in the truest sense, and here the responsi-
bility falls largely on the minister: the people must have
the right conception of God. People cannot worship that
which they do not love. And they cannot love that which
they do not consider worthy of their love. Suppose a hostile
army were encamped just outside this city and that at twelve
o'clock today the general of this hostile army would come
into the city and would expect homage from all the people
even to the point of their bowing down in his presence. At
the time appointed the people might bow the knee, but I
guarantee there would lie nothing akin to worship there. They
might lie on their knees but very likely in their hearts they
would be thinking something very different from what their
bodily posture would suggest. But on the other hand suppose
the one coming to them was coming to give them deliverance
and they knew he was worthy of any recognition which they
could show, how different would lie their feelings.

Now one of the things which will enable the people to
worship will be to realize that God is good. And what match-
less teaching did our Lord do in this respect. Why, be told
Nicodemus that God so loved the world that he gave his only
begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish but have eevrlasting life. In the Sermon on the Mount
he said that our Father sends the rain upon the just and the
unjust. That is, he is so good that he does not render railing
for railing. He also said that not a sparrow should fall to
the ground without our Father's notice. He even taught
that our Heavenly Father is more anxious to give good gifts
than the earthly parent is to give to his offspring. Then add
to this the thought that he is anxious for us to have the best
and to be the best, promising that he would withhold no good

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OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit;
so shall ye be my disciples. — John 15:8.

The College Campaign

Word from the different charges and the report of Treas-
urer Brown indicate encouraging response to this effort.
Just now we are side-tracking practically everything else
that this campaign may have right of way. The cause and
the need both justify this. The campaign will be continued
into next month, we trust, until every charge has been cov-
ered. We are expecting that the results will be highly grati-
fying when the work is completed.

Financial Report

This report is being published this week just as it comes
to us from the treasurer. We are hoping that he will handle
this report, weekly through the Herald, without sending it
to us. This will expedite matters for us and at the same
time place this phase of the work more completely in the
hands of the treasurer, where it seems to us it should be.
Thanksgiving

This day will be gone before you read this. But perhaps
you did not have an opportunity on Thanksgiving Day to
make your contribution to the Children's Home. In that
case do it yet. Send your offering to the superintendent or
make it through your church. Let us not fail to make an
offering.

Not Too Fast

"Make haste slowly" appears to be a contradiction, but
m reality it is a good maxim for pastors on new charges to
follow. New confidences and new understandings must be
established before too many new things can be successfully
undertaken. We suggest that haste be made slowly.

Can You

Send something on budgets? We do not expect large
payments now while the college campaign is on, but we must
ask that you do not completely forget the budgets. Small
amounts from each charge will meet present needs, and when
the pressing college claims are out of the way the budget pay-
ments can be increased. And of course you will not forget
your pastor. While other things are being paid, his needs
must not be forgotten.

The Christmas Program

At the request of many persons for material suitable for
Christmas programs, the Executive Committee has authorized
the Executive Secretaries to prepare a program to meet this
demand. The program is ready and can be secured from
Rev. J. H. Straughn, D.D., 516 North Charles Street, Balti-
more, Md. We trust that many of our churches will make
use of this program. It will be sent on request without
charge. The only requirement is that an offering he taken
for the benefit of the New Century Service, and forwarded
to Treasurer Brown for credit on the G. C. B. of the local
church. In addition to the benefit derived in preparing
and rendering this program, there should be a worthwhile
sum realized for the New Century Service.

Christmas Present

What shall it be? The question is answered right now.
Here it is: A volume of the Centennial Memorial Book.
Thirty-three copies were left in my hands by the conference
for distribution. And 1 know just bow to do it, and be quick
about it, too. Thirty-three persons give a copy as a Christmas
present— either to themselves or to some other good friend.
Price only $2.00 and postage. Now for the orders!

Assigned

On November 24, Rev. P. E. Lindley, Lit.D., was assigned
to the Gibsonville charge, and on the 26th of November Rev.
H. L. Powell to First Church, Thomasville. These brethren
will enter promptly upon their work, and find great satis-
faction, we trust, in serving their respective charges. We
expect to be able to supply the two remaining charges with-
out undue delay.

Activities

On Thursday night, November 22, we were in conference
with the Liberty-Siler charge, the meeting being held in the
Liberty church. Both churches were represented and a satis-
factory conference held. We are hopeful that a pleasing
arrangement may be found soon by which these important
churches may be supplied.

November 26-26 were given to Vance charge. On Sunday
we preached at Gillburg 11 a. m„ Flat Rock 3:00 p. m., and
Spring Valley 7 :30 p. m. A business conference was held at
Flat Rock following the preaching. Each church on the
charge was represented except New Hope. A committee was
created by the conference to assist us in securing a pastor for
the charge. This, we think, can he done at an early date.
We found the charge in hopeful spirit and ready to go for-
ward with the work of the new year. Bro. Chambliss, the
retiring pastor, did good work on the charge, and the esteem
of the people follows him to his new field.

As It Should Be

Pastors— old and new— appear to be entering upon their
work in the spirit of hope and progressiveness, and the people
are making their proper response to this spirit, so far as
we are able to check up at this time. This is as it should be,
and with this spirit strong among us, the year can not but
be one of much fruit-bearing. Our great Head can and will
make grace abound for every problem, every need and every
opportunity.

Appointments

Dec. 1, Saturday. Quarterly conference West Thomas-
ville charge, Mt. Zion Church.

Dec. 7, Friday. Quarterly conference Halifax charge
Ringwood Church. Hour, 2 p. m.

Dec. 8, Saturday. Quarterly conference Why Not charge
Hour, 1 .-30 p. m. '

Dec. 15. Quarterly conference Fairview-Glen Raven
charge, at Fairview Church. Hour, 2 p. m.

Dec. 16. Preaching at Glen Raven 11 a. m.

"As much as in me is I am ready" to serve anywhere,
any time, and in every possible way. Command me, brethren^
as your fellow laborer and servant in the Lord.

"Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and
honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and
ever."

Fraternally,
Nov- 27> ]928. S.' W.Taylor.

November 29, 19:28

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OUR STORY PAGE

ALBERTS THANKSGIVING

"The Redskins won't get you. boy, if you stick by me,"
said Kit Carson, and Albert at once became his shadow.
It happened that three years before, the boy had been
captured by Indians and adopted by an old squaw named
Star Woman. She grew fond of him and named him Nomani,
meaning Fish, which was supposed to be a nice name for a
boy. Star Woman was feared by the Tribe because she was
believed to know magic. Albert had been grateful for her
kindness, but he had been afraid of her too. One of the
traders from the Fort found out about him and made the
Indians give him back to his own people, that is, white people.
The boy's parents had been killed by the Indians, so no
wonder he had no love for redskins.

As Albert was leaving the Indian camp, Star Woman had
whispered in his ear : ' ' You will be back here before the first
flake of snow."

It was getting very cold, and the wonder was that the
snow had held off so long. When Albert heard that Thanks-
giving Day was at hand and the hunters were going out to
get meat, he was very anxious. But wdiat boy would doubt
the word of so great a hunter as Kit Carson?

"Son," said the frontiersman, his eyes flashing, "I came
West as a little tow-headed boy. I had been bound out to
learn the saddler's trade, but I ran away. I have managed
to get along very well and so will you, if you keep your wits
about you. ' '

But Albert was only eight years old, and felt doubtful
if his wits could help him much against the wily Indians
who were after him. In fact, Indians were prowling in the
woods nearby, and not showing themselves nor saying what
they wanted, which aroused everybody's suspicions.

"Will you stay at the Fort or come with us?" Albert was
asked when the hunters were starting out, and Albert decided
to go along and stick close to Kit Carson, who had promised
to protect him.

Bread and dried meat was the usual food at the Fort, but
plans were afoot to make Thanksgiving a great day, and
Chipita, the cook, had promised to cook anything the hunters
brought back.

They had good luck and Albert shot a few times, forgetting
in his excitement his fear of the Indians. It was not long
before he was separated from Kit Carson, but a faithful
Indian hunter was near him and he thought he was safe.
Alas! he was not as safe as he thought. As he hastened
through the woods following a deer, he suddenly felt some-
thing fall over his head — a buffalo robe, he knew the smell.
In a moment he was being held in powerful arms and carried
swiftly away.

"If .your friends come for you, they can not get you,"
chuckled his captor, as if he knew some wonderful joke.
Albert trembled, knowing well the cruel ways of the Indians
and wondering what dreadful fate they had in store for him.
On and on they went through the forest, and by and by
Albert began to talk to the man.

"Tomorrow they make a great feast at the Fort," he
whimpered. "It is the day the palefaces sing to their Big

God. Let me go back to the feast and I promise I will go
afterwards to Star Woman's wigwam."

The man looked up at the sky, which was very white, and
then he grunted, "No." But Albert went on pleading: "If
I do not show myself at the feast, Kit Carson and Flat Nose,
the trader, will begin to wonder where I am and they will go
on a warpath for me. Am I worth a hundred braves? If
you will take me back now, I will promise to come out of
the Fort right the next day early in the morning and meet
you in the edge of the wood."

"Paleface make heap big promise!" grinned the Indian,
and that was all he would say, except to grunt again that if
the boy's friends did go after him, they would never be able
to find him.

"Then I guess it's dog kill dog," thought Albert. "I'll
be waiting my chance, and if Mr. Injun gets where I can
shoot him, he'll find that I'm no baby he's kidnaping."

And just then something made the Indian stumble, and
Albert felt his grasp relax for a second. It was all he needed.
Like a rabbit he squirmed free and darted like a squirrel
for the nearest tree, rifle in hand. He was up in the branches
before his captor could lay hands on him. Higher he went
and then settled in a crotch and pointed down with his rifle.
The Indian squinted up, still grinning.
"All right, shoot me," he challenged, meaning to make
the boy waste all his shot.

Quick as a flash, bang! went Albert's gun, and the Indian
sank to the ground with a bad wound in his shoulder and
the knowledge that the boy could shoot a moving target.
The sound of the shot brought Indians out from the trees.
"Remember," said the wounded Indian, "Star Woman
saj-s to bring him alive. It will be easy. Sit down and wait.
He will come down."

One of the braves took some herbs out of his pouch and
pressed them into his companion's wound. Then they moved
into the' bushes out of sight, easting some pretty dirty looks
up at the boy in the tree.

Albert sat quietly where he was, praying for Kit Carson
and his friends. Then he thought: "What a trap they will
walk into ! If I shout they will come to rescue me and the
Indians will shoot them from the bushes."

Then he looked about him and saw that the branches of
the next tree grew close to the one in which he was perched.
Very carefully and softly he slid over the rough bark into
the cover of the evergreen. The next tree was not so close
but that did not worry the boy, who was like a monkey in
the trees. He made a great leap and landed into its friendly
branches.

One of the Indian watchers began cautiously climbing
behind him, but a shot from the rifle stopped him, unwounded
but scared.

By the sun, Albert guided his strange journey and moved
slowly towards the Fort, Then he saw a curl of smoke and
heard voices.

"Mis-ter Car-son!" he yelled.

There was an answering cry and at the same moment he
felt something cold on his nose. It was snowing.

He called a warning to his rescuers, but they heard no
more from the Indians. They never knew why Albert was
left in peace after that, but the reason was the snow. The
first flake had fallen followed by many more flakes, and Star
Woman's power over the boy was believed gone. What had
made the Indians so careless with their captive was that they

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November 20, 1028

believed him to be under Star "Woman's spell. Had she not
said: ''He will come back to me before the first flake of
snow?" Now something had broken the spell, and Albert
was his own man.

The next day at the Port was one of unmixed joy, espe-
cially for Albert who was free from his enemies and under
the protection and guidance of Kit Carson, his ideal. As
he ate and drank he kept saying in his heart:

"0 God, thank you, thank you ! I will be good and honest
and trust in thee always."

And he had the true spirit of Thanksgiving which still
lives in our hearts in 1928 when we can buy meat from the

butcher and Indians no longer prowl outside the wall.

Selected.

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Worship

(Continued from Page Five)
thing from those who walk uprightly aud you see what a
wonderful Savior we have. How different is this picture which
our Lord gave of the Father from the one I once had in that
I thought of God as sitting upon a throne watching for every
misstep which we make in order that he might punish us.
I am glad that I no longer have this conception of Him but
I think of Him now as the one altogether lovely and one who
is so anxious about us that it even grieves his heart for us
to go wrong.

And finally we shall never be able to worship aright until
we have some conception of what our salvation cost. And
here words fail. But every plan and purpose of the Old
Testament, the toils and heartache of every priest and prophet,
the blood and agony of all his saints who have given them-
selves for the truth must enter into our salvation. Then add
the blood and agony of all his saints who have given them-
to this the fact that God gave the best he had to come and
live among us, tread the weary pathway of man, and even
tread the winepress alone and then bear the agonies of a
cross that we might have life and have it more abundantly,
then we can have some conception at least of what our salva-
tion cost. And when we catch a glimpse of this Savior and
of the Father even before the Savior came, when we realize
his love, his goodness, his kindness, his anxiety for us, we
shall not wait for some one to tell us how to worship, but we
will fall at his feet and with Thomas of old cry, My Lord
and my God. Then we will worship the Father in spirit and
in truth, yea we will ascribe blessing and honor and glory
unto the Father and unto the Son and unto the Holy Ghost.

THE DEVOTIONAL LIFE

One reason for the present state of the church is an unsus-
tained devotional life. It applies equally to clergy and laity,
for both need it equally. The absence is unfortunately more
marked in the clergy. I have no reference now to public
worship, but to private devotion. It is the misfortune of
many never to have collided with a life that wholly depended
upon prayer; but once you have met a spiritual force who
makes the first hour with God the central act of the day, you
do not forget it ; and you are dissatisfied with yourself till it
takes the same place for you. My hat is off to my Anglo-
Catholic brethren who get up daily and go to Holy Com-
munion; the regularity of it braces them, the grace in the
sacrament itself strengthens them. But I think it no substi-
tute for private prayer and Bible study. Yet how fitful is

this with most of us, while all great spiritual experiments
combine to tell us of its effectiveness. Many have at various
times begun it, but they never have found a workable tech-
nique, and so have repeatedly dropped it. Family worship
has gone by the board ; partly, I suepect, because it filled the
only time there was for religious exercise, without giving
adequate returns. For spiritual effort, we all want spiritual
results, and unquestionably the most fruitful time is time
spent alone with God.

But does anything really happen in prayer ? There is no
doubt that prayer has ceased to be real for a great many
devout people; and this not alone because we are in a hurry,
or are bothered by the psychological or metaphysical difficul-
ties, but because we realize the force of Jesus' words. "Your
heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these
things," and so, why beg? He will give if it is good for us,
or withhold if it is not. Many of us today are thankful, but
few ask. Now there is a way by which I have found that
things can happen in prayer, so that the experience may
literally bring with it an enormous adventure and transform
life itself. And that is by listening. God is a Father. He
has a will. Prayer is a reality. Is there anything impossible
in the idea that He will tell us His will, if we listen obediently
and openly .and willingly? The prophets and the apostles
undoubtedly thought so, whatever the modern psychologists
think. The deepest spiritual experimenters have thought so,
and their lives proved they were not in touch with a Chimera.
Sit down with an open mind, clear away sinful or distracting
thoughts, keep a pencil and paper handy so that you may
not forget directions which come and so be distracted from
undivided attention to the next "leading" by trying to
remember the last.

It is easy to poke fun at such suggestions as this: but I
have tried the Quiet Time as a ground-work in my own
devotional life for the past ten years, and it goes on yielding
greater comfort and illumination and power all the time.
I cannot begin to outline it all in this article, but I know
that there is an immense difference in the lives of Christians,
laymen and parsons, who make this the first act of their day,'
and then keep open for running guidance throughout the rest
of the day. They have joy and power and courage and influ-
ence such as I crave for the whole church. Surrender must
come first; but it must be sustained in steady and obedient
prayer. I cannot imagine a parson who makes this his steady
practice dropping into tame and indeed disgraceful ways.
The trouble with the kind of devotion which we have recom-
mended, and used, is its unfruitful and uneventful stupidity.
Give people the kind of prayer in which things "take place"
—uncomfortable as sometimes those events are, to our pride
and our self-conscious fears— and the best of them will begin
to pray again.— Rev. Samuel M. Shoemaker, Jr., in The
Living Church.

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Miracles of Regeneration

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know, but He is not through with moral and spiritual creation.
It is still as mysterious as it was to Nicodemus, but it is as
much a fact today as it was when Jesus first declared its
necessary occurrence. And in this mysterious fact we have
the one great hope of men born in sin and living in iniquity.
Into their conscious degradation and ever deepening misery
comes the great light of salvation from both sin and misery.

November 29, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

By Grover L. Angel

President C. E. Society, High Point College

DEC. 2: "WHAT IS OUR REASONABLE
SERVICE."

Kom. 12:1, 2
(Consecration Meeting)
Points for the Leader
I The concluding words of the first yerse of
four Scripture lesson giye us a wonderful
theme for our meeting, "Our Reasonable
Service. " What is our reasonable service,
anyway? Is it a requirement of the best of
our abilities? This is a partial answer. But
jeaeh person will be confronted with an en-
tirely different solution, just as no two of
us are alike and do not have the same view-
points on life. Tour reasonable service may
be entirely different from mine, and vice
versa. The thing, however, that we are pri-
marily interested in for this evening is the
phase of service that affects all of us in like
manner.

The word, "service," is no new word to any
of us. Every club or organization to which
i we belong has something to say about the
service we render. The slogan of many bus-
iness firms has become, "Service with a
smile." The idea is followed up in prac-
tically every undertaking of a worthwhile
nature.

I Jesus taught service throughout His entire
ministry. The disciple who served best would
be counted greatest. He taught His follow-
ers that they were saved to serve; that they
should minister rather than be ministered
unto.

Edward Everett Hale gave us a beautiful
expression on the thought in his lines:

"Look up and not down ;
Look forward and not back;
Look out and not in;
And lend a hand."

Suitable Songs
"I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go."
"I Gave My Life for Thee."
"The Son of God Goes Forth to War."
"Onward, Christian Soldiers."
"When the Boll Is Called Up Yonder."
Topics for Discussion
(Outline from C. E. World)
I. Seasonable Bodily Service

1. Attendance on church service.

2. Using tongue, hands, feet, ears, eyes, etc.

3. To fill church offices.

4. Giving money.

5. The community chest.

6. "Wearing out shoe-leather."

II. Reasonable Service of Mind and Will

1. Surrender will to Christ.

2. Give best thinking to Christ.

3. Use personalities for Christ.

4. The mental service of studying Him.

5. Yielding ourselves to His transformation.

6. We serve Him by proving Him.

Quotations
"They serve God well, who serve His crea-
tures."— Mrs. Norton.

"And ye shall succor men ;

'Tis nobleness to serve ;

Help them who cannot help again ;
Beware from right to swerve."

— Emerson.

"You know that love will creep in service
where it cannot go." — Shakespeare.

Debate Query

"Resolved, That reasonable service may
sometimes require one to sacrifice part of his
own business."

Poetry to the Point
"If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain ;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting rob'n
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain."

— Emily Dickinson.

Intermediate Topic: "Practicing the Daily
Good Turn." Luke 6:31-38.

Junior Topic: "Practicing the Golden Rule."
Matt. 7:12.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

DEC. 9: PAUL GOES TO ROME

Scripture Basis: Acts 27:1-28, 31; Rom
1:8-15; Phil. 1:12-14.

Golden Text: "I am not ashamed of th
gospel; for it is the power of God unto sal
vation to every one that believeth." Rom.
1:16.

Purposeful Pining
Rom. 1:8-15
The epistle to the Romans was written by
Paul while in Corinth. It is regarded by
many Christians as his supreme work. Cor-
inth was the nearest place he ever got to
Rome before his last journey as a prisoner,
and as he meditated upon the hope of visiting
the Christians there, his heart pined for
the privilege of seeing them.

This pining, or longing as he expresses in
this passage, was not without purpose. It
was with joy and thanksgiving that he learned
of their widely-known faith, and he never
ceased to remember them in his petitions to
the throne of grace. He also continued his
request of God that he might go to them that
he might impart to them the full knowledge
of the gospel of Christ, and thus pay the
debt that he conscientiously felt he owed
them as well as all others to whom he might
have the privilege of preaching.
Providential Protection
Acts 27:1-2S:14
The chief facts of Paul's voyage to Rome
are these :

Paul, as a prisoner, was put in charge of
one Julius, a captain over a hundred prisoners,
who was directed to embark for Rome. The
ship on which they started was bound for
a seaport on the coast of Asia Minor, where
the captain of the guard hoped to find a
vessel going to Italy. From Caesarea they
sailed to Sidon in Phoenicia, thence north-
ward and westward between the island of

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Cyprus and the mainland to Myra in Lycia.
Here a ship from Alexandria in Egypt was
found, which was headed for Italy, and on
which the prisoners and guard took passage.

The contrary wind made progress slow,
hence at the end of "many days" they had
only reached the tip end of Asia Minor at
Cnidus. Turning south, the ship passed close
to the eastern end of the island of Crete, and
followed the southern coast until it arrived
at Fair Havens. Here it wras deemed advisa-
ble to remain until the wind changed or died
down, since navigation was dangerous in
those days in adverse weather. Anxious to
proceed on their voyage, the owner and cap-
tain of the ship disregarded the advice of
Paul to stay until the winter storm period
had about ended, and headed the craft west-
ward, when a gentle south wind seemed to
urge them on.

But the favorable wind did not last, for
one of those characteristic storms of the
Mediterranean Sea from the north came
rushing upon them so that they were com-
pelled to do all they could to prepare the
ship to withstand the merciless waves. Even
the cargo had to be thrown overboard. Many
days the sky was dark and the sea was
tumultuous. With fatigued bodies, hope be-
gan to fail, and Paul's chance to declare
the providence of God came. "Be of good
"he said, "for there stood by me this

for the bow of the ship ran aground, and the
stem was beaten to pieces by the angry
waves.

Lest the prisoners should escape, and the
lives of the soldiers lie required by the Ro-
man law in their stead, the latter proffered
the advice that the former be slain. But
Julius had learned to trust Paul, and for his
sake especially, refused to heed the recom-
mendation of the soldiers. Orders came that
all of the 276 on board who could should
swin to shore, and the rest get there the best
way they could. So, in accordance with the
Apostle's word, all were saved.

The islanders, though called barbarians, re-
ceived their uninvited guests graciously. A
fire was speedily built, in the process of
which a viper fastened itself to Paul's hand.
Believing this was a curse of the gods, the
Melitians expected him to drop dead; but
when he shook the serpent off into the fire,
they changed their minds and declared him
to be a god. Paul, about his Master's business
"in season and out of season," manifested
the power of the true God through him in
healing the father of the governor of the
island, Publius, as well as many other sick
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GOLDEN RULE SUNDAY
Dear Pastor:

The Internationa] Observance of Golden
Rule Sunday has commended itself to the
American people, for its spiritual values as
well as for its aid to the orphans in the Near
East, and we most earnestly recommend ac-
tive co-operation in the observance this fall.
No finer international Christian service has
ever been done than that we are now doing
through Near East Relief. You are helping,
no doubt, in every way to obtain the final
$0,000,000 budget to complete the work for
the 32,000 remaining orphans. It is unthink-
able that we should run away now from this
task which we have brought so near to com-
pletion: we must "see them through."

Our urgent appeal that you co-operate in
the Community Campaigns and in the Golden
Rule Observance of 1928 is in direct line with
the official endorsements by the General Con-
ference, our Board, and the Federal Council
of Churches, and with the personal endorse-
ments of many church leaders of all religious
bodies who have seen the work and have had
a hand in guiding its program.
With sincere appreciation and thanks,
Yours in His service,
LAWRENCE LITTLE, Chairman,
Methodist Protestant Advisory Committee on
Near East Relief.

CHICKEN SUPPER

The Missionary Societies of Moriah Church
will have a chicken supper at the chuich on
Saturday night, December 1, from 6 to 9
o'clock. A silk memory quilt will be auc-
tioned off for the benefit of the church. The
price is only 50 cents a plate for the chicken
supper and you will get plenty of extra help-
ings and other dishes. Come and help a good
cause.

Many good Christmas wishes to the Herald
and a big, successful year.

MRS. A. V. KIRKMAN, Chairman.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $189,417.99

No receipts since last report.

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,645.21

W. H. Foust 10.00

Total $9,655.21

J. NORMAN WILLS. Treasurer.
November 27, 1928.

M-

— Rev. S. W. Taylor takes Thanksgiving
dinner with his mother at Yadkin College
today.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD Novemher 29> t J

COLLEGE INFORMATION . TREASURER'S CORNER

College Spirit. .Life at the college is so fine The treasurer and his wife have return

and who esome we like to speak of the gen- after visiting relatives and fri nds in G

eral spirit on the campus. From administra- gia for ten days. This accounts for the i

monV ."ha" am,StUd-ntS C°meS the teSti' 1Sy iU Sending *™^ for -initials

mony that everytlung is running well. We a,-, f.,,. „„ , . „ ,

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been in evidence since the opening of the in- Z rh « ?" I °g^ ^ Wy °"

stitution. Everyone seems to be happy and ° t t °* " T'T' ,°/ ^^ ™ 1

earnest in the work. And of course this en- J f " B l'ra"ked UP" for another year

thusiastic college spirit is worth no than ""' , ™ °Ught a0t *° ™n in "l0W" 1

all else besides. It is a matter of much g at °"f' ""T ™ T* *" ^^ ^ C°nfe

itude therefore to observe the happiness and ' machl"^- ^o™ ™nts to do this, f

co-operation running throughout the college ? "" Urg,"g ™r ch"*ea to eha"^ "gear.

life reducing the friction and irregularis % T" aS T°T ?\ ***> ™ ^ «"•

to a minimum Please make all checks payable to Geo. I

„ , . mi , Brown, Treas. Leave off the "Rev." and tl

Debating. .The four literary societies are "D. D.," as they do not add anything to th

and nrnto f, ^^ *"[ " ^^ TalUe °f cheL'ks' and ** doi"S « the treas

and oratory. It appears now that we will urer will be saved a little trouble

meet several institutions this season in inter- Please do not hold your collections. It i

collegiate debates. All students are urged to impossible for us to pay bills with mono

enter these contests and if succssful at the that we do not have. Send on what you have

pre hmi nary, go out to represent High Point even if the amount is small

College. We are expecting also to send out GEO. R. BROWN Treas

orators to meet the speakers of other North p,ox 287 '

Carolina colleges in the annual contests this " ' Reidsville N C

year. Our representative, Keith Harrison, . . . '

won the first State Oratorical Contest held

some time ago in Raleigh. This phase of the TREASURER'S REPORT

student activities receives unusual attention For College

here and we are looking for laurels to be State Street, Lexington, in full $40.0.

won this season. Liberty, Davidson Charge, in full . ... 10.01

Personal Interviews. .This being the mid- Lineberry, Davidson Charge 5.45

He of the first semester we are having the Chapel Hill, Davidson Charge 4.7C

Jean of the College interview all students First Church, Burlington, in full 250.00

vho seem to he in danger of failing any Rehoboth, Granville Charge 30.50

ourses. The teachers have prepared each a Center, Alamance Charge 21.00

ist of students who in their classes show Kannapolis, Kannapolis Charge, in full 10.00

igns of inferior work. This list is turned w- Thomasville, W. Thomasville dig. 12.85

ver to the Dean, who conducts the inter- Fallstou Charge, in full 233.00

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ferences and show a fine spirit of respon- Br0™ Summit- Haw «»'er charge, su-

iveness regarding the work. It all is cal- Perasr.riate.s 3.48

ulated to point them to their weak points J' MClyde Auman' balance Conference

ith a view of stimulating them on to a sue- „ Maps ,'■■■■■ 6-50

essful completion of the course. There ' U Isley' ce»tenmal Memorial Vol-

ught, therefore, to be fewer failures in all UmCS 84-00

departments. The Treasurer's letter, written to the Her-

It is a pleasure, then, to make this report ald two weeks ago, must have gone astray,

on the present condition of college life. You or "- would have appeared ere this. It was

will gladly share with us all the joy that important, and we are sorry it miscarried.

rightfully comes from such a. glance at our We nave received nothing with which to pay

institution at High Point. Come to see us. salaries. Please do not force us to borrow

P. E. LINDLEY', Chairman, money for this purpose. Save the interest,

Information Committee. brethren.

-♦- GEO. R. BROWN, Treas.

HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS Reidsville, N. C, Box 287.

Rev. G. F. Mmaway, $3 00; Rev. W. M. Loy, (The article we presume Dr. Brown refers

i vr1 wTr G*\ Lowdermilk, $3.00; Rev. to is in this week. We regret the delay in |

B M. ^lliams $1.50; Rev. E. A. Bingham. this and other cases. Our columns are much

$1.50; Rev. M. P. Chambliss, $1.50; Rev. H. F. overcrowded now.— Ed )

Surratt, $5.00; Rev. G. L. Reynolds, $1.50; *+-.

feV'«0?0 HUtt°n' W"50; M''S' H' °' E"ing' ~The Mi"isters' Association of Greensboro

011 ' i at their last meeting passed a resolution in

_ „ , „ ". support of the Kellogg Peace Pact to outlaw

—Rev. 1-rank T. Little, long a prominent war. They hope citizens generally will bring

member of the Maryland Conference, has just their influence to bear upon Congress to the

died at the age of 79 years. He retired from end that this treaty of peace may be speedily

the ministry five years ago. He was a very ratified.

genial brother in his days of health and

strength. We missed him at the late General — Mrs. Ida Wrhite Parker, director of the

Conference, but learned that the state of his National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild, New

health did not permit his attendance. York City, expresses to Rev. C. W. Bates by

—Did you see the eclipse of the moon Tues- letter hc'r appreciation of a photograph of

day morning? Calvary church.

—King George of England is very ill with —Rev. N. Brittain preaches the Thanksgiv-

pleunsy. jng sermon in Revolution mill village.

November 29, 1928

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Friendship, Fallston Charge. — Thanks to the
onference that saw fit to let us have back
ur beloved pastor, Bio. Morgan. This is
he sixth year he has been on this circuit,
nd during this time he has been faithful
.nd has rendered us great help. We extend

0 him a hearty welcome and hope that the
oming year will be the most successful year
'et.

Bro. Morgan's sermon last Sunday was great
md touched the hearts of the large crowd
vresent. The text of this sermon was "God's
Presence With Us."

Our Sunday school has been enlarging and
mproving rapidly. We have just purchased

1 new piano which we are very thankful for.
The Christian Endeavor Society is also

naking much progress. The young people
ire displaying great interest in the society.
4. large crowd is present at each meeting.
Much interest has been created by dividing
;he society into two groups, called the Blues
md the Reds. Those of the winning side
ire to be entertained by the losing side. On
She fourth Sunday of this month the Chris-
tian Endeavor Society will have a special
program. The topic for this meeting will be
'Bemember God." Everybody is cordially in-
vited to attend.

Last Sunday donations to our college at
High Point were made amounting to $124.
The following are the ones who made the do-
nations: Eev. J. M. Morgan, $25; Dr. F. H.
Lackey, $25; Annie Mae Lackey, $10; Eev.
J. D. Morris, $10; N. J. Wright, $10; John
Lackey, $10; Dr. A. A. Lackey, $10; Getys
Bingham, $5; D. L. Martin, $5; Mrs. W. A.
Gantt, $5; Mrs. J. D. Morris, $2; Johnnie
Lewis, $2; S. J. Bingham, $1; Jeff Petty, $1 ;
Sid Grigg, $1; J. J. Haynes, $1; H. F. Cost-
ner, $1.

We extend our best wishes to our college
and sister churches for the coming year.

ANNLE MAE LACKEY, Reporter.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

these nice young people join in with us, as
they have been very interested in our church
for some time. Our pastor, Eev. E. G. Low-
dermilk, brought us a splendid sermon on
giving. The sermon proved to be very effec-
tive, as our members were very prompt in
coming back at the Tabernacle at 2 o'clock
to make their pledges for the coming year.
We are glad to report that every member vol-
unteered and made their own pledges. At
the 7 o'clock services we had a very good
congregation, considering the cold weather.
Our pastor preached another very interesting
sermon on "Lifting Up Christ." We are plan-
ning and praying for a successful year and
ask the prayers of all Christian people.

MBS. C. B. PRICE, Eeporter.

Kannapolis. — The Ladies' Aid Society held
their regular monthly meeting at the parson-
age Monday night, November 19th. The
President, Mrs. N. F. Harris, conducted the
devotional. Eoll was called and dues collect-
ed. The purchasing committee for parsonage
furnishings reported that the following arti-
cles had been placed in the parsonage: One
bed, one pair springs, one dresser, six dining
room chairs, one buffet and one oil range;
also a four-piece living room suite, ehifferabe,
rug for dining room, and kitchen cabinet
have been placed in the parsonage.

We are getting our parsonage to look like
a real preacher's home, and it thrills our
hearts that we can do this.

Our society plans to have a chicken supper
and bazaar December 8th.

We had 59 present at Sunday school yes-
terday and the offering amounted to $8.50.
This is our Thanksgiving offering, which goes
to the Children's Home at High Point.

Our attendance was very good at the 11
o'clock hour, 56 being present. Two new mem-
bers, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lowe, were received
into the church. We are very glad to have

From Kenersville to Kannapolis. — Mrs.
Lowdermilk joins me in thanking all the peo-
ple of Kemersville charge for every favor
and kindness shown us during the two-year
stay among them. I feel sure that the people
of this charge will be pleased with the incom-
ing pastor, Eev. J. D. Cranford. I trust as
he goes out among his people that he shall
"go out with joy, and be led forth with
peace: the mountains and the hills shall break
forth before him into singing, and all the
trees of the field shall clap their hands. In-
stead of the thorn shall come np the fir tree,
and instead of the brier shall come up the
myrtle tree; and it shall be to the Lord for a
name, for an everlasting sign that shall not
be cut off."

Mrs. Lowdermilk and I left Kemersville
about 3 p. m. on Tuesday, Noverber 13, and
rearhed the parsonage in Kannapolis about
sun-down. Took supper at Bro. and Sister
Henderson's. Went to the Tabernacle about
7:30 and had what was called a get-together
meeting, and to this gathering was served
more eats, all of which was much enjoyed.
After prayer and a few songs we adjourned,
and through the kind invitation of Brother
and Sister McLaurin went and spent the night
in Concord, and this was made our home
until we got. our furnishings placed in the
parsonage. Two prayer meetings have been
held at the tabernacle, and four preaching
services since my coming to this place. We
have had an average of 50 or more at every
preaching service until last night when there
was a fall-off in attendance on account of
the cold weather, which rushed suddenly in
on us.

On yesterday we received two good mem-
bers who came from the Baptist church.
Every member of the tabernacle on yesterday,
including the two who joined, signed up, mak-
ing their pledges for church finance before
the night service was held. Most of these
pledges were' made at the appointed hour
at the tabernacle, the people returning for
that special purpose.

We have raised our college assessment. We
have also made our thank-offering to the
Children's Home, amount $8.50.

The Ladies' Aid Society has our many
thanks and much appreciation for adding a
number of needed furnishings to the parson-
age.

E. G. LOWDERMILK.
Box 601, Kannapolis, N. O.

Porter Church. — Our community was made
very sad on last Wednesday, November 21,
when death came and took from us our be-

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loved friend and neighbor, Mrs. G. H. Thomp-
son.

She was one of our oldest and most faith-
ful members, never being absent from Sun-
day school and church except when sickness
kept her away. She always had a cheerful
word and a sunny smile for everybody. To
know her was to love her. The church and
entire community has suffered a great loss.
Her sweet disposition and Christian charac-
ter was an inspiration to all who knew her.

The funeral service was held Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the church, conducted
by the pastor. She is survived by her hus-
band and seven children. May the Great
Comforter be with these dear ones in their
sad hours.

Pastor Hill came back to fill his first ap-
pointment for the new year on the second
Sunday at 11 o'clock and as usual preached
an excellent sermon. We were overjoyed to
have him return to us for another year.

Mrs. Hill addressed the congregation yes-
terday at 11 o'clock and brought a most help-
ful message, which was enjoyed by every
one present.

Our first quarterly conference will be held
next Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Let
every one that can attend and get lined up
for the new year.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Marbry, of Winston-
Salem, former members of our church wor-
shiped with us yesterday. We were glad to
have them come back. EEPOETEE.

Hobbs Chapel, Greensville Circuit. — We ex-
pected to have Bro. Cowan with us the sec-
ond Sunday, but on account of some incon-
veniences he could not get here. We were
glad to have him with us today. He preached
a good sermon ; wish more people could have
heard it than did, but hope the few that did
attend will pass the message on to others, and
we hope to see more out in the future.

Mrs. Joe Shell came out to play for us, also
brought her husband, father and sisters with
her to help sing. We enjoyed having them.
Hope they will come again.

We are planning to repair our church some
time soon, and will appreciate any help that
members of other charges can give.

Hope this will be a good year with Bro.
Cowan and family, also with Bro. Powell,
wherever he goes. We are sorry to see him
go, but hope he will serve his people as faith-
fully wherever he goes as he did here. God
be with him and direct him as He sees best.

Don't forget the first quarterly conference
at Matthews Chapel Saturday, December 15.
Let it be the best yet.

We will take the Thanksgiving offering the

second Sunday evening for the Children's

Home. Let everybody come prepared to make

a generous contribution for the children.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.

EEPOETEE.

Pleasant Grove. — We left the good people
of Graham on November 9 for our new field
at Pleasant Grove. Our four years' stay in
Graham was pleasant and, we hope, profitable.
We thank them all for their many favors and
kindnesses to us. We reached our new field
on the afternoon of the ninth and found
the new parsonage was not quite ready for
us to take up our abode, so we made our
home with Bro. B. E. Kennedy until Tues-
day, when we went into the new parsonage.

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We have a beautiful borne, nicely furnished,
and the people are trying to make it pleas-
ant for us.

On last Tuesday night we held our first
quarterly conference, with good attendance,
and we feel like the new year has started
off well. We hope to do all we have been
asked to do by the Annual Conference.

On last Saturday evening the Brotherhood
met with Bro. George L. Hilton. After the
transaction of business we had a splendid talk
by Mr. Pope, a banker of Thomasville, after
which delicious refreshments were served.
D. R. WILLIAMS.

Denton Charge. — We were glad to be re-
turned to this charge for another year. These
good people have been loyal to their pastor
and family and to the Kingdom. The co-
operation has been fine. We thank each one
for the' fine spirit in the past and ask that
it may be continued.

Luring the past two Sundays the High
Point College running expenses account has
been presented at Mt. Ebal, Denton, Canaan,
and Piney Grove churches. Each church in
the order named subscribed their quota, and
the most of it has been paid. We have not
presented it yet at Cid. We thank Brother
Bethea for helping us at Denton. We also
thank each one who helped to raise this much-
needed money.

Canaan church voted almost unanimously
to build Sunday school rooms to their church
on the last Sunday before conference. Since
that time they have decided on a plan to
build five rooms. The money is now being
subscribed to do the work. AVe feel that
these Sunday school rooms will meet a great
need and help Canaan to go forward.

On Monday evening, November 19, while
the pastor and family were visiting in the
home of Mr. Norman Johnson, they received
a telephone message that someone had come
to see them. We came home and found a
great company of the Denton members in the
parsonage porch loaded up with good things
to eat. I will not try to mention all the
names of the donors, or what they brought.
But will say they must intend for pastor and
family to keep sweet, as they brought 56
pounds of sugar. They did not stop with
things we could eat, but also brought towels.
And our neighbors and members just keep
pounding us with fresh meat. We thank
each donor for their gifts and kind remem-
brance of pastor and family. It is our prayer
that these things may help us to render more
helpful service to our people.

E. A. BINGHAM.

METHODIST PKOTESTANT HERALD

gained 32 pounds in weight since entering
the sanatorium, and is sitting up some also.
We are truly glad to hear this good news
and hope he will soon be able to return to
his wife and loved ones, restored to good
health.

There will be a union Thanksgiving service
Thursday morning of this week at 10 o'clock
at the First Baptist church. It is the custom
of the local Ministerial Association to ar-
range a union Thanksgiving service each year
and it is hoped that as many as can will
attend this meeting this week.

The Christian Endeavor Society had a very
interesting prayer meeting today at the regu-
lar hour, with attendance numbering 21. Miss
Mildred McPherson was the leader and the
service was helpful. Mrs. Dewey Fogleman
is the new president and we are hoping that
we will continue to grow. The society voted
unanimously to assist in the Christmas pro-
gram of the church, "in the event the pro-
gram committee should see fit to call upon
the society.

The first quarterly conference and busi-
ness meeting of the church will be held De-
cember 5 at 7:30 p. m., and a full attendance
of officers and members is greatly desired.

A meeting of the captains and their re-
spective teams is to be held after the mid-
week prayer meeting this week, and let each
captain plan to attend and urge his team
members to come.

We are hoping to have Rev. A. G. Dixon,
of the Children's Home, and some of the chil-
dren to render a program in our church next
Sunday at the evening hour, although we are
not in a position to make this a definite an-
nouncement as yet.

We should have mentioned in the begin-
ning that our pastor brought two powerful
and stirring messages today. We are indeed
grateful to have Bro. Gerringer and his splen-
did wife and children back with us for the
new year.

L. A. BRAXTON, Reporter.

Burlington, First Church. — Sunday school
attendance today was 317 and the offering
amounted to $17.32. The absence of the Sun^
day school superintendent, Mr. W. E. Smith,
was noted, as he has been confined to his
home with illness for a few days.

The attendance of the Baraca class was
67. In the absence of the regular teacher,
Mr. George C. Smith taught the class. We
understand that the social committee has
already planned for the banquet early in
December and at this time we will hold a
business session of the class. On of the most
important matters to be disposed of, perhaps,
will lie the election of officers for the new
term. We are informed that our fellow Ba-
raca, Mr. Langston Wilson, at Oteen, has

West Forsyth. — The pastor and family are
now comfortably and conveniently located
in the parsonage at Dosier, having moved into
the community on Tuesday, November 20. We
have been given a very cordial reception by
the good people of West Forsyth charge. Be-
fore we arrived one member of Pleasant Hill
church had a big load of wood placed in the
wood-shed at the parsonage, so we were able
to cook our food and keep ourselves warm
and comfortable from the beginning of our
residence here. We are thankful for the
Ihoughtfulness of Bro. C. G. Hunter in look-
ing after our comfort at the parsonage.

The pastor and family have already been
the recipients of a number of things for the
kitchen and dining table. Mrs. W. W. Whit-
man, of Tabernacle church, visited the par-
sonage last Friday night and brought a large
basket filled with different articles of food.
This was a pounding from her and two or
three others who sent theirs with her. On
the previous night Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Hunter
and daughter visited us and brought table
supplies. We are deeply grateful for these
gifts and thank each one who had a part
in providing them. We deeply appreciate the
kindness of Mrs. 0. G. Hunter, who is sup-
plying us with milk without charge. We
thank Mrs. Jasper Long for gifts.

Four of the churches on the charge have

November 29, 192S

been visited by the pastor. We have already
reported our visit and service with Union
Mill church on the second Sunday morning.
The third Sunday morning was spent with
Pleasant Hill church, where a large congre-
gation greeted us. Rev. C. II. Whitaker, for-
mer pastor, was with us and introduced the
new pastor. After the service we went to
the home of "Rabbit" Whitman, son of Bro.
J. A. Whitman. Young Whitman is a noted
baseball player, having been a member of
the International league during the past sea-
son, playing at Reading, Pa. We enjoyed
our visit to this home and the splendid din-
ner served.

On the third Sunday we were at Tabernacle
church for the regular appointment there
at 3 o'clock. A fairly large congregation was
present and the people gave the pastor splen-
did attention. This church, like Pleasant
Hill, is splendidly equipped with a piano.

Last Sunday we were at Harmony Grove
church, which is ten miles southeast of the
parsonage. That is the smallest church on
the charge. We arrived in time for the Sun-
day school and found over 50 people in the
Sunday school, which is under the direction
of Brother Gurney Craft as superintendent.
The people at this church seemed interested
"in the church work and are looking forward
to a good year's work. We were invited to
the hospitable home of Brother and Sister
Jarvis for dinner and we were served a splen-
did chicken dinner. We spent a couple of
hours in this home and returned to the par-
sonage in the afternoon.

Last Sunday night at Pleasant Hill church
a very interesting program was given by the
missionary societies of the church. The pro-
gram consisted of an interesting talk by Mrs.
Speas, music by the choir, a song by the
children and a pageant, "Tithes and Offer-
ings." This was a two-act play presented
by six persons. An offering was taken for
the Children's Home at High Point. Mrs.
J. F. Hunter, president of the missionary
society, directed the program of the service,
with Mrs. Nell Whitman taking the leading
part in the pageant.

With the services next Sunday the pastor
will complete the round of regular appoint-
ments at the six churches on the charge. We
will be at Baltimore at 11 a. m. and at Stony
Knoll at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

Our first quarterly conference will be held
at Pleasant Hill church the second Sunday
afternoon in December at 2 o'clock. We are
looking forward to a good meeting with a
large representation of official members from
all of the churches.

C. B. WAY, Pastor.

Hebron, Orange Circuit. — The new confer-
ence year is starting off nicely and we hope
this will be a good year for this church.

We are all glad indeed to have Pastor Wil-
liams and family come back to us. Bro. Wil-
liams filled his appointment the second Sun-
day afternoon and again yesterday at 11
o'clock and brought splendid messages each
time. He also baptized two infants yester-
day before preaching service: Leon, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wilson, Jr., and John
F., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. McAdams.

Tonight the officers of this church will hold
a business meeting at the home of Mrs. J. G.
Jobe, for the purpose of laying plans for the
year's work.

November 29, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Our Sunday school is in the midst of a
"Red aud Blue" contest, and already many
new members have teen added to the Sunday
school. Mrs. J. G. Jobe is the Blues captain,
and Miss Grace Mebane is captain for the
Beds. Much interest is being shown, and we
hope to grow greatly in number before the
contest ends.

We are planning a Christmas tree and a
program by the children and choir.

We will hold a special Thanksgiving serv-
ice at the church at 11 o'clock Thursday. The
offering will go to the Children's Home.

The first quarterly conference will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Union
Grove. Let every member strive to be pres-
ent, as this is an important conference.

MRS. LELIA GILL, Reporter.

Rehoboth, Granville Charge.— Last third
Sunday was our regular Sunday for preaching
services and we were very glad to welcome
our same pastor, Eev. H. F. Fogleman. We
hope that we can make this the best year
in the history of our church. Mr. Gerringer
was also with us on the third Sunday, in
the interest of the High Point College. I
think about half of our budget was raised.
We were glad to have Mr. J. T. Cozart in
our midst again.

Mr. William Wrenn was elected as super-
intendent of the Sunday school for the com-
ing year. May we render our support to
make* this work successful, even more this
year.

The Woman's Missionary Society met last
Wednesday with Mrs. W. 0. Cheatham. A
very interesting program was rendered. Many
members were present and thank-offerings
were taken for the Children's Home at High
Point. The social hour was enjoyed. Cakes
and ice cream were served.

The C. E. Society met last Sunday evening
with Mrs. Bob Cawthorn.

The little Mission Band held its meeting
at the church last Sunday.

The Woman's Missionary District Rally was
held at Union Chapel the 22nd. All of the
churches were represented. Mr. and Mrs.
Bates were with us on this occasion; also
Miss Velna McCulloch. Mrs. Bates gave us
a very helpful message on Missions. It was
thoroughly enjoyed. We all love her. Mr.
Hunter conducted the devotional. Mr. Bates
was the speaker for the evening. His lec-
ture was inspiring. Rev. Mr. Fogleman of-
fered the closing prayer. A good meeting
and social time was enjoyed by all.

REPORTER.

High Point.— The Sunday school meets
every Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock, and
has classes for all ages, from the tiny tots
to adults. There are competent superinten-
dents for all departments— Cradle Roll, Be-
ginners, Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Ba-
racas, Philatheas, and Home Department. Mr.
E. L. Douglas is the newly-elected superin-
tendent, a-nd under his leadership the coming
year promises to be the best in the history of
the school, which has an enrollment of ap-
proximately 500.

The Junior church, under the leadership of
Rev. E. Lester Ballard, meets every Sunday
morning in the assembly room at 11. The
interest of the children is kept remarkably
well, and the attendance is splendid, aver-
aging 75 to 100.

Last Sunday was observed as "Men for
the Ministry" Sunday, and Rev. Mr. Farmer
delivered an eloquent and very earnest dis-
course from Matthew 9:38: "Pray ye there-
fore the Lord of the harvest, that he will
send forth laborers into his harvest." His
subject was "Why and How I Became a Min-
ister." He said, in part, that there are many
different ways of ministry in this day for
men and women, but preaching is a vital
part of ministry. It. requires personality,
and the function of the ministry is to awaken
the spirituality inherent in every human be-
ing. Glenn Frank, the brilliant young
scholar and president of the University of
Wisconsin before he was 40 years of age,
says that our Western civilization is at the
turning point, and will either go down in
decay or rise upward and onward in progress.
It is high time that the church call a large
number to the ministry. It is not a matter
of vital importance simply to ministers, but
parents, as well, to saund a challenge to young
people to devote their lives to the Christian
ministry. We must sound the challenge be-
fore the young people reach maturity, and
get too old to be educated. The challenge
must come early because the business world
and secular professions allure them to service
and the pursuit of wealth. Two or three
years ago in 17 Methodist Protestant confer-
ences there were 49 unsupplied churches, and
there w^ere 150 doors of opportunity for con-
secrated leaders. Thank God that we have
some groups of consecrated young men and
women in every college and our Theological
Seminary in preparation for this holy call-
ing. We must stop speaking lightly of the
Christian minister and his work; last year
in 32 plays out of 35 produced in America
the Christian minister is held up to ridicule.
What a travesty on our boasted civilization
that will alolw such dishonor to be cast upon
the most sacred profession extant! He gave
his personal experience when God's call came
to him out in the quiet fields of Ohio while
a youth at work with his father. He tried
to 'quench the Spirit, but his godly mother
encouraged him by her words and prayers,
telling him that she consecrated him to God
and prayed before his birth that he might
be led into the Christian ministry- It costs
somethings for parents to encourage their
sons and daughters in this sacrifice. It has
meant much to walk with God in faith and
love. "He that converteth a sinner saves a
soul from death." The only reward a man
has is the knowledge that he is deserving of
that blessed plaudit, "Well done, thou good
and faithful servant!" After this forceful
and appealing sermon, a touching prayer was
made by Rev. J. H. Moton, a superannuated
minister who has spent 51 years of his life
in preaching the Gospel. At this service.
Prof. Ernest B. Stimson played very beau-
tifully on the pipe organ, "Prayer," from Lo-
hengrin, as the Prelude, the popular "Inter-
mezzio" from Cavalleria Rusticana for the
offertory. The anthem by the choir was
Maunder's "Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem."
and Messrs. Clarence Schultheiss and C. L.
Gray, Jr., sang a duet, "Lead. Kindly Light."
At the evening service Mr. Stimson played
the lovely Adagio from Mendelssohn's
"Moonlight Sonata," and Mr. Arthur Fidler
rendered a violin solo, "Traumerei." The
anthem was "I Will Lay Me Down in Peace."
Rev. Mr. Farmer chose for the subject of his

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evening message, "Christ's Authority and
Our Response."

The annual Thank-offering service of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society will be
held Sunday evening, December 2nd. Every
one is asked and urged to give the amount of
one day's wages, salary, or income for the
Children's Home. Already the initial offering
has been sent in by the Deaf and Dumb class
of Wesley Memorial M. E. Sunday school. A
personal appeal in the form of a letter has
been sent to every family of our church mem-
bers by the officers of the Woman's Home
Society, and they are asking for the largest
Thank-offering in ou rhistory. A group of
boys and girls from the Home will render
the program of the evening. The appeal of
homeless and helpless childhood is very strong
upon every heart.

"On a Thanksgiving Day,
If you want a good time,
Then give something away."

The topic for the weekly C. E. meeting
on Monday evening was "What the Practice
of Stewardship Would Mean to the World."
After the close of the meeting, the Sunday
School Workers' Council was called to hear
reports from the different departments, and
transact important business.

The combined mid-week prayer meeting
and Teacher Training Class will be held on
Wednesday evening, as usual.

On Thursday morning the City Union of
Christian Endeavor will hold a sunrise praise
and prayer service at 7 o'clock at the Central
Friends church, at which our pastor, Rev.
Roy Farmer, will preside, after which a large
number of well-filled baskets of "eats" will
be distributed to the needy families of our
city. This is a beautiful custom observed by
our young people annually.

Last Sunday's Bulletin contained the fol-
lowing Scotch verse, which is timely and ap-
propriate, and we pass it on:

"If, after kirk ye bide a wee
There's some would like to speak to ye;
If after kirk ye rise and flee,
We'll all seem cold and stiff to ye."

We are very sorry to note the accident
whiceh befel Mrs. Lawrence Leonard last
Sunday, when she fell in her home at. 1204
Blain street and broke her ankle. She was
taken to Guilford General Hospital for treat-
ment. Her friends are hoping that she may
have an early recovery.

Our membership extends congratulations to
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Rankin, Jr., upon the
arrival of a young son, who will bear the
name of Alexander M. Rankin, III, and also
to Mr. and Mrs. Eccles Everhart, whose home
has been brightened by a little son, who will
be called Lee Abels. We are sorry that we
shall lose the latter young couple, who are
moving to Winston-Salem in a few days to
make their residence. Our prayers and best
wishes accompany them to their new home.

We are much pleased to learn that Mrs. E.
Lester Ballard, who has been ill, is able to
be up and about the house.

Master Harry Brown Finch, of Thomasville,
spent Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs.
W. P. Pickett.

Classes at High Point College will be sus-
pended for one day only. Thursday, for
Thanksgiving. A number of students who
live near will go to their homes, but the ma-

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jority will remain, and will be served a tur-
key dinner at 1 o'clock in the college dining

Reidsville.— We are very glad to have Dr.
anil Mrs. Brown with us for another year.
They have been visiting relatives in Georgia
recently, and report a delightful trip.

Mr. F. W. Easter was elected Sunday school
superintendent before conference and we are
hoping for a good year.

Mr. C. II. Rogers, one of our oldest, mem-
bers, died November II and the funeral was
conducted by the pastor, assisted by Hev.
J. H. West, of the M. E. church.

Mrs. T. W. Setliffe is in a Greensboro hos-
pital and Mrs. C. H. Garrison is in a Dan-
ville hospital. We hope for both a speedy
recovery.

The W. P. M. S. and W. II. M. 8. have
united and the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. G. A. Brown; vice-president,
Mrs. J. H. Allen; secretary, Mrs. D. L. Car-
roll ; treasurer, Mrs. L. C. Younts. The society
will hold a Thanksgiving program next Sun-
day evening.

The Philathea class met last week with
Mrs. Eoy Stallings and Misses Nannie and
Sadie Pegram as hostesses. After business
was transacted a social hour of fun and re-
freshments was enjoyed. Their December
meeting will be in the Sunday school room
for their annual Christmas tree.

The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. S. L. Me-
Collum last week. The weather being rainy,
not. many were present.

Our folks are going to pound the preacher

fur Thanksgiving. Hope it will be a good

one.

Best wishes for all the churches.

EEPOETER.

Enfield.— The Ladies' Aid met Monday aft-
ernoon at 3 o'clock in the Hut, with" Mrs.
P. S. Bellamy and Mrs. Ralph Rives, hostesses.
The meeting was presided over by the presi-
dent, Mrs. Ralph Rives. All sang together,
"Faith of Our Fathers;" Mrs. P. S. Bellamy
read the Scripture lesson and Mrs. Lilly
Whitaker led in prayer; then each member
named the things for which they were most
thankful.

The sick mentioned were Mrs. Mary Barn-
hill. Mrs. L. F. Whitaker. Mrs. Lloyd Mat-
thews and Mrs. George Parker. Mrs. Mat-
thews and family have been down with the

"flu." She was one of the hostesses but due

to her illness she could not be present.
Many items of business were taken up. The

order from Japan has arrived and will be put
on sale Thursday, December 6th, at the

Hut. The sale will begin at 12 o'clock, noon.

A salad course will be served, also other eats.

Look for the notices about this.
The December meeting will be omitted, due

to the busy season. The next, meeting will

be in January, with Mrs. Lilly Whitaker, Mrs.

Hubert Whitaker, Mrs. Stanley Whitaker and

Miss Virginia Whitaker, hostesses.

REPORTER.

Whitakers, Whitakers Charge. — Since we are
again on the conference map, we will let the
readers of the Herald hear from us. We feel
very much on the map with Dr. T. M, John-
son as our pastor. We are especially thank-
ful for this, and our prayer is that under
his leadership we may all co-operate in every-

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thing and great good may be accomplished.
D.r Johnson arrived late Saturday after-
noon, November 17, and preached for us the
next day. We had very good congregations
at both services. Last Sunday he preached
at Roseneath.

Our Sunday school is holding up nicely
in attendance. Although we had no pastor,
all the organizations have held together and
worked on. We know that in our helpless
condition the Lord has stood by us, and now
that we have a pastor to lead us we are
still trusting God for His guidance, for we
realize we can do nothing without His help.

Our Ladies' Aid held a turkey dinner last
Thursday, which proved very successful. We
are bending all our efforts toward the build-
ing of a parsonage, which we hope soon to
begin on.

We want the prayers of all who are inter-
ested in us, for there is a great work to be
done here.

November 29, 1928

is thought that there will be quite a bit oi
enthusiasm shown over the meetings. This
week Mr. Surratt begins a series of talks on
"The Ladder of Christian Graces."

There was a delightful reception given at
the church Thursday evening in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Surratt, welcoming them to our
church and city. The meeting was opened
with prayer by Rev. C. II. Whitaker. A very
interesting musical program was then given
by members of the church and friends. The
principal address of the evening was made
by Rev. R. C. Stubbins. The theme of his
talk was welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Surratt
to the church and to the largest city in For-
syth County. This was followed 'by a re-
sponse by Mr. Surratt, who gave the outline
of the work he hoped to do, and thanking the
people for the way in which they received I
them into the church.
When tin

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cutchin, Jr., expect to
spend Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Pas-
chall.

We will hold a union service on Thanks-
giving day in the M. E. church, with Dr.
Johnson doing the preaching.

We are glad to note that Mr. O. R. Taylor
(Mrs. Dr. Cutchin's father) is at home after
11 weeks spent in Park View Hospital as a
result of a very serious hurt.

With best wishes for all the churches in
our conferences.

MAMIE JOHNSTON.
November 27, 1328.

Winston-Salem, First Church— Whiz! Bang!
What hit us? Oh, yes, I know— Conference !
W e had been sleeping nicely for a whole year.
Then all of a sudden a host of people came
to our city calling themselves delegates to the
M. P. Confrenee that was to meet at Win-
ston-Salem. We awoke to see what it was
all about. And sure enough there they were,
disturbing our peace. We got. to work to see
what could be done. All of the people were
carried to a nice, comfortable place to stay
while in our midst. As the meetings moved
on we rubbed our eyes to the wonders that
were going on around us. Not having a regu-
lar pastor living in our city made us lag
along for about, a year, but having such a
delightful awakening, we are ready to start a
new year with vim.

Out of this conference we received a great
blessing, a new pastor. Rev. and Mrs. H. F.
Surratt came to us from Charlotte, N. C.
They now reside at 906 Carolina avenue.

Since Conference got us started I do not
know what is going to stop us, but this is
what we have been doing:

On Tuesday evening, the Women's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society held their
Thanksgiving meeting at the church. They
had as their guests the Young People's So-
ciety. A very interesting program was pre-
sented in which both societies took part. A
short play was given by the young people,
"Why the Missionary Meeting Was a Failure."
After the business session delicious refresh-
ments were served by the Woman's Society.

On Wednesday evening the weekly prayer
meetings were started. There has been no
mid-week prayer meeting because of not hav-
ing a regular pastor residing in the city. It

tor and his wife reached homo
they were surprised by queer noises they
thought were burglars, but happened to be a
pile of queer-shaped packages they found on
the front porch containing food enough to
fill their pantry to overflowing. This was
given them in form of a pounding by the
members of the church.

Sunday three new members united with the
church : Mrs. II. F. Surratt, of Charlotte, and
Dr. and Mrs. E. T. Allman. of High Point,
N. C. Dr. Allman was formerly of the Chil-
dren's Home of High Point.

This is just the beginning of what you are
going to hear from First Church of Winston-
Salem.

We regret to report that last Thursday
evening Mrs. W. N. Pegram, one of the oldest
members of our church, fell and suffered a
broken arm. She is improving rapidly and
it is thought that she will soon be able to
be out again.

EVELYN SMOTHERS, Reporter.

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Liberty Hill, Anderson Charge. — We are
glad that our pastor, Rev. G. B. Ferree, has
been returned to us for another year. He
filled his appointment yesterday, preaching
very interesting sermons, morning and night.
The first quarterly conference will be held
at this church on Saturday before the second
Sunday in December at 2:30 o'clock.
Mr. N. G. McClimon, who has been church
treasurer for several years, has resigned. Mr.
E. L. Davis has been elected to fill his place.
Bro. Ferree and family are planning to
spend Christmas with home folks at Ashe-
boro, N. C. He will be absent from his ap-
pointment the fourth Sunday, but will give
us the fifth Sunday instead.

The Christian Endeavor Society is planning
to give a Christmas pageant the fourth Sun-
day night in December.

REPORTER.

Glen Raven. — As already reported, Bro.
Williams and I exchanged the same day.
Through the big-heartedness of Bro. Wiley
L. Ward, both families were moved free of
charge. For this fine deed all concerned
are more than abundantly grateful.

We are highly pleased with our new loca-
tion. The parsonage is a good house, well
arranged and partly furnished. We are also
highly pleased with the people.

The attendance so far has been fine, and the
interest good. Last night an impressive in-

November 29, 192S

tallntion service was held. This was a new
xperience in the ministry of the writer.
|0n last Saturday night the Sunday school
old chicken pie, oyster stew, etc.. the pro-
jects to apply on piano debt. The Ladies'
kid today is purchasing chairs for parsonage
lining room.

WM. H. NEESE.
Burlington, N. C, Eoute 4.

Chestnut Ridge, Orange Charge.— Yesterday
iras another very good day for us, consider-
ing the cold weather. Mr. Williams Ailed his
tecond appointment the fourth Sunday after-
noon ; he gave us a very helpful sermon.

Thanksgiving service will be held on
Thurday at 2 p. m. Hoping to see a good
congregation for this service.

Our Sunday school seems to be moving
along very nicely under the leadership of
J. T. Hobbs.

Our first communion service will be held
the second Sunday in December.

The first quarterly conference will meet
at Union Grove church Saturday, December 1,
at 8 p. m.

We are glad to learn that our pastor's boy,
Archie Gray Williams, is improving; also,
Simm Efland and Harold Sharpe.

Best wishes to the Herald and its many
readers. REPORTER.

Hollister, Halifax Charge.— Sunday was our
regular preaching day. Our pastor. Rev. G.L.
Spencer, filled his appointment with a splen-
did sermon. The congregation was not very
large, but all seemed to enjoy the sermon.
An offering was taken for the Children's
Home. This was our Thanksgiving offering.
An announcement was made that, our first
quarterly conference would meet with Eing-
ivood church on Friday, December 7. We are
looking forward to having President Taylor
w-ith us in our conference. All official mem-
bers are urged to be 'present.

We have a very good Sunday school. We
hope the people will take more interest in
the Sunday school and will attend more regu-
larly. We are planning to have a Christmas
program. Mrs. Robert Arrington and Miss
Sallie Wood have charge of the program. We
are going to have a Christinas tree, also.

Since our last report one of our members,
Mr. W. A. Ellington, has passed away. Mr.
Ellington was a faithful member of Hollister
church for a number of years. He attended
Sunday school and church regularly as long
as his health would permit him. He will be
greatly missed in his church and Sunday
school.

Our next missionary meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. J. L. Alston. We are
expecting to have a good program and we
want all the members to be present.

KATHLEEN SHEARIN, Reporter.

Philadelphia. Greensville Circuit.— We're

very glad indeed' to welcome our new pastor,
Rev. E. G. Cowan, on this charge. He de-
livered his first sermon on Sunday night,
which was enjoyed by all.

We're planning on having a Christmas pro-
gram and tree on Tuesday night, December
25, beginning at 7 o'clock. Everybody come.

Best" wishes for a Merry Christmas.

BERNICE PEARSON, Reporter.

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Corinth, Littleton Charge.— We certainly did
hate to give up our pastor, Rev. N. M. Har-
rison, who has many friends here, and we are
very grateful to Mr. Harrison for the splen-
did work he has done for us, especially in
getting the young people interested in the
work, and we wish for him much success in
his new work at Charlotte. May greater op-
portunities be opened up for him to go forth
in this great work that he loves so much to
do. As Mr. Harrison was called elsewhere,
we are very glad that Mr. M. J. Morris, our
delegate, saw fit to bring back to us Rev.
J. C. Smith, whom we hope to have with us
next Sunday morning, December 2.

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On Saturday, December 1, at 1 o'clock our
first quarterly meeting will be held at the
Littleton M. P. church.

On Friday evening, November 16, at eight
o'clock, our Christian Endeavor Society had
a box party at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
M. J. Morris, which was very much enjoyed
by every one present, and was very success-
ful; made $31.

Later on we hope to put on better programs
and make our meetings more interesting,
that still more of our people may join us.

Several of our members attended the
funeral of Mr. Ellington at Hollister last
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My Dear Friends:

We are wishing all of you a happy Thanks-
giving this week. The prospects for us at
the Home are bright for a happy day. The
offerings are coming in well, and we are an-
ticipating good offerings from those Sun-
day schools and churches and individuals
who have not yet responded.

We had a most delightful trip recently to
Grace church, then, on last Sunday we went
to Tabernacle and Community Church, Thorn -
asville. The people were good to us and
contributed liberally.

Next Sunday we plan to go to West End,
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Many packages are coming in each day now,
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child to send a few Christmas cards to their
friends. They will be receiving cards and
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treasurer. The treasurer is supposed to han-
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money he will have nothing to do but to sit
and grin at the honor thrust upon him. At
this time he hasn't enough money in the
treasury to buy postage for this letter. This
means that our treasury is depleted, which
means that it is "busted." I hope, dear read-
er, that you understand what I have said.
If you do, will you not answer this "S. O. S."
with "oodles" of dollars?

I have arranged with my banker to open
an account with him in the name of the
North Carolina Annual Conference, Methodist
Protetsant Church ; but, brethren, it can't be
opened with a can-opener. It takes dollars
to turn the trick. Who will be the first to
help me out of this unpleasant dilemma? Sev-
eral bills were ordered paid by our confer-
ence, and the treasurer was instructed to pay
the president's salary monthly, even if he
had to borrow money for the purpose. Why
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we can get for other purposes. Save the in-
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GEO. E. BROWN, Treas.,
Box 287,

Beidsville, N. C.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

(Continued from Page Nine)

who were brought to him. Tradition has it

that Publius was won to Christianity and

became bishop of Malta.

Persistent Preaching

Acts 28:15-31

Three months at Malta gave Paul great op-
portunity to set up the blood-stained banner
of King Emmanuel, after which time he, with
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Sicily and Rhegium (the modern Reggio) at
the tip of the toe of the Italian "boot," were
stopping places before they arrived at Pule-
oli, Rome's chief seaport at that time (now
Pozzuoli). From here they traveled over
land to the great metropolis of Rome. Word
had reached the city of Paul's arrival in Italy,
and a number of the Christian brethren came
to meet him.

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sionary called together the chief among the
Jews, before whom he declared his innocence
of any crime worthy of death, or even im-
prisonment. Then, deciding upon a certain
day, the news was spread that Paul would
present the claims of the gospel to all who
would come. The response was great, and by
exponding, testifying and persuading, a
number of Relievers were added to the king-
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Restful Verses of Scripture

The Bible abounds in them. The promises of God, for
example. We can rest in them as in easy chairs or downy
beds. They exactly fit our needs. They bring us comfort.
They refresh us and give us hope. Without them we would
be as frightened children crying in the night. With them
we are as a child whom his mother comforts and lulls to
repose. Without the Bible the future is a dark and stormy
sea. We look out upon it and are terrified. We have no life
preservers and no life boats. We feel the ship going to pieces
and are frantic. A voice comes to us out of the darkness,
saying to us, "Be not afraid, it is I." The effect- of that
voice is magical. Our fears are gone, we are ready to plunge
into the deep, to lay hold upon the hand of rescue and hope.
God speaks to us out of the Bible and our mourning is turned
into joy, our evil forebodings become pleasing anticipations,
our despair passes and hope abides.

The very first verse of the Bible brings profound rest to
our souls: "In the beginning God created the heaven and
the earth." That tells us what kind of a world we are in.
It is God's world. It is not a pandemonium. It is not a
realm ruled by devils. It is not a playground for demons.
This verse takes from our minds a most painful mystery ;
the mystery of existence, our existence and the existence of
the world. Why is all this here? Our souls grow frantic
in the effort to understand, but we are baffled. But the
quieting voice comes. The world is here because God created
it. It is still a mystery, but now it is not a painful but a
pleasing mystery. The world enfolds a loving purpose of the
good God. It has a reason for being, God's reason, supremely
rational because supremely benevolent. Because God made
the world we know the world must be very good.

And what a wonderfully restful verse is John 3 :16 : ' ' God
so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that
whosoever believeth on Him should not perish but have ever-
lasting life." God's love and God's thought for us reach
on into the eternal future. We are not playthings of a day.
God prizes us and would have us forever. We may become
His precious jewels. He has done an astonishing thing that
we might live on through the ages. He is not willing for us
to perish as sickly infants. He wants us to grow up into
beauty and strength and be His forever. Doesn't that make
us feel better? What would you take for John 3:16? Not
all the gold of Ophir.

If you will go through your Bible and mark every verse
that has spiritual value for you, it may help you to realize
what a valuable book you have.

— The deriving of vast sums for the revenue from the
bitter sufferings and grinding pauperism of the people is a
terrible offense. If Judas had received one thousand dollars
instead of thirty pieces of silver, would that have justified
his conduct? — Canon WUberforce.

Determining Moments in Life

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certain critical points when great decisions were made. We
perhaps did not realize at the time that we were playing a
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to all our future. Had we decided differently, all the rest
of life would have been different. Sometimes we decided
better than we knew ; at other times worse than we knew.
We believe that we may state it as an invariable rule that
when we allowed God to guide us in our decisions we decided
better than we knew, and when we decided for ourselves
without regard to the divine will we decided worse than we
knew. God has a right to direct our lives and will direct
our lives if we will permit Him to do so, and in that case
will life be satisfactory. If we trust in our own wisdom we
will surely make serious mistakes and have to suffer the
consequences.

The truly wise man is wise enough to know that it is not
in man that walketh to direct his steps. Man has not wisdom
enough to find his way through the labyrinth of this world's
relationships. Man can learn something by experience, but
what a costly lesson it is when it takes up the whole of life.
Man needs wisdom before he can acquire it by experience and
God graciously offers it to those that humbly ask for it. The
crises of life should drive us to God for wisdom. Then all
the future will reveal the wisdom of God in our lives and
we will know not the bitterness of great regret.

"Faith of Our Fathers, Living Still"

"That marvelous life which began at Bethlehem we know
to have been different from any other life ever passed upon
the earth. It would be impossible to account for it save by
acknowledging a miracle. The more experience in life we
have, the more infallibly we learn to count on the certainty
of the impossible. I believe in the Virgin Birth ; I believe all
the other miracles; I believe in the Resurrection. Nor is
credence given for the supine reason of conformity, nor even
of spiritual comfort. I accept Christ as divine because my
reason and my instinct reject every other possible interpreta-
tion of Him. He cannot sensibly be classified with other
sages and saints. He is a figure of solitary splendor. His
greatness is not of this earth. His character is of that celestial
quality to be communicated only from one spirit to another
spirit." — Archibald Rutlcdge in American Magazine, Decem-
ber, 1928.

— f—

— Leave drink alone, absolutely ! He who drinks is de-
liberately disqualifying himself for advancement. Personally,
I refuse to take such risk. I do not drink. — William II. Taft.

— We are pleased with the beginning of the shower of
hymnals at Spencer.

— Congress will occupy a large part of the space in our
daily papers for a time. It met in short session last Monday.

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Denominational Enterprises

BOARD OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MEETING

When the Board of Christian Education met soon after
the hist General Conference it was voted to hold another
meeting this fall. The Executive Committee selected Cam-
bridge, Ohio, and the meeting was held November 20. The
following members were' present: Rev. G. I. Humphreys,
D.D., Rev. C. J. Morton, Mrs. G. W. Ramsey, Rev. Lawrence
Little, Rev. P. W. Stephenson, Rev. F. L. Gibbs, and Rev.
J. C. Broomfield, D.D. Word was received from most of the
other members stating the reasons for their inability to attend.
Reports from the two departments were read and action
taken on the recommendations. Dr. Broomfield was unable
to remain throughout the session due to engagements in the
District Rallies being held in the Pittsburgh Conference.
Several matters in which he was particularly interested were
discussed before he left.

After the reading of the report from the Secretary of the
Department of Educational Institutions, the more important
actions taken were as follows: The amount of the surety
bonds carried by the Secretary and his office assistant was
not changed ; the plan of the Secretary to furnish the Edu-
cational Secretaries of the Woman's Missionary Work with
printed matter, bulletins, etc., relating to the work of the
Board was approved; it was voted to inaugurate a campaign
for annuities; a Rally Day committee was ordered which shall
co-operate with the Secretary in preparing the material for
next year's Rally Day program; the proposal to assume fifty
per cent of a $1,500 obligation of Westminster College if
the college pays the other half was adopted, the total amount
remaining in the hands of the Board as an annuity and
which shall later become an endowment for the support of a
Chair of Bible at Westminster College; the policy of the
Board not to assume financial obligations in order to help
our colleges or seminary was not changed ; the request of
Chancellor W. 0. Jones, of Kansas City University, to reduce
the annual payments on their obligation to the Board of
Christian Education from $5,000 to $2,500 was granted; as
one item in our educational goal the purpose to bring our
senior colleges to a parity was approved ; the position of the
Secretary in protesting against the church-wide offer of schol-
arships to ministerial students on the part of one of our
colleges w:as approved ; factors considered in making appro-
priations to our schools were such things as the amount of
the endowment, condition of plant, equipment, accrediting,
miscellaneous income, faculty salaries, area contributions, com-
petition, indebtedness, location, wealth of constituency, and
the probable resources of the Board; the seminary is given,
as in the past, a prior claim; action on the request from the
Board of Trustees of Adrian College for the return of their
endowmient was deferred; tentative appropriations were de-
cided upon, later changes if found necessary to be made by
the Executive Committee of the Board.

The Executive Secretary reported that during the last
quadrennium the educational contributions of the church were
paid back to the schools of the areas in the following pro-
portion : Western Maryland, 61 per cent; Adrian, 68 per cent;
High Point, 174 per cent; and Westminster College. 456

per cent. During the last four years 70 per cent of the
seminary graduates returned to the Western Maryland area,
16 per cent to the Adrian area and 14 per cent to the High
Point area.

He reported also that his Department would not receive
over $21,000 this year for its work and that the Department
of Religious Education would not receive over $8,000, judg-
ing- from the returns to date for the New Century Service.
The reduction made by the General Conference in the per-
centage allowed the Department of Educational Institutions
from 23 per cent to 14 per cent would work serious injury
unless the church ' raises more than $250,000, something it
has never yet been able to do. Less than $75,000 for all
interests had been raised in the first six months of the fiscal
year of the church.

The Executive Secretary of the Department of Religious
Education suggested the advisability of a more adequate
approach to our young people with the missionary program
of the church, of holding a youth's congress during the
Christmas holidays and of the Executive Secretaries attending
the meetings of the other denominational Boards.

The following actions were taken: The Secretary was
instructed to prepare some program material to be used for
Christian Endeavor Day ; the two Executive Secretaries with I
Rev. F. L. Gibbs were constituted a committee to purchase
standard text books to lie used in the Leadership Training
Conference, and $250 was appropriated for this purpose; anj
adjustment of Mr. Gibbs' salary was made in the amount of
$166.66 to correct an error made at the June meeting; the
Secretary was instructed to plan lor at least two Denomina-
tional Standard Leadership Training Schools, to be held pos-
sibly at Westminster, Maryland and Adrian ; to charge tuition
fees in the Leadership Training Schools throughout the
church, 25 cents for those taking courses for credit in the
Young People's Division and $1.00 for those taking courses
for credit in the Standard Leadership Training Division; to
permit the Department to employ at least three additional
workers for the next season's schools; to endorse the prin-
ciples, standards and program as set up by the International
Council of Religious Education regarding the Standard
Leadership Training curriculum; that each instructor be re-
quired to prepare the same kind of outline for his work,
regardless of his former work; that the Executive Secretaries,
together with such other assistants as they may see fit to
employ, constitute the Committee on Accrediting Instructors;
to approve the constitution, as amended, for use by the
Annual Conference Councils of Religious Education and that
all changes desired by the Councils to be submitted to the
Board of Christian Education for final approval; that a col-
lege education be required of those seeking accrediting as
instructors in the Leadership Training Schools, exception
being made only in extraordinary cases; to consider the ad-
visability of holding three regional Standard Leadership
Training Schools instead of two ; and to make an adjustment
in Mr. Little's salary while attending the university.

Other matters relating to both Departments were discussed
but no formal action taken. The meeting adjourned after
the larger part of two days had been spent in considering
the work of the Board.

Following the adjournment the Advisory Council opened
its sessions, under the direction of the Department of Reli-
gious Education, with eleven of the Annual Conference Young
People's Unions represented. Nearly three days were spent

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in conferences, discussions and earnest consideration of the
various problems the church is facing in the conduct and
development of the Leadership Training Schools. Various
committees were appointed which gave to the more important
questions special consideration. Their reports were submitted
to the entire group for consideration and final action. The
new constitution for the Councils was adopted, the organiza-
tion and curriculum perfected, plans for twenty-three sum-
mer schools made, action taken for a similar meeting next
year, arrangements made to study further the possibility of
a Youth Congress, and for the development of the corre-
spondence courses. Special features of the gathering were
the worship service prepared by Mrs. H. W. Maier for the
opening session and the devotional hours in charge of Presi-
dent H. L. Peeman, of Adrian. No pains were spared by
Rev. Geo. H. Miller, D.D., and the people of the Cambridge
church to make the visit pleasant. It was a delightful and

profitable meeting. „ ,,T r,

y 6 Frank W. Stephenson.

RESUME OF THE ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE

COMMITTEE MEETING OF BOARD OF MISSIONS

Held in Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 22-23, 1928

The meeting was called to order by the President, G. H.
Miller, all the members of the committee being present.
Prayer was offered by Mrs. A. G. Dixon and Dr. J. C.
Broomfield.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.

After the communications were read the Executive Sec-
retaries presented their reports.

On motion ^6.50 per month was added to the appropria-
tion for the Boys' Work in India to cover the increased
expense for living rooms for the boys in the school.

The minutes of the meetings of the Mission in India held
August 15, October 11 and 18 were read and approved and
their requests granted.

A letter was read from Miss Frank in India stating that
she expects to be married soon, and therefore wished to be
released at the termination of her present contract ; the
request was granted.

On motion the Mission in India was authorized to employ
the necessary native help' at the time of Miss Frank's release.

The minutes of the meeting of the Mission in Japan, held
October 23, 1928, were read and approved and its recom-
mendations indorsed.

The work report of Paul Warner was read and the com-
mittee congratulates the Kuwana mission and its pastor,
Rev. Tomera, on becoming a conference church.

The committee rejoices in the proposed plans of the Japan
Mission by which they will celebrate the completion of their
program to raise the Japanese share of the building fund.

On motion by J. W. Hawley and seconded by G. W.
Haddaway the new charter of the Board of Missions was
submitted to the General Conference Executive Committee
for review.

The resignation of Miss Edna Dexter to take effect June
1, 1929, was accepted. The disposition of her time until that
date was left to Dr. Woodford.

Owing to ill health Miss Bessie Eiss is unable to continue
her work at Dillionvale, Ohio. Her resignation was accepted.

Letters of appreciation for the splendid service rendered
our Home Mission work were ordered sent to Miss Dexter
and Miss Eiss.

The Executive Secretary was asked to look after the
matter of ^5,000 left the W. II. M. S. in the estate of Mrs.
Lizzie Copp.

The matter of securing added slides for illustrated lec-
tures was left to the Executive Secretary.

Action was taken requesting the Anniversary Committee
of the W. F. M. S. to co-operate with the Executive Committee
of the Board of Missions in making plans for the May meeting
which will include the meeting of all the Boards of the church.

J. W. Hawley reported the result of his negotiations with
the Executive Committee of the W. F. M. S. and in harmony
with the Board's policy of publicity the results of these nego-
tiations were ordered published. The paper presented for the
consideration of the Executive Committee of the W. F. M. S.
was as follows :

Meeting of the Executive Board of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of the Methodist Protestant Church held

at their office in the city of Pittsburgh, on the day of

November, 1928.

Whereas, at the twenty-fifth quadrennial session of the
General Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church held
in the city of Baltimore, State of Maryland, in the month of
May, 1928, action was taken looking to the unification of the
missionary activities of the church and to that end action was
taken that hereafter the missionary activities would be under
the control of managers, designated by the said conference,
under the name of the Board of Missions of the Methodist
Protestant Church, and since the adjournment of said con-
ference, the persons so designated as managers or officers
thereof have met and organized under the name of the Board
of Missions of the Methodist Protestant Church, and elected
officers for the active prosecution of the work, and have taken
further action providing for the obtaining of a charter on
application to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny
County, and

Whereas, by virtue of said action the work of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Protestant
Church, represented by this Board, has been transferred to
the Board of Missions organized as above recited, and that
the future management of the missionary activities shall
henceforth be carried on by said Board of Missions except
in so far as property rights are concerned.

it is therefore resolved:

First. That the management of the missionary activities
of the Methodist Protestant Church, in so far as heretofore
carried on by this society, shall be in the future carried on
under the jurisdiction and management of the Board of Mis-
sions, and that so far as the missionary activities are con-
cerned, the jurisdiction and management thereof by this
society shall cease upon being assumed by the Board of
Jlissions.

Second. That the title to the property, real and personal,
now held by this society shall continue to be held by this
society and the income therefrom, upon receipt, shall be trans-
ferred by this society to the Board of Missions.

Third. That the Branches and Auxiliaries now existing
shall organize in harmony with the action of the Board of
Missions and lie under the authority and jurisdiction of said
Board in the same manner as they have heretofore been
under this society, and

Whereas, in conforming with the action of the General
Conference, it will be necessary to continue the corporate
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OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

Herein is my Father glorified, that yc hear much fruit;
no sltall yc be my disciples. — John 15:8.

Christmas

The most popular, the most joyous, the holiest of all
festive seasons is drawing near. The church should prepare
for its coming. Whatever the world may do about Christmas,
the church must make it honor Christ. The time that com-
memorates His birth can not be for His followers a season
of frivolity and worldliness. It must be for them a time
of worship and praise and honor to the Christ of Bethlehem's
manger. Nothing is more fitting on Christmas morning than
for the people who love Christ to assemble in His church and
offer unto Him the gold, frankincense and myrrh of loving
hearts, as He is worshiped and His name praised. We
earnestly urge that our people hold such services.

We call attention again to the Christmas program that is
being offered without charge by the Board of Christian Edu-
cation. If you have not already secured this program, please
do so. You wil no doubt find it pleasing, and easily adapted
to local conditions. Order from Rev. J. II. Straughn, D.D.,
516 North Charles Street, Baltimore. The only stipulation is
that you take an offering for the G. C. B., and take credit
for the amount on the budget of the local church.

The College Campaign

We must keep this to the fore for a few days yet until
the work can be completed. The workers who have been
loaned for this purpose have been diligent, and the people
have responded well, at least in a number of places. Several
churches and charges have promptly paid their allotments,
and thus provided ready cash for immediate college needs.
F'or this, and for what is yet to be paid, and likewise, where
the will is good but the means lacking — f'or all this we are
grateful. And while we are paying, and willing to pay, let
us not forget to pray. God can accomplish things for us
in the least expected ways, and far beyond our fondest hopes.
Let us pray. And without ceasing, let us pray.

Officials

Should attend the sessions of the quarterly conference.
This is to the local charge what the annual conference is to
all the charges within the conference district. When officials
are present, the business of a quarterly conference can go
forward with enthusiasm and confidence; for "In the multi-
tude of counsellors there is safety." There are occasions, of
course, when every official can not be present ; but these occa-
sions should be the exception. The rule with every official
should be to attend every quarterly conference. We trust
that the conferences this year may be so interesting that every
official will want to attend, and will do so, not only because
it is his duty to do so, but because he finds pleasure in it.
We hope to have something to say later about the relation
of the congregation to the business of the church.

Encouraging

We note with interest and pleasure the way pastors and
reporters of the various charges write, "We have been given

a very cordial reception by the good people of charge";

"We are indeed grateful to have Bro. and his splendid

wife and children back with us for the new year"; "We

are all glad indeed to have Pastor and his family come

back to us"; "Our folks are going to pound the preacher for

Thanksgiving"; "We feel very much on the map, with

as our pastor"; "We are highly pleased with our new loca-
tion. The parsonage is a good house, well arranged and
partly furnished. We are also highly pleased with the peo-
ple"; "Sunday, three new members united with the church
— this is just the beginning of what you are going to hear

from First church "; "We are glad to be returned to

this charge for another year. These good people have been
loyal to their pastor and family, and to the Kingdom"; "On
last Tuesday night we held our first quarterly conference,
with good attendance, and we feel like the new year has
started off well. We hope to do all we have been asked to do
by the annual conference."

These are some of the things that pastors and reporters
are saying through the Herald. We like the ring of these
reports. It indicates a pleased, hopeful, and progressive
spirit. And now let us venture the hope that this good spirit
of love, co-operation, and zeal is to continue through the year,
and that nothing shall be permitted to mar this good prospect
for a year of much fruit bearing.

Our Treasurer

For three years Bro. V. W. Idol rendered the conference
faithful and efficient service as conference treasurer, but the
pressure of business has made it necessary f'or him to decline
re-election. Rev. Geo. R. Brown was chosen by the conference
to succeed Bro. Idol in this important office. This affords
Dr. Brown an outlet for his surplus energy, and at the same
time gives the church a continuation of the splendid service
rendered by Bro. Idol. Dr. Brown is entering zealously upon
the work of his office, and will be heard from frequently
through the Herald. In fact, he has readily consented to
handle the weekly financial reports, and in connection with
this he will have valuable information to give out from time
to time in regard to the status of the treasury. We predict
that the conference will realize great satisfaction in having
Dr. Brown handle this business ; and we predict further that
Dr. Brown will realize an abundance of hard but pleasant
work. Brethren, keep him busy ! keep him busy ! He likes it.

Activities

On Friday, November 30, we were in meeting with the
Group Insurance Committee, and a brief meeting, also, of the
New Century Service Commission.

On Saturday, December 1, we were with Bro. Whitehead
at Bit. Zion church, West Thomasville charge, for quarterly
meeting. As three churches were not represented, it was
thought best to postpone the meeting to Friday night, Decem-
ber 14. On this date the conference will be held in the West
Thomasville church. Hour, 7 :30 p. m. A full representation
from each church is expected.

On Sunday morning, December 2, it was our privilege to
worship with the First church, High Point. We enjoyed the
service, and the fellowship of the folks. Bro. Farmer is
giving his untiring efforts to the work, and is winning the
full confidence of his people.

Our goals for the new conference year are in process of
preparation, and will be published soon.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Appointments

Dec. 7. — Ringwood church, Halifax charge, in quarterly
conference. Hour, 2 p. m.

Dec. 8. — Quarterly conference, Why Not charge. Hour,
1:30. Preaching, 11 a. m. (We do not have information as
to church.)

Dec. 9. — Why Not charge. Preaching: 11 a. m., Love
Joy ; Macedonia, 2 :30 p. m. ; Seagrove, 7 :30 p. m.

Dec. 15-16. — Fairview, Glen Raven charge. Quarterly
conference at Fairview church Saturday, 2 p. m. Preaching
at Glen Raven Sunday, 11 a. m.

Dec. 16. — Belmont, Mt. Hermon charge. Hour, 7 :30 p. m.
(Tentative.)

"Now the God of all hope fill you with all joy and peace
in believing, that ye may abound in hope through the power
of the Holy Ghost."

Fraternally,

S. W. Taylor.

Dec. 5, 1928.

— H

Story of a Preacher and a Turkey

A Greensboro preacher received a Thanksgiving turkey.
He was so pleased that he told his congregation, but added
that he would not tell them where he was keeping the fowl.
Some of the boys thought they knew where or could find out.
They furthermore thought that it would be a good joke on
the parson to take his turkey by night and transfer it to the
coop of another preacher not far away. They decided to
do so. But one of the boys thought this would be carrying
the joke too far, and he went to the preacher and told him
of the plot, and warned him that the next night at eleven
o'clock was the time when the action was to take place. The
preacher, forewarned, was forearmed. He decided to watch
the thieves, follow .them and when they had left the turkey
and gone away, he would seize the bird and restore it to its
rightful place, thus having the laugh on the boys the next
morning. The boys went according to their plan and the
preacher went according to his plan. But the preacher over-
looked one risk. As he was going home about midnight with
the big bird in a bag over his shoulder, he was accosted by a
policeman and asked to explain. He explained, but the
policeman was a new man on the beat and he thought the
explanation too thin. "You will have to tell that to the
judge; I will take you to the police station and keep you
under guard till court meets in the morning." This issue
of the affair did not strike the preacher as quite so funny
as the issue he expected. However, he was permitted to
retain the turkey, but he did not carry it home on his
shoulder. But he understood the broad grin on many faces
he met for some time to come.

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Resume of Actions— Board of Missions

(Continued from Page Three)

existence of this society for the purpose of holding title to
the property ; to that end

Be it resolved, That at the next annual meeting of the
Executive Board of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
to be held in May, 1929, action be taken at said meeting
authorizing and amending the By-Laws so that the By-Laws
shall provide that this society shall be managed by a Board of
Managers consisting of five women designated by the Board

of Missions and chosen from its number as elected by the
General Conference.

The foregoing preambles and resolution were presented to
the Executive Committee at a meeting held on the 21st day
of October, 1928, and upon motion duly seconded the said
preambles and resolutions were recommended for favorable
adoption to the Executive Board at its regular meeting in
May, 1929.

J. W. Hawley, Recording Secretary,

Board of Missions.

BILLYBOY'S THANKSGIVING

Billyboy had heard a great deal about Thanksgiving offer-
ings. At Sabbath school it had been talked about and at
home and at church.

"What is a Thanksgiving offering, Mother?" he asked.
Whenever Billyboy wanted to know anything he just asked
some one and almost always he found out exactly what he
wanted to know.

"Why, a Thanksgiving offering," said Mother, "is a
present we give on Thanksgiving day to some of God's people
because we want to thank Him for being so good to us all the
year round. At our church this year we are going to thank
God by sending money to take care of the little boys and
girls whose mothers and fathers have gone to heaven."

Billyboy was satisfied and went out to the sandpile to
help Dod, his year-and-a-half older brother, make frog houses.
Dod was getting to be a great big boy, was in the second
grade at school and had lost a tooth. Billyboy had been very
much interested in that tooth. Daddy had told Dod to put
the tooth under his pillow and see what he would find next
morning. In the morning the tooth was gone and in its place
there was a bright, shining new dime. Of course you and I
know that Daddy had put the dime there but Billyboy
thought it was very wonderful. Gee! but he did wish he
could lose a tooth. He thought and thought about it. He
knew he was too young, but how he did wish he could !

At last he decided to see what he could do. He picked out
a lower front tooth to work on and began pushing it and
punching it and wiggling it every time he could get a chance
when no one was looking, until at last it really began to loosen
a little. He kept on working at it until finally it got to be
quite loose, then very loose, and at last, the very day before
Thanksgiving, he tied a string around it and Dod helped him
with a good, hard jerk and the tooth came out. It hurt a
little, of course, but a real man has to stand some little pain
in this world, thought Billyboy, so that didn't matter.

That night the tooth was placed under Billyboy's pillow
and next morning, sure enough, there was the wonderful dime
in its place.

On Thanksgiving morning Mother was getting ready to

go to the service at the church when Billyboy came puffing

upstairs, his new dime tightly clasped in his fat little hand.

"Here, Mother," he said, "put this money in an envelope

and write my name on it."

"Why, what's that for, Billyboy? That's your tooth
money, isn't it?" asked Mother.

"Yes'm. That's why I pulled my tooth out. I was just
'bliged to have a Thanksgiving offering."— The Presbyterian.
•-♦-.

— We thank the pastors who have sent lists of prospective
subscribers to the Herald. We will begin sending sample
copies this week.

rage Six

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

By Grover L. Angel

President C. E, Society, High Point College

DEC. 9: "HOW SHOULD A CHRISTIAN'S

CHRISTMAS BE DIFFERENT?"

Luke 2:15; II Cor. 9:15

(Don't you think the members of your
society would lie happier if you planned, as
a society, some project to carry out the
Christmas idea '. Keeping the Christ in
Christmas is the duty of each individual.
There are many ways in which we could do
this: There are numerous things we could
do for the little children at uur Children's
Home ; we can send cards to the workers on
the mission fields; we can sing carols on the
eve of Christmas to shut-ins, and other
friends and relatives, we could send a basket
of food for some poor family's dinner. We
could go on and on naming things that we
could do. but let's leave it up to the society
to find some worthy project to carry out.
F.emember that Christmas should lie un-
selfish.)

Suggested Program

Quiet music. (Preferably a Christmas an-
them).

Opening prayer.

Hymn: "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear."

Scripture lesson.

Announcement of topic and leader's talk.

Special music.

Answering of questions.

Sentence prayers.

Debate.

Topics for discussion.-

Sentence prayers.

-Poem.

Planning of Christmas project.

Hymn: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas
Day."

Benediction by a member.

Points for the Leader
"How Should a Christian's Christmas Be
Different?" This is, indeed, a peculiar ques-
tion to be asked. And yet we are forced
to ask it because of the irreverent manner
in which the birth of our Lord has been
celebrated in the past few years. In rcailty
the celebration should not be different to
any individual from that of another. Chris-
tians arc the only people who have a purpose
in celebrating the occasion, and for them it
should be a day of peace, joy, and happiness,
and a spirit of good will toward Cod and
man. The gifts we give should be a mani-
festation of the love He has kindled in our
hearts, and a commemoration of God's great-
est Gift to the world and mankind.

The first Christmas was a day of quiet and
stillness. Should we not observe the day in
this manner; Fireworks, drinking, and the
like detract from the spirit of the event, and
it remains for us as Christian Endeavorers
to look down on such irreverence in a way
that will aid the abolishing of such methods
of celebration. Other things, too, which we
may not think of detract from the day un-
less they are dealt with in a very careful
manner:' such as, Christmas trees, Santa
Claus, and the like. However, if used in the

right way these can be made to add to the
spirit of the time rather than diverting atten-
tion from the essential meaning.

Let it not be a day of commercial gain, of
greed, anil unselfishness, but a day that He
would approve.

Questions to Be Answered

1. Is it wrong for Christians to give ex-
pensive presents to friends and loved ones
when there arc other causes that are hindered
on account of financial support?

2. Should we send greetings that have no
suggestion of Jesus?

Topics for Discussion
1. Making Christmas mean more to the
home and its individual members.

Appropriate Quotations

"The Christian Christmas should not leave
one bankrupt in body, spirit and money. It
should help to strengthen Christian attitudes
that will last throughout the year."— C. E.
Quarterly.

Newly every Christmas morn
For each soul the Christ in born.
New the needs of every year,
New the pain and new the fear,
New the grief and sad surprise
Holds in waiting for our eyes.
For this pain, surprise and grief,

Christ is I -n to bring relief!

Hallelujah!

— Rebecca Perley Peed.

Poetry to the Point

MAGI
We are less wise — less kingly.

And not like unto them
Who followed in the darkness

The star of Bethlehem . . .
Who brought their myrrh and jewels

Across the Syrian sands.
We have no gifts to offer —

We' come with empty hands.

But stars and stars are blazing,

And each must seek his own,
When through the vesper silence,

The myrial lights have thrown
Their (lame of garish luster,

Their flickering candle-shine:
The privilege of choosing,

This shall be yours and mine!

The star that each shall follow,

Not holy as the one
That led the wise od monarchs

To worship Mary's son ;
But bright, perhaps, with visions,

With dreams and songs that call . . .
Oh, the stars and stars are shining
And we arc magi all.

— Catherine Parmenter.

— —♦--

Calvary church received a notable acces-
sion to her membership last Sunday morning.
Bro. .1. 0. Coe and family and Mrs. Hanner
were gladly received. All live in Greensboro
and il seems altogether fitting that they be
members of a Greensboro church. We wish
ell Methodist Protestants living in Greens-
1 oro would join some Greensboro Methodist,
Protestant Church.

December 6, 1!>2S
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

DEC. 16: PAUL AND HIS FRIENDS

Scripture Basis: Ac\t,s 20;36-:38; Bom.
16:1-4; Phil. 2:25 30; Philemon.

Golden Tcxl : A friend lovctb at all times.
Frov. 17:17.

Ephesian Elders

We recall (Lesson for Oct. 28) that Paul
on his last journey to Jerusalem, stopped at
Miletus, 25 miles south of Ephesus, and sent
for the Ephesian elders that he might advise
with them. After admonishing them in words
of tenderness and love concerning the care
of the churches, he prayed with them, fell
on their necks and kissed them, and departed
to see them no more. "Paul's prayer for them
as they all knelt, their weeping, their embrac-
ing Paul and kissing him and sorrowing lie-
cause they were not to see him again — is one
of the most expressive pictures of Christian
friendship in all the books ever written."

Phoebe

Paul characterized Phoebe in three terms:
(1) "Our sister." He spoke of the members
of the churches as of families, thus empha-
sizing the close relationship existing between
them. (2) "Who is a servant of the church
that is at Cenchreae." The term used here is
between the words "servant" and "deaconess,"
as we know them. Phoebe had probably
voluntarily devoted herself "to minister unto
the saints" by means of charity and hospi-
tality. (3) "A helper of many, and of mine
own self." "Many of the early Christian com-
munities had the appearance of clients under
a patron, and probably the community of
Cenchreae met in the house of Phoebe. She
also devoted her influence and means to the
resistance of 'brethren' lauding at that port.
Paul was among those whom she benefited."
II is generally thought that she carried Paul's
letter to the Romans, and the apostle bespoke
for her a Christian welcome.

Priscilla and Aquila
These were a devoted husband and wife,
whom the apostle met at Corinth, the man
was a tent-maker, so they worked together
and Paul abode in his house while there.'
(Acts 18:1-3). This couple was among those
who were driven from Rome by Claudius in
A. n. 52, because of the disturbances caused
by the Jews. There is no record to deny that
they were converted to Christianity while
Paul worked with them at Corinth. "Not
only did they become Christians, but they
also became fast and devoted friends of Paul,
and he fully reciprocated their affection for
him." They went to Ephesus with Paul, and
stayed there while he went into Syria, doing
Christian work. When Claudius' temporary
decree was lifted, they returned to Rome and
ministered to their spiritual father while he
was in Rome. Probably during the riot in
Ephesus, they risked their lives for the sake
of this worthy friend. The only reason that
ran be given for the wife's name being placed
ahead of her husband's is that she was prob-
ably the stronger character.
Epaphroditus
Epaphroditus was doubtless a native of
Philippi, the first town Paul visited in Mace-
donia, and was thought to have been a con-
vert of the apostle at that time. He bore
the gift of the Philippian Christians to Paul

December 6, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Seven

at Home, and while there worked so dili-
. gently as "Paul's attendant and as his assis-
tant in missionary work" that he "was sick
nigh unto death." But he recovered, and re-
turned to Philippi with "the wonderful letter
which Paul sent back again, the Epistle of
Christian joy." "Paul calls him 'my brother
and fellow- worker and fel!owr-soldier.' 'The
three words are arranged in an ascending
scale: common sympathy, common wrork, com-
mon danger and toil and suffering.1"

Onesimus
Onesimus, m calling "profitable," "helpful,"
was a slave of Philemon in Colossae, who had
become unprofitable by running away and
perhaps taking some of his master's goods
with him. He came to Rome; Paul was in
Rome; the two came together. No more need
be said, for a mere reading of the life of
Paul convinces the reader that a man could
not come under the influence of such a man
of God without being affected for good by
the gospel he taught. So Onesimus was con-
verted. Paul would have kept him, so accept-
able had his services become, but he knew
that he must return to his master to manifest
the Christian spirit. He sent a letter to the
Colossians by Onesimus and Tyehicus,
and furthermore, wrote one to Philemon in
behalf of his returned slave, in which he lov-
ingly requests that he be received as a Chris-
tion brother. We have only to read the short
Epistle to Philemon to discover the diplomacy
and sympathy the writer used in dealing with
this delicate situation.

Philemon
"Philemon was probably the pastor, or
bishop, of the church at Colossae in Asia
Minor. Though a pastor, he was a slave-
holder, a circumstance which we must not
judge by modem iatandards. Christianity
took the wrorld as it found it, and began as
it could and where it could to introduce the
sublime mystery of the New Manhood." The
two whom Paul, greets at the beginning of
his letter, Apphia and Archippus, are- no
doubt the wife and son, respectively, of Phile-
mon. It was at this house that the Colossian
Christians often met, for the head of. the ■
home was noted for his hospitality, and- was
doubtless a man of means. "The relation
between the apostle and Philemon was so
close and intimate that St. Paul does irxjt
hesitate to press him, on the basis of it, %o
forgive his slave, Onesimus, for stealing and
running away."

Friendship

Friendship is power and riches all to me ;
Friendship's another element of life:
Water and fire not of more general use,
To the support and comfort of the world,
Than Friendship to the being of my joy:
I would do everything to serve a Friend.
— Southern.

H-

— A collision near this city on the High
Point road last Sunday night .put four men
in Clinic h-ospital with serious injuries and
killed W. A. Jeffreys, of Durham. One car
was filled with students of Duke University.
The accident is attributed to a heavy fog and
to a curve in t.he road near Thomas swimming
pool.

— I saw on the street the other day an
idiot win. was smoking a eigaret. Don't ask
me who it was.

DIXON - WILLIAMS - SMATIIERS REUNION

On Thanksgiving Day about 300 of the de-
scendants of Robert L. Dixon, Patrick Wil-
liams, Robert Williams, Billie Williams, John-
nie Williams, met at our Children's Home at
High Point, N. C, for their annual reunion.
Dr. A. G. Dixon, superintendent of the Chil-
dren's Home, is president of the association ;
Rev. Geo. W. Williams is vice-president, and
Miss Bessie Dixon, secretary and treasurer.

At 11 o'clock the crowd was called together
in the chapel of the Home. The children ren-
dered a very interesting program. Rev. J. S.
Williams, of Asheville, made the principal
address. A splendid "talk was also made by
Rev. Roy Farmer, pastor of First Church,
High Point. The meeting was then thrown
open for any who wished to speak a few
words' and several responded appropriately.
Someone mentioned in their talk that the
Williams family had been so closely identi-
fied with the organization and growth of
Flat Rock church that if you even mention
Flat Rock you think of the Williams family.
The church activities of the Dixon family
mainly center around Midway church. L. R.
Dixon, father of the writer, was superinten-
dent of the Sunday school for nearly 40
years. He died four" years ago at the age of
74 and was still superintendent of the Sunday
school. John F. Dixon, father, of Rev. A. G.
Dixon, was a great Sunday school worker
wherever he went. He organized many Sun-
day schools and where schools already existed
he was in the work.

The same officers were re-elected to serve
another year. It was unanimously voted to
held the 1929 reunion at Flat Rock church
on the Fourth of July.

A long table had been prepared on the
lawn of the boys' building. The baskets and
boxes were brought and unpacked and placed
on the table« The table fairly groaned under
the load of good things to eat and the 300
men, women and children did justice to the
feast. The 77 children of the Home were
guests of, the re-union at this picnic.

After the picnic, Rev. J. S. Williams, who
brought horse-shoes with him, and Rev. .Roy
Farmer and others had a game of horse-shoes.
The crowd gathered in groups and memories
were refreshed by talking of many incidents
of childhood. It was an ideal day, considering
the season of the year, and all seemed to
thoroughly enjoy the day.

A. C. DIXON.

— Few commercial houses have better col-
lectors than the 'Odell Hardware Company has
in the person of Mr. F. R. Stout. He was
trained to the business from boyhood when
he was local collector. Now he goes over'
the state to "collect from merchants.' He goes1
to a man with the evident expectation of
receiving a payment aiid he generally suc-
ceeds. If he cannot get money from a bank-
rupt merchant 'lie will take the goods and
carry them away in his car".

— If you receive a sample copy of the Herald
this week, you will understand that we are .
sending it to you at the request of your
pastor, who- believes that you should be a
regular reader of the paper. He will appre-
ciate it and so will the publisher of the>
Herald if you will give your subscription to
your pastor who will take pleasure in for-
warding it for you.

TREASURER'S CORNER

For College

Orange Chapel, Saxapahaw $ 5.00

Ashelioro, in full 170.00

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth, in full 62.50

Blower's Chapel, Richland 9.15

Piney Grove, Denton, in full 16.50

Canaan, Denton, in full 18.48

Mt. Elial, Denton, in full 7.86

Winston-Salem, in full 200.00

Henderson, in full 230.00

Belmont, Mount Hermon, in full 39.50

West End, Greensboro 69.00

Spring Church, Spring Church, in full 37.50

Haw River Mission 10.00

Bethel, Alamance, in full 36.20

W. Thomasville, W. Thomasyillc, in full 11.15

Mt. Pleasant, W. Thomasville 5.50

On A. C. B.
Lebanon, High Point 6.50

We have paid 15 per cent of the ten thou-
sand dollars pledged to the college for cur-
rent expenses. The other 85 pr cent ought
to be paid in the next 30 days. The college
needs the rnones-, and we need the college.
In order that our need in this respect is met,
we must meet the need of the college. This
may not be good reasoning, but it is certainly
good horse-sense.

We have $6.50 with which to meet a $250.00
obligation. This is some problem, and it can
not be solved by any rule of mathematics
with which we are familiar. If someone of
our church members will tell us how it may
be done legitimately, we shall be profoundly-
grateful. In the meantime we shall borrow
the money in accordance with conference ac-
tion and meet the obligation.

We hope the pastors and churches will
check up the items of our reports as they
appear in the Herald from time to time, and
call our attention to any inaccuracies that
may be found. We are exceedingly anxious
to have our reports correct in every partic-
ular. Please help us to keep them so.

GEO. R, BROWN, Treas.,
Box 287,

Reidsville, N. C.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $189,417.99

George T. Penny 500.00

J. S. Pickett 250.00

H. A. Moffitt 250.00

A. M. Rankin 400.00

C. C. Bobbins' 400.00

R. M. Cox 100.00

J. P. McCulloch 100.00

Total $191,417.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,655.21

Rev. J. E. Pritchard 25.00

Total $9,680.21

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.
December 4, 192S.

„ — M

— Rev. C. G. Isley should be addressed at
Lexington, N. C.

Page Eight

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

December G, 1928

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Rehoboth, Granville Circuit. — The Mission-
ary Rally of District No. 2, Van CO County, was
held Thursday, November 22, at Union Chapel
church, with representatives present ; from
each auxiliary. The chairman, Miss Mary
White, presided. Miss Lucy Baskett conduct-
ed the devotionals at the morning session.
After the roll call, minutes of the last meet-
ing were read by the secretary, and reports
were heard from each auxiliary. The reports
were very interesting, showing the number of
active and honorary members. In many in-
stances new members had been added. Inter-
esting plans for better societies were dis-
cussed and ways and means of raising money.
Several auxiliaries have planned to send
boxes to Bethel Home and the Children's
Home.

Mrs. C. W. Bates, of Greensboro, made a
splendid talk on the achievements of the
Woman's Missionary Organization and of,
the present opportunities for greater service.
She explained the new plan, which we hope
to be able to follow, and answered many ques-
tions concerning the plan, and how to bring
about the re-organization of our work.

After the lunch hour, which was al o en-
joyed, the afternoon session was opened with
congregational singing. Rev. R. A. Hunter,
of Henderson, conducted the devotionals. The
business was next in order. Mrs. L. R. Gooch,
chairman of the nominating committee, re-
ported the nomination of the following offi-
cers: Miss Crystal Bobbin, district chair-
man, and Mrs. Richard Harris, secretary. The
nomination was accepted. Mrs. Gooch then
commended Miss White, the retiring chair-
man, for untiring efforts and faithfulness to
the organization.

Mr. Bates was the afternoon speaker. He
emphasized the great command, "Go ye into
all the world, and preach the gospel to every
creature." His message inspired us to go for-
ward.

We were glad to have with us Miss Velna
McCulloch, also of Greensboro. Miss McCul-
loch is the thank-offering secretary.

The next meeting will be at Flat Rock
church.

MRS. RICHARD HARRIS.

School Convention was in session at the Pres-
byterian church. The pastor and several
teachers of the Sunday school attended the
convention. A young people's conference was
held in connection with the convention, and
State Street had a good representation at the
banquet which was held in the Legion Hut
on Tuesday evening. The young people re-
port a most enjoyable and helpful occasion,
and are hoping that these conferences will
be held regularly.

The union Thanksgiving service will bo
held in our church Thursday morning at 9
o'clock. Rev. W. S. Holmes, of the Episco-
pal church, will preach the sermon. Mr. Be-
thea urged all of the State Street congrega-
tion to come to the home of the Lord and
return thanks on that day.

At fi:45 Thursday morning the City C. E.
Union will have a sunrise service in the
City Park. Our Christian Endeavorers are
planning to take part in this meeting.

Mr. Bethea reports that the response to the
call of High Point College is gratifying. Most
of the churches visited have paid their quotas
and others expect to raise their this month.
Several churches will be visited next Sun-
day by the representatives. Mr. Bethea is
being assisted in this campaign by Mr. Cur-
tis Koontz, Mr. D. A. McLaurin, Mr. J. B.
Leonard, Rev. II. W. Maier, and Rev. Mr.
Bingham.

Since the last report the women of the
church have served an oyster supper and
cleared $21.45.

Mr. Lewis Bethea, of High Point College,
spent Sunday at the parsonage visiting his
parents.

Mrs. J. F. Burkhart is sick at this writing.
We hope for her a speedy recovery and an
early return to the church services.

REPORTER.

State Street, Lexington.— The members are
very glad to welcome Mr. Bethea as pastor
for another year, Last Sunday he preached
two most inspiring sermons; the subject for
the morning service was "The Duty of
Thankfulness," and for the evening worship,
"The Religion That Helps." Mr. Harold
Helms was received into the church at the
morning service.

On Sunday afternoon the pastor preached
a Thanksgiving sermon at Yadkin College.
Mrs. Curtis Koontz spoke in behalf of High
Point College. These faithful Methodist Prot-
estants at Yadkin College ore expecting to
raise their apportionment in full.

We regret to report that Mrs. J. D. Davis
continues very ill at her home at Yadkin
College.

Our 0. E. meeting war. not held last week,
because the Lexington Township Sunday

several visiting ministers and wo were glad
to have thejn with us.

The following officers were elected, or rath-
er re-elected, for the year: Stewards, A. H.
Reynolds, G. R. Hamilton and I. F. Russell;
trustees, J. P. Saunders, J. A. Russell, J. E.
McGee, W. L. Atkins and Leach Russell;
class leaders, E. H. Reynolds, A. W. Hulin
and M. C. Reynolds; superintendent, D. F.
Hulin, and assistant, H. F. Beamon.

Pray for us that we may go forward with
renewed vigor to accomplish something
worth while and not to leave undone or for-
get the things that we can do.

VELLIE SUGGS, Reporter.

Love Joy, Why Not Circuit. — We are not

as inactive as our silence would indicate. Sun-
day a Thanksgiving offering was taken for
the Children's Home at High Point. An
offering will be taken once each month for
the Home. Wo are having a large attendance
at Sunday school each Sunday. When the
church is completed, we hope to increase the
attendance 50 or 75 per cent.

The members of the Sunday school are tak-
ing an interest in the song service. We
have a junior choir, consisting of the chil-
dren in school. They render a selection at
the Sunday school hour. We are interested
in the children of our community and it is a
pleasure to work with them during the week,
and to have them present every Sunday.

Work on the new brick church is progress-
ing rapidly. The walls are finished, the cov-
ering on, the windows will be put in at an
early date, then the ceiling, flooring and
plastering will be done.

It is late to mention our camp meeting, but
since we had such a great revival, may I say
a few words? There were 42 conversions and
several additions to the church. A great in-
terest was manifested throughout the entire
meeting which continued through two Sun-
days. Unusually large crowds attended each
service, especially the Sunday and evening
services. Rev. C. E. Ridge and Uncle John
Hulin did the preaching. We appreciate the
wonderful messages they delivered; also the
inspiring solos by Brother Ridge. There were

Gibsonville-Whitakers. — I did not choose to
leave Gibsonville. Gibsonville did not send
me away. But conference assigned me to
Whitakers, and I could not come to Whita-
kers without leaving Gibsonville; hence, I
left, I came. I treasure the memory of two
happy years' residence in the City of Roses,
among as fine people as may be found any-
where. I treasure the memory of the recep-
tion given jointly by the boys' and girls'
classes just before leaving, this in honor of
me as teacher of the boys' class and in honor
of the Junior member of my family as a
member of the girls' class. I treasure the
memory of a reception given us both by the
Christian Endeavor Society, and especially do
I treasure a C. E. pin, a thing of beauty,
given by this society as an expression of ap-
preciation.

Since conference, in the midst of the flurry
incident to moving, I have been engaged,
without pay except the invisible salary, in
the teaching of geography — telling friends
aud acquaintances where Whitakers is. It's-
on the map, but it is often easier for the
pupil to ask the teacher than to consult the
text-book. If there are those who would like
to take this course by correspondence, I will
say that Whitakers is 12 miles north of
Rocky Mount, on the state highway, parallel-
ing the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, known
as No. 40. And if No. 10, from the seashore
to the mountains, is the "main street" of
North Carolina, No. 40 may be known as
the "street wdiilh is lalled Straight." You do
not travel extra distance by making right
and left curves or up and down curves to
reach your destination.

Cut the town. The name, "Whitakers," has
a historic sound in the annals of our church.
And you would not go amiss to call it a little
gem of the plains. I do not have in mind
so much the outward appearance, though there
is nothing in the appearance common or un-
clean. But I have in mind the people and
spirit of the community. You may have
heard of the hospitality of the East. It is
still here and active. When people meeting
you on the street stop to make your acquain-
tance, the postmaster reaching out through
the window to shake hands with you, why
you just couldn't feel other than at home.
Then the religious and moral activities. Sun-
day school at ten, teaching the men's class,
preaching at 11, quarterly conference at two-
thirty, Christian Endeavor (three meetings)
at six-forty-five, and preaching at seven-
thirty. Monday, conducting chapel for gram-
mer grades and high school, attending a high
pressure Ladies' Aid at two-thirty. It is en-
tertaining to see how much fun the ladies
can have collecting dues and planning a tur-

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

key dinner and oyster supper all at the same
time. And such faith! — but not without
works. It always sounded big to me to hear
the Ladies' Aid talk in terms of hundreds of
dollars in their work, but this Ladies' Aid
talks in terms of thousands. They are going
to build a parsonage. Yet mine and I are
so comfortably quartered that I would not
know but that they have a parsonage had
they not told me otherwise. I hope, at least,
to keep out of the way and let the folks
work.

Tuesday, hunting up folks and attending
a district Christian Endeavor convention in
Rocky Mount. Wednesday, hunting up more
folks and attending a Christian Endeavor
prayer meeting with special prayer for the
college campaign. Thursday, hunting up

more folks and eating the turkey dinner and
the oyster supper. Rather I should have said
in each instance locating the folks that I
may know where they are and that they
may know where I am, that I am here; they
are not lost that they need to be hunted.

By all the above I feel somewhat initiated.
T. M. JOHNSON.

Pleasant Grove— Our new pastor, Rev. D. R.
Williams, and wife came to us on Friday
after conference. Since the parsonage was
not quite finished and unfurnished they spent
some time in the home of Mr. B. E. Kennedy.
The parsonage is now complete and furnished,
they have moved in and the church wrork is
starting off nicely.

Brother Williams has certainly been bring-
ing us some splendid sermons. We feel sure
he lias much in store for us. May we all
work together and make this a good year in
the Master's vineyard.

It was with sincere regret we gave up our
former pastor, Rev. G. L. Reynolds, and fam-
ily. They have made many friends in the
five years they have been with us. We are
indeed grateful to them for the splendid
work they have done for us, and we wish
them continued success in their new field of
labor.

The first quarterly conference was held
Tuesday night; the reports were good and the
conference business was transacted harmoni-
ously.

The young people of the church gave a
play at the Hasty High School, "Safety First,"
and realized the sum of $60.

The workers' conference meets at the
church Wednesday evening at 7:30. Plans
are to be made for the Christmas program.
MRS. RALPH KENNEDY, Reporter.

Shiloh, Randolph Charge. — Our new pastor,
Rev. I). I. Garner, gave us a very interesting
and helpful sermon, the subject being, "The
Power of Prayer." The congregation seemed
well pleased with his splendid discourse. While
wc regret losing our former pastor, Rev. A. O.
Lindley, we feel that we are fortunate in get-
ting Bro. Garner to be with us and we wel-
come him in. our midst. We are confident
that ho has much in store for us and if we
will heed his teachings and co-operate I'm
sure we will have a very successful year. We
also had Bro. Garrett with us Sunday. He
spoke in behalf of the college assessment.
Part of this assessment was raised Sunday
and Miss Inez Burrow and F. R. Garrett were
appointed collectors. Mr. Garrett also gave

us some interesting points concerning our
Children's Home.

The following officers have been elected
for our church for the following year: Trus-
tees, G. L. WMtaker, Eli Garrett, C. U. Bur-
row, Ed Jordan and E. H. Henderson; stew-
ards, G. L. Whitaker, Charles Hemphill and
J. S. Pickett; superintendent, Charles Hemp-
hill; assistant superintendent, F. R. Garrett;
collectors for general interest, George Pick-
ett, W. C. Kime and A, L. Kime; class leader,
W. P. Pickett; assistant, Mrs. A. L. Kime;
organist, Miss Glady Pickett; choir leader,
J. II. Hinshaw; reporter, Mrs. W. C. Jones.

Our Sunday school is progressing nicely.
Wc took our thank-offering for the Children's
Home Sunday and received $13.30.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
MRS. W. C. JONES, Reporter.

Friendship. — Yesterday Mr. Hill preached a

splendid sermon. All seemed to enjoy it.

Prayer meeting on Sunday night was fine,
the leader being Mrs. J. H. Harkey.

We are very glad to have Mr. and Mrs.
Hill back with us. We trust that this year
may be one among the best years yet.

Our community has been made very sad;
death took from us our beloved friends and
neighbors, Misses Martha Harwood and Myrtle
Almond. May the great Comforter be with
their homes and friends in their sad hours.

We will have our first quarterly meeting
Friday night, December 7, at 7 o'clock; let
every one that can attend the meeting.

We are planning a Christmas tree. The
pastor and choir will render the program on
Monday night, December 24.

Best Christmas wishes to the Herald and
its riders.

DOROTHY HARKEY, Reporter.

Calvary, Greensboro. — It was my intention
to make a report just after conference of the
state of things here at Calvary, but I have
been so busy doing other things that the time
has passed until any review of last year's ac-
tivities would be almost ancient history. But
I shall at least sum up some of the outstand-
ing things. And first, to say that it was, in
many respects, the best year in the history
of the church. And that is saying a good
deal, for the church made wonderful progress
during Brother Gerringer's pastorate. And it'
is only fair to say that the good work done
last year rested on the fuudation laid dur-
ing his ministry. "Paul planted, and Apollos
watered," holds good here.

It was a year notable for improvements
made to the plant. Among them; The organ
put in good repair; a piano purchased for
the Hut; 150 song-books purchased; a bulle-
tin board erected on the lawn ; a telephone
installed in the pastor's study, and the study
fitted up for his use ; a Sunday school reg-
ister board made; a new window installed in
the front of the church; altar cushions pro-
vided, and last, but not least, the new parson-
age started. This year sees the parsonage
well on the way to completion — we are to have
possession by the middle of this month — and
a number of other improvements in prospect.

Last year we had a net gain of 24. So far
this year we have had eight additions. Sun-
day school attendance last year averaged some
75 more than any previous year, and bids
fair to surpass that record this year. Church

attendance so far this year has been better
than it was last.

All this has been made possible by the fine
spirit of co-operation manifested by the mem-
bership and the friends of the church. The
folks have a mind to work, and they do it
cheerfully and willingly. They are in perfect
harmony one with another, so the work goes
forward without the frictions that so often
interfere with the progress of the Kingdom.

We are entering upon the work of the new
year with a fine enthusiasm. Every indica-
tion is that the church in all its departments
will far surpass the record of last year.

Last Tuesday night, week, the membership
gave the preacher and his family a reception
and pounding. Both were thoroughly enjoyed
by those present. They have our grateful
thanks for both.

C. W. BATES, Pastor.

Mt. Zion, Pinnacle Charge. — Sickness seems
to be taking a very noticeable toll on our
Sunday school attendance. We are sorry to
report sickness in the homes of Bro. E. S.
Stone, O. W. Barber, Ira Fulk, S. T. Kellam,
W. E. Jones, O. P. Jones, T. G. Barber and
several other homes we know of that have
cases of "flu."

Yet we had a very enthusiastic school to-
day. We started a contest that the entire
school has a chance to take part in, whereby
our finances will be greatly increased we
hope.

Starting with the fiirst Sunday in Decem-
ber and closing with the first Sunday in
March, there will be given to the teacher of
the class that gets the largest offering one
copy of "Amos R. Wells' Select Notes" on
the Sunday school lessons for 1929, and to
the person that makes the largest contribu-
tion personally there will be given one copy
of Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress."

The first quarterly, conference for Pinnacle
and Mt. Zion will be held at Pinnacle Satur-
day before the third Sunday in this month
at 1:30 p. m.

Our membership extends congratulations to
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Jones upon the arrival
of a new daughter.

Our Sunday school offered a special prayer
in behalf of the sick of our community
today.

We are very glad to note the progress that
our folks at Spencer — among the other good
people, Bro C. R. Jackson. We are very
proud to notice his untiring interest. Bro.
Jackson is really one of Mt. Zion's boys, any-
way. Bro. Jackson, the membership of old
Mt. Zion extends to you and yours their very
heaity congratulations on the success you and
your very efficient co-workers in His vineyard
are accomplishing at Spencer. May the Lord
continue to add His blessing to your efforts,
is our prayer.

We will have a Christmas program, provided
the "flu" don't get too strong throughout the
membership. REPORTER.

Kannapolis. — Our Sunday school is growing
in number as well as interest. We had 67
present yesterday. Some of our Methodist
Protestant people that have not been coming
to church have started coming to Sunday
school and church, so we feel like we are
doing good work. Our attendance was good
at the 11 o'clock services, 69 being present.

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Pastor Lowdermilk baptized four children,
Norman, Lillian, Royce, and Ernest Gallo-
way. He then brought us a good sermon
which seemed to put the congregation in
good heart, for we know we are a little flock
now, but we are looking forward to the time
in the near future when this tabernacle will
not hold us. Another good crowd gathered at
the tabernacle for the night services; 40
present.

We are very sorry Mrs. Lowdermilk could
not lie with us yesterday, as she was sick.
She went to spend Thanksgiving in Greens-
boro with her mother, and was not able to
get back. We all missed her and hope she
will soon be well and back with us again, as
she has meant so much to us the short time
she has been here.

On Monday night, November 19, between
30 and 40 persons, including some of our good
old people from Concord church, gave our
pastor a pounding. All marched in to the
dining room and after loading the table with
good things to eat we assembled to the living
room, where several good talks were made.

We are planning a great year in Kanna-
polis and ask the prayers of every reader.
REPORTER.

Draper. — We are glad to have for our pas-
ter for another year Rev. Bro. Totten.

A few of us went to Leaksville today and
had prayer meeting.

We held our first quarterly meeting on Sat-
urday, December 1. We had a good meeting;
everybody was in a good humor.

S. C. CRAIG, Reporter.

Spencer. — We were very glad to have our
nastor, Rev. W. F. Ashburn, with us Sunday.
He brought us two very helpful and interest-
ing sermons. We are hoping for a good year
in our new church.

We want to thank Mrs. J. J. Cranford, of
Orange church, Saxapahaw, for $2.00 for our
new church; Rev. and Mrs. Geo. R. Brown
for Hymnals, $1.50; Mr. G. B. Harris, Hen-
derson, for Hymnals, $5.00; Rev. T. Glen
Madison, Westminster, Md., one Hymnal. Bro.
Madison was our pastor two years and we
appreciate his gift so much and pray God
to bless all who have helped us in this time
of need. We thank you.

We are planning to have a Christmas pro-
gram.

Our appointments are the first and third
Sundays, 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.

MRS. A. L. MOORE.

many good things to eat, they had so com-
pletely filled it that there was no roomi
for our children, so Bro. Lawrence Naley got
them in his car and carried them to the par-
sonage.

There was more placed in the car Sunday.
I will not try to mention all the names of
the donors or wdiat they brought. We thank
each donor for their gifts and kind remem-
brance of pastor and family. It is our prayer
that these gifts will help us to render more
helpful service to our people.

The writer filled his appointments yester-
day at Fairview; good congregation at each
service. Pastor and family were invited to
take dinner with one of Fairview's oldest and
most faithful members, Bro. Robert Wyatt.
It being his 71st birthday, his children gath-
ered at his home and set him a birthday din-
ner. May the Lord bless Bro. Wyatt and may
he live to see many more happy birthdays.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers.
G. B. FERREE.

Fairview, Anderson Charge.— We were glad
to be returned to this charge. The people are
so loyal to their church and pastor. We are
glad for the fine spirit of co-operation. May
the Lord help us as we enter in upon the
new conference year that we may have great-
er zeal and courage.

Not depending upon our own strength, but
fully depending upon the Lord. For the Lord
has promised to be with His people, neither
forsake nor fail them. On last Wednesday
evening at 7:15 there was n Thanksgiving
service at Fairview which was enjoyed by all
present, and was a very profitable service.

After we were dismissed everybody stood
around and talked longer than usual. I am
in the habit of talking until nearly every one
else leaves. Imt this time they kept staying.
When we went to our car it was loaded with

Kannapolis Charge. — On Monday night of
November 26th a number of the people of
Kannapolis decided to get together. The
place of meeting was made by choice to lie
at the parsonage. In this assemblage were
fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, little, old
and young. The crowd was a merry crowd,
smiling and waiting to be smiled at. Contrary
to general rules of visitors, they knocked for
entrance at the back doors, which were
opened unto them, and straightway they made
their own way to the kitchen, not saying by
that act that they were either hungry or
desired anything to eat, but from the least
to the greatest, so far as the writer could
see, left a number of packages containing
many good things to eat. These articles
changed the looks of the kitchen and pantry
very much, and also gave the occupants of
the parsonage assurance 'that they would
have something good to eat for quite a while.
Through the invitation of the writer the
people marched to the living room and after
talking for a while in a social way, a talk
was made by the pastor and others; this then
was following by reading and prayer, after
which the good peoplo dispersed at leisure.

Mrs. Lowdermilk joins the writer in thank-
ing all, including some of the good people
from Concord, who had any part in shower-
ing these blessings upon us.

E. G. LOWDERMILK, Pastor.

Moriah. — We are getting things lined up,
and hope to make this the best year yet.

Thursday, November 22, the ladies of the
church were invited to an all-day sewing
party at the parsonage. Each lady took sand-
wiches and the hostess served coffee. The
day was enjoyed and the following articles
were made: 14 pair pillow-cases, four sheets,
four dresses, one coat, two blouses, two slips.
These, together with three bolts of denim, 35
yards of ginghams, three quilts, nine quarts
of fruit, one gallon of vinegar and two pints
of jelly, some potatoes and pumpkins given
by the Junior Missionary Society, were taken
to the M. I'. Children's Home last Wednesday
as our Thanksgiving gift.

Saturday night a chicken supper was served
:it the church for the benefit of the Mission-
ary Societies. The plates sold for 50 cents,
and such a supper! If you readers want to

know wdiat you missed, ask someone who ate
supper with us. We cleared about $24.

Sunday we had an all-day service with din-
ner on the grounds. Sunday school and
preaching in the morning and at 2:30 p. m.
n splendid Thanksgiving program was given
by pupils of the M. P. Children's Home. The
children did fine and we were very glad to
have them. We were glad also to have Mrs.
Dixon. She told of some of the things they
are trying to do, and some of the great needs
of the Home. Our thank-offering amounted
to $34.50.

We are planning a very interesting pro-
gram for Christinas, which will include a
Christmas tree, treats for the children and
a real live Santa Claus.

Mr. Ed Kirkman continues quite ill. Our
hearts go out in sympathy to the wife and
children.

MRS. J. S. "WOOD, Reporter.

Friendship, Mt. iiermon Circuit. — At our

regular eleven o'clock service this morning
Bro. Carroll preached a splendid sermon. Ho
announced that the college fund had been,
raised with a few dollars over, which were
turned into the church treasury.

The C. E. Society held its regular meeting
this evening at 7 o'clock with Mr. J. A. Sharpe
as leader. The attendance was good, several
visitors being present. We were glad to
have them with us and urge them to come
again. Among the visitors was Rev. D. I.
Garner, of the Randolph charge. We were
delighted to have Mr. Garner and hope that
he will visit us again.

The Thanksgiving service, which was held
at our church under the auspices of the Wom-
an's Missionary Society on Thanksgiving
night, was very inspirational. The playlet,
"Tithes and Offerings," should awaken us to
a sense of our duty of stewardship in the
church. The offering taken was a very lib-
eral one and will be used for the support of
the Children's Home at High Point.

The Sunday school training class wil meet
with Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Offman, as usual, Fri-
day night. Every one is urged to attend.

The Woman's Home Missionary Society met
with Mrs. D. I. Offman on Tuesday evening,
November 10. After the business session a
delightful social hour was enjoyed during
which the hostess served delicious refresh-
ments.

As the Christmas season approaches, let ua
not forget the real meaning of the holiday.
Let us remember that it is celebrated as the
birthday of our Savior, wdio gave even Him-
self for the world. Let us give gifts to char-
ity as well as to our friends at Christmastide,
for Christ Himself said, "Inasmuch as ye did
it unto the least of these, my brethren, ye
did it unto me."

MAE PATTERSON, Reporter.

West Thomasvillc Charge.— I have now been
to all of the churches on this charge. I find
that the people arc very much interested in
the work of their churches and that they
are willing to do their part in this work.

We have put on a campaign at three of the
churches to raise the assessment for the col-
lege. The assessment has been paid in full
at West Thomasvillc. Mt. Pleasant has
pledged or paid its part. The matter was
presented at Spring Hill last Sunday. They
would have raised all of the amount but bad

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weather and sickness kept many of the mem-
bers away. The other churches promise to
pay their part at an early date.

The new church at Spring Hill is about
ready to be opened for church services. The
Sunday school rooms will not be erady to
be used for some time. The people at Spring
Hill have a church that they should be proud
of. It is a brick veneer building. The audi-
torium will seat a large crowd. The Sunday
school rooms have been well planned.

The people at Canaan are planning to be-
gin work on their Sunday school rooms in
the near future. These people have a large
Sunday school, and the rooms will add much
to their work.

T. J. WHITEHEAD, Pastor.

Charlotte Church, Richland Circuit. — Our
new pastor, Rev. T. E. Pierce, filled his first
appointment at our church December 2 at 11
o'clock. He preached a fine sermon and we
are glad to have him and Mrs. Pierce with us.
There was a good crowd present and we feel
that this is going to lie a good year for our
church and circuit.

Our Sunday school is doing very well. We
took our Thanksgiving offering for the Chil-
dren's Home, November 25, which amounted
to $12. Our offering December 2nd also goes
to the Children's Home, amounting to about
five dollars.

Miss Sallic McCain is in the hospital at
Gastonia ; also, Mrs. R. M. Bulla is in the
High Point hospital for treatment. We hope
they will be able to return home soon.

Our first quarterly conference will be held
at Giles Chapel Saturday, December 8, at 7
p. m. Every church is requested to be pres-
ent. REPORTER.

Concord. — A beautiful and impressive serv-
ice was held Sunday at the 11 o'clock hour.
Mr. Hendry brought a short message on "The
Inner Circle," after which the Lord's Supper
was observed. A large congregation, includ-
ing several visitors, was present and com-
muned. A communion service tray and
glasses, gift from Mrs. J. R. Helms, and
a splendid Sunday school bulletin board from
the S. S. Workers' Council were formally pre-
sented to the church at this service.

The new church bulletin, which carries the
names of all officers for the new year, made
its firgt appearance Sunday and is a great im-
provement over last year's. The first issue
was given by Mr. L. R. Wensil, one of otzi
church leaders, in memory of his1 mother,
who recently passed on.

The Sunday school Thanksgiving offering
amounted to $50.00, which goes to the Chil-
dren's Home.

Mrs. L. M. Williams recently entertained
the members of the choir at an oyster supper
in the dining room of the Sunday school
building. This was an enjoyable occasion,
and the choir appreciates Mrs. Williams' gen-
erosity.

The Ladies' Aid Society is holding a
Christmas meeting tonight (Monday) with
Mrs. L. E. Beaver.

On Friday night of this week the Brother-
hood supper will be held and all men of
the church have been invited.

Miss Ethel Black welder, who is teaching
in Kernersville, spent the week-end with
home-folks here.

The Christian Endeavor Societies and Mis-
sionary Societies have recently elected new
officers. Mrs. Ernest Litaker heads the mis-
sionary work this year, and the writer is
general president of the C. E. work. Other
officers for the C. E. societies are: Miss Mae
Aycoek, president Young People's Society;
Miss Dora Eliza. Bundy, superintendent Inter-
mediate, and Miss Maggie Mann, superinten-
dent Junior Society.

The pastor has moved his office and study
into the new Sunday school building and
can l>e found there from 9 till 12 each day.
MRS. D. A. McLAURIN...

Ashchcro. — Sin re I am serving a very con-
servative people I cannot report any of the
big receptions and welcome services which
some of the brethren have been reporting;
however , I am settled down to hard work
and am trying to render the best service pos-
sible under the circumstances. Congregations
have been fairly good at the preaching serv-
ices and the Sunday school is doing fairly
well. We have held the first quarterly con-
ference and have set up machinery for car-
lying on the year's work. One thing decided
on at the quarterly ronference was' to try
to keep in closer touch with our out-of-town
members this year. We have something like
90 members who live somewhere else and
some of tii em we never hear from, even
though we send our communications to them.
While at conference this year we heard of
two of our members in another town in North
Carolina who joined another M. P. church
two or three years ago without getting let-
ters or letting us know about it. It does
seem that people who join other churches
might ask for letters.

Our college assessment has been paid in
full and in addition we have furnished sev-
era speakers for other churches in this sec-
tion. It has been the writer's privilege to
hear two good sermons the past two Sunday
afternoons while out in the interest of the
college assessment. The first was preached
by Brother T. A. Williams, on the Randleman
charge, and the other by Brother Pierce, on
the Richland charge. Both of these new pas-
tors preached with earnestness and made fine
impressions.

Our Every Member Canvass was made yes-
terday afternoon in so far as the Stewards
could find the people. It will be completed
as early as possible.

Brother James C. Bunch has been elected
church treasurer to succeed Brother "W. C.
Hendricks, who rendered five years of faith-
ful service.

Miss Edna Holder, one of our members, a
student at High Point College, was operated
on for appendicitis at High Point last week.
She is getting along nicely now.

Our quarterly communion service was held
yesterday at the morning hour and was well
attended. Almost the entire congregation
present took part in the service.

Joseph Ross, Jr., who is a student at the
University of North Carolina, and Elmer Cali-
cott, who is taking a business course in
Greensboro, and Miss Louise Swaim, of Salem
College, have been at home during the past
few days.

Mrs. N. M. Harrison and Nat Mason, Jr..
who have been here with Mrs. J. S. Lewis
for several months, have gone to Charlotte
to live, where Rev. N. M. Harrison is serving

the Charlotte church. We miss them very
greatly.

Brother Clarence Lovett, who has been
clerk of the court here since the death of
his brother, more than a year ago, has ac-
cepted a position in High Point, though we
are glad to know he will lie at home fre-
quently.

Our campaign for subscriptions for tho
Herald is on this week and will probably run
into next week.

Brother W. C. Hammer, member of our
church and Congressman from this district,
has returned to Washington for the opening
of Congress. J. E. PRITCHARD.

Orange Charge. — The first quarterly con-
ference met at Union Grove church Saturday,
December 1. Each church was represented.
The reports from the different officers were
good. Sunday school superintendents' reports
were especially good.

The financial report was encouraging.
Enough funds were in hand to pay our col-
lege assessment ($200) in full. Checks for
this amount have been sent to Rev. George
R. Brown, treasurer.

Bro. Cicero H. Jones was re-elected secre-
tary of the conference. Bro. W. A. Davies
was re-elected financial agent for the charge.

The work seems to be starting off nicely.
Thanksgiving services were held at each
church on Thanksgiving day. Offerings were
received at each place for our Children's
Home. These services were held in connec-
tion with the Woman's Home Missionary So-
ciety program.

Christinas programs are being planned for
each church. At these services Christmas
offerings will be received. These services
will be announced later.

All appointment have, been filled to date.
Congregations have been good.

We are hoping and praying that this may
be our best year on this charge. The out-
look for this now is good.

B. M. WILLIAMS.

Cid, Denton Charge.— Rev. E. A. Bingham,

accompanied by Rev. Ed Hill, of Denton,
filled his appointment at Cid yesterday ; a
good-sized congregation was present. .His
sermon was fine. We were glad to have Mr.
Hill with us. The college issue was presented
in a fine way.

We are having a very good Sunday school.
Two weeks ago wo had 91 present — the larg-
est number we have ever had.

Mrs. A. J. Belk, who has been away for
12 weeks, returned home yesterday. Sire
stayed in a High Point hospital four weeks,
then went to her sister, Mrs. Floyd, at Greens-
boro. She is not able to do much work as
yet. She has had the sympathy of her many
friends.

We welcome Bro. Bingham back. May we
have a prosperous year.

MRS. N. W. LANIER, Reporter.

Davidson Circuit. — We are now in the
midst of what appears to us, great, big-hearted
folks. They have' received us with open
hearts and given us every evidence of pro-
gressive co-operation.

They are supplying the parsonage with
fixtures and our stomachs with eats, and our
fireplaces with fuel. Mrs. W. A:. Frank, being
nearest by, remembers us most frequently.

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Hardly a day passes that does not bring to
us some substantial token of her kindness.

One strong evidence of their goodness it
the t'aet that we haven't been able to learn
they they ever asked for a change of pastors.
They stay until they ask to be released and
then leave with the people tugging at them
to stay longer. They have something good
to say about all their pastors, They think
and speak of Bro. Hulin, who served them
13 years, as their spiritual father, and indeed
he is.

To my mind wonderful opportunities are
before this charge, and I will lie greatly dis-
appointed if this does not in the near future
become one of the best charges in the con-
ference. They have got the stuff in them.
W. D. REED.

ITandf, N. C.

P. S.: Now, listen, Davidson. We are going
to hold our first quarterly conference at Lib-
erty on Saturday before the third Sunday
in December at 1 o'clock. Now, officials, show
your stuff ; come on and let's make this a
jaw-bone-breaker for attendance.

W. D. R.

Lexington, State Street. — The Union
Thanksgiving service was held in our church
Thursday morning. All denominations in
town were well represented and the service,
led by Dr. Holmes of the Episcopal church,
was uplifting and helpful. The services
Sunday were all well attended. The collec-
tion from Sunday school was liberal, as is al-
ways the case on this occasion each year
when all are asked for a special contribution
for the Children's Home.

The sermon Sunday morning was appro-
priate and very helpful and good, the sub-
ject being "Cast thy bread upon the waters."

The Missionary Society will meet Thurs-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. Bethea
at the parsonage.

The entire membership of the church is
asked to meet with the workers' council next
Sunday night just after the preaching serv-
ice. Business of importance will be dis-
cussed at this time and all are urged to be
there.

Haw River-Welch Memorial Tidings. — My

stay at Haw River charge was just one year.
This is my shortest pastorate, but it was one
of the most, pleasant. The people were very
kind indeed. They responded to our needs
and made us comfortable and happy. Even
since we have moved, the kindnesses have con-
tinued. One of the last favors rendered
was on the part of Bro. John Warren, who
killed and dressed our hogs and refused a
cent of pay. Haw River has some as good
people as are to be found anywhere. While
developments might be a bit slow, I believe,
there is as great possibility on this field as
is to lie found on any country charge in the
conference. We leave this work with the
greatest reluctance and will always carry in
our hearts great love for the good people.
God bless them and Bro. Trollinger, their
new pastor. I can heartily commend them
to the pastor, as well as I can the new pas-
tor to the people. It is to be expected that
tliis and other years of Bro. Trollinger s
labors with this good people will be record
years.

Immediately after conference the hardships
of the moving began and we soon found our-

selves among the good people of Welch Me-
morial. It was at once found that this church
is a hive of busy workers, and to know this
people is to love them. The two things very
evident are that they want to make their
church a success in the Kingdam, and that
they are anxious to make their pastor and
family comfortable. The people began at
once to supply the parsonage with the nec-
essary furnishings and among the articles
that have arrived are the following: Beauti-
ful parlor suite, beautiful bed room dressers,
and good, substantial iron beds with springs,
coal heaters, floor coverings, window shades,
hall-tree. The brethren who are good at using
the brush are now re-painting one of the
rooms which is to be used by the "preacher
woman." Other improvements are to be made
in the near future. But this is not all by any
means. Another one of the samples came on
the night of November 29. The pastor had
called a congregational conference for that
night. On good time for the conference a
goodly number of people had gathered in
front of the church. But at the appointed
time when the pastor attempted to call the
conference to order he found that the crowd
that had assembled in front of the church
had disappeared. Presently a messenger in-
formed the pastor that he was wanted at the
parsonage. On arriving the pastor found his
crowd. These good people had found their
way into the dining room and other parts of
the building. And, to be sure, they did not
go empty-handed. They carried with them
great quantities of good things and piled
them on the dining table until it overflowed
and then the floor was brought into service.
This was some pounding — 75 pounds of sugar
and other things in the same proportion. The
pastor tried to thank the people for this
kindness, but it was indeed difficult to find
words. But he would rather prove his ap-
preciation by actions. He did manage to
say, "Come again," and it goes without say-
ing that it was suggested that we strictly
follow the Discipline and have the regular
congregational conferences each month and
that they be as well attended as was the
first one.

On last Wednesday evening the children
from the Children's Home were with us and
rendered a fine Thanksgiving program. We
thank you, children, and invite you to come
again.

On Thanksgiving morning our Christian
Endeavor furnished more than 30 baskets to
the city C. E. Union to be distributed to the
poor. This was a splendid contribution for
this church to this cause.

Christmas programs are now being pre-
pared by our people. There will be three
programs rendered in this church during the
Christmas season.

At the present time quite a number of our
people are shut in because of sickness. We
are having quite an epidemic.

A canvass for the Herald is being made
this month that the subscriptions might be-
gin with the beginning of the year.

GEO. L. CURRY.

High Point. — Appropriate to the season of
Thanksgiving, on last Sunday morning Rev.
R. I. Farmer chose as his text Luke 17:16,
"And he was a Samaritan," the occasion of
the healing of the lepers by Jesus, when one
saw that he was cleansed turned back and

fell down on his face, glorifying God and
giving Him thanks. The speaker said in
part that gratitude is a basic virtue; a grate-
ful mind is a great mind. Cicero said that
gratitude is the mother of virtue. The sin
most often practiced today is ingratitude,
which Shakespeare described as "a marble-
hearted fiend." "Were not ten cleansed, but
where are the nine?" There are not more
than one out of ten Americans today who
give thanks for their innumerable bounties.
Some people say that they have nothing for
which to be grateful, but let every one give
thanks that he docs not have the disease of
leprosy. In Chicago a number of years ago
the brave Nat Spencer rescued 23 lives when
the steamer, "Lady Elgin" was wrecked on
Lake Michigan, and it is a fact of history
that not one of the 23 returned to thank their
rescuer! We fritter away our life until we
come to give it up, and then realize its value
when it is too late. Let us thank God for life
while it is in our possession. When in trou-
ble or sorrow or when a loved one is in im-
minent danger of death, too many of us
promise God that if He will deliver us we
will stop sinning and serve Him. What God
wants is our daily life of devotion, and He
is counting what you and I do now at the
present time. Some peope live with nothing
of which to boast except distinguished ances-
tors dead and gone, and they are like the
liumble potato — the only good part of them
is under ground. A good, unselfish mother,
who had spent her strength for her family,
lay dying; a son patted her on the head and
said: "You have been such a wonderful moth-
er to all of us," and she exclaimed, "Why did
you never say that before?" This grateful
man was a Samaritan and an alien, which
fact shows that life's best attitudes often are
shown by unexpected persons. The woman
at the well was surprised that Jesus would
even speak to her because she was of that
despised race. Neither position, race, nor
place of habitation can determine religious
devotion. He who came from the lowly and
despised Nazareth was the Redeemer and
Savior of the world. What are you. giving
to the life about you? History records only
what we do now, and not what we intended
to be or do. It is fine to say to a soldier,
"Thank you for being wounded for me," but
how much greater it is to be grateful to the
one "who was wounded for our transgres-
sions and bruised for our iniquities, and by
His stripes we are healed!" It would sweeten
our daily family life so much if we always
expressed, our gratitude and thanks for "all
the little, nameless, unremembered acts of
kindness and of love." At this service we
were delighted to see Rev. S. W. Taylor, pres-
ident of the Annual Conference, who led in
a beautiful prayer.

The evening service was given over to the
annual thank-offering of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society. A splendid program was
presented by 20 boys and girls from the
Home, who have been well trained by Miss
Cleo Harrell, one of their teachers. This
program was composed of choruses, songs, and
readings, and was greatly enjoyed by an un-
usually large and appreciative audience. Dr.
Dixon, the new superintendent, made an in-
teresting address, and the offering was taken
by the following girls: Misses Rosalie An-
drews, Esther Pritchard, Lois Snipes, Dorothy
Rankin, Annette Pickens, and Margaret Neese.

December 6, 1928

This collection amounted to $265.10, which is
by far the largest in the history of the so-
ciety. The members are rejoicing over this
unexpected contribution from the church and
wish to extend most cordial thanks to each
and every one who helped to make this splen-
did donation possible. Several contributions
from people outside of our denomination were
received, notably from Dr. J. C. Broomfield,
the Central Friends church of High Point
through Mr. A. S. Parker, the Deaf and Dumb
Sunday school class of Wesley Memorial M.
E. church, Mr. A. W. Kleinme, and others.
It is always more blessed to give than to re-
ceive, and may Heaven's richest blessings
attend these grateful people, who did not
forget the homeless and helpless children at
this happy Thanksgiving season.

The Missionary Circles met Monday. Circle
No. 1 was made happy by the addition of two
new members, Mesdames L. E. Johnston and
C. E. Hinshaw, who will, we feel sure, prove
worth-while and efficient recruits.

The Brotherhood Supper will be held Thurs-
day evening in the assembly room. These
get-together meetings are seasons of good fel-
lowship and social life for the men of the
congregation.

We were much pleased to have Dr. and
Mrs. S. K. Spahr, of Greensboro, worship
with us Sunday morning. Mrs. S. W. Taylor
was another welcome visitor at our service.

Dr. E. M. Andrews left Sunday for Fort
Worth, Texas, where he is attending a meet-
ing of the Southern Association of Schools
and Colleges. He will study the requirements
of the association with the idea of making a
request for admittance at some time in the
future. This is the only standard agency
for colleges in the South, and requirements
for admittance are very rigid. The greatest
obstacle now is lack of sufficient endowment.
The College already meets the requirement
of scholarship.

The church parsonage on North Main street,
erected 24 years ago, has been sold to Messrs.
E. T. and C. L. Amos for $20,000. A new site
will be purchased and house for the pastor
and family will be erected in a short time.

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ballard have bought a
new home at S05 East Lexington avenue, and
have moved into it. They moved their phone
number with them, 2638.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Our quarterly conference will meet at
Eingwood church next Friday, December 7.
We are expecting our president to be with
us at that time.

C. L. SPENCEE, Pastor.

Glen Raven.— At Glen Eaven church Sun-
day night we had the pleasure of hearing Eev.
E. I. Farmer, of our church in High Point.
Bro. Farmer came at the pastor's request and
presented the college assessment claim. The
speaker proved himslf to be an interesting
and forceful speaker. An offering of seven
dollars in cash was received, and pledges to-
taling fifteen dollars were mads.

On Saturday, December 15, at 2 p. m., the
first quarterly conference for the charge will
convene at Fairview church. President Tay-
lor will be with us and preside. On Sunday
following, Bro. Taylor will preach at Glen
Eaven at 11 a. m.

On next Sunday, December 9, the pastor
will meet the regular appointments at Fair-
view church, morning and at night.

We are finding much work to do over hero
in the way of pastoral visiting, as well as
everything else a pastor is expected to do.
A question that rises in my mind just now is
this: Is a pastor duty bound to do everything
he is expected to do, and be everything he
is expected to be? Wm. H. NEESE.

Halifax. — We held our regular service at
Eden church yesterday at 11 a. m. We had
a very good crowd and a good service. The
people here are making their plans for the
new year, and we are expecting a good year
at Eden.

After the service one of the members hint-
ed that they had a little surprise for the
pastor, but when we saw it we found that it
was not a little surprise. It was one of these
big Methodist poundings, just like they al-
ways give the pastor on this work. We will
not undertake to give names this time, as
many of the packages did not have names
on them. We want to thank all the members
of Eden church for this kind remembrance,
and assure you that we appreciate it. We
will try to prove it by giving better service
this year.

We preached at Union yesterday in the
afternoon ; had a good crowd and a good
service. We preached at Bethesda last night.
We had a thanksgiving program here, and
the offering at each place yesterday was taken
for the Children's Home.

Haw River Mission. — We are very glad to
have as our new pastor Eev. M. P. Chambliss.
We feel he will be a great help to our church
and community, and for him to serve as our
pastor means a great gain to us.

He filled his first appointment the fourth
Sunday in November. There was a very large
number out to hear him, and he gave us
two very helpful sermons.

We have changed our Christian Endeavor
service from Wednesday to Thursday night,
so our pastor can be with us. Last Thursday
night instead of having our service at the
church we went to Mr. and Mrs. Sandy
Hughes' home for our service, all members
carrying a Thanksgiving gift to the old
couple. Our pastor gave us a very interest-
ing talk.

Our Sunday school is doing nicely. Last
year was the best year we have had for years.
We are having an average attendance of
about 95, and we hope to raise this average
in the coming year.

We took our regular Thanksgiving offering
last Sunday for the Children's Home, which
proved very good.

Pray for us that we may have a prosperous
year and do great things for our Master.
MAUDE MONTGOMERY,
EUBY SYKES,

Reporters.

West Forsyth.— The pastor completed his
round of appointments to the six churches
last Sunday. We were at Baltimore at 11
o'clock and at Stony Knoll at 2:30 o'clock.
There were large and attentive congrega-
tions.

We will be at Union Hill church next Sun-
day morning at 11 o'clock. From there we
will hurry back to Pleasant Hill church for
the meeting of the first quarterly conference
at 2 o'clock. We are looking for a good at-
tendance from all of the churches.

This writer will try to be brief in his re-
ports, but we cannot refrain from mention-

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ing the fact that the good people of Pleas-
ant Hill church have continued their "pound-
ings" of the pastor and family. We thank
Brother J. D. Anderson, Brother "Babbit"
Whitman, Mrs. John Hunter, and Mr. Creech
for these gifts for our pantry.

C. B. WAY, Pastor.
+++

WHERE ARE THEY?

The list below represents the former mem-
bers of the Children's Home Family of High
Point, who have outgrown the Home and
have gone out into the world here and there
to make their lives count.

These are they whose names are still on
the register of First Church, High Point, and
whose whereabouts are unknown to pastor
and members. Some are doubtless nearby;
others are some distance away. Some of the
young ladies have changed their names ;
others are expecting to, perhaps. Some have
united with other churches, but have not
requested a letter of transfer.

Will the readers of this paper kindly help
us to locate them? Are any of them related
to you, and you know where they live? Is
one or more of them an attendant or mem-
ber of your church? We are trying to help
the boys and girls in the Home now, and
desire to help them as much as we can after
they leave, especially by endeavoring to keep
them in the fold of Christ and mmbers of
our churches.

If you will kindly take the time to drop
the writer a card or a letter, it will be greatly
appreciated.

Edna May Bell, Lillian Bras well, Bertha
Brown, Ethel Brown, Hobart Brown, Eobert
Brown, Wade Bulla, George Caldwell, Cleo
Clouse, Benjamin Craddock, Lewis Craddock,
Charles Crickmore, George Crickmore, Mil-
dred Croker, Walter Exom, Arline Hauser,
Clarence D. Hauser, Lawrence Hiatt, Kathleen
McClure, Lula Lee McManus, Samuel Mark-
land, Charles Nash, Ernest Nash, Bynum
Phillips, Palmer Phillips, Virgil P. Eandall,
Grace Bobbins, Adam Shoe, William Shoe, Mae
Sykes, Mary Sykes, Ethel Tarkington, Lucy
Tweed, Emma Upton, William Upton.
E. LESTER BALLARD,

805 E. Lexington Ave.,
High Point, N. C.

M-

A REQUEST

I am authorized by the other Methodist
Protestant pastors of Greensboro to say that
we shall esteem it a privilege if any members
of the churches of our denomination having
friends or loved ones in any of the hospitals
of the day from time to time, will inform us
of the same. Just give the name of the per-
son , and the hospital, and we shall get in
touch with the case. We are here to serve
not only the members of our local churches,
but to bring such cheer and comfort as we
may to any others whom we are informed of.
Write the pastor you wish to have call, or
to me. C. W. BATES,

1113 Bellevue St.,
Greensboro, N. C.

*+*-

— Bro. R. H. Brooks, of Grace church, is a
patient in Guilford Sanitarium. He has our
sympathy. His friends hope that by virtue
of his splendid vitality he will surmount his
present troubles and return to his place where
1 3 is much missed by many friends and asso-
ciates.

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IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Bishop

Mrs. Kate Garrett Bishop, for the past
three years a resilient of Clinton, S. C, died
at her home Friday morning, November 16th,
following a lung illness of heart trouble.
While she had been confined to her bed for
the past three or four months, her death
was rather unexpected and brought profound
sorrow to the family and a wide circle of
friends and relatives.

Mrs. Bishop was born at Cross Anchor, S. C,
in 1873, a daughter of Moses II. and Sallie
Taylor Garrett, of that community, where
she had lived her entire life, until she with
her family moved to Clinton, S. C, about
three years ago.

She was a loyal and devoted member of
Yarborough Chapel Methodist Protestant
Church at Cross Anchor, S. C, and for a long
time a subscriber to the Methodist Protestant
Herald, which she dearly loved and enjoyed
reading. She loved the Sunday school and
every organization of the church, never miss-
ing one of its services if she was able to
attend. She was always liberal to every
cause. Mrs. Bishop was for some time treas-
urer of her Sunday school class and Mission-
ary Society. The ministers were always wel-
come in her home. The sunshine of her hap-
py smile will be missed by old and young
alike. She was a devoted wife and mother
and always manifested eager interest in the
welfare of others.

Wo can't understand why these loved ones
are taken, but we realize that she will be
glad to know that we are reconciled to the
will of her Father, who knows best when to
call His own home. In realizing this, may vvc
strive to do our duty and live better lives
in accord with her examples.

The funeral service was held from Yar-
borough Chapel Methodist Protestant Church
al Cross Anchor, S. C, on Sunday afternoon,
November 18th, after which she was laid to
rest in the New Hope cemetery of Cross
Anchor. Eev. O. M. Abney, of Broad Street
M. E. Church, Clinton, S. C, conducted the
service, assisted by Eev. Mr. Touchhorry, of
Padgett's Creek Baptist Church, Cross Keys,
S. C. A large number of friends and rela-
tives gathered to pay tribute to the passing
of Mrs. Bishop, and many beautiful floral
offerings were laid on her grave as a token
of the high esteem in which she was held.
She is survived by her husband, J. E. Bish-
op, and the following children : Mrs. T. H.
Stevens, of Cross Keys, S. C. ; Mrs. W. C.
Young, of Asheville, N. C; A. N. Bishop, of
Enoree, S. C. ; Mrs. C. N. Mills and Miss
Frances Bishop, of Clinton, S. C, and six
grandchildren.

Gates

On Saturday, the 24th of November, death
claimed one of Concord's oldest members, Mrs.
Hester Holt Cates.

Mrs. Cates was So years of age. She leaves
her husband, Mr. G. W. Cates, of Graham,
N. C, and the following children: Mrs. Min-
nie Zachary, High Point, N. C.j Mrs. George
Staley, Liberty, N. C; Mrs. Ida Lewis, Gra-

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

ham, N. C, and Mr. Lee Cates, of California,
and a number of grandchildren and great-
grandchildren to mourn their loss.

She was laid to rest at Concord on Mon-
day, November 2(i. Rev. II. L. Islcy, a for-
mer pastor, conducted the funeral. The pall-
bearers were her grandsons, G. E., Evcrette,
Lee, and Howard Zachary, Leslie Lewis and
Elbert Staley: The (lower girls were her
granddaughters.

We extend to the husband and children our
sympathy. A NEIGIIBOE.

Crotts

Lee O. Crotts was born December S, 11)11,
and died November 20, 1928. He was recov-
ering from a serious operation and his par-
ents thought that he was happy. But his
troubles were too heavy and in an hour of
loneliness he passed to the great beyond.

Lee was a quiet boy and was loved by all
who knew him. He leaves his parents, sev-
eral brothers and.sisters and a host of friends
to mourn their loss.

The funeral service was held at Mount

Pleasant church on November 23, conducted

by the pastor of his parents, assisted by Eev.

J. W. Braxton, pastor of Mocksville charge.

T. J. WHITEHEAD.

December G, 1928

which the remains were laid to rest in ML
Zion cemetery in the presence of a large num-
ber of sorrowing friends.

The bereaved have our deepest sympathy.
A. L. 1IUNTEK.

Fulk

Riley Franklin Fulk died October 17, 1028,
aged 79 years and 17 days.

On August 1, 1872, he was united in mar-
riage to Mary Ann Barr. To this union were
bom four sons and throe daughters, one son
and one daughter preceding him to the great
beyond.

lb- joined the Methodist Protestant church
at Mt. Zion in his late middle age and lived
a very consistent member until he was called
home. We had the privilege of attending a
reunion of relatives and friends at his home
the fifth Sunday in September in honor of
his 79th birthday. It was a very enjoyable
occasion, and the vast crowd gave evidence
of the high esteem in which he was held ; he
seemed to enjoy the day, and passed it very
pleasantly with his friends and no doubt
thought as little of the early passing as many
of the rest of us. This again brings to our
minds the reality of the quotation: "Be ye
also ready, for in an hour when ye think not
the Son of man cometli."

The end came with him without any linger-
ing illness or suffering, seemingly in answer
to his request, as he had been talking with
friends until late in the night and expressed
his desire to go suddenly and without a strug-
gle. Next morning he was found dead in bed
and apparently had passed away just as he
wished. This should be one comfort to us,
that he was granted his last request.

He will be greatly missed in his church,
home and community, but, most of all, in his
home, where he has so faithfully filled his
place so many years. Home will never be the
same without him, but Heaven, no doubt, will
seem nearer and dearer to his loved ones,
remembering that they have one more there
wailing and watching for them.

May we all strive to live such lives that
we may go some day and join our loved ones
in that happy place, where there will be no
more sorrow, sickness, pain, or death, but
where all is peace and joy.

Funeral services were conducted by the
writer, assisted by Bro. W. D. Reed, after

Bradshaw

Jesse G. Bradshaw was born near Salem
Methodist Protestant church about 42 years
ago. He was the son of the late James T.
Bradshaw and Nellie Thompson Bradshaw. He
was a descendant of the fifth generation of
Thomas Thompson, who ran away from his
home in England, was hidden in a barrel by
friends, put on a vessel sailing for America
He stopped in the Pennsylvania colony, came
to North Carolina, settled at what is now
Saxapahaw about the middle of the 18th
century.

Jesse professed religion and joined Salem
M. P. church while in his teens. He was an
efficient steward in his church for a number
of years. About 11)10 he was married to Miss
Pattie* Clendenin, of .Mount Hermon ,sec,-<
tion of Alamance County. "Jess" was a suc-
cessful farmer while on his farm near Salem.
About 1913 he accepted a position as super-
intendent of Lake Latham Farm, Mebaue,
N. C, where he remained for several years.
Then he went to Greensboro and worked for
the Latham Real Estate Company for some
time; thence to Moore's Springs, Stokes
County; was there about seven years.

On the 17th day of November he was
stricken with paralysis, was rushed to a Win-
ston-Salem hospital. Tuesday morning, No-
vember 20, his soul passed into the great
beyond to await the resurrection morn.

He leaves a devoted wife, one brother,
Charles W. Bradshaw, two sisters, Mrs. W. J.
Jennings, Gibsonville, N. C, and Mrs. Vitus
Holt, Burlington, N. C. ; a number of nieces
and nephew's, besides many friends and rela-
tives.

His funeral was conducted Wednesday eve-
ning at 4 o'clock from the home of his broth-
er, C. W. Bradshaw, by Eev. E, Murphy Wil-
liams. Interment was in Green Hill Ceme-
tery, Greensboro.

A large number of friends and relatives
were present. Pallbearers were of his friends
of Winston-Salem and Danbury, N. C. The
floral offerings were beautiful, and were borne
by his nieces and nephews.

Let us heed the admonition: "Be ye also
reaily, for at such a time as ye think not the
Son of man cometh."

J. NEWLIN THOMPSON.

Graham, N. C.

Moore

Eebecca J. Moore died November 27, 1928.
Funeral services were conducted at Chestnut
Eidge church November 28 by the writer, as-
sisted by Eev. M. Ivey Crutchfield.

Sister Moore lived to be 75 years of age.
She had been a member of Chestnut Ridge
church for more than 50 years. She was
always faithful and true. A good woman is
gone.

May God comfort the bereaved ones, espe-
cially her brother, W. A. Moore, with whom
she lived and who is now left alone.

B. M. WILLIAMS.

—Seventy-three people a day lose their lives
by automobile accidents. Y'ou don't know
when you start out what will happen to you.

December 6, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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Our Children's Home

Northville, Randleman, $2.66; Mizpah, Haw
River, $2.10; Pleasant Union, Mt. Pleasant,
$1.42; Hickory Ridge, Forsyth, $6.58; Leba-
non, $5.77; Laurel Hill, Fallston, $4.29; Haw
River Mission, $5.97; First church, Charlotte,
$12.36; Bethany, Randolph, $1.25; Mitchell's
Grove, Guilford, $2.21; Shiloh, Randolph,
$3.15; Mt. Ritenberry, $1.00; Union Chapel,
Mocksville, $1.53 ; Community, Thomasville,
(recital) $32.15; Grace, $7.30; Grace Baraca,
$9.00; Harris Chapel, Vance, $1.94; Taber-
nacle, Tabernacle (recital), $46.29; Lincoln-
ton, $2.31; Union Chapel, Mocksville, $1.75;
Siler City, Liberty-Siler City, $3.28; Shoals,
Pinnacle, $6.21 ; Maple Springs, Forsyth, $6.03 ;
Fair Grove, Haw River, $3.50; Union Grove,
Orange, $2.50; Mebane, $11.75; Flat Rock,
plat Rock, $2.53; Mt. Carmel, Forsyth, $4.75;
Concord, $25.00; Reidsville, $2.66; Shiloh, N.
Davidson, $33.63 ; Salem, Saxapahaw, $3.25 ;
Rehoboth, Granville, $7.30; Friendship, Haw
River, $15.00; Mrs. M. E. Moore, Siler City,
$5.00; Bethel, Flat Rock, $5.40; Bethesda, N.
Davidson, $5.36; Denton, Denton, $14.09; Cen-
ter, Alamance, $12.60; Mrs. J. J. Crawford,
$1.00; Eden Aid Society, Halifax, $5.45; C. E.
McCulloch, Wilmington, $10.00; Shady Grove,
Moriah, $6.05; Mt. Lebanon Ladies' Aid, Ran-
dleman, $15.00; Kannapolis, $8.50; Chase City,
$8.00; Flat Rock, Vanc,e, $8.00; West End,
Greensboro, $11.43; Mt. Moriah, Fallston,
$7.00; Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant, $18.00; A. G.
Gray, $2.00; Bethel, Alamance, $13.90; New
Zion, Why Not, $2.10; Haw River Mission,
$9.16; Asheboro, $35.00; Eden, Halifax, $5.00;
Mt. Pleasant, N. Davidson, $42.60; Mizpah,
Haw River, S. S. and Intermediates, $5.30 ;
First Church, High Point, $38.24; Second
Grade in the Ray Street School, High Point,
$1.10; Friendship, Fallston, $22.60; C. A. How-
ard, Cornelius, $10.00; Mrs. S. B. Troxler,
$11.00; Whitakers Chapel, (Enfield, $36.00;
Gideon's Grove, Flat Rock, $5.00; A Friend,
$1.00; Woman's Auxiliary, Liberty, $10.00;
Gray's Chapel, Randolph, $4.50; Hickory
Grove, Guilford, $1.85 Ladies' Aid, Yadkin
College, $5.00; Mrs. J. M. Cheek, Burling-
ton, $5.00 ; Mrs. Walter L. Edgar, Curtis, Ohio,
$5.00; Belmont, Mt. Hermon, $6.44; Matthews
Chapel, Greenville, $3.65; Bess Chapel, $5.00;
Hollister, Halifax, $10.00; Ringwood, Halifax,
$2.00; English Street, $9.00; Mrs. Circie Coble
Phillips, $5.00; Hebron, Orange, $11.00; C. A.
Howell, Draper, $1.77; Mrs. Nettie Burroughs,
$1.00; Misses Mattie Whitaker and Suie Whit-
aker, $2.00; W. F. M. S., Harmony, Yarbor-
oughs, $12.00; Bethesda, Halifax, $5.00; Hon.
Harry Shaw, Fairmont, W. Va., $25.00; Mrs.
W. C. Lassiter, $5.00; Fair Grove, Haw River,
$4.00; R. J. Clary, Wesley's Chapel, Green-
ville, $2.50; Annye Hull, $5.00; Jesse E.
Smith, Janera, Ohio, $5.50; Rev. R. L. Ship-
ley, New Ark, N. J., $11.00; Mrs. James Falls,
New Ark, N. J., $20.00 ; Liberty, Liberty-Siler
City, $21.00;' Mrs.. J. E. Welbom, Liberty,
$1.00; Sherman Chapel, Belknap, Iowa, $2.50;
Bethel, Randolph, $8.00; J. W. Hopkins, $5.00;
Shiloh, Randolph, $16.00; Salem, Saxapahaw,
$6.18; C. E. S., Friendship, Fallston, $15.00;
Corinth, Littleton, $5.00; J. W. Magee, $5.00;
Mrs. T. B. Richard, Lawndale, $8.00; Union
Grove, South Winston, $14.50; Mrs. S. M.
Johnson, $1.00; Mrs. Maud Markland, $2.00;

Sunday school, from Mrs. L. G. Wood, $1.75;
Mrs. L. G. Wood's "card class," $1.25; Mr. and
Mrs. J. Roy Turner, $5.00; Mrs. C. B. Johnson,
$2.00; Haw River Circuit, $24.15.

I have a list the pastor sent me in which
he thought that he had reported what part
of this belonged to each church, but as there
was $6.00 undesignated I will just credit the
$24.15 to Haw River Circuit and each church
can be credited on my list later.

These dear people from Haw River also
sent us 21 chickens, one bag of turnips, two
bags of potatoes, one-half side of meat, and
one box of boys' clothing from Fair Grove ;
IS chickens, one box of boys' clothing and
two bushels of sweet potatoes from Midway;
11 chickens, 40 pounds sugar, canned fruit,
clothing for boys and girls, 14 brooms and
one quilt from Brown Summit; 11 chickens,
two bags of potatoes, one bag of corn, canned
fruit, 48 pounds flour, and three gallons sor-
ghum from Friendship; and 17 chickens, one
pair blankets and five pounds sugar from
Mizpah. All this besides the cash reported
above.

From Shiloh, Randolph, we have received
15 chickens; and from Melangthan Lutheran
church, $1.00 from the pastor's wife, Mrs.
Lyerly, and three chickens from three of their
lady members, and one chicken from one of
the M. E. ladies of the same community.

Mr. C. T. Dixon, Winston-Salem, about $25
worth of shrubbery.

Dr. A. A. York, High Point, bed sheets
and pillow-cases.

Mount Carmel church, Forsyth, two bushels
wheat, pumpkins, canned fruit, and potatoes.

Hickory Ridge, Forsyth, 14 chickens, one
bag sweet potatoes, apples, canned fruit and
turnips.

Moriah, five bushels potatoes, pumpkins;
Junior Missionary Society, Moriah, canned
fruit and jellies.

Welch Memorial, canned fruit, one quilt,
pillow-cases and sheet, coffee, post toast ies,
prunes and jelly.

Liberty, Mrs. J. W. Curtis, canned peaches,
end Mr. J. W. Curtis, for the community, six
chickens and six bed quilts, besides six quilts
already reported.

Ray Street School, High Point, toys for the
children, 19 boxes cereals, 60 cans fruit, 28
preserves and jellies, four pounds rice, two
boxes macaroni, two boxes cocoanut, two
boxes preserves, one box cocoa, three bushels
potatoes, three packages apples and oranges.

Driver of Bus No. 37, High Point to Greens-
boro, one bushel applies and two packages
chewing gum. "No. 37" is a great friend of
our children.

Lebanon Home Missionary Society and Phi-
lathea class, material for 37 dresses, nine
dresses ready made, two pair bloomers, two
pair pantaloons, one shirt, one blanket, rem-
nants for 13 dresses, seven yards nutty twill,
two and one-half boxes thread, 10 pair salt
and pepper shakers, one sheet, one pair pil-
low-cases, four gowns, two towels, 36 yards
sheeting.

Siler City, Woman's Auxiliary, one dozen
tablets, one dozen pencils, eight boxes of
Skiddoo, two dolls, two toy automobiles, four
towels, sheeting, and material for several
dresses.

Dulins, Mocksville, 20 pounds sugar, canned
fruit, peas and beans and 40 cents in money.

Rehoboth, Creswell, a large bag of peanuts
and a box of pecans.

Moriah, through a friend, a large bolt of
blue denim.

Mineola Manufacturing Company, Gibson-
ville, a bundle of outing.

Virginia Cotton Mills, Swepsonsville, a bun-
dle of blue shirting.

Thomasville, fruit and two dresses.

Ladies' Aid Society, Enfield, 6 pair pillow-
cases and 18 towels.

Mrs. L. N. Vanderwort, Morgan town, W.
Va., a box of clothing for boys and girls.

Mrs. J. S. Lewis, of Asheboro, sent us $500
as a bequest from the J. S. Lewis estate. This
we are to be permitted to use for a while
until our friends help us over the "Hill Diffi-
culty," then this amount will go to Capt.
A. M. Rankin, treasurer of the building fund.
We are thankful that Bro. Lewis thus remem-
bered the Home.

Now, friends, this is a rather lengthy re-
port this week, but it is the first financial
report for three weeks, and our friends are
being good to us because they are just thank-
ful to God for His blessings upon them and
they are also thankful that there is such a
Home through which they may give expres-
sion to their gratitude to God.

We have tried to report every item, and
wish we could give a longer write-up and men-
tion names in each case. But had we done
that this time we could have filled at least
two pages in the Herald. It is just fine to
get these cheering letters and your good gifts,
and then be able to look back into the homes
and churches out of which they have come
and remember nearly every one of you per-
sonally, and then just to breathe a "God bless
you" right up to our heavenly Father. If any
package has been overlooked, please let us
know and we will make amends.

Please Be Clear

It is easy for you to state just what church
or what charge you wish given credit. Be
perfectly clear, and then records wall be clear.

Good News

For a long time Miss Millie Bowman, of
sainted memory, gave Bibles in the Home. A
few days ago I was planning to ask through
the Herald for a volunteer for that work when
here came a letter in the mails saying:
"Please reserve for me the privilege of giving
Bibles when needed in the Home. I am
afraid someone will get ahead of me iu this."
(Signed) Mrs. J. S. Williams.

We thank Mrs. Williams, and we shall be
glad for you to share some definite work about
the Home. Write us and we will assign you
a definite task.

Our Big Love Home

It was Mrs. Maier who gave our Home that
name. We like it, and our big hearts in this
Love Home take in all of you, and we crave
your love and sympathy and co-operation.
And we are sure we have it and will continue
to have it.

The law of our Home is "The Good of the
Child."

Several checks are already in for next
week's report.

Faithfully yours in His service,

A. G. DIXON.

POSTPONED

The bazaar and chicken supper has been
postponed indefinitely because of sickness.
A. G. DIXON.

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GOSSIP!

Oh, have you not heard?

Sh ! Mum is the word;

It's gossip, you knew,

So let us go slow.

Is anyone near?

Can anyone hear?

Now don't breathe a word

The tiling sounds absurd!

I know you will doubt

When the story is out.

Of course you will laugh

And call it mere chaff.

But don't tell a soul,

First get the news whole.

I'm last to defame

Another's good name;

All gossip and lies

I loathe and despise.

Yet what can one do

When rumor seems true?

I'm sure Mrs. Smith

Will say it's a myth,

And Jones will taboo

The thing as untrue.

You see it's like this —

The morsel don't miss! —

Do listen! Be still!

Wait a moment until —

Sh ! Now not a word, —

I don't want to be heard —

Be patient, I pray,

I know wdiat you'll say, —

Just lend me your ear

And I'll whisper, my dear: —

Our neighbor, the lord,

Has bought a new Ford!

— Grenville Kleiser.

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— Bro. Willis Booth was called out of bed
last Sunday morning about 1 :30 by the cries
of a party caught under an overturned auto
in front of his house. It was a party of
negroes who had been moving at such a high
speed that the car could not execute the
curve but ran up an embankment and turned
over. Bro. Booth and his ^neighbor, Mr.
Apple, went to the rescue of the imprisoned
party and by strenuous effort at length suc-
ceeded in releasing all the party. None
seemed seriously hurt, though Bro. Booth
received a baptism of blood to the great detri-
ment of a suit of clothes.

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We are needing fuur good young cows at
the Children's Home — good milkers. What
community will give us one or sell us one
cheap.' Cows must be healthy or the health .
officer would condemn them. We must know
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VOLUME XXXV

GREENSBORO, N. C, DECEMBER 13, 1928

NUMBER 6

A Greater Than Jesus Is Here

This title shocks and offends you, and rightly. But wait
till you see what it means. We hasten to explain. It means
that those who think themselves greater than Jesus are here.
We know it by their writings in books and magazines. They
have climbed up to a lofty altitude from which they look
down upon Jesus. He did pretty well for his day, but he
did not know exactly what he was trying to do, did not know
what he could do, and he frequently changed his mind. He
first thought he would found an earthly kingdom, but he
found the world was not ready for it, so he changed his pro-
gram and contented himself with a future heavenly kingdom,
with perhaps a province upon the earth. He was no organizer
like his great critics would be in such an enterprise. He
didn't even know very well how to make disciples or how to
treat them and train them. He did the best a man of his
limited intelligence could do with the meager resources he
had and he deserves credit for his achievements, but how
much greater things and better things he might have done
if he had only had the advice of these later-day critics.

What a spectacle such men make! Unworthy to stoop
down and unloose the shoes of Jesus, they climb up on their
pinnacle of pride and try to belittle Him who was so great
that the world of rational men still regards Him as higher
and greater than man.

~f- .

Some Christmas Problems

We do not realize how many friends we have until Christ-
mas approaches and we consider those we would like to make
happy with a Christmas present. To some of us this is like
the problem that confronted the disciples in the desert— how
to make five loaves and two fishes suffice for a multitude. The
only solution they could see was for the multitude to go and
buy for themselves. But there was another solution, as the
sequel showed. How can we make eight dimes, five nickels,
and four pennies purchase presents for all our friends? It
looks impossible. There would not be enough to make one
cent for each. The solution is found only when we discover
that there is something more valuable than money or what
money will buy which we can give to our friends. Some of
the finest expressions of the Christmas spirit do not involve
the expenditure of a single penny. On the other hand, large
and costly gifts may be made and the true Christmas spirit
not be felt by either giver or receiver. The main problem is
the development of the true Christmas spirit in our own
breasts. This spirit will find some way to express itself and
make itself felt. What is the true Christmas spirit? It is
the spirit of Christ, the spirit of love and kindliness. How is
this spirit to be caught ? By being with Christ and learning
of Him. By being with Christian people and learning of
them. The limitation of our means may be overcome in large
measure by a boundless love. Somehow we can do good to

all the people we desire to help. If we have not silver and
gold, such as we have we can give unto them, and our gifts
may cause them to leap for joy more than would the largest
gifts of money. This problem can be solved: somehow we
can give to as many as we choose.

There is another problem that perplexes those who have
unlimited means to purchase what they please. Their prob-
lem is how to choose an appropriate gift. There is conflicting
advice regarding the difficulty. Some say, send a check and
let the receiver decide what the present shall be. Others
say, no, this is too easy. It is proper to give thought to the
matter, give your mind and heart as well as your money.
That leaves you up in the air. You do not know what to do.
Well, that is not so unfortunate a situation as it might be.
It means that you must consider the matter and try to decide
properly. If you cannot do better, you will not go amiss in
sending the coin of the realm and explaining your failure
to do better.

Christmas brings other and more serious problems. It
calls for giving, Christ-like giving, outside the circle of our
personal friendships. Christmas will come in vain to us if it
does not leave us more like Christ.

// There Were No Pain

Ingersoll would have made this world painless, if he
could. So he said, but he probably would have changed his
mind if he had considered the consequences. Nothing else
could take the place of pain. Pain is painful because it
must be to answer its purposes. Pain serves as a warning
H lifts up its voice to prevent destruction or serious injury
lam saves our hands from being burned off. Pain stays
the knife that would seriously wound us. In ten thousand
ways pain protects our bodies. Without pain to warn us we
would be ground to a pulp or burned to ashes or drowned
m the water. Pain was meant to be not our destruction but
our salvation. It usually is. We owe to pain we know not
how many escapes from death. God could not make us "fool-
proof." So He gave us pain. In love and mercy He gave
us pain. b

_ We believe the deepest investigation of the subject will
disclose the fact that pain makes an important contribution
to our moral and spiritual development. If people could not
tee pain, we could not make them suffer, and they could not
make us suffer.

Pain has an essential place in the present order of the
world. It is here by will of the infinitely wise and good
Creator and must perform a beneficent service. But John
tells us that the present order will pass away and a new order
will come in which there will be no more pain. Pain therefore
is temporary in its purpose. There is possible escape from
it— for the good and the obedient sons of men. But in almost
the same breath he tells us that there will be the lake of fire
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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

December 13, 192S

ORDINATION SERMON

(By Rev. J. A. Burgess at the late Winston Conference)
John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his
only begotten Son. that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life."

Love is of God. Love is God, and God is love personalized.
Love is characterized negatively by the absence of haughti-
ness, cruelty and license. Love is characterized positively by
the presence of patience, kindness, generosity, courtesy and
self-control. Love never seeks its own. Love loses sight of
itself in seeking the good of its object for its object's sake.
By the love of man for man we mean that within man which
leads him to lose sight of himself in seeking the good of his
fellow-man for his fellow-man's sake. Such was the love
which existed between David and Jonathan. Each lost sight
of himself in seeking the good of the other for the other's
sake. By the love of man for God we mean that within man
which leads him to strive with all his might to possess in his
own soul all those moral qualities which are inherent in the
divine nature for the glory of God. By the love of God for
man we mean that within God which leads him to lose sight
of himself in seeking the good of man for man's sake.

Our appreciation of love is always in proportion to the
dignity of the one who loves us. There are persons of whom
we do not care to have it said that they love us. If we
should be told that we are loved by some noted criminal we
would perhaps resent the statement. If we should be told
that we are loved by some person of extreme poverty and
illiteracy we would perhaps receive the statement with indif-
ference. If we should be told that we are loved by the most
wealthy, cultured and influential citizen of the state we would
be delighted. If we should be told that we are loved by the
wealthiest and most refined and worthwhile citizen of the
world our joy would be unbounded. Now, in our text we are
told that God loves the world. Since we have the message
that God loves the world we are interested to know who
God is, and what is his character and station in life. The
story is told that when a great body of ministers had met
for the purpose of formulating a worthy definition of God
and found themselves unequal to the task they turned aside
to pray for divine guidance. The youngest of their number,
a deeply spiritual man, was called upon to lead the prayer.
In his opening sentence he said: "0 thou who art a Spirit
infinite, eternal and unchangeable in thy being, wisdom,
power, holiness, goodness and truth." The ideas compre-
hended in these words became the substance of the new defini-
tion. Certainly no higher definition has ever been formu-
lated. God is spirit and personal. God is unchanging and
unchangeable in character, "the same yesterday, today and
forever." He is the one eternal self-existent being. He is
sole creator and preserver. He is the supreme one. He holds
in their places the stars and the planets. He numbers the
hairs of our heads. He holds in his grasp the destiny of men
and of nations. He clothes the lily and he feeds the birds.
He is high above us and yet he is ever present with us. It is
impossible for us to escape from his authority or hide from
his presence. The wealth of the universe is his, material and
spiritual. The earth with its coal, its iron, its silver, its gold
and its diamonds is his. The earth with its soil, its plants, its
flowers and its trees is his. The earth with its fish, its beasts
and its birds is his. The world with its history, its poetry,
its philosophy and its science is his. The world with its

hopes and its fears is his. The world. with its ruoral wealth
and its religious wealth is his. There is, no wealth material
or spiritual but that he has created and sustains, and possesses.
He is infinitely rich within himself. All virtue has its origin
in him. Knowledge, wisdom, power and authroity flow out
from him. Love, mercy, truth and goodness are inherent in
his nature. Such is the character and station in life of the
being who loves this world. The world that God, loves is not
this material world. It is not this world of mountains, hills,
valleys, plains, rivers and oceans. It is not this world of .,cpal,
iron, silver, gold and diamonds. It is not this world, of
flowers, plants and trees. Love is of a person and it always
flows to that which is personal. The world .that God loves is
this personal world. It is this remembering, judging, will-
ing, imagining, thinking world. It is this world of men and
women and boys and girls. It is this world of humanity.
And there is something astonishing about this. And the more
we think about it the more astonishing it becomes. It is not
astonishing for parents to love dutiful sons and daughters —
sons and daughters that are making good, sons and daughters
that are lovable and loving, sons and daughters that honor
their parents. Such is perfectly natural. It wouldibe astonish-
ing if it were not so. But the world that God loves is not
made up of dutiful sons and daughters. It is, not made up
of sons and daughters that are lovable and loving. It is not
made up of sons and daughters that are making good. It
is not made up of sons and daughters that bear his image and
manifest his glory. The world that God loves is this lost
world. It is this depraved world. It is this enslaved world.
It is this ignorant world. It is this bankrupt world. It is
this world that is full of atheism, infidelity and agnosticism.
It is this world that is full of hatred and cruelty and slander
and selfishness and lust. It is this world that hates God
and is in a state of rebellion against God and is running away
from God and which, if it were possible, would dethrone God
and wreck the moral universe. That God should lose sight
of himself in seeking the good of such a world is astonishing
beyond measure. This is no passing interest which he has in
us, but a ceaseless outgoing unto us of his whole moral self
for the sole purpose of doing us good. It is not a part of
this world that he thus loves. It is the world. It is the
whole world. It is every nation. It is every race. It is: all
mankind. This love is not only all embracing, but it takes
cognizance of the individual. It singles him out and flows
to him separate and apart from the multitude. These are
facts which ought to fill us with an unbounded gratitude and
an inexpressible joy. Here is news of such transcendent value
that it is utterly impossible to accept it as true except upon
the most unanswerable evidence. And we rejoice in the, fact
that it is not necessary to write the love of God with a question
mark. The first channel through which this. evidence comes
to lis is the great book of nature. The older I grow and the
more extended is my experience, the more am I convinced
that nature when rightly studied and rightly understood and
rightly used holds in store for us nothing but that which is
good. And that which always blesses can suggest ■ nothing
but friendship, and friendship can originate , nowhere but in
love, In this way we may read the love of .God in the: warmth
and light of the sun, in the , sublimity of the mountains, in
the beauty of the valleys and the plains, in the majesty' of, the
rivers and the grandeur of , the qceans, in 'the , beauty and
fragrance of the flowers and the. songs of the birds. All
nature is but a marvelous display , of divine love.

December 13. 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Another channel through which this evidence comes to us
is the Bible. Love is the cord that runs through this book
and binds all of its parts together. " You will find it in the
first book and 'you 'will find it in all the succeeding' books.
In the book of Genesis we read that God made man in his
image. This can be interpreted in nothing but terms of love
Then we read that God placed him in a beautiful garden in
which there grew every tree bearing fruit fit for food and
pleasant to the eye to look upon and in the midst of tlie garden
the tree of life— an environment which supplied perfectly his
every physical, mental, moral and religious need. This we
can interpret in nothing but terms of love. And then we
read that when man had disqualified himself to remain there
God placed at the east of the garden a flaming sword which
turned every way to keep the tree of life lest man should put
forth his hand, and take and eat of the fruit of the tree of
life and live forever. .This is not to he interpreted in terms
of hatred, or revenge, or punishment, but in terms of love ■
for we must remember that even death is infinitely to be
preferred to an eternal conscious existence in separation from
God and in the grip of sin. Evidence of this love is seen in the
ten commandments, in the songs of Israel, in those wonderful
prophetic messages and it is written upon every page of the
New Testament.

But the supreme evidence of God's love is not to be found
m nature, nor in the Bible as God's book of revelation It
is not to be found in what God has done in the great field of
his creative acts, nor in what he is now doing in his continuous
work of preservation. It is not written : God so loved the
world that he performed some great creative act, but God so
loved the world that he gave. When we give an object we
cease to possess, it. We cease to control it. We turn away
from it. We forsake it. God so loved the world that he ceased
to possess, he ceased to control, he turned away from he
forsook an object. That was the most precious object in all
his universe. If God had given for us all the coal, the iron
the silver, the gold and the diamonds of his creation that
would have been a great evidence of his love. If God had
given for us a thousand blazing stars and a million revolving
planets that would have been a wonderful evidence of his
love. If God had given for us ten thousand holy angels to
ive among us and suffer for us and die for us, that would
have been a marvelous evidence of his love. But nothing is
said of the gift of eoal and iron and silver and gold and
diamonds. Nothing is said of the gift of stars and planets
Nothing is said of the gift of holy angels. But God so loved
the world that he gave his Son. Now I have five children
and so far as I know I love them equally. If it were possible
and you were to come to me and lay at my feet all the Wealth
ot this state— its mineral wealth, its 'soil wealth, its wealth
of water power, its wealth of flowers and plants and Shrub-
bery, its forest wealth, its social wealth, its industrial and
economical wealth, its intellectual wealth, its historical wealth
and its wealth of government— the entire wealth of this state
and say, here, take it in exchange for the life of <6ne of your
children, and if to this you should add the entire wealth of
this southland of ours, and the entire wealth of this great
country, and then the entire wealth of this 'continent' and
then the entire wealth of Sonth America, and "then the entire
wealth of Europe, and then of Asia, and then of Africa and
then of Australia, and then tof the islands of the sea T would
not only refuse the oqer, but with all the Energy of my soul
I would resent it. But God did not have five children ■ - In

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all eternity God has begotten but one son. God had an only
begotten son. Intothis. son God had poured all his knowledge,
all his wisdom, all his power, all his authority, all his love'
all his. mercy, all his holiness, all his goodness, all his great-
ness. Into this son God had emptied himself, for, in him
dwelleth all the fullness of the God-head bodily. When God
gave this son he had nothing left. We would do no violence
to this text if we should make it to read : God so loved the
world that he gave himself that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life. God did not
give his son to make a pleasure trip down here. God did not
give his son to come down here and investigate conditions
and report back. God gave his son to take upon himself
the form and limitations and inconveniences of man. God
gave his son to live among us, to labor, to be tired, to be
hungry, to be thirsty, to be slandered, to be persecuted, to
be buffeted, to lie spat upon, to be crowned with thorns to be
scourged, to shed his blood, to be nailed to the cross, to bear
our sins m his own body on the tree, to pour out his very life
for us. And when we stand before Calvary and look upon
the bruised, bleeding, suffering and dying Son of God and
hear his agonizing cry, "My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?" we are standing in the supreme evidence of
God's love.

This brings us to a most interesting question. What is the
explanation of this lavish of love? Why does God love?
God loves for the same reason that sparks fly upwards. God
loves for the same reason that water seeks its level. God loves
for the same reason that the sun radiates heat and light
Sparks have no will in the matter of ascending. They simply
obey a law under which they exist. Water has no will in the
matter of seeking its level. It can do no otherwise The
sun has no will in the matter of radiating heat and light
. It simply obeys the law of its own existence. It must radiate
heat and light to be the sun. If the sun were to cease to
radiate heat and light it would cease to be the sun. Neither
does God have any will in the matter of loving but the will to
love. It is the very nature of God to love. Love is the very
essence of God and God is the very essence of love. You can
never define love but in terms of God and you can never
define God but in terms of love. If God were to cease to love
he would eease to be God and the universe would be godless
But we must not think of this love as blind, or unintelli°'ent
It is never misdirected. It never makes a mistake. It flows
out from the supreme intelligence. And this leads us to ask-
why does God love us? There can be but one answer. He
loves us because we are worth loving. I do not mean by this
to say that we possess any actual value in the sight of God
Such a statement would not lie true. In all the realms of
God there, is no place where he can use a world in the grip of
sin. Such a world possesses and can possess no actual value
m God's sight. But God looks down through the atheism
and infidelity and agnosticism and hatred and lust 'and false-
hood and cruelty and license and ignorance and poverty and
slavery of this world and sees a potential value. Not because
of what we are does God love us, but because of what he
sees he can make of us1 through an inflow of his grace. He
'sees that in this way he' ban break the power of sin and wash
away our filth and give us newness of life and lift us up into
a state of health and strength and efficiency. This is our
encouragement. It differs not to what depths of sin the soul
may have sunk, if there is still an open avenue through which
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OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

Herein is my Father r/lorified, that ;/c bear much fruit;
so shall ye be my disciples. — John 15:8.

"The Care of All the Churches"

This is our constant concern, whether we are in the field
among the churches or at home. ""Without ceasing I make
mention of you always in my prayers," and my thought and
my effort continually is for an increasing measure of success
in the God-given work that we are all trying to do. Pastors
will feel free, of course, to call on us for service, and always
it will be our pleasure to respond in the full measure of our
time and strength. However, the major part of the "care of
the churches" is of necessity with the pastors. They are
the shepherds, and we look to them to care for the flock.
By their wise leading, their zeal, and their unfailing faithful-
ness, we shall go forward in happiness and to enlarging
measures of service.

Halifax
We were with this charge, in their quarterly conference,
December 7. The conference was held at Ringwood, and all
churches were represented but one. Stewards reported
$80.50 paid to date on pastor's salary. The Sunday schools
of the charge are going forward hopefully with their work.
Two contribute regularly to the Children's Home. We were
glad to hear a prominent member of one of these schools
say that the reaction was helpful to his school. The other
schools were urged to adopt this practice. The college assess-
ment and the other budgets were ordered apportioned to the
different churches. An effort will be made to raise the college
budget in full now. The pastor urged in his report that
the charge press the finances in the early part of the year,
and that the every member canvass be made at all of the
churches. The spirit of the conference was good, and the
charge appears to he starting hopefully upon the work of
the new year. Pastor Spencer is in his fifth year on this
field. He has the confidence and the co-operation of his
people. He will work zealously, wisely and steadfastly along
all lines to make this a year of progress for his charge.

Why Not

Saturday and Sunday, December 8-9, were given to this
work. On Saturday we were at Love Joy, preaching at 11
a. m. and holding the quarterly conference in the afternoon.
The conference was well attended, all churches being repre-
sented but one. Reports showed only small amount paid to
date on pastor's salary. About $60 was reported raised on
college assessment. The Sunday schools are running with
usual interest, and the general outlook for the work is hopeful.
We found a new brick veneered church building in process
of construction at Love -Joy. This they hope to complete in
the near future. The budgets were ordered apportioned to
the various churches on the percentage basis of pastor's salary.
Also the assessment for college, superannuates, and Gratitude
Gift. The college assessment will be pressed, with the hope
of raising the full amount — $170.

On Sunday at 11 a. m. we preached again at Love Joy
to a large and appreciative congregation. At this service
$28.50 was subscribed to the college assessment, and nearly all

was paid in. At 3 p. m. we were at Macedonia, preaching to a
small but attentive group. Here" $10, the full assessment on
this church for college, was padi. This gives the charge about
$100 paid to date for college. In the evening it was our privi-
lege to preach at Seagrove. There is pronounced sentiment
among our people in and near Seagrove. for a church at
that place. There does seem to be an opportunity there for
us, and we felt inclined to give encouragement to the move-
ment. The matter was left open for one month for prayer,
and to determine how many persons may be relied upon to
become charter members. We hope that a wise decision may
be reached, and we shall pray to that end. Pastor Trogdon
is entering hopefully upon the work of the new year. He is
liked by his people, and his opportunities for service seem
boundless. He seems strongly inclined to move to the par-
sonage. This would please his people, and no doubt be a
decided advantage to him in his work.

We enjoyed our visit to the fields, and our interest and
prayers will continue with them. We are indebted to every
one who gave us entertainment and contributed to our com-
fort on this trip.

On December 11 we were called to Burlington to assist in
the funeral of Bro. G. A. Gartner, a man whom we received
into the church during our pastorate there, and who appar-
ently was in perfect health when we left there a year ago.
Our tender sympathies are extended to the stricken family.
Tuesday night, December 11, we were privileged, through
the courtesy of Mrs. W. S. Jones, to be in the meeting of the
W. H. M. S. of Grace Church. The meeting was held in the
commodious home of the Joneses, on West Market Street, and
is a fixed part of the yearly program of the society, we
understand. We enjoyed being there, and were much pleased
and helped by the program and the spirit of the meeting.
By unanimous and hearty assent the meeting adopted the
unification program of the church, and officers were elected for
the new organization. This splendid spirit of conformity is
highly commendable. We hope that it may be contagious.
That Christmas Present
We are waiting for your order. You know — that Cen-
tennial Memorial Book that we spoke of just, recently. Nothing
more suitable for a Christmas present. Come on, now ,with
your order. We have two, and need thirty-one more. The
price is $2.00 and postage. Hurry! Christmas is nearly

here.

Children's Home

We are pleased with the long list of contributors appear-
ing in last week's Herald. This is an indication of a strong
interest throughout the conference in the Home. And we are
pleased to note several contributions from other confer-
ences, too. The Children's Home is a General Conference
institution, and it is encouraging to have it receive general
support. Superintendent Dixon and his helpers are grateful
for every expression of interest, and they will make every
dollar given to the Home count one hundred per cent for
the children who are being cared for there. Keep on keeping
faith with the Children's Home.

Hymnals for Spencer
Dr. McCulloch's call through the Herald is being heard.
Several books have been provided for our newest church. If
you could meet with our little band there and see their happi-
ness and their zeal, you would be gladder still that you helped
to provide music for them. Come on with a few more books ;

December 13, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

we hardly think that they have enough yet. Send your dona-
tion to Mrs. A. L. Moore, Spencer, N. 0., Post Office Box 60.
Thank you.

More of the Same Kind

"When people meeting you on the street stop to make

your acquaintance, the postmaster reaching out through the

window to shake hands with you, why you just couldn't feel

other than at home"; "While we regret losing our former

pastor. Rev. , we feel that we are fortunate in getting

Bro. to be with us, and we welcome him in our midst";

"We are entering upon the work of the new year with a fine
enthusiasm. Every indication is that the church in all of
its departments will far surpass the record of last year";
"We feel that this is going to be a good year for our church
and circuit"; "We are now in the midst of what appears to
us great, big-hearted folks. They have received us with open
hearts, and given to us every evidence of progressive
co-operation. ' '

And so the reports go. But we can not quote more now.
. We are delighted with the spirit revealed in these reports,
and cheered by the hope that this spirit, inspires. Success
is sure where this attitude prevails.

Much Fruit-Bearing

We are anxious that this shall be a year of much fruit-
bearing in every department of the church. The pastor is
our hope for this realization. Since he is the leader, we can
not hope to reach high standards unless he leads in that direc-
tion. We are therefore calling upon our pastors to make this
a year of renewed study of the Bible and of church needs
and church plans; a year of much prayer and personal con-
secration, a year of renewed determination to "keep back
nothing that is profitable" for the church. But in everything
and in every way to so lay hold upon the work that great
spiritual harvests may follow.

May the Spirit of God rest with renewing power upon
us all.

Appointments

Dec. 14. — West Thomasville church in quarterly confer-
ence. Hour, 7:30 p. m.

Dec. 15. — Fairvie-w-Glen Raven charge in quarterly con-
ference at Fairview. Hour, 2 p. m.

Dec. 16. — Glen Raven, 11 a. m. Preaching service.

Dee. 16.— Belmont, 7:30 p. m. Preaching service
(Tentative.)

"Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman
that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word
of truth."

Fraternally,

S W. Taylok.
Dee. 12, 1928.

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// There Were No Pain

(Continued from Page One)
for those who are not obedient and good. Those in whom pain
has accomplished its moral purpose will be released from pain.
Those in whom pain has not accomplished its divine mission
will be subjected it seems to a terrible baptism of pain.

Pain brings us to a realization of the seriousness of life.
It makes us aware of the spiritual character of our existence.
It makes us conscious of moral distinctions and moral deserts.
When it has accomplished in us its divine purpose, God will
say to us, It is enough !

Ordination Sermon

(Continued from Page Three)
the grace of God can pass into the heart, that soul may be
brought back into a state of normalcy, and fill its place and do
its work in the great divine plan of life.

And now, we have another very interesting question. To
what end does God love us? It is expressed both negatively
and positively in the text. For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish. It is to arrest us in our mad career
of self-destruction. It is that we may sink no deeper in
atheism, infidelity and agnosticism. It is that we may sink
no deeper in hatred, selfishness, lust, slander, ignorance
poverty and slavery. Then it is to stay the hand of sin itself!
It is that sin may sap away no more of our vitality. It is
that sin may no more strengthen the 'bonds of our slavery
But we rejoice exceedingly in the fact that this great divine
purpose reaches far beyond arresting us in our downward
career and staying the hand of sin in its deadly work in the
human heart. There is a positive side. It is one of restora-
tion. It is that of refitting the wreck. It is that of bringing
us back into a state of normalcy. It is that of giving us a
new chance to make good. Read on through the text- but
have everlasting life. The very essence of everlasting life
is the fullness of life. It is the completeness of life. It is
the perfection of life. So in this great outpouring of divine
love we may see human bodies free from all defects, bodies
full of health and strength, bodies with perfect efficiency
of hand and eye and ear and voice, bodies every organ of
which functions in a perfectly normal way. In this great
love we may read minds that are fully efficient, minds^that
never fail m memory, or judgment, or will, or imagination
Here we may also read souls that never fail in faith or
reverence, or worship, or obedience, or love, or mercy' or
holiness, or friendship, or sacrifice and service, or goodness
Such is the great, end of God 's love.

So far what are the accomplishments of this love for us«
It would be much easier to answer the opposite question
what has it not accomplished for us? It has brought us the
Christian church, and the Christian church has brought us
the Christian home, and the Christian home as brought us
Christian literature, and Christian literature has brought us
Christian civilization, and Christian civilization stands solidly
behind every victory over the sea and over the land and
over the air. It is this fact that stands back of our scientific
farming, our manufacturing business, our banking business
our merchandising business, our rail-roading business and
our mining business. It is this that has built our orphan
homes, our schools and colleges and universities and hospitals
It has given us the radio, the flying machine, the telephone
and the automobile. It is putting into life everything that
makes its beautiful and rich and sweet and good and strong
and glorious— everything that makes life worth living. Nor
is this all. It has brought to us a new conception of God
In Christ we see God not only as creator, preserver, jud°-e
and king, but as our great heavenly and universal Father
Out of this new conception of God we have that other con-
ception—the universal brotherhood of man. Out of this
conception we have every movement looking towards inter-
national confidence, international co-operation, international
good will and universal and perpetual peace. Nor is this all
It has brought to vast millions of sin-sick souls the conscious-
ness of cleansing from all spiritual filth, of pardon for every

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sin and of a new life functioning within. To these it has
also brought the consciousness of the presence of a Person to
guide them unerringly, and to shield them perfectly, and to
fill them with all spiritual benediction, and to make them to
abound unto every good work. Nor is this all. To these it
has given the assurance of a glorious immortality. And
now, a word to the young men who are about to take upon
themselves the sacred vows of the Christian ministry. This
love has conferred upon you the greatest honor that can come,
to man. Not only has it called you to repentance and faith,
and made you citizens of his kingdom on earth, and adopted
you into his heavenly family, and made you heirs of his
infinite goodness jointly with his only begotten son, Jesus
Christ, but it has called you to be fishers of men, the torch-
bearers of human progress. If this love fills you, if it per-
meates your soul, if it is the dominant power in your life,
if it controls you in all your activities, then your efforts will
be crowned with success, and in the end you will receive a
crown of life which will outshine the stars for brightness.
But if it does not, then, it matters not to what heights of
oratory you may mount, nor to what heights of scholarship
you may ascend, nor how cultured the congregations you may
serve, nor how large salary you may draw, nor with what
ease you move in society, you will be nothing more than a
sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal.

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"HIS LIKENESS"

"How does God look?" said my little lass.
At her question I often smiled;
But this time I offered a prayer instead
For guidance to help my child.
"God's face is seen in the heart of a rose,
In the bud of a lily white,
In the brightness of sunshine after rain,

In charms of a moonlight night ;
In the beauty of everlasting hills,

The trees with their leafy shade,
In the sky above and the earth beneath,

And all things he has made.
But the dearest picture I ever saw,

The clearest and finest, too,
Is his likeness in hearts that hallow his name,
And seek his work to do."

—Nettie K. Cole.
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IMMEDIATE OBEDIENCE WISE

There is much in obeying as our Lord did, "straightway."
"When the Lord gives His servants grace to follow out their
convictions as soon as they feel them, then they act courageous-
ly. First thoughts are best in the service of God; they arc
like Gideon's men that lapped. Second thoughts come up
timorously and limpingly, and incite us Jo make provision
for the flesh, like those men whom Gideon discarded because
they went down on their knees to drink, taking things too
leisurely to be fit for the Lord's battles. — Charles H. Spurgeon..
~«~> —

— Isn't this a pretty mess? We read this morning that
two South American, states are .at outs with each other and
one of them is clamoring for war. And that on the eve of
Christmas and w.hile Mr. Hoover is on a visit there! The
man or nation that undertakes to keep quarrelsome neighbors
from quarreling has some job on hand. ,

FAITH INDISPENSABLE

[The key that unlocks the doors to the choicest treasures in
the' Divine Kingdom. is' faith. A Christian is spiritually
strong and rich, or weak and poor, according to the measure
of his° right belief,- Faith is the foundation virtue, and when
it crumbles all else must fall with it. Peter on the water
went down when his faith failed ; and so must every man go
down when overtaken by a like calamity. The most majestic
heroes of the Cross have been those who had unwavering con-
fidence in God and to whom heaven was scarcely less real
than earth. It was a fitting thing that St. Paul should have
taken a part of his great Chapter on Faith (the Eleventh
of Hebrews) to catalogue some of Christianity's mightiest
dead. It was through faith that they surmounted the obstacles
in their way and ascended the imperishable heights, from
which they shall ever shine. — Selected.

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THE ANVIL OF GOD'S WORD
Last eve I paused beside a blacksmith's door,
And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime;
Then, looking in, 1 saw upon the floor

Old hammers worn with beating years of time.

"How many anvils have you had," said I,
"To wear and batter all these hammers so?"

"Just one," said he, and then with twinkling eye,
"The anvil wears the hammers out, you know."

"And so," I thought, "the anvil of God's Word
For ages skeptic blows have beat upon,
Yet, though the noise of falling blows is heard,
The anvil is unharmed, the hammers gone."

— Selected.

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HER KITCHEN BIBLE

There was always a Bible on the window sill or on the
kitchen table where Naomi worked. She was a Norwegian
girl who had recently come to the land. Those who knew
her felt at once that she was going to make a good citizen.

"This is my kitchen Bible," she explained with her for-
eign accent, when her mistress remarked on its always being
there. ., .

The mistress y,'as not surprised to find that she gave the
utmost satisfaction as a worker. A Bible with you at your
work, a Bibie used in odd. spare moments of life, will make
a life of sweetness and power.

A home where every one has a Bible and makes everyday
use of it is a home which should make any of us feel both
rich and happy. — Queens' Gardens.

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THE PRIVILEGES OF PRAYER

A life of unceasing prayer is a possibility, a duty, a privi-
lege, and a security. Search the Scriptures that you may be
intelligently prayerful. Be prayerful that won may intelli-
gently search the Scriptures. Be prayerful and search the
Scriptures that you may richly live the Christian life. With-
out prayer, life, dike the. cathedral window viewed from the
outside, is dull and unpleasing; .with prayer, life is like the
stained window viewed from within — full of divine beauty
and splendor... Wherefore, my beloved, pray without ceasing,
and you cannot do. other than in everything give thanks. —
Selected. ■ . '

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CHRISTMAS AT THE BATEMAN HOUSE

"■Isn't it queer to be in a perfectly strange house in a
perfectly- strange town on the night before Christmas?"
Mary- Anthony closed the book she had been reading and
looked up at, her mother. "Just think of it; not a single
solitary soul in this town do we know. ' '

Mrs. Anthony laughed nervously. "Not unless we count
Mrs. Bateman. "

"The lady who gave us the key? Oh, we won't, count
her. She wasn't one bit friendly. Why, when I asked her
about the Christmas entertainment at the church on the
corner, she turned away and said she wasn't going and knew
nothing about it. And we strangers just arrived in town!"
^ "My dear, she looked very sad; maybe she is in trouble.
It's odd, but somehow her face seemed familiar to me. And
the name, Bateman, the minute I saw it in Cousin Esther's
letter it seemed to recall something to my mind. And vet
I'm sure I never knew any one by. that name."

Opening the letter from Cousin Esther, the one which
had brought them so suddenly to Burson, Mrs. Anthony read
it again.
"Dear Mary:

"After owing me a letter for all these years it was about
time you wrote. Your letter followed me to Burson. where
we have been living for the last three years. And now in
about five minutes I am starting for South America — to be
gone for nearly a year. The wife of a civil engineer never
stays anywhere long. And we hate to close it up. Why can't
you and little Mary live in it this winter? We're leaving
the key at Mrs. Bateman 's next door. We call it the twin
house because it's just like ours.

"Oh, there's the taxi! Goodbye and do come."
_ Mrs. Anthony folded the letter and sighed. She almost
wished that she had waited until after Christmas before com-
ing. But the house had been so cold. And here it was de-
lightfully warm.

''Never mind, mother," said Mary, "we'll have a merry
Christmas-all by ourselves. And in the afternoon we'll go to
the entertainment at the church. It's for the little tots, but
I guess they'll let us look on anyway."

Yawning, Mary said goodnight to her mother and started
up the stairs. - Pausing for a minute by the window on the
landing, she stared wistfully at the house next door. At a
brightly lighted window she could see a girl of about her own
age with her head bent over a book. "Mrs. Bateman might
have introduced- me -to her daughter," she was thinking "re-
sentfully. "Their house doesn't look the least, little bit
Christmasy ; not.aliolly wreath in any of the windows. Or a
sign: of a Christmas tree. Maybe she's like Scrooge; doesn't
believe in Christmas." :

■Slowly. Mary mounted the rest of the. steps. Ah, this was
her Eooia. Reaching for the button just inside the door, she
pressed it. Instantly the room was flooded with light. A
pretty; bedroom certainly, . all delft blue chintz and white
enamel. .But. what was, that, on the bed! Mary stared in
astonishment. .: The blue and white quilt that had been so
smooth when she had dressed before supper was rumpled.

And under it lay a little boy scarcely more than a baby.
With his head snuggled deep in the white pillow, he was fast
asleep. Mary tiptoed nearer and inspected the little fellow.
What, long lashes he had and such a chubby flushed face.
He must be one of the neighbor's children.

"Mother," she called softly, running into the hall. "Come
see what's on my bed."

"On your bed!" Mrs. Anthony answered from the foot
of the stair.

"Come and see."

"A baby! Where did he come from?" Plumping down
in the blue chintz rocker, Mrs. Anthony stared helplessly at
her daughter.

"I don't know. Must have crept up the back stairs while
we were in the front room. See— there's his little coat and
cap, suit and everything."

"I'd better call up Mrs. Bateman. She'll know whose
child it is."

Wait, ' ' cried Mary. ' ' What, 's this fastened to his sleeve ?
A Christmas tag ! Did you ever ! ' '

"A Chrsitmas present." Turning the card over, the be-
wildered lady read these words scribbled in pencil: "I just
couldn't keep him."

What a pity. How could a mother ever give up a child
like that?

' ' Can we keep him ? Oh, mother, please. Till after Christ-
mas anyhow."

"First of all I'm going to notify the police," announced
Mrs. Anthony.

That done, there was a hurried rush to the stores before
they closed at ten o'clock. It would never do to have the
little fellow wake on Christmas morning with not a sino-le toy
to greet him. By the time the toys were arranged invitingly
on the bed and the tree trimmed, Mary and her mother were
more than ready for bed.

And they slept, late next morning. Mary on awakening
sat. up eagerly and started to unwrap the packages at the side
of her bed. Then remembering the baby, she ran to get her
warm slippers. Oh, they were still in the trunk. She be°-an
to unroll the slippers from the old newspaper wrapped around
them; then gasped at the words that stretched across that
page in big black letters.

Rushing out into the hall, she burst into her mother's
room. Holding up the newspaper, she cried: "Call up Mrs
Bateman, oh quick. Just to think of it. Oh, mother ! Mother i ' '

With shaking hands, Mrs. Anthony at last, found the num-
ber in the book. "Mrs. Bateman? This is Mrs. Anthony
Can you come over here, please. Yes, right away. It's— oh
it's ver3' important."

Scarcely a minute later, the two ladies, followed closely
by Mary, were ascending the stairs, Mrs. Anthony frying her
best to break the news gently. But at almost the first word
.Mrs. Bateman rushed ahead. And she was the first one to
open the door into the blue room. There sat Bobsy in the
midst of his toys, an entrancing smile on his face— Bobsy
Bateman.

Mary read again the heading on the paper in her hand-
"Bobsy Bateman Stolen From His Home in Burson Sus-
picion Points to a Former Nurse, Maggie O'Brien " Under-
neath were pictures of the baby and mother. And the paper
was nearly three months old. Three months since Bobsy had
been in his mother's arms!

Well, there isn't very much more to tell. As the news

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spread, the house was besieged with people. First, Mr. Bate-
man and his daughter, then the neighbors. Then pretty much
every one in Burson, it seemed to Mary.

After they had all gone except the Bateman family, Mr.
Bateman figured things out. "Maggie must have repented.
But in the darkness she brought Bobsy back to the wrong
house. And now," he eried, turning to Mary and her mother,
"suppose we all have Christmas dinner together, and go to
the Christmas entertainment at the church this afternoon.
I tell you what, nothing can be too Christmasy for me!"
And Mary had no complaints to make after that of the
Bateman family. — Selected.

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SOMEBODY CARES

Somebody knows when your heart aches,
And everything seems to go wrong;
Somebody knows when the shadows
Need chasing away with a song;
Somebody knows when you're lonely,
Tired, discouraged and blue;
Somebody wants you to know Him,
And know that He dearly loves you.

Somebody knows when you're tempted,
And your mind grows dizzy and dim ;
Somebody cares when you're weakest,
And farthest away from Him;
Somebody grieves when you're fallen,
You're not lost from His sight;
Somebody waits for your coming,
And He'll drive the gloom from your night.

Somebody loves you when weary ;
Somebody loves you when strong;
Always is waiting to help you,
He watches you— one of the throng,
Needing His friendship so holy,
Needing His watch-care so true;
His name? We call His name Jesus;
He loves every one, He loves you.

— Fannie Stafford.

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ON READING THE BIBLE

Read the Bible, and read again, and do not despair of
help to understand something of the will and mind of God,
though you think they are fast locked up from you. Neither
trouble yourself, though you have not commentaries and ex-
positions ; pray and read, and read and pray ; for a little from
God is better than a great deal from man ; also, what is from
man is uncertain and is often lost and tumbled over by man ;
but what is from God is fixed as a nail in a sure place. There
is nothing that so abides with us as what we receive from
God ; and the reason why Christians at this day are at such a
loss 'as to some things, is because they are content with what
comes from men's mouths, without searching and kneeling
before God to know of Him the truth of things. Tilings
which we receive at God's hand come to us as things from the
minting-house, though old in themselves, yet new to us. Old
truths are always new to us, if they come to us with the smell
of heaven upon them. — John Bunyan.

FOUR WORDS

There are four words that are able to melt the heart of
stone, and turn a nominal Christian into an active one; they
will make any man think; they will set a soul on fire, if he
gives five minutes a day to them.

These words are death; judgment; heaven; hell.

God says, " It is appointed unto men once to die ; and after
that, the judgment."

Death— when will it come to your own being? You may
be getting near the threescore years and ten that are allotted
to man as the period of his probation and preparation. Death
cannot be very far off for you. And after this the judgment.
Then it is either one of two things for you — eternal bliss in
heaven, with the Saviour who gave His life for you, and who
loves you with an everlasting love ; or hell, everlasting punish-
ment, eternal banishment from the presence of Him who
is Life and Light and Love. Or you may not be so old ; in
fact, you may be very young; but you have absolutely no
assurance that your life will last another day. Babies, chil-
dren, young people, those in the prime of life — are taken
away when one least expects it. Death, judgment, heaven,

hell.

You may be spared many, many years, but what about
that loved one of yours, in your home? What about your
friend? Your business associate? Death, judgment; then
what? Heaven? or hell?

There is one other thought that is better still. There are
some people who will never die. One of these days the Lord
will come again, and those who are the members of His body
will be caught up to meet Him in the air, caught up with
their loved ones who have gone on before, who were members
of His body. Then the judgment ; then heaven for them ; but
hell for those who have not received the free gift of eternal
life that He offered. We are just as uncertain as to the time
of that as we are of the time of any one's death. Should
He come today, where would you or your loved ones, or your
friends, or your business associate spend eternity — in heaven,
or in hell?

Settle this question today for yourself, if it is not already
settled. Then, Christians, think about those who have not
— in your own home, among your circle of friends, your busi-
ness associates. Think about them and these four words-
death, judgment, heaven, hell !

Go tell them about Jesus who is mighty and willing and
longing to save them. "The King's business requireth haste."
— North Avenue News, Atlanta, Go.

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—The daily papers bear a report that the W. F. M. S. of
our church contemplates a suit at court to settle the contro-
versy between that society and the Board of Missions elected
by the last General Conference. A friendly suit may best
lead to the way out of an unfortunate situation. When people
cannot agree about questions of right it seems proper to
submit the questions to experts in such matters. There are
many who are sure the W. F. M. S. is pursuing the course
of plain duty and there are others who will insist that the
Board of Missions is within its rights and on the plain path
of duty. We are glad that we do not have to decide the matter
though we have an opinion. If it is decided by a tribunal
of trained and distinterested men, both parties may accept
the decision gracefully. It is too bad for the work of missions
to be held up or even embarrassed by a want of agreement
among mission workers.

December 13, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Nine

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

By Grover L. Angel

President C. E. Society, High Point College

DEC. 16: GOD'S CHRISTMAS GIFT TO

THE WORLD

Scripture: Luke 2:1-16
Try This Program

Quiet music.

Hymn: "Joy to the World."

Opening prayer, by pastor.

Announcements.

Scripture lesson and introductory talk by
leader.

Special music.

General participation, questions, topics, etc.

Hymn : "Sunshine in My Soul."

Ten-minute Bible reading.

Poem.

Sentence prayers, closed with Mizpah.
Outline for Leader

Since this is the season of the year when
every one is thinking about Christmas gifts,
let us study something about "God's Christ-
mas Gift to the World." Very often we be-
come so absorbed in the getting and giving
of gifts at Christmas-tide that we lose the
spirit of the occasion. The real joy of giv-
ing gifts is not in their material value, but
in the spirit of love and friendship that they
suggest. It was deepest spirit of love for
the world that caused God to give His only
Son that we might be saved. God's gift was
the supreme gift of all time.

The coming of Christ into the world meant
more to the world than any other one thing
that can ever take place. He gave us a love
that will never die. This same love should
be reflected in our hearts and minds especially
at this season of the year.

Questions to Be Answered

1. Why did God send His Son into a world
of sin when heaven is pure and holy?

2. Did Christ's stay on earth accomplish
His purpose in coming?

3. What has the coming of Christ into the
world done for the home? The community?
The nation?

4. What kind of a place do you think the
world would have been if it had never heard
Christ's teachings?

Topics to Be Discussed

1. God's Christmas Gift a practical gift.

2. God's Christmas Gift a gift of love and
sacrifice.

3. God's Christmas Gift a gift of redemp-
tion and eternal life.

Ten-Minute Bible Reading

Abundant life (John 10:10); love's gift
(John 3:16); eternal life (Romans 6:23);
hope (I Peter 1:3-6) ; peace (John 14:27) ; for-
giveness (I John 1:9); salvation (Acts 2:12);
love (I John 3:1-3); unspeakable gift (II Cor.
9:15); joy (I Peter 1:8); a sacrifice (II Cor.
8:9).— C. E. Quarterly.

Poetry to the Point
A thousand years have come and gone,

And near a thousand more,
Since happier light from heaven shone

Than ever shone before,
And in the hearts of old and young

A joy most joyful stirred,
That sent such news from tongue to tongue

As ears had never heard.

And we are glad, and we will sing,

As in the days of yore;
Come all, and hearts made ready bring,

To welcome back once more
The day when first on wintry earth

A summer change began,
And, dawning in a lowly birth,

Uprose the Light of man.

—Thomas T. Lynch.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

DEC. 23: PAUL'S LAST MESSAGE
Scripture Basis: EC Tim. 4:1-18,

Golden Text : I have fought the good fight,
I have finished the course, I have kept the
faith, n Tim. 4:7.

Timothy

"Timothy was one of the best known of
Paul's companions and fellow-laborers." It
is very probable that he was a native of the
city of Lystra, and was converted to Chris-
tianity by Paul's teaching during his first
missionary journey. Early in the apostle's
career he became a co-worker, and it is inter-
esting to note that he was faithful to him
and the service of Christ to the end. His
father was a Greek and his mother a Jewess.
Paul mentions the faith found in Timothy's
mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois,
which he declares was evident in him also.

The letters of Paul to Timothy form two
of the three "Pastoral Epistles," the other
being to Titus. These were written to min-
isters who had been given charge of churches
in Ephesus and the Island of Crete, Timothy
the former, and Titus the latter. "The Pas-
toral Epistles were written to guide them in
the discharge of the duties devolving upon
them as Christian pastors. . . . — much that
is personal, and much also that is concerned
with Christian faith and doctrine and prac-
tice generally" is contained therein.

The time of the writing of these epistles
must be close to the Neronic persecution in
A. D. 64. The letter to Titus was doubtless
written between the first and second letters
to Timothy. "It is universally acknowledged
that II Timothy is the very last of Paul's ex-
tant epistles."

Timothy Taught
The fact that the messages to Timothy (and
Titus) were written to guide the faithful min-
ister in the discharge of his duties, as well
as to teach Christian faith, doctrine and prac-
tice generally, has already been stated. The
closing chapter of the second letters begins
with a solemn charge to the writer's spiritual
son and co-worker with Christ to fearlessly
preach the unadulterated Word of God, which
is equally as incumbent upon the ministers
of Christ today. It is "the power of God unto
salvation to every one that believeth." (Bom.
1:16).

Paul foresaw the time when weak and pro-
fessed believers would seek the easy, the
novel, the compromising forms of religion.
It was evident to some extent in his day, but
it seems that it was spoken especially for
our day. "'Itching ears' are ears that want
to be tickled with verbal novelties, with rhet-
oric and eloquence, with wit and extrava-
gance, with new and strange teachings; the
gospel has become tame and familiar to them."

"But," says Paul, "avoid these things thy-
self; endure afflictions for the sake of Christ,
if need be; prove the full worth of thy min-
istry."

Timothy's Trustful Teacher
Paul, then, refers to the status of his own
life. He had run the race of life with cour-
age and vigor. He had finished the course
that had been laid out for him by the Lord
of all. He had kept the faith— "the sacred
deposit of historic truth and teaching." In
other words, he was conscious of having won
the race of life.

The winners of the athletic contests in
those days received a crown. It was only a
crown of leaves — olive, laurel, parsley, or ivy
—hut it was much coveted by the contestants.
The crown of the faithful apostle was not of
leaves, but "of righteousness;" not a material
crown, but a crown of glory. Tis trust in
the "Kighteous Judge," who would thus re-
ward him in the day of reckoning was im-
plicit. It was something well worth while to
hope for— not only for him, but for all who
are "faithful unto death," and are longing
for His appearing.

Triumphant Thought of Transition
Before his closing remarks, Paul briefly de-
picts his sorrowful condition. Only those
who visit Koine today and are shown the
Mamcrtine Prison in which the apostle spent
his last days can at all realize his condition.
Underground, with only a hole in the ceiling
through which he was let down and a meager
bit of light entered; the dungeon was cool,
damp, and unhealthy. Here he stayed in
loneliness, some having left him, others he
sent on missions. Only the physician, Luke,
ministered unto him. He wanted to see Tim-
othy once more, also John Mark, for he proved
to be a worthy assistant. But with it all, he
declared, "the Lord stood by me."

Having the Lord with him, he feared not
death. He knew it would come, but he was
only concerned that the Lord's command to
go and preach would be carried on as he had
begun it. So, in his thought of the transition
that would be his, he gloried in the God and
Father of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
"It is not at all likely that Timothy reached
Borne in time to greet his revered 'father in
the Lord' and cheer his last hours. Paul was
beheaded — on the Ostian Way, according to
tradition— some time between the end of A. D.
66 and the death of Nero, which took place on
June 9, A. D. 68. Thus one of the noblest of
men ended his glorious career, and went to
be with Christ, which, he said, 'is very far
better.'" (Phil. 1:23).

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HERALD SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

Rev. G. F. Millaway, $2.50 ; Bev. B. C. Stub-
bins, $3.00; Rev. C. H. Hill, $6.00; Rev. C. E.
Ridge, $6.75; Bev. C. L. Spencer, $1.50; Bev.
W. H. Neese, $1.50; Bev. H. F. Fogleman.
$6.00; Rev. W. D. Eeed, $3.00; Rev. J. B.
Trogdon, $1.50; Rev. H. F. Surratt, 50 cents;
Rev. J. D, Cranford, $1.50; J. E. B. Shutt,
$4.00; Mrs. Delano Millaway, $1.50; Miss Inez
Hinshaw, $1.50.

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—Mrs. Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk underwent
an operation at the Clinic Hospital in this
city last Tuesday morning. Bro. Lowdermilk
called in the afternoon to report that she
stood the operation well and gives promise of
a good recovery. Dr. Wilkerson and Dr. Og-
burn were the surgeons.

Page Ten

Our Children's Home }

I

Mt. Pleasant, West Thomasville, $1.89; Du-
lins, Mocksville Charge, 40 cents; Spring Hill,
West Thomasville, |3.92; Welch Memorial,
High Point, $9.00 ; Philathea Class, Welch
Memorial, High Point, $5.00; Eev. and Mrs:
Hehiinger, Grand Bapids, Mich.; $4.00; Eev.
Ira M. Dinkle, for Sunday school; Clarendon, '
Va., $7.00; Mrs. John A. -Howard, Great Falls,
S. C, $5.00; Pleasant Grove, $53.00 ; Spring
Church, Spring Church Charge, $30.00; Spring
Chur.h, Spring Church Charge, $2.26 Eay
Bible Class, Graham, $0.80; Adrian Class,
Uniontown, Pa., $10.00; Mt. Hermon, Cres-
well, $S.50; Eehoboth, Creswell, $5.35; Ashe-
boro, $24.65 ; Fairfield, Guilford Charge, $2.00 ;
Eehoboth, Granville Charge, $25.00; EoekiUg-
ham Charge, $5.10; Bethesda, North Davidson,
$16.00; Cid, Denton, $1.10-; 3. A. Loy, Burling-
ton, Boute 1, $5.00; Bethel, Flat Eock, $1.45;
Pleasant Union, Mt. Pleasant, $5.12; Midway,
Haw Eiver, $5.00 ; J. S. Fitzgerald, Linwood,
Boute 1, $5.00; Mount Ziou, Pinnacle, $8.60;
Union Chapel, Granville, $31.00 ; Calvary,
$17.53; New Hope, Vance, $11.00; Mr. and
Mrs. Williams, Flat Eock, Flat Eock Charge,
$3.00; Lynchburg, Va., $18,31;, Hester A. Bil-
lups, Grange, Mo., $5.00; S. S. Bhoades, Iowa
ami Amanda Bass, $6.50; Stallings, Mecklen-
burg, $3.00; C. E., Eidge, $5.00; Friendship,
$21.60: South Winston, South Winston, $13.00; .
Pilot, Pinnacle, $4.00 ; Mount Lebanon, Ean-
dleman, $50.00; New Salem, Eandlemau, $3.00;
Mount Lebanon, Randleman, $5.25; E. E.
Beber, Garrett, Ind., $4.25; Winston-Salem,
$50.83 ; Laurel Hill, Fallstou, $5.55 ; Eden, Hali-
fax, $5.00; Bethesda, Halifax, $5.00; Friend-
ship, Mt. Hermon,' $3.80; Arlington, Ohio,
$5.00; Bethel, Mocksville, $8.03; Cedar Falls,
Eichland, $11.15; Fair Grove, Why Not, $8.50;
Mrs. E. S. Welbom, Mt. Pleasant, North Da-
vidson, $5.(10; West F.orks, Guilford, Ind.,
$3.46; State Street, $43.27; Amelia Schroeder,
Curtice, Ohio, $5.00; Eock Creek, Alamance,
$10.00; Gibsonville. $5.48; Lebanon, Spring
Church, $9.43 ; Friendship, North Davidsou,
$3.00; James Snotherly, $1.00; J. T. Smith,
Pagelaud, Pageland, $5.00 ; . Spencer, W. Va„
$10.03; Bethesda, Halifax, $4,67; Worthville,
Eandlemau, $7.19; Eeidsville, ,$9.73;. Claiborne,
Ohio, $1.50; Siler City, Liberty-Siler City,
$11.95; Eenroek, Ohio, $7.00; South Lexing-
ton, $5.58; C. E. S., First Church, Higu.Poiut,
$5.00; Yarborough, -Yarborough, $1.80; C. C.
Stamey, Fallston, $100.00 ; Kistlers, Cleveland,
$4.00 ; ' Spring Valley^ Vance, $8.47 ; . Keswick,
Iowa, $12.00 ; Mill Grove, Midland, .$5.20 ;
Whitakers, $38.00; Saxapahaw Union Church,
Saxapahaw, $22.22; Charlotte,. Richland,.
$19 75; MisB Sophie Meroney, $5,00; Pleasant
Hill, Spring Church, $10.00; St. Paul, $8.51;
Mount Hermon, Creswell. $1.77; Tabernacle,
West Forsyth, $5.00; New Hope. Why Not,
$3.25; McOhon Chapel,, Manchester. Ohio,
$3.50; Sapling Eidge, Alamance, $7,16;,, Phila-
thea Class, First Churi-h Winston, $10.00;
Union Grove. Mocksville,, 90 cents.,

Dear Friends: This, Tuesday moiping,
finds us hastening away for a splendid .dona-
tion. It alfO finds us- with a. bit. .of sickness
in the Home, although the conditions are
better than last week. Several of our boys and
girls have had. and some do have, mild, cases
of flu. We are taking every precaution to

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

check it and keep our children well. So our
hands have been so full that the hour is
upon us when this must be mailed and we
cannot list the gifts' of various articles of food
and clothing that have come to us during
the week. We will do that for the next

paper.

We are glad to correct one mistake of last
week. The Thanksgiving box from Siler City
which was credited to the Woman's Auxiliary
should have been credited to the Philathea
< lass, and the contents of the box were: one
dozen tablets, one dozen pencils, eight boxes
Skidoo, three pairs bloomers, one shirt, 10
towels, 171/;. yards of dress goods and several
spools, of thread. Thanks for the privilege
of making such corrections.

I also fear we neglected to give due credit
for eight dressed chickens delivered to us
from Kernersville by Mr. Ad Linville on the
day before Thanksgiving. If so, we apologize
and hereby give, the credit and thanks due.
Faithfully yours

A. G. DIXON.

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NEW CENTURY SERVICE
Comparative Statement for 1927 and 1928
Those of you who, follow with interest the
progress of. things, especially the finances of
the denomination, will look atthis.

This statement covers the period of the
first six months of the fiscal year, May 1 to
October 31, for this present fiscal year and
the corresponding six months of the last fiscal
year. It is being given because a great
many people, are supposing .lots of things.
among them that receipts for this year ought
in the very nature of things not to be alto:
gether encouraging. These figures are taken
from our ledger account:

From • 1027 1928

Eu.lget receipts $02,896.47 $61,618.34

W y. M. S 11,449.23 12.056.52

w" H -M. S 7,121.60 3,408.49

Totals ...,..- .$81,407.30 $77,083.35

As you see, budget receipts are a bit less,;
the W. F. M. S. a bit more, but the . big
drop is with, the W. H. M., S. Now, then,
W. H. -M. S. —. . - . -..,..;

Anyhow, while we take some comfort m
just about "holding our own," don't be too
comfy,, about it. All the boards— oh, well,
it's near Christmas, and let's see what can
be done. JAMES II. STRAUGHN,

Ex. Sec.-Treas.
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REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported ..$191,417.99

J. M. Cutchin, Jr. ,■.,.., , 250.00

Total '..'.'..... ;.,,■ $191,667.99

Endowment Insurance Fund
Amount previously reported ......... .$9,630.21

Air. and Mrs. L.H. Sides ............. 100.00

.1. M. Cutchin, Jr. .,„ ..,, ,-■ ■ 25.00

Mrs. J. M. Cutchin, Jr ,.,..,- 25.00

Total

,....' ..'..,,.$9,830.21

J. NORMAN WILLS. Treasurer.
December 11, 1928., ■ '.,, .,

-^Rro. W. F. Grabs, advises -those who wish
to go afteT apples to go to Mount Airy or
vicinity. Apples are brought to Greensboro
from that region and sold here from . house
1.. house at 40 cents a peck. , ... . ,, :

December 13, 192S

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I TREASURER'S CORNER J I

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For College:

Orange, in full $200.00

Glen Eaven, Glen -Baveu 7.00

Dulinsj Mocksville- ...:...-.....: . 6.00' M

New Hope, Why Not ... .: ., •: . 13.04

Lebanon, High Point 33.50

Spring Hill, W. Thomasville 7.75

First, High Point, in full 300.00 -

Community, Thomasville 125.00

For A. C. B.:

Mebane : *10.00

Spring Church, Spring Church, in full 90.00

Spring Church on Spring Church Charge is
the first to pay its A. C. B. apportionment
in full. Who will be second? ,

We have so many obligations that ought
to be met that it is no easy matter to say
which ought to "have right of way." Of
course the college apportionment is already
on the "main line," and is getting up some
speed; but if we are to get it in the "termi-
nal" by Christmas, we shall have to "pull the
throttle wide open" for the next two weeks.

Some of our brethren have been kind enough
to carry the balance on our Gratitude Gift in
one of "our" banks for the past nine months,
and we ought not to wait much longer before
relieving them of this burden. If some mem-
ber of our church would be willing to take
this note out of the bank and carry it until
it can be paid, your treasurer will guarantee
the interest will lie paid quarterly. ,

When the readers of the Herald tire of
the treasurer's "chatter," if they will say so
he will '"turn off the gas," and promise not
to turn it on, except, at intervals. It is our
desire to stimulate the members of the
church in North Carolina to do better by the...
intcrests'of the denomination than they have :
' ever done, hence, these weekly reports^

GEO. E. BEOWN.
Box 287, Eeidsville, N. C.

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December 13, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Eleven

FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Winston-Salem. — Mrs. Boy Hauser enter-
tained the Philathea class at her home on
Patterson avenue with 15 members, one new
member, Mrs. Freo Surratt and one visitor,
Mrs. Freck, present.

The president, Mrs. W. C. Tise, presided,
and also conducted the devotionals. At the
conclusion of the routine of business, the
following officers were elected: President,
Mrs. W. C. Tise; vice-president, Mrs. H. G.
Paschal ; secretary, Miss Leota Loggins ; as-
sistant secretary, Mrs. W. G. White; teacher,
Miss Nannie Watson; assistant teacher, Mrs.
J. E. Brewer; reporter, Mrs. J. E. Kirk.

Mrs. W. D. Coble was presented a shower
of lovely gifts in celebration of her birthday.

A social hour followed the business meet-
ing and the hostess, assisted by Mrs. B. T.
Hauser and Mrs. J. C. Kapp, served delicious
refreshments.

Reidsville. — While "poundings" are the or-
der of the day we ask permission to say that
we are not left out. We have been pounded.
It was a good pounding, too. Sugar, flour,
lard, potatoes — Irish and sweet — fresh meat,
wood, canned goods galore, and so on, were
used to pound us with. The onslaught was
terrific for a few moments, but, like the "Boy
on the Burning Deck," we stood our ground
bravely. We are grateful, and we are try-
ing to prove it.

A few days after we had been pounded we
read in the Herald that we were to be given
a donation, and we swelled up with pride.
"Two donations to the same preacher in the
same week," we though, "now we shall have
ample occasion to brag, and 'lord it over the
brethren.'" But when we found out that
the notice had reference to the donation al-
ready received, we felt for the swelling, but
it was gone. So I am admonished, Brethren,
"that a man ought not to think more highly
of himself than he ought to think."

We are working to get things lined up for
a good year's, work. It is our fervent prayer
that success may attend our labors.

u« i. ■ GEO. E. BBOWN.

Orange Charge — Announcements: Christ-
mas services will be held as follows: Sunday,
December 23rd: Hebron, 11 a. m. ; Chestnut
Eidgc, 2 p. m.; Union Grove, 3:30 p. m. ;
Efiand, 7 p. m. Christmas offerings will be
received at each church.

. B. M. WILLIAMS,

South Lexington Church. — Bro. Isley's ser-
mon last Sunday was very forceful. He has
great things in mind for the furtherance of
God's kingdom. Let us line up with Bro.
Isley and help to ' carry out his plans.

The first quarterly conference will meet at
South Lexington church next Saturday, De-
cember 15, at 2 o'clock. Bro. Isley urges all
the members to attend, as this will be a very
important meeting.

Three new members have united with our
ahur'ch, this year: Bro. James Hunt, Sadie
Conklyfi and Eugene Turner. We are very
jlad to have them, and1 'trust God to leafl us

through the year that we may get a great
blessing by being in His work.

We are working on a Christmas program.
The boys and girls are taking a great inter-
est in our Sunday school and church work.
The Christian Endeavor is doing good work
also. May God help us to realize the value
of serving God.

We will have our Christmas tree on Christ-
mas eve, December 24. We extend a hearty
welcome to all.

Pray for us that we may have a good year.
EEPOETEE.

Hope, Chatham Charge. — Eev. A. 0. Lind-
ley brought us an appropriate message last
Sunday. I am sure we are going to be well
pleased with him and we are hoping for a
good year together.

We were very glad indeed to have Mr.
H. A. Garrett with us. He spoke for a short
while in the interest of our college fund. At
the close of his remarks volunteer subscrip-
tions were taken and I am glad to report that
we went over the top in raising our quota.
Several friends from other churches gave
liberal donations, and we appreciate this very
much. The congregation was good consider-
ing the fact that several of our people were
kept away from the services on account of
illness.

We are not planning any public entertain-
ment for Christmas, but will have a special
program at Sunday school on the 23rd, and
a treat for the Sunday school children.

Arrangements are being made to heat our
Sunday school rooms and we hope to have
it completed in the near future.

The first quarterly meeting will be held
at Hickory Grove on Saturday, December 15,
at 2 p. m. Let as many of our people as can
go. GABA ANDEEW, Beporter.

Bessemer City Church. — We are still mov-
ing along, doing very well at present. Our
revival meeting closed December 2nd. Bro.
Phillips was our pulpit help and delivered
some very interesting sermons. We had a
very good meeting. Bro. Henderson filled
hia appoihitmentt again yesterday morning
with a very interesting sermon. We had 149
in Sunday school. We are planning to have
a Christmas program and hope it will be a
success. Pray for us that we may succeed in
the work for the Master.

LUCY BEACKETT, Beporter.

Stallings, Mecklenburg Charge. — The Ladies'
Auxiliary was delightfully entertained at the
home of Mrs. B. F. Kinley December 6th. A
large attendance was present and the meet-
ing was presided over by the president, Mrs.
M. L. Stallings. We had an interesting Christ-
mas program. The members present were:
Mrs. P. L. Gannon, Mrs. J. E. Hartis, Mrs.
M. L. Stallings Mrs. Carl Stallings, Mrs. Paul
Curlee, Mrs. W. C. Hall, Misses Vera Stallings,
Irma Drye, Gladys Kiser, Mary Kinley, Etta
Hall. Three new members, Mrs. E. F. Kinley,
Mrs. Love and Miss Faye Love. We were
very glad to have them join our little band,
and hope to have others join.

During the summer months the society
made a name quilt and gave it to the Chil-
dren's Home. No name was put on the quilt
for less than 25 cents ; some paid $5. We
cleared $55.96. The money was put on the
debt of the church.

Our pastor, Eev. W. C. Hall, gave us a
very inspiring and interesting sermon the
first Sunday. Many were overjoyed and many
gave their hearts to the Lord. We hope many
others that are on the wrong road may turn
before too late.

The Christian Endeavor Society meets every
Sunday night. Interest is taken.

The community set our pastor, Bev. W. C.
Hall, a surprise birthday supper on Satur-
day night, December 8th. Many were pres-
ent and the table was covered with many
good eats. Stallings Ladies' Auxiliary gave
him a shirt and tie. Zoar Ladies' Auxiliary
gave a pair of gloves and other gifts were
given.

The Christmas program will be given on
Saturday night before Christmas, December
22; also a treat for the Sunday school.

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers
in the coming year. EEPOETEE.

Draper. — Sister Totten is very sick. We
hope and pray for her recovery. Our budget
is coming along nicely. All Christmas enter-
tainments are progressing fine; we hope for
the best one we have had. Our Sunday
school is growing every Sunday.

L. C. CEAIG.

Tabernacle, Tabernacle Charge. — Since last
report we have enjoyed a splendid program
given by children of our Methodist Protestant
Children's Home. After the program anoffer-
ing was taken which amounted to $46.29.

Ladies of the church served lunch to the
children. Dr. and Mrs. Dixon and others. We
hope they will come again soon.

The Woman's Auxiliary held the regular
monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Ver-
non Coble Sunday afternoon. A towel shower
was given as a Christmas gift to Pine Eidge
School.

The Sunday school is planning to have a
Christmas tree and program on Christmas eve.

One of our faithful members, Cecil Garner,
is seriously ill with pneumonia. We hope
for him a speedy recovery.

EEPOETEE.

Henderson. — Since Conference we have been
so busy with the work here that we haven't
found time to write a report to the church
paper, and our efficient reporter, Mrs. C. L.
Finch, being the happy mother of a new
daughter, is also finding it difficult to have
time to write.

We thank the church for asking for our
return and for their cordial welcome to us at
the beginning of a new Conference year. Our
first quarterly conference has been held, the
every-member canvass made and the college
assessment paid in full. We are trying to
begin the year right and hope that we may be
able to keep things going right.

Monday evening we had one of the best
meetings of the teachers and officers of the
Sunday school that we have had in a long
time. The meeting was held at the home of
Miss Elizabeth Fox, who is the new superin-
tendent of the Primary department. About
20 were present. Plans were made for a
Christmas program to be given Friday eve-
ning before Christmas. Every member of the
school will have a part in the program and a
splendid service is hoped for.

The attendance at our services since Con-
ference has been splendid until last Sunday,

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

December 13, 1928

when we felt the results of the flu epidemic
which is prevalent here, as elsewhere. Thus
far no deaths have occurred in our member-
ship, although a number have been confined
to their homes on account of the disease.

Here is wishing for every pastor and charge
in the Conference a happy Christmas and the
very best Conference year possible.

B. A. HUNTER,

Lexington. — Owing to sickness and absence
from town Sunday attendacne was off a little.
The services were very interesting and good.
At the morning service the importance of
the spread of Bibles throughout the land was
impressively stresed in a fine address by our
pastor, this being the Sunday the American
Bible Society asked that this important mat-
ter be presented in the churches.

At the evening service a good sized congre-
gation heard another good sermon by the pas-
tor, and immediately after the close the Work-
ers' Council met All members of the church
present stayed for the meeting and a few
visitors also remained with us. Mr. Luther
Koonts was the efficient leader of the meet-
ing. Many important subjects were discussed
and plans made for better progress during
the coming year.

The children and young people are pre-
paring a Christmas pageant under the direc-
tion of Mrs. H. S. Lanier. Mrs. Lanier is
especially gifted in this kind of work and
will give the children splendid training.

We were pleased to have with us in the
service Sunday night Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin
and Mr. and Mrs. Newton, of Concord, prom-
inent members of Bro. Hendry's church at
Concord. EEPOETEE.

High Point. — The December supper meeting
of the Brotherhood was held last Thursday
eveniny. About 50 members were in attend-
ance. An interesting talk was made by Dean
P. E. Lindley, of High Point College, and a
humorous debate, which had been arranged
by Mr. Ballard, was held.

On Sunday morning Pastor Farmer chose
as the subject of a very able discourse, "The
Man With a Handicap." Once Eobert G. In-
gersoll was asked: "If you, with all your
knowledge, could change things, would you
do so?" He replied that if possible, he would
remove pain from life. Our pleasures in life
vanish, but pain remains. The common ex-
perience of all of us is to want something
very earnestly, but to be compelled to do with-
out it. This is a discipline, a spiritual exer-
cise that comes to all of us. Life is like a
spelling book, easy at first, but harder on
every page, and we grumble at it. Every
time God closes a door, He opens another
door and a window besides. Livingston
wanted to go to China, but instead went to
Africa. Eobert Louis Stevenson wanted to
study law, but, owing to ill health, went to
Samoa and wrote books. Handicaps and dis-
appointments are bound to come, but they
reveal the essentials of character. "Our light
affliction which is but for a moment worketh
in us a far more exceeding and eternal weight
of glory." Enlargement means expansion or
increase, and the soul comes out stronger
from the fiery furnace. If Paul had gone
east as his inclination led, he would not have
gone to Athens, and perhaps would have been
a failure. There is no failure in life like

giving up. Cowper said, "The clouds that look
so big are full of blessings."

At the evening service the pastor brought
the message on the subject, "The Gospel in
Guideposts."

The Ladies' Aid Society met Monday aft-
ernoon in regular monthly session at the home
of Mrs. C. L. Whitaker. After the business
was concluded the hostesses served delicious
refreshments.

Mr. L. R. Johnston, principal of High Point
High School, has returned from a trip of sev-
eral days to Fort Worth, Texas, where he at-
tended a national convention of graded schools
and secondary colleges.

High Point is suffering from an epidemic
of influenza, and the city schools were closed
yesterday (Monday) until December 31st.
Fifteen teachers and 500 pupils were ill and
not able to meet classes, so Dr. Wingate An-
drews and the officials decided it would be
best to suspend the school. Many of the
out-of-town teachers left for their homes to-
day. The disease seems to be of a mild form,
and it is hoped that it will be checked by
this precaution.

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Robbins have returned
from an extended trip to points in Florida
and to Havana, Cuba.

Eev. and Mrs. E. L. Ballard have moved
into their new home at 805 East Lexington
Avenue, and the members of the church and
C. E. Sosiety gave them a "pounding" last
evening.

The Greensboro Daily News of this morn-
ing carries a news item of much interest to
the women of our church. It is dated Pitts-
burgh, December 10, and says that legal ac-
tion is contemplated by the Women's For-
eign Missionary Society against the Church
Board of Foreign Missions "to prevent a
merger of the two organizations and the con-
fiscation of approximately $200,000 worth of
real estate and bonds." The treasurer, Mrs.
Lida K. East, is authoirty for this statement,
and Ave attorneys have been employed to
file suit. The joint Missionary Board appoint-
ed at last General Conference will be asked
to account for its action.

Mr. H. U. Oakes and family and Mrs. L. E.
Peacock went to Yadkin College last Thurs-
day to attend the funeral of their aunt, Mrs.
J. D. Davis, who died Wednesday at the home
of her sister, Mrs. R, Lee Wright, at Salis-
bury. Mrs. Davis before marriage was Miss
Lizzie Oakes, and was greatly beloved by a
large circle of relatives and friends.

people of Mt. Lebanon soon found that ouil
car-casings were threadbare, so they dressed
our Chevrolet up with new shoes, for which
we are grateful.

We hope -to be able to repay these good
people for their thoughtfulness of their pas-
tors and family. T. A. WILLIAMS.

Randleman.— We held our first quarterly
conference December 8 at New Salem with
all churches represented. The usual business
was transacted in harmony. The work has
started off nicely and we are looking for-
ward to a successful year. Christmas pro-
grams are now being prepared by our people.

Our Sunday schools are off on account of
the "flu." The day school was closed today
(Monday) until after Christmas, as so many
of our children were sick. I have been very
busy for the last week visiting the sick;
trust all will soon be well again,

The thank-offerings that were raised for
the Children's Home by our Sunday schools
were fine, and for which we are very proud.

Since arriving here we have been remem-
bered with many good things for the pantry.
Bro. W. D. Hannon had a ton of coal sent
to the parsonage without any charges. The

Efland, Orange Charge. — Our work is pro-
gressing nicely. Bro. Williams has filled all
appointments. A Thanksgiving service was
held on the night of the 29th. An offering
of $145.00 was taken at this time for the
Children's Home.

The Ladies' Aid and W. F. M. S. met the
fifth and quilted two quilts, one for our
Children's Home and one for the Bethel
Home. A pair of nice pillow cases and a pair
of sheets were also sent to the Bethel Home.

Our Sunday school is increasing in atten-
dance and interest. We hope it will continue
to grow.

Best wishes to all the Herald readers for a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
MES. E. S. TAYLOE, Eeporter.

Matthews Chapel, Greensville Circuit.—

Everything seems to be moving along very
nicely with us, and we hope to do more for
our Master.

Our Sunday school has been doing good
work under the management of J. B. Ed-
wards. He is always on hand.

Our C. E. Society is still going.

Last Sunday was another good day for us.
We had with us our new pastor, Rev. E. G.
Cowan, who delivered a thanksgiving mes-
sage, which I'm sure all enjoyed. May we
each count our many blessings and strive
to do more for Him who has done so much
for us.

I am glad to report that Mrs. J. E. Shell,
who underwent an operation at Eoanoke
Rapids Hospital, returned home last Thurs-
day much improved.

Some of the members are planning for a
Christmas program at Matthews, so let us
get busy.

Best Christmas wishes to all.

ODELL BOWEN, Reporter.

Burlington, First Church. — We held oui
first quarterly conference on Wednesday eve
ning, December 5th, at 7:30 o'clock, with £
fairly good attendance of officers and mem-
bers of the church. A number of important
matters pertaining to the work of the church
were attended to at this meeting.

Bro. G. Alexander Cartner, one of our be
loved and devoted members, died Sundaj
night at 11:50 p. m. after a few weeks oi
ill health, although he was not confined tc
his room until a day or so before death came
to him. He leaves a wife and four children
and a host of friends and relatives to moun
their loss. We pray that our heavenly Fathei
will bless the loved ones and comfort then
in this dark hour.

The attendance at the Sunday school De
cember 9th was 264 and the offering amount
ed to $17.41. The new Sunday school super
intendent, Mr. Walter Smith, is showing mucl
interest in the work of the school and w<
predict a good year's work.

On Tuesday evening, December 4th, the
Baraca class met in their annual banquet an<
business meeting, which we hold each year h
December. This banquet was thoroughly en

December 13, 1928

joyed by a great number of the "boys." The
supper was served by the good ladies of the
church and a better supper would be hard
to find. After supper was over, the president
called the meeting to order for a brief busi-
ness session. As this was the appointed time
for the election of officers for the coming
term, this matter was brought up and the
election was as follows: President, Dr. H. M.
Patterson; first vice-president, H. L. Graves;
second vice-president, C. C. Durham; secre-
tary, L. E. Anthony; first assistant secretary,
A. M. Wagoner; second assistant secretary,
J. B. Coble; treasurer, Dave DeMoss; reporter,
Alvis Rich ; assistant reporter, G. F. Isley ;
teacher, Chas. C. Lindley re-elected unani-
mously; first assistant teacher, George C.
Smith ; second assistant teacher, Charles A.
Thomas. This is indeed an efficient set of
officers and competent and consecrated teach-
er, and we foresee a good year in the work
for the term to come.

A number of our folks have been on the
sick list and some are still confined to their
homes. Members of our pastor's family have
had the "flu," but last reports were that they
were better and recovering nicely. Other
members sick are: E. M. Braxton, Tucker
street; Charles A. Thomas, Oak street. Per-
haps there are many others we have not heard
about.

Christmas time will soon be here and we
trust that as we think of the Great Gift
of Christmas that each follower of our Sav-
ior will consecrate himself anew to His serv-
ice. Wishing all the readers a very happy
Christmas. L. A. BRAXTON, Reporter.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Will everybody please stand by for another
two weeks and then I will continue my
broadcasting?

EVELYN SMOTHERS, REPORTER.

458 S. Trade St., Winston-Salem, S. C.

First Church, Winston-Salem. — Everybody

please tune in Station MPCWS now broadcast-
ing, and instead of telling a bedtime story
we will tell you something that a real wide-
awake church is doing.

The most important thing that has happened
since our last report is the Sunday school has
been divided into graded classes. Instead of
all meeting together as before the Juniors
and Intermediates meet to themselves and
the adults to themselves. This has already
proved to be successful, as the children are
taking more interest in the Sunday school
work.

The next most important thing was the re
organization of our Christian Endeavor So
ciety. There has been a lot of enthusiasm
shown over this move and I think it will prove
to be very interesting for the young people
of our church. Last Sunday night we started
on a trip over the Atlantic Ocean, following
Lindbergh's trail. As our trip progresses we
will tell you more of this wonderful adven
ture. If you want to hear about how we have
fun on this trip keep up with our report that
appears in this paper every two weeks.

Say, folks, do you all attend prayer meet
ing? What? You didn't think it was inter
esting? Well, if you feel that way about it
I'll guarantee that if you go one time you
will try not to miss again. At our church
Rev. H. F. Surratt is giving a series of talks
on "The Ladder of Christian Graces." We
have started our ladder from earth to heaven,
the rails are called Faith and the first round
has been placed and it "virtue." This Wednes
day evening we put the second round in; we
do not know what it will be, but one thing we
are sure of is that it will be presented in a
very interesting manner.

Fair Grove, Why Not Circuit. — We are in-
deed glad to have our pastor, Rev. J. B. Trog-
don back. He has preached for us once since
conference and brought us an inspiring mes-
sage.

Death has recently invaded our ranks and
taken Mrs. Martitia Auman Boroughs, wife
of Calvin Boroughs, and Mrs. Maggie Rey-
nolds Auman, wife of Kelly Auman. They
were sisters-in-law and good Christian women.
No children survive.

Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Auman celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary December
4. They have eight children, all present er-
cept two, who live quite a distance. There
were many other relatives and friends present.
Mr. and Mrs. Auman received many gifts and
quite a number of gold pieces. After a time
spent in conversation the company was in-
vited into the dining room where a three-tier
cake with a bride and groom on top and fifty
candles lighted was on the dining room table.
After thanks for the life they have lived
and the fine family raised wrere given by Rev.
Joel Trogdon, delicious refreshments were
served. Mrs. Eunice Hayworth sang "Will
You Love Me When I Am Old?" After re-
turning to the parlor many old songs were
sung before the crowd dispersed wishing Mr.
and Mrs. Auman many more anniversaries.

Among the many guests were Mrs. Eunice
Hayworth, Mrs. Susannah Auman Cagle and
Mr. Green Macon, who were attendants or
waiters when Mr, and Mrs. Auman were
married. REPORTER.

Page Thirteen

CANCER— A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM

Cancer today is one of the greatest ene-
mies of civilized men and women. Insidious
in its development, it lays hold upon its vic-
tims, grows upon them, saps their vitality,
and too often ends by laying them away in
graves prematurely filled. Moreover, it
chooses for its victims men and women in
the active and productive years of middle
life. In North Carolina one person out of
every eight who lives beyond the age of 45
dies of cancer. It is the fifth greatest con-
tributor to the State's death rate, being ex-
ceeded only by heart diseases, pneumonia,
kidney diseases and tuberculosis.

Cancer, therefore, becomes one of the chief
among the State's public health problems.
But it is much more than that. It is also an
outstanding economic, sociological, civic and
religious problem. It calls insistently, im-
peratively, for the serious attention of our
people in order that this problem may be
solved.

Cancer cells are not of spontaneous gen-
eration. They must and do arise from pre-
existing normal body cells. Cancer cells are
outlaw cells in the family of normal cells.
They are the cells which run riot, change
their shape, habits and functions, but this
does not happen until normal cells have be-
come irritated in one way or another. It is
this irritation which changes the normal body
cells to cancer cells. A continuous irrita-
tion of already inflamed tissue is believed to
be the exciting cause of cancer. So it is the
little irritations, the benign moles, the sus-
picious lesions, the peculiarly obstinate indi-
gestions that are calling to you and begging
you to help them before they come to be
cancerous and kill.

Would that I could get Mohammedan, Jew,
Catholic, and Protestant to join hands in the
determination to conquer this common en-
emy! Would that I could get those who can
to give of their means enough to put the
prevention and treatment of cancer within
the reach of every woman who gives her-
self in the giving of her sons and daughters
to the State! Would that I conld make a
place for the laboring man, the man too poor
to provide protection which is easily provided
by the plutocrat, yet too proud to play a.
part of pauper, a place where the beginning
of his destruction through cancer may be
removed safely and surely, yet at a price
commensurate with his needs!

When thinking of foreign missions, look
what we have at home. Does or does not it
call to mind the warning: "He that pro-
videth not for his own household is worse
than an infidel." Christian people in other
states are giving their means to the fighting
of cancer within the confines of their own
states. They are "getting the beam out of
their own eye." When will the citizens of
North Carolina, who can finance cancer con-
trol, come and do likewise? If Christ could
descend into this land of long-leaf pine, just
as He ascended into Heaven some nineteen
centuries ago, I wonder what position He
would take with reference to this problem.
I doubt not but that He would give Himself
and all that is in Him to the solution of this
condition because it was He who said: "I
was an hungered, and ye gave me meat; \
was thirsty, and ye gave me drink ; .... I
was sick, and ye visited me." — Secretary of
State Board of Health.

Page Fourteen

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

Hunter

True it is:
"Death rides on every passing breeze;
He lurka in every flower."

We were most distressingly made to realize
this fact when on October 7th, last, Blanch
Crews Hunter succumbed to the injuries of
an automobile accident, which occurred two
days previous to her death. She was a mem-
ber of the faculty of Walnut Cove school,
and was returning, after a week-end visit
with her parents at Pinnacle, when the un-
toward circumstance occurred that so un-
timely ended the bright and promising life.

"Death lies on her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of all the
fields."

Blanch was just blooming into young wom-
anhood when her life was so suddenly
snatched away. Having been born on the
second day of August, 1905, her age was 23
years, two months, and seven days. A short,
but well lived life, and ending just when
young womanhood was unfolding into full
beauty. Did we say, "ending?" That can
not be. In the beauty of her spirit, and in
her good deeds, she lives — and will — in the
hearts of those who knew her best and loved
her most. She lives here, and in God's sum-
mer land she lives in all the glory of a life
that death can not touch.

When she was but ten years of age, she
professed faith in Christ as her personal
Saviour, and united with New Hope Church
on Vance charge, where her father was serv
ing as pastor. Later, her membership wa
transferred to Pinnacle Methodist Protestan
Church, and remained there till her death
As a Christian, Blanch was earnest and active.
At the time of her death she was a Sundav
school teacher, and treasurer of the W. H
M. S. As a friend, she was true and un
selfish; as a daughter and sister, she wa
obedient and affectionate. She was deeply
appreciative of the sacrifices that her par-
ents had made on her behalf, and for the in-
fluence on her life of her Christian home,
She spoke of this very freely and very ten-
derly in a letter to her parents while she
was a student at High Point College. We
are filled with an enduring grief because of
her untimely death, but despite this, there
is much comfort in the assurances of her
good life.

The funerali was held in the P^nna^le
church, of which she was a member, and was
participated in by the following ministers:
Rev. R. M. Andrews, Rev. J. E. Pritchard,
Rev. P. E. Lindley, and the writer. The very
large number of people present, and the
beautiful and profuse floral offering attest
Hie high esteem in which the deceased and
the family are held. Several other minis-
ters of the conference were present to pay
their tribute of loving rspect to the deceased
and to mingle with the family their tears of
tenderest sympathy. The body was laid to|
rest in the church cemetery under a cover
ing of flowers, so typical of her pure life.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Besides her father and mother, Blanch is
survived by two brothers, Rev. R. A. and
Prof. Holt Hunter; and by five sisters, Mrs.
J. A. Short, Mrs. Will Edwards, Mrs. Moton
Glenn, Mrs. M. S. Hunt, and Miss Nina
Hunter. One sister, Mr. Arthur Holloway,
preceded her in death. We join the many
friends of the deceased, and of the family,
in assurances of love and sympathy; we also
rejoice with them in the more abundant life
upon which she has entered, through Jesus
Christ, our Lord. Amen.

S. W. TAYLOR.

December 4, 1028.

Almond

Myrtle Lenora Almond, born December 13,
1D07, departed this life November 27, 1928.
She professed faith in Christ at the age of
12 years and joined Friendship Methodist
Protestant Church, which she dearly loved.
All that loving hands could do was done to
stay the hand of death in one so young, but
howr blessed it is to die in the Lord. Her
last words were: "Good-bye, mama, how sweet
it is to go."

She was confined to her bed a little over
a year. I had the pleasure of visiting her
many times during that time, and see her
soul happy, hear her praising God. When
her mama would play the song on the Victrola,
"Glory Is Coming Soon," she would praise
God. She called that song mine and her
favorite. What an inspiration to see Jesus
in a life like that, a life that will live on.

Her funeral was conducted at Friendship
Methodist Protestant Church by her pastor
on November 28, and her body was laid to
rest in the cemetery beneath a lovely mound
of flowers to await the resurrection morning.

She leaves father, mother, brother, three
sisters, a host of friends and realtives to
rture, but we feel assured

December 13, 1928

many years side by side. Be faithful a little
linger, 'and you will be reunited where you
can wander hand in hand beside the living
waters of that still and sinless land.

"O, who can tell the rapture
Of those to whom it is given
Thus to renew the bonds of earth
Amid the bliss of heaven?"

Will say to the children, we know how sad
it is to go home and no mdthcr to greet us.
but how happy to know we have a mothei
in heaven. For mother, home and heaven
are three of the sweetest words to mortal
given. C. H. HILL, Pastor.

Harwood

Martha Ann Harwood, born March 20. 1904,
departed this life November 23, 1928. She
professed faith in Christ at an early age, and
united with Friendship Methodist Protestant
Church, to which she remained loyal until
death. She leaves mother, five brothers, three
sisters, a host of friends and relatives to
mourn her departure, but while we mourn nc
doubt she is happy in that beautiful place
she told her mama about. Her last words
were: "O, what a beautiful place I have got/
No doubt she saw the place that Jesus had
prepared for her. All that doctors, nurses
and loving hands could do was done to keej
her with us, but her mansion was ready ant
she had to go and take charge.

On November 24 her funeral was conducted
by her pastor, assisted by Rev. J. R. Ander-
son, of Albemarle, and her body was laid
to rest in Friendship cemetery beneath
mound of lovely flowers. Jesus, comfort the
bereaved, and help us to say, "Thy will b<
done."

"By thy hands the boon was given,
Thou hast taken but thine own:
Lord of earth and God of heaven,
Evermore "Thy will be done."

C. H. HILL, Pastor.

Lowder

John Adam Lowder was born January 18
1890. On December 3, 1028, about 2 o'clock
while in the field at work Jesus said, "It's
enough ; lay down your work and rest." Or
the following even at 2 o'clock the funera
was held in Friendship Methodist Protestanl
Church, of which he was a faithful member
conducted by the writer, assisted by Rev
J. R. Anderson, pastors of Albemarle Meth
odist Protestant Church, and Rev. John H
Green, of Salem Methodist Episcopal Church
The large congregation and the beautifu
mound of flowers showed how he was loved
in his community.

He leaves wife, five children, aged father
three brothers, two sisters, a host of friendi
and relatives to sorrow here below. Help U!
to look to the One that can bring comfori
to those who mourn. It was said of him thai
he gave his life serving others. As the poe
says:

"We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, no

breaths ;

In feelings, not in figures on the dial.

We should count time by heart-throbs. Hi

most lives

Who thinks most, feels noblest, acts the best
C. H. HILL, Pastor.

December 13, 192S

'METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

MARRIED

Darr-Jennings

At the Randleman M. P. parsonage, Mr.
John Darr and Miss Thelma Jennings were
united in marriage on the 24th of November.
..Mr. Darr- is the son. of Mrs:- Lula Darr, of
I Lexington." Mrs. Dafr is the daughter of
'Mr.-, and -Mrs. W. A. -Jennings, of Wo'rthville.
We msli for 'them- much happiness through
life. T. A. WILLIAMS.

Loy-Cable

Saturday evening, December 1, at 7 o'clock,
'Mr. Rayzelle "Coble and 'Miss Margaret Loy
drove to the home of the writer and were
happily married, the writer performing the
ceremony.

Mrs. Coble is the daughter of the late Co-
lumbus Loy and Mrs. Loy, and' a sister to
Revs. W. M. and 0. C. Loy. She is a young
lady with a pleasing personality.

Mr. Coble is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
H. . Coble, of . southern Alamance, ... He is a
young man. of sterling character. .Both are
loyal members, of the Methodist Protectant
church on Mt. Zion charge.

H. L. . ISLET.

'Rah for the Muzzle.— Willie— "Did Mr. Edi-
son make the first talking machine, pa?"

Pa — "No, my son. God made the first talk-
ing machine, but Edison made the first one
that could be shut off." — Bell Telephone-News.

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— Nature never makes the mistake of plac-
ing clashing colors together in a floral ar-
rangement, as one will learn who studies
natural landscapes.

—From 40,000 to 50,000 pounds of Danish
Bald Head cabbage ;eut from one acre of bot-
tom land is the record of Porter Morgan of
Transylvania County, who says he cleared
$800 an acre from the crop this season.

— Livestock growers interested in learning
more about the job will enjoy -the meeting
pf the Southern Livestock Association to be
held at State , College in Raleigh, December
18, 19 and 20". „

— The extension service of State College has
reprinted its circular number 156 on culling -
poultry. Copies may be had free of charge
on application to the agricultural editor.

— Yields of from 250 to 350 bushels of
sweet potatoes per acre are reported by Ca-
tawba County farmers who planted some
2,000 acres this year.

— If you receive a sample copy of the Her-
ald this week, please take it1 as1 an invitation
•to you to become a regular: reader of the
paper and as a sign that one of your neigh-
bors wishes you to do this.

— Bro. S. E. Leonard, in- charge of the
State's! Training School for boys at Rocky
Mount, tried the virtues of a promise of a-
Thanksgiving turkey dinner on his boys and
found it most efficacious. All met the condi-
tion and enjoyed the dinner.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY
COUNCIL MEETS IN ANNUAL SESSION

The second annual meeting of the Religious J
Education Advisory Council of tlie Methodist j
Protestant Church Board of Christian Educa-
tion convened November 21-23., 1928, in the
now Methodist Protestant Church, Cambridge,
Ohio. The meeting was called to order by
the Executive Secretary, Rev. Lawrence Lit-
tle, aiid after conducting' a. worship service,
prepared 'by Mrs. H. W. Maier, he introduced
the following,, who responded with brief
echoes from their respective fields: Rev.
G. I. Humphries, D. D., of Salisbury, Md.,
president of the Board of Christian Educa-
tion ; Rev. F. W. Stephenson, D. D., Pitts-
burgh, Pa., Executive Secretary of the De-
partment of Educational Institutions of 'the
Board of Christian Education ; Rev. F. L.
Gibbs, Durham, N. C., Assistant Secretary, De-
partment of Religious Education; Rev. Har-
lan L. Feeman, D. D., LL.D., president of
Adrian College, Adrian, Mich.; Rev. R. Y.
Nicholson, Washington, D. C- ; Rev. J. A.
Wade, Magnolia, Ark.; Rev. Fred W. Paschall,
Asheville, N. C. ; Rev. Walter Mollan, Adrian,
Mich.; Rev. Geo. W. Beck, Middletown, Ohio ;
Rev. G. Charles Weaver, Rochester, N. Y. ;
Rev. E. J. Headley, D. D., Castle Shannon,
Pa.;. Mrs. Geo. W. Ramsey, Washington, Pa.;
Rev. A. R.' Com, Adrian, Mich.; Rev. R. C.
Tolbert, Mt. Vernon, Ohio; Rev. Frank W.
Lineberry, Jonesboro, Ind.'; Rev. F. Lyman
Shows,,. Pollock, La.; Rev. Geo. H. Jackson,
Lynbrook, N1. Y.; Rev. C. J. Morton, Attica,
Ohio ; Rev. H. E. Qrwick, Mechanicsburg, .
Ohio; Rev. B. F. Langdon, Cuba, Til.; Rev.

C. ' J. Kerlin, Logansport, ~Iud.; Prof. Geo.
McLean, Adrian, Mich.; Rev. G. O. McMil-
lan, D.. D., president of Westminster Col-
lege,' Tehuacana, Texas; Mrs. J. W. Rhodes,
Springfield," Mo.;." Mrs." Culbertson, ' Pitts-
burgh,' Pa., and Rev. I. M. McVey, Cincin-
nati, Ohio'.

Mr. Little 'then briefly explained the work
that was ^facing the Council and ^appointed
the following committees: -Conference .Union
Organization ; Co-operation With Local
Church p Evangelism in Religious . Education ;
Leadership Training Schools ; Life Service
Enlistment and Training; Resolutions; and.
Findings. These committees lost no time in
organizing for thoir respective tasks. Two
busy days, followed with- most of the. time
spent on' committee work, discussion of com-
mittee work, and -open forum discussion upon
problems related to- the program- of Religious .
Education throughout ■ the- Methodist Protes--
tant -Church:

Regardless of the much"\vork' to be done,"
the council. -took, time- to worship and. to be
sociable. • A fellowship supper was arranged
in which the members of the council were
guests of the [-officers and teachers of the:.
Sunday school and Christian Endeavor of the
Cambridge Church. A happy hour "of eats,
laughter, jokes, etc.,' 'Was enjoyed"1 by every
one. After this fine ■ fellowship the council
members joined" -with the "■Cambridge- is host
and hostesses -tin an evening prayer service."'
Uplifting addresses were made by avnurriber .
of those present, including two former pas-
ifoi's" of sthe Cnmbridg'e Church,"' tRevi 'C. J.
i Morton and -Rev. Frank W. Lineberry. They
'were', followed by Rev. F.i W. Stephenson,

D. D., Revi Lawrence Little and Rev. G. I.
Humphries^ D.. D. All these -reminded-! each

'of us" of the personarrespohsibilify each one
has iu-.winningff;h.e:f World for fijmst.

Rev:'_. W L^.Eceman-, LV DM LL.D., also
brought aJicljifjiJ lacssage ^o^the council =be-
fore eaclu_Jiu^ries&'- session .which gave.; us
courage and strength for each task. $

Achievement ! One can hardly estimate
the result of one- of .these meetings to the
cause of Christian Education of our Church.
One leader remarked that this meeting had
made history in that it had gathered the lead-
ers, of ., our Religious Education program
around a conference table and had by the
adoptioji of a unified constitution, united the
whole. Religious Educational program of the
Methodist Protestant Church. "This is some-
thing," stated .- the speaker, "that very few
churches, with all their .wealth and numbers,
have not been able to do after much effort."
,Sot only was. this, plan of organization adopt-
ed, but other .things of importance were
planned; namely, the sponsoring of two De-
nominational Leadership Training Schools to
train instructors; ; the promoting of 23 Lead-
ership Training Schools during the coming
summer; the conducting of district and local
Church Standard Leadership Training Schools
in Denominational centers.

One outstanding advance in our work re-
vealed at the meeting was the wide accept-
ance of the standardizing of our Adult
Courses _ to: the level of the International
Council Of Religious Education. Of the 19
Leadership Training Schools ' conducted last
summer, 17 had courses in the Standard
Leadership Curriculum with a total of 348
credits awarded. "No work of this type had
been done prior to the past summer in our
Church and this hearty response is indeed
encouraging to the Council.

Another thing! Those present will riot soon
fbfg'et the hospitality of the pastor, Dr. Geo.
H.- Miller, and' his church people. Lunch and
dinner were prepared by the various circles
of the" Woman's Auxiliary and lodging and
breakfast was provided in the homes of the
parishioners. ' This,' plus a well-equipped
church furnished' 'all the' comfort needed for
such a meeting.

At the close of the session on Friday a
vote 'to continue the council for another year
was "unanimously carried.

' F. Li GIBBS, Ass't Sec'y,

Dept. Religious Education.

Box' 772,' College Station, Durham, N. C.
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Fancy-Work

Surgeon :" "I'll sew that scalp wound for
ten dollars."

Patient:'1 '"Gee, Doc, I just want plain sew-
ing, not hemstitching and 'embroidery." — Ex,

Monotonous Life. — Old Gentleman — "I see
that in London a man is run over every half-
■houK"

1 Old 'Lady — 'Poor fellow!" — London Punch.
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Grateful Victim.— Wife (showing husband
expensive fur coat) — "One really can't help
1 n_it "feel 'sorry " for the poor thing that was
skinned -for this." ■ '

Husband — "I appreciate your sympathy." —
Xondon:iTitvBits.' ' ■

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" —North1 Carolina is the first state in the
Union to" complete the testing of all cows for
bcivitie tuberculosis. " 'No trace of the disease
was found-ill 12 comities.

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LINCOLNTON AND COLLEGE

ASSESSMENT

The writer has just visited Lincolnton in
the interest of High Point College and found
a hearty response! An unusual response! In
fact, he was presented with a $100 check by
the ' fine arrangements of the enthusiastic
board of stewards. This was Lincolnton's part
of the present campaign. That's not all. The
Lincolnton church is giving 100 per cent sup-
port to their pastor and wife, Hev. and Mrs.
Fred Love. They have a budget plan and
are paying as they go on all interests of the
church'. That was the reason for their being
able to produce the $100 so easily and deprive
the writer of taking the pulpit time for
appealing for money. They are a happy
pastor and people. Also, $40 placed in their
church school treasury in three Sundays and
$20 of that amount given to the Children's
Home. A people with such a vision of service
couldn't be otherwise than happy! Watch
Lincolnton station make the honor roll this
year:

Merry Christmas to all.

F. L. GIBBS.

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Woman's Missionary
Department

—A plot against Hoover's life is reported
from Argentine, South America. Bombs were
found in a room by the police. But they
may not have been aimed against Hoover.
Why should anybody wish to kill him?

FLAT ROCK W. H. M. S.

The W. II. M. S. of Flat Rock church, Vance
charge, met in the home of Mrs. U. J. Par-
rott on Tuesday evening, November 20, with
the president, Miss Mary V. White, presid-
ing. Devotions were conducted by Mrs. U. J.
Parrott. The program was then carried out
as given in the M. P. Herald.

The new consolidation was discussed, and
each member urged by the president to at-
tend the district meeting at Union Chapel
Thursday, November 22, and learn more in
regard to the consolidation. The society then
adjourned, after which delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess.

We were glad to have as guests Mrs. Wil
liams and daughter. Mrs. Williams is a sis
ter of Mrs. F. M. White.

MBS. T. P. HESTER, Cor. Sec.

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MY DAILY PRAYER

If I can do some good today,

If I can serve along life's way,

If I can something helpful say,

Lord, show me how.

If I can right a human wrong
If I can help to make one strong,
If I can cheer with smile or song,
Lord, show me how.

If I can aid one in distress,
If I can make a burden less,
If I can spread more happiness,
Lord, show me how.

If I can do a kindly deed,
If I can help someone in need,
If I can sow a fruitful seed,
Lord, show me how.

If I can feed a hungry heart,
If I can give a better start,
If I can fill a nobler part,
Lord, show me how.

— Grenville Kleiser.

December 13, 1928

— The first locomotive built in the United
States for regular railway transportation
service was carried to Charleston, S. C, by
ship on October 23, 1830. It made its first
scheduled run on Christmas day of that year.
On June 17, 1831, its boiler was destroyed
by an explosion. A negro helper was annoyed
by the noise of escaping steam at the safety
valve and screwed it down, causing the ex-
plosion. The Southern has had an engine
made after the model of that first one and
is displaying it to show the. progress in en-
gine-making since that first engine was made.
It weighed only four tons.

HIGH POINT COLLEGE

HIGH POINT, N. C.

A high grade institution for the education of young women
and young men.

Splendid courses are offered by competent instructors. Full
credit is given by the State Board of Education for all work com-
pleted here.

Special courses in Music. Art, and Commercial subjects are aho
given. Fall Semester begins September the 11th.

Correspondence solicited.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, DECEMBER 20, 1928

NUMBER 7

"Communion of Saints"

In our church services we glibly repeat, "I believe in the
communion of the saints." What do we mean by it? Per-
haps some of us mean one thing and others of us another
thing, and very likely some of us mean nothing at all or
have a meaning so very vague that it would be impossible
to define it.

But we should mean something by it or cease to repeat
it as a part of worship.

Roman Catholics believe in the communion of saints only
for members of that church. Hence to be turned out of the
church is to be excommunicated, a dreadful thing since it
involves loss of the privileges of church members. Protes-
tants, however, attach a broader meaning to "the communion
of saints." They believe that all believers in Christ thereby
become saints and enjoy with all other believers a common
inheritance in Christ. What we should mean when we say,
"I believe in the communion of saints," seems to be that we
believe all Christians have equal part in Christ, sharing alike
in responsibilities and in privileges. It does not mean a
community of goods but it does mean equality in spiritual
experiences ; not that all have the same degree in grace, but
that all may make the same attainments in grace.

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Contribution of the First Christmas Day

The world had little knowledge or appreciation of it, but
that first Christmas day was the Day of Days in the history
of our world. It was a great day when the world was made.
The sons of God shouted for joy at the sight of the new
creation. But that first Christmas day was a greater day
than the day of creation. On that great day God Himself
entered the world He had made in the guise of a creature,
in the form and person of a man. This seems so a priori
improbable that to this day many men will not believe it.
They think there must be some mistake about it, that men
who believe it are under delusion. But after the most careful
thought and fullest investigation, the great majority of men,
including the great majority of the world's great thinkers,
are convinced that it is true, that God became incarnate in
human flesh and lived for a generation on earth as a man.
Surely such an event takes rank among the greatest events
possible. As a rule contemporary historians are not able to
measure correctly the movements of their time. This was
true of the historians of the generation in which God was
seen upon the earth as a man. Strange powers, superhuman
powers, emanated from his personality, but men did not
discern either the purpose or the power of his life. He did
not do the things that men thought God would do. He did
and endured some things that men felt sure God would not
do or endure. But centuries have now passed and that mys-
terious personage has become a marvelous figure in the
world's history. Today He looms up in ever-increasing pro-

portions. The world does not yet fully understand what
it sees.

It seems that this incarnation of God was not an after-
thought but a forethought, contemplated in the eternal ages.
It was a part of God's original program. Not only did God
plan to create the world and people the world, but He also
planned to enter into human experience on the plane of man's
life and thus accomplish for man what He could not other-
wise accomplish. By thus coming to earth He revealed Him-
self as He could not through the glories of creation. He thus
became our God. We were brought to realize as we did not
and could not before the tenderness and depth of His love
for us. At a tremendous cost to Himself He brought to us a
most precious and most affecting revelation of Himself. That
first Christmas day was the first of a great series of days, the
last of which has not come yet. But the world has been
impressed, the thought of the world has been turned back to
God, human life has been redeemed from despair, and the
future has become richer to every man in Christendom because
of that first Christmas day.

A Little Book With a High Aim

In 1896 John Thomas Cooper was graduated from Har-
vard College. He returned to his native state, West Virginia,
and became a prominent lawyer and member of the state
legislature. He spent his leisure moments in compiling a
devotional book to be used by individuals in the culture of
spirituality. He provided in his will for the circulation of
this book. The name of it is Via Maxima. Many ministers
commend it highly. To us it seems well adapted to its pur-
pose and its purpose is supremely high, to help in reaching
life's true goal. It would make an appropriate gift to a
friend whorn you would help spiritually. It is for sale at
25 cents a copy by the brother of the author, Rev. Arthur
B. Cooper, 1453 Race St., Denver, Col.

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A Lesson from the "Flu"

Whatever else we may learn from the prevailing epidemic,
we may be impressed with the fact of our absolute dependence
upon God. In the possession of exuberant health we are
likely to be obsessed with the idea that we are in no danger
of loss of health. Others may languish in hospitals, but we
feel safe. But lo ! an invisible swarm of something fills the
air and the strongest are laid low. Thousands who were in
apparent health yesterday are on beds of pain today. The
miracle of it teaches us or should teach us that our lives are
in the hand of God and whatever seems good to Him will
befall us. But God is gentle and loving in His afflictions.
It is consoling to know that we are in the hand of God who
knows how and when to heal those who have been smitten.
Disease germs are His agents, doing His will.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

December 20, 1928

THE HOME OF THE SOUL

By Hugh Latimer Elderdice, A.M., D.D., LL.D.

(Thirty-first Baccalaureate Sermon of Westminster
Theological Seminary)

A popular poet sings of Heaven :
"That Beautiful Land, the Far-away Home of the Soul."

A practical poet sings:
"I know not what the Future hath of marvel or surprise."

The former indulges in "poetic license"; the latter clings
to sanctified common sense. Instead of dogmatizing con-
cerning the final abode of "the spirits of just men made
perfect," it were well for us to clip the wings of our imagina-
tion, keep our feet on solid ground, and, since we cannot
discover either the location or the looks of "the Heavenly
Jerusalem" until we shall "have crossed the Bar," to fix
our thought and center our speech on another Home of the
Soul — open to us now and here.

The oldest poem in the Hebrew Psalter is the Ninetieth
and its first verse is the text of this sermon: "Lord, Thou
hast been our dwelling place in all generations."

What does Moses mean? He seems to contradict him-
self; for he once prayed: "Look down from Thy holy habi-
tation, from Heaven, and bless Thy people Israel." But
in the text he locates Him on earth, and in both references
names Him as the Home of a Nation still living. If an in-
visible Spirit above the sky, how could He have been for
generations the abode of a Nation in flesh and blood f

Evidently this ancient "Man of God" is indulging in a
reverie — a retrospect of five hundred years of National His-
tory. He sees the curtains rise on the panorama of a mar-
velous past. The first scene is Abraham — "the father of the
faithful." Obedient to the call of the true God, he forsakes
the altar of his pagan deity, renounces his citizenship, bids
his friends a final farewell, turns his back upon his ancestral
home, and goes "out, not knowing whither." His son Isaac
and his grandson Jacob join his Chaldean caravan bound for
Canaan, and with them "he sojourns in the Land of Promise
as in a strange country, dwelling in Tabernacles."

The scene shifts to the brickyards of Egypt. With his
Burning Bush Commission, Moses lives again his Military
career. He sees himself the first National Emancipator in
Human History, organizing three million slaves into "the
first World's Republic, the United States of Israel." His
shepherd's staff is transformed into a mightier weapon than
Pharaoh's sword. Without a navy he transports his troops
across the Red Sea ; without money or Government Bonds,
cots or ammunition, he marches his hosts through desert sands
forty years. When rations run low, the Manna covers the
camp ; when canteens are empty, the Rock splits and a foun-
tain flows ; when lost at night, a Flame signals the way ;
and when in doubt by day, a Cloud is the code to guide in
the right road to the "Land flowing with milk and honey."
With no hospitals nor surgeons nor trained nurses they sur-
vive the earthquake and the plague, and are delivered so
marvelously from every foe by their National Deity, that they
have learned well the battle-cry of their first great leader :
"The Eternal God is thy Refuge." And now their old com-
mander closes his reverie, rejoicing that these homeless wan-
derers had "pitched their tents in the Heart of Him Who
has neither beginning of days nor end of life." To Him he
pays the tribute of the text :

"From age to age, Lord,
Thou hast been our Home."

This Mosaic conception of God as the Home of His Chosen

People while they were yet living on earth was re-echoed
five hundred years later by "The Sweet Singer of Israel."
Though David was king in a Royal Palace, surrounded by
a bodyguard, and protected by veteran warriors outside his
fortified citadel, yet he prayed to his great Commander-in-
Chief: "Be Thou my strong Habitation, whereunto I may
continually resort — for Thou art my Roek and my Fortress."
And to every subject of his kingdom who had by faith entered
with him into this invisible Stronghold he gave this assurance :
"Thou hast made the Most High thy Habitation; there shall
no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy
tent. For He shall give His Angels charge over thee, to keep
thee in all thy ways."

Another thousand years pass and these rhapsodies of the
Old Testament Prophet and Poet strike a responsive chord in
the hearts of the New Testament Saints. When the Jehovah
of the Children of Israel revealed Himself as the Saviour of
all nationalities He gave His followers the counsel which
has the force of a command: "Abide in Me." The best
interpreter of the New Home of the Soul was "the beloved
Disciple" — John — and he found entrance by two keys: Obe-
dience and Love. "He that keepeth His commandments
dwelleth in Him." "God is love; and he that dwelleth in
love dwelleth in God." Paul faced his Athenian audience
of cultured Greek poets and philosophers and declared that
their Unknown God was "not far from any one of us; for in
Him we live, and move, and have our being." And to his
Christian converts in the Colossian Church he gave the mys-
tical message : ' ' Your life is hid with Christ in God. ' '

The early Church Father — Augustine — addressed the
Soul's Center thus: "Thou hast made us for Thyself and
we are restless until we rest in Thee.' Luther's ein feste
burg ist unser Gott — "a strong city is our God" — was in-
spired by the Psalmist's creed: "God is our Refuge;" and
when the Reformation faced dark hours he would say to
Melancthon: "Come, we will sing the forty -sixth Psalni and
let them do their worst."
The Modern Conception of God as the Home of the Soul

The man of our day does not conceive of a Transcendent
Being sitting upon a starry throne far above the sky; nor
does he confine the Risen Christ to the altars of a Church or
even to "the third heaven." He can better grasp the Deity
as Immanent, and see Him both above and in all, "Whose
Temple is all Space — Whose Altar Earth, Sea, Skies." Some
of our devoutest, like Jones Very, visualize Him in "The
Present Heaven, ' ' and pray :

' ' Open our eyes that we that world may see !
Open our ears that we Thy Voice may hear,
And in the Spirit-land may ever be,
And feel Thy Presence with us always near."

They are not Pantheists when they sing with Alexander
Pope:

"All are but parts of one stupendous whole,
Whose Body Nature is — and God the Soul."

Nor are they Naturalists when they echo the melody of
Charlotte Perkins Gilman:

December 20, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Three

"I feel His Breath in the blowing Wind,
His Pulse in the surging Sea,
And the sunlit Sod is the Breast of God
Whose strength we feel and see.
His Tenderness in the springing Grass,
His Beauty in the Flowers,
His Living Love in the Sun above —
All Here, and Near, and Ours."

Most of us, however, are not poets but only prosaic plod-
ders doomed to daily drudgery. Where is our Heaven on
earth ? How can we with our feet on the treadmill dwell in
God? By giving Him our hearts, thinking His thoughts,
echoing His words, sharing His tasks, and submitting to
His will. In return He gives us His constant care, provides
a bounty that faileth never, proves Himself a conquering
comrade in all our mental and spiritual conflicts, and lifts
us "out of selfish individualism into fellowship with His
Eternal Self and with His vast Family past, present and
future." Goldsmith's Village Preacher lived in a "modest
mansion" on "forty pounds a year," was "more bent to
raise the wretched than to rise," and so preached that the

"Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway,
And fools who came to scoff remained to pray.
The Service past, around the pious man
With ready zeal each honest rustic ran ;
E'en children followed, with endearing wile,
And plucked his gown to share the good man's smile.
His ready smile a parent's warmth expressed;
Their welfare pleased him and their cares distressed ;
To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given,
But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven.
As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form,
Swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm,
Though round its base the rolling clouds are spread,
Eternal sunshine settles on its head."

If we dwell in this Soul Castle while busy with the prob-
lems of pulpit and parish our fellows will know where to find
us always — serving in the three temples of Merey, Justice,
and Truth. If we show to others the mercy we hope to
receive from our Maker, hold the scales of justice with unerr-
ing balance without fear or favor, and champion truth alike
for friend and foe, our whole community will recognize that
we "sojourn in the world and yet apart." And thus finding
us in God they will also find God. If we respond to every
call of duty, meet all tests of temptation and hardship,
"endure as seeing Him who is invisible," they will learn
that real religion is not a cold creed but a devoted life, and
that the Supreme Being is not only an unseen Personality
but also a seen Power.

"God is a Force to give way to!
God is a Thing you have to do!"

The whole of life's duties may be condensed in one short
sentence: Do the thing that ought to be done, at the time
it ought to be done, and in the way it ought to lie done. He
who obeys this rule of conduct will find himself not only
in but a part of God; not in a theological but an ethical
sense, not an identity of personality hut a kinship in spirit
and purpose.

"God in the daily work we've done,
In the daily path we've trod?

Stand still, my heart, for I am a part —
I too — of the Living God ! ' '

Robert Louis Stevenson, the Scotch poet and novelist,
spent his life in a pathetic search for health for his frail
body and truth for his restless spirit. Seven years before
his death on the Samoan Islands he wrote the Requiem for
his tombstone :

"Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie —
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will.
This be the verse you grave for me :
' Here he lies where he loved to be ;
Home is the sailor, home from the sea,
And the hunter home from the hill. ' ' '

A sympathetic critic of this "Swan Song" of the sufferer
wiio had long. been "an unresting traveler in the spiritual
country," concludes that at last he "had come to rest upon
certain great convictions in which his spirit had its home."
For such sentiments as expressed in the Requiem "imply
more than they express; perhaps they mean more than the
speaker knows. In them we hear echoes of a Great Voice
that calls Home the Thinker to Faith, the Struggler to
Achievement, and the Dead from dying to new Faith. In
all these the True Life is at once making 'for a land that is
very far off,' yet at the same time it is ever coming Home."

Members op the Graduating Class!

Your faith in Biblical Revelation and your knowledge of
Church History have convinced you that God has been the
Home of His People in all past generations. It is for you
to discover Him as your Home in the present generation.
Your task is stupendous. Was ever an age like this? The
foes of the Christian Religion are legion. They are found
in Temples of Science, Halls of Philosophy, Schools of So-
ciology, Theological Seminaries, and Christian Churches.
Next Tuesday night, with diplomas in hand, you will march
down these aisles with high head, happy hearts, and swift
steps. Six months from now witli bowed heads, and hearts,
and trembling voice you may lift your eyes on high and
cry: "Where is the Lord God of Elijah?"

While you are calling men to bow before their Maker,
some Sophomoric Scientist is calling them to worship the
Molecule, the Atom, and the Electron. While you are
preaching God is Spirit, some fool Philosopher is proclaim-
ing Materialism: all is Matter. While you are urging the
certainty of knowledge of spiritual reality, some know-
nothing Agnostic declares that, we cannot know any reality
outside the realm of the five senses. While you are pleading
with your young people to cultivate their Conscience, improve
their Memory, and strengthen their Will, some Behaviouristic
Psychologist tells them that they have no such invisible guides
but are only jumping-jacks, moved by Environment outside
and Complexes inside their bodies. While you are demanding
of both young and old high standards in conduct, some Moral
Outlaw replies that the day of authority is past, and that
every person must decide for himself what is Right and what
is Wrong. And while you are sweating over your sermon in
the pulpit, half your flock will lie "listening in" at their
home radio, or "joy-riding" in their automobiles fifty miles
away, or dozing in some picture show to escape "serious
thought and the collection plate."

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Stand Steady and Keep Sweet !
Let none of these things move you. Elisha found the
Lord God of Israel where He had always been — in the front
of Israel's battles. You, too, will learn that the God of our
fathers ean give you patience, poise, and power in every
conflict. You will soon discover only shallow Scientists and
half-baked Theologians claim that Nature and Revelation are
contradictory for the Works and the Word of God are always
in harmony, and you will echo the verdict of the quaint old
preacher: "God married Science and Religion in the Garden
of Eden, and what God hath joined together, let not man
put asunder." You will not worry over the skeptical crank
who ventilates his mechanistic philosophy by claiming that
you are only a human machine; but will silence him by ask-
ing: "Why does not a Ford crank itself?" Or, "Why does
it not fill its empty gas tank?" Or, "Why does it not with
its own intelligence repair its punctured tire?" There will
be no need of more questions for by this time your human
gas-bag is punctured and his shifting-gear deadlocked.

Nor will you spend sleepless nights over the latest Intel-
lectual monstrosity — The Intelligentsia of Ethical Bank-
ruptcy. These are they who assassinate all good manners
and customs, hallowed by tradition ; brand all social and
moral reformers as "morons" and "yokels"; advocate a
"go-as-you-please pace" in all conduct; and follow but one
teacher — "the Prophet of Impulse." Giddy girls and brain-
less boys may applaud the Theological Professor who would
bury the Ten Commandments. He said "Away with such
fellows as 'Thou shalt' and 'Thou shalt not,' They are not
fit to live in modern Society." But you, as serene dwellers
in God, will remain quiet and content ; for you will agree
with Dean Brown that "The Ten Commandments have been
knocking about the world a good while, and that they have
a way of taking care of themselves, and. in the end, of
justifying their existence."

Nor will you be unduly concerned over the new brand of
Social Cynic who sneers at the silly Idealists who preach
the Sermon on the Mount to he hard-boiled Industrial, Eco-
nomic, and Political generation of our day. The Golden
Rule, they say, is the wildest dream of insanity, and the
only co-operation for human good must be compelled by the
Law of Military Might, not by the Christian Law of Love.
You will turn your back upon these Jingoes, enter your
Church every Sabbath, join your peace-loving flock in the
prayer: "Thy Kingdom come," and every day you will see
His will being done in you and yours "as it is in heaven."
Nor dare you despair over the Spiritual Poverty of your
Local Church. Many of your members may be "cave-
dwellers," running to God only in sudden danger; but you
will always find at least a few who "abide under the shadow
of the Almighty." Listen to a preacher's wife: "I am not
troubled with pessimism about life in general, but pessimism
about the Church. Being a normal human being who sees
sunrise and sunset and changing skies, I know that 'God's
in His Heaven, and all's right with the World.' But the
Church, our Church, what has it to do with God at all .' The
Choir that sings His praises on Sundays jazzes throughout
the week. The Official Board whose business members do
well for themselves have only the left-over of business acumen
for the Church. Our Church members can present more
alibis in summer Church attendance than a murder trial
calls forth. The Sunday School muddles along, instructing
children for an hour a week. Does any one take the Church

seriously these days ? I wonder ! ' ' But this good woman soon
recovered her poise and swung' from pessimism to optimism,
as all intelligent, well-informed, and faithful Christians must
do or else lose both reason and faith. Hear her conclusion:
"Let us think in terms of Individuals. There is a group
whose memory is precious to me, scattered individuals that
I call 'gatekeepers in the House of the Lord,' men and women
who choose to keep the Church 'high and lifted up' in their
lives. There was a man who could sing, not well, but better
than any one else in the congregation. And he always came
to Church. Nobody knows lint the unmusical pastor of a
small church what' that meant. There was the Financial
Secretary who could not secure pledges nor collect them, but
who reached into his own pocket and gave till it hurt. There
was the Woman whose eye was on the Missionary Budget, and
who always saw that the Ladies' Aid came across with their
share. Then there were the Quiet Souls everywhere who
Pray. One learns to know them by the clasp of their hands
and the look in their eyes. No, the glory of the Church can-
not depart while there are those who pray. The faithful
few— the gatekeepers of the Temple— will they grow to a
multitude who shall sing the Hallelujah Chorus around the
Throne?" Yes, else your preaching is vain, and vain also
your Master's mission of World Redemption.

And so the generations come and go, each with its strange
names, its peculiar customs, and its changing battlefields.
But the Home of the Soul is always the Eternal— "Jesus
Christ, the same yesterday, and today, and forever." Wars
may change the thrones of kings, and time may crumble the
castles of the mightiest monarchs, but "the Imperial Race
of Heaven has never lost its Regal Habitation."

Appeals to Young Ministers
First— Let Your Generation Find You Dwelling in God.

Before you enter your first pulpit be sure of your own
personal relationship and intimate association with the In-
visible Person Whom you represent. How can you intro-
duce Him to others if you yourself have only "speaking
acquaintance" with Him? Constant companionship and
identity of plan and purpose alone can qualify to preach with
conviction and authority and power the quaint old message:
"God created the Earth for Beast, the Sea for Fishes, the
Air for Fowls, and Heaven for Angels and Stars. So that
Man has no place in which to dwell except in God."

Second Let Your Parish Find Your Parsonage a Heaven

on Earth.
Let it lie the Mecca to which your "pilgrims of the night"
come for light. Here lead your doubters into faith, your
tempted into strength, your discouraged into hope and your
sorrowful into solance. As the Shunamite woman with broken
heart rushed in her grief to the hut of Elisha. so may your
stricken parishioners turn in silence from every Gehazi to
unburden their hearts to their well-beloved pastor! And
happy indeed your lot if your wife be a worthy helpmate;
for then she may share the exalted tribute paid to Mrs. Mat-
tox, in Hangchow, China. Robert Speer tells us that she
"had been accustomed to invite little children to her home
and make them happy there. Once a Christian teacher was
talking to some of them and asked: 'Where do you want to
go when you die? To Heaven?' 'No,' they answered. 'To
Hell?' 'No.' 'Where then do you want to go?' They
replied: 'To Mrs. Mattox's house.' "

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December 20, 192S

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Denominational Enterprises

EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER FROM
PAUL F. WARNER, JAPAN

Dear Dr. Haddaway :

Ever since I heard that you had been elected as the new
Executive Secretary to the Board of Missions, I have been
wanting to write to you. Various activities, however, have
reduced my time for writing to a minimum. But I do want
to send at least a personal word of greeting and felicitation.
Your election as secretary is a great source of satisfaction
to me persnoally. Having been associated with you in Balti-
more and the Maryland Conference I have a first-hand knowl-
edge of your splendid abilities. It is needless to say that I
have perfect confidence in you. The fact that others of our
Mission have expressed a similar opinion is particulai'ly
gratifying to me. It means so much to us missionaries to
have full confidence in the Board and its officers. Of course
there will be many problems to be solved as a result of the
new union. It is my prayer that everything will work out
for the best interests of the Kingdom. May God bless you
abundantly and use you largely in your new field of service.

The work has been moving steadily at all points. There
have been ten baptisms and thirty-one accessions to the various
missions. Most of these have been young people of great
promise for the future. As district superintendent, I have
baptized most of these people and have had the opportunity
to meet them personally. There are fifty-five inquirers en-
rolled, and we are hoping and praying and working that
they also may come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and
Savior. More than three thousand tracts have been dis-
tributed, and nearly four hundred calls have been made dur-
ing the quarter. The seed has been faithfully sown. Let us
pray the Lord of the harvest for an abundant increase.

One of the outstanding events of the quarter has been
the loss of one of our missions. But we are glad to report
that it is a progressive loss. Kuwana Mission has become a
Conference church. Despaired of several years ago, under
the leadership of Pastor Tamura it has taken on new life,
and from October 1st will function as a Conference church.
It has met the membership and financial requirements of the
Conference easily. For the present the Mission's financial
responsibility remaining the same ; the church of course has
raised the amount necessary to meet the Conference require-
ments, and hereafter will not appear in our reports. We
know that you will rejoice with us and join with us in prayers
of thanksgiving for Kuwana 's achievement. Surely "we
shall reap in due season, if we faint not." Sometimes we
(of little faith) despair of the time and money and effort
that we have apparently vainly spent at some particular
point. But who knows when God may give the increase ?
Be patient with us, brethren, when our work does not progress
as rapidly as we hope. Witness Kuwana 's success! With
undiminished faith, and unslackened hand, let us await His
good pleasure.

Since there are but two mission stations in the Yokohama
district they may well be reported here also. The work at
Oyama continues the same without any startling develop-
ments. The work at Tsurumi, however, requires special men-

tion. Our chapel there is supplied by one of our theological
students, M. Ohashi, a young man of exceptional earnestness
and ability. He has been doing a fine work there. On Sunday,
September 16, I visited Oyama, where I preached and con-
ducted a communion service. In the evening I went to
Tsurumi, where we had a very helpful communion service
together. Less than two days later, on the morning of the
18th, the building which we had rented as a chapel was
destroyed by fire !

The origin of the fire is unknown, but it was probably
defective wiring. There was no one living in the building at
the time. We wish the Misson could afford to keep some one
at each of its chapels, not only for the sake of caring for the
property, but rather to make the most of every opportunity
to spread the Gospel. Of course we lost all our furnishings
in the Tsumuri chapel, including a good organ. (If some
church at home has an organ to send us, it would be fine,
but) the Tsurumi people are going to work heroically. They
wish to buy a new organ themselves, with a little aid from
the mission ! We have rented another place, somewhat
smaller but in a much better location, and for less money.
The work is going forward after but little interruption. In
the near future we hope to have a much better place for our
meetings. The mayor of Tsurumi district (which has now
become a part of Yokohama City), although not a Christian,
is much interested in our work. His daughter is one of our
most loyal members. He is willing to build us a building
suitable to our needs, on a piece of ground that he owns, and
rent it to us for a period of years. If the Mission consents
to such a plan, the work at Tsurumi ought to develop very
rapidly. If these things come to pass, the particular moving
cause will have been the fire. What first appeared to be a
calamity has become a blessing! Surely God moves in a
myterious, yet none the less wonderful, way !

THE QUADRENNIAL SESSION OF THE
FEDERAL COUNCIL

Rev. J. C. Beoompield, D.D.

It was my privilege to attend the Sixth Quadrennial Ses-
sion of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in
America, held in Rochester, N. Y., December 5 to 12, and to
serve on its Committee of One Hundred having in charge
the program, and on its Business Committee, to which all
business was referred for review and recommendation to the
Council.

Because of the intimacy of contact, I was in a position to
receive some very definite impressions, and these I desire
to share with you.

The Council is composed of twentj'-eight denominational
units, and with few exceptions all were present.

The quadrennial meeting of the Council can be regarded
as the most significant gathering of Protestantism in America.

When the Council was created in 1908, it was composed
exclusively of denominational units. In the meantime other
units of united Protestant forces have been admitted, not
into membership, but into affiliated relationship, and into
administrative responsibility.

In this session, insistent demands from certain groups —
such as local and state councils — and urgent appeals from
other groups were made for membership in the Council.

To meet the situation a Committee on Function and Struc-

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ture of the Federal Council was authorized, and directed to
report to the quadrennial meeting in 1932.

If these demands and appeals are granted, the name of
the Council may have to read, "The Federal Council of
the Churches of Christ and Allied Agencies in America."

I question the value of this prospective omnibus.

The Seneca Hotel was chosen as headquarters for the
Council, and under its roof all the delegates were housed
and practically all of the meetings held. This made possible
a very refreshing social situation.

I was much impressed with the apparent strength and
fineness of the men and women in attendance. It was not
difficult to conclude that they are among the best the churches
can provide, and it was a real delight to mingle with them.

The program provided for three types of meeting — con-
ference in the morning, business session in the afternoon, and
inspirational public service in the evening.

In the discussions, in the conference and business sessions,
a very small proportion of the delegates participated, and in
this small proportion by far the major part was that com-
posed of secretaries of commissions or councils, or those in
official position. In this Council of Churches the voice of the
pastorate was strangely silent. This ought not to be.

I was impressed also with the apparent secretarial and
denominational group consciousness, and with the equally
apparent lack of Council consciousness.

To me the Council as a whole manifested a strange hesi-
tancy to defend the acknowledged faith of its units, or to
assume corporate responsibility in the choice of new paths,
and plans for advance therein.

The Council seemed unable to become articulate. Chris-
tian courtesy seemed to stifle Christian courage. There was
virtually no willingness to display the sword of Christ when
necessary. It seemed impossible to bring the Council down
out of its idealism. It was not found walking amid the realism
of the daily experiences of man and nations. It talked down
to these, but seemed hesitant to do more.

The bigness made the meetings of the Council top-heavy in
their emphasis of the Christian ethic, and lacking in their
emphasis of the Christian dynamic. Christianity as popularly
understood, rather than Christ, was pre-eminent.

This must have been in the mind of the speaker who
referred to the "impulsive activism of socially-minded Chris-
tians in these days," and to the paralysis of analysis from
which we are suffering.

I was reminded of the words of the late Dr. Jowett to
the special meeting of the Council held in 1917 in Washing-
ton, D. C, when he said: "If you Americans would do less
organizing and more agonizing, you would accomplish more.

To me the axis on which the meetings revolved was a ques-
tion mark. Nearly every new problem, and every new path,
was introduced interrogatively. The vision of the Council
seemed reasonably clear, but it did not seem sure enough of
itself to make the adventure to the limit of its function.

It found itself inevitably seeking shelter under lee of the
Administration Committee, the Executive Committee, or the
next quadrennial session.

The need of the Council is not more program, but more
and greater prophets; not more questions, but more efficient
answers to the questions we already have.

The hope of the situation to me is in the fact that the
delegates who recognized the call to the church to lake ad-
vance positions in Kingdom strategy, but hesitated to par-

ticipate in adopting a Council program relating thereto, will
go back to their own denominations and churches, to interest
their people in heeding this call.

This leads me to say that notwithstanding my disappoint-
ment in some regards, the gathering was eminently worth-
while.

The masterly address of Dr. Cadman on "The Genius of
the Protestant Movement, and Its Contribution to the Life
of Mankind"; the soul-thrilling sweep of the address of Dr.
Speer as he cried out: "An energy that could conquer death,
can conquer anything else ! Anything is liable to happen in
a world in which Jesus is alive again"; the inimitable inter-
pretation by Dr. Stanley Jones of "The Christ of the Final
Word"; and the plea of the veteran of Methodist bishops;
Bishop Cranston, for less dependence on mere intellectualism,
and greater dependence on the Holy Spirit — these and many
other deliverances abundantly repaid the visit to Rochester.

P. S. — The other members of our delegation present were
Drs. Davis, Brown, Day, and Daugherty. Drs. Makosky and
Smith, of the Maryland Conference, and Brothers Wills and
Pugh were unable to attend.

Dr. Haddaway, who was in Rochester in connection with
letting the contracts for our new Centenary Church, attended
several of the sessions.

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UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN

Blest Trinity ! what wonders Thou hast done !

How glorious Thy unveiling to the sons of men !

The years and centuries passed, and lo, the Son

Came as a little Child in Bethlehem.

He came, whose goings forth had been of old —

The "Scepter out of Israel, the Star

Of Jacob" — Balaam His nation thus foretold;

His tribe of Judah Jacob saw afar;

His family inspired Isaiah said

Would be the stem of Jesse, and His name

The angel gave as Jesus ere His kingly head

Lay on His Virgin mother's breast. He came,

This heir of all things, who had also made

The world ! Though mighty God, as Prince of Peace,

His glory with the Father He had laid

Aside; for He had come to bring release

From penalty of sin. O stars of morn,

Sing in sweet harmony ! To us is born

This Holy Child — "the Lord our righteousness!"

We are redeemed ! The Lord has come to bless !

— Grace W. Haight.

THE CHRISTIAN'S DUTY

Remember, man, if the grace of God hath taken hold of
thy soul, thou art a man of another world, and, indeed, a
subject of another and more noble kingdom — the kingdom of
God — which is the kingdom of the gospel, of faith, of grace,
of righteousness, and the kingdom of heaven hereafter. In
those things thou shouldst exercise thyself, not making heav-
enly things, which God hath bestowed upon thee, stoop to
things that are of the world ; but rather here beat down the
body, hoist up thy mind to the things that are above, and
practically hold forth before all the world the blessed word
of life. — John Bitnyan.

December 20, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

Herein is my Father glorified, that yc bear much fruit;
so shall ye be my disciples. — John 15 :S.

I

Fairview-GIen Raven

Dec. 15-16. — On Saturday, December 15, we were with
this charge in quarterly conference at Fairview church. Only
a very small number of the officials were present — three from
Fairview and two from Glen Raven. However, the business
of the conference was transacted. Pastor Neese had worked
out the apportionments for each church and charted them
on a large sheet of paper. The apportionments were endorsed
by the conference, and will be posted in each church. Reports
showed both Sunday schools active, and each makes a monthly
contribution to the Children's Home. Reports showed but
little financial progress to date. The conference was urged
to raise something at once on pastor's salary, a need which
they recognized, aud to which they will attend. We urged
that the apportionments for each church be assessed, as
ordered by the last conference.

On Sunday, at 11 a. m., we preached at Glen Raven.
Several were present, and the spirit of the service good. We
believe that this charge has a good future, and we trust that
every necessary effort may be made to keep the work up to
the opportunities. Bro. Neese and his family are happy in
their new field. They have been gladly received, and the
work for the new year is being wisely and earnestly planned.
We expect a year of progress on this charge. Our visit with
them was enjoyed.

Quarterly Conferences

We must find some way of getting more of the officials
present at these meetings. It often happens that only a very
small number make plans that affect hundreds of members.
This is not well, and should not be so. Best results always
follow when most people have a part in shaping the plans of
the church. We suggest that pastors and officials study this
problem, and try to arrange for holding the quarterly meet-
ings at a time when most officials and other members of the
church can be present.

College Assessment

We presume that this matter has been presented at most
of our churches, and it is gratifying that a considerable
amount has been paid in. However, many churches have
not yet finished their totals. We urge that the matter be
pressed during the remainder of this month, and that every
dollar possible be sent in to Treasurer Brown by January 1.

Conference Order

The Winston conference ordered that the full amount of
the budget apportioned to each church— pastor's salary and
all conference claims — be assessed to the membership, each
member being allowed to make his own assessment where he
chooses to do so. Where members do not assess themselves,
the stewards and trustees are instructed to assess them, as
per the church law. Pastors and stewards will please see
that this order of the conference is carried out.

Christmas Greetings

It is too close to Christmas to talk shop much this week,

so we are stopping right here. Our hearty Christmas greet-
ings go with this letter to all of our conference family, and
to all readers throughout our connection. We hope and pray
that the season for all may be one of happiness and peace,
and that the Christ of Bethlehem's manger may be at the
center of all our joys.

"O holy Child of Bethlehem,

Descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sins, and enter in,

Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels

The great glad tidings tell;
0 come to us, abide with us,

Our Lord Emmanuel."

Appointments

Dec. 23. — Liberty, 11 a, m., preaching service.

Dec. 30. — Greer's church, 11 a. m., corner-stone laying.

Jan. 13. — State Street, 11 a. m., anniversary of the open-
ing of the Sunday school building.

"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of
the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good
will toward men."

Fraternally,

Dec. 18, 1928. S. W. Taylor.

The Home of the Soul

(Continued from Page Four)
Third— Let Your Community Find You on Frontiers.

You are to dwell not only with the God of the Past but of
the Present and the Future. You are to be the leaders in
every adventure of faith. While a Conservative with all dis-
coveries vital and permanent, be a Progressive looking "for
more light and truth to break forth from His Word." In
his "New Frontiers of Faith," Charles W. Gilkey reminds
us that ' ' we cannot, go back, even if we would, to the simpler
days and the simpler life that are forever behind us now.
We can only go across the Old Frontiers into a Twentieth
Century world complicated by economic and political, racial
and social problems and relationships of which our fathers
never dreamed. But it is the perennial faith and the recur-
rent discovery of vital religion that this New World also is
God's Country and that we shall find Him not behind us, but
with us, as we go forward. ' ' Rise to His challenge for Leader-
ship in your day, and victory shall be yours !

"Thrice blest is he to whom is given
The instinct that tells
That God is on the field
When He is most invisible."
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THE PEACE PACT

It is needless to remark that now the hurly burly of the
presidential contest has passed, the churches of the nation
await with eager expectation the senate's action upon the
Kellogg Pact. As Christmas draws near, what better gift
could it bring to America and through her to the world than
the senate's prompt, cordial and united ratification of this
great instrument?

S. Parkes Cadman,
President of the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

December 20, 1928

OUR STORY PAGE

MRS. M'GUIRE'S CHRISTMAS TREE

Little Mrs. McGuire was curious and who would not be, if
they had lived next door to a little empty brown house for
three years, and especially loved company, and detested an
empty house.

She was washing her breakfast dishes that morning when
a moving van had stopped nest door, followed by a shabby
old auto, in which were a motherly looking woman and five
children ranging in age from fifteen to three years.

"Praises be," said little Mrs. McGuire, "I'm going to have
neighbors at last. ' ' She watched as they went slowly up the
walk, looking around at the unkempt yard, and neglected
garden.

Her eyes followed the children wistfully, for she dearly
loved children, and she noticed how mannerly and considerate
these seemed to be. "I'll bake them a warm apple pie for
their dinner. How fortunate it is that brother Jim brought
in that sack of apples this morning," she thought.
' About eleven o'clock, as she was taking the delicious pie
out of the oven, little Mary from next door knocked at the
kitchen door.

"Could you please tell us where we get our drinking
water?" she said.

"Sure," said Mrs. McGuire. "Right here at my well;
there right at the corner." Talking busily, she showed the
child where the well was, her keen old eyes all the time taking
note of the worn but clean dress, and the thin shoes. "They
are very poor, but they are good respectable people," she
thought, ' ' I know I am going to like them just fine.

Her good opinion of her neighbors had not changed any
when the fall months had sped by, and it only lacked two
weeks till Christmas. Her brother, who had brought her a
load of wood, asked how her neighbors were making out.

"Sure, and they are the best neighbors a body could ever
want," she said, "but it's plain it is hard to keep them
youngsters in decent clothes, and feed them. The mother sews
and John works after school, and little Edward sells papers,
but it takes it all, and nothing to spare. But with all they
have to do, they never forget this old woman. They run her
errands, carry in her coal, and shovel her paths. I sure do
like them children."

One day she was over in the little Keith home, watching
Mrs. Keith as she sewed. Mary just home from school was
telling her mother about some Christmas trees she had seen
down town.

"Mamma, couldn't we have just a little tiny tree this
Christmas? Please say 'Yes.' A little one would not cost
much."

"Not this year, dear," said her mother, "but I know you
children will be happy and contented even if we do not have
a tree or gifts this year."

As little Mrs. McGuire slipped out the door and went
home, she said, "Now just as sure as my name is McGuire,
them children is going to have a tree this Christmas. I
haven't much more money than their Ma, but I don't have
to worry and plan to get enough to feed them growing young-
sters, like she does."

She was standing at her kitchen window the next day
when her eyes fell on a straight little evergreen which stood
almost on the line between her little home and the little
brown house.

"Why Pa's tree, that he planted the year he died, would
make the finest Christmas tree, but law me, I just couldn't
bear to out that down. Sure, I'd not be doin' right to do it."
But she could not get the thought out of her head, of
what a beautiful Christmas tree it would make. She was
standing under it the next day, peering up into the branches,
when Mrs. Keith called to her, "Are you looking for fruit in
that tree?" she laughed.

"If this wasn't Pa's tree I would cut it for the children's
Christmas," she said.

"Now dear Mrs. McGuire, please don't let what those
children said about a Christmas tree worry you."

"Well," said little Mrs. McGuire, "I just think so much
of them youngsters and they do so much for this old woman
that I have a mind to cut down this tree."

"You will do nothing of the kind. Why dear Mrs.
McGuire, I would not let you do it." Then a happy thought
came to Mrs. Keith.

"Why — perhaps we could trim it a little and use it right
there."

"Praises be, would the children think it a rale Christmas
tree?"

"Oh, they would be just wild with delight. You know
what outdoor children they are."

"It looks like Mr. McGuire planted it for that," said Mrs.
McGuire happily.

' ' I have a few trimmings, and the boys would gladly work
nights to get candles."

"No, no, I want it to be a surprise for the boys. We'll
let brother Jim in on this. He has no children, and he'll be
glad to help."

"Aunt Marie gave me a coat to make over for Mary," said
Mrs. Keith. "I thought I could not possibly do it before
Christmas, but I'll sit up nights and get it done, and I can
make Jean's doll a new coat out of the pieces left over."

"Pa had a foine pocket knife, I don't know of any one
I'd rather have it than John, an' I'm goin' to give Edward
his game of checkers. Then you know brother Jim keeps me
in lard and flour. I'm goin' to make a whooping big batch
of doughnuts, and cut out all kinds of things for the children.
I'm going to make some tarts too, and little punkin pies, and
popcorn balls and — and — "

"Dear Mrs. McGuire, I must not let you do so much."
"Sure an' don't my brother kape me in eats, more than I
can use? 'Tis a pity if I can't share my good things with
the children," said little Mrs. McGuire.

The two weeks before Christmas went all too fast for the
two busy, happy women. The children were all to take part
in their Sabbath school entertainment, and were so busy
learning their recitations and songs that they did not notice
their mother's and Mrs. McGuire 's mysterious ways.

The night before Christmas, they were all dressed and
ready to start on the long walk to the church, when Mrs.
McGuire came running in.

"Brother Jim says if you are all ready, you can ride up
town with him, and he will wait till after the program and
bring you home."

"Oh, won't that be fun," shouted the children, who had

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often wanted a ride in Mr. Green's big car. "But Mamma
isn't ready yet. Will lie wait just a minute?"

"Mamma has some sewing she just must get done before
tomorrow," said their mother, shooing them all into the car.
The children looked very sober as Mr. Green started the car.

"What's the matter?" said he.

"It seems so strange to go to church without Mamma,"
they said, but Mr. Green was so comical, and said so many
funny things they were soon enjoying the pleasant ride to
the utmost.

The church was crowded, and all listened while the minis-
ter told them the ever new story of Christ coming as a little
child and His love for the little children. Then after the
children had all spoken their recitations, and sung their
Christmas songs, and the delicious treat of home-made candy
and oranges and apples had been distributed, they were sur-
prised to find Mr. Green waiting at the door for them.

"Oh," said little Jean, "did you hear me say my piece?"

"I sure did," he answered, "I'll tell your Mother you
did fine."

They were soon on their way home. As they grew near,
Mary was the first to see the light and the beauty of Mrs.
McGuire's tree, as it glistened and sparkled in the frosty air.

"Oh, oh, look, oh look," she cried.

"Hey there, you'll fall out of this bus if you stand up
like that," said Mr. Green, but he soon had all he could do
to keep the rest of the children from falling out. When he
stopped the car they rushed pell mell, helter skelter to the
tree.

Out came happy Mrs. MeGuire and their mother, acting
as surprised as the children themselves, and slipping away
when they plied them with eager questions.

As Mr. Green, on a stepladder, played Santa Claus, his
sister said, "Leave the strings of popcorn and the cranberries,
James. ' '

It was long after midnight when the children got to bed,
and then they were so happy they talked till nearly morning.

The next day as Mrs. Keith, the girls, and Mrs. MeGuire
were putting the delicious dinner, furnished by both families,
and Mr. Green, on the table, little Edward ran in out of
breath.

"Oh come! Come and see! The birds are having the
dandiest Christmas dinner in our Christmas tree." — The
Presbyterian.

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WENT HOME ON A PROMISE

It is related of the saintly Frances Ridley Havergal that
on the last day of her life she asked a friend to read to her
the forty-second chapter of Isaiah.

When the friend read the sixth verse, "I, the Lord, have
called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and
will keep thee," Miss Havergal stopped her.

"Called— held— kept— used," she whispered. "Well, I'll
just go home on that."

And she did "go home on that," as on a celestial chariot,
and the homegoing was a triumph, with an abundant entrance
into the city of God. What word of God have you to go
home on? — Selected.

— It is our duty to be happy, because happiness lies in
contentment with all the divine will concerning us. — Geo. W.
Bethune.

THE TREASURE OF UNANSWERED PRAYER

Not every true prayer is answered in the way that it is
offered. The petitioner's ignorance of the mind of God
makes many a supplication unavailing. The indifference or
impenitence of the person prayed for keeps back the answer
of many an earnest prayer. A measure of self-interest may
nullify a multitude of petitions at the throne of grace.

Some of the greatest and best prayers of history must
be credited to the unanswered list. Jesus' prayer in the
garden for deliverance was not answered. And there is no
evidence that His prayer on the cross for His crucifiers to be
forgiven was ever answered. Paul's thrice offered prayer
that the thorn in the flesh be removed was not answered.
We are commanded to pray for all men, but a large number
of these fail to get any benefit from them. Christ enjoined
prayer for enemies, but there is no assurance that all enemies
are blessed or helped by these prayers. In the world war
both sides prayed earnestly for final victory, and God could
not answer all these prayers.

But all true and believing prayer is answered either by
action, reaction, or heavenly treasure. There is an illuminat-
ing statement from the lips of Jesus, setting forth how prayer
may react richly in behalf of the one who offers it. In the
commission of the seventy Jesus said: "And into whatsoever
house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. And if the
son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not,
it shall turn to you again." So often a prayer of intercession
is not answered because of the unreadiness of the person
prayed for to receive the blessing; but a proportionate bless-
ing reacts upon the intercessor. So all prayer, like giving,
may bless either the supplicant or the beneficiary, or both.

In Rev. 5:S there is mention of "golden vials, full of
odors, which are the prayers of the saints." These stored-up
prayers are most likely unanswered prayers, placed to the
eternal credit of faithful saints.

The gymnastic value of supplication should not be lost
sight of. No exercise of the soul brings to it more strength
than that of prayer. It was Jacob's wrestling that brought
him power with God and with men and enabled him to pre-
vail. In the persevering exercise of prayer the soul breathes
the invigorating atmosphere of another world. And no such
breathing can be lost.

GOD'S WAY

"Let no man when he says, 'Our Father which art in

heaven' suppose that he addresses a God without any color

of strength, of equity, or of penalty. He is a God who loves

you so that He will not suffer wickedness in you, and that if

it be needful to purge wickedness out from you by exquisite

pains, will employ the pains to purge it out. A God of

love and justice will do that which is necessary to be done

in order to redeem a soul from death ; and whether pains and

penalty will be now or hereafter, it will be averaged to the

measure of necessity." — Selected.

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EXPERIENCE MAKES FOR EFFECTIVENESS
A minister of deep religious experience is always effective.
I care not how poor his voice is, or how uncomely his counte-
nance, or how awkward his gestures, or how shabby his
clothes, or how lame his grammar. By taking care of our
own vineyard, we learn how to help others in the care of
theirs. — S pur g eon.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

December 20, 1928

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HELPS

By Grovcr L. Angel

President C. E. Society, High Point College

DEC. 23: WORSHIPING CHRIST IN STORY

AND SONG

Luke 2:1-14
Helps for the Meeting

(A large part of the meeting should be
given over to the singing of Christmas carols.
Get some talented member to give a Christ-
mas story, as "The Other Wise Man," or "The
Gift of the Magi.")

Suggested Program

Quiet Music.

Hymn.

Opening prayer.

Announcements.

Leader's talk.

Scripture lesson.

Poem.

Discussion of topics.

Special music.

Answering of questions.

Season of singing.

Open "story" period for all.

Sentence prayers.

Ten-minute Bible reading.

Christmas story.

Mizpah.

Outline for Leader

The topic for this meeting, "Worshiping
Christ in Story and Song," is the last in our
series of Christmas lessons. First, we learned
"How a Christian's Christmas Should Be Dif-
ferent," and last meeting we studied about
"God's Christmas Gift to the World."

The greatest songs that have ever been
written have had Christ for a theme.

The songs which we are going to talk about
tonight are the ones which honor Christ as
the angels did above the hills of Bethlehem.

The other division of our service is con-
cerning the stories written about Christmas.
Some of these are based on the idea of Santa
Claus, Christmas gifts, and the like. But the
ones that honor Christ are the ones exalting
Ilim by telling the story of His birth.

We are going to sing a number of the songs
and then we would like for a number of the
members to give us a story which helped
you to love and appreciate the Saviour.
Topics for Discussion

1. My favorite Christmas song.

2. My favorite Christmas story.

Questions to Be Answered

1. How can we increase the use of songs
that tell the story of Jesus?

2. How can we increase the influence of
stories that help people to worship Christ?

Suitable Songs
"Holy Night," "Christ Is King," "All Hail
the Power of Jesus' Name," "Rock of Ages,"
"I Love Him," "All Praise to Him," "More
About Jesus," "Praise the Name of Jesus,"
"Sweeter As the Years Go By," "Tell Me the
Story of Jesus," "Jesus Is All the World to
Me," "He's a Wonderful Saviour to Me,"
"Since Jesus Came Into My Heart," "Jesus Is
All the World to Me."

Poetry to the Point
THE HEART'S ADORATION
"Brightest and best of the sons of the morn-
ing,

Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine

aid !
Star of the East, the horizon adorning,
Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid!

"Cold on His cradle the dewdrops are shining;
Low lies His head with the beasts of the

stall ;
Angels adore Him in slumber reclining,
Maker and Monarch and Saviour of all.

'Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion
Odors of Edom and offerings divine,
Gems of the mountain and pearls of the

ocean,
Myrrh from the forest or gold from the

mine?

"Vainly we offer each ample oblation,
Vainly with gifts would His favor secure;
Richer by far is the heart's adoration,
Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor."
— Reginald Heber.
Ten-Minute Bible Reading
Worship with music (Ps. 57:7-11) ; Nature
songs (Ps. 9G : 12, 13); A new song (Rev. 5:
9, 10); Joyful songs (Ps. 105:43); Singing in
Distress (Acts 16:25); Spiritual songs (Col.
3:16); Songs of the heart (Eph. 5:18-20);
Songs of adoration (Rev. 15:3, 4); Jesus sang
(Mark 14:26); Praise in song (Ps. 33:1-3;
Story and song (Ezek. 33:30-33); Tell the
story (Deut. 6:7).— C. E. Quarterly.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

PAUL, THE WORLD CHRISTIAN
Quarterly Review

Golden Text: For me to live is Christ.
Phil. 1:21.

Lesson 1 — Paul in Ephesus. Acts 19:1-41;
Eph. 4:1-16. Golden text: We are his work-
manship, created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God afore prepared that we
should walk in them. Eph. 2:10.

Lesson 2— Spiritual Gifts. I Cor. 12-14.
Golden text: Now abideth faith, hope, love,
these three; and the greatest of these is love.
I Cor. 13:13.

Lesson 3 — Christian Stewardship. II Cor.
8:1-9:15. Goldent text: First they gave their
own selves to the Lord. II Cor. 8:5.

Lesson 4 — Paul's Last Journey to Jerusalem.
Acts 20:1-21:17; II Cor. 11:28. Golden text:
Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that
he himself said, it is more blessed to give
than to receive. Acts 20:35.

Leson 5 — World's Temperance Sunday. Rom.
13:1-14. Golden text: Love worketh no ill to
his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment
of the law. Rom. 13:10.

Lesson 6 — Peace and Good Will Among Men.
Rom. 12:1-21. Golden text: Be not overcome
of evil, but overcome evil with good. Rom.
12:21.

Lesson 7 — Paul's Experiences in Jerusalem.
Acts 21:17-23:35. Golden text: Be strong in
the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
Eph. 6:10.

Lesson 8— The Prayers of Paul. Acts 20:
36-38; Rom. 1:8-10; Eph. 1:15-23; 3:14-21;
I Thes. 1:2-5. Golden text: Rejoice always;
pray without ceasing; in everything give
thanks. I Thes. 5:16-18.

Lesson 9 — Paul Before His Judges. Adts

24:1-26:32. Golden text: I was not diso-
bedient unto the heavenly vision. Arts 26:19.

Lesson 10 — Paul Goes to Rome. Acts 27:1-
28:31; Rom. 1:8-15; Phil. 1:12-14. Golden
text: I am not ashamed of the gospel; for it
is the power of God unto salvation to every
one that believeth. Rom. 1:16.

Lesson 11 — Paul and His Friends. Acts 20:
36-38; Rom. 16:1-4; Phil. 2:25-30; Philemon.
Golden text: A friend loveth at all times.
Prov. 17:17.

Lesson 12 — Paul's Last Message. TL Tim,
4:1-18. Golden text: I have fought a good
fight, I have finished the course, I have kept
the faith. II Tim. 4:7.

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OLD YADKIN AGAIN

If a few more like Miss Vera Garrett could
be found the amount necessary to install
"Old Yadkin" would soon be in hand. She
noticed that the fund was not growing aa
rapidly as it should and by personal corres-
pondence among friends she was able to send
me a nice check for $8.00. Who will be next
to take this matter to a number of friends
and in this way be able to help out so that
the matter can be closed out.
Previously reported in cash and

pledges $ 8.00

Rev. H. S. B. Thompson, cash 1.00

Rev. S. W. Taylor, pledge 1.00

Rev. J. D. Williams, D. D., pledge, 1.00

Rev. H. L. Powell, Pledge 1.00

H. Roland Totten, cash 2.00

Z. V. Walser, cash 1.00

Z. I. Walser, cash 1.00

L. V. Phillips, cash 1.00

M". F. Phillips, cash 1.00

Mrs. Mattie Phillips-Smelge, cash 1.00

Mrs. Mollie P. Garrett, cash 1.00

Total $20.00

It would be fine to give "Old Y"adkin" a nice
Christmas gift. How many will respond?
Who will be the first?

Yours, anxious to receive,

GEO. L. CURRY.
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REPORT OF TREASURER OF COLLEGE
BUILDING FUND

Amount previously reported $191,667.99

M. A. Coble 100.00

W. H. Chilcutt 25.00

Miss Susie Stafford 5.00

J. W. Shaw 5.00

Total $191,802.99

Endowment Insurance Fund

Amount previously reported $9,830.21

J. G. Rogers 15.00

Philathea Class, 1st Church, Burling 25.00

Total $9,870.21

J. NORMAN WILLS, Treasurer.
December 18, 1928.

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NOTICE

The first quarterly conference of Guilford
Charge made the following appointments for
Hickory Grove church: Second Sunday, 3
p. m. ; fourth Sunday, 3 p. m., and fifth Sun-
day, 11 a. m.

J. R. HUTTON, Pastor in Charge.
Greensboro, N. C, Dec. 18, 1928.
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— Bro. J. Norman Wills was called upon to
address the Bible Class of the First Presby-
terian Church last Sunday morning.

December 20, 1928

BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN EATON
BURROUGHS

(1843-1936)
Mr. John Eaton Burroughs was born in what
was then Granville County, in an old home-
stead known as the "old Burroughs place,"
about two and one-half miles southeast of
Dabney, on the Henderson road, March 17,
1S43. This clay is nationally observed by the
Irish as "Irishman's Day." The place is now
owned by Mr. William Ellington, who has
built a house within a few yards of the old
homestead, thus showing quite a contrast in
the homes of former days with those of today.
The house is a large two-story house with a
number of large rooms, eaeh of which has
extremely large fireplaces and doors. It is
located in the center of a great green lawn,
only a few yards from the road. On the left
side of the house is a well of refreshing water.
The old stables and other buildings have been
torn down and replaced with new ones. Sev-
eral old walnut and locust trees stand in the
yard, which would actually tell 'one that it is
an old place, for people of olden days believed
in having locusts, out of which they made
beer which they served when their intimate
friends came to call on them.

His mother was Miss Rebecca Turner be-
fore her marriage to Mr. Basil Burroughs.
Their ancestors came from England.

Mr. Burroughs' boyhood days resemble
those of other boys of his day. They had
very little school education. He walked sev-
eral miles to a little one-tcaeher school lo-
cated in an old straw field. "Beadin", writin',
and 'rithmetic" constituted his course of
study. He did not have paper and pencils,
but a slate, which lasted a lifetime unless
carelessly broken, and a hard lead pencil.
For instance, one spelling book, commonly
known as "Webster's Blue-Back Spelling
Book," lasted one until his education was com-
plete. He went bare-foot until he was grown;
otherwise, he wore wooden shoes to school,
any many times on his way to school he
would stop, build a fire and warm his hands
and feet. His lunch was far from being
elaborate and fancy, although as good as that
of anyone else of his day.

The chief means of transportation was on
aa ox-cart, wagon, or buggy. On Sunday his ■
family rose early, prepared dinner and went
to church on a wagon to spend the day.

Mr. Burroughs was a tall, slender, blue-eyed,
light-haired and graceful young man.

He lived with parents on the farm until he
was about twenty years of age. He then mar-
ried Miss Mary Sue Glover. It is very inter-
esting to hear her tell of the night that she
became acquainted with Mr. Burroughs. It
was at a party given at the home of her
friend. She talked to him at the party and,
as would now be said, "loved at first sight."
Miss Glover, as she was then known, and sev-
eral other girls stayed all night with her
friend, as it was raining and quite a long
distance home and she said that she couldn't
go to sleep; therefore, she wouldn't let any
of the other' girls sleep, so they stayed awake
all night, talking and laughing. Miss Glover
was very beautiful in her younger days and
mischievous, also. From that nigh on Mr.
Burroughs and Miss Glover were sweethearts
until their marriage, July 4, 1864.

To this happy couple were born seven chil-
dren— four girls and three boys. Two children
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grown. Three are still living.

Mr. Burroughs, though only a young boy,
offered his service as a soldier, but did not
fight in the Civil War. He served in the
army of the War Between the States in Com-
pany K, 54th Begiment, and always held a
tender spot for his old comrades who were less
fortunate than himself. After remaining in
the army a while, Colonel John Windbush se-
lected him from the other men as an express
messenger on the Raleigh and Gaston Bail-
road, now old Seaboard. After securing this
position he moved his family to Baleigh. His
brothers fought in the war, one of whom died
of typhoid fever while serving.

When they were married Mrs. Burroughs'
father gave to her as a present a servant. This
servant remained with them for years. While
they were living in Raleigh a troop of Yan-
kees came by and persuaded her to go with
them; so she ran away and has never been
seen or heard of since.

Mr. Burroughs was express messenger for
years. He then, wishing to change his occu-
pation, moved to what is now Dabney and
built a home. There was only a church and
one house — a section foreman's. After build-
ing a house he built a store and began his
trade of merchandise. He was elected post-
master and remained at this position quite
a. while. He was one of the first men in this
vicinity to propose education. A small school
was built and grew by leaps and bounds un-
til it came to be known as the Dabney
Academy. He was elected as a member of
the board of committeemen. As a member
of the board of county commissioners he prob-
ably did more than anyone else, in a public
capacity, for the county he loved so well. He
was re-elected again and again to this re-
sponsible position and stood for economy, pro-
gressively fostered, and wished all to have
opportunity for the best that life holds. His
idea was that roads and education should
have a prior claim upon the tax-payers and
that all things should be economically admin-
istered, so that childhood should have the best
possible chance for an education.

He was superintendent of the Sunday school
at Harris Chapel a greater part of his life.
He was a great churchman, although he never
joined the church before he married. All of
his people were Baptists, but when he married
his wife moved her membership from Herman
Methodist Episcopal church to Harris Chapel
Methodist Protestant church. The two be-
came two of the strongest and most loyal
members of the church during its history at
present.

After his children had left home he took
his granddaughter, Victoria Olivia Clark, to
rear. She lived with the two happy people
until her marriage. They were very passion-
ate toward their granddaughter.

He was elected as a member of the House
of Representatives for one term. When this
term expired he was re-elected by his friends
as a member of the State Senate during the
Reconstruction period in the old county of
Granville. This was the session of 1901. He
reserved the ninth seat. After Vance County
was formed he again represented the counties
of Vance and Warren in the Senate of North
Carolina.

After his term in the Senate expired he was
too old to accept this responsible position
again but returned home and took up his for-
mer trade as a merchant. During his career

as a merchant he met with many misfortunes.
His store was destroyed by fire several times,
but through his wall power he replaced it with
another.

He was a charter member of Henry F.
Grainger Lodge No. 412, and walked with the
brotherhood upon the level of good will to
the end of his journey. He continued this
trade until his heart failed him and he could
no longer hold the position. His retirement
from service disappointed many, friends as
well as children, who when they entered the
store looked for some candy or something
nice. He was very devoted to children and
won the favor of all he saw.

After his retirement from service he re-
mained at home with his aged and devoted
wife. He was a victim of heart disease for
many years and on the last day of January,
1926, about 5 o'clock, he surrendered to the
grim reaper and passed into a better world
to meet many friends. He died at his home
at Dabney, North Carolina, wdiere he had been
confined to his bed for about three weeks. He
was 83 years, ten months and fourteen days
old. Interment took place at Harris Chapel
Methodist Protestant cemetery February 2
1926. He is survived by ihs widow, after 64
years of conjugal felicity, beautiful to look
upon; two sons, J. L. Burroughs, of Jackson-
ville, Florida, and W. L. Burroughs, of Wash-
ington, D. C. ; one daughter, Mrs. S. W. Clark,
of Dabney, North Carolina.

"Vance County has lost one of its best types
of old Southern gentlemen in the passing of
Senator Burroughs. He was a friend to the
poor, a neighbor to all with whom he came
in contact, and an all-around Southern gentle-
man who lived a life of honorable usefulness
and went hence loved by a multitude of tho
best citizens of Vance County," says Mr. An-
drew Harris, a noted lawyer of Henderson.
RUBY McCANN, Great-Granddaughter.

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS TO MISSIONARY
AUXILIARIES

As the Christmas season draws near we
always think of the ones to whom we would
like to send personal greetings and wishes
for happiness and prosperity. It is impossi-
ble for me to write each one of you person-
ally. There are many of you whose names
I do not even know, so I am asking our mu-
tual friend, the Herald, to carry to each man,
woman and child in our missionary organiza-
tion my best wishes.

In celebrating the birthday of the Christ-
child, may we each resolve anew to present to
Him the very best we have — time, talents,
money — everything. And may we strive
more earnestly to be obedient to His last com-
mand and make next year one long to be re-
membered for what we do for missions.

In a recent letter from our dear Dr. Ro-
berta Fleagle she asked me to give her love
and best wishes to her friends in North Caro-
lina. Even though she is no longer our mis-
sionary, she loves us and I am sure we love
her.

One of the joys of a pastor's wife is in hav-
ing so many friends, and I have many more
by being associated with you in missionary
work ; so my joy is increased by that much.

May this Christmas bring to each of you
all the joy and happiness you desire.
With love,
MRS. GEO. R, BROWN.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

December 20, 1928

\ FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Chapel Hill, Davidson Circuit. — Our new
preacher preached for us today. I think we'll
like Brother Reed fine; he preached a good
sermon and people seemed to listen atten-
tively. Sickness was the cause of so few
being at church.

Our Sunday school has hjeen good tiUl
today ; hope by next Sunday people will be
well. We have our prayer meeting right
after Sunday school every Sunday, except
the third Sundaj'.

We were pleased to have Mr. and Mrs. Reed
in our home for a short time today.

Wishing everybody a happy Christmas.
LIZZIE CRANFORD.

Elbaville. — Owing to sickness in our com-
munity, attendance at church was very small
Sunday, although a very interesting and worth
while sermon was presented to those present
by the pastor. The Scripture lesson was
taken from Saint Luke 2:1-20. Everyone en-
joyed hearing him tell the story of "The
Other Wise Man," since it is so near Christ-
mas, the time of our dear Savior's birth, the
time when we are all happy and enjoying
the giving and receiving of gifts. We are
planning to give our Christmas program Sat-
urday night, December 22, at 7:15 o'clock.
Everybody is invited. Our program is going
to be interesting, especially to the primary
folks. Also come to see and hear our play,
"The Resurrection of Santa Claus," given by
the large boys and girls. But the most inter-
esting of all is going to be our "tree," one
such as has never been in a country church
before. We are very proud of it. Come !

We are proud of our young Ladies' Aid
Society and the work it is doing. It sent
a large supply of food to the Children's
Home Sunday, which was carried by the
pastor.

Christmas will soon be here, the happiest
day of the year, and we trust that as we
think of the Great Gift of Christmas, each
follower of our Savior will consecrate him-
self anew to His service. Wishing all a
merry Christmas and a happy, prosperous
New Year. STELLA BAILEY, Reporter.

Dulin's, Mocksville Circuit. — Since I haven't
seen any report written by our new reporter,
I will try to make a little report myself.
We are indeed glad to have with us this
year our same pastor, Rev. J. W. Braxton,
of High Point College. He seems to be a
splendid young man. We are indeed thankful
to Annual Conference for sending him back.

We seem to be getting along very well
in this new conference year. The work is
moving on in every source. Our Christian
Endeavor Society, which was organized by
Brother Braxton, is very successful and bene-
ficial to the young people of this church.
The Sunday school is still under the leader-
ship of E. C. Hendrix, and is creating very
much interest in things now just before
Christmas.

Since the new conference year came our
pastor has preached several inspiring and
helpful sermons. He told us some beautiful

Christmas stories yesterday about the wise
men on Christmas night which was enjoyed
by all who heard him.

The first quarterly conference was held at
Bethel last Saturday afternoon.

The Sunday school is planning to give a
Christmas program next Saturday night at
7:30 o'clock.

Since last conference we have purchased
our new gas lamp and also a collection plate
which we are indeed thankful for. The lamp
was greatly needed.

Mrs. Cecilia Jones, one of our oldest mem-
bers, had the misfortune of getting her hip
broken last summer. She hasn't been to
church much since, if any. She is greatly
missed by all.

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Foster seem to be greatly
grieved about their young son, Theodore, who
died last fall. They have not attended church
since. If any of our former pastors are able
to send them a word of cheer during the
Christmas holidays we will be glad, or any
of you other good people.

We are planning to get us some new
church hymn books soon.

We wish you all a merry Christmas and
a happy New Year.

LEONA HENDRIX, Reporter.

Spencer. — We are glad to report donations:
For hymnals, Mrs. Marshall Hatley, $1.00,
Albemarle Ct. ; pledges paid on our new
church, Mr. Walter Glass, $5.00, Moriah Ch.;
Mr. George T. Penney, $50.00; Mr. W. L.
Ward, treasurer Board of Church Extension,
$40, to pay quarter interest on mortgage. We
are very thankful and may the Lord bless
the gifts and givers. "A friend in need is
a friend indeed." This treasurer was in sym-
pathy with Dr. Brown, so the more thankful.
Our pastor, Rev. W. F. Ashburn, was with us
again Sunday and brought us two inspiring
messages, and we appreciate our pastor's talks
on the Sunday school lesson in class. Owing
to sickness (flu) in so many of our homes
we have called off our Christmas program, I
am sorry to say. MRS. A. L. MOORE.

Mt. Pleasant Church, Mt. Pleasant Circuit. —

Quarterly conference was held Saturday aft-
ernoon at 2:30. The Sunday school is plan-
ning a Christmas tree for Monday, December
24, at 2 o'clock. The children of the first
three classes and the cradle roll will be
treated at this time.

The resignation of Mrs. J. S. Ferguson as
trustee was accepted Sunday, and Miss Georgie
Amick was elected to fill the vacancy.

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Spoon and daughter,
Miss Miriam, will entertain both the Senior
and the Young People's Christian Endeavor
Societies at their home on Monday evening,
December 31.

LILLIAN SHOFFNER, Reporter.

Halifax. — We held our regular services yes-
terday. We preached at Harmony yesterday
morning. The church here has been repaired
since conference, which adds much to its ap-
pearance. We held our services at Eden
in the afternoon. We are planning to hold
three Christmas exercises on the work.

We are busy trying to raise our college
assesment on the work. Bethesda church has
more than subscribed the $50.00 apportioned
to them, and I think the other churches will.

On Wednesday night the Bethesda church

gave its pastor a big surprise. It was one
of these big Methodist poundings. This is
one advantage a preacher has that serves
six churches; they get more than one pound-
ing. This is the second round.

About 7 o'clock Wednesday night the mem-
bers of Bethesda church began to ring the
door bell, and when all had come, or sent
their bundles, we found we had a great
variety of good things to eat and wear. We
will not undertake to give the names of those
who contributed, as we might omit some
name, and the editor might not have space,
but I think that almost every family had a
part in this pounding. And we feel pro-
foundly grateful to every one who had part
in this pounding, not only for its value, but
for the spirit that prompted it. One mem-
ber said in passing out: We want you to
know we are glad you are back for another
year. This made us feel good. We want
to thank one of the Eden members for two
dozen eggs.

Thanks to all and a merry Christmas.
C. L. SPENCER.

Kannapolis. — The usual services were held
at our church Sunday. Mr. Lowdermilk
brought a splendid message at each service.
The congregation was good considering the
flu.

The Ladies' Aid Society recently held a
bazaar and chicken supper from which a
nice little sum was realized. Mr. M. W. Hen-
derson, the efficient superintendent of our
Sunday school, is confined to his home by
illness.

The many friends of Mrs. Lowdermilk will
be pleased to learn that she is getting along
nicely following a very serious operation at
the Clinic hospital in Greensboro. We miss
Mrs. Lowdermilk at all services and hope
that she will soon be able to return to her
home and church. We are planning to have
a Christmas tree and treat for the children
on Saturday night, December 22. The first
quarterly conference will be held on next
Friday night. Pray for us that we may suc-
ceed in our year's work for the Master.
MRS. C. B. PRICE, Reporter.

Hollister, Halifax Charge. — Our first quar-
terly conference was held December 7 with
all churches represented except Harmony. We
were very glad indeed to have President
Taylor with us. He gave us a very helpful
talk which I'm sure all enjoyed. The business
of the conference was transacted in a spirit
of love and harmony.

The attendance and interest in our Sunday
school and preaching services are increasing.
We hope they will continue to increase dur-
ing the winter months.

Next Sunday morning at our regular
preaching service we will try to raise our
assessment for High Point College.

Our missionary societies met last Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. J. L. Alston. The presi-
dent, Mrs. C. L. Spencer, presided, and a
very interesting program was given by Mrs.
Alston and other members. There were thir-
teen members present and four visitors. The
hostess served delicious fruit salad and cake.-
The next meeting of the society will be
with Mrs. T. 0. Williams in January. Miss
Kathleen Shearin will have charge of the
program.

December 20, 1928

Best wishes to the Herald and its readers
for a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
REPORTER.

Fairview, Glen Raven Charge. — Our first
quarterly conference was held last Saturday
at Fairview church with President Taylor
presiding. Both churches were represented,
but not many were present from either
church. The usual business was transacted
in a very harmonious manner. The budget
was apportioned on basis of pastor's salary.
It is our purpose now to place the entire
budget before the church, and then break it
up and distribute it among the individual
members. We may not collect one hundred
per cent, but we may reasonably expect
greater results by using business-like methods.

Bro. Taylor delivered an able and inspiring
sermon at Glen Baven Sunday morning. A
fair-sized congregation was in attendance.
On account of the flu some no doubt were
kept away. The regular evening service also
was well attended.

Committees are at work preparing for a
Christmas service at each church on Christ-
mas eve.

We have received supplies from the fol-
lowing: Mrs. Maude Amick, Mrs. C. C. Gar-
rison, Mrs. Dan Ingle and Bro. Pete Troxler.
We thank each donor.

The more we mingle with the people, and
the better we become acquainted with them,
the more pleased we are with our new field.
Brethren of the charge, pray for us, that
the word of God may be glorified.

WM. H. NEESE.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

assessment, the Gratitude Gift deficit, and
superannuate fund assessment. Also that the
assessment for the college be raised during
December. The pastor's salary was appor-
tioned to the diferent churches, some changes
in the amounts being made. The next con-
ference will be held at Stony Knoll church.

Pleasant Hill and Stony Knoll churches
are preparing Christmas programs. The Stony
Knoll church is to render their program on
Saturday night and Pleasant Hill will have
theirs on Christmas night, it is understood.

The pastor and family are grateful to the
people of the charge for their kindly remem-
brances since our last report. We thank
Bro. A. R. Long, Bro. Eugene Long, Mrs.
Jasper Long, Mrs. C. G. Hunter, of Pleasant
Hill church, and Mrs. S. M. Speas, of Stony
Knoll church, for these gifts.

The appointment for next Sunday will be
at Harmony Grove for the 11 o'clock service.
This will complete the appointments for the
month and for the old year. We will ob-
serve the Lord's Supper at that church next
Sunday. C. B. WAY, Pastor.

West Forsyth. — Owing to much sickness the
attendance at our services last Sunday was
smaller than usual. We were at Pleasant
Hill for the 11 o'clock service and at Taber-
nacle at 2:30. We were glad to have Bro.
Elwood Hunter worship with us in the preach-
ing service. He is a University student.

We arrived at Tabernacle in time for the
Sunday school which meets at 1:30 o'clock
on the regular preaching appointments. Miss
Gertrude Masoncup, one of the talented young
women of the church, is superintendent and
pianist, occupying both positions in a splen-
did manner. At the preaching service a vote
was taken on the question of authorizing the
church trustees to proceed with the covering
of the church, and they will make this needed
improvement as soon as the funds are col-
lected for the purpose.

The second Sunday we were at Union Hill
for the 11 o'clock service. Owing to sickness
the attendance was reduced. We were in-
vited to the splendid home of Brother J. E.
Douglass, superintendent of the Sunday
school, for dinner, and the pastor and family
enjoyed a good dinner.

The meeting of the first quarterly confer-
ence was held at Pleasant Hill church the
second Sunday afternoon. All of the churches
except Union Hill were represented. The
business was transacted in a spirit of har-
mony. Bro. J. Henry Speas was re-elected
secretary of the conference. The pastor's
report showed that he had made 31 pastoral
calls, preached seven times and received $80
on salary during the period from November
11 to December 9. The pastor's recommen-
dations were adopted by the conference.
These included the acceptance of the Annual
and General Conference budgets, the college

Draper. — Last Sunday afternoon Mr. J. J.
Dodsou's little girl was run over and killed
by a hit and run driver at Reidsville, N. C,
Clarence Talley by name. Funeral service was
held in the Draper Baptist church on Tues-
day afternoon. She was buried at Dan Mill
cemetery at Draper, N. C.

We will have our Christmas entertainment
on next Monday night. Sister Boyles is not
as well as we would love to see her. We
know her friends wish for her a speedy
recovery.

Our pastor, Rev. W. T. Totten. went to
Greensboro last Sunday to a funeral service.
S. C. CRAIG, Reporter.

Orange Charge. — Wednesday night, Novem-
ber 12th, a number of our friends from the
Efland church and community came upon us
suddenly and pounded us severely with
things suitable for the kitchen pantry. We
will not attempt to mention articles received
nor names of givers.

May God's blessing be upon them all.

B. M. WILLIAMS AND FAMILY.

Kistler's Church. — The members are glad to
welcome Rev. C. E. Ridge as pastor. Last
Sunday at 11 a. m. he preached a most in-
spiring sermon.

We held our first quarterly conference at
Kistler's church Saturday, December 1.
Preaching at 11 a. m. The sermon was ren-
dered by our new pastor. Dinner at 12
o'clock, after which the conference business
was transacted harmoniously, the reports be-
ing very good.

On November 21 our pastor moved into
our nice new parsonage, which we hope he
will like very much. We are all glad to
have him and his family in our midst.

Our Sunday school is progressing very
nicely. We took our offering for the Chil-
dren's Home Sunday and received $4.00.

Our appointment is the first Sunday at
11 a. m. FLORA IVESTER.

Mecklenburg Charge. — Stallings and Beulah
churches pounded us with good things to eat
and some money. We very much appreciate
these gifts and the spirit that prompted them.
We pray the Lord to bless every one of them

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an hundred fold in this world and eternal
life in the world to come. I love the people
on the Mecklenburg Circuit and I feel by their
actions that they love us. It is fine for the
people and pastor to love each other as we do.
We held our first quarterly conference last
Saturday, December 8. The new conference
year is starting off fine. The outlook for the
year is good, we trust, for a more progressive
year than last year.

Yours in the service for the Master,

W. C. HALL, Pastor.

Wc'.ch Memorial, High Point. — We are hap-
py to report that our atteudanue for both
Sunday sdhool and dhurch services is very
good, despite the epidemic of influenza.

All departments of the church are co-oper-
ating to the fullest extent with our new pas-
tor, Rev. Geo. L. Curry.

We had the children from the home with
us for a Thanksgiving service, which was en-
joyed by a large audience.

The Senior Christian Endeavor Society pre-
pared 32 baskets for distribution among the
unfortunate families of our city on Thanks-
giving.

We are planning many and varied activi-
ties for the future. We have entered the new
conference year with a very optimistic out-
look, and, in fact, are expecting this to be
a great year for Welch Memorial.

With best wishes to the Herald and its
many readers.

LUTHER R. MEDLIN, Reporter.

Cleveland Circuit. — We left the good people
of Davidson on November 21 for our new field
of service on Cleveland circuit. Our four
years' stay on Davidson circuit were pleasant
and, we believe, profitable. We thank them
for their many favors and kindnesses shown
us. We reached our new field on the eve-
ning of the 21st and our property was un-
loaded in the new parsonage. It being dark
when we arrived, we spent the first night in
the home of Bro. Jno. A. Powell. We very
much enjoyed the hospitality and Bro. Powell
and his family.

We have been very kindly received by the
people at all the churches. The parsonage
has been partly furnished and our furnish-
ings were moved free of charge. This helped
us wonderfully, and we are thankful. We
have had much company since moving here.
This has been very helpful. Many who came
have remembered us with articles such as a
family needs. For all this we are grateful.
The parsonage is located within a few hun-
dred yards of Oak Grove church. This en-
ables the pastor's family to attend our own
church and Sunday school.

Our first quarterly conference was held at
Kistler's Church on December 1st. This was
a splendid conference, well attended. Bro.
Charlie Grant was re-elected secretary. The
reports were encouraging. Pastor's salary
paid to date. The conference authorized the
parsonage trustees to build a barn, a garage,
etc.. finish the well, and present the bill at
the next quarterly conference.

There is always lots of work to do to get
things arranged, buildings completed at a
new location, but we shall strive, both pas-
tor and people, to make our new home one
of attraction.

My people are pretty well taxed at this
time with their local obligations, some of

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December 20, 192S

which I have mentioned, but I hope we will
suon have this met so we will be ready to
turn our attention to other interests of the
kingdom.

The inffuenza epidemic is raging in our
community at this writing and will no doubt
affect our plans for Christmas exercises.

I will stand aside now to give room for
others.

Wishing the editor and his big Herald fam-
ily a mast joyful Christmas and a happy New
Year. C. E. RIDGE.

Lawndale, N. C, Rt. 1, Dec. 12.

But our loss is heaven's gain. Peace to his
dust, and may God's blessings rest on the
family who are left behind. Funeral was
conducted by Rev. J. D. Cranford, assisted by
the writer.

Q. L. JOYNER, Pastor.

mas services of tho church. The Sunday serv-
ices next .Sunday will feature the Christmas
spirit. Monday night a program will be ren-
dered by the Primary and Junior Depart-
ments of the school, following by a Christ-
mas tree and treat. G. H. HENDRY.

Tabernacle Charge. — Tabernacle church was
delighted with the program given by the chil-
dren from the Home a few Sundays ago. It
was also a pleasure to have Dr. and Mrs.
Dixon present and to have Dr. Dixon tell
about the needs of the Home. Our offering
was $46.29.

The work of the new conference year is
starting off well. The Missionary Socities
are very active, the C. E. Society holds help-
ful meetings, and the attendance for the
preaching service is good. Plans were made
at our first quarterly conference to raise all
claims in full this year. We hope these plans
can be worked successfully. All of our col-
lege assessment will, I think, be raised soon.

An entertainment and Christmas tree will
be given at Tabernacle on the night of De-
cember 24.

Many of our members at Julian and Taber-
nacle are sick at the present time. We trust
that they will soon be well again.

Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hanner and
Miss Anna Hardin, of Julian, for appreciated
pantry supplies.

II. L. ISLEY.

Weavcrville. — While we read reports from
other fields, we arc happy to send in our first
report from Weaverville. Arrived here No-
vember 20, through a blinding snow-storm,
but to our delight we were not alone when
arriving; at the parsonage everything lighted
up and, my! what a family awaiting us. Sup-
per, fire, friends, and everything to comfort
our cold bodies and cheer our weary hearts.

Well, they treated us so nice and kind, wife
and children couldn't think of getting home-
sick. But, to our surprise, this generosity
hasn't ceased yet. Hearing a bit of commo-
tion outside last Friday night after dark, I
opened the door and the house just ran full
of people who pounded us up proper with
everything that could be thought of from can-
dy roasters to chicken roosters. Well, I never
got the least hit sore, although this was my
first experience, and we really enjoyed it im-
mensely.

We are happy with these good people, who
are as loyal as we ever met, notwithstanding
their number.

We had not arrived many days until called
ti» the bedside of one of the oldest members of
Weaverville church and community, who died
November 28, 102S, at 8:30, aged SO years
and seven months.

Bro. John Wesley Gill was a member of
the Methodist Protestant church for 60 years.
He joined at the early age of 18. The com-
munity shall miss him, as well as the church.
A man of sunny disposition, of unstained char-
acter and a Christian gentlemen of the high-
est order. He loved his church, was devoted
to his family and was consecrated to its altar.

Albemarle. — There has been quite an epi-
demic of flu among our members for the past
few weeks, but our church services have con-
tinued, despite the small numbers present.
Services Sunday were very well attended,
showing that conditions are now improving.

Mrs. Anderson, our pastor's wife, with their
two attractive children, Johnnie Lou and Fay,
left last week for Atlanta, Georgia, where
they will spend the holidays with relatives
and friends. We wish them a very pleasant
visit.

Services next Sunday morning will be held
in the new church auditorium for the first
time. The pews have been installed and car-
peting is being laid this week, which will add
the finishing touches to the already beautiful
building. We shall have cause to be doubly
thankful this Christmas by reason of being
able to occupy this beautiful house of God
just one year from the date of the burning
of the old church. And we feel sure that
every member that is able will make a spe-
cial effort to be present next Sunday morn-
ing.

Our Christmas exercises, which are being
supervised by Mrs. C. S. Moton, will be ren-
dered next Sunday night, and will take the
place of the regular preaching hour. The
Christmas tree and treat for the children will
lie held in the basement of the church on
Monday night. Everybody is cordially in-
vited to these services.

MRS. JOHN U. WrHITLOCK, Reporter.

First Church, Concord.— A merry Christmas
and happy New Year to all readers of the
Herald.

Just now a great many of our people are
sick as a result of an epidemic of influenza
that is sweeping the town. There are several
hundred cases in the city and well nigh a
hundred of our own people are suffering with
it. Our reporter and her family are suffering
with it. This accounts for my writing at this
time. Fortunately there have been no deaths
among our people as a result and we are de-
lighted that none are seriously ill with it.

The work of the church continues steady
and progressive. Many beautiful and worth-
while things are being accomplished. Only
recently the Sunday school faculty presented
the church with a beautiful and modern in-
terchangeable Sunday School bulletin board.
Mrs. J. R. Helms has also presented an extra
tray with glasses for the individual commun-
ion set. The Adult Class of the Sunday school,
B. F. Waddell, teacher, has furnished drain
pipe for the conducting of the water from
the new Sunday school building to the street.
The pipe has been laid by Mr. J. L. Sides
free of cost to the church. The Baraca Class
has constructed a much-needed partition in
tin- basement of the new building. The Ladies'
Aid Society has built a beautiful lattice fence
about the church grounds on the Moore street
side.

Tho Beginners' Department of our Sunday
school has recently equipped its room with
a number of small tables for class work.

We are now looking forward to the Christ-

Pinnacle. — The Sunday school is holding out
\Qi-y well through the winter months.

Mr. J. F. Whitaker and son, J. L. Whitaker,
attended the quarterly meeting at Pinnacle
M. P. church last Saturday.

We arc going to give an interesting Christ-
mas program and a tree on Christmas eve
night, beginning at 7 o'clock. We extend a
hearty welcome to every one.

We are not having preaching during this
month. Our pastor, Rev. Mr. Hunter, is on
a vacation. We arc expecting to have preach-
ing again the first of the year.

A merry Christmas to all.

REPORTER.

Davidson. — We held our first quarterly con-
ference Saturday; pulled it off in high gear.
Brother Bethea was with us, and in his ac-
customed catchy way, rendered us very help-
ful service. He would make a fine presiding
elder if our church would allow that distinc-
tion. But since we can't make him P. E. we
will content ourselves by electing him presi-
dent of our conference after President Tay-
lor's time has expired. I am sure that if
Davidson carries out her pledges, and we con-
fidently expect her to do it, you will find
her climbing the hill in high gear.

It appears to us that there is more wealth
and better homes on this charge than any
rural charge we have ever served. Oh, if it
were just consecrated wealth 1

The people have not lost the grace of in-
viting the preacher into their homes to spend
the night. And they have more big, fat feath-
er beds than we ever saw. Some say that mat-
tresses are more sanitary, but for sleep in-
ducers, to my mind, there is nothing that beats
the goose product. The people have not dis-
carded the old-fashioned way of loading the
preacher's modern wagon. Monday morning,
not satisfied with what wo had eaten while
there, Bro. Perly Walker and his good wife,
whose hearts an' bigger than they, loaded us
with enough eats to supply us for more than
a month. Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. Frank and Mrs.
Lanier are continually remembering us in a
.substantial way. Others have remembered us,
but we're just touching the high spots. No
place to stop, but we must spare the editor.

We are having plenty of work to do here
on this large field, but we find it a glorious
thing to be presiding elder of such a large
district. W. D. REED.

Asheville. — The Christian Endeavor Society
held its December monthly meeting and
elected the following officers: President,
Nancy Clouse; vice-president, Mrs. F. W. Pas-
cha.ll; secretary, Clarice Younginer; treas-
urer, Walter Be van. These were nominated
by the following committee: Rev. Mr. Pas-
chall, chairman; Mrs. E. H. Pratt, and Richard
Hanner. In addition to the regular officers
elected, Clarice Younginer was elected as re-
porter of the society and church at large.

A silver tea was given by Mrs. Y. D. Eller
and Mrs. IT. S. Miller at the home of Mrs.
Eller on Ann street on Friday afternoon and
evening. This tea was well attended, netting

December 20, 1928

a nice little sum for the local work of the
woman's auxiliary.

The Young People's Circle of the Auxiliary
met Monday evening at the home of their
chairman, Mrs. Paschall, to organize. Officers
were elected. Nancy Clouse was elected chap-
lain, Mildred Younginer, secretary, Clarice
Younginer, treasurer, and Oleta Miller, chair-
man of the program committee.

The Brotherhood supper was held at the
home of Mr. J. A. Mclntyre, Biltmore Pines.
Bey. F. W. Paschall was speaker for the eve-
ning.

The first quarterly conference met Monday
evening at the church. Important church mat-
ters were discussed.

We were pleased to note the presence of
several who have been away at school: Elma
and Margaret Fawcett from Guilford College,
Barbara Younginer from N. C. C. W., and
Eudora Younginer, teacher in High Point
High School.

Several of our members are recovering from
an attack of influenza. EEPOETEE.

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

Greensville Ct. to Thomasville. — For five
years I roamed the hills, built good roads, re-
paired parsonage and churches, preached two
and three times each Sunday. Many kind-
nesses received from this kind people. Some
of them, it seemed, never tired of doing for
their pastor. These kind Virginia friends will
always have the warmest place in our hearts.
It is indeed hard to leave a people after a
long stay. We notified them in the first quar-
terly conference of last year that it would
be my last year with them. I also called their
attention to same fact in our last quarterly
conference. Notwithstanding, they voted al-
most unanimously for me to return to them
the sixth year. Three did not vote for or
against. I asked the stationing committee to
leave me without appointment at my own re-
quest. I finally decided to take work and
was assigned to the First M. P. church, Thom-
asville, N. C. I came here and filled appoint-
ments on the first Sunday in December. The
good people gave me a nice check and told
me to go back and get ready and move as
soon as possible. I did so on last Thursday
morning. We were to leave Virginia. Our
truck did not arrive as we had expected, so
we were up, ate breakfast, and about 8 o'clock
I looked and saw my truck coming. Every
one was busy for a few hours. At 10:30 my
goods were on and the truck rolling for Thom-
asville. We finally got the family started
at about 12:30. We left part of our goods
with Bro. Cowan. Henry also stayed behind.
I came with the least degree of auto trou-
ble. At 8 o'clock p. m. we were at the par-
sonage unloading. Bro. D. R. Connell, wife
and others, were here with a good fire. Coal
was in the bin and wood in the wood-house.
Bro. Connell brought over a nice supper for
us. Every evidence that we are in the midst
of a kind people. We are meeting the peo-
ple and are pleased with them.
I held a funeral yesterday afternoon.
We are surely living in a great age. We
slept on our beds at Triplet, Va., last Wednes-
day night, picked them up Thursday morning
and brought them 186 miles and slept on our
same beds Thursday night. Modern invention
has brought the whole world to our door.

We have had flu. I have almost lost my
voice for the last five days. I have been

forced to go. We are expecting to have a
good year with this people.

May the Lord bless Bro. Cowan and the
good people we left. Bless us and the good
people here, and may we be a blessing to each
other. H. L. POWELL.

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Enfield Charge. — There will be a community
Christmas tree on the lawn of Bro. Stanley
Whitaker's on Friday evening of this week
at 6:30, sponsored by the members of the
Whitakers Chapel church. The folks living
in the community are earnestly requested to
come and enter into the spirit, of the occa-
sion.

The Enfield church is having her Christmas
services Sunday night. There will be ay
Christmas tree in the hut.

At this writing Mrs. Ida Keeter is seriously
J. CLYDE AUMAN.

MY IDEAL

Elizabeth, Elizabeth,
You are a charming girl ;
To me. my only sweetheart,
Lovelier than a pearl.

Elizabeth, Elizabeth,
1'ou are my comrade rare;
Happy am I in any place
If you are only there.

Elizabeth, Elizabeth,
You are my counsellor;
My constant inspiration,
'Tis you that I adore.

Elizabeth, Elizabeth,
You are my ideal wife;
Richer than Ophir's gold,
Richer to me than life.
— GRENVILLE KXEISER,

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NEARING THE ANTARCTIC ICE
The Byrd Antarctic Expedition has left
Dunedin, New Zealand, for the Bay of Whales.
The supply ship, Eleanor Boiling, is towing
the ice-breaking ship, the City of New York,
to the edge of the Antarctic ice pack, in order
to save fuel. The two ships will have to
force their way through the ice for hun-
dreds of miles before they reach the Bay of
Whales. When the expedition establishes its
base on the Ross Ice Barrier, the Eleanor
Boiling will return to Dunedin for more sup-
plies. Commander Byrd has announced that
his expedition will remain in the Antarctic
for eighteen months. — Current Events.
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— The twenty-fourth annual Founders Week
Conference of the Moody Bible Institute will
be in session in Chicago from Tuesday to
Friday, inclusive, February 5 to 8, 1929. The
public services will be held in the Institute
auditorium, LaSalle Street and Chicago Ave-
nue. The D. L. Moody birthday anniversary,
Tuesday, February 5, will bo observed as
Alumni Day, a number of special features
being presented. Chief among them will be
the public memorial service at the evening
hour in honor of the late Rev. Reuben A.
Torrey, D.D., world-famed evangelist and
Bible teacher, who was the first superintend-
ent of the Institute, serving from 1889 to
1901.

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— The King of England still continues very
ill.

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; TREASURER'S CORNER

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For College:

Shiloh, Randolph $14.00

Bethel, Randolph g qq

Gray's Chapel, Randolph 22.00

Bethany, Randolph 5.50

Why Not so.46

Davidson _ 21 70

Fairfield, Kannapolis 8.65

Friendship 51'20

Center, Alamance 13.50

West End, Greensboro 58.00

Pine Bluff, Midland 11.41

Mill Grove, Midland ... 3.15

Love Grove, Midland 1.69

Salem, Saxapahaw 9 00

For A. C. B.:

State Street. Lexington $21 45

For G. C. B.:

State Street, Lexington $10.55

We shall appreciate it if those sending re-
mittances will be careful to state: 1. The
name of the charge. 2. The name of the
church, or churches, to be credited. 3. The
interest to be credited. 4. And please do
not forget to write your name plainly. If
you can not write your name unmistakably
plain, please print it. By observing these
simple requests you will help your treasurer
keep his accounts correct.

How do you like "Treasurer's Corner" as a
heading for our reports? Is there anything
in it suggestive of liberality on the part of
the members of a great church like ours? We
think not. Our contributors to the kingdom
of God ought to be too large to be tucked
away in a corner of our paper each week.
Well, it doesn't matter what we think, we
can not change it unless our brethren think
more largely in terms of dollars and cents.

State Street, Lexington, makes the first con-
tribution to the G. C. B. Who will be the
next to follow State Street's lead? If the
readers of this "corner" are discerning they
have no doubt been impressed by the fact
that our so-called weaker charges and church-
es, with few exceptions, are making these re-
ports possible.

GEO. R. BROWN, Treas.

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— Dr. Cosmo Gordon Lang has just taken
office as Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate,
or head, of the Church of England. He suc-
ceeds Dr. Randall Thomas Davidson, who re-
cently resigned. St. Augustine, or Austin,
became the first Archbishop of Canterbury
in 597 A. D. Dr. Lang is the ninety-seventh
of an unbroken line. Dr. Davidson is the
only Archbishop of Canterbury in history
who has ever resigned. — Current Events.

— God bless bridge! When people get tired
chatting about this and that, someone sug-
gests the game and those of us who do not
play are released to our reading. Many a
book have I read when standing by at such
times. Every night I get down on my knees
and pray for the repose of the soul of the
man who invented bridge. — Dreier.

— Bro. J. M. Simpson of Grace church
travels 20,000 miles a year selling malted
milk. He has been in this work for 18
years.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HP^KALD

December 20, 192S

^UettjoMst ~J]roUstant I'feralfe
J. V. McCULLOCH, Editor and Publisher

Published weekly in the Interest of the Methodist

Protestant Church as tin organ of the

North Carolina Annual Conference.

Price — $1.50 a year, payable in advance.

Papers are discontinued on expiration of the
term of subscription. However, subscribers who
request It will be marked on our books as "regular,"
their papers to be continued and payment to be
made as near the beginning of the year as con-
venient.

Subscribers can remit directly or hand their
mtney to pastors, who act as our agents in the field.

In directing change of address, give the old ad-
dress as well as the aew In renewing, give the
same Initials as before.

We cannot often supply back numbers.

We acknowledge receipt of money on subscrip-
tion account by changing the date on the label. If
this is oot changed within two weeks after your
money Is forwarded, write us.

Entered as second-class matter at the post office
at Greensboro, N. C.

Our Children's Home

First Church, High Point, $35.78; Middle-
burg, Ohio, $5.51; Denton, Denton, $25.77;
Fairvicw, Glen Eaven, $1.53; Bethesda, North
Davidson, $3.42; Pleasant Union, Mount Pleas-
ant) $1.22; Creswell, Creswell, $13.00; Pales-
tine, Flat Eock, $1.50; Stony Knoll, West For-
syth, $6.85 ; Gladys MeFarland, Caldwell, Ohio,
$3.60; Bessemer City, $5.19; Ladies' Bible
Class, Grace, $5.00; Concord, regular ocering
and special, $50.00 ; Luray S. S., Cowan Circuit,
Iud., $2.75; Concord, Saxapahaw, $5.45; Hobbs
Chapel, Greensville, $3.30; Ebenezer, Greens-
ville, $1.20; Walter H. Finch, Christmas fund,
$5.00; Grace S. S., $9.61; Grace Baraca Class,
$16.00; J. F. Minnis, $1.00; Henderson S. S.,
19.33; Porter S. S., $2.00; For Hill, Hampton,
Va., $5.00; Benton Ferry S. S., W. Va., $1.60;
Pleasant Hill, W. Forsyth, $6.40; J. D. Ber(
Beinsville, Ohio, $2.00; Democrat Charge,
$6.41; Shiloh, Eandolph, $2.75; Graham, $4.25;
Haw Eiver Mission, $4.41 ; Mizpah, Haw Eiver,
$5.00; Hickory Eidge, Forsyth, $7.29; Center,
Alamance, $4.20; P. P. Eichards, Lawndale,
$25.00; Pleasant Home S. S., Iowa, $5.00;
Concord, Saxapahaw, $6.76; Charles W. Misen-
heimcr, Mill Grove, Midland, $3.30.

Gifts in supplies of clothing, food and
Christmas presents:

R. B. Hunter, Areola, 18 pounds honey.

Mrs. Nannie B. Lloyd, eight packages Post
Bran, three towels, some cherry trees and
shrubbery; also 12 chickens for the ladies
of Union Grove church, Orange.

Mrs. J. W. Hinkle, High Point, one box
children's clothing.

Mr. S. P. Montgomery, High Point, service,
$15.61.

The William Nichols Memorial Mission
Band, Mebane, 11 tablets and 15 pencils.

A Sunday school class, Finksburg, Md., 10
handkerchiefs.

Rev. E. J. Whitehead, for West Thomasville,
potatoes and dried fruit.

Eev. .Tabus Braxton, for Elbaville church,
Moeksville, canned fruit, potatoes, sugar, a box
of rakes.

Mr. Allie Young, for Henderson S. S., maca-
roni, canned soup, canned corn, canned toma-
toes, toys, ties for boys, several cakes soap,
one dozen towels, one-half dozen wash cloths,
and four pair stockings.

Miss Bessie ELss and her girls of the Mis-
sion in Dillonvale, Ohio, two quilts.

One box from Daleville M. P. church, Ohio,
two pair hose, 11 cakes soap, eight tablets, two
dozen pencils, one outfit of baby clothes, and
some toys.

Eev. E. A. Benedict, Burton, Mich., 16 wash
cloths, 21 towels, three cakes soap, one dozen
pictures, 2S handkerchiefs and one quilt.

Mrs. K. B. Phillips, Greensboro, eight yards
white goods.

Miss Lettie Ferguson, for W. M. S., Iona,
Mo., one box hazel-nuts.

First M. P. church, Detroit, Mich., one book,
"Adventures of Jack," seven scrap books, seven
dolls and a small doll bed, one satchel and
one towel.

Junior department Mt. Blachard S. S.,
Ohio, three pair hose, one doll, two handker-
chiefs and three pencils.

Young Ladies' Missionary Society, Grace
church, Brooklyn, N. Y., seven pair horse, eight
dresses, two small pocketbooks, two crepe
dresses, one cap, one sweater, outfit for baby,
ladies' coat, two big dolls and a large box of
toys for the children.

Mrs. Bertha Moore, Wyoming, Illinois, five
pair pillow cases and five bed-spreads.

Young People's Bible class, Lycoming, N. Y.,
a Christmas spresent for each child in the
Home, nicely warpped and labeled, and a few
extra toys.

Eev. W. H. Neese, two union suits for boys.

Mrs. C. B. Benton and her class of girls,
Charlotte, five large dolls.

Bethany S. S., Eandolph Circuit, one quilt.

I think this bring us up to date in re-
porting all the money and supplies that have
been sent us up to December 18th. If any-
thing has been omitted please call our atten-
tion to same.

Last week we credited Mt. Moriah, Fallston,
with $7.00 ; Mt. Moriah church is on Cleveland,
so we gladly correct.

We will not try to report next week since
it is Christmas week. We wish all our friends
a very happy Christmas.

The flu conditions are much better in the
Home at this writing, and we hope all our
children will be well by Christmas.
No Programs Rendered

We started in bravely to get up a good
Christmas program, but for the last two weeks
we have had from six to 20 in lied with the
flu, among them three of our workers, so
there was no day when we could have prac-
ticed for the program. So all engagements
must be cancelled.

A Personal Word

Mrs. Dixon and I have had no time for
Christmas shopping, and will not have. We
have not even purchased a Christmas card
this time except one box of those sold by the
Home, so while we cannot mail cards to our
many friends this Christmas you will know
that we would like to, and will please take
the will for the deed. May God bless and
keep every one of you, and prosper you in the
new year so soon to come.

Y'ours in His blessed service,

A. G. DIXON.

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— A genuine case of the flu will convert
you to a good many beliefs you didn't have
before.

— If you have the flu, don't pass it on to
your neighbors.

— A popular question of the day: "Have
you had the flu.'"

— Overheard on the radio: "Where did all
those big rocks come from?" "O, they were
brought down by the glaciors." "But where
are the glaciers?" "They have gone back
after more rocks."

— Bro. E. G. Lowdermilk called Tuesday
afternoon to report that Mrs. Lowdermilk is
improving rapidly and hoping to be out soon.

— On Monday of last week the Pan-Ameri-
can Conference on Arbitration and Concilia-
tion met in Washington. Twenty of the 21
American republics were represented. Argen-
tine was the exception. The same day they
met two of the nations represented were on
the eve of war against each other; these were
Bolivia and Paraguaj'. A committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the trouble and try to
prevent war. Already there has been blood-
sted and the situation looks ugly. This con-
flict is a result of a long-standing dispute over
a boundary line between the two countries.

— President Coolidge suggests that the na-
tion provide a residence in the uplands to
which the president may retire with his fam-
ily for rest and recuperation whenever he
finds need of it. This, he says, should be
within easy striking distance from Wash-
ington. The suggestion seems reasonable.

— A lady sends $3 for two Christmas gift
subscriptions to the Herald, and suggests that
others may also wish to give a gift that lasts
the whole year. We gladly pass the sugges-
tion on.

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GREENSBORO, N. C, DECEMBER 27, 1928

NUMBER 8

Manlikeness of God

When we say Godlikeness of man, we are thinking of man
and considering in what respects he is like God. When we
say Manlikeness of God, we are thinking of God and con-
sidering in what respects He is like man. Either expression
implies that there are certain characteristics possessed by
both God and man. These characteristics, however, may not
be possessed in equal degree by both persons. It is usual to
speak of the one having the quality in lesser degree as like
the other; but we may also say that the one having it in
greater degree is like the other.

In our conception of God we may err in two ways in our
inclusion of human elements ; we may make God too little like
man or too much like man. "Anthropomorphism" is a word
which implies that the latter error has been made. Children
and simple-minded people are likely to picture God in human
form, as a very great or perhaps a very old man. They have
not learned that God is "without body or parts," that He
has no physical anatomy. The Hebrews were forbidden to
make any graven image to represent God. Misrepresentations
of God, whether made by sculptors or painters or simply by
imagination, do harm. All representations which lessen the
power of God or which distort His character are to be avoided.
We cannot know God fully, but it is important that we know
Him accurately, that we apprehend the truth as far as we
apprehend at all.

There is nothing else in the world that so well represents
God to us as man himself. Of nothing else was it said that
this was made in the image of God. Because man was made
like God, we may say that God is like man. But still we must
discriminate between elements in which there is similarity
and elements in which there is no similarity. God is not like
man in having bodily senses or other bodily organs. God
does not share the limitations of man's mind and soul. Yet
it is in the region of mind and soul that we find the similarity
of God to man.

Man has personality and God has personality. This is a
most important respect in which God is like man. Without
personality there is no moral character. Some have denied
moral character and all elements of personality to God and
reduced the universe to a great mass of material elements,
each element functioning according to a law of its own nature.
In place of one God, with aim and effective volition, there
is an infinite number of independent molecules, and what we
call the universe is no universe at all, but simply the aggre-
gate of these independent elements. But the presence of
design everywhere in the world proclaims the presence of a
Designer, a personal God. All admit that the designer of a
steam engine or an automobile must have had intelligence
and will. The same logic demands that the designer of a
plant body or an animal body must have intelligence and
will. If nature exhibited but one case of apparent design,
that might be explained by the theory of probabilities as a
chance occurring once in an infinite number of throws of

the dice; but in the universe design is the rule. In view of
what the world exhibits, no man can be at the same time a
thinker and an atheist. And admitting God, His personality
must also be admitted. He is the great Architect and Builder.
The universe is the work of His hands.

Not only is God like man in ability to design and con-
struct and operate mechanism, He is also like man in ability
to feel and appreciate. God is an esthetic being. He loves
the beautiful. This is abundantly seen in the face of nature.
He that made the rose must know beauty. He that threw
up the mountains and spread out the oceans, and formed the
milky way in the heavens must have an appreciation of the
effect of grandeur. God shows that He is like us in taste and
feeling. He that formed the eye, shall He not see ? He that
formed the ear, shall He not hear? He that created the
human soul with its sensibilities, shall He not feel?

The most important similarity is the possession of a moral
nature. We have moral natures and God has a^noral nature.
In this God is like us and yet very different, because we
have become morally corrupt and unreliable whereas God has
retained His infinite perfection. In His moral perfection
He has sought and found what we could not have imagined
possible— a way to restore us to a moral purity like His own.
This is a greater miracle than the miracle of our creation
when we were brought forth in innocency.

The fact that God is so much like us inspires us with
the great hope of becoming like Him. "We shall be satisfied
when we awake in His likeness."

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Good Words from France

Two religious leaders of France this Christmas time sent
to America messages of good will. In the message of Cardinal
Dubois we find this passage: "May the light of truth which
Christ brought upon earth spread throughout the world, for
the guidance of men. May true brotherhood, respecting the
rights of each individual, unite the sons of the same Heavenly
Father. And may there spread more and more widely on
earth the Kingdom of God, for whom the little child of
Bethlehem made Himself here below the messenger to bring
to humanity the only efficacious conditions of peace and
happiness."

Henry Soule, Huguenot pastor, has in his address this
exhortation: "Let us take the initiative. You, the United
States of America, to remain faithful to your traditions
symbolized by the Pilgrims of the Mayflower; we, France,
once called the eldest daughter of the church, also with its
heroic line of martyrs of the reformation. This crusade
for the triumph of the gospel throughout the world will unite
us more and better than political decisions alone. The only
lasting, fruitful, profound, eternal truth is the unity of hearts
when we are on our knees at the feet of the divine Master,
Christ, born and dead on the cross, who reigns from century
to century and says to us day by day, 'Love one another.' "

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

December 27, 1928

CHARLES WESLEY'S POEMS

By H. II. Smith

Very few perhaps know that Charles Wesley, who has
been called the poet of Methodism, besides being the author
of more than six thousand hymns, was also the author of a
number of other religious poems of great value. These com-
positions cover a variety of subjects, and afford such inspira-
tion and uplift that they should be more generally known.
Space will permit only brief quotations from these poems,
which we chanced to find in an old book published some fifty
years ago.

Wesley teaches us to sanctify all life. For the parents,
the birth of a child should be the occasion for deeper con-
secration to God, and earnest prayer for the young life com-
mitted to them. We quote a few stanzas from one of his
poems entitled, "For a New-Born Child":

"Father, Son, and Spirit, come,
Enter now Thy human shrine ;

Take my offspring from the womb :
Mine he is not, Lord, but Thine.

Thine this moment let him be,

Thine to all eternity.

' ' Seize, 0 seize his tender heart,

Beating to the vital air ;
Everlasting life impart,

Sow the seed of glory there.
Grace be to my infant given,
Grace, the principle of heaven.

"Father, draw him from his birth
With the cords of heavenly love ;
From the trivial joys of earth
Raise his mind to joys above.
Gently lead Thy favorite on
Till Thou giv'st him to Thy Son."

His lines entitled, "Oblation of a Sick Child," breathe
a noble spirit of trust and resignation :

"Father, Thy will be done, not mine,
Thy only will be done.
To Thee my Isaac I resign,
I render up my son.

"Without a murmuring wish I give
The child Thou gavest me;
Or let him to Thy glory live,
Or let him die to Thee.

"I hear the providential word,
I bless the will divine;
Remove him from my bosom, Lord,
And take him up to Thine."

In 1749, on his 41st birthday, he wrote an interesting
birthday poem. It contains fourteen stanzas. We may catch
the spirit of this production from the three stanzas quoted
below :

"Away with my fears!
The glad morning appears
When an heir of salvation was born.
From Jehovah I came,
For His glory I am,
And to Him with singing return. '

"0 the infinite cares
And temptations and snares
Thy hand hath conducted me through!

0 the blessings bestowed
By a bountiful God,

And the mercies eternally new !

"My remnant of days

1 spend in His praise,

Who died the whole world to redeem :
Be they many or few,
My days are His due,
And they all are devoted to Him."
The early Methodists were a despised and persecuted
people. Charles Wesley wrote several hymns especially for
their benefit, from one of which we quote the first and last
stanzas :

"Jesus, the growing work is Thine,
And who shall hinder its success?
In vain the alien armies join

Thy glorious Gospel to suppress,
And vow with Satan's aid to o'erthrow
The work Thy grace revives below.

"Our suffering shall advance Thy cause,
And blunt the persecutor's sword,
Dispread the victory of Thy Cross,
And glorify our conquering Lord.
Evil shall work for Zion 's good :
Its seed is still the martyr's blood."

The first lines of another poem entitled "On the Loss of
His Friends, ' ' read :

' ' Take these broken reeds away !

On the Rock of Ages I
Calmly now my spirit stay,

Now on Christ alone rely ;
Every other prop resign,
Sure the sinner's Friend is mine."

. He composed his epitaph, which reads:

"With poverty of spirit blest,
Rest, happy saint, in Jesus rest;
A sinner saved, through grace forgiven,
Redeemed from earth to reign in heaven !
Thy labors of unwearied love,
By thee forgot, are crowned above,
frowned, through the mercy of thy Lord,
With a free, full, immense reward!"

Just before he died, while extremely weak, he called his
wife to him and dictated his last verse :

"In age and feebleness extreme,
Who shall a sinful worm redeem?
Jesus, my only hope Thou art,
Strength of my failing flesh and heart:
O could I catch a smile from Thee,
And drop into eternity!"
Ashland, Va.

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— To the kind friends whose tokens of remembrance have
come to us this Christmas time we return most hearty thanks.
The worth of life is much enhanced by the consciousness
that we are surrounded by friends such as these.

December 27, 1928

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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LINEUP OF CHURCH OFFICERS

Dear Dr. McCulloch :

When we were in Baltimore wrestling over some of the
problems of the committee room you suggested that I some-
time give you some of my ideas as to a lineup of church
officers. I could hardly helieve you could have been teasing
me and yet I can but wonder why you should have made
the request. I have just completed the election of the officers
of my churches and I am sending one of the ballots used in
the election of that church. This gives about my idea of
the officers an average church should have. This plan has
been carried out at each of my churches. After the nominat-
ing committee, which was elected by the church to work with
the pastor, had done its work the list of nominees was posted
for a time that the church might become informed. Then
ballots were prepared as the one enclosed and at an appointed
time the congregation voted as per directions. The Christian
Endeavor ballot was iised in about the same way. I am also
enclosing a sample monthly statement which I send out each
month to as many of my people as I ean. The certificate of
church membership is one that I like and use. I realize that
it is not the one we adopted at the General Conference. The
first certificate I was called on for after I returned from the
General Conference was for a man who was to join the
Christian Science Church and I certainly could not "affec-
tionately commend him to the fellowship of said church,"
these words being, as you remember, a part of the form we
adopted at the General Conference.

I am not sending these samples to you seeking editorial
comment. Since we worked together at Baltimore and since
I remembered your suggestion I just thought this matter
might be of some interest to you.

Yours very truty,

Geo. L. Curry.

P. S. — Punched paper is used so that papers might be
filed in loose leaf binders which I do and recommend to my
people. G. L. C.

(The ballots used by Bro. Curry contain names of nominees
for each office, so that voter has only to indicate his choice by
a mark. The labor involved in preparing ballots might deter
some from using the plan. — Ed.)

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Fayetteville Drayman and New York
Millionaire

W. J. McAllister was a colored drayman of Fayetteville.
W. W. Fuller is a New York lawyer numbered among the
multi-millionaires. When Fuller was a child he lived in
Fayetteville and he and McAllister became friends and re-
mained friends until McAllister's death five years ago. The
negro's wife had died and he had no children. Therefore
he bequeathed his estate to his New York friend, Mr. Fuller.
Mr. Fuller invested the proceeds of the estate, amounting
probably-to some hundred dollars, in Bethlehem Steel stocks,
and committed them to a board of three trustees with the
instructions that they make an annual distribution of the
dividends to needy negroes in Cross Creek township. This
year sixty aged negroes, some of them blind, were helped
by this fund. There is beauty in the story and we take it
from the daily press and pass it on.

AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR

We often put off salvation until the last possible moment.
The Scriptures say: "Now is the day of salvation. Now is
the accepted time." But we go on with a kind of ease,
delaying the day of action. We talk a lot about God but we
seemingly never can make up our minds to do. Our motto
should, in the language of the Latins, be, "Res ante verba,"
meaning, "Deeds before words."

"Oh, well," we say in our thoughtlessness, "there is plenty
of time. I will decide about the claims of the Christian reli-
gion when I have a more convenient season." Thus we delay,
delay and delay, hindering God's work by our temporizing.
Comes a time, perhaps, when we do decide to ask God to put
us into His vineyard. If we have delayed long we look back
upon the wasted years with despair and cry, "Why did I
waste all these years in idleness?" It gives us a pang too.
Regret, ah! what a tragedy in our lives! "Oh!" we cry
aloud in our despair, "why did I not give my heart to God
in the morning of life ? How happy I should have been now,
instead of bewailing the lost years as I now do. ' '

What is there left to do now? There seems to be mighty
little hope of any sort. But there is a sure remedy and that
is prayer. We can pray. We can pray to the Father above
who hears our petitions, however feebly uttered. The lowest
and vilest of sinners can ask God's forgiveness and shall
obtain immediate pardon. — Selected.

HAPPINESS

Half the happiness of living

Comes from willing-hearted giving;

Comes from sharing all our pleasures
From dividing all our treasures.

And the other half is loving

First the Lord, then all things living
Love seed while his life is growing,

So, each mortal should be sowing

For all happiness in living

Comes from loving and from giving.

■ — Selected.
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WHY ARGUE?

One of the most futile things in the world is argument.

If you want to persuade anybody, suggest, do not argue.

When you argue with a man you arouse his antagonism;
you rarely secure his co-operation.

So, if you want a man to do anything, take any other
course than argument.

There is a story floating about of a man who went to a
clothing store and asked to see a good woolen suit.

The storekeeper produced a suit ; the, customer examined
it and said: "It looks pretty good, but it doesn't look like
wool to me. I do not believe it is wool."

"But you like it?" inquired the salesman.

"Yes, I like it all right, but I don't think it is wool."

"Shall I wrap it up for you?"

"Sure, I guess I'll take it. But tell me, why didn't you
argue with me when I told you it wasn't wool? As a matter
of fact, I don't know whether it's wool or not."

"Well," said the merchant, taking his money, "you see, if
I win the argument, I lose the sale, so what's the use?"—
San Francisco Examiner.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

December 27, 192S

Denominational Enterprises

FROM INDIA

Dear Dr. Haddaway :

It was with a great deal of pleasure that I learned of your
selection as Secretar}' of the Union Board of Missions of the
M. P. Church. The news of Dr. Rosenberger's resignation
gave us a sense of doubt as to the future, because we had no
idea who the next Secretary might be. However, when the
news reached us that you had been chosen and that you had
accepted the office, our minds were at rest. I feel more at
home with the Board now that you are at its head.

I would like to take this opportunity to assure you that I
am willing to render any assistance to you in your work
that in any way it is possible for me to help. I know the
task ahead of you is an arduous one, but I feel confident in
your ability to cope with the situation. You have our con-
tinual prayers.

The past quarter has been a busy one, but most of my
time has been spent in Dhulia. Beginning July 3, I have
spent quite a lot of my time in teaching the Bible to the
boj's in the School. I organized five classes, grading the
boys according to their school ratings, and I have been meet-
ing each class twice a week, holding periods of one hour each.
In three of the classes I am teaching the life of Christ, in
one class Old Testament history, and in the fifth class the
History of the New Testament Church. It has been uphill
business, with a great number of difficulties, but I feel that
it has been worth the effort expended. Very few of the hoys
have what might be called Christian background, even though
most of the boys in the school come from Christian families,
so that it makes it doubly hard to get the right conceptions
into their minds.

The days have been filled with the routine duties of super-
vision of the Boys' School, the Evangelistic Department, the
garden of the Boys' Compound, the Boarding Department,
and the Farm. All of which takes a lot of time, but which
does not lend itself readily to report making.

The following is a partial list of nry activities: Attended
the regular Marathi Sunday School, Church and Prayer
Meetings, attended six Mission Prayer Meetings, five Mission
Business Meetings, three Christian Endeavor meetings.
Taught 109 classes, and spent almost the same number of
hours in preparation. Wrote 48 business letters, 13 Marathi
letters. Preached in Marathi 2, led 4 Marathi prayer meet-
ings. Attended 3 funerals. Baptized 12 infants and 3
adults. Administered the Lord's Supper 3 times. Per-
formed 1 marriage ceremony. Held 6 teachers' meetings.
Made 15 sick calls, and held numerous interviews with Mis-
sion workers. Visited our Ner out-station twice, and the
Farm three times. Made out 7 quarterly reports.

In the Boys' School are 6 teachers, 87 boys on roll, 73
Christians, 11 Mohammedans, 3 Hindus, 68 boys in boarding
department, 9 boys paying part fees, 4 boys in high school in
Dhulia, 1 boy in Training College in Ahmednagar. The
school has been in full session during the quarter. All of
the classes are well organized and the teachers are applying
themselves to their tasks. Every week examinations have

been given, so that the progress of the pupils can be checked
from time to time.

The 18th of September will be a day well remembered in
the India Mission. It was the day of the big flood. The
rain poured for several hours, and the stream behind our
compound swelled and swelled until it came over the wall and
covered all of the lower part of the compound. About 150
feet of our wall was destroyed by the flood, no other damage
being done to the boys' compound. I will send an estimate
of the cost of repair in the near future.

Rev. Paul Cassen.
A Word from Miss Theresa Frank, India

As mentioned in my personal report, two persons have
been baptized during this quarter, after a week of special
instruction given daily.

Two Bibles have been given to Hindu seekers, and we are
hoping to be able to report further on these at a future date.

The daily village work has been carried on by the two
Bible women, as I have been unable to go with them, owing
to duties in the school and compound.

J. Chandeker has also been going daily to the villages,
distributing free tracts and gospels, and preaching the gospel.
He reports a number of workers in some of the Dhulia mills
who manifest an interest in Christianity. Let us remember
these people in our prayers, that the interest may be deepened,
and that they may come to a saving knowledge of the Lord
Jesus Christ.

MINISTERIAL RECRUITING

For a number of years the Board of Christian Education
requested the church to set apart one Sunday when special
consideration should be given to the subject of men for the
ministry. This plan had the sanction of our leaders, the
official approval of a number of our annual conferences and
so far as we could learn met no opposition anywhere. It is
feared, however, that the plan was neglected, for little recog-
nition seems to have been given the Board's request. It was
decided to change the time from the second Sunday in De-
cember to the one just before Thanksgiving or some, other
Sunday at that season which might be more suitable.

The important thing is to respect this appeal by taking
some action which will lead our membership to make the
cause of men for the ministry the subject of earnest thought
and prayer. If our pastors are concerned, our people will be.
If the pastors neglect this matter, so will their people. The
best way to observe Men for the Ministry Sunday is by a
special service of worship with that as the central theme.
If this cannot be done, then some reference in a sermon, in
the notices, in the teaching of a Sunday school class, in the
Christian Endeavor meeting or in the mid-week service of
prayer will reveal the pastor's interest and concern.

Many a promising church enterprise today is hindered,
halted or jeopardized because of a lack of the right kind of
leaders. This is not to lie interpreted as implying that we
are suffering from a decrease in ministerial candidates. We
have as many or more than the usual number in our schools
preparing themselves for the ministry of our church. But
the number is not as large as it should be when measured by
the increase in our membership or the opportunities of widen-
ing our borders.

The purpose of observing Men for the Ministry Sunday
is to secure united thought and prayer in behalf of a vitally

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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important cause, to arouse the interest of our people and to
encourage our young men to respond to the call of which
they are already conscious. God is calling as many of our
young men as ever. But the church has not seemed very
much concerned whether or not they obey that call. Other
institutions are anxious to employ their talent. They are
making attractive offers in wages and the possibility of ad-
vancement. But the church appears indifferent, and the
Kingdom suffers. If we are to save these young men to the
church, if they are to respond to the call of which they are
certainly conscious, we must help them by united prayer and
interest. Men for the Ministry Sunday will afford such an
opportunity.

F. W. Stephenson, Executive Secretary,
Department of Educational Institutions,

Board of Christian Education.

A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

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GIVING

It is not giving to pluck a rose

From a garden, blossom-filled ;
The tear that falls from the ready eye

Is not by pain distilled.

Giving is when the garden soil

Mothers a single flower,
Torn from its place by one who knows

The need of another's hour.

It is not giving to filch from wealth

A title for some poorer one.
Would one beam be a bounty

From a tropical summer sun?

Giving is when the widow's mite,

Guiltless of any gain,
Drops from a hand worn rough with toil

To ease another's pain.

When God looked down from His judgment
throne,

Was His gift such a one?
Not of his angels did He give;

He gave — his only Son.

— Andrew Chapman.

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A FOOLISH COURSE

It grows upon me more and more, year by year of experi-
ence, how common is the refusal to know the truth about
oneself. How few people appear to be ready, frankly, to
want to know the truth about themselves. Is there anything
so horrible as the thought of multitudes of people waiting to
know the truth about themselves till the horrible disclosures
after death, when they might know it now but will not? — Gore.

THE SPIRIT ITSELF MAKETH INTERCESSION

If a man will hear God and obey Him, God will hear him ;
for if a man be subject to Christ's kingly office, his prophetical
office shall guide him, and cause him not to err in his peti-
tions ; but by an unerring providence and pre-instinct infused
by His Spirit, God will so guide him as to ask even that very
thing which God intends to give ; whereas he knows not what
nor how to ask. — Thomas Goodwin.

Christmas is the celebration of an event and the enjoy-
ment of a spirit. No greater event ever happened than the
coming of Christ into this world. All history bears witness
to the change which His presence made during the ages that
followed His birth. It was so important that heaven and
earth, God, angels, and men took a vital interest in it.

Christmas is also a spirit. There is nothing like the
Christmas spirit. Everything is a matter of spirit, Home
life is a matter of home spirit. Where there is no home
spirit, there is no home life. Church life is a matter of
church spirit. You can know all churches by the spirit that
possesses them or the spirit by which they are possessed.
National life is a thing of national spirit. China has no
national life because it has no national spirit. America's
greatness is to be accounted for by the American spirit. If
the spirit that inspires our love for the flag, American cus-
toms, and ideals die, our nation languishes, and ultimately
would pass away. Christmas is a matter of spirit made
possible through the birth of Christ. Since He came there
reigns supreme the service of love, generosity, and humility.
One great need is to make permanent this spirit which is
altogether too temporal and characteristic of so short a time.
If these things that came into the world with Christ's coming
could only remain during the year, how much greater a
blessing His birth would be to all men and nations of the
earth!— C. E. World.

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CHRIST LIVETH IN ME

An old-time Quaker preacher had a strange experience at
his conversion. He fell asleep and dreamed. He seemed to
be dead, and laid out for his burial, when a shining face
came and bent over him, saying softly, "The man is dead."
Then another came and laid a hand over his heart, and said,
"It does not throb; he's dead." Then another came and
laid upon his flesh, "It is sad; he is surely dead." So one
by one came angels and stood around his couch, till one of
kindlier face than the rest came and looked upon him, lifted
his hand, and said: "Nay, what is this? A nail-print' in his
palm, and a nail-print in his other palm. This man is not
dead; he has been crucified! He has been crucified with
Christ and lives with Him!" He awoke and found the place
in the scripture where it is written, "I am crucified with
Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, Christ liveth in me'"
—D. J. Burrell.

PUNISHMENT A FRUIT OF LOVE

It is all nonsense, this prattle about God being too good
to punish transgressions of His law. It is worse than prattle,
for it leads to the utter disregard of God's law, and to the
ruin of body and mind here and the ruin of the soul hereafter.
Your father loved you when he punished you for your faults.
He punished you because he loved you. God is not only
good. He is also just, What a weakling He would be if He

allowed His creatures to despise His authority ! Selected.

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FAITH A NECESSITY
There is only one door to heaven; that door is faith.
There is only one ship that sails for the skies; her name is
Faith. There is only one weapon with which to contend with
opposition; that weapon is laith.—Taimage.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

December 27, 192S

OPTIMISM

The

President's

Letter

EVANGELISM

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye tear much fruit;
shall ye he my disciples. — John 15:8.

Our Goals for the New Conference Year

Instead of our usual weekly letter, this week we are run-
ning in the space allotted to us our goals for the new con-
ference year. They follow :

1. The first purpose of the church first — saving sinners,
and keeping them saved.

2. Enriching the worship programs of the church.

3. The church singing, and all churches adequately sup-
plied with standard song books. Our church hymnal first.

4. The Children's Home supported monthly by every
church.

5. Unfailing and enlarging support for High Point

College.

6. A definite financial obligation for every member, and
budgets pressed for every possible dollar.

7. Urging the financial obligations early in the year.

8. Pastors paid monthly, and something on budgets each
month

9.
10.

CHURCH MEMBERS WITH AN ALIBI

There is a habit among church members which is rapidly
becoming a scandal. There are thousands of church members
who have been living, let us say in New York, Boston or
Philadelphia, for a quarter of a century whose membership
is still in Ohio, Maine or Virginia. These people float from
church to church, they enjoy a sermon here and there, but
they have no church home. They have become "church
tramps," having no sense of obligation to attend any church
in particular. Often they stay away from church altogether.
They claim that the little "home church" from which they
come needs what money they can afford to give. Often we
have wondered if "the little church at home" really gets
much from the members who have moved away from it, and
who have neglected their Christian obligation for many years.
If that little church "at home" gets much money from such
people we are greatly mistaken. In many instances these
absent members have ceased to communicate with the home
church, their names have been erased, and they have been
lost to the denomination. Pastors who hold on to the names
of their absent members are in part to blame for this state
of affairs. If this paragraph comes under the eye of those
who have a loved one living far away from home we trust
that it will be the occasion of a letter in which this paragraph
will be enclosed. — Watchman Examiner.

Regular offerings at every regular church service.
Observing all special days— Easter, Children's Day,
Rally Day.

11. "Men for the Ministry" Sunday observed on every
charge sometime during the year.

12. Well planned and well attended rallies in every
conference district.

13. Better attended quarterly conferences, and more
business of the church attended to by the congregation.

14. Pull support for the Pastors' Summer Conference
and Young People's Training School.

15. All churches and church grounds well kept and
beautified.

16. A Board of Young People's Work in every confer-
ence district.

17. The church stronger within.

18. Intensifying the spiritual life of the Sunday school.

19. A full support of every General Conference program.

20. More Women's Auxiliaries and more C. E. Societies.

21. A substantial increase in the circulation of our
church papers.

22. Pay-up months — April and October.

Some of these goals are being carried over from last
year; but of necessity that must be so. They are perpetual
essentials, and must, therefore, be kept constantly before us.
Some are new, not in idea, but in the form of a goal. All
are worthy, we trust, and any effort to realize them can not
but be pleasing to God, and prospering to the local church,
conference, and the denomination. We are submitting them,
therefore, with the hope that they may have the endorsement
of every pastor and every charge, and that they may receive
the earnest support necessary to make them real. With
grateful thanks for anticipated co-operation all along the
line, I am,

Fraternally yours,

'THE ATTRACTIVE CHRIST"

What the hand is to the lute,
What the breath is to the flute,
What the fragrance to the smell,
What the spring is to the well,
What the flower is to the bee,
That is Jesus Christ to me.

What the mother to the child,
What the guide in pathless wild,
What is oil to troubled wave,
What is ransom to the slave,
What is water to the sea,
That is Jesus Christ to me.

— Selected.

Dec. 26, 1928.

S. W. Taylor.

THE HOLY BIBLE'S ROCK FOUNDATIONS

A modern Bible slogan: Let the Bible defend itself, and
it will break every hammer that hits it.

Jesus Christ's Bible slogans: Light is come into the world,
and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds
were evil. Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye
have eternal life; and they are they which testify of me.

Paul's Bible slogan: What advantage hath the Jew. . . .
Chiefly beeause that unto them were committed the oracles
of Go'd.

David's Bible slogans: Thy Word is a lamp unto my
feet, and a light unto my path. Wherewithal shall a young
man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to
Thy Word!

"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter."

King Solomon's Bible slogan: Fear God, and keep His
commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. For God
shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret
thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. — Rev. J.
McCarty Duckivall.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

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THE LAW OF COMPENSATION

We shall never forget the indelible impression made on
our boyish mind by the first reading in the Latin class of
the immortal Fables of Aesop. And especially of the incom-
parable story of "Juno and the Peacock." Most of our
readers are familiar with it. Juno was the goddess of the
birds, and one day the peacock, rustling in all its glory of
wanton coloring, appeared before Juno with a bitter com-
plaint. Displaying her tail and marvelously beautiful
featherage, she reminded the goddess of her raucous voice,
comparing it with the mellifluous song of the little drab
nightingale. And this was Juno's answer, "It is not the
habit of the gods to bestow all excellences upon one indi-
vidual."

This is true of creation and of the way of God with man.
Compensation is nature's law only because it is God's law
in life. He takes and giveth as He pleaseth. In the parable
of the talents the Lord of the servants gives ten and five and
two talents apparently without considering the previous
claims of the men on whom the trust was bestowed. The
reward of the faithful keeper of the five talents was exactly
like that of him who had the ten. And the terrible lot of the
keeper of the two talents was simply the result of his mis-
understanding of the Master's orders. He failed because he
was unworthy of the trust, not because his two talents did
not bring to the master other ten or other five. God bestows
according to His own free will and grace.

The history of mankind is full of marvelous examples of
what men have accomplished under the greatest handicaps
for God and for the world. Some of the greatest characters
of human history had to struggle with tremendous obstacles
and in the struggle made themselves immortal. The impres-
sionist school of art in Germany depicted our Lord as most
hideous in His outward appearance, simply because the
prophet has said, ' ' He hath no form nor comeliness and there
was no beauty in Him that we should desire Him"; and
that wholly without slightest confirmation in the Gospels or
from any contemporaneous source.

But to other great leaders of men this is strictly applicable.
Alexander the Great, according to competent testimony, was
both a hunchback and an epileptic. Paul, according to
Chrysostom, was "an unsightly dwarf," yet he touched the
stars; Shakespeare was a cripple; so were Scott and Byron
and Lord Kelvin; Nelson and Napoleon were men of small
and unimposing stature ; Homer and Milton were blind poets ;
and that greatest of all composers, Beethoven, was so deaf
that he could not hear the heaviest thunderclap; and some
of the greatest preachers of the ages were men of bodily
weakness and infirmity, sometimes even deformed.

Always and everywhere we find this law of compensation.
Did they perhaps achieve what they did because they first
overcame their tremendous handicap? There is comfort and
inspiration in this thought for men and women of high ideals,
but whose path is one of shadows and trials. We should
"carry on," as the English said in the late war, no matter
what are the hindrances; trusting in God, go forward in the
way of His pointnig and do with your might what your hand
findeth to do. Thus God gets all the glory; we are but His
poor instruments. Martin Luther used to say: "God can hit
a straight blow with a crooked stick." And time and again
the history of the world and the church has proved the truth
of this saying of the great reformer. Paul prayed long and
ardently for the removal of the thorn in his flesh, but the

remaining thorn was of greater help to him than its removal
could ever have been. "They that wait upon the Lord shall
renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as
eagles ; they shall run and not be weary ; they shall walk and
not faint." — Christian Observer.

THERE'S A SONG IN THE AIR

There's a song in the air!

There's a star in the sky!

There's a mother's deep prayer

And a baby 's low cry !
And the star rains its fire while the Beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King.

There's a tumult of joy

O'er the wonderful birth,

For the Virgin's sweet boy

Is the Lord of the earth.
Ay! the star rains its fire and the Beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King.

In the light of that star

Lie the ages impearled;

And that song from afar

Has swept over the world.
Every hearth is aflame, and the Beautiful sing
In the homes of the nations that Jesus is King.

We rejoice in the light,

And we echo the song

That comes down through the night

From the heavenly throng.
Ay! we shout to the lovely evangel they bring,
And we greet in His cradle our Saviour and King!

— Selected.

TRUE FREEDOM

Men are in bondage to the love of money ; to the fashions
of the world ; to the opinions of mankind. By these they are
enslaved and led on in the face of the demands of duty. Every
man is really enslaved who is in fact led counter to his con-
victions of duty. He is free only when he acts in accordance
with those convictions. This is the true idea of liberty. Only
when reason and conscience control the will is a man free
— for God made men intelligent and moral beings to act nor-
mally, under the influence of their own enlightened conscience
and reason. This is such freedom as God exercises and
enjoys; none can be higher or nobler. — Charles 0 Finneu
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ABSENT FROM GOD'S HOUSE

Whenever people begin to absent themselves from the
house of the Lord, it is a sad day for them. People who
stay away from the house of the Lord, like Thomas, miss
the joy of seeing Jesus. They miss the thrill of great joy
which oftentimes comes, and miss the joy of giving because
they have missed the joy of receiving. The greatest joys of
life come from giving love, sympathy, service, and money.
And if the channels of our life have been closed so that we

could not receive, then we are not in a position to give.

Robert A. Clark.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever
is deceived thereby is not wise. — Prov. 20:1.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

December 27, 1928

OUR STORY PAGE

A LONG-AGO CHRISTMAS

The things related in this story happened long, long ago,
even hefore your grandparents were born, or maybe indeed,
your great-parents. For, while it happened in what is now
the State of Pennsylvania, it happened long before Penn-
sylvania had any very large cities — indeed, I doubt if Pitts-
burgh, big and nourishing as it now is, was more than a
little trading post at a fort, though Philadelphia had some
thousands of people, being then the largest city in the coun-
try. Most of the inhabitants, however, lived, not in cities or
towns, but in little settlements or on farms, or some even on
small clearings made in the heart of the forests which still
covered the State.

It was in one of these clearings that Benjie and Marsie
Slocum lived, and their home was a large and comfortable
cabin made of logs and plastered inside with clay. It had
but one room, which was kitchen, and dining-room, living
and bed-rooms combined, for Benjie and Marsie slept in a
wide trundle-bed which stood about one foot from the floor
and in the daytime was pushed under the high four-poster
bedstead, and at night was pulled out beside it.

About two weeks before Christmas, father had eome back
from a hunting expedition with a fine wild turkey in one
hand, its legs and wings tied with strong grapevine runners,
for the woods were full of wild grapevines.

"We'll keep it for Christmas," said father, so the turkey,
with its wings clipped, was tied by the leg to a post and
allowed to run the length of its tether by day, and was
penned behind palings at night. It was fed so plentifully
that it became so big and fat that no modern-day oven would
have held it.

Now it happened that the big stone "outside oven" that
father had built did not hold it either, for two days before
Christmas the turkey vanished, while tracks in the snow
around the pen showed plainly that a huge bear had climbed
over the palings and climbed back again, carrying the turkey
under one arm. Doubtless it had been killed in the pen,
otherwise its gobbles of alarm would surely have awakened
father. But the turkey was gone, and the children were
disconsolate.

"We never tasted turkey, and we wanted turkey," they
wailed.

"I was a good deal older than either of you when I first
tested turkey," said mother, for mother had been born in
England, where there were no turkeys. Mother had told
them over and over again of the way in which Christmas
had been celebrated in her old home when she was a little
girl; of the singing of carols and the trimming with greens,
and the little pig which was roasted whole and served with a
carrot in its mouth. She tried to tell again some of the old
tales, but the children could not listen. "We wanted turkey,"
they lamented.

"Maybe father can shoot a wild turkey tomorrow," said
mother, but when evening had come, and father had not
returned with another big bird, their hopes failed. "We
wanted turkey," they still insisted.

Maybe father can shoot a deer; venison will be nice,"
said mother. Now, venison, you know, is nice, exceedingly so,
and in these days very scarce and costly, for the deer have
mostly vanished. Very few people know what venison tastes
like, but the early settlers relied on it greatly for their meat.

So, "venison would be nice," said mother. But Benjie
and Marsie shook their heads. "Not as good as turkey,"
they vowed, which was a bit strange, since they had never
as yet. tasted turkey.

"Come now," said mother, "eat your mush and milk
and get to bed."

"Don't like mush and milk. We wanted turkey," sobbed
two little voices together.

Mother was at her wit's end. She had had to listen to
this wailing all day. Of course, children today do not think
of complaining when they do not like things, but you see
they have so many other things to make up for the loss of
one that it does not matter. But these little children far
away in the woods when Pennsylvania was still a new State,
had hardly any playthings, and had never been inside any
store of any kind. They had never even seen any other chil-
dren, so they may perhaps lie excused when they wailed
over their disappointment.

But if we will excuse them, their mother would not. So
she spoke sharply. "Now you must stop that right away.
I will have no more of it." But as both little faces quivered,
she remembered their lonely little lives, and said what she
would not have said had she thought a moment.

"Jump into bed, now," she said kindly, "so you can
get up early and see what Santa Claus has brought you."
And the two fairly flung themselves into the low trundle-bed
and after rapturous discussion as to what they might get on
Christmas morning, they fell asleep.

"Oh, what have I done?" said mother. "They will be so
disappointed. I did not mean to promise them anything, yet
I really have done so. Now I must get something ready.
What shall it be?"

Sure enough, what should it be? She might make a new
corn-cob doll for Marsie, and when father came home, he
might fashion a top for Benjie, but would not these toys,
which they already had, merely increase their disappoint-
ment ? What should she do ? Then she heard father coming,
and opened wide the door, so the light from the logs burning
in the huge fireplace would shine out on the pathway. No
turkey hung from the hand, but he was carrying something
carefully in his arms. Then she gave a little gasp herself.
"Oh, father! the dear little fellow. Where? How?
* * * * *

In the morning two little heads bobbed up from the trun-
dle-bed. "Merry Christmas," they shouted, and jumped out
from under the covers. "What did he bring us, mother;
what did he bring?"

And mother pointed to a baby bear, about the size of a
puppy, sitting on its haunches before the great fire. Both
children ran with little delighted squeals and gathered it
into their arms. It was so young that it did not know that
man was really its enemy, and it cuddled up to them just
as it had to father the night before. After breakfast (again
of mush and milk) the two went hand in hand with father
to the smoke-house. There on the floor lay a huge dead bear.
"That is how I got the baby," said father. "See what a fine
thick rug her skin will make for the floor. After I had
shot her, I heard her baby whimpering, and knew I could

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not leave the little fellow to die in the woods; so I took him
home to you. But what do you think I found at the door
of her den?"

"What?" both asked, with eyes sparkling in anticipation.
"Turkey feathers," said father, "the mother bear had
taken our turkey to feed her baby."

"We don't care," they shouted delightedly. "We'd a
great deal rather have our baby bear. You can play with a
bear, but a turkey, you just — just eat." — Fannie Phillips in
The Presbyterian.

M-

CONCERNING A REVIVAL

"And I sought for a man among them, that should make
up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land,
that I should not destroy it; but I found none." Ezekiel 22 :30.

Most of us have at times come to places where only God
could help ; vain indeed was the help of man. At such times,
we did not say our prayers ; we prayed with all the ardor of
our being in all the power of our lives. The need was urgent
— time was pressing and we prayed ! And we know that
God heard, as He always hears real prayer. Now I believe
if we pray for a revival with the same urge and agony, that
revival will come.

A minister, earnest and sincere, stood up every night
during Passion Week and preached the unsearchable riches
of Christ, the matchless passion of the Saviour, and the
vicarious praying of Jesus ! There was not a flicker of
response so far as a revival, or rebirth, was concerned. At
the last service, on Easter night, there was a missionary
sermon, with the Great Commission as a text; at the close a
manly plea was made for an offering. A few pitiful dollars
were subscribed while the congregation sat untouched and
unmoved. And this situation is not unique ; the same incident
could be told of many Christian ( ?) congregations. What
is wrong with these churches? As I sat in that unmoved
group the other night, I realized as never before that nobody
was standing in the breach ! And I have prayed that I, weak
and nothing, though I am, may help stop the leak in the
dyke, may stand in this breach.

Do we really want a revival? Do we want fires kindled
anew, flickering torches relit — the world made safe for hu-
manity and welcome for humanity's King? Is this want
greater than our desire for cars, and fashionable dress and
questionable amusement and "freedom of thought"? Do we
want Christ's Kingdom to come among men, or are we satis-
fled with the rule of Satan? These are burning questions
that should fasten themselves in the mind of every Christian
until they are answered.

If they are answered in the affirmative, it will mean no
flowery bed of ease, but self-denial and self -distrust. It will
mean hours spent on our knees when all the world is slum-
bering. But in the end it will mean soul-satisfaction and
multitudes saved. Are we equal to the task, the self-imposed
task, for God desires free service as well as free giving?

The world is hurrying on. To what ? At the present rate,
how long' can nerves and physical strength endure, to say
nothing of our spiritual lives, which sometimes seem to be
dying? And the mad rush exists in the lives of Christians,
too; we hurry from perhaps one perfectly worthy task to
another, and when we come to examine the day's record, we
find eveiy act was a seeming necessity. Then what is the
trouble? I believe it is in the haste itself, which is always

of the devil. If he can keep us excited over the prospect
of another task just around the corner, he knows that the
present one will be poorly performed. Such a mental and
physical condition works a weakening of the moral fiber, and
results in inferiority in the finished product. And our minds
and spirits are jaded and life almost a burden ! Thank God
for that "almost," for through the mists we can catch a
glimpse of God and "wish for the day."

We have all heard of "chain letters," which are another
invention of the devil to bring just a little more unrest to the
world. (On this very day a dear little lady asked if I had
sent one to her; it carried my last name! The twenty-four
hours had about expired, and she had not time to ward off
the bad luck promised in case the chain were broken ! ) We
eschew the devil's processes, but to some it appears heavenly
for chain communications to girdle the globe! But it takes
time to write letters and attend meetings, and time seems to
be the most precious commodity of the day; and sometimes
letters are worse than time wasted !

Will you stand with me in the gap that our beloved land,
more, our world, may be saved from the destruction that
seems imminent? Will you pray with me, morning, noon
and night that a great revival may sweep the world and usher
in the day of our Lord ? I am one who believes He is coming,
and in the imminence of that coming. May our back-slidden
church be revived and not be found wanting! May the
Great Commission fall no more on deaf ears, and may His
Gospel be carried to the ends of the earth ! Yes, and in this,
our day !

But as I begin this breach-breaking, this gap-stopping
task, I find it impossible to pray effectually for a world-wide
revival until I have sought and felt a revival of my own
heart! There must be a surrender of my "little" besetting
sins, that are nevertheless big enough to keep my family life
from running smoothly, that cut out the view of God and
the future reign of Christ in the earth ! So let us every one
pray, "God be merciful to me a sinner"; and as surely as
day follows night, so surely will God 'deliver us," and then
we will glorify Him by prayer for a world-wide revival!
How many will stand in the breach? — Selected.

IN THE LIGHT OF HISTORY

It is not true that the wine-drinking country of Prance
consumes less spirits because of its wine-drinking. It is not
true that the beer-drinking country of Germany uses less
spirits thau the United States because it drinks more beer.
It is not true that drunkenness is not to be found in those
countries.

Wine rotted the greatness of Rome. Wine and beer, or
barley wine, sent Egypt to a drunkard's grave. All of the
drunkenness of ancient history, all the drink disasters of
ancient times, were due to fermented liquors only, for whisky
was not then known.

The horrible pictures of Samaritan debauchery in the
Bible show the results of wine-drinking. "Their wine is the
poison of serpents and the cruel venom of asps," says the
Bible in Deuteronomy 32:33. "Who hath woe? who hath
sorrow?" asked Solomon, but whisky was not invented until
many centuries after Solomon's death. Alexander's brilliant
career was closed by the drink that we are told is responsible
for the "fact" that there is no drunkenness in Prance.

Nero's orgies were not served with whisky, but. wine.

Selected.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

Announcing

The Initial "Denominational Young: People's
Day" for February 3rd, 1929

To Pastors, Sunday Schools, Christian En-
deavor Societies, and Church Leaders, we
are taking this opportunity to call your
attention to the NEW SPECIAL DAY that
was authorized by the last General Confer-
ence. It seems fitting that such a day
should be observed by the youth of our
church, and we have cause to rejoice in
the fact that the General Conference has
so recognized the growing interest of its
young people to set aside such a day.

The pastors of the church are to give
Sunday evening over to the young people
at which time the youth will give a suita-
ble program under the auspices of the local
pastor and church leaders.

Materials are now being prepared for
this occasion and can be secured upon re-
quest from the Department of Religious
Education, Board of Christian Education,
Box 772, College Station. Durham, N. C.

The program is to be primarily educa-
tional. Write us for further information.
Yours in His service,

P. L. GIBBS,
Assistant Secretary.

DEBT TO THE CHILDREN

If the physicians of this State would give
themselves unstintedly to the correction of
diseased tendencies and the cure of actual
disease in all the pre-school children of all the
people in North Carolina; when these children
become rich in years the "pains, aches and
qualms" of three score and ten could not exist.

The State Board of Health would say to
the medical profession and to the parents of
the State, that having in the past been guilty
of the great sin of omission in so far as their
duty to pre-school children is concerned they
are making work for somebody in that you
are creating the tremendous job of alleviating
the pain and helplessness which will come to
the aged that are now your children through
the ravages of preventable disease.

Make amends, O you good doctors, mothers
and fathers, by taking the 83,000 children that
were bom to you last year and in so far as
possible make and keep them physically whole.
Get the habit so that year after year it will
be easier and considered a greater privilege
to have "little children come unto you for
theirs is the Kingdom of Health." Get the
habit and remember that every child born to
North Carolina is worth $10,000 to the state;
83.000 worth $10,000 apiece— $830,000,000 of
state property. As Christians, as citizens,
and as men and women, what are you going
to do about it 9— The Health Bulletin.
-f-

— There is a retired preacher living in
Raleigh after a long life of consecrated
service to his church — active enough now at
04 to lead the service in singing "Amazing
grace! how sweet the sound."

HERBERT HOOVER

"Thou hast been faithful over a few things."
I was an hungered, — Me ye fed;

Athirst, ye gave Me drink;
In rags, ye gave Me clothes instead —

In prison, ye did think
To visit Me : — ye dared to come

To aid the war-wrecked town.
In helping others stricken dumb,

Ye did your Master crown!

And in thine own afflicted land,

When floods, both great and sore,
Swept farm and meadow, thy kind hand

Helped health and wealth restore.
Ye served, when Duty called, the State,

In divers helpful ways:
New duties, still, thy hands await

In these tumultuous days.

Perhaps, like Lincoln, thou canst save

From lawlessness and strife : —
Men wise and gentle, kind yet brave,

Must guide a Nation's life.
Who sees the woe, who seeks the cause,

Who feels the people's need,
Will find the cure in Nature's laws, —

And serving, must succeed !
Thou wilt not birthrights sell for votes,

Nor pander to desire
By pouring liquor down men's throats

To set their hearts on fire!
Thou wilt not stab Truth in the back,

Nor loose the hounds of hell,
By "Law" presuming to attack, —

In this thou doest well !

To "know" is much; to "feel," and "do", —

These mark God's nobleman.
In being wise, and being true,
Ye work out Heaven's plan.
Great Heart, — oft proved the People's
Friend, —
Ennobled by Love's creed,
Perchance, thou'lt serve a brigher end
In this new Hour of Need!

HERBERT TAYLOR STEPHENS.
Western Maryland College,
Westminster, Md.

FOR A WARLESS WORLD
A Message from Dr. Daniel A. Poling

My dear Fellow Endeavorers :

The campaign to defeat the will of those
who would modify and destroy the Eighteenth
Amendment has passed through one ordeal
to triumph. But let no one of us think that
the war is over. It has just begun.

We count on you to keep "fit and ready,"
to have the facts and to release them, to sup-
port with unabated interest the united effort
to complete the great work we are in.

But the campaign for prohibition is not all.
In our Crusade with Christ we have joined
the most sublime crusade of man, the cru-
sade to win the warless world. In this the
Christian Endeavorers of the North American
continent are united with the Christian En-
deavorers of all continents, and our common
ensign is Calvary's cross.

For us of the United States there is an im-
mediate objective. It is the great impera-
tive of the peace movement — ratification by
the Senate of the Pact of Paris.

December 37, 192S

This Pact is the greatest forward step since
the signing "of the Armistice. Our Crusade
with Christ comprehends its spirit and accepts
its challenge. Taken seriously, confirmed
finally, the Pact will make armed conflict an
outlaw, as much an outlaw as the individual
murderer. It will crystallize into permanent
form the peace-longing of the ages. Right in
principle, it has also the spiritual dynamic
which to come into fulfilment needs only to
be released by Christ-minded men and women.

We call upon Christian Endeavorers every-
where to give their utmost support to the cam-
paign to secure prompt and favorable action
by the United States Senate. Let nothing
stand between the Kellogg-Briand treaty and
confirmation. Every other plan should be held
in abeyance. When we have won here, we
shall have made the great beginning. To lose
this would be for America's moral leadership
an irretrievable disaster.

Christian Endeavorers, we are counting on
you! DANIEL A. POLING.

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THE BRIDGE-BUILDER
An old man going a lone highway, came at

evening cold and gray
To a chasm vast and deep and wide.
The old man crossed in the twilight dim,
The sullen stream had no fear for him.
But he turned when safe on the other side
And built a bridge to span the tide.
A fellow pilgrim standing near
Said, "Old man, you're wasting time building

here.
You've crossed the chasm dark and wide,
Why build a bridge at eventide?".
The builder lifted his old gray head,
"In the path I've come," he said,
"There followeth after me today
A fair-haired youth who must pass this way;
This chasm which has been naught to me
To this fair youth may a pitfall be;
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim.
Good friend, I'm building this bridge for
him." — Anonymous.

Same Old Alibi

For some reason my wife was absent from
the dinner table one evening. The children
and I took our accustomed places with the
exception of my youngest, Dorothy, aged
seven, who seated herself in the mother's
chair. With proper poise she announced, "I
am the mother now and you kids must be-
have." The other children entered into the
spirit of the assumed situation, until my boy
of ten said, "Well, Dorothy, if you are the
mother, how much is six times nine?"

Without a moment's hesitation and still
retaining her maternal role, she replied:
"I'm busy; you ask your father." — Children.

Jimmy: Granny, do your spectacles mag-
nify?

Granny: Oh, yes, they magnify a little.

Jimmy: Ah, well, would you mind taking
them off when you cut my next piece of
cake ? — Exchange.

— Rev. Lawrence Little has sent out a very
fitting Christmas letter to his friends and
co-workers. We thank him for a copy.

—Rev. E. L. Ballard and family, of High
Point, are spending the Christmas holidays
with Mr. Ballard's parents in Baltimore.

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FROM PASTORS
and PEOPLE

Asheboro. — Some few weeks ago I said I
could not report any of the big welcome serv-
ices nor receptions which some of the brethren
had been reporting; however, I feel now that
I can report something equal to these, if not
surpassing them. On a recent evening we
heard a noise on the front porch, and having
forgotten that it was our 16th wedding anni-
versary and not having poundings especially
on the brain, it did not dawn on either of
us that we were in for a good pounding. But
presently here they came right through the
house, into the dining room, where things
were piled on the dining table until it almost
groaned under the load. I will not attempt
to give names of those who came, neither will
I try to enumerate each item, but will say
it was a generous pounding. This preacher
tried to express to the people the apprecia-
tion of the parsonage family. Then after a
brief prayer they went as quickly as they
came.

The Christmas service by the Sunday school
was given last night and it was a splendid
service. Misses Exie Calicott, Beatrice Low-
dermilk and Virginia Lowe and Mrs. W. P.
Redding, Jr., had the responsibility of get-
ting up the service and considering the large
number of cases of flu they accomplished al-
most the impossible.

Death invaded our community yesterday
afternoon and claimed a sweet little girl,
Sara Rich, the four and a half year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis W. Rich. Sara
had suffered with diabetes for a year or more
and her system was too weak to stand pneu-
monia, which struck her on Saturday night.
She was an exceedingly bright child and had
told her mother that she had rather go on
and be with Jesus where she would not have
to be taking medicine all the time. The
funeral will be held at our church this after-
noon at 2 o'clock. She is survived by her
parents, and by one sister, Mary Louise, and
one half-brother, Hal Rich.

J. E. PRITCHARD.

North Davidson Charge. — Christmas is here,
and all the grown-ups, as well as children, are
made glad because old Santa is here. We had
a nice Christmas tree at Bethesda on Monday
at 2 o'clock; each class entered into the pro-
gram and made it real interesting. Each class
had its own part, and did fine. After the
program all of the Sunday school received
presents and a nice treat, and after it was all
over and we were ready to go home, Bro.
Bruce Yokely presented to pastor and family
a real old-time pounding, and we loaded oun
car with groceries and eame home. We thank
these good people for their fine Chirstmas
present. Our people at Friendship had a
Christmas' tree, also; but we could not get
there for lack of time.

Monday night the C. E. Society of Shiloh
gave the program. A pageant, "Christmas Cus-
toms of Many Lands," was rendered well and
everybody enjoyed it. Every member of the
society did well. We want to thank our C. E.'s
for their faithful work.

Greer's Chapel had their Christmas program

Monday night, but at this writing I have not
heard from them.

On Sunday, the 30th, we will have our cor-
ner-stone laying at Greer's Chapel. President
Taylor will be with us. Preaching at 11 ; din-
ner on the grounds; corner-stone laying in
the afternoon. Everybody is invited. Please
come and bring dinner and enjoy the day
with us.

We have been remembered in a very sub-
stantial way by friends, both new and old.
Bro. C. R. Ephland, of Fountain Place, a box
of socks ; Bro. Jeff Berrier, apples and
oranges; Mrs. Jeff Berrier, $1.00; Mrs. Jim
Shoaf, $2.50; Bro. J. R. Berrier, Jacflsonville,
Fla., a check for $50, and just before dinner
on Christmas day Miss Emma Berrier came
in with a great big banana cake. My! it
certainly was good. We thank these good
people for these gifts, and wish them, with
all, a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

We are glad to have Bro. Tom Berrier from
Jacksonville, Fla., home to spend Christmas
with his parents, Bro. and Mrs. Jeff Berrier.
We are always glad to see the boys come home.

A happy New Year's wish to all.

R. S. TROXLER.

Orange Charge. — Had a good day yesterday.
Visited each church; held Christmas services
at each place. Offerings were received for
"New Century Service."

We have been presented with a number of
useful gifts during the holiday period. For
all we express our sincere thanks. Packages
have been received from Efland Ladies' Aid
and Ladies' S. S. class, ladies of Hebron
church.

At Union Grove church yesterday while the
writer was in the church his car was tam-
pered with considerably, it being filled so com-
pletely with packages he hardly had room
to ride home in it. Then, to cap it all, one
of the leading members of Union Grove,
placed a $5.00 gold piece in the writer's hand.
For all of these expressions of kindness we
are grateful.

B. M. WILLIAMS.

Lineberry, Davidson Circuit. — Our folks
hated very much to give Brother C. E. Ridge
and family up. After being with us four
years they seemed a part of our big Line-
berry family. His family were attentive mem-
bers of our Sunday school and we miss them
very much. But our new pastor, Rev. W. D.
Reed, and his good wife moved into the par-
sonage and Bro. Reed has taken up the work
where Bro. Ridge left it off, and our people
are liking him fine.

The fiu is making a wide swath in Line-
berry community, but few families being ex-
empt, and it looked like Lineberry would be
wiped off the map of activities, but our church
services, Sunday school and Christian En-
deavor Society have all been functioning with
a very reduced attendance, but still with in-
terest good, and we hope to see our people
able to be back at church again.

Brother Reed has been giving us some fine
sermons and since the flu epidemic has been
busy every day visiting his sick people and
has not only proved himself an able preacher,
but a fine pastor, and is making our handicap
(like Paul of old) a means of making friends.
Miss Delia Ballard, a sister to L. M. Bal-
lard, died at High Point Hospital last week
and was brought to her brother's and carried

to Macedonia church near Eldorado and buried
Sunday, December 23, at 11 o'clock.

The wedding bells have been ringing. Mr.
Bob Lanier, one of our members, and Miss
Janie Coggins, a member of Pine Hill church,
were married a few days ago.

Mr. Edward Hall and Miss Pauline Loflin,
both members of Lineberry church, were mar-
ried Christmas Eve.

Mr. Bradley Loflin and Miss Virginia Fine,
both of Alleghany church, and Mr. Sherman
Loflin and a Miss Morgan, of Rowan, all were
married during the Christmas holidays.

Mr. Matthew Varner, of Chandler, and Miss
Verdie Caster, of near Kannapolis, were mar-
ried Sunday, December 23.

For fear I will be too long and the goat
might get this, I will close by wishing the
Herald family a merry Christmas and a happy
New Year.

J. P. ELIOTT, Reporter.

Draper. — Hello, folks! I hope you all have
had a merry Christmas and hope for you all
a happy New Year.

We are glad to report that Sister Boyles is
able to be out at church again. Sister Totten
is a little better at this time.

We held our Christmas entertainment on
Monday night, December 24. It was a great
success. The whole church wants to extend
its thanks to Bro. Keaton and Sister Keaton,
Sister Boyles and Sister Ollie Chandler and
Sister Troxler for the interest they took in
drilling the children their parts of the pro-
gram. L. C. CRAIG.

Draper. — Since conference my people seem
to be taking hold of everything with more
zeal. The Sunday school is larger and more
interesting. The Christian Endeavor Society
has grown. The prayer meetings are good.
Every Sunday night the stewards have money
for their pastor. The church members and
neighbors are very kind to us while my wife
is sick. At the Christmas tree last night we
got so many presents that I felt if we had
little children I could go home and play Santa
Clans. Today the pounding continues.

W. T. TOTTEN.

Dr. L. P. Jacks, the editor of the Hibbert
Journal, tells of a trip to Ireland by an Eng-
lishman, who was far off his course and con-
fused about his next directions. He asked an
Irishman, cutting peat in the wilds of Con-
nemara, how to get to Letterfrack. The old
Irishman labored over the directions, so intri-
cate and roundabout were the roads, until,
having done his best, he added this: "If it
was meself that was going to Letterfrack,
faith, I wouldn't start from here!" — New Out-
look.

— Right here in Raleigh, within two blocks
of this office, where this article is being writ-
ten, there, is a man who is well over eighty
years of age, who is making a living in the
insurance business. His hobby is flowers,
and the work in the open air in his flower
garden, when he is not about his labors, af-
fords him all the exercise he needs, and he
is as happy at eighty as the average man is
at fifty. So it goes. We might go on and
enumerate examples on almost every city
block, and in every community in the state,
of people of this type. — Health Bulletin.

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METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

December 27, 1928

THE CRUISER BILL

The Cruiser Bill should not pass. In a
Memorial to the U. S. Senate presented De-
cember 17, 1928, a group of over 350 repre-
sentative citizens of the United States said:
"We believe that the wholesome effert of the
General Pact for the Renunciation of War
upon the sentiment of nations and peoples
will be largely nullified if the nation which
first proposed the General Pact expresses lack
of confidence in its efficacy by increasing its
own armament." In order to strengthen the
efforts of those Senators who are opposed to
the passage of the Cruiser Bill, we must dem-
onstrate that they have the backing of a con-
siderable part of the sober opinion of the
country. For that purpose we are calling a
conference of leading citizens from all parts
of the country, and we urge you to make every
effort to attend. It is highly important. This
conference will be held in Washington, D. C,
Tuesday, January 8, 1929, at the Hotel Wash-
ington, Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue, Northwest.

Should you be unable to attend, try to find
someone who can, that your community may
be represented. Further, if you endorse the
purpose of the meeting, but are unable to
come, please be sure to send a message which
may be presented to the Senate. This may
be addressed to the Citizens Conference on
Cruisers, Hotel Washington, Washington,
D. C.

If the validity of the Pact is to be pre-
served, personal sacrifices are required.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE OF INVITATION
Bishop FRANCIS J. McCONNELL, New York,

Chairman
CLIFFORD W. BARNES, Illinois
Rev. S. PARKES CADMAN, New York
Former Justice JOHN H. CLARKE, Ohio
Pres. HENRY SLOANE COFFIN, New York
Rev. HARRY EMERSON FOSDICK, New York
Dean VIRGINIA C. GILDERSLEEVE,

New York
SIDNEY HLLLMAN, New York
HARVEY INGHAM, Iowa
Rev. BURRIS JENKINS, Missouri
Former Pre. DAVID STARR JORDAN,

California
PAUL KELLOGG, New York
HENRY GODDARD LEACH, New York
Former Pres. JOHN W. ABERCROMBIE,

Alabama
Bishop EDWARD L. PARSONS, California
GEORGE W. MARSTON, California
Pres. HENRY NOBLE McCRACKEN,

New York
Rev. CHARLES CLAYTON MORRISON,

Illinois
KATHLEEN NORRIS, California
Rev. ROBERT NORWOOD, New York
Pres. MARION EDWARDS PARK,

Pennsylvania
GEORGE HAVEN PUTNAM, New York
FLEMING H. REVELL, New York
MARY K. SLMKOYITCH, New York
Former Pres. CHARLES F. THWING, Ohio
Bishop HERBERT WELCH, Pennsylvania
Rabbi STEPHEN S. WISE, New York
Pres. MARY E. WOOLLEY, Massachusetts
Pres. JOHN HOPE, Georgia
Pres. WILLIAM F. QULLLIAN, Georgia
RAY McKAIG, Idaho
Pros. G. BROMLEY OXNAM, Indiana
Prof. JAMES A. WOODBURN, Indiana
A. A. HYDE, Kansas
Rev. LON R, CALL, Kentucky

Rabbi MAX HELLER, Louisiana
Rev. MORRIS H. TURK, Maine
Rev. ALBERT C. DIEFFENBACH,

Massachusetts
Rev. WILLIAM E. GLLROY, Massachuetts
Rev. JOHN VAN SCHAICK, Jr., Massachusetts
Rev. JOSEPH A. VANCE, Michigan
Rev. DAVID BRYN-JONES, Minnesota
Bishop FRANK A. McELWALN, Minnesota
Rev. M. ASHBY JONES, Missouri
Rev. JESSE LACKLEN, Montana
Prof. EVERETT W. GOODHUE,

New Hampshire
JOHN COTTON DANA, New Jersey
Rev. WILLIAM HIRAM FOULKES,

New Jersey
Rev. MILES H. KRUMBINE, New York
Justice JULIAN W. MACK, New York
Rabbi ABRAHAM CRONBACH, Ohio
Pres. ERNEST II. WILKLNS, Ohio
Rev. ROBERT SAMUEL SATTERFIELD,

Oklahoma
Pres. NORMAN F. COLEMAN, Oregon
Pres. FRANK AYDELOTTE, Pennsylvania
J. W. GITT, Pennsylvania
Prof. HORNELL HART, Pennsylvania
Prof. ERNEST M. PATTERSON, Pennsylvania
Rev. A. RAY PETTY, Pennsylvania
Rev. WILLIAM I. WISHART, Pennsylvania
Dean MARGARET MORRISS, Rhode Island
Pres. WILLIAM J. McGLOTHLIN,

South Carolina
Pres. THOMAS E. JONES, Tennessee
Bishop JOHN M. MOORE, Texas
Dr. JOSEPH MERRILL, Utah
Bishop S. ARTHUR HUSTON, Washington
Former Gov. WILLIAM E. SWEET, Colorado
Prof. GRAHAM TAYLOR, Illinois
Dean EDWARD T. DEVINE,

District of Columbia

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THE LEGEND OF THE THREE AGES

Tradition has added much to the story of
the Wise Men and the guiding star as found
in the Gospels. There no number is men-
tioned, but tradition has fixed on three, partly
because the gifts were of three sorts, gold,
frankincense and myrrh. Tradition has also
furnished them with names. It also told their
ages: one was a youth of 20, another was mid-
dle-aged, whilst the third was old. They were
uncertain what they would find at Bethlehem.
They discussed among themselves whether
they would find a king, a priest or a physician.
Whichever he was one of the gifts they had
brought would be suitable — gold for a king,
frankincense for a priest, myrrh for a phy-
sician. They agreed to go into the presence
separately and whichever of the three gifts
was accepted would prove what he was.

So was it arranged, but each found his gift
accepted, which seemed to suggest that Jesus
would fill not one, but all three roles. When
they questioned one another as to what they
had seen— each had a different tale. The
youth said he had found one in radiant boy-
hood like himself, to the middle-aged man
he had seemed in the fullness of perfect man-
hood, whilst to the older men he had appeared
in the ripe serenity of age. The vision to
each was different. Each saw through his own
eyes, and in a wonderful way each found that
Christ met his needs.

Christ is the Savior of youth no less than
the Saviour of age. His religion, as Dr. Jacks
says, is not primarily a religion for the old
that somehow has to be adopted for the young.
For youth Christ has all the radiance of youth

in His eyes. .He who can speak comfortable
words to the sorrowing and the old, can speak
brave and challenging words to youth and
middle age.

"The star of Bethlehem," it has been said,
"is in turn morning star, the noonday sun and
the light at eventide."— F. C. Hoggarth, in The
New Outlook.

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For College:

Mt. Carmel, Granville $ 23.00

Friendship, Haw River 17.00

Brown Summit, Haw River S.30

Mizpah, Haw River , 6.70

Glen Raven, Glen Raven 2.00

Shady Grove, Connelly Springs 3.35

Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant 77.00

Draper, Draper, in full 10.00

Denton, Denton 42.90

Lincolnton, in full 100.00

Mt. Zion, W. Thomasville 4.60

Burlington, Fountain Place 15.00

South Winston-Salem, in full 10.00

A. C. B.:
Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant $ 25.00

Superannuates:
Bethel, Alamance, in full $ 6.40

G. C. Gift:
Bethel, Alamance, in full 11.50

We have sent our check to the college for
25 per cent of the $10,000 assessed for currect
expense. Brethren, we intend to pay it all
"eventually, why not now?"

We got the impression somehow that Meth-
odist Protestant laymen were keen to make
money, especially easy money; but the im-
pression must have been made by some quirk
of an imagination stimulated by the wish that
it might be so. The offer to pay 6 per cent
interest to anyone who would take over the
C. G. Gratitude note, amounting to $2,400.00,
has not been accepted. We guaranteed to pay
the interest quarterly until the note should
he taken up. This is not only an opportunity
for someone to make a little money; it is an
opportunity for him, or her, to render a real
service to the Conference. We may add that
the note is endorsed by men of unquestioned
financial standing. "First come, first served."

New Year, the time for making new reso-
lutions, will soon be here. Do not forget to
include: "Resolved, that we will meet our
obligations to the church monthly." And
then do it.

Brethren, do not hold money collected for
General and Annual Conference purposes.
Send it in just as fast as you get it. THANK
YOU. GEO. R. BROWN, Treas.

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REPORT OF TREASURER OF
SPECIAL FUND

Special for Church Extension:

Reported last time $381.50

By check to W. L. Ward, treasurer $381.50

Received since:

Dr. S. K. Spnhr $ 5.00

Rev. H. L. Isley 3.00

Rev. S. W. Taylor 10.00

By balance $18.00

J. CLYDE AUMAN, Treas.

December 27, 192S

IN HONOR OF
THE DEAD

McKnight

Gaither Jacob McKnight departed this life
on the evening of December 4, 1928, at the
age of about 20 years. Funeral services were
held at Stony Knoll Methodist Protestant
church at 1:30 o'clock on the following after-
noon. In the absence of the pastor, who was
away during the day, Eev. Mr. Adams, of East
Bend, pastor of a group of Baptist churches,
was called to conduct the funeral services.

Gaither Jacob McKnight was the youngest
son of Brother W. Burgess McKnight and
Sister Mollie McKnight, faithful members oi
Stony Knoll church. Gaither united with
Stony Knoll church a number of years ago
and was a regular attendant at the Sunday
school and preaching services. He was a
splendid young man and liked by his com-
panions and friends. His going from the lov-
ing parents and church and Sunday school
and the community in general was sad, since
it was so sudden. He was in his usual health
up to the time of his death. The end came
while Gaither was engaged in his evening
work at his home.

The church, the Sunday school, relatives,
friends, neighbors and all who knew Gaither
McKnight are bereft of a faithful worker
and loyal member and excellent young man.
Indeed, it is true that their loss is his gain,
for he has entered into that rest prepared
for the people of God.

C. B. WAY, Pastor.

Moser

On December the eighth the spirit of Wil-
litm Lloyd Moser silently took its flight.
Lloyd was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin
Moser, and was two years, eight months and
27 days old. He had influenza and then pneu-
monia. The funeral was conducted by the
writer from Mount Hermon M. P. church Mon-
day, the tenth, at eleven o'clock.

Brother and Sister Moser's youngest living
child is now in a hospital at Burlington, hav-
ing been seriously ill, but is improving.

Our hearts go out in sympathy for these
heart-broken parents. May they be sustained
by the God of all grace. The light which
has gone out here shines more brightly over
there, and may its light ever be a beckoning
star, guiding the lives of those it illumined
here. Wm. H. NEESE.

Allen

James Monroe Allen, one of the best known
and most beloved men in Eandolph County,
passed to his heavenly rest December 13, at
the Allen home about four miles southeast of
Asheboro. Brother Allen was born March 17,
1863, and therefore was in his 66th year.

In early life he was united in marriage to
Miss Antemelia Cox, who survives him.

He was a public-spirited man and had rep-
resented Eandolph County in the State Legis-
lature, had been County Surveyor two terms
and at the time of his death was Secretary
of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com-
pany of Eandolph County.

He was a lifelong Methodist Protestant and
had been especially active in promoting the

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Annual Circuit Bally of Why Not Circuit for
the past several years.

He is survived by his wife and by four sons,
nomer, W. D. and Garrett Allen, of Texas;
B. C. Allen, of Charleston, S. C, and by four
sisters, Mrs. John Beynolds, of Troy, N. C;
Mrs. S. F. Lowdermilk, of Asheboro; Mrs.
Wiley Holt, of Star, N. C.j Mrs. J. E. Comer,
of Seagrove, and by two grandchildren, Verna
Gail and Mary Lynn Allen, of Texas. The
funeral was held at Flag Springs chureh where
the deceased had been a member all his life-
time, on Sunday afternoon, December 16, at 2
o'clock, and in the absence of his pastor,
Bro. Trogdon, who was sick, was conducted
by the writer. A great assemblage of people
were present and the floral offering was im-
mense. J. E. PRITCHARD.

Keeter

On Tuesday, December 18th, Mrs. Ida
Keeter, a loyal and faithful member of the
Enfield church, passed to her reward. She
was twice married, having had two children
by the first husband and one by the last hus-
band. She had lived a beautiful Christian
life. She had been in feeble health for a
number of years. During the last few weeks
of her life she suffered intensely, not being
free from pain night or day other than when
she was given medicine. She was laid to
rest in the cemetery at the Eden Methodist
Protestant church on December 19th at 2:30.
Her age was given as 60 years, six months and
23 days.
The air is full of farewells for the dying;

And mourning for the dead;
The heart of Rachel, for her children crying,

Will not be comforted !

Let us be patient! These severe afflictions

Not from the ground arise,
But oftentimes celestial benedictions

Assume a dark disguise.

J. CLYDE AUMAN.

Cartner

George Alexander Cartner was born May 18,
1879, and passed to the spirit world on De-
cember 9, 1928. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Martha Cartner, two daughters, Mrs.
B. A. Moser and Miss Czarena, and two sons,
Robert and Eussell. There are also two sis-
ters surviving, Mrs. H. M. Scott, of Burling-
ton, and Mrs. Nannie Moore, of Roanoke
Rapids, N. C. There are two half brothers,
Messrs. John and Isaac Watson, of Barbers
Junction.

The funeral was conducted December 11th
at 2:30 p. m. in the First Methodist Protestant
chureh, of which he had been a member for
several years, by Rev. S. W. Taylor and the
pastor. Brother Cartner had been ill only a
few days. In fact, he had apparently recov-
ered from an attack of flu and was up and
about when he was taken with a heart attack
and died in less than 24 hours.

The testimony of his neighbors, friends and
relatives is that he was a good man, and that
he was faithful to his church. We are glad
that this can be said of him. The difficult
task of attempting to bring comfort to be-
reaved hearts is made somewhat easier when
such can be said of the deceased. Then it is
that the minister can say: "Sorrow not as
others who have no hope." A large congrega-
tion was present to bear testimony to the
high esteem in wrhich Brother Cartner was

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held in his church and in the community.
After the service at the church his body was
laid to rest in the Pine Hill cemetery to await
the resurrection morning when all loved ones
who have died in the faith shall be united
again to part no more.

May the Lord graciously look upon Sister
Cartner and the children in this time of great
sorrow and give them comfort.

L. W. GEREINGEE, Pastor.

Dixon

On Thanksgiving Day, Mr. John Dixon, one
of Alamance county's oldest and most widely
known citizens, passed away at his home on
109 Guthrie street, Burlington. He was over
74 years old and a member of the famous
Dixon family of this section. Funeral serv-
ices were conducted from Mt. Hermon M. P.
church, where he was a member.

Mr. Dixon had spent his life mostly in
Coble township. For the last 12 months he
had lived in Burlington. He was born April
27, 185-1, and died November 29, 1928. His
death came as a close to a long illness. For
over a year he had been confined to his home.

The funeral was conducted Friday at 2:30
o'clock from Mt. Hermon church. Dr. Buck,
pastor of the First Baptist church, Burling-
ton, made a very comforting talk. The serv-
ice was in charge of the Mt. Hermon pastor.
Interment followed in the local cemetery.

The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mattie Dixon ; five children, Gladys, Joe, Paul,
Barbara, and Thomas, Eoanoke, Va. ; one
brother, Prof. Z. H. Dixon, Elkin, N. C, and
a number of nieces and nephews.

Mr. Dixon had been a member of Mt. Her-
mon church for over a half century. He was
a splendid Christian gentleman. The great-
est words of praise the pen has may be ex-
pressed in these lines which came to me
the day following the funeral : "You buried
one of your best members yesterday. Mr.
Dixon led my father to Jesus Christ more
than 40 years ago. Both have passed on to
their reward."

J. ELWOOD CARROLL, Pastor.

Davis

In the passing of Mrs. J. D. Davis, Yadkin
College church loses one of its oldest and most
influential and faithful members. She had
been a sufferer for some time, but not until
December 5, 1928, did she succumb to the
dread monster, death. She was born August
1, 1S60, making her age 68 years, 4 months
and 4 days.

Mrs. Davis joined the church at Yadkin
College in her early girlhood and remained
true to her vows until she was called from
labor to reward. She was first married to
James Benson and after his death was later
married to James B. Davis. To both of these
she was a devoted and faithful wife. Her
last husband preceded her to the world be-
yond about four years ago. Before her mar-
riage she was Lizzie Oakes, daughter of Prof.
John A. Oakes.

Too many good things cannot be said of
Mrs. Davis. She never had any children of
her own and yet she became a mother to sev-
eral of her nephews and nieces who made
their home with her after their parents' death.
She lived for the good of others and many
are the expressions that are being heard now
commending her for her faithfulness, and she
will be sorely missed by her loved ones who

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lived with her. She will be greatly missed by
her pastor, for whom and to whom she always
had a kind word of appreciation. She was
always in her place at church unless provi-
dentially hindered.

The many who came in her honor to take
part in the last rites attest the high esteem
in which she was held by all who knew her
and the many floral offerings as well as the
many tears shed shows something of the love
that her friends and kindred had for her.

"She hath done what she could." She "being
■ lead yet speaketh." Surely, one so faithful
and true will live on in the lives of others,
and eternity alone will reveal the good done
and the rewards that shall come to her.

N. G. BETHEA.

Sykes

Mrs. Nancy C. Sykes died December 3,
1928, aged 79 years, 9 months and 20 days.
Funeral services were conducted at the home
by the writer on December 4, after which the
remains were placed in the family cemetery.

Sister Sykes had been a member of Chest-
nut Bidge church for 60 years or more. She
had been confined to her bed for about four
years. She seemed to be perfectly resigned
to her condition. We think she was a good
woman who is now at rest.

A large number of friends and relatives
were present at the funeral services.

May all the bereaved ones be comforted.
B. M. WILLIAMS.
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A PLEA FOR LOYALTY

Letters have come to me in recent months
that were distressing. I have been told of
some of the good women of our church who,
though they are interested in the work at
Pine Eidge and have a most kindly feeling
for the workers here, yet they can no longer
give us their support and co-operation be-
cause of the changes that have been brought
about by the General Conference action. I
have decided that perhaps a few statements in
our church papers might be the most helpful
reply I could make.

First, I want to say that the work at Pine
Hidge is going steadily forward. We have
an enlarging program for the work, and we
are reaching out farther than ever before.
And we are greatly encouraged by the fine
spirit of co-operation manifest by the Board
of Missions and the Church at large. We are
not hampered because of lack of support, as
some seem to think.

As to what we think about the General Con-
ference action: I would say that it is my
opinion that a great majority of our people
have had, in recent years, a growing convic-
tion that a change would soon be necessary
with regard to the work of our Women's Mis-
sionary Societies. Many of us prayed emestly
that God would guide and show us the way.
Our General Conference was conducted on a
high plane. Sincere men and women sought
God's guidance and control. Personally, I
felt very sure that God was leading us for-
ward. Conclusions were reached after care-
ful consideration and discussion and, while
the changes made were very great, and to
some quite shocking, yet who would dare
to stand up against them and be unwilling
that they should at least be faithfully and
honestly tried out!

I also believe that there was not a single
person who took part in bringing about the

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changes referred to who had a selfish or low
motive in so doing, but, on the contrary, every
one was honestly seeking to do that which
would make the work of our Church in every
department more efficient and helpful in ad-
vancing the Kingdom of God.

Oh, if all of us right now would just stop
seeking occasion to find fault and knocking
and just loyally stand by the decisions and
plans of our General Conference and whole-
heartedly give ourselves to the work, what a
wonderful showing could be made this quad-
rennium. "I cannot beat a retreat," but I am
trying to beat a charge!

We are so glad for the achievements of the
past — not one word of complaint for anyone
who has served faithfully in the days that
arc gone, but, oh. don't let us think that we
must go in the old ways or else fail, but let
us join heart and hand and in the name of our
God, "whose we are and whom we serve," and
for the sake of dying lost souls, let us go for-
ward THOS. B. WOODFOED.

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HER DEAREST WISH
If you have never heard Helen Keller,
you have yet to receive one of the nablest in-
spirations of your life. This marvelous young
woman, deaf and blind, and, for most of her
life, dumb also, is now able to hear with her
fingers and to speak almost as well as other
persons. The address I heard her give the
other day was evidently impromptu, but it
was full of careful thought, there was no hes-
itation for a word, an dthere are few prac-
tised orators that can use the English lan-
guage so beautifully and effectively.

But what impressed me the most was her
answers to questions, and especially to one
question. With her sensitive hand placed
lightly on the questioner's face she felt the
changed expression caused by each word, and
so read the questions as clearly and as swiftly
as we could hear them.

The answer that moved me most was in
reply to the question, "Helen, if you could
have your wish, what would you wish for?"
Miss Keller's eloquent face was thoughtful
for an instant, while all of us wondered what
she would say. Surely it would be that she
could have all her senses, like other persons.
But, no; that was far from her thought, for
her face lighted up, her arms were flung out
in eagerness, and she replied. "World peace
and brotherhood!" No wonder the large audi-
ence burst into hearty applause.

When Helen Keller's dearest wish becomes
the dearest wish of all Christians, it will
surely be granted. That is the kind of prayer
for which God has no negative— Amos B.
Wells.

December 27, 1928

MARRIED

Cox-Burrows

Miss Inez Burrows and Thomas A. Cox gave
their friends a surprise when they motored
to Greensboro Christmas Day and were quietly
married at high noon. The vows were spoken
before Bev. W. F. Ashburn at his home on
Julian street. Only a few close friends were
present. (Immediately after the ceremony
they drove to the bride's homo whore an in-
formal reception was held.

The living room and dining room were
beautifully decorated for the occasion, carry-
ing out the Christmas colors.

Mrs. Cox is the youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. II. Burrows, of Julian. Mr. Cox
is the eldest son of Mrs. L. A. Cox, of Eandle-
man.

After January 1, 1920, Mr. and Mrs. Cox
will be at home in High Point.

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—Of the ten members so far announced for
the new cabinet, of the Chinese Government,
six are Christians, as follows: foreign rela-
tions, C. T. Wang; industry, II. II. Kung, a
direct descendant of Confucius; war, Feng Yu
Hsiang; communications, Sun Foo, son of Sun
Yat Sen; finance, T. V. Sung; justice, T. H.
Wang a preacher's son. In view of the fact
that" out of a population of 400,000,000 in
China, only 400,000 are Christians— a ratio
of 1 in 1,000— the proportion of Christians in
the cabinet is exceedingly significant as indi-
cating that Christianity occupies a place of
influence in the new China which far exceeds
the power of mere numbers.

Young-McAdams
Lucian B. Young and Nellie McAdams were
married by the writer at the parsonage in
Efland, N.C., December 22, 1928. Mr. Young
is a member of the Efland M. P. church; Mrs.
Young, Hebron M. P. church. We wish them
happiness through life.

B. M. WILLIAMS.

Brown-Brown

In a simple yet very impressive ceremony,
Miss Elizabeth Brown was married to Mr.
Newman Norman Brown at the home o f the
bride in Gibsonville last Thursday afternoon.
Only the relatives and close friends of the
famalies were present. The ring ceremony
of the bride's church was used, the writer
officiating.

The bride is the daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Brown, of Gibsonville, a very
fine and influential member of the Methodist
Protestant church. The groom is from Bich-
mond, Va., and is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
T. H. Brown, of that. city. After a wedding
tour through the state of Virginia the couple
will make their home in Gibsonville.

We wish and bespeak for them a long and

happy life.

P. E. LINDLEY.

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— Hallam, Lord Tennyson, died December
2, at his home on the Isle of Wight, at the
age of seventy-six. He was the oldest son
of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, the famous Eng-
lish poet, and was his father's secretary and
constant companion. He, too, became a dis-
tinguished author, although he did not write
poetry. He was the author of a biography
of Alfred Tennyson and also published an
edition of his father's complete works. From
1902 to 1004 he was the first Governor Gen-
eral of the Commonwealth of Australia. Since
1913, he had been Deputy Governor of the
Isle of Wight.— Current Events.

We congratulate our chum of long ago,

now Dr. Herbert Stephens, of Westminster,
Ma., on his poetic effusions. We print one
of them this week. Had we known that we
were rooming with a future poet in those
days of long ago. we might have been even
more respectful.

December 27, 192S

METHODIST PROTESTANT HERALD

Page Fifteen

NEW YEAR'S WISHES

I'd like to be an editor
And use the one best word;
Odd letters from the public
I'd blue-mark "Quite absurd!"

I'd like to be a plumber
And keep the Union's rules;
I'd walk a mile or two to work,
Then walk back for my tools!

I'd like to be a printer
And so win lasting fame ;
With very little type and ink
I could surely make my name!

I'd like to be an actor

And lie in bed all day;

While other men had work to do,

I'd only have to play!

I'd like to be a doctor
And take my favorite pills;
Then I'd not have to worry,
I'd have no doctor's bills!

I'd like to be the President,
My orders would be terse;
The grafters and the sycophants
Would travel in a hearse!

I'd like to be an orator
And make a mighty speech ;
I mean, of course, by radio,
Beyond the public's reach!

I'd like to be a cartoonist
And sketch the livelong day;
If threatened by starvation
I would promptly draw my pay!

I'd like to be a grocer
And have good things to eat;
My credit would be excellent
Without my own receipt!

I'd like to be a millionaire,
Despite the income tax;
I'd load my gold on ample trucks
And treat the poor with sacks!

— Grenville Kleiser.

(Mr. Kleiser hopes that readers will submit
additional rhymes).

I'd like to be a poet
And make the whole world new;
I'd put in what pleases me
And leave out what pleases you.

I'd like to be a chauffeur

And drive upon the street;

I'd teach some folks a thing or two

Or knock them off their feet.

I'd like to be a dentist

And hear the people scream

As I wake them out of what they

thought
Would be a pleasant dream.

I'd like to be a judge
And sentence the maker of union suits;
I'd send him up for sixty years
With other like galoots.

I wish I were a painter
With a brush a mile long:
I'd paint the sky all black
And move the world to song.

—J. F. McC.

I'd like to be a lawyer

In these days of quick divorce;

I'd draw my fees without much thought,

While the statutes took their course.

I'd like to be a preacher

About this time of year,

For poundings high on pantry shelves,

Add much to Christmas cheer.

I'd like to be a lover
In these days of hair-brained sheiks;
The girls to me would come in droves,
And leave those silly freaks.

—J. W. S.

— Captain Paxton Hibben died in a New
York hospital on Wednesday of last week, his
48th birthday, of pneumonia following an at-
tack of influenza. During his comparatively
brief career, Captain Hibben had achieved a
wide reputation as diplomat, journalist, and
author. In the first year of the World War
he went to Europe as war correspondent for
Collier's Weekly. In 1915 he became a staff
correspondent in Europe for the Associated
Press. Following the entrance of the United
States into the conflict, he was commissioned
a lieutenant in the field artillery, later be-
ing advanced to the grade of captain. After
his discharge in August, 1919, he was made a
captain in the Officers' Reserve Corps. While
with the military mission to Armenia in 1919,
in the service of the Near East Relief from
1920 to 1922, and as secretary of the Ameri-
can Committee for the Relief of Russian Chil-
dren, Captain Hibben had an unusual oppor-
tunity to obtain a knowledge of conditions in
eastern Europe. He was a strong advocate of
the recognition of the Soviet Government by
the United States — a stand which nearly cost
him his commission in the army. In addition
to his magazine and newspaper work, Cap-
tain Hibben had written several books. One
of these, "Henry Ward Beecher — An Ameri-
can Portrait,'' aroused widespread discussion
upon its publication in 1927. During the pres-
ent year Captain Hibben had been working
on a biography of William Jennings Bryan, of
which his friends hope enough may have been
completed for the work to be brought out in
the spring.

— Lord Hallam Tennyson, who died recently
at his home in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, was
the son of the poet Tennyson. He also had
literary leanings and wrote a biography of
his famous father and brought out an edition
of the poet's complete works, containing notes
by both the poet and his biographer. In 1902,
the son became the first acting governor-gen-
eral of the commonwealth of Australia. Since
1913 he had been deputy governor of the Isle
of Wight.

—Deep sympathy is being extended to
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, in his bereavement
through the death of his wife, Laura V. (Ben-
nett) Cannon, at Sibley Memorial Hospital,
Washington, D. C. They had been married
40 years.

— I will strive to raise my own body and
soul daily into all the higher powers of duty
and happiness, not in rivalship of or conten-
tion with others but for the help, delight, and
honor of others and for the joy and peace of
my own life. — John Ruskin.

MORE CHINESE EGGS COMING INTO
UNITED STATES

Exports of frozen eggs from China to the
United States are on the increase, totaling
5,000 tons so far this season, compared with
1,250 tons to the corresponding date last year.
This statement brings up again the old prob-
lem of the wider range from which cities can
get their supplies. The development of rapid
transportation and the processes of refrigera-
tion have transformed the whole business of
marketing. Who would have thought a few
brief years ago that China could become a
serious competitor to our American poultry-
men?

Vegetable and truck growers are particu-
larly concerned with this same problem. Time
was when the season of new fruits or vegeta-
bles was short and confined to the short sea-
son when such products could be grown lo-
cally. Today the season of any of these fruits
and vegetables has been widened to include
nearly the whole year. Strawberries, for ex-
ample, can now be had on the New York
market if the consumer is willing to pay the
price.

Without a doubt, this competition for local
growers is going to continue and increase. It
does not take much imagination to see what
aeroplane transportation is going to do in the
not distant future. What, then, is the answer
for American farmers who depend on their
own markets for the success of their business?

Proper adjustments of the tariff giving
farming the same advantages other business
has will help some. We should not be buying
eggs from China, for example, as long as
American poultrymen can produce enough of
them at reasonable prices.

But the chief answer to the problem is, we
believe, for our own farmers to continue to
improve the quality of their products. As
long as the quality of our local products is
good, our farmers will continue to have the
advantage for many years to come of lesser
costs of transportation and of a freshness and
wholesomeness in the product that no amount
of refrigeration can give to food brought from
long distances. — American Agriculturist.

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ANOTHER CHANGE IN TURKEY

The Turkish dictator has decided that the
complicated Arabic alphabet is to be aban-
doned, and the Roman alphabet brought into
use. In 15 years Parliament has ordered the
use of the Roman alphabet to be obligatory.
It takes a child from four to ten times as long
to learn the Arabic system of writing as to
learn the Roman letters, and this, it is said, is
one of the causes of illiteracy in Turkey.

—In presenting his resignation as pastor of
the First Congregational Church of Los An-
geles, Cal., Dr. Lloyd C. Douglas says: "Any-
body who, seeing a church row in the offing,
can think of a good way to head it off, should
be called blessed, I think, by both factions, if
he suggests his remedy. I now crave that
blessing. Rather regretfully, grateful to the
very considerable majority who have been
loyal and co-operative, and without any bit-
terness toward those who have not seen eye
to eye with me, I offer my resignation to take
effect on the last day of January." Dr. Doug-
las went to Los Angeles two years ago after
a nastorate of five years at First Church,
Akron, Ohio.

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Near East Belief, chartered by and respon-
sible to Congress to which it issues annual re-
ports and financial statements, is the greatest
humanitarian, educational, and religious
effort ever attempted by Americans.

It has saved over 1,500,000 lives, including
the remnant of the oldest Christian nation
in the world,

More than 125,000 children have passed
through its orphanages and have received its
meutal, manual and spiritual training. Most
of them would have perished but are alive,
earning their own living and helping in the
building of a new and better Near East.

It has relieved hideous suffering. It has
been the Star of Hope shining in Bible Lands,
bringing courage and new life to hundreds of
thousands of persecuted peoples.

It has eombatted illiteracy by giving every
orphan an elementary school training.

It has promoted industry by teaching every
child a practical trade.

It has improved sanitary, agricultural and
economic conditions.

It has represented spiritual America in a
way that should make every American's heart
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Present Difficulties

Several months ago Near East Belief an-
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funds to carry on its work to its completion.

II meant raising between now and June 30,
1929, the close of its fiscal year, a little over
double the amount raised during the similar
period Uic year before. Unfortunately the
very announcement that it was a final cam-
paign was interpreted to mean the need was
about over and contributions slumped alarm-
ingly.

There are still 32,131 orphans under Near
East Belief's care. Already some have been
turned out prematurely because of insufficient
funds.

Your gift will help maintain the children
still remaining in the orphanages and keep
tliem there Christmas Day.
The Future

Depends entirely upon America. The great
task is almost finished. The 32,131 orphan
children still remaining need this one more
final lift and then they, too, will be self-sup-
porting.

Your contribution now will mean a success-
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whose. Birthday is upon us, and who, too, went
about doing good.

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— "Common Birds of North Carolina" is the
title of an illustrated booklet which may be
had free of charge on application to the agri-
cultural editor at State College.

— Corn grown on the county home farm in
Lee County where hairy vetch had been turned
under produced 43.7 bushels. Where no vetch
was grown, the corn yield was 25.8 bushels per
acre.

— Bev. II. P. Foglen has done an un-

usual and valuable thing in his giving of
Christmas gifts this year. He has sent out
a neatly printed church directory, including
the name sof the members of the three
churches of his charge, Mt. Carmel, Eehoboth,
and Union Chapel churches, constituting Gran-
ville Circuit.

—Webster's Distionary is 100 years old.
Webster's "American Dictionary of the Eng-
lish Language" was first published in IS'28.
Becently the 100th anniversary of the famous
dictionary was, fittingly commemorated at
Yale University, New Haven, Conn. There
was a fine exhibit in one of the university
buildings of manuscripts and printed works
of Noah Webster, and of books showing the
history and growth of English dictionaries.
Noah Webster attended Yale College for four
years as a member of the class of 1778. He
made his home in New Haven in his later
years and died there in 1843. His dictionary,
too, was printed in New Haven.

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